The God of Heavens

Chapter 181 An Encounter with the Ancient Warship
In the vast and boundless sky, a golden ancient palace floats in the void.

The hall is magnificent and solemn, with divine patterns engraved on its outer walls: a golden crow transforming into a rainbow, flames piercing the sky; the hibiscus tree bathing in the sun, its rosy rays hanging down from the heavens. Magnificent and solemn, it is like an immortal temple of the gods.

This was one of the spoils of war that Lin Yu obtained after conquering the Fusang Divine Tree Kingdom—the Temple of the Sun.

Although its speed is slightly inferior as a sacred weapon for transportation, its comfort level far surpasses that of ordinary magical artifacts. The palace is a small world of its own, and through the crystal-clear palace walls, the vast starry river can be seen.

A single starlight flickered before the palace, each flicker signifying a journey across billions of miles of starry sky. Yet, in this boundless universe, such astonishing speed was but a barely perceptible movement.

"Xinxin, are you alright?" Jin Yue asked with concern. She had spent a long time with the four little ones and was already quite familiar with them. Although the palace was spacious, drifting for so long inevitably made people feel bored.

"It's alright, it's just that the starry sky is too desolate." Xinxin rested her chin on her hand, gazing listlessly at the eternal darkness outside the window.

Jin Hao suddenly slapped his thigh in regret: "If only I had known this would happen, I shouldn't have been so greedy and eaten all those Golden Crow Ancient Saints. If I could have kept a few to pull the carriage, how pleasant this journey through the stars would have been!"

"How dare you say that!" Jin Yue scolded playfully. "You ate the most!"

As the two were playfully teasing each other, the composed Jin Yao spoke up, reminding them, "Please be quiet; Master is currently comprehending the Great Dao."

As the most composed of the four, he always kept his duty to protect them in mind. At this moment, he was completely focused on controlling the ancient temple's course, ensuring that it did not deviate from its trajectory in the vast sea of ​​stars.

Warm light flowed within the hall, contrasting sharply with the eternal darkness outside. Lin Yu sat cross-legged in the void, meditating and comprehending the Dao amidst the universe, observing the flow of the laws of heaven and earth.

In the void, the source is abundant, making cultivation twice as effective, and the resulting divine power far surpasses the ordinary. With each breath, the laws of space automatically enter the body, and surging power fills the limbs and bones, almost bursting out of the body.

In an instant, Lin Yu's mind trembled slightly, and the Lord's Eye between his brows suddenly opened, its dazzling divine light piercing through the endless void. In the depths of a distant star field, a purple-gold warship was quietly floating.

The warship was covered in rust, its paint faded, and it was covered in dust and grime, showing the marks of time. The surroundings were deathly silent, as if time had stood still.

"It has been floating for at least tens of thousands of years, or even longer..."

The purple-gold warship was riddled with ravines and holes, all left by ancient soldiers' slashing, indicating what kind of great battle had taken place there.

That earth-shattering battle of the past must have taken place within a star field. Those who participated in the battle must have possessed at least the level of ancient sages; otherwise, it would have been extremely difficult for them to venture into the depths of this universe.

However, beneath this deathly silence, Lin Yu keenly sensed a faint fluctuation—the breath of life. Though extremely faint, it was undeniably present.

He knew the origin of this warship. It was the same purple-gold warship that carried more than forty ancient clan ancestral kings, including three Great Saints.

Back then, the Beidou Ancient Clan attempted to summon this ancestral king's warship, lost in the starry sky, but their efforts failed due to Ye Fan's unintentional interference. These ships, which should have returned to the Beidou Ancestral King, eventually drifted to the Ziwei Ancient Star, where they were all killed by the Mad Old Man.

The divine seal on the warship had been exhausted during the long drift. These ancestral kings were extremely weak; if they were allowed to descend upon the ancient planet of life, they would surely unleash a monstrous bloodbath. In their current state, they would need to devour billions of living beings to recover their strength.

"What a wonderful surprise!"

Among the Ancestral Kings on this ship were three Great Saints, all of whom were now extremely weak—practically easy prey delivered right to their mouths. How could they possibly miss such a golden opportunity?

