597: Chapter 597 The Blood Ancestor Descends, Battles a Half-Step Immortal Emperor

The ruins left after the collapse of Tianyou Star formed a Star Domain graveyard.

Huge fragments were comparable to mountains, while the tiny ones turned into dust.

All the debris carried the unextinguished embers of the planetary core, drifting silently through this dead Star Domain.

Occasionally, fragments would collide, but what splashed out was not sparks.

It was the long-cooled slag of Immortal Gold, emitting one last glimmer of light.

Shen Yuanmo sat cross-legged on the largest piece of star debris.

Beneath him was a rugged cross-section, where dark red magma had solidified.

He kept his eyes closed, his breathing long and slow, almost as if it had stopped.

With every breath, the residual Immortal Qi and mineral energy within millions of miles of his surroundings...

...turned into thin streams, quietly drawn in by the Chaos vortex around him and absorbed into his body.

Within his Dantian, the chaos dao embryo floated.

That dao embryo figure, which shared his exact facial features, had a Chaos-colored aura that was becoming increasingly deep and restrained.

Each pulsation caused this Late Stage Immortal King Chaos Immortal Body to resonate deeply.

His bones, flesh, and Meridians were constantly tempered and solidified under the infusion of vast and pure energy.

The ecstasy of the Breakthrough had long since settled.

At this moment, his mind was tranquil, crushing the surging power inch by inch, bringing it completely under his control.

"My Lord."

The voice of the ship spirit sounded directly in his Sea of Consciousness; beneath its usual calmness, there was a trace of fluctuation in its tone.

"Abnormal energy reaction detected. Twelve million miles away, the Void Realm is collapsing and tearing violently. The energy intensity is evaluated as a Half-Step Immortal Emperor."

"Direction?"

"It is locking onto our coordinates and approaching in a straight line. Estimated time of arrival: one quarter of an hour."

Shen Yuanmo, on the star debris, did not even twitch an eyelash.

The ship spirit continued, "I suggest activating the Chaos Dao Palace jump. Coordinates have been preset; we can jump to an uninhabited Star Domain three million light-years away."

"Even with the abilities of a Half-Step Immortal Emperor, such a long-distance pursuit will be suppressed by the laws of the great Universe, and the success rate of our escape can be increased to over forty percent."

"No jump."

Two words, without the slightest ripple.

The ship spirit was silent for two breaths, re-evaluating the command.

It knew its master too well.

Refusing to flee only meant one thing.

"My Lord, are you intending to..."

Shen Yuanmo slowly opened his eyes.

Dark gold Chaos divine light swirled within his eyes, and deep within them, scenes of nebulae being born and dying, and all things returning to nothingness, flashed and vanished.

He raised his right hand and clenched his five fingers into the air.

Above his palm, a wisp of dark, condensed-to-the-extreme Sword Qi appeared out of thin air.

It flickered unsteadily, causing the surrounding Void Realm to distort.

"The Breakthrough was too fast, and my hands feel a bit rusty."

He whispered to himself, as if stating a fact.

"It just so happens that a durable Half-Step Immortal Emperor is coming, perfect for testing my current strength."

As his voice fell, the faint Qi vortex around him that was absorbing star dust suddenly retracted.

All aura, all fluctuations, were completely withdrawn into his body with his perfect control.

At this moment, he was devoid of any aura or spiritual presence.

He was no different from the countless dead fragments around him.

But within this calm shell, what kind of violent and restrained great power was hidden.

The chaos dao embryo operated at an unprecedented speed, thoroughly digesting the remaining gifts of the ancient immortal veins.

His Late Stage Immortal King Foundation was quietly stabilizing towards an even deeper realm.

...

Jiuyou Immortal Dynasty, Imperial Capital.

Under the dome of the Hall of Eternal Darkness, civil and military officials stood on both sides, and the atmosphere in the hall was extremely oppressive.

Everyone's eyes were gathered in the center of the hall, on the huge, floating starry sky water mirror.

The water mirror was like a lake, reflecting the tragic post-war ruins beyond the distant Star Domain.

Shattered stars, turbulent flows of scattered Spiritual Qi, and that blurry figure sitting cross-legged on the largest piece of star debris.

"Do you see that? That is the madman who killed Immortal King Xuanming and slaughtered the ninety-nine thousand immortal troops of Tianyou Star!"

The Nine Nether Immortal Emperor sat upright on the supreme imperial throne, his voice passing through the water mirror.

