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Seeing the dissatisfied look on True God Jiunan's face, Ye Chen also smiled and shook his head, speaking, "Since Daoist Jiunan wants to challenge me, then make your move."
"Ten breaths, just like the bouts with the Heavenly Saints before, I will end this challenge within ten breaths."
Ten breaths!
When the Heavenly Saints present heard Ye Chen utter these words again, many of them gasped in shock.
These Heavenly Saints had been paying attention to Ye Chen's previous sparring matches; some had even participated in the challenges against Ye Chen, so they certainly knew what he meant by ten breaths.
In the past, Ye Chen had defeated all challengers within ten breaths, using just one move, and now, faced with True God Jiunan, he still dared to make such a statement!
Was he confident that he could defeat True God Jiunan within one move?!
A true god, after all, is not the same as the previous Heavenly Saints.
"Ye Chen is really too arrogant!" Many Heavenly Saints thought to themselves.
They felt that, even if Ye Chen was formidable and could sweep through Heavenly Saints in one move, it was impossible for him to defeat a true god with just one move!
If true gods were that easy to deal with, they wouldn't be true gods!
The Heavenly Saints felt that Ye Chen was arrogant, and at this moment, True God Jiunan even felt like spitting blood!
Contempt.
He once again felt that he had been deeply scorned!
The joy that True God Jiunan had from breaking through to the True God Realm had been entirely swept away.
He was eager to fight against Ye Chen, to prove his strength and affirm that he was definitely not an opponent Ye Chen could defeat with one move!
In an instant.
The True God's Power that True God Jiunan had just successfully cultivated was released, frightening many Heavenly Saints, causing those like Elder Minghua beside Ye Chen to involuntarily retreat dozens of steps!
"True God Jiunan is making his move!"
"The aura of a true god is indeed terrifying!"
When Jiunan released his aura, the Heavenly Saints in the area all moved quickly back, leaving space for Ye Chen and True God Jiunan to fight.
While the Heavenly Saints were getting out of the way, Jiunan reached into the void, and instantly, the entire sky fell with countless thrilling flames, bombing towards Ye Chen.
This shocking flame engulfed thousands of feet of space above Ye Chen's head, causing a large area of the void to be burned through, creating countless spatial rifts.
Then, the sky full of flames turned into extremely terrifying stormy flames, bombarding Ye Chen furiously.
Unable to bear the contempt, True God Jiunan made his real move after releasing his aura!
The True God's Power, together with the divine flames that burnt the skies and the void, were all aimed at Ye Chen. This scene made the watching Heavenly Saints worried for Ye Chen, even though they had seen his strength.
They had forgotten Ye Chen's earlier domineering words.
They had forgotten that Ye Chen said he would defeat True God Jiunan within ten breaths, with one move.
They simply couldn't believe that under such a terrifying True God-level attack, with thousands of feet of void being burnt into cracks, Ye Chen could still defeat Jiunan with one move.
All they wanted to see was how Ye Chen, as a middle-stage Heavenly Saint, would withstand this move!
As all the Heavenly Saints held their breath, Ye Chen, facing Jiunan's flame, showed no sign of fear.
Ye Chen smiled lightly, took a step, and instantly made his move.
With a grasp of his left hand towards the void, the shooting flames that had burned thousands of feet of the void and had finally converged into the ultimate killing power were shockingly grabbed into his palm in an instant, as the shadow of his hand abruptly expanded.
"This fire-based Divine Art is still too weak."
With a gentle squeeze of his hand's shadow, Ye Chen extinguished and shattered the flame storm of the Divine Art that even late-stage Heavenly Saints dreaded.
At the same time, with an effortless pat of his right hand,
True God Jiunan, despite having successfully broken through to the True God Realm, was sent flying backward by Ye Chen's slap, unable to withstand it. He was blasted hundreds of feet away and eventually crashed heavily onto the ground.
In the end, like the Heavenly Saints who had challenged Ye Chen before, True God Jiunan couldn't get up from the ground for a long time, the immense pain causing him to cry out involuntarily!
This scene made all the Heavenly Saints on the field widen their eyes and open their mouths in disbelief.
