Immortality Starts With Investment

Despite the shock in his heart, Lotus Emperor showed no change in expression. Chaotic qi wrapped around his body along with a surge of newborn power, instantly restoring both himself and the quasi-immortal artifact.

The countless lotus petals scattered around him drew upon the rules of heaven and earth, bolstering Lotus Emperor and making his aura grow increasingly domineering as he charged forward.

Ye Chen, however, revealed a smile. Enemies capable of withstanding his punches had become extremely rare. Most quasi-immortals would likely fail to block even a single strike from him, even while wielding immortal artifacts.

Although Lotus Emperor mainly relied on the azure lotus in his hand to offset most of the force with chaotic qi and then continuously recover with newborn power, essentially depending on external aids to barely stand before him, it was still quite impressive.

This sole immortal-root holy spirit was even stronger than Ye Chen had anticipated. Since Ye Chen was currently comprehending the rules of reincarnation, he might as well use the opponent to temper his Heavenly Emperor Fist and thoroughly integrate the true meaning of reincarnation into it.

At that moment, Ye Chen swung his divine fists wildly, slaughtering in all directions. Every punch caused the earth to shake and mountains to tremble, the heavens to collapse, and the surroundings to sway violently.

Lotus Emperor's expression turned grave. More and more lotus petals danced around him, and the chaotic qi surging in his vicinity grew increasingly turbulent, almost grinding everything into dust.

Yet in the face of Ye Chen's terrifying Heavenly Emperor Fist, everything seemed futile. Every time he blocked one of Ye Chen's punches, not only did the quasi-immortal artifact suffer damage and his own body sustain heavy injuries, but even the chaotic qi was scattered by that peculiar reincarnation force and turned into nothingness.

Even though his foundation was nearly inexhaustible and the quasi-immortal artifact provided continuous replenishment, he still could not help feeling despair when confronted with the Heavenly Emperor's heir's increasingly terrifying punches.

Lotus Emperor had already realized that the Heavenly Emperor's heir was not using his full strength. The other party was using him to temper himself. And he himself could collapse and be completely blasted apart at any moment.

"Fellow Daoist Celestial Prince, I can no longer hold on. If these are all your methods, we are destined to lose!"

Lotus Emperor continued to control countless streams of chaotic qi to clash with Ye Chen, but he was clearly struggling and approaching his limit. He immediately called out to the Celestial Prince.

Celestial Prince's face turned extremely ugly. His immortal tower specialized in defense, a feature he had specifically requested back then. After all, with his noble status, as long as he did not die, he would always have another chance in the future. The reason he had escaped from the Heavenly Emperor back then was largely thanks to this immortal tower.

The tower also had the ability to draw upon the stellar power of the heavens. But he had already pushed it to the limit, and the bloodline within his body was operating at maximum capacity, converting stellar force into endless heavenly fire.

Logically speaking, this much heavenly fire should have been enough to burst apart nearly any Great Emperor. Yet Ye Chen's black holes showed no sign of weakening in their devouring power.

This made even the Celestial Prince feel anxious. Just how vast was Ye Chen's inner world? How could it accommodate so much heavenly fire without collapsing?

Celestial Prince could not understand it. Watching the overwhelming momentum of Ye Chen's clash with Lotus Emperor, regret had already begun to sprout in his heart. He should not have tried to kill Ye Chen. He should have hidden away with Lotus Emperor and only emerged to launch a sneak attack when Ye Chen fought the Eight-Crowned King.

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But there was no medicine for regret in this world.

Celestial Prince also knew he could not let Lotus Emperor fall. Without the Lotus Emperor holding the front line, this battle would end immediately.

Without hesitation, the immortal tower above Celestial Prince's head shot out boundless immortal light toward Lotus Emperor.

Lotus Emperor did not dodge.

The immortal light flowed around him, forming an invisible barrier that shimmered faintly with immortal radiance. This was a divine ability contained within his immortal artifact. It could block thirty percent of incoming attacks and was quite effective.

