Chapter 836 - 835: All Scared Away? Jiang Family Grand Elder Dies in Fear!
Chapter 836: Chapter 835: All Scared Away? Jiang Family Grand Elder Dies in Fear!
Candle Nine Yin’s eyes lit up with a spectral glow, and the flow of time around it became chaotic, speeding up and slowing down sporadically. Space twisted around Emperor Jiang, its figure flickering in and out of existence, ready to appear beside any enemy at a moment’s notice. Gonggong, Zhurong, Ju Mang, Rushou... The Twelve Ancestral Witch Gods simultaneously channeled their respective Laws, preparing to attack. A terrifying pressure of the Laws surged toward the seven elders like a tidal wave, suppressing them so heavily that their Qi Blood churned, making it nearly impossible for them to even stand straight.
At this critical juncture, the youngest clan elder suddenly pulled out a Communication Spirit Talisman and pressed it against his ear. His expression was incredibly natural, and he even spoke loudly with a tone of pleasant surprise, "What? My wife gave birth? Octuplets?!
"Great, great, great! I’ll head back right away, right this instant!"
As the young elder spoke, he turned around seamlessly. Without so much as a greeting to the others, his Divine Power erupted beneath his feet as he dashed in the direction of his home. His Speed was so fast that he left behind only a blurry afterimage! Meanwhile, the Communication Spirit Talisman in his hand remained dull and unlit from start to finish. Not even the slightest fluctuation of Spiritual Power had appeared.
The Chu Family elder froze for a second, but his reaction was swift. He immediately whipped out his own Communication Spirit Talisman and pressed it to his ear.
"What? My grandma is getting married tomorrow?
"That’s wonderful, her hundredth marriage at last!
"Alright, alright, alright, I’m heading back immediately to decorate the wedding venue for Grandma myself!"
He turned and fled as he spoke, not hesitating in the slightest. When he reached the edge of the battlefield, he didn’t forget to reach out and grab the utterly bewildered Chu Nianci, dragging her along as he bolted.
In the crowd, a Loose Cultivator who worked for one of the Chu Family’s businesses scratched his head in confusion at the sight.
"Wait a minute. I remember attending the Chu Family elder’s grandma’s funeral ten thousand years ago.
"Back then, the management forced all of us regular employees to give a customary gift of ten thousand Spirit Stones each.
"They even claimed it was some kind of corporate culture to help build cohesion among the staff.
"That was half a year’s salary for me; it hurt like hell.
"Ten thousand years have passed, and that memory is still fresh in my mind."
With the escape of those two clan elders, the elders from the other clans finally caught on. Run! What were they waiting for?! Stay and fight the Twelve Ancestral Witches? That was no different from digging their own graves!
"Hello? Uncle Seven? What? Your pigpen collapsed? The old sow ran away? I’ll come back right now and help you chase it down!"
"Oh no, oh no! I still have Spirit Soup simmering on the stove! It’ll burn if I’m any later; I have to go back and check on it!"
"Wait for me! Today is my son’s first day reporting to his Sect, and I forgot to send him off! I’m going right now!"
This group of clan elders, who had lived for tens of thousands of years, now each held a Communication Spirit Talisman, showing off terrible acting skills as they turned and left without a second thought. One clan elder ran so frantically that he held his Communication Spirit Talisman upside down. Yet, he still pressed it to his ear and spoke with such conviction that he looked more professional than an Oscar winner!
In perfect, unspoken synchronization, they conveniently forgot the Jiang Family Grand Elder and left him behind. The supposed "deep bonds" of the Eight Great Clans were tossed entirely out the window.
In just a few short seconds, the seven elders who had aggressively stormed onto the battlefield just moments ago completely vanished, not even leaving a shadow behind.
The battlefield instantly fell silent. Only the whistling of the wind and the Jiang Family Grand Elder’s faint breathing remained.
"What’s the situation?" Chu Sheng looked at its empty surroundings, a bit slow to process what had just happened.
"Why did they all run away?
"Are we not fighting anymore?"
It rolled its compound eyes. It had never expected the Twelve Ancestral Witch Gods to be this intimidating. They had merely been summoned and had just assumed their starting stances. Before they even officially made a move, they had scared away all the clan elders who were so incredibly arrogant just seconds prior.
