The Five Saint Ancestors

The sacrificial altar that had turned to ash in the Otherworld rebuilt itself within the First Sacred Capital.

A blood-red fissure spread across the sky. An enormous claw extended outward as thunderous rumbles echoed without end—a peerless being was about to tear through the barrier of the Sole True Realm and emerge!

"The Saint Ancestor!"

"The Saint Ancestor has returned!"

The kings of the Otherworld shouted in unison, their roars shaking the heavens.

Then, a beam of dazzling light shot forth—the Origin Dao Imprint of the Upper Ancestral Gods, illuminating the myriad worlds across the ages!

Five types of Origin Dao Imprint merged into one and plunged into the small world built by all heavenly beings.

The weakened Pan Gu, Nuwa, the Three Sovereigns, and the Five Emperors were all thrown into disarray.

In the blinding radiance, that door nearly shattered.

The five Origin Dao Imprints emerged and stood opposed to Pan Gu and the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors!

At the same time, the Otherworld's First Sacred Capital erupted with a thunderous roar, then instantly collapsed. Blazing flames surged, dissolving into pure divine power that merged into the blood-red sacrificial altar.

With a series of cracking sounds, the blood-red altar fissured, then exploded with a cataclysmic boom that seemed to shatter the myriad heavens of all ages. The altar turned to flying dust, and the crimson flames burned the sky into collapse, leaving countless cultivators unable to open their eyes.

In that moment, five auras that made the heart tremble and the soul shudder shook the myriad worlds. Five terrifying demonic-godly bodies charged out from the blood-red passage.

Their bodies dripped with blood, covered in cracks—hideous beyond measure.

The true bodies of the Otherworld's Saint Ancestors had descended!

The blood-red altar rebuilt itself in the First Sacred Capital, opening a path for them. But since these altars had been destroyed before, they were insufficient to support all five descending at once.

The five mighty Saint Bodies could barely bear the strain; they were nearly on the verge of decay.

Yet in the Sole True Realm, they sensed everything happening outside. They knew that someone was about to take control of the Primordial Sacred Land. The Twenty-Seven Sovereigns, the Thirty-Six Emperors, and the Nine Primordial Sovereigns had tried to stop them with killing intent alone, but it was far from enough.

The five Saint Ancestors of the Otherworld were the only sovereigns who still maintained a faint connection to this realm. This time, they risked everything—even at the cost of their sovereign bodies crumbling into decay—and forced their way through.

Though they paid an unimaginable price, they ultimately succeeded in crossing over.

The gods of the Otherworld rejoiced, falling to their knees en masse. Xu Tian and others had once said with a smile that the one who laughed last was the true victor—they had finally waited for this moment!

The five Otherworld Saint Ancestors instantly charged into the small world, merging with their respective Dao Imprints, and successfully blocked the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors from entering that door.

Confronting the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, the five Otherworld Saint Ancestors did not have the advantage in numbers, but at this moment their strength held the upper hand.

Though the five had descended with their physical forms shattered and nearly decayed, the Three Sovereigns, Five Emperors, Pan Gu, and Nuwa were even worse off—their bodies were diminished and indistinct, on the verge of self-annihilation even without fighting.

Holding off the killing thoughts of the Twenty-Seven Sovereigns and Thirty-Six Emperors while contending with Xu Huang and others had nearly exhausted their combat power.

"Kill! Exterminate every last remnant!"

The five Otherworld Saint Ancestors ordered Lu Zhan and the others to strike at the people of the Nine Provinces, while they themselves did not act rashly, still locked in a standoff with the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors.

The five Saint Ancestors knew that even though their enemies were on the verge of fading, they still had the power to retaliate. They were unwilling to risk themselves, preferring to let time wear their opponents down.

"Kill!"

War cries shook the heavens!

The Otherworld army swelled with fighting spirit. The descent of the Saint Ancestors inspired every last soldier.

In that moment, heaven and earth boiled!

This was no longer merely a battle between the Nine Provinces and the Otherworld; it had swept in all the great worlds, now divided into two great camps. Countless beings from all heavens had joined the fray.

