Chapter 390: Chapter 22: The First Dynasty’s Breakthrough Level Expert, Defeated!
Wang Sheng was madly absorbing knowledge at the vortex of his spirit world.
This spirit world had been born a long time ago, and it had long since matured. There were many things inside that were worth his reference, to perfect his own spirit world.
He hadn’t found the Heavenly Father, so he couldn’t just do nothing, but about a month into his cultivation, he suddenly felt a huge vibration. The entire spirit world seemed like it was about to collapse, unceasingly shaking.
He had no choice but to stop cultivating.
“What’s going on?”
Although the spirit world exists in reality, it’s not so simple to find. It can be said that unless one’s strength surpasses the realm of a Great Grandmaster, even a spirit cultivator wouldn’t be able to detect it.
Therefore, accidents were unlikely to happen.
“Is it because of me, did the Heavenly Father make a move?” Theoretically, this spirit world only started when Wang Sheng arrived, so he first suspected himself, “Or is it because the Heavenly Father isn’t here, so the spirit world is collapsing on its own?”
According to his research, the Heavenly Father was a suppression object for the spirit world, and could influence the spirit world to a certain extent.
But he soon denied this idea.
To the spirit world, a suppression object was more like icing on the cake. Even without the existence of the suppression object, the spirit world could still exist.
“Unless the Heavenly Father can manipulate the collapse of the spirit world, it shouldn’t have anything to do with him.”
Wang Sheng took a few seconds to think, then prepared to leave directly.
Although it was unclear what exactly had happened, staying here definitely wouldn’t be good.
But just as he was about to leave, the originally pure white spirit world changed, as if enveloped by an eclipse-like shadow.
“Crack, crack, crack!”
There was the sound of something shattering, though it was unclear if it was the spirit world or its internal barriers.
Wang Sheng immediately used his Divine Thought to try to leave.
When breaking free, he found that he could observe the entire spirit world, then he saw—
That was a figure like a giant python, made of countless wisps of black smoke, of immense size, as if it wanted to devour the world, entwined around the periphery of the spirit world. Wang Sheng felt the spirit world become darkened, merely by the shadow projected by the python, but he didn’t know how.
The blood-red eyes were particularly striking in the void of the spirit world, hiding boundless terror.
The black smoke-like substance from its body was infiltrating the spirit world, as if it wanted to devour the entire world.
However, in the last moment, Wang Sheng saw a familiar figure appear to confront the Black Fog Giant Python, a figure even more powerful than any he had seen before.
These events happened in the blink of an eye. Wang Sheng had not seen much when he already returned to the place in Qingshan Village where he was in seclusion, as if nothing had happened.
But his strong Divine Thought let him vaguely feel that the spirit world was not calm, knowing those were not his illusions.
“One is the Heavenly Father, no doubt about that. Although he’s become much stronger, the aura hasn’t changed much. Then what about the other thing?”
“The python like black smoke… Although it looks like it wants to devour the spirit world, that penetrating black fog seems more like an invasion… The opponent of the Heavenly Father?”
The Heavenly Father had appeared when the dynasty was born, representing the First Dynasty.
So, if it’s his opponent…
“The disaster spoken of by those of the First Dynasty?”
It was certain that the Heavenly Father was actually at a disadvantage, only passively defending.
“Contending for the spirit world, what exactly is the background of the Heavenly Father’s opponent?”
Wang Sheng hadn’t expected to witness this scene just in time.
“But with the current situation, I can’t go back to the spirit world for now!”
In fact, whether it was the Black Fog Giant Python or the extremely powerful Heavenly Father, Wang Sheng had not felt an irresistible danger, which meant they might be strong, but not impossible for him to deal with.
However, feeling the turmoil of the spirit world, he didn’t want to take risks in a place that wasn’t his home field.
He would return to the spirit world later, but not now.
He would at least wait until the spirit world had calmed down.
Moreover, he hadn’t entered this time in vain; he had acquired a lot of knowledge from the vortex, enough for him to digest for a while, allowing him to elevate his own spirit world.
“First, let’s convert what I’ve gained into my own and see when the turmoil in the spirit world stops. Once it stops, I will go back and check…”
Wang Sheng resumed his seclusion, while in the distant First Dynasty, a heaven-shattering battle was taking place.
“Jiang Yun, you’re at a disadvantage now!”
Originally confronting each other, the two figures of the First Dynasty had begun to fight. The entire Imperial City had been sealed off, their battlefield. It seemed quiet, but in reality, every clash was like shattering the Void.
Also, they could not leave this battlefield.
