Chapter 658 - 651: The Beginning
The live scene was projected faithfully onto the screen in the sky for all of humanity to witness.
The terrifying, apocalyptic sight; the suffocating depths of the dreadful sea; the colossal pair of eyes revealed amidst the endless gloom in the sky; and the three figures emerging from the hazy gray mist.
Even viewed through a screen, all of this created a heavy, oppressive feeling for everyone watching.
For a moment, the cheers from humanity’s side ceased. Everyone stared intently at the screen, waiting to see how the battle would unfold.
At the scene.
Zhou Yuanjue glanced at the massive eyes in the sky, a manifestation of Ji, the Lord of Calamities, then shifted his gaze to the three figures walking out of the gray mist.
Of the three, the one in the center was impeccably dressed in a suit, with a handsome, gentlemanly face, but his eyes were a terrifying blood-red.
The Master of Nightmares, Mo.
The person on the left was colossal, nearly four meters tall, his body a mass of terrifying muscle. His skin was pale red, covered in lava-like patterns, and two pairs of enormous horns grew from his head, making him look like a Demon King straight out of Hell.
The Lord of Chaos, Saa.
The person on the right was slender and thin, her entire body covered in menacing black carapace-like armor, as if she were an arthropod. Six wings, like those of a dragonfly, grew from her back, and a faint, dark green fluorescence surrounded her.
The Master of Calamity, Sai.
These four were the ones among the Twelve Celestial Demon Ancestors who still possessed their full power at its peak.
Now, they had come together. They had not retreated, nor did it seem like they were planning any schemes.
They knew very well that against an existence like Zhou Yuanjue, petty tricks and schemes were insignificant and could not inflict any real harm. To defeat such a being, they needed to overwhelm him in a direct, head-on confrontation.
That was why the Master of Nightmares had accepted today’s challenge to battle.
He knew this was the best, and also the last, opportunity.
"The moment I’ve been waiting for is finally about to arrive."
Watching the Celestial Demon Ancestors slowly approach, the smile on Zhou Yuanjue’s lips grew wider. "After today, you will become history."
"Or perhaps, after today, humanity will become history," the Master of Nightmares said with a smile.
Just as their words faded...
BOOM!!
A roar like a nuclear explosion thundered from within the overlapping dark clouds in the sky.
Then, the two Primordial Ancestors beside the Master of Nightmares suddenly vanished, rushing toward Zhou Yuanjue at extreme speed.
The fastest was Sai, the one covered in carapace-like armor, resembling an arthropod.
As she sprinted forward at incredible speed, her arms rapidly transformed, taking the shape of scythes like a mantis’s forelegs. The dark carapace reflected a sharp glint.
SWISH SWISH SWISH SWISH!!
Sai swung her arms, her terrifying power instantly turning into horrifying, pale green Blade Lights that spread over a thousand meters, filling the space between heaven and earth.
The sea surface roiled under this power, the deep ocean waters momentarily split open into countless abysses hundreds of meters deep within the waves.
At the same time, Zhou Yuanjue also made his move.
SWISH SWISH SWISH!
He threw a continuous series of punches, his fists moving so fast they seemed to be teleporting, leaving no discernible trajectory.
However, each punch collided precisely with Sai’s incoming Blade Lights, shattering them on impact.
As the Blade Lights shattered, Zhou Yuanjue clearly felt innumerable, barely visible specks of dim green light spreading around him. They were extremely tiny Life Units, and they clung to the surface of his body, trying to burrow inside.
But it was all in vain. His life structure activated, and the form of a translucent Sacred Lotus enveloped him. The countless Life Units were instantly repelled, unable to get near him.
Meanwhile, during their brief exchange, the roots of Zhou Yuanjue’s Sacred Lotus spread out silently and wrapped around Sai’s body. He abruptly activated his Rebirth Ability, and a vast amount of power was instantly drained from the defenseless Sai, causing her body to freeze for a moment.
And that brief moment was enough to be fatal.
Zhou Yuanjue threw an Orthodox Fist. It looked plain and unremarkable, but in reality, it contained terrifying power, so much that even the surrounding space seemed to warp.
BANG!!
The moment Sai faltered, the punch landed on her.
In an instant, the air and space within a several-hundred-meter radius caved in as if deformed.
With a muffled thud, Sai’s body abruptly exploded under the terrifying force. However, Zhou Yuanjue knew she was not defeated. She had instantly activated her body, dissolving into countless tiny life units to disperse and minimize the damage from his Attack Power.
She appeared to have a solid form, but in reality, every one of her cells was an independent life structure capable of walking, flying, eating, and even excreting.
Then, the countless fine structures, like a cloud of dark green smoke, suddenly converged hundreds of meters away from Zhou Yuanjue, reforming into Sai’s body.
’What terrifying Attack Power. A casual attack is already strong enough to force me to ’disintegrate’?’
’And as expected, my essential ability can’t directly invade the body of a True Self Powerhouse like this without special methods?’
’However, his realm shouldn’t have surpassed the Primordial Ancestors to reach the level of a True Realm Life. Otherwise, even with a casual blow, I doubt I would have escaped so easily just now.’
Having reassembled her body, Sai narrowed her eyes slightly.
Zhou Yuanjue did not pursue. Instead, he looked up. In the sky, a colossal figure held both fists high. The lava-like patterns on his body glowed with a terrifying light. His immense Divine Soul Power did not leak out in the slightest, completely condensed within his body.
He saw nine massive energy sources reacting within Saa’s body, like nine terrifying energy furnaces. The furnace at the very core was not inside his body but had grown to connect with the True Realm, extracting the Power of the True Realm.
True Realm Furnace - Sinking Land!!
In terms of personal combat strength, Saa, the Lord of Chaos, could be called the most terrifying existence among the Twelve Primordial Ancestors. With enough power from his True Realm Furnace, he could even sink an entire landmass through sheer force.
And right now, the attack he was unleashing could completely sink a small island over ten kilometers across!
Zhou Yuanjue looked at the massive figure striking down, a slight smile on his lips. He abruptly threw a punch toward the sky, colliding with Saa’s descending fist.
At the moment of impact, the world itself seemed to freeze for an instant.
The next moment.
BOOM!!!
The surface of the sea instantly caved in, forming a terrifying depression hundreds of kilometers wide and hundreds of meters deep. Massive tidal waves spread outward. The entire Pacific Ocean churned like a pool stirred by immense force, creating gigantic waves.
The power generated by this one blow caused terrifying tsunamis to begin sweeping toward the lands bordering the Pacific Ocean.