đź“– Chapter 976 - The Patriarch Arrives!
Wang Baole raised his head proudly, and his eyes were filled with haughtiness as he swept his gaze in all directions. It was as if he was looking at a bunch of ants.
It seemed that with those words, he had given up concealing himself and really revealed his true identity. His demeanor was like that of an arrogant prince as he stared at the ones who had been provoking him.
Moreover, the yellow law of flame circulated through his body once and suddenly exploded outward, causing a flower of blazing fire to bloom in the surroundings.
The brilliance of the shining flames was enough to shake the heavens!
At the same time, his words were backed by the power of his early-stage Planet Realm cultivation. He even used the power of his Dao Planet to manipulate the natural laws so that his lightly-spoken words boomed like heavenly thunder. The starry sky in the surroundings suddenly exploded, and ripples upon ripples appeared and spread in all directions.
The Violet Gold Civilization’s Eternal Star Realm Almighties bore the brunt of his words, but the nine Planet Realm cultivators were also affected. As for the cultivators in the Violet Gold Civilization’s encircling army, Wang Baole’s words directly caused their cultivation bases to shake.
The power of a Dao Planet exploded out, and a heavy pressure descended that caused everyone beneath the Planet Realm to tremble. The suppression they felt from Wang Baole was stronger than the suppression from other Planet Realm cultivators. After all, although their cultivation bases weren’t quite in the Planet Realm, there were many who had mastered various special divine abilities.
And most of these various divine abilities were included in the laws stemming from Wang Baole’s nine Ancient Planets. Thus, the suppressive force that his words carried was naturally even stronger.
His words didn’t just make their cultivation bases shake, but even their minds rumbled, and their eyes started to glaze over. If not for the Eternal Star and Planet Realm cultivators present, Wang Baole’s so-called predicament would be nothing more than a joke.
Even the nine Planet Realms couldn’t help but change their expressions. Five were in the early stage, two were in the middle, and two were already in the late stage of the Planet Realm. But at that moment, those five early-stage Planet Realm cultivators couldn’t help but shudder. Although they were better off than those below the Planet Realm, the trembling of the Planets within their bodies let them know that…
If they ever fought Wang Baole head-on, they would be no match for him at all!
The middle-stage Planet Realm cultivators were only slightly better off than those in the early stage, and even the Divine Sovereign Justice Patriarch and the Heavenly Spirit Sect Ancestor in the late stage of the Planet Realm were shaken.
They were clear that this suppression stemmed from a difference in natural laws, meaning that the difference between them and Long Nanzi… was like that between heaven and earth!
The Eternal Star Realm Almighties also had their expressions change, but it was not because of the Dao Planet’s fluctuations. Instead, it was… the name that Wang Baole had just uttered!
“The Flame Patriarch?!”
The two Almighties exchanged a glance, and they instinctively felt fear well up in their hearts. However, they also felt suspicious, because… the Flame Patriarch was just too famous.
He was an almighty being in the Star Domain Realm, someone that surpassed countless Eternal Star Realm cultivators. Even throughout the entire Left Dao Holy Region, such a person was vanishingly rare. Every single one of them was renowned, and the flames of their anger would cause calamity to descend upon countless galaxies.
The Violet Gold Civilization was very powerful, and their patriarch stood at the pinnacle of Eternal Star Realm cultivators. He was only half a step away from the Star Domain Realm, but they were very clear that… crossing this half a step was unimaginably difficult. Even describing it as a carp trying to leap over the dragon’s gate was still underestimating its difficulty.
It could even be said that without any external help, the Flame Patriarch alone could make the entire Violet Gold Civilization disappear in an instant.
Although the Violet Gold Civilization was backed by a faction with a Star Domain Realm patriarch, they were only a subsidiary force and not that patriarch’s real sect. Thus, if they provoked the Flame Patriarch, their outcome wouldn’t be good no matter what.
Moreover, the Flame Patriarch was rumored to be at odds with the Never-Ending Clan, and aside from his formidable strength, he was apparently extremely overprotective. He was annoyed even if an outsider did nothing more than approach him, so who knew how mad he’d get if he found out they were bullying his disciple?
