TL: Etude
“Not good!”
The faces of the Three-Rat True Monarchs instantly turned pale, all sensing Ye Tian’s soul attack—God Annihilator.
However, soul attacks were elusive and difficult to evade.
“Block!”
The three immediately used their soul defense secret techniques, trying to fend off Ye Tian’s assault.
Unfortunately, Ye Tian’s God Annihilator was far too terrifying, and his soul strength was much greater than theirs.
In terms of cultivation, they were all at the peak of the True Spirit Realm, but their soul strength was far inferior to Ye Tian’s. His foundation was extremely solid, and even though his cultivation level wasn’t high, his soul strength was beyond their comparison.
Moreover, the power of this soul-based Origin Divine Ability was so overwhelming that ordinary True Monarchs simply couldn’t withstand it.
Thud! Thud! Thud!True Monarch Wind Rat and True Monarch Gold Rat’s faces turned ghastly pale, their souls fractured, and their auras drastically diminished. This was the result of their souls being severely wounded.
As for True Monarch Blood Rat, his situation was far worse. His soul was the weakest, and his mastery of soul defense techniques was the poorest, making him unable to resist Ye Tian’s God Annihilator. His soul was directly annihilated, and his body turned into a lifeless corpse, floating in the void.
“Third Brother!”
“Third Brother!”
True Monarch Wind Rat and True Monarch Gold Rat cried out in sorrow.
Although they weren’t biological brothers, they belonged to the same rat-type chaos lifeform species from the Chaos. They had ventured through the Chaos together, forming a bond stronger than blood brothers.
But now, True Monarch Blood Rat was dead.
“We must kill you!”
True Monarch Wind Rat and True Monarch Gold Rat both performed forbidden techniques, burning nearly half of their bodies and souls. Their auras rapidly surged back to their peak state and even surpassed their peak by a notch.
“Kill!”
Wielding two half-Dao spears, the two True Monarchs charged at Ye Tian.
The power of a half-Dao Artifact was terrifying, far surpassing that of a Chaos Supreme Treasure.
Moreover, the half-Dao Artifacts in their hands weren’t ordinary but mid-tier half-Dao Artifacts.
Ye Tian also possessed a half-Dao Artifact, but his was only a lower-tier one.
Most True Monarchs only had lower-tier half-Dao Artifacts, and it was rare for anyone to have a mid-tier one. As for upper-tier half-Dao Artifacts, not even True Monarchs on the True Monarch Ranking necessarily owned them.
Ye Tian had wanted to buy a mid-tier half-Dao Artifact, but they were difficult to find. Even when they occasionally appeared for sale, they were not saber-type weapons, rendering them less useful to him.
“Blood River True Body!”
“Blood River Immortality Technique!”
“Void Sky Dao Body!”
Ye Tian layered several techniques on himself, enhancing his defense and recovery abilities to an incredible degree.
At the same time, Ye Tian unleashed a second Origin Divine Ability—Divine Might!
Boom! As Divine Might exploded, a terrifying gravitational force blasted True Monarch Wind Rat and True Monarch Gold Rat away.
In the instant they were sent flying, Ye Tian used the Time Shift Technique to appear in front of them, swinging his saber.
The power of the Infinite Grand Dao enveloped the blade, and Eternal Immortal Flame covered the area.
With so many techniques deployed at once, True Monarch Wind Rat and True Monarch Gold Rat had no time to react.
In the blink of an eye, True Monarch Wind Rat was killed, and True Monarch Gold Rat was gravely injured and on the verge of death.
“Impossible! You’re only at the early True Spirit Realm. How can you have such terrifying combat power?!” True Monarch Gold Rat shouted in disbelief.
“Because you’re too weak!” Ye Tian replied calmly.
Immediately after, he swung his saber, completely extinguishing the last trace of True Monarch Gold Rat’s life force.
After slaying the Three Rats True Monarchs, Ye Tian collected their legacies, then proceeded to slowly gather the 108 top-tier innate origin treasures.
