"Sir, you actually burned your own essence just to reincarnate Ji Fuyao. Why are you so good to her?" Ancient Ancestor Mei's heart was consumed by an unbearable jealousy. By all rights, she should have been the one closest to Sir! Yet, she always felt the greatest distance between them.
"Sir!" Ancient Ancestor Mei shrieked, her voice echoing across the void. "You know perfectly well that in this entire Star Sea, I am the one who loves you most!"
From a distant corner of the cosmos, Ye Chen tore through the void. With a thunderous palm strike, he unleashed his Martial Dao Furnace, a colossal, blazing entity that roared to life, intent on refining Ancient Ancestor Mei into nothingness.
Ye Chen sneered, a cold, disdainful laugh escaping his lips. "Ancient Ancestor Mei, a worthless trash like you? What right do you have to claim affection for Sir?"
At that very moment, Ji Fuyao's form flickered and vanished from her spot.
The white-robed man stood, his form a stark silhouette against the cosmic backdrop, as the ethereal figure he held in his hands dissolved into countless motes of light, fading into the River of Time.
Ancient Ancestor Mei's shriek tore through the cosmos once more, laced with raw desperation. "Eerie Race! Stop Ji Fuyao's reincarnation! Do not let her enter the cycle of rebirth!"
At her command, a black-robed elder of the Eerie Race ascended into the sky. His hands wove intricate spirit seals, and a tide of sinister, black Eerie power surged forth like a suffocating wave, engulfing the fading motes of light that were Ji Fuyao.
The white-robed man let out a cold snort. With a casual sweep of his hand, the myriad Great Daos behind him roared in unison, intertwining like cosmic thunder. He took a single step, and within a radius of ten million miles, the very Dao Rhythms of the universe were sealed. The black-robed elder's Eerie power was instantly frozen in place, utterly immobilized.
"Boom!" With another flick of his sleeve, the white-robed man brought a palm down on the black-robed elder's head. The Ancient Ancestor's body exploded into a fine mist of blood, annihilated in an instant. An Ancient Ancestor, instantly killed!
Witnessing this, everyone present was stunned into silence. They had been besieging Sir for days, a protracted battle that had undoubtedly depleted his strength significantly. Yet, even in this weakened state, he could still instantly kill an Ancient Ancestor! Sir's power far surpassed anything they could have imagined.
However, after instantly killing the black-robed Ancient Ancestor, the white-robed man's aura visibly diminished further. Seeing this, the Ancient Ancestors of the Eerie Race exchanged knowing glances, their eyes glinting with malicious intent. "Attack Ye Chen! Attack Baili! Attack Ah Li!" they roared. They knew that these three were Sir's most cherished disciples. If they were gravely injured, Sir would undoubtedly burn his own essence again to send them into reincarnation, just as he had for Ji Fuyao. This was a far more efficient way to drain Sir's power than their relentless assault on him directly!
"Sir!" some human powerhouses in the field roared, their eyes bloodshot with rage. "Didn't you preach universal love? Why do you show such blatant favoritism towards Ji Fuyao, Ye Chen, Baili, Ah Li, and Dao Yi? Why?!"
The white-robed man offered no reply. Several furious men gnashed their teeth, spitting curses. "Sir, you shamelessly pretend to be a virtuous man! Didn't you claim to treat everyone equally? Why is it that only these few have been the first to reach the Ancient Ancestor Realm in the entire Star Sea? Why? If this isn't favoritism, what is it?"
Another challenged, "Sir, if any one of us had died just now, instead of Ji Fuyao, would you have sent us into reincarnation?"
As the words fell, Ye Chen, clad in white robes, his Martial Dao Furnace roaring behind him, descended from the sky. "What the hell?!" he bellowed. "You try to kill Sir, and then you expect him to save you? Are you dogs?!"
The human powerhouses scoffed. "We all listened to Sir's teachings, so why were you, Ye Chen, the second to reach the Ancient Ancestor Realm? Sir must have secretly guided you!" They spat. "Sir is a hypocrite, and you, Ye Chen, constantly imitating him, are also a hypocrite!"
