Chapter 1168: Great Power Joins the Battle

The Mo family could never accept threats. Several old patriarchs, ancient living fossils holding immense power, were enraged, wishing they could flay Ji Dade alive.

Naturally, the family was even more eager to barbecue Long Dayu!

Regardless of future developments, the Mo family had suffered a terrible setback today, a painful fall that utterly disgraced them.

It was humiliating that just two youngsters had managed to put them in such a predicament.

"Ji Dade, you're dreaming! What are you, that you think you can threaten us?!"

The Mo family naturally refused to compromise, responding with great force. Their eyes were cold with fury; they truly wanted to find that young man and humiliate him to death!

Unfortunately, they couldn't find him anywhere.

"Alright, today I officially declare war on you! What happened before was just a warm-up. The 'Hunt the Heavenly Venerates' operation has begun!" Chu Feng declared.

This declaration caused an uproar.

Many were speechless. Was such a huge commotion merely an appetizer, not even the main course?

Some people's hearts burned with anticipation, hoping he would escalate the conflict. Witnessing the Desolate Race being tormented and thrown into disarray was something many would enjoy.

Ten thousand dark hunters had just retreated; what more did he plan to do? How would he hunt Heavenly Venerates? Many speculated, their excitement rising.

In the mountains, Old Gu glared at Chu Feng. "Don't look at me," he said. "Even a ton of Heavenly Gold Stone won't help. If you want to hunt a Heavenly Venerate from a Human King family, even the Dark Organization wouldn't take the job. One mistake, and you'll be lost forever."

He spoke the truth. The Mo family belonged to the Desolate Race, and their Heavenly Venerates were terrifyingly powerful.

Moreover, the Mo family undoubtedly had mighty cultivators guarding them. If one were to be targeted by such a monster, the consequences would be dire.

Who would be willing to take such a risk? The cost-benefit ratio was too low!

Overall, hunting Heavenly Venerates was highly unrealistic in this world and rarely occurred.

While mighty cultivators could indeed achieve this, ninety percent of such evolved beings were in a dying state. Those in perpetual seclusion were relatively better off; most were in deep slumber, a state of suspended animation, to prevent the dissipation of their life force.

Expecting such beings to emerge, accept missions, and carry out assassinations was simply laughable!

Who could command them?

Furthermore, how many treasures in this world were truly enticing enough for them?

In fact, even Heavenly Venerates rarely "took jobs"; it was uncommon even within the Dark Organization, given their status and position.

"So, the only way to get an old monster from a powerful clan to kill a Mo family Heavenly Venerate is to use the Bloodline Fruit?" Chu Feng asked.

He genuinely didn't want to use that fruit.

The repercussions of doing so would be terrifying. It wouldn't just be one faction targeting him, but countless dark organizations and underground forces going berserk.

"Forget it, don't use that fruit. It's like opening Pandora's Box; all sorts of devils and monsters will come knocking," Old Gu shook his head.

He made up his mind to test the true caliber of that organization. Following Chu Feng's suggestion, he wanted to see how they would perform.

Chu Feng felt a wave of relief upon hearing this. "Well," he said, "if the Bloodline Fruit is to be used at all, it should be to put a bounty on Heavenly Venerate Taiwu's head, to annihilate his flesh and sever his soul light!"

"Exactly! That old bastard, I truly want to slaughter him immediately!" Dong Dahu exclaimed.

Chu Feng said, "However, I still hope to personally kill him, to take his head with my own strength!"

Heavenly Venerate Taiwu had almost become his inner demon, yet also the driving force behind his rise. Why had he defied samsara and entered the Yang Realm?

He wanted to find his old friends and, more importantly, avenge his parents and loved ones!

Imperceptibly, Taiwu had become a source of motivation, spurring him forward.

"Think twice before acting!" Old Gu warned.

Killing a Divine King from the Martial Lunatic's lineage was one thing, but directly killing a Heavenly Venerate would have too profound an impact.

Especially if Chu Feng dared to involve the Dark Organization and mobilize underground forces for a hunt or assassination, it was very likely to enrage the monster known as the Martial Lunatic.

