High Martial Arts Era

Chapter 769 A Deadly Trap! The Dreamlike Dark Annihilation Realm (6K)

He was attacked several times in a row, each time by Bai Guling, who was at the Emperor Realm level.

The final attack even featured a White Ancient Spirit that was nearly at the peak of the Emperor Realm, along with more than twenty ordinary White Ancient Spirits at the Emperor Realm.

This attack forced both the Starry Sky God Emperor and the Awakening Star God Emperor to unleash their full power.

Especially the Starry Sky God Emperor, he truly demonstrated the uniqueness of the Dao of Time and Space, and his control over the battlefield was simply unparalleled.

He managed to escape from the encirclement with Li Yuan and the God Emperor Juexing.

Until they completely shook off the pursuit of that large group of ancient spirits.

"Something's wrong."

"We've only been in the Ancient Ruins of the Long River for a day, and haven't even entered the Ancient Ruins Sea yet. How could we have attracted so many ancient spirits at the Emperor Realm level?" Both the Starry Sky God Emperor and the Awakening Star God Emperor found it incomprehensible.

Under normal circumstances, as a branch of the Void River, they might not encounter a single Emperor-level Ancient Spirit even after traveling for several months.

How could there be so many ancient spirits at the Emperor Realm?
If that's the case, how many low-level quasi-saints who have ventured into the ancient ruins of the long river over the endless years have managed to come out alive?

"Alliance Leader, based on my experience, there are two possibilities," the Starry Sky God Emperor said in a low voice. "One possibility is that the area we land in happens to be the core territory of an ancient spirit tribe."

"Only in the core area can there be so many ancient spirits at the Emperor level. In the outer areas, the ancient spirits are generally at the third or fourth level Quasi-Saint level."

"The Ancient Spirit Tribe must be backed by the Black Ancient Spirit," the Starry Sky God Emperor solemnly declared.

Ancient Spirit Tribes? Li Yuan pondered. The White Ancient Spirits are of low intelligence, so they are mostly ruled by the Black Ancient Spirits. When they gather in large numbers, they form relatively fixed territories, which is what the cultivators of the universe call Ancient Spirit Tribes.

Each ancient tribe would occupy a large amount of territory.

"Moreover, for some unknown reason, we have become the focus of attention of this ancient spirit tribe." The Starry Sky God Emperor looked at Li Yuan: "Logically speaking, my display of peak Emperor Realm strength should have been enough to intimidate this group of White Ancient Spirits, but they still fought bravely and attacked against their instincts."

reason?

Although Li Yuan couldn't figure out the reason for the time being, he could guess that it was probably his fault, since the Starry Sky God Emperor and the Awakening Star God Emperor had descended upon the Ancient Ruins of the Long River before.

"What about the other situation?" Li Yuan asked.

"The Supreme Ancient Spirit is on a tour, and the Ancient Spirit Ruins Realm is accompanying it." A barely perceptible fear flashed in the eyes of the Starry Sky God Emperor.

The Supreme Ancient Spirit? Li Yuan's pupils constricted slightly.

White Ancient Spirits can generally only reach the Dominator level at most, but Black Ancient Spirits, through continuous evolution over long periods of time, have the potential to reach the Supreme level.

It is known as the 'Supreme Ancient Spirit'.

Each Supreme Ancient Spirit occupies a vast territory. Their unique innate abilities allow them to create a special Void Realm, also known as the 'Ancient Void Realm' or 'Ancient Spirit Void Realm'.

Occasionally, the Supreme Ancient Spirit would lead his Ancient Spirit Realm and a large number of Ancient Spirits to travel to various parts of the Ancient Ruins Sea and even its branch void rivers, attracting countless Ancient Spirit tribes to follow him.

Loud.

Meanwhile, all the foreign cultivators along the way were swept away.

It can be said that even a ruler would surely die if he were to encounter a Supreme Ancient Spirit on a patrol. This was a catastrophe for cultivators in the Ancient Ruins of the Long River.

If you run into one, you're out of luck.

According to publicly available intelligence from various major powers in the universe, there should be more than ten 'Ancient Spirit Ruins' in the current Long River Ancient Ruins. Perhaps there are even more Ancient Spirit Ruins in some mysterious areas of the Ancient Ruins Sea, but they have never appeared in the world.

Each Ancient Spirit Ruins represents a Supreme Ancient Spirit.

One can imagine the power of the Ancient Spirit Clan; they are the true rulers of the Ancient River Ruins. However, the strongest members of the Ancient Spirit Clan can never leave the Ancient River Ruins.

then.

