Chapter 386: Ceasefire

With the help of his two companions, Emperor God had initially restrained Luo Feng. However, Luo Feng suddenly vanished, transforming into 1.08 billion sources. These sources, like dazzling stars, naturally formed a powerful array! This was "Great Annihilation of Sources," one of the three forbidden techniques Luo Feng had developed based on his unique strengths.

These three forbidden techniques required specific environments to achieve their best effects. They were deemed forbidden because the cost of unleashing them was also immense!

The 1.08 billion sources formed an array, triggering a chain reaction that instantly transformed into an energy storm capable of destroying everything.

This energy storm tore apart space-time; even space-time itself was ripped into its purest energy components before such immense power. Emperor God's colossal body, specifically its abdominal area closest to the 1.08 billion sources, was instantly torn and pierced, its vast form breaking apart!

"No!" Emperor God cried out in shock and fury. "Evade!" The dual domains of Primal Beast Ancestor and Black Abyss Ancestor were also immediately impacted by this boundless energy.

The dual domains they formed were indeed powerful, but the closest parts, facing such absolute power, were likewise destroyed and annihilated, turning into energy. This energy then merged into the storm, making it even more terrifying.

A gigantic energy storm, resembling a brilliant jade disk, erupted from Emperor God's abdomen, tearing through Emperor God's body, piercing the dual domains, and surging forward with even more terrifying energy.

Boom! Once it broke through a certain threshold, a special reaction occurred! The surrounding space-time instantly disintegrated, and a wide area transformed into a dazzling ball of light. Dozens of Ancestors nearby had no time to react and were completely engulfed by this energy storm. "How can this be?" Emperor God was furious! The dual domains of Primal Beast Ancestor and Black Abyss Ancestor partially shielded Emperor God's legs and everything from the chest up.

Even at the epicenter of such a terrifying explosion, protected by the immensely powerful dual domains, Emperor God only had one-third of its body destroyed. The dual domains protected its remaining body, which merged back together.

"Fortunately, I had you two," Emperor God said. "Otherwise, I would have died this time!"

Emperor God still felt a shiver of fear. Unlike Luo Feng and Wu Lan—as Lords, Luo Feng and Wu Lan had bodies they created themselves, naturally pursuing the ultimate form!

Luo Feng and Wu Lan's bodies had reached their theoretical limit in terms of energy density. Emperor God, however, was different. It was born from the boundless Primal-Chaos Space, growing naturally through stronger transformations. While its body was colossal and capable of unleashing immense power—even ranking among the strongest of the Nine Emperors—its life-saving ability was relatively much weaker. Its body's energy density was not as high as Wu Lan's or Luo Feng's.

Facing such power at close range, it would indeed have been utterly annihilated without its two companions. "This Luo Feng actually has a technique like that, costing me a tenth of my body!"

Primal Beast Ancestor was greatly alarmed. Its body was the strongest domain in the entire boundless Primal-Chaos Space. Both it and Black Abyss Ancestor specialized in domain techniques! Only by complementing Emperor God could they unleash such immense power!

"I also lost nearly a tenth!" said Black Abyss Ancestor. Its domain was at the outermost edge, yet its losses were comparable to Primal Beast Ancestor's. Emperor God and its two companions had suffered a great loss. They now watched everything around them with extreme caution.

This terrifying power swept through dozens of Ancestors nearby. The life-saving abilities of these Ancestors were far inferior to the combined strength of Emperor God and its two companions. Even at a greater distance, where the impact was slightly weaker, it was still devastating! A total of twenty-six Ancestors were severely wounded by this horrifying power! At that moment, twenty-six dazzling golden lightning bolts descended. Lord Ming Huang, without hesitation, chose to burn her main combat avatar. The twenty-six terrifying golden lightning bolts were impossible to dodge and had already struck the twenty-six severely wounded Ancestors!

"Ah, help!" cried the twenty-six Ancestors, who were already gravely wounded. Lord Ming Huang's full-power attack further terrified them. The golden lightning could not be dodged; even their companions attempting to save them were in vain, as the golden lightning still struck them!

Five of the most severely wounded Ancestors, under the golden lightning, failed to protect their life core, which cracked open! These five Ancestors perished on the spot.

The other twenty-one Ancestors were even more gravely wounded and plunged into panic! An endless light enveloped and rescued them. However, the bodies of the five deceased Ancestors had already been quietly moved away by space-time! Five Ancestors dead?

The other Ancestors present were stunned, unable to accept what they were witnessing. In previous eras, some of their kind had indeed perished, but only after prolonged battles, and usually those with weaker strength!

"But this was too sudden; twenty-six Ancestors were severely wounded in an instant, and then five more died."

