Chapter 968: The Divine Dynasty's Defeat

Boom!

As Ye Chen suddenly arrived, bringing the Hun Dun World crashing down with him, that expanse of the virtual sky shattered inch by inch on the spot.

Crack!

Immediately, the divine hall illusion of Shen Chao Sheng Zi was crushed and collapsed.

As Ye Chen had said, Shen Chao Sheng Zi was merely a Dao body, not the true Shen Wang. Even though he borrowed ninety percent of the Shen Wang's combat power, it was still just external force.

If the Shen Wang had come in person, Ye Chen might have been cautious, but it was only a Dao body, so he felt no fear. The external Dao manifestation of Shen Chao Sheng Zi's Dao body was far inferior to his Hun Dun World.

Puff!

Shen Chao Sheng Zi spat out blood. As an assassin, he excelled at instant kills, not direct confrontations. With Fei Lei Shen broken, he was inherently suppressed when facing Ye Chen, who was unbeatable in close combat.

What other trump cards do you have?

Ye Chen stepped forward slowly, his severed arms regenerating as he did.

Open for me!

Shen Chao Sheng Zi roared furiously, burning his essence to gather a single sword strike that could cleave the heavens and destroy the earth, splitting apart Ye Chen's external Dao manifestation.

Tai Xu Long Jin!

Ye Chen formed a seal with one hand, manifesting the Tai Xu cage to trap Shen Chao Sheng Zi within it.

Open!

Shen Chao Sheng Zi swung his sword again, breaking through the Tai Xu cage and bursting out, his eyes shooting two bolts of lightning straight toward Ye Chen's soul essence.

Shen Shang!

Ye Chen lightly shouted, golden divine light bursting from his brow one after another, grinding those two bolts of lightning to dust.

Without Fei Lei Shen, I can still kill you!

Shen Chao Sheng Zi's voice was eerily cold, his entire body enveloped in dark thunder, shaking the heavens and earth as if the Shen Wang had truly descended.

I told you, you're far from it!

Ye Chen crossed the virtual sky in a single step, his sky-covering hand descending from above.

Break!

Shen Chao Sheng Zi unleashed a heaven-defying sword strike, splitting the sky-covering hand, then opened his mouth to spew out nine war banners that stood at nine positions in the virtual sky, drawing upon the world's origin to form a deadly killing array.

Ye Chen said nothing, responding only with his most powerful attacks. With the Chi Xiao Jian in hand, he slashed through one war banner with a single strike and charged out through the gap.

Boom! Bang!

The great battle erupted. Shen Chao Sheng Zi abandoned his assassination tactics, relying on ninety percent of the Shen Wang's combat power to confront Ye Chen head-on. Though it was just a Dao body, it truly resembled a Shen Wang in battle.

In comparison, Ye Chen was even more domineering and forceful, his entire body radiating golden light, his sacred body forged like molten gold, dazzling with divine brilliance. He was like an eternal war god, his aura swallowing the heavens and dominating the eight directions.

What a world-shaking battle!

The spectators from all sides watched with gleaming eyes, not blinking for a moment. This day's fight would become the stuff of legends for teaching future generations.

Boom!

Amid the exclamations, a shocking clash occurred, sending Ye Chen and Shen Chao Sheng Zi flying back, collapsing a section of the virtual sky.

Die!

Shen Chao Sheng Zi's eyes were full of savagery as he vanished in an instant.

Ye Chen's gaze sharpened, and he saw a spatial mark had appeared on his arm without him noticing.

Zing!

In just a third of an instant, Shen Chao Sheng Zi had already closed in, his sword strike devastating and carrying the power to cleave the heavens and extinguish the earth.

Witnessing this, the spectators' eyes lit up with divine light, finally understanding why Shen Chao Sheng Zi had engaged Ye Chen in direct combat—it was to secretly imprint a spatial mark on him!

However, the scene of Ye Chen's head being severed did not occur. Ye Chen had vanished, and the sword struck empty air.

Ba Huang!

