540: Four Fallen, One Escaped, One Exiled

"Junior! You deserve to die!"

Molten Sky Dao Ancestor of the Lava Clan, known for his violent temper, was completely enraged upon witnessing such heavy casualties among his clansmen, especially since one of the fallen Three-Step Dao Ancestors was his direct descendant.

He immediately unleashed a punch, not with ordinary flames, but by drawing upon the Dominator-level Great Dao of Fire, transforming it into a roaring crimson fire Dragon. Wherever it passed, even Chaos was ignited.

Almost simultaneously, Ice Flame Dao Ancestor of the Water Candle Demon Clan also made his move.

Extreme cold ice tides and heaven-burning Yao flames fused, forming an ice-fire spiral storm that swept towards Xu Qing from the other side. The temperature wildly fluctuated between extreme cold and extreme heat, enough to annihilate a Three-Step Dao Ancestor's Dao body.

Thousand Illusions Dao Ancestor opened all his thousand eyes, unleashing his condensed "Endless Samsara Illusion Realm," attempting to drag Xu Qing's Divine Soul into an Eternal cycle of illusory Reincarnation.

Shadow Dao Ancestor, on the other hand, transformed into billions of shadow Clones, each possessing the Battle Intent of a Three-Step Dao Ancestor, launching attacks from various tricky angles.

Ancestor Xu Ji (Void Silence Ancestor) was the most sinister. He formed hand seals, casting the Emptiness Clan's secret Divine Ability—the Great Void Annihilation Curse.

An invisible wave spread out, and everything it touched, whether matter, energy, or space, began to decompose, ultimately returning to nothingness.

Dao Ancestor Hei Feng, as the strongest, did not immediately attack. Instead, he firmly locked onto Xu Qing. Black and red glazed light flowed around his body, and blood-colored Dao flames condensed into menacing battle armor on his skin. He was searching for an opportunity to deliver a killing blow.

Facing the furious siege of the five Four-Step Dao Ancestors, Xu Qing finally got serious.

"Space-Time Barrier."

He whispered, and the space-time around him was instantly stretched and folded infinitely.

Molten Sky Dao Ancestor's fire Dragon and Ice Flame Dao Ancestor's ice-fire storm, though seemingly close, were as if separated by countless space-time dimensions, their power drastically attenuated during their traversal.

"Chaos Origin Eye, Break Illusions!"

The Chaos vortex in his eyes spun rapidly, and Thousand Illusions Dao Ancestor's Endless Samsara Illusion Realm shattered like a reflection in a mirror. The backlash caused Thousand Illusions Dao Ancestor to groan and made his thousand eyes bleed.

Though not fatal, a peculiar power was contained within, forcing him to retreat and await its expulsion before acting again.

For Shadow Dao Ancestor's billions of Clones, Xu Qing simply pressed a palm towards the Void Realm.

"Yin and Yang Great Millstone!"

A colossal Taiji diagram, encompassing heaven and earth, appeared at the bottom of the battlefield and slowly began to rotate.

Terrifying Yin and Yang grinding power erupted. The billions of shadow Clones were like beans thrown into a millstone, screaming as they were ground into their most fundamental Yin and Yang Qi.

Shadow Dao Ancestor's true body was instantly severely wounded, falling out of the Void Realm with a horrified expression and a weakened aura.

As Ancestor Xu Ji (Void Silence Ancestor)'s invisible Great Void Annihilation Curse approached Xu Qing's surrounding space-time Domain, it was also weakened layer by layer by the power of space-time. Ultimately, Xu Qing inhaled it, forcibly incorporating it into his body with his Chaos Dao body, grinding it away with Yin and Yang Qi!

"This child is ferocious, we must not hold back!"

Dao Ancestor Hei Feng finally moved. He realized that Xu Qing's strength far exceeded their estimations.

His body swelled, and he unleashed a punch. Black Crystal Blood Flame coiled around his fist, a flame that not only incinerated matter but also scorched Divine Souls and corroded the Great Dao.

When he unleashed it, the force of his punch caused even the space-time barrier to violently tremble, with cracks appearing.

"Good timing!"

Xu Qing let out a long cry, pushing his Great Dao of Space-Time and Great Dao of Yin and Yang to their limits.

"Space-Time Exile!"

His gaze locked onto Molten Sky Dao Ancestor, and he made a sweeping gesture.

The space-time around Molten Sky Dao Ancestor abruptly fractured, forming an independent space-time cage. Xu Qing then slammed it with a Yin and Yang Great Hand Seal towards the distant depths of Chaos, making it impossible for him to return in a short period.

"Yin and Yang Reversal, Dao's Demise!"

He pointed a finger at the injured Shadow Dao Ancestor.

