Chapter 736: Falling Down

Zhou Yuan stood in the void, his eyes fixed on the endless expanse, a grave expression on his face.

"Grand Ancestor, what's wrong?"

Zhou Yuan's voice rang out in his mind at this moment, evidently having sensed Grand Ancestor Cang Xuan's emotional fluctuations.

Grand Ancestor Cang Xuan remained silent for a moment before replying mentally, "An extremely terrifying power is trying to force its way through the boundary wall of the Cang Xuan Heaven. If I'm not mistaken, it's a supreme expert from the Saint Race."

"The Saint Race?"

Zhou Yuan was startled and asked urgently, "Are they coming for Yaoyao?"

"Yes."

Grand Ancestor Cang Xuan's voice was low as he said, "Once her seal breaks, that power will be sensed by the Saint Race. She must not fall into the Saint Race's hands. Otherwise, all living beings in the Genesis World will likely lose all hope."

"What exactly is Yaoyao?" Zhou Yuan's heart trembled. He couldn't imagine Yaoyao being involved in something of such immense magnitude.

This time, Grand Ancestor Cang Xuan didn't reply. His figure flickered, appearing beside Yaoyao.

Yaoyao's golden hair fluttered in the air, her bright eyes emanating an indifferent aura. Only when her gaze landed on Zhou Yuan did that detached coldness slightly diminish.

"Your power is too strong. Occupying his physical body like this will make him suffer," Yaoyao said, her brow slightly furrowed.

Grand Ancestor Cang Xuan heard this and retorted irritably, "At a time like this, what does a little suffering matter? It's you, though..."

Grand Ancestor Cang Xuan gazed at Yaoyao, noticing faint golden cracks continuously appearing on her fair, jade-like skin. "You're being reckless. In your current state, you probably can't withstand this power. You haven't truly awakened yet. No one knows what consequences might arise now..."

Golden strands of hair floated before Yaoyao's eyes. She raised a small hand to brush them behind her ear but didn't respond, merely lifting her pretty face slightly to gaze at the endless void.

Palace Master Saint Yuan stood in the void. Seeing Grand Ancestor Cang Xuan and Yaoyao motionless, a flicker of doubt crossed his eyes. However, his heart soon jolted, and his gaze turned uncertainly towards the space beyond. He had sensed it too.

"Why are they trying to break through the boundary wall?" Palace Master Saint Yuan's eyes were filled with shock and uncertainty. Outside Cang Xuan Heaven, the "Primordial Saint Slaying Array" existed. Even supreme experts of the Saint Race found it difficult to breach. The reason a supreme expert from the Saint Race was able to come to Cang Xuan Heaven and hunt Grand Ancestor Cang Xuan back then was because Saint Yuan had secretly assisted them. But this time, he hadn't yet informed the Saint Race. And penetrating the "Primordial Saint Slaying Array" would come at a great cost, even for the Saint Race.

"Could they have sensed Grand Ancestor Cang Xuan's remnant soul? Impossible. His remnant soul isn't that appealing." Palace Master Saint Yuan's eyes flickered. A few moments later, his gaze suddenly shifted to Yaoyao. He had a faint premonition that the Saint Race's target was likely her.

At this thought, Palace Master Saint Yuan couldn't help but chuckle softly, slowly saying, "Cang Xuan, it truly seems heaven intends your demise. All fortune is on my side."

Grand Ancestor Cang Xuan's gaze turned, then he spoke to Yaoyao, "This person is a hidden danger. I must first knock him out of the Saint realm. You absolutely must not intervene again."

Hearing this, Palace Master Saint Yuan's figure instantly appeared in the distance. From his posture, it was clear he intended to avoid confrontation and wait for the Saint Race's forces to arrive.

"Cang Xuan, although I cannot defeat you two combined, if I wish to leave, you cannot stop me," Palace Master Saint Yuan sneered.

Grand Ancestor Cang Xuan calmly watched the retreating Palace Master Saint Yuan and said, "Saint Yuan, was the absorption of my Saint Heart smooth?"

Palace Master Saint Yuan's eyes narrowed. "What do you mean?"

"Just wanted to tell you that reaching the Saint realm by relying on others' possessions is not reliable."

