Chapter 1709 : A Desperate Stand at the Ancestral Domain

With this thought crystallizing in his mind, Eldrin Chen's gaze turned icy as he declared, "To think of annihilating us—your forces alone are far from sufficient."

"It matters not,"

Suanni Imperial Son spoke, his expression unperturbed. "Now that the Purple Tenuity Imperial Son has been defeated, the Verdant Sun Imperial Son is leading the pursuit to finish them off."

"Today, we need not exterminate you all. We merely need to hold you here. Once the Verdant Sun Imperial Son sweeps through the Human Race forces in the Central Ancestral Domain, your fate will be sealed, and any chance of turning the tide will be lost."

Upon hearing these words, the expressions of Eldrin's allies shifted dramatically.

The Purple Tenuity Imperial Son was a prodigy of unprecedented talent from the Purple Tenuity Grotto-Heaven, whose aptitude was said to have earned the recognition of the Purple Tenuity Dao Palace. He was a rare figure of the Imperial Son caliber.

However, the majority of the Divine Race's Heaven's Chosen [prodigies favored by destiny] within the Azure Firmament Immortal Domain were concentrated in the Central Seven Heavenly Domains. Even with his formidable power, the Purple Tenuity Imperial Son could not contend against such overwhelming numbers alone.

Previously, the Central Ancestral Domain had been a chaotic battlefield, but the strength of each faction was not to be underestimated. Thus, even though the Verdant Sun Divine Clan possessed the greatest might, they lacked the confidence to decisively defeat the allied forces.

Yet now, the rise of the Human Race had forged an alliance between humans and demons. With the Demonic Tribe withdrawing its forces, the Human Race in the Central Ancestral Domain had clearly been pushed into a position of absolute disadvantage.

Not long ago, following a sudden assault launched by the Verdant Sun Imperial Son, the Human Race suffered a devastating defeat. Even the Purple Tenuity Imperial Son had been severely wounded by the Verdant Sun Divine Son. The situation had taken a drastic and dire turn. Official source: https://audio-novel.com. Unauthorized reproduction is prohibited.

"The situation is dire," Eldrin Chen murmured inwardly.

Suddenly, he felt a cataclysmic force surging towards him.

He saw Solaris, the Golden Crow erupt with his full power. Waves of Supreme Yang [the ultimate principle of pure, unadulterated masculine energy] force swept through the Heavenly Layers [the stratified realms of heaven], bearing down upon Eldrin Chen with crushing pressure.

"Eldrin, the Abyss, what other tricks do you have left?"

Solaris, the Golden Crow roared with laughter. The Primordial Unity Divine Spear in his hand pierced the firmament, carrying a force that sought to rend all creation and impale Eldrin Chen.

Fortunately, Eldrin Chen was a warrior of Valerius [peerless, matchless] caliber. He swung his Chaos Heaven Halberd with all his might, parrying the blow, and once more clashed with Solaris, the Golden Crow.

Both were prodigies of a caliber rarely seen since antiquity, locked in a stalemate. Yet, as Eldrin Chen surveyed the battlefield, a sense of foreboding settled upon him.

For this battle, nearly ninety percent of the Demonic Tribe's peak powerhouses from the Azure Firmament Immortal Domain [the vast and boundless realm of immortals where this conflict takes place] had gathered. There were over sixty cultivators who had laid a Triple Taiyi Foundation [a supreme, threefold foundational cultivation base], making this the most glorious assembly of the Demonic Tribe's strength in three billion years.

Though the Human Race forces were numerous and boasted even more Forbidden Prodigy [prodigies whose talents defy conventional limits], the prolonged and grueling battle had failed to grant them the upper hand.

If this continued, the likely outcome was mutual annihilation, with a great many of these exceptional talents destined to fall.

These individuals by his side were his dearest kin and closest friends. Eldrin Chen was unwilling to let matters escalate to that point. He immediately turned his gaze towards the first Golden Crow [a mythical solar bird], his eyes blazing with a strange, brilliant light, and declared, "Between you and I, a decisive battle is inevitable."

As his words fell, the Chaos Heaven Halberd in Eldrin Chen's hand soared into the air. With a flick of his sleeve, a bolt of Chaos Lightning [primordial lightning of creation and destruction] shot forth, cleaving through the Cosmos [the starry void] itself as it streaked towards the crimson sun Golden Crow.

Witnessing this, Solaris, the Golden Crow felt a jolt of alarm, yet his heart surged with immense delight. "The legendary Half-Step Patriarch Grade Divine Ability [a supreme technique nearing the power of a Patriarch-level art]," he exclaimed.

"This Sovereign [a royal self-reference used by powerful beings] has been waiting for this moment."

With those words, Solaris, the Golden Crow transformed into a streak of rainbow light, shooting skyward and narrowly evading the devastating strike by a hair's breadth.

"Golden Crow Rainbow Transformation Art [a supreme movement art of the Golden Crow lineage]."

His seemingly certain strike having been dodged, a flicker of gravity passed through Eldrin Chen's eyes.

The Golden Crow Clan possessed peerless speed in the world. Among their arts, the Golden Crow Rainbow Transformation was hailed as the foremost Escape Art Divine Ability [a supreme technique focused on evasion and movement] within the Azure Firmament Immortal Domain. Although Solaris, the Golden Crow had only cultivated it to the Mysterious Profound [a profound and elusive stage of mastery] realm, his speed was already astonishing, allowing him to evade Eldrin Chen's Half-Step Patriarch Grade Divine Ability.

