Chapter 1759: Forbidden Battlefield Ancient God Platform, Trampling Corpses to Seize the Dao Race

The muffled drums subtly sounded.

The Five Regions were abuzz, with almost no one noticing the sound.

"War Ancestor?"

Everyone was focused on the battlefield.

No one expected that Ai Cang Sheng, having just fallen slightly behind due to Lord Shou's scheme, would be so decisive as to begin invoking the Ancestor.

But the key point seemed to be wrong!

"Shouldn't it be the Art Ancestor?"

"The Evil Sin Bow is the Art Ancestor's weapon, and the power of the Evil God is the ancestral power of Cui Yin. Did I remember wrong?"

"Why is he invoking the War Ancestor? Shouldn't the War Ancestor be invoked by a god?"

Boom! Boom!

The sound of war drums gradually grew stronger.

Amidst the heated discussion, some finally noticed the strangeness, looking around but finding nothing.

"What's that sound?"

"Where's the War Ancestor? Has Ai Cang Sheng also learned to grandstand?"

Boom! Boom! Boom!

In the Dead Sea, Xu Xiao Shou heard the low, deep drumbeats more clearly than anyone else.

He looked to the side.

He noticed that Elder Sang and others seemed to be aware.

But those like Feng Zhong Zui didn't even notice the war drums, still spewing explanations.

"Boom boom boom boom boom..."

But the war drums were fully beating now.

Rapid, intense, like a violent storm!

Xu Xiao Shou's heartbeat was completely drawn in, accelerating little by little, his whole body's blood beginning to boil.

"What exactly is that sound?"

The sound seemed to come from an ancient battlefield.

At first listen, it brought to mind images of a fierce war with yellow sand everywhere, two armies facing each other, and blood flowing like rivers.

When the war drums reached their climax, as if lifting one into the sky and completely losing oneself, they suddenly stopped.

"Ugh!"

Xu Xiao Shou's blood surged, feeling as if the ground beneath him had vanished, and he was plummeting into an endless abyss!

"Rumble—"

The drumbeat changed rhythm.

The entire war scene was completely erased.

Heaven and earth transformed into a vast expanse, no longer having the concepts of the Dead Sea or the Saint God Continent. The vision infinitely magnified, taking everything into view.

Mountains, lakes, plains, swamps, deserts, barren lands…

In the boundless distance where water met sky, a desolate, ancient, and violent aura suddenly emerged, as if something was about to split the sea and emerge.

It wasn't an illusion!

Suddenly, the world trembled!

"Om…"

On the sea level, winds raged, and natural disasters wreaked havoc.

Water flowed to both sides, space collapsed in all directions, and from the center of the world, a colossal "mountain" broke through from bottom to top!

Utterly magnificent, utterly ancient, utterly vast!

"Mountain?"

That mountain was too massive.

As it split the sea and the water was pushed away, sea beasts tumbled backward, fleeing in panic, creating tiny black lines in front of the mountain.

In comparison, they were merely a stone on a tall mountain, a drop in the ocean, too insignificant to mention!

"No…"

"It's not a tall mountain!"

And when the "tall mountain" revealed not just a corner but half of its upper body above the sea level.

Everyone in the Five Regions was finally captivated.

Under the booming invitation of the war drums, everyone realized and clearly saw…

That was not a mountain!

That was a giant!

Its head bore a battle monument, like a towering crown. Its shoulders carried mountains, like scaled armor. Its throat was a black hole, capable of devouring eons. Its chest was bound by Dao laws, transforming into battle attire.

Just the torso that rose from the sea was already so colossal that it could overshadow the sky and blot out the sun.

When its blurry face finally solidified slightly…

Its other features were unseen, but its eyes, like scorching suns, filled with surging battle intent, seemed to sweep out two burning beams of light across the Five Regions, shattering the entire world.

"Boom!"

All those in the Five Regions who beheld the Ancestor at this moment bled from their seven orifices.

Their ears seemed to be struck by thunder, their bodies scorched outside and tender inside by that terrifying battle intent, blasted from afar.

"War Ancestor!"

"It's definitely the War Ancestor!"

Feng Zhong Zui was half-blinded by the impact, yet he still dared to wipe away his bloody tears, shoulder his Dao Transmission Mirror, and wail as he explained.

Just that one glance!

Just that one moment when the War Ancestor's face solidified!

All the apertures in his body opened, pearls of light penetrating through;

His spirit was like Yan Gui, standing tall, looking down upon everything;

His will was supreme in the Three Realms, unparalleled!

He was in place, in the void black hole at his throat.

The giant image seemed illusory, as if it was merely an external manifestation of his power.

But it was impossible to distinguish between true and false, original and image—the return to simplicity and unrestrained arrogance perfectly combined in this "Giant Ancestor God," achieving a balance of Yin and Yang, which then constructed the one and only War Ancestor!

