Elder Yuanxin's words caused the expressions of countless people on the side of the Supreme Divine Institute, as well as those from the Heavenly Wilderness Divine Country and Divine Dragon Mountain, to change dramatically.
The reason for the change in the faces of those from the Supreme Divine Institute was Elder Yuanxin's threatening words.
After all, the Heavenly Wilderness Divine Country is an Upper Divine Kingdom, definitely having significant figures who have ventured into the Cosmic Sea. If such a figure truly harbored murderous intent towards Ye Chen, then Ye Chen would indeed be in extreme danger.
On the other hand, the reason for the dramatic change in expressions of countless people from the Heavenly Wilderness Divine Country and Divine Dragon Mountain was that they didn't expect Elder Yuanxin to be so fearless, daring to provoke Ye Chen even after Elder Chiming was killed by him.
"A wise man doesn't take the immediate loss."
"Even if the Heavenly Wilderness Divine Country truly has figures capable of killing Ye Chen, they aren't here now. If Ye Chen is truly enraged and kills us all in the heat of the moment, even if Ye Chen is killed in the end, we wouldn't survive."
Thinking of this, many of the Sovereigns from the Heavenly Wilderness Divine Country who followed Saint Huang Li sneaked resentful glances at Elder Yuanxin.
The Divine Dragon Mountain Sect Master, Qin Yuntian, even wanted to curse Elder Yuanxin for not first preserving his own life.
What these people didn't know was that the reason Elder Yuanxin continued to berate Ye Chen was that he harbored even more sinister intentions.
Elder Yuanxin knew that they were the ones who initially caused trouble at the Supreme Divine Institute.
Even if Elder Chiming was killed among them, if things truly escalated, significant figures from the Heavenly Wilderness Divine Country wouldn't specifically seek to kill Ye Chen over a Sovereign.
After all, Ye Chen is backed by figures from the Divine Master Realm, possibly even more terrifying existences.
Although a Nine-Star Sovereign may appear incredibly strong in the Divine Kingdom, in the eyes of significant figures in the Cosmic Sea, a death is just a death. They definitely wouldn't risk revenge for a Nine-Star Sovereign.
Elder Yuanxin's berating of Ye Chen, even further provoking him, was to make Ye Chen continue harboring murderous intent.
Once Ye Chen feared the arrival of significant figures from the Heavenly Wilderness Divine Country and truly harbored murderous intent, killing the other Sovereigns and people from Divine Dragon Mountain present as witnesses,
in that case, it wouldn't be the Heavenly Wilderness Divine Country being disrespectful. It would be Ye Chen being utterly sinister.
Such a scenario would compel the significant figures from the Heavenly Wilderness Divine Country to act and completely suppress Ye Chen.
After all, it wouldn't just be the life of a Nine-Star Sovereign but the lives of many.
As for if Ye Chen did kill everyone present, what would happen to Elder Yuanxin?
Would he dare to risk life and death, just to drag Ye Chen down with him?
This is because Elder Yuanxin had a Defensive Treasure bestowed by a Divine Master.
Earlier he hadn't had the time to activate it, but at that moment, he was already subtly controlling the treasure in his hand.
If Ye Chen truly harbored murderous intent, while others might be killed, he was fully confident in escaping to spread the news.
This scheming by the Nine-Star Sovereign Elder Yuanxin, to let others die while he escapes, stirring the significant figures to crush Ye Chen, was why he continued insulting Ye Chen.
As Elder Yuanxin's voice drifted through the void, silence fell upon the sky and earth.
Everyone was waiting for Ye Chen's reaction to Elder Yuanxin's words.
Now, although Ye Chen was an Upper God King, he alone could decide the direction and outcome of the ensuing battle!
However, it was as if Ye Chen had understood Elder Yuanxin's scheme, he merely looked at him indifferently and said, "I've said, whoever wants to kill me, I will destroy."
"As for significant figures from the Heavenly Wilderness Divine Country coming to execute me, I shall wait."
"As for you, Elder Yuanxin, if you want to kill me, go ahead and try, see what the outcome will be."
After speaking with Elder Yuanxin, Ye Chen's gaze swept over the other Sovereigns of the Heavenly Wilderness Divine Country and the Divine Dragon Mountain Sect Master, Qin Yuntian.
"The same goes for you all."
"Whoever wants to kill me, go ahead, I want to see if you have the guts!"
"If you don't have the guts, then go back and find your so-called significant figures to help!"
With that look from Ye Chen,
even the other Sovereigns from the Heavenly Wilderness Divine Country and the Divine Dragon Mountain Sect Master, Qin Yuntian, were frightened into stepping back several paces.
Sect Master Qin Yuntian even sheepishly smiled at Ye Chen and said, "Ye Chen, earlier matters were our Divine Dragon Mountain's offense."
"No matter what the Heavenly Wilderness Divine Country's thoughts are, our Divine Dragon Mountain certainly won't be enemies with Ye Chen, you can be assured!"
After Ye Chen had activated the Divine Rune of the Divine Master level, Qin Yuntian had completely abandoned his idea of opposing Ye Chen.
At this point, he was even the first to express his stance.
Even after saying this, Qin Yuntian anxiously looked at Ye Chen, fearing that he might turn against him.
After all, he did have quite a few conflicts with Ye Chen before.
However, Ye Chen only coldly glanced at Qin Yuntian and merely nodded.
Seeing Ye Chen nod, Qin Yuntian finally relaxed, often feeling the cold sweat on his body hadn't dried off.
"An Eight-Star Sovereign, though mighty in the Divine Kingdom, is so humble in the face of a God King overseen by a Divine Master figure."