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Palace Master Yuan Li, Elder Minghua, the Great Elder of the Heavenly Fire Holy Land from Leaving Fire Continent, Elder Tianyan, Mystery Heavenly Saint, and others all revealed deep admiration in their eyes, as if to say, "Indeed, it is as expected."
Everyone finally understood.
Ye Chen was not being arrogant before.
He clearly had great strength, great domineering presence!
Everyone finally understood.
Even if someone achieved the True God Realm in eight years, they still wouldn't be a match for Ye Chen!
In this strange land, Ye Chen's power still easily swept through everyone!
Ye Chen was still unstoppable!
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"Ye Chen!"
"Fellow Daoist Ye Chen!"
After Ye Chen once again demonstrated his power, in the end, those gathered around Ye Chen were not only Palace Master Yuan Li and the rest, but the majority of the Heavenly Saints had surrounded him as well.
Even when Ye Chen and Palace Master Yuan Li were ready to venture further down, many of the Heavenly Saints respectfully saw them off.
The shadow of the great cleansing catastrophe loomed over everyone's hearts.
These people had a premonition that this young man, who was only at the mid-stage of the Heavenly Saint Realm but had a strength far surpassing a one-tribulation True God, if so incredible within the first eleven layers, would likely display even more unimaginable feats in the following twenty-two layers.
Even if this young man did not possess the colossal power of a nine-tribulation True God, the mere disparity between his combat strength and realm made everyone aware that this young man's potential absolutely surpassed the several nine-tribulation True Gods of the Minor Spirit Realm!
In the mysterious and unpredictable Undersea Divine Palace, strength is important, but potential, opportunity, and even destiny and fortune are even more crucial!
Many people even had a premonition that the "Eye of the Divine Sea," which might allow them to escape with their lives, could possibly be obtained by this young man in the end.
Thinking of this...
The numerous Heavenly Saints, who had originally been in despair, now harbored a sliver of hope.
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"Elder Yuan Li, be careful in the next few layers," Ye Chen said to Palace Master Yuan Li as they approached the entrance to the twelfth layer of the Undersea Divine Palace.
This time, Elder Minghua, the Great Elder of the Heavenly Fire Holy Land, Elder Tianyan, and others had not chosen to continue their adventure into the Undersea Divine Palace.
Among those Ye Chen knew in the eleventh layer of strange land, only he and Palace Master Yuan Li had chosen to continue venturing downward.
God King Hei Mei had said that entering the twelfth layer would make the journey through the Undersea Divine Palace dangerous and extremely difficult.
At this moment of separation, possibly being transported to different folded spaces in the next layer, Ye Chen naturally worried for Palace Master Yuan Li and couldn't help but remind her to be careful.
Palace Master Yuan Li smiled and nodded, "I know, I've just entered the True God Realm, and it will definitely be difficult to venture further, so I will be careful."
"Ye Chen, you must also be careful. If it truly becomes impassable, don't force your way through," Palace Master Yuan Li also advised Ye Chen in return.
Palace Master Yuan Li was aware of Ye Chen's intentions and knew that he was reluctant to give up on finding the "Eye of the Divine Sea," which could only potentially appear in the last three layers of the Undersea Divine Palace.
The last three layers, even though Palace Master Yuan Li knew of Ye Chen's strength, also realized that it wouldn't be easy for Ye Chen to break through and there was a great risk of falling.
"I understand," Ye Chen nodded.
As he nodded, Ye Chen's gaze skimmed the passageway of the Undersea Divine Palace, looking towards the deeper and more unexplored areas below.
"Perhaps many True Gods are already further below by now," he mused.
"True Phoenix, Mu Lan True God, the Ancient Emperor of the Yan Clan... and also the elder of the Flying Spirit Clan, the elder of the Vermilion Bird Clan..."
"I wonder if Jiang Yao has gone further below. No matter what, I will do my utmost to continue venturing downward! I must obtain the Eye of Destiny, search for Jiang Yao, and I'll even try to find the 'Eye of the Divine Sea'!" Experience exclusive tales on My Virtual Library Empire
Boom! Boom!
After Ye Chen took a deep breath, he and Palace Master Yuan Li stepped into the passageway from the eleventh layer to the twelfth layer of the Undersea Divine Palace.
In a flash of light, Ye Chen fully entered the twelfth layer of the Undersea Divine Palace.
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