Devouring the Stars: Withdrawing Talents

Thunder Mountain, a sacred site, and an ancient temple.

"Shut up!"

The Thunder Ancestor looked at the golden-robed figure coldly and said, "The latter's heart trembled, and he immediately realized that he had said the wrong thing!"

"Ancestor, I, I..." The golden-robed figure was very uneasy, and the other eight monarchs also dared not utter a sound.

"Feng Xing, go to Wind Valley in the Heavenly Pillar Realm. Either obtain a secret treasure within Wind Valley to atone for your sins, or die inside!" Thunder Ancestor calmly instructed.

Lord Feng Xing trembled. None of the other eight monarchs dared to plead for him. They could only obey the ancestor's orders and could not tolerate the slightest questioning.

"Yes, ancestor."

The Wind Punishment Monarch obeyed the order. To the Thunder Ancestor, who was high above, these monarchs were merely subordinates, tools for collecting resources.

In each era, the Thunder Ancestor would cultivate a group of subordinates. In the early stages of an era, he would cherish his subordinates, but by the end of the era, the value of these subordinates would greatly decrease.

These monarchs and ancestors could only be considered to be mutually beneficial. They obtained cultivation resources from the ancestors, incurred huge debts in the early stages, and later collected the resources needed by the ancestors.

Once the source world enters its final stage, the resources in the treasure land will decrease, and the value of these monarchs will diminish.

"On the Origin Continent, whenever a being surpasses the God-King is born, you must respect him."

The Thunder Ancestor looked down at them, and only those at the God Emperor level were considered his kind. He wouldn't even glance at those below the God Emperor level.

“However, you don’t need to worry,” said the Thunder Ancestor. “In the environment of the Origin Continent, Thunder Mountain is absolutely safe, and no one can even think of breaking into Thunder Mountain.”

The Thunder Ancestor had absolute confidence. He had spent a huge amount of money to build this sanctuary on Thunder Mountain, precisely to protect his clone and leave himself a final escape route.

The nine monarchs understood that the progenitor could not do anything to the progenitor of reincarnation, but the progenitor of reincarnation could not possibly come to Thunder Mountain to act recklessly.

They secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Facing a powerful figure like the Ancestor of Reincarnation, who could take their lives at any moment, they finally felt a little bit safe.

"During my seclusion, what have I gained?" Above the main hall, the Thunder Ancestor asked the assembled monarchs.

"Reporting to the Ancestor, we have obtained a 'Dark Feather'." Monarch Lei Xiao respectfully reported, presenting the treasure along with the document.

This was a black feather, with strange luster flowing through it, as if forming a gaping maw of a deep abyss, frantically influencing the minds and wills of the surrounding creatures.

As soon as this treasure appeared, three monarchs in the hall nearly lost control. They were all clones present, but their minds and wills were weak. These were the three monarchs of the Thunder Ancient Kingdom who often lost control.

"waste!"

Even after obtaining the treasure, Thunder Ancestor couldn't help but curse inwardly. The three monarchs who were about to lose control, after catching a glimpse of Thunder Ancestor's cold gaze, gritted their teeth and calmed down.

"Go down!"

Looking at the black feather stored in the box in front of him, the Thunder Ancestor nodded in satisfaction. Although these monarchs were a bit useless, they were still somewhat useful.

However, as the era of a source world comes to an end, obtaining treasures will become increasingly difficult, and it will likely take a long time to obtain the same treasures in the future.

"Yanfeng".

After the nine monarchs respectfully withdrew, the Thunder Ancestor sat there, but with a thought, he contacted his old friend, the Flame Wind Ancestor. At the same time, the Flame Wind Ancestor also emerged from seclusion.

"Yan Feng, you know about Yang Wu, right? What are you planning to do?"

The Thunder Ancestor inquired, explaining that he himself hadn't suffered any loss. As long as Yang Wu, a God Emperor, didn't try to steal his resources, he wouldn't specifically target him. However…

Wouldn't Yang Wu really try to take it from him?
The resources left behind by Yuan, including some rare ones, are all helpful for those who want to break free from their constraints. No cultivator who wants to break free from their constraints can resist their temptation.

"Although we don't know which reincarnation Yang Wu is, he has now become a God Emperor on the Origin Continent, and there's nothing we can do about him."

The Ancestor of Flame Wind laughed and said, "What can I do? I can only endure it."

From a logical standpoint, it's entirely their own fault that Di Yan and Di Xi, who coveted others' opportunities, were killed in the process.

Of course, this is actually based on strength. If Yang Wu's strength has not reached the level of God Emperor and has not reached the upper limit of the Origin Continent, Ancestor Yanfeng would not mind taking action personally.

I'll test him myself. Is Yang Wu truly a reincarnation of a powerful figure, or is he simply carrying on a mysterious, hard-to-believe legacy?

"How about we go see him together?"

The Thunder Ancestor asked, "Without personally investigating, even if he is confident in his own strength, he cannot help but worry about the instability behind him."

The two of them had cultivated for several eras, accumulating profound knowledge and possessing an extensive network of friends.

Among them, the Thunder Ancestor has cultivated to the perfect God Emperor realm, and now he is pursuing the final step of bloodline ultimate awakening, breaking free from the cage.

Ancestor Yanfeng was also a Dao Enlightened One in the late stage of God Emperor. Among the cultivators, the Dao Enlightened One lineage is generally more respected because, in terms of strength, a Dao Enlightened One in the late stage of God Emperor can be compared with a cultivator of the Hunyuan bloodline who has reached the perfection of God Emperor.

“There’s no need,” said Ancestor Yanfeng. “We will meet when the time comes, and if we really push him too far, if he really goes crazy, the order of the Origin Continent will be completely disrupted.”

Under the supreme power of the Origin Continent, no one above the God-King is afraid.

"Fine, then I won't see him."

The Thunder Ancestor said, "By the way, how did you fare in dissecting the corpse of a high-level Chaos Origin life form this time? Are you confident that you can reach the peak of the God Emperor realm?"

"Achieve a lot."

The Ancestor Yanfeng was also somewhat excited. "Higher-level Chaotic Origin Life forms are many times more complex than lower-level Chaotic Origin Life forms. I will study this harvest carefully and believe that I will be able to make further progress."

“You always say that, and you always take it a step further, but you never reach the pinnacle of God Emperor.”

The Thunder Ancestor couldn't help but feel discouraged, but he knew very well that it was not easy to pave a path in the darkness and reach the semi-primordial level.

This requires a lot of patience!

The number of enlightened beings who have reached the perfect level of God Emperor is extremely small. If one were to advance from the semi-primordial level to the primordial level, one would comprehend the Dao of the primordial level, which would be a complete leap to the heavens.

"I am patient, but I'm worried that there won't be enough time. The naturally formed Chaotic Origin Life Force is too powerful!"

The Thunder Ancestor worriedly said, "Perhaps one day, the Origin Continent will be invaded by naturally born chaotic life forms. If the Origin Continent is destroyed, we will be destroyed as well."

“That’s fate,” said the Ancestor Yanfeng. “Don’t worry too much. If it really comes to that, there’s no use in worrying.”

"Uh-huh?"

The two progenitors suddenly changed their expressions, and when they looked at each other, they could see the fear in each other's eyes.

"not good!"

...(End of chapter)