The radiant dao texts whistled like raindrops.

It was impossible to describe the grandeur of such a sight unless one saw it with their own eyes.

Under the bombardment, the old Emperor Ancestor fossils were struck to utter death one after another. Their fresh blood dyed the air with a blinding scarlet color.

This was a picture that was enough to make the nebula shiver and all beings despair.

Emperor Ancestors looked down at worlds and laughed at the heavens with their supreme power. They were like the unofficial rulers of the Ancient Nebula Road.

However, at this moment, they were mercilessly dominated and executed in succession!

They frantically fled and resisted using everything they had, but they still seemed so powerless against the onslaught of dao runes…

Lone Man and the old seer had long retreated far away as it was simply impossible for them to intervene. Watching the bloody scene unfolding from a safe distance, they couldn't help gasping as well, and their eyes became blank.

Ruo Su, Li Xuanwei and the rest of their group, too, couldn't suppress the shock that surged up in them.

Back then, that golden cicada had perched right outside the gate of Fangchun Mountain. He had been so tiny, but their master had praised his dao to be above Heaven.

It was only now did they deeply realize the full weight of ‘above Heaven.’

Even with their current cultivation, they were still wonderstruck by the golden cicada youth and had only one thought in their minds:

Perhaps only Eldest Senior Brother and Second Senior Brother would be able to compete with such a character, right?

Meanwhile, as Lin Xun watched the golden cicada youth attack and the Emperor Ancestors fall like rain, his eyes went wide open, shocked to the core.

Everything he had seen today was completely beyond his imagination, and it also made him realize the gap between himself and the experts.

Supreme quasi-Emperors might be the strongest under the Emperor Stage, enough to make the vast majority of cultivators in the world look up to them.

However, they were far inferior to Emperors. On top of that, above the nine realms of the Emperor Stage, there was still the Emperor Ancestor Stage!

Yet, in the battle happening before him, Emperor Ancestors…weren’t even enough to look at!

All the comparisons only let Lin Xun see how vast the difference was between his current cultivation and that of the true supreme giants.

In fact, he had nothing on them at all!

Ruo Su's voice suddenly rang in Lin Xun's ears, “Junior Brother, it's only been a hundred years since you started cultivating, and you're already a supreme quasi-Emperor... None of us Fangchun Mountain disciples were able to compare to you back then.

“Look at those Emperor Ancestors, each of them has lived since time memorial. Given enough time, your achievements will be destined to surpass them!”

It was as if she had also predicted the unimaginable impact that could be caused to Lin Xun's mentality, so she had been keeping an eye on him in case his dao heart was shaken.

“Today, you are a part of this heavenly game. You have seen, engaged, and closely observed everything from within. Who else in your generation is able to have such an experience?

“And this kind of experience will benefit you aplenty in your future cultivation.”

Ruo Su's voice was like warm spring water that rustled in Lin Xun's mind, causing his dao heart to become calm and clear.

“Thank you for your guidance, Senior Sister,” said Lin Xun earnestly.

He himself knew that even though he was merely a spectator in this mighty game of chess, being able to participate throughout its length was already an unparalleled experience that would benefit him for the rest of his life.

In just moments, the killing in the field had come to an end. A total of fifteen Emperor Ancestor old fossils had been killed on the spot, spilling blood all over the blue sky.

Through it all, the golden cicada youth stood in the void, indifferent and ethereal.

If one didn’t get to see it with their own eyes, how would they dare to believe that such a gentle and serene young man had just slaughtered fifteen Emperor Ancestors in a matter of moments?

If news of this were to spread, the entire Ancient Nebula Road would be in an uproar!

The Emperors watching from an extremely distant place were also so terrified by the gruesome scene that their hair stood on end and their blood ran cold.

Combat Emperor was infinitely powerful, unrestrained, overbearing, and arrogant.

In comparison, the golden cicada youth seemed unassuming, but the might he had casually displayed was nothing inferior!

Who is he? How could there be someone so strong in this nebula?

“My disciple, if you can be on an equal level with this person one day, then I, as your master, will be able to enter my grave with a smile,” lamented Emperor Ancestor Chan Tu.

“Master, even you can't do it, let alone me,” retorted Ling Kezi.

He, like Lin Xun, had been unable to see the details of this battle at all, but he knew very well how terrifying an existence that could easily subdue multiple Emperor Ancestors was, and how inconceivable it was to even want to reach their level.

“Too unambitious.” Emperor Ancestor Chan Tu rapped Ling Kezi's bald head.

On another side, Xuan Jiuyin asked dully, “Father, do we have anyone in our Xuan Clan's ancestry who is as fierce as him?”

Xuan Shangchen's lips twitched, and only after a long time did a word come out from them, “Yes.”

Xuan Jiuyin was dubious. “We do?”

“Of course.” A strange light flashed in Xuan Shangchen's eyes. “Kid, never forget what our last name is!”

……

𝙧𝙚𝙚𝔀𝒆𝓫𝓷𝙤𝓿𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝙤𝓶

Between heaven and earth was nothing but smoke and a thick stench of blood.