The two Eternal Star Realm Almighties were shocked, but the more shock they felt, the more they instinctively believed that the claim was nonsense. If Wang Baole was really the Flame Patriarch’s direct disciple, then he should have acted completely differently. Why would he bother covering up his actions, and why would he need to hide Zhao Yameng and the others away?
Moreover, there was also a strong reluctance to just give up here. With Wang Baole’s words alone, were they supposed to let all their efforts be in vain? After all… this was a chance for their Violet Gold Civilization to advance a step further. With a Dao Planet as a bargaining chip, they were certain to be able to get their patriarch an opportunity to break past the peak of the Eternal Star Realm!
Thus, the Eternal Star Realm Almighty in front of Wang Baole laughed loudly, a cold light appearing in his eyes.
“Your master is the Flame Patriarch? Ridiculous. Why don’t you just say that a Divine Sovereign of the Never-Ending Clan is your master too? Utter nonsense!”
Standing tall on the boat, Wang Baole looked coldly at the Eternal Star Realm Almighty, who was clearly nervous but putting on a brave front. He didn’t have a Divine Sovereign as his master, but Chen Qingzi, who had killed a Divine Sovereign before, was his senior brother.
But he didn’t intend to reveal all his cards here. As the Eternal Star Realm Almighty spoke, Wang Baole took out a jade slip with a flip of his hand.
This jade slip contained the power of a curse, and it had been given to him by the Flame Patriarch back then. He was told that if he decided to accept the patriarch as his master, he could notify him by using this jade slip.
He was about to crush the slip, but at that moment… that Eternal Star Realm Almighty sneered and spoke up again.
“Long Nanzi, don’t try and bullshit your way out of this. Since you can’t be convinced with reason, then don’t blame this seat for what happens next!” As he spoke, the Eternal Star Realm Almighty raised his right hand, and the nine Planet Realm cultivators behind him each performed a series of hand seals with murderous intent bubbling in their eyes. A moment later… the bubble that imprisoned Zhao Yameng, Little Donkey, and Little Fifth suddenly flashed.
Waves of black qi appeared inside and circled the unconscious trio. Wherever the black qi passed, Zhao Yameng and the others showed signs of being corroded. Moreover, although they were clearly unconscious, their faces revealed expressions of pain.
This scene made Wang Baole’s heart erupt with killing intent. He was so furious that he didn’t notice that Little Fifth actually… twitched a finger, but then held himself back…
Wang Baole laughed angrily as killing intent exploded from his body. Without the slightest hesitation, he crushed the jade slip in his hand and suddenly spoke toward the starry sky in a baleful voice.
“Disciple Wang Baole begs for Master’s help. Please save my friends, and flatten those two Eternal Star idiots!”
As soon as Wang Baole’s words rang out and the jade slip was crushed, the laughter of an aged voice, filled with excitement and anticipation, boomed throughout the Divine Eye Civilization. Just the sound made the entire Divine Eye Civilization tremble, forced the Eternal Star to dim, and caused cracks to appear in the crystal sphere sealing off the galaxy.
Moreover, all the cultivators felt their minds rumble, even those two Almighties in the Eternal Star Realm. Their expressions completely changed, and an unprecedented terror appeared on their faces.
"Star Domain Realm!!"
"The Flame Patriarch!!"
As soon as the two Eternal Star Realm Almighties screamed in horror, their bodies backed up rapidly. Even if it was a joke to try and escape from a Star Domain Realm Almighty, they instinctively fled at maximum speed.
But before they could move even a couple of meters, an enormous vortex silently appeared in front of the Starfall Boat. From within the vortex came a sea of raging flames, erupting out like a volcano. The sea of flames didn’t spread, but as a heaven-shaking pressure descended, it split into two whips of flame that roared toward the two fleeing Eternal Star Realm cultivators!
In an instant, the two flame whips, carrying the boundless might of the Star Domain Realm, directly landed on the bodies of those two Eternal Star Realm Almighties. With a single touch… their fleshly bodies instantly… collapsed!