The Coming of the Otherworld Ancestral God

The Otherworld Ancestral God's skull was as large as a room. His gray hair writhed like a nest of serpents, and his eyes, each the size of a washbasin, blazed with a fierce, baleful light that spoke of unspeakable savagery.

His fangs, white as death, glistened with a chill that made the soul tremble, set against a blood-red maw that made them all the more terrifying.

Even the Dragon Clan War God King felt the crushing weight of that supreme pressure. A vast, immeasurable wave of divine consciousness rolled toward them, grinding against their spirits.

"Ants, count yourselves honored to witness the descent of a true Ancestral God!" The terrifying Otherworld Ancestral God's voice shook the soul with its icy malice as his enormous head, protruding from the black divine gate, continued: "Your blood and your lives shall welcome my arrival!"

Though only a single skull of the Otherworld Ancestral God had emerged, the tidal force of his power was still terrifying beyond measure.

Only the Dragon Clan War God King, a supreme expert among Half-Ancestors, did not retreat. He was close to breaking through his restraints, his divine might surging and his dragon qi soaring to the heavens. Instead of fleeing, he launched a killing strike toward the Otherworld Ancestral God's head.

His iron fist shattered the void, forming the shadow of an Ancestral Dragon that let out a dragon cry echoing across heaven and earth.

"BOOM!"

The Dragon Clan War God King's fist collided with the Otherworld Ancestral God's terrible killing thought, unleashing a burst of world-shaking energy. Wild waves swept the ten directions, and the great earth shook violently.

"Ya ya!" Keke, who had regained her freedom right behind the Dragon Clan War God King, quickly opened Paradise Lost and drew everyone inside. The raging waves of destruction stopped at the edge of the divine garden.

"Dragon King?" The terrifying Otherworld Ancestral God's boundless killing thought directly blasted the Dragon Clan War God King away, covering his body in wounds as dragon blood splattered and stained the sky red.

"In my eyes, your so-called Dragon King is nothing more than a crawling insect, a weak and insignificant worm!"

The Otherworld Ancestral God looked down from on high with utter contempt at the heavily wounded Dragon Clan War God King flying backward. He was the renowned Lihuiyou, a powerful being among Ancestral Gods.

It was not that the Dragon Clan War God King was weak, but that the Otherworld Ancestral God Lihuiyou was far too strong. The War God King, a pinnacle expert among Half-Ancestors, had already performed a miracle merely by withstanding the sky-shaking killing thought of an Ancestral God.

Severely wounded, the Dragon Clan War God King retreated and was received by Keke into Paradise Lost.

"You call me a crawling insect? Then let me show you the fury of a crawling insect!"

The War God King, a hegemon who had known few peers among Half-Ancestors and feared no one even in the face of Ancestral Gods, raised the long blade from his back.

He slashed directly at the massive skull before him. Seven dragon cries resounded through the nine heavens as the long blade split into seven beams of divine light, striking toward the black divine gate.

This was the sacred relic of the Dragon Clan—the seven Ancestral Dragon Horns, refined from the most essential parts of their being. Combined, they formed the Dragon Blade, one of the Dragon Clan's most important holy artifacts.

Like the Sacred Sword sealed within the Black Dragon King's spine, it was a supreme treasure of the Dragon Clan. Legend held that as long as all the sacred relics remained intact, the Dragon Clan could rise again from any disaster, calling upon powers beyond imagining.

"What can the horns of a crawling insect do to me?" The Otherworld Ancestral God Lihuiyou was filled with disdain.

But in that instant, he was shocked. The seven separated dragon horns were activated, and the undying battle intent of the Ancestral Dragons—the indestructible killing thoughts of seven past Ancestral Dragons—all came alive, blazing fiercely.

An immense dragon might spread across the heavens, vast and immeasurable, startling even a being as powerful as the Otherworld Ancestral God.

Seven colossal Ancestral Dragon shadows blazed with light, converging on a single point and charging forward. Their brilliant radiance drowned the black divine gate.

"BOOM!" Though the Otherworld Ancestral God swept his killing thought in all directions, the seven dragon shadows still burst through. Amid the dazzling light, he let out a muffled groan.

A spray of blood burst forth, piercing through the void. Falling to the earth, it bored through the ground and vanished into unknown depths—the blood of an Otherworld Ancestral God.

When the light fully faded, the seven dimmed dragon horns flew back and recombined into a simple ancient long blade, which fell into the Dragon Clan War God King's hands.

Inside the black divine gate, the massive skull now bore seven shocking wounds: four on the face, one on the forehead, and two on the gray hairline. The flesh was split and curled back, blood dripping profusely.

A powerful Otherworld Ancestral God had been wounded! This lifted the spirits of Xiao Chen and the others.

But the Dragon Clan War God King was drenched in cold sweat. No one understood better than he just how fearsome the power of those seven Ancestral Dragon Horns had been just now. They had condensed the indestructible killing intent of past Ancestral Dragons, yet they had not crushed the skull—only left seven wounds. This proved just how absurdly strong this Otherworld Ancestral God was!

