Chapter 616 - 609: Crown
Something strange was falling from the sky.
Zhou Yuanjue raised his head, watching the black dot high above plummet rapidly in his direction.
’It seems an enemy is finally about to appear.’
’Here in the Nightmare Space, could it be Doctor Nightmare himself making a move?’
’He should have completely broken his Seal and recovered his power from his peak. This would mean that, unlike the vessel of Ancestral Ji, he’ll be in his most complete form.’
A flicker of anticipation couldn’t help but appear in his eyes.
He had yet to truly experience the power of a Primordial Ancestor in their complete form.
WHOOSH!!
As a gale surged, the figure drew closer and closer. At the same time, an intensely brilliant light burst forth from its body.
It was a magnificent radiance, like a scorching sun hanging in the sky.
The figure came to an abrupt halt in mid-air. The strong, opposing air currents sent its robe-like garments fluttering and whipping about.
And within that field of light, Zhou Yuanjue finally got a clear look at the person’s appearance.
He was a tall, handsome man with Eastern features. He had a beard on his fair-skinned face, and his eyes were filled with a complex mixture of arrogance and cruelty. Wearing a crown with dangling pearls and jade, and dressed in lavish robes, he descended from a field of light to hover in mid-air, just like the Lord of Heaven descending from the Celestial Court.
In fact, in the ancient legends of Donghua, Rainbow, who hailed from Donghua East and stood in opposition to Ji—the source of the Queen Mother of the West mythos—corresponded to the legendary origin of figures like the "Eastern Duke" or the "Lord of Heaven."
As the personification of brutality and conquest, a Tyrant of the Far East Continent in ancient times, Rainbow fully possessed the dignity and majesty of a King.
His flamboyant and arrogant arrival made that much clear.
However, Zhou Yuanjue was completely unmoved by Rainbow’s rather ostentatious entrance. Instead, a trace of disappointment flickered in his eyes.
’It’s not Doctor Nightmare himself. That means he most likely doesn’t possess the full combat power of a Primordial Ancestor.’
Seeing that sliver of disappointment in the other’s eyes, Rainbow narrowed his own, feeling as if his majesty had been challenged.
"Lowly commoner, I am Rainbow, King of the Far East. To behold my true face is your eternal fortune."
Rainbow looked down upon Zhou Yuanjue on the ground and spoke slowly. His voice vibrated with magnetic fields and power, causing the entire land to tremble as if in submission to him.
Immense pressure descended around Zhou Yuanjue, yet he seemed completely unaware of it, tilting his head slightly as if in thought.
’Rainbow, King of the Far East, one of the Twelve Primordial Ancestors. Said to command the Divine Power of "Yang." Ultimately sealed by an ancestor of the Xuan Clan. The Seal was located at sea, its specific location unknown...’
A stream of data flashed through Zhou Yuanjue’s mind, and he instantly understood the other’s identity.
’One of the Twelve Primordial Ancestors? Why is he here? Could his Seal have been broken?’
"You’re Rainbow, one of the Twelve Primordial Ancestors?"
Zhou Yuanjue asked.
"Correct. It seems you are not so ignorant and foolish after all."
A slight smile touched the corners of Rainbow’s mouth. The irrepressible desire for conquest in his heart was somewhat satisfied.
"Something’s not right. If you’re really a Primordial Ancestor, why do you feel so weak?"
Zhou Yuanjue asked, puzzled.
The smile that had just appeared on Rainbow’s lips immediately froze on his face.
His desire for conquest was utterly shattered, replaced by an intensely swelling brutality.
’Weak?’
’How many years had it been since anyone dared mention that word in my presence?’
’Even if I am only an avatar now, no one is qualified to utter that word before me!!’
VMMMMM!!!
The light enveloping Rainbow grew ever more incandescent and scorching. The immense temperature and Energy felt as if they would vaporize everything around him!!
As a being who commanded the Power of "Yang," Rainbow, at his peak, was considered the personification of the sun, possessing its very might!
Intense Energy gathered above his head, forming a massive, radiant crown brimming with restless, violent power.
CRASH! CRUMBLE!
Under the influence of the immense heat, the surrounding buildings crumbled like sand and stone.
This was a ferocious temperature that rivaled the surface of the sun—a terrifying power that had once ruled Donghua East in ancient times and existed only in legend.
"Lowly commoner, you must understand that there is a price to pay for misspeaking."
"To offend a Celestial Monarch and incur heavenly wrath is an unpardonable sin!!"
"I grant you the Punishment of Cannon Fodder."
Like an enraged emperor, the pearls and jade on Rainbow’s crown trembled. He slowly extended his palm, as if possessing the power to pass judgment on the life and death of all beings.
Driven by his immense, brutal rage, Rainbow now used the strongest power at his command.
As an existence on the same level as Ji, who had also touched upon the Power of Boundaryless, the very essence of Rainbow’s abilities had undergone a terrifying transformation.
Unlike Ji’s terrifying ability to use the Power of Boundaryless to instantly disintegrate physical matter, Rainbow could use the Power of Boundaryless to envelop his "Yang" ability. By way of a True Realm Jump, he could silently release it anywhere. Unless faced with power of a comparable level, there was no way to stop this ability from activating.
Everywhere the eye could see was the domain of the Scorching Sun!
This time, the "Punishment of Cannon Fodder" that Rainbow unleashed was, in essence, a technique that used his unique abilities to send countless Seeds of the Fierce Sun through the True Realm channel directly into his opponent’s core, where they would then violently detonate.
When that happened, the heaven-scorching pillars of light formed by the detonation of countless Seeds of the Fierce Sun would destroy his opponent completely, from the inside out.
Beneath a King, all are but ants!!
With the slight raise of his hand just now, a vast number of Seeds of the Fierce Sun, condensed from the immense power in his body, had already appeared instantly in every part of Zhou Yuanjue’s body.
These Seeds of the Fierce Sun were even smaller than cells and remained completely dormant before detonation, making them impossible for the body to perceive. Even if one sensed their presence at the moment of eruption, in that single instant, no one could possibly neutralize the seeds that saturated their entire body!
’Die!!’
A smile touched Rainbow’s lips as he abruptly clenched his hand.
’Detonate!!’
But in the next moment, his smile froze on his face once more.
Because not a single one of the countless Seeds of the Fierce Sun implanted within Zhou Yuanjue’s body had successfully detonated.
In the brief instant the Seeds of the Fierce Sun left the True Realm channel and manifested in the physical world, all the cells in Zhou Yuanjue’s body immediately pounced like conscious, organized soldiers. They activated all their power to "capture" the countless Seeds of the Fierce Sun, completely suppressing their immense destructive force and preventing them from detonating at all.
"Are you serious, planting such obvious ’spies’ into a ’nation’ that is united as one?"
Zhou Yuanjue said flatly. The pores on his skin suddenly opened wide, and the countless Seeds of the Fierce Sun, suppressed by the millions of "selves" within his body, were violently ejected. Propelled by his power, the immense energy within them triggered by Rainbow suddenly detonated, actually transforming into an intense pillar of light that shot back toward Rainbow himself.