High-Level Martial Era

Chapter 1749: Chapter 767: Special? Black Ancient Spirit

“Boom!” The originally slow-flowing water suddenly became turbulent, and streams of gray-black strange forces merged into the water, attacking Li Yuan and the two others from all directions.

“Get out!” The Starry Sky God Emperor frowned.

Buzz~

With a wave of his hand, rumble, the water flows instantly vibrated and surged in all directions, effortlessly blocking those gray-black strange forces.

At this moment.

Not only the Starry Sky God Emperor, who had the strongest perception, but even Li Yuan and the Jue Xing Divine Emperor also sensed the presence of several auras millions of kilometers away.

They were all beast-shaped, with four hooves, entirely silver-white, and as smooth as flowing water, very beautiful.

Only their eyes were pure white.

“It’s the White Ancient Spirits!” Jue Xing Divine Emperor’s face changed slightly: “Judging by their aura and size, they should just be ordinary Emperor Realm level (Seventh Rank Quasi-Saint), but for six of them to appear at once, why are there so many? We have just descended upon the Long River Ruins.”

“I don’t know.” The Starry Sky God Emperor also frowned: “This group of White Ancient Spirits is not worrisome, but my concern is whether there are other White Ancient Spirits in other regions?”

“Jue Xing, when you previously descended upon the Long River Ruins, did you encounter such a situation?” the Starry Sky God Emperor asked.

“No.” Jue Xing Divine Emperor shook his head.

The two Divine Emperors realized simultaneously and looked towards Li Yuan. The Starry Sky God Emperor said in a deep voice: “Alliance Hierarch, it might have something to do with you.”

“With me?” Li Yuan’s heart stirred slightly.

The Long River Ruins contain countless dangers, but the dangers most cosmic experts encounter are two kinds: one is the numerous, unpredictable, and dangerous ancient ruins, each unknown before entry, where many Dominators have fallen throughout history.

The other is the Ancient Spirits scattered throughout the Void River and Ancient Ruins Sea.

Ancient Spirits are the native life born from the Long River Ruins.

They are divided into White Ancient Spirits and Black Ancient Spirits, distinguished by the color of their eyes. Black Ancient Spirits are very rare, each incredibly powerful, at least at the Emperor Realm Peak level, with formidable strength comparable to Dominators or even Supremes, and possessing high wisdom.

In contrast, White Ancient Spirits have pure white eyes, generally lower intelligence, relying more on instinct, with strength ranging from Second Rank Quasi-Saint to Dominator Level.

In the Long River Ruins, Ancient Spirits are the majority.

However, although numerous, Ancient Spirits that reach the Emperor Realm level generally reside in the Ancient Ruins Sea, rarely appearing in branch Void Rivers.

Yet Li Yuan and the others, upon their arrival, instantly encountered six White Ancient Spirits.

“According to Little Tomb’s information, and my own knowledge, such a level of danger is generally not encountered in the Void River,” Li Yuan’s mind raced: “Based on Master’s and the Starry Sky God Emperor’s words, they hadn’t encountered such a situation before, could it have something to do with me?”

“Moreover, upon my initial arrival, I felt a dreadful pressure looming in my mind.” Li Yuan frowned.

This pressure seemed to come from an infinitely distant time and space.

It was as if some terrifying existence was secretly spying and observing him through the barriers of time and space, making Li Yuan feel uneasy.

In the information known to Li Yuan, other experts did not encounter such a situation.

“Could it be related to the Eternal Divine Palace?” Li Yuan thought to himself, but ultimately, this was his first visit to the Long River Ruins, making it difficult to confirm.

Before Li Yuan could think further.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Seeing their ranged attacks ineffective, the six White Ancient Spirits moved simultaneously, their bodies seemingly created for the environment of the Long River Ruins, fully merging with the river water, accelerating to terrifying speeds, charging directly at Li Yuan and the others.

Li Yuan flipped his hand to take out the Divine Spear, ready to act.

“Alliance Hierarch, leave this trivial matter to me,” the Starry Sky God Emperor said in a deep voice, extending his hand once more.

A hand stretched out, rapidly enlarging.

In the blink of an eye, it reached a size of a million kilometers, with a vague and vast aura of the Eternal Dao, making the giant hand seem to be shrouded in a layer of brilliance, space-time fluctuating, appearing far from the White Ancient Spirit sea, yet in the next instant, it reached them.

“Bang~”

“Bang~” “Bang~” Like stones hitting eggs, wherever the giant hand reached, each White Ancient Spirit shattered instantly, their bodies turning into countless tiny streams, merging into the vast river.

“Escape!”

“It’s an Emperor Realm Peak.”

“Unprovokable, flee quickly.” The shattered White Ancient Spirits, though their life aura greatly diminished, their fragmented bodies quickly reformed in terror, struggling to flee.

Their wisdom was indeed low, acting recklessly, but compared to cosmic cultivators!

They were not fools.

Once faced with an unbeatable enemy, they would immediately escape.

“Escape?” The Starry Sky God Emperor frowned. His attack was formidable and unpredictable, but unable to simultaneously restrict all White Ancient Spirits.

Li Yuan’s thoughts moved, the World Dao aura burst forth, rapidly solidifying the surrounding space, attempting to use the World Domain to intercept these White Ancient Spirits.

“Li Yuan, let them go. Killing them serves no purpose, and might attract even more trouble,” Jue Xing Divine Emperor quickly said.

Li Yuan was stunned but did not argue, his thoughts shifted, the World Domain stopped expanding.

Within the Long River Ruins, the suppression of space-time was more terrifying than in Immortal Heaven and Earth, thus, even Emperor Realm experts couldn’t tear through the void, the scene range greatly restricted.

