471: Easily suppressed

"Battle!"

Zhan Tian, the Dao Ancestor, roared, and the Phoenix Wing Gilded Halberd in his hand burst forth with dazzling golden light.

His Battle Intent solidified, transforming into countless golden spears and iron horses in the Chaos Sea, each phantom containing terrifying true Battle Intent.

"Zhan Tian Nine Forms: First Form, Shatter the Firmament!"

Zhan Tian, the Dao Ancestor, roared, and the Phoenix Wing Gilded Halberd suddenly erupted with dazzling golden light.

Where the halberd tip passed, the Chaos Sea was torn open, creating a vacuum rift stretching for hundreds of millions of miles. The two-step Dao Ancestor realm Star Devouring Species hastily condensed a star-bone shield, but it disintegrated the moment it made contact.

The terrifying impact sent its star-sized body flying several light-years, shattering countless floating continents along the way.

"Roar!!!"

"I want you dead!"

"Myriad Stars Annihilation!"

The retreating Star Devouring Species suddenly stabilized its form, letting out a roar. The next moment, tens of thousands of eyeballs simultaneously erupted with dim light.

In each eyeball, the phantom of a collapsing star appeared, and these phantoms materialized into real destructive impacts in the Chaos Sea.

The space where Zhan Tian, the Dao Ancestor, stood instantly collapsed, forming a Star Domain of death with a diameter of hundreds of millions of miles!

He did not dodge, and the battle-pattern on his brow lit up brightly: "Petty tricks!"

"Zhan Tian Nine Forms: Second Form, Shatter the Star River!"

Golden light pierced through the Star Domain of death, and Zhan Tian, the Dao Ancestor, charged out, stepping on the shattered star phantoms.

The Phoenix Wing Gilded Halberd swept across, and nine crimson-gold fire Dragons fused into a Heaven-splitting blade light.

This strike directly split the Chaos Sea in half, and all matter along the way, including the destructive power of those stars, was cut into the most primitive Chaos Qi!

A hint of shock appeared in the tens of thousands of eyes of the Star Devouring Species.

"Throat of Gui Xu!"

A giant mouth, comparable to a Star Domain, suddenly split open on the abdomen of the Star Devouring Species, and a black hole in the process of forming appeared deep within its throat.

The terrifying suction caused everything within a hundred million miles to collapse into its mouth; even light could not escape.

Zhan Tian, the Dao Ancestor's golden armor began to twist and deform, on the verge of being swallowed.

"Zhan Tian Nine Forms: Third Form, Sever Time and Space!"

At this critical moment, Zhan Tian, the Dao Ancestor, suddenly plunged his Gilded Halberd into the Void Realm.

A circular golden light erupted from him as the center. Wherever it passed, time stood still and space solidified.

The black hole, which was about to form, was forcefully "frozen" in mid-air. For the first time, terror appeared in the tens of thousands of eyes of the Star Devouring Species.

At this moment, in another battlefield hundreds of light-years away, a strange calm prevailed.

Xu Qing stood with his hands behind his back, facing a Star Devouring Species whose size was comparable to a star, yet he hadn't even drawn his Dao weapon.

"Roar--"

The Star Devouring Species let out an earth-shattering roar, and tens of thousands of star-sized eyeballs simultaneously locked onto Xu Qing.

"Mere ants, dare to stop this Ancestor! Become this Ancestor's nourishment!"

The Star Devouring Species swung its sharp claws, tearing through the Chaos Sea and floating land, annihilating everything in its path.

Xu Qing made no extra movements, merely raising his hand gently.

"Buzz!"

The claw attack suddenly vanished a few feet in front of Xu Qing. The next moment, the claw attack appeared out of thin air behind the Star Devouring Species, fiercely striking its own back!

Black blood gushed out like a waterfall, and the Star Devouring Species let out a painful roar.

"Damn it!"

This was its attack meant for Xu Qing, and it didn't feel good when it landed on itself.

"Swallow Sea Devour World!"

The enraged Star Devouring Species' abdomen suddenly split open, revealing a hideous giant mouth with a diameter of hundreds of thousands of miles.

The terrifying suction caused all matter within a million-mile radius to begin collapsing, and even light twisted as it was swallowed.

Xu Qing's green robe fluttered, but he remained motionless. He extended a finger and gently pointed into the Void Realm: "Returning it to you."

