The Eight Origin Sounds Unleashed

The Yellow Clay Altar settled within the stone skull. It had seized the hollow shell of the Stone Man from the Dead City, borrowing a corpse to reanimate a soul.

A grand heavenly sound shook heaven and earth, purifying the soul. The supreme might of the Origin caused the Stone Man within the divine city to change countenance abruptly.

The eight sounds burst forth together, piercing the barriers of the great worlds, shaking the ancient starry skies of every realm, clear and audible throughout the cosmos.

Boom!

A petrified giant hand, vast enough to block out the sun, came sweeping down from a distant unknown region, covering the stone skull beneath it.

A-o-m!

The first sound of the Eight Origin Sounds rang out alone, high-pitched and shaking, blasting apart several Ancestral Gods nearby and piercing through the descending stone hand. Massive stone blocks rumbled and fell.

The terrifying attack was like a surging wave; the sound waves sent even the gods tumbling away.

This was the true power of the Eight Origin Sounds! Even a petrified giant hand could be penetrated! Ancestral Gods could be shaken apart!

Xiao Chen was deeply shocked. The heavenly sounds he had displayed in the past were far inferior to what the Yellow Clay Altar could unleash.

A furious roar came from the distant void.

Three petrified giant hands, already cracked multiple times by the rebellious Stone Man, had been repeatedly rebuilt from their undying foundation and kept returning to the battlefield. But this time, the stone hand that had been pierced was wounded to its core.

"All together! Kill him!"

The surrounding Otherworld Ancestral Gods roared, unleashing a torrent of divine arts and curses. Rainbows of light surged toward the stone skull in the sky.

Ke!

At that moment, the first sound of the Eight Origin Sounds vibrated forth, receiving the first sound while opening another mysterious power.

Like the tolling of a great bronze bell, it echoed across the Otherworld. The sound waves swept the ten directions, causing even the attacking Ancestral Gods to stagger.

Two of them fell directly from the sky, staining the heavens with blood. Their souls had been severely wounded by the heavenly sound.

The dreadful Yellow Clay Altar! The Eight Origin Sounds within it were now invincible, sweeping all before them.

Boom!

Just then, a petrified giant hand reappeared, crossing time and space, and seized the stone skull in midair.

"This is our chance to kill him!"

The Otherworld Ancestral Gods were all invigorated. Peerless divine arts and incantations bloomed like a riot of color, flooding the sky, all striking the stone skull.

Clang!

The stone knife clenched in the stone skull's jaws blazed with yellow light, instantly shearing across the firmament, isolating most of the divine arts. At the same time, the Yellow Clay Altar within the stone skull vibrated incessantly.

"Ah!" "Hou!" "Xiao!" "Duo!"

The Origin sounds burst forth one after another. The stone hand in the sky was utterly shattered in that moment, dissolving into a dim yellow light that dispersed at the horizon. This time, it could not re-form.

The eight sounds vibrating together had destroyed an entire battle force of the Otherworld!

"Concentrate your divine consciousness! Kill him!" A Supreme Ancestral God in the distance gave the cold, emotionless execution order.

"Kill!"

The surrounding Ancestral Gods gathered their killing intent and divine awareness, merging them into a single Heaven-and-Earth Death Kill sound—the very same that had pierced the rebellious Stone Man not long ago.

This kind of united power, forged by Ancestral Gods, could briefly penetrate past and present. Its might was truly unfathomable.

"Zao!" "Dao!"

At this moment, the seventh and eighth sounds of the Eight Origin Sounds vibrated forth. Receiving the previous six heavenly sounds, they opened an even more mysterious and unfathomable power.

The Kill sound and the heavenly sounds collided violently. The attacking Otherworld Ancestral Gods all trembled, bearing an unimaginable pressure of divine consciousness.

And the Yellow Clay Altar, settled within the stone skull, vibrated continuously, driving the Origin sounds louder and grander, shaking the very heavens until they trembled.

At the same time, the colossal divine city on the Otherworld's earth began to sway. Walls like mountain ranges rumbled and split, opening enormous fissures.

