Chapter 580 - 501: Ancestor of Transversal Refining

Until...

It enveloped the entire Sea of Chaos!

The vast, boundless Sea of Chaos began to churn, transforming into a vortex of wind and thunder. At its core, an unimaginable amount of Dao Divine Thunder erupted and converged.

All its Mighty Power was aimed at the Nine Heavens Pass!

Or rather—

at that black tower!!

’It is indeed him.’

「In the Celestial Court’s Supreme Profound Heaven.」

He could not be seen.

But a gaze forcibly tore free from the pull of the Great Dao and cast itself out, looking indifferently toward the black tower at the Nine Heavens Pass. It seemed to recognize the reawakened existence.

「In the Ten Celestial Gates of Chaos Abyss.」

’He actually... isn’t dead.’

For the first time, an emotion called coldness appeared in the Queen Mother of the West’s eternally placid eyes.

"..."

The Martial Ancestor’s gaze, however, was slightly complicated.

「Back then.」

There was a certain person.

He had climbed Buzhou Mountain with him to establish a Dao.

And just like him,

he had comprehended a path of his own.

But because that path was too extreme,

the two had a disagreement of principles.

They parted ways, never to meet again.

「At the Late Stage of the Second Tribulation.」

That person failed his Attainment Dao. The path he pioneered became a mere foil to the Martial Dao, and his Dao Essence vanished from the All Heavens—or rather, went into hiding.

Everyone in the world believed that person had dissipated his Dao.

But in truth...

As the Primordial Ancestor of that ancient path,

who monopolized the source of that path’s destiny,

and whose Dao was fused with all things within it,

unless every single being on that path was killed,

not even a Daoist could find him.

The concept of ’death’ simply did not apply to him.

And that person’s true name—

was Pan Heng!

The Dao Ancestor of the path of Transverse Cultivation!

VMMMM—

At the end of the stagnant, dark spacetime!

A pair of supreme, ancient eyes that looked down upon all life opened and closed, their light piercing through the chaotic All Heavens. Everything in existence trembled and wailed, as if being scrutinized by the very Creator at the source of all life. No thought of blasphemy could arise!

At this moment,

even beings with bloodlines as noble as the Mountain and Sea Primordial Ancestors

felt the filthiness and insignificance of their own blood beneath that gaze. The gap was so immense that it couldn’t be described as a mere ant looking up at a soaring dragon!

’Transverse Cultivation... Near Dao...’

The Primordial Ancestors of Mountain and Sea.

Under the pure pressure of that life force,

their minds struggled to function.

Even the Ancestral Artifacts they wielded could not erase this pressure on a fundamental level of life!

A Near-Path Seeker!

And one from the strongest path of Transverse Cultivation at that!

’We’re all going to die...’

The roars from the Dragon Hunting Tower echoed!

At this moment, no one doubted it.

If this Near-Path Seeker of Transverse Cultivation truly dared to act at the Nine Heavens Pass while defying the Celestial Punishment, then no power could stop him!

But would he dare?

BOOM—

The Celestial Punishment that had been churning the Sea of Chaos was unleashed!

The incandescent lightning illuminated the countless shocked faces in the Nine Heavens of Primordial Chaos and the Mountain and Sea World.

It also illuminated the hand...

that reached out from the deepest part of the Dragon Hunting Tower.

It was crystalline and flawless, pulsing with the Body Dao.

A great hand that embodied all the beauty of life.

He really dared!

But its target...

was the Burning Chaos Furnace!!

"N-no..."

The Primordial Ancestors of Mountain and Sea struggled with all their might to resist.

Not to save Wu Dao,

but because they didn’t want the prize that was already in their grasp to be snatched away.

"Hahaha, you overestimate yourself! Die!"

The Dragon Hunting Tower howled, mad with utter hatred.

「At the Ten Celestial Passes.」

The Queen Mother of the West’s eyes rippled slightly as she gazed in the direction of the Buzhou Great Abyss.

KRACHA—BOOM!!!

Everything happened in less than the span of a single thought!

The Chaos-churning Celestial Punishment struck down!

CLANG—!!!

The world went dark for an instant.

In the endless darkness,

the sound of a collision that transcended all perception rang out. Pure shockwaves of power shook the All Heavens and Myriad Realms, pushing back the vast Sea of Chaos!

BOOM—

The Dao Divine Thunder roared again!

And its fury had grown by an entire level!

It was as if another taboo existence had been born into the world!

The darkness dissipated, and light returned!

Reflected in the utterly shocked eyes of countless people—

was a Demon God with wild, dancing red hair and a savage, arrogant grin. He stood upon the Nine Heavens Pass, his Heaven-Supporting Physique forming a dam that held back the Sea of Chaos!

His right arm was raised across the Nine Heavens, his five fingers clenched into a fist!

He had firmly stopped the flawless, great hand reaching from the Dragon Hunting Tower, holding it back just before the Burning Chaos Furnace!

His domineering, scornful voice

boomed out along with another explosive crack of Celestial Punishment—

"You son of a bitch, do you recognize me?!"