Chapter 1765: The Final Battlefield
Beyond the Ancestral Court, the armies of Yan Kang and the myriad realms were still withdrawing in an orderly fashion. Yan Feng Emperor, Ling Yuxiu, the Village Chief, and others remained at the very rear.
They would only leave after the last batch of soldiers had withdrawn.
Just then, they saw a massive "wall."
This "wall" rose from the eastern side of the Ancestral Court. Its height was astonishing, its length astonishing, and its width was utterly breathtaking!
It absolutely could not be called a wall; it was more like a celestial cliff!
The mountains and rivers on the "wall's surface" were still changing. Someone was using immense divine power to alter the geographical layout, transforming that celestial cliff into a colossal seal!
"The Beast Realm!"
Long Qilin suddenly exclaimed, "The Beast Realm is being folded too!"
Yan'er stood beside him, gazing into the distance. She saw that folding the Ancestral Court was not a simple spatial technique. If it were merely a spatial technique, the Beast Realm would not have been folded.
This was true, immense divine power, forcibly folding the Ancestral Court, causing the Beast Realm, which lay on the reverse side of the Ancestral Court, to manifest!
The Beast Realm was within a seal. Long before the Dragon Han Era began, the ancient god, Heavenly Emperor Tai Chu, led all the ancient gods and the strongest demigods of the world, using the reverse side of the myriad realms to seal the Ancestral Court, isolating it from the myriad realms.
Later, Qin Mu and the Ten Celestial Venerables came here and broke the Ancestral Court's seal, but they did not completely undo it. The reverse side of the myriad realms remained sealed, evolving into the Beast Realm.
As this celestial cliff rose, Long Qilin immediately sensed the seals left by the ancient gods of the primordial era breaking, one after another. The seal of the Beast Realm on the reverse side of the Ancestral Court snapped by a quarter in an instant!
As the new master of the Beast Realm, his perception of it was extremely acute. The Beast Realm on the reverse side of the Ancestral Court was the most prosperous place among the myriad realms. This sudden upheaval left him at a loss, unsure of what to do.
The wall continued to rise and change, surpassing the World Tree, standing tall beyond the heavens. Grandmother Si quickly cut off the Spirit Energy Transfer Bridge leading to Yan Kang beside her and shouted, "Magnetic Pole Riot! Stop the transfer!"
She immediately rushed towards other Spirit Energy Transfer Bridges. Yan Feng Emperor, Ling Yuxiu, the Village Chief, and others had already stepped forward, halting the operation of one bridge after another.
The remaining million-strong army of gods and demons couldn't enter the transfer bridges and became alarmed and uncertain.
Grandmother Si shouted, "Everyone, be on guard! Form ranks! Prepare for the Magnetic Pole Riot!"
The people quickly organized their troops, each setting up formations. Grandmother Si stood at the very front, activating her Magnetic Pole techniques, leading her subordinates to power up the Myriad Dharma Dao Wheel, standing ready.
The starry sky was calm.
Everyone looked towards the folded part of the Ancestral Court but saw nothing unusual, only feeling that the celestial cliff spanning north and south was becoming even more majestic.
Suddenly, the nearest realm in the starry sky shifted slightly, as if pushed a distance by something.
Wei Suifeng's hair stood on end, bristling like a hedgehog's. He shouted sharply, "Everyone, prepare! Activate your full power! The impact of the Ancestral Court's Magnetic Pole Riot is several times more violent than we imagined!"
Everyone became intensely nervous.
A realm being pushed—it looked like a small movement, but that was just what the eye could see. In reality, the distance the realm was moved by the Magnetic Pole Riot in the starry sky was absolutely terrifying!
This showed that the intensity of the Magnetic Pole Riot caused by the geographical change in the Ancestral Court was incredibly frightening!
The force of the Magnetic Pole Riot's impact would surely be unimaginably strong!
In the starry sky, stars suddenly seemed to go berserk, blown about by a burst of light, drifting chaotically. The stars would sometimes flatten like pancakes, sometimes stretch long, sometimes shrink into a ball, and sometimes expand hundreds of times, extremely bizarre.
