Eternal Holy Emperor
Chapter 304 - 270: The Final Destination of King’s Ancient Road_2

Chapter 304: Chapter 270: The Final Destination of King’s Ancient Road_2

The Canglan River was so wide and chaotic, stretching at least ten li across, with its waters forming terrifying waves that would occasionally splash up dozens or even hundreds of zhang high, a sight that struck fear into the heart.

On the riverbank stood a gigantic stone tablet inscribed with three ancient characters—Soul Stealing River!

Those three words were enough to convey the terrible nature of this river, which could snatch away people’s souls.

Of course, these individuals were among the strongest elites to ever exist on the Tiandu Continent, especially Ye Chen, who was capable of slaying beings from the Heavenly Divine Realm, his presence unmatched and feared in all directions.

Huang Tianqin said, "Last time, Li Hua, Liuu Tianxia, and several others, including myself, were blocked before the Soul Stealing River, unable to cross. In this river, one cannot tread on air; crossing is only possible by boat."

The Soul Stealing River obeyed mysterious Dao rules that suppressed anyone attempting to cross by air, adding to the difficulty.

But that wasn’t the greatest challenge. More terrifying were the fearsome river demons that hovered over the river. Last time, Huang Tianqin and others had retreated because someone tried to cross first, striving to be the leading person. Little did they know a fearsome Great Demon would emerge in the river, completely devouring that person—an event that struck dread among them all, as he was a young Super Expert on par with themselves.

Fully prepared, the mighty individuals knew of the events on the King’s Ancient Road; the Supreme Divines had long prepared an extraordinary Divine Ship, a hundred zhang in length, positioned on the Soul Stealing River, onto which everyone ascended.

As the Divine Ship started to move, preparing to traverse the Soul Stealing River, the sky and earth suddenly changed color. Storm clouds swirled, unleashing violent winds and torrential rain that stirred up terrifying waves a thousand zhang high, crashing against the Divine Ship.

Each wave, several hundred to a thousand zhang high, could engulf the Ninth Layer Heaven and completely shatter ancient mountains.

Yet the Divine Ship was extraordinary, specifically designed with Divine Power that radiated a circle of brilliance to fend off the assault, allowing the young powerhouses to swiftly ride the winds and waves, crossing the Soul Stealing River.

Suddenly, a terrifying roar echoed through the tumultuous waves, and an extremely fearsome Demon Snake appeared. Its thick body was almost as large as the Divine Ship itself, its scale armor gleaming with a dark shine and its demon energy soaring to the skies, its head adorned with a singular Dragon Horn—a formidable Great Demon showing signs of Dragon Transformation.

"With True Dragon Bloodline and also at the level of Heavenly Divine Realm, no wonder no one has ever truly crossed the Soul Stealing River."

Witnessing this scene, the hearts of the young powerhouses trembled. Clearly, the fearsome Demon Snake with signs of transforming into a dragon could soon evolve into a terrifying Jiao Dragon, infinitely more dreadful than a Demon Flood Dragon.

Usually, this Dragon Snake Demon laid dormant within the Soul Stealing River, emerging to devour everything in sight once someone attempted to cross.

The Demon Snake roared, its massive body striking at the Divine Ship, aiming to smash it to pieces, but a misty brilliance enveloped the ship, rendering it unshakeable.

This was a Divine Ship forged by Divines, unparalleled and indestructible even by the powers of the Heavenly Divine Realm.

Suddenly, a vast swathe of dark clouds gathered in the Heavenly Dome, forming a vortex that spanned ten li across, from which terrifying Blood Thunder emanated, rumbling continuously and sending down blood-colored lightning strikes, each about a zhang thick, tearing across the sky and striking the Divine Ship.

The tremendous Soul Stealing River was blasted open with hundreds of waves by the bombardment; the robust Divine Ship, protected by a divine light screen engraved by Divines, flickered and quivered as if on the verge of shattering.

This turned almost everyone’s face pale, as the blood-colored lightning clearly aimed to annihilate them, making the crossing impossible.

Only Ye Chen remained unmoved. He understood that this ordeal, caused by blood-colored lightning targeting them specifically, was not an attempt to kill everyone but a targeted constraint by the Dao rules, freezing the Divine Ship in place to prevent it from moving.