"This… is the War Ancestor?"

Xu Xiao Shou's face turned green.

Merely the appearance of this image, merely sensing a wisp of the War Ancestor's aura, he even felt a profound sense of powerlessness.

Isn't this just the "Shen Yi · Enhanced · Supreme · Ultimate" version?

He doesn't even need a single punch!

Just stare at me one more time, and I'll die right here for you to see!

But the visual impact was terrifying, the feeling insoluble, yet rationally, Xu Xiao Shou clearly knew:

"The Four Ancestors' Reincarnation, seeing the dragon in the sky… oh no, it's Sword Dragon Battling Heaven, which includes the War Ancestor!"

"The War Ancestor should have perished, or 'reincarnated,' in short, not existing in this world."

"Then this 'giant image' definitely isn't him in person; at most, like the Heaven Ancestor, it's a residual will existing on the Saint God Continent…"

This will was too terrifying!

The Heaven Ancestor on Void Island actually manifested as the "spirit of the post-Void Island," and could even be threatened by Ba Zun An to change its will.

So, intuitively, its ancestral divine majesty was far less intense than it was at this moment.

The War Ancestor didn't seem to differentiate like that.

In fact, this was very much like the War Ancestor; he wouldn't be divided into so many parts—if this land could bear my will, then leave one?

Regardless, Ai Cang Sheng could summon a wisp of the War Ancestor's remnant, but he shouldn't be able to control it.

Is he going to use this to fight me?

Xu Xiao Shou immediately turned and left!

Elder Sang?

May you seek your own blessings, hehe.

The image of the War Ancestor was respectfully invoked into the world.

The Saint God Continent seemed to have two layers: one was reality.

The other was the image of the War Ancestor's torso, rising from the sea level, originating from an ancient world.

Without the War Ancestor speaking, his voice was as heavy as heavenly music.

"Who calls for battle?"

Hearing the voice, the Five Regions dared not breathe, feeling as if a crushing weight of ten thousand jun was pressing upon them, unable to even lift their heads.

In the Southern Region, Ai Cang Sheng remained unmoved.

After summoning the giant image of the War Ancestor, he didn't even bother with extra reverence. He pulled out a palm-sized object from his ring.

"What is that?"

Feng Zhong Zui deliberately activated his sub-mirror of the Dao Transmission Mirror.

The Dao Transmission Mirror, positioned far from Ai Cang Sheng in the Southern Region, instantly zoomed in on the object in his palm, giving it a close-up.

It was a black and red four-cornered arena, its platform subtly dark red, with four black pillars erected around it. Three silver chains connected the pillars.

Feng Zhong Zui's eyebrows shot up.

If this were a sword, even if it looked like a small arena, he should recognize it.

But it wasn't.

He pondered for a long time, but came up empty.

After waiting for a long time, there was no message from the old patriarch either.

Even Feng Ting Chen couldn't quite make it out for a moment, and the people of the Five Regions were even more bewildered.

As everyone secretly speculated, Elder Sang in the Dead Sea merely glanced at it, and his pupils suddenly dilated:

"Ancient War God Stage?!"

Xu Xiao Shou instantly turned his head.

Feng Zhong Zui twisted the Dao Transmission Mirror directly.

He almost forgot, the most learned person in this world wasn't the old patriarch at all, but those in intelligence.

Among them, the Dao Hall Master should be preeminent, followed by this person who was once known as the head of the Five Elders of Fiery Emotion, Fen Qin Zhu He!

Elder Sang's expression was extremely grave.

He had originally wanted to rebuke this rebellious disciple for the various personal attacks he had launched against him amidst his cries and complaints.

Now, all that was set aside. He spoke very quickly, explaining:

"The War Ancestor loved battle all his life, but his power was too strong, destroying everything wherever he fought. Later, he used an extraterrestrial battlefield to create a life-and-death arena."

"But it wasn't truly extraterrestrial… Never mind that."

"This stage was essentially created to avoid damaging the continent. It requires a blood sacrifice to activate, and only two people can be accommodated in one life-and-death battle."

"Beginning with battle, ending with death, the Ancient War God Stage can be summarized as such."

One stone stirred a thousand ripples.

Elder Sang's words undoubtedly caused an uproar in the Five Regions.

Even Xu Xiao Shou was stunned after hearing it, his face full of disbelief, "Is this really necessary?"

He wanted to fight.

He had prepared for this battle for a long time.

But please, I just wanted to test my battle power; you're making it a battle of supremacy and life-or-death?

"Look, Ai Cang Sheng is forming a seal!"

Feng Zhong Zui was sharp-eyed. As Lord Shou questioned him, he zoomed in on the Southern Region's scene.

