519: One killed seven, a "lie" at the time (63k words)

Lin Yang was greatly shocked by what he saw.

More than half of the eleven Alien Race Old Ancestors were emitting black mist, sacrificing themselves to the Forbidden Power.

This was utter madness!

“Mad?”

“Hahaha, Old Devil Tea Banquet, Old Man Ziyun, as long as we kill you, all of this will be worth it!”

Old Ancestor Yuan Chen did not sacrifice to the Forbidden Power, but his eyes were bloodshot at this moment, and he gave up attacking Tea Banquet, instead charging toward Autumn Eaves.

Obviously, he no longer had the heart to fight a great battle with Tea Banquet; instead, he wanted to concentrate the strongest force to first kill Autumn Eaves, who was relatively weaker among the group.

Sacrificing to the Forbidden Power was time-limited.

If they couldn't kill Tea Banquet and the others while the Forbidden Power was active, they would never get another chance.

And now, the goal of Old Ancestor Yuan Chen and his group was very clear.

They would have one Old Ancestor who had sacrificed to the Forbidden Power hold back Tea Banquet, while the other Old Ancestors would separately pin down Ziyun, Chen Lu, and Pan Tian.

Of course, there was also one Old Ancestor charging toward Lin Yang.

The remaining Old Ancestors who had sacrificed to the Forbidden Power all concentrated their strength to besiege the weakest, Autumn Eaves.

They intended to kill one person first with the momentum of thunder, and then eliminate Ziyun and the others one by one.

“Autumn Eaves, hurry and dodge!”

Tea Banquet immediately shouted, his face filled with anxiety.

He had not expected that more than half of Old Ancestor Yuan Chen’s group would directly sacrifice to the Forbidden Power.

Normally, even fighting one against two, they could only barely hold back the opponents, preventing the Alien Race Old Ancestors from wantonly slaughtering others.

But with the Forbidden Power sacrifice, even one-on-one, the Alien Race Old Ancestors had a chance to kill Ziyun and the others.

The short-term boost after sacrificing to the Forbidden Power was terrifying.

Now, six or seven Alien Race Old Ancestors, sacrificing to the Forbidden Power with the intent to die, were enough to deal with Ziyun and the others.

Not to mention the remaining few, like Old Ancestor Yuan Chen, who had not sacrificed.

The gap in power was instantly widened, and even reversed far too much.

Autumn Eaves, currently under attack by several Alien Race Old Ancestors, including Old Ancestor Yuan Chen, would probably only be able to hold out for two minutes at most!

Just like the time Ancestor Xue Ji ambushed Lin Yang; when besieged by the few of them, he only lasted five minutes.

Although Ancestor Xue Ji had lost too much explosive power after using Forbidden Power to attack Lin Yang then.

Furthermore, they hadn't fought Ancestor Xue Ji desperately at the time, which was why Ancestor Xue Ji lasted so long.

But now, the Alien Race Old Ancestors had sacrificed to the Forbidden Power, clearly indicating they were truly fighting to the death.

Autumn Eaves might not even last two minutes!

“They're crazy! These Alien Race Old Devils are crazy! They sacrificed to the Forbidden Power; even if they kill us, they themselves will die. And once they die, their clans will have even less chance of rising again. What on earth are they thinking?”

A Thunder Pool appeared behind Ziyun. He wanted to ram the Alien Race Old Ancestor attacking him to help Autumn Eaves, his heart filled with extreme confusion.

He didn't understand why those Old Ancestors would sacrifice to the Forbidden Power.

Moreover, the Advanced Forbidden Power Sources in the Ten Thousand Realms Universe had been cleared out long ago.

Ancestor Xue Ji finding one could be attributed to luck.

But now that six or seven Old Ancestors had sacrificed as well, it couldn't be called a matter of luck anymore.

This meant there must still be places within the Ten Thousand Realms Universe containing Advanced Forbidden Power Sources that they were unaware of.

This was also a very bad situation.

“Old Man Qiu, I’m coming to help you!”

Pan Tian, the stout old man, tried to use his unique movement technique to shake off the Alien Race Old Ancestor entangling him and go help Autumn Eaves.

However, Old Ancestor Yuan Chen and the others gave him no chance to approach Autumn Eaves.

Autumn Eaves instantly sustained injuries from the attacks of Old Ancestor Yuan Chen and the others, and seeing this, he shouted repeatedly:

“Pan Tian, don't come over! If you can escape, hurry and flee! Don't fight them now. As long as you stall until the duration of the Forbidden Power sacrifice passes, they won't be a threat!”

