Eternal Holy Emperor
Chapter 300 - 268: Nine Layers Peak, Gazing Upon the Ten Heavens!

Chapter 300: Chapter 268: Nine Layers Peak, Gazing Upon the Ten Heavens!

During the three years, Ye Chen, with the help of the energy of heaven and earth from the Holy Land of Tiandu Academy, had almost drained more than half of the Holy Land’s reserves. Coupled with his originally outrageously high Daoist realm, he had completely stepped above the Martial God Ninth Layer Heaven.

Human Origin Golden Body Perfection, Domineering Refining Saint Technique had also been cultivated to the thirty-sixth illustration, taking Human Origin Golden Body a step further. Within his blood, once again silk strands of golden radiance were born, but they were more terrifying compared to Golden Body Perfection, and could be called the epitome of ultimate ascension.

Over the three years, Ye Chen often spent time in seclusion, especially after reaching the Ninth Layer Heaven, constantly pursuing enlightenment in the laws, the Dao, and techniques, and had cultivated everything to an absolutely peak state.

He had become even stronger. The occasional moments when he opened his eyes, there was a manifestation of substantial cold lightning, cleaving the heavens and earth, tearing apart the void.

Even a Heavenly God strong enough would feel an unprecedented dreadful oppressive force in his presence, causing palpitations.

Having not seen Ye Chen make a move for three years, the world believed that Ye Chen might no longer be a match for the Five Great Ancient Heroes. However, those who truly understood knew that while the Ancient Heroes were growing stronger, he had become even stronger.

He continuously shattered the human body’s limits, having soared to the ultimate heights several times from the Ninth Layer Heaven. Whether it was the human body, Daoism, or the Primordial Spirit, everything was pushed to the absolute peak, unable to ascend further, emanating a mighty terrifying Dao power.

Even Heavenly Gods would tremble, feeling as if an extremely terrifying ancient fierce beast was lurking within him, slowly awakening, ready to unleash a world-ending strike at any moment.

Just how strong was Ye Chen? No one could say for sure. Even the several Divine Beings felt Ye Chen was becoming more unfathomable, difficult to predict.

There was once, when an Exotic Realm Divine Being descended across realms, he too had participated in the battle. Although he only made one move in the end, his achievements were exceptionally magnificent, as he directly slew three powerful Heavenly Gods and even clashed with an unmatched personage from the Heavenly Divine Realm. With one punch, he left this unprecedented figure with a mangled fist dripping with blood, shocking and appalling him.

All of this indicated the terrible extent of Ye Chen’s power.

The Five Great Ancient Heroes had each challenged Ye Chen individually, requesting he not hold back, eager to see how large the gap between them really was.

At first, the Five Great Ancient Heroes thought the gap between them was small. They had advanced to the point where they could battle against Divinity Transformation without defeat, even defeating warriors who just stepped into the Divinity Transformation Realm was not an issue, causing a sensation among the people.

Even when facing young rulers like Donghua Haoyi, they were no longer powerless as before, able to put up a fight, an actual contest.

Unfortunately, they soon realized what the true terror was. Even with the use of all their means, including some fearsome trump cards, and Ye Chen not deploying the Fighting God Seal, competing purely with the strength of Martial God Ninth Layer Heaven’s realm, no one could last more than five rounds against him, all easily suppressed with a mere lift of his hand.

Even when the Five Great Ancient Heroes joined forces, they could not last more than fifty rounds against him, and that was because Ye Chen held back a little, otherwise, the result would have been even more horrific to hear.

The Five Great Ancient Heroes all sighed, realizing the terrifying extent of Ye Chen. While they were continuously refining themselves, Ye Chen was advancing by leaps and bounds, always growing stronger imperceptibly.

To this day, they couldn’t fathom just how strong Ye Chen had become.

One thing was clear, Ye Chen was unfathomable.

"Ye Chen, you are now strong enough, at the ultimate peak of the Martial God Realm. You might even be stronger than the young rulers of the same realm in the Heavenly and Myriad Domains by a fraction, so why not break through to the Heavenly God Realm?" asked Yang Wushuang, unable to restrain himself during a gathering of young supreme powerhouses. Ye Chen was now even stronger than many Heavenly God strong individuals, but why he remained at the peak of Martial God Realm was a mystery.

This was also what the other Ancient Heroes wanted to ask. It was one thing for them with some room for improvement, but Ye Chen had reached the absolute peak, and it didn’t make sense not to advance.

Ye Chen shook his head: "It’s not truly the peak yet, there’s still a path to walk."

The Five Great Ancient Heroes widened their eyes in disbelief. Being as powerful as Ye Chen clearly was at the peak culmination of Martial God Realm, to become stronger one only had to break through to the Heavenly God Realm. But Ye Chen actually said there was still a path to walk, which seemed impossible.

They could not see the road ahead anymore; it already was the ultimate limit.

Ye Chen just shook his head and didn’t speak. They wouldn’t understand even if he told them, some things one had to grasp themselves.

He could have broken through to the Heavenly God Realm and become a young ruler of that realm, unmatched under the heavens, but he didn’t do so because he needed to break through the shackles of the Ninth Layer Heaven, to storm into the Tenth Layer Heaven of legends.

In the great realms of human cultivation, there were nine realms, symbolizing nine small steps; the number nine was the ultimate, merging with the nine heavens of the universe.

