Boom!
The Fire Origin Beast Ancestor statue, now barely half a meter tall, trembled violently. Waves of profound ripples poured out endlessly, spreading like towering tsunamis at an unimaginable speed. In the blink of an eye, they swept across the entire Land of Enlightenment, covering billions of miles.
Every human cultivator and god-demon within was enveloped by these ripples and fell into enlightenment.
Such was the rule of the Land of Enlightenment—and the manifested power of the Beast Ancestor statue.
Once in this state, no external force could interrupt it.
The world fell utterly silent.
As if night had descended.
The god-demon and human camps, on the verge of clashing, all entered enlightenment at that moment.
The stifling quiet lasted only a short while.
Then came the sounds of sharp blades piercing flesh.
If anyone could observe the Land of Enlightenment, they would see Lu Jiulian's tall figure wielding his sword, thrusting its edge into the hearts of one god-demon after another.
His primordial spirit surged like a spatial storm, shattering each pierced god-demon.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Great Dao-tier god-demons let out anguished, unwilling roars.
But they were helpless—ultimately, their souls were crushed.
After the brief uproar, silence returned, punctuated only by a low chuckle.
“Heh heh heh…”
The fourth wave of profound ripples soon receded like the tide.
In the distance, the human prodigy Luoyang was the first to open his eyes. Myriad lights flowed within them, laced with murderous intent.
His fiery spear traced a flaming arc across the sky.
“Fight!”
Luoyang didn’t bother assessing his gains from the enlightenment—there was no point now.
The true battle of life and death was only just beginning.
Around him, the other human geniuses awoke one by one, their auras exploding with killing intent.
But…
That intent quickly froze.
Tantai Xuan opened his eyes and looked around expectantly.
He caught sight of Lu Jiulian in the distance, calmly and indifferently drawing his Green Lotus Sword.
The blade was embedded in a Great Dao-tier god-demon whose body was incredibly tough.
That god-demon’s flesh rivaled divine weapons, yet Lu Jiulian had pierced it effortlessly—and withdrawn the sword just as easily.
Dead…
So many more god-demons dead!
All the Great Dao-tier god-demons had perished, their corpses floating around Lu Jiulian, auras dissipated, bodies cold.
Of the Immortal-tier god-demons, only a scattered few remained.
Atop the Flame God Mountain.
Bai Qingniao and Little Red Dragon also opened their eyes.
They turned toward Lu Jiulian’s direction.
Swish.
Lu Jiulian gripped his bloodstained Green Lotus Sword and sheathed it calmly.
Many eyes stared in stunned silence.
Luoyang: “???”
Bai Qingniao: “???”
Little Red Dragon: “???”
Everyone was baffled, heads full of question marks.
They simply couldn’t comprehend how Lu Jiulian had killed those Great Dao-tier god-demons.
How… one moment they closed and opened their eyes, and all those Great Dao-tier god-demons were gone?
Nearly ten Great Dao-tier god-demons, plus countless Immortal-tier—a lineup terrifying enough to destroy an entire immortal world.
Lu Jiulian remained as serene as still water; he had long grown accustomed to this.
It was everyone else’s shock that made him shake his head.
“These people always spam question marks when I’m doing big things.”
You get used to it.
Look at Lord of the Netherworld Tantai Xuan—how calm he is.
Though excited, Tantai Xuan was unfazed. Gazing at the fallen Great Dao-tier god-demons, he simply smiled.
A man who had seen the world, his emotions remained steady.
The human fiend—did you think that title was a joke?
The atmosphere grew deathly quiet.
The surviving Immortal-tier god-demons felt chills run through them.
Looking at Lu Jiulian surrounded by Great Dao-tier corpses, they sensed something profound: this man was a monster.
Terrifying…
The human fiend had added yet another feat of slaying Great Dao-tier god-demons to his legend!
“So strong…”
“How did all those Great Dao-tier god-demons die?”
“Run! Staying here is just throwing our lives away!”
The surviving Immortal-tier god-demons’ morale plummeted; many already wanted to flee.
“Kill!”
But then the human Heavenly Emperor Luoyang roared.
He shot forward like a streak of light, his spear gathering immense power as it swept through one Immortal-tier god-demon after another.
Catching them off guard, he struck decisive kills!
“Hahaha!”
