A terrifying might swept through the Heaven and Earth Battle Stage space, even overflowing to sweep across the firmament and engulf the entire Divine City.
The entire world fell into an eerie silence in an instant.
Because this imposing aura suppressed the Nine Heavens, shook the eight directions, and was fearsome beyond measure.
Even Saint Lords would tremble.
Arrogant?
Ridiculous. Could someone with such a terrifyingly powerful aura be considered arrogant? He was clearly an invincible expert who surpassed even the strongest Heaven's Pride.
Especially those strongest Heaven's Pride within the Heaven and Earth Battle Stage space. After hearing Tian Xu Crown Prince's words and sensing this aura, they all widened their eyes, drew in sharp breaths, and looked at Ye Chen with a sense of disbelief, as if in a dream.
The sole female among the strongest Heaven's Pride murmured in astonishment, "This aura surpasses ours by countless degrees. Is this Battle Saint King truly so powerful?"
Crown Prince Gu Hua's face turned even more ashen with terror. Not only had he provoked earlier, but he had also insulted the other party. Who could have imagined the other party was truly a peerless young supreme powerhouse? He could only comfort himself that this was merely a powerful aura, and his true strength couldn't be that overwhelming.
But even he didn't quite believe his own words.
Ye Chen's aura eruption rendered this world speechless.
Gu Changsheng's expression changed repeatedly. He finally sensed a tremendous threat, his expression turning grave. "So I underestimated you after all. I originally thought you had already used your trump card just to withstand my palm. I didn't expect you truly possess the qualification to battle me."
"But with just this, you still want to truly defeat me and seize the heir status of the Ancient Divine Palace? I repeat, that's nothing but a fool's dream!"
Boom—
Gu Changsheng suddenly made his move, his might peerless. As soon as he attacked, it was that same heavenly stele palm from before, countless black runes continuously manifesting.
This move again. Just moments ago, this very move had sent the five strongest Heaven's Pride flying with a casual raise of his hand, causing them to cough blood.
Wind and clouds swirled, shaking the eight wastelands.
Tian Xu Crown Prince retreated like lightning. The other strongest Heaven's Pride all swiftly retreated, putting as much distance as possible between themselves and the combatants.
Two invincible beings clashing meant life and death hung in the balance at any moment. Getting involved would only bring danger.
Ye Chen's expression remained unchanged. He had already acted at the first moment. Clad in snow-white robes, his black hair tied in a crown, he radiated a brilliant golden glow, like a deity descending to the mortal world, an awe-inspiring might emanating from his entire being.
Facing this palm from his opponent, Ye Chen similarly slapped a palm forward.
Boom—
Thunder rumbled incessantly. That palm was extraordinary, actually manifesting an Azure Dragon soaring across the sky, a Vermilion Bird spreading its wings, a White Tiger roaring, a Black Tortoise traversing the void... Four holy spirits appeared simultaneously, terrifying beyond compare, shattering the heavens as they passed.
It must be said that Battle Saint King's aura was far too overwhelming, confident and supremely powerful. No wonder he dared to battle Gu Changsheng. He indeed possessed that kind of invincible capital.
The strongest Heaven's Pride on the battle stage all retreated far away, an inexplicable sense of trepidation in their hearts.
People were already prepared for Gu Changsheng's might, but for many, this was the first time they felt Battle Saint King's power—transcending everything, making hearts tremble.
With a deafening boom, the two collided, resulting in an incredibly violent explosion.
One could see countless runes flying out, as well as innumerable Dao marks flashing, rapidly being worn away. Terrifying destructive lights were also born, capable of devouring the world.
It could be said this was an intense clash, the strongest confrontation of the younger generation, far more terrifying than the battles between the strongest Heaven's Pride. It was horrifying to the extreme, as if it could blast down the ninth heaven, make the vast heavens tremble and fall.
No one had expected that this, merely the first exchange between the two, would be so terrifyingly peerless. It was the strongest collision among the younger generation, likely one of the few such occurrences throughout the ages.
Boom—
The array patterns and divine marks manifested by the Heaven and Earth Battle Stage were rapidly being worn away. The destructive light from the collision between the two quickly annihilated all array patterns, threatening to shatter the small world and affect the Divine City.
This Heaven and Earth Battle Stage, which had witnessed countless Saint Lord-level battles throughout the ages, even showed signs of cracking.
Hum—
Li Xuan's expression turned grave. He continuously made hand seals, flicking out beams of divine radiance that continuously merged into the Heaven and Earth Battle Stage, quickly stabilizing it.
Moreover, with the Heaven and Earth Battle Stage's inherent stability, it naturally couldn't truly collapse unless it was a Heavenly King-level battle. But this indirectly illustrated the extreme terror of the two combatants.
With a thunderous crash like mountains collapsing and earth splitting, the two each retreated several steps. The first formal collision thus concluded.
In truth, although this offensive was terrifying—any strongest Heaven's Pride facing it would only meet instant death with no good outcome—and this level of attack power might shock the world for others (at least none of the strongest Heaven's Pride were confident they could withstand the attacks of these two), in reality, it couldn't be considered a life-and-death duel. It was more of a probing move between the two.
Undoubtedly, both had held back, not yet employing their most terrifying trump cards. At least Ye Chen was like that.
His expression remained calm and composed from beginning to end.
Soon, Ye Chen made his move, initiating the second attack.
Boom—
Another palm, but this one was not the spectacle of four holy spirits swirling around him from before. It had changed.
The moment that hand extended, the thumb of the first finger instantly transformed into a dazzling golden color, as if a golden sun was contained within, shining with ten-thousand-zhang radiance, yet carrying a sharpness that could pierce through all of time, capable of slicing through the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths.
The index finger next turned into a massive, towering tree in the next moment, with lush branches and leaves that could blot out the sky and sun. Moreover, the spaces between the branches and leaves contained the purest vegetation spiritual energy, with the growth of all things, and thick vines extending from deep within, sealing the heavens and earth.
The middle finger was a deep azure, an ocean pouring down, submerging the firmament, yet carrying boundless icy cold.
The ring finger surged with endless flames.
The little finger was suffused with yellow light, transforming into a vast continent pressing down, threatening to tear the void asunder...
Five fingers of the Five Elements. The five fingers transformed into the heaven and earth's Five Elements of metal, wood, water, fire, and earth.
Undoubtedly, this was a heaven-shaking divine technique, actually evolved by Ye Chen. Containing the power of the Xiantian Five Elements within the same hand, and even more terrifyingly, sweeping forward, it could absolutely shatter heaven and earth. Who could block it? Even a Saint Lord arriving would change color.
Gu Changsheng's expression naturally turned extremely solemn, without the slightest carelessness. Even though he had been so arrogant and haughty just moments before, once in battle, he was incomparably serious, not overly confident in his invincibility.
He abandoned the heavenly stele palm and courageously threw a punch. Within it, an ancient great Dao mark manifested, hazy and indistinct, with various Dao mark runes rapidly swirling. There were also various immortal spirits appearing, like dragons, phoenixes, Kunpengs, and others.
With a final boom, within that divine fist, a vast and ethereal heavenly palace void actually appeared, with mist swirling, floating between heaven and earth, like an imperial palace where mythical Emperors and Sovereigns resided.
"The Ancient Divine Palace!" an expert from the imperial dynasty exclaimed!