Chapter 1520: Doing Things Low-Key

"Something's happening! I sense intense malice; some scoundrel is coming for me!" Old Gu exclaimed, his face grim.

He then looked at his old acquaintance, Zhou Bo, a Great Chaos Realm expert from the Zhou clan who had repeatedly antagonized him.

"What do you mean?" Zhou Bo asked, his eyes narrowed as he regarded Old Gu, an aura of decay emanating from him.

Seeing Old Gu staring at him, Zhou Bo felt quite offended; he was in no mood to deal with this negative example right now.

"Old Zhou, what are you up to? You're not coming after me too, are you?!" The strange dragon spoke up, then readily revealed his identity.

"You're that little dragon, but how did you turn into a... maggot?!" Zhou Bo exclaimed in surprise.

"I... you!" The strange dragon nearly spat out a mouthful of blood.

Given Zhou Bo's status as a Great Chaos Realm being, a supreme expert on the verge of entering the Grand Universe domain, he naturally saw the strange dragon's true form.

Thus, he mistakenly believed the strange dragon's true form was... an insect.

In an instant, the strange dragon bristled. "Damn it, you're the maggot, your whole family is!"

Of course, he dared not shout it aloud. What was the status of Zhou Bo's family? They were the sixth most prominent lineage in the Yang Realm, a renowned and glorious family, not lacking in decaying Grand Universe beings, and even had a supreme expert guarding them.

If he had truly shouted it, he would likely have faced immense misfortune.

"I'm a... Divine Silkworm! Look closely, I've already surpassed even a Celestial Dragon!" the strange dragon corrected indignantly.

Zhou Bo wore a strange expression. This dragon had turned into an insect, yet it had the nerve to claim it had surpassed something? Fortunately, he didn't provoke the great dragon any further!

At that moment, a startling change occurred at the boundary wall on the edge of the Yang Realm. World-shaking energy fluctuations spread forth, accompanied by countless spreading Dao runes, as ultimate beings clashed fiercely there.

Feather Emperor was unmatched and truly terrifying. After his immense hand struck, it covered the abyss, illuminating the void and transforming darkness into light.

One could see that at the bottom of the abyss, the old monk of the Buddhist clan seemed to have already passed away, burning in black flames.

Buzz!

Feather Emperor's colossal hand pressed down, intending to retrieve the Buddhist clan's ultimate expert from the abyss.

"Don't touch him, he's finished," the Fallen True Immortal sighed.

He was two-sided: his luminous immortal body was split in half and restrained by the abyss, offering a warning to the sacred and supremely powerful Feather Emperor, who was bathed in a shower of light.

His dark aspect, seated within the abyss, was cold and ruthless, emitting a terrifying aura as it refined the old monk of the Buddhist clan.

The void trembled violently as Feather Emperor advanced, his true body nearing the abyss, his immense hand probing even faster.

However, it was all too late. The Buddhist elder, powerful as he was and capable of dominating the current era, ultimately turned to ash in the flames.

At that moment, the abyss expanded, threatening to engulf Feather Emperor.

Countless people in the Yang Realm cried out in alarm, especially the Buddhist clan, who lost their last glimmer of hope as their ultimate expert had actually passed away, completely swallowed by the abyss.

"Feather Emperor!"

At this point, many screamed, realizing that even he was about to fall into it.

Countless people watched intently, and innumerable experts grew tense.

In Yongzhou, on a renowned mountain that no one had ever dared to approach, a being sat cross-legged, gazing through the void at the boundary wall of the Yang Realm. His aura was incomparably powerful.

At this moment, even the former Overlord of Yongzhou stood with hands clasped, like a mere attendant behind this individual.

Who was the Overlord of Yongzhou? One of the main orchestrators of the three-sided battlefield in the past, he only stepped down after his senior, Feather Emperor, revived and emerged.

This lineage was astonishingly powerful; outsiders could not even guess which monsters were truly still alive within it.

Beyond doubt, they were absolutely terrifying, possessing the confidence to vie for supremacy over the world. Otherwise, why would first the Overlord of Yongzhou, and then Feather Emperor, have dared to act and attempt to unify the Yang Realm?

"No!"

Further away on the same mountain, a young man exclaimed, for he had witnessed Feather Emperor about to be swallowed by the abyss.

This young man was dashing and exceptionally talented, clearly no ordinary person.

If Chu Feng were here, he would undoubtedly be surprised. When he had first entered the Yang Realm by secretly crossing the cycles of reincarnation with only his physical body, he had left behind a karmic link, causing a certain nine-aperture stone embryo to give birth to a being prematurely.

This young man was Da Kong, originally an immortal fetus within a nine-aperture stone egg. After his birth, he was eventually taken as a disciple by the Yongzhou lineage.

"No matter!"

The sole being seated cross-legged on the mountain peak spoke. He seemed unreal, blurry and ethereal, with even the Overlord of Yongzhou serving merely as an attendant by his side.

At that moment, his words were true pronouncements, the sound of the Dao rumbling, and laws forming endless patterns, flowing as immortal ripples through the void.