If in cosmic space-time, an Emperor Realm battle could potentially affect half a Star Domain.

Quickly.

The six White Ancient Spirits fled hastily, quickly surpassing Li Yuan’s sensing range.

“Master?” Li Yuan looked towards Jue Xing Divine Emperor.

“Alliance Hierarch, Jue Xing was correct just now,” Star Sky God Emperor said. “These White Ancient Spirits, their life forms are extremely unique. Even if we kill them, their bodies will completely merge into the Void River, leaving nothing behind.”

“At most, we might obtain some of their carried treasures, but White Ancient Spirits have low wisdom and rarely carry treasures.”

“Moreover, the Ancient Spirit Clan, their minds are connected. Before they die, perhaps they will convey the news that we are the perpetrators to other Ancient Spirits… which would incite even greater hostility from the Ancient Spirit Clan.” Star Sky God Emperor said.

Clearly.

Star Sky God Emperor and Jue Xing Divine Emperor have ventured into the Long River Ruins many times and have a deep understanding of the Ancient Spirit Clan.

“Thus, unless we can kill them instantly, preventing them from conveying any message,” Star Sky God Emperor said, “otherwise, in most cases, just driving them away is sufficient.”

Li Yuan also understood.

These White Ancient Spirits are like pesky patches; killing them would only bring trouble, with hardly any benefits.

“If they are Black Ancient Spirits, then it’s different,” said Jue Xing Divine Emperor. “Black Ancient Spirits possess high wisdom and explore numerous ’Ancient Ruins’ within the Long River Ruins, usually possessing abundant treasures… Each one slain can result in astonishing rewards.”

“However, Black Ancient Spirits are incredibly cunning, and their strength is exceptionally strong, making them extremely difficult to kill.” Jue Xing Divine Emperor sighed, “Back then, I only managed to kill one Black Ancient Spirit by joining forces with Chaos and Heart Dream.”

“I have never killed one,” Star Sky God Emperor shrugged.

Li Yuan couldn’t help but smile; inviting Master Jue Xing and Star Sky God Emperor for assistance was indeed beneficial, providing insights beyond what was documented in intelligence.

“Let’s leave this place,” Star Sky God Emperor said. “According to some token coordinates I left behind, this Void River should be numbered ’39’. If we follow it downstream, we should reach the Ancient Ruins Sea in about three months.”

“Once we enter the Ancient Ruins Sea, we’ll be closer to Demon Heart Lake.”

Li Yuan nodded. The Long River Ruins are boundless and vast, containing countless perilous places, and Demon Heart Lake is just one of them.

Even in the Emperor Realm, Void Shifting is difficult.

Thus, traveling for several months at a time is normal; if one’s strength is weaker, traveling for several years or even decades is normal.

The trio, led by Star Sky God Emperor, quickly headed towards the Ancient Ruins Sea.

…

Three hours later.

Deep within the Void River, a tranquil water region far from Li Yuan and the others, floats a gigantic mansion, with many White Ancient Spirits living inside.

In the depths of the mansion.

Six pure silver-white White Ancient Spirits are prostrating on the ground, showing submission to an Ancient Spirit in the hall, whose form is similar but much larger than theirs.

This Ancient Spirit’s eyes are entirely black yet extremely bright.

This is a Black Ancient Spirit!

“You say that you six were instantly shattered and heavily injured by a Cosmic Cultivator?” The Black Ancient Spirit flickered with surprise in its eyes. “Could it be an Eighth Rank Quasi-Saint? Why did you provoke such a existence?”

Soon, these White Ancient Spirits uttered strange languages.

“Food’s breath? Tempting you?” Shock flashed in the Black Ancient Spirit’s eyes. “You mean you sensed one cultivator, inexplicably attracting you, and it seemed killing him would guarantee your evolution, which made you irresistibly move against him?”

Ancient Spirits are the native life of the Long River Ruins.

Their growth mainly follows three methods: firstly, self-cultivation, but it is extremely difficult, and almost no Ancient Spirit can achieve it.

Secondly, by devouring some peculiar treasures to fuel their evolution.

Thirdly, by slaying any outsiders, including Cosmic Cultivators; as long as they successfully kill them, they receive many benefits.

This often leads to the Ancient Spirits attacking outsiders.

However, for an outsider who could tempt White Ancient Spirits at the Emperor Realm level like this, this Black Ancient Spirit had never heard of it.

“Moreover, this cultivator seems to lack Eternal Dao’s breath, meaning he hasn’t crossed into the Emperor Realm yet? Why is he so unique?” The Black Ancient Spirit quickly pondered.

It chose not to act hastily.

Through endless ages evading calamities, it understands the Ancient Spirits want to kill outsiders… yet outsiders also want to kill black Ancient Spirits like itself.

After pondering briefly.

“Mo Jiu,” the Black Ancient Spirit communicated. “You lead your subordinates, and along with them, go to hunt down this cultivator team. I’ve set up a lot of ’Spiritual Springs’ in this area; as long as they don’t leave my Domain, the Springs will sense them… probe their strength.”

“Make it as detailed as possible.”

Even for probing, this Black Ancient Spirit didn’t want to reveal itself.

“Yes, Leader.”

Through endless ages evading calamities, it understands the Ancient Spirits want to kill outsiders… yet outsiders also want to kill black Ancient Spirits like itself.

After pondering briefly.

“Mo Jiu,” the Black Ancient Spirit communicated. “You lead your subordinates, and along with them, go to hunt down this cultivator team. I’ve set up a lot of ’Spiritual Springs’ in this area; as long as they don’t leave my Domain, the Springs will sense them… probe their strength.”

“Make it as detailed as possible.”

Even for probing, this Black Ancient Spirit didn’t want to reveal itself.

“Yes, Leader.”