Swallowing the Stars, Hu Yanbo's Pre-Godhood

Chapter 268 The Big One Is Coming

In an instant, countless possibilities flashed through the mind of the Thunder Ancestor.

Whether it's the common methods of the Great Dao in this world, such as destruction curses or causal attacks.

Or those alien cultivators from outside this world—the Gu poison of the Ancestral Witch lineage, the Soul Erosion of the Yin Spirit lineage, and the Soul Silk Life Lock of the Shadow Killer lineage, each capable of taking lives silently and without warning.

Not to mention that the secret pattern shown by Ke Huyanbo is different from any of the above.

Even if that's the case, don't even think about ignoring the power limit of the Origin Continent, ignoring the defense of Thunder Mountain, and annihilating the three monarchs from afar!

The scene suddenly became quiet.

Hu Yanbo stood calmly outside Thunder Mountain, his robes fluttering, the two energies of heaven and earth flowing around him, quietly awaiting the Thunder Ancestor's reaction.

Meanwhile, the Thunder Ancestor was locked onto Huyanbo within Thunder Mountain, his divine sense frantically probing like a tidal wave, sweeping over every inch of space and every wisp of aura around the other, yet still unable to discern the slightest clue.

The pale golden fruit-cause pattern still exuded a mysterious rhythm he had never seen before.

The two remained silent, testing each other.

However, the entire Origin Continent, the circle of powerful individuals at the Emperor level and above, had already been in an uproar.

Yanfeng Ancient Kingdom, Qingdu.

This is the most transcendent capital city among the thirteen emperors of the Yanfeng Ancient Kingdom, possessing profound cultural heritage and unparalleled power.

Not to mention the native powerhouses of the Origin Continent, even the powerhouses of the three alien races would never dare to act recklessly in this place!

Outside the Imperial Palace, eleven emperors, including the Emperor's Consort and Emperor Chu, had gathered, each with a different expression, all bearing an undisguised solemnity and unease.

Without the summons of the Ancestor Yanfeng, they dared not linger too long at the entrance of the Ancestor's Cave.

For this reason, since Di Yuan's death, the only place in the entire Yanfeng Ancient Kingdom where they could feel a little peace of mind was the area in front of Di Qing Palace.

No one dared to be careless, let alone that the mysterious expert only killed those who committed heinous crimes.

Those who have cultivated to their level have all walked through mountains of corpses and seas of blood, and their bodies are more or less stained with heinous sins.

If that mysterious powerful figure were to suddenly decide to label them as sinners as well, the consequences would be unimaginable.

The eleven emperors stood silently at the entrance of the Imperial Green Palace.

Suddenly—"Boom!!!"

In the ancient main hall of the Imperial Green Palace, the heavy doors slowly opened inward, and an aura of power far surpassing that of any emperor quietly spread out.

"Come in, everyone!"

"The big one is coming." The ancient palace doors opened completely, and Di Qing's voice rang out.

Upon hearing this, the eleven emperors looked at each other, completely bewildered, and for a moment no one understood the deeper meaning of Di Qing's words.

Just then, Di tide suddenly spoke up: "The causal link between Lan Duo, Bai Mo, and Feng Xing is gone."

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Di tide is an emperor who cultivates the Great Dao of Cause and Effect, although he has not yet mastered the complete Great Dao of Cause and Effect.

However, thanks to the foundation of his ultimate life form, and his long-term interaction and causal connection with the three of them, he was able to barely glimpse their causal trajectory before.

But at this moment, not a trace of his presence could be sensed.

"What?!" Upon hearing this, the ten emperors instantly awoke, their confusion vanishing and replaced by shock.

They instantly realized that the big event was probably related to the changes that had occurred to Lan Duo and the other two.

Di Yan, standing to the side, slowly breathed a sigh of relief, his tone tinged with a sense of understanding: "That mysterious expert meddled too much. The killing of the Thunder Ancient Kingdom's monarch must have already been discovered by the Thunder Ancestor."

"That's right," Di Wu echoed.

"It seems that Di Qing's emergence from seclusion this time is to witness the Thunder Ancestor suppress the arrogance of that mysterious powerhouse!"

