Chapter 535: The 14th Floor of the Undersea Divine Palace
Ye Chen didn't know that within the fourteenth level of the Undersea Divine Palace, a Divine King was guarding.
Ye Chen was even more unaware that this Divine King was paying attention to him, waiting for him.
After dealing with a True God monstrous being from the Flame Scorcher Clan and resting for three days, Ye Chen began to search for the transmission channel leading from the thirteenth to the fourteenth level of the Undersea Divine Palace.
After searching for a good half hour and flying through countless realms, Ye Chen finally found the transmission channel.
This time, having experienced the slaughter of the True God monstrous being from the Flame Scorcher Clan, Ye Chen did not encounter any further obstacles or other slaughtering monsters.
After a flash of transmission light, Ye Chen arrived directly at the fourteenth level of the Undersea Divine Palace.
"The fourteenth level of the Undersea Divine Palace!"
"As long as I break through this level, I can go straight into the fifteenth level."
"The fifteenth level, after the sixth level, is the second place to possess the 'Eye of Creation'. And unlike the sixth level that only has one Eye of Creation, the fifteenth level has as many as eight!"
Thinking of the imminent entry into the fifteenth level of the Undersea Divine Palace and the opportunity to find the "Eye of Creation," Ye Chen felt a surge of excitement.
He had missed the only "Eye of Creation" on the sixth level, but Ye Chen did not want to miss the ones on the fifteenth level!
However, before that, he still had to break through the fourteenth level.
"This fourteenth level..."
Ye Chen looked up at the heavens and earth of the fourteenth level and found that this realm was hazy, filled with a sense of ancient vastness, and from time to time, he could see huge stone carvings towering in various places of this world.
"I wonder what kind of slaughtering life form is guarding the fourteenth level. I'm afraid it will be even more fearsome than the monstrous beings from the Flame Scorcher Clan."
While pondering, Ye Chen flew towards various places in this world, searching for the transmission channel leading to the fifteenth level.
...
"He's here!"
"This young man has finally reached the fourteenth level!"
Seeing Ye Chen enter the fourteenth level, the rocky Divine King became excited.
When he saw Ye Chen operating a Heaven-reaching Divine Artifact-level flying boat within the Undersea Divine Palace's fourteenth level, the rocky Divine King's eyes widened completely in shock, "A Heaven-reaching Divine Artifact!"
"This young man actually possesses a Heaven-reaching Divine Artifact!"
"Moreover, this is not just any ordinary Heaven-reaching Divine Artifact, but a top-tier flying Heaven-reaching Divine Artifact!" The rocky Divine King marveled at Ye Chen's Heaven-reaching Divine Artifact flying boat, his gaze filled with disbelief.
When he saw the scars of battle left on the flying artifact by the battles between the Icebound Divine King and Ni Shan God King, the rocky Divine King couldn't help but exclaim in amazement, "The battle scars on this flying artifact... are likely left by two high-ranking Divine Kings! It seems that this young man has inherited the legacy of a high-ranking Divine King!"
The rocky Divine King himself was a high-ranking Divine King.
He certainly knew what it meant for warriors from the Minor Spirit Realm and the Thirty-Three Continents to encounter a high-ranking Divine King and to use a Heaven-reaching Divine Artifact wielded by one.
One might say that even a Ninth Tribulation True God from the Minor Spirit Realm would have absolutely no power to resist upon meeting a high-ranking Divine King.
A Ninth Tribulation True God from the Minor Spirit Realm would hardly ever have the chance to receive an inheritance from a high-ranking Divine King. Possessing a Heaven-reaching Divine Artifact of such a level was practically a dream!
Now, this young man who was merely at the mid-stage of the Heavenly Saint realm had actually obtained the inheritance of a high-ranking Divine King, how could this not make the rocky Divine King, who had been watching Ye Chen all along, look at Ye Chen with new eyes?!
Combining this with the news of True God Zhou Lin from the eleventh level, this young man was the first to enter the Land of Wonders, and he was not at all panicked when facing challenges from thousands of Heavenly Saints at the early stage of the Heavenly Saint realm, defeating countless Heavenly Saints with a single move...
