Eternal Holy Emperor
Chapter 278 - 249: Breaking Through Martial God! (4th Update)

Chapter 278: Chapter 249: Breaking Through Martial God! (4th Update)

"""The Five Great Ancient Heroes all emerged from seclusion on this day, their aura had strengthened tremendously compared to before; in just three short months, they had completed breakthroughs, far stronger than ever before.

Each of them stood at the peak domain of the Ninth Layer Heaven in the Martial God Temple, and one step further would make them true powerful Heavenly Gods.

It wasn’t just Ye Chen in seclusion; the Five Great Ancient Heroes were similarly in seclusion, all releasing the long-accumulated potential and making corresponding breakthroughs.

The people were trembling, worthy of being Ancient Heroes, breaking through once again, they actually became Peak Martial Gods, far more powerful than before. It wasn’t just mere talk that the Great Prophet had foretold they had a hope of surpassing Divines in this life; the breakthrough was too rapid.

But those who truly knew felt it was natural; having sealed thousands of years, often chanted by Heavenly Divine experts nearby, and even guided by Divine Ancestors by their side for Enlightenment, invisibly imprinting strands of Daoist Rules in the hearts of these Ancient Heroes, laying the foundation of Dao.

An onlooker might see their progress as minute, but decades upon decades of accumulation can evoke a qualitative transformation, and the accumulation over millions of years was terrifying, unconsciously growing their Dao Foundation.

And since they were originally the most spectacular heroes, digesting and completing their breakthroughs within three months was expected.

However, such accumulation clearly couldn’t be completely digested within a mere three months; the Ancient Heroes would need to digest it in the years to come, becoming even stronger.

Clearly, for the sake of the Ancient Heroes, the Five Great Super Forces had unseeingly invested a lot.

People everywhere sighed, the Five Great Ancient Heroes were originally terrifying, being young and already comparable to the Super Martial Gods of the Seventh Layer Heaven, now having broken through and even leaping across two statures, achieving the peak of Martial God.

It’s probably feared that they hadn’t entered the Heavenly Divine Realm worried that their rapid breakthroughs would lead to instability in their Dao Foundation and lack of a solid foundation.

After all, millions of years of accumulation can’t be digested overnight, allowing them more space for future growth.

"Yang Wushuang, Yuan Jiu, Wu Yunyan, these stunning Ancient Heroes all broke through and emerged, but what about that Young Great Demon King Ye Chen, who could rival them—why haven’t we seen him appear?"

The Five Great Ancient Heroes had all successively emerged from seclusion, yet the Young Great Demon King who had once rivaled these five seemed to have completely disappeared from the world, never again making waves after the Trial Gate, as if completely vanished, no longer contending with the Ancient Heroes.

However, Xia Teng and others kept believing that Ye Chen was never inferior to anyone; it was just that he hadn’t completed his breakthrough yet.

It wasn’t long before the people also received confirmation from the talents at the Heavenly Level Academy; Ye Chen was also in seclusion within the most crucial Holy Land of the Tiandu Academy, and it was astonishing, fearing that upon emerging, he wouldn’t be weaker than the Ancient Heroes. Some promising youths had seen Ye Chen crazily absorbing the Heavenly Earth Power within the Holy Land, continuously devouring without pause, suspecting that he was undergoing a significant breakthrough.

This news also spread throughout Xiafeng Country, causing national pride but also leaving people numb, as those who knew about Ye Chen understood that his breakthrough speed was too fast, nearly accomplishing a new breakthrough every few months, not taking too long.

With each breakthrough, his strength significantly increased, a fact understood from each display of his increased power.

Feared that when he emerged, he would also not be inferior to the Five Great Ancient Heroes and even if he exceeded them, the people of Xiafeng Country would accept this fact because he was Ye Chen.

Before long, the Five Great Ancient Heroes gathered in the Tiandu Academy.eacher presence imposingly impacted the academy, giving the students an incomparable sense of pressure, hard to endure.

The five appeared at the final mountain summit of the Trial Gate.

"Only Ye Chen is missing. Is he still in seclusion?" Yang Wushuang frowned.

Yuan Jiu nodded, "Although we Ancient Heroes have substantial accumulations, enabling us to leap across two heavens in just three months to achieve the peak of Martial God, don’t think that we can break through Ye Chen so easily. Whether in this age or throughout history, he is the most extraordinary one. I believe that after he emerges, he won’t be much weaker than us."

But the others were somewhat skeptical; although Ye Chen was indeed extraordinary, after all, he was of this era and lacked their kind of accumulation, catching up to them in three months still seemed difficult.

Yuan Jiu sighed lightly, "Do not underestimate Ye Chen. Even though he is very young, I never think his accumulation is any less than mine."

The others fell silent, contemplating the extraordinary Ye Chen, perhaps it really was so.

"What now, shall we wait for Ye Chen?" Wu Yunyan spoke.

Li Taixu replied, "Let’s wait, We must keep our word."

Previously, they had already agreed to gather in front of the Trial Gate after emerging, as they intended to try to truly push open the Trial Gate and explore its ultimate secrets.

The Five Great Ancient Heroes all sat cross-legged in front of the Eighth Level of the Trial Gate, silently engaging in deep cultivation, occasionally sparring with each other to test their strengths.

