Heaven-Dominating Martial Emperor

But the moment Song Jiuming moved, Ye Chen was already on him like a shadow.

"You don't know your own limits!"

Song Jiuming sneered at the sight.

Ye Chen's displayed combat prowess was indeed astonishing, but the aura he exuded was unmistakably that of the Divinity Transformation Realm. There was no mistaking it!

'Using a Divinity Transformation body to clash head-on with a Divine Might Realm expert... what is that if not courting death?'

"BOOM!"

Song Jiuming's aura erupted. A torrential golden light surged forth, shrouding his entire body as if he were a great sun, and he threw a punch straight at Ye Chen.

The terrifying scene sent the surrounding Divinity Transformation Realm experts scrambling back, terrified of being caught in the aftershock.

"So this is Elder Song Jiuming's power?"

"He's as powerful as ever! That kid will surely die from this attack!"

The crowd could hardly look directly at the scorching, brilliant golden light, but they still strained their eyes, trying to make out the scene.

All they could see was Ye Chen charging straight into the golden light of the great sun, clashing head-on with Song Jiuming as if he had no fear of death.

'What a shame. His courage is impressive and his talent is extraordinary, but today he will fall. Such a waste!'

Song Xuanxing remarked with a sigh from the side.

Song Shanqi also wore a look of regret, seeming to lament the fall of a genius who might have one day reached the Void Realm.

However, what happened next completely defied everyone's expectations.

The brilliant golden light that filled the sky suddenly dimmed. It was as if Song Jiuming had been slammed by an ancient Divine Mountain; he reeled as if from a heavy blow, violently spitting up blood.

To the onlookers, it was like watching a rising sun suddenly plummet from the sky, its brilliant, scorching aura dimming considerably.

And where the great sun had just been, the youth now stood tall and proud in the void. Like a god who had struck down the sun with his bare hands, he cut a truly heroic figure.

"What?"

"This... How is this possible?!"

The Song family experts were all dumbfounded.

'That kid actually injured Elder Song Jiuming? And he himself is... completely unscathed?'

If they hadn't seen it with their own eyes, they simply wouldn't believe it.

The expressions of Song Xuanxing and Song Shanqi also turned grave.

The Song family's Divinity Transformation Realm cultivators might not have seen exactly what happened, but since the two of them were on the same level as Song Jiuming, they understood it perfectly.

In their eyes, Ye Chen had merely thrown a single punch at Song Jiuming.

Just one punch, and Song Jiuming's powerful aura, which had nearly reached its Peak, plummeted. A Great Power Level cultivator at the Seventh Layer of the Divine Might Realm had been wounded and sent falling from the sky. Just like that.

The bizarre scene was utterly inconceivable.

'How can a young man in the Divinity Transformation Realm have such immense power? Enough to wound a Divine Might Realm expert in a single blow?'

"One of the four great families of Dongxuan Province? It seems you're nothing special after all."

Ye Chen glanced indifferently at the fading great sun and couldn't help but remark with a hint of regret.

"You... don't get too arrogant! Do you really think you can get away today?"

A cultivator from the Song family blustered, putting on a brave front.

Ye Chen glanced at him. It was the very same cultivator who had initially clamored about wanting to "play" with him, only to be stopped by Song Xuanxing and the others.

Back then, he had been so arrogant and imperious, looking down on everyone.

But now, a single indifferent glance from Ye Chen was enough to make him tremble and hastily lower his head.

"If you don't dare oppose me, why must you run your mouth in my presence?"

"So-called great families... a truly mixed bag."

Ye Chen sighed. "Your death would be no loss at all."

With a flick of his finger, a bolt of Spiritual Power shot from his fingertip, tearing through the void and reaching the cultivator in an instant.

"Elder, save me!!!" The Song family cultivator's face changed drastically, and he let out a bloodcurdling scream.

Ye Chen's casual strike brought with it such immense pressure that he couldn't even muster the will to fight back. The oppressive feeling was simply too terrifying!

"BANG!"

But Ye Chen struck too quickly. Before Song Xuanxing and Song Shanqi could react, the cultivator's body had already exploded, leaving not a single bone behind.

A powerful aftershock swept outward. The remaining experts from the Song family had no time to dodge; they were all caught in the blast and perished!

With a single casual strike, he had wiped out all the Song family's Divinity Transformation Realm cultivators!

Their Divine Souls became nourishment for the Soul-Catching Lamp.

This act both infuriated Song Xuanxing and the other Song family Elders and made their expressions grow even more solemn.

At that moment, they no longer dared to treat Ye Chen as an ordinary Divinity Transformation Realm cultivator. They now truly saw him as an expert capable of threatening their own lives.

"Boy... who exactly are you?"

"I refuse to believe that a cultivator at the Fourth Layer of the Divinity Transformation Realm could be capable of this."

A hoarse voice drifted up from the ravaged landscape below.

Song Jiuming rose into the air, his face pale. He stared at Ye Chen from a distance, his expression filled with dread.

This time, he deliberately put a great distance between himself and Ye Chen.

"Oh?"

"To be able to get back up and fight after taking a punch from me... you're not so simple after all."

Ye Chen glanced at Song Jiuming, slightly surprised.

That's right. He was now a cultivator at the Fourth Layer of the Divinity Transformation Realm.

In the time just before arriving in Dongxuan Province, he had successfully refined a batch of Pseudo-Immortal Grade Realm-Breaking Pills.

He knew he might face unimaginable dangers after arriving in Dongxuan Province, so he didn't waste a single moment and immediately consumed the Fifth Grade, Pseudo-Immortal Grade Realm-Breaking Pill.

Aided by the Buddhist Light Five Mystic Stones from the Holy Temple, which nurtured his Divine Soul and assisted his cultivation, Ye Chen was ultimately able to completely refine the Pseudo-Immortal Grade Spirit Pill and break through to the Fourth Layer of the Divinity Transformation Realm in one go!

It was important to understand that with his terrifyingly deep foundation, an ordinary Realm-Breaking Pill would have to be of Top Grade quality to even have a chance of helping him break through a single minor realm.

A Pseudo-Immortal Grade Realm-Breaking Pill, however, allowed him to break through three realms consecutively! One could only imagine how astonishing the effects of a pill became once it reached the Pseudo-Immortal Grade.

Even Ye Chen couldn't help but feel a secret sense of relief.

'If I hadn't obtained a supreme divine object like the Chaos Prison-Suppressing Cauldron on the peak of Kunlun Mountain, my future cultivation would have taken far longer.'

His cultivation of the True Dragon Jade Emperor Sutra had just broken through thanks to the True Dragon's precious blood, and right after, his cultivation realm had charged all the way to the Fourth Layer of the Divinity Transformation Realm.

Ye Chen's overall combat prowess underwent another enhancement and transformation, making him significantly stronger than before.

'With my current strength, there should be no one beneath the Void Realm who can be my match!'

Even when facing a behemoth like the Song family, Ye Chen was confident he could clash with them head-on.