The divine city was about to be destroyed once more!

The Eight Origin Sounds were linked together, sweeping away all obstacles, shaking heaven and earth.

"Oh…" The Stone Man in the divine city wore a dark, terrible expression and let out a low roar. Both hands reached up to support the sky, forming a yellow barrier.

He was on the verge of taking the final step and would not be obstructed again.

Boom!

But at that moment, the eight Origin sounds merged into a single note, vast and unfathomable in power.

The ancient divine city could no longer bear the strain and began to crack.

"Stop him!"

The Otherworld Ancestral Gods guarding the divine city were even more anxious than the Stone Man within. All soared into the sky to block the incoming Eight Origin Sounds.

Boom!

At that moment, the stone skull in the sky exploded with a thunderous sound, shattering into pieces.

It could no longer withstand the divine thoughts of many Ancestral Gods. The rebel Stone Man's shell was annihilated in this instant.

But calamity—the Yellow Clay Altar was preserved. The eight sounds kept vibrating, emitting a hazy radiance as they shot into the sky.

Xiao Chen sat cross-legged atop it, the stone knife lying across his knees. He was as still as a fossil.

At this moment, he seemed to have merged with the Yellow Clay Altar, vibrating the eight Origin sounds together into a single note that shook all heavens and reached every starry sky.

The Otherworld Ancestral Gods, united, blocked the heavenly sounds, but they could not shatter the Yellow Clay Altar in a short time.

Because at this moment, the yellow-clay altar's 'Hou' sound revealed a mysterious power representing time and space. It seemed to have already left the Otherworld.

Although it still hung in the sky, it was separated by an infinite span of space-time. The attacks of the Ancestral Gods were either sent to ancient times or scattered into another universe.

Such was the mysterious and mighty Yellow Clay Altar. Otherwise, how could it have seized the shell of the Stone Man from the Dead City and borrowed a corpse to reanimate a soul?

The grand heavenly sounds shook all worlds. The Yellow Clay Altar seemed to possess inexhaustible divine power.

But in that moment, only Xiao Chen knew that the Yellow Clay Altar was stuck—it could neither advance nor retreat. It was fixed here, unable to break through the heavens and leave. Though it could still hold out, it would likely eventually be destroyed.

"A spent arrow!" At that moment, a fearsome figure among the Otherworld Ancestral Gods saw through the truth and shouted: "No one in this world can withstand the attacks of ten Supreme Ancestral Gods—unless he has successfully taken the final step. It has been trapped in the sky. Do not let it escape! Reduce it to ashes!"

Boom!

At that moment, the divine diagram condensed around Xiao Chen's body. Its hazy aura shook the Otherworld. He used his body to fill the diagram, merging with it and appearing above the Yellow Clay Altar.

At the same time, two Heavenly Marks emerged, transforming into two colossal stone tablets that stood to left and right.

And at this moment, the stone knife glowed with dim yellow light, lying horizontally beneath the Yellow Clay Altar.

Boundless power, combined with the Eight Origin Sounds, made the sky tremble, the Otherworld nearly collapse, and many Ancestral Gods show shock.

Slash!

An aggressive Otherworld Ancestral God had tried to ascend the Yellow Clay Altar just then, but the simultaneous emergence of many divine objects shattered him beneath the Eight Origin Sounds.

The divine diagram flashed once, refining away the final remnants of his consciousness. The Heavenly Stele trembled lightly, erasing every last trace.

The Otherworld Ancestral Gods drew in sharp breaths, all changing color.

"Legend has it that the divine diagram and the Heavenly Stele Mark would one day reappear in a single person… now they have finally appeared," a Supreme Ancestral God murmured softly, then suddenly roared: "Smash them! Even if you let the Yellow Clay Altar go, do not let the divine diagram and that person escape!"

At that moment, the divine city suddenly shook.

The Stone Man in the city below let out a roar that shook the Three Realms and Six Paths, shaking all heavens and overwhelming every world with its might.

The sky was flooded with yellow light that drowned the area.

