Chapter 3995: Plain Robe Goes to Death

Chapter 3995: Plain Robe Goes to Death

The eighteenth layer of the Nether Prison was like a cosmic divine tower, mottled and ancient, majestic and magnificent.
Every time it vibrated with a "hum," it formed surging waves of energy that spread into the starry sky. It was as if an Ancestor was striking a divine bell, with power capable of shaking the heavens and surpassing past and present.
The surrounding space had long collapsed into a chaotic sea, devoid of matter and the rules of heaven and earth, leaving only darkness and nothingness.
Heavenly Venerable-level experts could withstand the residual power of an Ancestor, but the stars in the universe could not.
Stars fell in large swaths, like doomsday, as if heaven and earth were about to restart, enough to terrify even gods.

Previously, the demonic cultivators who had come to this star domain to cultivate and pay homage were all unruly, but now they had no time to escape. Many died on the way, turning to dust.
Although this place belonged to a desolate area of the universe, very remote, within tens or hundreds of light-years, there were still countless stars.
There were many life-bearing planets and life ruins realms, inhabited by beasts, humans, plants, spirits, and monsters...
"Life should not be trampled upon; every individual deserves respect. I only hope this catastrophe can be delayed a little longer."
The Five Elements Temple Master used the Daoist method of incarnation, splitting into thousands of clones, traversing every corner of the star domain, pushing these life-bearing planets and life ruins realms farther away, seeking a slim chance of survival for the beings on those planets and realms.
This was all he could do!

On a high-grade ruins realm less than ten trillion miles from the Nether Prison, the Five Elements Temple Master encountered disciples of the Five Elements Temple. They were stationed here to observe the changes in the Nether Prison, sending the latest reports back to the Heavenly Court every month.
The young cultivator "Mingyue," looking like a thirteen- or fourteen-year-old Dao boy, was a disciple of Zhenyuan, though he had actually lived for over ten thousand years.
Mingyue bowed deeply to the Five Elements Temple Master and asked with concern, "Grandmaster, the calamity of the Ancestor is about to descend. Will heaven and earth be destroyed?"

With the collapse of the Nether Prison's entrance, the Ancestor's aura had already spread.
That aura carried the power of soul attack, deeply shocking, causing cultivators to feel despair.
That demonic fluctuation, even from trillions of miles away, was suffocating.
This was before it had emerged!
One could imagine that once it emerged, the Ancestor's might would surely crush the star rivers, surpassing all heavens and realms.

Seeing the Five Elements Temple Master silent, the cultivator Qingfeng said, "Grandmaster, disciple has heard that during the Chaos Era, demons ran rampant, nine out of ten realms were destroyed, order collapsed, and all life withered—it was the darkest age."
The Five Elements Temple Master said, "Are you afraid?"
"Qingfeng is not afraid! Qingfeng wants to go to the Nether Prison with Grandmaster, even if it's like a mantis trying to stop a chariot, to die a worthy death."
"I'll go too! Since it's all a dead end anyway, when the Ancestor's calamity descends, where in the universe is safe? If we flee today, where will we flee tomorrow?" Mingyue said.
"You..."
The Five Elements Temple Master gently shook his head, then looked firmly at the starry sky where the Nether Prison was located, watching the spreading demonic energy, and said, "You are too young, not yet able to withstand even a single thought of the Ancestor. Quickly take the beings on this realm and head to the Heavenly Court."
"Don't worry, even if the Ancestor's calamity descends, we heavens will hold up the universe and protect the peace of all life."

In the starry sky, an old voice full of mockery sounded: "Is there no one in the Heavenly Court universe, so they sent you? With your cultivation, I'm afraid you can't hold up a universe."
The Five Elements Temple Master, with crane-white hair and a childlike face, his beard fluttering, used his Dao eyes to see Yan Huanyu and Meng Naihe in the starry sky.
The words just spoken were said by Meng Naihe.
Qingfeng and Mingyue were both furious, glaring indignantly.
But they couldn't speak; Meng Naihe's spiritual will pressed down on them, preventing them from opening their mouths.

The Five Elements Temple Master rested the whisk in his right hand on his left wrist, his tone faint: "Whether I can hold it up or not, we'll know after fighting. The Heavenly Court universe's Heavenly Venerable is right in the Nether Prison; how could it be unmanned?"
Meng Naihe said, "Hao Tian is indeed a figure! But with your cultivation at the peak of Indestructible Infinite, you still don't have the qualifications to fight an Ancestor. What about Panyuan, Chongming Laozu, Xuanyuan Taizhen? It would be more fitting if they came."
The Five Elements Temple Master said, "It's the same if I come; cultivation doesn't represent everything. Does Elder Meng think he can suppress the Ancestor's calamity?"

