Chapter 1452: Comprehensive War

Holy Ancestor Heaven, Holy Mountain.

Continuous, majestic mountain ranges undulated, resembling colossal dragons stretching their vast bodies. Their heads, however, were bowed low, as if in worship, facing the highest point among the peaks.

Amidst the swirling mists, a colossal palace could be vaguely discerned, appearing and disappearing, seeming both real and ethereal, and exceptionally mysterious.

Inside the colossal palace, seven ancient stone statues stood. Two of them were covered in cracks and dim, as if completely lifeless.

Above the heads of the other five statues, five figures sat cross-legged. No elemental energy fluctuated around them, yet their mere presence, without any movement, caused the surrounding void to constantly tremble, as if wailing.

The vast elemental energy above this Holy Mountain, transformed into a sky full of stars, moved in sync with their every intake of breath.

These were precisely the five Ancient Saints of the Saint Race.

Ancient Saint Blacklight and Ancient Saint Mohe had perished previously in Cangxuan Heaven.

The hall had been perpetually silent. The five Ancient Saints seemed to be in the deepest slumber, their very breathing having ceased. Were it not for the faint, terrifying aura constantly emanating from their bodies, one might have truly mistaken these five figures for mere skeletons.

This silence was suddenly broken today. Streaks of light flickered intermittently across the bodies of the five Ancient Saints. Immediately afterward, their robes gently billowed, and their tightly closed eyes slowly opened.

In that instant, the surrounding void began to collapse.

“The Third God has sealed himself, and His divinity is gradually recovering,” Ancient Saint Taimei’s faint, hoarse voice echoed through the grand hall.

“It seems the power of the God-Slaying Curse Poison was too strong; it actually forced the Third God to accelerate His awakening.”

Ancient Saint Nanming frowned, saying, “We lost two Ancient Saints, only to achieve this result. Does it not feel somewhat disadvantageous?”

“Nanming, you are too focused on immediate gains and losses. Our God’s decisions surely have profound implications that neither you nor I can fathom.” Ancient Saint Tianzhan, whose physique was as robust as a colossal deity, spoke, his voice like thunder, shaking the heavens.

Ancient Saint Nanming nodded and said no more.

Ancient Saint Taimei also nodded and smiled, “Now that the Third God has sealed himself, the threat to us has significantly diminished. Therefore, to welcome Our God’s descent, we should initiate a new plan. Otherwise, the beings of the all-heavens might mistakenly believe our Saint Race is a peace-loving species.”

“Taimei, what do you intend to do? The all-heavens are now covered by the Primordial Saint-Slaying Formation. If we force our way through, even if our Saint Race holds an absolute advantage in strength, we would still pay an extremely heavy price.” The Ancient Saint who spoke held a copper cauldron from which continuous thunderous sounds emanated. His name was Ancient Saint Zhanglei.

“Indeed, the Primordial Saint-Slaying Formation is no trivial matter. While our Saint Race does not fear death, to throw our lives away for nothing would be rather foolish.” A deep, exceptionally peculiar voice resonated. If one listened closely, it seemed to contain thousands of violent beast roars.

This was Ancient Saint Heavenly Beast.

The other Ancient Saints also nodded in agreement.

Upon hearing this, Ancient Saint Taimei smiled gently, “The Primordial Saint-Slaying Formation covers the all-heavens, and this thorny tortoise shell is indeed troublesome, but it is not truly flawless.”

“Earlier, I received a divine oracle from Our God, who guided me. Over the past year, I have made countless deductions and have gained some insights.”

“Oh?”

At these words, the other Ancient Saints present were somewhat surprised, with a hint of envy in their eyes. What they envied, naturally, was Ancient Saint Taimei’s ability to receive divine oracles from Our God.

It seemed that although all Ancient Saints held the same rank, Taimei clearly enjoyed greater divine favor.

However, being Ancient Saints of the Saint Race, they were naturally extraordinary individuals. They quickly composed themselves and fixed their gaze on Taimei, eager to know how he intended to deal with the Primordial Saint-Slaying Formation.

Even they, the Ancient Saints, were extremely wary of this grand formation. Since the War of Annihilation in those years, the Saint Race had found it difficult to pose a significant threat to the all-heavens, primarily due to the existence of this formation. Otherwise, with the Saint Race’s overwhelming power, they would have long since invaded the all-heavens again, instead of having to resort to various means of infiltration, which was both troublesome and restrictive.

“The Primordial Saint-Slaying Formation is very troublesome. Forcing our way through would be unwise. Therefore, to invade the all-heavens, we must take a circuitous route, bypassing the Saint-Slaying Formation.”

Taimei smiled faintly, then raised his palm. A black portal emerged from his palm. The black stone gate, leading to an unknown destination, was exceptionally dark.

“The Heavenly Origin World is divided into Nine Heavens, and beyond that, it has also given birth to countless sub-spaces. These spaces, like wormholes, connect to the Nine Heavens.”

“You intend to enter the all-heavens through those sub-spaces? But these sub-spaces are extremely unstable; their existence can be brief or prolonged, sometimes collapsing in an instant. If one is carelessly caught in the spatial turbulence, even a Saint would find it troublesome,” an Ancient Saint frowned.

Ancient Saint Taimei smiled, saying, “That is true. However, this Holy Heaven Gate will automatically sense and find relatively stable sub-spaces. Once our people enter, they can stabilize the sub-space, and then, using it as a foundation, penetrate layer by layer. This will surely bring us closer to the all-heavens, eventually creating a new path directly into them.”

The other four Ancient Saints exchanged glances, saying, “If we truly get close to the all-heavens, the Ancient Sovereigns of the all-heavens will surely sense it.”

Ancient Saint Taimei gave a knowing smile, saying, “Let them sense it. We are going to start a war, not for leisure. If they discover us, they will have only two choices: one, to remain entrenched, but then eventually, once our Saint Race completely stabilizes the sub-space channels, we will be able to launch a massive invasion of the all-heavens, effectively fighting on their home ground.”

“Their second option is to launch an offensive, entering the myriad sub-spaces to disrupt our plans. But in doing so, the war will still be initiated, and with our race’s overall strength, we can easily crush them.”

“However many come, we will kill them all.”

“When Our God awakens and finds that we have offered Him the essence blood and holy souls of numerous Saints from the all-heavens, He will surely be pleased.”

Upon hearing this, smiles appeared on the faces of the other four Ancient Saints. However, these smiles contained chilling murderous intent, and a strong scent of blood permeated the hall.

Although their previous attack on Cangxuan Heaven resulted in the loss of two Ancient Saints for their Saint Race, their overall strength still overwhelmingly surpassed that of the all-heavens, so they had no concerns about starting a war.

“Agreed.”

“Seconded.”

The four Ancient Saints nodded, approving Ancient Saint Taimei’s plan.

Seeing this, Ancient Saint Taimei’s smile deepened, and a gentle voice spoke.

“In that case, let it be decided.”

“Next, it is time for total war to begin.”