The peerless black hand that covers the sky

Chapter 1165 Grand Ambition, Nine Clans, Evil Dragon!

The altar has evolved and taken shape over the long course of time.

It seemed to be just a projection, not a real existence... But its charm, its aura, ancient and sacred, were enough to make people ignore its reality and feel their souls tremble, wanting to kneel down and worship!

At this moment, time stands still, and the flow of life stops!
Everything seemed to stand still, frozen into an eternal picture.

Throughout the entire battlefield, whether it was the gods about to burn out or the terrified and shocked demons, they were all unable to move at this moment. Their astonishing power was frozen and could no longer be used by them!
Even Chu Feng, if it weren't for the mysterious aura flowing through the Time Furnace at the crucial moment, might have become like a mosquito trapped in amber, watching the play and eventually becoming a character in it.

Chu Feng retreated abruptly, his expression tense and solemn... Once sacrificed, he would fear the altar for ten thousand years.

He had a disease, a disease that made his face turn black when he saw an altar.

Fortunately, he soon breathed a sigh of relief... This altar had many slight differences from the altar that had once tried to sacrifice him alive; it was not the same in form.

However, Chu Feng's heart remained uneasy and he was still tense.

"What...did you do..."

The demon god was unable to move, his body was stiff, and his primordial spirit could not break free. After exerting too much force, his whole body convulsed, but he still could not break free from the restraints.

"Nothing much was done, just the most thorough sacrifice!"

The form of the deity gradually faded and blurred, and the many young immortal kings contained within it were vaguely revealed, all of whom withered and dissipated in the disillusionment of the deity.

But at this moment, the young kings were too composed, too carefree, as if they had taken life and death lightly and were detached from worldly affairs.

"Let us offer our splendor and brilliance as a sacrifice to touch the great beings in the darkness..."

A young immortal king chuckled, “At that level, they don’t need external help; nothing external can move them anymore… But perhaps a wondrous life experience can.”

“Old man, you are ultimately not beings born and raised in this era. Even if you can amass countless resources for cultivation in this era, there is still a gap between you and this one…”

"Perhaps in your time, time was continuous and years were interconnected... But in this era, every moment, every period of time, can be given unique meaning!"

"Why would such a supreme being, which influences and causes such a miracle of time, do this? What is He expecting? What does He want to see?"

“We don’t understand… but that doesn’t stop us from recognizing that perhaps we have our own unique value, that the things we take for granted, the things we care about the least, the things that seem most ethereal, can become priceless treasures to be offered up…”

"When we hold this sentiment in our hearts and keep it in mind, we gradually feel a certain resonance... It is there, it has always been there!"

"That seems to be closely related to bloodline techniques, and could open up many convenient avenues..."

"However, that's not enough..."

Another young immortal king spoke, revealing the true intentions behind the scenes; it was time to draw conclusions.

"Perhaps we can use this to severely damage you... but what's the point?"

"Burn everything, and perish together?"

"Trading my life for rubble like yours is a terrible loss no matter how you look at it..."

"Therefore, we embarked on a different path... Old folks, haven't you always been mindful of future generations and believed in their wisdom?"

"Then let us have our final and fairest duel here on this altar, which has a profound connection to the bloodline law!"

"If you lose, we inherit everything from you; if you win, you get everything from us... Oh, we have nothing left, and you get nothing... No, there is also the boundless cause and effect!"

The young immortal kings laughed heartily, their final moments ablaze with unparalleled brilliance!

Their divine light shines forth, influencing countless ages and triggering endless causes and effects!
Moreover, within that endless cycle of cause and effect, they made an unparalleled vow—

If I attain liberation in the future, I will open up a supreme and perfect realm, illuminating countless eternal ages, universally saving all those who have no refuge, dispelling all evil, and spreading righteousness!
A grand ambition!

A grand vision!
cause and effect!

The Great Cause and Effect!
Unimaginable power flowed and surged at this moment. Faced with such power, Chu Feng felt so insignificant. For the first time, he felt that even the Time Furnace might not be able to protect him!

Immortal Emperor?

Or is it a sacrificial ceremony?

Even...on the sacrificial altar?
Chu Feng turned and ran without looking back, afraid that if he was too slow, he would be chosen by that great power, included in the list of those judged to be the object of the grand ambition, and burdened with immeasurable debt and the ultimate black mark.

