Chapter 615

Chapter 615: Epochal Celestial Lord

“Can you afford to offend Heaven’s Secret Pavilion?”

Bei Di sneered, as if looking at a clown.

“Heaven’s Secret Pavilion…”

The mysterious Dao Ancestor’s tone lowered slightly, his aura turning cold and ominous. “The master of Heaven’s Secret Pavilion truly is a troublesome troublemaker. Since he appeared, the yang realm has known no peace.”

“I may not be able to handle the master of Heaven’s Secret Pavilion, but killing you is more than enough.”

Boom!

The clothes of the mysterious Dao Ancestor flapped violently as immense mana erupted. He raised his hand and slammed a palm downward. His palm became like the heavens, encompassing countless stars in the universe. He actually harnessed the power of the Sea of Yuan Magnetic Star Light, unleashing it in a vast tidal wave to kill Bei Di.

“Elder,” Bei Di roared defiantly back, “though your cultivation transcends creation, I have now mastered the Great Zhou Tian Star Disk! Within this Sea of Yuan Magnetic Star Light, I am the master of heaven and earth!”

If it weren’t for this, he wouldn’t have dared, as a Great Celestial Lord relying on an epochal treasure, to forcefully clash with the mysterious Dao Ancestor.

“Great Zhou Tian Star Sword Formation!”

Bei Di activated the epochal treasure. Constellations aligned vividly, and tens of thousands of starlights bloomed. Each beam of starlight transformed into a towering sword beam of starlight, capable of piercing both heaven and earth.

It could kill gods if they blocked it, slay buddhas if they stood in the way.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Thousands of star sword beams swept forth like an autumn wind scattering fallen leaves. They shattered the palm-world projected by the mysterious Dao Ancestor, causing countless cracks to appear on his actual palm.

“This epochal treasure truly lives up to being nurtured through several epochs,” the mysterious Dao Ancestor’s eyes turned icy. “The master of Heaven’s Secret Pavilion is indeed formidable.”

That a Great Celestial Lord could master an epochal treasure and perfectly unleash its power – that was no feat of Bei Di, but the ability of Ye Xu.

“Such a pity. However strong the epochal treasure may be, it is useless if held by a mere Great Celestial Lord.”

Boom!

The mysterious Dao Ancestor stretched out his hand and grasped. A giant hand manifested across the sky, crushing the myriad star sword beams into nothingness. That hand traversed time and space, clutching tightly onto the Great Zhou Tian Star Disk.

“Hand it over!”

He bellowed, unleashing a terrifying power through the Great Zhou Tian Star Disk that surged toward Bei Di. The River of Time churned violently as that giant hand parted the fog of time and space, speeding backwards toward the past.

“They’ve started fighting…”

A seam opened within the void, like an eyelid parting. It was the ancestral dragon, eyes narrowed to slits, observing the commotion within the Sea of Yuan Magnetic Star Light.

“That old turtle will probably bite the dust,” the ancestral dragon murmured.

A Dao Ancestor wasn’t something Bei Di could resist.

“This old fellow is too cautious, unwilling to seek help from Daoist Brother Chaos. If he had, he might have had a real chance.”

Boom!

In that instant, the hand of the mysterious Dao Ancestor traversed eight epochs. There, within a swirling mass of chaos, starlight blazed brilliantly. An enormous, dark, turtle-like egg floated amidst it all.

Imprinted upon the surface of the colossal egg were profound divine patterns, their resonant sound of the Dao capable of inducing enlightenment in any who heard them.

The mysterious Dao Ancestor paid them no heed. Using the power of time and space, he interfered with Bei Di’s past. If he killed Bei Di then, Bei Di would completely vanish from existence.

“Killing me in my past won’t be so easy!” Bei Di roared. He poured his full power into driving the Great Zhou Tian Star Disk. His primordial spirit merged with it, starlight coalescing around his physical form, stars orbiting him.

"Stellar Radiance Art!"

On the Star Disk, wisps of divine patterns awoke in succession. Starlight shot up to the heavens, merged with the firmament, and borrowed the vast, majestic power of the constellations.

The entire Cold Light Immortal Domain plunged into momentary darkness.

Only the Sea of Yuan Magnetic Star Light remained, bright as day, like a sacred presence descending upon the world.

Boom!

Using the Star Disk as the source, Bei Di gathered the stellar divine might of an entire immortal domain. In one decisive move, he pierced the River of Time and nailed that powerful hand fiercely within spacetime.

"Now that this old man has come," he stated, his gaze steely, "there are only two paths."

"Either live, or die."

Bei Di was intensely aware. Relying solely on this one strike could not defeat the mysterious Dao Ancestor. He was already nearing the full output of his power, while the mysterious Dao Ancestor had yet to reveal his true capabilities.

"Cosmic Stellar Annihilation!"

Rumble!

Bei Di’s primordial spirit ignited. The power of the Sea of Yuan Magnetic Star Light surged frantically into the epochal treasure. It resembled a blazing sun, yet also a solitary star illuminating the myriad Heavens.

Above and below, unmatched.

