Chapter 273 - The Ancestor’s Three Swords that Stabilize the Universe

Chapter 273: Chapter 29: The Ancestor’s Three Swords that Stabilize the UniverseIndeed, the four Kings focused their gazes on Lu Hong, expecting a miracle to happen.

Now, Lu Hong’s Divine Soul was invaded by a deity-level powerhouse, and he felt like an outsider, helplessly spectating in his own mind.

"Who are you?" Lu Hong asked the Heavenly God who had taken over his Divine Soul.

"What do you think?" The Heavenly God turned his head, his handsome and suave face deeply familiar to Lu Hong.

Somewhat like... the ancestor of the demons and saints?

Lu Hong was stunned, "Are you the esteemed ancestor?"

"Oh my, we’ve only been apart for so long, and you nearly couldn’t recognize me?" The ancestor of demons and saints laughed, "Help me find the Demon Beast that fled the battlefield back then. If you come to my ancestral star of the demons, I will surely bestow upon you a generous reward."

"As for now, watch me take care of it." After saying that, the ancestor controlled Lu Hong’s body to take another step forward and threw a punch at the Burning Serpent.

The power of his blood and qi had somehow turned into purple-black Demonic Qi. When a Heavenly God strikes, it’s no ordinary feat. With one blow, the Burning Serpent let out a wail, and its overwhelming presence weakened by seventy percent.

The ancestor shouted, "You vile creature! Do you not submit obediently upon seeing your master?!"

This attack roused the spirit of the Burning Serpent, which, accustomed to freedom, of course, refused to surrender just like that. If its master had come in person, it wouldn’t dare to be presumptuous, but facing only a mere projection, why not take the risk? After all, it was only one step away from ascending to godhood!

"Oh? Got a bit of courage, have we?" The ancestor sneered upon seeing the killing intent flash in the Burning Serpent’s eyes, "When the War God pierced my chest with his Divine Sword and tore off a piece of my Heart Blood, not only did you not help, but you also stole that piece of flesh and hid in this plane."

The ancestor paused and scoffed, "Don’t tell me you think that by refining my Heart Blood, you could become a god?"

Roar~!

Enraged by the ancestor’s mockery, the Burning Serpent twisted its colossal body wildly, spewing molten flames that turned into cold beams, attacking the ancestor.

"Fire Spirit Flash, this too is a Skill I taught you. Do you think you can defeat me with it?" The ancestor lifted his hand slightly, and the swirling Demonic Qi transformed into a face, roaring out loud.

The Demonic Qi that erupted from the face swept across thousands of miles, annihilating the Burning Serpent’s skill in an instant, and only after struggling mightily did it escape the suppression.

After failing with the first strike, the Burning Serpent launched a second attack, opening its massive jaws and pouncing forward.

The ancestor wasn’t the least bit panicked and said to Lu Hong within the Divine Soul, "The Divine Eye I bestowed upon you is infinitely powerful. Today, I shall demonstrate them to you one by one. Whether you can understand them depends on your own fortune."

"Thank you for your grace, esteemed ancestor!" Lu Hong bowed with clasped hands, his entire being focused, devoting two hundred percent of his energy.

"Watch closely." The ancestor closed his eyes, and when he opened them again, Lu Hong’s Divine Eye was like a starry sky, filled with magical Magic Power.

"Chaos Reverse!" With a low shout, the space where his gaze landed twisted, and the Burning Serpent’s body was gripped by an invisible hand, being squeezed and deformed.

With this strike, the Burning Serpent was injured, the power of space tearing breached its scale armor, causing blood to spill from its serpent body.

Roar~!

Another roar like that of a dragon, flames cascading from above, coated the serpent’s body, forming a sturdy armor that barely managed to withstand the might of the Chaos Reverse skill.

"Chaos Reverse is a spatial series skill, extremely powerful. Aside from head-on collision, it’s hard to defend against." After a brief explanation, the ancestor continued, "Next is the second form."

As the ancestor prompted, the world suddenly changed, summoning a starry sky with countless stars and planes drifting around.

"Star Shatter!" he whispered softly. The stars in the sky vibrated intensely and then exploded, burying the Burning Serpent’s body within.

