Chapter 700: The Old Madman Kills the Ancient Ancestral Kings
The young Old Madman was like a demon lord, terrifying and frightening, his eyes filled with madness, making it impossible for anyone to approach him.
Heaven above, gods and deities—none of them existed in his eyes. Even if a god descended, he would kill them. This was an extreme self-confidence, a momentum of "I am invincible, I alone attain the Dao," with everything prostrate at his feet!
Ye Fan's heart trembled. It was as if he didn't recognize this person anymore. The young Old Madman's temperament was completely different from before—incomparably domineering, as if even a god would be trampled underfoot.
The young Old Madman carved Dao patterns in the void, using supreme divine power to evolve them. He was actually deducing the locations of dozens of Ancient Ancestral Kings.
This was a mad decision. Was one person going to stand alone against so many ancient kings, killing them all with a single force? This was truly shocking!
The divine thought Ye Fan had transmitted to him materialized clearly. A purple bronze war vessel was imprinted into the void's Dao marks, undergoing heavenly fate evolution.
"You really have come. This battle begins now!" The young man, like a god or demon, spoke coldly. Ye Fan understood his meaning—he was going to kill all the Ancient Ancestral Kings and three Great Sages alone!
What kind of domineering spirit was this? The young Old Madman was truly heart-stopping, yet also infinitely admirable. With such strength and bearing, he truly seemed to swallow mountains and rivers.
"What's wrong with this sage? His aura is too intimidating! What is he going to do?!" In the distance, others trembled all over. Under the aura flowing from the ancient sage, even sect leader-level figures felt chilled to the bone.
"Bang!"
The young Old Madman stomped his foot, and instantly tens of thousands of Dao patterns burst forth from the ground, forming a teleportation array.
He pointed with his finger, and a spatial passage immediately appeared, flickering with five-colored divine radiance. This path seemed to pass through a heavenly kingdom, heading toward the eternal end.
The young Old Madman stepped inside in one stride, domineering and cold, advancing without hesitation, never looking back as he disappeared into the ancient void path.
The purple bronze ancient war vessel had descended upon the Ziwei Ancient Star Domain. Humanity faced a great calamity—hundreds of millions of corpses wouldn't be enough. Dozens of ancient kings descending would snatch away countless human lives to revive themselves.
It could be said that this would be a catastrophe of rivers of blood and mountains of bones, a matter of life and death for an entire race!
Now, who could step forward to fight?
The Old Madman was going to kill dozens of Ancient Ancestral Kings, including the Thousand-Handed Demon God and two other Great Sages. This would be a world-shaking battle, yet he said nothing more.
He left with overwhelming force, not even furrowing his brow, incomparably cold. Truly, he possessed the heroic bearing of an invincible figure!
Ye Fan's heart pounded wildly. Had the Old Madman gone beyond the stars? That seemed impossible. Could one step really open such an ancient path?
"This is... too terrifying. The methods of a sage are unfathomable. One step down, and a divine array spanning eight million li appears!"
Some who studied array patterns rushed over, observed the coordinates, and were all stunned, mouths agape.
"What..." Ye Fan's heart tightened. Could it be that the ancient purple bronze war vessel from the primeval era had truly descended upon the Ziwei Ancient Star Domain? Its target really was here!
But how had it arrived? Crossing through the void on its own, drifting through space, would surely require hundreds of lifetimes.
"Let's go see what the ancient sage intends to do."
Someone spoke, repairing the array patterns and crossing over after him. Where there was a first, there was a second, and many powerful figures began traversing space.
Ye Fan also set out. He couldn't stop. Following some formidable individuals, he too wanted to witness the Old Madman's methods.
A sage's methods were endless. One step down, tens of thousands of Dao patterns were carved, setting up such a shocking teleportation array. A large group followed after him.
Five-colored light flickered, ten-colored radiance shone. When people emerged, they found themselves in a vast wilderness—dense ancient trees, towering green mountains, sea-like great lakes, expansive giant valleys—all primeval in appearance.
This was a boundless wilderness, without end, covered in vegetation. But something seemed different, as if it lacked some vitality.
"This is a wilderness in Lu Province, endless and boundless, stretching for who knows how many li. Many who enter never come out in their lifetime."
"What happened? Why is this wilderness so silent? No beast roars, no fierce creatures appear, and even the plants are yellowing. Something must have happened!"
Everyone felt something was wrong, showing surprised expressions. Only Ye Fan knew that a great change had occurred!