The Stone Man's figure was clearly visible within the yellow glow. He had the bearing of one who ruled the world, unique and supreme. His body emitted a rumbling sound, as if ten thousand thunderclaps were shaking within his stone frame.

The Stone Man's roar in the divine city actually suppressed the Eight Origin Sounds. An unfathomably terrifying being was about to be born!

Yellow light surged within the divine city. The Stone Man was about to rise from the earth. A new life form was about to be born.

To rule the world, to be supreme!

All heavens trembled. Every world quaked. Every sentient being felt this terrifying aura.

But at that very moment, the Stone Man who was about to rule the world suddenly turned his heaven-shaking roar into a furious howl.

The ancient starry skies he shook trembled violently.

A shocking change occurred!

The mysterious power of the yellow-light-surging divine city suddenly gathered like a tide into the city walls. The terrifying power that the Stone Man had accumulated for his final step was all absorbed back by the divine city!

Moreover, the shining city walls were still stealing the Stone Man's power, relentlessly drawing it from his legs, which were rooted in the ground.

The Stone Man was about to become invincible across the cosmos, but in that moment, he fell from the heights of the azure sky into an abyss. A feeling of utter despair filled his heart.

To rule the world was about to become reality, but someone had struck him back!

A being more powerful than him was contending for the mysterious power accumulated over eternity. Hidden within the divine city walls was another Stone Man!

The Stone Man on the verge of success was enraged!

This was a hatred that spanned eternity. He knew that this time he had truly failed, impossible to reverse. If he acted, the divine city would shatter instantly, and he could not instantly kill this sudden foe.

Rumble!

The divine city shook. An enormous stone body walked out from the city walls, bathed in yellow light. An ancient and solemn aura spread out with it.

All the Otherworld Ancestral Gods were stunned. How could a second Stone Man appear within the divine city? It was utterly unimaginable, beyond all expectations.

To fail at the brink, to regret through eternity!

The master of the divine city, that Stone Man, was driven completely mad. His two giant hands reached out, seeking to annihilate the newly appeared Stone Man.

Boom!

The new Stone Man was extremely decisive. He gave a violent shake, shattering the precarious divine city. He no longer continued to drain its power, letting thousands of divine energies surge into the sky.

Boom!

At the same time, this new Stone Man was also very decisive in cracking the earth, destroying the foundations of the divine city, and stepping out.

Roar!

The master of the divine city was utterly desperate. This new Stone Man had cut off his last thread of hope. This towering hatred could never be set aside, even through eternity.

Rumble!

The master of the divine city, the maddened Stone Man, tore himself from the ground and finally emerged fully.

He had not succeeded in taking the final step. Though he appeared to be a complete Stone Man, all the gods understood that he had ultimately failed.

The Otherworld Ancestral Gods could not accept this reality. Only one step remained, and at the most critical moment, such a change had occurred. It filled them with rage and unwillingness.

"Regret for eternity! If I do not slaughter you all, I will destroy myself!" The master of the divine city had become nearly demonic. His body moved, and his first target for slaughter was the sudden Stone Man.

The Stone Man standing not far away showed no fear. Two beams of yellow light shot from his stone eyes, and he advanced without hesitation. A cataclysmic battle of Stone Men erupted!

The Otherworld Ancestral Gods were utterly baffled. Even now, they could not understand how a second Stone Man had appeared. Only Xiao Chen knew the origin of that second Stone Man. It was the sleeping being within the Primordial Demonic City he had brought from the Death World.

In the moment the Primordial Demonic City entered the Otherworld, it was shattered, its fragments falling into the divine city and becoming part of it.

Even Xiao Chen had not imagined that the Stone Man within the Primordial Demonic City—whose life fire was nearly extinguished—would suddenly blaze with such vigorous vitality, emerging at the most critical moment.

Now the Death World's Stone Man was like a rising cloud, fighting the Otherworld Stone Man in a great battle that showed no sign of weakness. They truly seemed to contend on equal terms.

Using this rare opportunity, the Yellow Clay Altar and Xiao Chen broke free from the gods' imprisonment.

"A-o-m! Ke! Ah! Hou! Xiao! Duo! Zao! Dao!"

