Chapter 270: 5th Era: Twilight of the Epoch, Darkness Has Arrived!
"Alien Race knocking on the gate?"
Lu Yuan carefully browsed through the secret message, his face gradually becoming serious.
When he recalled the history and secrets recorded in the ancient books and fragments within the Supreme Divine Hall, his mood became even heavier.
After the battle against the heavens.
Many Ancient Races were defeated in the strife, or fearing indiscriminate slaughter and retribution, they willingly plunged into darkness, degenerating into Dark Alien Races.
With the transformation of the Dark Origin.
These races not only gained nearly eternal life but also saw significant enhancement in their power and bloodline.
Having reproduced for hundreds of thousands of years, they now possessed at least a hundred Dark Venerables.
And each Dark Venerable's power could rival that of a peak Ancient Venerable!
They slumber in the River of Time, crossing realms every few eras, stirring up waves of dark chaos throughout the Profound Realm.
When the great reckoning arrives, whether Immortal Sacred Land or Longevity Ancient Race, all will fall as nourishment for the darkness.
At that time.
The starry sky dyed with blood, lives perishing, everything will cease to exist.
Whether as mighty as the current Venerable or as insignificant as ants, all will be reaped without prejudice.
Only some anciently inherited Holy Land Ancient Races can flee into the remnants of the world, leaving behind a part of the fire, waiting in despair and fear for the next reckoning.
This is why the Profound Realm still has the Dao Ancestor stationed.
Otherwise, relying solely on Long Zhan and others, how could they possibly withstand the footsteps of its invasion?
"Dark Venerables are not to be feared, the truly terrifying ones are those behind all this."
Lu Yuan muttered to himself.
If it were merely some Dark Alien Races and Venerables, with his power, he could quell all threats alone.
But as the Simulator, he understands better than anyone just how terrifying the Dark Creatures are!
Unlike the degenerate and decayed Dark Alien Races.
These Dark Creatures represent the purest extremes of evil and chaos in the world.
They are the source of all evil and chaos.
Impossible to communicate with, impossible to exchange thoughts.
Only tirelessly spreading calamity and darkness to every corner of the world, like a virus spreading through All Heavens and Myriad Realms.
Until the entire All Heavens and Myriad Realms returns to eternal silence.
The so-called Dark Venerables are mere symptoms of moss, while the Dark Creatures orchestrating everything are the dire threats!
"The Supreme Divine Hall will only emerge during the darkest moments of the Profound Realm, it seems a new wave of dark chaos is about to begin."
Lu Yuan raised his gaze towards the direction of the World Gate.
Even though the distance between True Dragon Ancestral Star and Border Crossing is extremely vast, his sight can pierce through the void, spanning endless distances, seeing the World Gate clearly.
At the edge of the starry sky, a huge rift exists, splitting the firmament into two halves.
Endless darkness pours out of the rift like a tide, instantly devouring everything along its path.
Yet, a grand and majestic starry city, like an Ancient Divine Mountain, suppresses heaven and earth, firmly resisting all darkness on the other side!
This is the World Gate built by the Dao Ancestor, with the power of the Profound Realm, consuming unimaginable labor and resources!
The surface of the World Gate is densely covered with runes, with divine light flowing, able to resist the erosion of darkness.
And on the Starfield Battlefield in front of the World Gate, millions of cultivators in battle armor are fighting bravely to kill enemies, risking their lives to stop the invasion of Dark Alien Races.
Their aura is strong, everyone is an Upper Three Realms cultivator, and among them, there are even Half-Venerable Strong Persons!
The Starfield Battlefield is too brutal, only Upper Three Realms Powerhouses can enter.
As for Middle Three Realms cultivators, they don't even qualify to be cannon fodder.
Besides.
Above the World Gate, there are five terrifying auras shaking heaven and earth responsible for overseeing the formation.
They are evidently Venerable Strong Persons!
But those Dark Alien Races' eyes flicker with bloodthirsty glints, their bodies enveloped in darkness.
They are tireless, fearless of death, like beasts knowing only slaughter, constantly charging at the World Gate.
On the other hand, the Profound Realm cultivators are already weary and scarred, their faces full of fatigue, many of their weapons already break apart from overuse.
"Where are the Dragon Race warriors? Join me in killing the enemy!"
A deafening dragon roar suddenly echoed through heaven and earth.
Immediately.
Dozens of Divine Aspect Strong Persons soared into the sky, transforming into dark golden giant dragons tens of thousands of feet long, rushing into the battle array of the Dark Alien Races.
"We cultivators, fear no battle!"
"With my remaining body, protect my homeland!"
"Everyone, behind us is our homeland, even if ending in annihilation of spirit and soul, we must never let these scums breach the World Gate!"
A True Phoenix Race Half-Venerable Strong Person shouted furiously.
Then resolutely self-exploded his Divine Soul, dragging down two alien Half-Venerable with him.
Other cultivators also kept the resolve of death, fighting the enemies determinedly.
In the end.
They fought until their armor shattered, weapons broke.
Only using their bodies, forcibly building a wall of flesh and blood in front of the World Gate!
The sun sets in the west, the remnant rays of the sun like blood.
The Starfield Battlefield is filled with broken limbs and bloody remains.
