Ye Chen appeared extremely forceful, arriving with a magnificent world projection and the Nine-Colored Mythical Crown above his head, making him seem like a supreme ruler descending upon the mortal world.
The majestic power of the world slowly spread out, suppressing the space within the Ancient Immortal Hall as he directly pressed forward.
It could be seen that the Ancient Divine Palace Master's expression was somewhat unpleasant. He wanted to take action but was very apprehensive.
Because Ye Chen had already stepped into the Ancient Immortal Hall with great strides, enveloped by his world projection, showing not a trace of concern about any threats that might lie within.
This was a real great world! How could it have been refined by this Battle Saint King before him? This was an opportunity so heaven-defying that even ancient Great Sages would find it difficult to obtain.
"Hand over the identity of the Ancient Divine Palace's successor to me. You know I fear no threats," Ye Chen said as before, pressing forward.
Forceful! Domineering!
These two qualities of a Battle Saint were displayed in Ye Chen without reservation.
"Palace Master, you absolutely must not! Our Ancient Divine Palace cannot be handed over to an outsider," the seven Heavenly King Elders outside the Ancient Immortal Hall spoke up one after another and were about to rush over to jointly deal with Ye Chen.
But the seven Heavenly Kings of the imperial dynasties intercepted them, making it difficult for them to act.
And at that very moment, Ye Chen made his move. Under the vast power of the world, the Human Sovereign Pagoda erupted with its most terrifying might.
In an instant, primordial Chaos Qi exploded across that stretch of heaven and earth. The entire Ancient Divine Palace was severely affected, with many halls and palaces collapsing. Many experts were impacted, coughing up large mouthfuls of blood.
And this was only with Ye Chen intentionally restraining himself. Otherwise, if he unleashed his full power, the consequences would truly be unimaginable, absolutely resulting in corpses littering the ground.
Boom—
The Human Sovereign Pagoda charged forward, carrying boundless primordial Chaos Qi. A single wisp or strand could crush mountains and rivers, its power endless. It charged directly at the seven Heavenly King Elders.
"Get away quickly!" Pfft—
The seven Heavenly King Elders simply couldn't withstand it, because it was too powerful. Supported by world power and with the Human Sovereign Pagoda, a supreme imperial weapon, containing several wisps of the strongest imperial heavenly might, it was practically slaying gods when encountering gods, slaughtering buddhas when encountering buddhas. The seven Heavenly King Elders were nearly blasted into blood mist, coughing up large mouthfuls of blood continuously, their internal organs suffering severe injuries.
If not for the Ancient Divine Palace Master's projected avatar taking timely action at the critical moment and unleashing a world-shaking divine ability to block it, the consequences would truly have been unthinkable.
However, the Ancient Divine Palace Master's projected avatar also completely exploded. His true self, seated upon the Divine Throne, couldn't help but cough up a mouthful of glistening, eye-catching blood.
"Ancient Divine Palace Master, do you still wish to resist now?" Ye Chen pressed forward, his world projection becoming even more vast and lifelike, boundless and extremely terrifying.
Blood trickled from the corner of the Ancient Divine Palace Master's mouth, but it did nothing to diminish his majesty. Moreover, a brilliant pillar of divine radiance shot up from the crown of his head. A mysterious ancient weapon floated up and down within it, overflowing with vast, sky-reaching ancient might that spread through this void, confronting Ye Chen's world projection.
The Ancient Divine Palace Master still said the same thing: "No, the Ancient Divine Palace cannot be entrusted to an outsider. You are indeed very powerful and have sufficient confidence. But my Ancient Divine Palace also fears nothing. The heritage accumulated since time immemorial is enough for my Ancient Divine Palace to fear nothing. Even during the great war of the ancient era against the myriad realms, my Ancient Divine Palace was able to lead the Ancient Divine Continent to repel them. Naturally, we fear nothing today."
The Ancient Divine Palace had sufficient confidence. Since time immemorial, existing from the Primordial Era to this generation, their ancestors had produced ancient Great Sages. Their first founder was even a supreme deity. Their heritage was astonishing, probably not inferior to those supreme sacred lands of the myriad realms, and might even surpass them somewhat.
Ye Chen quietly gazed at the Ancient Divine Palace Master for a moment, then finally said, "Fine, I can agree not to demand the identity of the Ancient Divine Palace's successor."
"Hmm?" The Ancient Divine Palace Master was startled, clearly not expecting Ye Chen to suddenly back down on his own.
The two Heavenly Kings were also somewhat stunned. Previously, the Battle Saint King had consistently displayed a forceful and domineering attitude. How could he suddenly become compliant?
"But I have a few demands," Ye Chen then added.
"What demands?" The Ancient Divine Palace Master's heart, which had just relaxed, tightened again. He was worried Ye Chen would bring up some excessive requests.
"First, provide assistance related to crossing the Chaotic Sea," Ye Chen said. "I know the Ancient Divine Palace has cooperated with the Dragon Phoenix Academy and has been in contact with the peerless talents who competed for the Human Sovereign's Path in past generations. You know the method to cross the Chaotic Sea."
"Agreed," the Ancient Divine Palace Master readily agreed.
"Second, I want to continue cultivating within the Martial Arts Divine Stone space. No one may obstruct me."
"Agreed." He still did not refuse. Although the greatest treasure within the Martial Arts Divine Stone space was the Great Power-level origin, to obtain it required not just Great Power-level combat strength, but combat strength capable of sweeping through Great Powers. Therefore, he didn't think Ye Chen could achieve it, at least not with his current strength.
"Third, I want to become an Elder of the Ancient Divine Palace, obtaining the corresponding authority and status." Ye Chen proposed a heavy-hitting demand.
"No!"
Before the Ancient Divine Palace Master could speak, Elder Tianmei, who had just arrived, directly refused: "You are an enemy of my Ancient Divine Palace, having wantonly destroyed my Ancient Divine Palace, and now you want to become an Elder of my Ancient Divine Palace? Palace Master, this is absolutely unacceptable."
The other Heavenly King Elders all frowned, clearly also unwilling to agree to such a demand. Because once he became an Elder, it would truly be like letting a wolf into the house.
"Noisy!" Ye Chen glanced at Elder Tianmei with contempt. "If you don't want to die, shut up. You have no right to speak here."
"You—" Elder Tianmei was furious, but when the Human Sovereign Pagoda stirred, his face changed dramatically, and he directly shifted sideways dozens of miles away.
Only to find that the Human Sovereign Pagoda hadn't moved in the slightest. Instead, he had been scared away. His expression turned very ugly, having lost face in front of so many people.
Ye Chen didn't even look at him, continuing to address the Ancient Divine Palace Master: "Either the Ancient Divine Palace's successor, or an Ancient Divine Palace Elder. Ancient Divine Palace Master, you can choose one. This is one of my demands for backing down. Otherwise, I don't mind making an enemy of the Ancient Divine Palace and unleashing a massacre here. You should understand I have that capability."
People had seen forceful individuals before, but never one so forceful.
That the prestigious Ancient Divine Palace could be forced to this step was unbelievable.
Everyone was stunned. The Ancient Divine Palace Master even gave a bitter smile. What else could he do? He could only nod: "Fine. From today onward, you are the eighth Elder of my Ancient Divine Palace, with the same status and authority as the other Heavenly King Elders."
"Good," Ye Chen nodded. "The fourth demand—"
"There's a fourth demand?" Elder Tianmei glared, about to rebuke, but when Ye Chen's gaze swept over him, a chill immediately rose in his heart, and he obediently shut his mouth without another word.