# Chapter 3268: Thunder Ancestor
Thunder Su Ling's divine robe was torn apart by sword energy, her body formed from interweaving lightning, extremely bright, but continuously oozing divine blood, gorgeous and eerie.
However, Zhang Ruochen understood very well that even if he blasted her physical body to ashes, he still couldn't kill her.
He would have to use the divine swords to slowly burn and refine her spiritual power thoughts, perhaps requiring a hundred years, or even a thousand years, to completely purify them.
Unfortunately, all six divine swords were severely decayed, their artifact spirits newly born, their power far from comparable to the era when Sword Ancestor existed.
"Crackle!"
The divine sword broke through Thunder Su Ling's spiritual power field inch by inch, from her head to her chest, tearing apart her physical body, spreading toward her divine heart.
The four Tai Xu realm old Daoists of Heavenly Beginning Civilization, Cang Jue, and Xiu Chen Heavenly God all exerted their full strength. Six great Tai Xu great gods suppressed together, terrified that Thunder Su Ling would self-detonate her divine heart.
The consequences would be unimaginable, possibly causing them all to be buried together.
Zhang Ruochen had also gone all out, his arms trembling slightly, countless sword dao rules and divine qi flowing between his fingers and the divine sword. Suddenly, a foreboding sensation came over him.
The tip of the divine sword touched Thunder Su Ling's divine heart, as if activating some kind of eerie power.
Qiangu Nüdi sensed it, looking toward Zhang Ruochen's location, her delicate brows slightly furrowed.
The entire heaven and earth suddenly became active, an extremely powerful divine force erupting from within Thunder Su Ling's body.
This feeling was very familiar to Zhang Ruochen, like when Heavenly Mother had lent him divine power back in Xinghuantian. Some supreme powerhouse, from a distant star domain, was also lending divine power to Thunder Su Ling.
"Not good, her divine heart is protected by the power of some transcendent great figure. Once any force threatens her divine heart, that great figure will sense it and lend her divine power." Cang Jue's expression changed dramatically.
"Boom!"
Thunder Su Ling sent out tens of thousands of purple-black lightning bolts, splitting the Yin Yang Eighteen Formations into pieces, with four divine formations suffering devastating destruction.
Cang Jue screamed miserably, his ghost body split by over a dozen cracks, purple thunder fire burning on his body, impossible to extinguish.
Xiu Chen Heavenly God was very decisive, immediately hiding inside the Sundial.
Zhang Ruochen used the God-Defying Stele as a shield, blocking most of the power, flying out several thousand li before finally stabilizing his form.
"Zhang Ruochen, I told you, you would definitely regret this!"
Thunder Su Ling floated in the shattered and chaotic void, electric light interweaving on her body, her long hair flowing upward, her purple-black eyeballs filled with killing intent as she stared at Zhang Ruochen. "Have you already sensed fear and terror? Don't place your hopes on that sword dao Infinite coming to save you. When Thunder Ancestor arrives, you will all die. No, that's not right. Some can live; someone must lead Thunder Ancestor to Sword Realm."
The divine power on Thunder Su Ling's body grew stronger and stronger. Without a doubt, the Thunder Ancestor she spoke of was on his way.
The closer he got, the more divine power he could lend her.
The four old Daoists of Heavenly Beginning Civilization all had grave expressions, filled with worry. If Thunder Ancestor really came, even if they died in battle here, it wouldn't matter. But what about the people of Heavenly Beginning Civilization in Sword Realm?
Zhang Ruochen didn't know who the Thunder Ancestor she spoke of was, but being able to lend such powerful divine power across star domains, he was definitely an absolute top existence among the Infinites.
Thunder Su Ling said, "Of course, you can also choose to submit to the Thunder Clan. But there's a difference between active cooperation and passive submission. Those who submit passively only deserve to be divine slaves."
Zhang Ruochen looked toward Qiangu Nüdi, signaling to immediately flee.
As long as they escaped deep into the Dark Great Triangle Star Domain, even if Thunder Ancestor was extremely powerful, he wouldn't be able to find them. The secret of Sword Realm couldn't be kept, but they wouldn't be able to find Sword Realm either.
Thunder Su Ling saw their intention to escape and struck down with the Black Water Divine Staff in her hand.