At the front lines, powerful figures from the Otherworld Ancestral Forbidden Zone surged upward, leading vast armies from the rear to press the attack.

And on the forward line of the Nine Provinces' side, thousands upon thousands of troops also charged forth.

The Great Court clan, the Cypress Sovereign clan, the Central clan, the Tendril clan, the Chestnut Land clan, the Linked clan, the Xu clan, the Reverence clan, the Chaos clan, the Hao Ying clan, the Zhu Xiang clan, the Ge Tian clan, the Yin Kang clan, the Huai clan—more than a dozen great armies advanced like an endless black tide.

Moreover, Wood Correct Ju Mang, Metal Correct Ru Shou, Fire Correct Zhu Rong, Water Correct Xuan Ming, and Earth Correct Gou Long led the Five Elements troops, charging at the front.

Lu Zhan and a host of Otherworld Stone Kings all soared into the sky and charged toward the Stone Kings of the Nine Provinces.

"Come, come, come! Old Man Turtle will show you what it means to walk the world unmatched..." Shi Zhongdi, the old bone skull, and the old turtle had united as one, now a complete Shi Zhongdi. The old fellow laughed and cursed, entirely unconcerned with life or death. He alone held back three Stone Kings from the Celestial Realm.

Truly, this old relic deserved the title of 'Emperor'—fighting three kings alone and still gaining the upper hand.

"Zixiao Wang! In ages past, you and the Otherworld gods and the Celestial Realm kings laid a curse on my clan and the dragon clan, nearly driving us to extinction. Today, I will fight you to the death!" At the same time, the Holy Maiden of the Heaven-Defying Clan engaged Zixiao Wang. But the situation was not favorable, for Zixiao Wang had cultivated Hongjun as a second true body.

Keke's father stood valiant and resplendent, his physical body having achieved the level of a king. He fought the Otherworld's Gude Ancestor, who was equal in renown to Lu Zhan, battling one of the four Ancestral Founders to a standstill.

The Martial Ancestor flew with wild abandon, directly taking on Lu Zhan. His body, having undergone countless holy sacrifices, had surpassed even a Stone King's and reached a pinnacle. He forced even that ancient relic Lu Zhan to retreat step by step.

The Stone Crow—that ancient relic who had once grown black feathers and touched the Dao resonance of the sovereign level—displayed astonishing combat power. He fought alone against the Heaven-Defying Warrior Shan Jun and the Suspended Void Ancestor, steadily suppressing them.

On another side, Qingqing battled Lotus King, while nearby Keke fought another Stone King. After three cycles of civilization, even that lazy little creature had grown up.

Blood splattered. A Stone King on the Nine Provinces' side suffered a heavy blow. The Holy Maiden of the Heaven-Defying Clan was pierced through the heart by Zixiao Wang, her head severed by Hongjun.

"Holy Maiden Ancestor!" Keke cried out in alarm, tears falling from its large eyes as it rushed over.

At the same time, Keke's father broke free from Gude and charged over. "Yin and Yang divide heaven and earth, chaos gives birth to the Taiji." But Zixiao Wang gave them no chance to rescue her. He and Hongjun moved like the separation of Yin and Yang Tai Chi, grinding past in an instant. The Holy Maiden of the Heaven-Defying Clan shattered and fell.

That final, helpless, heartbreaking gaze made Keke wail in grief.

"Fall back! I will kill him!" Keke's father charged at Zixiao Wang, driving Keke away.

The little creature, eyes full of tears, once again plunged into the chaos of battle.

On another front, another Stone King fell. The Golden Lion King and his son, the Golden Saint King Huang Xinren, simultaneously opened the third vertical eyes on their foreheads. In an instant, they pierced through the Lishi Beast, annihilating both his form and spirit.

All the surrounding Stone Kings changed color. The divine eyes of this father and son were too terrifying—opening and closing them directly killed a Stone King renowned in the Celestial Realm, a truly horrifying sight.

Yet it seemed the father and son could not open their third eyes easily. After one battle, the eyes immediately closed.

"Kill!"

War cries shook the heavens. Tens of millions of cultivators fought, countless armies locked in chaotic battle.

