Immortality Starts With Investment

When Ye Chen threw this punch, everything in the Eighth Realm seemed to dim.

In everyone’s eyes, only this single punch remained. It tore through seven Quasi-Immortal arrays and collapsed endless stretches of void as it hurtled straight toward the Exiled Immortal’s head.

Everyone’s expressions were filled with disbelief, as if they were doubting their own existence. One punch had shattered seven Quasi-Immortal arrays. This was simply mythical.

Those were Quasi-Immortal arrays! Yet before the Heavenly Emperor’s heir, they seemed no sturdier than paper. Just how strong had the Heavenly Emperor’s heir become?

Moreover, could the Exiled Immortal also be killed with a single punch, just like Alkaid and the Overlord before him?

If even the Exiled Immortal were slain by one punch, then the Eight-Crowned King would no longer seem so impressive. In this era’s Immortal Path, there might truly be no suspense left.

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The Exiled Immortal’s own pupils shrank violently. In an instant, the space around him trembled as divine patterns lit up. Another seven Quasi-Immortal arrays rose, but this time they were all defensive and supportive formations meant to protect him.

The seven defensive divine arrays bloomed with divine radiance at the same time, as if they were the most indestructible things in the world. When the fist shadow slammed into them, the defensive divine arrays shook violently.

Terrifying rumbling sounds echoed across the sky. The outermost three layers of the Quasi-Immortal arrays around the Exiled Immortal were covered in cracks and nearly shattered.

But in the end, they held.

The Exiled Immortal narrowed his eyes as he looked at Ye Chen. The wariness in his gaze grew even deeper. He had thought he had already taken Ye Chen seriously enough.

Yet he had still underestimated him. Ye Chen was even more terrifying than he had imagined. A punch like this could never be thrown by an ordinary Great Emperor, not even by a typical Quasi-Immortal.

Yet this youth was only at the peak of the Great Saint realm. A peak Great Saint delivering combat power above that of an ordinary Quasi-Immortal—such talent was rare even among the prodigies of the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths. His own monstrous elder brother was one of them, and even fiercer.

This youth had already faintly reached a level close to his brother’s talent. He could not be allowed to live. Even enslaving him would no longer bring peace of mind. He had to be nipped in the bud right now. Otherwise, once Ye Chen reached the Quasi-Immortal realm, no amount of methods would allow him to suppress the youth.

Killing intent surged in his heart. He immediately formed hand seals. Endless rules surged from his fingertips. The seven layers of defensive Quasi-Immortal arrays around him circulated with divine light, and the cracked areas instantly restored themselves.

At the same time, he summoned a small cauldron above his head. The might of a supreme Extreme Dao weapon erupted. The small cauldron flowed with brilliant light like a curtain of rain, adding yet another layer of protection.

He was not skilled in close combat. But with seven layers of defensive Quasi-Immortal arrays and a supreme Extreme Dao weapon, it was more than enough to ensure Ye Chen could not harm him.

He stood innately undefeated. After that, he could suppress Ye Chen with the power of his black hole and by mobilizing the greater momentum of heaven and earth. He could slowly grind him to death…

Once everything was ready, the Exiled Immortal’s mind stirred. The terrifying power of his black hole, wrapped in vast heavenly and earthly forces, erupted. It condensed into a massive palm that slammed down toward Ye Chen.

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The onlookers saw the additional seven layers of defensive Quasi-Immortal arrays and were shocked once more. They sighed that the Exiled Immortal was truly extraordinary. To control so many grand arrays single-handedly, his divine soul power must have reached an extreme level. It was clear that the Heavenly Emperor’s heir could no longer kill his enemy with a single punch as he had done before.

This was going to be a world-shaking battle.

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In everyone’s sight, Ye Chen saw that the Exiled Immortal had blocked his punch, yet his expression showed little fluctuation. He simply continued advancing toward the Exiled Immortal. As for the terrifying palm descending from the sky, capable of destroying heaven and earth, Ye Chen merely glanced upward. The palm that was about to land instantly exploded.

