The Great Ruler: Starting from the Dark Ages

Chapter 197 Four Timelines, Xu Huang and Ye Chu

On the plateau, the ten progenitors who had been predicting the future seemed to sense something. A sudden tremor ran through them, and the scene they had just predicted shattered like a mirror.

The ten most mysterious progenitors all know what this represents.

The future of those two individuals has already exceeded the scope of their predictions, which means that the fate of the ten of them in the future is truly difficult to predict.

At this moment, all ten bizarre progenitors had gloomy expressions. One of them coldly said:

"What should we do if we can't predict their future?"

The mysterious progenitors remained silent. They had always been the ones strategizing and planning, but now, the unpredictable situation cast a shadow over everyone's hearts.

The enemy is in the dark while we are in the light, which puts us at a significant disadvantage.

Those two were already a threat to the ten of them when they joined forces. If they were allowed to continue developing, they would eventually face reckoning in a few years!
By then, it will be too late!

Another ancestor, upon hearing this, spoke up:

"If we can't deduce their past, then we'll deduce it! We'll go back in time and force them to defend themselves. Although this is a major event that goes against cause and effect, it's not a big deal for the ten of us. If changing their past will lead to our deaths, then we might as well surrender to them without any resistance!"

His words completely dispelled any possibility of further argument.

There was no turning back; only one battle remained.

All the strange progenitors remained silent at this moment, or rather, they were waiting for the First Progenitor's answer.

The image of Xu He removing the head of one of the progenitors flashed through the First Progenitor's mind, and a sense of disgust arose from the bottom of his heart, gradually evolving in another direction.

"Let's deduce it, find the spacetime they inhabit," the First Ancestor said.

As soon as he finished speaking, the ancestor who had proposed the motion reached out and revealed two drops of his essence blood.

This was the essence blood he had extracted from the wounds of Xu He and Shi Hao during the battle.

Two drops of essence blood were poured into the area in front of the ten people, and the formation began to operate. Gradually, they began to see some images.

In short, it can be summarized as: rising from humble beginnings to soaring to great heights.

What surprised them most was that the time and space in which these two people lived and the events they experienced were remarkably similar!

"No, something's strange about this person!" One of the progenitors' pupils suddenly contracted as he pointed at Xu He in the image.
"His timeline... is not his own timeline, but rather seems to be deliberately going back in time to change everything!"

The purpose of changing all this is that they already know the Immortal Kings and Quasi-Immortal Emperors released during the great battle, which must be due to Xu He's efforts.

"He connected all the causes and effects, and accumulated all the power to overthrow the plateau!" The ancestor who proposed the motion swallowed hard, looked at Xu He, and uttered these words with difficulty.

At this moment, the group of bizarre progenitors were utterly shocked.

What struck them as most bizarre was Xu He's level of attainment.

My first journey through the past, present, and future took place in the Supreme Realm.

Supreme Realm? What kind of ant is this?
At their level, all living beings on the road are mere ants.

“No wonder…” The First Ancestor pondered, realizing something.

Why did he feel familiar when he saw Shi Hao? Because this was not the same time and space. Xu He traveled between the past, present and future in order to find the winning strategy in these many time and space.

Once he had a clear view of everything on the screen, the First Ancestor finally stood up:
“I have locked onto the timeline of his past. As long as we nip him in the bud, all the disasters will disappear.”

As soon as the First Ancestor finished speaking, the other nine Ancestors responded. Just as the ten Ancestors opened the spatial gate and prepared to travel to the time and space where Xu He had been, a space in the distance began to change strangely.

A wisp of energy emanated from within, no less powerful than any of them.

This aura was extremely flamboyant, and all ten progenitors were extremely familiar with it.

A long-haired figure walked out from inside, looking calmly at the ten bizarre progenitors, his gaze as if he were looking at his prey.

Those gazes were all too familiar, because that's how they always looked at people; they just never expected to be in each other's shoes today.

"I was lucky you escaped, but I didn't expect you to dare come back on your own initiative." The First Ancestor said coldly, "But I'm very curious, what supports you to dare to provoke us? What gives you your confidence?"

Xu He, on the other hand, raised an eyebrow:

"From what you're saying, it sounds like I'm bullying the weak with my numbers. But it doesn't matter, that's how the strong should treat the weak."

