Chapter 214: Standing Alone in the World

Chapter 214: Standing Alone in the World

"Variable, must be destroyed!"

Deep within the sacrificial ground, a faint voice echoed. A supreme ancient coffin, vibrant with life and adorned with branches and leaves, materialized from the void and descended.

The coffin trembled, opening a crack, and the entire sacrificial ground, the entire Sacrificial Sea, seemed to mourn, as if unable to bear the weight of the slumbering creature within.

Black ashes flowed out, an incomprehensible substance that turned into black mist, then black blood, and finally coalesced into a terrifying figure standing tall and proud.

This was the Sinister Ancestor, its body covered in long fur, even its face stained with black blood, its form grotesque and fearsome.

Around it, the great laws shattered, the divine chains of the heavens and earth severed, as if it were a source of destruction, emitting ominous energy that eroded everything, even causing the River of Time to tremble and avoid it.

Shaohua did not strike at this moment. She sensed something strange and immediately realized that the coffin and the being inside were one and inseparable. There was no way to isolate or seize the Primordial Substances.

"Variable, must be destroyed!"

The Progenitor spoke these words again.

But before he could act, Shaohua suddenly moved, drawing a Dao sword out of thin air and swinging it.

"Swish!"

This was a true Primordial Dao Sword, devoid of any flashy techniques. No sword wheels, no sword formations, no myriad strands of sword energy—everything was condensed within the sword in her hand.

One strike, and it could sever the River of Time, cut through cause and effect, and shatter all laws, eradicating everything in its path!

Deep within the Sacrificial Sea, the Primordial Dao Sword sliced through, its radiance illuminating the past, present, and future, shining through all dimensions, revealing clear traces of the great laws.

With a splat, even the Sinister Ancestor, who had long ago achieved the Sacrificial Dao realm with boundless power and limitless abilities, was torn apart by the sword light, its head severed!

Black blood dripped down, Blood Rain fell, and the River of Time surged with towering waves, scattering time fragments and blood lightning across the Sacrificial Sea, a scene of utter horror.

All the beings in the various realms were stunned, countless eyes lifted to witness this terrifying spectacle, almost collapsing in shock.

They didn't know what had happened, but the shattered fragments of the scene made their scalps tingle, leaving them in awe and fear, as if the sky itself was about to collapse.

"Is the end of the world coming?!"

Lesser cultivators could only think of impending doom, while certain Immortal Kings and even more ancient beings recalled the calamities of the past, the Grand Apotheosis Ritual that had upended all worlds.

"Is another Grand Apotheosis Ritual about to occur? It's too soon; this era has only just begun. What has changed?"

"Could it be that those Progenitor-level entities, surpassing Immortal Emperors, have taken action? How could anyone provoke them? Could it be that another being like her sister has emerged?!"

In the heavens, a beautiful female Immortal Emperor's face showed surprise, her mind involuntarily flashing to a clear and graceful figure. Could it be that woman in the green robe?

She shook her head, finding it unlikely.

That person's strength, while formidable among Immortal Emperors, was still far from the Sacrificial Dao realm.

Luo Tianxian's eyes dimmed. Her sister had once broken through the Immortal Emperor bottleneck, forcing her way into a new realm.

She had thought it would bring peace to the strange and ominous forces, but at the end of The Plateau, several Sinister Ancestors, surpassing Immortal Emperors, were buried.

That day, the Progenitor awoke, and the Empress of Flower Powder bled on The Plateau, never to return.

"Since that wanderer left, he must have met with great misfortune. Is history about to repeat itself?" Luo Tianxian's eyes welled with tears. She was exhausted, with no hope for the future.

The shocking collision deep within the sacrificial ground was almost unknown to all, but one person sensed something and became aware of it.

In the River of Time, a Chaos Bell resonated, and a towering figure turned to face the masses, rising to his feet.

Wu Shi looked back, wanting to find the closest person to him and fight alongside her, even if it meant no return. He was certain that the disturbance was caused by his sister.

