deltrittennovels Chapter 1560 Awakening the Ages
Chapter 1560 Awakening the Ages
Chapter 1560 Awakening the Ages
Beast tides have existed throughout history, but a beast tide that reaches the level of a 'Ten-Turn Immortal Emperor' is something that, let alone witnessing with one's own eyes, one cannot find even a single word about it in countless classic texts.
The 'Ten-Turn Immortal Emperor' is an existence standing at the very pinnacle of the cultivation world.
Some eras may not even produce one, let alone countless 'Ten-Turn Immortal Emperor' level ferocious beasts forming a beast tide?
Even more outrageous, among the dark mass of beasts were also swarms of colossal beasts exuding the aura of a 'Heavenly Emperor'—each breath they took caused the void to collapse, each step they took disrupted the laws of nature, and the Dao patterns condensed on their scales were enough to shatter the souls of ordinary 'Nine Revolutions Immortal Emperor' cultivators.
Leading the pack was a colossal beast covered in dark gold scales, resembling a Qilin but with nine heads. Each head had a star-sized inner core embedded between its brows, and the destructive laws flowing within the inner cores caused the surrounding space to fold like paper.
Behind it followed tens of thousands of ferocious beasts: there was the Xuanpeng with wingspans that blotted out the sky, whose wingtips could tear through space; there was the Xuanwu with a body as large as a mountain range, whose tortoise shell was covered with patterns that formed a natural defensive array, capable of withstanding even the full force of a 'Ten-Turn Immortal Emperor'.
There are also countless bizarre and chaotic beasts whose very existence violates the rules of the universe, like nightmares emerging from cracks in the laws.
Wang Xian hovered in the void, the 'space-time imprint' on his fingertips burning intensely, the terrifying aura emanating from the imprint almost scorching his soul.
He blinked hard, wondering if his century of meditation had messed up his brain, otherwise how could he see such an outrageous scene—but the scene in front of him was too real!
One of the dark golden Qilin beast's heads spewed out blackish-purple annihilation flames downwards. Wherever the flames passed, the protective array of the Divine Firmament Holy Court melted like candy wrappers, and the light emitted by the ninety-nine star cores couldn't even withstand a single breath in the flames.
"Holy crap! What the hell is this monster?!"
From below came the foul cursing of three unscrupulous Taoist priests.
The fat Taoist priest had a deep, bone-revealing wound torn open on his back by Xuanpeng's sharp claws. Blood mixed with bits of flesh dripped down, but he still held tightly to a bronze jar in his arms. Golden liquid occasionally spilled from the jar's mouth, driving the surrounding ferocious beasts even more mad.
While stuffing healing pills into his mouth, the fat Taoist priest waved his peach wood sword and drew talismans in the void. However, those talismans that could trap a Nine-Turn Immortal Emperor could not even withstand half a breath in front of a Ten-Turn Immortal Emperor-level ferocious beast. They were crushed into ashes by the pressure of the beast horde as soon as they were drawn.
The chubby Taoist priest was in the worst shape. His broken bowl was knocked away by the tail of a Xuanwu (a mythical beast), and he was now running wildly with a meteorite he had pulled from the ground. The runes on the surface of the meteorite were crackling and popping under the pressure of the ferocious beast, and it looked like it was about to shatter.
The most deadly thing was that the way those ferocious beasts looked at the three Taoist priests was even more ruthless than when they looked at their father's killer.
The middle head of the nine-headed Qilin beast stared intently at the bronze jar in the fat man's arms, its golden vertical pupils surging with rage. Each roar carried a sonic wave that seemed capable of shattering the soul, clearly indicating that the three had disturbed its treasure.
Wang Xian's temples throbbed.
He was certain that this beast tide was definitely related to those three unscrupulous Taoist priests.
But now is not the time to assign blame—the number of ferocious beasts at the forefront alone, at least ten thousand, is conservatively estimated, with even more behind them, including a large number of ferocious beasts at the Heavenly Emperor level.
His current combat strength is barely enough to contend with a ferocious beast at the early stage of the 'Tenth-Rank Immortal Emperor' level, and he would be defeated soon after. Facing a beast tide of this level, let alone saving people, it would be a question whether he could even escape unscathed.
Wang Xian scratched her hair in frustration, her knuckles turning white from the force.
His century of seclusion had refined his ultimate laws several times over, but faced with this beast tide that could be described as an "epochal catastrophe," this improvement was as insignificant as a drop in the ocean.
Just as Wang Xian was pacing anxiously, a figure suddenly flashed through her mind.
"Yaoyao!"
Without the slightest hesitation, Wang Xian tore open the space of his inner world and pulled Yao Yao, who was tinkering with her new invention on Yao Yao Star, out of there.
The girl was gesturing with the shell of a Chaos Worm when she was suddenly dragged into an unfamiliar void. She immediately bristled: "Wang Xian, are you courting death?! Do you believe I'll tear your inner world's Heavenly Dao apart and use it as parts?!"