With this technique bolstering him, Lotus Emperor indeed felt much better. He was no longer on the verge of collapse and, combined with his newborn power, could barely hold on for a while longer.

Ye Chen, however, remained completely unconcerned. He simply continued throwing punches. Without activating his physique, every full-powered strike brought him significant insight, and the improvement was tremendous.

Besides, Lotus Emperor was not particularly annoying, so Ye Chen was in no hurry to kill him. In this manner, after more than a hundred breaths of time, the Endless Sea within a radius of millions of miles around the three of them had been completely evaporated, turning the area into a desolate wasteland.

The void in this region had shattered into countless fragments.

In the distant skies, many quasi-immortal old fossils who had followed behind Lotus Emperor and Celestial Prince to watch the battle were all struck with horror. They were all quasi-immortals who had reached this realm and were once the most dazzling figures of their respective eras. Yet even among heavenly prodigies, the gap was far too vast.

The newly emerged Lotus Emperor struck with the power of an immortal artifact in every blow, nearly capable of directly killing ordinary quasi-immortals.

Celestial Prince's heavenly fire was even more terrifying, as if it could truly burn the entire world to ashes.

Together, the two of them could absolutely slaughter every quasi-immortal in the world.

However, the Heavenly Emperor's heir, who was being jointly attacked by them, remained at the mere Great Emperor realm, yet still handled the situation with ease. He used black holes to counter Celestial Prince and bombarded Lotus Emperor wildly with his Heavenly Emperor Fist.

The battle between the three truly seemed as if it would overturn the heavens and earth. The commotion was simply too great.

Those old fossils, despite being in the same realm, felt as though they were watching a battle between legendary figures.

For the first time, they truly understood what a golden great era was. And what it meant to be an unparalleled heavenly prodigy. Still, they also understood the limitations of the Great Emperor realm. Devouring alone could not convert the energy. How much longer could the Heavenly Emperor's heir last?

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Under the gaze of countless onlookers, with every punch thrown, Ye Chen's understanding of the Heavenly Emperor Fist finally reached completion and achieved true perfection.

He looked at Lotus Emperor.

Ye Chen threw his final punch.

For the first time, Lotus Emperor's expression changed drastically. He sensed something different about this punch.

In that instant, Lotus Emperor stopped attacking and chose pure defense instead. Endless chaotic qi transformed into divine patterns that blocked in front of him. The azure lotus bloomed, radiating brilliant light. Even his holy spirit body was pushed to its absolute limit.

Lotus Emperor had a strong premonition: he had to block this punch. If he failed, he would fall.

Ye Chen paid no attention to the Lotus Emperor's actions and simply threw his punch. This fist was not particularly fast. But the moment it was unleashed, the heavens trembled with imperial might that swept across the four directions.

All enemies enveloped by this imperial pressure felt their hearts shake and their strength suppressed. Their combat power dropped to less than seventy percent of its peak. Even a pinnacle existence like Lotus Emperor saw the chaotic qi around him dim for a brief moment. When the punch fully erupted, a fist force as brilliant as a galaxy surged forth, accompanied by six solidified universes that howled through the air.

At that moment, everything else in the world seemed to lose all meaning. Only this one punch remained. Before this fist, chaotic qi, azure lotuses, holy spirit bodies, and even immortal artifact divine abilities all became insignificant.

The punch passed straight through the Lotus Emperor. Its momentum did not weaken in the slightest as it continued roaring toward the depths of the universe.

In the depths of the cosmos, anything that stood in the path of this punch—whether meteorites or great stars—exploded instantly. Unstoppable, it plunged deeper into the starry sky and vanished from everyone's sight.

A deathly silence fell over the Endless Sea. Whether it was Celestial Prince or the crowd of quasi-immortals watching from afar, all of them trembled inwardly.

This punch was truly too terrifying.