Swallowing the Stars, Hu Yanbo's Pre-Godhood

Chapter 285 Great Victory

Although the ancestors were filled with astonishment, they still fought desperately to resist.

However, the full-force attack of Moman and Jin, the two main combat clones, was too terrifying, severely injuring more than ten ancestors with weaker protective abilities.

It should be known that every progenitor possesses an extremely tenacious vitality, and is constantly supported by companions who provide power. To truly kill a progenitor is as difficult as ascending to heaven!

"Die!" Just as the most terrifying explosion's power was waning and the dozen or so severely injured progenitors were about to catch their breath, they saw endless, dazzling golden lightning suddenly strike down!

It's Lord Minghuang!

Twelve dazzling golden lightning bolts struck precisely the twelve severely injured progenitors.

"There's no escaping it; it's bound to hit!"

Lord Minghuang also did not hesitate to burn his main battle avatar, pushing the Dao of Thunder to its limit, transforming it into the strongest twelve strikes, all of which were bombarded on the twelve ancestors!

Golden lightning relentlessly annihilated every part of their bodies.

"Me too!" Hu Yanbo's voice finally rang out.

No—he hasn't even really made a move yet!

Before he could even finish speaking, the fruits of his attack had already been reaped!

Among the twelve severely injured progenitors, the one with the most severe injuries suddenly exploded without warning, splitting and disintegrating wildly from top to bottom, as if it had been completely cut off from the root by an invisible blade!

Only when the consequences of this division became fully apparent did the ancestors realize with astonishment that Huyan Bo slowly drew out pale golden blades of cause and effect from his fingertips. The blades pierced through the void and then disappeared into the primordial void.

"What is this?!" One of the ancestors seemed to be trying to figure out the strangeness of Huyan Bo's methods!

"Xuan Yan, quickly enter my body!" The perfectly round body of the Primordial Ancestor suddenly trembled and immediately transmitted his voice to the split Primordial Ancestor.

As long as one hides inside its body, no one in the entire infinite primordial space can harm it in the slightest.

However, in the heat of war, only when someone is seriously injured and on the verge of death will their companions be allowed to enter their body for protection. After all, the number of ancestors who are missing from the battle is the number of combat power they have. Facing the lords' frenzied counterattack, they can hold on even if they are missing one person, but if they are missing ten people, they will collapse!

"Die." The cold words echoed through time and space. Before the Progenitor of Xuan Yan could make a move, a gigantic hand that spanned across time and space descended from another timeline and grasped the Progenitor of Xuan Yan, who had already been split in two! The hand clenched tightly, and time and space were completely sealed off, not even a ripple could escape!

"Starlight?!" Ancestor Xuan Yan roared in shock and rage. Only the Starlight Lord could transcend time and space and seal everything with a single hand!

"Xuan Yan, merge with my body." A thought suddenly resounded in the heart of the Xuan Yan Ancestor.

The Progenitor Xuan Yan calmed down instantly, and his shattered body immediately transformed into endless soft light particles. The Starlight Spacetime Hand could seal tangible spacetime, but it could not completely imprison these light particles that transcended the rules of spacetime.

Thousands of light particles broke free from the seal, transformed into a stream of light, and instantly flew to the body of a majestic and enormous being in the distance, where they completely merged.

"Thank you, Ancestor Wujin, for saving my life!" The thoughts of Ancestor Xuanyan echoed within the massive being, filled with gratitude for surviving a calamity.

This sphere of light is one of the top three strongest beings in the Primordial Chaos Life Faction of the Endless Ancestor. It is formed entirely of endless light particles, containing immense power of the Great Dao, and surrounded by a gentle yet inviolable aura.

Although it did not obtain a seat in the Eternal Land, it is theoretically possible that it could die out completely.

However, with his extreme strength, he became the most respected existence within the Natural Chaos Life Camp, on the same level as the Infinite Serpent Ancestor, and one of the pillars of the entire camp's combat power.

"Merge with your body? Merging with anyone's body won't help!" Hu Yanbo's laughter rang out calmly, his fingertips twitching slightly, and pale golden causal power quietly spread.

"Killing by karmic retribution!"

Before the words were finished, the light particles within the Endless Ancestor's body suddenly began to vibrate violently.

"Ah—!" The Profound Ancestor within the Endless Ancestor let out a muffled groan.

Its life force was constantly diminishing under the curse of cause and effect.

The endless progenitors were shocked and furious. They tried their best to activate the endless light particles for protection, but they could not even block the curse power that penetrated everything. The huge waves of shock rose in their hearts, and they did not even have time to communicate with the other progenitors or investigate the matter at all!

"Watch out, Moman is back in!" The voice of the Thousand-Eyed Ancestor was filled with anxiety. Its thousand eyes locked onto the battlefield at the same time, and it saw Moman's figure reappear in the center of the battlefield.

His body was engulfed in even more intense flames—he had actually burned his clone again, clearly having replenished his energy and returned to his peak condition.

