Chapter 1584: Mud Statue VS First Generation Tomb Guardian

"Crawl over here and try to overturn the table?!" Jiudaoyi was brimming with aggression. With nothing more to say, he held the rusted bronze spear in one hand and pointed it directly at his opponent.

The scene instantly fell silent. The Two Worlds Battlefield quieted down in an instant.

Everyone knew this bronze spear was extraordinary. It was a spoil of war from "that person" before they had taken the "final step," and its rust contained a special invincible rune that awed the world.

The Immortal King from the Reincarnation Road instantly froze. Though powerful and previously confident, he now felt a chill down his spine.

Even though eons had passed and the traces some people left behind were gone, the Immortal King from the Reincarnation Road still felt an innate fear, horrified and even terrified whenever he thought of it.

Even though he had been an Immortal King for many years and could intimidate all heavens, he still felt dread when he reflected on the past, on that person, and on that vanished glorious history.

However, he was ultimately a giant of this era, capable of traversing all worlds, and he quickly regained his composure.

Jiudaoyi spoke: "Let your master or elder come out. I understand that your audacity in speaking like this must be based on something. It must be that the true first generation Tomb Keeper from back then is still alive, but he has betrayed the past."

So-called Tomb Keepers are ancient beings tasked with guarding certain burial grounds.

The cemetery on the Reincarnation Road contained nine vermilion giant coffins, and one of them held the slumbering direct descendant of "that person"!

It could be imagined that the first generation Tomb Keeper responsible for guarding the cemetery was absolutely unimaginable, possessing an immense background.

"Heh, you're thinking too much," the Immortal King from the Reincarnation Road laughed coldly. "Even if an old senior is alive, you are not qualified to meet him!"

However, he was still somewhat uneasy. The bronze spear, pointed directly at his glabella even across a long distance, made him feel as if an immortal sword had pierced his head, experiencing throbbing pain.

"Not qualified?" Jiudaoyi's expression turned slightly cold. Without a word, he directly took action, swinging the battle spear forward with a boom, threatening to pierce through and explode the Two Worlds Battlefield in an instant!

This mysterious powerful being from reincarnation, even as an Immortal King, dared not directly touch the spear and quickly dodged.

Jiudaoyi did not target him. Instead, after piercing through the void with the spear tip, he opened up endless passages, through which chaos emanated, leading him to an ancient Reincarnation Road.

Boom!

The next moment, he was decisive. The bronze spear in his hand grew infinitely large, comparable to a pillar supporting the heavens, instantly piercing deep into reincarnation. He kept stirring with the spear.

The world was shocked!

How strong was this old man?

He could actually do this!

He treated the bronze spear like a spoon, seemingly stirring continuously in a bowl.

In that area, a massive energy vortex appeared. Reincarnation was thrown into utter chaos by his actions, threatening to become a complete mess.

"How dare you!" the Immortal King from the Reincarnation Road shouted. As his eyes opened and closed, reincarnation runes emerged, and a special Reincarnation Blade appeared in his hand, which he swung towards Jiudaoyi.

A battle of this magnitude was enough to destroy a great world. Its full impact would be unimaginable!

"Behave yourself!"

At this moment, the Dog Emperor, who had been watching from the side, and the Corpse Emperor beside him, moved simultaneously, launching deadly attacks on the Immortal King.

Boom!

A bronze coffin flew across the sky, blocking the Immortal King, and was about to smash directly into him.

The mysterious Immortal King from the Reincarnation Road's pupils contracted. He retreated, as he dared not provoke such a thing; that was an Emperor's coffin!

At the same time, the Dog Emperor removed the lid from the coffin, holding it with a large paw, and with a clang, directly smashed it into the Reincarnation Road.

Jiudaoyi was stirring there, while the Dog Emperor was bluntly "smashing the pot"!

This scene shocked everyone. The Reincarnation Road held immense significance; beings from all worlds dared not desecrate it, nor wished to offend it.

Because no one could say what would happen to them in the future; even true immortals might fall and would need to enter the Reincarnation Road.

But now, some people didn't care at all, poking and smashing it, treating it as a dilapidated place.

"I've long wanted to smash it open and see what's inside," the Dog Emperor exclaimed, "Maybe I could open some bottles and jars containing true spirits, or perhaps even find some lingering souls of old acquaintances!" Not one to shy away from trouble, he vigorously swung the coffin lid, smashing it forcefully. That was an Emperor's artifact, and for a moment, it shook all worlds, making the foundations of all heavens seem to destabilize, threatening to wobble.

