# Chapter 1176: The Seas Turn to Ash
For some ancient clans, today was a catastrophe—an inexplicable attack, the first of its kind in countless years.
The Canghai Clan advanced northward. Following the imprint within the Southern Demon's sea of consciousness, they successively located several ancient clan dwelling places, sweeping through them. Warships densely packed the skies as they breached the sacred grounds of some clans.
"Too weak. Utterly useless against us."
They struck for resources, seizing medicine fields and divine minerals from the clans' treasuries, naturally provoking fierce resistance.
These were merely minor clans, no match for them. Without an Ancestral King, they had no power to fight back, utterly unable to contend with the Saint-level mothership and the powerful mechas.
The Canghai Clan was elated. Though these clans were weak and currently lacked a seated Saint, their treasuries were richly stocked, further convincing them that the Fire Qilin Cave ahead would contain world-shaking immortal-grade artifacts.
"Unexpectedly, a piece of Seven Tribulations Earth Essence lies buried in their hands—this is a divine auxiliary mineral for refining Evolution Liquid, truly a supreme treasure!"
The Canghai Clan swept all before them. The mothership hung in the sky as they advanced in a carpet-like formation. When they reached the Blue Demon Abyss, they encountered fierce resistance, with even eight warships destroyed.
"What? Such heavy losses? Seven or eight Half-Saint-level figures are counterattacking? Deploy the Ancient Sacred Mecha and level this demon abyss!" The Canghai Clan's prince spoke with a cold expression.
This was their first setback since arriving in the Big Dipper Star Domain. Eight warships had been sunk, meaning hundreds had died—a heavy blow for them.
Blinding light erupted as two Ancient Sacred war machines descended from the heavens. Nine-zhang-tall mechas—one wielding a crimson-glowing war spear, the other a dragon blade black as demonic light—began a great slaughter.
Screams filled the Blue Demon Abyss. Many ancient clan members were slain, blood vapor rising, turning the place into a river of blood.
The Canghai Clan had struck lethally for the first time. Though they had plundered several ancient clan strongholds before, they had never engaged in such mass slaughter. Now, they bared their sharp fangs to avenge their people.
"Barbarians who only know brute force, daring to contend with a high-ranking race from a vast star domain? Today, we'll beat you until you submit. Surrender all your ancient sacred relics, or blood and bones will fill this abyss!" The Canghai prince said coldly.
"Pu!"
A flash of blood light. He had entered the third Ancient Sacred mecha, wielding a platinum sacred sword, personally severing a Half-Saint's head. Blood splattered.
The Blue Demon Clan was no weakling—one of the Ten Great Ferocious Clans, originally with a seated Saint, its fearsome reputation spreading in all directions.
However, two years ago, they had oppressed the human race, provoked sacred might, and even tried to kill Ye Fan and destroy the Extraordinary Scholars Mansion. Gai Jiuyou had intervened, annihilating even their Saint.
In that catastrophe, one Ancestral King of the clan had been outside and survived, but afterward dared not return. Thus, this ferocious clan now had no defense.
The secret maps provided by the Southern Demon were targeted—the Blue Demon Clan, the Charm Clan, and others were all ferocious clans, full of hostility and threat toward the present world, radical instigators of chaos.
Two years ago, the Blue Demon Clan had been insufferably arrogant, wanting to massacre the human race. But after Gai Jiuyou killed their Ancestral King, they had fallen to this state, now being attacked themselves.
Beneath the Blue Demon Abyss, screams rose and fell. Body after body fell. This once-powerful ferocious clan retreated step by step.
Seven Ancient Sacred war machines had entered the underground world, sweeping all before them. Each metal body was stained with blood and shattered bones, mercilessly reaping lives.
"Boom!"
Suddenly, an Ancient Sacred mecha emitted blinding light. Cracks appeared on its surface, and then it exploded.
"What happened?"
The Canghai prince was shocked. He quickly retreated into the mothership, fearing an accident. Scanning the full scene and performing deductions, he revealed a startled expression.
"An ancient formation—vast and boundless!"
