Chapter 1631: The End of the Battle with the Dao Ancestor

The black-robed creature struggled fiercely and fought desperately, but in the end, his blood still splattered across the starry sky. He was once again forced to "cut off his tail to survive," sacrificing half of his forearm.

By now, not only was the lower half of his body gone, but both his hands were also missing. How could he possibly fight like this?!

Although he could be reborn from a drop of blood and regenerate his physical body, the fundamental essence of the Grand Dao and the light of his soul that he had lost could never be recovered.

At his level of cultivation, every drop of blood was extremely precious, and every wisp of soul fire was extraordinarily brilliant and rare; he could not afford to lose them.

Normally, Dao Ancestors are reserved; not only their demeanor but also their various fundamental essences are hidden within their flesh, blood, and souls.

What he was losing now was his most fundamental essence. If this continued, tragedy was bound to strike.

But that madman kept chasing him. He couldn't win in a fight, nor could he escape, which left him feeling deeply humiliated and infuriated.

He was a dignified Dao Ancestor, a pathfinder for the strange race, yet now he was so pathetic.

"Only now do I understand the correct way to use this furnace," Chu Feng muttered to himself with satisfaction, as he continued the chase.

The black-robed creature's mood was completely different; his suppressed rage was hard to dissipate, leaving him mournful and powerless.

What was particularly disturbing was that the young fiend didn't use any Dao techniques or divine abilities but insisted on grabbing him directly and forcing him into the furnace. It was truly terrifying.

What level of being was he? How could he be cremated like a mortal?

Moreover, he was still alive, not dead, yet he was about to be burned. He shouldn't be subjected to cremation while still alive.

He thought of the past, recalling the various methods he used against other evolving civilizations, yet now he himself had become the greatest anomaly.

The black-robed Dao Ancestor's face was ashen. He truly felt dizzy and couldn't bear it.

"Fellow Daoist, I advise you to embrace goodness, let go of your obsessions, find release early, and simply perish on your own," Chu Feng said.

"Listen to this, is this even what a human would say?" The black-robed creature was filled with grief and indignation. Who exactly was the strange race, and who was the inauspicious monster?

Cremating a living Dao Ancestor and then asking him to commit suicide—just thinking about this situation made him break down. This perverse opponent was too terrifying.

He firmly believed that Chu Feng was now the truly strange, ominous, and disastrous one, simply not a normal Dao Ancestor-level being.

Chu Feng sighed with compassionate pity, "Since I cannot convert you, then I can only continue with the cremation."

The black-robed creature was continuously broken apart, and parts of his body were successively shoved into the Time Furnace.

He finally couldn't hold back, roaring in anger and shouting for help.

"I let you pretend to be big-tailed wolves, self-righteous and high and mighty," Chu Feng sneered. "Now, Emperor Chu tells you this: it feels good to pretend for a while, but it's a glorious trip to the crematorium!"

"Ah..." The black-robed creature roared and struggled. With only a small part of his body left, he struggled to break free, leaving behind another large chunk of flesh and blood.

"Kill!"

In the distance, two Dao Ancestors erupted, fighting desperately to get here, wanting to break free from the entanglement of Old Nine and Gu Qing.

They could no longer pretend not to notice. If they delayed any longer, their black-robed companion might truly perish.

Finally, the two arrived. While fiercely battling Old Nine and Gu Qing, they forced their way into Chu Feng's area.

However, the golden net blocked them. The two struggled to break through, only then stepping into this area, which felt like a quagmire.

"Heihong, how are you?" asked the silver-haired Dao Ancestor, who was fighting Old Nine.

"I'm almost cremated, what do you mean, 'How am I'?!" The black-robed creature was extremely displeased that these two companions had arrived so late. Didn't they see he was truly in grave danger?

Both Dao Ancestors were somewhat speechless. Even now, they still couldn't quite believe that a mere youngster could destroy a Dao Ancestor in such a short time.

"Kill!"

Old Nine's eyes gleamed. He saw the essence of the situation, believing that Chu Feng had great potential, and should continue to exert himself to truly slaughter one of those strange monsters.

Gu Qing also sighed, "This old man will fight with all his might. I hope you, young friend, can break the myth, slay a Dao Ancestor, and uphold the might of our race!"