This made Jiudaoyi's face twitch. He couldn't help it anymore and whispered, "Go easy, this place is special. There's a cemetery deep inside; don't be reckless!"

"It's fine, smash it!" the Corpse Emperor also shouted, adding, "There's no true reincarnation in this world; it's probably all fake!"

The Immortal King who had dodged away, his eyes turning into terrifying vertical pupils, attacked horizontally, rapidly trying to stop them. The power of an Immortal King was immense, swirling the outer starry sky. The entire universe seemed to tremble slightly, as if about to erupt and be destroyed.

"Scram!"

Jiudaoyi transformed, growing billions of zhang tall, like a god-demon from the era when chaos first opened, almost piercing through the entire great world. He stomped a foot towards the Immortal King!

At the same time, the Dog Emperor and the Corpse Emperor also attacked. One stretched out a large paw and swatted, while the other took out a shovel and directly hammered.

Both of them, disregarding their declining vitality and expending their primal energy, unleashed terrifying offensive power!

With three great powerhouses attacking simultaneously, who could stand in their way?

Moreover, as they attacked, the grand dao runes between heaven and earth had already emerged on their own, spreading to the edges of all heavens and covering all directions, almost locking the Immortal King in place, preventing him from escaping.

Indeed, the Immortal King from the Reincarnation Road could not dodge this time. He was met with the overwhelming stomp of a massive foot, getting kicked away, then hit by a large dog paw, and immediately after, struck on the head by a large iron shovel.

During this process, his body cracked, disintegrated multiple times, and blood stained the sky!

This was an Immortal King, and he actually suffered a heavy blow!

However, at this level, unless their true spirit was directly obliterated and their core origin destroyed, no matter how severe their injuries, they would not die.

Outside, silence reigned. Everyone was stunned.

Immortal Kings were taking action. Were they trying to destroy the Reincarnation Road?

Clearly, if the order runes of the three great powerhouses hadn't spread out, locking down heaven and earth, the consequences would have been unimaginable, very likely obliterating the Two Worlds Battlefield!

A heavy, empty, and distant sigh seemed to come from tens of eons ago, carrying endless vicissitudes and loneliness.

Then, silently, a massive vortex appeared in the Reincarnation Road, like a cosmic black hole, absorbing and devouring various energies.

A head appeared in that place, colossal and horrifying. As it emerged, it threatened to fill the entire Two Worlds Battlefield; a single great world seemed unable to contain it.

Relatively speaking, Jiudaoyi, now enlarged and towering, appeared tiny before it, like a small hill at the foot of a towering mountain.

"A 'big one' has arrived. Where are my flesh and true bones? All return to your places; I want a true battle!" Jiudaoyi first muttered to himself, then shouted towards the outer worlds.

He was currently in a peculiar "human skin" state. According to his earlier statements, his true bones and other parts had "traveled far."

The Dog Emperor truly feared nothing in heaven or on earth. After seeing the massive head, he was first surprised, then immediately bellowed, "Holy crap, what the hell is this thing, such a huge chunk, who pooped it out?!"

Clearly, this joke was not funny at all. No one could laugh. Even the Corpse Emperor became extremely vigilant, his entire body tensing up.

The gigantic head emerging from the reincarnation vortex was practically going to rupture the world!

It was a very withered human head, with little flesh on its face, only a layer of black, old skin adhering to it, and sparse, yellowish, straw-like tangled hair.

"Why bother? What's the point?" it sighed.

The Immortal King, who had been sent flying by Jiudaoyi and the others, quickly rushed over to the massive head and respectfully greeted it.

There truly were more terrifying beings deep within reincarnation, absolutely unfathomable and extremely horrifying, much more powerful than the Immortal King who was currently bowing!

"First generation Tomb Keeper, have I met you before?" Jiudaoyi was uncertain, then said coldly, "You betrayed the past!"

Everyone was shaken. In all heavens and various realms, all old monsters and any being of sufficiently high cultivation felt their hair stand on end.

They realized what kind of creature this was.

The first generation Tomb Keeper should absolutely be an ancient fossil-level being left over from the era of "that person." Currently, no one knew its true depth; its level of existence was too terrifying.

"Little Jiu, your obsession is too deep," the gigantic skull-like head spoke, still filled with an aura of ancientness.

"You really do know me. Why did you betray?" Jiudaoyi asked angrily.

