Chapter 2589: Dan Saint vs. Dan God

Open it for me!

After Shura Tianzun spoke, Ye Chen gripped his iron staff, standing tall and unyielding, reinforced by Di Dao Shen Yun and Di Dao laws.

Ka cha!

The crisp sound was quite pleasant.

The illusory alchemy furnace that had just formed was pierced by Ye Chen's staff, creating a large hole. He leaped out and swung back, smashing the illusory copper furnace into pieces. The fragments scattered everywhere, each one as heavy as a mountain, causing the space to shatter.

Dan Shen grunted heavily and staggered backward, his already bloodthirsty eyes now filled with even more violent rage.

Witnessing this scene, Shura Tianzun cleared his throat awkwardly.

In the past, he had been trapped in that illusory alchemy furnace and couldn't escape, but Ye Chen had broken out with a single strike.

This proved just how important it was for a man to have a good staff.

Kill!

Dan Shen roared wildly. Although his alchemy furnace was destroyed, he still had many divine abilities. He unleashed a barrage of Di Dao immortal techniques at Ye Chen, with palm strikes, fist shadows, sword beams, and array patterns overwhelming the sky. Not just Xian Jun, but even Xian Zun would feel their scalps tingle at the sight.

Fight!

Ye Chen shouted resolutely, gripping the Dinghai Shen Zhen in his hand and fighting with great force, unleashing a stream of immortal techniques without falling behind.

Boom! Bang! Boom!

The rumbling at the entrance of Tian Lao shook the heavens and earth.

The battlefield, surrounded by hundreds of thousands of Tian Bing and Tian Jiang, was in utter chaos. Rolling blood mist surged, and beams of annihilating immortal light shot across, causing vast swaths of space to collapse and revealing apocalyptic visions.

Amid the smoke, two blood-soaked figures stood out.

One was Dan Shen, who had fully transformed into a demon—a frenzied one at that. He stood in the void, treading on a sea of demonic blood aura, sweeping up overwhelming demonic energy. His blood-red hair fluttered as he attacked relentlessly without defense, his mind clouded by desire, leaving only savage killing intent.

The other was Ye Chen, his expression calm and emotionless, as indifferent as ice, like an ethereal Xian Wang. He stood in the western vastness, stepping on the vast Milky Way, with Dao principles surrounding him and ancient visions faintly appearing, accompanied by the resounding echoes of the Great Dao.

One on the east and one on the west, they clashed with secret techniques. Every collision spread waves of annihilating light, shaking the universe to pieces.

"Facing Dan Shen alone and not falling behind."

"Even a first-level Quasi-Emperor is this dominant, able to go toe-to-toe with a peak Quasi-Emperor?"

"It's probably due to swallowing a Shen Dan."

Onlookers from all sides discussed fervently, utterly shocked. They knew Ye Chen was strong, but not this strong. Even someone as powerful as Dan Shen, in his demonized state, couldn't take him down and was repeatedly severely wounded.

"This is awkward."

Niu Mo Wang watched with his mouth twitching.

"Awkward."

The group of great demons and great evils replied blankly, staring wide-eyed, their hearts pounding.

If they hadn't seen it with their own eyes, they wouldn't believe it—a newly advanced Quasi-Emperor like Ye Chen could fight Dan Shen on equal footing.

"This is way too strong."

The hundreds of thousands of Tian Bing and Tian Jiang, whether inside or outside Tian Lao, were all swallowing hard.

They knew how terrifying Dan Shen was—his combat power was on par with Yu Di. The battle where he suppressed Shura Tianzun in the past was incredibly dominant. Now, facing Ye Chen, a first-level Quasi-Emperor, he couldn't even win.

"You're actually this formidable."

The purple-haired Shen Jiang, who had previously guarded the prison, had now awakened. Seeing the scene, he found it hard to believe. The little Xing Jun in his eyes was terrifyingly powerful, able to knock him out with a single strike.

He didn't blame Ye Chen for knocking him out; in fact, it had saved him. If investigated from above, he could explain that someone this strong, whom even Dan Shen couldn't defeat, was beyond what mere Xian Jun like them could handle.

"Interesting."

Yin Ming chuckled softly, still standing at the end of the jade carriage, hands clasped behind his back, like a worldly ruler watching his generals spar.

And he was the one directing the world.

Today, the combat power Ye Chen displayed truly surprised him. Once again, he had underestimated Ye Chen, who was shrouded in layers of mystery, making him both astonished and excited, reluctant to uncover it all at once.

While outsiders were shocked, the people inside Ye Chen's treasure pagoda also had wonderfully expressive looks.

"This kid must be cheating!"

Tai Bai clicked his tongue.

"Since entering Tian Ting, I've never seen Dan Shen get beaten this badly." Tai Yi sighed, and amusingly, his opponent was just a newly advanced little Quasi-Emperor.

"How could he be this strong?" Tian Qing murmured, feeling dizzy.

"Monster."

Si Ming took a deep breath. He had many words in mind, but after thinking it over, "monster" was the most fitting description for Ye Chen.

Compared to them, Yuan Huang and Yue Xin were much more composed. This was the demeanor expected of a great Chu emperor—commanding the world and dominating the eight directions.

As before, compared to slaying emperors, Dan Shen was just a small ditch.

In the past, Ye Chen could defy the heavens to kill Zhi Zun; today, even if his cultivation wasn't enough, Dan Shen couldn't destroy him.

"Zhao Yun, you must have been shocked when you first saw him, right?"