"The Yang Realm shall be unified by our lineage!" he spoke again, softly, yet his words were like immortal characters inscribed upon heaven and earth, becoming a decree.

"Heh!" In the Yang Realm's extreme north, the Martial Maniac seemed to sense something, opening his eyes and muttering, "As expected, the monsters of that lineage are still alive."

Concurrently, in the underground world, at a certain dark origin point, someone whispered, "No wonder Yongzhou has the confidence to establish a Heavenly Emperor; such an ancient existence truly remains!"

This clearly demonstrated the power of that lineage.

At this time, all eyes were on Feather Emperor, with many in the Yang Realm watching him closely.

Qin Luoyin was also gazing, watching the scene reflected on the mirror.

"Oh no, Feather Emperor has also fallen into the abyss!" someone cried out.

At the boundary wall, the dark abyss expanded, extinguishing the endless holy light rain and swallowing Feather Emperor as well.

Everyone was greatly shaken. Another supreme expert of the Yang Realm, Feather Emperor—hailed as a legend among legends, undefeated until now—had actually met with calamity.

"A conspiracy!"

In an instant, an evolver cried out, believing the Fallen Immortal King clan was playing tricks, that it was not a "fair duel" at all, let alone asking someone to help suppress their dark aspect.

"No doubt about it, that's not a Fallen True Immortal, it must be a Fallen Immortal King!"

Someone said with a trembling voice, loudly protesting the unfairness.

"Disgraceful! The Fallen Immortal King clan is too despicable!" Some people exclaimed indignantly, their emotions running high.

However, the ultimate beings of the Yang Realm remained silent. Being immensely powerful, they could clearly sense that it was not a Fallen Immortal King.

"Don't worry, Feather Emperor hasn't been defeated. He merely entered the abyss voluntarily; he might even burst out any moment!" someone declared.

Indeed, within that abyss, light flickered unsteadily, stirring up showers of light, gradually revealing Feather Emperor's figure.

However, it quickly darkened again.

Old Gu showed a strange expression, saying, "When Feather Emperor first emerged, he was sacred and powerful, boundlessly domineering, aspiring to become the Heavenly Emperor. Did he really get eliminated just like that?!"

Zhou Bo scoffed, "Ignorant and short-sighted! What are you looking at? Feather Emperor aspires to the position of Heavenly Emperor; could he die so easily?!"

Old Gu retorted, "I don't want to talk to you. I've already sensed your strong malice towards me. But I warn you, my elder brother Li is still alive, so don't provoke me!"

Zhou Bo sneered, looking directly at Old Gu and saying, "You leech off your brother!"

The strange dragon also mumbled, "Something's not right. I'm feeling increasingly uneasy. What's going on? I don't think Old Zhou would attack me; he'd probably only go as far as killing the guy named Gu!"

Such words nearly infuriated Old Gu to death. "Are we even on the same side? Can't you speak like a human?!" he thought.

However, he didn't want to cause internal conflict. Instead, he stared at Zhou Bo and said, "You're so old; just be quiet. The future of this world belongs to us young people."

Zhou Bo stared blankly, then pointed at him and asked, "Have you no shame?"

The entire Zhou clan was speechless, finding this negative example truly thick-skinned.

Old Gu, with his hands clasped behind his back, paced back and forth, putting on airs. "Old Zhou, just enjoy your retirement. A young man like me, rising in this era, is destined to eliminate the Fallen Immortal King clan. I am meant to be the protagonist of this age, shining gloriously through eternity!"

Even Chu Feng couldn't stand it anymore; he wanted to slap Old Gu and make him snap out of it.

"Stop talking! We're still in the Zhou clan. Be careful, Old Zhou might get angry and kill you!" the strange dragon whispered.

Old Gu, hands clasped behind his back, paced confidently, unconcerned. He walked out of the hall, looked up at the sky, and then declared, "What is there to fear? I can go anywhere in this world!"

And then... there was almost no "then"!

With a deafening clap of thunder, a bolt struck directly on his head, causing his entire body to smoke. He collapsed instantly, twitching and falling unconscious!

"What the heck, what's going on?!" The strange dragon was startled. He poked his head out, looked at Old Gu outside the hall, and then his expression changed too.

With a boom, a massive bolt of lightning descended from another part of the sky, striking him. It left him scorched black and smoking, making him stumble and almost fall to the ground. Fortunately, he was prepared.

The strange dragon was exasperated. "Why are you striking me? Strike Old Gu! He's over there! What kind of vision do you have, Old Heaven, mistaking me for him?! I've always been law-abiding; don't punish me!"

Everyone was stunned. What was happening?

"Old Gu!" Chu Feng cried out.

Fortunately, Old Gu was exceptionally talented. Despite the sudden attack that left him severely wounded, he managed to endure. With a 'carp jump' he sprang to his feet, smoking, revived, and standing on the ground.

He instantly understood what was happening. The threat came from the sky, making his hair stand on end—it was a heavenly tribulation!

