Ye Chen, with countless trump cards, was practically sweeping through the entire Valley of Death!
A series of earth-shattering battles increased Ye Chen’s real combat experience immensely. Relying solely on his own methods, Ye Chen slaughtered thousands of demon spirit souls in just a few hours.
And when confronting powerful and unbelievable slaughter creatures, whether it was by wielding the Ancient Origin Ice Bead, the Wrath of the Celestial God, or the Primordial God Garment, countless treasures would suppress any slaughter creature!
As Ye Chen roamed increasingly wider areas of the Valley of Death, he discovered that there was more than one Space Star Aperture detectable within this valley. This significantly enhanced Ye Chen’s accumulation of Origin Star Apertures, bringing him closer to the Third Extreme of the Tai Yu Chapter’s Origin Star Aperture!
In countless adventures, Ye Chen also encountered danger.
When Ye Chen arrived at a certain area in the northwest of the Valley of Death, he even sensed a threat from a Star Lord!
A Star Lord-level slaughter creature was lurking in this region!
At an almost unbelievable speed, the Star Lord-level slaughter creature attacked right in front of Ye Chen!
Faced with such a Star Lord-level slaughter lifeform, even if Ye Chen’s Refining God Chart was filled with countless treasures, even if Ye Chen had the Wrath of the Celestial God, a half-step Star Lord level treasure, even if Ye Chen had the Ancient Origin Ice Bead capable of ice sealing beings below the Star Lord level, he could not withstand it!
However, Ye Chen had another Great Divine Power!
That was the Space Blink—an earth-shattering divine skill cultivated at the Second Plane of the Primordial Star Scripture’s Tai Yu Chapter Origin Star Aperture!
Even though Ye Chen swept through large sections of the Valley of Death, he was cautiously on guard against every crisis!
At the instant when the Star Lord-level slaughter lifeform attacked Ye Chen, Ye Chen had already successfully blinked to another region using the Space Blink Great Divine Power!
If others witnessed Ye Chen’s performance, they would probably be extremely shocked.
Amazingly, Ye Chen at the Sovereign Realm could escape a Star Lord-level threat and could also instantly obliterate threats below the Star Lord level!
This was simply incredible to the extreme!
It’s worth noting that among the over 400 million who entered the Valley of Death, tens of millions had already perished within, and many had yet to encounter insurmountable dangers.
If anyone else encountered a Star Lord-level slaughter creature, apart from the five great Star Lords, hardly anyone could escape with their life!
Ye Chen was frantically accumulating real combat experience, accumulating Origin Star Apertures, accumulating demon spirit souls.
Star Lords Fang Chong and Ning Luo, as well as others, naturally wouldn’t miss out on the treasure rewards inside the Heavenly Treasure Mountain, as they also swept through the Valley of Death, harvesting countless demon spirit souls!
Of course, those without enough strength dared not sweep through the Valley of Death so wantonly like Ye Chen and the five great Star Lords.
They could only either fully contend with the encountered slaughter lifeforms or desperately flee towards the Heavenly Treasure Mountain.
The Heavenly Treasure Mountain, a treasure mountain walking towards the deepest part of the Valley of Death, could only be accessed by exiting the Valley of Death.
This treasure mountain was formed by piling up countless treasures!
These countless treasures included unbelievable divine weapons, divine armors with attack and defensive power to the extreme, and innumerable scrolls and spiritual tomes emitting treasure light, as well as countless unbelievable pills and miraculous treasures!
The sky-reaching treasure mountain was piled up incredibly high, comprising endless divine objects!
Here, each treasure was marked with the number of demon spirit souls needed for exchange.
As long as there were enough demon spirit souls, one could exchange for any treasure on the Heavenly Treasure Mountain!
When the Valley of Death had been open for two days, finally someone entered the range of the Heavenly Treasure Mountain.
This was a Peak Lord.
At that moment, having reached the range of the Heavenly Treasure Mountain, this Peak Lord’s heart was still trembling immensely.