"Boom--"

The black hole Universe suddenly erupted within the Star Devouring Species. Its body swelled like it was being inflated, tens of thousands of eyeballs were squeezed, protruding from its surface, and black blood spurted from every pore.

"Roar!!!"

The Star Devouring Species roared in pain!

Realizing that physical attacks were ineffective, the Star Devouring Species changed its strategy.

At this moment, all the eyeballs on its body simultaneously erupted with towering star pillars, transforming into miniature stars in the Void Realm. These stars arranged themselves according to some profound trajectory, instantly forming a world-destroying grand formation.

"With stars as sacrifice, summon the Star Ruin's descent!"

As it roared, the miniature stars exploded simultaneously.

The energy generated by the explosion tore open a rift in the Chaos Sea, vaguely revealing the legendary Star Ruin on the other side of the rift!

Xu Qing finally showed a hint of interest: "Oh? That's somewhat interesting."

He formed hand seals, and a transparent spatial cube completely enveloped the rift.

To the horrified gaze of the Star Devouring Species, the rift was forcefully twisted around, pointing directly at itself!

"No--"

The devouring power of the Star Ruin acted upon the caster. The Star Devouring Species' body began to decompose from its extremities, transforming into the most primitive energy to be devoured by the Star Ruin.

It struggled frantically, but no matter what, it couldn't break free from this spatial cage.

"Why... why can't I harm you in the slightest?!"

Its mental fluctuations were filled with despair.

Xu Qing walked through the air, each step precisely landing on a spatial node: "Because your Dao is too weak, so weak that in front of me, it's just child's play."

At this time.

The remaining head of the Star Devouring Species still floated in the Void Realm, and genuine fear finally appeared in its giant ten-thousand-foot main eye: "You... what exactly are you..."

Xu Qing didn't answer, merely snapping his fingers gently.

"Snap!"

The final spatial folds closed, sending this head into the Star Ruin as well.

Then Xu Qing raised his hand and made a grasping motion. The spatial cube enveloping the Star Ruin rift rapidly shrank, and along with it, the Star Ruin itself quickly diminished, eventually transforming into a ball of light that landed in Xu Qing's hand.

This Star Devouring Species was not dead; instead, it had been exiled by Xu Qing into the Star Ruin it had summoned. And this Star Ruin was also sealed by Xu Qing with the Great Dao of Space, turning into the ball of light in his hand.

This was for Xu Qing's convenience in devouring this Star Devouring Species when he Cultivated.

When Xu Qing effortlessly suppressed the one-step Dao Ancestor realm Star Devouring Species, the Fallen Star Ancient City in the distance fell into an eerie silence.

"This... how is this possible..."

Ji Qianling's Natal Dao weapon clanged as it fell onto the deck. This well-traveled Grand Elder of the Holy Temple now had wide eyes, his lips trembling uncontrollably.

The dozens of Holy Temple powerhouses behind him were even more stunned, some even subconsciously rubbing their eyes, as if unable to believe what they were seeing.

"That was... a Dao Ancestor realm Star Devouring Species..." An ancient clan powerhouse's voice trembled, cold sweat seeping from his forehead, "Even a one-step Dao Ancestor wouldn't be able to... so effortlessly..."

"Did you all see clearly?" Another Elder's voice was dry, "Grand Elder Xu... didn't even use powerful Divine Abilities..."

Only then did everyone realize that from beginning to end, Xu Qing had manipulated a Dao Ancestor-level beast with just the Great Dao of Space.

This level of strength completely exceeded their understanding.

"Unexpectedly, Dao Friend Xu has already Cultivated the Great Dao of Space to the Dominator level, completely crushing the Star Devouring Species' Dao. Otherwise, he certainly wouldn't be able to achieve this."

In contrast, the situation of the Xu Family members was entirely different.

After all, that was the creator of the Xu Family. Was it not an easy feat for him to toy with a Dao Ancestor?

And the younger generations of the Xu Family regarded Xu Qing as an idol, and their desire to become stronger was now even more intense, surpassing anything they had felt before.

As Xu Qing's younger brother, Xu Yuan witnessed his entire battle. That effortless demeanor filled him with immense envy. He involuntarily tightened his grip on the three-foot azure blade in his hand, his Dao Heart growing even more resolute.