Eternal Holy Emperor
Chapter 298 - 266: Return

Chapter 298: Chapter 266: Return

Boom—

Within the utterly tranquil Million Mountains, suddenly, strong breaths of Supreme power ignited, rippling in all directions; these were the breaths of Saints at their most powerful.

Hongtian Great Saint was whisking Ye Chen, Yang Wushuang, Wu Yunyan, and others across Changkong, hurtling through the skies with incredible speed.

The velocity of a Saint was terrifying; even with the complete Thousand Paths in the Void Sky Domain and the suppression of heaven and earth, the speed was still astonishing. With one leap, they could span several miles of Changkong, where vast stretches of mountains and rivers rapidly retreated, turning into fleeting landscapes.

Yet, from afar, several potent Saintly breaths were in pursuit, spanning tens or hundreds of miles behind; these were Saints no different from the Hongtian Great Saint—indeed, the pinnacle powerhouses of the Divine Spirit Realm from the Tiandu Continent.

It was hard to imagine that Ye Chen and the others were being hunted by several Saints, an encounter not even experienced in the Tiandu Continent.

"These people are really persistent," Hongtian Great Saint frowned. As a fellow Saint, his pursuers’ speed wasn’t much less than his; even more so, given that they stemmed from ancient families, wielding formidable movement techniques and Divine Arts, they were slowly closing in.

"Please hold up, fellow daoist ahead. We have no intention of being your enemy; we only wish to have the young man handed over who sneak-attacked and injured our family’s king," a Divine Thought transmitted from the Saint of the Donghua Family chasing from behind.

They were deeply aware of how tough it was to catch Hongtian Great Saint—a Saint bent on fleeing was exceedingly difficult to pursue.

Such a demand changed the expressions of Hongtian Great Saint and the others significantly, and they coldly snorted. The Donghua Family was truly shameless. Clearly defeated by Ye Chen before so many witnesses, now they claimed he was sneak-attacked and wounded.

Although not pleased, Hongtian Great Saint wouldn’t abandon Ye Chen. Aside from anything else, the fact that his Dao injuries still needed to be healed with Alchemy by Mr. Qian made it impossible to simply leave Ye Chen behind.

Swoosh—

The group rapidly fled, streaking through Changkong like lightning.

"Fellow daoist, please think thrice before acting. If you do not hand over that young man, you are making an enemy of our Donghua Family. Are you truly willing?" threatened another Divine Thought from behind. Yet, Hongtian Great Saint laughed coldly. What of the Donghua Family? He was not from the Heavenly and Myriads of Realms, and did not recognize the so-called Donghua Family, and hence held no fear for them.

"The Trial Gate is there; please, senior, lead me back to the Tiandu Continent," Li Taixu sensed a faint fluctuation in the void, guiding Hongtian Great Saint to finally vanish into a realm of nihility alongside the others, disappearing completely.

Soon after, several powerful Saintly breaths descended, Saints of Saint Level arrived, and upon sensing the disappearance of the others, their expressions turned grim—they let them escape.

Knowing full well this must be where the others’ Physical Bodies belonged to the Outer Domain, they snorted coldly, unwilling to enter.

For they knew that even if they pursued, their Primordial Spirits alone would appear outside of the Void Sky Domain, unable to wield the might of a Saint fully, and without their bodies, they would be many times weaker, far from a match for their foes.

This made them hesitant, and eventually, they snorted coldly and did not enter.

"No matter, let us attempt to deduce their position in reality and carry out a pursuit there. I want to see who dares to harm our family’s king and still leave so easily," a Saint sneered. As long as they were still in this region, the powerhouses of the Donghua Family would be mobilized to pursue, and once targeted, they’d follow to the ends of the earth.

"Indeed, let us join forces to deduce together," said another Saint. After all, Hongtian Great Saint was also a Saint who could interfere with the Heavenly Mechanism to some extent; as a fellow Saint, it was not possible to deduce it alone.

The three Saints sat cross-legged in the void to deduce, their mysterious auras resonating with the cosmos of the Void Sky Domain.

But, they soon awoke, looking at each other in shock, for they couldn’t deduce their whereabouts at all, blocked by layers of fog, which was quite a surprise: "Why can’t we deduce? What could be the reason?"

"There must be a Secret Treasure interfering with our deduction on their person."

"Indeed, bearing in mind that this young man is a descendant of that legendary divine being, it’s quite likely."

"What a pity they’ve escaped; it’s hard to swallow, sigh."

In the end, they could only leave helplessly.

Boom—

At the pinnacle of the Divine Mountain of the Tiandu Academy, streams of light burst forth from the Trial Gate, entering the seated bodies; it was Hongtian Great Saint and his company returning from the Void Sky Domain.

Upon return, Ye Chen’s complexion was pale and he appeared exhausted, nearly collapsing.

This was the aftereffect of the Fighting God Seal, and with the unleashing of the Heavenly Cutting Finger, the toll on his Power of Primordial Spirit was unprecedentedly severe, requiring time to gradually recover.

Although the Trial Gate had been open for a while and the Primordial Spirit Spiritual Energy was diminishing, there were still some scattered traces. At that moment, Ye Chen’s brow lit up as he absorbed all the remaining Primordial Spirit Spiritual Energy, and his complexion finally improved slightly.

The Supreme Old Mansion Master, along with a few Supreme Divine powerhouses, had long been awaiting, not moving an inch. Seeing this, their expressions changed, but observing the others, all seemed natural without any major issues; they sighed in relief but were curious about what exactly had happened to Ye Chen.

"Young friend Ye Chen, are you alright?" The several Divine beings could see that Ye Chen’s Power of Primordial Spirit was significantly depleted, and were somewhat concerned.

Ye Chen shook his head and said, "Thank you for your concern, seniors. It’s just that I fought a great battle in the Void Sky Domain and used an enhancement Secret Technique, so the depletion is somewhat excessive. After some time, I should recover."

He spoke as if recounting something ordinary, but the ancient heroes witnessing the return of his Primordial Spirit did not think so simply; their expressions were complicated.

Having witnessed the grand battle between Ye Chen and Donghua Haoyi firsthand and seen his unparalleled strength and unrivaled might in his generation, they knew the magnitude of the battle he’d faced.

To them, there was a bitterness; they were once the most exceptional heroes within their Super forces. Now, compared to Ye Chen, they seemed far behind; he was the true invincible king of his generation.

After Hongtian Great Saint’s Primordial Spirit returned, his first action was to close the Trial Gate, fearing that the Donghua Family might trace it here and learn that the people of the Tiandu Continent could enter the Void Sky Domain, which could be perilous.

Then, he meticulously relayed the happenings within the Void Sky Domain to the several Tiandu Divine beings.