489: Reverse engulfment

"Old Mud Eel, is that all you've got?!"

Zhan Tian Dao Ancestor laughed wildly, the vertical mark on his brow fully opened, and a divine light of Battle Intent, spanning ancient and modern times, burst forth. Wherever it passed, Chaos retreated, and the Great Dao wailed!

Giant Serpent Dao Ancestor let out a sharp cry, his python tail sweeping across, actually shattering three dead stars nearby. The star fragments, carrying destructive Dao principles, rained down on Zhan Tian Dao Ancestor.

"Good timing!"

Zhan Tian Dao Ancestor neither dodged nor flinched. His Phoenix-Winged Gilded Halberd danced like a wheel, and nine fire dragons wove into a net, incinerating all the star fragments.

Amidst the reverberating shockwaves, the Chaos Sea within several light-years completely boiled, and countless Chaos Qi waves surged skyward, forming terrifying hurricanes that connected heaven and earth!

Each collision between the two caused all the stars in the heavens to tremble.

Zhan Tian Dao Ancestor grew stronger with each clash, the patterns on his crimson-gold battle armor fully activated, faintly manifesting the phantom of an ancient War God.

Meanwhile, Giant Serpent Dao Ancestor's Devouring Dao Domain also continuously evolved, with a dark sun appearing behind his python head, emitting a terrifying suction force that made all things return to the Void Realm!

As that dark sun fully manifested, the Devouring Great Dao solidified, and the space within several light-years began to twist and collapse, with even light unable to escape.

The Chaos Sea boiled and surged, actually being pulled by that dark sun, forming a terrifying vortex!

"Old Man Zhan Tian, to force this Old Ancestor to unleash the Doomsday Tribulation Sun, you are worthy of pride!"

Giant Serpent Dao Ancestor grinned hideously, his python body coiled around the dark sun, every scale imprinted with Devouring Dao runes, his aura rising steadily!

Zhan Tian Dao Ancestor's crimson-gold battle armor clanged. Facing that terrifying pressure that seemed to devour heaven and earth, he not only did not retreat but laughed wildly, plunging his Phoenix-Winged Gilded Halberd violently into the Void Realm!

"A mere worm dares to be arrogant in front of this Old Ancestor? Today, I shall let you witness what it means to be Zhan Tian!"

"First Form · Shatter the Firmament!"

The Gilded Halberd sliced lightly, seemingly slow, yet it made the entire Chaos Sea tremble.

A brilliant golden line extended from the halberd's tip. Wherever it passed, Giant Serpent Dao Ancestor's Devouring Domain was torn open like thin paper, and a shocking crack even appeared on the surface of the dark sun!

Giant Serpent Dao Ancestor's vertical pupils constricted. As his python tail swept across, Chaos waves surged: "Devouring Dao Domain, all laws return to the Void Realm!"

That crack rapidly healed and erupted with an even more brilliant light, frantically devouring all surrounding aftershocks!

"Second Form · Shatter the Star River!"

Zhan Tian Dao Ancestor's figure suddenly blurred, his Gilded Halberd transforming into myriad afterimages.

Each afterimage carried a phantom of a star, smashing down like a meteor shower. The dark sun trembled violently, cracks spreading across its surface, showing signs of disintegration, but it quickly recovered.

"Third Form · Sever Time and Space!"

With this form, a strange stillness suddenly appeared in the Chaos Sea.

Giant Serpent Dao Ancestor was horrified to find that his Devouring Great Dao was actually confined by some higher-level power. Zhan Tian Dao Ancestor's Gilded Halberd had already pierced before his eyes, yet it seemed to have traversed endless time and space, seemingly within reach, yet also as far as the horizon.

"Roar!"

Giant Serpent Dao Ancestor burned his Origin, and the dark sun exploded with a boom, finally breaking free from the shackles of time and space.

But it was too late!

"Fourth Form · Extinguish All Laws!"

The nine fire dragons on the Gilded Halberd suddenly merged into one, transforming into a beam of pure, ultimate light.

Wherever this light reached, all laws perished, even the Chaos Qi was purified, but it was blocked by the dark sun.

"Fifth Form · Falling Star!"

Zhan Tian Dao Ancestor's figure was like lightning, his Gilded Halberd transforming into a stream of light, instantly piercing through Giant Serpent Dao Ancestor's vital spot, bringing forth a rain of blood!

"Hiss––"

Giant Serpent Dao Ancestor roared in pain, his python tail collapsing like a heavenly pillar, fiercely striking Zhan Tian Dao Ancestor's chest. The crimson-gold battle armor dented, and a trace of golden blood overflowed from Zhan Tian Dao Ancestor's lips!

