"The people of Earth regard me as supreme, honor me as a revered one, and offer their respect calling me lord!" Xiahou Chun said. "However, you have ascended to the Epic Realm, which allows you to bypass etiquette, and interact with me as equals!"

"Moreover, if you're willing, you can call me brother!" Xiahou Chun looked at Ye Chen and smiled, exuding a sense of kindness, like a benevolent elder.

"Brother?" Ye Chen raised an eyebrow, seemingly quite surprised.

Xiahou Chun was an Innate being, born at the inception of heaven and earth, his life almost entirely glorious and undefeated!

Moreover, Xiahou Chun was Earth's War God, possessing a high status, even the Great Saints bowed before him, calling him lord!

Yet now, Xiahou Chun, with a pleasant demeanor, wanted to treat Ye Chen as an equal, which made him somewhat wary.

What does Xiahou Chun mean?

"I was born within the chaos, naturally with a human-demonic overlord physique, one might say born powerful!" Xiahou Chun began to speak. "Moreover, I have witnessed countless geniuses and experienced endless splendors along with the world... but I have never seen a genius like you!"

"In fact, even the term genius is insufficient to describe you; calling you a 'monster' is more fitting!"

Xiahou Chun looked at Ye Chen, his eyes brightly shining, as though extremely exhilarated, rejoicing at Ye Chen's existence.

Furthermore, Xiahou Chun's praise for Ye Chen was filled with goodwill, without a hint of envy, purely admiration.

"I achieved the Epic Realm merely by coincidence, by an unexpected stroke of fortune."

Xiahou Chun's compliments left Ye Chen astonished, suddenly even learning to be modest.

"Your accomplishments are far from mere coincidence!" Xiahou Chun shook his head, denying Ye Chen's viewpoint.

"This junior is dull, not understanding the senior's intentions?" Ye Chen's heart skipped, he asked.

Could it be that Xiahou Chun truly knows something?

Yet, with Ye Chen having two profound causes, even the Heavenly Dao youths cannot fathom them, how could Xiahou Chun possibly know?

"Earth once experienced a dark epoch; all beings faced calamity, almost leading to the destruction of the realm!" Xiahou Chun sighed. "However, this catastrophe was destined, akin to True Phoenix Nirvana, reborn from flames!"

"After that dark epoch, I believed I was the beneficiary, but unexpectedly, it turned out to be you..." Xiahou Chun, speaking up to this point, suddenly looked towards Ye Chen.

"Is there something wrong?" Ye Chen's gaze met Xiahou Chun's, his heart inexplicably unsettled.

"Young man, you stole my opportunity, seized my fortune, and ruined my future!" Xiahou Chun looked at Ye Chen, suddenly his expression turned cold, revealing a killing intent.

"What?" Ye Chen's expression froze slightly, seemingly unable to comprehend how someone could change so unpredictably?

Bang!

While Ye Chen was puzzled, Xiahou Chun had already made his move.

The God-Slaying Spear transformed into a point of icy light, carrying overwhelming murderous energy, aiming at Ye Chen's brow.

"A leaf to block the sky!"

Ye Chen, seeing the God-Slaying Spear rushing towards him, instantly felt his hair stand on end, enveloped by an indescribable terror.

Instantly, Ye Chen's aura transformed drastically, shifting from a frail state to that of a War God!

Endless runes flew from Ye Chen's body, emitting an emperor-like aura, making even the heavens tremble.

Finally, the endless runes exploded with brilliance, transforming into a leaf of the Great Dao, shielding Ye Chen, warding off the God-Slaying Spear's assault.

"I regard you as a leader, honor you as a wise one, and yet you strike to kill me?" Ye Chen unleashed the Epic Force and roared at Xiahou Chun.

"One spear into a dragon, destroy the Dao to slay the wise!"

Xiahou Chun didn't offer any explanations, instead his offense grew ever fiercer; the God-Slaying Spear transformed into a divine dragon, roaring through the heavens, crushing towards Ye Chen.

Bang!

Xiahou Chun, as a strong Epic Realm character, akin to the leader monstrous tiger, now attacked with full force, instantly causing a cosmic explosion!

"You scoundrel!"

The God-Slaying Spear, with forces capable of annihilation, forced Ye Chen to retreat repeatedly, being suppressed!

Ye Chen's Heavenly Emperor fist was so transcendent that even the Heavenly Dao youth marveled, yet he couldn't withstand Xiahou Chun? Ye Chen found this quite unbelievable!

All this time, whenever Ye Chen unleashed the Heavenly Emperor Fist, it resulted in sweeping away opponents with unrivaled dominance!

However, now he ascended to the Epic Realm, becoming a cosmic giant, along with the Heavenly Emperor Dao... yet he couldn't withstand Xiahou Chun, who was injured!

What is going on?

Xiahou Chun's killing intent was fierce, making Ye Chen struggle to block, causing inner chaos within him.

Roar!

After transforming into a divine dragon, the God-Slaying Spear erupted with blood-red runes, interwoven into a Life and Death Skill, crashing down towards Ye Chen.

A layer of Gang Qi enveloped Ye Chen, entwined with Great Dao laws, seemingly shielding against any threat.

However, the power of the God-Slaying Spear was unparalleled, forcing Ye Chen back, nearly breaking through that layer of Gang Qi.

"How can this be?" Ye Chen retreated while exclaiming in shock. "Doesn't he have a Dao wound, how can he be so powerful?"

