Shrouding the Heavens: The Ultimate Daoist Venerable

Chapter 512 The Crisis of the Divine Dynasty
Time flies, and years pass like an arrow. As the Great Dao imprint of the Emperor of Light and Darkness gradually dissipates, the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth finally begins to warm up, seemingly returning to a glorious and prosperous era.

Although this trend was obvious, the human universe was still in a slow upward phase until the aura of the Great Dao of the Light and Dark Emperor completely dissipated.

However, the current environment, even if it cannot be compared with those great eras, cannot be considered a low point; it should be said to be in an average state that is neither high nor low.

During this period, as the human universe gradually recovered, another round of war broke out among the various races. This war directly affected most of the universe, and was even more intense than the era when the Light and Dark Emperors were born.

Amidst this endless war, even some forces with histories spanning hundreds of thousands of years or even longer have suffered annihilation.

In this war, the human race, which had been extremely powerful in the past and even in mythical times, became a prime example of how the tallest tree in the forest is bound to be felled by the wind.

Many of the celestial deities of the mythological era, especially the most outstanding ones, such as Wuji Tianzun, Yuanshi Tianzun, Lingbao Tianzun, Daode Tianzun, and even Mingzun, originated from the human race.

Therefore, the human race has a very deep foundation.

Even now, despite the fact that the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth favors other races with bloodline power, the human race remains the most elite race in the universe.

This remains unchanged despite the many alien emperors attaining enlightenment over the years. Of course, the human race's sphere of influence has inevitably shrunk considerably as a result.

This is why, in every era, humanity has faced joint suppression from multiple races. They have divided humanity into different star systems and defeated them one by one, causing humanity to suffer continuous losses and lose many core areas.

After all, even with years of continuous weakening, the overall strength of the human race remains formidable and difficult to counter. However, due to its dispersed power and numerous internal factions, it has become a target for other races.

Although these races have many conflicts, they can still unite sincerely when faced with a powerful common enemy.

As a result, humanity once again entered a period of decline.

In a star field, earth-shattering waves continued to emanate, causing countless stars to tremble, and even ancient stars were occasionally destroyed by the aftershocks.

This fluctuation originated from a major battle between several quasi-emperor level cultivators. Even though they had tried to stay as far away from this star field as possible to avoid the aftershocks of the battle turning the entire star field into dust, the force of the battle, though separated by billions of miles of void, still reached this place, triggering various terrifying natural disasters.

Outside the core battlefield, countless battles raged as several ancient races from the surrounding areas of this star field joined forces to launch an attack on the massive divine dynasty that occupied this star field.

In an instant, the entire star field was ravaged by war, with a series of bloody battles and even massacres taking place, resulting in the deaths of countless human cultivators.

Soon, these ancient cultivators had essentially taken over this star field, leaving behind countless corpses and the ravages of war. In the process, countless stars shattered, becoming cosmic dust.

Seeing that the situation was settled, the ancient cultivators began to clear the battlefield, finding the survivors one by one. Those who resisted were all killed, or even used as food; those who were unable to resist or had no ability to resist were restrained with shackles and taken as prisoners.

While controlling the situation, these ancient cultivators were also constantly gathering their forces to besiege the only massive ancient star in the center of this star field that had not fallen.

This ancient life-bearing star is surrounded by two intertwined arrays, supplemented by countless intricate array patterns, making it indestructible.

Therefore, these ancient cultivators did not launch an attack rashly, but instead turned their attention to the quasi-emperor battlefield outside the sky.

After all, although they are the mainstream and make up the vast majority, only the highest-ranking quasi-emperors can determine the final outcome in such a battle for the extermination of a race.

Only if the quasi-emperors of their respective clans triumph can they break through the protective array of this ancient star and achieve final victory. Before long, the commotion from the outer battlefield gradually subsided.

The leaders of those ancient clans were overjoyed and shouted in unison, "We have won! Today is the day to destroy the True Profound Divine Dynasty!"

Outnumbered and outgunned, the human race's quasi-emperor was surrounded and killed on the spot. They had no hope left and could no longer escape their fate of annihilation.

The several quasi-emperors, who had suffered varying degrees of injury, landed here and joined forces to begin bombarding the protective array of the True Profound Ancient Star.

This star field belongs to the True Profound Divine Dynasty and is one of the core regions of the human race. In this war that has affected most of the universe, this star field has been attacked by several powerful surrounding races and is now on the verge of destruction.

The predecessor of the True Mysterious Divine Dynasty was the Divine Race.

Back then, Liang Yu used the magic of transformation as bait to make the gods addicted to the practical benefits of their own divine blood constantly evolving, disregarding the destruction of the stability of their divine blood, thus undermining the foundation of the gods' existence.

The reason why the gods can be independent of the human race is because their divine blood is highly stable. They can ensure that their offspring can also stably inherit the divine blood through intermarriage or by combining with specific physical constitutions.

While Liang Yu's Mystic Transformation Technique can enhance the strength of divine blood, it also disrupts its stability, making it impossible to pass on to future generations.

In this way, the divine race, which could not pass on its divine bloodline through reproduction, naturally became a mere shell of its former self.

Thus, under the leadership of their patriarch Xin Hao, the gods abandoned their original plan and became the True Profound Divine Dynasty. With the help of the ancient scriptures taught by Liang Yu, they transformed into one of the most powerful forces in the human race.

But now, the True Profound Divine Dynasty is facing annihilation.

The reason this divine dynasty was chosen was mainly because they did not have any supreme imperial weapons passed down through generations. From beginning to end, they only produced two unconventional Dao attainers: one was the founder of the divine race, and the other was Xin Hao, the founder of the divine dynasty.

Therefore, they are much easier to destroy than those forces that have produced enlightened beings.

This time, these clans, with the help of an ancient divine weapon from the mythical era that they obtained by chance, successfully gained the upper hand and killed the quasi-emperor of the divine dynasty.

At this moment, without the presence of a quasi-emperor, the two supreme formations were naturally unable to withstand the attack of several quasi-emperors using ultimate divine weapons.

Finally, these protective formations were broken.

The life forms on this ancient star trembled in fear; they had no chance of survival.

In a corner of this ancient star, a young man was startled. Looking at the middle-aged man who had suddenly appeared before him, he said with some urgency, "Ancestor, please save them quickly."

The middle-aged man said coldly, "They have betrayed the great goal set by our ancestors and chosen to integrate into the human race. They are traitors to our divine race."

“Isn’t it only right that they have suffered this calamity? Xin Tianming, don’t forget your identity and the purpose of your visit.”

Xin Tianming fell silent.

(End of this chapter)