The Great Ruler: Starting from the Dark Ages

Chapter 191 The Mysterious Progenitor
A desolate and dark plateau, where the night is endless.

An endless stream of eerie energy surged forth from this place, spreading throughout the myriad realms.

On this plateau, pilgrims can be seen everywhere, devout and sincere, prostrating themselves with each step as they walk deeper into the plateau.

Deep within the plateau, several supremely powerful auras awakened at this moment. The mere instant they appeared caused countless strange creatures to tremble, and the pilgrims were filled with both fear and excitement.

They were grateful that their pilgrimage would allow them to witness the resurrection of their ancestors.

Meanwhile, some of the strange immortal emperors guarding this place looked puzzled.

The slumber and awakening of the progenitors are unpredictable matters, as has been the case throughout countless ages. However, today, several auras are permeating the air, indicating that more than one progenitor has been revived.

"What on earth happened? What could possibly make the ancestors so wary?" a strange Immortal Emperor-level expert muttered to himself.

Throughout the ages, it seems that the ancestors have only awakened once or twice in succession.

This is now the third time.

But this time it was noticeably more mysterious than the previous two.

They remembered that when that powerful woman stormed the plateau, three ancestors awakened. Now that the ancestors have awakened, that powerful enemy has not shown up.

"Could it be a precautionary measure?" This enigmatic Immortal Emperor-level figure couldn't be sure, but he knew that the ancestors must have foreseen something.

Perhaps another bloody storm is about to break out.

"I didn't expect you all to have woken up." A strange progenitor said, looking at the group of people not far away.

Seeing that his companions had woken up, he became even more certain that his being startled awake was not a hallucination.

“With this commotion, it’s impossible to get any sleep,” another progenitor said at this moment.

One of the progenitors showed a hint of loss in his expression:
“To sever ties with our ancestral lands, to be able to do this, perhaps that person is no less capable than you or me.”

He initially guessed that the person who made the move was probably of similar strength to them.

They might also be able to sever ties, but as the progenitors, they ultimately achieved their status on this plateau and could not possibly dig up their own roots.

Of course, they did not believe that the other party was stronger than themselves.

The ancestors exchanged a glance and then joined forces to project the scene above the heavens.

In the image, a peerless and majestic figure illuminates the heavens with the Emperor's Fist.

Several creatures that had reached the end of their lives were shattered under his Emperor's Fist, and were later melted down by his small cauldron.

In other words, after the smelting was completed, their ancestral land completely lost contact with it.

However, all of this was not over yet. The figure in the scene turned its head and looked at the strange ancestors being simulated.

"Overbearing arrogance, courting death!" one of the eerie progenitors sneered.

For a long time, no one had dared to look at him like that.

Even if the other party was unaware of his existence, that arrogant and domineering gaze made him uncomfortable.

They are the true rulers of all the heavens and myriad realms, so how could they tolerate someone being so majestic and domineering?

The other strange ancestors were somewhat surprised; Xu He in the scene had actually sensed that someone was spying on him.

The good news is that the person's strength was still slightly inferior to theirs, and they had not truly sacrificed their Dao.

"You killed five of my most powerful beings in a row, what a display of power!" Another ancestor has been resurrected, but his temper is extremely volatile: "I will make them eternally silent, and even the ancestral land cannot bring them back to life."

"If they can slaughter all the living beings on my path today, who knows if they will turn their swords against me tomorrow?"

This was already a huge threat, and each of them wanted to kill the mysterious enemy.

"Indeed, such wanton slaughter of our race's lives is no ordinary act by cultivators; we must strike hard!"

……

Xu He looked into the void, and for some reason, he always felt a prying gaze upon him.

It was filled with murderous intent and eeriness.

Even if one is only a hair's breadth away from achieving the path of sacrifice, one cannot be completely immune.

"It seems the progenitor of the strange has discovered me." Xu He's eyes flickered as he looked at the Heavenly Court's followers below.

There aren't many powerful beings at the End of the Path level among the Strange Clan; it's unlikely to be more than a dozen. Since I just lost five of them, the Strange Ancestors who know my strength won't easily send beings at the End of the Path level to their deaths.

The next ones to come will be the ancestors.

"They need to be sent away."

Xu He's eyes flickered slightly as he sensed the evil and ominous aura drawing ever closer. He had no time to hesitate any longer and immediately raised his hand to create a portal for them.