Back when it was on Blue Star, the deterrence of the Twelve Ancestral Witch Gods wasn’t nearly this exaggerated. It usually had to actually fight before its opponents realized how formidable they were. But on second thought, Chu Sheng understood the reason why.
On Blue Star, a million years ago, the Spiritual Qi began to continuously deplete. After 990,000 years, the Spiritual Qi completely dried up, entering the End of the Dharma Era. Another ten thousand years or so passed. It wasn’t until six hundred years ago that the Spiritual Qi slowly started to recover. Only then did people resume Cultivation. This caused the legacies from ancient times to be almost entirely severed. Even if some had heard the title of Immortal Venerable Shi Xi, most simply treated it as a legend. They had no profound understanding of her, much less any idea of how terrifying the Twelve Ancestral Witches truly were.
But the Spirit Realm was different. The Spiritual Qi in the Spirit Realm had always been incredibly abundant, and the Cultivation System had never been broken. Cultivators who easily lived for tens or hundreds of thousands of years were everywhere. Many Cultivators were born even earlier than Immortal Venerable Shi Xi. They knew exactly how world-shaking the things Immortal Venerable Shi Xi did back then really were. They also knew that the Twelve Ancestral Witch Gods slaughtered experts in the Celestial God Realm as easily as child’s play. Their fierce reputation was forged through genuine slaughter.
That was why the elders of the Eight Great Clans reflexively fled in absolute terror the moment they saw Immortal Venerable Shi Xi’s Twelve Ancestral Witch Gods. They didn’t even dare to test the waters.
"Boring." Chu Sheng waved its front legs, completely losing interest. With a mere thought, it stored the Twelve Ancestral Witch Gods back away. The hundred-foot-tall stone statues instantly turned into streaks of flowing light and vanished. The oppressive atmosphere on the battlefield dissipated alongside them.
While summoning the Twelve Ancestral Witch Gods, Chu Sheng had never stopped absorbing the Jiang Family Grand Elder’s Life Energy and Power of Origin. By now, the Jiang Family Grand Elder had reached the end of his rope, like a lamp running out of oil. His hair was completely white, his face was covered in wrinkles, and his skin was as shriveled as tree bark. His entire body had shrunk, making him look no different from a mummified corpse.
Just moments ago, he had viciously threatened Chu Sheng, boasting that the Jiang Family had a Clan Leader in the True God Realm and a Supreme Elder in the Celestial God Realm. He claimed that if Chu Sheng dared to harm a single hair on his head, they would tear Chu Sheng to shreds. But with the appearance of the Twelve Ancestral Witch Gods, that ferocious demeanor was long gone, replaced only by deep-seated terror.
Even when the elders of the other Seven Great Clans left him to die and fled for their lives, he didn’t hold a single trace of resentment. Because if he were in their shoes, he would have made the exact same choice. What kind of Spirit Realm joke was this?! Those were Immortal Venerable Shi Xi’s Twelve Ancestral Witches! Forget about them—a bunch of Cultivators in the Half-Step True God Realm and Integration Realm. Even if their family’s Supreme Elder in the Celestial God Realm came, he would just be higher-leveled cannon fodder. It would just be serving themselves up on a silver platter!!!
At this moment, only endless doubt and a bone-deep terror remained in his heart.
"The Twelve Ancestral Witch Gods...
"What exactly is the relationship between Gu Yuexi, her Beast Pet, and Immortal Venerable Shi Xi?
"Even the Ten Great Sects are utterly incapable of refining and summoning the Twelve Ancestral Witch Gods!
"Just how on earth did this mosquito do it?
"What kind of terrifying existence has our Jiang Family offended...?
"Is the Jiang Family... really doomed this time?"
He racked his brain but simply couldn’t figure it out. How could an ordinary White-striped Aedes Mosquito have ties with the legendary Immortal Venerable Shi Xi? Had he known the other party had such a massive background, he wouldn’t have dared to cause trouble even if he had a hundred times the courage! Unfortunately, there was no medicine for regret in this world.
Carrying questions that would forever remain unanswered, along with endless regret and fear, the Jiang Family Grand Elder’s heavy eyelids slowly drooped shut. His final breath completely faded away.