At this moment, the aura she emitted was even stronger than Xuan Yi or Desolate Heaven, as if a God Venerable had possessed her body, each divine power strike fierce and domineering.
"Bang!"
Zhang Ruochen blocked a blow with the God-Defying Stele, but was still injured, spitting divine blood from his mouth.
The four old Daoists of Heavenly Beginning Civilization fared even worse. The Ten Thousand Mile Mountains and Rivers Formation Diagram they had jointly raised was split apart by the Black Water Divine Staff, their bodies battered and broken, their divine souls injured.
Before Thunder Ancestor had even arrived, the battle situation had already reversed.
Zhang Ruochen was very anxious, propping up the Taiji Yin-Yang Diagram, using the six divine swords and the God-Defying Stele to protect his body, employing spatial displacement techniques to take Cang Jue, Huang, and the four old Daoists into the inner space of the Sundial.
He wasn't afraid of Thunder Su Ling. No matter how strong she was, it was borrowed power, unable to reach the level of a God King or God Venerable, and couldn't stop him.
What Zhang Ruochen truly feared was Thunder Ancestor.
"Let's go!"
Zhang Ruochen crushed the space with one foot, charging into the Void World.
Qiangu Nüdi suppressed Thunder Feather into the Time Source Pearl, her form flickering, directly crossing the distance of four or five Divine Spirit Steps, catching up to Zhang Ruochen.
"You can't escape!"
A river of lightning appeared beneath Thunder Su Ling's feet, surging into the Void World as she pursued.
Behind her, a towering divine shadow manifested, thousands of zhang tall, with an enormous head and a long, pointed nose, growing increasingly clear, emitting a terrifying aura.
"That Thunder Ancestor should be arriving soon... I'm afraid... we can't escape!" A Tai Xu old Daoist's voice came from within the Sundial. "Let me go. Only then can you shake her off."
Clearly, he intended to self-detonate his divine source and sacrifice himself. Even if he couldn't die together with Thunder Su Ling, he would at least buy them an opportunity to escape.
"There's no chance. Thunder Su Ling's spiritual power has reached the eighty-fourth rank. Who can die together with her?" Xiu Chen Heavenly God said.
Zhang Ruochen's perception was sharp. In the distant heavens, billions of li away, he vaguely saw Thunder Ancestor's true form. Thunder Ancestor's divine eyes blazed brightly. Just by meeting his gaze, Zhang Ruochen's eyes bled and his divine soul was injured.
He was coming!
An extremely terrifying great power, not comparable to ordinary God Kings or God Venerables.
Meanwhile, somewhere in the Dark Great Triangle Star Domain, Yu Qing sensed Thunder Ancestor's aura, stopped his sword, his gaze heavy and sinking, peering toward the heavens.
Shi De God King's injuries healed rapidly as he stood in a vast sea of thunder, laughing loudly: "Thunder Ancestor has arrived. Sword Realm ultimately belongs to the Thunder Clan. Yu Qing, can your sword block Thunder Ancestor?"
Yu Qing transformed into a sword light, flying toward Zhang Ruochen and Qiangu Nüdi's location.
"Don't even think about leaving."
Shi De God King transformed into rapid lightning, pursuing him.
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The Second Starry Sky Defense Line.
The divine formations of all the ancient civilizations were fully activated, connected into one, making this stretch of the starry sky extremely bright, as if illuminating the darkness of the entire universe.
"Dong!"
A bell chime shattered large areas of space.
Spatial cracks spanning across the star river extended all the way to the starry sky defense line before slowly stopping.
The Heavenly Court's First War God, Bian Zhuang, crashed through three great stars before finally landing heavily on a divine formation. His armor was melted by phoenix divine flames, his divine body beaten to a bloody pulp, not a single intact bone remaining.
The Heavenly Canopy Bell flew out along with him, falling into a spatial crack.
"Chi chi!"
Large amounts of divine blood scattered in the void, burning in flames.
It was extremely brutal. Bian Zhuang had been beaten back twelve times, most of his divine blood burned away by phoenix divine flames, his divine power greatly diminished.
But it was precisely because of his protection that Feng Tian was blocked, and the tottering starry sky defense line had yet to be breached. He was the second guardian of the Heavenly Court.