Meng Naihe wanted to say more, but Yan Huanyu stopped him.
Yan Huanyu secretly transmitted a message, saying, "For him to come is already great courage and responsibility, worthy of respect. Say a few less words!"
Meng Naihe sighed, "Old Yan, you know me. I don't have a problem with him, but I can't stand those heavens of the Heavenly Court."
"The Sword Realm has to suppress the remnants of the Dark Weirdness, and the Hell Realm has to suppress the Dark Hand, yet Zhang Ruochen, Xu Fengjin, Chan Bing, and others have come. The Heavenly Court has no such hidden danger, yet only this old Daoist has come alone, truly disappointing. You should understand, if the Ancestor's calamity escapes from the Nether Prison, we are the second line of defense. Even if we die, we must keep it here."

Meng Naihe looked down at the high-grade ruins realm below and laughed loudly, "With the Temple Master's cultivation, it's better to continue migrating the life-bearing planets and life ruins realms of this star domain! The Ancestor's calamity will be dealt with by us cultivators from the Hell Realm and the Sword Realm. Haha!"
Meng Naihe and Yan Huanyu turned into two streaks of light, heading toward the Nether Prison.
"This is too insulting! Grandmaster, why does he look down on our Heavenly Court universe?" Qingfeng finally could speak, gritting his teeth, his eyes full of hatred.
Mingyue said, "Chongming Laozu is right in the Southern Universe; why hasn't he come? If he had come, how would we be mocked like this by the Hell Realm cultivators?"

The Five Elements Temple Master glared at them sternly, "Is Chongming Laozu's name something you can mention? When danger is imminent, we can't control others; we just need to do our best. Go quickly, take this high-grade ruins realm, and leave this place at the fastest speed."

...
The Divine Martial Envoys "Wuying" and "Wuyan" appeared in the void about three hundred billion miles from the Nether Prison, hidden within the dark nothingness.
Wuyan used sign language: "Cultivators at the Indestructible Infinite level are also meddling in Ancestor-level battles? Too reckless. Does this mean that if the Great Demon God kills all the experts in the Nether Prison, this universe will no longer be able to organize any resistance?"
Wuying's expression was grave, "The Ancestor's fluctuations are getting stronger."
Wuyan's black-and-white beautiful eyes looked toward the Nether Prison, signing, "Wushi's aura has disappeared; he was likely taken inside the prison. As long as we know who entered the Nether Prison earlier, we can find out who is opposing the God Realm."
"These aren't important. What's important is that we must retrieve the Hundred Banners Chaos Diagram." Wuying said.
"Without the Hundred Banners Chaos Diagram, who in the world can be an Ancestor's opponent? If the Ancestor's calamity emerges, should we... intervene?"
Wuying was silent for a moment, then said, "Of course we must intervene; this is the True Ruler's command."
Wuyan clearly had deep fear of the Ancestor's power, "But with our cultivation..."
Wuying's eyes suddenly narrowed, "Something is coming out!"

At the entrance of the Nether Prison, a surging, mighty river burst forth, flowing endlessly.
The river moved at the fastest speed in the void, exuding a soul-shaking momentum.
The Mother of Weak Water and Yan Wushen hid inside the Heavenly River, fleeing toward Lihentian.
Wuyan gestured, "It's not the Ancestor's aura. Should we intervene and intercept them? Perhaps Wushi was captured by them."
Wuying raised his hand to stop her, "Don't bother with them; the real terror is about to emerge."

As soon as he spoke, thick Ancestor demonic energy surged from the entrance of the Nether Prison, spraying out like a dark pillar of light.
Within the Ancestor demonic energy were dense Ancestor rules and order.
The Ancestor's aura, which oppressed heaven and earth, spread in an instant, dimming the stars in the surrounding starry sky, making them sway precariously.
Wuying's eyes became unusually bright, "I see the Ancestor's true form. Unbelievable, they actually severely wounded the Ancestor, forcing it to flee. Interesting!"

The Ancestor demonic energy flowing from the Nether Prison grew thicker, covering the sea of stars.
The body of the Nine-Headed Stone Man, wrapped in endless rules and order, both legs severed, had no time to reform, heading straight for the Southern Universe.
In the Nether Prison, Zhang Ruochen had mobilized the power of the Nine Heavens Realm World, using the Sword Ancestor's Sword Heart to severely wound its spirit and soul.
And the Heavenly Mother had cut off another leg connected to the Demonic Qi Great World with a single sword strike, dropping its combat power to rock bottom.
In such an unfavorable situation, the Nine-Headed Stone Man could only choose to abandon the separated stone heads and the Demonic Qi Great World, escaping the Nether Prison.
As long as it left the Nether Prison, with its cultivation and combat power, the sky was the limit.
Who could stop it?

