Translator: CinderTL
The Great Void Ancestral Dragon's words had no effect on Li Chunjun.
Face?
This was their first meeting. What face did he have to lose in front of this ancestral dragon?
The Heaven-Opening Divine Sword descended.
The terrifying power of the great dao of the void instantly solidified the surrounding space.
This higher-dimensional strike sent the Eastern and Northern Dragon Kings, who had believed their progenitor's arrival would save their lives and perhaps even allow them to lodge a complaint, reeling in shock.
The Northern Dragon King, in particular, erupted in fury: "Li Chunjun, how dare you?!"
Even with their founding ancestor present, Li Chunjun showed no sign of retreating, brazenly attacking the two great dragon kings.
"Young friend..."
The Great Void Ancestral Dragon activated his Divine Sense, a hint of anger in his tone.
"I'd forgotten about you."
Li Chunjun swung his sword, the great dao of the void roaring as it engulfed even the Great Void Ancestral Dragon's Dao Heart Divine Avatar.
"Let's see how many strikes your remaining power can withstand!"
The Sovereign Dharma Manifestation's divine sword rose high, its colossal, star-like form descending with a single, earth-shattering slash.
This strike, channeling the great dao of the void, moved with impossible speed, its blade radiating the power of an entire world.
If such a sword strike were unleashed in the outside world, it wouldn't just obliterate a star; its violent Void energy could carve a spatial rift through an entire star system, one that would persist for tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of years.
This spatial rift would act like a black hole, relentlessly absorbing and devouring all surrounding matter until every planet within the star system had been consumed.
Worse still, the rift could disrupt the gravitational constant across an entire Starfield, drawing in neighboring star systems through gravitational anomalies. Over tens or hundreds of thousands of years, these systems would also be devoured by the rift.
If Li Chunjun successfully achieved dao unification, the spatial rifts he could create would endure for millions, tens of millions, or even hundreds of millions of years, becoming as fundamental as the laws of the Grand Dao itself.
Such a rift appearing within the Star River would, through eons of gravitational drift, eventually devour hundreds of billions of stars and planets across the entire galaxy.
Even if it didn't form within the galaxy, over vast stretches of time, it would still draw in stray matter, planets, and stars from distances of hundreds of thousands or even millions of light-years.
Perhaps, after millennia of evolution, this rift could become the central black hole of a new galaxy, eventually giving birth to an entirely new galactic system.
Though Li Chunjun's sword strike couldn't yet evolve into a galaxy, the great dao of the void it invoked still filled the Great Void Ancestral Dragon's dao transformation avatar with solemnity.
Using his mental power, the dragon channeled the great dao of the void to clash with Li Chunjun's descending sword light.
The moment the two forces collided, the surrounding great dao light net visibly trembled. Countless void rifts erupted across a vast expanse of tens of millions of miles, shattering the void in the next instant.
As soon as these rifts formed, they rapidly devoured surrounding matter to repair themselves.
The majestic Northern Dragon Palace bore the brunt of this devastation.
Its internal Array Formations and structures were pulverized into dust by the collision of the great dao of the void.
With the Array Formation's stabilizing force gone, the void rifts tore through the palace, dragging and consuming its materials into the void.
As the void rifts spread further, the spatial layers within the True Dragon Great World trembled slightly, the tremors surging rapidly outward.
This phenomenon...
Both the Great Void Ancestral Dragon and Li Chunjun immediately recognized the impending danger.
"Voidquake!"
A Starquake occurring within the Great World itself.
If the voidquake's scale expanded...
While it wouldn't completely destroy the True Dragon Great World, it would inevitably devastate a territory spanning hundreds of billions of miles, with the Northern Dragon Palace at its epicenter.
The dark horned prison was actually the ruins of a Great World, destroyed by an unprecedented spatial quake.
For a moment, the Great Void Ancestral Dragon spoke in a deep voice: "Li Chunjun? Li Shengsheng, show mercy where you can. Our Dragon Clan and the Human Race have been allies for generations..."
"Since you know my name, you should also know what your dragon sons and grandsons have done. They must die today," Li Chunjun replied. "If I don't use ruthless methods to deter all those who covet my power, I may never successfully reach dao unification."
"Deterrence..." The Great Void Ancestral Dragon glanced at Li Chunjun.
Given his ability to clash with the dragon's Dao Heart Divine Avatar, what Quasi-Tenth-Tier being in the Great World could possibly challenge him, unless a dao unification Avatar descended?
Seeing the unwavering resolve in Li Chunjun's eyes, the ancestral dragon fell silent.
After all, if their battle continued, it might truly trigger a spatial quake.
To a being in the Dao Unification Realm, the loss of a few dragon kings was insignificant. With the Dragon Clan's vast bloodline and numbers, three or five more would inevitably emerge every hundred thousand years.
But if the True Dragon Great World were damaged, it would devastate the clan's foundation, jeopardizing their legacy for eons. Such a loss far outweighed the cost of nurturing a few more dragon kings.
Of course, the most crucial factor was...
With this avatar, he couldn't defeat Li Chunjun.
The opponent only needed to unleash a few more sword strikes to exhaust the avatar's power. The fate of the two dragon kings would remain unchanged.
In that moment, he spoke, "Vengeance has its target, and debts must be repaid. I only hope Li Shengsheng won't harm the innocent."
Upon hearing these words, the surviving Eastern and Northern Dragon Kings trembled violently, their eyes filled with disbelief. "Progenitor?!"
"As long as the Dragon Clan doesn't seek their own destruction, I won't target those who haven't even reached the level of ancient dragons—the heavenly dragons and true dragons," Li Chunjun said calmly.
