Chapter 1136 Above You
Countless runes intertwined and entangled, outlining a vague but grand shadow on the surface of the talisman.
It was like an extremely complex small world that encompassed stars, mountains, and rivers, exuding a heart-pounding pressure.
The powerful force unleashed by the talisman itself is extremely terrifying.
Wherever it passed, even the air was compressed into a stagnant barrier, and the light between heaven and earth seemed to dim a little.
Those invisible rules and the flowing power of heaven and earth seemed to be strangled by an invisible giant hand. They were all frozen in place and firmly clamped by this overbearing repressive force, making it difficult for even a trace of fluctuation to appear!
Shangguan Yan had just thrown out this talisman for suppression, and he didn't even glance at Ye Chen out of the corner of his eye.
He turned around almost instinctively, reached out and grabbed the arm of Master Shangguan, who was already frightened and pale, and pulled him away madly!
He knew better than anyone that he was just a fragment of his soul, and his spiritual power was incomplete. He could never be a match for Ye Chen!
Instead of staying here and wasting his soul and body and confronting Ye Chen head-on, it would be better to take advantage of the time when the talisman takes effect and quickly take Master Shangguan away from this dangerous place.
This talisman, which had consumed most of his soul power to condense, was not intended for attack or defeat from the beginning - its only function was to delay Ye Chen's steps!
As a fragment of the soul, he knew that as long as this talisman could buy him even a few breaths of time, he would be confident that he could take Master Shangguan out of this area and completely escape Ye Chen's sight!
Therefore, he never expected that this talisman, hastily condensed with the power of his soul, could really hurt Ye Chen in the slightest.
I never expected it to be able to suppress Ye Chen and make him unable to move!
The only thought in his mind at this moment was that he hoped that this talisman could last a little longer, longer, to help him delay Ye Chen for a little longer, so that he could take Master Shangguan away safely!
At this moment, Master Shangguan's mind was blank and he had no idea what was happening in front of him.
He only remembered that when Shangguan Yan appeared, his heart, which had been hanging in his throat, instantly fell to the ground.
With this big boss of the clan around, he would definitely be saved.
But in that brief but soul-shaking collision just now, Shangguan Yan seemed to be at a disadvantage?
This result was like a thunderbolt that struck his mind, and he could not accept it at all!
In his cognition since childhood, Shangguan Yan is synonymous with invincibility, and he is someone who can crush all opponents with just a wave of his hand.
How could he lose to an unknown Ye Chen?
He was still in shock, but Shangguan Yan had already grabbed his shoulders with such force that it almost crushed his bones, and pulled him around and ran away.
This made him feel like he was struck by lightning, and even his breathing became a little sluggish - what was going on?
This is clearly an escape!
They are descendants of the high-ranking Shangguan family. When did they fall to the point where they were forced to flee in disgrace?
What made him even more heartbroken was that the one who pulled him away was Shangguan Yan, the Holy Emperor who stood at the pinnacle of chaos!
The huge gap made his vision go dark. He felt that everything in front of him was extremely fragmented and unreal, like an absurd nightmare, with no sense of reality at all.
But he didn't have time to think any more, Shangguan Yan's speed was so fast that he almost rushed him forward without touching the ground.
Soon, a space gate emitting a faint blue light appeared in front of them.
Visible spatial turbulence lingered around the door, and the violent yet pure spatial force rushed towards him, almost sucking his soul in.
Even a fool can see that behind this space gate is another independent world!
As long as they step in, they can completely escape from this battlefield and no longer have to face Ye Chen's suffocating oppression!
At this moment, a deafening roar came from behind.
The huge talisman that Shangguan Yan had cast earlier had already unleashed its most extreme power.
The black pressure that was enough to suppress everything was like a real mountain, smashing down on Ye Chen. Looking at the posture, it seemed as if Ye Chen would be nailed to the spot in the next second, unable to move!
Although it is only formed by a wisp of soul fragment, it is the power of the Chaos Saint Emperor after all, and its strength is still beyond imagination.
What's more, Shangguan Yan didn't expect this talisman to hurt the enemy from the beginning, he just hoped that it could restrain Ye Chen to the greatest extent.
In this way, the suppressing force of the talisman became more sticky and difficult to deal with, buying them precious time to escape.