Subduing so many ancestral kings will greatly alleviate Lin Yu's manpower shortage.

He immediately took control of the Temple of the Sun and turned the ship towards the ancient purple-gold vessel.

"Master, what happened?" The four little ones noticed the commotion and gathered around.

"I'll take you on a treasure hunt." Lin Yu smiled mysteriously, "There's a kind of treasure that's everywhere."

As they drew closer, the four children finally saw the floating purple-gold ancient ship through the palace walls, amidst the eternal darkness and cold.

"My God! There is such an ancient warship in the vast universe!" Jin Yue exclaimed, her face flushed with excitement.

Jin Hao's eyes widened: "This ship is at least tens of thousands of years old! Look at those cracks, it's probably an artifact from hundreds of thousands of years ago!"

Jin Yao frowned: "This ancient ship can block divine sense; it cannot be seen through."

By this time, the Temple of the Sun was close to the ancient ship, and everyone could see its full appearance more clearly. The ship was dilapidated, with knife marks, sword holes, and other damage interspersed.

Just thinking about the great battle that once erupted in the depths of the universe stirs the heart and fills one with longing for the past.

Lin Yu's expression was solemn, his sharp gaze sweeping over the crowd: "Get ready, we're about to board. Remember, no matter what you see, don't act rashly."

The four little ones looked at each other, both nervous and expectant. They knew that the "treasure" their owner had brought them to find was probably no ordinary thing.

Stepping into the ancient ship's cabin, a breathtaking panorama unfolds before your eyes. This is hardly a ship's cabin; it's a miniature world of folds and turns. Palaces stretch as far as the eye can see, with ancient secret chambers scattered among the halls.

Turning past the dilapidated pillars, a parched medicinal field came into view. The spiritual herbs had long since turned to dust, with only a cracked divine pearl hanging above it, its spiritual energy about to dissipate. Lin Yu gently touched the divine pearl, and fragments fell in a flurry.

Lin Yu gazed at the cracks on the divine pearl, deeply feeling the relentless corrosive power of time. In the long river of time, even ancient emperors and immortal artifacts could not withstand its erosion; this is the ultimate truth of the Heavenly Way, unchanged since ancient times.

Walking slowly forward, in an ancient and simple hall, a snow-white and crystal-clear skull is quietly displayed. This skull is as white as jade, exuding a gentle Taoist charm, like a work of art carefully sculpted by heaven.

"The Skull of a Saint"

Only the hardest bones left behind by ancient sages when they transformed into immortal beings can remain intact for hundreds of thousands of years.

On the bronze wall beside the skull, several lines of elegant divine script are engraved. These characters are from the hand of a sage and contain the essence of Tao.

"What did you write?" the four little ones asked.

"A remarkable woman who admired Wushi."

This is a woman of unparalleled beauty who encountered the Great Emperor Wushi in the vast universe. After the Great Emperor imparted the Dao techniques to her, he suddenly departed.

The female saint spent her life searching for the secret of enlightenment and hoping to meet Wushi again. She traveled across the starry sky, but ultimately failed to achieve her wish and passed away here.

The saintess's writings also mentioned the ancient road through the stars, but sadly, she was already exhausted when she discovered it. This ancient ship was a discovery she made in the final moments of her life, yet she ultimately could not explore its depths.

The starry sky is full of dangers. Saints are merely the starting point for exploring beyond the realm. Without the replenishment of life sources, they are extremely likely to fall into a desperate situation.

Lin Yu carefully put away the skull, as he was about to return to Beidou and would bring it to Zishan to give to the Wushi Bell.

Beneath the skull lay a jade pendant, no more than an inch long, shaped like a crescent moon, translucent and lustrous, emanating the sacred power of Taiyin and radiating a bone-chilling cold. This jade pendant contained a portion of the Taiyin True Scripture, but unfortunately, it was useless to him.

Lin Yu put away the skull and jade pendant and continued to explore the depths of the ancient ship. The ancient cabin was vast and boundless, and all he could see along the way were the broken remains of divine weapons.

Passing through layers of ruins, a majestic temple suddenly stands before you. Pushing open the long-sealed bronze door, a mysterious, long-forgotten realm is instantly revealed.