The Northern River Supreme possessed such great power that he was almost universally recognized as the number one person in the universe. In addition to destroying the eight immortal demon caves, another important reason was that he once single-handedly entered an ancient spirit realm and swept across all directions with absolute strength, eventually killing an ancient spirit supreme.

This is how he forged his illustrious reputation!

"If it really is a Supreme Ancient Spirit on patrol, then we need to hurry up and escape," Li Yuan said in a low voice.

call!
The three dared not delay any longer. In fact, the Starry Sky God Emperor spared no expense in expending a huge amount of divine power to continuously advance at an astonishing speed.

……

Unbeknownst to Li Yuan and his companions, in an area not too far from them, a water palace was also relentlessly tracking them at an alarming speed.

"His escape speed has increased. He's really impressive. He must be an Emperor Realm cultivator who has opened up the spacetime path." The black ancient spirit sat on the high throne.

Below, more than fifty White Ancient Spirits at the Emperor Realm level were crawling on the ground.

"pity."

"This is the Ancient Ruins of the Long River, our world." Hei Guling murmured to himself, "Compete with us in speed? Even a Time and Space Dao Emperor cannot compete with us."

As a Black Ancient Spirit at the peak of the Emperor Realm, although it could not create the 'Ancient Spirit Ruins Realm' like the Supreme Ancient Spirit, it still managed to refine a special water palace.

The Water Palace is its lair and its most powerful magic weapon.

"Mo Jiu, Qing, based on the results of your several attacks, those three cosmic cultivators should have one at the peak of the Emperor Realm and the other close to the peak of the Emperor Realm?" Hei Gu Ling looked down at Bai Gu Ling.

The white spirits all nodded and gave a brief account of the battle.

"And that low-level Quasi-Saint who exudes a special allure, revealed his strength as a 'Sixth-Order Quasi-Saint'?" Hei Guling pondered. "A low-level Quasi-Saint with the strength of a Sixth-Order is quite impressive, but what exactly makes him so special?"

so far.

He only confirmed the opponent's strength through the attacks by his subordinate Bai Guling.

But just how alluring it is, as all the white goslings unanimously claim, remains a mystery to them.

"Take action."

"No matter what, with only two Emperor-level cultivators, they can't turn the tide." This Black Ancient Spirit was determined to make a move.

It is both cautious and greedy.

After several rounds of probing, it believed it could defeat the opponent, or at least without suffering any losses.

“Their super-high speed must be consuming a lot of divine power, and they can’t keep it up for long,” Hei Guling said in a low voice. “Let’s ride the Water Palace and catch up with them.”

"As soon as they slow down even slightly, charge in. Be ready to fight at any time."

……

In the surging river, the Starry Sky God Emperor, carrying Li Yuan and the Awakening Star God Emperor, flew at supersonic speed for more than three hours in one go.

They just slowed down.

"Alliance Leader, we've escaped so far, and apart from encountering a few Quasi-Saints along the way, which we avoided, we haven't encountered any other living beings." Starry Sky God Emperor said, "If it really is a Supreme Ancient Spirit on patrol, it would most likely have already avoided us."

"Let's keep going," Li Yuan said.

The three continued to move at high speed, but remained extremely vigilant, guarding against any possible attack.

"Could it really be the Supreme Ancient Spirit on patrol?" Many thoughts flashed through Li Yuan's mind: "But there are no corresponding rumors at all."

The Supreme Ancient Spirit's tour is definitely a big deal.

In the eighty-one Dark Domains of the universe, there are a large number of cultivators in the Ancient Ruins of the Long River. If it were truly a Supreme Ancient Spirit on patrol, the news should have spread long ago.

"I hope it's just a coincidence," Li Yuan thought to himself.

If it really was me who attracted so many White Ancient Spirits, there will probably be even more trouble to come.

……

In the distant waters.

The water palace was approaching at an astonishing speed, and the many Bai Gulings became extremely excited, their faces showing an uncontrollable excitement.

The leading Black Ancient Spirit, its silvery-white face now showing a hint of red, its eyes filled with longing: "Delicious!"

"It really is delicious."

"Even from such a distance, the faint scent I caught made me feel incredibly comfortable, as if my soul was trembling. How could something be so delicious?" Hei Guling said in disbelief.

He had a premonition.

If I can kill or devour the opponent... I could probably reach the Dominator level in one fell swoop, which would be an incredible opportunity.

"Chance!"

"I absolutely cannot miss this opportunity." A hint of crimson appeared in Hei Guling's eyes, and the surging desire within him made him abandon his last remaining concerns.

