A mysterious figure appeared, standing alone atop the peak of the fallen, his imposing divine bearing unshakable, with black hair drifting in the wind.
However, when everyone got a clear look at this person, they were all taken aback.
Because this was a handsome young man, very youthful, looking no more than twenty years old, and one that many recognized.
For he was that ordinary young man who had been sitting cross-legged on the mountain peak, his aura flowing with the naturalness of the Dao, someone many had looked down upon.
Yet his sudden, silent appearance caused that mysterious carriage to flash and shift away, startling everyone.
Although there was no fluctuation of Great Dao laws emanating from him, the fact that he had avoided everyone's perception and abruptly appeared, even entering the Hundred Battles Mountain Range, caused many to change their expressions. They understood that this young man was definitely not as ordinary as he appeared on the surface, and was more likely a supreme figure. Otherwise, how could he be like this?
"It's him!" the cold and beautiful Princess Xia Bing'er exclaimed in surprise, for this was precisely the man who had given her the blood bead to save her life.
Xia Miao'er's eyes also flickered rapidly, naturally recognizing him as the mysterious man who had gazed down at her like a Divine Spirit, and also the one who had treated her other self with the gentleness of an elder brother.
His sudden appearance also proved his strength from another perspective.
"Who is he?"
The Crown Prince of Xiang Kingdom, the Crown Prince of Hua Guo, and a host of other young prodigies all focused their attention on him. They were very interested in this mysterious youth of the same generation, but vaguely felt his strength was above their own.
They couldn't sense it, yet they had such a mysterious, profound intuition of the Dao.
"Everyone, do you feel that this man resembles someone?" someone asked doubtfully, quickly receiving responses from others.
"That's right, he does resemble someone. He seems familiar, as if I've seen him somewhere before."
"Now that you mention it, he really does look like the mysterious man who suddenly appeared and killed earlier," someone exclaimed in sudden realization.
In an instant, the Saint-level powerhouses of the three clans all understood. Wasn't this young man before them precisely that heroic man who had shattered a Beast King of overlord level with a single punch?
Although they couldn't confirm if the face was the same, the figure was identical, and that aura was similar, immediately causing the expressions of the Saints from the three clans to change drastically.
For this was absolutely an extraordinary figure, perhaps even more powerful than a Saint Lord.
Ye Chen had appeared. He stood atop the peak of the fallen, looking at the carriage that had retreated far away. He could also sense the extraordinariness of the mysterious existence within the carriage—a supreme being—and he also recognized the existence of the Human Sovereign Pagoda.
"Who are you?"
A voice came from within the carriage, very calm.
"I am myself," Ye Chen said, then asked, "And who are you?"
"I am also myself!" the other party replied in kind.
The answers from the two left many people puzzled. What kind of answer was this?
Ye Chen remained silent, simply looking at the other party like that. Only after a long while did he speak: "I very much want to see who you really are. If you are unwilling, I don't mind forcing you out."
His words were calm, yet quite forceful, actually intending to force the other party out.
"How dare you!"
The four ancient recluses shouted angrily, very annoyed by this disrespectful young man. They intended to act on behalf of their Young Ancestor, but the Saint Lords of the three clans unanimously stopped them, also wanting to know just who the sacred being inside the carriage was.
A voice came from the carriage, calm yet equally forceful: "You are welcome to try. I don't mind killing you."
"Kill me? Can you kill me?"
Ye Chen laughed, a brilliant, confident laugh. And then he moved!
Boom—
The void trembled, the entire world shook. All of this was because Ye Chen had moved. It was as if a young Great Emperor had traversed the skies; this world seemed unable to bear it and was trembling, on the verge of shattering his true body at any moment.
Without sensing any fluctuation of laws, they saw Ye Chen traverse the void, instantly arriving before the Azure Sky Jasper carriage.
He threw a punch. Still, there was no fluctuation of laws, yet the entire world rumbled and roared. Thick spatial cracks spread out, startling and eye-catching.
The Saints were greatly shocked. What kind of powerful physical strength was this to achieve such a feat? It was beyond imagination.
A sound of surprise also came from within the carriage. Facing that punch, a slender, pale hand reached out from the carriage, seemingly slow but actually fast, flowing with an inexplicable divine charm of the Dao, directly meeting the attack from the sky.
Boom—
That patch of void was directly shattered, all became void, nothing remained. Annihilating destructive power swept across the heavens and earth. A Black Hole appeared, with only a single figure standing independently there.
That was Ye Chen. Even without the power of laws, his supreme physical body allowed him to stand firm in the void, unharmed.
The carriage also remained unmoved. Even the five Azure Sky Divine Tigers that should have been annihilated were enveloped by a hazy divine radiance. Otherwise, forget five Ancient Saints, even five overlords would have died.
The two confronted each other within that shattered void. Ye Chen raised his eyebrows slightly in surprise and said, "Indeed, not bad."
"You're not bad either. I didn't expect your physical strength to be so powerful, beyond my imagination. Among your peers, your physical strength is probably the best in the world. I sense a special fluctuation. You are the legendary Battle Saint, aren't you?"
Ye Chen was slightly startled, not expecting the other party to know of the existence of Battle Saints.
A light sigh came from the carriage: "Back in the day, I also encountered a Battle Saint and fought him. But that Battle Saint's Battle Sacred Body was not as powerful as yours."
Ye Chen understood. The figure within the carriage was definitely an ancient character who had once crossed hands with an ancient Battle Saint. Moreover, Ye Chen indirectly sensed this person's power—his physical strength was also peerless in the world.
He could even sense an overwhelming, matchless potential of the Dao, a bloodline power so supremely invincible that it made him feel as if he were facing Heaven's Avatar from the Tenth Heaven tribulation.
Overall, this was a figure far more fearsome than imagined. In fact, Ye Chen had already vaguely guessed who the other party might be.
But Ye Chen's expression remained unchanged, only his gaze deepening considerably. He said calmly, "Do you still wish to stay inside?"
"Naturally not. It's rare to encounter a worthy opponent. To show respect, I will come out."
With a creak, the door of the Azure Sky Jasper carriage opened, and a figure stepped out—a young man.
This person was of heroic stature, with sword-like eyebrows and starry eyes, a face like carved jade, black hair tied up with a crown, and incomparably handsome features. He wore a dazzling, resplendent crown.
He was clad in magnificent purple robes, upon which were imprinted mythical era living beings such as the True Dragon, Phoenix, Kunpeng, and Qiongqi, so vivid they seemed as if they could fly out and come to life in the mortal world at any moment.