And then he fought with all his might. Constantly, his opponent, the golden-haired Dao Ancestor, struck him, leaving his face and head covered in blood. He disregarded his dignity and relentlessly clung to his opponent.

Gu Qing was torn apart, instantly split from his glabella, his body divided into two halves, with Dao blood flowing freely.

But he was incredibly resilient. Enduring intense pain and not yet fully recovered, his two halves charged back, relentlessly engaging his opponent.

Gu Qing's body disintegrated; he was pierced and broken into several pieces.

The New Emperor Gu Qing was quite miserable, no less so than the black-robed creature earlier. He was constantly being torn apart, constantly disintegrating, his soul light exploding like fireworks at every moment.

The only consolation was that the opponent had no immediate means to completely obliterate him. Even though the gap between them was vast, it would still take time to wear him down and consume him.

Beings like Dao Ancestors are truly terrifying. Their indestructible nature grants them a unique foundation; as long as beings of the "End of the Road" level do not appear, it is difficult for anyone in the world to kill them.

On the other side, Old Nine was much stronger than him. He suppressed the silver-haired Dao Ancestor, periodically piercing bloodied holes in his opponent with his bronze spear.

At the same time, the Heaven-Burying Diagram above his head rotated, ready to suddenly descend and devour the silver-haired creature.

Chu Feng turned his head. After seeing Gu Qing's miserable state, he felt a surge of anger.

"Pfft!"

Gu Qing disintegrated again.

And this time, the golden-haired Dao Ancestor extended his large hand, seized Gu Qing's severed head, carried it, and charged close to Chu Feng, approaching with murderous intent.

Gu Qing, as a New Emperor, was being carried by his head, covered in blood, with blood foam around his mouth, and his teeth stained red, looking extremely disheveled and ferocious.

Chu Feng was furious. He glared at the golden-haired Dao Ancestor and shouted, "Release Senior Gu!"

He felt indebted to Gu Qing. This old man's character was a bit soft, and he even lived cautiously; otherwise, he wouldn't have remained dormant until this era. But today he was very resolute.

Gu Qing not only actively confronted the external enemies but also joined forces with Old Nine to fight the three Dao Ancestors.

And after seeing Chu Feng's might, he didn't hesitate to suffer dozens, even hundreds of "Emperor Splits" and "Dao Disintegrations" to buy time for him, which was why he ended up in such a tragic state.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Chu Feng continuously threw punches, blasting apart the black-robed Dao Ancestor named Heihong and stuffing large amounts of his blood and bones into the Time Furnace.

He quickly disintegrated Heihong's fighting spirit and last remaining combat power so he could then rescue Gu Qing and deal with the golden-haired Dao Ancestor.

"Ah..." Heihong roared in rage. He was too miserable. This time, only his head and the parts above his chest and shoulders remained; his torso, limbs, and other parts had all gone into the cremation furnace.

At this moment, he felt like bursting into tears. What had his life come to, that he had fallen to such a state?

Chu Feng gradually felt relieved. Heihong was thoroughly crippled and shrouded by the golden net; he should not be able to escape!

He decided to attack, to deal with the golden-haired creature, and kill another Dao Ancestor!

"Senior, hold on, I'm coming!" he roared.

In fact, the golden-haired Dao Ancestor had also arrived, carrying Gu Qing's head. There was nothing more to be said. Once they met, a direct clash ensued.

Chu Feng let out a long howl. The stone qin, the Ultimate Fist, the Ten Treasures Divine Art, and the golden net all surged like a raging flood, smashing towards the golden-haired Dao Ancestor.

Furthermore, the golden characters on the stone jar were also unleashed by him, densely covering his fist prints and spreading to all parts of his body.

Today, he possessed unparalleled combat power. All his past techniques, after being enhanced by the jar and the female ghost, had been elevated to an infinite degree.

Therefore, his current attack power startled the Dao Ancestors, boundless and terrifying. The moment the golden-haired Dao Ancestor made contact with Chu Feng, his heart sank, feeling a deep sense of dread.

He finally understood why Heihong was so disheveled and miserable. This young monster was too unusual; the power gushing out of him was simply terrifyingly immense, making him very difficult to resist.

In the fierce battle, and in movements that transcended the shackles of time, Chu Feng tore off one of his arms and immediately shoved it into the Time Furnace.

