Chapter 2324 Finally, Time to Settle an Old Grudge

Crawling back up on his feet, Emperor Ancestor Licang stared at Lin Xun and Big Yellow with a livid face and a heaving chest. The energy he released was like a volcano about to erupt.

A long time later, he exhaled a long breath, along with which his erratic aura dissipated. He regained his previous bearing, looking as calm as a millpond.

This allowed the old monsters in the dark to relax. Emperor Ancestor Licang hadn’t let his anger run amok after the great shame he had suffered.

The situation couldn’t have turned out any better.

“If I were to stop you at all costs, I would have used its power from the start.” Emperor Ancestor Licang pointed to the distant world that was bound by countless black chains. “But...after all is said and done, you are not an enemy of the Ancient Wasteland Alliance... I admit defeat. ”

Lin Xun exchanged a glance with Big Yellow, then cupped his fist, “Thank you, Fellow Daoist.”

Emperor Ancestor Licang grunted, “I’m quite curious, Lin Daoyuan. If you were to fight me alone, how certain are you about your odds?”

The many gazes in the dark also landed on Lin Xun.

Emperor Ancestor Licang's defeat earlier had seemed extremely fishy.

Upon deeper analysis, everyone reckoned that Lin Xun wouldn’t have been able to achieve such a swift victory without the help of Roaring Battle Emperor.

Lin Xun thought for a moment and said seriously, “I might lose, but it won’t be a problem to keep myself alive.”

Emperor Ancestor Licang had reached the perfection of the Ancestor Stage. The quality and immensity of his cultivation was far beyond that of an ordinary Ancestor.

If they were to fight purely with battle prowess, Lin Xun was bound not to be a match for him.

The only advantage Lin Xun had was Time Stopping, which could earn him a moment's head start.

However, even with this talent, he might at most injure the other party with his current power. Wanting to kill Licang would be a far-fetched idea.

As for the Phoenix Flame of Order in his Limitless Abyss Sword Cauldron, it could only act as a passive defense against law power. It was hugely difficult for Lin Xun to actively manipulate this thing.

The power of the Nirvana of Transcendence was a different story, as he had full control of it.

The Phoenix Flame of Order, on the other hand, had been incorporated into his sword cauldron. Only after the latter completely processed and refined its power would Lin Xun be able to wield it.

These two forces were simply different in nature.

It was based on these accurate judgments of his own cultivation that Lin Xun had used Time Stopping and sent Big Yellow to attack the moment the fight had begun. That was the only reason why they had suppressed Emperor Ancestor Licang so quickly.

“I might lose, but it won’t be a problem to keep myself alive.”

This cast a dizzy spell on the old monsters in the darkness as it could already be considered an unthinkable answer.

Because in the end, Lin Daoyuan was only a fourth realm Emperor!

“The word ‘supreme’ truly is not something that my generation can speculate on,” lamented Emperor Ancestor Licang as Lin Xun’s reply also brought a complicated emotion to his eyes.

This young man had only been cultivating for over a hundred years, but already possessed the stunning potential that overwhelmed the giants of the past and present. It made all the who-knew-how-old fossils feel ashamed of themselves!

“What is sealed in that world?” asked Big Yellow all of a sudden.

The world that was fettered by countless black chains looked incomparably mysterious and intimidating.

Emperor Ancestor Licang’s eyes gleamed with pride. “That’s the foundation of the Ancient Wasteland Alliance. From our very first generation experts in the primeval era, before anyone travels to the other side of the cosmos, they would leave behind a force of their own willpower and seal it in that 'World of Dao Fire.'

“Our dao will never be extinguished so long as we keep passing it down. It’s precisely those numerous forces of willpower that allows the Ancient Wasteland Alliance to dwell here, free from fear of the taboo law power’s encroachment!”

Emperor Ancestor Licang had previously said that since the beginning of time, even someone as powerful as the Nameless Esteemed Emperor had failed to break into this place. Lin Xun and Big Yellow now finally understood why.

It was all thanks to that World of Dao Fire!

If Emperor Ancestor Licang had utilized the forces of willpower sealed within it, then Lin Xun and Big Yellow probably wouldn’t have had even the chance to barge into this place.

At this thought, the two's opinion about Emperor Ancestor Licang changed quite a bit.

“In years past, the golden cicada, Fei Lan, Chen Linkong, White Emperor, Zhao Yuanji, and Ao Xingtang had all mentioned your name, Lin Daoyuan, to me. Besides, since you’ve defeated me, I naturally will stop making things difficult for you.”

Emperor Ancestor Licang turned to leave. “The old Demon Crow is imprisoned in that molten world. You will have to take care of the rest yourselves.”

Before his voice could fade, he had already disappeared.

“Let’s go.” Without any delay, Lin Xun and Big Yellow teleported through the zone of chaotically dancing meteorites and entered the world of erupting lava and steaming fire.

Soon, Lin Xun locked onto a massive, blazing mountain.

That area was permeated with a restrictive power of a seal.

Swish!

Lin Xun shuttled through the stars and reached the mountain in an instant. After carefully inspecting the seal, he was taken aback.

The power of the seal was clearly transformed from law power!

Did this mean that the golden cicada, whose dao had been praised by the Master of Fangchun Mountain to be ‘above Heaven,’ had already been able to utilize the heavenly law power then?

