Eternal Holy Emperor

Boom—

With a sweep of Elder Xuan Dao’s great hand, he instantly encompassed the entire Star Domain, a Sleeve Universe unfolding as he wrapped up Ye Chen and the group of Great Powers currently locked in fierce combat with Aben, then tore open the void and vanished from this Star Domain.

Rumble—

Almost at the same moment, all kinds of terrifying attacks descended and completely pulverized that place into nothingness.

"After them!"

All the Heavenly Great Abilities rushed into the Endless Space Turbulence at the same time, hunting down the Combat Saint King, and one after another crushed their Communication Jade, summoning more experts to join the chase, because an additional Peak Great Power had appeared.

Within the Endless Space Turbulence, Ye Chen’s figure flashed into existence as he said, "Senior Xuan Dao, I’ll be troubling you next."

Elder Xuan Dao chuckled. "Little friend, there’s no need to worry. So long as this old man is here, these people will never so much as harm a single hair of your Insect Queen. And with this old man not by your side, you need to be a hundred times more careful."

Ye Chen said, "This junior understands."

Swoosh—

Ye Chen left behind a Divine Power Dao Body carrying only a fraction of his strength as a decoy, then his True Body tore open the void and disappeared from the Endless Space Turbulence.

A few breaths later, waves of powerful auras appeared within the Endless Space Turbulence; they were precisely the various Great Powers who had come to pursue him. Counting them, there were fifty to sixty Great Power experts—an almost unprecedented number, for it was rare to see so many Great Powers gathered in one place, yet today it had become reality.

Elder Xuan Dao smiled slightly, then shot off like lightning into the distance, and all the pursuers behind him rushed after in succession.

If a Peak Great Power truly chose to flee, unless a Ancient Monarch personally intervened, even so many Great Powers hunting together would find it hard to catch up, for that realm represented the strongest existence beneath a Ancient Monarch, and their speed was incomparably fast, quickly widening the gap.

However, Elder Xuan Dao did not completely leave the sight of these Great Powers; on the contrary, he maintained an unhurried pace, always keeping to a certain distance, so that these pursuing Great Powers were not completely shaken off and could still cling to a sliver of hope as they chased bitterly.

Swoosh—

Almost at the same time, Ye Chen burst out of the Endless Space Turbulence and into the starry sky, summoned the Chaos Tripod, stepped onto the big cauldron, and shot toward the east.

Now the Chaos Tripod had replaced the Void Divine Platform’s function; carrying Ye Chen, it traversed a distance of nine whole Star Domains in just a few breaths. The span was not merely billions of miles, but even farther than the distance across thirty Great Domains of the Heavenly and Myriads of Realms.

The instant he stopped, Ye Chen immediately put away the Chaos Tripod and concealed all of his Qi Mechanism, merging completely with the cosmos so that outsiders could not sense his true aura at all.

Right within the Star Domain before his eyes, there appeared a towering Life Ancient Star so enormous it defied description—so vast it was even larger than the sun, and not much smaller than the Pill Emperor Star. The ancient star’s aura was grand and far-reaching, its phenomena myriad, arousing awe in the heart. There was even a trace of Emperor’s Aura that lingered eternally; this was a Life Ancient Star that had birthed an Ancient Great Emperor.

And this star was precisely the Life Ancient Star occupied by the Jiuyan Emperor Clan—

Jiuyan Emperor Star!

The Jiuyan Emperor Clan, which had claimed supremacy for ages, entrenched itself within this Emperor Star and had long dominated as the undisputed strongest power across dozens of surrounding Star Domains. Its Emperor’s Aura and celestial might shook the mortal world—unimaginable.

Even separated by a whole Star Domain, Ye Chen could feel how extraordinary this Life Ancient Star that had birthed a Supreme Emperor truly was, akin to the Pill Emperor Star of those years. Hidden dragons and crouching tigers abounded within, countless powerful auras lurking; some were so obscure that even he, as he was now, felt danger from them.

"Ancient Monarch!"