Gu Qing's head was thus freed, quickly rejoined his body, restored his Dao body, and immediately began to fight.

"Let's... go!" The golden-haired Dao Ancestor was quite decisive after losing an arm, calling out to his companions.

He knew the general situation was lost. Their three masters had actually suffered a defeat, and if they delayed any longer, they might all die here.

Yet he couldn't be the first to escape; he was firmly suppressed by Chu Feng, temporarily locked in the battlefield.

On the other side, Old Nine again pierced a bloody hole in the silver-haired Dao Ancestor. His destructive power began to erupt; stimulated by Chu Feng, he also wanted to keep one of the strange Dao Ancestors.

However, after seeing Old Nine's Heaven-Burying Diagram glowing, the silver-haired creature spat out dense Dao symbols, his tongue unleashing thunderous roars, and quickly, at the first opportunity, broke free from the golden net in the void and directly fled.

"This old demon was actually hiding his true abilities earlier," Old Nine said softly, giving chase. "He had means but didn't use them. He originally intended to deliver a fatal blow to me, hoarding his power until now, but in the end, he used it to escape."

"Where do you think you're going!" Chu Feng roared, and also chased the golden-haired Dao Ancestor who was trying to escape.

At this point, the golden-haired Dao Ancestor was in a terrible state. Having lost an arm, he was immediately weakened, and even Gu Qing dared to chase him closely.

Space-time collapsed, and the golden-haired Dao Ancestor's figure dimmed. After he broke out of the area covered by the golden net, he naturally employed supreme divine abilities to escape.

Things had come to this; he no longer cared about Heihong. It was every man for himself.

However, just as he was disappearing and about to completely fade away, Old Nine suddenly rushed back. With one thrust of his spear, he pierced him through, forcibly pulling him out and leaving him covered in blood.

Old Nine's pursuit of the silver-haired Dao Ancestor failed. That person had hidden his true abilities, his strength was actually extremely powerful, and seeing that the situation was unfavorable, he disappeared faster than anyone.

Therefore, Old Nine decisively returned to attack, delivering a chilling blow to the golden-haired Dao Ancestor. Indestructible Dao runes rippled within the wound, impacting his divine soul.

After all, he was a Dao Ancestor-level being. Even though he was injured, the golden-haired Dao Ancestor still possessed strange techniques. Without a word, he transformed into Dao patterns, and his figure blurred once more.

"You injured Senior Gu, forcing him to constantly suffer Emperor Splits and Dao Disintegrations, and you still want to leave?!" Chu Feng roared. His hostility towards this person surpassed his killing intent towards Heihong.

After all, he had been suppressing the black-robed creature the entire time, even on the verge of cremating him. He held all the advantages and hadn't suffered any loss.

The golden-haired Dao Ancestor was different. He had been incredibly strong from the start and had even brandished his might by carrying Gu Qing's head, which meant he had been thoroughly "marked" by Chu Feng.

Chu Feng pursued relentlessly. Now that he had opened his Fiery Golden Eyes, he could almost see through myriad worlds, and enhanced by mysterious great power, he perceived all truths.

He instantly discovered the golden-haired Dao Ancestor's escape trajectory. He had indeed fled very far; if he were to fly after him, it would likely be too late.

"Senior, lend me your bronze spear for a moment!" Chu Feng called out to Old Nine.

Old Nine didn't say a word, didn't even ask what he intended to do, and directly threw it over.

With a rumble, Chu Feng drew back the single string of the stone qin, using the bronze spear as a massive arrow. He aimed, bending the bow, to shoot down a Dao Ancestor!

"This could work?" Old Nine and Gu Qing stared in disbelief.

Chu Feng used the qin as a bow and the battle spear as an arrow. With a thunderous sound, after drawing the string into a full moon shape, he released his fingers and shot it straight out.

Enhanced by the stone qin, the "arrow" was terrifying beyond measure, piercing through myriad worlds. It radiated indestructible runes, and what was even more frightening, it seemed to be affecting time itself.

Ahead, with a single step, the golden-haired Dao Ancestor crossed immense distances, making vast emptiness recoil, leaving a grand world far behind with each stride. He felt that the person behind him couldn't catch up.