As soon as Xu He finished speaking, not only the First Ancestor, but also a group of strange ancestors all turned cold, having already experienced Xu He's verbal skills in the past.

They thought they had developed resistance and could retaliate with sarcastic remarks, but they never expected Xu He's fighting prowess to remain as fierce as ever.

"Do you think you can escape today?" the eerie progenitor asked coldly.

"I've come here today only to borrow the heads of a few of our ancestors to verify my conjecture," Xu He said calmly, completely disregarding them.

"Insanity!"

A strange ancestor snorted coldly and immediately flashed in front of Xu He, suddenly slapping his head with a palm. However, just as it was about to touch him, it was caught by Xu He's hand.

No matter how hard the ancestor tried, he couldn't move forward even an inch.

The way they were fighting didn't look like experts in the same realm of sacrificial arts at all. Judging from Xu He's expression, he even looked like an old man teasing a child.

Another ancestor also made a move at this moment, but was stopped by Xu He once again.

The two bizarre progenitors, who once ruled over all the heavens, could not even get close to Xu He at this moment.

"I want to see if you're going to grow a third hand!" Another strange ancestor sneered and attacked Xu He.

Seeing their companions make a move, the two strange progenitors who had been restrained by Xu He also tried their best to counter-restrain Xu He.

Everyone could see that Xu He was indeed stretched thin under the constraints of the two strange progenitors, and even the strange progenitor who took the opportunity to attack had a cold smile on his face.

But at that very moment, three powerful auras surged forth from the spatial rift behind Xu He, and in the instant their oppressive force spread, even the dark clouds of the Nine Heavens were dispelled.

Even the three bizarre progenitors who were right in front of Xu He were blasted away.

Once everything had settled down, the ten bizarre progenitors regained their composure and saw three towering figures standing behind Xu He.

The aura of these three was in no way inferior to any of the strange progenitors, and was even stronger.

The First Ancestor frowned as he saw the Desolate Emperor behind Xu He.

In the last great battle, the Desolate Emperor and Xu He left a deep impression on them, and this time they had two more people by their side.

If it were just an ordinary sacrificial realm, they might not be too panicked.

However, the two newly appeared people looked exactly the same as Xu He and Shi Hao.

It was as if one person had transformed into four clones.
However, the auras surrounding the four were completely different, as if they had embarked on different paths and forged their own routes.

"Let's finish this quickly and see if our guesses are correct." Chu Feng stepped forward and walked to Xu He, saying this. Xu He nodded: "Let's do it."

As soon as he finished speaking, the blood energy spread outwards from Xu He as the center. Before the strange ancestor could react, the Emperor Fist suddenly blasted out, pushing forward relentlessly.

Wherever his fist strikes, no hero in the world can contend with him!

One of the strange progenitors was unable to dodge in time and was pierced through the chest.

Even though the vitality of a Daoist priest is strong enough to kill with a single punch, such an Emperor's Fist is still unique in the world.

The eerie ancestor whose chest had been pierced by the Emperor's Fist let out a muffled groan, black blood flowing freely.

He struggled to steady himself, trying not to look disheveled.

However, he could sense from the sharpness of that Emperor's Fist that Xu's killing power was actually getting stronger!

It was even continuing to destroy his life force, preventing his injuries from healing.

If the other three are really as powerful as Xu He, then overthrowing the ancestral land of the plateau is not just wishful thinking!

At this moment, the strange ancestors who knew the danger of this matter all had a dark expression and took action, attacking Ye Fan and Chu Feng, whom they were meeting for the first time.

The four eerie progenitors attacked the two.

At any time, it would be a devastating blow.

Ye Fan and Chu Feng didn't even lift their eyelids, but together they unleashed a torrent of blood energy, their bodies shining like golden statues.

Faced with a world-destroying attack, the two Heavenly Emperors attacked together, easily clearing away the strange attack with a mere wave of their hands. In fact, the giant hands they unleashed even clashed with the four bizarre progenitors.

"boom!"

A tremendous explosion occurred in the heavens, dispelling the eerie atmosphere that surrounded them.

Even a touch of the sacred took root at this moment!

The hearts of the several strange progenitors sank at this moment. The casual actions of the two had already proven that their strength was no less than that of Xu He and Shi Hao.