For countless years, he had been chasing her, always failing to find her.

Shaohua was fleeting, always coming and going too quickly.

"Don't go, you'll die." A green figure slowly materialized before him, blocking his path.

"Sis!" Wu Shi's eyes were brimming with tears. Since becoming an Immortal Emperor, this was the first time he had shed tears.

Even in the face of a ruined world, he had never been so desolate.

"Men don't cry easily. You're so big now, why are you acting like a child?" The woman in green smiled, her eyebrows slightly raised, her lips curling into a charming arc.

She was incredibly beautiful, her face and posture unmatched, standing beside the tall and imposing figure, they seemed like a perfect pair.

But unfortunately, they were not. Even with their close bond, there was no romantic feeling, for they were siblings.

The brother and sister, one smiling and one crying, looked at each other, speechless and silent.

"I want to fight alongside you!" After a moment, Wu Shi took a deep breath and spoke resolutely.

"Listen to me, don't go", the woman in green said gently.

"You know I have to go", Wu Shi tried to resist.

"Are you being disobedient? Sit down!" The woman, seeing her foolish brother still defying her, became annoyed and pushed him down.

Since words wouldn't work, she had to resort to brute force. As a sister, subduing her brother was reasonable.

Wu Shi was trapped in that space, unable to move.

"I—"

"Shut up!"

Finally, the woman in green looked at him deeply, her smile fading, and she sighed, hugging him.

"Don't grieve for me, and don't do anything foolish. One day, I will return."

The green figure slowly dissipated, merging into Wu Shi's brow, healing all his long-standing Dao injuries and bestowing many benefits.

The legacy left by a Sacrificial Dao being was truly immense for a newly ascended Immortal Emperor.

"Ah!!!"

Wu Shi let out a long howl, his heart filled with sorrow. The loss of his closest person, the vast world, would he ever see her again?

He knew what his sister had done, but he took it as a comforting word.

This scene was a replay of a moment from millions of years ago.

He remembered when the woman had said, "We will meet again, and I'll be waiting for you to protect me."

"You're not allowed to lie to me", Wu Shi repeated, his words childish and out of character, but he didn't care.

"Of course, when have I ever lied to you?" A clear voice echoed, just like the promise from long ago.

"But I broke my promise, never being able to protect you", Wu Shi howled, always the one being protected, always chasing after his sister.

He wiped away his tears, burying his grief and sorrow deep within, replaced by boundless fighting spirit and determination.

"One day, I will storm The Plateau, pacify the ominous land!"

In the heavens, a strand of the great law Shaohua had sacrificed reappeared.

In the former Yaochi, a person and a furnace stood together.

The Western Sovereign, sensing something, opened her eyes and saw a familiar green figure rushing into her arms, warm and comforting.

"My daughter, is it you who has returned?" she asked, her voice trembling.

"It's me, I've come back to see you", the woman in green said, her eyes shining with a bright smile.

"Good, good that you're back", the Western Sovereign held her daughter tightly, tears streaming down her beautiful face.

She didn't know what had happened to her daughter during her long absence, but the bond between mother and daughter was unbreakable.

"Yes, I will always be with you", the woman in green said softly, glancing at the closed furnace beside her, then split into two, merging into the Western Sovereign's brow and the furnace.

The Longevity Cauldron glowed brightly, reciting scriptures continuously, its supreme mysteries fully revived, saving the life within from fading.

The Western Sovereign wept, a tattered banner fragment falling into her hands, retaining a trace of undying energy, as if her daughter had never left.

At the same time, a green figure stood before a burial pit, facing a woman in white, blocking her path to the bridge of certain death.

"Step aside!" Heng Ren said coldly.

"Don't go", the woman in green shook her head.

Heng Ren refused, striking out sharply, but without any killing intent.

The woman in green sighed, grabbing her hand and forcibly taking her away from the most dangerous place in the world.

