Eternal Holy Emperor
Chapter 449 - 402: On the True King of This Era

Chapter 449: Chapter 402: On the True King of This Era

Madness!

Pure arrogance!

Everyone was stunned; Zhao Wudao was already arrogant, but this mysterious challenger who appeared out of nowhere was even more arrogant, completely disregarding Zhao Wudao.

Unprecedented!

Who was this enigmatic king?

Zhao Wudao wanted to make a move, but several saint heirs and saintesses were standing there, emitting auras not at all weaker than his, like ancient Divine Mountains standing between them, making it difficult to act.

Dao Yan Sacred Land’s Saint Heir Dao Chu also sternly admonished, "This is Qingcheng Palace, where we’ve rarely been granted the opportunity to gather at Wonder Palace by the Hall Master. There must be no fighting or destruction, otherwise, don’t blame us for intervening without mercy."

Qingcheng Palace again.

This surprised Ye Chen; just what kind of history did Qingcheng Palace have that even these young monarchs respected its rules to such a degree?

Even the Immortal Sacred Land wouldn’t warrant such restraint.

Zhao Wudao clenched his fists, the formidable aura within him slowly intensifying but becoming more dangerous, like a Fierce Beast glaring at Ye Chen and said coldly, "Boy, don’t let me see you again. Next time without the rules of Qingcheng Palace, I won’t hold back."

He turned and stalked away, Zhao Jun hurriedly following at his side, but before leaving, a remark from Ye Chen nearly provoked him to explode with fury on the spot, "What a pity, I was looking forward to slaughtering a Void King right here, but it seems that won’t be possible."

To everyone’s utter astonishment, even the saint heirs and saintesses frowned—this mysterious king was far too haughty, even more self-centered than Zhao Wudao.

Ye Chen chuckled, not continuing to provoke, while Zhao Tianyi looked at Ye Chen as though he were a freak. After a long while, he sighed deeply, "I was indeed blind not to recognize Mount Tai; I never thought Brother Ye would be the true master."

"What Mount Tai? If Brother Zhao considers me, Ye, a friend, then please refrain from saying such things," Ye Chen said.

Zhao Tianyi was initially taken aback but then chuckled, "I was being foolish, regardless, Brother Ye is still Brother Ye, and still a friend of mine, Zhao Tianyi."

At that moment, several saint heirs and saintesses approached, each with an extraordinary air that even made Zhao Tianyi feel oppressed, they lightly laughed, "Fellow Daoist, you’ve hidden your strength so well that we didn’t realize you were this powerful."

"You flatter me too much, esteemed fellow Daoists. I’m hardly strong; compared to you, I fall far short," Ye Chen replied with a bow, no longer showing disdain but displaying notable humility, leaving the saint heirs and saintesses astonished.

"Yet you have an invincible heart, to dare to reproach Zhao Wudao like that. In my many years of cultivation, you are the first I’ve seen so bold."

Invincible heart—a euphemism from the Saint Heir, indirectly labelling Ye Chen as exceptionally arrogant.

Ye Chen was unfazed, "A friend was bullied; even if it were the Crown Prince, so what? Does that mean he is invincible under the heavens? If esteemed fellows like you are his equals, then he is just too full of himself. I am only more arrogant, simply quelling his haughty spirit."

"So that’s the case!"

The saint heirs and saintesses finally understood why Ye Chen was being so overbearing—all of it was simply to stand up for Zhao Tianyi.

After a lengthy conversation, one of the saintesses spoke up, her beauty embodied grace, with hair like a cascading cloud and skin whiter than snow, arched eyebrows, a delicate nose, and a flawless complexion.

She wore a long dress that sparkled with brilliance, looking sacred and noble, the Saintess of Dao Yan Sacred Land, whose beauty captivated the nation, and if all went as expected, she would become the Daoist couple of the Saint Heir of Dao Yan Sacred Land.

It’s an unwritten rule among the Immortal Forces, in every generation, the most outstanding male and female are chosen as the Saint Heir and Saintess, to join in a powerful alliance, the strongest pairing—the Saint Heir destined to be the future master of the Holy Land with the Saintess as his wife and the Holy Mother, co-ruling over its great authority.

"Ye Chen." He did not hide his name, a name without the taboo of a past life, unknown to all for his origins.

"Ye Chen?"

Indeed, all the saint heirs and saintesses were puzzled, they had never heard of this monarch’s title nor of any powerful force with a young pride of this name.

Then, Dao Chu spoke up, his expression somber, "May I ask whether Brother Ye is a member of the Imperial Ye Family from the center of the Ten Thousand Domains?"

At his words, the other saint heirs and saintesses, including Zhao Tianyi, were taken aback and stared intently at Ye Chen.

Far in the center of the Ten Thousand Domains, there was a Supreme Clan with ancestors that included Emperors from the Mythical Era, who left behind an imperial lineage, enduring from the last epoch to the present, prosperous and unfading—the Ye Family.

Talking about Emperor Clans and Royal Families inspired awe, as they were enormous entities, reigning over the Heavenly and Myriad Clans, and were truly sovereign under the heavens. Emperor Clans and Royal Families with an Emperor or an Emperor’s lineage held a more fearsome foundation than even the Supreme Sacred Land.

Even the Human Emperor Palace held a wary respect for these imperial lineages.

They all speculated that Ye Chen might be a paramount pride of the Ye Family, for how else could he be so extraordinarily powerful?

But Ye Chen just shook his head, "You are mistaken. I am not from the imperial Ye Family. I am just a wanderer with no background, who stumbled upon this level of cultivation by sheer coincidence."

Upon hearing this, the crowd was once again astonished, finding it somewhat unbelievable.