Before my eyes, a shimmering light appeared, and rows and rows of objects resembling coffins were neatly arranged, totaling dozens of pieces of divine source!
"So many treasures!"

Upon seeing this, the four little ones couldn't help but exclaim in unison. Good heavens, there were actually more than forty large pieces of divine source, each of which was two or three square meters in size, and each piece of divine source contained an ancient creature.

"Something's not right!" They quickly noticed the anomaly. So many divine source blocks were in the same compartment, yet these divine sources showed no divine power fluctuations and their surfaces were dull and lifeless.

"This... the essence of the divine source has been completely exhausted, and now only an empty shell remains!"

"Are all the ancient kings dead? If any are still alive, that would be an immense treasure!"

The flesh, bones, and even the weapons of the ancient ancestral king are priceless treasures. If obtained, they can be used to forge supreme holy weapons.

Of course, if they were still alive, their value would be immeasurable. It is hard to imagine what kind of amazing wealth the ancient ancestral kings who did not die could create!

Through the dim divine source wall, one could see that the Ancestral Kings within had long lost their human form. Each one was skin and bones, withered and emaciated, with deep wrinkles, as if they could trap mosquitoes. They resembled dried-up meat, their breaths weak, as if they could die at any moment. If it weren't for the occasional faint fluctuations in their aura, they would be no different from mummies.

On the highest platform at the deepest part of the ship's cabin, three divine sources stood particularly enormous, like statues of gods. Their size was several times larger than that of his ancestral king's divine source, and their positions were even more prestigious. This must be the place where the three Great Saint-level powerhouses on the ship were sealed.

Although these three Great Sages were equally withered and aged, their aura far surpassed that of the others. Even in their weakened state, they still exuded a chilling pressure, and although their eyes were closed, they gave people a terrifying feeling that they might awaken at any moment.

Lin Yu walked with his hands behind his back to the depths of the main hall, looking at these three future "capable lieutenants" with amusement.

The Great Sage on the far left is entirely black, like an evil god, with blood-red hair and a thousand arms. He sits cross-legged inside, like a thousand-armed Buddha!
The man was tall and strong, with thick golden hair and a pair of golden dragon horns on his head. His majestic appearance was captivating, and apart from the dragon horns, he resembled a human.

The other ancient creature was also extraordinary, with waist-length silver hair, a sculpted face, sharp features, and snow-white skin. A diamond-shaped white scale on its forehead opened and closed, revealing a terrifying divine light; even a wisp of its breath could nearly paralyze a person.

"Buzz——"

Suddenly, a strange sound, like the cry of a phoenix or the cry of a roc, exploded, and a sharp divine thought struck Lin Yu's brow.

"court death!"

A cold glint flashed in Lin Yu's eyes, and the Devouring Demon Jar appeared in response. The ancient jar's body surged with dark light, like churning ink clouds, and its mouth transformed into a black hole that devoured everything. The divine runes on the cabin walls peeled off one by one, torn into light fragments in the distorted space.

The overwhelming imperial might permeated the air, causing the entire ancient ship to groan in agony as it struggled to bear the weight. The Thousand-Handed Ancestral King, having just broken through to the Source Realm, was startled by this terrifying pressure—

With a "whoosh," it shrank back again.

The two Great Sages, who were about to break through the source to help, froze, silently turning their divine sources in a different direction, pretending nothing had happened. What a joke! Even in their prime, they wouldn't dare to directly confront an ancient emperor's weapon, let alone in their current frail and aged state.
The Thousand-Handed Ancestral King trembled in the divine source: This is no human saint! He is clearly a living Yama who has come to collect debts with an imperial weapon!
Lin Yu sneered. The Primordial Ancestral King wanted to hide? That was simply wishful thinking!

"Clang—"

The Devouring Demon Jar rose into the air on its own, its ancient body bursting forth with countless rays of dark light. The jar's mouth transformed into a black hole that devoured heaven and earth, its terrifying suction force causing the entire void to twist and groan, leaving the Thousand-Handed Demon God with no way to escape.

"Roar!"

Forced to fight, the Thousand-Armed Demon God unleashed a thousand arms, tearing through the void with thousands of divine weapons, stirring up a dimensional storm. Each strike carried the supreme power to suppress ancient sages, aiming to seal Lin Yu away forever.

