Chapter 1120: Emperor's Soldiers Reappear

Under the Azure Demon Abyss, in the magnificent ancient city, Great Saint Huntuo remained expressionless. After a long silence, he tore open space and departed.

Gai Jiuyou did not stop him. Unless he intended to wage an all-out war against the ancient races, killing the Great Saint's avatar, who always preferred to mediate, would undoubtedly agitate many.

The Azure Demon clan trembled in fear. Both Great Saints had retreated, unable to stop the Human Race's Supreme Being. With their clan leader and two ancestral kings also slain, how could they possibly resist?

Inside the vast Azure Demon Ancient City, it was so quiet that a silver needle dropping could be heard. Ye Fan and the old Saint from the Qishi Mansion entered, with a single objective: to destroy the ancient tree in the city's center.

This tree was the foundation of the Azure Demon clan's doctrine. Through it, they devoured the primordial spirits of other cultivators and absorbed the power of the earth, releasing mysterious azure mist for their cultivation.

The old Saint from the Qishi Mansion made his move, transforming his right hand into a massive silver stele adorned with shimmering, powerful runes. He struck the towering ancient tree.

Bang!

The colossal tree swayed, its azure leaves rustling, emitting a radiant glow. Each leaf was crystal clear, blue as a gem, radiating an ocean-like divine energy.

It remained completely undamaged, not even a scratch. The tree's trunk was robust, its branches thick with leaves, and various blue light beams shot forth, making its entire form appear like a mystical carving of blue jade.

Ye Fan was astonished. A venerable Saint had failed to break this enormous tree; it was truly miraculous. He thought even a strike from the old Prefect would shatter the moon.

"There's something to this," the old Saint muttered, striking again. The runes on the silver stele shone even brighter, and with increased force, he delivered eight consecutive blows, yet the ancient tree remained unharmed. The entire ancient city vibrated, and the leaves glowed with overflowing light.

"This is harder than even ordinary inherited Saint weapons. It's truly unexpected that this tree is so resilient. What is its origin?" the old Prefect of the Qishi Mansion wondered, suppressing his surprise.

Ye Fan captured a commander from the Azure Demon clan who had undergone the Dao Severing realm. Upon searching his sea of consciousness, Ye Fan was immediately shocked, learning the tree's true origin.

"This is equivalent to a Great Saint's weapon!"

"What? No wonder it's indestructible; it withstood my power." The old Prefect's eyes lit up, and he began to view the ancient tree differently, planning to excavate it.

"This is an evil tree!" Ye Fan warned.

Throughout the history of the Azure Demon clan, a Great Saint once emerged—a fact known to all ancient races. He was immensely powerful, and during the era when ancient emperors passed away, he reigned supreme, revered by all ten directions of the world.

This Great Saint had once traveled beyond the realms, acquiring this indestructible and naturally resilient ancient wood from an unknown place. He used it as a weapon, succeeding in every endeavor, and its emitted blue light could sever the primordial spirits of others.

It was, in essence, a Great Saint-level spiritual wood nurtured by heaven and earth!

Some said that the Azure Demon Great Saint had accidentally stumbled into a chaotic land and excavated a blue sapling from it. After countless years of cultivation, it grew into the evil weapon it was today.

Boom!

Gai Jiuyou extended a rough hand, weathered by time, and grasped the tree trunk. He directly uprooted the ancient wood, producing a sound that resonated with the Grand Dao.

At this moment, blue light danced, like countless blue stars falling from outer space, raging across the land, threatening to shatter it.

If such terrifying energy were to fully erupt, it would be enough to sink a significant portion of the Northern Region's land, as this was equivalent to a Great Saint weapon launching an attack.

However, Gai Jiuyou's intervention naturally wouldn't allow such a thing to happen. His palm shimmered, gathering all the blue light, transforming its ferocity into tranquil calm.

"This is a unique heavenly wood, rooted in chaos. It can be considered a rare divine material, which was found and refined into an evil tree, specifically for devouring primordial spirits."

Gai Jiuyou confirmed that it was indeed a rare and precious treasure tree. While not comparable to the Ancient Enlightenment Tea Tree, it was sufficient to forge a Great Saint weapon, and if meticulously cultivated, it could even be refined into a Quasi-Emperor divine artifact—truly priceless!