Upon hearing this, the emperors reacted in different ways, but without exception, they all entered Emperor Qing's palace with a humble demeanor.

This upheaval that swept through the upper echelons of the Origin Continent extended far beyond the Imperial Green Palace.

Deep within the ancient kingdom of Yanfeng, in a hidden world.

Hidden within the Two Realms Palace, nestled in the crevice of the Origin Continent.

The powerful figures who traverse the gaps in time are all watching.

More and more powerful figures appeared. In the end, even ordinary God King Realm experts vaguely sensed the abnormal fluctuations of the Origin Continent and looked up towards the direction of Thunder Mountain.

"That's the progenitor of Thunder!" Inside Tianyang City, Luo Feng looked towards Thunder Mountain from afar.

"No, I only recently became a God-King!"

"The teacher has already reached this level of skill?"

"Are teachers already invincible?"

Meanwhile, deep within Thunder Mountain, the lightning pressure emanating from the Thunder Ancestor grew increasingly violent.

He could also sense countless prying eyes from all over the Origin Continent—from emperors, powerful alien races, and even reclusive old monsters, all densely packed and focused on this Thunder Mountain.

"Just who is this Huyanbo? How dare he be so brazen as to expose his aura!" Thunder Ancestor thought angrily, his brows furrowed with frustration and unease.

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They are now in a dilemma.

He had been deliberating repeatedly on how to deal with this suddenly appearing mysterious powerhouse.

But now, with all eyes focused on this, there is only one way for the Thunder Ancestor to respond: to fight!

Otherwise, if today's matter were to be quietly swept under the rug, not only would we be ridiculed by other powerful figures, but we would also lose face for the Thunder Ancient Kingdom.

Even he himself, who wanted to comprehend the final step of the Hunyuan bloodline and break free from its shackles, would never succeed. The heart of a strongman cannot tolerate the slightest retreat or cowardice; only through battle can he prove his worth and find peace of mind.

"I hope that this Huyanbo went outside the Origin World to cultivate and accumulate countless opportunities before daring to show his face on the Origin Continent."

As the Thunder Ancestor uttered his last thought, a fierce glint appeared in his eyes. With a swift movement, he burst out of the hidden space.

"Huyanbo, cease your arrogance!" A furious shout resounded throughout the Origin Continent, containing the boundless rage and primordial pressure of the Thunder Ancestor, causing all living beings in the Thunder Ancient Kingdom to tremble in fear. The strange beasts in the surrounding wilderness were so frightened that they prostrated themselves on the ground, not daring to even breathe loudly.

Almost the instant he appeared, an endless, violent surge of lightning power descended like a tsunami.

"Boom!!!" Thousands of lightning snakes roared and roamed, the thick lightning bolts like giant pillars supporting the sky, smashing into the earth and crashing into the sky. The space of the entire Origin Continent was torn apart by this terrifying power, leaving countless spider web-like cracks.

Endless lightning, carrying a world-destroying force, crashed down on Huyanbo's body.

Strangely, the lightning bolts visibly pierced through his body, yet they did not create any shockwaves or produce any earth-shattering roar. It was as if they had pierced through a phantom, without any sense of reality.

"What kind of move is that?"

"Wandering between different timelines?"

The Yanfeng Ancestor, the Palace Master of the Two Realms Palace, and others who were watching from afar were all shocked by this scene, and their expressions became even more solemn.

They could all see clearly that this endless thunder domain was not deliberately activated by the Thunder Ancestor, but rather it was the original domain that he naturally possessed after his cultivation reached its peak. Its power had already spontaneously risen to the upper limit of the Origin Continent. Such a terrifying thunder bombardment could not even shake the hem of Huyan Bo's clothes. Among the many Great Daos, only those who travel through different timelines are most likely to be able to do so.

"It feels a bit strange, like an ability from the Dao of Time's Origin." Unlike the other top experts who were certain that Hu Yanbo was using the Dao of Time's Origin.

The alien powerhouse, the Time Demon, who was observing through the time rift, frowned deeply, and the power of time around him became slightly disordered.

He had immersed himself in the Dao of Time for several eras, and his understanding of time far surpassed that of everyone present; he could clearly perceive it.