The five deceased Ancestors were actually quite strong; they weren't among the weakest of their kind. It was purely bad luck that they were too close to Emperor God and his two companions, suffering overwhelmingly severe injuries from the terrifying explosion!

"Bad luck? Too close?" The Ancestors couldn't accept this reason! They could accept being eliminated in war due to their inferior strength, but they couldn't accept perishing due to bad luck.

This time, five Ancestors had bad luck; would it be their turn next? "Die, cultivator Lords, all of you die!" With five Ancestors dead and twenty-one gravely wounded ones taken away by their kin, the remaining seventy-odd Ancestors were filled with anger and even a hint of panic. They unleashed their attacks indiscriminately! How could the cultivator Lords' battle formation, now without Wu Lan and Luo Feng, withstand this?

The seventy-odd Ancestors attacked with full force, and Emperor God and its two companions also struck with furious rage! Lord Starlight, attempting to use spatial displacement through the Temporal Labyrinth technique to move away these powers. However, this time, Infinite Serpent Ancestor temporarily ceased suppressing Wu Lan, allowing Ancestor Yan Shui and Ancestor Ji Mie to momentarily restrain her. Infinite Serpent Ancestor fully controlled the void, preventing even the Temporal Labyrinth from forming! Tumbling forth, various supreme-level powers converged and swept over them!

Lord Starlight instantly burned a portion of her main combat avatar, and despite Infinite Serpent Ancestor's void interference, forcibly displaced thirty percent of the power!

"Nai Gu!" The Primordial Array also tried its best to resist, further reducing some of the power!

Lord Nai Gu, however, transformed into a colossal beast with nine massive heads, its enormous body actively devouring and absorbing all the power. While enduring this power, Lord Nai Gu's surface was shattered, but it was also rapidly recovering!

Having mastered several Ancestor bloodlines, Lord Nai Gu possessed comprehensive abilities. Before Luo Feng became a Lord, it was he who assisted Wu Lan in resisting external powers!

However, even after multiple layers of weakening, nearly half of the power still descended from the seventy Ancestors' combined attack, and Lord Nai Gu's body shattered in an instant!

Luo Feng's Great Annihilation of 1.08 billion Sources storm, having traveled a great distance, was now very weak. Suddenly, the faint power, which had spread across an infinite range, instantly contracted. In the blink of an eye, within the cultivator Lords' battle formation, the boundless power instantly coalesced into a figure—a black-haired man of colossal stature, who stood before Lord Nai Gu, enduring the barrage of supreme-level forces!

"Nai Gu, leave it to me!" Luo Feng's voice rang out. Nai Gu, his body shattered, looked at the now-present Luo Feng and couldn't help but smile. "I was almost blown apart in just a breath's time," Nai Gu remarked. The eight Lords all knew each other's techniques. They understood that while Luo Feng's forbidden technique, "Great Annihilation of Sources," unleashed all its power, Luo Feng's strength could partially recover from nothingness! Each portion of Luo Feng's energy contained immense spiritual vitality, and once the destructive momentum waned, it would fully re-converge! "I still have twenty percent energy reserves!" Luo Feng thought.

Luo Feng could sense his own state: even after completely unleashing the annihilation, he could still recover twenty percent! His physical body seemed intact, but the newly formed 1.08 billion sources within were very weak, and their energy absorption rate was greatly diminished in this weakened state! The stronger his energy reserves, the faster the absorption; the weaker he was, the slower the absorption!

If it were merely a weak avatar formed by a single thought, it would be difficult to recover even one percent of its energy reserves after a full day of absorption!

"I am too weak now; my energy recovery rate is only one-tenth of my peak!" Luo Feng confirmed his recovery speed.

However, the Ancestors were unaware of Luo Feng's recovery speed. They only saw Luo Feng standing before Wu Lan, completely withstanding the impact of the residual power. He had recovered again? "Didn't he scatter and transform into an endless energy storm? How did he recover?"

Panic spread among the Ancestors. "Is there still a need to continue this battle?" an Ancestor's furious voice echoed in their companions' minds.

"Lord Luo Feng's true strength is a complete mystery. He transformed into that destructive storm before, killing five Ancestors, and he might have other techniques." "I can sense that Luo Feng's energy reserves are likely quite low! We can still defeat these Lords!"

"What if we defeat them?" another Ancestor argued. "The eight Lords are immortal; once their main combat avatars recover, they will just return. I don't think there's any need to continue this battle!

"Everyone in the entire boundless Primal-Chaos Space knows that the fundamental reason for a ceasefire is the emergence of an additional Lord. Even if we win, a ceasefire would hold little meaning!" another said. "Are we going to sacrifice a few more Ancestors just for a bit of pride?"