"Mojiu, Lulu... the five of you will each lead a team and attack from different directions. Make sure you trap them."

“I will come out again at the critical moment,” Hei Guling said in a low voice.

"Yes, chief."

"Let's go." The five White Ancient Spirits, whose auras were more powerful, were extremely excited and led the other White Ancient Spirits to move quickly.

The number of White Ancient Spirits under the command of this Black Ancient Spirit is extremely large, reaching tens of thousands, but the vast majority of them are below the fifth-order Quasi-Saint level and are scattered across a vast territory.

At this level of combat, only those at the Emperor Realm or higher can participate.

……

"Ok?"

As if sensing something, the Starry Sky God Emperor suddenly turned his head and transmitted his voice in a low voice: "Alliance Leader, Juexing, be careful, there is an attack!"

"Attack?"

"Again?" Li Yuan and Juexing God Emperor were both startled. Then they sensed it as well, and saw it in the void all around them.

One after another, powerful silver-white beast shadows appeared.

They possessed a powerful aura and enormous size, yet in the vast expanse of water where every drop was as heavy as a star, they seemed to encounter no obstacles and charged forward with ferocity.

"They are all at the Emperor Realm."

"They are Ancient Spirits, and they are all White Ancient Spirits."

"Most of them are those who attacked us before, and now they're coming again? And in even greater numbers?" The Starry Sky God Emperor's expression was extremely solemn: "Alliance Leader, Juexing, the situation is not good. Bai Guling usually doesn't repeatedly attack enemies whose strength far exceeds his own."

"The fact that so many Emperor-level White Ancient Spirits can be gathered means that there must be a Black Ancient Spirit behind them."

"It's most likely an ancient tribe!" The Starry Sky God Emperor transmitted his voice repeatedly, "Alliance Leader, we have to fight desperately to have any hope of breaking out."

Juexing God Emperor also felt uneasy and transmitted his voice, "Disciple, don't hesitate at this critical moment. Your master will create an opportunity for you. Seize the time to escape."

this moment.

Both the Starry Sky God Emperor and the Awakening Star God Emperor felt their lives threatened. There were more than fifty Emperor-level White Ancient Spirits. Although they were only ordinary Emperor-level beings, their sheer number was terrifying. Even if the Starry Sky God Emperor was at the peak of the Emperor-level, he might not be able to withstand them.

After all, the Starry Sky God Emperor had opened up the path of time and space, and was not very good at direct combat, and he had only recently broken through.

"Let's face the challenge first," Li Yuan said calmly.

"As expected of the Alliance Leader, you remain calm in the face of danger." The Starry Sky God Emperor thought to himself, "Good, I have five true bodies, so even if I lose one, my cultivation speed will not be difficult... This time, even if I die in battle, I must send the Alliance Leader out so that he will remember this kindness and benefit even more in the future."

The Starry Sky God Emperor figured it out in an instant.

Such a life-or-death experience is not easy to come by. For him, who has already placed many bets, this is not a crisis, but a rare opportunity.

call!call!
More than fifty Emperor-level White Ancient Spirits quickly arrived before them, most of whom charged towards the Starry Sky God Emperor.

After all, through numerous previous tests, Bai Guling and the others had concluded that the Starry Sky God Emperor was the strongest.

"boom!"

"Boom!" The two sides instantly erupted into fierce battle. "Space-Time! Suppress!" The Starry Sky God Emperor's aura was vast and ethereal, and his life force surged dramatically. Following this, waves of space-time tides surged outwards in all directions.

Space trembles!

The river is frozen!

Within a radius of millions of kilometers, the dozens of Emperor-level White Ancient Spirits that covered the sky seemed to have fallen into a special state. Their thinking speed, movement speed, and ability burst speed all became extremely slow, as if they had collectively been affected by 'time slowing'.

However, in their own perception, their own time flow did not change, but the Starry Sky God Emperor's attack suddenly became much faster.

"Manipulating time? The time domain?" Li Yuan's heart stirred slightly.

The mysteries of time are truly profound.

Even among Emperor Realm cultivators, while most can manipulate the flow of time and even constrain the timeline themselves, very few can truly influence the flow of time on a large scale during battles at the Emperor Realm level.

"Destroy!"

The Starry Sky God Emperor's eyes were cold as his palms rapidly expanded, their power boundless, like two agile serpents, as they slammed into the White Ancient Spirits.

"Boom!" "Boom!" "Boom!"

The four Emperor-level White Ancient Spirits encountered along the way were caught off guard by the 'time slowing' effect and were hit by the giant palm almost instantly, their bodies exploding.

