The Peeping Big Eyeball
The great sun that had hung high in the Nine Heavens disappeared, and at the end of Nether Void vast and dark Boundless Void, a huge rift stretching for millions of kilometers appeared out of thin air.
Behind the crack, an enormous eyeball stared at them without a trace of emotion, like a god Nine Heavens above looking down on ants struggling to survive, indifferent and empty.
The Extremely Evil Giant Eyeball was filled with overwhelming Evil Qi. As the eyeball turned slightly, an indescribable wave of chilling energy swept over like a tide, instantly chilling many powerful members of the Alliance to the bone.
"What... what exactly is that?"
"The Demon Emperor, the emperor of the Demon Clan, a terrifying existence who has stepped into the Ancestor Stage, has indeed escaped the seal left by the Symbol Ancestor, just as the Heavenly King Hall said."
"But what if no new Ancestor Stage powerhouse has been born in this world? How can we fight against the Demon Emperor?!"
A series of almost delirious groans echoed from within the Alliance Army.
"The Demon Emperor actually managed to escape..."
The Ancient Masters all stood taut, their expressions solemn as they stared at the enormous, boundless evil eyeball.
The Demon Emperor, a giant of the Ancestor Stage, is an existence on par with the Master of the Eight Ancient Masters, the Symbol Ancestor.
Even someone as powerful as the Symbol Ancestor could not defeat it. He could only burn his own Reincarnation and sacrifice himself to seal it, creating Plane Rift.
Even if the Eight Ancient Masters at their peak combined their strength, they probably couldn't withstand a single blow from the Demon Emperor. They would be as weak as children in front of him, utterly powerless to resist.
"This generation of strongmen is not good enough. They have already given up before the war even started. It seems that I have to use some extraordinary means to boost the confidence of the Allied Forces."
Lin Dong, oblivious to being targeted by a giant of the Ancestor Stage, murmured thoughtfully.
"Extraordinary measures? Lin Dong, what are you planning to do? Don't act impulsively."
Upon hearing this, the Devouring Master's expression immediately changed, and he stared at Lin Dong with extreme tension, knowing all too well the successor's capacity for courting death.
"Devour it, it's alright, I know what's important."
Lin Dong smiled slightly, and then, under the Devouring Master's extremely terrified gaze, he gave the giant eyeball in the Plane Rift a perfectly standard middle finger, and leisurely said while surging his Origin Energy: "Idiot, come down if you dare!"
"You idiot, come down here if you dare!"
"You idiot, come down here if you dare!"
That roar, filled with surging Origin Energy, echoed clearly and repeatedly throughout this world.
The Eight Ancient Masters: "..."
The massive Alliance Army: "..."
Big Eyeballs: "???"
Although Big Eyes didn't know what a silly eagle was, nor did it know the meaning behind that middle finger gesture, it still sensed a strong malice from it.
So it got angry!
"Roar!!!"
Heaven Shaking Demonic Roar descended, a pale, overwhelming hand emerged from the long, seemingly endless Plane Rift, crashing down with a thunderous roar, determined to crush this little insect that dared to provoke it.
"Buzz!"
Before the panicked Alliance Army could even cry out, countless Transparent Light Rays appeared out of thin air, quickly intertwining and merging together to form a vast, boundless Ancient Light Array that appeared before the Plane Rift.
"Boom!!!"
The pale, overwhelming hand was firmly blocked by the rapidly emerging Ancient Light Array, unable to advance an inch. This enraged the owner behind the giant eyeball.
Thick, viscous Demonic Qi surged wildly, vaguely condensing into a tall, demonic Demonic Shadow filled with soaring Evil Qi, its face somewhat blurred.
"Buzz!"
Just then, the vast and boundless Ancient Array Light suddenly trembled, and an Aged Light Figure with an aura that suppressed all heavens abruptly emerged from the array.
"Teacher..."
"Symbol Ancestor! Symbol Ancestor has appeared!!"
The joy of the Eight Ancient Masters and the exclamations of many Ancient Experts were intertwined harmoniously, all of them staring at the familiar old man's figure with fervent expressions.
As soon as the Aged Light Figure took shape, it suddenly waved its sleeve, Chaos Wave swept out, shattering the Heaven Shaking Demonic Shadow that had not yet fully solidified.
"Roar! Symbol Ancestor, you old codger, you've been dead for tens of thousands of years, a full tens of thousands of years, yet you still stubbornly protect this plane, refusing to let me, the Emperor, in. You old codger aren't even from this plane, so why are you protecting them like this?"
"You just wait! One day I will find a way to break through this tortoise shell! You just wait!!"
A furious roar echoed from the pervasive Demonic Qi.
The owner of those large eyes probably felt that he couldn't break the Plane Sealing Array this plane in a short time, and didn't want to embarrass himself in front of millions of ants.
After a string of curses, he simply turned and left without hesitation.
The Aged Light Figure silently watched the large eyeball turn and leave, then quietly merged back into the light array, awaiting the next enemy attack.
He seemed not to hear the calls from the Tianxuan Beings, nor did he respond.
"That must be a Remnant Spirit, or rather, an imprint, left in the Plane Locking Formation back then. No wonder there was no response..."
Several Ancient Masters, lost in thought as they looked at the objects, murmured sadly.
"You see, the Demon Emperor is completely unable to break the great formation left by the Symbol Ancestor."
"That Plane Sealing Array was set up by the Symbol Ancestor by burning his own Reincarnation. If the Demon Emperor wants to break the array forged by an opponent of the same level by burning his life, he must take another step forward in the Ancestor Stage and surpass the cultivation of the Symbol Ancestor."
"But the Ancestor Stage is already a mysterious and profound peak realm. To take it a step further is probably no less difficult than reincarnation and cultivation. If the Demon Emperor could break through, he would have done so long ago. Why would he have waited until now?"
"Even if he were given another ten thousand years, I'm afraid the Demon Emperor still wouldn't be able to break through, so there's no need for anyone to be afraid of what to do if the Demon Emperor suddenly invades our plane."
After Lin Dong put away the universal gesture that spans multiple dimensions, he solemnly announced to the Alliance Army that he was going to dispel the fear in the hearts of the Allied Forces.
After hearing this, many of the Peak Expert nodded thoughtfully.
Are there few examples like the Tianxuan Continent?
Many martial artists encounter a bottleneck in their cultivation after entering the Samsara Stage or even the Reincarnation Stage. Their potential is exhausted, and they can no longer advance further, thus remaining trapped in this realm for life.
Even until death and the cessation of one's spiritual practice, it is all in vain.
Unless one obtains some extraordinary opportunity, it is impossible to break through that bottleneck and start another cultivation frenzy, but such situations are extremely rare.
It now seems that the Demon Emperor has encountered an extremely difficult bottleneck to break through, otherwise he would have broken through it long ago. In other words, he is not able to break through the Plane Locking Formation in a short period of time, let alone invade this plane.
Even if given another ten thousand years, the Demon Emperor might be able to break through the bottleneck, but by then the Tianxuan Plane would already have new Ancestor Stage experts, so there would be no fear of his attack.
Upon realizing this, the Allied Forces were relieved, and the tense atmosphere eased.