Chapter 363

Chapter 363: Ye Guan and the Ancestral God!

Feeling that gaze, Lao Yang’s scalp went numb instantly, and he turned to pound the person beside him, “Ask, ask your mom’s head, all you do every day is ask these life-threatening questions…….”

　　That person: “…….”

　　But those two gazes did not disappear.

　　Seeing that he couldn’t bluff his way through, Lao Yang had no choice but to raise both hands and say in a trembling voice, “I don’t know anything, really, I don’t know anything……”

　　Those two gazes still did not disappear.

　　Lao Yang burst into tears, “I really don’t know anything! Please let me go!! I’ll never show off again.”

　　As he cried, he suddenly realized that those two gazes had already vanished.

　　Lao Yang plopped down onto the ground, cold sweat instantly soaking through his clothes.

　　Beside him, that voice said, “Lao Yang, you’re such a coward.”

　　Lao Yang shook his head and said quietly, “They would really kill me……”

　　He knew that woman’s temper well.

　　Except for her brother, she never joked around with anyone!

　　Lao Yang turned to look at that expanse of starry cosmos and said softly, “All living beings are like pieces on a chessboard, and so am I……. half a piece, I suppose!”

　　In a stretch of starry sky.

　　Ye Tianming sat cross-legged, eyes half-closed, his entire being seemingly merged with the surrounding river of stars.

　　Suddenly, Ye Tianming’s eyes snapped open.

　　Within his eyes, a river of stars swirled and flowed.

　　Boom!

　　In the endless starry cosmos, a dense surge of starlight suddenly came rushing forth, instantly blanketing the entire star river in a breathtaking spectacle.

　　That starlight poured into Ye Tianming’s body like a tide, and soon a faint layer of armor condensed over him, forged from the power of the stars, gleaming brilliantly as stellar energy flowed ceaselessly within it, dazzling and radiant.

　　The Undying Stellar Body!

　　Ye Tianming slowly opened his eyes, within which endless starlight surged and churned.

　　Feeling the vast stellar power surging through his physical body, a smile tugged at the corner of Ye Tianming’s lips.

　　His physical body was already at the peak of the pseudo-divine realm, and now with the Undying Stellar Body bolstering it, one could say his physical form had reached a truly terrifying level.

　　The only regret was that he still could not attain the divine path and become a god.

　　In truth, with his current strength, he was fully capable of attaining godhood, but without the divine path, he could not absorb divine fire.

　　Ye Tianming raised his head and looked up beyond the star river, for both the divine path and divine fire were controlled by the gods.

　　He didn’t know how many gods were still alive, but without a doubt, there were certainly quite a few.

　　A moment later, he suddenly swept his sleeve, and a mysterious domain abruptly appeared around him.

　　The Divine Domain!

　　This was also one of the Star God’s ultimate trump cards!

　　As if sensing something, he swept his sleeve again, and the domain vanished.

　　Just then, the Prison Lord appeared beside Ye Tianming and said in a low voice, “Supreme God, that Ke Sheng has not appeared again. He should be……”

　　Ye Tianming nodded, “I understand.”

　　The Prison Lord glanced at Ye Tianming and gave a slight nod.

　　Ye Tianming asked, “How is the spread of the Law of All Beings going across the major star systems?”

　　The Prison Lord said, “There have been some obstacles, but nothing major. However, that blood moon is still corrupting the mortal world……”

　　Ye Tianming looked up, and at the edge of his vision was that very blood moon.

　　Ye Tianming asked, “Do you know which god is behind this?”

　　The Prison Lord was puzzled — shouldn’t you know better than me?

　　Ye Tianming smiled, “Testing you.”

　　The Prison Lord said in a low voice, “I suspect it might be that evil god. After all, this blood moon looks very sinister.”

　　Ye Tianming smiled, “A very accurate guess.”

　　The Prison Lord: “…….”

　　Ye Tianming continued, “How is the training of the guards for the major divine temples coming along?”

　　The Prison Lord’s expression immediately lit up with excitement, “Every single one of them has reached the pseudo-divine realm.”

