The Peacock King spoke up, proactively asking Xia Miao'er if she was willing to become his disciple and inherit his legacy.
This made many people extremely envious, even the Saint Lords were no exception, because this concerned the legacy of a Supreme Power.
However, the Lan Kingdom Sovereign's face changed color, because there was enmity between the demon race and the human race.
Although it wasn't as great a feud as with the beast race, not long ago the Peacock King had personally banished their human race's Supreme Power, Tongxuan Wang. Now, if he really accepted Xia Miao'er... privately, the Lan Kingdom Sovereign was happy that Xia Miao'er could be taken as a disciple by a Supreme Power, because this was a great opportunity that was hard to come by.
But from another perspective, it could potentially involve the crime of betraying one's race. Once that happened, the entire Lan Kingdom would suffer immense repercussions. Even being one of the thirty-six empires wouldn't save them; betraying the race would lead to being besieged by the human race, annihilated overnight.
This consequence was the most serious.
Precisely because of this, it was his greatest worry. Xia Miao'er also hesitated for a moment and refused.
The Peacock King was an extremely intelligent figure and figured it out in an instant. Yet even he felt somewhat helpless, because even as a Supreme Power, he was a Supreme Power of the demon race, not the human race. He also couldn't demand that the entire Lan Kingdom migrate into demon race territory.
Moreover, while his word was law within the demon race, he couldn't demand that the human race's Supreme Powers not act against the Lan Kingdom.
He could only feel somewhat regretful. But Ye Chen just smiled and said, "No need to worry too much. If you sincerely wish to take her as your disciple, I can make a trip to the human race side. If those so-called Supreme Powers of the human race still want to argue, I don't mind taking action myself and banishing them one by one."
His tone was calm, but the content was forceful, not concealed in the slightest, leaving everyone dumbfounded for a long time.
What kind of domineering person could have such a tone?
It sounded arrogant, but considering his previous actions—the Imperial Son Wuming taking action couldn't do anything to him, the two Supreme Powers of the Mountain Range Beast Venerable were severely wounded by him, even banished—it wasn't impossible.
If the human race's Supreme Powers really offended this Qian, they might not necessarily be able to kill Qian. And now that Chaos Supreme Treasure was still in his hands, how could they match him?
Ye Chen said, "Miao'er, he also possesses a dual-soul body and has the deepest understanding of cultivation for dual-soul bodies. If you follow him, you will undoubtedly learn better cultivation methods. As for the obstruction from the human race side, you need not worry. Leave everything to me. I will absolutely not let those people make things difficult for the Lan Kingdom."
Xia Miao'er looked towards the Lan Kingdom Sovereign. Ye Chen took another step forward, his aura completely restrained, yet it still caused the gathered Saints to immediately retreat, not daring to approach in the slightest.
The Lan Kingdom Sovereign had naturally heard everything. He cupped his fists in salute and said solemnly, "If Lord Qian can truly accomplish that, I, as her father, am naturally willing to give my full support."
Ye Chen nodded. "Good. You need not worry too much about this."
Then, his gaze suddenly became many times more fiery. Vast blood energy surged from his body, its pressure overwhelming the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, rumbling like thunder. He declared, "Saints of the human race, listen! Since you are aware of today's events, take this as a warning. Do not oppose the Lan Kingdom because of this matter. Do not secretly fan the flames or incite other factions or powers to isolate the Lan Kingdom. Otherwise, once I find out—kill without mercy!"
When the last three words fell, boundless killing intent instantly manifested between heaven and earth, originating from Ye Chen's body, sweeping across the sky for tens of thousands of li. The autumn wind howled, and all the Saints felt a chill, as if falling into an ice cellar.
How dare the human race Saints disobey? Facing such a domineering, invincible figure, whom even Supreme Powers could not defeat and were banished by, how could they dare to resist?
Ye Chen then turned his gaze towards the beast race. The shift in his gaze immediately caused the expressions of many beast race powerhouses to change drastically. Without the protection of their Supreme Power, they were far from Ye Chen's match.
They were very worried that Qian would wipe them out completely; they might very well be annihilated here.
Whoosh!
Ye Chen appeared before the Heaven-Supporting Azure Ox. With a flick of his finger, he directly caused this fearsome Saint Lord-level beast king to shrink to normal size.
It wasn't much different from an ordinary azure ox, just taller and more robust. Ye Chen said, "I won't kill you beast race members. After all, cultivation is not easy. But you, the leader, will behave obediently and temporarily become my mount. When I leave this realm someday, I will let you go."
The Heaven-Supporting Azure Ox didn't dare resist at all, because this was an invincible Supreme Power who could kill it as easily as turning over his hand. This made many people feel even more fearful.
Finally, everything came to an end. The Hundred Battles Mountain Range affair reached its conclusion.
Needless to say, the great battle at the Hundred Battles Mountain Range today would inevitably spread far and wide, shaking the entire Ancient Emperor Continent and drawing the attention of all sides.
Whether it was the ownership of the Chaos Supreme Treasure, the mysterious Qian, the Imperial Son Wuming, or the banishment of the two Samsara Supreme Powers for three hundred years, none of it could be concealed. It would become a hot topic of discussion across the world for a long time to come.
Especially the mysterious Qian, a suddenly appearing young generation's supreme figure, so domineering and invincible, daring to threaten the human race's upper echelons and banish the Supreme Powers of two races. He was destined to attract the attention of the world and be investigated by various factions, hoping to uncover his true origins.
As for whether the human race or beast race Supreme Powers would retaliate in anger, Ye Chen gave it no consideration.
For him, even if the so-called Divine Spirits of the Ancient Emperor Continent descended to the mortal realm, he would face them. He feared no enemy in this world. This was his absolute confidence.
With everything concluded, Ye Chen agreed to accompany the Peacock King to the demon race. But before that, Ye Chen asked the Peacock King to wait for a while, as he needed to handle other matters.
It concerned the barbarian tribe village. Before leaving, he needed to make a trip there.
The Peacock King laughed heartily, saying it didn't matter how many days Ye Chen took; he would wait for him in the Hundred Battles Mountain Range to go together.
Boom—
Ye Chen directly tore through space and left, traversing the space between planes. He didn't even take the mount he had just acquired, the Heaven-Supporting Azure Ox. This was because he hoped his affairs wouldn't involve the barbarian tribe village and didn't want to bring danger to that peaceful and stable barbarian tribe village.
He worried that some people might target the barbarian tribe village because of him, a scene he did not wish to see.
Soon, Ye Chen crossed the Million Mountains and returned to the barbarian tribe village.
Seeing Ye Chen return safely after disappearing for several days, everyone in the barbarian tribe village, men, women, old, and young, was overjoyed, making him feel a long-lost warmth.
Ye Chen felt emotional. This was a group of simple, kind-hearted tribespeople.
He didn't immediately announce his departure from the village. Instead, he informed the village chief and several barbarian tribe elders like Wang Man, and also summoned several of the barbarian tribe's young generation prodigies like Manzi and Yezi. He taught them some cultivation techniques and divine abilities.
If not for his worry that his actions at the Hundred Battles Mountain Range might bring them unnecessary trouble, Ye Chen would have even arranged for the barbarian tribe to receive the protection of the thirty-six empires and the demon race.