Chapter 164: Shock Once Again! The Ember Plan?

The strange young man from the Blood Clan, seeing his path blocked by the two brothers, Nolan Wudao and Nolan Tianyan, had a face as dark as storm clouds.

He glared at them and said in a low voice, “Nolan Wudao, Nolan Tianyan, what do you mean by this?”

He was feeling nervous deep down. Even though the two brothers were mocking him, he didn’t dare to retaliate too much.

His only hope now was to leave the Nolan Imperial Army’s base and return to the safety of the Blood Clan.

Nolan Wudao simply smiled without saying anything, turning his gaze toward the sky and speaking softly, “Nothing at all…”

Yet, he made no move to step aside, still blocking the young man’s path.

“You!”

The young man’s brows furrowed in anger.

***

A thousand miles away from the Ancient Imperial City.

In mid-air.

On a black boat flying the flag of “Nolan.”

Nolan Shenyuan gazed at the sky above the Eastern Wilderness Ancient Continent, where the enormous figure wielding the Red Peak Spear stood. His pupils contracted sharply.

His body trembled uncontrollably.

He watched as the sky emitted waves of power at the Immortal King level, the destructive aura filling the air, and it felt as though something deep inside him had been shattered.

Then, the shock in Nolan Shenyuan’s eyes faded, replaced by worry and confusion.

Was the Patriarch really going to turn against the foreign realm…?

His fists clenched tightly behind his back.

It wasn’t that he had any special feelings for the foreign realm.

The foreign realm was a place where human life was worth nothing, a place that epitomized the law of the jungle. How could there be any real feelings there?

If there were, they would only exist within the Nolan Clan!

But what worried him was whether they could truly withstand the wrath of the foreign realm.

Could they resist the might of the Immortal Ancestor?

Although the Nolan Patriarch was strong, standing at the pinnacle of the Immortal Realm as a giant among Immortal Kings…

The foreign realm had dozens of Immortal King giants!

Among them were beings stronger than the Nolan Patriarch, such as the Red King and Wushang, peak Immortal Kings who had yet to appear.

Not to mention the Immortal Ancestor, who had lived for countless epochs…

Even if the Nolan Imperial Clan defected and allied with the human race.

Even with the addition of the Descendant of Nuwa, it wouldn’t be enough!

His gaze then fell on the woman wearing the ghost mask.

If she didn’t truly have quasi-emperor strength…

The Nolan Imperial Clan would be doomed!

At that moment, the golden-haired elder behind him suddenly spoke in shock, pointing toward the sky above the Ancient Imperial City: “Patriarch, look there!”

Nolan Shenyuan’s eyes followed the direction of the elder’s finger.

He saw a white-robed youth slowly appear.

Around him was a Dao rhythm so profound that even Nolan Shenyuan couldn’t fully grasp it.

He was so extraordinary, exuding an aura that seemed to transcend the laws of the world.

Then, Nolan Shenyuan saw the youth, with a casual smile, kill several Sever-Me Realm cultivators.

Finally, Lin Ao Tian used some unknown divine ability, and a middle-aged man with an ancient mirror above his head suddenly appeared, instantly annihilating several supreme powerhouses from the foreign realm!!

“Hiss…!”

“This…!”

The golden-haired elder gasped, his face filled with terror.

He couldn’t help but recall the time not long ago when he had faced this very youth in the Eastern Wilderness Ancient Continent!

In that moment, he felt a deep sense of relief and gratitude toward Nolan Tianyan.

Thank goodness!

Thank goodness he had listened to Nolan Tianyan back then and hadn’t made the wrong move!

At this moment, Nolan Shenyuan’s jaw dropped, his face filled with shock.

When he heard the conversation between the youth and the middle-aged man, he was even more stunned, beyond words!

The next second.

The voice of the Nolan Patriarch echoed in his mind.

“Shenyuan, destroy the armies of the two clans and welcome our king!”

After hearing this, it took Nolan Shenyuan a long time to regain his composure.

He took a deep breath, his eyes filled with determination.

One by one, orders were relayed like thunder throughout every black boat of the Nolan Imperial Clan.

After issuing the commands, Nolan Shenyuan’s gaze once again fell on the white-robed youth, his expression filled with deep fear.

***

In the Ancient Imperial City.

After Ji Daotian’s arrival.

Lin Yindao and Jiang Tai also appeared.

They, too, looked up with respect at the middle-aged man in the sky.

However, Lin Yindao only glanced at him for a few seconds before his gaze shifted to Lin Ao Tian, his eyes no longer holding the look of an elder but filled with shock.

Soon after, the members of the Ji Clan arrived and knelt in unison.

“Disciples of the Ji Clan, pay respects to the Void Ancestor…”

In mid-air.

Lin Ao Tian glanced down calmly, a faint smile on his face.

Whoosh…!

Behind him, Cang Yu and the other True Immortals appeared, all kneeling on one knee.

“Greetings, Lord Lin!”

Cang Yu lowered his head, unable to stop himself from glancing at the middle-aged man with the ancient mirror above his head, his heart filled with turmoil!

Clearly, this man only had the strength of a supreme powerhouse, yet his Dao rhythm was enough to make even someone like Cang Yu tremble!

What kind of Dao had he comprehended?

At this moment, the Void Emperor, hearing the voices around him, showed a rare hint of emotion on his otherwise unchanging face.

He turned slightly, looking down at the kneeling disciples of the Ji Clan.

“My descendants…”

His expression softened as he fell into a state of reminiscence, muttering to himself, “The Ancestral Star… Did the Heavenly Emperor’s Ember Plan succeed…?”

The Void Emperor’s eyes were filled with memories, and a trace of joy flickered in his pupils.

The Heavenly Emperor’s plan had truly succeeded!

The descendants of the Ancestral Star were here!

He looked up at the sky, the laws of the void swirling in his eyes.

Then, a genuine smile appeared on the Void Emperor’s lips, a smile of heartfelt happiness.

So it was true!

This was… the universe inside that bronze coffin.

His expression didn’t escape Lin Ao Tian’s notice, and a hint of surprise appeared between his brows.

Hmm?

Could it be that the Void Emperor had consciousness?

Had his self-transformation ability manifested a being with its own awareness?

Even when the Void Emperor had spoken to him earlier, Lin Ao Tian hadn’t been surprised.

After all, Lin Ao Tian had assumed it was simply a characteristic of the Void Emperor.

A guardian of the human race for life, thanking Lin Ao Tian for his assistance seemed normal.

But to have independent thought…

That was terrifying!

***

This…

Lin Ao Tian suddenly remembered that this was a technique rewarded by the system, and he had fully mastered it!

The next second!

A gleam of light flashed in Lin Ao Tian’s eyes!

Could this mean that the ability he now possessed was… at the level of an Immortal Emperor’s self-transformation?

“He transforms eternity, he transforms freely… Can I manifest any being I’ve truly encountered?”

Lin Ao Tian gradually calmed down, his gaze once again falling on the Void Emperor, who was lost in his memories.