"All Heavenly Generals! Pass through this gate!"

Xu He's voice echoed, and all the Heavenly Court generals, old immortal kings, and quasi-immortal emperors who were cleaning up the battlefield paused and looked at Xu He.

"Heavenly Emperor, is there a powerful enemy here?" a Heavenly General asked at this moment.

Xu He didn't hide anything and nodded.

Wu Shi and Ye Fan frowned at this moment.

Xu He had just fought five Immortal Emperor-level experts in succession without the slightest worry.

A portal has indeed been built for them to cross.

That means the powerful figure that the strange clan is about to send is so strong that Xu He has no time to spare.

"Everyone, let's not cause trouble for the Heavenly Emperor." The Immortal Emperor Wushi said, bidding farewell to Xu He, "Today, fighting side by side has fulfilled a wish, but it's a pity that it wasn't very enjoyable."

"There will be a next time, live on." Seeing this, Xu He also spoke to Wu Shi.

"Farewell!" Wu Shi clasped his hands in a fist salute to Xu He and took the lead in stepping into the portal.

After Wushi left, the heavenly generals did not hesitate much. They simply prayed for the Heavenly Emperor's safety and hoped to overthrow the heavens together with him.

The ruthless man only uttered a few words before leaving:
"Live well."

Ye Fan then clasped his hands in a fist salute:

"Just as you said before, we will meet again after countless ages."

Everyone stepped through the portal.

Seeing this, Xu He felt relieved. He himself would have a hard time escaping the upcoming battle, let alone protecting these people.

Of course, sending them away is certainly an option.

To avoid any mistakes, behind that portal lies a long river of time.

In one place along the river of time, Xu He set up a portal, and this process repeated several times, confusing even his own vision.

This will be a bit troublesome, but at least it will save their lives.

"Next, we must truly face the darkness." After everyone's breath had dissipated, Xu He finally let out a long sigh of relief.

The source of darkness and mystery, the true supreme and invincible force in this world.

Xu He knew that this battle would come sooner or later, but it was different from what he had expected, as he had not yet reached the realm of sacrificial rites.

but……

Not reaching the sacrificial altar does not necessarily mean that a battle is impossible.

A glint of light appeared in Xu He's eyes, even a hint of anticipation for the battle. "Here it comes!"

Xu He looked into the depths of the heavens, where endless, eerie energy seemed to surge from the dark crevices.

One powerful divine thought after another swept over, as if trying to crush everything, domineering and tyrannical.

Xu He immediately realized that this was a preliminary test.

Xu He did not back down, but instead unleashed his aura, and in an instant, his blood energy spread out, illuminating the heavens above.

At that moment, an extremely eerie aura descended from the dome.

The moment his body landed, everything around him was swept aside.

Only Xu He remained motionless.

Her long, flowing hair cascaded down her back, and her tattered clothes fluttered in the wind.

The descending progenitor looked up and saw this scene, raising an eyebrow and sneering:

"Knowing I'm coming, instead of running away, you're even spreading your aura to provoke me?"

"You deserve to die."

The Mysterious Ancestor was extremely relaxed. After confirming Xu He's realm, he came alone, and the other awakened ancestors also acknowledged his style.

Although they are skilled at and accustomed to bullying the weak with numbers, that was when facing a cultivator whose strength was so great that they could perish.

In their view, Xu He today might not be able to achieve this.

However, this cunning and scheming progenitor never expected that the cultivator before him would actually throw a punch at him.

The unparalleled light of the fist instantly illuminated the sky.

The eerie progenitor's expression turned cold. He hadn't expected the punch to be so swift; even though he dodged, he was almost hit.

Xu He coldly said, "If you want to fight, then fight. Why all the nonsense? Any creature of your race that has uttered more than three sentences has died under my fist."

"His demeanor is quite good, but it's a pity his strength is lacking." The eerie progenitor flashed by and commented on the punch, "It's just soft and weak, without any power."

He wasn't annoyed by Xu He's provocation.

"Your fists are no good. Let me show you what the real Emperor's Fist is." The eerie progenitor said, gathering endless dark power in his right hand and unleashing the most powerful attack since the beginning of time.

The moment the Emperor Fist appeared, it was indeed several times more powerful than the punch Xu He had just thrown.

