Devouring the Starry Sky: Giants of Light at the beginning

Chapter 947 Retreat
“Yuan, I never imagined that you would actually become an obstacle for us naturally born chaotic beings, and become the new lord.”

The Infinite Serpent Ancestor stood in front of the many lords, protecting the other progenitors.

Although they couldn't work together, as the highest leader of the naturally formed chaotic life camp, the Infinite Serpent Ancestor did not complain about those ancestors who were shouting for retreat. In fact, he had to try his best to win them over.

Looking at the weakened Lord Source before him, the Infinite Serpent Ancestor felt a pang of regret. Although the Giant God Emperor had died, as long as the remaining progenitors worked together, they could still kill the Source before them.

Unfortunately, many of the progenitors were terrified by the death of the Giant Emperor, and if a real battle were to break out, they would probably turn around and run away immediately.

At that time, the ancestors like the Infinite Serpent Ancestor will be in an awkward position, because desertion and timely retreat are two completely different concepts.

"Pity!"

Lu Yunhe looked at the departing Primordial Ancestor and thought to himself, "What a pity!"

He was genuinely curious about these beings who possessed immortality, even if they weren't like the lords who were able to leave behind their complete legacy.

Even just exchanging blows with him can teach him a lot.

The unification of the three thousand Great Daos is sufficient to simulate everything in the world, including the Origin World and even the Primordial Chaos Ancestor.

Those immortal beings, having reached the pinnacle in a certain aspect, are very suitable as guides.

As for ordinary Primordial Ancestors, although they possess the highest level of power, they lack fundamental knowledge. It would be too difficult for them to comprehend it simply through combat.

The Infinite Serpent Ancestor also noticed this, so he took the initiative to block Lu Yunhe, and then used the power of absolute etherealization to defend himself while concealing his own power, making it difficult for others to see clearly.

As an immortal being and one of the top beings in the endless primordial space, the Infinite Serpent Ancestor's control over power and abilities is also unparalleled.

Under such relatively secrecy, it would be difficult for Lu Yunhe to gain anything from fighting him.

"Serpent Ancestor, decide quickly whether to fight or retreat. If you decide to continue the battle, our lord will be happy to oblige."

Yuan looked at the many ancestors with a fighting spirit, and his overwhelming aura pressed down on them.

The Infinite Serpent Ancestor twitched its body, completely ignoring the oppressive force. It simply looked at the troublesome lords and realized that their original plan to destroy the cultivators' territory had completely failed.

It can be said that almost the entire innate chaotic life force was mobilized, but still failed to achieve its goal, and even suffered heavy losses.

It is foreseeable that in the future, the naturally formed chaotic life force will no longer be able to maintain absolute dominance over the cultivator force.

The situation has shifted from absolute suppression to a strategic stalemate.

Throughout the endless years, they will be each other's greatest rivals until the final victor is determined.

The cultivator faction needs to maintain the continuous and perpetual existence of the Source World, while the naturally born Chaotic Origin beings need to directly devour the Source World's origin. The conflict between the two sides is difficult to resolve, and one side must suffer a complete defeat.

"It's such a pity. I never thought that you would actually be able to give birth to a new lord before the war of extermination." The Infinite Serpent Ancestor looked at the lords with resentment.

Many of the ancestors of Hunyuan were also very unwilling to accept it. They were really just one step away, but they still failed.

“This was indeed a close call.” Yuan nodded in acknowledgment. “If Yuan hadn’t broken through in time, we might have lost all our territories.”

In previous wars, facing attacks from numerous progenitors, the seven lords suffered repeated defeats, only able to delay the fall of their territories as much as possible, but unable to change the course of the war.

However, they finally witnessed the birth of the eighth lord, which completely reversed the situation.

Although they had not yet achieved complete victory, it was enough to make the seven lords overjoyed. The future was no longer uncertain, and they could see the possibility of victory.

“Yes, you win this time.” The Infinite Serpent Ancestor nodded in agreement, then added, “But that doesn’t mean we lost.”

"Let's settle this once and for all!"

This time, they were caught off guard by the birth of a new lord. When they are ready again, the Infinite Serpent Ancestor will make a comeback.

“Yuan, let’s save our duel for next time.” The Infinite Serpent Ancestor looked at Lu Yunhe, the lord who had brought him the most devastating defeat.

The entire innate chaotic life force mobilized, but not only did they fail to achieve their intended goal, they also lost an emperor.

