Chapter 1774: The Final Battlefield

Outside the Ancestral Court, the armies of Eternal Peace and the myriad heavens were still retreating in an orderly manner. Emperor Yanfeng, Ling Yuxiu, the Village Chief, and others remained behind. They would only leave after the last batch of soldiers had withdrawn.

Just then, they saw a gigantic "wall."

That "wall," which rose from the east of the Ancestral Court, was astonishing in height, astonishing in length, and incredibly wide! It absolutely couldn't be called a wall; it was more like a celestial barrier!

The mountains and rivers on the "wall" were still shifting; someone was using immense magical power to alter the topography, transforming that celestial barrier into a colossal seal!

"Beast Realm!" Dragon Qilin suddenly exclaimed, "The Beast Realm has also been folded!"

Yan'er stood beside him, looking into the distance, realizing that what was folding the Ancestral Court wasn't merely a spatial divine art; if it were, the Beast Realm wouldn't have been folded. It was a true, immense power, forcefully folding the Ancestral Court, causing the Beast Realm, located on its reverse side, to appear!

The Beast Realm was under a seal. Long before the Dragon Han era began, the ancient god Heavenly Emperor Grand Emperor led all ancient gods and powerful demigods to seal the Ancestral Court using the reverse side of the myriad heavens, isolating it. Later, Qin Mu and the Ten Heavenly Venerates came here and broke the Ancestral Court's seal, but they did not completely undo it. The reverse side of the myriad heavens remained sealed, evolving into the Beast Realm.

As this celestial barrier rose, Dragon Qilin immediately sensed the seals left by the ancient gods breaking one after another; a quarter of the Beast Realm's seal on the reverse side of the Ancestral Court was suddenly shattered! As the new lord of the Beast Realm, his perception of it was extremely acute. The Beast Realm on the reverse side of the Ancestral Court was the most prosperous place among the myriad heavens, and now this sudden change had occurred, leaving him at a loss, unsure what to do.

That wall continued to rise and change, towering beyond the World Tree, standing outside the heavens. Granny Si quickly severed the nearby psychic transfer bridges leading to Eternal Peace, loudly declaring, "Magnetic storm! Stop the transfers!" She immediately rushed to the other psychic transfer bridges. Emperor Yanfeng, Ling Yuxiu, the Village Chief, and others had already stepped forward to stop each of the psychic transfer bridges from operating.

The remaining million-strong army of gods and devils couldn't enter the transfer bridges and were filled with apprehension and uncertainty.

Granny Si loudly commanded, "Everyone, be on guard! Form your ranks! Prepare for the magnetic storm!"

Everyone quickly reorganized their respective armies and set up their formations. Granny Si stood at the forefront, activating her magnetic divine art, leading her subordinates to activate the myriad dharma dao wheels, and stood ready.

The starry sky was calm. Everyone looked towards the folded part of the Ancestral Court but saw no abnormalities, only sensing that the celestial barrier, stretching from north to south, became ever more colossal.

Suddenly, one of the heavens closest to the Ancestral Court in the starry sky shifted, as if pushed a certain distance by something. Wei Zufeng's hair stood on end, bristling like a hedgehog, as he sternly commanded, "Everyone get ready! Activate your full power! The impact of the Ancestral Court's magnetic storm will be several times more intense than we imagined!"

Everyone immediately grew incredibly tense. One of the heavens was pushed, appearing to move only a short distance, but that was only what the eye could perceive. In reality, the distance this heaven was moved by the magnetic storm in the starry sky was absolutely astonishing! This indicated that the intensity of the magnetic storm caused by the Ancestral Court's geographical changes was terrifying! The impact of the magnetic storm must be unimaginably powerful!

In the starry sky, stars suddenly seemed to go berserk, blown by a surge of light, swaying in all directions. Those stars sometimes flattened like pancakes, sometimes stretched out, sometimes shrunk into a ball, and sometimes expanded hundreds of times, appearing extremely bizarre. A galaxy swayed, its spiral arms suddenly bending as if struck fiercely by an invisible giant, and billions of stars within it bizarrely became chaotic!