Eldrin Chen understood clearly. The Grand Five Elements Pure Yang Divine Thunder [a supreme thunder art fusing the five elements and pure yang energy] also possessed world-topping speed. However, his current cultivation base was insufficient to fully command such divine thunder. Once unleashed, the Divine Ability [a supreme supernatural technique] could not be guided with perfect fluidity, lacking the Mysterious Profound subtlety needed to relentlessly pursue a foe.

Otherwise, a Golden Crow Rainbow Transformation Art of Solaris, the Golden Crow Imperial Son's level would never have been able to escape his Grand Five Elements Pure Yang Divine Thunder.

However, having evaded this strike, Eldrin Chen showed not a flicker of surprise.

As if he had anticipated this outcome from the start, he calmly took a step forward, his initial move having failed to land.

"BOOM—"

With Eldrin Chen's step, a violent, thunderous roar erupted between the Heavenly Layers [the stratified realms of heaven].

The onlookers could only watch as boundless Immortal Qi [the purified, transcendent energy of an immortal] surged forth from within Eldrin Chen's body, his aura exploding with terrifying intensity.

With each stride he took, Eldrin Chen's Mana [the cultivated spiritual power used to cast arts and techniques] swelled by one-tenth. After eight consecutive steps, his Mana had nearly doubled, reaching the absolute pinnacle of his peak condition. This chapter is provided by http://www . audio-novel.com. Support the original.

The grandeur of this aura was so overwhelming, it was as if a supreme, peerless powerhouse had descended upon the mortal realm.

"Not good!"

Witnessing Eldrin Chen's Mana skyrocket, Solaris, the Golden Crow's heart lurched. He immediately sought to disengage and retreat explosively.

Yet, Eldrin Chen merely offered a faint smile. With a flick of his sleeve, he declared, "To have forced me to ascend to my ultimate state, to unleash my peak combat prowess... you are worthy of being called the foremost of the Demonic Tribe [a powerful race of demonic cultivators and beings]."

As his words fell, Eldrin Chen swept his sleeve, and a dazzling ray of Yin-Yang starlight descended, shadowing Solaris, the Golden Crow with relentless pursuit.

Solaris, the Golden Crow fled with all his might, yet found the Yin-Yang starlight impossible to shake.

Even the Golden Crow Rainbow Transformation Art failed to outpace it, and his Supreme Yang Golden Aegis proved utterly useless against its advance. He could only watch, helpless, as the luminous energy corroded his Physical Body and seeped into the very core of his Immortal Physique.

"*Cough—*"

In that instant, Solaris, the Golden Crow turned deathly pale, spurting a mouthful of blood.

He shot a venomous glare at Eldrin Chen, then shattered the Void before him, vanishing into the boundless reaches of the Heavenly Layers.

Witnessing Solaris, the Golden Crow Imperial Son's sudden, grievous wound and retreat, the other Demonic Tribe powerhouses paled. Abandoning the fray, they too tore through the Void and fled.

The allies moved to give chase, but Eldrin Chen halted them.

"First, take me to the Grand Hall,"

Eldrin Chen uttered, his tone grave and laden with urgency.

Jiang Taixu saw that Eldrin Chen's face was as pale as parchment and immediately sensed something was amiss. He swiftly escorted him into the Grand Hall.

"*Cough*—"

The moment they reached the Grand Hall, Eldrin Chen violently coughed up a mouthful of blood, his complexion turning deathly pale.

Witnessing this, everyone was greatly alarmed. Lyra Jiang could not help but support him, asking, "Husband, you..."

"It is nothing serious. A few days of rest will suffice."

Eldrin Chen spoke slowly, though his aura remained profoundly weak.

Seeing his state, Wuji Fengyun and the Pure Yang Holy Son among others felt a surge of foreboding. They inquired urgently, "Fellow Daoist, did your battle with Solaris, the Golden Crow inflict grave injuries upon you?"

Eldrin Chen shook his head, then replied with a bitter smile, "That Solaris, the Golden Crow has forged a Triple Taiyi Foundation [a supreme foundational cultivation stage], granting him combat power rivaling Twelve Calamities [a measure of immense power]. Now, having further refined an Innate Physique [a supreme natural bodily constitution], his strength defies conventional measure."

"To break the deadlock today, I had no choice but to unleash my full power, pushing my cultivation physique beyond its absolute limit to cast the 'Yin-Yang Immortal-Falling Curse' [a devastating curse that damages the very foundation of a cultivator] and wound his foundational essence. Yet, I too suffered severe backlash from the technique. My injuries are not light."

"Now, my nascent Dao Fruit [the condensed essence of one's cultivation path and power] has been shattered. I fear my combat strength will be unable to recover for some time."

"What are we to do now?"

Upon hearing this, the faces of everyone present paled dramatically.

It turned out that during this battle, in order to counter Solaris, the Golden Crow, Eldrin Chen had been forced to activate the subsidiary curse technique Yin-Yang Immortal-Falling Curse [a devastating curse that draws upon the opposing forces of Yin and Yang to fell even immortals], which was part of the Yin-Yang Star Path [a profound cultivation art that manipulates the fundamental forces of Yin and Yang and the void] within his Lifebound Divine Ability. For more chapters, visit audio . novel . com for the complete novel.