At this time.

Juexing God Emperor was also engaged in fierce battle with Bai Guling, a large group of Emperor Realm experts. His life force was surging, and his body was constantly rising, becoming more and more majestic.

Whoosh! Whoosh! One after another, dazzling miniature stars swirled around him, billions of stars were born, bursting forth with billions of life-giving lights.

It was as if all living beings in the heavens were chanting, containing astonishing power, which impacted the Emperor-level White Ancient Spirits, causing the speed of many White Ancient Spirits to decrease sharply.

For a while.

The combat power unleashed by the Star God Emperor seemed to be no less than that of the Starry Sky God Emperor, and far surpassed that of these White Ancient Spirits.

only!

There were just too many Ancient Spirits. For every one that was driven back, two more would charge in, seemingly endless.

Their vitality is so strong that even if their bodies are blasted apart, they can instantly merge into countless streams of water and then condense again.

Intense battle!
In the blink of an eye, the two sides had reached the peak of their battle.

but.

Perhaps they already knew that Li Yuan was not at the Emperor Realm, and with the full restraint of the Starry Sky God Emperor and the Awakening Star God Emperor, almost no Bai Guling could rush to Li Yuan's side in a short period of time.

at this time.

"Boom~"

After more than ten ancient spirits were successively blasted and severely injured by the Starry Sky God Emperor, the remaining twenty-odd white ancient spirits at the Emperor Realm finally became aware of the situation and faintly formed a complete formation. Strands of silver Dao patterns flowed across their bodies and then erupted.

With a "whoosh," the time domain that had enveloped the vast area was instantly shattered.

Their time flow rate simultaneously returned to normal.

"Simultaneously affecting the time flow of so many Emperor-level White Ancient Spirits is too much of a burden on divine power." A trace of anxiety flashed in the eyes of the Starry Sky God Emperor.

If there were only ten ordinary Emperor-level White Ancient Spirits, he could easily toy with and sweep them away.

However, when the number of Emperor-level experts reaches twenty or thirty, the quantitative change leads to a qualitative change... especially since there are several White Ancient Spirits whose strength is close to the peak of the Emperor-level.

The difficulty for him to suppress them simultaneously is constantly increasing.

It's remarkable that they've been able to hold them back for so long.

With the Time Domain broken, the pressure on the Starry Sky God Emperor instantly soared.

"Alliance Leader, let's prepare to escape." The Starry Sky God Emperor hurriedly transmitted his voice. He was already feeling the strain. His direct combat strength was not strong enough, although he could shatter the true form of the Ancient Spirit time and time again.

However, it has always been difficult to completely eliminate them.

suddenly!

Boom! A terrifying aura erupted from the water not far away, causing the Starry Sky God Emperor and the Awakening Star God Emperor to change their expressions and look over immediately.

In the distance, an extremely large figure appeared, its size, speed, and life force surpassing any of the White Ancient Spirits.

Most importantly, its eyes are pure black.

Extremely dark!

But the murderous intent in its black eyes was chilling.

"It's Black Guling."

"Peak Emperor Realm, indeed it's the Black Ancient Spirit." The hearts of the Starry Sky God Emperor and the Awakening Star God Emperor sank to the bottom. They had long guessed that the Black Ancient Spirit was behind it all.

But they were gambling just now too.

The Black Ancient Spirits are all cunning. Most of the time, they only send their powerful subordinates to ambush and kill cultivators, and rarely show themselves.

But now that the leader of the Black Ancient Spirits has appeared, it means that no price is too high to pay.

"Alliance Leader, don't hesitate."

The Starry Sky God Emperor's voice was filled with anxiety: "These ancient spirits are unaware of your strength. I will create an opportunity for you. If you unleash your power in one fell swoop, there is hope of escaping."

"The starry sky is right."

"Disciple," the Star God Emperor anxiously transmitted, "On the surface, you seem to be the weakest and have the best chance of escaping. Don't waste any more time."

Both of them were prepared for the true form to perish.

There are simply too many enemies.

The dozens of Emperor-level Ancient Spirits were already a challenge for the Starry Sky God Emperor and the Awakening Star God Emperor, and now with the addition of a Black Ancient Spirit at the peak of the Emperor-level, they had absolutely no chance of winning.

In their view, even if Li Yuan unleashed his full power, he would still be no match for him.

The best course of action is to escape as soon as possible.

"Ang~"

"Kill~"

"Kill them all!" The overwhelming white spirits went into a frenzy after sensing their leader's appearance, and their attacks became even more terrifying.

"Awakening Star!"