At this moment, the Nine-Headed Stone Man urgently needed to find a gathering place of life, absorb souls, and heal its severely wounded spirit and soul.
Thus, it flew toward the nearest Southern Universe.
Wuying said, "Act now; we can't let it escape! If it gets away, all life in the universe will be its food, and no one can stop it."

The Nether Prison's space was sealed, with only one exit. The Nine-Headed Stone Man could still escape under the siege of many experts.
Once it entered the universe, any direction was an exit. How could they hunt it then?
At that point, it wouldn't be a hunt; everyone, every great world, would be broken apart and become its prey.
Wuyan looked at Wuying with surprise.
Wuying's gaze was serious, "If the universe falls into the Ancestor's calamity, how will we explain to the True Ruler?"
"Shua!"
Wuyan no longer hesitated, turning into a winding, beautiful stream of light, chasing after the Nine-Headed Stone Man.
A pair of jade arms slowly raised, ten fingers forming seals.
"Hua—"
A dazzling, bright light wheel condensed above the surging demonic energy, causing the starry sky to tremble, directly pressing down toward the Nine-Headed Stone Man's true body.

Before Wuyan acted, Yan Huanyu and Meng Naihe had already charged out first.
Like two meteors cutting through the darkness, their aura fierce and fearless, they directly rushed into the demonic clouds, facing the Nine-Headed Stone Man head-on.
"Boom! Boom! Boom..."
Yan Huanyu and Meng Naihe were well-prepared, using talisman light to protect themselves, each releasing two divine artifacts to attack the Ancestor rules and Ancestor order.
"With just the two of you, you think you can stop me?"
The Nine-Headed Stone Man roared in rage, its stone arms striking out again and again, shattering two of the four divine artifacts, while the other two fell into the Void World.
Yan Huanyu and Meng Naihe unleashed divine abilities, clashing head-on with the Nine-Headed Stone Man.
Fist against fist.
"Bang! Bang!"
After a few exchanges, Yan Huanyu's arms were broken, his internal organs shattered.
Meng Naihe fared worse; his bones turned to powder, his physical body exploded into a cloud of blood mist.
Fortunately, Yan Huanyu carried the "Book of Life and Death," which collected all of Meng Naihe's blood mist; otherwise, the Nine-Headed Stone Man would have swallowed it.

The Nine-Headed Stone Man knew the real threats were Hao Tian, the Heavenly Mother, and others, so it didn't dare linger.
"Those who act today will be corpses beneath my feet tomorrow."
"Bang!"
Shattering the light wheel divine ability Wuyan had unleashed, the Nine-Headed Stone Man moved one step per world, heading into the dark, deep space.

The Ancestor's calamity had truly emerged!
At this moment, all demonic rules in the universe boiled.
Every god, no matter where they were, sensed the Ancestor's aura.
Meng Naihe's physical body reformed, flying out of the "Book of Life and Death," looking at the demonic clouds that had already receded, "Chase!"
"I'm afraid we can't catch up; its speed and mastery of the Way of Space are far beyond ours." Yan Huanyu's voice was filled with sorrow and helplessness, as if he could see the coming tragedies in the universe—mountains of corpses and seas of blood, great worlds turning into fireballs.
"Even if we can't catch up, we still have to chase."
Meng Naihe's words ignited Yan Huanyu's fighting spirit. Yes, facing the Ancestor's calamity, one couldn't be rational; it was itself a battle of doing the impossible.

The Heavenly Mother, Hao Tian, Di, Xu Tian, and Zhang Ruochen rushed out of the Nether Prison one after another, chasing the Nine-Headed Stone Man.
"Quick, quick, quick, Heavenly Mother, you have the Houtu Wedding Gown; maybe you can catch up."
"Use the Demon Shrine, use time power; maybe you can block its steps."
...
Everyone knew that once the Nine-Headed Stone Man broke free, it would be impossible to catch up. But how could they not chase?
Doing the impossible.
This was what they had to do—to fight, to struggle, to tear open a gap in despair; otherwise, all their previous efforts would be in vain.

...
The Five Elements Temple Master naturally understood that with his cultivation at the peak of Indestructible Infinite, facing an Ancestor was like a duckweed shaking a giant tree.
That was why, upon hearing Meng Naihe's earlier words, his heart was very calm.
He had come here to tell the world that the Heavenly Court universe also had cultivators unafraid of the Ancestor's calamity.
To tell the world that the heavens should act like heavens, stepping forward when the sky falls.

He used the Five Elements Qi to wrap around the life-bearing planet in front of him, nearly ten thousand miles in diameter, preparing to send it away. Behind him, demonic fluctuations capable of shaking his Indestructible soul erupted.
The Five Elements Temple Master's face changed drastically as he turned to look.
He saw that star domain's demonic clouds churning, the Nether Prison no longer visible.
The Ancestor's aura spread across the starry sky.
The beings on the life-bearing planet in front of him all prostrated themselves, trembling in fear.