Although the fluctuations around Hu Yanbo showed traces of time, they were by no means a simple passage of time. There were no ripples of time distortion, which was completely different from the time Dao he was familiar with.

The Old Demon of Time and Space's perception was correct; the Origin of Time that Hu Yanbo displayed was indeed strange.

After all, he hadn't even grasped the mysteries of the branches of the Great Dao of Time, so he definitely couldn't travel between different timelines.

Now, he is simply silently activating the two energies of heaven and earth in his palm, subtly integrating the Dao of Cause and Effect that he created into it, determining the cause through the effect, and tracing the effect back to the cause, directly evolving the form of time through the Dao without having to repay the debt of cause and effect.

Hu Yanbo did not travel between different timelines, but instead placed his existence directly in the "future".

What everyone sees at this moment is merely a projection left behind in the current time and space. No matter how terrifying or extreme the thousands of thunderbolts unleashed by the Thunder Ancestor are, they only strike the illusory image of "now".

Rather than the "future," he naturally felt nothing of reality and his efforts were in vain.

On the other side, Thunder Ancestor stood in the center of Thunder Purgatory, looking at the unharmed Huyan Bo. Although his expression was solemn, he was not too surprised.

He already knew that Hu Yanbo was no ordinary person. Without overwhelming and bizarre methods, it would have been impossible for him to kill Lan Duo and the other two in one fell swoop, even through the God Emperor-level defense of Thunder Mountain.

Even though he was mentally prepared, seeing this scene with his own eyes still dampened his desire to fight.

time?

It's actually an ability related to the very essence of time?

The Thunder Ancestor clicked his tongue inwardly; for a martial arts practitioner like him, this kind of Great Dao was the most annoying.

It can be used for both offense and defense.

When the situation is unfavorable, it is far easier to escape than other major paths, making it extremely difficult to deal with.

The Thunder Ancestor spoke in a muffled voice, his imposing aura already somewhat weakened: "Huyan Bo, even if you are powerful, you should still abide by the rules of the Origin Continent. Bai Mo and the others are the rulers of my Thunder Ancient Kingdom. Even if they have made mistakes, leave them to me to deal with!"

"You shouldn't have killed them outright; that's the most basic respect you could show me."

In other words, Hu Yanbo's killing move was just too bizarre.

If it were anyone else, daring to kill his subordinates in front of him on the territory of his Thunder Ancient Kingdom, he wouldn't waste a single word. He would have already activated his Hunyuan bloodline to let them taste what the Thunder Ancestor's wrath was like and know what a traditional martial arts school was.

Standing in the center of Thunder Purgatory, Hu Yanbo listened to the words of the Thunder Ancestor and thought to himself.

"Is this the legendary, short-tempered, and world-destroying progenitor of thunder?"

"She doesn't seem that difficult to deal with; she's quite reasonable."

He raised his eyes, his gaze calmly fixed on the Thunder Ancestor. His voice, though not loud, pierced through the thunder and clearly reached every corner where people were watching: "Your rules, that was before, before I was born."

"Now that I'm here, the rules have to change."

"I believe that all the great sinners on the Origin Continent must die, regardless of the sins they committed in the past or those who dared to cross the line later, without exception."

"And they must be punished by me!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Hu Yanbo's fingertips swirled with the two energies of heaven and earth, and he secretly made his calculations.

With the deaths of Bai Mo, Di Yuan, and the other three, the repayment for the remaining three branches of the Great Dao of Destruction is almost complete.

Now all we need to do is establish this rule and repay the debt for killing Emperor Yuan, White Demon, and other monarchs.

Then, by taking the rules as the cause and through the great path of cause and effect, we can ensure that words become law, allowing those who have committed great sins in the past to perish on their own.

Once the six branches of the Path of Destruction are fully repaid, the pre-borrowing of the Path of Time Origin will begin.

What?

You're saying you've already killed so many heinous criminals?

Are there no more great sinners?

Please, if we just lower the standards of judgment, we won't have to worry about not finding those guys who have committed heinous crimes.

Hu Yanbo's words were like a thunderbolt, instantly stunning all the powerful figures who were watching.

Many powerful god-kings were dumbfounded. Wasn't this supposed to be a duel between super strong individuals?

