Chapter 377

Chapter 377: Ancient God Emerges, Human Ancestor Takes Action

"Your Majesty, can the Human Ancestor hold?"

At the Purple Star Heavenly Court, countless heavenly officers gazed through the scars of the heavens, fixing their eyes on that stooped figure. Before the vast and boundless Immortal Realm, he appeared so insignificant.

The elegant man was deeply worried.

If the Human Ancestor could not withstand the pressure of the Immortal Realm’s collapse, it would be a catastrophic disaster for all realms.

"The Human Ancestor holds the Jianmu divine tree, fused with the Xuantian Merit Dao Embryo, and controls the Nuwa temple. Although the collapse of the Immortal Realm cannot crush him, those Innate Divine Beings will not let him off easily."

The Son of Heaven said indifferently, "The Human Ancestor attempts to support the Immortal Realm with his own strength; they will surely take advantage of his vulnerability."

"The Human Ancestor is sure to die."

His primordial spirit was entrusted to the heavenly Dao, allowing him to see a glimpse of the future. In this great tribulation, the Human Ancestor would be reduced to ashes and vanish.

All realms could also not escape a massive calamity.

But even the Son of Heaven could only see a fragment of the future.

The future was full of uncertainties.

The Moon Goddess gazed coldly at the lower realm, her demeanor aloof and superior.

The Human Ancestor had prevented her from descending to the lower realm, so she wished for nothing more than his downfall.

Boom!

Suddenly, a streak of seven-colored divine light flew out from the southeast, resembling a multicolored peacock. It swept across the sky, with the divine light like a sword, slicing the Immortal Realm into fragments.

Celestial gold and precious materials crumbled like tofu under the seven-colored divine light, collapsing at the slightest touch.

Majestic divine might filled the heavens and earth, as a hazy, ethereal seven-colored sun slowly rose. Within the seven-colored divine sun, a figure sat cross-legged.

He was an elderly man with an ancient face, wearing plain robes and eyes deep as an abyss.

Seven-colored divine light swirled around his body, his aura unfathomably profound, as if he were the origin of the great Dao and the beginning of all creation. The moment he appeared, a resonant sound of the Dao echoed through the heavens and earth, shaking the skies.

"Yuanzu?"

The elegant man’s expression changed abruptly.

Yuanzu was an immensely ancient Innate Divine Being, a top-tier powerhouse from the same era as Nuwa. No one knew his origins, and he remained elusive, appearing briefly and vanishing like a divine dragon, utterly inscrutable.

Yet, on this day, he had descended to the world to shatter the Immortal Realm.

The Human Ancestor’s face also changed.

Yuanzu was absolutely a heavyweight figure, more ancient than the Ancient God of Origin and Si Ming, and stronger than the Human Ancestor had been in the past.

His brow furrowed solemnly as he locked eyes distantly with Yuanzu across the boundaries between worlds.

"Daoist friend, the heavenly mandate cannot be defied!" Yuanzu’s grand voice emanated from the Immortal Realm, drifting ethereally, with lingering echoes.

"The heavenly mandate?" The Human Ancestor snorted in disdain. "Who decrees such a heavenly mandate?"

"Stubbornly obstinate!"

The Ancient God of Origin had an indifferent expression. He waved his whisk, its countless strands piercing through the Immortal Realm, sending numerous celestial gold and precious materials plummeting toward the mortal world.

Rumble!

The celestial gold bloomed with immortal light, like countless falling meteors setting the entire sky ablaze, searing through the void and scorching the earth to barren waste.

The human ancestor immediately unleashed his magic power. Spatial magic erupted, capturing the celestial gold and instantly teleporting it to the desolate Tianxu and abandoned worlds.

"It’s the intervention of the venerable human ancestor!" Within Dawn City, Nangong Zhandao and others stirred with intense emotion. Though not formally acknowledged as his disciple, Nangong held a bond mirroring that of master and pupil. At this moment, he felt deeply attuned to the human ancestor.

"The edifice was collapsing, and only the human ancestor could turn the tide." The Immortal King of the Moon God Clan stated gravely. This calamity had always been inevitable. Merely one human ancestor was far from sufficient.

"Heavenly Emperor!" Countless ancient divine clans in the new lands of Yuan Realm cried out. The Heavenly Emperor had poured his efforts into forging the Immortal Realm. Now that the Immortal Realm lay shattered by the Innate Divine Beings, how could he stand idly by?

"The Heavenly Emperor is long dead," declared Meng Huangliang. "Survival depends solely on ourselves."

"As for the human ancestor, he indeed lives up to his name." Daoist Qing Xuan of the Primordial Daoist Sect murmured with a faint smile, though a flicker of mockery gleamed in his eyes. A top-tier Immortal Emperor, willingly risking his life and his very path for a swarm of ants—it was the height of foolishness.

"Sect Master, Pangu’s Daoist Temple has opened. Why remain stationed outside?" inquired an Immortal Emperor.