Grand Ancestor Cang Xuan formed a hand seal, saying indifferently, "Saint Heart, scatter!"

The instant his voice fell, Palace Master Saint Yuan's expression subtly changed as he witnessed countless golden specks of light drifting out of his body, beyond his control. Within those golden specks of light lay incredibly vast and powerful energy — precisely the Saint Heart he had absorbed earlier!

Palace Master Saint Yuan attempted to stop the leaking golden specks, but it was futile. He discovered that a trace of subtle will remained within them. That will originated from Grand Ancestor Cang Xuan.

Countless golden specks of light ascended from Palace Master Saint Yuan's body, eventually dissipating into the heavens and earth. The immense power they contained immediately caused the Genesis Qi in that area to become exceedingly rich.

Palace Master Saint Yuan's expression was grim. Above his head, the golden Saint Fire Lotus gradually swayed, then shattered, transforming into an extremely faint wisp of golden flame. Palace Master Saint Yuan's cultivation realm instantly plummeted back to the Pseudo-Saint realm.

Top experts from all sides erupted in an uproar, their eyes wide with shock. No one had expected Grand Ancestor Cang Xuan to instantly revert the previously invincible Palace Master Saint Yuan to his original state with a single move.

However, what puzzled everyone was that after knocking Palace Master Saint Yuan out of the Saint realm, Grand Ancestor Cang Xuan did not continue his assault.

Palace Master Saint Yuan stared grimly at Grand Ancestor Cang Xuan. After falling back to the Pseudo-Saint realm, he surprisingly didn't flee in fear, for he sensed that Grand Ancestor Cang Xuan was doing his best to restrain his power.

"What are you worried about?" Palace Master Saint Yuan sneered. His gaze flickered to Yaoyao, and a strange smile appeared at the corner of his mouth. "You're not worried that unleashing your full power right now would allow the Saint Race to pinpoint this location, are you?"

Grand Ancestor Cang Xuan's expression was indifferent, but his eyes were sharp as blades. Palace Master Saint Yuan was correct. Although the Saint Race had some sensing of Yaoyao, penetrating the "Primordial Saint Slaying Array" wasn't easy. Therefore, Grand Ancestor Cang Xuan was unwilling to unleash his full power now, to avoid the Saint Race truly discovering the battlefield here. After all, the Cang Xuan Heaven was vast. Even supreme experts of the Saint Race would find it difficult to fully detect everything under the concealment of the "Primordial Saint Slaying Array" for a while.

Moreover, he couldn't go all out against Palace Master Saint Yuan right now, as he was merely a wisp of a remnant soul. He needed to preserve as much power as possible to deal with the impending situation. After all, he could no longer allow Yaoyao to completely break her seal.

Palace Master Saint Yuan gave a sardonic smile. "Cang Xuan, I'm actually just using the Saint Race; I haven't truly pledged allegiance to them. If you give me the Cang Xuan Saint Seal, I will no longer interfere in this matter."

A hint of sarcasm appeared at the corner of Grand Ancestor Cang Xuan's mouth. "Saint Yuan, your knee has already bent once. So don't pretend to be unyielding before me. You are not worthy of possessing the Cang Xuan Saint Seal."

Saint Yuan's eyelids drooped slightly. "So, it seems you disagree?" He shook his head. "Cang Xuan, you forced my hand..."

He extended his palm, revealing a vertical eye, seemingly cast from gold, in its center. The next instant, he clenched his hand, directly crushing the golden vertical eye.

The moment the golden vertical eye shattered, an imperceptible fluctuation, undetectable by ordinary people, shot skyward.

Grand Ancestor Cang Xuan watched this scene, his eyes wide with shock and fury. He hadn't expected Palace Master Saint Yuan to possess a Golden Saint Eye, which connected to the Saint Race!

"Saint Yuan, you deserve to die!"

At this moment, the enraged Grand Ancestor Cang Xuan no longer bothered to conserve his power, and a vast aura erupted from him.

However, just as Palace Master Saint Yuan was about to attack, his heart suddenly jolted, and he grimly looked up. At this moment, in the boundless void above, the entire sky seemed to be gradually tearing open. Within the rift, a gigantic golden vertical eye appeared, piercing through space with boundless coldness and supreme arrogance, taking in the entire region.