"Because the Martial Lunatic himself is one of the sources of darkness. How many underground forces would dare to target his lineage?" Old Gu sighed.

If Taiwu were to be killed in a fair duel, the Martial Lunatic would likely have nothing to say and wouldn't intervene; he might even ignore it.

However, daring to use dark forces within his domain to target his lineage would undoubtedly provoke a hornet's nest. That existence, possibly invincible outside Sheli, might not hesitate to bathe the world in blood.

Normally, no one was willing to assassinate a Heavenly Venerate, much less one from the Taiwu lineage, whose very origins were tainted with darkness. It was unlikely anyone would step forward to hunt him.

"Once this is over, I will undergo evolution. I need to rise rapidly," Chu Feng murmured.

That same day, in a desolate mountain valley, chaotic energy permeated the air. An ancient temple floated in the void, situated within a rift in time.

Lightning occasionally flashed across the sky, but it was completely silent.

The ancient temple hung motionless.

"Has he returned?"

"He actually used a token of this level!"

"He actually revived?"

This was the organization Old Gu had founded years ago, its headquarters existing beyond the mortal realm, in a special spacetime.

Now, several leaders of the organization were holding a secret meeting.

Old Gu had displayed a glowing white token, dropped it in a specific location, and then notified them, instructing them to feign an attack on the Mo family.

Old Gu was rather soft-hearted, telling them that their safety was paramount. They didn't need to launch a full-scale assault; a mere touch was enough before retreating, a probing attack would suffice.

"Are we really going to attack the Mo family? That's a Human King family! What if a living prehistoric Human King is there? We'd be in deep trouble then!" someone in the ancient temple spoke.

"Even if there's a prehistoric Human King, they'll be in slumber, with no time to revive. If things go wrong, we'll retreat immediately; we'll have enough time!"

"We must attack. I want to know if Gu... has truly revived!"

Ultimately, the organization acted.

That day, an invisible, oppressive atmosphere suddenly descended outside the Mo family's ancestral grounds.

Then, a colossal golden hand stretched out from the sky, immensely terrifying, and violently slammed towards the Mo family's ancestral land. It was excessively brutal.

"Damn it, who?!"

It must be said that the Mo family was incredibly powerful, with astonishingly deep foundations. They reacted immediately, as a supreme figure revived and powerfully extended a shimmering purple hand, blocking the colossal golden hand.

However, in the next instant, a massive, dark hand appeared in the sky, forming a fist-seal, and smashed down again with formidable will!

From within the Mo family's ancestral grounds, a mother-gold sword, radiating immortal light, shot forth, cleaving towards the black fist in the sky. Lightning flashed, thunder roared, and Grand Dao runes exploded.

This was terrifying, shocking the outside world. People had no idea what level of collision this was.

"Moo!"

A mighty roar, the sound of a wild bull, shook heaven and earth, as if it could rend past, present, and future!

In the sky, a gaunt, black old bull appeared, resembling an unparalleled Ox Demon. Its horns were rough, and its dull hair was almost completely shed. It looked withered but possessed formidable power.

With a thud, it raised a hoof and stomped downwards, as if the heavens and earth were collapsing!

The Mo family's mountain-protecting domain fully activated, blocking its assault.

However, the area around the Mo family's mountain gate still exploded, reduced to rubble!

"Heavens, is that a mighty cultivator-level battle?"

The outside world was shaken. They saw an aged Desolate Ox and speculated about its realm, their hearts pounding in alarm.

After Old Gu witnessed this scene through his Cosmic Brain, his heart trembled. His eyes reddened as he sighed, "When I saw that Ox Divine King in Ming Prefecture earlier, I had my doubts. Now, seeing another ancient, withered Desolate Race ox like this, I'm certain: this is the descendant of my brother from back then, perhaps even his son!"

"Moo!"

The bull's roar shook the heavens; this was a Desolate Beast beyond the Divine Beast level. Its sound waves shattered the firmament as it attacked the Mo family.

Beside this Desolate Beast, there were two other beings: one extended a golden hand, and the other wielded a dark fist-seal, both shaking the Mo family to its core!