As he spoke, Autumn Eaves' aura surged dramatically, and the spiritual power surrounding him began to burn; he was preparing to self-destruct to inflict as much damage as possible upon Old Ancestor Yuan Chen and the others.

“Autumn Eaves, no!!”

Pan Tian was frantic, but he was consistently unable to break through the blockade formed by Old Ancestor Yuan Chen and the others to get near Autumn Eaves.

“Pan Tian, run! We cannot all die here today!”

Autumn Eaves showed a look of determination, intending to use self-destruction to buy Pan Tian a chance to escape.

“Hmph, run?”

But Old Ancestor Yuan Chen sneered coldly:

“Today, none of you will escape!”

“All of you will die!!”

Following his words, an Old Ancestor who had sacrificed to the Forbidden Power surged with black mist and lunged at Autumn Eaves, intending to use his body to suppress Autumn Eaves' self-destruction power.

“Autumn Eaves, die!”

That Alien Race Old Ancestor laughed sinisterly.

“Autumn Eaves!!”

Seeing this, Pan Tian, Tea Banquet, and the others showed looks of grief and turned their heads, unable to bear watching.

But... “Huh? My body...”

“My power... why is it suddenly disappearing... What is going on?”

Suddenly, several voices filled with panic came consecutively from the mouths of the Alien Race Old Ancestors.

This startled Tea Banquet, Ziyun, and the others again. They looked back, and then all were dumbfounded.

Because the situation on the field at that moment was completely different from what they had imagined.

The scene of Autumn Eaves' tragic self-destruction that they had envisioned did not happen.

Not only did Autumn Eaves not self-destruct, but the black mist on the bodies of the Old Ancestors who had sacrificed to the Forbidden Power was uncontrollably drifting in one direction.

Especially the Alien Race Old Ancestor who was rushing toward Autumn Eaves; while still mid-air, he suddenly lost his strength and fell.

The large amount of black mist emanating from this guy was originally aimed at Autumn Eaves, but now that black mist had completely reversed direction, utterly beyond his control.

And Autumn Eaves, who had been preparing to self-destruct, was involuntarily stopped by this sudden scene.

Then, he looked in the direction the black mist had changed course towards.

The next instant.

Whether it was Autumn Eaves, Tea Banquet, Ziyun, or even the Alien Race's Old Ancestor Yuan Chen and the others, all instantly showed looks of incredible shock.

They saw that all the massive amounts of black mist were being forcibly absorbed by one person.

And that person... was none other than Lin Yang!

Yes, that was correct.

At this moment, an unknown power surged from Lin Yang's body, forcibly absorbing the black mist power from all the Alien Race Old Ancestors who had sacrificed to the Forbidden Power.

Originally, the Forbidden Power on these Alien Race Old Ancestors had not yet reached its dissipation time, but as Lin Yang absorbed the black mist power from them, these Old Ancestors were prematurely drained of their Life force, successively losing power and falling, instantly turning into the appearance of frail, dying old men, struggling even to breathe.

“This, this is...”

Everyone was stunned.

Watching Lin Yang, who was absorbing the black mist with a look of enjoyment on his face, everyone was dumbfounded.

That was Forbidden Power!

Yet Lin Yang was actively absorbing it!

“Your... Excellency Lin Yang?”

Ziyun's throat tightened slightly, and he couldn't help but speak.

The current Lin Yang appeared somewhat terrifying, strange, and mysterious in his eyes.

Forbidden Power black mist swirled around his body, making him look like a devil.

Yet that black mist caused no harm to Lin Yang.

This made him both nervous and worried.

Tea Banquet and the others also showed looks of concern.

Lin Yang did not respond to Ziyun's call; instead, he seemed not to have heard it, enjoying the process of absorbing the black mist.

Of course, it wasn't that he didn't hear.

It was that he didn't have the time to respond right now.

After the six or seven Alien Race Old Ancestors all unleashed the Forbidden Power black mist, the mysterious power within his soul began to become unusually active and eager.

Lin Yang was not unfamiliar with this feeling.

After he was ambushed by Ancestor Xue Ji and fell unconscious, he was able to perceive the existence of this Mysterious Power within his soul upon waking up.

This strange power was very eager for power above the Old Ancestor level.

At that time, he had even called Ziyun over to test it.

Unfortunately, there wasn't more power above the Old Ancestor level for this Mysterious Power to absorb then.

But today, after the black mist appeared on the bodies of those six or seven Alien Race Old Ancestors.

The Mysterious Power in his soul became active once more.

Then, it began to actively and forcibly absorb the black mist, beyond Lin Yang's control.

Yes.

To outsiders now, it looked like Lin Yang was absorbing the black mist.

