125: Ancestor Tree

Legend has it that at the end of the last epoch in the Xuanling Realm, it was a chaotic expanse, much like the Small Worlds that were annihilated by the Calamity of World Destruction.

It was supposed to re-create heaven and earth, or be eternally silent, or turn into a world of dust.

One day, myriad star fragments suddenly fell into the Chaos.

The largest of these star fragments became the main Xuanling Continent.

The Ten Thousand Demon Continent, at first, was merely a small star fragment carrying a single seed.

That seed took root in the Chaos, grew into a towering giant tree, and over countless years, gathered star fragments to form this vast continent.

Legend says that there were originally no living beings on the Ten Thousand Demon Continent.

All demons were formed from the fruits grown by the giant tree.

The Ten Thousand Demons revered it as the Ancestor Tree!

At this moment, a towering Ancestor Tree phantom manifested above the firmament.

The Yao Race tribes from various parts of the Ten Thousand Demon Continent, seeing this divine miracle, prostrated themselves in worship.

“The five regions human race has actually alarmed the Ancestor!”

On the battlefield of the Mythological Great Wall, the demon armies of the eighteen great demon tribes halted their charge in terror, looking up at the sky, their Souls trembling.

Above the firmament, dark clouds gathered, and nine-colored Lightning Tribulation raged.

The Ancestor Tree brought down a calamity targeting the human emperor body.

“Boom!”

Within the city, two True God auras, shocking heaven and earth, soared into the sky.

“Your Majesty!”

Chancellor, having refined the Ghost Carriage Divine Soul and formed a Celestial Platform, ascended to the True God Realm, arriving behind Xia Xuan simultaneously with Hou Yi.

“Retreat.”

Xia Xuan took a step forward.

The human emperor body and the Ancestor Tree phantom trembled simultaneously.

A sky-shattering thunderous roar erupted.

Torrential white Divine Lightning, purple-dragon-like Violet Heaven Divine Lightning, dark-red destructive Heavenly Lightning, and more—hundreds of bolts of Divine Lightning swept through the Void Realm, striking Xia Xuan’s true body.

He raised an eyebrow and continued to ascend to the heavens.

“Roar——”

The five-clawed golden-scaled Dragon protecting him spiraled out, its body growing with the wind, instantly transforming into a ten-thousand-zhang Dragon body, its whiskers and hair flaring, its golden Dragon scales gleaming under the illumination of the lightning.

Boom crack!

A bolt of Divine Lightning struck down.

The five-clawed golden-scaled Dragon raised its head, its Dragon eyes excited, swallowing the Divine Lightning, soaring upward, stirring up the thunderclouds.

Hundreds of Divine Lightning bolts erupted simultaneously, like a world-ending calamity, intertwining with the golden Dragon’s body, attempting to completely suppress and kill it.

A low, painful Dragon roar resounded through the sky.

Dragon Blood splattered, and amidst the lightning, the golden Dragon’s scales burst open, suffering severe injuries.

But its Dragon eyes grew even brighter.

It was born by devouring the Imperial Dynasty’s Luck, and this Divine Lightning was also formed from the Ten Thousand Demon Kingdom’s Luck.

As it swallowed more lightning, a Dragon Pearl, inscribed with the destructive order of a hundred calamities, slowly formed within its body.

Each wave of Divine Lightning was stronger than the last, showing no sign of relenting.

It was as if this world-ending calamity would never stop until it had annihilated the golden Dragon and Xia Xuan.

Each time, just as the five-clawed golden-scaled Dragon was on its last breath, infinite vitality would surge within its body, mending its injuries, bathing in the lightning, and then devouring the Lightning Tribulation again.

“Boom!”

“Roar!”

As a terrifying lightning bolt, brewing dozens of times the destructive power of Divine Lightning, struck down, the five-clawed golden-scaled Dragon bled across the sky, letting out an earth-shattering roar, reaching its ultimate sublimation, shedding its damaged body, swallowing endless lightning, and clearing vast stretches of clear sky.

[The Protector Divine Beast, the five-clawed golden-scaled Dragon, has advanced to Hundred Tribulation Celestial God.]

“Hooray!”

The Qin Armor soldiers, standing on the Mythological Great Wall, cheered excitedly.

Vast Dragon might swept across heaven and earth, and the demon army below the city instantly became terrified, the suppression from their Bloodline giving them an urge to kneel and submit.

“Alas!”

The Ancestor Tree let out a profound sigh and extended a branch.

The Void Realm tore open, and a large amount of Chaos mist surged out. After the extraterrestrial Divine Lightning absorbed the Chaos Qi, this part of the Void Realm even began to collapse.

