Chapter 108: The Terrifying Third Ancestor
“Boom, boom, boom...”
While everyone was stunned, the overwhelming sea of flowers suddenly exploded. Each blooming flower unleashed a mighty surge of energy.
The petal patterns were drawn out and rapidly spread.
In the blink of an eye, the entire Baidan Holy Kingdom’s empire was completely covered by the dense floral patterns.
“The so-called endless sea of flowers is actually a formation. Damn it!”
Donggong Qianxue was the first to react. With a sharp whistle, her massive seven-colored phoenix body, blazing with divine phoenix flames, made no hesitation and swiftly dove downward.
However...
“Bang!”
Her phoenix body collided with the dense floral patterns but was abruptly repelled.
The petal patterns remained intact, unscathed!
Donggong Qianxue had entered the Extreme Path, her body imbued with a hundred percent divine phoenix bloodline, yet she could not damage the formation in the slightest!
The defensive power of this formation was terrifying beyond imagination.
“All Baidan Holy Kingdom warriors, heed my command! A formidable enemy is attacking. You must hold this defensive formation at all costs!”
Below, Hua Manlou shouted loudly.
Whoosh~
From all directions, countless Baidan Holy Kingdom warriors swarmed out like ants, quickly exerting their profound energy to support the defensive formation.
Hua Manlou had long planned to annihilate the Chunqiu Holy Kingdom, so all Baidan’s strongest warriors had been gathered in the imperial capital.
Yet, he never imagined that Chunqiu Holy Kingdom had anticipated his intentions and had invited warriors from the other thirty-four Holy Kingdoms to assist, striking first.
“Ancestor, three ancestors, enemy Holy Kingdom forces are attacking! Enemy forces are attacking!”
Amid the chaos of Baidan’s imperial capital, Situ Xue’s eyes were bloodshot as he roared.
“Bang!”
“Bang!”
“Bang!”
Within Baidan’s sacred mountain, three massive sword-like stone peaks suddenly shattered into fragments.
In the next instant, three colossal trees burst forth.
More precisely, they were three flowering trees!
It was astonishing: Baidan’s three ancestors were actually three ancient flowering trees!
The trunks of these three flowering trees were enormous and robust, their roots deeply developed, each extending over a hundred meters.
One could tell at a glance they were ancient relics that had lived through infinite years.
Yet, the flowers blooming atop each tree were distinct.
One tree bore pink flowers, another blood-red, and the third yellow.
For countless years, Baidan’s three ancestors had been in seclusion, cultivating, their true forms unseen by anyone.
Now, seeing their true forms as these three flowering trees left everyone in Baidan dumbfounded, jaws dropping to the ground, unable to believe their eyes.
Hua Manlou glanced at the three ancestors with shock in his heart.
But as the Holy Emperor of Baidan, he quickly regained composure and immediately discerned the secret behind the three ancestors.
“The flowers each ancestor blooms clearly represent spring, summer, and autumn. The pink flowers are the Spring Ancestor, the blood-red the Summer Ancestor, the yellow the Autumn Ancestor. Yet the Winter Ancestor is missing. Why is that?”
The Summer Ancestor boomed loudly, “The Winter Ancestor perished countless years ago, leaving behind a seed. You must immediately consume the seed left by the Winter Ancestor to inherit its legacy and become whole.”
As the voice faded, a crystal-clear seed shot rapidly toward Hua Manlou.
He dared not delay, hurriedly stepping forward and opening his mouth to swallow the translucent Winter seed in an instant.
“Ah, so cold!”
Hua Manlou screamed in agony, feeling the seed’s unbearable chill.
The coldness spread swiftly inside him, freezing everything within in an instant.
The ice even seeped to his body’s surface, turning him into an ice statue.
It was unbearably cold.
Words could not describe the chill!
But it was not over...
“Crack!”
His head split open, and a sapling sprouted from the fissure, growing rapidly.
“Ahhhhh!!”
The excruciating pain from his splitting skull made Hua Manlou scream continuously, his body trembling violently, his face distorted into a terrifying grimace worse than a ferocious ghost.
“Forget him for now! Everyone, use all your strength to hold this great defensive formation!”
The Spring Ancestor snorted coldly and shouted, “The spirit of spring, the beginning of all living things, the source of life!”
A violent surge of life force poured forth like a vast ocean from the spring blossoms.
Within the imperial capital, all Baidan warriors froze momentarily before breaking into wild joy.
With the raging life force flowing in, their strength instantly doubled.
“With the Spring Ancestor here, no one can shake the Baidan Holy Kingdom!”
Countless Baidan warriors’ morale soared, each wildly releasing their doubled profound energy into the defensive formation.
“The fierceness of summer, the strength of all living things, the pinnacle of life!”
The Summer Ancestor roared.
The endless crimson summer flowers bloomed wildly, dazzling like the sun, their violent energy surging from each blossom into the defensive formation.
“The waters of autumn, the sorrow of all living things, the fragility of life!”
The Autumn Ancestor shouted coldly.
Golden light shimmered atop the tree, coalescing into a hundred-meter-long golden greatsword standing tall between heaven and earth.
Onlookers felt an uncontrollable sorrow welling in their hearts, tears threatening to fall.
Clearly, the terrifying golden sword light that Situ Xue encountered earlier in the sacred mountain was forged by this Autumn Ancestor.
At this moment,
Chen Changsheng and his daughter, Donggong Qianxue, Donggong Fu, the Holy Empress, Nalan Ruoshui, and others from the thirty-five Holy Kingdoms all stared dumbfounded at Baidan’s three extraordinary ancient ancestors.
“I never expected Baidan Holy Kingdom to still harbor such three ancient relics, hiding them so deeply.”
Gongzu Changhe, Holy Emperor of the Cangyue Holy Kingdom, sighed softly.
“Luckily, their Winter Ancestor perished countless years ago. Otherwise, with four such ancient relics united, they could easily dominate the Eastern Domain.”
Indeed, Gongzu Changhe had joined this great battle.
“You’re slightly mistaken, Gongzu Changhe. Though Baidan’s Winter Ancestor perished, it was not completely destroyed but left behind a Winter seed. Given enough time, I believe Baidan’s Winter Ancestor will fully resurrect.”
Holy Emperor Shiyin Song of Qianjue Holy Kingdom said, “Fortunately, this time, the thirty-five Holy Kingdoms united to strike Baidan. Otherwise, once their Winter Ancestor fully revived, our thirty-five Holy Kingdoms might become their vassal states.”
“Yes, yes!”
Many present agreed.
“Heroes and champions, I, Donggong Fu, thank you all for joining Chunqiu Holy Kingdom in this assault on Baidan.”
Donggong Fu proclaimed loudly, “Baidan’s three ancestors are clearly extraordinary. Destroying Baidan will not be as easy as we initially thought!
“Furthermore, everyone, beware of the Autumn Sword. It affects our minds and diminishes our strength.”
The Autumn Sword referred to the super golden sword light unleashed by the Autumn Ancestor.
At this time, Chen Changsheng and his daughter stood silently, dazed.
Because in their ears echoed the excited transmission from the Blood Demon Ancestor: “Wow, wow, wow! I never imagined Baidan Holy Kingdom still had such three ancient relics. Fortune smiles upon me! This time, I’m truly going to get rich, wahahaha...!”