However, the next moment he was horrified. He felt that the surrounding time was off. Fragments of time were surging up in large areas, permeating everywhere, and time seemed to be flowing backward!

He even felt himself moving backward. Then an arrow, transcending everything, radiating brilliant light, shot straight towards him.

With a "Pfft!" he was struck by the arrow transformed from the bronze spear!

Then, he instantly exploded. The golden-haired Dao Ancestor was actually blasted apart by a single arrow, his flesh and blood scattering, his soul light splattering everywhere. The scene was utterly terrifying.

In the Yang Realm, the kings and supreme elders of various races were all utterly shocked. What had they just witnessed?

Someone used an elegant object as a bow and shot down a Dao Ancestor?!

Old Nine and Gu Qing were also startled. It actually succeeded? Stopping the golden-haired expert.

"I'll go guard Heihong!" Gu Qing turned and left, not forgetting that there was still one more.

Chu Feng and Old Nine directly rushed into a dilapidated universe that had long since withered and died countless eons ago. They immediately sealed the area, fearing that the golden-haired creature would recover and escape.

In fact, the power of this arrow was far more terrifying than they had imagined. The golden-haired Dao Ancestor couldn't recover for a long time; his soul scattered, and he was in a dazed state.

Even when he slightly regained consciousness, he was still in a strange state, feeling extremely fearful and horrified.

Because, at the moment he was shot apart, he vaguely saw a blurry figure within the bronze spear, which so awed him that he dared not move.

"It's that person, that one!" he roared inwardly, his emotions fluctuating wildly, but in the end, he dared not speak the name directly!

He knew that this bronze spear had been refined by that person. Therefore, even if no special runes or techniques were left behind, he was still unable to move, as if being stared at by a primordial beast.

A single figure, merely a playback of a past scene, was enough to render him like this!

When he finally began to condense his soul light, attempting to restore his Dao body, he discovered he was imprisoned, bound, and then the demon Chu Feng was... stuffing him into the furnace!

No matter how he erupted or resisted, even if he chose to self-destruct in a jade-and-stone-burning manner, it was all useless. Under the combined suppression of the two powerful experts, his efforts were in vain.

The golden-haired Dao Ancestor was directly shoved into the cremation furnace!

"Ah..." he screamed. But with a clang, Chu Feng slammed the furnace lid shut. His screams were useless.

Suddenly, a startling change occurred from another direction. Gu Qing had failed to guard Heihong. This veteran strange Dao Ancestor had used his own blood to sacrifice and detonate the black stone tablet that Chu Feng had earlier shattered.

No one had expected that within that tablet was hidden an ineffable drop of black true blood, which instantly swept across the entire space-time, plunging all major worlds into darkness.

Gu Qing immediately retreated. He felt a chill down his spine, daring not to touch it.

Then, Heihong's remaining head successfully escaped with the aid of that terrifying black blood, vanishing in an instant.

"This sly old bastard actually survived and escaped in the end?!" Old Nine stamped his foot in frustration.

Even though Heihong had been crippled, making him weaker than even a regular Dao Ancestor, the duck that was almost in their mouth had flown away again, which was still incredibly infuriating.

Gu Qing felt ashamed and didn't want to speak.

Chu Feng, however, shook his head and said, "This guy can really endure. He was almost beaten to death earlier, but he didn't use this trump card. He was waiting for the most critical moment to strike me."

In fact, that was Heihong's plan. Earlier, he truly wasn't confident. He wanted to wait until Chu Feng was most relaxed to deliver a severe blow.

But just now, he was frightened by Chu Feng, this monster, who actually shot apart the golden-haired Dao Ancestor, captured him alive, and brutally shoved him into the cremation furnace!

He feared he would have no more chances if he didn't fight with all his might now, so he decisively sacrificed that strange and terrifying drop of blood and escaped while no one was paying attention.

"Don't run! You've lost half your body, and you're still escaping even with a missing piece? Are you even a man?!" Chu Feng scoffed, and quickly scanned the surroundings, intending to give chase.

Unfortunately, even with his Fiery Golden Eyes open, he couldn't find any trace of Heihong. The opponent had successfully fled far away using the black blood as a guide; that blood-escape technique was astonishingly effective!

