Heaven-Dominating Martial Emperor

A vast and majestic aura spread from the sky. Before the stunned gazes of the crowd, the void was torn apart by a pair of brilliant golden hands. The hands moved to shield the Buddha's Son of the Holy Temple, and with a single palm strike, they forcefully blocked the mountain-like body of the Ancient Dragon.

"Wh-what is this...?"

Everyone was stunned by the scene. Even the Buddha's Son had a look of lingering terror on his face, as if he had just had a brush with death.

"Young man, it is time to stop."

A distant, solemn, and resonant voice emanated from the tear in the void. It echoed between heaven and earth like a temple bell, lingering for a long, long time.

"What kind of being is this?"

"Just what kind of expert is protecting the Holy Temple?"

"They all say the Buddha's Son is the reincarnation of an ancient Buddha. Could his crisis have actually alerted some ancient, great Buddha?"

The crowd was overwhelmed by this solemn aura, their hearts trembling as they cried out in alarm.

Ye Chen frowned, unwilling to concede. The Ancient Dragon behind him let out another earth-shattering roar and beat its wings, but the violent gales that swept out were all slapped away by the brilliant golden hands.

"The Buddha's Son of my Holy Temple is destined to cleanse the world of evil. How can he be allowed to fall in such a barren land?"

The resonant Buddhist voice spread out once more, expanding to the far horizons. "Young man, do not push your luck. We traveled thousands of miles for this trip to the Dragon Prison Cave, only to leave empty-handed. You should be content."

"We should retreat first!"

"This being's cultivation is likely beyond our imagination! We shouldn't stay here and cause trouble for Ye Chen!"

Venerable Ming Lei's expression was grave as he led the cultivators from Lei Province in a retreat. To his shock, however, even from a thousand meters away, the majestic and solemn aura still weighed heavily on his heart. Even a Divinity Transformation Realm cultivator like himself couldn't escape it!

Ye Chen stared at the brilliant golden light that shrouded the void tear in the sky above. He suddenly spoke in a low voice, "You are the Saint Monk of the Holy Temple?"

"Oh?"

"You're quite perceptive to have guessed my identity."

A hint of surprise entered the resonant voice. "In any case, this all ends here."

"The holy light of my Buddhist Sect bathes the mortal world and will eventually cleanse all evil."

"As a person of the Demon Dao, perhaps one day, the holy light of the Buddhist Sect will descend upon you as well."

After tossing out this seemingly random statement, the unknown Saint Monk's majestic aura began to recede like a tide.

The void tear slowly closed. The pair of brilliant golden hands retracted into the fissure and vanished from sight.

As for the group from the Holy Temple, they had long since fled without a trace.

After that fierce battle, all the remaining foreign powers were scared out of their wits and began to withdraw from Lei Province.

Ye Chen let out a slow breath and thought to himself, 'You can take your power back now.'

'It's finally over.' The Realm Spirit withdrew its power, and the massive body spanning the sky began to slowly dissipate.

Ye Chen could hear a trace of exhaustion in the Realm Spirit's voice.

Before he could think too much about it, Venerable Ming Lei and the others had already surrounded him.

"Sect Leader, are you alright?" The cultivators of the Demonic Sect looked at Ye Chen with concern.

"I'm fine."

Ye Chen shook his head lightly.

"These foreign powers shouldn't dare to remain in Lei Province any longer."

"Lei Province can finally be at peace again."

The tension that had gripped Venerable Ming Lei's heart finally loosened.

For the past several days, his mind had been in a state of high alert, not daring to be distracted for even a moment.

Fortunately, the tumultuous expedition to the Dragon Prison Cave had finally come to an end, and all the foreign powers had withdrawn.

"What exactly happened inside the Dragon Prison Cave?"

The Prefect asked the question on everyone's mind.

Dozens of questioning eyes focused on Ye Chen.

Hearing this, Ye Chen didn't hide much. He gave them a general description of the situation inside.

He only omitted the part about him obtaining the Imprisoned Dragon Grotto Heaven.

After hearing Ye Chen's description, everyone couldn't help but exclaim in amazement.

"So the Dragon Prison Cave was completely desolate inside?"

"And all the resources were plundered by that Fairy Luoxia?"

Venerable Ming Lei couldn't help but sigh. "In that case, restoring the Dragon Prison Cave to its former state as a grotto-heaven will likely take many years of accumulation."

Ye Chen deeply agreed.

The array surrounding the Dragon Prison Cave was incredibly formidable, constantly absorbing Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi from the outside world and accumulating immense power every day.

With this daily accumulation, the desolate Dragon Prison Cave would eventually teem with life again.

He just didn't know when that day would come.

"So, you're saying those guys got nothing?"

"And you were the one who gained the most inside?"

The Prefect looked at Ye Chen with an expression of pure astonishment.

The strength Ye Chen now displayed was far, far greater than before he entered the Dragon Prison Cave.

Even he felt immense pressure when facing the current Ye Chen.

"You could say that," Ye Chen nodded with a smile.

"No wonder those guys had such a huge problem with you..."

The Prefect was at a loss for words.

The Dragon Prison Cave was originally a grotto-heaven belonging to Lei Province. Now, Ye Chen alone had benefited from it. 'Was this a good thing?'

He couldn't help but feel relieved that he hadn't completely fallen out with Ye Chen back then. Otherwise, his fate would likely have been no different from that of the Vajra Temple.

After exchanging a few more words, the crowd finally dispersed.

But from this moment on, they all realized that the Demonic Sect, led by Ye Chen, would rise far above its previous status to become the new strongest power in Lei Province! Its prestige might even surpass that of the Lei Province Prefecture itself!

After all, not even Venerable Ming Lei had a record of killing a Divinity Transformation Realm cultivator, right?

But today, Ye Chen had done it.

Not only did he kill Elder Zhong, who was in the Divinity Transformation Realm.

He had also single-handedly sent the major foreign powers fleeing in all directions!

Before this, they wouldn't have even dared to imagine such a thing!

Just as Ye Chen was preparing to lead the cultivators of the Demonic Sect back to their sect,

a figure blocked his path.

"It's you?"

Looking at the gentle and stunningly beautiful face before him, Ye Chen frowned slightly and said in a flat tone, "What else do you want?"

"Don't tell me you're still thinking of having me join the power behind you?"

Beside Ye Chen, the experts of the Demonic Sect heard this and cast wary glances at her.

Song Yubing shook her head slightly. She bit her lip and said, "I have a request."

"Young Master Ye, can I make a deal with you?"