"Back when I hadn't broken through to Indestructible Infinite, I still didn't take you seriously. Now you want to stop me? Too overconfident!"
Feng Tian transformed into human form, wearing a veil, seven divine artifacts orbiting around her as she advanced. Ripples appeared in the space beneath her feet.
Bian Zhuang's physical body quickly re-formed, his battle intent undiminished, his muscles forged like divine iron, his aura wild and unrestrained. He laughed loudly: "So what if you're Indestructible Infinite? I haven't had enough fighting yet! Feng Caiyi, as long as I'm here today, you won't cross this starry sky defense line."
Feng Tian said, "If you retreat to the Heavenly Court and borrow the power of the Heavenly River, you might be able to block me. But here, what gives you the confidence to say I can't cross this defense line?"
"Shua!"
A pair of gorgeous wings spread from her back, erupting with speed beyond light, disappearing into spacetime.
"Boom!"
The next moment, three deep claw marks appeared on Bian Zhuang's chest, over a dozen ribs torn away, his internal organs exploding.
Then came another fist.
Bian Zhuang's chest and back were pierced through, divine blood exploding into a large cloud of blood mist.
Too fast. It was a speed that surpassed the limits of heaven and earth rules. Bian Zhuang suspected that within a certain distance, only Hao Tian and Fengdu Dadi in the world could catch her claw strike.
This wasn't some earth-shattering divine ability, but just a simple claw strike that could break through all defenses and rules, directly striking the physical body and divine soul.
The gods of Hell Realm were all boiling with bloodlust, letting out howls.
Bian Zhuang War God was the number one figure under Hao Tian of the Heavenly Palace, also known as the number one under the All Heavens. Yet before Feng Tian, he was repeatedly injured.
Xue Jue War God quietly approached the battlefield between Feng Tian and Bian Zhuang, continuously collecting divine blood. He didn't go in person, but used the Undying Blood God.
There was no choice. Bian Zhuang's divine blood was too precious; it could allow him to break through quickly.
Although it was very dangerous, who could blame him for being under too much pressure? He had to risk it.
The cultivators of the Heavenly Court side watched the battlefield, each with complex expressions.
They understood very well that if Bian Zhuang War God abandoned the starry sky defense line and the Heavenly Court army, retreating to the Heavenly River, he could completely contend with Feng Tian.
But he couldn't retreat; he had to keep holding on.
Yu Chenjing and Yu Taizhen, the gods of Thousand Star Civilization, stood in a divine formation, each with a heavy heart and sorrowful eyes.
Yu Chenjing said, "If Jia Tianxia hadn't destroyed the formation on the Witch God Civilization side, causing the starry sky defense line to be incomplete, we could have blocked Feng Tian with the formations alone. There would be no need for Bian Zhuang War God to risk his life."
"Now we can only hope that the Temple Master arrives quickly. I don't know if Bian Zhuang War God can hold on until that moment." A Tai Xu peak old man's face was covered in wrinkles, his voice filled with bitterness.
They understood very well that if the Temple Master couldn't arrive in time, the starry sky defense line would surely be breached. Then it would truly be mountains of corpses and seas of blood, with no one spared.
"Taizhen, you and Xiaojing, take the seeds of fire and leave quickly. Thousand Star Civilization... must be passed down!" That old man said.
This scene wasn't only playing out in Thousand Star Civilization. Other ancient civilizations were also pessimistic, arranging for their seeds of fire to evacuate.
But just then, something strange happened in the starry sky.
Feng Tian used seven divine artifacts to suppress Bian Zhuang War God, burning and refining his divine substance, while taking away the Heavenly Canopy Bell. However, suddenly, she turned her head to look toward the direction of the Dark Great Triangle Star Domain. Her phoenix eyes revealed an extremely complex expression, filled with mental struggle and hesitation.
In the end, under the incomprehensible gazes of the gods of Hell Realm and Heavenly Court, she spread her wings, transforming into a flowing rainbow of colorful light, breaking through the void and departing.
No one knew what major event had happened, forcing Feng Tian to abandon her attack on the starry sky defense line at such a critical moment, missing a crucial opportunity for battle.
(Chapter End)