And considering the recent battle Ye Chen had on the thirteenth level against the thousands of monsters from the Flame Scorcher Clan.
The rocky Divine King, observing Ye Chen, mused to himself, "This young man possesses tremendous strength, fortune, opportunity, and combat power!"
"It seems that his chances of making it through the 'Slaughter Chess Game' have increased again!"
As for the inheritance of a high-ranking Divine King, the rocky Divine King, who was also of high rank, didn't mind.
What he cared about more was Ye Chen's potential, and even more so, whether Ye Chen could use his exceptional performance from the prior levels of the Undersea Divine Palace to get through this fourteenth layer.
For this stone giant Divine King harbored a great hope, one that only the most supreme talents could help fulfill.
The stone giant Divine King had endured countless great purges and sought out numerous geniuses, but none had been able to aid him.
Now, in Ye Chen, he saw that hope!
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"Heavens."
"There is actually a Divine King guarding this fourteenth layer!"
After flying for more than an hour, when Ye Chen finally saw the passage to the fifteenth layer of the Undersea Divine Palace, he was suddenly confronted with the colossal figure of the stone giant Divine King, towering over five thousand zhang tall.
Coming across a Divine King on this fourteenth layer naturally caused Ye Chen some fear, prompting him to bring his Heaven-reaching Divine Artifact flying boat to a halt.
Even with his formidable combat strength, facing a Divine King, he had absolutely no confidence in coming out victorious.
What's more, Ye Chen sensed an aura of a superior Divine King emanating from this stone giant Divine King.
A superior Divine King!
In that case, he had even less hope of defeating such an exalted being.
"They surely wouldn't have us fight a superior Divine King. If that were the case, nobody would have ever made it through the Undersea Divine Palace."
"This superior Divine King guarding here must have some other purpose."
As Ye Chen pondered the situation, he saw the stone giant Divine King smile gently at him and say, "Ye Chen, young friend, you have finally arrived!"
Had the True Gods who entered this fourteenth layer seen the stone giant Divine King speaking so amiably to Ye Chen, or had the elders of the Flying Spirit Clan and the Vermilion Bird Clan seen it, they would have been greatly astonished.
When they reached the fourteenth layer, they had never seen the stone giant Divine King being so courteous to them!
Of course, Ye Chen was equally filled with surprise.
"Young friend Ye Chen?"
"How does this stone giant Divine King know my name? And why is he calling me 'young friend'?"
Ye Chen was taken aback and puzzled, somewhat bewildered by the stone giant Divine King's polite greeting.
"Young friend, there is no need to panic," the stone giant Divine King said with a smile, as if noticing Ye Chen's confusion and fear, and waved his hand, "I am the Guardian of this fourteenth layer and will not harm you."
"Elder, how do you know me?" Seeing that the Divine King was extremely polite and bore no trace of hostility, Ye Chen also maneuvered his flying boat to approach the Divine King.
This was a superior Divine King, and if he truly intended to harm him, even with a Heaven-reaching Divine Artifact flying boat, there would be no escape.
In such a situation, for the stone giant Divine King to be so amiable clearly indicated no ill intent.
Seeing Ye Chen approach, the stone giant Divine King nodded in approval.
His esteem for Ye Chen grew even more.
This youth was courageous and astute, clearly perceiving that he meant no harm.
"Young friend Ye Chen, I learned your name from True God Zhou Lin, responsible for the Land of Wonders on the eleventh layer," the stone giant Divine King said with a light laugh to Ye Chen, "True God Zhou Lin has nothing but praise for you."
"Your performance on the thirteenth layer, annihilating those countless 'Flame Scorcher Clan' slaughter troops, was especially shocking to me!"
"Elder, you can see what happens in the upper levels of the Undersea Divine Palace?!" Ye Chen exclaimed in surprise once again upon hearing the stone giant Divine King's admiration.
He had never before encountered a Guardian from a lower level who was privy to the events occurring in the higher levels of the Undersea Divine Palace!
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Witnessing Ye Chen's surprise, the stone giant Divine King smiled and said, "I can only see what happens on the thirteenth layer, and True God Zhou Lin has some connections with my clan, hence, I was able to receive news from him."