Just when everyone was desperately fighting, the offensive of those Dark Alien Races eased, suddenly retreating like a tide.
"Dark Alien Races retreated?"
The Reincarnation Sect elder stationed at the World Gate, not only lacked any hint of joy but instead felt a sense of foreboding.
He has been on the Starfield Battlefield for hundreds of years, deeply understanding the nature of these Dark Alien Races.
Unless they suffer heavy casualties or fail to break through, they rarely retreat easily.
Other seasoned cultivators were equally bewildered and confused.
"I will go investigate the situation, remain where you are, and remember not to relax."
The Reincarnation Sect's old ancestor gritted his teeth and immediately sent forth a Dharma Body to leave the World Gate, cautiously approaching the space rift.
When he looked through the space rift, he saw the scene on the other side.
Suddenly, his pupils contracted as if he had seen something immensely terrifying, causing him to tremble all over.
"It's over..."
The old ancestor of the Reincarnation Sect, who had faced three Dark Venerables alone without fear, now let out a bitter laugh filled with fear and despair in his old eyes.
"What did you see?"
The other Venerables also realized the seriousness of the situation and urgently asked.
"It has begun."
The Reincarnation Sect's old ancestor painfully closed his eyes and spoke these five words with a trembling voice.
Even though he did not clarify the specifics.
The Venerables present were struck as if by lightning, freezing like sculptures.
Because aside from the dark turmoil, what could make a sky-calm Ancient Venerable so afraid?
And on the other side of the World Gate.
Countless dark alien races emerged from all directions and gathered together.
Forming a dark, overwhelming mass.
Endless and without boundaries, unable to see the end at a glance.
And at the far end of the dark alien races stood a hundred terrifying figures upright in midair.
With cold eyes, they regarded everything as insignificant.
Their pupils, as black as ink, resembled an impenetrable darkness, inducing unspeakable fear!
Once all the dark alien races had assembled.
They traversed the void, crossing the rift, advancing towards the World Gate like a tidal wave.
The darkness was approaching, and the hundred figures emerged.
A new round of epochal twilight had arrived.
Only this time, it was different.
They aimed to settle all scores and destroy everything.
No one could remain untouched!
Meanwhile.
The hundred Dark Venerables seemed to sense something and one of them glanced in the direction of the Reincarnation Sect's old ancestor's Dharma Body.
Just that glance made the Reincarnation Sect's old ancestor's hair stand on end, overwhelmed by an intense crisis of life and death!
"Bang!"
His Dharma Body exploded without warning, instantly engulfed by the black mist.
Not only that.
One Dark Venerable traced the cause and effect, through the connection between the Dharma Body and the old ancestor of the Reincarnation Sect, finding his true form!
In his terrified eyes.
A strand of Dark Origin like a poisonous snake spread from the void, aiming to corrupt and transform him!
This was the true combat power of a Dark Venerable.
With one look, they could kill an Ancient Venerable!
Just as the old ancestor of the Reincarnation Sect's Immortal Divine Embryo was about to be polluted by darkness.
A supremely sacred Immortal Divine Thought suddenly descended from the sky, like a blazing sun, emitting brilliant divine light that dispelled all Dark Origins.
Its blinding radiance was so dazzling.
That even the pupils of those Dark Venerables stung, with blood streaming from the corners of their eyes!
And those countless dark alien races were so stunned by this aura that they halted in their tracks.
Immediately after.
A strand of golden divine brilliance pierced through the thick clouds, illuminating the entire World Gate.
Ten thousand laws descended, transforming into a magnificent rain of light, condensing into an elongated figure above the Starfield Battlefield.
He stood with arms crossed, his long clothes fluttering.
Turning his back on everyone, his face obscured.
Yet that seemingly slender figure stood as a towering Ancient Divine Mountain, propping up a world on his own!
Furthermore, an eternal, indestructible, sanctified aura flowed on his body.
Seemingly capable of crushing all heavens and ancient times, collapsing the sun, moon, and star river, terrifying beyond words.
He stood there quietly, without any action, yet causing a hundred Dark Venerables to halt in their tracks!
"One person reigning supreme, sweeping through invincible!"
"This is our Profound Realm's Invincible Venerable!"
The old ancestor of the Reincarnation Sect and the other four Venerables were moved to tears, feeling a sudden lightness as if relieved of a heavy burden.
But those Dark Venerables, seeing this figure, felt like they faced a great enemy and immediately shouted harshly.
"Presumptuous!"
"Quickly retreat, do not mislead yourself!"
"A new cycle of reckoning has begun, heavens will fall, realms will bleed, no one can stop it!"
They wanted Lu Yuan to back down, unwilling to easily start a confrontation with him.
After all, anyone who could achieve Enlightenment Dao and become a Venerable was an Unparalleled Celestial Pride.
It could be said.
Each Venerable was a Child of Destiny, embodying talent, fortune, and power.
Once a battle of Venerables began, the outcome was unpredictable.
Most importantly.
The aura emanating from Lu Yuan was overwhelmingly strong and terrifying.
Causing them to feel a long-lost fear and sense of life and death crisis.
Even with a hundred figures emerging, they were not confident they could retreat unscathed!