With a sweep of his hand, the ancient wood instantly emitted thousands upon thousands of mournful wails. Between its leaves, face after face appeared, mostly human, but also other monstrous creatures, all formed by the blue light, snarling menacingly.

He gave a powerful shake, and all the faces vanished. The entire ancient wood dimmed considerably; all those faces were the imprints of the cultivators' primordial spirits it had devoured over endless ages.

Gai Jiuyou let out a clear whistle, spitting out a beam of divine light like a silk ribbon that washed the towering ancient tree hundreds of thousands of times, cleansing away all impurities, making its entire body translucently blue and flawless.

He erased all imprints within the evil tree, restoring it to its original essence. The blue light was no longer as scorching, but became clear and pure.

"This is a type of heavenly wood born from chaos. Cultivating it with primordial spirits makes it evil, but cultivating it with vital essence, divine power, or other means would yield a different result. The key is how it's used," Gai Jiuyou explained.

After refining this ancient wood anew, he finally opened his mouth, and the entire giant tree, like blue crystal, shrunk and entered his mouth. Afterward, his whole body radiated divine brilliance. With a heavenly eye, one could clearly see a crystalline, wondrous tree taking root and growing within his physical body, its branches extending into every piece of his flesh and blood.

"Senior, this is..." Ye Fan exclaimed, surprised.

"My vitality is weakening," Gai Jiuyou said. "I am interdependent with it; through it, I can draw upon the essence of heaven and earth, filling this physical body with vitality."

"Congratulations, Senior, on acquiring a marvelous tree!" said the old Prefect of the Qishi Mansion.

For the current Gai Jiuyou, this was indeed a treasure tree. It would alleviate his waning vitality, allowing him to endure for a longer period, as it was a rare species that had once rooted in chaos.

The three departed. The Azure Demon clan dared not even raise their banner. Even with their foremost sacred object, the Azure Demon Ancient Tree, taken away, not a single person dared to utter a word.

"I believe that next, someone will be waiting for us with ancient imperial weapons," Gai Jiuyou stated.

At this time, the Northern Region seemed to have undergone a torrential storm. No region could remain calm; within the world of cultivators, lightning flashed and thunder roared, and people's hearts were in turmoil.

Gai Jiuyou had acted with overwhelming power, successively suppressing and killing ancient kings. Not a single ancient Saint managed to escape; all were annihilated. How could this not be shocking!

The eyes of everyone across the world focused on the Northern Region. Even some of the most powerful rogue cultivators from overseas crossed the sea to understand the details; this was a monumental event that shook the heavens.

After emerging, Ye Fan and the others did not immediately go to the sixth dwelling place of the myriad races, because there were rumors that the ancient Saints of those clans had fled, terrified to their very souls, some even escaping beyond the heavens.

On this day, a sudden surge of events caused a tsunami in the Northern Region, shocking the world and deserving to be recorded in cultivation history!

Soon, news from within the Azure Demon Abyss spread.

"The Azure Demon Heavenly King was annihilated, just one step away from becoming a Great Saint! He died just like that, without even making a ripple. It's unbelievable!"

"Successively slaying ancient Saints, the Human Race's Supreme Being is too powerful, unrivaled in the world!"

"Even powerful Saints were terrified to the core, fleeing into the cosmos, daring not to return. Supreme Gai truly possesses world-shaking divine might!"

Even the Golden King was defeated, and thoroughly so. An avatar of his was shattered into a bloody rain of flesh and bone. When the news spread, all the experts in the world were momentarily stunned.

Afterward, the ancient races trembled, the human race rejoiced, chaos erupted throughout the world, and various races mocked each other.

"There are still five great royal clans whose ancient Saints have not been slain. I imagine we won't gain anything by going to any of those places; instead, we'll encounter the most formidable enemies!" the old Saint from the Qishi Mansion said.

"Then let's just pick one at random," Gai Jiuyou replied, his expression calm and unworried.

The Scarlet Cloud Plains, a rare and vibrant expanse in the Northern Region, was filled with Scarlet Cloud Trees. Each tree resembled the evening glow, red like celestial fire, with both its trunk and leaves shimmering with crimson light.