"You thick-browed, big-eyed fellow, how could you be so petty and try to trick me, then escape with black blood?!" Chu Feng shouted. "Don't let me see you again next time!"

Heihong heard him, and veins pulsed on his forehead. But he would absolutely not turn back; he plunged into the darkness and disappeared.

The outside world fell silent. Of the three Dao Ancestors who emerged from the strange source, one was injured, one was crippled, and one was left behind. The great battle concluded.

Overall, this battle yielded quite impressive results!

"Is he burned to death?" Old Nine and Gu Qing leaned closer, staring at the Time Furnace in Chu Feng's hand. Having accidentally let Heihong escape, they certainly didn't want the golden-haired Dao Ancestor to survive either.

Chu Feng shook his head and said, "No. This monster is truly resistant to burning. It's been a long time, and only a layer of skin has been burned off. To destroy his Dao bones and incinerate his soul light, who knows how long it will take."

However, he then mentioned that if there were Yin-Yang firewood and the like, it should speed up the process.

Then, a thought struck him. He possessed the responding Yin-Yang dual Dao Fruit. Instantly, using it as a guide, he began to absorb the two corresponding Yin-Yang ancestral substances from heaven and earth and injected them into the furnace.

"It works!" Chu Feng observed, seeing the golden-haired Dao Ancestor being burned even more miserably, his flesh shriveling and struggling continuously.

As for the fire of the Great Void and the flames of the Ancient Cosmos, Chu Feng could also handle them. His Ten Treasures Divine Art contained such elements, having absorbed them in the Supreme Forbidden Land.

Rumble!

When the Ten Treasures Divine Art shone brilliantly, two types of fire light poured into the furnace, instantly causing the previously mild flames to blaze intensely.

"Aow!"

The golden-haired Dao Ancestor immediately let out a piercing scream. He felt as if his bones were about to be burned through; his soul light was severely damaged, seemingly on the verge of annihilation.

"If only I had some Four Extremes Floating Earth. It would be perfect to thoroughly test the Time Furnace's quality," Chu Feng muttered to himself.

"Four Extremes Floating Earth?" Old Nine's expression changed upon hearing this. He said, "Let me check, perhaps I have some."

Then, he began taking off his worn-out, grimy shoes.

Chu Feng really couldn't stand it. He quickly retreated.

Gu Qing was also speechless. What kind of habit was this?

Old Nine poured out some lumps of earth from his worn-out shoes, a strange smile on his face, and told Chu Feng that this should be the Four Extremes Floating Earth.

"What's going on? You have this kind of stuff in your shoes?!" Even Gu Qing couldn't believe it.

"Of course!" Old Nine nodded proudly.

In the past, his flesh, Dao bones, and so on had all "run away from home." They had traveled to extremely distant places, even to the High Heavens.

Over countless ages, he had wandered everywhere, supposedly even setting foot on the Four Extremes Floating Earth, picking up some mud with his foot, which he simply hadn't bothered to empty out then.

"Oh my god!" Upon hearing this, Chu Feng didn't know what to say. How carefree could he be, getting strange mud in his shoes and not bothering to clean it? Could that even be comfortable?!

"This old man thought, I'd study it when I had time later. Then I just forgot about it," Old Nine said.

This was the origin. So, he could now pour out this special substance from his worn-out shoes?

Chu Feng muttered inwardly, "How many years has it been? You haven't changed these shoes? Old wine smells better, but this mud, stifled inside for so long, must be quite potent too."

As the Four Extremes Floating Earth entered the furnace, the golden-haired Dao Ancestor let out a miserable scream. Both his soul light and Dao bones immediately ignited; he turned into a man of flames.

With several substances gathered together, the Time Furnace shone brilliantly and emitted a peculiar sacrificial sound. The golden-haired Dao Ancestor instantly exploded; his soul light and Dao bones rapidly incinerated into ashes!

Chu Feng gasped, drawing a sharp breath, feeling a chill down his spine.

Gu Qing's face also turned pale. This furnace was truly... a crematorium specifically for great figures?!

Old Nine sighed, "Do you know why I kept the Four Extremes Floating Earth? Because it's too sinister! I feel that it was originally ashes. I suspect it was left behind after a supreme being was incinerated, so perhaps it could be used as a catalyst for various elixirs. Now it seems it's even more terrifying than I imagined!"