But Zhan Tian Dao Ancestor advanced instead of retreating, his Battle Intent burning to the extreme in his eyes!

"Sixth Form · Godslayer!"

The nine fire dragons on the Gilded Halberd completely went berserk, and a golden ray that could pierce through Eternity condensed at the halberd's tip, striking directly at Giant Serpent Dao Ancestor's brow!

Giant Serpent Dao Ancestor was furious and alarmed. The dark sun violently contracted, transforming into a devouring shield, taking the full force of this blow!

"Boom!!!"

The two forces collided, blasting a chasm billions of feet deep in the Chaos Sea, and countless spatial fragments splattered!

Just as they were locked in this stalemate, Zhan Tian Dao Ancestor suddenly laughed wildly!

"Seventh Form · Zhan Tian!"

The vertical mark on his brow completely split open, a divine light of Battle Intent spanning ancient and modern times erupted, and the power on the Gilded Halberd once again soared, actually piercing through the devouring shield and directly into Giant Serpent Dao Ancestor's head!

"Pfft!"

The Gilded Halberd pierced through Giant Serpent Dao Ancestor's brow, bringing forth a gush of dark Dao blood!

"Roar––"

Giant Serpent Dao Ancestor let out a heart-wrenching scream, his python body twisting madly.

"Heaven-Devouring Tribulation Sun, All Laws End!"

The dark sun suddenly exploded, and a terrifying devouring storm swept in all directions!

All of Zhan Tian Dao Ancestor's Dao techniques vanished at this moment, hit head-on by the aftershocks of the explosion. His crimson-gold battle armor shattered inch by inch, and he was sent flying, crashing into the depths of the Chaos Sea!

And Giant Serpent Dao Ancestor was equally miserable; his brow was pierced, his Devouring Great Dao damaged, and his python body was covered in cracks, blood flowing like a waterfall!

Just then, Giant Serpent Dao Ancestor suddenly showed a pained expression.

Seeing this, Zhan Tian Dao Ancestor's eyes suddenly burst forth with terrifying brilliance: "Hahaha! Good lad! I knew you wouldn't die so easily!"

At this moment, a shocking reversal was unfolding within Giant Serpent Dao Ancestor's body!

Xu Qing sat cross-legged in a sea of Chaos, countless chains wrapped around him. These chains were deeply embedded in the walls of this dead space, constantly devouring.

As the space shattered, a vast, dark world appeared before him.

This was a boundless, dark Universe.

Above the firmament, a dark sun hung high, emitting a faint black light, as if it could devour all things.

That was not a real star, but the manifestation of Giant Serpent Dao Ancestor's Devouring Great Dao. Every wisp of black light contained terrifying refining power; an ordinary Cultivator, even if stained with a trace, would instantly be devoured into ash.

On the ground, mountains rose and fell, but they were not ordinary earth and stone, but rather composed of countless piles of devoured creature bones.

These bones had long been refined, turning into dark crystals, emitting a cold Devouring Dao charm.

Rivers surged, but what flowed was a viscous black liquid, formed by Giant Serpent Dao Ancestor's Dao principles. Any existence that fell into it would slowly dissolve, becoming part of the Dao Realm.

Throughout this world, various strange Heaven And Earth Treasures grew—Dao grasses as dark as ink, Dao trees entwined with devouring runes, and even living python-like creatures wandering in the Universe.

They were all nurtured by Giant Serpent Dao Ancestor's own Great Dao after devouring myriad spirits. Every Dao medicine, every fierce python, contained the Devouring Great Dao, making them rare treasures in the outside world.

"Dare to devour this Venerable One! This Venerable One will let you taste the flavor of being devoured!"

"Abyssal Devour Without End!"

As Xu Qing formed hand seals and cast his Dao technique, his entire being instantly transformed into a swirling dark purple Chaos vortex. As soon as it appeared, it began to frantically devour all matter in this world.

Those Heaven And Earth Treasures and living beings tried to escape, but it was ultimately futile; they were pulled in and absorbed, becoming nourishment.

A Dao Realm is the source of a Dao Ancestor's power. Once a problem arises, it is no small trouble for a Dao Ancestor. If it were peacetime, Giant Serpent Dao Ancestor would surely suppress it.

But he was severely injured by Zhan Tian Dao Ancestor and had no time to stop Xu Qing from breaking through his sealed space. Now, with his Dao Realm being devoured, he immediately felt fear.

And with each bit Xu Qing devoured, his aura surged by a notch!

"Boom––"

The devouring speed also suddenly accelerated!

Giant Serpent Dao Ancestor's Dao Realm visibly shriveled, while Xu Qing's aura climbed steadily, breaking through the Half-Ancestor limit in the blink of an eye!