"What?!" All the progenitors were instantly shocked, their faces filled with disbelief. "Just a moment ago he was burning his main battle avatar in battle, how could he recover so quickly?"

"It's that new lord! It must be him. He can quickly replenish his companions' energy, allowing them to repeatedly burn their clones to launch attacks!"

"Damn it! This method is too bizarre; we have no idea how to figure it out!"

"Haha, here we come again."

Moman's laughter shook the void, and the power of his surroundings grew increasingly violent. "This time, it's your turn to pay the price!" The Golden Lord also moved, and the black destructive power erupted once more, intertwining with Moman's power of fluctuations and sweeping towards the progenitors.

Lord Minghuang then unleashed his lightning, sending golden bolts of lightning crashing down and striking the already severely injured progenitors.

The three joined forces, burning their main battle clones, and launched an extremely ruthless attack, killing two critically wounded and dying progenitors in one fell swoop!

Before the progenitors could recover from the devastating casualties, a life force that had been completely extinguished suddenly surged forth from the bodies of three progenitors.

There was another one, the Xuan Yan Ancestor, who had already merged into the body of the Endless Ancestor and should have been completely safe!

The death of the Progenitor Xuan Yan was like a cold thunderbolt, striking the hearts of all the progenitors and instilling a deep-seated fear in these naturally born beings who had lived for countless years.

This is the first time in history that a severely injured progenitor, even after hiding in the light particles of the endless progenitors, was still annihilated by that extremely strange power!

"Next!" Hu Yanbo's laughter echoed throughout the battlefield.

Upon hearing this, the severely injured progenitors, whose life cores had shattered, completely collapsed. They no longer cared about the battlefield situation and rushed madly toward the direction of the original progenitor.

The Endless Ancestors have proven they cannot protect them. At this moment, only the Primordial Ancestor, known as the "Ultimate Defense of the Infinite Chaotic Space," can give them a glimmer of hope.

They just wanted to hide inside that perfectly round body from the beginning, to avoid that bizarre killing move.

On the other side, the colossal, serpentine serpent that stretched across the void—the Infinite Serpent Ancestor—was simultaneously channeling the power of space to forcefully suppress the turbulent waves stirred up by Moman and Xingmang, while also transmitting a deep voice to all the progenitors: "It is the power of cause and effect."

As soon as it finished speaking, it shook its head sharply and corrected, "No, it should be reversed! It's the power of cause and effect."

"That new lord's actions were deliberate; the effect came first, then the cause!"

"It's possible to hit the target every time!"

"The cultivator faction has actually produced such heaven-defying power!"

It should be understood that among the countless mysteries of the runes, cause and effect and time are the two most obscure and difficult to study. Even among the hundreds of progenitors of the naturally primordial life force, few were willing to delve into them, let alone touch upon the level of the inverted law of "cause and effect".

However, Hu Yanbo's repeated unbelievable actions—first attacking the consequences, then adding the cause of the attack, ignoring the cause of the curse of protection—ultimately allowed top beings like the Infinite Serpent Ancestor and the Primordial Ancestor to see through the key to the matter.

"I wonder if the initial body can withstand this strange curse!" an ancestor transmitted with deep concern.

"This new lord possesses all sorts of incredible abilities." Among the ancestors, a restrained black light quietly emerged. Within the black light, a blurry figure stood silently, resembling both a human and a bird. His body was surrounded by a deathly aura, without the slightest fluctuation, yet it caused the surrounding ancestors to subconsciously restrain their auras.

It is the Ancestor of Annihilation, one of the Nine Emperors of the Primordial Chaos Life Faction, skilled in destruction and the power of the soul.

"Great Serpent, Endless, Beginning, I will try to deal with the new lord." The voice of the Ancestor of Annihilation quietly resounded in the hearts of his three top companions: the Ancestor of Infinite Serpent, the Ancestor of Endless, and the Ancestor of Beginning.

"If we cannot break through his cause-effect defense, we will retreat from the battle for now."

"Many of the ancestors have lost the confidence to fight. Continuing to drag on will only increase casualties."

It should be noted that since the outbreak of this war, the innate Hunyuan life force has only lost three Hunyuan progenitors in total!

In this battle, three progenitors perished in quick succession, one of whom, even while hiding within the body of the Endless Progenitor, still could not escape death.

What's even more alarming is that, given the current situation, if even the initial progenitor can't withstand Huyan Bo's karmic curse, then more than just three people will die in the future!

"Okay." The Infinite Serpent Ancestor, the Endless Primordial Ancestor, and the Initial Primordial Ancestor responded almost simultaneously.

These ancestors worked together seamlessly and had long devised numerous strategies. The "avoidance of battle" strategy was the one they least wanted to choose—the pride of being born as primordial beings did not allow them to easily back down.

But now the situation has deteriorated to the extreme. If even the Ancestor of Annihilation cannot break through Huyanbo's defenses, avoiding battle is the only option to save more Ancestors' lives.