They all still remembered that not long ago, when Xu He and Shi Hao caused a ruckus on the plateau, if the other side hadn't been so few in number, they could have really overthrown their ancestral land!
Even so, the two of them injured nine of the strange progenitors, and even took the head off one of them.

On the other hand, for them, this humiliation was bad enough, but they couldn't even stop their opponent from leaving, and could only watch helplessly as their opponent crossed over into another dimension and went free and unrestrained!

"What exactly do you want to verify?" The First Ancestor stared intently at Xu He.

"You'll know when you die!" Xu He sneered and unleashed a palm strike at the First Ancestor.

"Life and death are still uncertain, you're talking too soon!" The First Ancestor was equally indifferent and also threw a punch at Xu He.

The ultimate darkness and the ultimate light, two absolute forces intertwined and exploded.

But when everything settles down...

Suddenly, a bronze halberd appeared in front of Xu He!
The bronze halberd cleaved through space and time, unleashing a torrent of chaotic energy that confused everyone's vision.

A red light flickered before Xu He's eyes.

The First Ancestor, wielding a halberd, traversed billions of miles in an instant, his entire being like a streak of light, piercing through Xu He's body.

From the outside, all that could be seen was a red arc cutting through the night sky.

This power was too domineering, and even the powerful priests in this area were no exception.

"The boss's decisive blow has no chance of failing," one of the eerie progenitors laughed loudly.

Such a strike has a 99% chance of being fatal, or at least severely injuring the target!
All the strange progenitors were invigorated at this moment, because they knew who among the four posed the greatest threat and who was the strongest. As long as the greatest hidden danger was eliminated, they would still be the strange progenitors who ruled over all the races of the heavens, immortal and indestructible!
At this moment, Chu Feng and his companions, who had already gained the upper hand in their battle against the progenitor, also frowned.

Even I had to dodge that attack.

Xu He was very strong, no less than any of them, but even so, he couldn't escape unscathed.

If Xu He had successfully dodged, Chu Feng wouldn't have said anything. But the biggest problem is that, as someone in the Sacrifice Dao Domain, Chu Feng's information is that Xu He's location hasn't changed at all.

Shi Hao and Ye Fan were the same.

The other ancestors of the strange race were also like this, which is why they became excited.

Chu Feng's face was gloomy. He took a step forward, intending to rescue Xu He, but was stopped by Ye Fan.

Ye Fan shook his head and slowly said:

“If he were so easy to die, he wouldn’t be himself.”

To be honest, he couldn't tell whether Xu He had dodged the attack or not, but he always had a strange sense of trust in his heart.

It seems that Xu He's death is even more ridiculous than the upheaval of the plateau.

Beside him, Shi Hao nodded to Chu Feng, thinking the same thing.

Seeing this, Chu Feng calmed down and resumed his attack on the strange progenitors.

Seeing this, the several strange progenitors were all somewhat bewildered. They paid no attention to the fact that their comrade had been seriously injured, and instead launched an even more intense counterattack.

Is it because of anger, wanting to avenge his companion?
Or is it that you're not worried about your companions at all?

Although the strange progenitors could not know Xu He's condition, they could guess a terrible possibility from Chu Feng's expressionless face and Ye Fan and Shi Hao's calm expressions.

At the top of that red arc, the First Ancestor slowly stopped, looking at the scarlet arc behind him, and coldly gazing at the figure within the chaotic energy.

He was absolutely certain that his strike had hit his opponent.

But he also knew that this one blow alone was not enough to completely eliminate him.

At this moment, the chaotic energy began to dissipate, and even the ancestors who were engaged in battle were somewhat distracted, looking in this direction, eager to get an answer.

As the dust settled, the figure inside became visible.

Xu He's chest was pierced, but at this moment, immortal fire ignited within him, and drops of blood transformed into the purest fire essence, burning with dazzling light.

"Looks like I overestimated you. You weren't that fatal." Xu He looked at the First Ancestor and spoke coldly.

Just now, facing the First Ancestor's attack, there was not enough time to dodge, so Xu He simply did not dodge, but used himself as a shield to test the opponent's spear.

Since the other party is tough, I have no reason to be weak.

Fortunately, Xu He made the right bet.

“Impossible! No one can withstand that blow!” one of the eerie progenitors exclaimed.

(End of this chapter)