"Crawling insect, you have angered me. Now you shall all suffer the torment of ten thousand ages. You will beg for death and not be granted it!"

Lihuiyou's words were low and his face was calm, but the fury within him was already blazing forth through his powerful spiritual fluctuations.

"WUUUM…" A sound like the roar of a death-storm erupted as the sky was shattered and a wave of annihilation swept toward Paradise Lost.

At that moment, the seven-colored divine light that had been confronting the Seven Demon Diagrams in the sky seemed to sense something and came crashing down to meet the killing thought.

A thunderous collision! It was not unlike a true battle between Ancestral Gods. The seven-colored light blocked Lihuiyou's killing thought!

Though it dimmed slowly, it was not shattered.

At the same time, the wooden box in little beast Keke's hand within Paradise Lost trembled violently, shot out, merged with the seven-colored divine light, and slammed straight into Lihuiyou's skull.

"THUMP!" Lihuiyou was struck bloody. The seven-colored light completely dimmed and sank into the wooden box, which flew back into Paradise Lost.

For a mighty Otherworld Ancestral God, this was a disgrace. To have his head broken twice in succession was almost inconceivable. Lihuiyou felt that this could not be real.

In this moment, he was completely enraged. With a roar: "Infinite Demon Body, descend upon the earth!"

The black divine gate expanded violently, then starlight blazed, and Lihuiyou finally burst through. His gray hair flew wildly, his skin was pale, his eyes were like cold lightning that pierced the void, and his gaze made all tremble. He was tall, clad in a spiked divine armor with countless gleaming iron spikes thrusting toward the sky, and in his hand he held a Great Annihilation War Spear, exuding a breath of utter destruction. He stood in the void, casting a cold gaze in all directions.

His heaven-shaking aura was suffocating. The true body of the Otherworld Ancestral God Lihuiyou had descended! His might was countless times greater than that of his mere skull alone.

It could no longer be blocked. The Otherworld Ancestral Gods had joined forces to open a sturdy passage, and he was the first to charge through.

Behind him was a dense crowd of dark figures—his descendants, disciples, and followers. They all stood arrayed in the void, each clad in divine iron battle suits and wielding deadly weapons, their killing intent stirring the high heavens.

"Children, your time to hunt has come. Go and sharpen yourselves thoroughly on those whetstones."

Lihuiyou's voice was cold and merciless. His divine might shook the world, and his voice echoed across the mountains and rivers of the Nine Provinces, proclaiming his descent.

He had been holding in a bellyful of rage, and now he intended to vent it through the most heartless slaughter!

A terrifying aura made all living beings on the vast earth tremble. Such was the supreme might of an Otherworld Ancestral God!

The dense black figures in the sky rapidly scattered in all directions.

At this point, Xiao Chen could only lead these people into the Death World; otherwise, they could not possibly withstand the terrifying Lihuiyou.

But just then, two beams of divine light swept across the sky, slaughtering the black figures as they rained down. Two Ancestral Gods of the Nine Provinces had arrived together, striking without mercy to annihilate Lihuiyou's descendants and followers.

"BOOM!" At that moment, the enormous black divine gate behind Lihuiyou suddenly exploded. Another mighty Otherworld Ancestral God was about to descend!

Before the black divine gate, starlight glittered—a miniature starry sky that had burst forth from within the gate.

Just as the two Ancestral Gods of the Nine Provinces were about to strike, a simple old farmer suddenly appeared in the distant sky. He was carrying a hoe on his shoulder, with traces of mud on his body, as if he had just stepped out of a field. His temples were gray, his features plain—the kind of person you would never notice in a crowd.

He struck before the two Ancestral Gods, swinging his hoe at the mighty Lihuiyou as if weeding a field, with an air of casual ease.

"You! Old undying, you are still alive?!" The Otherworld Ancestral God Lihuiyou seemed deeply shocked, an incredulous expression on his face. "I saw you in the last civilization era, and you are still alive and well!"

"Ah, we meet again. Fate, I suppose." The old farmer chuckled. His technique was exceedingly strange, bypassing Lihuiyou's defenses as he sat down directly onto the divine gate.

"RUMBLE!" The black divine gate shook violently, and from within came the roar of an angry Otherworld Ancestral God. Then the mud on the old farmer's body flew up one by one, forming a wall of mud that blocked the gate, sealing it shut!

In the distance, Xiao Chen and the others watched, dumbfounded. How absurdly powerful was this old farmer? He had nearly shattered the gate by sitting on it, and then the mud from his body had sealed the passage! It was utterly astonishing.

"You old undying!" Lihuiyou was enraged. He lifted the Great Annihilation War Spear and thrust it toward the old farmer.

"Thank you, thank you for returning my weapon to me." The old farmer smiled a simple smile, his wrinkled face like gnarled bark.