Their presence also attracted much attention, whether from students or elders, all wondering if these Ancient Heroes were preparing to push open the Eighth Level of the Trial."""

Because now they were more than twice as strong as they had been three months ago, there was perhaps a chance to truly push open the Trial Gate and enter it.

As for their meditative cultivation in the cross-legged position, although it drew much curiosity from many people, those who were truly knowledgeable understood, most likely eight or nine out of ten, that they were waiting for another peerless monstrous talent, Ye Chen.

Ten days later, the ancient heroes in meditation all opened their eyes, gazing at the distant sky. They saw a figure with a tall and straight stature walking slowly toward them, his demeanor graceful like jade, his black hair draped over his shoulders, his appearance handsome and noble, his eyebrows like swords and eyes like stars—who could it be if not Ye Chen?

Ye Chen had finally emerged from seclusion.

He descended upon the mountain summit, looking at the people who had been waiting for a long time, and said apologetically, "Sorry for being late, I just came out of seclusion."

"It’s good that you’ve come."

The people didn’t mind, but when they sensed that Ye Chen’s aura was still only at the Innate Ninth Layer, they immediately frowned. Hadn’t it been said that he was closing off for a breakthrough into the Martial God Realm? Why hadn’t he truly broken through yet? Could it be that his realm was not there yet?

But suddenly, the ancient heroes all felt their hearts tremble with fear, shockingly looking at Ye Chen because they all sensed that Ye Chen, compared to three months ago, was different. He still clearly possessed the aura of the Innate Peak, but at this moment, he gave them a terrifying feeling of palpitations, as if a True Dragon was lying dormant within his body, now awakening and fixing its gaze on them.

"Brother Ye, what is this..." The ancient heroes changed color. In the past three months, what kind of breakthrough had Ye Chen achieved to feel so much stronger? This shouldn’t be right.

Ye Chen’s expression grew solemn. "Actually, I could have broken through earlier, but I didn’t want to destroy the Holy Land, so I chose to come out. Now I can hardly suppress it anymore; I must break through here. Please step back, it might become dangerous."

The ancient heroes looked at each other. It was just a breakthrough into the Martial God Realm, so why would there be any threat? They almost wanted to laugh, but seeing the rare solemn expression on Ye Chen’s face, they all felt a sudden thump in their hearts, a bad premonition as if something was about to happen.

At their level of cultivation, they could almost say they had Spirit Communication, especially these ancient heroes, whose keen senses were astoundingly sharp, able to vaguely perceive some events.

At this moment, the Five Great Ancient Heroes all chose to retreat far away, stepping into the void, at least a hundred meters away from Ye Chen.

Many people below witnessed this scene and were astounded as to why the Five Great Ancient Heroes suddenly retreated far away from Ye Chen.

Ye Chen slowly exhaled a breath of turbid air, his body shook, and a Divine Light Column suddenly burst from the top of his skull, shooting straight into the sky, followed by a powerful explosion of aura. The barrier of the Innate Ninth Layer was instantly shattered, unstoppable.

Boom—

A mighty aura burst forth, and Ye Chen directly broke through the barrier, advancing into the domain of the Martial God Realm.

At this moment, he truly became a supreme Martial God, no longer a mortal, truly stepping into the Cultivation Realm.

Whether Acquired or Innate, they were all but mortal martial artists, at most using powers like Inner Strength and True Yuan. But once reaching the Martial God Realm, they could wield the mighty Heavenly Earth Power, meriting the description of transcending the ordinary and entering sainthood.

Naturally, Ye Chen had already taken this step earlier because the Primordial Spirit could wield the Heavenly Earth Power, and usually, only those in the Martial God Realm could condense a Primordial Spirit. However, Ye Chen had achieved a Primordial Spirit with the aid of Divine Blood.

"Someone has broken through to the Martial God Realm, but this aura seems unusually strong."

Many people in the Tiandu Academy were alarmed, and even the elders, and the Supreme Elders were shocked.

This aura was clearly much stronger than that of ordinary Martial God warriors, at least comparable to a Third Layer Heaven Martial God, overwhelmingly powerful and extraordinary.

Everyone knew there must be an extraordinary individual who had broken through to the Martial God Realm. Otherwise, the aura wouldn’t be so overwhelmingly strong.

"It’s him, the Young Great Demon King has broken through to the Martial God Realm. My goodness, wasn’t he a Martial God before?"

Many people below exclaimed, because Ye Chen was too powerful, unreasonably so, to the extent that his original cultivation at the Innate Ninth Layer was obscured, unknown to anyone, and many people regarded him as a super Martial God-level warrior.

Now that Ye Chen chose to break through, the people truly realized that the Young Great Demon King, Ye Chen, had been merely a high-level expert of the Innate Realm before this moment.

Yang Wushuang frowned, "Just the Martial God Realm? Although a First Layer Heaven Martial God is strong, it doesn’t give us such a heart-stopping feeling."

The other ancient heroes nodded in agreement. That feeling made them all tremble with fear, definitely not something a mere First Layer Heaven Martial God could provide, even if this First Layer Heaven Martial God’s aura could match a Third Layer Heaven Martial God.

Boom—

The void shook, but Ye Chen’s aura didn’t stop there, it rapidly climbed higher and higher, the clouds in the sky were dispersed, and he broke through once again!