The Eight Origin Sounds vibrated together, condensing into a single terrible beam that blasted directly at the Otherworld Stone Man.

A thunderous crash rang out as the eight sounds ground all obstacles to dust. The divine arts and curses of the Ancestral Gods, even the yellow light emanating from the Stone Man, were all pierced through.

Boom!

An Otherworld stone arm swept across the sky, redirecting the eight sounds toward another part of the heavens. It dodged most of the attack, but its left shoulder was still grazed.

Thump!

It was like striking a heavenly drum. The Otherworld shook. The Stone Man swayed three times and staggered three times. Bright red Stone Man blood flowed from his shoulder.

Roar!

The Death World's Stone Man seized the opportunity, driving his palm through the yellow protective light and striking the Otherworld Stone Man's neck.

Crack!

A sound that made the hair stand on end! The Otherworld Stone Man's neck snapped. His head instantly lolled to one side.

All the Ancestral Gods were greatly alarmed, shouting as they unleashed a dense barrage of curses against the Death World's Stone Man.

But in that moment, Xiao Chen felt no joy. Instead, a strange terror rose in his heart. All the hair on his body stood on end.

In a flash, he and the Yellow Clay Altar shot into the sky, trying to flee the battlefield instantly.

But it was already a little too late!

The Otherworld Stone Man, whose head had just been lolling to one side, shot two beams of ice-cold light from his stone eyes. Suddenly, he reached out a giant hand that covered the sky.

His injury just now was a feint to lure the Yellow Clay Altar closer. What he hated most was still the Stone Man who had first stirred up chaos, but he wanted to destroy the Yellow Clay Altar—the 'prime culprit'—at any cost.

"A-o-m! Ke! Ah! Hou! Xiao! Duo! Zao! Dao!"

The Eight Origin Sounds vibrated together. At the same time, the incomplete divine diagram appeared, two Heavenly Stele tablets stood in the sky, and the stone knife was held horizontally behind, all lending their boundless power to block that stone hand.

Boom!

The heaven-covering giant hand was pierced, and Stone Man blood flew everywhere. But the stone hand did not turn to ashes. The broken remnants still came down.

The divine diagram and the Heavenly Steles were dimmed by the pressure. The Yellow Clay Altar itself seeped bloodstains. The eight sounds trembled to their limit. The grand heavenly sounds finally destroyed that giant hand entirely, struggling to rise into the sky.

Boom!

The Yellow Clay Altar finally burst free from the stone hand's encircling range—but the figure seated cross-legged upon it had turned to ashes.

That was Chou Tian's fleshly shell, now utterly destroyed. The mighty Ancestral God body had been sacrificed in Xiao Chen's place. Xiao Chen himself had merged with the divine diagram and escaped the calamity.

At the same time, on the ground, the battle between the two Stone Men had been decided. The Otherworld Stone Man clearly held absolute superiority. When he revealed his true strength, he tore the Death World's Stone Man apart with a single hand.

Only a small portion of the Death World's Stone Man's body had successfully transformed into true stone. The rest was merely petrified, not true stone. Moreover, his life was nearly at its end; ordinarily, he could only sleep to prolong his existence. Though he had absorbed vast power from the divine city today, he could not compare with the Otherworld Stone Man, who had nearly taken the final step.

The divine arts of the Otherworld Ancestral Gods crashed down like a flood. The Death World's Stone Man had just re-formed his torn body when he was once again blown apart.

Driven again into the dust, he ultimately turned into yellow earth.

Without truly taking the final step, even a Stone Man could not withstand the attacks of more than ten Supreme Ancestral Gods. He could only meet his end in regret.

The Death World's Stone Man's life fire had been nearly extinguished. After this battle, it was utterly extinguished.

Roar!

The Otherworld Stone Man let out a long roar. The stone hand that had been shattered by the Eight Origin Sounds grew back. Then he stamped his foot, shaking the entire Otherworld.

In a flash, the Stone Man vanished from where he stood and appeared directly behind the Yellow Clay Altar, which was about to disappear from the Otherworld.