Although it sounds slow, the exchange of thoughts between the ancestors was actually only a moment.

The next second, the voice of the Ancestor of Annihilation quietly entered the hearts of the other six ancestors. These six ancestors included the Thousand-Eyed Ancestor, who was good at perception, a strange creature that could use charm, and a strange beast whose body was flashing with starlight and who controlled part of the power of space-time—all of them were formidable combatants in the camp.

"Let's join forces and deal with that new lord."

The Ancestor of Annihilation was the first to move. Black light surged, and the power of the Great Dao of Annihilation swept through the void. Wherever it passed, even space and time rippled with deathly stillness.

The six progenitors followed closely behind, each activating their own innate Dao, some sealing off space, some interfering with the mind, and some gathering their attacks. The seven forces intertwined and merged, transforming into a desolate torrent of death that was capable of destroying the world, heading straight for Huyanbo.

"New lord, return to annihilation!" The voice of the Ancestor of Annihilation was cold and majestic, carrying an irresistible intent of annihilation, and resounded throughout the battlefield.

At this moment, after completing the karmic curse killing of the Xuan Yan Ancestor, Hu Yanbo's pale golden karmic runes on his fingertips did not stop. They continued to be drawn, landing on the heavily injured ancestors who were desperately rushing towards the Initial Ancestor, constantly aggravating their injuries.

"Um?"

This scene stunned the Ancestor of Annihilation and the six Ancestors who had made their move—their powerful combined attack had been completely ignored by the other side.

The Ancestor of Annihilation frowned slightly, then shouted again in a deep voice, his tone now icy: "New Lord, return to Annihilation!"

But Huyanbo remained unmoved, continuing to focus on his attacks, unleashing blades of causality upon the severely injured progenitor.

"Annihilation, there's no need to try anymore, let's retreat!" the Infinite Serpent Ancestor sighed.

"I think not only physical attacks cannot reach his body, but even soul attacks cannot reach him."

"His body appears to be in the same dimension as ours, but in reality, he has already transcended the causal loop that we can control, existing outside the Great Dao. Our attacks, unless they can break through this loop, will only land in the void, unable to even touch the hem of his clothes, let alone break through his causal defense!"

No sooner had the words left his mouth than a piercing scream suddenly came from inside the perfectly round body of the Primordial Ancestor.

"Ah~~~" All the progenitors immediately knew that it was Canglan Progenitor who had previously sought refuge in the body of the Primordial One.

The faces of the nine emperors, including the Infinite Serpent Ancestor and the Ancestor of Annihilation, instantly became even more unsightly.

Even the ultimate defense of the Primordial Ancestor could not withstand the new lord's causal curse!

The ancestors felt a chill in their hearts, secretly anxious: they wondered if the Canglan Ancestor would follow in Xuan Yan's footsteps and perish completely.

Of course, at this moment, the Infinite Serpent Ancestor and the others finally saw the key to Huyan Boguo's curse killing technique: although this curse killing technique is strange and can ignore all defenses, it is not invincible. It can only be effective against those ancestors who are already severely injured and whose life force is extremely weak.

Just like Xuan Yan before, and Cang Lan in the initial body at this moment, they were both extremely injured, which is why they were easily penetrated by the power of the curse.

If it were the ancestor at his peak, neither the Blade of Cause and Effect nor this Curse Killing Technique would likely be effective. Otherwise, Huyan Bo would have been able to sweep across the entire field and become invincible in Hunyuan with just this one move.

Even knowing this did not alleviate the distress of the ancestors.

"Go!" The Infinite Serpent Ancestor made a decisive decision without even having time to utter any threats.

Instantly, all the progenitors abandoned the battlefield and rushed towards the direction of the initial progenitor with all their might.

"Don't run away!"

"We haven't had enough yet!"

Within the great formation, the weak clones left behind by Moman, Jin, Minghuang, and others had already recovered to their peak under the power of Huyanbo. Upon seeing this, they roared and burned their clones, unleashing their full power to bombard the fleeing ancestors.

But before their attacks could land on the progenitors, all of them had already retreated into the body of the initial progenitor.

Moman and the others launched a barrage of attacks, with torrents of energy, black destructive power, and golden lightning crashing down on the surface of the Primordial Ancestor's sphere.

However, they were not Huyan Boyi's original ancestor's defense, which was considered the ultimate in Hunyuan. When these attacks landed on the sphere, 99% of their power was instantly neutralized.

Only a faint aftershock remained, landing on the sphere, which was comparable to the ultimate material body of Wu Lan, without even causing a ripple, let alone any damage.

"Moman, that's enough!" Xingmang smiled as he watched all this.

"Thanks to Huyanbo's help, we not only successfully defended this Vaishya world group, but also killed three ancestors and severely injured many powerful enemies. It was a great victory."

"But if they want to reclaim those world groups that they occupied in the past, they will probably have to go through an earth-shattering war."

"We'll have a lot more to fight them in the future!"