Very quickly, these lotus-like innate origin treasures were absorbed into Ye Tian’s inner cosmos.
Taking the opportunity, Ye Tian inspected the treasures of the Three Rats True Monarchs and was surprised to discover that they had amassed a rather impressive haul—around a thousand innate origin treasures, most of which were high-grade.
Even so, the value of these innate origin treasures was unimaginable.
“Killing and looting truly is one of the quickest paths to wealth. No wonder other True Monarchs are so crazed, killing each other. After all, slaying a True Monarch is like striking it rich!” Ye Tian muttered to himself.
But those who kill will also be killed—no one could predict if they might become someone else’s prey.
Ye Tian wouldn’t actively hunt others unless they came after him first. Only then would he assume the role of the hunter.
“Time to move elsewhere.”
Ye Tian’s figure gradually faded, disappearing without a trace.
…
In the Realm of Origin, around a mountain resembling the shape of a five-fingered mountain, appeared numerous True Monarchs—numbering in the millions. The ground was littered with countless signs of battles and the corpses of numerous True Monarchs.
If counted carefully, at least over ten thousand True Monarchs had fallen here.
These were not just any ordinary True Monarchs; most were in the late or even peak stage of the True Spirit Realm. The fact that so many True Monarchs had fallen in such a short time indicated just how fierce the fighting had been!
Many of the True Monarchs in the sky also appeared rather battered, with injuries of varying degrees.
It was evident that they had just experienced a fierce battle.
However, the fighting had ceased for the moment.
The reason for this temporary ceasefire was simple—several True Monarch powerhouses had arrived.
At this moment, the gazes of the numerous True Monarchs were focused, more or less, on four figures.
These four were all True Monarchs from the True Monarch Ranking, and their positions were relatively high.
The 32nd on the True Monarch Ranking—True Monarch Shadow Zero from the War God Tower.
The 64th—True Monarch from the Immortal Gate.
The 72nd—True Monarch Luo Hai from the Chaos Merchant Guild.
The 102nd—True Monarch Morning Light from the Void Sky Hall.
Although their rankings differed somewhat, the actual gap in combat power wasn’t significant. Each of them had their own trump cards, so a higher ranking didn’t necessarily mean greater strength.
The rankings on the True Monarch list only indicated power in situations where no treasures or trump cards were involved, relying solely on one’s offensive abilities. However, true combat strength involved many variables.
Therefore, anyone who fully trusted the rankings of the True Monarch list would be courting death.
Some True Monarchs ranked near the bottom might very well possess methods capable of killing those ranked near the top with a single strike.
Led by these four True Monarchs, the rest of the True Monarchs had temporarily stopped fighting. The reason for this truce was that a top-tier innate origin treasure was about to be born from this Five Finger Mountain.
This innate origin treasure was of such immense value that it had driven these True Monarchs into a frenzy of killing.
The Five Finger Mountain had taken on the form of a closed fist, with a stone resembling a human figure in its center. This stone emanated an astonishing aura of origin, and within it, an innate origin treasure was being nurtured.
If Ye Tian were here, he might think that the stone bore a resemblance to the mythical figure from Earth’s legends—The Great Sage Equal to Heaven.
In fact, within the stone, a life was indeed being nurtured—a life born from an innate origin treasure.
Under normal circumstances, innate origin treasures didn’t have life. But once an innate origin treasure possessed the power of life, it surpassed the level of top-tier innate origin treasures, becoming an Innate Origin Lifeform, also known as a super innate origin treasure, whose value far exceeded that of top-tier innate origin treasures.
Moreover, super innate origin treasures had a significant use—they could help True Monarchs condense the power of the Grand Dao’s embryonic form and even aid them in breaking through the 999-meter barrier, allowing them to fully cultivate a complete Grand Dao.
Owning a super innate origin treasure was equivalent to holding a ticket to becoming a True Ancestor! That was why these True Monarchs were so crazed.
The Great Sage Equal to Heaven = Sun Wukong
It doesn’t say who the True Monarch from the Immortal Gate was.