Shrouding the Heavens: Empress, I am truly not the Desolate Heavenly Emperor!

Ye Chen curled his lips into a cold smile, revealing his gleaming white teeth.

If one wants to establish authority, one cannot always hide under the protection of women.

He wanted to make it clear to all the prying eyes in this forbidden land that, besides that unspeakable taboo, there was another man in this paradise who was equally untouchable!

"roar!"

The nine-aperture stone man finally broke through the fog, revealing his enormous form.

The moment its chaotic stone eyes locked onto Ye Chen, a hint of almost human contempt was revealed.

There was no unnecessary roaring.

The stone man swung his giant hand, which was larger than a millstone, creating a gale that tore through the air, and slammed it down on Ye Chen's head!

This strike was a pure and utter physical crushing.

In its view, crushing this weak ant wouldn't even require the slightest supernatural power.

The enormous shadow completely engulfed Ye Chen.

The strong wind whipped his black hair wildly and made his robes flutter in the wind, but his tall and straight figure remained as firm as a rock.

"Too slow."

Ye Chen even had the leisure to shake his head.

In his eyes now, the stone man's seemingly thunderous attack was full of flaws.

Just as the giant hand was less than three feet from his head, Ye Chen moved.

He neither dodged nor retreated.

Instead of facing the massive, overwhelming palm, he boldly took a step forward!

boom!

The ground beneath his feet collapsed, and spiderweb-like cracks spread wildly.

Using the terrifying force of the recoil, Ye Chen's body shot upwards like a golden arrow released from a bow!

The great dragon of the spine roared and throbbed within his body, his muscles and bones resonating.

That golden sea of ​​bitterness boiled over completely, and boundless power surged along the meridians, pouring entirely into the right arm.

His entire right arm had now turned into pure gold, with countless profound Dao patterns faintly visible on it—the imprints of the laws belonging to the Great Accomplishment Sacred Body!

"The Six Paths..."

Ye Chen uttered two ancient syllables.

As his fist intent surged, the space behind him did not become a black hole, but rather seemed to be torn open by an invisible force, creating six rifts leading to an unknown and desolate realm!

What emanates from it are six distinct cycles of reincarnation, representing the realms of gods, asuras, hell beings, hungry ghosts, animals, and humans!

These six Daoist principles intertwined, transforming into a terrifying will that suppressed all ages, transcending the barriers of space and directly locking down the stone man's soul!

"...Rinnegan!"

With a low shout, Ye Chen's fist collided heavily with the stone palm that descended from the sky.

Minimum to maximum.

Flesh and blood against stubborn rock.

A clash with no suspense whatsoever.

The result, however, defied common sense.

That stone palm, powerful enough to shatter mountains, didn't even make a crisp sound when it touched Ye Chen's fist. It silently annihilated and decomposed from the point of contact, turning into the most primitive dust!

The golden fist force was devastating and unstoppable!

Click!Click!Click!

The seemingly indestructible arms of the nine-aperture stone man crumbled inch by inch, turning into countless fragments of stone that fell from the sky.

"roar?!"

The human-like contempt in the stone man's eyes finally transformed into extreme terror.

It couldn't understand why this ant-like creature could unleash a power that even it couldn't resist!

It wanted to retreat; it wanted to escape.

But Ye Chen's fist intent had already transformed into a cage, pinning it firmly to the spot.

The aura emanating from the crack in the Six Paths of Reincarnation made its intelligence tremble, as if it were about to be dragged into it and sink into eternal damnation at any moment.

"Since you're here, why not stay?"

Ye Chen's figure twisted in mid-air, appearing like a ghost in front of the stone man's enormous head.

He threw another punch.

This punch was devoid of any earth-shattering phenomena; it was simple, unadorned, and returned to its original essence.

boom--!

The head of the nine-aperture stone man exploded on the spot, like a watermelon struck by a sacred mountain!

Stone chips flew everywhere.

The enormous headless body shook violently twice before crashing to the ground, kicking up a cloud of dust hundreds of feet high.

One punch.

Instantly kill a powerful being!

Ye Chen landed lightly on the remains of the stone figure, and shook his hand as if he had only brushed off a little dust.

"The essence of the Holy Body is indeed domineering."

Ye Chen stared at his fist, a look of ecstasy at the power flashing in his eyes.

This is absolute power, requiring no calculation, no words, only the purest violence.

Deep within the mist, those few previously restless, probing auras vanished without a trace, as if they had seen a ghost, after witnessing this astonishing scene.

joke!

That was a nine-aperture stone man born of nature, with an incomparably strong physical body!

His head was blown apart by a single punch from an unknown man?

Who exactly is that man?!

For a moment, the inner perimeter of the forbidden area fell into a deathly silence.

Ye Chen didn't care about this at all. He squatted down and searched through the pile of rubble for a while, and found a stone heart that was still beating weakly.

This is a good thing, a very nourishing food.

He casually put the stone core into his storage space, intending to keep it for future research.

After doing all this, Ye Chen straightened his somewhat disheveled clothes, his sharp and domineering expression completely disappearing, and he returned to his gentle and harmless demeanor.

He turned around and looked into the depths of Peach Blossom Spring.

There, petals fell in profusion, and the beautiful woman remained asleep, as if the earth-shattering clamor of the outside world had nothing to do with her.

Ye Chen smiled, raised his index finger, placed it to his lips, and gently made a shushing gesture in a certain direction in the void.

"Shh..."

His voice was soft, yet it clearly reached every corner of the forbidden area.

My sister is sleeping.

"If anyone dares to make even the slightest noise..."

Ye Chen tapped the headless stone corpse beneath his feet with his toe, his gaze suddenly turning icy cold.

"This is what happens."

The wind stopped.

The fog has cleared.

The entire desolate and forbidden land was devoid of even the chirping of insects and birds.

All the primordial beings that awakened held their breath, imprinting this warning deeply into their souls.

Ye Chen nodded in satisfaction, then turned and walked back to the peach blossom grove.

And in the instant he turned around.

On the jade couch, her closed eyes trembled very slightly with her long eyelashes, as quickly as a gentle breeze when peach blossoms fall.

Then, all was quiet, without the slightest sound, as if nothing had disturbed her slumber.

……

Back in Peach Blossom Spring, Ye Chen sat cross-legged to regulate his breathing.

Although that punch was exhilarating, it also consumed a tremendous amount of energy, leaving his golden sea of ​​suffering almost depleted.

"My cultivation level is still too low." Ye Chen sighed inwardly. "The power of the Divine Bridge Realm was almost completely drained after just one use of the Six Paths Reincarnation Fist. Its endurance is too poor."

We must break through as soon as possible!

Just then, the crushed fragment of the Holy Decree of Yao Guang in his arms suddenly became scalding hot!

A wisp of divine thought, imbued with boundless rage and killing intent, surged savagely into Ye Chen's mind along the unseen threads of cause and effect, transforming into a majestic yet icy voice:

"When the three-day period is up, the Holy Lord of Yao Guang will personally arrive with his imperial weapons!"

"Hand over the killer, or we will massacre the entire restricted area, leaving not a blade of grass alive!"

Ye Chen slowly opened his eyes, the smile in them as cold as ancient ice.

"Take over the forbidden area?"

"What a magnificent sight!"

He stood up, stretched his limbs, and made a series of crisp popping sounds.

He turned around and took a deep look at the exquisite sleeping face on the jade bed.

"Darling, it's a bit noisy outside, let your brother go clean it up."

Before he finished speaking, his figure had already transformed into a streak of light, rushing headlong towards the edge of the forbidden area.

This time, he wasn't fleeing.

It's hunting!