Rumble—
Deep within the Demonic Beast Mountain Range, unknown to anyone, a fierce battle was taking place. Loud booms echoed through the empty valley like spring thunder, their rumbling sound unceasing.
Ye Chen was battling the Eight-Horned Green Ox!
This was an unimaginable scene. Even though Ye Chen was hailed as a possessor of divine qualification, with strength surpassing eighty thousand jin, he was still only a Xiantian realm expert. Yet, his opponent was a Martial God realm Eight-Horned Green Ox.
This particular Eight-Horned Green Ox was an even more terrifying super demonic beast that had slain Martial God Changfeng.
However, if anyone else witnessed this scene, they would surely be shocked to the point of their eyeballs falling out. Because during Ye Chen's battle with the Eight-Horned Green Ox, not only was he not being crushed, he was even slightly gaining the upper hand. If such a scene were to spread, it would surely astonish the world.
"Ha—"
At this moment, Ye Chen let out a light shout, his expression grave. He directly expanded a perfectly round Blood Yuan domain to protect himself. Around him, surging Blood Yuan power appeared, transforming into vast waves of Blood Yuan, crashing and overlapping in layers, their might astonishing.
This was True Yuan power continuously derived through blood energy, giving birth to Blood Yuan. The Human Yuan Body Art was also circulating, endlessly generating large amounts of blood energy.
He wielded a demonic bone spear in battle, Human Yuan Power flowing and attaching to the spear, radiating an overwhelmingly oppressive and terrifying aura.
At this moment, Ye Chen seemed to have transformed into an ancient war god descending to the mortal world, fiercely battling the Eight-Horned Green Ox.
He strode forward, spear dancing, engaging in direct, head-on combat. He not only intended to slay the Eight-Horned Green Ox but also to test his own combat prowess.
Boom—
The two clashed directly, exploding with waves of terrifying air currents that flattened large swathes of forest and caused the earth to continuously crack.
During the fight, Ye Chen's combat techniques were skillful. He continuously unleashed powerful Xiantian martial techniques, all truly high-level, top-tier Xiantian techniques from his memories of his past life. Now, he executed them with perfect fluidity, unleashing terrifying power that swept through the valley, shattered the earth, and shook the mountains.
The Eight-Horned Green Ox roared. Although the opponent's attacks could hardly inflict truly fatal damage, under these circumstances, it was horrified to find itself gradually losing ground to the other party.
During the battle, it was actually the one constantly retreating, while the opponent pressed forward inch by inch, leaving it almost with no room to retreat.
More importantly, one of the eight horns on its head had been severed. This was a great humiliation.
For it, the eight green horns were more important than its own life. Last time, it was Martial God An Yang—that was acceptable, as he was a Martial God. But this time, it was just a youth. This was simply a monumental disgrace.
This filled it with immense fury and shock. This was just a youth, a human, not even a Martial God expert, yet he had forced it into such a sorry state. Although the biggest reason was the severe injuries it suffered from its battle with Martial God Changfeng, leaving it with less than twenty or thirty percent of its strength.
But all of this was unforgivable to it, especially since the opponent was just a little Xiantian realm brat.
"You little runt, go die!"
The Eight-Horned Green Ox let out a long howl, even at the cost of worsening its injuries, summoning vast swathes of seven-colored heaven and earth power. The six remaining horns unleashed waves of lightning bolts, streaks of electricity shooting out, wantonly bombarding the valley. Flames shot into the sky, mountains crumbled, and the earth split.
Unfortunately, Ye Chen in his past life was a Supreme, having reached the pinnacle in all aspects. How could he neglect mastery of movement techniques? He was proficient in several ultimate divine-speed movement arts.
At this moment, he executed one of them, named Reverse Void Eight Steps. This was a movement technique akin to a semi-divine divine ability, capable of extreme speed. It could be cultivated even at the Xiantian realm, and once the eighth step was taken, one could grasp the ultimate speed of the world, leaving even Martial God experts in the dust.
Swish—
Ye Chen stepped on the Reverse Void Eight Steps, instantly taking six consecutive steps. His entire person became fast as lightning, almost condensing into a streak of tragic, beautiful blood light that traversed the sky. With a speed that even shocked the Eight-Horned Green Ox, he dodged attacks that could annihilate ordinary Xiantian experts.
Cave Mountain Palm!
Golden Lion's Roar!
Sky-Shattering Fist! Mountain-Shaking Spear!
Ye Chen charged forward, unleashing four top-tier Xiantian martial techniques in one breath, launching a fierce assault on the Eight-Horned Green Ox. He instantly drew out the vast majority of the Blood Yuan power within his body, leaving it nearly depleted.
But the power was undoubtedly astonishing. Under the fierce assault of the four Xiantian techniques, the Eight-Horned Green Ox was sent flying. The wound on its abdomen worsened severely, deep enough to see bone. Even its internal organs were exposed, fragments falling out accompanied by copious amounts of blood.
Ye Chen's series of fierce attacks caused the Eight-Horned Green Ox to lose blood severely. Its strength grew increasingly fatigued, and its aura became many times more withered.