Luoyang was drenched in blood—but it was all god-demon blood.
He laughed wildly in exhilaration.
A great victory—this was truly a great victory!
How many years had it been since the human race achieved such a feat?
Always suppressed, this time… under the human fiend Lu Jiulian’s lead, they had finally turned the tables.
The Immortal-tier god-demons’ spirits shattered completely.
Panic spread as they scattered in all directions.
But the human geniuses’ momentum surged; they struck out, felling every pursuing Immortal-tier god-demon on the spot!
Amid the chaos,
Lu Jiulian remained unflappable. With his Green Lotus Sword, he harvested vital parts from the Great Dao-tier corpses—precious materials.
Then, together with Tantai Xuan, he strode boldly toward the Flame God Mountain.
“Brother Jiulian, I am Luoyang from the human ancestral land. I’ve long admired your name. Seeing you today, it truly lives up to the legend.”
Luoyang sheathed his fiery spear and smiled at Lu Jiulian.
Lu Jiulian, sword at his waist, returned the smile.
Both bowed slightly, gesturing for the other to proceed.
Then, smiling, they ascended the Flame God Mountain together.
…
Boom!
A terrifying battle instantly tore through the sea of fire.
Tonggu Daoist grunted as he was forced into the Land of Enlightenment.
One step crushed the flames beneath him, distorting space into layered cubes that oppressed the Elemental Gods in the void.
Now inside,
the Elemental Gods no longer hid their primordial spirits. They unleashed them fully, instantly scanning the entire Land of Enlightenment.
Hm?
But their expressions changed dramatically.
“How is this possible?”
The Fire Elemental God’s eyes turned bloodshot in an instant.
After all, every elite god-demon who entered this time came from his Fire Elemental Realm—yet the casualties were catastrophic.
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In his primordial spirit sense,
after the fourth wave of Fire Origin ripples ended, every single Great Dao-tier god-demon… was dead.
All of them—wiped out!
For the Fire Elemental God, this was a devastating blow.
His breathing grew ragged; he nearly lost control in rage.
The other Elemental Gods wore strange expressions.
Cold corpses floated throughout the Land of Enlightenment. The Fire Elemental God saw Fire Eye’s body—dismembered, vital parts harvested…
“Human race!”
The Fire Elemental God roared in fury.
Terrifying energy exploded outward in a hemispherical wave centered on him, annihilating mountains and seas, sinking continents.
Tonggu Daoist was stunned.
“Too ruthless…”
But this outcome far exceeded even his expectations.
Boom!
The Fire Elemental God, like a madman, unleashed deadly attacks on Tonggu Daoist.
So many Great Dao-tier god-demons dead—only killing this human quasi-sage could offset the loss to the god-demon race!
Tonggu Daoist’s expression darkened.
“There’s a debtor for every debt! I’ve been keeping you company, counseling you—why take it out on me?!”
He cursed angrily.
But he fought while retreating.
He needed to reach the Land of Enlightenment and evacuate all the human geniuses.
Especially Lu Jiulian and Bai Qingniao.
“Seal the entire Land of Enlightenment… not one escapes!”
The Fire Elemental God thundered.
Inside the Land of Enlightenment, the Celestial-tier god-demons acted.
Boom!
The sea of fire collapsed, revealing swirling vortexes—each representing a Celestial-tier god-demon.
They sealed the area.
Tonggu Daoist’s face grew grave; he stopped his banter.
The danger ahead was extreme—he had to quickly transfer the human prodigies out.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Explosions rocked the sea of fire!
Tonggu Daoist swung his whisk, suppressing Celestial-tier god-demons one after another with muffled grunts.
A single human quasi-sage overpowering so many Celestial-tier god-demons.
“Tonggu, today you die too!”
The Fire Elemental God calmed, but his killing intent toward Tonggu grew thicker.
He transformed into a wisp of ghostly flame and charged.
The other Elemental Gods joined without slack, weaving a net of heaven and earth to seal and slay Tonggu Daoist!
Tonggu Daoist’s heart sank.
As expected—their true target was him!
He felt real pressure. In truth, he could tear space and twist the void to escape right now.
His mastery of spatial profound truths far surpassed these Elemental Gods.
But he couldn’t expose that.
He had to leave with the human geniuses.