One after another, over ten great worlds were obliterated, and many more were connected together, forming an endless battlefield.

Xiao Chen was struck by a sneak attack, taking a palm print, but his sacred body had already recovered and was instantly restored.

"Xutian..." His eyes blazed with divine light, fixing on the Stone King from the Death World.

"To the death!" Xutian roared and charged.

But Xiao Chen's flesh and blood were now far more solid and powerful. After a fierce exchange, Xiao Chen slapped half of Xutian's head off, like smashing a rotten watermelon.

Then, with a lift of his hand, he shattered Xutian's stone body.

Finally, Xiao Chen sealed him with his stone prison ancient tower, enveloping Xutian and refining him to form and spirit annihilation.

Xiao Chen charged through the millions-strong army. Stone Kings were few; most were cultivators of other ranks.

War cries shook the heavens. This battle had swept in nearly all the powerful beings of the myriad worlds.

In the midst of the slaughter, Xiao Chen saw many familiar foes and old friends fall, but he was utterly powerless to stop it. He could only fight with blood-soaked fury, doing his best to rescue those he could.

But soon, Xiao Chen could no longer spare a hand. He was surrounded by four Stone Kings, cut off from saving the group of old acquaintances sinking into a sea of blood.

Huo Niao, A Shui, Yuwen Feng, Chu Xingkuang, Jue Dao, Samo, Yao Yao, Xue Wu, Zhao Zhongyang, Meng Xianie, Cang Hai, and others were fighting in the army—some had already died.

Bing Lan, Xue Meng, Qi'er, the Living Buddha Ji Gong, the Venerable Lian Po, and others were also clinging to life by a thread.

In a bloody war, no one could live forever.

A iron sword swept across the sky. Dugu Jianmo, who had vanished for three cycles of civilization, came to the rescue, freeing Jin Sanyi's little donkey, Jin Siyi.

"Iron ingot Dugu, thanks!" Jin Siyi had inherited Jin Sanyi's nature, laughing and joking even in the face of death, utterly unconcerned.

Dugu Jianmo's iron sword swept horizontally, sending flesh and blood flying. He forced back a Stone King, rescuing a group of acquaintances.

He directly engaged an Otherworld Stone King and held his own remarkably.

Three cycles of civilization had passed. Only an exceptional few like him had reached the pinnacle. Most were lucky just to survive.

A beam of sword-light shot across the sky. The divine maiden Lan Nuo appeared, her sword piercing a Stone King. Three cycles of civilization later, this heavenly prodigy's cultivation had also reached a terrifying level.

She was robed in white like snow. Amid the chaos, specks of blood spattered onto her garments, gradually blooming like blossoms of plum.

She fought alongside Xiao Chen against four Stone Kings.

"We meet again after three cycles of civilization. But who knows how many more years will pass before we meet again?" Xiao Chen looked at the ethereal, refined Lan Nuo, his emotions hard to calm.

"It won't be too long..." Lan Nuo smiled radiantly. Her white robes were stained with blood, and her body already bore many wounds.

Soon, they were separated by several Stone Kings charging in. This was the last time Xiao Chen saw Lan Nuo's brilliant smile as she wielded her sword in white.

"Mother...!" At that moment, a heart-wrenching cry came. Keke's anguished, childish voice tore through the air.

Xiao Chen let out a long roar. The Eight Origin Sounds merged, and the Ninth Sound shook out. Instantly, the Stone King before him was shattered. Then the Eight Aspect Worlds turned—those eight worlds had long reached perfection—grinding another Stone King to dust. He struck out with the Heavenly Stele Divine Seal, blasting open the blockade of yet another Stone King, and charged out of the encirclement toward Keke's direction.

Keke's mother, Mu Mianzi, was slain by the Otherworld's Fourth Ancestor Gude. The little creature's eyes blazed with fury—one eye shimmering with ebon light, the other with white killing light like a roaring tide. Two terrifying beams shot forth, piercing Gude.

"The Yin-Yang Chaos Heavenly Eyes...!" Gude cried out and retreated.