The chaotic aftershock of the battle still rippled the air, while the fierce fight in the depths of the vortex was still going on.

However, all the eyes in the area had been drawn by the golden cicada youth in the void.

After a long stupor, Lone Man couldn't help but ask, “Fellow Daoist, could it be that you have stepped into the Ancestor Stage?”

The golden cicada shook his head and said, “Cultivation level is no longer important to me.”

What does this mean?

The level of one’s cultivation determines the strength of their dao, so how can it not be important?

As everyone was taken aback, only Lone Man and the old seer seemed to realize something that revealed a startled look.

“The winner is about to be decided…” whispered the golden cicada, his eyes glowing with an arcane light as if he had seen everything that had and would happen during the battle inside the vortex.

His remark shook everyone in the area.

……

The sky of the Primordial Chaos World was covered in eternal darkness. An apocalyptic aura of havoc filled the air, plunging the billions and billions of beings into inexplicable panic.

After the golden cicada killed the Emperor Ancestor old fossils, behemoths like the Great Six Courts, Great Ten Battle Clans, and Primeval Imperial Clans were thrown into turmoil and trepidation.

“How could the casualties be so severe?”

“It can’t be that those Fangchun Mountain remnants can resist the killing of the taboo tribulation power?”

“Nooo! How could Old Ancestor have fallen?!”

Voices permeated with fright and shock resounded all over these great powers.

Although they weren’t involved in this war, their deep heritages allowed them to have methods that kept them up to date about it.

Upon learning that the Emperor Ancestors who had gone there had been slaughtered, countless people were lightningstruck. Their vision went black, and their minds became dizzy.

If they hadn’t known that the Nameless Esteemed Emperor had stepped in and was suppressing Combat Emperor, then these great powers would have been thrown into turbulence and disarray.

The news was indeed too overwhelming for them.

Of note, in order to deal with the members of Fangchun Mountain as well as compete for the chaos treasure, dozens of Emperor Ancestor experts had been deployed from the Primordial Chaos World alone!

The great courts of Heaven and Earth, Panwu, and Primordial had nearly exhausted their forces, while the Great Ten Battle Clans and various Primeval Imperial Clans had also sent no small number of Emperor Ancestors.

This coupled with the taboo tribulation power made a supreme lineup that was invincible in the entire Ancient Nebula Road!

Who could have imagined that despite that, those Emperor Ancestors would still meet with misfortune and get annihilated?

Not to mention, the number of Emperor experts that had fallen during this game wasn’t small either!

An Emperor Ancestor was the ancestor of a dao. Even in organizations like Heaven and Earth, Primordial, and Panwu Dao Courts, there were only a handful of them.

Now that so many were dead all of a sudden, this ginormous blow was enough to ruin the vitality of those sects and even shake their foundations!

The only one that wasn’t affected was Mythical Huang Dao Court.

The moment that the development reached their ears, all the old fossils of Mythical Huang Dao Court realized that…regardless of the outcome of this heavenly game, the power structure of the entire Ancient Nebula Road would welcome a drastic alteration.

The weather was about to change!

……

The vortex in the sky began to rumble violently and showed signs of disorder and collapse. A terrifying combat aura raged within it, and just the sounds of clash emitted from its depths caused people’s hearts to palpitate in fright.

In the end, the vortex exploded with a heaven-shaking noise!

Rumble!

At that instant, it was as if the dome of the sky was crumbling down. All the worlds in the Ancient Nebula Road violently trembled, and countless living beings were so frightened that their souls almost left their bodies.

The moment the vortex collapsed, endless taboo tribulation power poured out like a flood that had been accumulating momentum for a long time. It cascaded down and spread in all directions.

The golden cicada youth instantly waved his sleeve.

A golden light rushed up into the sky and transformed into a curtain of light that enveloped Lin Xun, Ruo Su, and the other Fangchun Mountain disciples, allowing them to narrowly avoid the impact of this terrifying power.

It was only after a long time that the turbulence gradually returned to calm.

When everyone’s field of vision cleared up, there were nothing but ruins to be seen in the region, with marks of wreckage and destruction everywhere. In the void, there was a huge crack that expanded into the horizon.

The sky was dull and gray, and the air was filled with a destructive aura. As far as the eye could see, this piece of heaven and earth seemed like it had been shattered!

Lin Xun couldn't help but gasp.

“Where is Eldest Senior Brother?”

“Who won?”

The disciples of Fangchun Mountain scanned the entire field with their spirit senses with anxious looks on their faces.

“He has won…” The golden cicada youth stood among the ruinous world, his clothes fluttering. His clear and unperturbed eyes revealed a rare touch of trance.

This result had always been within his expectations, but when it really came true, he still felt a kind of inexplicable impact. This time, they had finally…won…

Right at this moment, however, the void suddenly rumbled. The region rattled nonstop as a figure swept out from the ground.

Like a burning flame, it shot up from the destruction and devastation and illuminated the depressingly gray world.

The figure was ridden with injuries and blood, but it was still as arrogant and untamed as ever. The might emanating from it made the nine heavens tremble.

The moment that person appeared, time seemed to stand still. Everything froze into an eternal picture where he was the only light on earth.