At this moment, Qin Yuntian became even more intrigued by the Cosmic Sea and longed even more for the Divine Master Realm.
"Divine Dragon Mountain has already expressed its stance."
Ye Chen looked again towards the people of the Heavenly Wilderness Divine Country, eyeing Elder Yuanxin.
The various Sovereigns of the Heavenly Wilderness Divine Country all dared not meet Ye Chen's gaze and quickly lowered their heads.
Even Elder Yuanxin hadn't expected Ye Chen to truly remain unprovoked, truly letting them leave without fear of attracting some great figure.
This caused Elder Yuanxin's plan to use others' lives to harm Ye Chen to fall through.
As for Elder Yuanxin acting himself?
Even with the Divine Master-level defensive treasure, Elder Yuanxin knew that the Divine Master who gave him the treasure was only at the third level of the Divine Master Realm, nowhere near as powerful as the Divine Master who granted Ye Chen his offensive treasure.
Elder Yuanxin judged that the treasure Ye Chen held was crafted by someone of at least the sixth level of the Divine Master or above, meticulously forged with great care.
Unlike his defensive treasure, which was just one of the countless treasures casually crafted by that third-level Divine Master.
In such circumstances, even tenfold bravery would not compel Elder Yuanxin to personally confront Ye Chen.
Wouldn't that be courting death?
If he made the first move and Ye Chen killed him, it would give just cause, just like when he killed Elder Chiming. At that time, he would not even be able to save his own life and might become a sacrificial pawn of a great Divine Master.
"This young man is truly cunning, not falling into the trap."
"Powerful in strength, deep in cunning, and backed by a great figure... forget it, I'll swallow the loss this time."
Assessing the situation at hand, Elder Yuanxin had already completely extinguished any thoughts of opposing Ye Chen. He was just about to say a few more assertive words and then leave with Saint Huang Li and the others.
At this moment, from the distant Void Heaven came the sound of hearty laughter.
"It's been a few days, and young friend Ye Chen's charisma has not diminished!"
"However, young friend Ye Chen, you said your name was Jiang Li back then. You really fooled us quite well!"
The speaker was a burly, wide-faced, stern-looking middle-aged man whose hair was ablaze in fiery red, the flames contained within each strand surpassing all the power in this universe!
This middle-aged man—who else could it be but Lord Emperor Yan of the Cosmic Emperor Realm?
Beside Lord Emperor Yan was none other than General Yinsha, whom Ye Chen had asked to help search for someone a few days earlier.
At this moment, General Yinsha stood next to Lord Emperor Yan, softly saying to him, "Senior, you heard the threat from the people of the Heavenly Wilderness Divine Country against Ye Chen. That Heavenly Wilderness Divine Country..."
"Shall I make a trip to the Heavenly Wilderness Divine Country?"
As General Yinsha spoke, his aura of an eighth-level Divine Lord began to majestically spread across the Void Heaven.
"Heavenly Wilderness Divine Country? I happen to know a Great Emperor from the Cosmic Sea, and I heard that the Heavenly Wilderness Divine Country is his legacy. However, I have guided that Great Emperor in the past; he has a good character and wouldn't involve himself in such a trivial matter over this."
While conversing, Lord Emperor Yan and General Yinsha were followed by several Sovereigns who looked at Ye Chen with great surprise and joy.
These followers were precisely the East Territory King, Northern Territory King, and Sovereign Xuechen among those who went to the True Spirit Divine Kingdom to find Ye Chen!
Unexpectedly, they encountered Lord Emperor Yan and General Yinsha, and thus returned together this time.
While Lord Emperor Yan and General Yinsha were talking, they appeared in front of Ye Chen in an instant.
However, the words of Lord Emperor Yan and General Yinsha, the overwhelming divine aura from General Yinsha, and the even more frightening fiery hair of Lord Emperor Yan, all terrified the people of the Heavenly Wilderness Divine Country, Divine Dragon Mountain Sect Master Qin Yuntian, and others into prostrating themselves on the ground.
"It's a Divine Master, at least at the eighth level!"
Elder Yuanxin felt the energy from General Yinsha and was utterly shocked.
He had initially thought that the Divine Master who granted Ye Chen the treasure was from the sixth level, perhaps even the one who crafted it. He never imagined it was actually an eighth-level Divine Master.
He assumed that Divine Master might be in the Cosmic Sea, but he didn't expect him to still be in this universe and now back at Ye Chen's side!
What frightened Elder Yuanxin even more was the presence of Lord Emperor Yan, whom even this Divine Master would address as "senior."
He had simply never encountered an existence like Lord Emperor Yan before!
Elder Yuanxin could sense that Lord Emperor Yan could likely obliterate the entire Heavenly Wilderness Divine Country with just a flip of his palm.
"This great figure claims familiarity with a Great Emperor from the Cosmic Sea, to which our Heavenly Wilderness Divine Country belongs. He even guided that Great Emperor."
"Could it be that this great figure is also an existence of a Great Emperor? Even a more terrifying existence like a Star Lord?"
"Great Emperor, Cosmic Emperor? Terrifying beings that surpass Divine Masters and Masters, belonging to the pinnacle level even in the Cosmic Sea. So, Ye Chen is backed by such a great figure? And such a figure calls him young friend Ye Chen?"
Elder Yuanxin was utterly dumbfounded.
He had no longer any intention to threaten Ye Chen.
Now, all Elder Yuanxin thought of was to escape as fast as possible to preserve his life.
In the presence of these great figures, any one of them could easily slay him, and the Heavenly Wilderness Divine Country wouldn't dare utter a single word!