She clenched her fists, ready to charge forward, but when she caught a glimpse of the beast horde in mid-air out of the corner of her eye, her fists froze in mid-air, and the anger on her face was instantly replaced by shock.
Her pupils suddenly contracted to vertical slits, her nose twitched as if confirming something, and the next second she gasped, her voice trembling: "A beast tide of 'Ten-Rank Immortal Emperor' level? And 'Heavenly Emperor' level? This is like we've disturbed the 'Heavenly Realm's' lair of ferocious beasts?!"
Yao Yao comes from the Celestial Realm and has seen even more terrifying scenes than this during her peak. In the era of ferocious beasts in the Celestial Realm, there were thousands of giant beasts at the 'Dao Tian Realm' level alone, and countless more at the 'Ta Tian Realm' level.
But that's the celestial realm, a world where the laws are more relaxed and the energy is more abundant.
This is the 'Eternal Universe', a place where even 'Ten-Turn Immortal Emperors' are few and far between. How could it possibly raise so many top-tier ferocious beasts?
Yao Yao subconsciously circulated her spiritual power, only to find that the energy within her body was disordered due to shock. The power of the laws that she could easily mobilize before was now like a rusty gear, turning for a long time without making any movement.
"wrong……"
Yao Yao frowned deeply. "The aura of these ferocious beasts is strange. It's as if they were forcibly aroused, and their laws are fluctuating chaotically like a pot of porridge."
Following her gaze, Wang Xian indeed discovered that beneath the scales of the nine-headed Qilin beast, black patterns would occasionally flash. These patterns exuded an evil aura that did not belong to the ferocious beast itself, as if some external force was forcibly enhancing its strength.
Even if it's something that's been pushed up, it's still genuine 'Tenth-Rank Immortal Emperor' level combat power, there's no doubt about that.
"Never mind that for now," Wang Xian said, pointing to the three Taoists below who were being overtaken by Xuanpeng. "We need to get those three rascals out of there first. If we're any later, they'll be torn to pieces by the ferocious beast."
Yao Yao watched the three Taoists being chased like stray dogs and her lips twitched: "I knew that these three despicable bastards getting together was bound to cause trouble... Back then, the Thief King stole the Origin Egg of the Beast Era in the Heavenly Realm and was chased by the entire Heavenly Realm of beasts for 300 million years. Now it seems that this kind of despicable character is etched into his bones."
Despite her complaints, she quickly nodded: "Let's go! We'll use the Heavenly Domain and your inner world space passage, it'll be the fastest!"
The two figures flashed and disappeared into the entrance to Wang Xian's inner world.
While they were on their way to the Divine Firmament Holy Court, chaos had already broken out in every corner outside the 'Eternal Universe'.
In the 'Eternal Universe', inside an ancient bronze palace suspended in chaotic air currents, a burly man clad in animal skins and adorned with skull ornaments slammed his fist on a stone table in front of him, shattering it. The three ferocious beast cores enshrined on the table cracked open with a "crack," spilling murky liquid all over the floor.
"impossible!"
The burly man's voice boomed like thunder in the hall. His pupils reflected a mirror-like surface, showing the beast tide coming from the direction of the Divine Firmament Holy Court. "'Tenth-Rank Immortal Emperor' level aura... at least tens of thousands! And those 'Heavenly Emperor' level fluctuations... How could the 'Eternal Great Universe' possibly have so many top-tier ferocious beasts?!"
He was a top expert in the 'Ferocious Beast Universe', one of the original nine inner universes. He didn't even remember how long he had lived, but he had seen no more than five 'Ten-Turn Immortal Emperor' level ferocious beasts in total.
What now?
A casual glance in the water mirror reveals hundreds of ferocious beasts exuding the aura of a 'Tenth-Rank Immortal Emperor'—the savage pressure emanating from those who have reached the pinnacle of their cultivation is undeniable.
Beside them stood an old woman in a feathered dress, leaning on a cane with a snake's head. Suddenly, the snake's eye at the tip of the cane opened and flicked its tongue: "High Priest, look at the source of these auras... it seems to be catalyzed by some external force, and the foundation of the laws is very weak."
She flicked a wisp of desolate energy from her fingertip, the wisp drawing an arc on the water mirror, perfectly encircling the nine-headed Qilin beast. "Sense its inner core carefully. A normal 'Ten-Turn Immortal Emperor' level ferocious beast's inner core is full of violent energy, but it is full of vitality. But this one... carries death energy."
The high priest leaned closer to the water mirror, his brows furrowed: "External catalysis? Who has such power? To be able to catalyze at least tens of thousands of ferocious beasts to the 'Tenth-Rank Immortal Emperor' level? How much source energy would that require? Not to mention the resources of the entire 'Eternal Universe,' even if you added the resources of the 'Chaos Sea' together, it wouldn't be enough!"