However, the Devouring Demon Jar unleashed a burst of nine-colored divine light, like an emperor resurrecting, blasting the Thousand-Handed Demon God away with a single blow. Hundreds of divine weapons shattered in response, and the Thousand-Handed Demon God coughed up blood and flew backward.

This was only because Lin Yu deliberately restrained the power of the Devouring Demon Jar; otherwise, that attack would have been enough to annihilate this Primordial Great Sage, body and soul!

"Why aren't you showing yourself?!"

Lin Yu's cold shout shook the heavens and earth. Before his words had even finished, the other two Great Saints finally broke through their source and emerged. The three powerful ancient beings appeared in the world at the same time, their auras terrifying beyond measure. Each one was like a god or demon descending to the mortal realm, shaking the heavens.

The two newly appeared Great Sages had cold faces and no emotional fluctuations in their eyes. As soon as they appeared, they launched a fierce attack on Lin Yu, wanting to rival the Devouring Demon Jar!

This great battle was comparable to the creation of the world, with primordial light and original laws intertwining and falling, plunging the world into a chaotic and hazy state. Clearly visible cracks in the sky revealed dark spatial ravines, and dimensional barriers were forged into divine order, all of which were used by the three Great Sages.

Inside the ancient ship, dozens of ancient kings transferred all their life essence to these three great saints, allowing them to regain their former invincible glory and unimaginable power.

"Chi—"

A casual strike could annihilate the void, a single finger pointing could cause the heavens and earth to collapse. Chaotic energy was forcibly conjured, threatening to refine Lin Yu on the spot. Three Great Saints joining forces—how many throughout history could rival them?

As the most terrifying existence among all races, only one of them has emerged from each of the three ancient lands, which shows how difficult it is to cultivate.

"Rumble--"

Suddenly, a tsunami-like roar resounded through the sky, and the Devouring Demon Jar descended from the heavens with earth-shattering power, intending to suppress the three Great Saints in one fell swoop.

"The four elements perish, returning to eternity!"

The Thousand-Handed Demon God roared suddenly, unleashing a divine law order that shook the heavens and earth. Four ancient starfields shone simultaneously, and millions of starlight fell from the sky, transforming into a desolate universe that enveloped Lin Yu.

A great calamity descended, and the universe fell silent. This supreme divine order was irresistible, and all things were destined to return to eternity.

"puff!"

Two blazing divine lights shot out from the golden-haired Great Sage's dragon horns, instantly tearing the sky apart.

"Buzz——"

The silver-haired Great Sage's brow adorned with diamond-shaped scales, and a dragon-shaped white light shot out from the dark cave, causing the void to tremble.

"Boom!"

The Devouring Demon Jar unleashed its terrifying power, and amidst the surging celestial light from its mouth, a hazy, beautiful figure appeared and disappeared. With every gesture, the peerless beauty radiated a pure, ethereal glow, enveloped in celestial mist, as if she were about to ascend to immortality.

His temperament was ethereal and otherworldly, and every gesture he made exuded supreme majesty, making him unstoppable in the heavens and the earth.

The Devouring Demon Jar was forged from the flesh and bones of the Ruthless Great Emperor. It is mysterious and profound, more so than any other imperial weapon. Although it looks ancient and natural, it possesses unfathomable divine power!

Looking at it, one can imagine that stunning woman who looked down on all ages back then. What kind of great courage did she have to forge herself into a weapon?

The unparalleled aura of the ancient emperor seemed to come from across eternity, dominating the heavens and the earth. At this moment, all things fell silent, and all living beings knelt down, trembling with fear.

"puff!"

The ending was predictable: the three Great Sages were shattered by the Devouring Demon Jar and transformed into a crimson cloud, struggling to reassemble.

"Chi—"

A wisp of dark light descended from the Devouring Demon Jar, evolving in the void into a bottomless abyss that devoured everything. The pitch-black opening seemed to connect to the most primordial nothingness of the universe; any light or life that fell into it would be reduced to eternal silence.

The three ancient sages had no chance to struggle before being mercilessly swallowed by this cosmic black hole.

(End of this chapter)