The King’s Ancient Road, after all, was constructed for the young powerhouses to undergo trials, and powers beyond their corresponding realms would be restricted by the heavens and the earth.

This was also a force of Dao rules left by the creators of the King’s Ancient Road, unbreakable unless one surpassed the founders.

"Stow the Divine Ship. Everyone, prepare to tread water and cross the river. I will handle the Demon Snake," Ye Chen announced, retracting the Divine Ship and informing the others.

Indeed, after the Divine Ship was withdrawn, the blood-colored lightning ceased to appear.

Roar—

From the turbulent Canglan River, the Heavenly Divine Dragon Snake Demon surged skyward, opening its gaping maw ready to devour everything.

This made many people’s complexions change, for this was undoubtedly one of the most terrifying snake demons, its aura astonishing. In the Heavenly Divine Realm, it was an extremely fearsome Great Demon.

But at this moment, Ye Chen snorted coldly, took a large stride forward, reached the forefront, and with just one punch, he demonstrated his earth-shaking, King-level combat power.

Boom—

Endless King-level Divine Power erupted, sweeping across the area and utterly blasting open the ten-mile-wide river surface.

After three years, Ye Chen’s power was showcased for the first time in front of so many young elites.

The most terrifying power exploded over the turbulent river, lifting up waves hundreds of meters high, layer upon layer, shaking the Ninth Layer Heaven.

The dreadful Heavenly Divine Snake Demon bore the brunt of Ye Chen’s punch and howled in pain. Its massive demon body was blasted open, revealing ghastly wounds, deep enough to see bone, piercing through from front to back, and copious amounts of blood surged out, thoroughly staining vast stretches of the river and presenting a shocking sight.

The young Supremes continuously sighed in admiration. After three years, the power of this youth, the number one among his generation, had become many times greater than before. Even a formidable Dragon Great Demon of the Heavenly Divine Realm was no match, being severely injured by a single punch, bleeding profusely and turning the river red.

This was the demonstration of Ye Chen’s power, instilling reverence in all the young generation, looking up to him as someone unreachable.

Ye Chen remained expressionless and then threw another punch. The King-level, Supreme Power of the young leader fully unleashed, completely blowing up the region of the river.

The Soul Stealing River was thousands of feet deep, but this punch bombed it to the bottom, killing countless River Demons and exposing the riverbed littered with bones. The river itself could not completely close due to the terrifying force, and it was directly severed.

The Heavenly Divine Snake Demon was thoroughly crushed under just two punches; it was nearly obliterated despite its signs of undergoing a Dragon Transformation. Though it supposedly possessed the True Dragon Bloodline and was very powerful, it was nothing before Ye Chen.

Sadly, Ye Chen faced even True Dragons without fear, let alone a descendant only thinly related by bloodline; he directly obliterated it.

Not even the high-level beings of the Heavenly Divine Realm could now give Ye Chen pause, as he now possessed absolute confidence to dominate everything.

Finally, his right fist blasted out, shattering the sky and the boundless realms, and the Heavenly Divine Snake Demon was directly annihilated, its snake body brutally severed into several segments,

Heavy blood rain fell, staining the mountains and rivers.

With three punches, Ye Chen obliterated a terrifying Great Demon of the Heavenly Divine Realm; this was the current demonstration of his fearsome battle prowess.

Naturally, this Snake Demon had just stepped into the Heavenly Divine Realm; otherwise, Ye Chen wouldn’t have killed it so effortlessly. But this alone was sufficient to demonstrate the terrifying aspect of Ye Chen’s uniqueness.

Sigh—

A gust of wind abruptly arose, and with a sweep of his sleeve, Ye Chen directly gathered all the scattered demon snake bones and the Heavenly Divine Demon Core into his hand.

Yet, the Soul Stealing River was not limited to this; other formidable River Demons lurked, but clearly, none could rival the Snake Demon. Ye Chen proceeded to overpoweringly push through, severing the entire river, killing all the River Demons, and blood-dyed the entire Canglan River.

Ultimately, the young elites successfully crossed the Soul Stealing River and arrived at the terminal point of the King’s Ancient Road, where stood an Ancient Hall and a stone gate, beside which was a stone stele engraved with a few ancient characters—

King Ancient Gate!

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