"Back then, I always wanted to see you smile, thinking you would be beautiful when you did. Now I realize, you look beautiful even when you cry, yes, touching to behold."

"..."

Shaohua looked back one last time at the myriad lights, the vibrant world, the bustling human life, and never looked back again, standing alone in the world.

"Those who exist are forgotten, the ten thousand miles of the mortal world fade into illusion; those who have passed are remembered, a fleeting moment eternally imprinted in the heart."

In The Plateau, there were Primordial Substances, the ashes of that person, the foundation for the evolution of strange beings.

But she was not rootless. The figures of loved ones in her heart were her anchor, her dream's home.

She had to stay clear-headed, not be muddled!

She had to kill the Progenitors, paving the way for future generations!

However, beings of this caliber were hard to destroy. If it were the ten great strange Immortal Emperors, one strike could have extinguished them forever.

But for a fellow Sacrificial Dao being, the explosion of the body was just a momentary injury, insignificant.

Yet, the Progenitor who was just decapitated was startled.

The explosion of flesh meant nothing to him, but the force used by the opponent was terrifyingly familiar, filled with the strange and ominous energy he and his kind possessed.

Though Sacrificial Dao, in some sense, did not fully transcend the Immortal Emperor realm, the gap between the two was vast.

Throughout history, there had never been more than a handful of such beings.

The sudden appearance of a Sacrificial Dao being in the vast world was already astonishing.

What made the Sinister Ancestors even more moved was the aura emanating from this woman, identical to that of the strange beings.

"Indeed, to oppose those Immortal Emperors, you must embrace the strange. Incredible, truly defying the heavens to reach this point!" another Progenitor exclaimed in surprise.

"Never thought it would come to this. The greatest variable in all eternity, emerging prematurely, driven to the brink, yet still able to slay the ten Immortal Emperors and ascend to the Sacrificial Dao", someone else marveled.

"Perhaps, in the Immortal Emperor realm, she could maintain some clarity to exterminate enemies, but now, having reached the Sacrificial Dao, she has forsaken her past and will become one of us!" another Progenitor said.

"Such terrifying potential, truly awe-inspiring. No wonder she is a variable. She might even become the ultimate Progenitor, surpassing us all!"

This statement caused the other Progenitors to pause, then their eternally unchanged faces showed a rare joy, a sight that was somewhat terrifying.

Turning a future enemy into an ally, the most powerful force on their side, who wouldn't be tempted?

Heavenly Immortals falling into darkness, such a scenario even the Progenitors couldn't resist, wanting to witness it firsthand.

"Even if she can transform further, reaching a higher realm, we will see how that path unfolds", a Progenitor said, his voice no longer cold, revealing hidden excitement.

Then, all the Progenitors who were about to descend couldn't help but laugh, the ancient coffins emitting chilling laughter.

No one was exempt; once tainted by Primordial Substances, they would inevitably become strange, joining the same race, becoming one with them!

"Enough noise!"

Shaohua, hearing the Sinister Ancestors' words, her red eyes flashing with boundless killing intent.

What were these things, these beings without form, to compare themselves to her?

She was angry, furious, and the consequences were dire.

She marked them as enemies, engraving their images in her heart and soul, determined to kill them all before she could become muddled.

She unleashed a simple but powerful strike, a sword cutting through the air, its light illuminating all worlds, aiming at the two new Progenitors.

Seeing more Progenitors descending, she conjured a spear in her other hand, its surface shimmering with the patterns of the great laws, resembling the flagpole of the Imperial Dao Flag but different, radiating strange and ominous energy.

"Kill!"

With a boom, Shaohua's spear grew rapidly, as if the entire world and endless universe hung on its tip, immensely heavy.

She struck, causing the sacrificial ground to shake violently, shattering a large area, then swept the spear forward, reaching into the depths of time and space.

Clang! Several ancient coffins were sent flying, one of them losing a corner, the Progenitor inside barely managing to escape, forced to appear in disgrace.

(End of Chapter)

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