Why are they involved?

Moreover—"Investigating now is one thing, but to go back and trace it back?"

"Not only are they purging us, but they also have to personally execute us. Who can escape that?!"

All the powerful figures present had walked through mountains of corpses and seas of blood, and had more or less been tainted by sins. Hu Yanbo's rule undoubtedly crossed everyone's bottom line.

In an instant, many powerful figures who had been neutral and observing silently cheered for the Thunder Ancestor in their hearts—they desperately hoped that the Thunder Ancestor could suppress Huyan Bo, break this almost harsh rule, and protect their own safety.

"You?" Upon hearing this, the Thunder Ancestor snorted angrily, and the lightning around him instantly surged. The purple-gold lightning dragon roared and crashed into the sky, and the momentum that had weakened rose again.

"Not only did he kill the monarch of my Thunder Kingdom, but he also wanted to interfere in the future affairs of my kingdom by himself."

"This is utterly absurd!" His gaze sharpened, fixing intently on Huyan Bo.

"My God-King of the Thunder Ancient Kingdom, even if he makes mistakes or commits sins, should be punished by me. It is not your place, an outsider, to interfere!"

Upon hearing this, all the hidden god-kings within the Thunder Ancient Kingdom erupted in cheers, their hearts finally at ease.

Most of them cultivate the Hunyuan bloodline inherited from the Thunder Ancestor. When their bloodline surges, they are prone to going out of control and going mad. Once they go mad, they will slaughter living beings on a large scale, and their bodies are already stained with blood.

Previously, upon hearing that Huyanbo was going to settle scores with all the great sinners, they were all terrified, fearing that they would be targeted. Now that the Thunder Ancestor was backing them up, they finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Hu Yanbo, observing the Thunder Ancestor's furious expression, remained calm: "Thunder, I remember, the rules of the Origin Continent have always been set by the strong, haven't they?"

"I believe that with my abilities, I should be qualified to participate in rule-making."

"If my strength is still not enough to satisfy you, then let's have another fight."

"If I win, it's my decision; if you win, I'll no longer interfere in the affairs of the Thunder Kingdom, how about that?"

"I think it's acceptable!" Before the Thunder Ancestor could speak, a clear and deep voice pierced through the thunder and resounded throughout the universe, instantly overpowering the roar of the thunder.

Everyone looked in the direction of the sound and saw a burly man in a robe with flame patterns appear; it was none other than the Ancestor of Flame Wind.

"Although I have never met you before, Hu Yanbo, the strength you can display must also come from this Fangyuan World."

The three powerful alien races, including the Time-Space Old Demon, all descended from other source worlds. Constrained by the rules of the Origin Continent, their upper limit of power was even more limited, making it impossible for them to achieve what Huyan Bo did.

Ancestor Yanfeng paused, his tone tinged with emotion: "Every God-Emperor level powerhouse born in this Origin World has had an incredibly difficult journey."

"Peaceful dialogue would be the best outcome," the Ancestor of Flame Wind smiled.

"And this contest can also be considered a form of peaceful negotiation, which not only determines who is superior but also sets rules, so it couldn't be better."

As soon as he finished speaking, he turned his gaze to Huyan Bo and said solemnly, "Huyan Bo, as long as you can defeat Thunder, my Yanfeng Ancient Kingdom will, from now on, deal with those who commit heinous crimes entirely according to your decision, without any shirking of responsibility."

"As for the other major power on the Origin Continent, the Eastern Extreme Domain, its ancestor Feng Xi has made considerable gains and is currently in seclusion, unaware of the commotion here," Ancestor Yan Feng added with a slight nod.

"But I know her character. She has always respected the strong and despised those who commit heinous crimes of indiscriminate killing. If she knew about this, she would definitely agree to the rules you set."

"Thunder, what's wrong with you...?"

"Alright! Let's have a wager!" Thunder Ancestor suddenly spoke, interrupting Flame Wind Ancestor.

He has lived through several eras and has always believed in the power of fists to determine victory. From childhood to adulthood, he has always been the one to challenge others, and he has never been the one to be challenged.

Therefore, at this moment, faced with a challenge, there is no room for weakness.

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