The Eight Origin Sounds vibrated together, blocking the Stone Man's pursuit. The Yellow Clay Altar rushed toward the only exit, fleeing the Otherworld.

"Kill!"

The gods were enraged. Such an outcome filled all the Ancestral Gods with unspeakable disappointment. They blamed it all on the Yellow Clay Altar and gave chase together.

Of course, the most crazed was the Stone Man himself.

Across heaven and earth, he pursued relentlessly. The Stone Man was now nothing less than a mad stone!

After fleeing the Otherworld, the Yellow Clay Altar, carrying Xiao Chen, first rushed into the Nine Provinces, then entered the Soul World, and soon after charged into the World of Immortality.

The Stone Man followed like a shadow, an indelible specter. He was determined to destroy the Yellow Clay Altar, unwilling to stop until his fury was spent.

Boom!

Finally, the Yellow Clay Altar rushed into the Curse World. The moment the Stone Man descended, the great formation activated, and dark light swept in.

Boom!

But the Stone Man directly pierced through the dark light without suffering fatal damage, continuing the chase.

Behind them, the Otherworld Ancestral Gods were also pursuing, following in their wake.

It was a true cross-world manhunt. The mad stone was impossible to shake off.

At the Eternal Unknown, the Martial Ancestor faced the Supreme Ancestral God.

The divine song shook the world, its might unfathomable. It caused primordial chaos to shatter and reform, over and over again. The seventh chapter of the divine song, the Death Lament, was nearing its end. The Martial Ancestor's soul seemed to be ground away. His life force grew weaker and weaker, until even his flesh began to crack, blood-red lines appearing across it.

"Perish," said the Supreme Ancestral God in a cold voice. The divine tower pressed down, wanting to claim the Martial Ancestor's war body as a trophy.

Boom!

At that moment, as the divine song ended, the Martial Ancestor suddenly exploded with vigorous vitality, moving in an instant!

The Martial Ancestor moved at extreme speed, simple and direct. He used his body to shatter the eternal realm, both hands striking forward.

Slap!

A pair of bronze-colored palms instantly flattened the Supreme Ancestral God's body into a bloody paste. The Martial Ancestor charged straight through that paste-like body.

The supreme figure of the martial path! His black hair flowed behind him like a waterfall, his eyes as sharp as lightning, compelling.

The ninety-nine stone steps led up to nowhere. The Martial Ancestor was the first to ascend, reaching the stone steps and stepping onto the first step. The remaining power from the shattered Supreme Ancestral God's body surged into him.

He turned and looked down at the world below before continuing upward.

He climbed one step, then another. Every step he took, the heavens trembled and the earth shook, the universe vibrating. The starry sky above the stone steps collapsed and reformed, time and space in chaos.

"He's ascended the stone steps!"

In the distant void, the faces of the remaining two Otherworld Supreme Ancestral Gods changed dramatically. The ninety-nine stone steps were something even they dared not touch, yet the Martial Ancestor had already climbed forty-nine of them.

He could not continue! If he reached the top, the Primordial Celestial Realm would open, and their endless planning would be for nothing.

But the Martial Ancestor kept climbing, each step crushing a world beneath his feet, until finally he approached the ninety-ninth step.

The sky above the stone steps tore open, revealing a vast, ancient world beyond—the Primordial Celestial Realm was already visible.

"Die!"

The Supreme Ancestral God shouted, pushing the nine-story divine tower to crush down on the Martial Ancestor.

The Martial Ancestor turned back, both hands striking the heavens. The divine tower halted, and he continued to ascend, his foot stepping toward the ninety-ninth step.

Just as his foot was about to touch the final step, a horrifying energy descended from the void, slamming hard against the ninety-ninth step, blocking his path and nearly collapsing the entire staircase.

"Hmph. The Supreme Ancestral God of the Eternal Unknown? I will let you live a little longer."

The Martial Ancestor looked into the distance, then turned and descended the steps, disappearing into the horizon.

The remaining two Supreme Ancestral Gods fell silent, their faces dark and uncertain, unable to tell whether the Martial Ancestor had voluntarily retreated or had truly been forced back.