amaotonovel Chapter 898: Burning the boat
Chapter 898: Burning the boat
The Star Yuan God stared at the faint light on the star map that was always flickering in the turbulent flow of rules. His old face was like a star rock etched by time, and there was solemnity hidden in every wrinkle. He spoke slowly, and his voice was filled with fatigue that was hard to conceal.
Upon hearing this, the four Chaos Ape Ancestors all frowned, their fingertips unconsciously stroking their natal treasures, and no one responded for a while.
The entire temple fell into a dead silence, with only the low humming of the five great treasures echoing, like the breathing of an ancient giant beast.
Deep in the eyes of each figure, there was a flicker of hesitation that was hard to conceal - they knew too well what the "true price" meant.
It's not like it is now. It's just a slight loss of vitality. As long as you recuperate for tens or hundreds of billions of years, you can recover.
It is possible that it will truly damage their origins and even completely shake their foundations.
Star Origin Divine Venerable's gaze swept over the four of them, his fingertips gently caressing the shaft of the Star Sea Divine Staff. The dim crystal balls atop the staff then glowed faintly, as if echoing his resolve. "Everyone, at this point, we have no other choice." His voice was filled with a desperate determination. "Two hundred and eighty million years have passed, and we have exhausted all our mental and physical deductions, yet we cannot even pinpoint the child's exact location. If you remain unwilling to invest, even if you waste tens or even hundreds of billions of years, there is no guarantee of success."
He paused, his gaze fixed on the nearly fading glimmer on the star map, his tone growing more serious. "But have you ever considered this? With that kid's terrifying growth rate, how far can he go in these tens or even hundreds of billions of years? One billion years ago, with the power he displayed when he destroyed the Yuanxu Divine Palace, he could only barely reach the level of a Ninth Heaven Middle-stage King of the Universe Sea. Even with some reservations, being comparable to a Ninth Heaven Late-stage King of the Universe Sea was his limit. But now, he can single-handedly block the combined deductions of the five of us. His overall strength, even if not quite as good as a Ninth Heaven Perfected King of the Universe Sea, is not much different."
"One billion years! Just one billion years!" Xing Yuan Divine Venerable's voice suddenly rose, carrying a subtle hint of fear. "In tens or hundreds of billions of years, that kid's strength will rival ours. That's a nine out of ten chance."
The Chaos Ape Ancestor's grip on the Demon Ape's Axe of Creation suddenly tightened, his knuckles turning blue-black due to the force, and the solidified black blood on the axe handle suddenly lit up, squirming as if alive, reflecting the cold murderous intent surging in his dark demonic pupils.
"Back then, it would have been nearly impossible for us to deduce the boy's whereabouts. But now, we've completely offended him." Xing Yuan Divine Venerable's voice suddenly dropped, a chill that pierced everyone's heart like a venomous snake. "Once he truly grows up, will he let us go? Especially you, old monkey."
As he spoke, Xing Yuan Divine Venerable's gaze suddenly turned to the Chaos Ape Ancestor. Stars swirled in his eyes, and each star seemed to speak of the countless blood debts he had incurred. "Your Chaos Demon Ape clan has a genocidal feud with him. How can he absolve the blood debts of billions... trillions of human lives?"
The demonic energy around the Chaos Ape Ancestor suddenly surged, and the demonic blood on the Dark Gold Throne "gurgled" and boiled. He let out a suppressed growl from his throat: "He dares!" But in that voice, there was a trace of fear that he himself was not aware of.
It is true that when one reaches their level of cultivation, they don't care much about the life and death of their tribe, but that doesn't mean they have no feelings for their own tribe.
If they were not strong enough, there would be no hope of revenge, but once they had the power to seek revenge, they would never let go of the genocide. At that time, their Chaos Demon Ape clan would surely face a catastrophe.
The flames surrounding Jiuji Yanzun suddenly shot up, burning the Red Rock Throne red. "Old Xingyuan is right. If that brat really becomes powerful, the first ones to be punished will be us. Rather than sit and wait for death, we should risk everything now, even if it means damaging our Origin, to bring him down!"
A cold light flashed in the Frost Moon Goddess's icy eyes. Her fingertips slashed across the Frost Moon Ice Prison Sword, and the cold energy on the sword's tip surged. "Indeed, if that human child doesn't die, we will surely face disaster in the future. If we allow him to advance further and transcend the cosmic sea, we will be doomed to death and annihilation, and we won't even have the chance to reincarnate."