Just now, he had been chased by a slaughter lifeform of the Cosmic Emperor level; if he hadn’t possessed life-preserving trump cards and had escaped desperately, he likely would have died within the Valley of Death.
And in the previous two days, he had also encountered countless threats.
If not for his huge luck and desperate escape towards the Heavenly Treasure Mountain, he might not have made it here alive.
Along the way, he only managed to collect nineteen demon spirit souls, and among these, the most precious was merely at the Overlord level.
When this Peak Lord arrived at the Heavenly Treasure Mountain, his trembling heart slightly calmed down, and he finally saw the sky-shocking Giant Mountain Heavenly Treasure Mountain composed of innumerable divine objects in front of him.
At this moment, the Heavenly Treasure Mountain was still sealed, preventing the taking of treasures from within.
However, from the base of the mountain, one could clearly see the entire Heavenly Treasure Mountain made up of countless divine objects, each one blinding to this Peak Lord’s eyes.
"So many divine objects!"
"These divine objects can all be exchanged with demon spirit souls!"
Thinking about how having enough demon spirit souls could allow him to take away sky-shattering divine objects from the Heavenly Treasure Mountain, this Peak Lord felt a heaviness in his heart: "Unfortunately, within the Valley of Death, I could only anxiously flee for my life, with no extra effort to harvest demon spirit souls."
"I only obtained nineteen demon spirit souls; I’m afraid I can’t exchange for any precious treasure."
This Peak Lord felt immensely regretful.
It was like entering a treasure mountain only to leave empty-handed.
However, thinking about those who had fallen in the Valley of Death, this Peak Lord sighed. He considered himself lucky enough.
After all, that emotionless voice said, likely half the people within the Valley of Death would die.
For him to come out of the Valley of Death alive, he would need to thank his lucky stars.
At this moment, since the Heavenly Treasure Mountain hadn’t opened the treasure exchange, this Peak Lord could only wait outside, awaiting the Heavenly Treasure Mountain’s opening, and the opening of the Third Demon Domain.
Almost immediately after this Peak Lord was the first to reach the Heavenly Treasure Mountain, others also managed to escape from the Valley of Death and reached the foot of the Heavenly Treasure Mountain.
Following that, more and more people started arriving at Heavenly Treasure Mountain.
After all, once they entered the Valley of Death, they chose to quickly head towards Heavenly Treasure Mountain, prioritizing escape above all else. After spending several days, they finally arrived.
Of course, while these people reached Heavenly Treasure Mountain fast enough, they didn’t spend much time in the Valley of Death and thus did not gather many Demon Spirit Souls.
However, upon reaching Heavenly Treasure Mountain and seeing the divine treasures and endless divine objects covering the mountain, these people showed expressions of deep envy.
They knew that given their strength, it was impressive just to be alive in the face of the sudden and terrifying second round of the Valley of Death. They probably couldn’t exchange for many treasures at all.
The treasures of Heavenly Treasure Mountain were likely to be exchanged primarily by the five great Star Lords.
"Indeed, strength decides everything."
"Those five Star Lords explored the Nine Bends Demon Realm safely, passed through the Primordial Spirit Slash at the entrance, and sat on the Nine Esteemed Treasure Light Daises in the first Demon Domain."
"Now, they probably can harvest Demon Spirit Souls at will in this second Demon Domain. With their staggering number of Demon Spirit Souls, they can exchange for truly extraordinary divine objects on Heavenly Treasure Mountain."
"I’m so envious of those Star Lords!"
Someone exclaimed with emotion as they looked at the divine objects all over the mountain.
Someone echoed: "Of course, Star Lords are supreme beings. Their adventures in the Nine Bends Demon Realm naturally yield greater rewards than ours."
"After all, they stood out among millions, and how many can cultivate to the Star Lord Realm?"
"If you had their abilities, countless treasures would rightfully belong to you!"
"Indeed." Another person sighed deeply.
"I wonder who will collect the most Demon Spirit Souls this time and who will exchange for the best treasure on Heavenly Treasure Mountain."