As they were talking, a series of hurried footsteps suddenly came from outside the hall. An orc warrior rushed in, carrying a black stone with runes flashing wildly on it: "High Priest! A message has come from the 'Chaos Sea.' They've sensed it too and say that this doesn't conform to the rules of the 'Eternal Universe.' They're asking us to investigate together!"
The high priest slammed his hand on the wreckage of the stone altar: "Investigate? How can we investigate? There are at least 100,000 ferocious beasts at the 'Tenth-Rank Immortal Emperor' level, and at least a thousand at the 'Heavenly Emperor' level. Going to investigate would only be suicide!"
Among all the beast race, he was the strongest, but he was only a half-step 'Ten-Turn Immortal Emperor'. The strongest of the other beast race members was only at the peak of 'Nine-Turn Immortal Emperor'.
For cultivators at this level, the sheer aura emanating from the beast tide alone would be enough to crush them to death!
Meanwhile, outside the 'Eternal Universe', on a throne made of obsidian, a man surrounded by demonic energy slowly opened his eyes.
His pupils were pure black, as if they could devour all light, and his fingers tapped lightly on the armrest of the throne, making a soft "tap-tap" sound.
“'Ten-fold Immortal Emperor'... 'Heavenly Emperor Level'..."
The man's voice had a metallic quality to it, and suddenly, three feet of green flame erupted from the skull candlesticks around the throne. "The 'Eternal Universe' simply cannot support so many top-tier beings. It's like keeping whales in a tank; it should have exploded long ago."
In the magic mirror in front of him, the image of the beast tide was slowly rotating.
Three figures flashed in the mirror as the man's gaze lingered on the broken bowl the chubby Taoist had dropped. A strange smile crept across his lips. "Interesting... the aura emanating from that broken bowl seems somewhat familiar..."
A maid with bat wings bowed and said, "Demon Lord, shall we send our people in the 'Eternal Universe' to take a look?"
"No need."
The Demon Lord raised his hand to stop her, flicking a wisp of demonic energy from his fingertip and drawing a circle on the magic mirror. "With so many top-tier ferocious beasts gathered together, the will of the 'Eternal Universe' will make its move. We can just wait and watch the show... However, keep a close eye on those three brats, and don't let them die."
On the other side, on an altar floating in a nebula, a dozen elderly men dressed in ancient Taoist robes surrounded a star chart. The stars on the star chart were shifting wildly, and the area representing the 'eternal universe' was dazzlingly bright.
"Incredible! This is simply incredible!"
An old man with a white beard was so angry that he glared and puffed out his beard. He squeezed the tortoise shell in his hand so hard that it cracked. "With so many 'Tenth-Rank Immortal Emperor' level ferocious beasts and a large number of 'Heavenly Emperor Level' ferocious beasts, how come the 'Eternal Universe' doesn't collapse from the aura they are exploding? Is this the power of 'Data-Driven Rules'?"
Another old man pointed to the densely packed red dots flashing on the star chart: "There are at least 100,000 red dots here, and even deeper purple dots. This is the aura of a 'Heavenly Emperor'! At least a thousand of them! This is not just violating the rules of heaven and earth, this is practically rubbing the rules of heaven and earth into the ground!"
Suddenly, the star chart in the center of the altar emitted a piercing buzz, and the runes on the chart began to fall off, turning into specks of starlight and dissipating.
The elders' expressions changed drastically—the star chart was crafted from the core of an ancient star and could predict changes in the heavens, yet it had been damaged by the aura of those ferocious beasts.
"We must find out!" the white-bearded old man gritted his teeth. "Haven't we heard anything from the people we sent to the 'Eternal Universe' yet? Tell them to do everything in their power to find out where these ferocious beasts came from!"
The old man beside him shook his head and sighed, "It's difficult... With so many top-tier ferocious beasts, our people have no way to get close, let alone investigate the cause."
Discussions beyond the 'eternal universe' continue.
The skeletal powerhouse from the forbidden land of life watched the beast tide through the endless space, the soul fire in his eye sockets flickering. The cultivator hiding in the tomb frantically turned the compass in his hand, trying to calculate the origin of these ferocious beasts, but the compass needle spun like a top and couldn't stop.
Even the ancient monsters that had been sleeping for countless ages were awakened by this terrifying aura, and they all sent out spies to try to figure out what was going on with this outrageous beast tide.
"Could it be that all the Nine-Turn Immortal Emperors of the 'Eternal Universe' have broken through together?"
Outside the 'Eternal Great Universe', a powerful figure made this conjecture, but immediately rejected it himself: "Impossible! The tribulation clouds of a 'Tenth-Rank Immortal Emperor' undergoing tribulation can overturn half a universe. With so many people undergoing tribulation together, the 'Eternal Great Universe' would have been gone long ago!"
"Could there be a problem there?"
The expression on the faces of the powerful figures changed drastically.
“No way! There’s a Forbidden Lord overseeing that place, it’s impossible for him to do something like this… Moreover, the aura emanating from these ferocious beasts has a musty smell, as if they’ve survived from an extremely distant era.”
Speculation is increasing, but none of it holds water.