It resounded in every corner of the Jiuyou Immortal Dynasty, simultaneously broadcast to countless cities within the territory.

His face was still pale; that was the injury left by the backlash of the Heavenly Tribulation last time.

But at this moment, the majesty of an emperor and the certainty of victory had returned to his brows.

"He luckily stole an Emperor Weapon, used schemes to harm Immortal King Xuanming, and took advantage of our Jiuyou Immortal Dynasty army's lack of preparation to launch a sneak attack..."

"Such a petty thief, in normal times, I could kill him billions of times with a flick of my finger."

The Nine Nether Immortal Emperor's voice was not loud, but it carried a cold verdict.

"But today, I want the entire Central Galaxy, and all the monsters and demons who dare to covet my Jiuyou Immortal Dynasty, to see clearly..."

He raised his hand, pointing directly at the figure in the water mirror.

"Those who offend my imperial might, no matter where in the Universe they hide, no matter what treacherous means they possess."

"Their final fate will only be the destruction of both body and soul, falling into nothingness forever!"

The officials in the hall responded in unison, the sound like a tide: "Your Majesty is wise! May the Immortal Dynasty prosper forever!"

The Nine Nether Immortal Emperor nodded slightly, his gaze returning to the water mirror, a cold sneer curling at the corner of his mouth.

"The Blood Ancestor is already on his way. With his great power as a Half-Step Immortal Emperor, crossing the star sea is but a snap of his fingers."

"That little thief might still be feeling smug right now, thinking that destroying Tianyou Star will allow him to escape the pursuit. It is utterly ridiculous."

In the eyes of the Nine Nether Immortal Emperor, the scene that was about to unfold already appeared.

How the Blood Ancestor, awakened from ancient times, who tempered his immortal body with the blood of billions of living beings, would use the most cruel method to grind that so-called Genius into powder.

"Pass down the order!"

The Nine Nether Immortal Emperor waved his hand.

"Connect this water mirror image to every border beacon tower, every star gate hub, and every city of the Immortal Dynasty!"

"I want the billions of citizens of the Jiuyou Immortal Dynasty to witness with their own eyes what the might of the Immortal Dynasty is, and that it cannot be offended lightly!"

"As you command!"

An immortal official received the order and quickly activated the Formation.

The light of the starry sky water mirror became even more magnificent, and the connected nodes increased exponentially.

A public execution targeting Shen Yuanmo was about to be staged under the focused gaze of the Jiuyou Immortal Dynasty.

In the water mirror image, that dead Star Domain remained completely motionless.

The sitting figure did not move at all, merging into one with the star debris.

In the hearts of many immortal generals and officials watching, the madman had already been sentenced to death.

In front of a Half-Step Immortal Emperor, any struggle is futile.

...

Just at this moment, Shen Yuanmo on the star debris suddenly moved.

He did not stand up, just tilted his head extremely slightly, as if listening to the movement in the distance.

The next moment, the chaos dao embryo at the center of his brow, that sitting figure, suddenly opened its eyes.

No light was emitted.

An invisible and intangible, yet heavy as the eternal galaxy, will...

...swept across the surrounding tens of millions of miles of starry sky with him as the center.

Wherever it passed, the floating star dust fragments all paused at once, and even the scattered Spiritual Qi currents stagnated because of it.

Shen Yuanmo saw it; at the very end of the distant starry sky, the deep darkness was being forcibly torn open.

That was not a clean spatial crack.

It was a viscous, scarlet passage made of countless solidified blood, wriggling and extending towards this side.

Wherever the passage passed, even the light was stained dark red, emitting a thick, nauseating stench.

That was condensed from the resentment and fear of billions of living beings before they died.

At the end of the passage, a blurry, emaciated figure was stepping out step by step.

Shen Yuanmo patted the non-existent dust on his clothes and stood up slowly.

He reached out and grasped the hilt of the great evolution immortal slaying sword at his waist.

The sword body was not yet unsheathed.

But that sharp dao rhyme that could sever all things had already permeated, cleansing away the bloody aura lingering around him.

"It's here."

He whispered to himself, his gaze piercing through the endless Void Realm.

He locked onto the scarlet passage approaching rapidly, and the withered figure at the end of the passage.

"Half-Step Immortal Emperor..."

He gently weighed the sword hilt in his hand, a sharp arc curling at the corner of his mouth.

"I wonder if it's enough for me to cut."