The Eight-Horned Green Ox roared, continuously bellowing. By this point, it began to feel terror. It didn't want to die like this. It roared for help, pleading for the Beast God in the deepest part to intervene and save it.
But no matter how earth-shattering or mournful its roars were, no fluctuations emerged from the deepest part. Not a single demonic beast came to its aid, filling it with boundless fear.
"How could this be?"
The Eight-Horned Green Ox panicked. Its entire body was pierced through the abdomen once again by Ye Chen, the injury even more severe. Ye Chen retrieved his spear from the void and said calmly, "Don't bother shouting. Even if you shout your throat hoarse, no one will hear. This space has been sealed. No one knows you're here."
To guard against any mishaps, he had long asked Old Yan to take action. Using his heaven-reaching methods, Old Yan had sealed the space in this area. All battles within would not transmit to the outside world. This was one of Ye Chen's precautions.
The Eight-Horned Green Ox's expression changed. It never expected Ye Chen to possess such astonishing means. It couldn't help but ask in a trembling voice, "You... just who are you?"
"I told you, the one who kills oxen!"
Ye Chen replied indifferently, then thrust his spear through the Eight-Horned Green Ox's head. Human Yuan Power erupted, and with a loud boom, shattered the Primordial Spirit within, completely extinguishing it.
The Eight-Horned Green Ox was dead!
Thud—
After killing the Eight-Horned Green Ox, Ye Chen almost simultaneously collapsed to the ground, utterly exhausted. His aura rapidly withered.
This battle seemed like he held the upper hand, but killing such a Martial God realm demonic beast was extremely difficult. It had severely depleted his strength. Only now could he finally relax.
He immediately sat cross-legged, taking out a Xiantian demonic core and extravagantly absorbing its Xiantian energy to quickly recover some of his vitality.
After just a short while, his spirit recovered considerably.
Afterward, he approached the Eight-Horned Green Ox's body. Its head had long been pierced through, with pale brain matter splattered out. Its eyes were empty and lifeless. A dignified Martial God realm demonic beast that had forcefully slain a super expert like Martial God Changfeng had ultimately met such an undignified end, killed by a human youth who wasn't even a Martial God. It could be said to be quite pathetic.
However, dying at the hands of Ye Chen, a Supreme from a past life, was also a kind of great honor.
Ye Chen sensed slightly and immediately knew the location of the demonic core. Using his spear, he split open the Eight-Horned Green Ox's head and retrieved a demonic core different from the others from a pile of white brain matter.
This demonic core was about the size of an adult's fist, several times larger than a Xiantian demonic core. Moreover, faint streaks of lightning circulated around it—the Dao comprehended by the Eight-Horned Green Ox.
Once one stepped into the Martial God realm, they entered another level, capable of comprehending the Great Dao of heaven and earth. The Great Dao of a Martial God realm demonic beast would also be inscribed within its demonic core. Naturally, this demonic core contained the lightning power of the Eight-Horned Green Ox.
Holding the demonic core, Ye Chen clearly sensed the terrifying amount of heaven and earth energy contained within this Martial God demonic core—deep as an abyss, vast as the sea, far surpassing a Xiantian demonic core by who knows how many times.
"The Martial God demonic core is finally in hand..."
Clutching this Martial God demonic core, Ye Chen also let out a sigh of relief, his eyes gleaming with sharp light, unable to suppress a slight excitement.
With this Martial God demonic core, he also had the confidence to break through to the Great Completion of the Human Yuan Body Art and achieve the Golden Body.
Whoosh—
With a wave of his hand, Ye Chen stored the entire carcass of the Eight-Horned Green Ox into the ancient ring. After all, this was the body of a Martial God realm demonic beast. Every inch of its flesh and blood contained incredibly vigorous blood energy, a rare treasure. Ye Chen naturally wouldn't be foolish enough to abandon it. Moreover, with the ancient ring, he could store it inside.
For Old Yan, hiding within the ancient ring, he could only roll his eyes helplessly. This kid really didn't treat him as an outsider.
After Ye Chen left, a slight fluctuation suddenly appeared in the distant void. A mysterious figure emerged in this area. Looking at Ye Chen's departing figure, he couldn't help but show a face full of admiration. "What an extraordinary youth. At such a young age, he dares to venture alone into such a dangerous place. Moreover, he can rely on his own strength to slay the Eight-Horned Green Ox. Although it was because the Eight-Horned Green Ox was severely injured, he still cannot be underestimated."
"Furthermore, this youth's strength, combat skills, and experience are shockingly rich and proficient. Even the successors from those major forces might not compare. Just who is this youth?"
"And he possesses a treasure that can shield space. If not for the fact that I also carry a treasure sensitive to spatial fluctuations, I wouldn't have known either."
Then, this person shook his head, deep in thought. "This youth's identity is extraordinary; his origins must be anything but ordinary. What a pity. If not for other important matters, I would certainly investigate him thoroughly."
Not long after this person left, Ye Chen's figure silently reappeared. Gazing in the direction this person had departed, his eyes held a distant look...