Chapter 453: The Ancestral Dragon Appears

Fire Cloud Emperor didn’t dare hesitate. He led the resentful Luoyu and the others in a full retreat, stopping only when they were far in the distance.

"Ancestor, why is the Black Inference Dominator here?" Once they had stopped, a resentful Luoyu asked via voice transmission.

Fire Cloud Emperor shook his head. "I don’t know."

Luoyu clenched his fists as he stared at the massive force.

He was truly seething. The Deities who came to Earth, who came to the Solar System, and discovered the Ancestral Dragon’s corpse were all under his command. He felt the corpse should have been his for the taking.

But this was the outcome, and he could not accept it.

’Is the Black Inference Dominator going to take the Ancestral Dragon’s corpse? No, wait. The grand Array covering the body is extremely difficult to break. It’s very likely that even the Black Inference Dominator can’t get through.’

As Luoyu watched, a glimmer of hope sparked within his sinking heart.

’Our Hun Yuan Martial Dao Saint Realm’s forces, led by the Blood Cold Dominator, will arrive in an hour. In that time, the Black Inference Dominator’s group won’t necessarily be able to break the Array. Yes, they definitely won’t! When the time comes, our Hun Yuan Martial Dao Saint Realm will still have a chance to claim the Ancestral Dragon’s corpse!’

Luoyu’s heart was once again filled with anticipation.

Previously, he had hoped the Array would be easier to break so that Fire Cloud Emperor could handle it, allowing them to claim the Ancestral Dragon’s corpse for themselves.

But now, he hoped the Array was as difficult as possible—so difficult that not even a Dominator could instantly shatter it.

Everyone watched, not daring to speak. The Black Inference Dominator waved his right hand, and the base that had been established there vanished completely, revealing the entire sun to the onlookers once more.

"Begin breaking the Array."

The Black Inference Dominator joined forces with the numerous Emperors, and together they attempted to shatter the Array.

HUMMM...

This time, the entire Array trembled violently, but it ultimately held firm.

Following this, the Black Inference Dominator began to study it once more.

’The defensive power of this Array is incredible.’

Li Yang watched on. The combined power of a Dominator and dozens of Emperors couldn’t even brute-force their way through. It just went to show how terrifyingly strong the Array’s defenses were.

"Li Yang, let’s just wait."

Beside him, the Blade Slaughter Sect Master said, "It seems this Array won’t be broken anytime soon."

"Mm," Li Yang nodded in agreement.

...

An hour passed in the blink of an eye.

Li Yang waited in silence.

HUMMM...

Just then, a strange fluctuation suddenly pulsed from around the sun. A colossal Array materialized for a moment before vanishing.

BOOM!

As the Array disappeared, an incomparably terrifying pressure unfurled, accompanied by an ancient, primal aura.

’Did they break the Array?’

Li Yang watched intently. Before his eyes, the Black Inference Dominator waved his right hand, and the corpse of a gargantuan beast slowly drifted out from within the sun.

’This is...’

A look of utter shock filled Li Yang’s eyes as he took in the form of the giant beast.

The corpse before him was immense, its total length exceeding even a million kilometers. Its body was long and slender, covered entirely in purple scales. Upon each scale were patterns of incredible complexity.

In its overall form, it somewhat resembled Li Yang’s Sky-Fierce Flood Dragon avatar. However, the mystical runes on the Sky-Fierce Flood Dragon’s scales seemed like a simplified version compared to the runes on this creature’s corpse.

The runes on its scales seemed to represent the supreme principles of the universe; a single glance was enough to captivate the mind and draw one’s consciousness into them.

The Sky-Fierce Flood Dragon had three claws on each foot, but this behemoth had nine!

A long, slender body covered in scales etched with countless ancient, complex runes, and nine claws beneath its belly...

’So this is the Ancestral Dragon?’

Li Yang stared, completely shaken.

Previously, when the Black Inference Dominator was breaking the Array, he had also blocked all external probing. As a result, Li Yang’s consciousness had been unable to enter the sun. This was the first time he had truly seen the Ancestral Dragon’s form!

This was a being that surpassed the Dominator level!

’It looks a lot like the totemic dragons of Huaxia,’ Li Yang couldn’t help but think.

Huaxia revered the dragon as its totem, and at first glance, this Ancestral Dragon was strikingly similar, as if it had stepped right out of legend.

As Li Yang watched, so too did Fire Cloud Emperor, Luoyu, and the others.

’The Ancestral Dragon’s corpse has been retrieved. It’s hopeless.’

Luoyu clenched his fists, his heart sinking into despair once more.

He had been praying that the Black Inference Dominator would be slower to break the Array. If it hadn’t been breached before the experts from their Hun Yuan Martial Dao Saint Realm arrived, the fate of the Ancestral Dragon’s corpse would still have been up for grabs.

But now the corpse was out. They were one step too late.

’Damn you, Li Yang! It must have been you who notified them!’

Luoyu shot a glance at Li Yang, his eyes filled with venomous hatred.

Such an immense opportunity...

He firmly believed he had been the one to discover the Ancestral Dragon; by right, it should have been his. But thanks to Li Yang’s interference, he was left with nothing.

In that moment, his hatred for Li Yang intensified!

’Once things are settled here, I’ll make Li Yang pay. Damn him for stealing my fortune!’

The rage in his heart was becoming uncontrollable. He wished he could attack Li Yang right then and there.

’Even if I can’t kill him, I’ll make Li Yang—and the Earth behind him—suffer the consequences of offending me!’

He had already forgotten about the Gold-devouring Insects. The loss of the Ancestral Dragon’s corpse filled him with a single, all-consuming desire: to wreak a terrible vengeance upon Li Yang!

Li Yang was oblivious to Luoyu’s thoughts. He was focused on the Black Inference Dominator, watching as the Ancestral Dragon’s corpse was drawn from the sun and slowly brought before the powerful expert.

He had no particular thoughts on the matter; he just watched in silence as the Black Inference Dominator finally collected the Ancestral Dragon’s corpse.

As the master of the Solar System, he could only be a spectator as the Ancestral Dragon, which had rested within his territory, was taken.

BOOM!

Just then, the surrounding void began to tremble once more.

SWISH! SWISH! SWISH!

Figure after figure materialized in the void. The auras they emanated far surpassed those of Deities; they were clearly all experts of the Emperor Level!

The one in the lead seemed to be forged from a sea of blood. Layers of crimson mist swirled around his body, carrying with them the staggering stench of carnage.

’The main force from the Hun Yuan Martial Dao Saint Realm is here?’ Li Yang watched.

The figure cloaked in crimson mist felt no less powerful than the Black Inference Dominator. Clearly, this was another Dominator of the Human Race.

Just as Li Yang had this thought, the surrounding Emperors and Deities bowed respectfully. "Greetings, Blood Cold Dominator."

At the same time, the Blade Slaughter Sect Master’s voice echoed in Li Yang’s mind via transmission: "Li Yang, that’s the Blood Cold Dominator from the Hun Yuan Martial Dao Saint Realm. His power is terrifying. Back when he was an Emperor, he lived a life of constant slaughter. In his final battle at that level, he killed dozens of Alien Race Emperors and broke through to the Dominator realm on the spot."

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