Infinite Serpent Ancestor and its allies all sensed the internal opposition among the Ancestors. Even some Ancestors who had consistently followed them were now against continuing the war!

"The five Ancestors who died earlier truly perished unjustly," one lamented. "How difficult is it to cultivate to the Ancestor level? Under normal circumstances, it's very difficult for them to die!"

"This time, we suffered losses because we were unaware of the new Lord Luo Feng's true strength!" Infinite Serpent Ancestor's voice echoed in its companions' minds. "Once we understand all his secrets and are absolutely certain, then we will act again! For now, let's cease hostilities."

Infinite Serpent Ancestor realized the problem; with over thirty Ancestors opposing, it could not continue!

Phew. As Infinite Serpent Ancestor, Ancestor Ji Mie, and Ancestor Yan Shui released their suppression, Wu Lan regained her freedom and immediately returned to the battle formation!

"Hmm? The Ancestors have stopped?"

Yuan, Starlight, Luo Feng, Jin, Wu Lan, Ming Huang, Nai Gu, and Mo Luo were all observing the other side. Although Luo Feng's recovery ability was significantly weakened, he still prioritized restoring his companions to their peak!

He himself was slowly recovering from his twenty percent energy reserves! Infinite Serpent Ancestor looked at this group of formidable Lords, understanding in its heart that after the birth of the new Lord Luo Feng, their original plan to completely destroy all territories of the cultivators had failed. The cultivator faction now had a deeper foundation and was destined to be the greatest opponent for their innate Primal-Chaos Life faction!

For endless ages to come, they would continue to battle until a definitive victor emerged!

"Unexpectedly, before the war of annihilation, you birthed a new Lord!" Infinite Serpent Ancestor spoke. The group of Ancestors behind it also watched Luo Feng and his companions from afar!

"This time was indeed very dangerous!" Yuan nodded in acknowledgment. "If Luo Feng hadn't broken through, we truly might have lost all our territories!"

In previous confrontations, the seven of them had failed repeatedly, only managing to delay their opponents' advance but unable to prevent the fall of territories!

"This battle ends here!" Infinite Serpent Ancestor declared. "Next time, we will determine the victor!"

Yuan responded, "Next time, we will determine the victor!" Yuan also had confidence, knowing that with another Lord emerging in the future, the situation would be even more favorable!

Carried by the "Mother of Space-Time" with countless claws, the Ancestors all departed by traversing space-time. The eight Lords watched all of this!

"The battle has temporarily ceased!" Yuan said.

"The Ancestors' overall strength is greater than ours!" Lord Mo Luo said, looking into the distance. "Previously, when Jin, Ming Huang, and I burned our main combat avatars for an assault, we achieved some results. But this time, with their preparations, the effect of our attacks was significantly weaker. It was Luo Feng's forbidden technique that created the opportunity; by fragmenting their formation, it inadvertently created a chance for me."

Luo Feng smiled slightly, and Starlight said: "Absorbing the source of primal worlds and facing the threat of death both have the potential to make Ancestors evolve. After this war, it's estimated that some Ancestors will achieve breakthroughs. While the Lords' side will progress, so too will the Ancestors'!"

"Mastering supreme-level power is not the limit for Ancestors; they will continue to evolve. Only by reaching the stage of beings like 'Infinite Serpent Ancestor' or 'Primordial' can they be considered to have achieved ultimate immortality in a certain aspect!"

"Even if the Ancestors improve further, they still won't surpass us cultivators!" Ming Huang said with a confident smile. This was true; from a vast disparity in the early days, the gap between the two sides had steadily narrowed.

"First, let's return to the Primal Land and thoroughly study the Ancestors' corpses."

Yuan smiled, "Regardless, this war is over. A hundred-plus Ancestors united, and we endured it. Facing other factions will be much easier now!"

Wu Lan also sighed with emotion, "At least we can relax for a while." Jin laughed heartily, "Brother Luo Feng, you promised to explore the mysterious lands with me after the war is over." Yuan interjected, "Many world clusters in our cultivator territory are still occupied by other factions! First, let's reclaim all of our cultivator territories before you two go on an adventure!"

"Alright, I'm not in a hurry!" Jin said with a smile.

Luo Feng asked curiously, "Jin, where are you planning to explore?"

"The Abyss of Annihilation!" Jin replied. "I've been there many times, but I've always lacked a powerful helper. This time, I'll send you detailed information about the Abyss of Annihilation!"

The eight Lords chatted as they returned to the Primal Land!

(End of this episode)Tomato (the author) will rest tomorrow, and the next episode will be updated the day after.