"Ahead, that sage hasn't concealed his aura. He's entered the depths of the wilderness."
Following the traces left by the young Old Madman, the crowd pursued, eager to see what was happening.
"Heavens, what is this? Why has a lush, fertile place become deathly still?!"
Soon, people showed shocked expressions. Along the way, there were many animal carcasses, including some extremely powerful fierce beasts. Ancient trees and thorns had all withered, devoid of life.
Entering the old forest, yellow leaves drifted everywhere, a scene of autumn desolation, exuding a cold and lonely atmosphere.
When they ventured deep into the wilderness, people were completely stunned. Was this still the sparsely populated, beast-roaring primeval land?
The green sea had completely disappeared, now replaced by a golden great desert. All mountains and rivers had been shattered, turned into a great Gobi.
"This is impossible! This was a vast wilderness! How did it become a desert? What heaven-defying thing happened?!"
"A year ago, I came here seeking that legendary ancient medicine king. It was full of life, lush and thriving. How could it be like this?!"
Many exclaimed, unable to believe it. The change was too fast—a vast wilderness had become a barren desert, a transformation as different as heaven and earth.
"This is the withered bones of a roc. So powerful—it was a terrifying beast at the Saint Lord rank. Yet it died violently, buried in the sand."
People's hearts shook. Beneath this great desert lay many bones, all with withered flesh and drained blood, dying miserably.
"All unnatural deaths. It's as if a monstrous demon god drained the life force of every living thing. How could this happen? The wilderness has become a deadly forbidden ground!"
"When did this start? Too terrifying!"
Suddenly, everyone felt a palpitation, nearly suffocating. In this region, they felt as if they were being watched by a primordial beast, as if a massive, ferocious entity had locked onto them all.
"Boom"
In an instant, a terrifying wave like an ocean surged up. The Old Madman's life force was extremely vigorous, sweeping across the entire desert.
The feeling of palpitation immediately disappeared. Everyone returned to normal, staring at each other in shock.
"What's ahead? Has this sage come to eliminate some evil? Let's go see!"
Many moved forward to witness the truth, entering the depths of the desert.
Ye Fan's heart sank. The purple bronze war vessel had already descended upon this world—there was no mistake. If it wasn't dealt with, this would be a catastrophe!
"What? Hundreds of thousands of li in radius have become desert! Nothing grows! All living things have died, losing their life essence!"
This was the terrifying result everyone saw, hard to accept. It was too strange and horrifying, and the news hadn't even spread to the outside world.
Finally, people reached the deepest part and saw the young Old Madman, as if petrified, confronting a massive purple bronze ancient ship.
"Such a large ancient ship... it feels as ancient as if it survived from the primeval era?!"
The purple bronze ship was covered in rust, full of antiquity, as if it had run through all of history, existing since the beginning of heaven and earth.
But it also made people's hearts want to split. All the bad feelings originated from it. By now, everyone knew without thinking that the formation of this desert was mostly due to it!
"What is that? Why is my soul trembling, nearly suffocating?!"
"I can't bear it! My primordial spirit is about to shatter!"
Many powerful cultivators cried out, then quickly retreated, as if fleeing from a primordial beast. The ancient ship pressed down like the myriad heavens, making people feel they would shatter.
Everyone retreated, including Ye Fan. This was the might of a sage—a single wisp of aura could pierce a Saint Lord, impossible to resist.
"Boom"
A violent tremor. The young Old Madman's thick black hair flew like a waterfall from the nine heavens. He walked forward step by step, closing in on the purple bronze war vessel.
"He's really going to fight!" Ye Fan's heart tightened.
When they retreated to fifteen hundred li away, people stopped. This was a battle of sages, which could affect a vast area, potentially splitting the sky and collapsing the earth.
An old sect leader who had cultivated the Heavenly Eye Penetration stood in the sky, gazing into the depths of the desert, imprinting everything he perceived in the heavens.
"The sage has made his move!"
The young Old Madman was extremely domineering. Walking step by step, he raised his hand and laid down a shocking array of patterns, including two incomplete imperial patterns, sealing himself and the purple bronze ship within.
Ye Fan's heart shook. The Old Madman had left himself no retreat. If he didn't kill these dozens of Ancient Ancestral Kings, he would die inside!
"Human, very strong, extremely strong, supremely strong!" Such terrifying fluctuations came from the purple bronze war vessel, evaluating the young Old Madman.
"But do you think you alone can offend us? Knowing you will die, you still come to block us. Your courage is commendable."