Ye Chen knew that the Nine Heavens were just the current state of affairs. In the ancient previous epoch, it was an era too distant to follow, known as the Mythical Era, a great age that was the most glorious in all history.

Nine was not the ultimate; above the Ninth Layer Heaven, there was the Tenth Layer Heaven. Only the Tenth Layer Heaven was the true state of Perfect Completion.

Countless people in the world believed it was nothing more than a legend, a myth. The Ninth Layer Heaven was considered the ultimate. Throughout the ages, countless individuals had tried to break through but failed to perceive it, because the corresponding Tenth Heaven had long since vanished. It disappeared during the great destruction of the Mythical Era, which made it impossible to break into the Tenth Layer Heaven after that era.

However, there existed a faint miracle between heaven and earth, a miracle that could break the shackles of the Ninth Layer Heaven: manifesting the Tenth Heaven within oneself, allowing one’s body to break into the Tenth Layer Heaven.

In his previous life, Ye Chen had merged the multitude of paths and created the Tenth Heaven, breaking into the Tenth Layer Heaven and becoming the first person to do so after the Mythical Era. This was one of the key reasons why he would later become invincible across the Ten Thousand Domains.

In this life, he wanted to break into the Tenth Layer Heaven as well, but it was destined to be challenging because there were no multitude of paths to merge together, and he was struggling to figure out the corresponding method.

The revival of the Holy Body Bloodline had also been put aside by him, due to the conditions’ limitations. He had never been able to refine the "Refining God Pill" that could activate the bloodline. Moreover, he was not merely content with simply reviving the Holy Body Bloodline; he wanted to go one step further.

At last, after struggling and getting nowhere, Ye Chen finally ended his seclusion and appeared at the Heavenly Level Academy of Tiandu Academy. Here, his friends Xia Yang, Xia Teng, Vivian, Princess Hongs Rong, and others were present.

He gathered with these friends; having been in seclusion for the past three years, he rarely met them, and now that he had left seclusion, it was time to drink freely.

Everyone within the Heavenly Level Academy was filled with wariness towards Ye Chen. Even though he had restrained his Divine Power, there was still a pervasive sense of overpowering pressure that made them submit and dare not look him in the eye.

In one of the estates within the Academy, the Bright Moon Pavilion, which was provided by the Academy for Ye Chen to reside in, was a gathering of people from Xiafeng Country by the lake, toasting and drinking merrily.

"Ye Chen, just how strong are you now?" After drinking a cup of the mild liquor, Xia Yang did not push but instead asked with the help of the alcohol’s effect.

In the past three years, Xia Yang, who qualified as a Divine Being, displayed his potential to the fullest, making remarkable progress. In just three years, he jumped across three layers, now standing above the Fourth Layer Heaven. His growth rate was extraordinary, just slightly faster than the Five Great Ancient Heroes of the past.

But now, Xia Yang felt Ye Chen was deep and unfathomable.

Even the Thirteenth Prince, who was slightly tipsy, did not exert his Mystical Technique to expel the alcohol, and was most jovial, also feeling emotional. He had reached the Absolute Peak of the Innate Ninth Realm. Yet, when compared to his friend Ye Chen, there was a vast difference between them, like heaven and earth.

Whether it was him or Princess Hongs Rong, Xia Yang, they all speculated about Ye Chen’s current level of Cultivation, but only Vivian was the most composed, watching Ye Chen quietly without a word, like a profound spring.

Ye Chen did not hide his strength: "Martial God Ninth Layer Heaven."

Although they had already guessed, the group still gasped in astonishment. It was truly frightening that in merely three years, he had reached this stage. Thinking about it carefully, Ye Chen had risen from an Acquired Third Realm Cultivation to the present, in just four short years, with such a swift ascent, he was no ordinary prodigy.

But Ye Chen remained calm; not reaching this level would be inexcusable. After all, he was reborn with the memories of a Supreme being from a previous life, possessing sufficient realm knowledge. What he lacked was only the energy needed for advancement.

Were it not for the need to break into the Mythical Tenth Layer Heaven, he could have stood firm within the Heavenly Divine Realm.

After the brief gathering, Ye Chen departed. Meanwhile, he had returned home to Luofeng City several times. His father, Ye Ao, had reached the Martial God Realm several years before and, with Ye Chen’s help, became an extraordinary figure of the Martial God Third Layer Heaven.

As a result, influenced by Ye Chen, the Ye Family became the most eminent family in the Xiafeng Country.

This was due, in part, to Ye Ao not placing much emphasis on ambition. Otherwise, with Ye Chen’s assistance, even rivalling the Xiafeng Country and becoming a top power would not have been impossible.

The frequent appearance of powerful Martial God Demons in the Demon Beast Mountain Range, defending Luofeng City and guarding the Ye Family, intimidating adversaries from all directions, demonstrated the tight bond between the two.

Now, the two Heavenly God strongmen of Xiafeng Country showed profound respect for Ye Chen, not daring to regard him as a junior, treating him as an equal.

Naturally, Ye Chen wasn’t haughty; he maintained good relations with both, as, after all, his family still resided within Xiafeng Country, hoping the two Heavenly Gods would extend their protection.

Both Heavenly Gods were also glad to be associated with Ye Chen, who had immense potential and terrifying strength, recognized as the foremost figure of the young generation in this era.

Everyone knew how formidable Ye Chen had become; he was capable of slaying gods. Several deities took him seriously, unparalleled in this world, who would dare provoke him?

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