The Great Void Ancestral Dragon ignored the Eastern and Northern Dragon Kings' incredulous expressions, not even glancing at them again. He clearly regarded them as dead dragons.
"Then so be it," he replied. "I hope there will be another opportunity to exchange insights with Li Shengsheng in the future."
With those words, his mental power dissipated directly, vanishing from the sight of the Eastern and Northern Dragon Kings.
"Progenitor!"
The scene struck the two dragon kings like a thunderbolt!
They knew that these so-called dragon kings held little weight before the Great Void Ancestral Dragon, who had reached the Dao Unification Realm.
After all, a lifespan of 129,600 years was but a fleeting moment, like a morning glory blooming at dawn and withering by dusk, to those ancient ones who had lived for billions of years in the Dao Unification Realm.
Yet, in just a few words, their founding ancestor had abandoned them to their fate. This blow was unbearable for both dragon kings.
"This can't be true! This can't be true!"
"How could this happen?! How could this happen?! No! No! No!"
Li Chunjun glanced at the two dragon kings, surprised by their reaction.
"Did you truly believe the Great Void Ancestral Dragon was your personal enforcer? That he would jump to clean up your messes whenever you summoned him? Or perhaps you thought he was unaware of your deeds?"
His words froze the expressions of the Eastern and Northern Dragon Kings.
The realization that the Great Void Ancestral Dragon knew of their actions, coupled with the loss of their last hope, plunged them into an icy abyss. Their bodies trembled uncontrollably.
"Swordmaster Li... Divine Sage Li," the Eastern Dragon King stammered, "it was our ignorance that led us to plot against you. We beg you to show mercy and spare us. We will serve you faithfully, even as beasts of burden, and forever remember your kindness in sparing our lives..."
Before he could finish, the Sovereign Dharma Manifestation's sword descended again.
Bound by the great dao of the void, the two dragon kings were utterly helpless. They could only watch in terror and regret as the sword light fell, shattering their dharma manifestations.
"Run! Run for your lives!"
Seeing that even the two dragon kings who had begged for mercy couldn't escape Li Chunjun's blade, the remaining ancient dragons cried out in despair and scattered in panic.
But before they could flee, Li Chunjun pointed a void hand, unleashing Grand Dao Power that solidified the shattered remains of the Northern Dragon Palace and the surrounding void rifts.
Then, the Sovereign Dharma Manifestation extended its void hand, conjuring tens of thousands of Sword Qi that coalesced into a roaring torrent, chasing down the fleeing ancient dragons.
Most of these ancient dragons had already been severely wounded when they clashed with Li Chunjun's Heaven-Opening Sword Edge using the Heavenly Gang Stellar Array Formation. The remaining unscathed dragons were weaklings, unworthy even of participating in the formation. Against tens of thousands of Sword Qi projectiles, they stood no chance of mounting any meaningful resistance.
In mere moments, the thirty to forty ninth-tier ancient dragons scattered in panic were torn apart by the relentless Sword Qi.
From the shattered Dharma Manifestations, countless Dao Rhythms and Law Mysteries were harvested, transforming into unique Dao-infused materials.
Because Li Chunjun had prioritized lethality while minimizing damage to their Dharma Manifestation bodies, each portion of these materials could fetch tens of billions, even hundreds of billions, in the market.
Especially valuable were the materials used by the four great dragon kings to construct the Heavenly Gang Stellar Array Formation...
Though not quite reaching the level of Quasi-Immortal Artifacts, their value far surpassed that of Top-Tier Dao Artifacts.
With the spoils from this single battle, his total gains would easily exceed six trillion!
And that wasn't all.
As he continued to plunder the four dragon palaces, his future hauls could effortlessly surpass ten trillion.
Of course, compared to the ten-trillion-level material wealth, Li Chunjun prioritized the advancement of his Life Level even more.
"Killed a Level 40 creature, experience +118,022!"
"Killed a Level 39 creature, experience +52,114!"
"Killed a Level 38 creature, experience +23,015!"
"Killed a Level 37 creature, experience +9,611!"
[ Life Level: 43 (1,315,985/3,000,000) ]
"Almost halfway there," Li Chunjun murmured.
His gaze remained fixed on the Northern Dragon Palace. Countless strands of Sword Qi rapidly permeated the palace's interior, gathering all valuable resources within and absorbing them into his body.
Having completed this task, he soared into the air on Escaping Light, transcending the void and heading straight for the nearest Star Gate.
Earlier, to conceal his movements and prevent the Northern Dragon King from escaping, Li Chunjun had avoided using the Star Gates within the True Dragon Great World. But now...
Upon reaching the Star Gate, he immediately located a true dragon maintaining its operation and commanded it to forcibly activate the gate.
Within two hours, he had emerged in the Western Dragon King's dragon palace.
But when he arrived, he discovered the entire palace had been abandoned. Apart from a few crimson dragons and horned dragons below the Void Refinement Realm, not a single true dragon remained.
Clearly, news of the events at the Northern Dragon Palace had reached these true dragons, heavenly dragons, and ancient dragons. Upon learning that Li Chunjun was advancing on them, they had fled with all possible speed.
This outcome surprised Li Chunjun somewhat.
Yet it also seemed logical.
His enemies weren't just NPCs waiting passively for him to arrive. Recognizing his overwhelming power, their first instinct would naturally be to flee and hide.
"I underestimated them," Li Chunjun exhaled softly, his gaze sweeping across the various interdimensional Star Gates. "I wonder if those Quasi-Tenth-Tier beings targeting me will also run."
(End of the Chapter)
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