During these years, Lin Xun's knowledge and perception of law power had become much deeper.

The law powers of the Nirvana of Transcendence, the True Dragon World, the Celestial Phoenix World, the law power of the Calamity of Ruin in Xi’s mastery, and even the taboo law power that had enveloped the Ancient Nebula Road... They were all world origin law powers. It was only that they had different attributes and might.

This kind of law power was as powerful as Emperor Ancestors. Very few cultivators could command it.

Lin Xun suddenly had a bold speculation.

Could it be that the key to breaking into the Emperor Ancestor Stage lies in the kind of law power one wields?

Immediately, Lin Xun shook his head and stopped thinking about this.

Being a fourth realm, he was still far from touching the threshold of the Ancestor Stage, let alone trying to fathom its mysteries.

Next to him, Big Yellow asked, “What are you planning to do?”

Lin Xun's eyes flickered. “Break this seal and release the old crow first, of course.”

As soon as these words dropped, the Limitless Abyss Sword Cauldron shot out with a roar, splashing billions of rays of light. The dao sword, shrouded in a layer of violet Phoenix Flame of Order, and slashed down.

To break a law power seal, law power was naturally needed.

KABOOM!

With an earth-shattering noise, and the seal that the golden cicada had placed on the lava mountain shook violently.

The next second, there was a series of thumping crashes as web-like cracks appeared on the seal.

“Hahaha, the seal is broken! Golden Cicada, didn't you say I’ll be locked up for a hundred years? But how many years have passed since then, and this seal of yours is already broken?” resounded an icy and maniacal laughter.

Boom!

A figure bolted out from beneath the volcano.

In this instant, it looked as though a dazzling sun was shooting up into the sky, diffusing a berserk and mighty energy.

He was dressed in golden attire. His every breath generated an eruption of fiery golden light that seemingly strived to incinerate the heavens. His eyes resembled a pair of blazing suns, eager to devour people.

Demon Crow Great Emperor!

He was one of the most senior figures of the Ancient Wasteland Alliance, a seasoned and cold-blooded tyrant who had no scruples about creating bloodshed!

“Peak of the eighth realm,” Big Yellow quickly transmitted to Lin Xun as its expression visibly relaxed.

Apparently, this old crow had been stopped before the threshold of the Ancestor Stage during these countless years, unable to enter.

Lin Xun nodded imperceptibly.

The maniacal laughter gradually waned as Demon Crow Great Emperor swept his eyes at Lin Xun and Big Yellow.

“Was it you two? You worked together and broke the golden cicada's seal?” He was surprised that such a peculiar pair was able to break the golden cicada's seal.

Lin Xun said, “If not, then how else could we witness your dashing style, ol’ Golden Crow.”

Demon Crow Great Emperor felt something off about this answer, but he still nodded and said, “No matter the reason, I’ll remember your kindness and make sure to repay it one day!”

Lin Xun said, “Why wait until another day when you can do it now?”

Demon Crow Great Emperor furrowed his brows as the bad hunch in him grew stronger. “Say what you want, young man.”

Lin Xun smiled. “Your head.”

Demon Crow Great Emperor's pupils shrank. His expression became frighteningly frosty, “I knew something was amiss!”

He then let out a loud cry that quaked the starry sky, “Who can tell me, what's the matter with this man and dog?”

No one answered him.

From the moment Emperor Ancestor Licang had conceded, everyone else in the Ancient Wasteland Alliance knew that they could not get mixed up in this personal grudge.

Not getting a response made Demon Crow Great Emperor's heart jump. As the bad feeling expanded, he coldly stared at Lin Xun. “Who are you guys exactly?”

Big Yellow snorted out a laugh, “You don't even recognize him, and yet you clamored to get back at him? You’ve gotta be kidding me.”

The dog’s face was full of ridicule.

However, Demon Crow Great Emperor wasn’t angered by its attitude. Seemingly recalling something, his eyes widened, “You're Lin Xun, the one who destroyed our Sunset Current Valley and stole the Sacred Fusang Tree?!”

Lin Xun indifferently said, “I destroyed Sunset Current Valley, yes, but the Sacred Fusang Tree wasn't stolen; it was my trophy.”

“So you’re really that little scum!” Demon Crow Great Emperor was enraged. Never had he expected that the other party would take the initiative to knock at his door before he could go and take revenge.

This seemed unbelievable, but it had really and wilfully happened.

“No, something isn’t right.” In the midst of fury, Demon Crow Great Emperor suddenly frowned. His eyes flickered, “From what I know, some decades ago, that little scumbag wasn’t an Emperor yet. You are a fourth realm Emperor, so how could you be Lin Xun?”

Both Lin Xun and Big Yellow laughed out loud. It was obvious that during all of his years in jail, Demon Crow Great Emperor had been completely ignorant of what was going on in the outside world.

“Cut the crap. Just tell me how Tianque died, and I’ll let you die with some dignity.” Lin Xun's eyes glowed with the color of frost.

The artifact spirit of the No-Nonsense Bow, Wuque, had been imprisoned for countless years at Sunset Current Valley. During that period, he had been subjected to countless tortures and humiliations.

The one who had suppressed him was Demon Crow Great Emperor, who was right in front of them!

It was only right that Lin Xun exacted this revenge.