Eternal Holy Emperor

The Devouring God Clan, the beings of this clan appear to be no larger than a human, typically around ten feet long, resembling mantises. The stronger they are, the more scythes they possess, similar to the wings of the Angel Clan, and their bodies are covered with barbs, making them appear much more ferocious. They are known as a terrifying clan capable of devouring the Heavenly Gods, and are considered fearsome and dreadful.

Historically, many renowned powerhouses above the Great Power level have fallen at the hands of this clan. At its peak, it was rumored that a Supreme Emperor emerged from them, even devouring Ancient Monarchs, leaving behind a boundless fearsome reputation.

As soon as Ye Chen arrived, he immediately startled countless Devouring God Clans within the entire Trial Ancient City. They all opened their blood-red eyes, looking at Ye Chen with bloodlust, viewing him as prey.

Rumble——

Even before Ye Chen could act, innumerable Devouring God Clans swarmed out, transforming into a pitch-black torrent that blanketed the entire Trial Ancient City, charging straight at Ye Chen.

The battle between Ye Chen and the Devouring God Clan was extremely arduous. This clan occupied the entire Trial Ancient City and was as endless as the Insect Clan Warriors, possessing exceptionally terrifying combat power. At the very least, they were at the Divinity Transformation Realm, with over a hundred Devouring God Clan beings at the Heavenly King Realm, and about thirty at the Great Power Realm, even Ye Chen was shocked.

Such combat power was enough to sweep through and dominate the Ancient Universe.

In those days, it was because this clan was too terrifying, known to be born to devour the Heavenly Gods, that countless Heavenly Kings and Great Powers fell and were devoured, even the Cosmic Dominator of the Ancient Monarchs had fallen within, posing a tremendous threat to the Great Universe’s heavenly powerhouses, as if facing a major enemy.

Thus, when this clan was about to completely rule the Great Universe, the powerful figures of the Great Universe united, with the participation of the Emperor Clan, wielding Supreme Emperor Weapons, more than one, engaging in the most terrifying cosmic battle with the Devouring God Clan.

The cosmic battle stretched over more than half of the Ancient Universe, lasting for a thousand years, paying the heavy price of the fall of eight Ancient Monarchs and the extinction of over a hundred strong clans, it finally truly dealt a severe blow to this clan, killing all the top-tier powerhouses of the Devouring God Clan, including their invincible Emperor who was about to prove the Dao and become an Emperor.

After that battle, the Devouring God Clan was completely silenced and disappeared, seemingly completely annihilated.

Ye Chen did not expect that this clan had not been annihilated but had somehow relocated to the Supreme Ancient Road, and had proliferated to this extent, with nearly thirty Great Powers, clearly moving towards a peak prosperous state again.

However, if the Devouring God Clan were in their zenith era, still possessing the peak era of an Emperor, even with Ye Chen’s numerous trump cards, escape might have been impossible. But the present Devouring God Clan, while perhaps still able to sweep through the Cosmic Heavens, could not compare to their peak period.

Ye Chen, therefore, did not face immediate flight.

Yet the Devouring God Clan also possessed over thirty Great Power level beings, with more than five at the Super Great Power level.

In this battle, Ye Chen did not summon Aben, Mo Haishen, or Luoo Guyun as support, but rather charged toward the entire Devouring God Clan alone.

This was to better temper himself, and also to find the space ancient gate for transmission within the Trial Ancient City, otherwise, in the Lost Starry Sky, who knows how long it would take to truly find the next Trial Ancient City.

After all, the cosmic starry sky where this Supreme Ancient Road lies is quite desolate and cold, far less than the cosmic starry sky of the Ultimate Ancient Road, getting lost would be unimaginable.

Therefore, Ye Chen had to find this transmission ancient gate no matter what, to head to the next Trial Ancient City.

Unquestionably, this battle was immensely arduous; though Ye Chen was a Chaos Sacred Body, he was only at the middle of the Fifth Layer Heaven in the Great Power Realm. Although comparable to the late Eighth Layer Heaven, it was still difficult to match so many Devouring God Clan powerhouses,

In that battle, Ye Chen fought valiantly among many of the Devouring God Clan, even revealing his Chaos Supreme Body, fighting on two fronts, but ultimately to leave, slaying his way in and out among the overwhelming Devouring God Clan seven times, slaying thousands upon thousands of Devouring God Clan beings with every move.

Nevertheless, the beings of this clan were too numerous, hardly inferior to Insect Clan Warriors, and there were many powerful Devouring God Clan beings among them. Scores of Great Power level Devouring God Clan powerhouses charged fiercely, aiming to annihilate Ye Chen.

Especially the five Super Great Power level supreme powerhouses of the Devouring God Clan, who bore an entire body of crimson-gold hue, as if they had refined Constant Sun Red Gold into armor, who knows how many clan powerhouses’ essence blood they had devoured, constantly evolving to this stage, terrifyingly astounding, their divine bodies definitely surpassed those of super powerhouses of the same realm to a far greater extent.

Among them, two were originally at the Eighth Layer Heaven, possessing such powerful divine bodies, even Ye Chen felt a heaven-like pressure.

This battle could be said to be Ye Chen’s toughest since stepping onto the Supreme Ancient Road, aside from confronting Christie, even when facing the Chaos Primordial Giant in the Trial Secret Realm, it was not this difficult, as there was truly a lethal crisis.