Shadow Dao Ancestor's Dao power instantly went out of control, Yin and Yang became unbalanced, and the power of shadow backfired on him. In desperate wails, his entire being exploded from the inside out into a chaotic energy flow, his Divine Soul utterly destroyed.

"Shadow!"

The several Dao Ancestors were horrified.

"Chaos Origin Eye, Annihilation Divine Light!"

Xu Qing's eyes erupted with unprecedented light. Two hazy beams of light shot out, ignoring spatial distance, instantly piercing through the layers of ice-fire barriers laid down by Ice Flame Dao Ancestor.

Ice Flame Dao Ancestor's body stiffened, his pupils dilated. His vitality, his Great Dao, everything he was, was reduced to Chaos by the Annihilation Divine Light, and his body instantly turned to dust.

Thousand Illusions Dao Ancestor, seeing the dire situation, burned his Origin with his thousand eyes, attempting to escape.

Xu Qing coldly snorted, unleashing one of the Profound Truths of the Great Dao of Space-Time—Instant Eternal!

With him as the center, a portion of space-time was completely solidified. Thousand Illusions Dao Ancestor was frozen in mid-air, even his thoughts halted.

Xu Qing leisurely walked over, pointing a finger at his glabella. Yin and Yang Qi surged in, completely annihilating his Dao Foundation and Divine Soul.

In an instant, four Four-Step Dao Ancestors—three dead, one exiled!

Only Ancestor Xu Ji (Void Silence Ancestor) and Dao Ancestor Hei Feng remained.

Ancestor Xu Ji (Void Silence Ancestor) was terrified. He frantically burned his essence blood, transforming into an almost transparent Void shadow, about to merge into the Void Realm and escape.

"Did this Venerable allow you to leave?"

Xu Qing's voice was like the whisper of the grim reaper.

He cupped his hands, and Yin and Yang Qi transformed into a colossal Chaos vortex. The terrifying suction force not only acted on physical space but also on the Void Realm.

Ancestor Xu Ji (Void Silence Ancestor)'s Void shadow was forcibly pulled out of its Void state, his form twisting unsteadily.

Dao Ancestor Hei Feng's eyes were bloodshot. He knew that if he didn't fight with all his might now, today might truly see their entire army annihilated.

He roared, his entire body seemingly transforming into a black-red source of destruction, activating a forbidden secret technique of the Black Crystal Blood Flame Clan at all costs, his aura instantly skyrocketing.

"Boom boom boom!"

He unleashed punch after punch at Xu Qing. Each punch contained destructive attacks capable of collapsing a Great Realm, attempting to break Xu Qing's restraint on Ancestor Xu Ji (Void Silence Ancestor).

Xu Qing divided his attention, on one side suppressing Ancestor Xu Ji (Void Silence Ancestor) with the Chaos vortex, and on the other, clashing with Dao Ancestor Hei Feng's frenzied attacks using space-time folding and the Yin and Yang Dao Diagram.

The entire Xu River trembled. The river surface below was evaporated into gigantic empty holes by the terrifying energy aftermath, unable to close for a long time.

"It's over."

Xu Qing coldly declared.

The Chaos vortex suppressing Ancestor Xu Ji (Void Silence Ancestor) suddenly contracted. Accompanied by a shrill, desperate scream, Ancestor Xu Ji (Void Silence Ancestor)'s Void body was crushed, returning to Chaos.

At the same time, he took a punch from Dao Ancestor Hei Feng head-on, using the force to retreat. Space-time Dao rhyme flowed, and his injuries instantly recovered.

Dao Ancestor Hei Feng's heart shattered when he saw Ancestor Xu Ji (Void Silence Ancestor) also perish, and he lost all Battle Intent.

He violently spat out a mouthful of vital essence blood. The blood flame burned, transforming into a blood-colored stream of light that surpassed all limits. Sacrificing his Great Dao Foundation, he unleashed a blood escape secret technique, instantly tearing through the Void Realm and vanishing without a trace.

Xu Qing did not pursue. Continuously slaying four Four-Step Dao Ancestors had taken a considerable toll on him.

He stood in the center of the ravaged battlefield, looking in the direction Dao Ancestor Hei Feng had fled, his eyes cold.

"Escaped, huh... So be it."

He slowly scanned his surroundings. The surviving Cultivators of the six clans had long since scattered like frightened birds and beasts.

In this battle, of the six great clan alliances, four Four-Step Dao Ancestors perished, and countless elites under their command died or were wounded. Only Dao Ancestor Hei Feng escaped severely injured, and Molten Sky Dao Ancestor was exiled; the latter would not be able to return to this space-time in a short while.

And if this news were to spread back, it would undoubtedly shake the entire southern region of the Eternal Ruins.