Although the overall strength of the camp was not greatly diminished, it was indeed a defeat.

However, since they lost the battle but still have the advantage in overall strength, it cannot be considered a complete defeat.

"next time?"

Lu Yunhe raised an eyebrow: "Serpent Ancestor, there's no need for next time, even this time is fine. I don't mind if it's just the two of us continuing the fight."

Being able to fight against such a top-tier being as the Infinite Serpent Ancestor, Lu Yunhe was itching to try his hand at it.

"hehe…"

The Infinite Serpent Ancestor chuckled inwardly, thinking, "How could I possibly do as the other party wishes?"

The Infinite Serpent Ancestor naturally had a deep understanding of the growth of cultivators.

It is understood that cultivators with exceptional talent are more likely to break through in battle, especially in the most intense and oppressive wars, where the possibility of a breakthrough is greater and it is easier to tap into their own potential.

The Infinite Serpent Ancestor would naturally not give Yuan this opportunity; every bit of time he could buy was precious.

"withdraw!"

With a command from the Infinite Serpent Ancestor, the Mother of Time and Space led many progenitors directly through time and space.

Because of the four immortal beings covering the rear, especially the Infinite Serpent Ancestor, the lords had no intention of giving chase.

While the cultivator lords were defending, the naturally formed Chaotic Origin Life Force was having a lot of trouble and was unable to break through the defense system for a long time.

However, when the Heavenly Primordial Chaos Life Faction decides to defend, it is enough to make the lord give up all thoughts.

Whether it's the Infinite Serpent Ancestor, the Primordial Ancestor, or even the Endless Ancestor, they are all top-tier beings in terms of defensive systems.

Especially the Primordial Ancestor, who bound all the ancestors of the endless primordial space together, could not break through the opponent's defense.

"The progenitors have ceased hostilities!"

Yuan watched the departing ancestors of Hunyuan and secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Continuing the fight wouldn't be so bad, but the outcome could be unfavorable for them. If Yuan were to accidentally perish in the battle, it would be a disaster.

Fortunately, because of the death of the Giant Emperor, the naturally occurring chaotic beings no longer wanted to fight.

The outcome of withdrawing from the war was enough to satisfy the lords like Yuan.

"The ancestors are still stronger than us overall," Lord Moman said. "We used to be able to join forces to kill some ancestors, but after one war after another, even if we burned our main battle avatars, we could no longer kill the ancestors."

"That's why the ancestors adapted to our fighting methods and wanted to succeed in one fell swoop this time."

“That’s right, this time the Source did give the Ancestors a big surprise, but next time, they will have ways to deal with it. Let alone killing the Nine Emperors, they probably won’t even be able to kill ordinary Ancestors.” Lord Jin said unwillingly. As the Lord of Destruction, it was also very disheartening that he was not the top in destruction.

"I see!"

Lu Yunhe nodded in understanding, and his mindset was not affected by the victory.

The lords are not as powerful as imagined. The reason they have a good record is that they are in a defensive position, a new lord has appeared, and they are immortal.

Without this immortality, the lords would have been wiped out long ago.

In reality, an ordinary lord can only fight against two or three ordinary Hunyuan Ancestors in a direct battle.

If you choose the defensive stance, the number of Primordial Chaos Ancestors you can deal with can double.

If they can cooperate perfectly, the combined strength of the progenitors they can deal with can double, or about ten times.

As for the Star Lord, although he is powerful, so far there has never been a one-on-one kill among the progenitors in the Endless Chaos Space.

Those primordial ancestors who died were mostly killed in the chaos of battle, or because they were momentarily unaware of the cultivators' methods.

Whether they are progenitors or lords, they are indeed within the same realm.

Now, although there is another lord, we can only be on the defensive. To break out is a completely different story.

Conversely, when the innate Hunyuan life is on the defensive, even one of the Nine Emperors of Hunyuan can entangle a lord.

"That method just now probably only works its best the first time it's used," Lu Yunhe pondered.

In other words, as long as the difference in the numbers he creates is large enough, he can still achieve extraordinary results in war.

"Not only that, although new lords have emerged among us, new progenitors will also be born among the naturally primordial beings due to the battle."

The stars are observing the future, and so far there has been no indication of the possibility of a ninth lord being born.

However, within the naturally formed chaotic origin life group, there exists a world-class chaotic origin that has broken through to the level of the progenitor.

“Even under the threat of death, some of the progenitors may continue to evolve.”