The Master of Destiny of the First Dynasty, Jiang Yun, also spoke, “Your true form is a serpent, and it’s even of the same kind from thousands of years ago. Your techniques are passed down the same; could you be that Inheritor?”
The figure opposite didn’t speak, but the expression changed slightly.
Jiang Yun naturally noticed this.
“It seems there might really be a connection. If so, that’s quite interesting. The person from thousands of years ago did everything to resist, and in your generation, you’re actually embracing it!”
Even though he was at a disadvantage, Jiang Yun didn’t stop talking.
If he couldn’t win head-on, he had to think of other ways.
The figure opposite still didn’t speak, but as time went on, maybe out of irritation, he finally said, “Some truths are more terrifying than you can imagine. Don’t use these words to distract me. I’m much more aware of those matters than you are.”
Events of millennia past were not entirely buried.
He attacked with even greater ferocity.
Jiang Yun was already somewhat outmatched, and in this situation, it became even more evident. He had no opportunity to say anything and could only focus on countering the attacks.
The sudden upheaval caught the dynasty off guard; the dynasty had made quite a few preparations, but they were to no avail.
The opposition was better prepared.
Jiang Yun even felt his adversary knew the dynasty better than he did, having clearer insight into its history.
Under such circumstances, many of their preparations went to waste, utterly failing to make an impact.
During their conversation, the two figures collided once again.
Boom!
The clash had no aesthetics, nor any fancy tricks. Every attack involved playing their strongest cards, concentrating their very core into each move.
It seemed like nothing was happening, but any weaker individual approaching would vaporize in an instant.
No one knows how much time passed.
Then Jiang Yun sensed something.
“Ready!”
He had anticipated this outcome of the battle; the enemy was too prepared and overwhelmingly strong. Under such conditions, defeat was nearly certain.
So, he had long been planning their retreat.
The dynasty’s retreat was no mere flight; it required much arrangement, or serious problems would arise.
Even in flight, they could not afford to lose their strength, not enough to become significantly weaker than the enemy, at least.
And now, everything was ready.
Boom!
After another exchange, Jiang Yun quickly retreated a great distance and said, “By doing this, you’re not only going against our ancestor’s wishes but also leading your clan to extinction. I’ll be curious to see if, in a few decades, you will still exist!”
Having said that, Jiang Yun vanished into the horizon.
The opponent didn’t give chase. Instead, he murmured, “How can this be going against the ancestor’s wishes? You all know too little!”
His tone carried a tinge of melancholy, suggesting that defeating his adversary didn’t bring him as much joy as one might expect; there was a sense of reluctance in it.
“Clan…”
…
With the battle over, only one figure remained in the Imperial City.
He seemed humanoid, enshrouded in black fog, which wafted about like small serpents devouring everything.
After lingering for some time, he set into motion again.
“All forces must be rallied…”
Soon after, Wang Sheng, while in the midst of cultivation, felt increasing turbulence in the Spirit World, as if it might collapse, yet it remained resilient.
He thought the battle had reached its climax.
What he didn’t realize was that this was not isolated to his location; the Spirit World throughout the entire world was trembling.
Only a few could sense it.
And their awareness was not due to their immense strength, like his, but through various other means.
In the southern part of the First Dynasty, Stargazing State, lay the power second only to the royal family and the Border Army—Stargazing Valley.
Like the Border Army, Stargazing Valley had presence in all dynasties.
Though lacking a hierarchical structure like the Border Army, the Stargazing Valley in the First Dynasty was the original, with the deepest roots.
At this moment within Stargazing Valley, someone opened their eyes.
A silver-white rod had been thrust into his crown, a sight that bore the mark of agony.
“Disturbances at the source signal defeat for the First Dynasty. Even the Border Army’s involvement led to defeat. What on earth happened? Who is that mysterious figure? Nothing can be deduced about them!”
The Valley Master of the Stargazing Valley in the First Dynasty furrowed his brows.
Their establishment had a vital reason, but all calculations failed to link the reason to the enemies of the First Dynasty.
However—
“Well, at least it’s not a complete failure. There should still be hope!”
Apart from him, there was also the Great Commander of the Border Army.
“Retreat. We have been defeated. Return to base, don’t give them an opportunity.”
If the strongest could have held them off, then they might have had a chance. But now, with the strongest defeated, all hope was lost.
Besides, this incident wasn’t even their responsibility to begin with…
As the world churned, ancient powers began to withdraw and brace themselves, aware that significant changes were imminent.
Meanwhile, the enemy of the First Dynasty arrived at a mysterious location.
“Jiang Yun, you still don’t understand. Even under these circumstances, I can defeat you. Do you realize what that truly means…”