"Poof!" Jian Chen spat out a mouthful of blood, his aura instantly weakened. His eyes were filled with shock; the opponent had destroyed his weapon with just a few words, and he himself was severely injured.
The others present were all horrified. Just how strong was the Tian family's ancestor? With such a powerful being emerging, who among the current human race could stop him?
"Hahahaha, the Old Ancestor is about to return, and the heavenly barrier can no longer stop my Ancestor!"
Tian Min laughed heartily, his face filled with excitement. Just moments ago, he thought the Tian family was on the brink of destruction and everyone except himself would die. However, he never expected his Old Ancestor's power to penetrate the heavenly barrier and appear in the present world.
Seeing Tian Min's reaction, everyone present changed their expressions. With humanity's invincible protectors absent, who could subdue the Tian family?
Would they all perish here? After finally reviving, they were about to die at the hands of their own people instead of in a war against demonic beasts?
"Submit to the Tian family. Those who submit to the Tian family will be spared!"
Tian Min roared, his confidence now absolute.
"Haha, kneel! All of you, kneel! Acknowledge my Tian family as your master, or when the Old Ancestor returns, he will exterminate your entire clans!"
The Third Ancestor of the Tian family shouted. He was no longer flustered. Who could have imagined that their Tian family possessed such a terrifying existence?
He had collected so much bloodline from the descendants of the invincible, yet he had never seen his elder brother do anything with those essences. Now, he understood; it was all to revive their Old Ancestor.
"Crack!" A slight fissure suddenly appeared in space, followed by an incredibly terrifying aura surging out.
Instantly, everyone felt an unbearable pressure, unable to move. Their knees felt as if they were no longer under their control, compelling them to kneel.
"Damn it! Who exactly is the Tian family's ancestor? Is it true, as Tian Min claims, that humanity owes the Tian family?"
Someone roared, confused, perhaps also fearful, and inclined to submit to the Tian family, just lacking a reason.
"Nonsense! Humanity is a collective. If, as Tian Min says, humanity has wronged his ancestor, then there is only one possibility: his ancestor betrayed humanity!"
Someone snorted coldly, filled with righteous indignation. Even with the Tian family's ancestor about to return, their killing intent towards the Tian family members had not diminished at all.
"The Tian family are merely a sinful clan! The Tian family's ancient ancestor, Qiong, was too selfish and desired too much. He was punished by the various Invincibles. The Tian family should have been annihilated, but out of consideration for the Tian family's ancestor Qiong's past merits to humanity, they were spared. However, while the Tian family could live, they were forbidden from reaching the Heavenly Tier! Unexpectedly, the Tian family's descendants have committed heinous acts, awakening Qiong from the void! They are truly deserving of death!"
Someone roared, immediately shocking countless people. This person seemed to know the Tian family's origins.
Everyone looked and saw a group of eight people standing separately at the edge of the horizon. Each of them exuded a terrifying aura; they were all peak Emperor-level powerhouses.
Furthermore, unlike the others, they emitted a strange fluctuation, subtly resonating with the pressure emanating from the Tian family's ancestor.
Then, everyone's eyes widened as those eight people moved! Step by step, they advanced towards the spatial fissure.
Given that even the strongest individuals present, Dao Xuan and Jian Chen, could only offer feeble resistance under the terrifying pressure of the Tian family's ancestor, barely able to twist their bodies, let alone move, this was astonishing.
Yet, these eight individuals ignored the pressure and walked step by step to the edge of the spatial fissure.
"Invincible family!" Dao Xuan whispered, revealing the origin of the eight people. Hailing from the Dao Sect, he knew much. Only those with invincible bloodlines could withstand the bloodline power of their ancestors and ignore the pressure of powerful beings.
"In the name of my ancestor Gu, I command all illusory existences to not descend into the present world! Heaven and Earth, repel!"
The eight shouted in unison. Their actions were synchronized as they each forced a drop of blood from their fingers.
Strangely, the eight drops of blood floated in the air before shooting towards the spatial fissure.
"Buzz!" Instantly, everyone present felt a majestic fluctuation, akin to the might of heaven and earth. A profound sense of reverence arose in everyone's hearts.
The faint fissure in space began to slowly heal, and the terrifying aura dissipated.
"Damn it! You all seek death!!!" Tian Min's eyes turned bloodshot upon seeing this. They were trying to prevent his ancestor's return, and he could not tolerate it.
Tian Min, wielding his long spear, was about to charge forward, but someone was faster.
With the oppressive aura gone, Dao Xuan was the first to regain mobility. His gaze turned cold as a bolt of lightning struck Tian Min.
"Boom!" Tian Min was blasted backward, his clothes instantly torn, and he spat out blood.
"Dao Master, kill him!" someone shouted, hoping Dao Xuan would press his advantage and eliminate Tian Min immediately.
But at this moment, the nearly healed fissure suddenly erupted with powerful energy, as if it had been gathering strength and was now counterattacking.
"Gu! You're not dead yet? I am to return, and you dare to block me with a mere wisp of consciousness?"
A furious roar echoed, and the spatial fissure instantly widened. The eight drops of blood from before vanished, and the eight figures were sent flying backward.
Simultaneously, everyone present felt an even more terrifying pressure. Those with weaker cultivation could not even float, falling to the ground.
"Old Ancestor! The Old Ancestor is returning!" Tian Min's eyes lit up with excitement as he shouted.
"The Tian family welcomes the Old Ancestor's return!"
"The Tian family welcomes the Old Ancestor's return!!!"
The members of the Tian family knelt down, their faces filled with emotion.
Everyone else present turned pale. The Tian family's ancestor was truly returning. Who could possibly oppose such a powerful being?
"Rumble!" Suddenly, the heavens and earth crackled with lightning, and dark clouds gathered, plunging the entire sky into immense darkness.
Above the fissure, a sea of purple lightning appeared. Each purple lightning bolt emitted an aura that instilled despair in everyone present.
"Heavenly Tribulation! It's the Heavenly Tribulation!!!" Dao Xuan exclaimed excitedly. Having cultivated the law of lightning, he recognized the origin of the purple lightning at a glance.
"The Tian family's ancestor is not tolerated by the present world. If he wishes to return, heaven and earth will surely resist!"
Someone whispered; it was one of the descendants of the Invincibles.
Upon hearing this, everyone felt a surge of hope. If heaven and earth were resisting, it meant the Tian family's ancestor might not be able to return?
However, what followed was a scene that plunged everyone into despair.
"A mere formation spirit dares to obstruct me? Disperse!"
A furious roar sounded, the purple lightning sea in the sky instantly dissipated, the dark clouds vanished, and the sky returned to normal in the blink of an eye.
Then, the world darkened before everyone's eyes, and a colossal figure, eclipsing the sun and moon, suddenly appeared before them.
"Pfft!" At this moment, everyone present could no longer withstand the terrifying pressure. They all fell to the ground, spitting blood. Those with weaker cultivation even exploded on the spot!
The Tian family's ancestor, Qiong, had descended!
"Boom!" A vortex suddenly appeared in the high sky, and the energy of heaven and earth rushed frantically towards the colossal figure.
"Kneel, submit to me, or be annihilated!"
The giant figure's voice echoed through the heavens and earth, striking each person's ears like the booming of bells.