The only thing that reassured him was that this formation was fragmented and incomplete. The Ancient Sacred mecha had mistakenly entered the preserved intact array patterns and encountered a killing calamity.
These were the runes of an ancient Great Sage. Unfortunately, Gai Jiuyou had broken them that day, or else the people from the Eternal Main Star might not have gained the advantage.
"Hmm, there's an ancient city in the underground world. Open their treasury!"
That day, the Blue Demon Clan suffered a great calamity. Corpses lay in heaps. They were nearly exterminated, suffering heavy losses. Some managed to cut a bloody path and flee.
"Incredible! These barbarians have rich collections. The treasures piled in their treasury rival a divine mineral mine!"
The Canghai Clan was stunned. When they opened the treasury, the dazzling light confused their eyes. They stood petrified for a long time before erupting in excitement.
"Northward! All of this will belong to us!"
The Canghai Clan went mad. Four motherships and hundreds of warships swept away all resistance, advancing forward.
They were fortunate, it must be said. The route they took was precisely where the Ten Great Ferocious Clans had once dwelled. Though these clans were fierce, some were not true royal clans. Most importantly, two years ago, Gai Jiuyou had personally acted, annihilating even their Ancestral Kings. Now, they had no Saint-level combat power.
The Canghai Clan crushed all opposition, advancing all the way. Finally, they split their forces, four motherships advancing together, sweeping through the Blood Moon Clan, the Purple Lightning Clan, the Green Ghost Clan, and others!
Unfortunately, the former ferocious clans, now attacked by a group of Ancient Sacred-level mechas and motherships, collapsed in disarray. Blood stained their ancestral lands, and corpses piled up like mountains.
This was like a cycle of karma. Once, they had stood high above, but now, having lost their Ancestral Kings, they had become weak clans bullied by others, cruelly slaughtered.
The Canghai Clan was smug and satisfied. Their harvest was truly immense. The minerals stored in the treasuries of the Ten Great Ferocious Clans were extremely rare, many being legendary treasures.
"These barbarians' ancestral objects are too rare. It seems we don't need to mine—just opening their treasuries will bring surprises!"
After conquering several clans in succession, their confidence soared. They believed the natives had low combat effectiveness and were nothing to fear.
What happened next—whether fortunate or unfortunate, it was hard to say.
The four motherships gathered together, not attacking the next ancient clan, thereby avoiding a true Primeval Royal Clan, which had several Ancestral Kings seated within!
They directly opened a battlefield, performing a space jump, arriving at the mountain range where the Fire Qilin Cave was located, charging into the imperial clan's territory!
This was a range of towering ancient peaks. Everywhere, ancient herbs grew. Between cliff faces and stone peaks, immortal vines flourished. Many strange birds and auspicious beasts roamed. Immortal mist swirled, like an immortal domain.
Especially at the center—though the mountain peaks there were barren and flowed with fiery light, they were like a deity's cave dwelling, with myriad rays of light and countless auspicious colors.
Ancient caves clustered together. At the very center was an immortal cave, divine light rising, transforming into firelight, illuminating the heavens with mystery. Dao patterns rippled like water, spilling out strand by strand.
"This truly is a sacred land!"
The Canghai Clan was shocked. They sensed that peerless rare treasures were buried here. If they could conquer it, the harvest would likely be unimaginable.
"Eh, no—don't act rashly!" Inside a mothership, the Canghai Clan's Ancient Saint suddenly opened his eyes.
Since entering the Northern Domain, he had been sitting cross-legged, never acting or speaking. But now, he was awakened.
Because at this moment, he sensed a terrifying Dao resonance that made even his hair stand on end. When he opened his heavenly eye to gaze, his face turned deathly pale.
"How can this be... This ancient star has such an existence? This place gave birth to a deity, and even now, its undying aura remains!"
The Canghai Clan's Saint had no blood left in his face, scared to the point of terror. Anyone who truly understood this place would feel the same. This was not something they could contend with, because supreme Dao runes flickered faintly in the air.
"Don't make a move!"
