“The Star Sea War is about to begin again!”
Her memories of the first Star Sea Great War flashed and swirled like fragments in the wind. They were painful memories. She had betrayed Sir! He was an Innate Ancient Ancestor, born alongside them in this very heaven and earth!
Ancient Ancestor Mei’s eyes reddened slightly. She suddenly spoke with raw emotion, “But all I ever wanted was for you to love me, Sir! You never did!”
“You’d rather give your time and energy to those foolish Acquired Ancient Ancestors, to Ji Fuyao, to Ye Chen, to Ah Li, especially that idiot Dao Yi… but you wouldn’t spare a single shred for me.”
“All I wanted was an apology! But you chose death instead!”
Ancient Ancestor Mei raged, her chest heaving with fury. Before her, the bygone years flashed back like a series of images. Liu Ruyan, Nangong Baixue, Ancient Ancestor Mei… three identities constantly overlapping. Along this path, as she sought out other Innate Ancient Ancestors, the resentment in her heart only grew.
Beside her, Innate Ancient Ancestor Lie Yuan said coolly, “Sir betrayed us. We are Innate Ancient Ancestors, beings who transcend all life in this Star Sea. We are gods! We are the sharp swords hanging over the heads of all other beings!”
“I don’t understand why Sir chose to enlighten all beings. That, in effect, weakens our power. He betrayed us.”
As he spoke, a monstrous killing intent erupted from Lie Yuan. One of his eyes was blind! This was all thanks to Sir! Sir’s power was beyond question, but he was a traitor to the Innate Ancient Ancestors.
Then, Ancient Ancestor Mei looked at Lie Yuan and asked, “How many of our siblings have we awakened?”
Lie Yuan thought for a moment. “Counting you, six in total.”
“Boom!” “Crack!”
Two figures tore through the void. One was a woman in an icy white gown. With every step she took, frost flowers bloomed in the void, and a terrifying chill, deep as an abyss, vast as the sea, emanated from her. Her eyebrows and hair were both white; a closer look revealed they were formed from the very Power of Frost! She was none other than another Innate Ancient Ancestor, Hansheng!
Hansheng looked at Ancient Ancestor Mei and Lie Yuan, saying calmly, “Long time no see, my compatriots.”
Ancient Ancestor Mei replied, “Sir is also alive. He is the White Robe Star Venerate, Lu Xuan.”
Hansheng’s body trembled slightly, a flicker of emotion in her eyes. “After all these endless ages, he still loves wearing white robes!” Though Hansheng had also moved to kill Sir back then, a part of her still harbored affection for him! Indeed, which woman in the entire Star Sea wouldn’t be moved by Sir? He was an incomparably perfect man! Even to them, the Innate Ancient Ancestors, he was more perfect than the rest of them combined!
The other figure was a red-robed man, behind whom bloomed a mesmerizing Red Lotus. It was none other than the Red Lotus Ancient Ancestor! From the moment of his birth, the Red Lotus Ancient Ancestor had commanded the Power of Time. Behind him, every Red Lotus was connected to the Dao of Time of this Star Sea. However, during the Star Sea Great War in the Ancient Epoch, his Power of Time had been forcibly shattered by Sir!
The Red Lotus Ancient Ancestor nodded slightly to Ancient Ancestor Mei and the other two, then sighed, looking up at the sky. “The karma of the previous life must finally be settled in this one.”
Ancient Ancestor Mei nodded. “Two more remain.”
As her voice fell,
“Boom!” “Crack!”
The void tore open! Space twisted! From the spatial rift emerged two more Innate Ancient Ancestors: Ancient Ancestor Roushan and Ancient Ancestor Changjing.
Ancient Ancestor Roushan commanded the Innate Body Refinement Dao. His body was immensely vast, like a Star, his skin a burnished bronze, shimmering with Dao Rhyme. The Blood Essence Power within him surged like rivers, lakes, and seas. His voice was incredibly rough and booming. “After endless ages, we siblings are finally reunited.”
The other, Ancient Ancestor Changjing, controlled the Power of Dream Dao. He could pull others into dreams, granting him the power of life and death over them. He once commanded the Dreams of All Sentient Beings! But this Great Dao had been shattered by Sir!
Changjing glanced at the five present, then said calmly, “Prepare to act!”
The six Innate Ancient Ancestors were now gathered!
Ancient Ancestor Mei said, “Excluding Sir, we once had ten siblings in total. In that war, we were all killed by Sir. Now, only six of us have reawakened. It seems the other four siblings were truly annihilated by Sir!”
Lie Yuan’s expression was grave. “For the six of us to defeat Sir, I’m afraid we’ll still need to ally with the Eerie Race.”
Ancient Ancestor Roushan looked at Ancient Ancestor Mei, frowning as he asked, “Mei, in that war, you hesitated when you had the chance to kill Sir. I know both you and Hansheng harbored feelings for him, but your hesitation nearly cost us the opportunity. If the Eerie Race hadn’t intervened, Sir might not have died!”
Ancient Ancestor Mei said coldly, “Rest assured, no one will stop me from killing Sir in this life! Only a dead Sir can live forever in my memory.”
Hansheng took a step forward, her jade-like feet graceful. “I agree.”
Ancient Ancestor Mei said, “I will contact the Eerie Race.” Spirit arts shifted in her hands, and ancient, obscure Dao纹 began to surge. These were marks from the Ancient Epoch, a Great Dao oath once sworn between the ten Innate Ancient Ancestors and the Eerie Race: to jointly annihilate Sir, with no betrayal among them!
“Boom!”
Eerie black mist nearly swallowed the six Ancient Ancestors.
Soon, an Altar on the Eerie Plateau erupted with a booming sound. Waves of black ripples began to surge, shrouding the dark earth in concentric circles, appearing incredibly mysterious. Ancient Ancestor Guixuan emerged from the depths of the Eerie Plateau, the mist around him slowly dissipating. He looked at the Altar and murmured to himself, “The Innate Ancient Ancestors have awakened. The final Star Sea War is upon us.”
Moments later, Guixuan ascended the Altar.
Ancient Ancestor Mei’s voice echoed, “Guixuan, who speaks for the Eerie Race now?”
Guixuan said coldly, “Just tell me what you need.”
Ancient Ancestor Mei said, “Our Great Dao oath has not been broken. In this life, we can still cooperate.”
Guixuan let out a mocking laugh. “Cooperate? My apologies, but our Eerie Race no longer needs you. You are too weak.”
“You—” Ancient Ancestor Mei was enraged.
Guixuan scoffed. “However, if you insist on cooperation, then Sir will be our concern. You, on the other hand, can go kill his disciples. Ji Fuyao, Ye Chen, Luo Lingkong, Liu Xuan, and Fang Yan are currently heading to the Second Star Ring battlefield. Go intercept and kill them.”
Hearing this, Ancient Ancestor Mei felt insulted. “What? Are you ordering us around now?”
Guixuan sneered, “Times have changed. The six of you might not even be a match for Ji Fuyao and the other five. Rest assured, we desire Sir’s death even more than you do!”
“Once you kill his disciples, Sir will naturally appear!”
“Though, I wonder, will he appear as his Awakened Form, or as Lu Xuan?”