In the absence of saints and the Other Shore not making a move, Ye Chen had indeed taken the place of Yun Zheyue to become the strongest!

At this moment, Ye Chen shone brightly, commanding the admiration and respect from all the heroes around.

At such a young age, Ye Chen ascended to the pinnacle of his era, with no terms such as genius, monster, or outstanding being sufficient to describe him. His towering magnificence was truly that of a young Divine King!

"I've swept through the heroes, defeated Na Wudao, battled an emperor, thrashed the Dragon Head. Through the ages, who can be stronger than me!" At that moment, Ye Chen roared to the heavens. "I'm the strongest, I'm the best, I'm the handsomest, I am the strongest and handsomest number one expert in the world!"

The heroes held Ye Chen in awe, but his sudden outburst shocked them all.

Whether it was the emperor, Na Wudao, or the resolute Dragon Head, their strength was well known, never flaunted, but everyone knew they were the strongest.

Yet, Ye Chen's current behavior was like that of a nouveau riche!

Even if you have swept through all the heroes and defeated Na Wudao, the emperor, and Yun Zheyue one by one, can't you be more humble?

If you hadn't said these things, the heroes would have worshipped you as a deity!

But, once these brainless words came out, everyone started to look at you differently, realizing that the so-called number one in the world is just a clown.

"Na Wudao was pushed back by me, the emperor was beaten black and blue by me, Yun Zheyue was knocked off his pedestal by me—who else in the world dares to battle with me!" Ye Chen continued to rant crazily, his words laced with arrogance, behaving like a petty person flaunting their power.

"In the heavens and on earth, within the vast universe, I am the strongest!" Ye Chen looked at the heroes. "Whoever doesn't accept it, come and fight me. I could crush a group of you with just one finger!"

Ye Chen, having defeated three giants, had lost his awe-inspiring demeanor in battle and returned to his detestable ways.

"..."

Ye Chen's "asking-for-a-beating" attitude made the heroes clench their fists tight, really wanting to gang up on him and beat him till even his mother wouldn't recognise him.

But, just as Ye Chen had said, he was now invincible under heaven, and even if the heroes banded together, he could sweep them aside with a single punch.

So, even as Ye Chen acted so provocatively, attracting everyone's hatred, the heroes had to grit their teeth and endure; they couldn't beat him, after all!

"Boom!"

At that moment, an invincible aura surged through the sky, rushing towards Ye Chen like an angry tide, its power in no way inferior to Yun Zheyue.

"Great, an invincible being who can't stand this guy is about to make a move to suppress him!" someone saw this and was so excited they nearly jumped up, clapping their hands in delight.

"Such power penetrates heaven and earth, which giant has made a move?" someone else exclaimed in surprise, the exhibited power was not only a match for Yun Zheyue but perhaps even superior.

"Could it be that the Dragon Head, unwilling to be humiliated, has turned back to strike again?" Such peerless martial might—among the ultimate immortals in the world, none possessed such power, only Yun Zheyue could unleash such a force.

"Boom!"

Ye Chen punched out, manifesting his most powerful will, shattering the omnipresent ghostly might, scattering it throughout heaven and earth.

"Na Wudao, you've transcended the heavenly tribulation, shedding the mortal and becoming an immortal!" Ye Chen's eyes sparkled as he looked at Na Wudao approaching from over the sea.

With this former dragon king's ascension to immortality, his being underwent an incredible transformation: his white hair turned black, his body surged with terrifying ghostly power, perfectly merging with the entire South Sea. Each step he took caused the South Sea to tremble.

Terrifying, invincible, surpassing all!

Na Wudao, having leaped to immortality, now possessed might even greater than Yun Zheyue!

"My ability to surpass the peak and break through the limit is largely thanks to the help of the young friend!" Na Wudao bowed to Ye Chen, his face wearing a grateful smile.

From the moment Na Wudao saw Ye Chen, he regarded him as a fated enemy. Ye Chen did not disappoint, providing the greatest pressure, which helped him leap to immortality!

"I helped you, yet you turn against me?" Ye Chen raised an eyebrow, seemingly displeased.

"I was just overcome with the itch to fight, please don't take offense, young friend!" Na Wudao said with an awkward smile.

Na Wudao was utterly suppressed by Ye Chen's punch. Now as an immortal, transcending the mortal plane and infinitely powerful, seeing Ye Chen show off, he naturally thought to reclaim his dignity.

However, Na Wudao's burst of ghostly energy was still scattered by a single punch from Ye Chen, a realization that shook Na Wudao, making him even more in awe of Ye Chen's unfathomable depth.

Na Wudao felt overwhelmingly powerful after ascending to immortality, yet he still found it difficult to suppress Ye Chen. This youngster was too strong!

Because of this, Na Wudao now wore a forced smile, not eager to take back the upper hand so quickly.

He thought he'd train for a few more years, get even stronger, and then seek revenge against Ye Chen!

"Psh, don't think I don't know, you were originally intending to suppress me, but upon seeing my invincible and unpredictable nature, you got scared of not being able to defeat me and quickly backed off, pretending it was all a misunderstanding!" Ye Chen seemed to have seen through Na Wudao's thoughts.

"Haha!" Na Wudao laughed heartily, finding Ye Chen truly amusing.