Before anyone could react, Ye Chen appeared in an instant, landing a solid punch on Shen Chao Sheng Zi's back. The force was so immense that half of Shen Chao Sheng Zi's body turned to bloody pulp.

Earlier, he had manipulated the heavenly Dao, instantly entering a spatial black hole and then emerging, completing this perfect surprise attack.

And this surprise attack had been planned all along.

Did he really think Ye Chen was unaware that Shen Chao Sheng Zi had imprinted a spatial mark on his arm?

The answer was no!

Ye Chen knew, so he turned the tables, timing it perfectly. The moment Shen Chao Sheng Zi launched his kill, Ye Chen struck back. It wasn't that he was superior, but Shen Chao Sheng Zi was too arrogant.

Boom!

The earth trembled as Shen Chao Sheng Zi crashed into it, creating a massive crater. Struck by a peak sacred body attack, even he suffered severe injuries.

Puff!

Shen Chao Sheng Zi struggled to his feet, his face twisted in ferocity. He never imagined his perfectly planned kill would be seen through by Ye Chen, leaving him gravely wounded.

Buzz!

The virtual sky hummed as a black war spear shot down from above.

It's not over!

Shen Chao Sheng Zi vanished again, reappearing a hundred zhang away—that was from a previously imprinted spatial mark, meant for dodging Ye Chen's fatal strikes at critical moments.

On the other side, Ye Chen was already closing in like a ghost.

Seeing this, Shen Chao Sheng Zi spun around, trying to flee three hundred zhang away.

Forbidden!

As soon as he moved, a majestic and icy voice rang out, a powerful binding force locking him in place and causing his body to stall.

In that instant, his expression changed drastically as he sensed an extremely dangerous aura.

Open for me!

Shen Chao Sheng Zi went mad, burning his cultivation power to form an invisible divine sword that severed the bindings, and he shifted away abruptly.

Tian Zhao!

Ye Chen's cold voice echoed at that moment.

Immediately, black flames ignited on Shen Chao Sheng Zi's shoulder. Fortunately, he had dodged quickly; otherwise, it would have been his head.

Zing!

Shen Chao Sheng Zi swung his sword without hesitation, severing his own shoulder, and retreated three hundred zhang away in an instant.

In the crowd, Tai Xu Gu Long chuckled softly once more.

He saw it most clearly—these two heaven-defying divine abilities both touched upon the domain of time and space, each with its own merits.

But Shen Chao Sheng Zi was at a disadvantage, though that didn't mean Fei Lei Shen Jue was inferior to Xian Lun Tian Zhao.

Earlier, Shen Chao Sheng Zi had used Fei Lei Shen but failed to kill Ye Chen, and Ye Chen had used Tian Zhao but also failed to kill Shen Chao Sheng Zi. In his view, even the most heaven-defying divine ability depended on who wielded it.

If the one using Fei Lei Shen was Shen Wang Shen Xuan Feng, Ye Chen might not be alive right now.

If the one using Tian Zhao was Hong Chen, Shen Chao Sheng Zi could be instantly slain.

So, in this world, there are no invincible divine abilities, nor invincible people. Perhaps only by reaching that elusive Great Emperor realm could one truly overlook the heavens and earth, becoming the absolute master of all.

Bang! Boom!

As Tai Xu Gu Long reflected, in the virtual sky above, Ye Chen and Shen Chao Sheng Zi fought with earth-shattering intensity.

It was clear that Shen Chao Sheng Zi was completely suppressed, his form in disarray. His heaven-defying assassination techniques were powerful, but his recovery ability was far inferior. The arm that had been severed still hadn't fully regenerated.

Meanwhile, the domineering Ye Chen grew stronger with each exchange, his attacks becoming more ferocious. Every spatial mark Shen Chao Sheng Zi imprinted was swiftly erased by him.

And he no longer used Tian Zhao, as it consumed too much energy.

Without Fei Lei Shen and Tian Zhao, Shen Chao Sheng Zi's combat power was far below his.

As a quasi-heaven peak expert, Ye Chen could stand shoulder to shoulder with a quasi-heaven perfection Shen Wang.