"Get away from me! Both of us are about to face a tribulation, and the power of the lightning is different. If you stay too close to me, you'll die!" Old Gu quickly warned the strange dragon.

The strange dragon was shrewd and immediately understood the situation. He had previously consumed a bloodline fruit, which had significantly enhanced him as if he had evolved, destined to undergo a heavenly tribulation.

"I knew it! How could I, a Great Chaos Realm being, not have a heavenly tribulation? It was just delayed!" Old Gu murmured.

The people of the Zhou clan were moved, some pondering the situation and quickly understanding what had happened.

Earlier, in the sky, three Emperor artifacts had sealed the heavens, confronting the being behind the sacrificial ground. That clash between supreme existences had blocked all heavenly tribulations.

One could even say that the two supreme existences had deterred everything, preventing even evolvers' tribulations from daring to approach or manifest.

Just now, the three artifacts and the sacrificial ground had vanished, no longer sealing the heavens. Therefore, Old Gu's and the strange dragon's heavenly tribulations had reappeared.

Chu Feng, however, understood more than the Zhou clan members. He believed that after the three Emperor artifacts and the sacrificial ground disappeared, the stone jar on his person had also helped conceal Old Gu for a moment.

So, it wasn't until Old Gu had put on too much of a show, pacing out of the hall with his hands clasped behind his back and moving too far from Chu Feng, that he began to be struck by lightning!

"Agh!" Old Gu was in a terrible state, struggling in the distance. Having become a Great Chaos Realm expert, a supreme figure among the powerful, his tribulation had only just begun and was naturally terrifyingly immense.

He was engulfed by lightning, his body covered in arcs of electricity and blood. His skin, bones, and internal organs had already been pierced through, and in a short time, he faced a tribulation of life and death.

Further away, the strange dragon was also miserable. First, his hair became disheveled, and then he directly transformed into a silkworm, his entire body covered in cracks.

Both were undergoing their tribulations, suffering in the throes of life and death.

"See that? That 'negative example' went too far! Even Heaven couldn't stand it anymore and started striking him!" Zhou Bo said, unable to resist needling Old Gu, even though he knew what was truly happening.

"This is killing me! Damn it, this heavenly tribulation came at the worst possible time! I wasn't prepared!" Old Gu fumed.

But nothing he said mattered now; endless lightning engulfed him.

This great tribulation lasted for a long time. Both Old Gu and the strange dragon were almost completely dead, struggling agonizingly, with half of their bodies reduced to ash.

Eventually, they crawled out of the scorched earth, slowly recovering their bodies.

Chu Feng should also have faced a tribulation, but he had the stone jar on him. Even without fully reviving, it could obscure the heavenly secrets, preventing any great tribulation from appearing or sensing him.

After Old Gu and the strange dragon passed their tribulations and healed their bodies, they finally entered the hall much later.

Meanwhile, many things had transpired at the boundary wall of the Yang Realm.

"The old monster of the Li clan went too, falling into the abyss?"

"The ultimate expert of the Ji family also entered the fray?"

Old Gu and the strange dragon were both astonished.

At the boundary wall, two more True Immortals had appeared, bringing the total to three fallen powerhouses. All three abysses lay open, and the three great experts were trapped within them.

However, the abyss where Feather Emperor was located was glowing. He had not failed; his figure could even be seen, attempting to subdue that Fallen True Immortal.

Besides that, several other members of the Fallen Immortal King clan had arrived. They were below the True Immortal realm, yet all were indifferent and self-assured, challenging the elites of various clans in the Yang Realm.

"It's our Zhou clan's turn to appear. Several major powerful clans are destined to enter the fray," Zhou Xi said, her face filled with worry, fearing that her clan's elders might fail and die there.

"Don't worry, I'm here. I'll take care of them!" Chu Feng said, comforting young Xi.

Upon hearing this, Old Gu laughed even harder. He looked at Zhou Bo and said, "Old Zhou, look, the struggle among the younger generation has begun. Beg me! As a dashing young hero of this era, I can act on behalf of your Zhou clan!"

"Have you no shame?" Zhou Bo's face darkened. This "negative example" was actually getting arrogant. However, it seemed that such a "young" Great Chaos Realm being was indeed needed to take action.

Old Gu proudly declared, "I, Gu Chenhai, am full of vigor! My brother Chu Feng and I are known as the unparalleled twin prodigies, and together, we shall sweep aside all experts below the Fallen True Immortal realm!"

The strange dragon grew anxious. "What about me? Include me! Even if I can't personally take action, I'm still a member of the Four Beauties group! You can't exclude me! My prestige should also be proclaimed in this battle!"

Old Gu ignored him, looking at Zhou Bo instead. "Old Zhou, just beg me! Who truly holds sway in this era? It's still us, the unparalleled twin prodigies of the younger generation!"

The Zhou clan members all wore strange expressions, silently watching him and thinking, "This guy is absolutely shameless!"

Zhou Bo's face twitched. "Back then, you were the 'brother-leech,' relying on Li. Now you want to become the 'brother-devourer' instead?!"