Chapter 1072: Returning Through Rebirth

"Do you know him? Who is he?" Chu Feng asked. That old man was incredibly powerful, fragments of the Grand Dao flowing all over him, his divine might overwhelming.

"Of course I know him," the Netherworld Creature replied, staring intently into the golden spatial rift. "His fame is legendary. He's known as the Martial Lunatic who has no equal across the northern lands of the Yang Realm. Who hasn't heard of him?"

That aura, that overwhelming dominance—it had witnessed it only once in the past and had remembered it deeply, never to forget it for the rest of its life.

"I can't believe it," the Netherworld Creature murmured. "After my sworn brother and I died, he's still alive and has advanced even further. Without my brother, few can truly stand against him."

The Netherworld Creature felt disheartened. Both it and its sworn brother had perished, yet the very person they had once contended with was still alive and radiating such formidable power. How could it find peace of mind?

Moreover, it had already deduced how the woman it admired, the most beautiful woman in the Yang Realm, had met her demise. Everything had been predetermined the moment she encountered this Martial Lunatic.

When the Martial Lunatic struck again, the heavens collapsed and the earth shattered. He merely let out an arrogant breath, and the Menggu Dao crumbled, exploding into chaos, with God Kings and deities almost completely annihilated!

A Heavenly Venerable roared, eyes filled with blood and tears, crawling out of the pile of corpses, determined to fight the Martial Lunatic to the death. However, with a raised hand, the Martial Lunatic's golden finger glowed, and he effortlessly tore the Menggu Dao Heavenly Venerable, who had once shaken Qingzhou, into two halves, blood splattering everywhere. Such was his dominance; he killed enemies as if tearing a painting. No one could stand before him, and no one could halt his advance.

"What kind of person is the Martial Lunatic?" Chu Feng eagerly asked. He had a feeling that this Martial Lunatic might still be alive, perhaps even present in the world. Could he one day encounter such a powerful evolutionary? How strong exactly was he? Chu Feng wanted to know.

"How strong do you think someone is who dared to challenge my sworn brother?" the Netherworld Creature sighed, a shiver of fear running through it at the thought of the Martial Lunatic's terror. It added, "He's the only one who fought my sworn brother in a bloodbath and managed to retreat alive, after an intense battle of eight hundred moves!"

Hearing this, Chu Feng was deeply moved! Who was this sworn brother of the Netherworld Creature? He had ruled over a tenth of the Yang Realm's territory, swept through armies, destroyed sects and ancient families, and was unrivaled across the Yang Realm for an entire era. The fact that someone could fight him in a bloody battle for eight hundred rounds and still leave alive was an event of immense significance in itself. It only demonstrated how terrifying the Martial Lunatic was.

Most importantly, the Netherworld Creature and its brother had both died for unknown reasons, having long since passed away, yet this Martial Lunatic was still alive and dared to annihilate the Menggu Dao!

"With my brother dead, is he truly going to swallow the world?" the Netherworld Creature's mood was complex. Its brother had originally been the overlord who could suppress the Martial Lunatic, but he had died prematurely.

"Live! The Menggu Dao will not perish; it will reappear!" That powerful being of the Menggu Dao roared at the most beautiful woman in the Yang Realm. His white hair stained with blood, he staggered forward, confronting the Martial Lunatic, intent on blocking this infinitely dominant and terrifying evolutionary.

"Who can obstruct my path?" the Martial Lunatic laughed, his laughter so powerful that even his own allies coughed blood, their bodies almost exploding. This was still the result of his intentional control; otherwise, countless more would have died, their bodies and spirits shattering.

The Martial Lunatic advanced, his golden fist coalescing into terrifying patterns that covered its surface. He punched forward, striding with a meteorite-like speed, appearing casual yet utterly willful. He was too overwhelming, too terrifying. As the elder of the Menggu Dao moved his hands, demonstrating a supreme technique, he was forcefully pierced through, his arms exploding. Simultaneously, a massive bloody hole appeared in his body, which then continued to gush blood before it suddenly disintegrated!