"Boom!"
"Boom!"
...
Yan Huanyu and Meng Naihe were severely wounded, failing to stop the Ancestor's calamity.
The Ancestor demonic clouds, like a tide, vast and mighty, surged toward his direction.
A pressure that assaulted the spirit and will spread through the Five Elements Temple Master's sea of consciousness. He felt like a fallen leaf facing a hurricane that could destroy the sea of stars.
The Ancestor demonic clouds were still far away.
He could still escape.
But if he fled like this, what was the point of his coming?

Even Mingyue understood the principle of "If we flee today, where will we flee tomorrow?" How could he not know?
The Five Elements Temple Master looked at the ancient cities, towns, and rural fields on the planet, then at the starry universe filled with countless stars. His heart suddenly calmed, no longer afraid.
He took off the green Daoist robe he had worn all his life, infused it with divine qi, and sent it flying. The robe, like a piece of blue sky, wrapped around the life-bearing planet, sending it far away.
"This is all I can do for you."

Wearing only an inner white robe, alone and composed, the Five Elements Temple Master's body flickered with five-colored light. His face gradually aged as he walked step by step toward the Ancestor demonic clouds. Divine blood flowed within him like rivers, his body gradually growing larger.
"Five Elements in chaos, selfless and free. I am one of the Twenty Heavens of the Heavenly Court. Those who invade the Heavenly Court universe, die!"
The Five Elements Temple Master spread his arms wide. Behind him, in the depths of the dark void, stars gathered one after another, connecting into a magnificent and grand Starry Sky Great Wall.
This Starry Sky Great Wall was composed of stars and barren planets.
Earlier, when the Five Elements Temple Master had traveled across the star domain, sending away life-bearing planets and life ruins realms, he had been preparing for this, just in case.

The Nine-Headed Stone Man looked at the Five Elements Temple Master and the Starry Sky Great Wall ahead, his heart unmoved, not believing the other could stop him even for a moment.
The Five Elements Temple Master's body ignited, his speed greatly increased.
The Five Elements rules of the entire star domain became chaotic, wildly converging toward his brow.
"Just a mere peak Indestructible Infinite. Do you think that by reversing the Five Elements, you can self-destruct your divine source in front of an Ancestor? Ridiculous."
The only thing the Nine-Headed Stone Man feared from a peak Indestructible Infinite cultivator was the destructive power of a self-destructing divine source. But even with his spirit and soul severely wounded, he had absolute confidence to suppress the Five Elements Temple Master's spiritual consciousness.

Yan Huanyu and Meng Naihe, chasing close behind the Nine-Headed Stone Man, watched the Five Elements Temple Master's blazing body and the five-colored nebula, their hearts shaken.
The Five Elements Temple Master's body had burned to the point of being like a skeleton, roaring, "Yan Huanyu, help me reverse the Five Elements!"
The Nine-Headed Stone Man suppressed the Five Elements rules; he needed external help.
Yan Huanyu took a deep breath, his eyes complex—both admiration and grief—and said softly, "Good! I'll grant you this; I'll see you off on this final journey!"

Reaching their level of cultivation, they knew how difficult a decision it was to self-destruct a divine source.
Moreover, the Five Elements Temple Master didn't only have the option to self-destruct; he could have chosen to flee first.
Meng Naihe felt guilty for his earlier words, not knowing what to say, his heart heavier than if he had self-destructed his own divine source. The only thing he could do was frantically mobilize the power of rules and esoterica, disrupting the Five Elements rules of this star domain.

The Nine-Headed Stone Man sensed danger, rushing at top speed toward the Five Elements Temple Master, intending to kill him first.
But it was too late.
"Boom!"
The entire five-colored star domain exploded. Yan Huanyu and Meng Naihe, who were closer, were blasted away by the destructive waves, their flesh constantly falling off, leaving only skeletons.
No one dared to continue the chase. Hao Tian, the Heavenly Mother, and Di all stopped, resisting the residual waves of the Five Elements Temple Master's self-destructing divine source.

"Grandmaster!"
On that high-grade ruins realm, Qingfeng and Mingyue knelt together.
By the Wuding Divine Sea, the Well Daoist, who had been nervously watching the battle in the star domain of the Nether Prison, burst into tears, crying and cursing, "I told you not to be reckless, but you wouldn't listen. What does the Ancestor's calamity have to do with you? Damn it, damn it... Senior Brother..."
The Well Daoist could no longer be dissuaded, rushing recklessly toward the star domain where the five-colored light shone brightest.