There, after Ai Cang Sheng took out the Ancient War God Stage, he gently tossed it into the air, and at the same time, a drop of sacred blood emerged from his brow.

"Om!"

The blood merged into the Ancient War God Stage.

The stage radiated black and red light.

The light reached the giant image of the War Ancestor. The void black hole world in the giant image's throat erupted with terrifying War Ancestor power…

"Stop!"

Xu Xiao Shou didn't even bother pretending anymore.

He ascended to the sky in one step, flashing out of the Dead Sea. In the Dead Sea's forbidden area, this undoubtedly dealt a spiritual blow to others.

Lord Shou's spatial attribute, could it really still be used?

But at this moment, this was no longer the key, after all, Lord Shou still had the Divine Worship Willow, and could "receive and guide" back and forth from various worlds.

His vast divine powers had long been proven to the world.

At this moment, Xu Xiao Shou, having flashed back to the Gui Zhe Sacred Mountain ruins, unhesitatingly conjured the Time Ancestor Shadow Staff.

"Freeze!"

Three Dao disks first appeared beneath his feet, followed by a step onto the Time Dao disk, and finally the unity of Heaven and Man.

No reaction!

The Time Ancestor Shadow Staff seemed to have lost its effect.

Time freeze, let alone stopping the operation of the Ancient War God Stage, which was based on the War Ancestor.

Xu Xiao Shou's power was still rapidly draining, while Ai Cang Sheng's movements in the Southern Region didn't stop at all, as if everything had been calculated in advance.

"It can't be stopped…"

In the Dead Sea, Elder Sang murmured softly.

Feng Zhong Zui quickly nodded in greeting, then brought the Dao Transmission Mirror closer.

Elder Sang didn't even look at it.

He hated the pretense of the ancient sword cultivators the most; how could he be controlled by the Dao Transmission Mirror?

But he knew that no matter where he was, his rebellious disciple should be able to hear his voice:

"Why do you think the War Ancestor is called 'War Ancestor'?"

A word awakened the dreamer.

Whether it was Feng Zhong Zui or the spectators from all over the Five Regions.

Everyone immediately realized that if this was a "life-and-death battle" based on the War Ancestor and with the Ancient War God Stage as the arena…

"Lord Shou, even if he uses all his strength, he won't be able to refuse!"

"War Ancestor, War Ancestor, an Ancestor God who lived his life for battle, until he was sealed as a god and called an ancestor, how could there be an option to 'refuse' a 'challenge' that passed through his hands?"

That's right!

The Time Ancestor Shadow Staff simply couldn't freeze the War Ancestor's movements.

This was just a staff with "Time Ancestor" in its name. Even if it was among the ten great anomalous weapons, how could it compare to the Ancestor God himself—even if the War Ancestor's giant image at this moment was just a remnant will!

Xu Xiao Shou simply couldn't stop Ai Cang Sheng's actions… In fact, for a certain instant, he had a surge of impulse.

That was to rush to Ai Gou's front, and with grotesque tricks, forcibly transform the Ancient War God Stage into a pile of dog shit, and shove it into Ai Gou's mouth.

Dogs love to eat shit.

But glancing at the giant image of the War Ancestor on the sea level, Xu Xiao Shou calmed down.

The Heaven Ancestor's remnant will on Void Island could also move.

At necessary times, could it also possess a bit of consciousness and action?

Lord Shou stopped his movements, and the people of the Five Regions saw the wave of power shot from the giant image's throat sweep across the Saint God Continent.

The Ancient War God Stage disappeared.

A faint realization, yet it came from Xu Xiao Shou's own heart.

"Location: War God Continent."

"Time: From this moment forth."

"Parties: Ai Cang Sheng, Xu Xiao Shou."

At the same time, in various parts of the Five Regions, the incomparably majestic and deep voice of the War Ancestor was heard again:

"Rivers and mountains as the arena, heaven and earth as the stage;"

"Fight with all your might, with no worries behind."

"Forbidden for its name, the field is summoned here;"

"The oath is made, it will not end until death!"

Rumble—

With one word, it was done.

Then, where water met sky, the War Ancestor's torso rumbled and shook, slowly sinking beneath the water.

He was like a judge, appearing to witness a fair duel, leaving a warning, then disappearing from this world.

Until the ocean waves rolled back, and all illusory surges disappeared.

The War Ancestor seemed to have never appeared in anyone's world.

"How absolutely amazing…"

Feng Zhong Zui's heart was a mix of emotions.

He had so much to say, wanting to praise the War Ancestor's might, to lament the Ancient War God Stage, and also to chat a few words about the battle between Xu and Ai.

But the words reached his lips, and he couldn't even utter a third word, only "absolutely, absolutely, absolutely."

"Is that it?"

The War Ancestor was even quickly fading from people's memories.