"Boom——!!!"
The moment the power of the talisman completely erupted, the entire world seemed to be paused.
Even the flow of wind and the propagation of light came to a halt, and all rules were firmly locked by the repressive force.
Ye Chen's figure was also shrouded in it, and seemed to be trapped.
Shangguan Yan was delighted and walked faster, taking Master Shangguan straight to the space gate.
Seeing that half of the two men had stepped into the dark blue halo inside the door, one more step forward would allow them to escape completely!
But at this critical moment, Ye Chen, who was originally suppressed by the talisman and motionless, slowly opened his mouth. His voice was as light as a breeze, but it was clearly heard throughout the battlefield:
"Certainly!"
Just one word, the moment it came out of his mouth, everything in the world changed.
The rules that were originally locked by the talisman seemed to have found a new master, and instantly changed direction and were completely controlled by him.
Everything around him, whether it was the surging space turbulence, the suspended talismans, or even the fundamental laws of the operation of heaven and earth, were completely frozen in place as he said!
The whole world seemed to have turned into a still painting, with everyone and everything nailed to the spot, unable to move even a finger.
The huge talisman that was so majestic just now was now frozen in mid-air. The powerful suppressive force it unleashed was actually suppressed by another more domineering force, and it was fixed firmly in the void!
This scene was extremely weird, yet so shocking that it made people tremble with fear!
Ye Chen ignored the still stagnant suppressive force beside him, and walked in the void as if strolling in the garden. Every step he took seemed to step on everyone's heart.
He walked slowly to Shangguan Yan.
At this moment, Shangguan Yan and Shangguan Gongzi were maintaining the posture of half of their bodies stepping into the door of space, like two frozen sculptures, unable to even blink their eyelids.
As Ye Chen approached, Shangguan Yan's eyes suddenly turned.
Among all the people present, perhaps only he, the fragment of the Holy Emperor's soul, could barely mobilize a trace of spiritual power to make his eyeballs move slightly.
His eyes were fixed on Ye Chen, and they moved as the other party moved. When Ye Chen stopped beside him, a chill that penetrated deep into his bones instantly swept through his entire soul!
"How terrifying... This person can actually make things happen with his words, and his realm is even higher than mine!!!"
Shangguan Yan's heart was filled with turbulent waves, and fear tightly wrapped around his soul like a vine.
He could clearly feel that what was restraining him was a force of rules that was far more terrifying and higher-level than his Holy Emperor power. It was an absolute suppression that was enough to easily crush his soul!
As a Holy Emperor who roamed the Chaos, he had never imagined that one day he would be pinned to the spot and unable to move by another Holy Emperor in such a casual manner!
Shangguan Yan froze in place, his limbs as if bound tightly by invisible chains, unable to even move the slightest fingertips.
The fear that penetrated deep into his bones was like an icy tide, spreading madly along with the original power of the Chaos Saint Emperor.
If it were an ordinary Hunyuan Divine Emperor, he might still be ignorant because he didn't know the depth of the Chaos Holy Emperor's realm.
But he himself had set foot in this realm, and because of this, he knew better what it meant to be "frozen" by another Chaos Saint Emperor.
It was not a simple suppression of force, but even the laws of chaos flowing in his body were forcibly frozen.
It was as if the rules of heaven and earth were bent under the other party's will, nailing him firmly in this void.
He could clearly feel the throbbing of his Holy Emperor origin, but he was unable to mobilize even a trace of strength. This feeling of powerlessness that came from "being deprived of control" was more terrifying than facing thousands of troops.
"Could it be...his strength has far surpassed mine?"
This thought exploded in his mind like thunder, making his heart tremble.
The Chaos Saint Emperor realm is the pinnacle of cultivation. Even if there are differences in strength within the same realm, it is impossible for such a huge disparity in suppression to occur.
If the other party's understanding of the laws and strength were not far beyond his own, how could he have achieved this?
Ever since he broke through the Chaos Saint Emperor, he has traveled across the universe, but he has never been in such an embarrassing moment, and he has never felt such deep fear towards anyone.
This fear does not come from the threat of death, but from the subversive understanding of one's own strength.
It turned out that in front of a true strong man, the Saint Emperor realm that he was proud of was so vulnerable.