Everyone's eyelids twitched; the magnetic storm had finally reached them. Boundless light suddenly appeared before their eyes as the power of the magnetic storm swept over them, instantly warping space. Various incredible forces stretched and compressed them in all directions; some were elongated into long threads, some were compressed into tiny specks by boundless power, and others felt their bodies vibrate, suddenly finding themselves divided into hundreds or thousands of pieces, each part of their flesh separated into different spaces. Even stranger, he found that he was still alive! Even like this, he hadn't died! This was because the magnetic force was too strong, causing different spatial divisions; although he was in different spaces, his physical body was actually still connected.

Various Eternal Peace formations were triggered, and everyone worked together, each activating their magnetic divine arts to counter the magnetic storm. However, the power of this magnetic storm exceeded their expectations, causing casualties among the soldiers of various armies.

At this moment, suddenly, stars in the sky grew increasingly brighter, their light converging to form the gigantic face of Heavenly Grandfather. An immensely thick beam of starlight descended; it was Heavenly Grandfather's hand, formed by countless stars, blocking the path of the million-strong army.

Everyone felt relieved, but then saw that Heavenly Grandfather's palm was continuously disintegrating in the magnetic storm; soon the palm was dispersed, revealing a skeleton formed by countless stellar cores! Fortunately, Heavenly Grandfather had provided a block, and they finally endured this wave of magnetic storm. Granny Si breathed a sigh of relief, looking around; she saw that the various armies were in disarray, and many who were skilled in magnetic divine arts were helping the gods and devils caught in the residual magnetic force.

Countless divine weapons and artifacts in the hands of gods and devils were shattered; some melted, some crushed, some turned into large lumps of iron, others stretched into thin threads. The runes imprinted on the divine weapons were almost completely disintegrated! The power of magnetic divine art was astonishingly immense; this divine art was originally in the hands of Earth Mother Primordial Monarch, one of her three paths. After Earth Mother's death, few could wield magnetic divine art to such an extent; even if Earth Mother were alive, she might not have been able to achieve this.

Granny Si was one of the few who had cultivated magnetic divine art to the 30th Heaven; therefore, the moment the Ancestral Court's magnetic storm erupted, she sensed the danger and gave an early warning.

"The Ancestral Court is undergoing drastic changes; we must leave quickly!" Emperor Yanfeng loudly commanded, "Enter the psychic transfer bridges immediately!"

Wei Zufeng shook his head. "Your Majesty, the psychic transfer bridges have been destroyed."

Emperor Yanfeng was startled and quickly looked, only to see that the several psychic transfer bridges they had built had been completely destroyed by the magnetic storm, turning into piles of scrap metal.

"Leave the starry sky immediately!" Granny Si suddenly had a premonition and loudly proclaimed, "Proceed on foot! The second wave of magnetic storm is coming!" No sooner had she spoken than the northern side of the Ancestral Court suddenly began to crumble and shatter, and a second celestial barrier rumbled up from the ground!

Emperor Yanfeng immediately ordered everyone to evacuate, traveling through the starry sky towards the Primordial Realm. Meanwhile, in Xuandu, Heavenly Grandfather activated his divine art, and the Heavenly River churned violently, bending from the starry sky and laying itself out before them. The million gods and devils walked on the river, marching towards Eternal Peace. Dragon Qilin, worried about changes in the Beast Realm, immediately led the Beast Realm army back to the Beast Realm, and Yan'er quickly followed him.

Granny Si hesitated for a moment, falling one step behind, and did not follow Eternal Peace's army.

"Granny, are you worried about Mu'er?" The Village Chief fell one step behind, also not following the army.

Granny Si glared at him and sneered, "What are you staying for?"

The Village Chief shook his head. "It's not just me who stayed; they stayed too."