"I couldn't see any hope," the Tomb Keeper's voice was low. "You know, I guarded the tomb with others. But do you know what I sensed?"

"We guarded the cemetery, nine coffins. Only the coffin bodies themselves had energy fluctuations, but inside, they grew increasingly empty, gradually becoming desolate. Do you know what this means?"

"The people inside died, completely annihilated. The nine special ancient coffins couldn't revive them. The fluctuations we sensed daily were merely the energy of the coffin bodies. The truth was despair!"

"Don't doubt it; no one understands this place better than I do, nor the coffins. Because I am the Tomb Keeper, facing them year after year, naturally I know their interiors are empty."

"This leads to an even more terrifying matter. Who are in the coffins? I think you must be clear about one of them!"

"One of them holds the direct descendant of 'that person'!"

As it spoke of this, all heavens and various realms rumbled and trembled, as if a taboo had been touched, triggering terrifying celestial phenomena.

The massive head continued, saying, "'That person' had set up arrangements back then. How could his direct descendant be eternally silent? They should have returned, should have been resurrected!"

"But what did we end up waiting for? It was failure. His direct descendant died, eternally silent, and the power left by 'that person' gradually dissipated."

"This is terrifying. 'That person' might have met with an accident. Otherwise, how could it come to this?!"

As it spoke of this, chaotic thunder appeared in the void, striking around the massive head. Its words triggered terrible calamity.

However, it was not afraid, nor did it flee. Instead, it continued, saying, "This anomaly might just be the last sensation and resonance of the traces 'that person' left behind. 'That person' will not appear again."

"Therefore, we failed. Now, all hope is completely lost. Guarding the tomb is meaningless. It's time to make other plans!"

After saying this, the entire world was shocked!

Those words were like heavenly thunder, shaking everyone to their core.

This news was too explosive. Could the legendary figure, whose image had gradually faded even in the minds of peerless experts, and whose memory could barely be retained by anyone, truly have met with an accident?

"So, you betrayed?!" Jiudaoyi roared.

"Is that not enough?" the massive head explained, "We must look to the future. People cannot always live in the past!" It added, "This doesn't count as betrayal on my part."

He was the first generation Tomb Keeper; every word he uttered carried immense power.

"I will kill you. My soul, return! My true bones, reposition!" Jiudaoyi let out a long roar towards the outer worlds.

However, his so-called true bones and soul did not appear.

"Little Jiu, choice is more important than effort and everything else," the gigantic skull spoke.

"Who is behind you? Is there someone else?!" Jiudaoyi demanded.

"Little Jiu, I mean no harm. I don't want to fall out," the massive skull's voice grew colder.

At this moment, everyone realized that a war affecting all worlds and very likely destroying the Yang Realm was probably inevitable!

Suddenly, the sky was filled with light, all soft energy. On closer inspection, what was called light was actually dust, fluttering and scattering, covering the Reincarnation Road and the Two Worlds Battlefield.

All of this emanated from a special branch road within the thousands of complex, spiderweb-like reincarnation paths.

A mud-figurine-like hand, covered in dust and seemingly silent for eons, stretched out, pressing down towards the first generation Tomb Keeper's gigantic skull.

"That's..." The first generation Tomb Keeper was shocked, then terrified. Seeing that mud-sculpted hand, he felt horrified and thought of a certain possibility.

"You... you are..." It screamed.

"My heavens!" Even Jiudaoyi was deeply moved, incredibly shocked, and so excited that goosebumps appeared all over his body. He simply couldn't believe his eyes.

Chu Feng had already been led to the Two Worlds Battlefield by Jiudaoyi, witnessing this scene firsthand. He was more astonished and shocked than anyone else.

Who was that? The mud figurine! He had seen it more than once. Back when he passed through the City of Light and Death and followed that very peculiar Reincarnation Road into the Yang Realm, it was this mud figurine that helped him dissolve the last of the grey matter.

The mud figurine had sat there for countless eons, unmoving. Chu Feng had visited that place multiple times, bowing repeatedly each time, always believing it to be a clay sculpture, not a real person. Who could have imagined that he was alive and had moved today!

Chu Feng believed he wasn't mistaken. It was that very mud figurine; even the shimmering dust floating down was identical to the aura he had seen and felt back then!

The mud figurine's hand descended. It looked like it was gently stroking a child's head, and with a soft puff, it actually... crushed... the first generation Tomb Keeper's head!