Dao Chu heaved a sigh, "This further proves Brother Ye’s extraordinary nature, being able to cultivate to the level of a king on his own. Even when searching across the Heavenly and Myriads of Realms, there are very few such individuals."

Ye Chen said with a smile, "What king? I’m merely a Void King, and without reaching that realm, I dare not claim to be a true king."

That realm, of course, referred to the Immortal True Kings.

Hearing this, the several Saint Heirs and Saintesses all showed a trace of bitterness: "Fellow Daoist is joking. Immortal True Kings are so rare across the Ten Thousand Domains, and though several emerged in the past generation, only one has arisen in ours so far. It’s as difficult as an ordinary person ascending to the heavens."

When the topic was broached, even these proud Saint Heirs and Saintesses, possessing terrifying strength comparable to Void Kings and looking down upon their peers, could only express their bitterness.

True King, Void King—a single word difference, yet a world of difference between them, as vast as the distance between heaven and earth.

They were reminded of Great Demon King Yue, who had recently risen, rumored to have swept across four great Void Kings on the Domain Battlefield with unrivaled prowess, overpowering all four kings effortlessly. That was the true display of an Immortal True King’s strength, far surpassing that of a Void King.

In the same realm, the difference in combat power could be so drastically divergent.

"It’s a pity that Great Demon King Yue, as the first Immortal True King of the new generation, is destined to be unrivaled. Who can contend with him?" lamented a Saint Heir. As a Saint Heir of the Beiming Family and a force of Immortal potential, he possessed a king’s divine presence, born towering above others with an indomitable spirit, filled with the War Intent for the Human Emperor’s path, and wishing to ascend to the highest throne of the Supreme Emperor.

But when it came to Great Demon King Yue, he couldn’t help but sigh, feeling an indescribable pressure, as if a massive mountain was weighing on the heart of every young prodigy aspiring to the Human Emperor’s path.

This was the first young True King of the new generation, surpassing the Void King, unparalleled in his generation, a true embodiment of supreme invincibility, whose continued growth could stand shoulder to shoulder with the Immortal True Kings of the past.

In front of such true kings, even the powerful seem insignificant, losing confidence.

Only characters of that caliber could be the mighty competitors at the end of the Human Emperor’s path—all others, including the Void Kings, were only sufficient to indirectly highlight the Invincible True King.

"Great Demon King Yue is supremely invincible and reigns supreme over our generation. Who can contend, who can oppose?"

Hearing others discuss himself in front of him, Ye Chen remained unfazed and chimed in tactfully, "The Heavenly and Myriads of Realms are vast, and in this epoch, there are rumors of hope for becoming emperors, with many ancient prodigies sealed and stored in this era. Almost all the Immortal True Kings of the past generation have been involved in reincarnation, striving for early Transcendence to become Heavenly Kings. However, with the rise of this great epoch, the new generation should also have someone to balance Yue, not just him alone as the Immortal True King. There must be others, do you have any conjecture about who it might be?"

"Yes!"

The Beiming Family’s Saint Heir uttered only one word, but his tone was very firm.

The Human Emperor’s position is a cycle that occurs every hundred thousand years, and each arrival heralds an era of struggle for supremacy.

This can be said to be both a glorious and a tragic epoch because this particular era is unique, with too many geniuses emerging from the Heavenly and Myriads of Realms.

Not only are there geniuses born in this era, but also unparalleled prodigies born in various past epochs, all sealed by the great powers, and left to be unleashed and rise in this era.

Among the peerless prodigies unsealed in this epoch, there are Void Kings and even young True King-level unparalleled prodigies.

Some individuals manifested in the previous generation, while many others only came to prominence in the new generation, forging their own splendid and formidable reputations.

Among them, some have been listed as likely True Kings, attracting much attention.

The Beiming Saint mentioned Cang Jitian, the Saint Heir of the Cang Clan from the Immortal Sacred Land of the Qixia Domain.

The Qixia Domain is a domain of imposing reputation that is even more prestigious than the Heavenly Saint Domain within the Heavenly and Myriads of Realms. It is said to be the vast domain that the Immortal Phoenix transformed into after the fall of the clouds during the Mythical Era.

This domain boasts five Immortal Forces, with the Cang Clan being one of them—a mysterious race connected to the Mythical Era, presumed to be one of the most ancient forces that has endured to the present, once supremely prominent, and still among the current epoch’s Immortal Forces.

Rumors suggest that Cang Jitian was a prodigy of the Cang Clan from the Mythical Era, sealed until this epoch, with an extraordinary heritage.

Upon his emergence, he displayed unbeatable Divine Power against his contemporaries, dominating the Qixia Great Domain, defeating all rivals, and overshadowing the new generation of young prodigies from other Immortal Forces.

Notably, the Qixia Great Domain is a top-tier domain on par with the Heavenly Saint Domain, home to five Immortal Forces.

He had a nightmarish encounter with the notorious thirteen evildoers of Black Night Mountain, each a high-handed master of the Divinity Transformation Realm wreaking havoc for years, while he was adventuring in the Demigod Realm.

That night, Cang Jitian faced the thirteen great evils, and a fierce battle unfolded. Divine Radiance lit up Black Night Mountain with heavens falling and earth splitting, and a might that brought destruction.

After that night, the entire Black Night Mountain was flattened and collapsed, without a single one of the thirteen spared—struck dead and their blood staining the earth, earning a reputation across the Ten Thousand Domains.

And in the Void Sky Domain, Cang Jitian had once privately faced off against a young king. No one witnessed the process or outcome, but rumors have it that the young king suffered the most egregious defeat of his life at the hands of Cang Jitian, swept away with crushing ease and without a chance to fight back.

It was this rumor that gave Cang Jitian such acclaim, presumed to be a True King, and included in the list.

Subsequently, the Beiming Saint mentioned another name: Nuoxius!