The black mist surrounding the Devil Lord Juexin rolled violently, and the vengeful spirits on the Myriad Soul Devouring Banner let out a shrill roar. Then, the Frost Moon Goddess spoke, her hoarse voice filled with a bone-chilling viciousness: "Hmph, either way, it's a fight. Rather than having your soul crushed by him in the future, why not take a gamble now? My Myriad Soul Devouring Banner still contains several hidden vengeful spirit origins that I can use to test them."
Seeing the four people's intention, Xing Yuan Divine Venerable's eyes flashed with determination. "Since that's the case, we will each sacrifice our original divine objects, using our five foundations as a guide to tear apart his causal barrier! What do you all think?"
The Chaos Ape Ancestor stared intently at the faint light on the star map. The blade of the Demon Ape's Axe of Creation made a buzzing sound because he was holding it too tightly.
The demonic blood on the dark gold throne surged like boiling magma, and the splashing blood droplets condensed into the shadow of a miniature demon ape in the air, emitting an angry roar.
He was silent for a moment, then a deep growl erupted from his throat, as if he was struggling with his own origin: "Alright! I will now take out the 'Blood of Chaos'!"
Before he finished speaking, he scratched his chest with his fingertips, and a trickle of dark golden blood oozed out from between his fingers. The moment the blood hit the ground, it actually corroded a bottomless hole in the floor tile, emitting an original pressure that was enough to make the soul of the King of the Nine Heavens and the Sea tremble - this was his lifeblood that he had nurtured since his birth. Every drop of it condensed his cultivation of an entire universe and was the source of his origin.
Jiuji Yanzun slammed the Red Rock Throne, and the dark red flames around him suddenly transformed into a fire dragon, circling around him three times.
"No matter what, we can't let that kid grow up completely!"
As he spoke, a dark golden crystal rose from the Nine Extreme Flame Cauldron, with nine flame patterns flowing on its surface. It was the original core supporting the Nine Extreme Flame Cauldron - the Nine Extreme Flame Seed.
If the foundation of the Nine Extreme Flame Cauldron is damaged, the Nine Extreme Flame Cauldron will be severely damaged and its power will plummet. He, the owner of this life-saving treasure, will also suffer the backlash.
"Brother Jiuji is absolutely right. We must not let that kid grow up!"
The Goddess of Frost Moon echoed, raised her white hand slightly, and the Frost Moon Ice Prison Sword suddenly made a clear sword sound, and the ice patterns on the sword body lit up.
A trace of reluctance flashed in her eyes, but she still snapped her fingers and peeled off a wisp of cold blue air from the sword's spine.
The cold air turned to ice upon landing, instantly congealing into a miniature ice prison. Within the prison, countless frozen fragments of laws could be seen—this was the "Ice Prison Origin" she had nurtured with her own soul, the core of the Hanyue Ice Prison Sword. The moment it was peeled away, her face paled slightly, and a hint of frost appeared at her temples.
The last Demon Lord Juexin was also not slow. A crisp sound of bones rubbing against each other came from the black fog. The All-Spirit Soul-Devouring Banner suddenly trembled violently, and dark green juice oozed out of the banner. Countless true spirits could be vaguely seen struggling inside it - this was the original essence condensed after he devoured billions of creatures in the universe. Once it was damaged, the power of the All-Spirit Soul-Devouring Banner would drop greatly, and it was even possible that it would fall to a ninth-level treasure of the Universe Sea.
The moment the four people sacrificed the original divine objects, the air in the temple seemed to be ignited, and the four original forces collided with each other, stirring up layers of energy ripples. Even the Taixiao Gangfeng was frightened by this power and temporarily calmed down.
Seeing this, Xing Yuan Shenzun's eyes flashed with relief, and he said loudly: "Everyone, attack together!"
As he spoke, he raised his hand and lashed at the Star Sea Scepter. The brightest purple crystal ball on the top of the scepter suddenly exploded, and the purple light that burst out was like a pillar of light that pierced through the sky and the earth, instantly suppressing the Netherworld Soul Fire in the hall into dimness - he actually directly burned the essence of the Star Sea Scepter!
Almost at the same time, the Chaos Source Blood of the Chaos Ape Ancestor, the Nine Extreme Flame Seeds of the Nine Extreme Flame Lord, the Ice Prison Origin of the Frost Moon Goddess, and the Soul Devouring Origin of the Absolute Heart Demon Lord all burned wildly, blooming with the brightest divine light, which constantly collided and intertwined in the void, and finally turned into a five-colored beam of light, carrying the power to tear apart all illusions, and quickly merged into the vast star map above.
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Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, eighty million years have passed.
"Human kid, I finally caught your tail..."