That was a grand ambition that was impossible to fulfill at the moment, vaguely involving an unparalleled evil ancestor and a supreme heavenly emperor. Even Chu Feng himself was still struggling on his way, let alone a group of immortal kings.

Chu Feng understood this principle, the young immortal king understood it, and the ancient kings understood it as well.

"You guys... are crazy..."

"That's right, you've reached a dead end, a dead end... What does it matter if you're crazy or not..."

"But...we hate it..."

The demon roared, wanting to do something, but unable to do anything... If it were at its peak, it might still have a chance, but it had already exhausted too much in the bloody battle.

Moreover, something even more terrible is happening!
That's... punishing nine generations of one's family!
The gods are crumbling, the young kings are withering away, sacrifices are offered on the altar, and all is vanity in the great cause and effect.

However, as good young people of the new era, they emphasize admitting their mistakes and correcting them.

Ashamed of their lies and empty words, they resolved to repay the debt of karma at all costs.

"Our ancestors!"

"Your blood flows in our veins!"

At this moment, they no longer call him "old thing" or "old Deng," but are very polite and respectful.

"We are determined to sacrifice ourselves, to give up everything we have, including our bloodline, and naturally the life imprint within it... The traces of our ancestors are very clear there!"

"Now, on this same altar, we are willing to acknowledge you as our ancestors..."

They laughed merrily, but flames were spreading, dancing on the altar, and burning the demon!

The demon roared in fury, putting up a fierce resistance.

However, the terrifying power brought about by the great cause and effect crushed them at this moment, destroying all their resistance inch by inch. In the end, they watched in despair as they followed in the footsteps of the gods, shattering and vanishing into nothingness in the supreme sacrifice!
Chu Feng stared blankly at the scene from afar, unsure of what to say.

He swallowed hard, then suddenly spoke, muttering softly.

"When I was still a mortal, I heard some jokes..."

"In the ancient dynasties, if one was dissatisfied with and hated their family of origin, yet powerless to resist and helpless... then why not do something earth-shattering..."

"Afterwards, naturally some people were happy to step in and help exterminate three generations, nine generations, even shaking the egg yolks in the house until they were scattered, and splitting the earthworms in the soil upright..."

"Bloodline, the strongest and most powerful bond, those at the top are the most severe ancestors of those at the bottom..." "But, if those at the bottom go mad and do something earth-shattering, the reckoning of cause and effect will also be... simply crushed according to the family tree..."

At that moment, Chu Feng understood.

Perhaps all the plans and preparations made by that group of outstanding young people were just paving the way for the final reckoning!

They borrowed along the way, borrowing the power of their unfounded descendants, the blessings of countless beings, and finally the intangible yet most invincible cause and effect in the world!

Now, even if the ancient Celestial King wanted to declare—severing the relationship between grandfather and grandson?
It's too late!
They were all sent to their doom, sacrificed on an altar, their bodies used to fill the pit, offered as a sacrifice, whether they wanted to or not.

"Roar!"

The demon god's body cracked, and ancient immortal kings emerged one by one, but none could escape the overwhelming and terrifying karmic reckoning, melting away in the unparalleled flames.

At the end of their lives, they were filled with resentment, anger, and roars.

"What will you gain by doing this?"

They questioned the young fairy king.

However, the young Celestial Kings could no longer answer them; they all departed in the flames, vanishing into nothingness!
The endless rain of light scattered, their last remnants, dancing around the many old kings and merging into them, giving them more strength to hold on, but only delaying their deaths by a little while.

However, even this short period of time was enough for them to witness the final evolution.

"Boom!"

The altar shook violently.

Before everyone's shocked eyes, the center of the altar collapsed and the four sides arched up, transforming into... a furnace!

The furnace seemed to be a world unto itself, where traces of the gods' existence, collapsing demons, the waters of the long river of time, and the flames that burned everything... were all being forged within it!
Heaven and earth are the furnace, and creation is the craftsman; yin and yang are the charcoal, and all things are the copper.

This is an unparalleled divine power. For a fleeting moment, the existence of gods and the fruits of their cultivation reappeared, merging with the demon gods!

One originates from all living beings and from the power of thought, and is the most selfless; the other originates from ancient kings, who made future generations suffer and believed in the wisdom of their descendants, and is the most selfish and self-centered.