However, by the time he awakened and spoke, it was already too late. The warship group ahead had already acted, flying toward the Fire Qilin Immortal Cave.
"Who dares trespass into our Fire Qilin Cave?" Shouts came from within the mountain range. Dozens of figures shot into the sky, blocking the way.
"Chi!"
Four Ancient Sacred mechas acted simultaneously. Wielding blood-colored war spears and black dragon blades stained with blood, they cleaved the dozens of experts ahead in two.
"Such audacity!" The gate guardians of the Fire Qilin Cave were shocked. From ancient times to the present, not a single person had ever dared to offend their dignity. This was the first time someone had come to attack their gate.
At the mountain gate, over fifty figures shot into the sky. Among them were three Half-Saints. With such powerful cultivation, they were only gate guardians here.
"Pu!"
Inside an Ancient Sacred war machine, a Canghai Clan expert wore a cruel smile. They had already adapted to this kind of battle, charging straight ahead.
A flash of blood light. A Half-Saint of the Fire Qilin Cave was cleaved in two, dying on the spot. They could not block their path.
"Kill!"
The other three Ancient Sacred war machines also unleashed their power. Wielding sacred swords, blood spears, and other weapons, they struck, emitting Dao sacred might. They charged through, slaughtering the other two Half-Saints and over fifty people.
"Have you eaten the gall of gods? Are you tired of living?" A dignified and furious roar sounded from afar, coming from an ancient cave. Hundreds of people rushed out.
Among them, an old man transformed into a streak of firelight, charging over swiftly. With irresistible force, he sent the four mechas flying, breaking them apart. Then, he tore one apart with his bare hands, grabbing the person inside.
"Pu!"
Blood splattered. He directly crushed the Canghai Clan expert to death.
"Retreat quickly!" The Canghai Clan's Saint shouted, his face ugly.
"Bad news! A captured Half-Saint says this ancient star not only has Ancient Saints but also Great Sages, and possibly even a living Quasi-Emperor!"
Inside a mothership, someone reported to the Canghai prince.
"What? Set sail immediately! Perform a space jump and leave here!" At this moment, feeling the aura surging from the Fire Qilin Cave, they knew something terrible was happening. A peerless existence was awakening.
"Boom!"
Everything was too late. In this ancient mountain range, various Dao runes flickered, densely covering the entire sky, making it impossible to construct a star gate.
Especially at the center—each ancient cave spewed out auspicious light, as if a colossal being was reviving. The central Fire Qilin Immortal Cave was the most mysterious.
In just a few moments, over a thousand people rushed out from the various ancient caves, each one furious beyond measure. Even in the most terrifying ages of the Primeval Era, no one had ever dared to bully them like this.
Today, someone had actually slaughtered people at their mountain gate. This was an insult.
"Ants, all of you die!" The first Ancestral King to emerge roared, displaying peerless divine abilities. He blasted the other three Ancient Sacred mechas apart, crushing the three people inside to death, turning them into shattered bones and bloodstains.
The Canghai Clan was stunned. How had they suddenly encountered someone so powerful?
"Break out! Leave this place!" A giant shouted.
The Fire Qilin Cave had the intense aura of an ancient deity, as well as a peerless divine formation that sealed the void, making space jumps impossible. All warships could only fly toward the heavens.
"Insolent ants who don't know death—not one of you will leave!" That Ancestral King reached out a massive hand, covering the sky. Warships exploded in droves, like swatting flies—terrifying and boundless.
"Retreat quickly! I'll hold him off!" The Canghai Clan's Saint acted. Seated within an ancient and mysterious mecha, his strength instantly soared to the Saint King realm, enough to crush a planet.
"Boom!"
He transformed into a bolt of lightning, charging over. He blocked the Fire Qilin Cave's Ancestral King, severely wounding him with a single punch, making him cough up blood.
The Fire Qilin Cave's Ancestral King was shocked. He hadn't expected this cold metal war body to be a Saint King. He quickly retreated, smashing dozens of warships in the process. Who knew how many Canghai Clan cultivators died?
"You forced my hand!"
