Ye Chen sat cross-legged at the mouth of the volcano, the surging magma suppressed by Ye Chen’s divine power, unable to flow upwards.
As Ye Chen closed his eyes to meditate, the divine power on his body began to boil, torrents of surging divine energy burst forth from him, each wave far more terrifying than the magma below!
At this moment, Ye Chen had reached the Seven-Star Sovereign Realm.
However, the quality of Ye Chen’s divine power was comparable to that of a mighty Divine Master or Master; if placed on an ordinary Star Continent, Ye Chen’s divine power could even tear apart an entire Star Continent and pulverize vast planets!
Endless divine power spurted out, transforming into blazing flames within this Environment of Fire, engulfing Ye Chen completely.
Ye Chen operated his cultivation methods, and the Heart of the Origin Master obtained from the first Demon Domain throbbed violently, each beat elevating Ye Chen’s life level, and each operation of his cultivation methods frenziedly absorbed the surrounding fire energy, constantly ascending.
If Ye Chen continued meditating, he might quickly push his realm to the pinnacle of the Sovereign Realm—reaching the level of Nine-Star Sovereign!
However, each breakthrough Ye Chen achieved took considerable time, each advancement being exponentially more powerful than other cultivators.
Therefore, cultivating to the peak of the Nine-Star Sovereign level at once would likely require a significant investment of time.
Currently venturing through the Nine Bends Demon Realm, Ye Chen did not intend to meditate continuously; he planned to advance to the Eight-Star Sovereign level.
Yes, Eight-Star Sovereign!
Although before coming to the Nine Bends Demon Realm, Ye Chen had just broken through to the Seven-Star Sovereign level, and despite each breakthrough requiring significant time, the accumulation in the Nine Bends Demon Realm, particularly the opportunities from the Treasure Light Dais and battles in the Valley of Death, brought Ye Chen again to the brink of breakthrough.
Ye Chen was prepared to use the blaze in this third Demon Domain to break through to Eight-Star Sovereign in one fell swoop!
Ye Chen suddenly inhaled and exhaled towards the void, the fire energy from tens of thousands of miles around madly surged towards him, then transformed into divine power, directly merging into Ye Chen’s divine power.
The more the divine power compressed, the tighter, the stronger it became!
After cultivating for over half an hour, Ye Chen suddenly heard a faint "pop" inside.
This was the sound of a barrier being broken.
The divine power within Ye Chen’s body underwent a qualitative change once more, burning furiously, signaling the realm level of the Eight-Star Sovereign!
Finally, in this third Demon Domain, Ye Chen reached the Eight-Star Sovereign level, advancing his realm once again!
"Judging by this trend, it’s very likely that in the subsequent Demon Domains after the Nine Bends Demon Realm, I can break through to the Divine Master Realm."
After breaking through a small realm, Ye Chen slowly opened his eyes.
Ye Chen was filled with anticipation.
That would be a significant leap forward.
Countless individuals in countless cosmos halt at the Sovereign Realm, unable to reach the level of the Divine Master.
Once breaking through to become a Divine Master, one could venture into the Cosmic Sea!
Although Ye Chen’s combat power had long surpassed that of ordinary Divine Masters, his true realm had yet to break through to the Divine Master Realm, and there were still barriers between heaven and earth to the Cosmic Sea.
If he could truly break through to the Divine Master Realm soon, future travels to the Cosmic Sea would become much more convenient for Ye Chen!
After sensing the changes from the realm breakthrough, Ye Chen calmed his mind.
This was just a small realm breakthrough, not something that overly thrilled Ye Chen.
At this moment, the cultivation session came to a close, and Ye Chen’s attention focused on the initial volume of the All Elements Canon in his hand and the Polar Star Divine Sword.
Ye Chen first held the Polar Star Divine Sword in his hand, meticulously feeling it.
This Polar Star Divine Sword, over four feet long, was crafted from a material Ye Chen had never seen; upon sensing it with divine power, even though his current combat power could slay many ordinary Masters, he couldn’t inflict any damage to the Polar Star Divine Sword.
This Polar Star Divine Sword was indeed of a quality that reached the level of Cosmic Emperor and above.
"This sword, forged by the Mystic Refiner Star Lord, is certainly no ordinary divine sword. Although it’s not the strongest peerless grade among the three, it’s far beyond any other divine sword."
After sensing the sword’s quality, Ye Chen stood up directly from his cross-legged position.
Without any visible movement, Ye Chen suddenly appeared in the void.
He grasped downwards with a large hand, and the Polar Star Divine Sword flew into his hand. With a leap of divine power from Ye Chen’s hand, the Polar Star Divine Sword immediately emitted unmatched divine power and slashed towards the fiery ground below.
This fiery earth, more solid than countless Star Continents, perhaps even more so than some areas of the Cosmic Sea, was cleaved open with massive Sword Marks stretching tens of thousands of feet in length and thousands of feet deep under Ye Chen’s sword force.
And this was Ye Chen restraining his power, not fully unleashing it.
If fully released, it might tear apart a vast area of this fiery environment into chaos!
After testing the sword’s power, Ye Chen’s eyes revealed a gleam of joy.
"This sword, indeed the work of the Star Lord, is marvelous; it has special power that amplifies the swordsmanship and divine art power I unleash. Moreover, it is impeccably suited to my swordsmanship and divine art. Using this sword to perform the Heavenly Sword Divine Art is countless times stronger than using my own divine power!"