From a distance, it looked as if the evening glow had condensed and fallen here, never to fade.

This was the ancestral land of the Silver Clan, historically allied with the Golden Lineage, a renowned great royal clan of the ancient era, holding a revered status among other royal clans, second only to imperial clans.

Now, Gai Jiuyou, Ye Fan, and the old Prefect arrived at this vast plain, where scarlet clouds radiated light, stretching endlessly in a fiery red expanse.

Upon arriving before the ancestral land of the Silver Clan, the clan immediately fell into chaos. Everyone was terrified. Within a single day, Gai Jiuyou had annihilated the ancient Saints of five clans. The whole world was watching, and naturally, the news reached here. They had been on edge, and now their fears were realized as he truly came to their doorstep.

"They're here! The Human Race's Supreme Being has come!"

"What should we do? Our clan leader has already fled to other realms for refuge. He wouldn't make things difficult for us, would he? It's said even the Golden King was defeated and couldn't stand against him."

Boom!

Suddenly, a golden light illuminated the heavens, tearing open the firmament. The overwhelming might of an ancient imperial weapon surged forth, covering the sky and land.

The Golden Great Saint arrived, appearing on the Scarlet Cloud Plains, bringing with him his clan's Golden Coffin, his divine power awe-inspiring across the eight directions!

"Gai Jiuyou, give me your life!" a voice roared from the sky. It was the roar of a Great Saint, shaking half of the Northern Region, audible in all directions.

Not long ago, he suffered a great defeat in the Azure Demon Abyss. The news spread immediately, causing all races to discuss it and his prestige to significantly decline.

This was because he had first been defeated by the Victorious Fighting Buddha and had to redeem his life with divine marrow. And now, his avatar had been swiftly cut down by the Human Race's Supreme Being in the shortest time, inevitably leading to criticism.

"Golden King, wait!" Someone in the sky stopped him, telling him not to easily unleash the Golden Coffin. It seemed he greatly feared the person below.

"Huntuo, don't you dare stop me?" the Golden King retorted.

At the same time, the void flickered, another section of space shattered, purple light surged to the sky, and bells rang loudly. A string of purple-gold bells transformed into a true dragon, raising its head and letting out a long roar.

Great Saint Qianlun of the Myriad Dragon Lair arrived, also bringing an ancient imperial weapon. The atmosphere grew even more tense, as he too targeted Gai Jiuyou, ready to strike at any moment.

"You've come here to take this old man's life as well?" Gai Jiuyou asked calmly, facing Great Saint Qianlun, who held the Myriad Dragon Bell.

"That's right, Great Saint Qianlun was invited by me. We're here to take your old life!" the Golden King declared. Although his heart was filled with rage, he was extremely wary of Gai Jiuyou. He feared that wielding only the Golden Coffin wouldn't be enough, so he brought another Great Saint with the Myriad Dragon Bell, an ancient imperial weapon, to assist.

In the distant sky, many ancient races appeared, indistinct figures, all powerful experts. Today, forces gathered from all directions, and a crucial battle was about to unfold. People were astonished, and many brave individuals watched from afar.

"Senior!" Ye Fan spoke, his heart filled with worry. Even if Gai Jiuyou was unparalleled and possessed the potential to achieve Dao, confronting two ancient imperial weapons barehanded was too unrealistic. He wanted to lend the Green Bronze Cauldron to the ailing old man.

"No need!" Gai Jiuyou smiled, as if he knew what Ye Fan was about to say.

"Brother Gai, how about we cease hostilities here?" Great Saint Huntuo suggested.

The Golden King loudly declared, "No! Today must have a conclusion, a decisive end! I don't believe this old man possesses the courage of his past; his vitality must have long since withered! He cannot withstand an ancient imperial weapon!"

At that critical moment, he raised the Golden Coffin, which immediately shot out billions of rays of immortal brilliance, aimed directly at Gai Jiuyou.

At the same time, the Myriad Dragon Bell rang out, its divine sound deafening, signaling the imminent start of a world-shaking, peerless battle.

Clang!

Suddenly, the Golden King cried out in alarm, and the Great Saint of the Myriad Dragon Lair also felt his hair stand on end, realizing that the weapons in their hands were shaking violently and attempting to attack each other. Everything happened too suddenly!