Suddenly, the Saint God Continent trembled violently. In the far east of the Eastern Region, the far west of the Western Region, the far south of the Southern Region, and the far north of the Northern Region, four towering pillars shot up into the sky.

The pillars pierced the heavens, and Dao principles emerged between their bodies. The ripples of the War Ancestor's power quickly pulled out three terrifying silver chains, thicker than those of the Gui Zhe Sacred Mountain before.

"The Ancient War God Stage has formed!"

Feng Zhong Zui watched in the Dao Transmission Mirror as the four War Ancestor totems rose from the four poles of the world.

His ears twitched, finally receiving some information.

He turned the Dao Transmission Mirror to Elder Sang in shock, asking in disbelief:

"So, once the Ancient War God Stage appears, Lord Shou and Ai Cang Sheng can at most use the power of other small worlds they have contracted with, but they can no longer leave the arena of the Saint God Continent?"

"Their battle requires no restraint, the rule limit is as high as… transcending the Dao Transformation? Virtual Ancestor Transformation? What are these things?"

"This battle, seemingly still on the Saint God Continent, is actually on the Ancient War God Stage, a forbidden battlefield created by the War Ancestor. All destruction will not cause actual damage, and all consequences will be repaired and borne by the War Ancestor?"

"Until one side dies in battle?"

After these words, the entire world erupted in an uproar.

Such an inconceivable event, with the continent as the arena and the Five Regions as the stage, drawing in the highest laws from beyond the domain, just for a thorough, no-holds-barred battle…

Only the War Ancestor could create such a thing, right?

And if Feng Zhong Zui's words were true, then it meant that.

Lord Shou could go all out, and Ai Cang Sheng, whose Art Seed had been restricted for thirty years, also needed no reservations?

"What is this?!"

It ignited!

The Five Regions ignited!

Wasn't this the strongest battle of the current era, following the chaotic battle of the Ten Venerable Seats thirty years ago, and the missed battle of the Eight Sword Immortals?

Moreover, the battle of the Ten Venerable Seats was a chaotic one.

The battle of the Eight Sword Immortals still had doubts.

But with the Ancient War God Stage appearing, only one of Lord Shou and Ai Cang Sheng could win, and the entire process would be publicly broadcast through the Dao Transmission Mirror, with no hidden agendas!

"…" Facing the Dao Transmission Mirror, Elder Sang didn't answer, his expression slightly gloomy.

But everyone in the Five Regions understood!

Because at this moment, the Dao Transmission Mirror's magnified image was not Elder Sang Qi Ye in the Dead Sea, but Ai Cang Sheng in the Southern Region.

He sat on his wheelchair.

He raised the Evil Sin Bow high.

He drew the bowstring, conjured an arrow of the Evil Sin Bow, and shot it directly at Zhong Yuan Zi, who was not far away.

"Boom!!!"

The whole world trembled, heart-shaking, earth-shaking.

The Elemental God Envoy, Zhong Yuan Zi, closed his old eyes tightly, leaned his upper body back, his hands pressed tightly to his pant seams, but he did not dodge.

Why didn't he dodge?

The arrow passed through his face, flesh bursting open, and then shattered space.

But after the smoke cleared, Zhong Yuan Zi was revealed, bent over, supporting his knees, panting heavily, drenched in sweat.

Around him, after the grass and stones shattered, the power of the War Ancestor diffused, and then shattered and reformed.

Swish!

Seeing this, the spectators in the Five Regions immediately had raging flames burning in their eyes.

Ai Cang Sheng on the wheelchair, however, was calm. His Eye of the Great Dao looked afar, falling on the black-clad figure above the Gui Zhe ruins in the Central Region:

"Xu Xiao Shou, do you understand?"

Xu Xiao Shou landed on the rubble, bent down, and scooped up a handful of stones.

A handful of shattered stones appeared in his palm, and a handful of shattered stones disappeared from the ground, but after the War Ancestor's power fluctuated…

The shattered stones in his hand were still there.

The missing parts on the ground had already been filled!

Ancient War God Stage…

Xu Xiao Shou was startled.

Xu Xiao Shou didn't want to fight anymore.

"I don't understand," he said decisively, wanting to return to the Dead Sea to find Elder Sang, and take him to find Ba Zun An.

I have a backer, and you want to fight me one-on-one?

I don't like one-on-one fights!

"Heh."

Ai Cang Sheng chuckled lightly, ignoring him.

He slung the Evil Sin Bow across his shoulder, crushed the Gui wood wheelchair beneath him, and stood up.

Amidst the roar, the Art Seed's restriction, a section unsealed!

The power of the Evil God clawed and roared, its might and aura pressing down on an entire region, yet he spoke only in a calm, soft voice, slowly saying:

"Those who pass over my bones shall achieve the Dao!"