In this moment, countless realizations surged through his heart. He and Feng Suiyuan grasped the same profound mystery – a sign that they stood on the very threshold of the Dao Ancestor realm.

"A pity you have no time left," the mysterious Dao Ancestor remarked impassively.

Boom!

The Sea of Yuan Magnetic Star Light churned violently, its level visibly plummeting. Subtly, almost imperceptibly, thread-like strands of resentment and baleful energy began to rise from its depths.

A flicker of alertness crossed the mysterious Dao Ancestor’s eyes.

"Can’t play around with him any longer."

His objective wasn’t to subdue Bei Di. It was to guard the Great Zhou Tian Star Disk, preventing anyone from refining it and taking it away, and stopping the evil power of the Evil Sea from leaking out.

After all…

On the other side of the Evil Sea lay the yin realm.

"Since you persist on this reckless course," the mysterious Dao Ancestor declared, "this sovereign shall completely obliterate you."

He reached out and drew a circle in the air.

Minute at first, it expanded instantly, swallowing the entire vast expanse of the Sea of Yuan Magnetic Star Light within its circumference. Ripples spread across the surface of the circle, sending wave after wave of undulations outward.

At a distance, it appeared as if the Sea of Yuan Magnetic Star Light was being continuously devoured by a void vortex.

"Spatial magic…" Ancestral Dragon gasped, aghast at the sheer, exquisite mastery displayed by this maneuver of spatial magic. "The old tortoise truly is finished…"

BOOM!

At this exact moment…

The aura of Bei Di surged violently as he stood half a foot into the Dao Ancestor Realm. Power madly swelled within him, faintly brushing against the River of Time.

Heavens-star annihilation erupted completely.

Whoosh!

Heaven, earth, and all stars extinguished together, their starlight dimming.

The firmament plunged into eternal, silent darkness.

Heavens-star annihilation interpreted the life cycle of cosmic stars, containing profundities like the Stellar Great Dao, Life Dao, Path of Death, and Path of Oblivion.

Boom!

Ripples from the circle were gradually devoured by darkness.

Finally, even the finger of the mysterious Dao Ancestor succumbed to the eternal dark. A bleak chill spread from its fingertip, engulfing his entire body in an instant.

Whoomph!

Power swept forth, shattering the mysterious Dao Ancestor’s protective immortal light. A face of unparalleled beauty fell into Bei Di’s view.

"Impossible!"

Bei Di’s pupils constricted violently upon seeing the true face of the mysterious Dao Ancestor.

It was a youth, cold as an iceberg. His eyes were profound, his features exquisitely drawn. Long hair was neatly tied back, a jade belt cinched his waist—a graceful young noble indeed.

"I cannot see…"

The ancestral dragon was terrified beyond measure.

Without the slightest hesitation, it fled into the deepest void, showing not a shred of curiosity about the youth’s true identity.

"Epochal Celestial Lord… how could you be a Dao Ancestor?"

Bei Di struggled to believe it.

Among the cultivators of the Nine Great Heavenly Books, one had already ascended to the Dao Ancestor Realm. It was practically certain to be the Hall Master of Hongmeng.

This was a poorly kept secret.

But the arrival of the Epochal Celestial Lord left him utterly bewildered.

How could he, too, be an ancestor?

That Sixth Young Master was distinctly at the Dao Sovereign realm, incapable of sensing the Heavenly Books.

This meant Epochal Celestial Lord couldn’t have reached the Dao Ancestor Realm through the Heavenly Books.

"This one epochal treasure is truly a good treasure…" A flash of fervor lit the Epochal Celestial Lord’s eyes. "Wasted on you, truly wasted."

Boom!

The Epochal Celestial Lord moved.

His wide sleeve flicked, and a wisp of light bloomed between heaven and earth—a single spark that instantly ignited the plain.

Effortlessly, he dispersed Bei Di’s world-shaking divine power.

Crack! Crack! Crack!

Suddenly,

strange, thread-like sounds echoed. Cracks spiderwebbed across the Sea of Yuan Magnetic Star Light, and the Great Zhou Tian Star Disk itself emitted cracking noises, fissures spreading across its surface.

"Damn it!"

The Epochal Celestial Lord’s expression darkened.

"Bei Di! For your own selfish ends, you would destroy the Great Zhou Tian Star Disk! You unleash the Evil Sea back into the yang realm! The Heavens and Ten Thousand Domains will suffer calamity because of you!"

"Hahaha…"

Bei Di’s aura faded to its weakest, his primordial spirit nearly exhausted. Having failed to critically injure the mysterious Dao Ancestor with that strike, he had no further means to resist.

Shattering the Sea of Star Light through the Great Zhou Tian Star Disk was Bei Di’s final act of defiance.

"What did I care about the deluge after death!"

Bei Di roared with maniacal laughter.

"You wish to stop me? Then I’ll drag you down with me! See if you can withstand the Evil Sea’s resurgence!"

Bei Di had gone mad.

"You lunatic!"

The Epochal Celestial Lord’s face was like dark water.

"The situation I carefully cultivated for years… all ruined by you!" the Epochal Celestial Lord hissed. "The master of Heaven’s Secret Pavilion… How hateful! How hateful! How hateful!"