"Entry is barred," the Qing Xuan Daoist solemnly replied. "Those Nine Towering Divine Pillars were forged by Pangu drawing power from the nine Great Spirit Roots. They are now interwoven with the Immortal Realm. Shattering the Immortal Realm is our only means to enter."

"How could this come to pass?" Another Immortal Emperor voiced his confusion.

"A minor matter." Daoist Qing Xuan chuckled dismissively. "As the Immortal Realm teeters on the brink of collapse, if those opponents prove lacking… we can always stoke the flames higher."

Boom!

Yuanzu sat in lotus position. He raised a hand, summoning forth an ancient gate. Imprinted upon it were Primordial divine patterns, radiating a profound sense of all powers merging into one.

"Primordial Qi!"

Yuanzu unleashed his divine power. An enormous hand, coalesced from the essence of the Innate Divine Being, emerged from the Primordial Gate. The Great Dao shifted within it, holding boundless mysteries. All power in creation seemed vulnerable, capable of being assimilated into nourishment absorbed by Yuanzu’s divine art.

Crack!

The colossal hand descended, instantly pulverizing all Celestial gold and precious materials within hundreds of thousands of miles into dust. Their immense power swiftly surged into the Primordial Gate.

"Yuanzu is pilfering the Immortal Realm’s strength to feed the Primordial Gate," a refined-looking man stated grimly. Back then, the Heavenly Emperor, harnessing the power of all beings to forge the Immortal Realm, had expended untold resources. The vast array of immortal sanctuaries and precious materials constituted treasures of immense worth. At this very moment, Yuanzu was blatantly consuming the energy of Celestial gold and precious materials to bolster himself.

The Son of Heaven narrowed his eyes, seemingly glimpsing a fragment of the underlying principle.

"The Dao of Yuanzu was immensely powerful, capable of assimilating all forces of the world, evolving them into oneness. Such strength truly deserved to be called the Origin Ancestor."

Boom!

Under the onslaught of Yuanzu’s divine powers, celestial gold and precious materials shattered at a visible pace. The entire Immortal Realm continuously descended.

Drawing ever nearer.

All living beings despaired, kneeling one after another as if awaiting death.

The heavens truly were collapsing.

“Hahahaha…”

The Ancient God of Origin laughed wildly, "Human Ancestor, you boast yourself as the progenitor of all life. Now that the Immortal Realm crumbles and catastrophe descends, how many can you possibly save?"

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!

The Ancient God of Origin summoned a bluish Dao seed. The seed’s surface was covered in innate divine patterns, its Dao rhythm swirling as it interpreted the origin of all laws.

“The Origin Dao Seed?”

Si Ming’s gaze flickered subtly.

The Origin Dao Seed, one of the nine great Spirit Roots, had been held by the Ancient God of Origin since the distant Primordial Era, cementing his place among the strongest beings across all realms.

Yuanzu’s eyes shifted.

Boom!

The Ancient God of Origin unleashed the Origin Dao Seed. Divine power surged into it, causing the seed to expand madly, transforming into a Primordial World where no law manifested and no life arose.

Rumble!

The Origin Dao Realm slammed into the Immortal Realm. Blocks of celestial gold exploded, continents sank.

In a single strike, the Immortal Realm plunged tens of thousands of zhang deeper.

Si Ming swept her sleeves lightly. Power surged like dragons as her Life Dao twisted into the Path of Death. Life and death reversed—she drained the Immortal Realm’s colossal vitality, hastening its collapse.

One hour passed…

Then another…

The Immortal Realm lay shattered beyond measure. This lofty world hung on the brink of ruin.

The shadow of the Immortal Realm fell over all realms.

Wails of despair spread everywhere among mortals.

Under crushing pressure, worlds began to fracture. Innocent multitudes perished, lives extinguished.

But

few cared for their survival.

All eyes looked only to the Human Ancestor.

“Daoist friend, it is time to act!”

Suddenly,

a voice echoed from the Seven-Treasure Mystic Forest, reaching the Human Ancestor’s ears.

Within the Reincarnation Dao Field, the Reincarnation Divine Egg cracked. Fissures raced across its surface as ancient reincarnation aura spilled forth.

Through the cracks, a young monk sat cross-legged inside. His face resembled sculpted jade, eyes like stars—yet they held no trace of emotion.

The Reincarnation Ancient God had emerged.

“Then, we shall act!”

A killing intent sharpened in the Human Ancestor’s gaze. He had waited to strike for this very moment—until the Reincarnation Ancient God awakened.

Against such foes, two fists could not fight many hands.

Only now, with the Reincarnation Ancient God manifested, could he summon the Jianmu divine tree to uphold the collapsing Immortal Realm.

Whoosh!

At the Human Ancestor’s thought, torrential divine power erupted. A single divine tree, vast enough to shroud the heavens with endless branches, erupted skyward from behind him. Piercing the clouds, its height seemed infinite.