Eternal Holy Emperor

After the appearance of the Combat Saint King, under countless astonished gazes, the Ancient Hua Heavenly King also appeared, willingly approaching Ye Chen and making a gesture of farewell, leaving many eyes stunned.

What on earth is happening?

The powerhouses of the Ancient Hua Dynasty were even more dumbfounded.

Before leaving, Ye Chen spoke to the Ancient Hua Heavenly King, "Gu Hua, I will soon visit the Ancient Divine Palace, and you shall accompany me."

Of course, this conversation was shielded from the void, unnoticed by anyone.

If the world knew that the Ancient Hua Heavenly King had already submitted to Ye Chen, it would undoubtedly cause a massive upheaval, and it would be detrimental to Ye Chen's upcoming plans.

The Heavenly King was one of his hidden powerful cards, one that would not reveal itself unless absolutely necessary.

Upon hearing this, the Ancient Hua Heavenly King's eyes flickered with noticeable change, but he did not respond, tacitly acknowledging it.

After a pause, Ye Chen added, "I understand you may feel reluctant to follow me with your noble status as a Heavenly King, but one day you will feel honored, and if possible, I will lead you out of the cage of the Ancient Emperor Realm and into the Heavenly and Myriads of Realms."

Giving a stick and then offering a candy, Ye Chen naturally understood such a principle.

As expected, upon hearing these words, the Ancient Hua Heavenly King showed a light of joy.

For he was a figure from the Ancient Era, merely surviving to this era through dormancy and sealing, and the curse chains on his True Spirit were far more intense than those of the current generation, even with heavenly king-level strength unable to shatter the chains.

Therefore, if he could leave the Ancient Emperor Realm and head to the Heavenly and Myriads of Realms, it was truly something he yearned for.

Staying in the Ancient Emperor Realm, unless it was the Ancient Emperor Continent on the other side of the Chaos Sea, he had long grown tired of the Ancient God Continent. If it weren't for the Emperor Dynasty's sake, he'd have left long ago, and now with such an opportunity, how could he let it pass?

The powerhouses of the Ancient Hua Dynasty could only watch Ye Chen's departure with unwillingness, yet more was fear because of that one statement from the Ancient Hua Heavenly King: Ye Chen's strength was not inferior to a Heavenly King.

Others showed eyes full of reverence.

The Combat Saint King had fully become a force, truly invincible in the same era worldwide.

Without the appearance of a Heavenly King, he could dominate the world, searching across the vast Ancient God Continent without finding an equal.

The fact that even the Saint had to be captured by a single hand was the best example.

Now, even when the Combat Saint King was leaving, with a Heavenly King seeing him off, who would dare to stop him?

The powerhouses of the Three Great Imperial Dynasties wished nothing more than for the Combat Saint King to leave early, as staying here was an immense hardship.

Ye Chen stepped forward, leaving the Ancient Hua Imperial City, and in a few breaths was already thousands of miles away, where eight True Kings appeared, looking at the safe and sound retreat of the Combat Saint King with sighs full of sentiment and extremely complex expressions.

The Combat Saint King had become truly invincible in the same era, transcending above the True Kings, making them deeply feel a terrifying sense of threat.

This was not just a matter of realm height, but invincibility within the same realm.

Even though they were in the Saintly Treasure Realm, maybe one or two among the True Kings could surpass the Combat Saint King in realm, but in actual combat, they might not gain much advantage.

Not to mention that he wielded the origin power of the Gulan Great World; even just within the domain of the Mythical Tenth Layer Heaven, it was a lifelong pursuit for many people, including the True Kings.

Yet Ye Chen had entered early, and was advancing toward the Chaos Supreme Dao that even mythical emperors and emperors had never successfully tread, pioneering the most crucial first step, currently perfecting it.

Even these contemporary True Kings, competing against each other, could not help but feel a hint of despair.

"The Combat Saint King has surpassed us..."

This was a genuine sigh from one True King, who had competed in the same realm in the past, even to the point of life and death, neither side being much stronger than the other.

But now, seeing the mighty figure of the Combat Saint King, they could only utter such words.

It was also the heartfelt sentiment of many True Kings.

They were naturally young, in the long years of life, akin to infants, standing on the golden stairway of life with boundless potential and vast growth space ahead, they should be spirited and vigorous.

With exuberant fighting spirit, wanting to sprint to the absolute peak of the Dao, yet now facing the Combat Saint King of the same era standing at such heights made them arise some awe, with a feeling of inadequacy.

Since when did such emotions appear within their invincible Dao hearts?

One could say the existence of the Combat Saint King had unknowingly affected the Dao hearts of his contemporaries, even causing True Kings to have a slight feeling of inadequacy.1447

"Cough—"

Suddenly, Ye Chen's whole body trembled, his mouth overflowing with streams of golden blood, staining his entire face a pale gold like paper.

He was injured, and it wasn't an ordinary wound, but the price of opening a World Gate.

In the Ancient Emperor Realm, he was greatly suppressed, unable to open the World Gate of the Gulan Great World at a long distance to acquire the world origin power.

At every moment, a supreme Dao origin was suppressing him.

Ye Chen paid a heavy price to forcefully open the world gate, encountering strong backlash, which led to severe injuries, even some Dao injuries.

However, to keep it from being noticed by the Ancient Hua Heavenly King, he forcibly suppressed it, only for it to erupt after leaving the Imperial City.

His face was like golden paper, colorless, although he paid considerable costs, with even the world gate inside him temporarily difficult to communicate with, it was all worth it because he gained the allegiance of a Heavenly King, which was far more valuable than an inconvenient world gate.

Yet in front of him, there were eight True Kings eyeing him greedily, with some revealing genuine killing intent, wanting to seize the opportunity to kill Ye Chen.

Because the threat Ye Chen posed to them was enormous, even the strongest on the path of the Human Emperor, being the greatest obstruction.

If they could seize this chance to kill the Combat Saint King, it would undoubtedly be the best opportunity, one they could not afford to miss.

Ye Chen did not immediately wipe the golden blood from his lips but looked at the eight True Kings, felt the intense killing intent from some, and the strong dread from others, then smiled: "Whoever wants to kill me, step forward now, this is your best chance."

The True Kings were stunned, not expecting that, at this point, the Combat Saint King still remained so calm, such a calm attitude truly astounding.

"But whoever wishes to kill me, be prepared to be crushed like a chick." Suddenly, Ye Chen's attitude turned significantly assertive, his face indifferent and cold, glaring disdainfully at all the True Kings.