Chapter 158: Eerie Power

When the two Quasi-Emperors saw Hun Yan return to Ye Chen's brow, they breathed a sigh of relief, but the next moment their relaxed nerves snapped taut.

Ye Chen's cultivation rose again.

He could slay a Quasi-Emperor at Great Ascension Tier 8; what about Great Ascension Tier 9 now?

They dare not think about it.

"Damn it, this child's speed is almost too fast; if we don't eliminate him today, we will be the ones who die."

One of the Quasi-Emperors said, at this moment they feel deep dread toward Ye Chen!

At this moment Ye Chen stood up, and the Taiji Creation Diagram, Nine Heavens Chaos Mystic Thunder, Six Paths Reincarnation Technique, and the Three‑layer Extreme Boundary power all erupted in an instant.

He has not yet employed his Dao, the Path of Balance.

He wants to test how far his Great Ascension Tier 9 strength can go.

The next moment he surged forward and fought alongside the two Quasi-Emperors.

The two Quasi-Emperors sensed the terrifying aura on Ye Chen and were startled.

"Damn it!"

Boom—

In an instant, the terrifying roar echoed across Xingkong.

Ye Chen and the two Quasi-Emperors each fell back tens of thousands of li, yet that distance arrived in an instant for them.

But the point is not that; it's that Ye Chen can fight the two Quasi-Emperors without falling behind.

"It seems the limit is right here."

Ye Chen said softly.

"Not bad; Quasi-Emperors are truly heaven-and-earth strong, one could even say they have basically transcended the laws, and the laws can no longer inflict much harm upon them."

"And you, by virtue of your power, can stand toe‑to‑toe with them; many cannot achieve this."

Hun Yan said to Ye Chen, and after it finished, Ye Chen gently exhaled a puff of foul qi, "I understand, it's time to end this."

"Hun Yan, one each for us?"

"Good."

When Hun Yan's words fell, it stepped out from Ye Chen's brow; the instant Hun Yan emerged, the two Quasi-Emperors felt despair—without Ye Chen they had no chance, and now with Hun Yan, if they don't fight desperately they have no chance at all.

"Leave their souls behind; my Ten Thousand Souls Banner hasn't been properly nourished for a long time."

"Alright."

After Hun Yan finished speaking, it had completely taken on a youthful form.

In the next instant, its figure vanished and rushed toward one Quasi-Emperor, while Ye Chen charged at the remaining Quasi-Emperor cultivator.

Their battle was back‑and‑forth, but an observer could clearly see that Ye Chen and Hun Yan held the advantage; the two Quasi-Emperors were gradually driven back, unable to parry.

Even the two Quasi-Emperors' auras grew extremely feeble, their bodies covered in wounds, while Ye Chen and Hun Yan wore serene expressions as if engaged in something carefree.

Just as everyone thought the curtain was about to fall, suddenly the two Quasi-Emperors' auras turned strangely powerful.

"This is what you forced us into, this is what you forced us into!"

The two Quasi-Emperors roared, their voices full of resentment.

Ye Chen saw this, frowned, and asked Hun Yan, "What are they doing?"

"Sacrificing to darkness."

"Huh?!"

"It means letting oneself fall into darkness to gain greater power; the End‑Times era was also caused by such dark forces; ordinary people dare not do this, because once they fall into darkness, both body and soul are annihilated."

"What a pity, the Ten Thousand Souls Banner won't be nourished."

"Is this the time to worry about that?"

Hun Yan didn't understand, and suddenly he somewhat admired Ye Chen's way of thinking.

At this moment they still want to enhance the Ten Thousand Souls Banner instead of considering what to do next.

After the two Quasi-Emperors' battle falls into darkness, their minds are gradually devoured, and in the end they become mindless walking corpses that only know killing.

"No problem, after I balance, you strike them down; be quick, if it takes long I will undergo Dao transformation."

"Is the price that high?"

Hun Yan asked.

Dao transformation is not a price an ordinary person can bear.

Dao transformation means merging oneself into the Heavenly Dao; one ceases to be oneself, and the vast cultivation that reaches heaven and earth will dissipate into the world.

This is the horror of Dao transformation.

This is also why Hun Yan mentions the price.

"No problem, within ten seconds I won't be in trouble, only will fall into weakness."

This time, if he hadn't received Gu Sun Feng's cultivation to quickly heal and boost his level, he certainly couldn't have restored combat power in such a short time.

And after Ye Chen finished speaking, the two Quasi-Emperors had completed their sacrifice.

At this moment they exude a sinister aura, pitch black, and the surrounding law forces are receding from them, resisting them.

Even the Heavenly Dao shows aversion, thunder power constantly gathers above their heads.

"At this rate, it seems we don't need to act; the Heavenly Dao can erase them."

Ye Chen said softly.

"No, it won't; soon the Heavenly Dao's thunder power will dissipate."

As expected, at the moment Hun Yan finished speaking, the thunder power gathered by the Heavenly Dao suddenly dissipated.

"What's going on? It shouldn't be; when the Heavenly Dao's thunder struck me, it struck terribly; how could it allow such a thing to exist?"

"You are different from them; this thing's origin is unknown, calling it dark power is inaccurate, it's just a very strange force; as long as you are willing to sacrifice, it will respond, regardless of realm."

What?!

Although it's strange... but the fact is just like that.

Moreover, this seems related to the Age of Cultivation; when the Age of Cultivation appears, the number of people who know this power increases, and of course, the same is true for the Dharma-Ending Age.

Hun Yan finished speaking, Ye Chen frowned deeply, lowering his head.

He couldn't quite understand what relationship there was between the Dharma-Ending Age and this strange power.

Can't figure it out...

Ye Chen spoke softly, and at that moment, Hun Yan's voice also sounded.

You don't need to think about it; the Reincarnation Immortal King and the Eternal Immortal King both tried to calculate the source of this power, but neither succeeded in calculating it, so they speculated... this power very likely comes from an Immortal Emperor, or at worst a Quasi-Immortal Emperor, terrifying beyond measure.

So that's how it is... but now the path to immortality has been cut off; if I want to continue, I must blaze a new Dao.

Don't you already have it? Your Balanced Dao, if you evolve a new realm, you are the pioneer of that new realm.

Hun Yan finished speaking, Ye Chen fell silent, because at that moment the two Quasi-Emperors had already charged toward them.

Let's deal with these two first; we'll talk about that later, I've already been working hard on evolving it.

Alright, let's deal with these two first.

Hun Yan finished speaking, Ye Chen looked at the two Quasi-Emperors; at this moment they had already turned into monstrous aberrations, but their aura had become extremely tyrannical, infinitely close to... Great Emperor!