This wave of fluctuations, like an ocean, spread over a thousand li. Everyone at the horizon was horrified. How powerful were these beings? Truly heaven-defying!
People's hair stood on end. Even retreating this far wasn't safe. A sage's combat power was unimaginable—a single strike could probably kill everyone.
Whether you were a powerful sect leader or a heaven-defying demon cultivator, as long as you were in this desert formed from the wilderness, you were within attack range.
"A sage's methods are too terrifying!" This was everyone's thought.
In the great desert, the seventeen or eighteen-year-old youth had a cold expression, without a moment's pause. His steps were firm, advancing without hesitation, like a demon lord descending across the heavens!
"Boom"
An ancient creature like a divine phoenix flew out of the purple bronze war vessel, bathed in raging divine fire, like an immortal phoenix descending to the mortal world.
As soon as it appeared, terrifying waves surged to the heavens. The entire wilderness collapsed, spreading out instantly—sky-shattering, earth-splitting!
"Heavens! Just this normal fluctuation is enough to directly collapse hundreds of thousands of li! This is an Ancient Ancestral King!"
"It's over! We're all going to die! Just this normal aura is enough to shatter us all!"
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People were nearly in despair. The true might of an Ancient Ancestral King exceeded imagination!
"Boom"
The young Old Madman waved his hand, and the array patterns he had just laid down all awakened. Light surged to the sky, drowning this heaven and earth, instantly cutting off everything, blocking the fluctuations of this phoenix-like ancient king.
In ancient times, battles of sages had to be fought outside the domain, or they might shatter the earth. Now, to fight, the Old Madman used a divine array to protect the land.
"Human, you are alone. Do you think you can block dozens of us ancestral kings, including three Great Sages? Do you think you are an Ancient Emperor?!"
This phoenix-like ancient king possessed supreme majesty. His divine thought fluctuations surged like an ocean, vast and mighty, shaking heaven and earth. Even those fifteen hundred li away were jolted and swayed.
"They're all alive?!" Ye Fan felt something was terribly wrong. He had thought only the Thousand-Handed Demon God, a Great Sage, was alive. He hadn't expected that the ancient kings, whom he had assumed were long dead from old age, also had life and had revived!
This was truly bad news. Even if the Old Madman was extremely powerful, he would still bleed. How could he fight this?!
"You want hundreds of millions of living beings to fall, staining the earth with blood, to revive yourselves?" The Old Madman asked calmly.
"Since you already know, why ask more?" The Ancient Ancestral King replied coldly, no different from a fire-bathed immortal phoenix, intimidating the mortal world.
"Then I will kill all of you!" The young Old Madman said coldly. At this moment, he made his move.
No one could see clearly. They only saw the sky and earth split apart in the desert, the universe violently shake, chaos churn, and the aura of creation surge, drowning everything.
"Ah..."
Finally, a great cry rang out. All light disappeared. In the field, only a youth stood alone, covered in blood, tearing a divine phoenix in two and holding it in his hands.
"That is..."
Everyone was stunned. What kind of combat power was this?!
He had killed an Ancient Ancestral King just like that. This was a phoenix-like ancient creature, a dignified Ancient Ancestral King!
"Ah..."
The ancient creature, split in two, trembled all over. Blood flowed, staining the desert red, still roaring.
But the Old Madman pointed with his finger, shooting out a beam of light, shattering its primordial spirit on the spot, killing it completely.
He threw the two halves of the bird body to the ground, as casually as discarding chicken or duck carcasses, utterly indifferent. His eyes were icy cold, filled with mad killing intent.
In the distance, people were stunned nearly to the point of dementia, covered in cold sweat. This was heaven-defying offensive power, unseen even in ancient times.
This was truly terrifying! Whether they were heaven-gifted geniuses or sect leaders, everyone trembled from the depths of their souls!
What kind of technique was that just now? No one had seen it clearly. Chaotic light drowned everything, and various forbidden techniques were unleashed simultaneously, quickly deciding the outcome.
"According to legend, in ancient times, when sages fought, they wouldn't strike unless necessary. But once they fought for their lives, life and death could be decided in an instant. Victory was victory, defeat was defeat, hard to delay. I never thought it was true!"
"He killed an ancient king! Am I dreaming?!"
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At this moment, in the desert, a youth with cold eyes advanced without hesitation, closing in on the purple bronze war vessel. He truly intended to face all the Ancient Ancestral Kings alone! (To be continued. If you like this work, please come to *** (***.***) to cast your recommendation votes and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation.)