The gap between the two was like a chasm before his eyes, making even the thought of resistance seem ridiculous.
Just as Shangguan Yan was shocked, Ye Chen's figure slowly came in front of him.
The robe fluttered in the air, causing a slight airflow, but did not affect the surrounding laws in the slightest.
Ye Chen first raised his eyes and glanced at the portal emitting space fluctuations not far away. The edge of the portal still retained the chaotic power that Shangguan Yan had just tried to activate, but it now stopped.
Then, his gaze fell on Shangguan Yan, who was frozen in time, and his thin lips curled slightly, revealing a cold sneer.
There was no mockery in that smile, only an almost indifferent scrutiny, as if he was looking at something insignificant.
Ye Chen said nothing, and did not even mobilize any of his immortal power. He just slowly raised his right hand and pressed his palm towards Shangguan Yan's crown.
The movement was simple and unpretentious, so slow that it seemed like he was just casually placing an object.
There was no dazzling light in the palm of his hand, nor was there the roaring sound of the law. Even the most basic energy fluctuations were so weak that they were almost imperceptible.
But when the palm touched Shangguan Yantian's head, something strange happened!
Shangguan Yan only felt an irresistible force flowing into his body through the top of his head.
The power seemed gentle, but it burned his Holy Emperor origin like boiling magma, and the originally frozen laws of chaos collapsed instantly.
His body began to shake violently and uncontrollably, his bones making crisp creaking sounds.
Countless fine light patterns appeared on his body surface, which was a sign that his original power was beginning to dissipate under the opponent's palm.
The next second, the light pattern suddenly exploded, turning into a rain of fine light all over the sky, escaping from all parts of Shangguan Yan's body.
He didn't even have time to let out a scream before his entire body quickly melted away in the rain of light. In the end, not even a trace of his original soul was left, and it completely dissipated in the void.
Not far away, Young Master Shangguan also turned into a statue. A wisp of breath emitted by Ye Chen had locked onto him. The invisible pressure made him collapse to the ground on the spot. Then, like Shangguan Yan, his body turned into a point of light and completely fell.
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At the same time, in the core area of the Shangguan family, in a palace made entirely of chaos crystals, a tall figure was sitting cross-legged on a nine-layered lotus throne.
Each petal of the throne was emitting a deep chaotic halo, and the edges of the petals were dotted with tiny runes of laws, which slowly flickered with the figure's breathing.
This figure is exactly Shangguan Yan's real body.
His eyes were tightly closed, and dozens of phantoms of worlds of varying sizes were floating around him.
In some shadows, one can see the movement of stars, in others, one can see mountains and rivers, and in some, one can even glimpse the reproduction of living things.
These phantoms of the world are not illusions, but miniature realms evolved by him using his own chaotic laws. Each of them contains profound and mysterious power of rules.
The power of rules surrounded him like ribbons, sometimes turning into golden streams of light, sometimes condensing into black mist, intertwining and entangled with each other, forming a barrier that even the heaven and earth could hardly see through.
Even if a supreme Primordial God Emperor stepped into this palace, he would only be able to see the surface of the power of rules and would never be able to fully understand the trajectory of its operation.
This is the foundation of the Chaos Saint Emperor, and the capital that allows him to stand at the top of the universe.
But at the moment when Ye Chen dispersed the fragmented soul, Shangguan Yan's real body suddenly opened his eyes!
Two brilliant golden lights shot out from his eyes, piercing through the dome of the palace and rushing into the sky.
The clouds in the sky were stirred up by the two golden lights, turning into raging waves, and even the surrounding space was wrinkled slightly.
This sudden surge of momentum instantly engulfed the entire Shangguan clan. The Hunyuan Divine Emperors within the clan all looked up towards the palace, their faces filled with horror.
They could feel that the patriarch's aura was filled with unprecedented fluctuations, it was anger, and even more... fear!
Shangguan Yan suddenly stood up from the lotus throne, his figure as straight as a pine tree, and his golden imperial robe rustled under the excitement of his aura.
The shadow of the world around him trembled violently, and the power of rules became restless. He exuded a domineering aura that looked down on the world, but in his deep eyes, there was a fear that was difficult to conceal.