This generation’s human prodigies were vital to the race. Having endured four waves of profound ripples, their talent was extraordinary.
In the future, they could all become Heavenly Emperors.
Even quasi-sages might emerge!
So Tonggu Daoist refused to abandon them—he couldn’t.
These were the human race’s future hope!
Even if he left, he would take these young ones with him!
One step compressed space rapidly.
Yet even with layered spatial folds, the Elemental Gods—top-tier among Celestial-tier—could shatter spatiotemporal barriers.
Attacks still landed on Tonggu Daoist.
He grunted, blood trickling from his mouth.
But using that momentum, he accelerated toward the Flame God Mountain where the Fire Origin Beast Ancestor statue stood.
The closer to the mountain, the safer—after all, with the Beast Ancestor statue present, the Elemental Gods dared not attack recklessly.
The statue’s majesty carried weight. Angering it could provoke terrifying backlash.
Beast Ancestors were existences equal to human sages—if they struck back…
Even Elemental Gods would suffer greatly.
The entire Land of Enlightenment erupted into storm; the atmosphere turned grim.
God-demons frightened by Lu Jiulian’s feats, after fleeing far, could no longer continue.
It was bloodline suppression from higher-tier god-demons.
Atop the Flame God Mountain,
human Heavenly Emperor Luoyang’s expression changed drastically.
“It’s Senior Tonggu…”
“He’s fighting the Elemental Gods!”
“It seems, Brother Jiulian, killing so many Great Dao-tier god-demons drew their attention.”
Luoyang said gravely.
Lu Jiulian remained calm, his gaze melancholic yet profound.
“Elemental Gods, huh?”
“If I entered the dream state, I wouldn’t even know my own strength…”
“I can kill Great Dao-tier… I wonder if I could kill an Elemental God?”
Lu Jiulian murmured.
His words shocked Luoyang and Tantai Xuan to their cores.
He’s getting cocky!
Those were Elemental Gods!
Existences comparable to human quasi-sages—even Tonggu Daoist wouldn’t claim he could kill one…
No one responded to the awkward topic. The group continued upward, soon reaching the Beast Ancestor statue.
The statue radiated terrifying Fire Origin power.
Oppressive beyond measure.
Yet to them, it was incomparably beautiful. With such Beast Ancestor statues, the human race could birth countless powerhouses. Given time, they could sweep away decline in the Primordial Star Sky and stand against its three thousand innate god-demons!
Atop the mountain, the surviving humans gathered.
Though many human geniuses had fallen on this journey, far more survived than expected.
“The great battle has begun. Senior Tonggu fights the Elemental Gods, yet we can do nothing.”
“What we can do now… is comprehend the profound truths!”
Luoyang gritted his teeth.
The next moment, the human geniuses sat cross-legged, facing the Fire Origin Beast Ancestor statue, seeking insights from its leaking ripples.
The fourth wave had just passed; no new wave would come soon.
So the only way to comprehend now was from the statue’s passive emanations.
Lu Jiulian stopped showing off. He too sat cross-legged. Above his head, his sea of profound truths grew larger—now reaching eighty thousand miles in diameter.
Being so close to the statue, though its pressure was suffocating,
the ripples it released brought immense gains.
Boom!
The sea of fire exploded.
Immortal-tier god-demons, originally scattered in retreat under Celestial-tier bloodline suppression, now surged back, charging the mountain!
Luoyang ceased comprehension and stood.
Gripping his fiery spear, he stepped forward to block the path—one man holding against ten thousand.
But his presence alone wasn’t enough.
When Lu Jiulian drifted gracefully to his side,
the charging Immortal-tier god-demons faltered slightly.
“Keep killing!”
Celestial-tier god-demons roared furiously through primordial spirits!
Overcoming their fear of the human fiend, the Immortal-tier god-demons rushed forward!
“Brother Jiulian, this is tricky. They’re this frenzied—Celestial-tier bloodline suppression must be forcing them. Even your reputation can’t scare them off.”
“Looks like we have to wipe them all out.”
Luoyang said.
Lu Jiulian rested his hand on the Green Lotus Sword hilt, silent.
“Brother Jiulian, cut loose and kill.”
Luoyang urged.
Lu Jiulian sighed. He wanted to.
But he shook his head.
Cryptically: “The timing isn’t right.”
