Eternal Holy Emperor-Chapter 771 - 716 Preparation Before the Dark Night Siege

After a whole month of seclusion, Ye Chen emerged from his meditation, not yet fully having broken through to the Saintly Treasure Realm, but his eyes had deepened significantly, and the Divine Power within his body had grown even more boundless and overwhelming.

Merely standing there, without deliberately emitting any aura, Great Bandit Wang Tian and the Three Great Kings at his side, as well as the Ancient Xia Saint with only a Residual God, all felt a terrifical oppressive force, as though from mountains and peaks. Not to mention others, the Primordial Spirit in their brow’s Mud Ball Palace nearly burst open, leaving them trembling with fear.

Everyone could see that after a month of seclusion, Combat Saint King had grown much stronger, so much so that the word "terrifying" was scarcely adequate to describe him.

Only when Combat Saint King slowly restrained that overwhelming Divine Power did the pressure finally dissipate.

The mighty ones within the city grew even more reverent towards Ye Chen.

"What important matters have occurred this month? Speak them out."

No sooner had he come out of seclusion than Ye Chen received crucial news. Dragon Phoenix Academy had issued an order to attack the city, which would commence in a fortnight with a pinnacle siege battle where thousands of Heavenly Prides would gather.

To gain entry to the Ancient Divine Domain and to invade Dark Night Ancient City, one needed to find a place called Dark Night Hall.

There, lay the secret path to the Ancient Divine Domain.

However, it was rumored that during the siege, the terrifying Heavenly King residing in Dark Night Ancient City might make an appearance, presenting an immense obstruction that one must guard against.

Heavenly King, an existence surpassing reincarnation, invincible in the mortal world. Such a being could arrogantly stride through the Holy Lands, forcing even its masters to bow in their grandeur.

The intervention of an old Heavenly King Antique was the greatest difficulty in capturing the city during the Dark Night siege.

After all, no one was sure they could bypass the obstruction of a Heavenly King.

This was the primary concern for all seeking a place in the Ancient Divine Domain.

Even the Three Great Kings appeared worried, but Combat Saint King remained calm and naturally reassured them not to be overly concerned about this aspect.

Since the aim of the Dark Night siege was to compete for a place in the Ancient Divine Domain, Dragon Phoenix Academy would inevitably be involved behind the scenes, surely presenting a solution. If the Heavenly King were to make a move, there would likely be restrictions, or even if True Kings joined hands, it would be hard to deceive the King right under his nose.

At that time, having the Three Great Kings follow him would be enough.

With Combat Saint King’s assurance, the Three Great Kings were overjoyed. If it were anyone else, they might not have believed him, but they trusted Combat Saint King. If even someone as potent as he was not eligible for a slot in the Ancient Divine Domain, who else in the world would be?

Ye Chen smiled slightly. Even if the old Heavenly King Antique truly had no restrictions, it didn’t matter; at worst, he would be an exception this time, utilizing World Power and the Power of Faith. There was surely a way.

Similarly, several other events had indeed occurred during this month of seclusion.

Firstly, all True Kings suddenly made their moves, each displaying their invincible divine powers. It seemed they were stimulated by Combat Saint King suppressing the Heavenly Eagle King, each manifesting themselves in various Ancient Cities and beginning to challenge the cities one-on-one.

One had to admit, none of the individuals capable of becoming True Kings were weak.

Within Stealing Heaven Plain, apart from Dark Night Ancient City and the thirteen Ancient Cities of the Heroic Master Level Great Bandits, the other cities were almost all directly conquered by the True Kings, truly demonstrating their world-defying terrifying capabilities.

They were all too powerful, surpassing all mortal imaginations, directly breaching the Saint Master Level City Protection Light Screens, imposingly taking over the cities, expelling the original dominating great bandits who were utterly defeated without resistance, seizing the initiative of the Dark Night siege battle and staring down Dark Night City.

For this, Ye Chen didn’t find it surprising at all—as each True King was an extraordinary and impressive Heavenly Pride in their right, deserving of a splendor that dazzled through the ages. If they couldn’t even achieve this, they would neither deserve the title of True King nor qualify as his adversaries.

Secondly, half a month after Ye Chen’s seclusion, the thousands of young Heavenly Prides from Dragon Phoenix Academy were once again involved in the inner regions of Stealing Heaven Plain.

This time they had spared no expense to hire a large number of mercenary groups, charging boldly into the inner region to battle with the deadly great bandits, where tens of thousands clashed, creating a scene of fierce and blood-soaked chaos.

During the half month of fighting, both sides had countless casualties, with blood flowing into rivers and bodies piling like mountains, creating utter chaos.

Thousands of Dragon Phoenix Academy’s young Heavenly Prides charged into Stealing Heaven Plain, vying to conquer Ancient Cities and seize the initiative for the Dark Night siege battle.

Leading numerous mercenary groups, they battled countless bandits with kings roaring and fierce beasts howling. Terrifying Divine Skills broke the heavens and stirred chaos, as Sky Light began to appear.

Daoist Soldiers and Magical Instruments soared through skies, tearing apart the heavens and the earth, creating calamities that almost completely covered the entire inner area of Stealing Heaven Plain across a million miles.

Even the Ancient Cities ruled by various True Kings nearly suffered from the impacts. If not for the manifestation of the Invincible True Kings with Divine Pillars piercing the sky, their overwhelming presence flooding the heavens and restraining all parties, both Dragon Phoenix Academy’s Heavenly Prides and the bandits would have been directly and powerfully suppressed and terrified into submission, which otherwise might have led some ambitious individuals to direct the battle to these True King Ancient Cities, calling them out.

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