Chapter 273: Era 5 - Darkness Retreats, Prehistoric Victory!
"Hiss!"
"How is this possible? The Heaven-Devouring Sparrow Ancestor is actually injured?"
Starfield Battlefield.
All the Dark Venerables gasped when they saw the Heaven-Devouring Sparrow Ancestor revealed his true form, grievously wounded.
Everyone inhaled sharply, their eyes full of disbelief.
Who is the Heaven-Devouring Sparrow Ancestor?
This is one of the ancient and most formidable Venerables from the Ancient Times, infamous for his ferocity.
After he merged with the Dark Origin, his power was even greater, unmatched by even the Divine Beast Kunpeng.
Yet now, he's been severely injured by Lu Yuan, with his original true form on the verge of collapse!
"You are strong, but so what?"
"At the dusk of the epoch, eternity turns to emptiness, even the Dao Ancestor must fall, you cannot stop our advance!"
The Heaven-Devouring Sparrow Ancestor snorted coldly.
He opened his gaping maw and suddenly inhaled, unleashing an irresistible, terrifying devouring force.
Within a radius of thousands of miles, all the black mist and countless alien races uncontrollably flew towards him, ultimately swallowed in one gulp, instantly refined into blood sustenance.
His previously weak aura surged once more, returning to peak status in the blink of an eye!
Lu Yuan stood in place, his expression extremely grave.
This is the heaven-defying nature of the Dark Venerables, able at any time and place to absorb the Dark Origin to replenish their consumption.
The other side can fail a thousand times, ten thousand times.
But he can only win, cannot lose.
If he fails even once, he will fall into a place of eternal doom!
"The Dark Origin is too troublesome, how did the Dao Ancestor quell the chaos back then?"
Lu Yuan pondered to himself.
For the All Heavens and Myriad Realms, this Dark Energy is like a cancer, constantly eroding the Heaven and Earth Laws of all planes, eventually plunging the world into eternal silence.
So when a plane encounters Dark Energy, it signifies the world has entered a countdown.
However, from the Dao Ancestor guarding the Profound Realm for hundreds of thousands of years, and the Heaven-Devouring Sparrow Ancestor's fear of him,
It indicates he certainly has a way to suppress the expansion of the Dark Origin.
It's just a pity.
Since he left the Supreme Divine Hall, he hasn't seen the Dao Ancestor again.
Even the Will of the Heavens has fallen silent, not appearing for a long time, as if it has disconnected.
Lu Yuan was not surprised by this.
The heavens are like a chessboard, all beings as chess pieces.
And the Will of the Heavens and Dark Origin are the chess players battling in secret.
They have no rules constraining them; if things don't go their way, they will set aside the board to intervene directly in the conflict.
Whenever the chess players go offline, the chess pieces are left to fend for themselves freely.
What's more.
The All Heavens and Myriad Realms are vast, worlds perishing or vanishing every moment, even the mighty Will of the Heavens can't handle it all.
"The Heaven-Devouring Sparrow Ancestor is merely a symptom; the orchestrator behind all this chaos is the true source."
"But the mastermind behind this has yet to reveal themselves, most likely held in check by the Dao Ancestor."
Lu Yuan mused.
Based on the current situation.
He hasn't found a way to kill the Heaven-Devouring Sparrow Ancestor; forcing a life-and-death battle might lead to unpredictable changes.
And Lu Yuan, as an Invincible Venerable, is even more powerful than the Heaven-Devouring Sparrow Ancestor.
Under his watchful protection, these Dark Alien Races attacking the World Gate is an impossible task.
Understanding the key point here, Lu Yuan immediately changed his approach.
He no longer fought with his life on the line but stalled the footsteps of all Dark Alien Races by himself.
The Celestial God Ant, beyond possessing Ultimate Power, also has unparalleled physical strength and injury recovery ability.
No matter how severe the injuries, they can instantly recover!
Especially when the Immortal Divine Embryo behind him chants ancient scriptures, thousands of scriptures manifest from the void.
Every scripture can become a Supreme Dharma Body!
A single person can hold off a thousand troops and horses!
After Lu Yuan switched to a defensive strategy, the Heaven-Devouring Sparrow Ancestor became anxious instead.
Because all the Dark Alien Races could neither defeat nor escape.
They were stuck like in a quagmire, unable to advance or retreat, not knowing what to do next.
Most importantly.
The Heavenly Dao has limits, and energy is conserved.
Even the heaven-defying Dark Alien Races can't create resources from nothing.
When they use cultivation techniques or divine techniques, they also consume energy.
Their so-called immortality and indestructibility is based on fighting battle after battle, constantly devouring world laws to grow stronger.
Once they lose the nourishment and blood prey, these Dark Alien Races are like a source without roots, destined to dry up completely.
Previously, they could kill Profound Realm cultivators, devour their flesh and vitality to sustain themselves.
But now.
As their assault was blocked by Lu Yuan, these seemingly immortal Dark Alien Races suddenly found themselves mired.
The once dense black mist began to grow thinner.
Even the strength of the Heaven-Devouring Sparrow Ancestor weakened rapidly during the fight, until he had to devour other Dark Alien Races to replenish himself.
But he knew very well, if this drags on, even he might be in mortal danger!
"Is that the only method left?"
The Heaven-Devouring Sparrow Ancestor glanced at the other Dark Venerables with uncertain eyes, ultimately dismissing the thought.
"No, consuming all the Dark Venerables could indeed help me take that step forward, but at that point, I'd still be harvested by the orchestrator."
Having stayed among the Dark Alien Races for hundreds of thousands of years, the Heaven-Devouring Sparrow Ancestor knew well the operational rules of the Dark Origin, akin to Gu Cultivation.
It's like big fish eating small fish, small fish eating shrimp, shrimp eating mayflies.
As the strongest among the shrimp, if he remains obedient, he might survive for several epochs.