A galaxy swayed, its spiral arm suddenly bending as if punched hard by an invisible giant. The billions of stars within it also became bizarrely chaotic!
Everyone's eyelids twitched. The Magnetic Pole Riot had finally reached them.
Boom!
Boundless light erupted before their eyes. The power of the Magnetic Pole Riot arrived, instantly distorting space. All kinds of unimaginable forces stretched and compressed them in all directions. Some were pulled into a long thread, some were crushed into tiny specks by the boundless force, and others found their bodies jumping, suddenly discovering they were split into hundreds or thousands of pieces, each piece of flesh separated into different spaces.
Even stranger, they found they were still alive!
Even like this, they didn't die!
This was because the Magnetic Pole was too strong, causing different spaces to split. Although they were in different spaces, their physical bodies were still connected.
Various Yan Kang formations were triggered. Everyone worked together, activating their Magnetic Pole techniques to counter the riot. However, the power of this Magnetic Pole Riot exceeded their expectations, causing casualties among the troops.
Just then, stars in the sky suddenly grew brighter and brighter. Starlight converged, forming the huge face of the Heavenly Duke.
Whoosh—
An incredibly thick beam of starlight fell, forming the Heavenly Duke's hand composed of countless stars, shielding the million-strong army.
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, but they saw the Heavenly Duke's palm disintegrating under the Magnetic Pole Riot. Soon, the hand was blown away, revealing a skeleton of star cores!
But thanks to the Heavenly Duke's block, they managed to survive this wave of the Magnetic Pole Riot. Grandmother Si sighed in relief and looked around. The various armies were in disarray. Many skilled in Magnetic Pole techniques were helping those trapped in the residual waves of the Magnetic Pole.
Countless divine weapons and treasures in the hands of gods and demons were shattered. Some were melted, some crushed, some turned into large iron lumps, and some stretched into thin threads. The runes imprinted within the divine weapons and treasures had almost completely disintegrated!
The power of the Magnetic Pole technique was astonishing. This technique was originally controlled by Earth Mother Yuan Jun, one of her three great paths.
After Earth Mother's death, few could wield the Magnetic Pole technique to this extent. Even if Earth Mother were alive, she might not have been able to achieve this.
Grandmother Si was one of the few who had cultivated the Magnetic Pole technique to the thirtieth heaven. Therefore, the moment the Ancestral Court's Magnetic Pole Riot began, she sensed the danger and issued a warning.
"A drastic change is happening in the Ancestral Court! We must leave immediately!"
Yan Feng Emperor shouted, "Enter the Spirit Energy Transfer Bridges now!"
Wei Suifeng shook his head. "Your Majesty, the Spirit Energy Transfer Bridges are destroyed."
Yan Feng Emperor was startled and quickly looked. The several bridges they had set up were completely ruined by the Magnetic Pole Riot, reduced to piles of scrap metal.
"Then leave through the starry sky!"
Grandmother Si suddenly sensed something and shouted, "Travel on foot! A second wave of the Magnetic Pole Riot is coming!"
As her words fell, the northern side of the Ancestral Court split open with a sky-rending, earth-shattering sound. A second celestial cliff was rumbling as it rose from the ground!
Yan Feng Emperor immediately ordered everyone to retreat, running through the starry sky towards the Yuan Realm.
At the same time, in the Xuan Du, the Heavenly Duke activated his techniques. The Heavenly River churned violently, turning in the starry sky and spreading out before them.
A million gods and demons walked along the river, advancing towards Yan Kang. Long Qilin, worried about changes in the Beast Realm, immediately led the Beast Realm army back there. Yan'er quickly followed him.
Grandmother Si hesitated for a moment, falling behind, not following the Yan Kang army.
"Are you worried about Mu'er, Grandmother?" the Village Chief asked, also falling behind, not following the army.
Grandmother Si glared at him and sneered, "Why are you staying behind?"