In the distance, although the most beautiful woman in the Yang Realm felt pain in her heart, she did not hesitate. She had already soared into the sky at the first opportunity, intent on leaving the area. However, she felt that hope was slim. Since the enemy had come to their doorstep, an astonishingly powerful individual like her would undoubtedly be targeted and not allowed to escape. Many believed that given time, she would surpass everyone in the Menggu Dao, including even the Martial Lunatic among their enemies. She alone could establish a sect in the future and restore the glory of the Menggu Dao. How could her opponents possibly let such talent go?

Indeed, her fears unfortunately came true. A colossal hand, as black as ink, descended from the heavens with a resounding boom, covering her below. Besides the Martial Lunatic, there was another terrifying entity!

"No!" the Netherworld Creature cried out. Even though it knew this was an event from eons ago, it felt as if it were present, unable to restrain a powerful shout. Chu Feng's eyebrows furrowed, and he secretly clenched his fingers until they turned white.

"You are shameless, pushing your luck too far!" a voice cried from the blood mist. "You take advantage of our patriarch's departure to assimilate with the Dao to bully us at our doorstep. Why didn't you dare to do this before?!"

In the blood mist, the residual soul of that powerful being from the Menggu Dao let out a sorrowful roar, filled with indignation and unwillingness. Carrying a rain of blood, he charged towards the black hand in the sky, hoping to secure a sliver of hope for the sect's promising successor. At the same time, its residual soul chanted a spell, drawing upon the lingering obsessions of all the deceased disciples. A blood sacrifice ensued, causing the entire world to tremble and wail.

"I did indeed wish to contend with your patriarch," the Martial Lunatic said, his eyes filled with arrogance and dominance. "However, I was delayed by important matters and arrived late. I didn't expect him to die first, assimilating with the Dao to his end."

The Martial Lunatic spoke, his eyes filled with arrogance and dominance. He feared not even the Menggu Dao's patriarch, wishing to fight him. This indeed was a madman.

At this moment, the Menggu Dao became a terrifying sacrificial ground. The entire sect's domain was bleeding; floating islands and majestic mountains alike turned crimson, divine blood burning everywhere!

"Patriarch, do you know?" the residual soul of the powerful being cried out in despair. "Our Menggu Dao is facing a great catastrophe, about to be erased from existence. Our disciples have all perished, everyone has been slain! This is an unprecedented disaster, a bloody purge!" The powerful residual soul wailed sorrowfully, its furious roar shaking the heavens.

The Martial Lunatic sneered, "So what if they die? How many supreme sects have been annihilated throughout history? Die!" As he uttered the word "die," he unleashed a punch. The heavens and earth trembled violently, all the blood mist exploded and then burned away. The residual souls and obsessions were all dispersed and utterly obliterated by his strike! At the same time, he attacked alongside the black hand in the sky, targeting the most beautiful woman in the Yang Realm. Even those as powerful as they were wary, fearing that if this woman, who had astonished an entire era, was not eliminated, the Menggu Dao would effectively remain unextinguished.

The world was stained with blood, the sky a bloody red!

Silence descended upon the world. Even the God Kings they had brought trembled. This battle was too terrifying, causing a tremor in their hearts. Blood covered the ground. Was one of the Yang Realm's top ten sects truly annihilated just like that?

*Boom!*

Suddenly, from the void, in the quietness, heaven and earth shook. It was as if a path of reincarnation had opened, appearing dimly and vaguely, then a section of it exploded!

"Why? Why?!" From the extreme depths beneath the Menggu Dao, a desolate voice emanated, filled with endless sorrow and eons of regret, letting out a low roar.

"Not dead? Didn't you assimilate with the Dao?!" In the sky, the black hand rapidly retreated into the clouds, and a shocked, wary voice questioned.

From the boundless depths underground, an immense and indistinct creature vaguely manifested.

"Interesting. Returning from rebirth?!" The Martial Lunatic did not retreat; instead, he showed great curiosity, his arrogant demeanor and dominant aura undiminished. The creature's vague outline was too terrifying, almost indescribable!

"This patriarch is incompetent! I failed to protect you, leading to the decline of our sect and the complete scattering of our disciples... This is my sin!" In the depths underground, the voice trembled, filled with profound grief.