…
Five Phoenixes, Lake Heart Island.
In the White Jade Capital pavilion.
After possessing Lu Jiulian to slaughter the encircling Great Dao-tier god-demons, Lu realized the Elemental Gods might intervene next.
Upon returning, his mind immediately entered the preaching platform to perfect the Dragon Gate.
Since he planned to use it to connect to the Land of Enlightenment, stability was crucial.
He also had to ensure the Five Phoenixes’ aura and coordinates remained hidden when opening it.
Lu, white robes fluttering, continuously inscribed array words. They wove in the void, forming mysterious formations.
Now, combining the ancient Emperor Hao’s nine-character array words with his own insights, Lu’s mastery of array dao was profound.
Soon, the Dragon Gate framework was complete.
Lu modified it: the gate’s space was filled with arrays—not only isolating auras but stabilizing space.
After all, suddenly admitting so many Supreme Emperors, Heavenly Emperors, and even a quasi-sage like Tonggu Daoist could collapse ordinary space.
Such powerhouses required extraordinary containment.
With a thought, he exited the preaching platform.
Lu narrowed his eyes, placed a chess piece, and gently pushed it.
Humm…
The Dragon Gate framework from the platform was flung out by an invisible hand.
It overlapped and updated the existing Dragon Gate of the Five Phoenixes.
A slight smile curved Lu’s lips.
Through Lu Jiulian’s perspective, he saw the dire situation in the Land of Enlightenment.
…
“Brother Jiulian, ready yet?”
“Is the timing ripe?”
Luoyang watched the approaching Immortal-tier god-demons, his face stiffening slightly.
Even he would struggle if surrounded by hordes of Immortal-tier.
Suddenly,
both Luoyang and Lu Jiulian’s expressions changed.
Boom!
The sea of fire beneath them exploded.
It formed a massive flaming palm.
The palm rose, rocking their footing.
Then it clenched abruptly.
Lu Jiulian and Luoyang paled.
If it closed fully—they’d be crushed instantly!
A Celestial-tier god-demon had struck!
Celestial-tier—far beyond Great Dao-tier, utterly beyond their current resistance…
This time, they were done for!
But just as the flaming palm was about to crush them,
space twisted, slicing the massive hand into fragments.
A whisk swept through, coiling around Lu Jiulian and Luoyang, gently pulling and flinging them onto the Flame God Mountain.
“You shameless curs! If you’ve got guts, fight one-on-one!”
Tonggu Daoist, bloodied and battered,
had tanked a blow from the Fire Elemental God to barely arrive in time and save them.
But he himself was gravely injured.
Madness burned in Tonggu Daoist’s eyes.
This was a dead end for him—the Elemental Gods were determined to kill him and weaken the human race.
Yet having wandered far and wide for years, facing countless perils,
he had anticipated this and prepared.
Glancing back at the stunned human geniuses atop the mountain,
he exhaled slowly.
He’d made it.
“Time to go!”
As a human quasi-sage, Tonggu Daoist had trump cards.
He reached into his wide sleeve and pulled out a silver spirit boat that rapidly enlarged in the air.
“Board the Space-Time Spirit Boat!”
He shouted.
With a whisk swing, he flung every human genius aboard.
Including Bai Qingniao, Lu Jiulian, and the rest.
Though the Fire Origin Beast Ancestor statue was tempting, Tonggu Daoist had no time for it.
Stealing it was impossible—not just because of the supreme Beast Ancestor pressure it exuded, but its sheer weight. The Space-Time Spirit Boat couldn’t carry it.
Trying would doom them all!
Once everyone was aboard,
Tonggu Daoist coughed blood, eyes gleaming.
He swung his sleeve.
Spatial profound truths surged around the spirit boat; the void cracked inch by inch.
It seemed ready to traverse space-time and flee.
“Trying to escape?!!!”
The Fire Elemental God’s eyes blazed with killing intent.
This Land of Enlightenment had been a complete humiliation for them.
So many Great Dao-tier god-demons dead—if these humans escaped too, the Elemental Realms would suffer massive losses!
“Stay!”
In the void,
the five Elemental Gods unleashed heaven-shaking might together.
Fire pillars soared from the sea.
The Fire Elemental God flipped his hand—a silver orb gleaming with dazzling light illuminated the world.