"You said that if I helped you break through your limits, you would greatly thank me. How will you thank me?" Ye Chen looked at Na Wudao.

"However you want me to thank you, I will!" Na Wudao replied earnestly, without a trace of negligence.

Na Wudao's life was at its limit, and had Ye Chen not helped him break through, he would have surely perished within ten years. Since Ye Chen had helped him ascend to the utmost, saving his life, Na Wudao naturally owed him a great debt of gratitude!

"Do you have a daughter, and is she beautiful?" Ye Chen asked very seriously. "If you have a daughter and she happens to be very beautiful, then just give me one of your daughters. I won't ask for anything else!"

Ye Chen was easily contented, only desiring a daughter from Na Wudao, and not interested in any other gold or treasures.

Na Wudao felt a stifling sensation at that moment, finding Ye Chen far too disagreeable. They weren't even that close, so maybe it would be better not to thank him at all...

"Dragon King, do you have a princess or not? If you have a daughter, just give me one!" Ye Chen continued.

"..."

"Isn't this kid shameless? Someone just mentioned they wanted to thank him, and he outright demands their daughter!"

Ye Chen's voice was neither loud nor soft, but all the heroes could hear it. When they heard that Ye Chen was asking Na Wudao for his daughter, some nearly jumped up in outrage. This brat was just too shameless, brazenly demanding as though entitled to another's daughter. What boundless enmity was this?

"Na Wudao has only three sons, but he has a foster daughter who is quite beautiful. If you really want her, I can capture her for you!" Just at that moment, a sovereign floated by.

"You broke through?" Ye Chen looked at the sovereign, finding the woman even more enigmatic than before, yet she still hadn't become an immortal.

"Only a faint understanding, but I couldn't leap to immortality!" the sovereign sighed.

"For people like us, striving to ascend to immortality is just too difficult!" Na Wudao also sighed. Although he had shed his mortality to become an immortal, he knew well the terrifying ordeal of it, a journey where even 'nine deaths and one survival' was an understatement!

"Yun Zheyue fell into the South Sea, but why hasn't she surfaced yet?" the sovereign inquired, looking down at the vast ocean with a hint of suspicion.

Yun Zheyue had failed in her contest for supremacy against Ye Chen and was thrust off the divine altar by him into the South Sea. Yet, she hadn't emerged since, leading to speculation whether she might have died.

However, a figure as powerful as Yun Zheyue, who was but one step away from Transcendence the Other Shore, could not be so easily defeated or killed.

"Yun Zheyue and I have deep-seated grievances. I wanted to dethrone her, and she wanted to 'kill me for pleasure.' Now that I have defeated her, of course, she has no face to meet me!" Ye Chen said. "But eventually, we will meet again, as we still have an unresolved conflict."

Today, in front of all the heroes, Yun Zheyue was dethrone by Ye Chen, certainly harboring deadly intent towards him and bound to seek revenge sooner or later to regain her honor.

Ye Chen, having declared more than once his intention to take Yun Zheyue as one of his consorts, intended to keep his word.

Thus, a final, mightiest confrontation between them was inevitable.

"We three are the mightiest people in the world, yet each of us has fallen to your hand, one by one. It seems your earlier boast was no lie; you truly are the ultimate warrior!" the sovereign said with an unexpected smile, setting aside her pride and acknowledging Ye Chen as the rightful number one.

"What? The sovereign has conceded, admitting her inferiority and honoring Ye Chen as the supreme champion!" someone exclaimed in shock.

The sovereign's voice, though not shouted, was clear enough for all heroes to hear, causing an unimaginable turmoil in the hearts of many.

The sovereign was a legendary figure, one of the strongest in the world, holding an invincible pride that not even mighty dragons could subdue.

Yet now, she voluntarily admitted her defeat to Ye Chen and even proclaimed him the supreme champion, causing surprise and astonishment among the crowd.

"After a lifetime of struggle, you have finally surpassed me!" At that moment, the sovereign looked at Na Wudao with a complicated expression.

The sovereign and Na Wudao were contemporaries, both extraordinary individuals with divine talents, who had contended with each other all their lives without a clear victor.

Na Wudao had ascended to the status of a Land God, and the sovereign also had some enlightenment, their battle prowess still nearly indistinguishable from each other.

Yet, the sovereign knew she was defeated because Na Wudao had leaped to immortality, and she had not!

One step to immortality, puts you steps ahead of all!

From that point on, Na Wudao would surpass all, while the sovereign might dim into obscurity within decades.

"It's all due to a fortunate combination of destiny, opportunity, and support. This ascension to immortality can truly be called a stroke of luck!" Na Wudao was not prideful but merely marveled at his good fortune.

Na Wudao and the sovereign were at the same level of might, and for them to leap to immortality was nearly impossible, as their foundations were too profound. Once immortal, they would unleash power capable of sweeping through all challenges!

But Na Wudao, through a unique confluence of circumstances, had forcibly broken the heavenly bounds and leaped to immortality!

Such an encounter was unique and unreplicable, making Na Wudao fortunate indeed.

The sovereign lacked Na Wudao's luck and might never break through in her lifetime.

"You've both enhanced your battle prowess and ascended to become a Land God, owing me a huge favor. How do you plan to repay me?" These words came from Ye Chen as he sought his recompense from the two legendary individuals.

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