Granny Si looked, only to see that Old Ma, the Blind Man, the Deaf Man, the Apothecary, the Mute, and others had also stayed behind, and Ling Yuxiu had even quietly detached herself from the army, walking towards them.

"To fold the Ancestral Court, and dare to commit such an act against the world's greatest taboo, there is only one person," Ling Yuxiu said, "That's my husband. My husband is incredibly bold, without—" She paused.

The Mute interjected, "—any evil he wouldn't commit. That's right, it's our Mu'er who folded the Ancestral Court."

Ling Yuxiu said, "Earlier, when I saw the Ancestral Court rise, I was still a bit hesitant, but later, when I saw another celestial barrier appear, it had to be my husband sealing the Ancestral Court. When he seals the Ancestral Court, he certainly won't leave it; instead, he'll seal himself within it. As a wife follows her husband, I too can only stay."

Granny Si glanced at everyone and suddenly smiled. "Since all of you are staying, then let's venture into the Ancestral Court! If I went alone, I would inevitably face danger; with your help, I'll at least have some power to protect myself. However, the Ancestral Court is extremely perilous, so we must all proceed with caution."

The Village Chief and the others nodded repeatedly, saying in unison, "As Granny commands."

Granny Si glanced at the rising second celestial barrier and said, "The second wave of magnetic storm is coming soon; let's enter the Ancestral Court as quickly as possible to take shelter!"

The nine of them immediately headed straight for the Ancestral Court. Just as they entered the sky above the Ancestral Court, the second wave of magnetic storm arrived. They looked up, only to see auroras appearing everywhere in the Ancestral Court's sky, colorful and truly brilliant. At this moment, in the west of the Ancestral Court, a celestial barrier was also slowly rising, making their expressions solemn. The Ancestral Court's sealing was already halfway complete.

"Let's go to the south and wait for him!" Granny Si said quickly, "We'll definitely find him in the south!"

On the Golden Ship of Crossing Worlds, the three hall masters, Zhaoyang, Hehuan, and Fenghuang, gazed at this scene from afar, feeling a deep shock. The shock in the hearts of Xu Shenghua, Lan Yutian, Heavenly Venerate Yue, and others was also unparalleled.

The ancient gods sealing the Ancestral Court was already the most brilliant and awe-inspiring scene in the history of the Seventeenth Epoch. And now, Qin Mu was forcefully folding the Ancestral Court's space to turn it into a colossal prison, sealing the two great powers, the Miluo Palace and the World Tree—including these Heavenly Venerates and Dao Achievers—all within this enormous cage! This kind of feat was even more magnificent and grand than the scene when the ancient gods sealed the Ancestral Court back then, and the power used was immeasurably stronger!

"The Miluo Palace cannot be sealed." Hall Master Hehuan shook her head and said indifferently, "What Young Master Seven is doing is just making a laughingstock of himself." She revealed strong confidence in the Miluo Palace: "No one can seal the Miluo Palace! Any one of the seventy-two Hall Masters of the Miluo Palace can break Young Master Seven's seal, let alone the Young Masters of the Miluo Palace!"

"That's right!" Hall Master Fenghuang stepped forward and smiled, "As long as we anchor ourselves in the void and establish a firm foothold in this universe, there will be no power in this universe capable of contending with us!"

Hall Master Zhaoyang was about to speak when she suddenly let out a muffled groan and coughed up a mouthful of blood, her injuries subtly showing a tendency to become uncontrollable.

Founding Emperor Qin Ye said calmly, "Young Master Seven is sealing the Ancestral Court, turning it into a prison with four walls, only leaving the top unsealed. Do you think he's leaving you a glimmer of hope?" He looked up at the sky; Heavenly Emperor Hao was still diligently trying to imprint the void and cultivate the Grand Overarching Heaven. "The reason Young Master Seven left the sky open was primarily to seal the thirty-six layers of void, leaving you nowhere to anchor yourselves." Founding Emperor Qin Ye withdrew his gaze and said indifferently, "The Ancestral Court will be our battleground, and only the ultimate victor will be able to leave here alive!"