Chapter 1527: A Big Pile of Nothing

Everyone present stared at "Ji Zhan," and their faces were full of shock and disbelief.

Who was this mysterious figure? An ancestor-level character was actually obliterated with a single punch!

Both sides were stunned. Although the mysterious figure targeted the empire's ancestor, even the Celestial Clan's experts were on high alert, as his earlier words had not just targeted the Empire, but everyone present as well.

Ye Guan stared at him, his expression more grave than ever.

The Great Daoist Brush Master narrowed his eyes as he looked at the mysterious figure.

"Ji Zhan" slowly closed his eyes. He clenched his fists and in an instant, a terrifying pressure swept across the entire Celestial World.

Everyone suddenly found it hard to breathe, and panic spread through the crowd.

Ye Guan was also deeply shocked. This mysterious figure's power was absurdly overwhelming. He had reached the fifth level of the True Dao! Even more terrifying was the fact that this wasn't his real body.

He was controlling Ji Zhan through some unknown, special method. In other words, his true body wasn't even here.

If his true body were to arrive...

Ye Guan looked at the Great Daoist Brush Master, his heart filled with doubt. Could this be someone the Great Daoist Brush Master had called in for help?

When he saw that the Great Daoist Brush Master was just as confused as him, Ye Guan's frown deepened. It seemed like the Great Daoist Brush Master was unfamiliar with this newcomer.

Then where the hell did this guy come from?

At that moment, the mysterious figure suddenly opened his eyes and slowly turned to look at the Great Daoist Brush Master, saying, "So you're the one they call the 'Great Daoist Brush Master'."

The Great Daoist Brush Master stared at him. "You know me?"

The mysterious figure glanced over at him and smiled. "Back then, I heard you were quite the formidable figure... but now? You're unbelievably weak. How disappointing."

He took a deep breath before his gaze turned wicked. He raised both hands in the air, and instantly, magma deep beneath the earth's surface erupted violently, piercing the crust and surging into the sky.

Millions of lava pillars exploded upward at once!

These lava pillars weren't ordinary, either; they carried with them an unimaginably terrifying power. Each one shot up into the starry sky, and in the next moment, the spiritual energy in the world was devoured by a monstrous force.

The energy within all living beings was being forcibly absorbed!

Everyone froze in sheer disbelief.

"The Spirit Devouring Dao!" The Great Daoist Brush Master cried out in alarm, "You're from that legendary..."

"

Oh?

" The mysterious figure turned and grinned. "You actually know of that place? Impressive. It seems you do have some weight to your name."

The Great Daoist Brush master stared at him and said, "You and I have no enmity between us."

It wasn't that he feared him. He simply saw no need to fight. As he said, there was no bad blood between them.

"

Hahaha!

" However, the mysterious figure actually laughed. "What's wrong? Are you scared?

Hahaha!

"

The Great Daoist Brush Master fell silent.

An evil smile spread across the man's face. "All of you will die here."

He raised his hands again. A mysterious barrier descended and enveloped everyone on the battlefield.

The next moment, everyone could feel their spiritual energy being forcibly sucked out of them.

"Damn it!" The Great Daoist Brush Master flew into a rage. The mysterious figure was trying to devour even his spiritual energy. He was just about to strike when he remembered something and turned to look at Ye Guan in the distance.

"Hey! Use your faith power and attack him!" he exclaimed.

Ye Guan glanced at him without replying.

The Great Daoist Brush Master snapped, "His true body is here! He's definitely trying to use the spiritual energy here to break the seal on himself. If we don't hit him now, once his true body emerges, we're all going to die."

Ye Guan replied calmly, "I can't beat him. If you want to attack him, do it yourself."

The Great Daoist Brush Master shouted in fury, "You might live if you don't attack, but everyone in the Celestial World will die! It will take at most fifteen minutes for his true body to emerge. Are you sure you don't want to attack?"

A mocking laugh suddenly echoed from the sky.

"Hilarious," the mysterious figure scoffed. "One piece of trash calling another piece of trash to attack me. What a joke."

The Great Daoist Brush Master's face turned dark.

Ye Guan looked up at the mysterious figure. At this moment, all the spiritual energy in this world was being forcibly absorbed by this mysterious figure, and no one could resist it.

If not for his faith power, Ye Guan wouldn't be able to resist, either. But even so, in his heavily injured state, he wasn't confident that he could take the enemy on.

He turned to glance at the Great Daoist Brush Master again, saying nothing, but his silence said everything.

The Great Daoist Brush Master understood immediately.

After a moment of grim silence, he looked up at the mysterious figure, who now gazed back at him and Ye Guan, his eyes filled with a condescending look.

The Great Daoist Brush Master coldly said, "Attack!"

He transformed into countless glowing seals that soared upwards, charging straight at the mysterious figure.

Originally, he had considered teaming up with the man, but quickly realized this wasn't just arrogance. This mysterious figure was not normal. This was just a projection, and even then, he acted like everyone else was beneath him.

𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝕨𝕖𝗯𝚗𝚘𝕧𝕖𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝕞

If his true body were allowed to appear, would anyone still have a chance of survival?

Damn it! It was better to try and kill him!

Seeing both Ye Guan and the Great Daoist Brush Master launch their attacks, the mysterious figure simply smirked, his face filled with disdain.

He raised his right hand and pressed down gently. Instantly, the blood seal fell straight from his palm.

Boom!

With that strike, both Ye Guan and the Great Daoist Brush Master were sent flying away. A moment later, two streaks of crimson light descended, locking the two of them in place, suppressing them completely.

Ye Guan gripped his intent sword, and although faith power continued to surge from his body, he could barely hold off the crushing crimson light. Worse, the strain of his previous attack had caused his healed soul to be torn apart once more, becoming dangerously faint and unstable.

High in the sky, the mysterious figure looked down at the two men with contempt.

"That's it?" he sneered.

The Great Daoist Brush Master's face was a mask of fury and shame. He turned abruptly to Ye Guan and said, "Weren't you supposed to be good at fighting? What happened? You're choking now?"

The mysterious figure turned his gaze to the Great Daoist Brush Master and said, "You're just a piece of trash who talks too much."

With a wave of his sleeve, the blood seal slammed violently towards the Great Daoist Brush Master.

The Great Daoist Brush Master's expression changed drastically. He raised a finger, and a Dao Seal materialized before him.

Boom!

It instantly shattered. The overwhelming force blasted him tens of thousands of meters away.

He tried to use the opportunity to escape, but the mysterious figure clearly had no intention of letting him go. With a single motion, the blood seal transformed into a crimson beam of light, streaking through the void and smashing straight towards the Great Daoist Brush Master.

Helpless, the Great Daoist Brush Master was forced to stop. He abruptly turned around, formed a seal with his hands, and pointed forward. A radiant Dao light emerged, but it wasn't for offense. It was a defensive technique.

However, the moment the Dao light came into contact with the crimson beam of light, it shattered, and the immense force sent him flying once again. He was completely outmatched!

In the distance, Ye Guan's face turned grim. If he were uninjured and at peak condition, bolstered by his faith power, he would stand a chance. However, he was simply too exhausted.

He looked around and saw that everyone's spiritual energy was being violently siphoned. This was not only happening to the people on the battlefield, but to the people in this entire universe as well.

Ye Guan looked at the mysterious figure in the sky, and his heart was full of questions.

Who is he, and where did he come from?

The mysterious figure cast a glance at the Great Daoist Brush Master, who had been blasted away once again, and shook his head. "You're even weaker than I imagined. Was your reputation the result of self-hype?"

The Great Daoist Brush Master shouted angrily, "Can't you see that my Dao power is sealed?! Huh?!"

The mysterious figure gave him a sideways glance and said coldly, "Even if it weren't sealed, you'd still be weak."

The mysterious figure opened his palm, and the blood seal returned to his hand. Staring at it, he seemed to recall something from the past. His expression suddenly twisted into a fierce, sinister grimace.

The Great Daoist Brush Master looked at Ye Guan and said, "Can you fight or not?"

Ye Guan shot him a look. "What do you think?"

The Great Daoist Brush Master hesitated for a moment, then said, "I can help you restore your soul and body."

Ye Guan was visibly surprised, while the Great Daoist Brush Master stared at him without speaking.

Ye Guan instantly understood what he meant and replied, "Let's deal with this guy first."

The Great Daoist Brush Master nodded. He opened his palm, and a Dao seal condensed in his hand. He chanted, "Dao governs the heavens and earth, myriad laws flow with nature. Gather the Dao, restore the spirit..."

He flicked his finger, and the Dao Imprint transformed into a beam of light that shot straight into Ye Guan's forehead.

Countless strands of Dao power surged in from all directions, pouring into Ye Guan to repair his soul and rebuild his body.

Ye Guan immediately felt an immense and surging power coursing through his entire being. His damaged soul was rapidly mending, and his physical body was being reconstructed at an incredible speed.

High above, the mysterious figure glanced at the Great Daoist Brush Master and let out a mocking chuckle. "You're beyond the Dao? Seems you're not a complete disgrace after all."

The Great Daoist Brush Master was so enraged by the mysterious figure's words that he nearly coughed up blood.

In the distance, Ye Guan drew in a deep breath. While he hadn't returned to full strength, he had recovered about forty to fifty percent of his strength.

He looked up at the mysterious figure and transformed into a streak of sword light, charging straight at him.

The mysterious figure waved his sleeve, and the blood seal smashed fiercely toward Ye Guan.

Boom!

With a thunderous explosion, a burst of sword light clashed violently with the crimson light.

Ye Guan was blasted back to where he stood, and at the same time, the fleshly body that the Great Daoist Brush Master had just helped him reconstruct was shattered once again.

The mysterious figure glanced at Ye Guan, and then he turned to look at the nearby Great Daoist Brush Master. His eyes were filled with contempt as he said, "You're only

this

strong? Honestly, you're a big pile of nothing."