　　Over four thousand people, all at the pseudo-divine realm!

　　This was undeniably terrifying.

　　Ye Tianming said, “Is there any way to give them real combat experience?”

　　After a brief pause, the Prison Lord said, “Have them spar against our formations.”

　　Ye Tianming said, “Then move your formations into the storage ring, and spare no effort in drilling them.”

　　The Prison Lord nodded, “Understood.”

　　At that, he hesitated for a moment, then said, “Supreme God, what about Miss Yongxi? I haven’t seen her in a long time.”

　　Ye Tianming smiled, “Don’t worry, I sent her to take care of something for me.”

　　The Prison Lord nodded, “Alright.”

　　Ye Tianming raised his head and looked toward the blood moon, then stepped forward — just one step, and he was already standing before it.

　　Ever since the blood moon appeared, the entire divine cosmos had been gripped by panic, with people believing it was the wrath of the gods, and many rushing to the divine temples to beg forgiveness.

　　Ye Tianming looked at the blood moon before him without a word of nonsense, and suddenly opened his palm — in an instant, a pillar of starlight came surging from the depths of the cosmos.

　　At that moment, the blood moon seemed to sense the threat and suddenly shuddered violently, then a torrent of blood-red light burst forth from within it, as if to swallow the entire cosmic star river in an instant.

　　Boom!

　　The moment the two forces collided, a terrifying shockwave exploded outward from that region of the cosmos.

　　Ye Tianming swept his sleeve, sending a wave of starlight rippling out that instantly shattered and obliterated the countless streams of blood-red light.

　　Below, countless people looked up toward the depths of the cosmos.

　　When they caught sight of Ye Tianming, many eyes immediately burned with fervent excitement.

　　Of course, in their eyes, this was not Ye Tianming — this was the Star God!

　　During this period, the major divine temples had been sparing no effort to promote Ye Tianming. There was no other way — to stabilize the cosmos and unite people’s hearts, there had to be a figurehead, and only Ye Tianming could fill that role.

　　After all, the title of True God was still an incredibly imposing one.

　　And moreover, a supreme True God at that!

　　Ye Tianming could naturally feel the countless living beings watching him at this moment, and beyond that, he also sensed a great deal of faith energy — though he did not absorb any of that stellar power.

　　Ye Tianming looked toward the blood moon, which churned with blood-red flames as terrifying auras surged wildly in all directions.

　　Ye Tianming stepped forward, invoking Taichu, and a sword suddenly appeared in his hand — it was the Qingxuan Still Sword.

　　Without any further delay, he transformed into a streak of sword light and vanished from the spot, reappearing directly before the blood moon.

　　The blood moon suddenly shuddered violently and unleashed a terrifying torrent of blood-red light, as if to devour the entire cosmic star river.

　　Ye Tianming raised his hand and brought the sword down in a single slash, a slash imbued with endless stellar power.

　　Boom!

　　As a deafening explosion rang out across the cosmos, the blood moon suddenly shattered, blood-red light scattering in all directions and fragments flying everywhere, like a brilliant firework blooming in the starry sky — yet carrying with it boundless might and terror.

　　Ye Tianming held his sword steady, locking down that area, and just as those blood-flame fragments were about to scatter, he swept his sleeve, sending a wave of stellar sword light rippling outward that reduced every last fragment to ash in an instant.

　　The blood moon was destroyed!

　　Below, countless people erupted in cheers.

　　From the shadows, Chu Nai and the others also broke into smiles — they had been on edge just moments ago. If this Supreme God couldn’t destroy the blood moon……what would be the point of anything?

　　When Ye Tianming cut down the blood moon, it was undeniably a tremendous boost to morale.

　　Yet Ye Tianming continued to gaze at the spot where the blood moon had vanished, and just as it disappeared completely, a blood-red eye suddenly materialized there. The instant that eye appeared, a terrifying divine pressure descended upon the entire divine cosmos.

　　Chu Nai and the others were horrified!

　　A god descending?

　　All living beings were equally shaken.