Shura Tianzun murmured to himself, seeing Zhao Yun's shadow in Ye Chen—equally monstrous and heaven-defying.

In this life, he had only submitted to one person, and that was Zhao Yun.

Today, he added another: Ye Chen.

They were too alike.

"It must be the Shen Dan's power supporting him."

"This guess is spot on. A genuine Di Dao Shen Dan must be incredibly powerful."

"We're speechless."

Si Ming and the other three were still chattering, crowding at the treasure pagoda's window, peering out. The more they watched, the more astonished and excited they became.

They hadn't known Ye Chen was this capable before, but now that they did, their resolve to rebel grew stronger. If they could escape, with Shura Tianzun and the Hua Shan lineage, they might stand against Shang Xian Jie.

Pfft!

As they spoke, Ye Chen suffered a heavy blow, slashed down from the void by Dan Shen's sword.

"Suppress him for me!"

Dan Shen roared, pressing down with a palm that summoned an eight-thousand-zhang giant mountain, engraved with ancient runes and flowing with divine patterns. It was a sealing technique; once trapped beneath it, escape would be nearly impossible.

Bang!

Ye Chen landed, causing the ground to collapse.

As the mountain loomed overhead, he shattered the Ling Xiao in one step, soaring upward against the heavens. In the instant before the mountain struck, he used Di Dao Miao Miao to evade the terrifying seal. In just a couple of moments, he reached the peak of the void and swung his staff, knocking Dan Shen flying.

Whoa! That was exhilarating!

The sight made everyone's hearts skip a beat.

Ye Chen's iron staff was no ordinary weapon—it was incredibly dominant. Even a peak Quasi-Emperor would suffer from a hit.

And Dan Shen perfectly demonstrated this. His head, which had just healed, was half destroyed by Ye Chen's strike.

Pfft!

Ye Chen also spat blood. After hitting Dan Shen with the staff, he took a palm strike in return. His little stone body nearly exploded.

As Si Ming had said, his ability to withstand Dan Shen was all due to the Di Dao Shen Dan's power.

Without it, he would have been defeated long ago.

After all, Dan Shen's combat power could rival Sheng Zun. At his current level, he couldn't match such a foe.

To truly rival Dan Shen and have the strength to slay him, he would need at least the seventh heaven. For now, it was all thanks to the Shen Dan's enhancement—this was his god-level boost, quite unreliable.

Buzz! Buzz! Buzz!

The void hummed as Dan Shen went all out, releasing beams of divine light from his body, each one a magical artifact. There were over a thousand, with more than half being Quasi-Emperor weapons, radiating various glows like brilliant stars in the dim world, their auras linking to oppress the nine heavens and ten earths.

Whoa!

Exclamations erupted as too many people looked up, their eyes dazzled.

No wonder he was Dan Shen—his resources were vast. He actually had so many artifacts and could activate them all at once. Any ordinary peak Quasi-Emperor would struggle; one misstep, and they'd be drained dry by the artifacts.

"If we robbed him, we'd be rich."

The group of great demons and great evils stroked their chins, pondering the idea. Dan Shen had more than just artifacts; he also had pills.

Those with such thoughts included the loose cultivators from San Xian Jie, experts who specialized in killing and plundering. Whoever had wealth was their target.

"Chaos Ding, I miss you."

Ye Chen glanced at the void and murmured.

In the Zhutian, during scenes like this, his ding was always the most eager and proactive, needing no control or secret techniques—it would charge straight through and feast.

Unfortunately, he was in the Ying Jie, and all his artifacts, secret treasures, bloodline divine stores, pills, and source stones were stored in some mysterious place. They would only return once he passed the tribulation.

This was the benefit of undergoing tribulation with memories.

"What are you waiting for? Fight!"

Shura Tianzun scolded. The thousand artifacts were descending; he needed to stand firm, or risk being crushed to dust.

Ye Chen snapped back to focus, stepped down and shattered the universe, soaring upward. His iron staff hummed loudly. Without the Chaos Shen Ding, he had the Dinghai Shen Zhen, swinging it to shatter a divine mirror and then smashing a treasure seal with a backhand.

Bang! Clang! Boom! Clang!

The sounds that followed were especially delightful.

The scenes that followed were particularly satisfying.

The artifacts filled the sky, each more fragile than the last. Ye Chen's Dinghai Shen Zhen grew fiercer with every swing; each strike exploded an artifact. The fragments, glowing with remnants, scattered across the firmament, dazzlingly beautiful.

Gulp!

Onlookers from all sides swallowed hard. This was too ferocious—one artifact per strike, like swatting flies. The fearsome Quasi-Emperor weapons in everyone's eyes were fragile in his hands, unable to withstand a hit.

As for Dan Shen, every exploding artifact backfired on him, making him stagger backward, coughing up blood with each step.

If he could redo it, he wouldn't have used the artifacts against Ye Chen. That iron staff was too strange and too dominant.

Boom!

Accompanied by a boom, the last artifact exploded.

Ye Chen moved like a divine light, darting through the sky, collecting the scattered artifact fragments into his treasure pagoda. They were mostly made of Shen Tie and Xian Tie—nothing should go to waste. He'd let the Dinghai Shen Zhen devour them all.

Kill!

Dan Shen grew even more frenzied, charging with overwhelming demonic energy, his face twisted in grotesque fury. As a peak Quasi-Emperor, and not just any, he couldn't take down Ye Chen, filling him with rage.

Ye Chen wouldn't stand still and take it; he met the attack head-on.