Earth had once gone through a dark epoch, and Xiahou Chun, to protect it, suffered severe Dao wounds, never recovering till now!

Yet now Xiahou Chun's sharpness was revealed, akin to a deity battling across the heaven and earth, wielding a God-Slaying Spear, forcing Ye Chen into a retreat, showing no sign of decline!

You should know, Ye Chen ascended to the Epic Realm, wielding the Heavenly Emperor Fist for protection, already ranking among the strongest in the cosmos!

At this moment, even if Niutou, Anmu, and others joined forces to kill, Ye Chen could still escape unscathed, or might even counter-kill them!

Yet, such a powerful Ye Chen was actually defeated and routed by Xiahou Chun. What on earth is going on?

Wasn't Xiahou Chun supposed to be wounded by the Dao? How could he still be this strong?

BOOM!

After a loud explosion, countless stars shattered, causing the universe to tremble slightly.

At this moment, Xiahou Chun stood holding the God-Slaying Spear, while Ye Chen had already been knocked into the air by him.

"Weren't you wounded by the Dao?" Ye Chen landed on a meteorite and loudly asked Xiahou Chun.

Xiahou Chun's combat power was terrifying, able to completely suppress him, which left Ye Chen extremely shocked.

Wasn't Xiahou Chun supposed to be wounded by the Dao, unable to exhibit peak power? How was he still so terrifying?

Moreover, Xiahou Chun's current combat strength surpassed any previous moment, stronger than ever before, which Ye Chen couldn't comprehend!

"Aren't you also about to die?" Xiahou Chun stopped his killing momentum, looked at Ye Chen with a half-smile, and said, "This series of killer moves I unleashed would wound even an Epic, yet you, a dying man, can withstand my killing move. Isn't that strange too?"

"You're testing me!" Ye Chen's expression changed.

"Yes, I am testing you!" Xiahou Chun nodded and continued, "However, I have tested you, but I have also exposed myself!"

"You weren't injured by the Dao!" Ye Chen's expression changed again. "Your body is fine, not hurt at all. Your previous weakness was all an act... You deceived everyone!"

Ye Chen looked at Xiahou Chun with a face full of suspicion, as if he saw through everything.

"Yes, I deceived everyone, didn't you do the same?" Xiahou Chun smiled.

Xiahou Chun pretended to be Dao-wounded to the outside world, his strength seemingly weakened to the extreme, even hiding it from the Epics.

But Ye Chen was just like him, appearing sickly but actually fierce as a Menghu, having deceived everyone.

"Senior, what exactly do you mean, what is your purpose?" Ye Chen looked at Xiahou Chun with a solemn expression, suspecting ill intent.

Xiahou Chun had mentioned earlier that he seized his fortune and then attacked him, making Ye Chen think deeply.

"You're overthinking it!" Xiahou Chun said. "I just wanted to test you earlier, I didn't really have malice!"

"Why test me?" Ye Chen asked.

"Because you have become an Epic, qualified to touch upon major secrets and learn about Earth's wonders!" Xiahou Chun replied.

"What's the secret of Earth, what wonders?"

Earth is a wonderland, hiding many secrets, which makes Ye Chen very curious.

For instance, why is Earth so transcendent, birthing so many Great Saints, and people like Xiahou Chun? Moreover, with Earth's strong foundation, how could it have undergone darkness?

Additionally, what happened back then that left even Xiahou Chun wounded?

"I know you have many questions, but it's not safe here. Let's find a place to talk!" Xiahou Chun suggested.

"Not safe?" Ye Chen exclaimed.

This is the vast universe, surrounded by nothingness, turbulence, and chaos, what could be unsafe?

Moreover, both he and Xiahou Chun are Epics, the strongest in the world, who could threaten them?

"The universe has many secrets, you are just newly Epic, you cannot know it all!" Xiahou Chun said. "Thus, the universe is far larger than you imagine, dangers more than you imagine..."

As Xiahou Chun spoke, his face was solemn, giving a heavy impression, which caused a shiver in Ye Chen's heart!

The universe is far larger than you imagine, dangers more than you imagine...

Ye Chen always revered it because there were too many unknowns ahead, being cautious was always right.

However, after becoming Epic, he began to feel a bit untouchable because aside from certain existences, an Epic was already invincible.

But Xiahou Chun's long spear drove him into a desperate situation, waking Ye Chen up.

There is always a mountain higher than the mountain; he is far from invincible!

Moreover, Xiahou Chun's words carried mysterious meanings, filling Ye Chen's mind with countless thoughts and an indescribable feeling.

Ye Chen felt like a mountaineer who each time thought he saw the summit halfway up, only to realize once reaching the halfway point that the road ahead was full of twists and that he hadn't reached the summit; his journey was not complete!

"Do you feel your insignificance?" Xiahou Chun suddenly smiled, showing deep mystery.

"Yes!" Ye Chen pondered for a moment, nodded, and answered. "But there are too many unknowns ahead; I don't know why I feel insignificant!"

Ye Chen felt the endlessness of the road ahead and his own insignificance, but where is the endpoint, why is he insignificant?

"I will tell you the answer!" Xiahou Chun said. "However, this is not the place to talk, let's return to Earth!"

"Earth has a special domain field, repelling any living being's approach, it is the safest place and also our headquarters!"

"Alright, let's return to Earth!"

"..."

In the end, the figures of both faded away, entering the currents of time and space, traversing onward.

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