Shen Chao Sheng Zi was merely a Dao body of the Shen Wang, even with ninety percent of the Shen Wang's power—it was still just external force.

Without Fei Lei Shen's aid, Ye Chen's speed was not inferior, his strength superior, his recovery better, and his practical combat skills stronger. By now, the battle's outcome was decided.

Tsk, tsk, tsk!

Watching the two fight with the heavens collapsing and the earth splitting, the spectators began to sigh and click their tongues again.

Earlier, Ye Chen had nearly been killed several times, and everyone thought he would lose, but as the fight went on, he turned it into a stunning comeback out of nowhere.

Seeing Shen Chao Sheng Zi drenched in blood and bones, many sighed.

Shen Chao Sheng Zi is going to lose. Once he falls, in the Qing Zi generation, Ye Chen will truly be the king. The Xuan Ling Body has fallen, the Tai Yin Body has fallen, and the two great hosts have fallen too—who can check him now?

Be ready to kill him at any moment!

From one side of the virtual sky, the transmission from Shi Xue Yan Luo had already reached many ears.

Earlier, he had believed Shen Chao Sheng Zi could kill Ye Chen, but the outcome left him stunned. Not only had Ye Chen not been killed, but he had staged a massive counterkill. At this rate, Shen Chao Sheng Zi was doomed.

In that case, their purpose for coming was to kill Ye Chen. If Shen Chao Sheng Zi couldn't do it, they would.

Without him saying it, Xue Wang, Shi Hun Wang, Yao Wang, Wu Zhu Wang, and You Ming Yan Luo Wang were all prepared to strike Ye Chen fatally at any time.

Like them, the descendants of the emperors were positioned across the four directions of the heavens, also ready for battle at any moment.

The confrontation between the successive kings and the emperor descendants made many older cultivators sense the thick scent of blood. The smart ones had already begun to retreat—today, in Dong Ling Gu Yuan, there would be a world-shaking melee.

Only those naive or dim-witted cultivators were still watching with great interest, completely unaware of the changing atmosphere.

Ah!

Under everyone's gaze, Shen Chao Sheng Zi let out a hysterical roar.

He no longer resembled a human, the combat power borrowed from the Shen Wang having been completely scattered by Ye Chen.

Without the Shen Wang's power to aid him, the gap between him and Ye Chen was immense, and he had lost the capital to contend. Even if he had Fei Lei Shen now, he couldn't kill Ye Chen—it was absolute suppression of power.

Ten Thousand Swords as One!

Ye Chen shouted lightly, transforming one sword into ten thousand, then merging them into one path, its power capable of destroying heavens and earth.

Puff!

Blood splattered as Shen Chao Sheng Zi's mangled body was pierced through by a single strike.

I don't believe it!

Shen Chao Sheng Zi's eyes were filled with savagery, even a hint of madness. He wove his cultivation power and Dao principles together into an ultimate divine sword, infused with killing intent that spanned the heavens and earth, cleaving them apart.

Ye Chen advanced with his sword, his own Dao principles and cultivation power swirling around the Chi Xiao Jian. He swept his sword across the virtual sky, shattering that ultimate divine sword, then followed with a palm that covered the sky, smashing Shen Chao Sheng Zi's body to pieces.

Kill him for me!

Shen Chao Sheng Zi roared in anger, beams of divine light shooting from his brow into the sky, forming ranks of icy killing swords that arrayed into a sword formation, slashing toward Ye Chen.

Ten Thousand Swords Converge!

Ye Chen suddenly swung his sword, unleashing a rain of killing swords from the sky.

Bang, bang, bang, bang!

Killing sword clashed against killing sword, filling the air with crisp collisions, the sparks dazzlingly beautiful.

Shen Chao Sheng Zi remained at a disadvantage, his body repeatedly pierced as he plummeted from the virtual sky.

Crack!

As he fell, the mask on his face shattered, revealing a sharply angled countenance to everyone.

This...

Everyone, including the successive kings, emperor descendants, Tai Xu Gu Long, and Ye Chen, was stunned.