Without waiting for the Burning Serpent to resist, the ancestor deployed the last skill of the Divine Eye, "Star Malevolence!"

Just as Lu Hong awaited with anticipation, nothing happened.

The ancestor sighed, "In the end, it’s just a strand of the Divine Soul, what a pity."

"War God, sir?"

"The activation wasn’t successful, the skill requirement is very high, I couldn’t activate it without being present myself," War God patted off the dust on his clothes: "Forget it, since the Demonic Qi didn’t let you succeed, I will reveal another secret to you."

War God established a connection with the Divine Swords within Lu Hong’s body, calling them all forth: "Do you know the origin of these three Divine Swords?"

"Please enlighten me, War God, sir!"

"These three swords were once a single one, long ago. When the War God fought against the Heavenly Gods, it was this sword he relied on, a sword whose power was tremendous, even greater than that of judgement. It is also the only weapon that could pierce through my heart." The War God continued: "I sense a common origin in these three Divine Swords; the War God must have split the original sword into three, imbuing them with skills and blessings, bequeathing them to the Human Race. Therefore, when the three swords are united, it will be the day of slaying gods."

With that, War God channeled Demonic Qi into the blades, fusing the three Divine Swords together.

"Now that Demonic Qi... couldn’t... be used... I will let you... witness... the... power... of this... God... Sword!" War God’s voice trembled, as if the unification of the swords had exhausted all his strength.

At that moment, Tao Tian had a stroke of luck and escaped the destruction barely alive, but seeing an opportunity like that, he wouldn’t let it go. His snake eyes burst with blood as he began a desperate struggle.

"Snake Devouring the Sky!"

Outside Ambra’s stars, a flame serpent slowly took form, opening its massive maw and biting down towards Ambra, capable of swallowing half a realm with one bite.

The sky-blocking serpent’s shadow was about to destroy the entire realm in a second, but War God’s expression was unchanging as the three swords suddenly became one!

There was no grand entrance, no dazzling divine glow. The Divine Sword, once unified, was as plain as an iron weapon, devoid of any fluctuations.

"It’s done." War God said calmly: "Lad, I’ll show you the true power of this sword."

Grasping the Divine Sword, a will surged forth to attack.

"I’m just temporarily borrowing his body. If you don’t let me activate it, he’ll die!" Facing a powerful enemy, War God urgently warned.

That will hesitated for a moment and finally retreated back into the sword, War God then took hold of the Divine Sword.

Looking up, the fiery serpent in the sky was about to close its jaws and shatter the realm.

"The timing is just right." War God said with a faint smile, and brought the sword down with a smash.

Similarly, without any fancy light or shadow, just an ordinary swing of the blade dispersed the flame serpent, and the sense of death that had loomed over the people of Ambra also dissipated.

Immediately after, War God struck out with a second sword.

Another unremarkable slash through air, yet Tao Tian let out an agonizing cry, a huge gash appearing across his back, stretching from his head to tail, instantly staining Qing Tian with his blood.

Wailing, Tao Tian finally fell, his giant head landing right at War God’s feet.

"Have you seen the power of the Divine Sword?" War God asked with a smile.

"I have... seen it," Lu Hong swallowed hard, was it that ferocious? Tao Tian was a Demigod-tier Demon Beast, to be disabled with just two casual strikes?

As he spoke, War God swung the sword again, resting it on Tao Tian’s head and asked: "Well?"

Facing the threat of death, Tao Tian showed a pleading look and let out a low, mournful cry.

"Forget it, I won’t kill you." War God withdrew the Divine Sword, and in the next second, the sword shattered, splitting back into three Divine Swords, and re-entering Lu Hong’s body.

"The Divine Swords have suffered some heavy losses this time, they’ll need a few years to recover." War God told Lu Hong: "Lad, grow quickly."

Then, War God departed from Lu Hong’s body, a purple Divine Soul phantom stood in front of Tao Tian and said lightly: "You have ten years, crawl back to your ancestral star."

After saying this, War God’s Divine Soul dissolved into the cosmos, and before leaving, he cast a special glance at the four Kings at the edge of the battlefield.