During the combat, his black hair flayed, resembling countless roaring black dragons, his entire being bursting with dazzling Chaos Light, radiant to billions of lengths, manifesting the Chaos Tripod, also revealing the Supreme Ancient Tower, two invincible ancient weapons appeared, engaging in the most fearsome intense battle.

Throughout, Ye Chen’s Chaos Sacred Body could not remain immortal and was constantly scarred, shedding a great amount of Chaos blood, permeating with Chaos Ancient Energy.

The crimson-gold divine bodies of the five Super Great Power level supreme Devouring God Clan powerhouses, though inferior to his Sacred Body, were still more indestructible than the Immortal Ancient Weapons, making it hard for his Holy Fists to break them, often needing several punches to barely tear the opponent’s crimson-gold divine body, causing some damage.

Ye Chen could feel immense pressure.

Yet Ye Chen was indeed an invincible Chaos Young Supreme. With a mighty roar, he unleashed the Primordial Holy Light Technique from the Angel Emperor Scripture, dispersing the Chaos Ancient Energy and replacing it with endless Primordial Holy Light, flooding and engulfing the entire Trial Ancient City.

The Primordial Holy Light is said to purify all things under heaven, and under such boundless Primordial Holy Light, countless weak Devouring God Clan creatures were directly purified by the Holy Light, turning to dust and vanishing entirely, their form and spirit obliterated, making it an extremely destructive supreme divine power.

Meanwhile, he further evolved the Eighteen Heavenly Feather Slash, and eighteen wing-like Heavenly Feather Holy Swords emerged, slicing through heaven and earth, slaying numerous strong Devouring God Clan entities. Wherever they passed, all non-superpower beings were effortlessly destroyed.

Even the Devouring God Clan’s great powers would be scratched, and only the five super great beings of the Red Gold Devouring God Clan could withstand them.

Yet Ye Chen had mastered countless divine secret techniques throughout his life, including many Great Emperor divine powers, like the Combat Saint Technique of the Combat Saint Ancestor, the Destroying Immortal Style of the Emperor of Exterminating Immortals, the Primordial Emperor Technique of the Time-Space Emperor, the Eternal Immortal of Ten Thousand Realms of the Heavenly Emperor, the Twilight of the Gods of the Angel God Emperor, each of which were world-shaking supreme moves. Upon manifestation, even the five Red Gold Devouring God Clan’s supreme beings would have to shy away from their might.

In order to charge into the Transmission Space Gate within the Trial Ancient City, Ye Chen did not hesitate to consume a significant amount of Chaos Divine Power, storming ahead and slaying numerous strong Devouring God Clan entities along the way.

He even risked injuries, with a terrifying wound being cut open on his chest, and utilized Combat Heaven Slaying to repel the five Red Gold Devouring God Clan’s supreme beings, finally arriving at the center of the Trial Ancient City, where there was an ancient altar—the Transmission Space Gate.

However, above the ancient altar, there existed a Devouring God Clan creature wholly engulfed in dark red and dim light, incomparable to the other Red Gold Devouring God Clan’s supreme beings who glowed with splendid red-gold brilliance and sharpness, and whose blood qi was somewhat depleted. Yet this Devouring God Clan creature posed an even more terrifying threat to Ye Chen than the five supreme beings.

Confronting him, Ye Chen even felt a tingle run up his spine.

Ninth Layer Heaven!

This was a God Slaying Ancient of the Ninth Layer Heaven, incredibly powerful and nearing a leap into the Nine Tribulations Realm, a transition which would render them even more terrifying.

Such a God Slaying powerhouse undoubtedly posed a massive threat to Ye Chen, and boundless pressure welled up inevitably.

"Young friend, do you wish to attain this Transmission Space Gate?" The God Slaying Ancient did not attack Ye Chen, instead initiating dialogue, asking him.

Though the language was somewhat archaic, through Divine Sense, Ye Chen could essentially understand the other’s intentions.

"I do not wish to attain it. The junior merely wishes to use the Space Gate to proceed to the next Trial Ancient City. I humbly request this elder of the Devouring God Clan to grant me passage." Ye Chen calmly stated.

"Fine."

Unexpectedly, the God Slaying Ancient swiftly agreed to Ye Chen’s request, startling Ye Chen slightly.

But Ye Chen observed strong, uncontrollable desire deep in the eyes of the God Slaying Ancient as he looked at him.

Simultaneously, the God Slaying Ancient spoke again, "However, you need to leave something as the cost of passage."

Indeed, there are no free lunches in the world.

Ye Chen’s heart sank slightly, saying, "Just state your demand, senior, and if it is not excessive, the junior will try to fulfill it."

The God Slaying Ancient extended a dark red, dim scythe, pointing at Ye Chen: "I want half of your origin, and half of your essence blood."

Ye Chen’s heart instantly sank; as expected, he came with ill intentions, actually wanting to take half of his Chaos Origin and half of his Chaos Essence Blood.

Not to mention the enormous impact missing half of his origin and essence blood would have, directly weakening him and rendering his strength unable to reach half his peak. Furthermore, at that time, the God Slaying Ancient likely wouldn’t be appeased and would demand the remaining half of his origin and essence blood.

Ye Chen’s gaze was eerily cold as he looked at the God Slaying Ancient, saying, "What if the junior refuses?"

"Refuse?" The aura of the God Slaying Ancient suddenly intensified, frightening numerous times over, enveloping the heavens, with the entire starry sky nearly falling apart. That icy voice rendered the entire Trial Ancient City completely into a frozen city: "Then you can stay here."