"This Star Sea doesn't need a 'Sir' at all!" another shouted. "Sir is a shackle holding us back! Only when Sir dies can we break through to realms beyond the Ancient Ancestor!"
Swiftly, a third of the Ancient Ancestors redirected their assault, charging directly towards Ye Chen, Baili, and Ah Li!
"Fools!" From afar, Baili, clad in a purple gown, her three thousand feet of white hair flowing like a cascade, her delicate feet treading on divine petals, was already stained with blood. Black Eerie power coiled around her luminous skin. With a thought, a single strand of white hair shot forth. "Whoosh!" The hair, like a divine weapon, pierced directly through the star river, imbued with the Xuanji Law and Eerie power, instantly penetrating the brow of a human Ancient Ancestor. Splurt! Blood splattered! Another instant kill!
On the other side, Ah Li transformed into her colossal true form, her nine fox tails unfurling like resplendent, seductive blossoms, burning brightly within the Star Sea. Ah Li's hands formed a spirit seal, and she uttered a single word: "Charm!" Boom! The surrounding heavens and earth surged with an overwhelming cosmic force. With a heavy swing of one of her fox tails, countless stars scattered, and an Ancient Ancestor was instantly flattened into a bloody paste! Another instant kill!
However, by now, a multitude of Ancient Ancestors had completely surrounded them. Their combined Dao and power were inextricably linked, forming a formidable, cohesive force. Ye Chen, Baili, and Ah Li, despite their earlier swift kills, found it increasingly difficult to repeat such feats against the overwhelming numbers and coordinated attacks.
The three exchanged glances, then stood firm in the void, forming a defensive triangular formation.
Ye Chen glared at Dao Yi in the distance and scoffed. "Dao Yi, if you're not going to act now, when will you?"
Hearing this, everyone turned to Dao Yi, a flicker of apprehension in their eyes. They knew Dao Yi cultivated the Origin of Dao, and was rumored to have received profound insights from Sir himself. His self-created Grand Dao Scripture resonated with the very fabric of heaven and earth, possessing terrifying power.
Just then, Ancient Ancestor Mei burst into laughter. "Everyone, there's no need to worry. Dao Yi won't be making a move." As she spoke, her delicate hand made a graceful gesture. With a thunderous boom, Dao Yi, who had been standing motionless, suddenly began to swell. A heaven-shaking power erupted from within him, and a colossal Charm Seed Flower burst forth from the crown of his head, growing rapidly.
It was a towering, monstrous bloom! Its branches and leaves were all blood-red, connected directly to Dao Yi's heart, ceaselessly devouring his Dao Rhythms. Its massive petals were as vast as stars, and countless roots, thick and dense, had burrowed deep into Dao Yi's inner world. An Ancient Ancestor's inner world was as boundless as a star-filled sea, yet this Charm Seed Flower had completely consumed Dao Yi's entire being!
Witnessing this horrific sight, everyone burst into mocking laughter. "Isn't this the so-called successor of the Grand Dao, destined to take Sir's place? To think he's fallen to such a pathetic state!"
Ancient Ancestor Mei chuckled, a cruel, playful sound. "Dao Yi is nothing but my dog. A very good dog, at that."
Just then, from within Dao Yi's body, two forces, originating from the same source, erupted. One was Chen Changsheng, and the other, Wuwu! "Let me out!" "Let me out!" desperate cries echoed from within. "I don't want to be with you! I need to save Sir!"
But it was useless! Chen Changsheng and Wuwu were not only suppressed by Dao Yi's own power but also by Ancient Ancestor Mei's overwhelming force. They could only watch, helpless, as Sir and the three disciples were besieged.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!" The grand battle raged on!
The powerful experts of the Eerie Race sneered, a chilling, triumphant sound. "Sir's downfall lies in this: A Gentleman Can Be Deceived By Principle."