Though his smile was simple, his speed was like a flash of lightning. With a loud crack, he seized the shaft of the Great Annihilation War Spear. Strangely enough, the Great Annihilation War Spear—originally an incomparably overbearing weapon filled with slaughterous qi that could annihilate all things—fell calm when grasped by the old farmer. It even began to turn against its master, Lihuiyou, as the tip erupted with blinding light, numbing Lihuiyou's palm.

The old farmer's aura soared. He wrenched the Great Annihilation War Spear away, stroking it as if petting a favored pet. "From top-grade Ancestral God weapon to Half-Ancestor artifact, then rising again to Ancestral God weapon, falling into foreign lands… ups and downs, just like the mortal world."

"Old undying…" The Otherworld Ancestral God Lihuiyou's face darkened. "You have crossed multiple civilization eras without dying, hiding in a corner. And now you dare to emerge?! You are dead in this age!"

"THUMP!" The old farmer gave the Great Annihilation War Spear in his hand a sudden shake. Endless killing intent filled the sky, converging on Lihuiyou's chest.

"Old undying… AHHHH!" Lihuiyou screamed. His divine power surged, shaking the starry sky. He pulled the miniature universe before him close—a real starry expanse—interposing a sea of stars between them to block the old farmer's spear.

Though the old farmer's spear did not pierce through, merely pointing at Lihuiyou across the sea of stars, it revealed a far more terrifying aspect.

"AHHH…!" Lihuiyou cried out, spitting a mouthful of blood. His heart had been pierced. A formless killing intent had opened a fist-sized hole through his chest, front to back. His heart was destroyed.

Blood flowed freely, staining the sky red.

This was the true meaning of the Great Annihilation!

The spear did not need to physically strike the enemy; if the killing intent was sufficient, it could pierce through any defense and destroy any foe!

Whether it was the former Otherworld Ancestral God Babra or the current Lihuiyou, neither could unleash the ultimate battle intent of the Great Annihilation War Spear. Only in the hands of this old farmer did the spear display its true, world-destroying might!

"You old undying… you actually wounded me?!" The Otherworld Ancestral God Lihuiyou was both shocked and furious. To have his body pierced was a very dangerous sign.

"Old wretch, you will pay for this!"

Divine power exploded around Lihuiyou. The spiked divine armor on his body dissolved into specks of light and condensed into a heavenly halberd in his hand. He stood in the starry sky, pointing the halberd at the old farmer, and shouted: "Doomsday Halberd, annihilate the world!"

This was a fusion of divine art and martial technique. The heavenly halberd swept across the starry sky, carving a terrifying, colossal path of light toward the old farmer.

The old farmer discarded his hoe, raising the Great Annihilation War Spear with both hands as he stood in the void of stars. He shook it violently, and boundless killing intent surged forth.

"BOOM!" In this miniature starry sky, who knew how many stars were reduced to ash as the great annihilation killing intent rolled forward like a tidal wave.

"PUFF!" Blood sprayed. Lihuiyou cried out, clutching his throat. The heavenly halberd in his hand instantly dimmed, dissolving back into the spiked armor that covered his body.

His throat had been pierced, again clean through, blood gushing endlessly.

One could block the body of the Great Annihilation War Spear, but one could not block its endless killing intent. Such was the dreadfulness of the true meaning of the Great Annihilation.

This old farmer seemed simple and honest, but when he truly fought, his sharpness was unmatched, and his killing intent was impossible to bear.

"You old undying…" Lihuiyou vanished from the miniature starry sky in the blink of an eye, fleeing at top speed toward the outer heavens.

"You two…" The two Ancestral Gods of the Nine Provinces looked at the old farmer, as if wanting to say something.

"I am already dead. My body has long since decayed through the endless ages. I am just bluffing now. I know you two are very powerful. Go and kill him. I have sealed the divine gate with divine mud, but it probably won't hold for long." The old farmer, still carrying the Great Annihilation War Spear like a hoe, spoke thus.

Two beams of light shot into the sky as the two Ancestral Gods vanished beyond the heavens.

Xiao Chen and his group quickly gathered around the old farmer. Keke, in particular, blinked her big eyes, examining him with curiosity.

"Let me see that wooden box," the old farmer said, taking the box from Keke's paws to examine it. But the moment he touched it, he flung it away as if stung by a scorpion. "That little freak left this behind!"

"Ya ya!" Keke was instantly displeased, puffing angrily at the old farmer.

He picked up the wooden box again, holding it in his palm as he studied it thoughtfully. Then he asked Keke, "Shall I open it for you to see?"

"Ya ya…!" Keke nodded eagerly, her big eyes sparkling. She desperately wanted to know what was inside.

The old farmer let out a shout. The wooden box in his hand blazed with seven-colored light that shot into the heavens. Then a massive pillar of light pierced through this world!

At the same time, Keke cried out in surprise. She was drawn into that dazzling path of light, her small body slowly rising into the air. Amid the brilliant seven-colored radiance, the white little beast gradually became ethereal and indistinct.

"Could it be… opening the path to the Celestial Realm?" The old farmer stared at the colossal pillar of light, his expression one of shock and uncertainty.