He could be certain that there was an Ancient Monarch entrenched on Jiuyan Emperor Star, sitting in镇 there, their aura enduring yet not manifesting in full, clearly deep in seclusion.

Ye Chen smiled, gazing into the distance at Jiuyan Emperor Star, and softly said, "All this time I’ve followed the principle: ’If others do not offend me, I do not offend them.’ But Jiuyan Emperor Clan, you have hunted me time and again. Did you really think I was afraid, that I’m some rat scurrying across the street for everyone to beat? Today I will turn things around and strike back."

Jiuyan Emperor Star was the Emperor Star of the Jiuyan Emperor Clan; the closer one drew, the more one could feel the extraordinary nature of Jiuyan Emperor Star.

Moreover, the stronger one was, the greater the awe one felt, because the more clearly one could sense how boundless and immeasurable Emperor Jiuyan’s Emperor’s Aura had been in days past.

Every Supreme Emperor was a being who stunned antiquity, the present, and the future, the greatest Heavenly Pride of an era—unsurpassable, only to be matched.

Their Emperor’s Aura endured eternally; even after billions of years, it would still be so.

Outside the Emperor Star floated ten Star Passes, suspended at ten cardinal positions. These were the Jiuyan Emperor Clan’s War Fortresses. In ordinary times they hovered about, and a vast invisible Heavenly Curtain unfurled from them, shrouding the entire Jiuyan Emperor Star.

Anyone who wished to enter Jiuyan Emperor Star had to pass through these ten layers of Star Passes. Otherwise, beneath the Heavenly Curtain, even a Peak Great Power could forget about breaking in, for parts of an Emperor Formation were embedded within, and there was also a strand of Immortal Emperor Power circulating eternally, ensuring immortality.

Crash—

Suddenly, outside the Sixth Star Pass, the void was torn open and a figure abruptly appeared.

"Who goes there!?"

Powerhouses of the Jiuyan Emperor Clan were stationed on the Sixth Star Pass, with an Emperor Clan’s Heavenly King sitting in镇 there as well. All were alarmed and looked toward that mysterious figure outside the Star Pass; many Emperor Clan experts abruptly grew wary.

"Hurry and open the Star Pass, it’s me!"

The newcomer spoke, looking utterly bedraggled, covered in blood, bearing several wounds deep enough to expose bone, blood streaming, staggering as he stood. Yet there was a faintly discernible terrifying pressure on him—the might of a Great Power.

At a glance, everyone recognized him as none other than the clan’s Great Yanh Chu, a figure of high status and unfathomable cultivation. A few days ago he had left with others to hunt down the Combat Saint King; they had not expected his return to be in such a state.

"It’s Lord Yanh Chu!"

"Lord Yanh Chu is injured, hurry and support my lord back."

"We must immediately send Lord Yanh Chu back to the clan."

The Emperor Clan experts on the Sixth Star Pass spoke in succession, opening the gate of the Star Pass at once. A crowd of experts rushed out, vying to escort Great Yanh Chu inside with the highest honors, and quickly learned the truth.

It turned out that Lord Yanh Chu had hunted the Combat Saint King together with others, but the opponent was far too powerful, sweeping across the various Great Powers; even a Super Great Power had been slain. He had escaped with his life by the narrowest of margins to flee back.

Great Yanh Chu’s face was extremely pale, a trace of blood at the corner of his mouth. Frowning, he said, "I was wounded while pursuing the Combat Saint King and must immediately heal. You are to escort me at once to a core area of the clan for treatment."

"Yes!"

The Emperor Clan experts guarding the Ancient City harbored no real suspicion, because the Combat Saint King’s ferocious reputation was renowned throughout the Ancient Universe. Many Great Powers had fallen to his hand, and even their clan’s Super Great Power Yanh Buwei had never returned after leaving. For Great Yanh Chu to return grievously injured was perfectly normal.

A Divine Ship appeared at once, and an Emperor Clan’s Heavenly King personally piloted the Divine Ship to escort the wounded Great Yanh Chu back to the clan.