Xia Xuan’s gaze slightly solemn, he reached out and recalled the golden Dragon.

The human emperor dharma body transformed into a stream of armored light protecting him, and he unleashed the Divine Ability of So close yet so far (Zhi Chi Tian Ya, "Near at Hand, Far as the Horizon").

With one step, he crossed endless Void Realm and entered a chaotic space.

The external Divine Lightning dissipated automatically.

Before him was a giant tree rooted in the Chaos, its roots intertwined like coiling Dragons, its crown covering the sky and obscuring the sun, overshadowing the galaxy.

This was the Ancestor Tree’s true form.

“Emperor!”

The Ancestor Tree’s hazy consciousness spoke, “Seeing millions of corpses piled up outside is of no concern, why risk the entire Imperial Dynasty’s Luck in this struggle?”

It was referring to the human emperor dharma body.

Xia Xuan did not answer; he had only one purpose in coming here: to restrain the Ancestor Tree and prevent it from interfering with the Ten Thousand Demon Continent’s war.

With a thought, the human emperor dharma body left his body, transforming into an immeasurable golden figure, sitting cross-legged beneath the tree, absorbing the scattered Chaos Qi.

At the same time, vast and boundless Human Emperor Divine Power filled this space, preventing the Ancestor Tree from summoning another Lightning Tribulation.

“Alas!”

Seeing the human emperor dharma body stationed here, the Ancestor Tree, unable to do anything, simply fell silent.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

Suddenly, four Demon God projections appeared in the four directions of the chaotic space.

“The Emperor of the five regions human race?”

“Trapping yourself here, how confident are you that those ants below can contend against my Yao Race’s army of billions?!”

The usually calm Black Tortoise Demon God snorted coldly.

If he had encountered him in the outside world, he might have chosen to temporarily avoid his sharp edge.

But this chaotic space was the Holy Land of the Yao Race.

While the Human Race Emperor used the power of his entire nation to suppress the Ancestor Tree, he himself would also be confined here.

Xia Xuan’s gaze swept over the four great Demon Gods named after the Four Saints.

Using the art of observing Luck, he discovered some interesting things: these four all possessed the destiny of a Demon Emperor.

“Noisy!”

While the human emperor dharma body suppressed the chaotic space, he himself could still move freely.

He stared at the Black Tortoise Demon God’s projection.

The five-clawed golden-scaled Dragon transformed into a golden light, instantly piercing through the Black Tortoise Demon God’s projection.

“You…!”

The snake head behind the Black Tortoise Demon God hissed, “Don’t think that just because you killed the Guiche Demon God you can look down on everything. When my true body emerges from the Demon Emperor Palace, I will make your Five Domains sink!”

The White Tiger Demon God’s majestic eyes met his, and he let out a soft snort.

The three great Demon God projections dispersed on their own.

The Demon Emperor Palace ruins.

The Four Saint Demon Gods opened their eyes.

The Black Tortoise Demon God was both shocked and enraged: “The Ancestor Tree is old; it doesn’t even dare to act when bullied by foreign races. In the future, we will surely replace it!”

“The stronger the Human Race, the better. By attracting the attention of those Demon Gods, we will have time to absorb the true meaning of the Legacy in the Demon Emperor Palace ruins.” The Azure Dragon Demon God said indifferently.

The Vermilion Bird Demon God agreed: “Once the Human Race has made those arrogant Demon Gods tremble with fear, we will then step forward to suppress the Human Race’s Divine Generals, completely establishing the situation of co-governance by the Four Emperors!”

The White Tiger Demon God’s delicate brows furrowed slightly, but he did not speak.

The Black Tortoise Demon God grumbled, “Before that, we must teach the Human Race a lesson.”

The Azure Dragon Demon God asked, “Who do you want to send into battle?”

The Black Tortoise Demon God gazed at the chaotic space, exhaling hot white Qi from his nose and mouth: “Xiangliu!”

Outside the Mythological Great Wall.

Xia Xuan, leaving behind the human emperor dharma body which could be recalled at any time, stood in the Void Realm.

He flipped his hand to activate the yuanfu mountain great formation, its light sealing off heaven and earth, cutting off all retreat for the Yao Race of the eighteen great demon tribes.

“Slaughter!”

Bai Qi drew his king qin sword, commanding eight hundred thousand Qin Armor soldiers to march out.

These eight hundred thousand Qin Armor soldiers were all Great Xia elites, clad in Xuan Armor, wielding bronze blood halberds, cultivating the Divine Demon Body Refining Art, and the Demonic Technique of Slaughtering Heaven passed down by Bai Qi. Each time they killed a demon and absorbed a wisp of the most essential, thin bloody mist from its body, their strength would experience a noticeable increase.

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