The moment the orb appeared,
the Space-Time Spirit Boat, on the verge of traversing the void, froze abruptly.
As if space itself had been locked!
Aboard the boat, Tonggu Daoist’s expression changed drastically.
“That’s the innate supreme treasure of chaos god-demons—the Void-Fixing Pearl!”
He never imagined the Fire Elemental God could obtain a chaos god-demon’s innate treasure—existences on par with starry sky sages!
The Fire Elemental God was dead set on keeping them!
“We’re in trouble!”
Tonggu Daoist’s brows furrowed, worry flashing in his eyes.
Boom!
Space-time sealed.
The spirit boat’s traversal failed; it was knocked back into the void.
Tonggu Daoist’s face darkened. He swung his whisk, placing the human geniuses back atop the Flame God Mountain.
Now, holding this stronghold might give them a fighting chance.
But this was god-demon territory.
The outcome seemed grim.
Tonggu Daoist looked grim—he had miscalculated.
He could still escape alone, but taking all these human geniuses… nearly impossible.
Using his sleeve’s universe ability with so many Supreme and Heavenly Emperors would cripple his combat power—likely dooming them all.
In the void,
the five Elemental Gods stared coldly.
“This time… not one leaves!”
The Fire Elemental God’s killing intent surged.
“Especially that Lu Jiulian!”
He spat the words through clenched teeth.
Lu Jiulian had shaken his mindset profoundly—both personally and because of his terrifying talent.
This young man had to die!
Atop the Flame God Mountain, Lu Jiulian paused slightly. To draw such focus from an Elemental God… he, Lu Jiulian, could take pride in that.
After all, he was merely an ordinary Ninth-Turn Golden Immortal.
Tonggu Daoist glanced at Lu Jiulian too—losing such an outstanding prodigy here filled him with sorrow.
Suddenly,
Little Red Dragon slithered out unremarkably like a mudfish.
He dashed frantically toward the Beast Ancestor statue.
Hm?
In the void, the Elemental Gods noticed Little Red Dragon.
But a mere low-tier god-demon mudfish—they paid him no mind.
Their targets were human prodigies like Lu Jiulian and Bai Qingniao.
Yet the instant Little Red Dragon moved, Tonggu Daoist froze.
In his ear, barely audible, rang Lu’s magnetic voice!
“Brother Tonggu! If it’s just Little Red Dragon—initial Emperor realm—can you escape with him?”
Lu asked.
Tonggu Daoist was shocked to hear Lu’s voice here.
But now wasn’t the time.
“Yes!”
He nodded immediately.
Carrying so many Supreme Emperors and a Heavenly Emperor like Luoyang was incredibly difficult.
But one initial Emperor Little Red Dragon? Barely different from carrying nothing.
“Good!”
“Then… I’ll entrust Little Red Dragon to you, Brother Tonggu.”
As Tonggu agreed, Lu’s light laughter rang out.
“Leave the rest to me—Lu Ping'an.”
At that moment, Little Red Dragon, sweating profusely, finally reached the statue.
Aboard the spirit boat, Bai Qingniao’s primordial spirit wove, urging the human prodigies toward Little Red Dragon.
The geniuses hesitated—Bai Qingniao lacked authority.
“I am the human fiend Lu Jiulian. Trust me—follow me!”
Lu Jiulian immediately spoke up.
The moment his words fell, he shot forward like light.
The human geniuses trusted Lu Jiulian absolutely and followed without hesitation!
Streaks of light flashed.
This sudden shift stunned the Elemental Gods above.
The next instant…
The insignificant Little Red Dragon they ignored let out a deafening dragon roar.
A faint crimson portal emerged on his back…
Creak…
The portal opened.
Spatial storms raged.
One by one, the human geniuses entered the portal and vanished.
This abrupt turn left the Elemental Gods in the sky dumbfounded.
The next moment, their eyes turned bloodshot!
Because beyond the portal…
A figure all too familiar to them—a black-robed person—extended a hand, grasping the half-meter-tall Fire Origin Beast Ancestor statue.
He pulled—nothing.
“Eh~”
The black-robed figure exclaimed in surprise.
Then, without hesitation, he slapped down.
The indestructible statue cracked in half. Dragging the half-mountain still attached, he stuffed it through the portal.