But in reality, it was the Mysterious Power in Lin Yang's soul doing the absorbing, and he was completely unable to control this action.

Lin Yang could only feel that the Mysterious Power in his soul had become incredibly active, as if, with the increasing amount of absorbed black mist, this power was on the verge of... recovery.

That's right.

Recovery.

Lin Yang felt that the power within his soul was slowly recovering as it absorbed the power of the black mist.

The power of this black mist seemed to have become nourishment for the Mysterious Power in his soul.

This was a very profound and strange feeling.

It was as if something within his soul that had been dormant due to lack of energy supply was now beginning to recover with the influx of energy.

Hooo, hooo, hooo.

Lin Yang could feel a large amount of black mist being absorbed by the Mysterious Power in his soul, which was then being converted and charged in a way he could not yet understand.

He felt his soul starting to float, and his head began to feel dizzy.

That Mysterious Power seemed about to fully recover.

A profound and strange sensation—ethereal, elusive, and untouchable—filled his mind.

In his daze, he seemed to witness the birth and destruction of a world.

Universes collapsed, then reformed, only to collapse again.

They eventually turned into nothingness, merging into a single silvery-white light spot.

The silvery-white light spot streaked across universe after universe at an incomprehensible and indescribable speed.

Most of the energy in the universes merged into the silvery-white light spot as it passed by.

As if charging it.

The silvery-white light spot also became brighter and more conspicuous.

Soon, it transformed from an initial small spot of light into a large ball of light as bright as the sun.

Finally, the large ball of light appeared simultaneously across all universes in a miraculous manner.

It seemed to have transformed into the eternal sun of the cosmos, illuminating every universe.

Suddenly.

A flickering, deep voice rang out.

“Jie...”

“Jie...”

Whoosh.

Following the sound, the large ball of light, which shone brilliantly like the sun across every universe, instantly dimmed, completely losing all its radiance within a fraction of a second.

Finally, it transformed into a silvery-white shooting star, streaked across the sky of a certain dark region, and vanished.

“Jie... Jie...”

The deep voice continued to echo in Lin Yang's mind.

This voice possessed an indescribable might, causing Lin Yang's soul to shake and his head to buzz, nearly exploding.

“Pfft...”

The next second, Lin Yang spat out a mouthful of blood.

His entire body turned crimson, as if all his blood vessels were about to break free from their restraints and burst out of his body, reaching the limit of explosion.

“Your Excellency Lin Yang!!”

In an instant, Ziyun and the others cried out in alarm.

From their perspective, only a second had passed between Lin Yang showing a look of enjoyment while absorbing the black mist and suddenly spitting blood.

Seeing Lin Yang's blood vessels almost bursting through his skin, they were all greatly alarmed.

Old Ancestor Yuan Chen and the other Alien Race Old Ancestors also stared at Lin Yang with shifting, uncertain expressions.

Lin Yang's behavior was far too strange.

Even after witnessing this scene, it made them hesitant to rashly attack.

Buzz! Buzz!

Lin Yang's mind was buzzing; it seemed as if something was about to rush out of his soul.

“The Boundary, that's the Boundary...”

Lin Yang looked terrifying at this moment.

Blood was oozing from all seven facial orifices.

But at this moment, he understood what that special existence in his soul truly was.

“The Boundary!”

“It's the Boundary that Senior Feng mentioned!”

“Senior Feng gave the 'Boundary' to me and hid it within my soul!”

Lin Yang's heart trembled.

He recalled the scene from when he first met Feng back then.

At that time, Feng was inside the Ice Coffin and mistakenly thought Lin Yang was someone from Chu Country trying to seize the Boundary, nearly killing him.

Although it later turned out to be a misunderstanding.

But Feng never told him what the "Boundary" was, only saying that he had placed it somewhere absolutely impossible for anyone to find.

At that time, he had only just entered the Ten Thousand Universes, knew very little about the affairs of the universe, and hadn't pursued the matter.

Or rather, he hadn't cared at all what that so-called "Boundary" actually was.

But now, he knew the terror of the "Boundary."

It could even devour and absorb power above the Old Ancestor level as nourishment.

Then this "Boundary" must be something that transcends the Old Ancestor level!

This was astonishing!

“Senior Feng actually hid the 'Boundary' within my soul!”

Lin Yang was shocked.

Recalling the astonishing scenes he had vaguely witnessed in his mind just now—even though he didn't fully understand what they meant—the mere fact that the "Boundary" was at least an existence above the Old Ancestor level made him realize its preciousness.

“In that case, Senior Feng's brutal body enhancement and modification of me back then must have been to better conceal the 'Boundary.' The suffering I endured and the improvements to my physical body were likely just secondary benefits.”