The Exiled Immortal narrowed his eyes. His hand seals sped up, and the black hole within his body roared as endless world power surged forth. In an instant, the sky filled with countless black World-Destroying Hand Seals that rained down toward Ye Chen like a storm.

Yet no matter how overwhelming their momentum, every hand seal exploded the moment it came within ten thousand meters of Ye Chen. None could approach even an inch.

For a time, the sky was filled only with countless exploding black lights that blotted out the sun, as if the entire Eighth Realm had darkened.

The Exiled Immortal narrowed his eyes further. His hands moved even more vigorously. Endless power surged and transformed into countless black holes around Ye Chen, carrying a tearing force that tried to rip him apart.

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This technique was terrifying. Ordinary cultivators would have no resistance at all; they would be torn to pieces and sent into desolation, without even a chance to resurrect. But even so, none of it could get close to Ye Chen.

Ye Chen’s physique radiated soaring blood qi that bloomed with precious light. The phrase ”myriad laws cannot touch” was displayed to perfection by him at this moment, drawing waves of astonished gasps.

By now, Ye Chen had already charged to within ten thousand meters of the Exiled Immortal. Only seven layers of defensive Quasi-Immortal arrays and one supreme Extreme Dao weapon stood between them.

This left the Exiled Immortal perfectly calm. The defensive Quasi-Immortal arrays could recover instantly. As long as Ye Chen could not shatter all of them in one strike, they would restore themselves immediately.

As for a battle of attrition, how could a mere peak Great Saint like Ye Chen possibly compete with him, who was already a half-step Quasi-Immortal?

Therefore, he remained composed. He simply continued unleashing endless Dao and laws, intending to bombard Ye Chen to death.

Ye Chen stared coldly at the seven Quasi-Immortal arrays. He activated the Multiplier Secret. It had been some time since Ye Chen had used the Multiplier Secret in battle. But now was the perfect moment. His Multiplier Secret had long since reached the level where it would definitely trigger on the first use.

Ye Chen raised his hand into a fist. Golden light blazed like a great sun. Six world scrolls appeared on his fist, circling and revolving around it. In that instant, an aura of extreme terror boiled forth.

Cultivators below the Great Emperor realm in the distance involuntarily felt the urge to submit, as if facing the Heavenly Emperor himself and wanting to kneel in worship. Even the Exiled Immortal, protected inside the seven layers of Quasi-Immortal arrays, had his pupils shrink sharply.

Yet he still held confidence in his heart. As long as Ye Chen could not shatter all eight layers of his defense in one strike, he would not be able to harm him in the slightest.

However, in the next moment, the Exiled Immortal’s expression changed dramatically. When Ye Chen threw this punch, the entire universe fell silent. If the previous punch had been like a great sun descending, then this punch was the great sun exploding.

Terrifying golden light flooded the entire heavens and earth. Even before the fist shadow arrived, its pressure alone caused cracks to spread across the outermost layer of Quasi-Immortal arrays, as if they could not withstand it.

And when Ye Chen’s punch truly landed—

Boom…

Boom…

Boom…

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A total of eight consecutive explosive sounds rang out in rapid succession. The seven layers of Quasi-Immortal arrays shattered like porcelain, exploding one after another. Even the extremely divine and astonishingly defensive Extreme Dao weapon—the small cauldron—only lasted a moment before it exploded into over a hundred fragments that shot in all directions like meteors…

Yet even so, the fist shadow remained dazzling, barely dimmed at all.

The Exiled Immortal’s face changed drastically at this moment. Endless world power surged around him as he tried to block the punch. But it was ultimately futile.

Boom…

In the next instant, the Exiled Immortal followed in the footsteps of his Quasi-Immortal arrays and Extreme Dao weapon, exploding violently.

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The heavens and earth became clear once more. Only Ye Chen stood proudly in the center, while the black holes left in the wake of the fist shadow had yet to recover.