"Once that Black Ancient Spirit gets close, I will use my Time Domain to bind them all," the Starry Sky God Emperor transmitted. "Then you will use the Blood River Secret Technique to trap that Black Ancient Spirit tightly, and the Alliance Leader will be able to take the opportunity to break out."

“I understand,” said the Star God Emperor.

They have known each other for countless years and have ventured together many times. They are very familiar with each other's unique skills and know how to cooperate to unleash their strongest fighting power.

boom!
Just as the black ancient spirit was about to approach, and the two god emperors were preparing to fight to the death.

"Om~"

A strange fluctuation.

The shockwave instantly spread from the depths of the battlefield, sweeping across the vast waters and enveloping countless white ancient spirits. This fluctuation caused both the Starry Sky God Emperor and the Awakening Star God Emperor to turn their heads in utter shock, while the black ancient spirit in the far distance also had eyes full of astonishment.

because!

Beside Li Yuan, another identical figure appeared out of thin air.

It is another true form of Li Yuan.

However, this true form had an even more ethereal aura, with a huge ring above its head emitting a hazy purple light, and at this moment the ring was radiating a chilling aura.

"It's time to sleep," Li Yuan murmured to himself.

hum~
The soul-attack type superior imperial weapon 'Dark Annihilation Realm' was finally fully activated, and waves of invisible fluctuations swept across the area once again.

The supreme soul-type martial art, "Star Dream," was immediately unleashed!

Although Li Yuan did not learn any offensive Void Realm Sub-Saint techniques from the Immortal Temple, Xiao Mu possessed quite a few Supreme Techniques.

All of these were obtained by the Supreme Being of the Northern River during his long years of adventure.

During his more than 100 years of secluded cultivation, Li Yuan also chose a supreme martial art called "Star Dream" that was quite suitable for the Dark Annihilation Realm, which could create layers of hazy illusions.

Although Li Yuan has not yet comprehended and cultivated to a high level, he has already entered the basics.

These ancient spirits, with their inherently weak will, already pose a significant threat.

"Sizzle~" The power of the void realm in Li Yuan's true mind realm was consumed like flowing water. Through the soul attacks unleashed by the Dark Annihilation Realm, at such close range, it had instantly eroded into the depths of the minds of the white ancient spirits.

"what!!"

"No!"

"I broke through? I became a ninth-order Quasi-Saint? I want to be a leader too."

"Huh? Who is my master?" The many white spirits that were still attacking frantically were caught off guard, and more than a third of them had a look of confusion in their eyes. They were directly hit and fell into the trap.

The remaining majority of the White Ancient Spirits, while not directly losing consciousness, still had to expend a great deal of mental energy to resist, and their attack power was greatly reduced.

In an instant, the situation was completely reversed.

"this?"

"This kind of soul attack? My disciple."

"The alliance leader?"

Both Juexing God Emperor and Xingkong God Emperor were completely shocked by the scene before them. Soul attack? They had tried it before, but even Xingkong God Emperor's soul attack had little effect on these Bai Gulings and would only distract them, so they simply gave up.

However, Li Yuan, in a single thought, simultaneously affected dozens of Emperor-level White Ancient Spirits.

Even though these White Ancient Spirits are born with great strength, which makes their mental will relatively weak, they are still at the Emperor Realm level.

But they were unaware.

Li Yuan was able to do this because of the combined effects of the Primal Intent governing his mind and weapon, the Soul-type superior Emperor Weapon 'Dark Annihilation Realm', and the Supreme Ultimate Technique.

"So it couldn't make all the White Ancient Spirits' consciousness fall into oblivion?" Li Yuan was not entirely satisfied.

Li Yuan understood that his soul attack was more inclined to illusory and confusing. He had not cultivated the "Star Dream" ultimate technique for long enough. If he encountered other cultivators at the peak of the Emperor Realm, his soul attack would still not have much of an impact.

However, it's sufficient for group battles right now.

"A soul attack? That powerful?"

"That low-level Quasi-Saint? How is that possible!" The black ancient spirit that was rushing over at top speed was also completely dumbfounded when it saw this scene.

He wouldn't be surprised if an Emperor Realm expert unleashed an extremely powerful soul attack.

After all, many cultivators have opened up the path of the heart and weapon, and their soul attacks are extremely terrifying. But in his perception, that person was clearly a low-level quasi-saint!

When did low-level Quasi-Saints become this strong?

The next moment!
"Hmm?" Black Ancient Spirit's pupils contracted slightly: "What is that?"

A beam of light!

It saw a terrifying spear light that pierced the heavens and the earth!
(End of this chapter)