Heaven-Dominating Martial Emperor

All was calm once more. Under the guidance of He Daoyun and the others, the Cloud Mist Tower Ship resumed its journey toward its destination.

The fierce battle high in the sky had utterly shocked everyone aboard the ship.

Even the experts from the Treasure Gathering Chamber of Commerce had been unable to fend off the ambush led by Supreme Profound Daoist and his host of fiends.

Just when everyone thought all was lost, the tall, aloof figure of a young man had burst onto the scene, annihilating the fiends and saving the Cloud Mist Tower Ship.

No one cared about the grudge between Ye Chen and the Treasure Gathering Chamber of Commerce. Besides, in a world where the strong devoured the weak, people would only bow to power.

In the eyes of countless cultivators, Ye Chen was their savior!

But when the crowd sought to thank Ye Chen personally, the young man had already vanished from the deck.

They searched for him to no avail, but his name was now etched in their minds.

Ye Chen!

After this battle, the young man's name was destined to sweep through the dynasty's eastern regions like a storm!

However, Ye Chen had already put the brewing storm in the outside world out of his mind.

He had returned to his room, ready to study the very thing that had drawn the fiends to attack—the True Dragon's Blood!

"Master, this is Elder He's apology gift to us."

Chi Ming entered the room, holding a Storage Ring.

He and Hongyu Pill Venerable had just paid a visit to the Treasure Gathering Chamber of Commerce's quarters.

Hongyu Pill Venerable had returned to her own room to enter seclusion, preparing to attempt a breakthrough to the Divine Might Realm.

She had returned because her room housed an alchemy cauldron provided by the Chamber of Commerce.

The cauldron was of a remarkably high grade and would aid her in her alchemy.

After all, as a top-tier Alchemist attempting to break through to the Divine Might Realm, it was necessary to refine some supplementary pills.

In his room, Ye Chen swept his divine sense over the Storage Ring. He found that, in addition to some spoils from the battlefield, it contained a great many treasures from the ship's vault.

It was filled with all sorts of Spirit Medicines, divine materials, spiritual ingredients, Spirit Pills, and Spirit Stones...

They had practically emptied the entire ship's vault!

Ye Chen, of course, wouldn't refuse. Even if the Treasure Gathering Chamber of Commerce hadn't delivered the treasures, he would have gone to loot the vault himself.

This saved him quite a bit of trouble.

Seeing Ye Chen accept the Storage Ring, Chi Ming sneered, "At least the remaining people from the Treasure Gathering Chamber of Commerce know their place."

The Treasure Gathering Chamber of Commerce was the top merchant guild in all of Great Hong. The treasure transported on this one ship alone was worth more than the entire fortune of many major factions.

As his cultivation realm had advanced, many of his old resources had become obsolete.

But with this new wealth, Ye Chen wouldn't have to worry about a lack of cultivation resources for a long time to come!

"Is that the True Dragon's Blood?"

Seeing the wooden box in front of Ye Chen, Chi Ming leaned in curiously, his crimson hair trailing behind him like a blazing fire.

"Master, how about I open it for you?"

Seeing Chi Ming's childlike curiosity, Ye Chen shook his head and chuckled lightly. "Go ahead, then."

'I also want to see just how incredible this treasure is. It required a personal escort from the entire ship and ended up attracting such a catastrophe.'

With Ye Chen's permission, Chi Ming eagerly opened the wooden box.

The moment the box was opened, a blinding radiance erupted from within. An incomparably powerful force swept out, flinging Chi Ming through the air!

Keep in mind, Chi Ming was a Divine Might Realm expert!

'He was sent flying just from opening a wooden box?'

Chi Ming crashed heavily to the ground, grimacing in pain.

But he ignored the pain, scrambling back to his feet to try and close the box, terrified that something had gone wrong with the True Dragon's Blood and would cause problems for Ye Chen.

But Ye Chen, with his lightning-fast reflexes, had already slammed his hand down, holding the lid in place.

BOOM!

A massive roar echoed through the room!

It was like ten thousand bolts of lightning striking at once, shaking the very heavens and earth!

The shocking display made Chi Ming's heart pound, and even Ye Chen's expression grew solemn.

"The grade of this True Dragon's Blood... seems quite extraordinary!"

From the depths of the room, Jie Ling emerged. She was barefoot, her snow-white feet moving with a graceful gait, her figure elegant and beautiful.

A brilliant radiance flowed around the box like a waterfall. Inside, a single, crimson drop of blood could be seen, struggling and writhing!

The blood pulsed with vibrant life, constantly shifting into different shapes, as if it contained entire landscapes within it. The sight was utterly astonishing!

The terrifying repulsive force emanated from that single drop of blood. It had sent Chi Ming flying, and even Ye Chen could only barely contend with it!

'This True Dragon's Blood... is actually just a single drop?'

'Just a single drop of blood is this terrifying. How powerful must the owner of this blood have been?'

Ye Chen's eyes widened, his mind reeling in shock.

He had long suspected that the treasure the Chamber was escorting was extraordinary—otherwise, it wouldn't have been coveted by so many fiends.

But seeing it for himself still left him utterly shaken.

A single drop of blood, long separated from its host and sealed by a Forbidden Array for who knew how long, still possessed such terrifying power!

If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, Ye Chen simply wouldn't have believed it!

"The owner of this drop of blood... has probably long since stepped beyond the Void Realm!"

"No, I should say much higher than the Void Realm!"

"Could this be the precious blood from a Celestial Spirit Realm... or even a Reincarnation Realm True Dragon?"

Jie Ling's beautiful eyes flashed with shock and uncertainty. Her words made the color drain from Chi Ming's face.

'Celestial Spirit Realm? Even Reincarnation Realm?'

'What level of existence was that?'

'He'd never even seen beings of that level!'

To the people of the world, cultivation was divided into a simple progression of realms: Bone Forging, Blood Condensation, Spiritual Sea, Primordial Mansion, Divinity Transformation, Divine Might, Void, Nirvana, Celestial Spirit, and Reincarnation!

A mere Divine Might Realm expert was enough to dominate the dynasty's eastern regions and be considered nigh-invincible.

And the Void Realm? One would be hard-pressed to find even a handful of such beings in the entire eastern region.

As for the Celestial Spirit and Reincarnation Realms, to Chi Ming, those were the stuff of legends—realms of mythical Great Powers.

And now, a drop of precious blood, suspected to have come from a legendary True Dragon of that caliber, lay right before them!

Ye Chen was stunned.

His combat prowess was undeniable. Below the Void Realm, he had few rivals.

Yet as he faced this single drop of blood, he felt immense pressure.

It felt as if he could barely hold his ground!

'A single drop of blood can crush a Divine Might Realm expert? This is unheard of!'