Chapter 1653: There Really Are Beings Above the Way of Sacrifice in the World

Huang and Ye offered no response, remaining calm and silent. What more needed to be said now? Both were ready for a fight to the death.

The scene was hushed, permeated by an indescribable oppressive aura that caused all living beings across myriad worlds, vast universes, and complete great realms to tremble. They felt as though the end of the world was nigh, and their lives were reaching their conclusion.

No matter how many universes separated them or how immense the distance, every living being felt it, and boundless fear surged within their hearts.

“What a pity,” an Ancestor declared. “In the future, we will never see beings like you again. Given time, both of you anomalies could have reached the ultimate peak. But today… you will be extinguished, with no chance for further evolution.” That even an Ancestor would speak this way underscored the immense potential of Huang and Ye, further astounding the world.

The two were already powerful enough to decisively defeat an Ancestor in a one-on-one battle. Yet, they now learned from these terrifying beings that they could still ascend further.

“It seems there truly are beings in this world who can transcend the 'Sacrificial Path' realm,” an Ancestor continued. “Fortunately, we communed in dreams and awakened early, allowing us to end you ahead of time!” The Ancestor’s words were deeply shocking.

Many learned for the first time that the realm where the Ancestors, Huang, and Ye stood was the Sacrificial Path. And according to the Ancestors, Huang and Ye’s ultimate achievements could surpass the Sacrificial Path, truly reaching a realm that even Ancestors could only sigh over, forever unable to ascend to.

In the shattered universes behind them, even the cultivators from opposing factions longed to ask if such beings truly existed. However, in an instant, they fell silent, realizing that perhaps the Ancestors' Great Sacrifice was connected to this!

“You will become a brilliant chapter in our memories. You… may you go well!” an Ancestor declared, instantly unleashing boundless, immeasurable killing intent.

Everyone’s hearts tightened; they realized the Ancestors were finally going to deliver a fatal blow.

Earlier, an Ancestor had spoken of measuring Huang and Ye’s current strength. Now, all that was over, and infinite killing intent erupted.

In an instant, all worlds turned blood-red, the sky and earth entirely crimson. Countless great universes seemed to have already begun to bleed, with red mist and torrential blood rain pouring down. Did this presage the fall of the world’s strongest beings? The great realms sensed it and were already weeping.

In a trance, people already saw a sorrowful scroll slowly unfolding.

“What a pity. Although you are not of our race, you still move us. We have seen beings who can transcend the Sacrificial Path realm. We send you both on your way, please!” The Ancestors did not humiliate them, giving Huang and Ye high praise, which signified their firm resolve to kill them.

Dog Sovereign, Nine Dao-One, Li Da, Corpse, and others felt their hearts tremble with immense anxiety and worry. They did not wish to see the two invincible beings spill their blood in the Outland.

If Huang and Ye were to become history, vanishing from the heavens and earth, then no dawn would ever be seen again in this world, and the last hope of sweeping away the blighted lands would be lost.

It was evident that Huang and Ye possessed infinite potential, beings who could continue to grow. The achievements of the Ten Great Ancestors, however, were almost constant, with no further path. They feared the future of these two and would certainly kill them.

Boom! The heavens and earth overturned, and time seemed to reverse. The Ten Great Ancestors stepped forward together, combining their strength to annihilate Huang and Ye.

A terrifying thing happened: inexplicable patterns appeared among the Ancestors, surpassing even Dao patterns. These were fearsome textures, incomprehensible even to beings at the ultimate path, connecting the ten of them together.

The Ten Ancestors stood firm, forming a ten-sided encirclement around Huang and Ye.

Boundless light erupted, and the Ten Ancestors seemed to condense into a single entity, becoming an ultimate Ancestor who transcended the Sacrificial Path! Their figures stood in the Outland, gathering and dispersing, appearing everywhere.

At this moment, an boundless oppressive aura surged, making even beings at the ultimate path tremble, their souls restless, and an endless sense of horror rising in their hearts. Not to mention other beings, who all felt an impulse to sacrifice themselves.

Bang! The ten moved, striking at Huang and Ye together. In an instant, Huang and Ye, who were omnipotent and invincible throughout time in the eyes of the world, suffered successive heavy blows. Although their attacks were equally terrifying and could shake the past, present, and future, blood continuously splattered from their bodies.

Light that swept through past, present, and future submerged the area. Soon, Huang and Ye faced a crisis; their forms exploded, turning into two blood mists. The two reappeared, fighting again without regard for their lives, their blood staining the Outland crimson.

At the same time, Immortal Emperors from afar launched attacks, targeting Dog Sovereign, Corpse, Nine Dao-One, and other Heavenly Court followers. Even though the Empress stood in mid-air, peerlessly unmatched, she alone found it difficult to block all the attacks of the ten Emperors. In merely an instant, a group of Heavenly Court followers turned into bloodstains, vanishing from the world.

Even amidst the fierce battle, Huang and Ye sensed everything happening outside. Terrifying beams of light shot from their eyes, making the ten Emperors tremble and feel a chill down their spines.

The Ten Great Ancestors noticed something. After attacking again, one of them spoke: “You feel pain seeing your followers die, but you are powerless to change anything.”

“Given your personalities, you are not those who cling to life. Now that your demise is destined, and your true bodies will eventually be found by us, yet you haven’t summoned them immediately, then there is only one possibility.”