The Canghai Clan's Saint went all out, wielding Saint King-level combat power. He emitted divine light, drowning heaven and earth, directly shattering this Ancestral King, turning him into blood light.
"What? He killed one of our clan's Ancient Saints!"
The Fire Qilin Cave people were shocked. Everything happened too fast. Before they could stop it, their eyes turned red.
They were the masters of this land, the most powerful race. When had they ever been bullied like this? And now, an Ancestral King had been bloodily slain—it was like a fantasy.
"Don't let a single one escape!"
From within the ancient cave came an aged and furious roar, as if transmitted from the Primeval Era, shaking many warships into exploding in midair.
A figure charged over, directly colliding with the Saint King war machine, producing cracking sounds. This was a withered old man, his entire body flowing with Qilin firelight, wielding a terrifying weapon.
"Boom!"
Another figure shot toward the heavens, also terrifying to the extreme. With a single palm strike, he directly shattered a mothership, reducing it to dust.
The Fire Qilin Cave was enraged. They had deployed peerless experts. A proper Primeval Imperial Clan, being attacked at their own gate—it was a joke!
But now, it had become reality. And one of their Ancestral Kings had died. The clan was furious to the extreme. Only by killing all enemies, letting their blood run dry, could they wash away their humiliation and anger.
"Ah..."
A miserable scream rang out. The Canghai Clan's Saint didn't last long. His ancient armor was shattered by the desperate Ancestral King, who then practically tortured him to death.
His body shattered inch by inch. His soul was extracted. He couldn't even die easily now, about to suffer endless torment.
One mothership struggled free, trying to flee into the sky. But from the Fire Qilin Cave, a beam of immortal light shot up. With a "whoosh," it sliced the ship into ashes.
At the distant edge of the sky, Ye Fan and the others were shocked. Why was the Fire Qilin Cave so furious, angry enough to strike out with an Extreme Imperial Weapon? Wasn't that like using a giant hammer to swat a mosquito?
"We arrived too late. The Canghai Clan is surely completely annihilated. Who did they have to provoke, charging straight for the Fire Qilin Cave? Isn't that suicide?" The Holy Prince sighed.
"I hope they don't discover the secret of the Evolution Liquid, or they'll come to compete with us for opponents. This is a troublesome competitor." Ye Fan said.
Their harvest was great. With the Killing Saint Qi Luo stationed there, they had successfully seized Evolution Liquid from a major royal clan. This was precisely why they had been delayed, watching helplessly as the Canghai Clan went to their deaths.
"Hurry up and leave for the next location. Heaven protect the Miluo Clan—I hope they don't attack Blood Phoenix Mountain!"
At this point, Ye Fan began praying for the people of the Eternal Main Star. Not that he cared about their lives, but he lamented the loss of Evolution Liquid and motherships.
The Miluo Clan was not so fortunate. On their way to Blood Phoenix Mountain, they encountered a major ancient royal clan midway, engaging in a fierce great battle with heavy losses.
Facing a renowned undying royal clan with seated Ancestral Kings, they couldn't gain any advantage. Large numbers of mechas were destroyed.
Of course, this Primeval Royal Clan also paid a heavy price, nearly razed to the ground, with two Ancestral Kings dead.
Ye Fan and the others arrived just in time, seizing the most important mothership. The Evolution Liquid was successfully obtained, and they vanished at the edge of the sky.
"News has come. Two major clans have gathered at Immortal Mountain. Let's hurry over and hope we make it in time."
At this moment, outside Immortal Mountain, the situation was strange. The Cao Clan and the Primordial Demon Sea people confronted each other, neither willing to retreat, both wanting to enter the mountain first.
Even though several of their spaceships had inexplicably crashed within the black mountain range, they refused to retreat. Because they had personally witnessed the Immortal Medicine—the Black Tortoise, also known as the Ten-Thousand-Year Medicine—appearing there.
Little did they know, inside Immortal Mountain, a headless figure had already appeared, standing in the central mountain domain, riding an ancient beast like a resurrected deity!
Blessings to brothers and sisters taking the college entrance exams. May you achieve excellent results.