But on the other side, Xiao Chen charged over. The stone prison descended like a canopy, and Gude smashed it apart, only to be annihilated completely by Keke's twin beams.

"Mother is gone... Wuwu..." Keke wept, charging into the chaotic army, killing enemies without cease.

"If heaven abandons me, heaven can be defied. If the world condemns me, the world shall be destroyed. Heaven abandoned, world condemned—all heavens turn to illusion. Through the ages, I alone stand, this body immortal, the myriad heavens of all ages broken apart!"

At that moment, a terrifying wave of power erupted. The Human Demon, Ge Qian, with hair disheveled, shook the myriad heavens of all ages. His peerless divine ability enveloped an entire world.

With two cracking sounds, the Otherworld's twin Stone Kings were blown apart by him alone, ground to powder, their forms and spirits utterly annihilated.

The Martial Ancestor let out a roar, shaking the heavens with his fists. One fist punched straight through Lu Zhan's chest. In that moment, Lu Zhan felt a flicker of fear and instantly fled.

Keke's father, knowing his wife had fallen, combined with the recent death of the clan's Holy Maiden, filled his heart with unimaginable grief and rage.

"The myriad worlds of all ages!"

His peerless divine ability unfolded, piercing through the ages, roaming across all the worlds. Keke's father's majestic body swept past, cleaving Hongjun in two, reducing him to ashes.

Then, his eyes blazed with Yin and Yang separation, like Keke's, erasing Zixiao Wang.

In the endless blaze of light, Zixiao Wang shattered, his form and spirit absorbed by the All-Heavens Sacred Object in the distance, gone forever.

"Caw caw caw—!"

The Primordial Calamity Star cried out, but ultimately could not escape his doom. Five Stone Kings surrounded him. Though he killed two of them, he himself stepped onto the path of no return.

"Old duck!"

Shi Zhongdi cried out, finally killing the three kings before him and rushing over from ten thousand li away, but it was too late—the Stone Crow had fallen.

"Old duck..." Shi Zhongdi's voice trembled, but ultimately he could only charge upward again into the heavens, continuing the slaughter.

With a single word, Xiao Chen killed Lotus King and two others, rescuing Qingqing.

"Kill!"

Even the ethereal, serene Qingqing, who normally disliked killing, was now drenched in blood, charging back into the great army. Her peerless grace flashed and vanished.

Xiao Chen was terrified that this might be the last time he saw her, but he was helpless. He charged toward several even more terrifying Stone Kings.

The body of the Grand Dread Nether King shattered. The primal spirits of Tianwaitian, Renwairen, Yingxiong, and the three Tree-Man Sovereigns burst forth, destroying an Upper Ancestral God, but their primal spirits scattered on the wind.

"Master...!" Sha Polang wailed, but heaven and earth gave no answer. Everywhere was nothing but rain of blood and mounds of bone.

From a distant corner, the Otherworld Ancestral God, Babra, laughed wildly, fiercely gnawing on a severed head. "Lina, I have finally avenged you! The bastard who ordered your body to be refined into a poison has been killed by me, this accursed scoundrel!"

Babra was utterly mad, his face streaked with tears of blood. He bit one of the Otherworld's powerful beings to death with his own teeth, then collapsed laughing, his wounded body crumbling to ash.

The myriad worlds ran with rivers of blood, mountains of bone. Countless powerful beings fell in the great melee.

In the small world built by the All-Heavens Sacred Object, the five Otherworld Saint Ancestors were finally ready to launch their final attack. But Pan Gu, the Three Sovereigns, and the Five Emperors were all dim and fading, with little combat power left.

"Warrior, appear!"

At that moment, Pan Gu spoke softly.

Across the worlds, a stone man who had been split into nine parts reassembled. The stone dagger, stone ball, and other weapons returned to his body. In an instant, he charged over.

"What use is summoning a mere little Stone King?" The five Otherworld Saint Ancestors sneered.

From Pan Gu's position, a Heavenly Emperor City flew out, settling above the stone man's head.

"No—something's wrong!"

When the stone man, crowned with the Heavenly Emperor City, charged forward, the five Otherworld Saint Ancestors woke with a start.