Despite having killed many Primordial Ancestors, as innate Primordial beings born from the endless Primordial Space, their talents are truly first-rate.

It should be noted that some progenitors were even born primordial progenitors, comparable to the Origin World from birth, and were born with the highest level of power.

Although lords have their own advantages, this kind of talent is truly something that others can only envy.

However, they had never faced much pressure before, and the Primordial Ancestors of Hunyuan had been content with their lot and had no desire for power.

Now, under the pressure of the cultivator lords, the progenitors of Hunyuan will probably also begin to pursue power.

At that time, the innate talents of those born from the primordial chaos will probably gradually come to fruition.

Mastering the highest level of power was still not the limit for the Primordial Ancestors of Chaos. Their immortality, multiple highest-level powers, and even the Great Dao of Chaos...

What cultivators can improve upon, so too can those born from the primordial chaos.

“Even if the ancestors improve, they still can’t compare to us cultivators,” Minghuang said confidently.

With the threat of her territory gone, she felt much more relaxed and no longer had to worry about the people within her domain.

“That’s right. Back then, there was only one lord in the cultivator formation. Now we have eight, but the number of Primordial Ancestors hasn’t changed much,” Yuan said confidently.

As the first cultivator lord, he understood best the difference between himself and the naturally born chaotic life force.

"Let's go back to the original place first and study the corpses of the ancestors thoroughly before we talk about anything else," Naigu said casually.

As the lord of the Hunyuan Bloodline Path, he gained the greatest benefit from this victory: the bodies of many Hunyuan Ancestors, all of which were perfectly intact.

"It's a pity that the Giant God Emperor was completely annihilated," Lu Yunhe said with some regret.

The Giant God Emperor, one of the Nine Emperors born from the Chaos Source, was not to be underestimated by Lu Yunhe. He could only try his best to annihilate it. Therefore, after being swallowed by the Origin Storm, nothing was left.

"Giant God Emperor!"

Yuan Shen said with a complicated expression, "Alas, it would have been even more perfect if one of the other nine emperors had died."

Despite the fact that the entire innate chaotic life force has come out this time, it is still not a monolithic entity internally.

The faction led by the Giant Emperor is still unwilling to participate in the war; otherwise, the cultivator general would have been defeated long ago, and it wouldn't have dragged on until now.

Now that the Giant Emperor is dead, those who avoided war will likely join the war faction completely.

The Black Tide Ancestor, the Chaos Origin Beast Ancestor, and the Chaos Origin Primordial Ancestors of the Giant God Clan probably also want to avenge the Giant God Emperor.

The entire Giant God race has ten Primordial Ancestors.

Moreover, the original Chaotic Life Force was divided into two factions based on the two progenitors, the Giant God Emperor and the Chaotic Life Force, and there were many conflicts and contradictions between them.

While the death of the Giant God Emperor weakened the entire faction's strength, it also helped the Infinite Serpent Ancestor unify the power of the entire faction.

Without restraint, the power unleashed by the hundreds of Primordial Ancestors was equally terrifying.

It was seeing this that made the Infinite Serpent Ancestor decisively choose to retreat, preparing to spend time unifying the factions within the camp.

Although we have won the war so far, the pressure of future wars will likely be even greater.

If possible, Yuan would have preferred to kill emperors like the Ancestor of Annihilation and the Ancestor of Fire.

"Hmph, Yuan, don't be complacent. Those so-called bystanders, once they saw an opportunity to completely crush us, they still came to join the war, didn't they?" Lord Jin sneered.

While the Giant God Emperor and others appear to be bystanders, they are also secretly providing support. Although they had conflicts with the Infinite Serpent Clan before, they were still receiving resources from various factions, and now they are personally getting involved.

Since we've already entered the fray, there's no point in bringing up anything about advocating for war or avoiding war anymore.

As long as the cultivator faction continues to grow, they will eventually encounter the likes of the Giant God Emperor.

The deterrent effect of killing a Hunyuan Emperor is even greater than that of killing ten Hunyuan Ancestors, so naturally, no one would give up such an opportunity.

“That’s true, I was overthinking it.” Yuan shook his head helplessly: “Although we won this defensive battle, there are still tough opponents waiting for us.”

"In this war, many other factions have occupied our territory, and we must take it all back," Yuan said fiercely.

“That’s right, what belongs to us, no one can take away,” the Gold Lord said viciously.

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(End of this chapter)