Countless onlookers fell completely silent. Their eyes held nothing but awe and reverence…

With just one punch, the Heavenly Emperor’s heir had shattered seven Quasi-Immortal arrays and destroyed a defensive Extreme Dao weapon. Even the Exiled Immortal—with his shocking foundation, terrifying inheritance, and invincibility within the Great Emperor realm—had perished along with them.

It was too outrageous, too unbelievable. Throughout history, no one had ever achieved such a feat. The Heavenly Emperor’s heir’s combat strength had truly reached a realm without precedent and without successor.

Previously, although this golden great era was filled with monsters—Celestial Prince, the Exiled Immortal, and the Heavenly Emperor’s heir—many people in their hearts still believed their brilliance would only be momentary.

Once the Eight-Crowned King made his move, everything would return to dust. After all, the Eight-Crowned King possessed the World Tree sapling and eight wisps of Immortal Qi. He had once fought a true immortal. Even if he had not necessarily won, he definitely had not lost. That alone was enough to prove how terrifying he was.

Yet Ye Chen’s single punch that killed the Exiled Immortal shattered all those assumptions.

At this moment, countless people changed their minds. In the future, the Heavenly Emperor’s heir might truly be able to fight the Eight-Crowned King, and the outcome would be impossible to predict.

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In short, the Eighth Realm was deathly quiet at this moment. All eyes were fixed solely on Ye Chen standing there.

At this moment, Ye Chen was like the only protagonist between heaven and earth.

Ye Chen’s expression remained indifferent. Killing the Exiled Immortal brought him no sense of achievement. He had killed him, that was all. The fact that he had needed to push his Heavenly Emperor Fist to its limit and even use the Multiplier Secret was already enough to prove the opponent’s extraordinariness. For him now, there were not many people left in the entire cultivation world who were worth taking seriously.

He raised his hand, about to collect the Exiled Immortal’s origin energy. But in the next instant, Ye Chen’s eyes narrowed slightly. There was no trace of origin energy left where the Exiled Immortal had fallen. How was that possible?

Origin energy was an extremely special force. It would not be annihilated; it would only slowly dissipate and return to heaven and earth. Since the Exiled Immortal had died, there should have been some left. Therefore, the Exiled Immortal was not dead!

Ye Chen was somewhat surprised by this result. His punch had carried the power to forbid resurrection. After being blasted apart, the opponent should have had almost no chance of reviving.

But there was no absolute certainty. After all, the other party came from the Other Domain and likely possessed some special methods to circumvent the resurrection ban. That was normal.

Ye Chen’s Heavy Pupils swept across the surroundings. The corners of his mouth curved upward the next moment. Millions of li away, a white-robed figure floated in the air, staring at him with intense killing intent.

Ye Chen paid no attention to the other party’s gaze. If he could kill him once, he could kill him a second time. However, the fact that the Exiled Immortal could resurrect millions of li away was rather impressive. It was far more sophisticated than the Undying Celestial Phoenix Clan’s method of reviving on the spot.

Still, after taking that punch from him, the Exiled Immortal had not fled. Instead, he was standing there watching him. It seemed he still had trump cards!

At this moment, the onlookers also noticed something unusual from Ye Chen’s reaction. Soon, they too spotted the Exiled Immortal.

An immediate uproar erupted.

He didn’t die? The Exiled Immortal’s vitality was this tenacious? But if he wasn’t dead, why wasn’t he running?

Earlier, with seven pre-prepared Quasi-Immortal arrays and a supreme Extreme Dao weapon protecting him, he still couldn’t withstand a single punch from the Heavenly Emperor’s heir. Meanwhile, the Heavenly Emperor’s heir remained untouched by ten thousand laws, completely unscathed. The Exiled Immortal did not even qualify to injure him. So where did he get the courage to stand there?

In full view of everyone, the Exiled Immortal showed no dejection after his defeat. His eyes contained only coldness as his icy voice echoed through every corner of the Eighth Realm:

”Ye Chen, you have truly angered me…”