Lin Yang began to understand some things.

At the same time, he meticulously recalled everything Feng had said back then, and his brow furrowed slightly:

“Senior Feng said that the Chu Country chasing him was a Extraordinary Universe Kingdom, but I haven't found a 'Chu Country' that fits that description in the Ten Thousand Universes or even the Ten Thousand Realms Universe.”

“Even if there is one with the same name in the Ten Thousand Realms Universe, it's just a slightly powerful civilization; it doesn't qualify to chase Senior Feng.”

Now that he knew the uniqueness and preciousness of the "Boundary," his insight had greatly increased.

He could instantly determine that Feng probably hadn't told him the complete truth back then.

That "Chu Country" was definitely not some ordinary Extraordinary Universe Kingdom.

For him at that time, Extraordinary existences were lofty, and he didn't have the strength to think too much about them.

But now, an Extraordinary Warrior could be extinguished with a flick of his finger.

Moreover, the methods Feng displayed back then, upon careful reflection now, were not something an Extraordinary Warrior could possess.

This allowed Lin Yang to reasonably guess that Feng hadn't told him the truth because he likely didn't want to put too much pressure on him.

Or perhaps Feng hadn't anticipated that he would reach his current level of strength and be able to discover the existence of the "Boundary."

Maybe Feng simply didn't want his enemies to benefit, so he placed the "Boundary" on an ordinary, unremarkable person like himself back then.

“Or perhaps, Senior Feng believed that only when I could actively discover the existence of the 'Boundary' would I have the qualifications and strength to seek out the true 'Chu Country.'”

Lin Yang secretly speculated.

The Boundary is an existence that surpasses Old Ancestor level power.

It is thus imaginable that Feng's enemies, the people of Chu Country, might all be at least Old Ancestor level existences.

Otherwise, they wouldn't be qualified to covet such a precious item.

And if he couldn't even discover the existence of the "Boundary," he certainly wouldn't have the strength to talk about avenging Feng.

Therefore, it was highly likely that Feng deliberately told a "lie" back then so that when Lin Yang was weak, he wouldn't despair due to overly powerful enemies.

“Now that I have discovered the existence of the 'Boundary,' if things go smoothly, I might also be able to advance to the Old Ancestor level. Once I reach that tier, I will naturally uncover more secrets.”

“Perhaps Senior Feng thought this way: if I remained weak and couldn't reach the Old Ancestor level, I wouldn't be qualified to avenge him, and there would be no need for me to sacrifice my Life in vain.”

“If I reached the threshold of strength required to avenge him, I would naturally learn the truth of the matter. That must be why he didn't tell me the whole truth back then.”

Lin Yang murmured.

He believed the reason Feng hadn't told the truth was likely the one mentioned above.

If Feng had told him the preciousness and truth of the Boundary then, it would not only have added pressure but, if he accidentally slipped up, it could have immediately brought about a fatal disaster.

When he could discover the existence of the "Boundary" himself, it meant he at least possessed the ability to protect himself.

“It seems Senior Feng was truly sincere when he said that avenging him should be left to fate and not forced,” Lin Yang added.

If he couldn't discover the existence of the "Boundary," he naturally wouldn't have the strength to avenge Feng.

Only when he could discover the "Boundary" might he have reached the threshold of strength Feng felt was necessary to avenge him.

And at that point, whether or not to avenge Feng would be entirely his own choice.

As for revenge... "Because of the existence of the 'Boundary,' I can now absorb the power of those Alien Race Old Ancestors who sacrificed Forbidden Power, saving Ziyun and the others, as well as myself, from being killed this time. This is an immense favor."

“Moreover, everything Senior Yue You has done for me because of Senior Feng's existence has saved me more than once!”

A light flashed in Lin Yang's eyes.

He would definitely avenge Feng!

He owed too much gratitude!

“If the enemies of Chu Country are far stronger than I am, I will first endure, accumulate strength, and wait until I am powerful enough to avenge Senior Feng!”

Lin Yang made his decision internally.

Repay kindness, and naturally, repay enmity!

Afterward, feeling that the "Boundary" was still absorbing the power of the Black Mist, he couldn't help but feel curious.

“The Boundary... what exactly is its purpose?”

Although he now knew of the Boundary's existence and preciousness, he realized he was still completely ignorant about it.

Currently, its only function was to absorb the Black Mist.

The discomfort in his body, which had intensified as the "Boundary" felt stronger during its revival, slowly returned to normal.

The blood vessels that had nearly burst through his skin slowly receded.

The buzzing in his mind also began to dissipate.

Soon, a feeling like an electric shock ran from Lin Yang's head down to his feet.

