In the next instant, under countless shocked gazes, the void above the firmament of the Primordial Ancient Realm rippled outward like waves upon water.
A willow tree, its entire body flowing with a jade-like luster, slowly manifested!
The willow towered into the heavens, with thousands upon thousands of branches. Each one was as supple and powerful as a divine chain of order. Emerald willow leaves swayed gently, scattering endless showers of light that contained the very source of life.
The light rain fell upon the bloodstained earth below. The lands corroded by dark matter actually began to recover faintly. Injured cultivators felt their wounds slowly healing, and their exhausted spirits were roused!
At the core of the willow, a hazy and transcendent figure stood quietly, as though born together with heaven and earth, sharing the same source as all living beings. Its aura was as vast as the sea—it was astonishingly another Immortal King giant!
“The Ancestral Sacrificial Spirit! It is the Lord Ancestral Sacrificial Spirit!!”
An ancient cultivator of the Ancient Realm who had survived for an extremely long time recognized that iconic figure, so moved that old tears streamed down his face!
“The Ancestral Sacrificial Spirit? The legendary guardian who roamed the Boundary Sea? It has returned?!”
“The heavens bless the Ancient Realm! The heavens bless the Ancient Realm!”
The surviving beings of the Ancient Realm erupted in wild joy, as though they had escaped death itself!
The legend of the Ancestral Sacrificial Spirit had been passed down through the Ancient Realm since time immemorial, regarded as one of the symbols of protection and hope!
At this most desperate moment, its return was undoubtedly the strongest shot in the arm!
“The Ancestral Sacrificial Spirit…”
Immortal King Wuzhong also revealed a trace of joy upon seeing the newcomer.
Though he had not interacted much with this being, he knew its heart leaned toward the light, and that it was a trustworthy fellow Daoist.
“Another giant?!”
Demon King Pu’s expression instantly became incomparably ugly.
One Immortal King Wuzhong had already placed enormous pressure on them. Now another expert of the same level had arrived, and the situation was instantly reversed!
Kundi’s gaze also turned utterly gloomy. He fixed his eyes on that enormous willow tree, sensing those majestic life-purifying Dao laws, and alarm bells rang in his heart.
This kind of power possessed an innate restraint over the dark source of their Foreign Realm!
The Ancestral Sacrificial Spirit’s hazy gaze swept across the land of the Ancient Realm, looking at those beings fighting bloody battles, looking at the fallen heroic spirits. An indescribable compassion flowed around it.
It wasted no words and acted directly!
“Sacrificial Spirit Art—Ten Thousand Willows Cleanse the Dust!”
Thousands upon thousands of emerald willow branches, like divine whips that had gained life, instantly pierced through the void.
They did not directly attack Kundi and Demon King Pu. Instead, they struck with precision at the Undying Kings who were engaged in fierce battle with the Immortal Ancient allied army!
“Crack! Crack! Crack!”
As the willow branches lashed down, they carried a supreme might that purified the very root!
The dark defensive power around the Undying Kings who were struck shattered like paper. The vast life-purifying Dao laws contained within the willow branches directly invaded their dark sources, triggering a violent purification reaction!
“Ah! What power is this?!”
“My source… is being purified! No!!”
Several Undying Kings let out terrified screams. They could feel the dark source upon which their existence depended rapidly disintegrating under that green radiance!
This pain far surpassed damage to the flesh. It was the terror of having their Dao foundation shaken!
In an instant, three slightly weaker Undying Kings had their dark sources collapse beneath the Willow Deity’s purifying divine whips, their bodies turning to ash amid resplendent green light!
With one strike, three Undying Kings were instantly slain!
This scene shook the entire battlefield!
The Ancestral Sacrificial Spirit’s strength lay not only in its giant-level power, but even more in the absolute restraint its Great Dao attribute held over the Foreign Realm!
Its existence was like a green sun brought to this battlefield specifically to purify darkness!