The Village Chief shook his head. "It's not just me. They've stayed too."
Grandmother Si looked and saw that Master Ma, Blind Man, Deaf Man, Medicine Master, Mute, and others had also stayed. Ling Yuxiu had also quietly slipped out of the army and was walking towards them.
"Folding the Ancestral Court, daring to do such a thing against the will of the world—there's only one person."
Ling Yuxiu said, "That is my husband. My husband is incredibly bold, without..." She paused.
Mute interjected, "Without any scruples about evil. That's right, the one folding the Ancestral Court is our Mu'er."
Ling Yuxiu said, "Earlier, when I saw the Ancestral Court rise, I was still hesitant. But when I saw the second celestial cliff appear, I was certain it was my husband sealing the Ancestral Court. If he seals the Ancestral Court, he certainly won't leave it. He will seal himself within it as well. Marry a rooster, follow a rooster; marry a dog, follow a dog. So I have no choice but to stay."
Grandmother Si glanced at everyone and suddenly smiled. "Since you all want to stay, then let's venture into the Ancestral Court together! Going alone would be dangerous. With your help, I'll have some means of self-protection. But the Ancestral Court is extremely perilous, so we must all be careful."
The Village Chief and the others nodded repeatedly. "Just give the orders, Grandmother."
Grandmother Si glanced at the rising second celestial cliff. "The second Magnetic Pole Riot is coming soon. Let's enter the Ancestral Court quickly to take shelter!"
The nine of them immediately headed straight for the Ancestral Court. Just as they entered the sky above it, the second Magnetic Pole Riot arrived. They looked up and saw the sky of the Ancestral Court filled with auroras, colorful and dazzling.
At that moment, in the west of the Ancestral Court, another celestial cliff was slowly rising, making their expressions grave.
The sealing of the Ancestral Court was already half complete.
"We'll wait for him in the south!"
Grandmother Si said swiftly, "We're sure to meet him in the south!"
On the Ferry World Ship, Zhao Yang, He Huan, and Feng Huang, the three hall masters, watched this scene, deeply shaken.
Xu Sheng Hua, Lan Yu Tian, Yue Tian Zun, and the others were also utterly astounded.
The sealing of the Ancestral Court by the ancient gods of the primordial era was already the most brilliant scene in the history of the seventeenth era, inspiring awe.
Now, Qin Mu was forcibly folding the space of the Ancestral Court, intending to turn it into a massive cage, sealing both the Mi Luo Palace and the World Tree factions, including all these Celestial Venerables and Ascenders, within this enormous prison!
This scale was even more spectacular and grand than the sealing of the Ancestral Court by the ancient gods back then, and the power he wielded was unimaginably greater!
"The Mi Luo Palace cannot be sealed."
He Huan Hall Master shook her head lightly, her tone indifferent. "Seventh Young Master's actions are laughable."
She exuded confidence in the Mi Luo Palace's strength. "No one can seal the Mi Luo Palace! Any of the seventy-two hall masters of the Mi Luo Palace can break Seventh Young Master's seal, let alone the Young Masters of the Mi Luo Palace!"
"That's right!"
Feng Huang Hall Master stepped forward and laughed. "As long as we entrust ourselves to the void and establish a foothold in this universe, there will be no power in this universe that can oppose us!"
Zhao Yang Hall Master wanted to speak but suddenly grunted, spitting out blood. His injuries seemed to be on the verge of breaking out of control.
Kai Huang Qin Ye said leisurely, "Seventh Young Master seals the Ancestral Court, turning it into a cage. He left the top open on all four walls. Do you think he is leaving you a sliver of hope?"
He looked up at the sky. Heavenly Emperor Hao was still struggling to imprint the void, cultivating his Great Luo Heaven.
"Seventh Young Master left the sky open mainly to seal the thirty-six layers of void, leaving you nowhere to entrust yourselves."
Kai Huang Qin Ye withdrew his gaze and said calmly, "The Ancestral Court will be our battlefield for the final contest. Only the final victor will leave here alive!"