Following that, he found that he had regained control over his body.

The Boundary's absorption also stopped.

To be precise, it had finished absorbing all the Black Mist.

The Boundary slowly settled down again.

“It hasn't fully revived yet?”

Lin Yang was stunned.

The feeling of the "Boundary" reviving just now was intense, but after absorbing the Black Mist from the six or seven Alien Race Old Ancestors who sacrificed Forbidden Power, it surprisingly returned to silence.

Clearly, the power of this Black Mist was still insufficient to fully revive the "Boundary."

It required more power of this caliber.

“This is a bottomless pit.”

Lin Yang muttered, then stood up, his gaze sweeping over the remaining Alien Race Old Ancestors, as well as Ziyun and the others.

The atmosphere in the field was eerie and tragic.

The seven Alien Race Old Ancestors who sacrificed Forbidden Power had absolutely no chance to unleash the strength the Forbidden Power granted them; they perished prematurely due to the "Boundary's" absorption.

Seven corpses of Alien Race Old Ancestors lay scattered across the ground.

Old Ancestor Yuan Chen and the few remaining Alien Race Old Ancestors now looked at Lin Yang with extremely complicated expressions.

Caution, even fear!

Those were seven Old Ancestors who had sacrificed Forbidden Power!

But Lin Yang hadn't even lifted a finger, killing them instantly through a strange method.

The fact that he could directly absorb Forbidden Power terrified Old Ancestor Yuan Chen and the others.

Although Ziyun and Tea Banquet were also filled with shock, seeing Lin Yang recover as usual, their joy outweighed their horror, and they quickly rushed to Lin Yang's side, surrounding him protectively.

“Your Excellency Lin Yang, are you alright?”

Tea Banquet suppressed the shock in his heart and asked with concern.

Although Lin Yang's act of absorbing the Black Mist was frightening, he was one of their own!

Moreover, he had effortlessly eliminated the seven most threatening Alien Race Old Ancestors who had sacrificed Forbidden Power.

They were too excited and thrilled to be afraid of Lin Yang.

Especially Autumn Eaves; he had nearly self-destructed just moments ago.

He owed his Life entirely to Lin Yang, who saved him at the last moment!

Therefore, Autumn Eaves was the most anxious, concerned, and grateful: "Your Excellency Lin Yang, if you feel any discomfort or need anything done, please tell me. As long as I can do it, I will not hesitate even if it means dying a hundred times!"

Hearing this, Lin Yang couldn't help but shake his head and smile: “Your Excellency Autumn Eaves, there's no need for that. I feel fine. For now, let's kill Old Ancestor Yuan Chen and the others first!”

“Your Excellency Lin Yang, are you truly sure you're okay?” Autumn Eaves asked again.

His gaze examined Lin Yang up and down.

Lin Yang had just been bleeding from his seven orifices, and his body was still covered in bloodstains.

The scene where his body was nearly burst open by his veins also left him with lingering fear upon reflection.

Lin Yang shook his head: “I really am fine. Let's focus on the main task.”

His appearance looked somewhat frightening, but as the "Boundary" calmed down, his injuries were completely healed after he used his Life Power once.

“Very well, if you feel any discomfort or need my assistance, please be sure to tell me immediately!” Only then did Autumn Eaves reluctantly suppress his worries.

Then, he looked coldly at Old Ancestor Yuan Chen and the others.

Of the eleven Alien Race Old Ancestors, seven were dead, leaving only four.

Even though the strongest, Yuan Chen, was among the remaining ones.

But now, aside from the shift in numerical advantage, Old Ancestor Yuan Chen and the others dared not sacrifice Forbidden Power again, fearing they would be inexplicably killed by Lin Yang.

Under these circumstances.

The ones who needed to flee for their lives were now the four Old Ancestor Yuan Chen and his allies!

Tea Banquet and the others could usually withstand the pressure of facing more than ten Alien Race Old Ancestors.

Now there were only four left, and they couldn't even use Forbidden Power... Boom!

The next moment.

Tea Banquet, Ziyun, and the others attacked with full force, charging toward the four Old Ancestor Yuan Chen and his allies.

“Old Devil Yuan Chen, it seems today is the day your Alien Race perishes!”

Tea Banquet roared, returning Old Ancestor Yuan Chen's previous words, and rushed toward him.

Ziyun, without a word, slammed the Thunder Pool behind him directly forward, aiming for the Alien Race Old Ancestor who was most restrained by him.

Five against four.

Nine Old Ancestor level powerhouses fought a battle of Life and death.

In an instant.

Heaven and earth changed color, and the sun and moon dimmed.