An Ancestor made a deduction: “I surmise that your true bodies transferred their power to your avatars, and combined with past injuries, perhaps their main forms are in a rather grim state. Therefore, whether your two true bodies come or not, from your perspective, it might not change anything. Or perhaps the state of your true bodies is even worse than we imagine, slumbering and awaiting recovery, so much so that even your avatars cannot temporarily contact your true bodies?!”

“This is most likely the truth. If so, then let us find your true bodies ahead of time!”

The Ten Great Ancestors employed their most terrifying methods, using Huang and Ye’s avatars as guides to trace their true bodies, aiming to kill their very essence! Having fought to this point, they would not permit failure. They wouldn’t wait to sacrifice these two before finding their true bodies; they were eager to see the true bodies in a weakened state.

The patterns connecting the ten grew denser and more numerous. In a trance, they seemed to have truly unified, their aura becoming even more terrifying. Even Immortal Emperors shivered with dread at the sight, their bodies trembling, unable to look directly.

Boom! Boundless light erupted, and dense, countless lines appeared in the heavens and earth. This was a method far surpassing the tracing of karmic lines, and even if it cost them something, they would immediately find Huang and Ye!

In the Yang Realm, a blurry figure of a woman from the Flower Pollen Path appeared behind Chu Feng, granting him the opportunity to witness the battle in the Outland. He felt deeply oppressed. Anyone could now sense that Huang and Ye were in a dire situation, and with the Ancestors backed by the mysterious plateau, the situation seemed unsolvable.

At the same time, a sense of desolation filled his heart. Why did he feel such sorrow, as if… the entire course of history had changed? At this critical juncture, his mind reeled, and in a state between reality and illusion, he saw a hazy, blurry dream receding from him.

Could the Ancestors’ words truly have a basis? Had the course of history changed due to certain factors?

In his dazed state, he seemed to glimpse a corner of his own future, experiencing immense joy and sorrow, going on a rampage in the blighted lands, slaying… an Ancestor! However, that was ultimately not reality, but merely a dream. Currently, he only saw the beings of all worlds facing their greatest catastrophe, and he wanted to rush forward and contribute his strength!

Chu Feng awoke from his dream, drenched in cold sweat. He felt the heavens and earth were dim, filled with blood-red everywhere, signaling immense ill omens. “Has the course of history truly changed?” he murmured to himself.

In an instant, his soul trembled as if the end of the world was approaching. Even with the support of the Flower Pollen Path woman’s power behind him, he had this chilling realization.

Suddenly, he saw countless dense patterns interwoven, coming towards the Yang Realm, seemingly precisely in his direction.

Buzz! Suddenly, the stone pot moved. Yet, it didn’t glow or revive as it usually did. Why was it shaking so violently?

The next moment, Chu Feng was stunned: two seeds inside the pot had revived and were moving! Since he acquired this artifact, there had been three seeds in the pot, but for all these years, only one had been active, accompanying his evolution and growth. The other two seeds had remained shriveled and withered since he found them, devoid of any activity or life. But now, these two seeds actually glowed, becoming incredibly crystalline and vibrant, floating and shaking violently within the pot.

Bang! The pot lid opened on its own, and the two seeds shot out. Under Chu Feng’s shocked gaze, they began to burn, turning into ash and vanishing completely. Then, with a boom, two majestic figures abruptly appeared in their place, their eyes like cold lightning, and together they rushed towards the outer domain.

Chu Feng had never been so shocked. The two seeds were… two people?! Moreover, he quickly caught sight of their backs, which were all too familiar. Weren’t they Huang and Ye, currently fighting a life-or-death battle against the Ten Great Ancestors in the Outland? The two Celestial Emperors!

He was dumbfounded, completely petrified, frozen in place.

How could he not understand now? The true bodies of the so-called Celestial Emperor Huang and Celestial Emperor Ye had actually been by his side all along, slumbering in the stone pot, as those two seemingly lifeless seeds!

The Ten Great Ancestors, using invincible methods to trace their true bodies, had awakened them. Huang and Ye proactively charged out, confronting the dense patterns beyond the sky.

Boom! The true bodies of the two Celestial Emperors attacked together, piercing through the outer heavens, their aura engulfing eternity. The light they unleashed was like fiercely burning Sacrificial Path flames, incinerating all the dense patterns across the sky. The two directly charged into the Outland, facing the Ten Great Ancestors!

And during this shocking assault, their physical bodies pressured and collided with the ten Emperors, causing them to explode, flesh and blood scattering, imperial blood filling the sky! Unfortunately, even beings in the Sacrificial Path realm could not completely kill a being at the ultimate path in a single encounter; they had not entirely transcended this great realm after all.

“Huang, Ye, your true bodies have finally arrived. There are no anomalies in this world that we cannot find!” an Ancestor said coldly.

However, he ultimately frowned again. Why was the third person in the dream still so blurry? This was somewhat illogical. As long as the Ten Great Ancestors fully deduced, any sufficiently powerful being would shine like a lighthouse in the night sky, radiating brilliant fire.

“Indeed, your true bodies are in a very poor state.” The Ancestor’s single sentence instantly made countless people feel as though they had fallen into an ice cellar, sensing a bone-chilling cold.