The newcomer was none other than the Skeletal Sea Emperor.
The Skeletal Sea Emperor possessed a high-grade Emperor-level weapon and a mid-grade Emperor-level armor. In terms of pure strength, he was not actually stronger than Ye Chen, or not by much at most. However, the higher one's cultivation, the greater one's need for treasures. With these two treasures, Ye Chen's combat power could not compare to his even if he rode a horse to chase him.
"Die!"
With a sweep of his battle spear, a Fire Crystal Beast shattered into dozens of pieces. His killing move could crush an ordinary Fire Crystal Beast in one blow, but it required a long time to gather power.
After crushing more than a dozen Fire Crystal Beasts in succession, the Skeletal Sea Emperor spotted Ye Chen as well.
"Strange. A mere Life and Death Realm Fifth Heaven King has actually survived until now. So that's it—his Sword Domain has reached the mid Fifth Layer, and it even contains the power of space. No, he can actually reverse his Sword Domain and eliminate the forces acting on himself that serve no purpose."
The Skeletal Sea Emperor's insight was exceptionally sharp. Logically speaking, even a mid Fifth Layer Sword Domain should not have allowed Ye Chen to move as freely as he did, turning the impossible into possible. Only upon closer inspection did he realize that Ye Chen had reversed his Sword Domain, dissolving the useless forces and inertia acting upon himself. For instance, if a person was advancing at full speed and wanted to retreat immediately, it would be extraordinarily difficult. He would also have to bear the combined force of moving forward and backward, creating an immense burden. Yet Ye Chen eliminated the force driving him forward, needing only to add a backward