One is radiant and holy, revered by all the heavens, truly the most holy and virtuous; the other is eerie and ominous, dark and profound, truly the most evil and dark.

However, bloodline is a "string", a Tai Chi string. By outlining and connecting the two, it transforms into a Tai Chi, which seems to be a supreme Dao fruit!

When this Dao Fruit appeared, the River of Time turbulent and shook violently. What was originally a hazy downstream area suddenly had a dazzling rainbow break through the fog and appear!

It descended here, came to the side of that divine furnace, and became clear, clear, it was actually... a drop of blood!

The blood, enveloped in supreme divine light, was adorned with countless Dao symbols, dazzlingly brilliant, within which infinite spiritual light shone—it seemed to be… the mark of life!
Inside the furnace, many ancient immortal kings, refined and stripped of everything by the furnace, were left with only a trace of unwilling obsession. They stared at this drop of blood, their expressions strange and bitter... They seemed to be both crying and laughing, their emotions most difficult to express.

"I bitterly resent spending year after year embroidering with gold thread, only to make wedding gowns for others..."

"So, this is your last trump card?"

"Have all the outstanding young people in all the worlds who are unwilling to be oppressed by the bloodline law united together?"

"You are merely the vanguard, firing the first shot..."

"Countless outstanding young people have poured their lives and material possessions into the long river of time, accumulating in the sea of ​​time. How many are there? Hundreds of billions? Trillions? Trillions? Immeasurable?"

"The laws of the immeasurable heavens, the bloodline of countless ages, a conspiracy of unspoken understanding..."

Ultimately, in the past? In the present? In the future?

"To create a vast world belonging to your descendants, and together achieve the status of a supreme Dao Ancestor..."

"No wonder...no wonder!"

"No wonder you were able to unleash the power of a Celestial King as soon as you became immortals, and it was stable and long-lasting."

"No wonder, once you started playing the victim among the gods, you instantly gained influence and attracted attention from all worlds."

"No wonder you dared to abandon everything in the end, dragging us onto the altar to settle endless karma and perish together."

"So you had already prepared a sliver of hope, living inside the body of a supreme descendant?"

"Finally, they'll change their appearance and come to claim the final spoils!"

What did the ancient immortal king understand in the final moments of his life?

But there was nothing they could do; they could only watch helplessly as the situation unfolded.

The furnace turned, melting everything, until only a Dao fruit resembling the Tai Chi symbol remained.

A group of celestial kings, a god, a demon god... all their essences contributed to the formation of this Dao Fruit, yet they share a common foundation: bloodline!
It is also because of blood ties that all of this is connected.

Ultimately, it was blood ties that brought it to a close.

A single drop of blood, dazzling and radiant, carries the imprint of a revived life, its aura identical to that of the young Immortal Kings before it!
Or rather, it is the imprint of their lives!

It was passed down and revived within the bodies of descendants in some unknown time and space, continuing from generation to generation, eventually becoming a working person in the inner world of a bloodline ancestor, looking back after countless years!
Past, present, future... Time has become chaotic, yet it all seems so natural.

Boom!

A dazzling crimson light illuminated a series of young figures, and the phantom images of the kings appeared. "Ancestors, it seems we have won this round!"

They stood calmly before the ancient immortal king's obsession, displaying the composure of victors.

To achieve a successful comeback in the most incredible way is something to be proud of, and one's spirits are lifted, no longer displaying the desperate attitude of the past.

"Indeed, you are a cut above the rest..."

The ancient king sighed; they had many things they wanted to say, but in the end, only this one sentence came out.

If you're not as skilled as someone else, you have to accept the consequences.

"What are you going to do next? Raise your banners and overthrow all the old things?" the ancient kings asked.

"A banner? Subversion?" The young Celestial King shook his head. "We can tell the difference between a full stomach and a regular meal... If we succeed and countless peers follow suit, it will certainly become a major trend, but... our mental power will also be diverted!"

They smiled.

"Hahaha!"

The ancient celestial kings were taken aback, then burst into laughter, "As expected... indeed they are our descendants, inheriting our darkness and profundity!"

"Take it! Refine this Dao Fruit, embark on your own path, and ascend to the highest realm!"

(End of this chapter)