“Good! Well killed!”
Immortal King Hunyuan roared excitedly, morale greatly boosted.
Pan Wang, Immortal King Liudao Lunhui, and the others were also invigorated, the pressure on them suddenly lessening.
“Bastard!”
Demon King Pu’s eyes nearly split with rage. Those Undying Kings were pillars of the Foreign Realm; every single loss pained him deeply.
He could no longer spare any thought for Immortal King Wuzhong. With a roar, he urged forth endless destruction dandelions, transforming them into a black torrent that swept toward the Ancestral Sacrificial Spirit!
“Your opponent is me.”
Immortal King Wuzhong’s calm voice rang out. Spacetime froze once more, slowing the torrent of destruction dandelions by several times.
At the same time, the power of spacetime surged toward Demon King Pu like an invisible tide, forcing him to defend himself.
Seeing this, Kundi knew he could no longer hesitate. He had to break the deadlock as quickly as possible!
He abruptly thrust the Kunmu Staff into the void, muttering incantations under his breath. An even more ancient sacrificial chant rang out, as though seeking to communicate with the Foreign Realm’s source in the unseen depths and unleash some forbidden art!
However, how could the Ancestral Sacrificial Spirit give him such an opportunity?
“Sacrificial Spirit Art—Prison of Life!”
The enormous willow tree swayed slightly, and countless willow branches spread like living things, instantly weaving into a gigantic green cage around Kundi!
Within the cage, it was no longer simple purification, but a domain of absolute life laws!
Here, all dark power suffered extreme suppression and rejection. Even the circulation of Kundi’s chaotic aura became sluggish!
Kundi’s sacrificial chant was interrupted. His face turned ashen as he discovered that he seemed to have fallen into an ocean of life, and even his connection to the Foreign Realm’s source had been greatly weakened!
“Damn it!”
He roared furiously, swinging the Kunmu Staff to smash at the green cage, only to find it incomparably tough. For a short while, he was actually unable to break through!
With its own power alone, the Ancestral Sacrificial Spirit not only instantly reversed the situation on the lower battlefield.
It had even directly intervened in the top-level battle, using its unique Great Dao of life purification to effectively restrict Kundi and hold back Demon King Pu!
With the addition of this fresh force, the battle situation in the Primordial Ancient Realm finally shifted from a precarious defense to a powerful counterattack!
The morale of the Immortal Ancient allied army soared like a rainbow. Under the lead of Pan Wang, Immortal King Hunyuan, and the others, they launched a fierce counteroffensive against the remaining Undying Kings!
Immortal King Wuzhong’s pressure was greatly reduced, allowing him to deal with Demon King Pu with greater composure, and even begin searching for an opportunity to severely wound him.
As for Kundi, trapped within the forbidden zone of life, he became the focus of the Ancestral Sacrificial Spirit’s attention and had to devote all his strength to resisting that all-pervasive purifying power and life suppression.
For the first time, the dawn of victory shone so clearly upon this ancient land that had endured so much suffering!
The return of the Ancestral Sacrificial Spirit became the final straw that crushed the invaders of the Foreign Realm—and also the most crucial one!
Lu Xuan’s true body returned from the Boundary Sea, silently appearing behind the Blade King. That ice-cold voice rang out like a funeral bell, making every hair on this Emperor-Light Immortal King’s body stand on end!
The Blade King whirled around. When he saw Lu Xuan, killing intent surging around him, his pupils abruptly contracted.
He could clearly sense that the other party’s state was even more condensed than before. In particular, when those eyes opened and closed, it was as though universes were born and destroyed within them, carrying a supreme majesty that looked down upon all eternity.
“You… actually pacified the Boundary Sea’s upheaval so quickly?”
The Blade King’s voice was dry, filled with disbelief.
He knew well how troublesome the dark beings of the Boundary Sea were. Even if he could defeat them, there was absolutely no possibility of doing so this swiftly!