　　That terrifying divine pressure was overwhelming beyond measure — the moment it appeared, every living creature in the entire cosmos instantly found it impossible to breathe. Not only did their bodies feel as though they were about to crumble, but their very souls seemed on the verge of being shattered and obliterated.

　　So this was a god?

　　Ye Tianming looked at that blood-red eye, his gaze perfectly calm.

　　Just then, a mysterious force suddenly appeared between heaven and earth, and as it emerged, the divine pressure from before was directly suppressed, then instantly shattered and obliterated. The blood-red eye also became illusory in an instant, and within less than a single breath, it had completely dissipated, as if it had never existed.

　　Gone!

　　Below, everyone was left somewhat dazed.

　　Chu Nai and the others exchanged glances — they naturally knew that the mysterious force was the seal left behind by the Ancestral God in ages past.

　　No gods permitted in the mortal world!

　　The Ancestral God’s seal was still in effect!

　　Chu Nai and the others also let out a breath of relief. If that seal were gone and the gods descended to the mortal world……. who could withstand them?

　　They looked toward Ye Tianming — though the Supreme God before them was also very powerful, they didn’t believe he could single-handedly stand against all the gods.

　　In the starry sky, Ye Tianming slowly closed his eyes and reached out his hand to sense that mysterious force.

　　At this moment, that mysterious force had not fully disappeared — it was like an undercurrent hidden between heaven and earth, flickering in and out, always present.

　　The Ancestral God’s seal!

　　When he touched this seal, he felt no hostility from it whatsoever.

　　Ye Tianming fell silent. This seal not only suppressed the gods, but also suppressed the countless living beings within the official residence.

　　He had previously assumed that what suppressed the living beings within the official residence was a seal left by the True Gods, but now it appeared that was not the case.

　　After a moment, Ye Tianming withdrew his hand, glanced up at the sky above, then turned and left.

　　After a while, he arrived at the great path carved out by the Guanxuan Sword Master.

　　He walked slowly along that path, his eyes gradually closing. The great path carved out by the Guanxuan Sword Master had not been destroyed by the seal left behind by the Ancestral God.

　　Why?

　　Ye Tianming was puzzled.

　　On the other side, Chu Nai and the others had followed over as well. Seeing Ye Tianming walking along the path with his eyes closed, seemingly deep in thought, none of them went to disturb him.

　　Jin Qing said in a low voice, “What is the Supreme God doing?”

　　Chu Nai said, “He’s probably trying to understand the great path left behind by the Guanxuan Sword Master……”

　　Jin Qing was still puzzled, “Why?”

　　Chu Nai glanced at him, “I’d very much like to know why as well.”

　　Jin Qing: “……”

　　Beside them, Xie Jie suddenly said, “Has it never occurred to any of you to ask — why was the great path left behind by the Guanxuan Sword Master able to remain here……”

　　Everyone’s brows furrowed.

　　Xie Jie stared into the distance, “The mysterious force from earlier was clearly the seal left by the Ancestral God. That seal not only suppresses the gods, but also suppresses the living beings of the official residence cosmos below — anyone who comes up is to be suppressed. And yet, after the Guanxuan Sword Master came up, not only was he not suppressed, but he even left behind this great path…..don’t you find that very strange?”

　　Chu Nai’s eyes narrowed slightly, “Are you saying that the Guanxuan Sword Master’s strength……could rival the Ancestral God?”

　　”Impossible!”

　　Jin Qing immediately objected, “How could a living being from the cosmos below rival the Ancestral God? That can’t be!”

　　Xie Jie stared at him, “The facts are right in front of you — do you need to believe them?”

　　Jin Qing’s expression turned somewhat uncomfortable, “This…..is far too inconceivable.”

　　Xie Jie looked up toward the great path in the distance, “Whether or not he could rival the Ancestral God, I don’t know, but without a doubt, the seal left by the Ancestral God had no effect on the Guanxuan Sword Master……either the Ancestral God’s seal was never aimed at him, or the Guanxuan Sword Master went head-to-head against the Ancestral God’s seal and ultimately emerged victorious!!”