The moment it appeared, the entire heavens trembled violently as if tofu had been struck, and even shattered.

The local laws of the Great Dao have almost collapsed.

The surrounding lands were reduced to dust.

The Emperor Fist swept forward with unstoppable momentum.

Everything in the world is annihilated by this punch.

This punch was powerful and incredibly fast. Xu He, who was facing the strange progenitor, didn't even have time to react before being hit and sent flying.

As the Emperor's Fist crushed through, it continuously obliterated his flesh and blood.

In the end, not even a piece of coke was left.

At this moment, the four directions of heaven and earth finally returned to silence.

"Did he die just like that? How boring. I should have held back a bit. I hadn't had enough fun yet." The strange ancestor felt a pang of regret when he saw that Xu He hadn't even left a trace.

Meanwhile, in the ancestral land of the plateau, the strange ancestors who were observing also found it boring.

I thought it was a formidable opponent, but thankfully they didn't come out in full force, otherwise it would have been a huge joke.

"Boring, boring! I'm going to sleep." A strange progenitor waved his hand and chose to continue sleeping.

The other strange progenitors also found it boring.

The strange progenitor who had launched the attack shook his head and was about to leave when he indeed sensed a surge of intense energy.

Behind it, a ball of fire shot into the sky, illuminating the heavens.

That intense energy surge once surpassed the level of an Immortal Emperor.

The eerie progenitor snorted coldly, a hint of mockery in his eyes, before turning back with a sigh: "So there was another trick up your sleeve?"

"I just don't know if this backup plan will be enough to satisfy me?"

Following his gaze, he saw a tall, imposing figure striding towards him, bathed in flames.

One step is a star field, one step is a universe.

Meanwhile, on the ancestral land of the plateau, several strange progenitors who had originally planned to return to catch up on their sleep also became interested and turned their attention back to that battlefield.

"Interesting, isn't it the original body?"

Some of the strange progenitors were curious, while others were solemn.

However, Xu He only wanted to deal with the strange progenitor in front of him.

Upon hearing these words from the strange progenitor before him, Xu He did not show much emotion, but merely clicked his tongue in amazement and said:
"It seems I overestimated you. The so-called progenitor of the strange is not that strong. You are so happy to kill one of my avatars."

Xu He also looked somewhat regretful.

As he spoke, amidst the blazing flames surrounding him, he raised his hand: "Your punch wasn't fast enough, try mine?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Xu He casually threw a punch.

At first, the punch seemed weak and unremarkable to the strange progenitor. Just as he was about to raise his hand to block it, the overwhelming light of the fist was instantly close to his face.

The Emperor's Fist blasted away the Strange Ancestor. Although the Strange Ancestor's body was not sent flying backward, it was forced back several steps by the attack, and horrific wounds appeared on its body, from which blood gushed.

Crossing billions of galaxies in an instant is not difficult, but doing so in front of the eerie progenitor is extremely difficult, let alone hitting it.

"I...I'm injured..." The eerie progenitor looked at his forearm, which resembled charcoal, in disbelief.

He didn't seem to care much about pain or anything like that.

He could hold it up even if it meant injury.

But this was, after all, the first time in his countless lifetimes that he had suffered such harm, apart from that woman.

The most fatal thing is that the person who injured him is not even as skilled as he is.

As the progenitor, he was supposed to suppress all enemies in the world, so why was he in such a sorry state?
What's more, several of the ancestors were also watching this scene.

"Today, you have truly angered me!" The eerie progenitor was filled with rage, and his hands transformed into eagle claws as he reached out to grab Xu He.

At the same time, his body instantly grew dozens of times larger, and in Xu He's eyes, it looked like a thorny mountain charging towards him.

Xu He formed hand seals and instantly drew the Great Dao Sword from the void. As the strange ancestor attacked, he suddenly raised the sword and slashed down.

The sword light was sharp and fierce, and the moment it appeared, it split this world in two.

The hands of the eerie progenitor, which had transformed into eagle claws, also developed neat wounds at this moment, and it took several breaths before black blood gushed out.

At the same time, the eerie, mournful voice of the progenitor rang out, so mournful that it sent shivers down one's spine.

But at that moment, the body, which had expanded dozens of times, collided with Xu He, sending him flying backward.

Xu He flew for hundreds of thousands of miles before stopping with his sword.

(End of this chapter)