Chapter 1311: Qingniu Returns

These scenes reverberated across the entire Wanggu realm, causing the terror in the hearts of all races and beings to surge instantaneously.

The Empress's expression turned bitter, the people of the Sacrifice Moon Grand Domain fell silent, and Feng Hai County was plunged into a deathly silence. Across all races in Wanggu, a sense of despair spread through their bodies and souls.

Even Zhou Zhengli and others, at this moment, strained to elevate their respective powers to resist the immense pressure. However, their expressions contained not reverence, but a hint of stern killing intent. All of them were now staring intently, gazing at the sky, which was rapidly turning blood-red, where the Ancient Immortal had fully descended!

It was an old man! His head of white hair was so sparse that his pale scalp was visible. His Daoist robe was tattered, as if it had been worn for tens of thousands of years, its original color indiscernible. And his entire face resembled old tree bark, repeatedly wrinkled and dried by time. His entire being exuded an aura of decay intertwined with malevolence, like a living corpse crawled out from a crack in the Underworld.

Yet, an utterly terrifying aura, surpassing all races and beings, surged from him, sweeping across the sky and engulfing the entire Wanggu realm! Wherever it passed, all beings were forced to bow, all races had to lower their heads, and even the gods chose not to look directly at it in that moment. For that was a power transcending the levels of quasi-immortals and Divine Stage. It was the might of a True Immortal and a True God! And it was no ordinary True Immortal; it was at the peak of True Immortal cultivation, only half a step away from a higher realm! One could even say, this was...

"Half-step Immortal Lord!"

Xinghuanzi's eyes gleamed with brilliance, as he declared the realm of this descending Ancient Immortal!

In mid-air, as all beings trembled in despair, the Ancient Immortal's withered head slowly turned, and with cloudy eyes, he looked down, his gaze sweeping over Zhou Zhengli and the others. He originally did not wish to descend personally, but the changes occurring in Wanggu compelled him to come down himself. So he spoke in a hoarse voice.

"I am here, waiting for your master."

His gaze possessed tangible power, and his voice even more so. Zhou Zhengli and the others trembled, one after another, blood oozing from their bodies, clearly feeling the terror of the True Immortal before them.

The Ancient Immortal then turned his head, no longer paying attention to Zhou Zhengli and the others, his gaze shifting towards... South Phoenix Continent. A ripple appeared in his cloudy eyes at that instant.

"Disciple, your master has arrived. Why do you not come and pay your respects!"

This voice, with a unique and domineering vibration, echoed directly throughout the entire Wanggu realm, even becoming a part of Wanggu's very rules. It stirred up fierce winds and unleashed thunderous roars, exploding in the South Phoenix Continent!

In the Seven Blood Pupils of South Phoenix Continent, Grandmaster Seven's figure instantly blurred. He vanished from his secluded cultivation cave. When he reappeared, he had already traversed the void, crossed multiple grand domains, and stepped out into the mid-air above the Human Imperial Capital. The moment he manifested, the void shattered. Endless light erupted from Grandmaster Seven, rippling in all directions, and the destiny of the entire Wanggu realm seemed to be influenced, surging upwards.

Furthermore, behind him, his many past lives appeared, each one now returning, making his aura increasingly powerful. Among these many past lives, one figure stood out, clad in imperial robes, exuding an ancient and domineering presence. That was... the first Emperor of the Wanggu Continent from ancient times! And Grandmaster Seven's true identity!

Now, with the return of his many past lives, an aura surpassing that of a quasi-immortal surged from Grandmaster Seven. That, too, was the might of a True Immortal! And his fighting spirit was resolute!

However, there were differences even among True Immortals. Even though Grandmaster Seven radiated such dazzling light and possessed such a resolute fighting spirit, before the Ancient Immortal's aura, which was as vast and terrifying as an ocean, he appeared like a small skiff, ready to be completely engulfed by the raging waves at any moment. Most importantly, within Grandmaster Seven's aura, there was a hint of decay, which could not be suppressed no matter what.

However, Grandmaster Seven's gaze remained firm, as he stared at the Ancient Immortal and shook his head. "You are not my master."

As he spoke, he raised his right hand, and a long spear materialized from the void, grasped in his hand, its tip pointed... His fighting spirit erupted explosively. And his eyes held a deathly resolve, clearly indicating his desire to risk everything, to engage in a life-or-death battle with this Ancient Immortal.

Just as battle was about to erupt! Suddenly, in the sky, the vortex from which Xinghuanzi and the others had previously descended emitted a heaven-shaking roar. A terrifying aura ripped through the void from within, and was now descending.

The Ancient Immortal abruptly looked up at the sky vortex. Grandmaster Seven's eyes also gleamed with a strange light.

Zhou Zhengli smiled, disregarding the Ancient Immortal. He stepped forward, and suddenly bowed towards the sky vortex! He spoke loudly. "Welcome, Master!" Xielingzi, Li Mengtu, and the others also perceived it, and their expressions turned solemn as they, too, bowed towards the sky. Even Xinghuanzi followed suit.

As everyone was startled, their gazes instinctively drawn, the moment Zhou Zhengli and the others bowed... An aura, as if it had traversed the boundless river of time, like a surging tsunami, forcefully broke through the layered, ancient void barriers, and abruptly appeared within the sky vortex! It was a blurry figure, whose surrounding aura resembled solidified chaotic currents, swirling in all directions. From within it, world-shaking Daoist chants resonated. There were roars of ancient ferocious beasts, the rumbling sounds of creation, and the laments of epochal shifts; all these sounds interwoven, forming a terrifying symphony that shook the soul.

Wherever the currents and Daoist chants passed, space, like fragile paper, was easily torn apart, crumpled, and transformed into patches of void darkness. Even more terrifying, as the blurry figure emerged from the vortex, with every step it took, it was as if countless stars crumbled with it, their brilliant fragments scattering like a dazzling meteor shower, splattering everywhere in the shattered void. The shock brought to Wanggu at this instant surpassed that of the eleven great emperors from before, and even surpassed the Ancient Immortal, reaching an unparalleled and supreme peak!

All beings of the various races in Wanggu, even the well-versed and battle-hardened strong individuals among them, now found their legs turning to jelly, collapsing to the ground, their eyes filled with terror under this pressure. It was as if their souls were about to be forcefully torn from their bodies by the blurry figure's aura. Even the gods who normally commanded wind and rain and controlled vast territories, now had large beads of sweat constantly rolling down their foreheads. Their divine bodies trembled, their divine power surged chaotically and uncontrollably, their divine light flickering extremely rapidly, as if it could extinguish at any moment. Their faces had long turned ashen white, their solemn expressions betraying a deep sense of powerlessness. Their very instincts told them that this figure emerging from the sky vortex at this moment was absolutely a supreme existence beyond their ability to contend with.

And just as it seemed the end of the world had arrived, with everyone almost suffocated by the pressure, Grandmaster Seven dazed, and the Ancient Immortal extremely solemn, from the long, flowing hair of the terrifying, blurry figure slowly approaching, a streak of light flew out first, manifesting in the world ahead of the figure.

It was Er Niu! With an incomparably arrogant stance, he spoke loudly.

"The Azure Ox Duo returns to Wanggu today!"

"Greetings, everyone."