Chapter 129: Ancestor Chen

With a blade in hand, the world is mine. I summoned a pale golden blade of condensed supernatural energy, a weapon that felt natural and intuitive to wield at any moment. I unleashed a stream of pure, pale golden energy in the form of a sword aura, striking toward the grey energy that was rapidly closing in on Buck.

"BOOM!"

The two streams of energy collided just half a meter from Buck, erupting in a brilliant light and a shockwave so powerful it felt like the detonation of an intercontinental missile. The force blew Buck hundreds of meters away, though fortunately, he remained uninjured.

"Hmph, so it’s three against one? Come then! The Ancient Giant Lizard and I have been exiled for countless eons in the Otherworld, yet no one has ever managed to kill us!"

The man in black seemed severely agitated, driven to such wild boasts by the intensity of our assault. However, observing him closely, I noticed his hands crossed over his chest, his lips moving in a rhythmic chant.

As he chanted, a grey light emerged from his forehead, and a stone-like object materialized above his head. Looking closer, it seemed as if the stone itself were speaking. It was truly bizarre; I had never encountered a talking stone before. The world truly is full of wonders.

The stone didn't physically move its mouth, but as I gazed at it, a stream of thoughts flowed directly into my mind:

"Soldiers' blood, women's tears, thousand generals dead, ten thousand bones withered, souls devoured, billions of demons driven—ask the vast earth, who commands its destiny? Only I, the Ancestor Chen!"

The sheer arrogance of these words revealed the stone's extraordinary nature. Its power was undeniably superior to any of ours.

"The Ancestor Chen! The heaven-defying figure from the Divine Realm of Shenzhou millions of years ago... could this be the Heaven-Extinguishing Stone?" Buck pointed at the stone above the man’s head, his voice filled with disbelief.

"Exactly! This is the Heaven-Extinguishing Stone, one of the treasures left behind by Chen Haotian, the Lord of a Billion Demons, after he transcended the Six Paths. Hmph, afraid now?"

The man in black appeared incredibly arrogant, his veiled head held high as if he were invincible.

"Pfft. According to the chronicles of our Kuiba clan, this Heaven-Extinguishing Stone can only unleash its full potential for those destined to wield it. Besides, after the Ancestor Chen ascended, this object was forcibly sealed by the Lord of the Six Paths, who stood second only to him. If I’m not mistaken, it can currently exert less than one percent of its true power!"

Buck finished with a sneer, his massive, Hulk-like frame moving closer to me. It seemed Buck knew a thing or two about the stone; the Kuiba were an ancient race with vast historical records.

"Hey, old Buck, how strong is one percent of its power?" Fang Panguo, standing five or six meters away, turned to look at Buck, voicing his uncertainty.

Buck pondered for a moment before replying, "After all, this is a relic of the Demon Ancestor who transcended the Six Paths. One percent should be enough to destroy the entire Z City. Furthermore, the stone's power depends on the user. Look at that weakling in black—even if he uses it, he’ll likely only be able to cover this immediate area!"

Hearing this, the man in black gritted his teeth, veins bulging on his hands. He pointed at Buck and roared, "You little green freak, you're courting death!" He then whispered another incantation toward the stone.

As the spell took effect, the pitch-black Heaven-Extinguishing Stone plunged directly into the body of the Ancient Giant Lizard.

"ROAR! ROAR! ROAR!"

The previously mortally wounded lizard was instantly restored. Not only did its wounds heal rapidly, but its very form began to shift. Its screeching cries were replaced by a deep, bestial roar.

Ten thousand fathoms of demonic energy swirled around the hundred-meter-long beast before rapidly compressing into its body. Eventually, the creature shrank until it stood as an upright being the size of a human. This lizard-headed, human-bodied entity radiated such overwhelming demonic pressure that the sky over Z City was swallowed by dark clouds for ten thousand miles.

Panic gripped the citizens of Z City, who had witnessed the monstrous transformation. Fortunately, the military had already deployed tanks, artillery, and armed soldiers throughout the city, which helped stabilize the public mood.

"Through the eternal ages, Lord of ten thousand generations, I alone am the Demon Ancestor. Under the heavens, all is my demonic domain. If you do not submit to my demonic path, you shall be slaughtered!"

The lizard, now possessed by the stone, spoke with a human voice, though the words repeated like a looped recording.

"This subordinate is willing to follow the Demon Ancestor!"

The man in black, once the master of the Ancient Giant Lizard, now bowed respectfully to his own mount, not daring to show the slightest negligence. We understood that this was the worship of the weak before the strong. Though the stone contained only a remnant of the Ancestor Chen’s consciousness from millions of years ago, the majesty of the Demon Ancestor was inviolable. As the saying goes: "Those who submit shall prosper; those who resist shall perish."

"No matter who you are, the three of us will see to it that you fall here today!"

As I spoke, I lunged forward with my pale golden blade, with Buck and Fang Panguo following close behind. The kingly aura of three powerful super-powered beings enveloped Z City, clashing against the Ancestor's overwhelming demonic energy.

"Who commands destiny? Only I, the Demon Ancestor. Those who submit shall prosper, those who resist shall perish. All demons return to the source!"

As the Ancestor spoke, he waved his hand toward us and began chanting in an ancient tongue we could not comprehend. Suddenly, the space around us felt hollow; it was as if we were no longer on the outskirts of Z City.

"Such immense power!"

I felt as though every step forward was an agonizing struggle, like trying to force the opposing poles of two powerful magnets together.