"It’s probably going to be the five great Star Lords. After all, to harvest Demon Spirit Souls, one must slay killing lives, which relies solely on combat power."
"Take Ye Chen, ranked first in talent in the first Demon Domain. Even if his talent is unparalleled, he is merely a Sovereign. In terms of true combat power, he falls far short of the five great Star Lords and might even be outmatched by some Peak Lords."
"Under such circumstances, to harvest enough Demon Spirit Souls, he is much weaker compared to the five great Star Lords, the Cosmic Emperor, and even some Peak Lords."
"He might even face threats and could potentially die in the Valley of Death!"
Someone discussed Ye Chen.
Someone beside them nodded: "Being ranked first in talent doesn’t mean having superior combat power. It’s indeed difficult for Ye Chen to venture into this second Demon Domain."
"If he dies in the Death Valley of the second Demon Domain, that would be quite a joke."
As these people were gloating over Ye Chen’s potential misfortune, a young girl who had just arrived at Heavenly Treasure Mountain spoke up dissatisfied, "How do you know my brother Ye Chen’s combat power isn’t high?"
"Let me tell you, my brother Ye Chen has far better combat power than any of you."
"While you all desperately fled the Valley of Death without daring to collect Demon Spirit Souls, my brother Ye Chen must have collected plenty by now."
Upon hearing the girl’s retort, countless gazes turned towards her.
This girl, who else could it be but Gu Yanyan?
"Gu Yanyan from Ancient Peace Pavilion?"
When they saw that Gu Yanyan, who was at God King Realm, had safely reached the bottom of Heavenly Treasure Mountain, many were astonished.
They thought without Gu Feng’s care, Gu Yanyan at the God King Realm would surely perish in the Valley of Death.
Unexpectedly, this young girl also successfully reached Heavenly Treasure Mountain.
At this moment, faced with Gu Yanyan’s words in defense of Ye Chen, these people dared not say much.
After all, Gu Yanyan’s grandfather is the founder of the Ancient Peace Pavilion, the Cosmic Emperor, so they dared not gossip in front of Gu Yanyan.
Still, in their hearts, they hoped for Ye Chen’s downfall in the Valley of Death.
After all, seeing an absolute genius fall was something that brought immense delight to many weaker individuals.
Time slowly passed by.
In the Valley of Death, more and more cultivators perished.
Meanwhile, more and more cultivators were escaping the Valley of Death and reaching Heavenly Treasure Mountain.
The later they arrived, the more Demon Spirit Souls they had collected.
Initially, someone might only gather a dozen Demon Spirit Souls, but later, some collected hundreds or thousands, and as a Cosmic Emperor arrived at Heavenly Treasure Mountain, he had gathered tens of thousands of Demon Spirit Souls, including several of the Cosmic Emperor-level!
Seeing the countless Demon Spirit Souls in the hands of this Cosmic Emperor, although it is still unknown how the endless treasures on Heavenly Treasure Mountain would be exchanged, everyone knew that the exchange of endless divine objects was surely related to the quantity and quality of the Demon Spirit Souls.
This Cosmic Emperor likely could exchange them for some absolute divine objects that are nonexistent outside.
As time passed, many people grew anxious.
"Why hasn’t the Island Master arrived at Heavenly Treasure Mountain yet? Could something have happened to him?"
Some cultivators from small islands started to worry greatly.
"I fear that up to half of our comrades have already died in the Valley of Death."
Others also felt uneasy.
As time ticked by, after a large number of people from the Three Palaces and Four Islands arrived at Heavenly Treasure Mountain, Gu Yanyan grew restless.
Gu Yanyan waited continuously, but her grandfather Gu Feng had not come out.
Moreover, her highly admired brother Ye Chen also hadn’t come out.
"Grandfather and brother Ye Chen must not have anything happen to them."
Standing at the foot of Heavenly Treasure Mountain, looking towards the direction of the Valley of Death, Gu Yanyan prayed in her heart.