Blowing Itself Up to Block the Way

Downstream of the Void River, amidst the ruins of Super-Civilization.

The Tribal King and five other Shepherds stood in the Void, their faces terrifying, like demons crawling out of Hell.

Before them lay the bodies of Fein, Zeluge, Toynbee, and Shule, alongside Kige body of Giger, which had been scattered into countless pieces and then pieced back together.

The bodies of Toynbee and Shule were missing parts because Fein had previously fused a portion of their bodies to create parent generations. But now, those two gestating parent generations were also gone, clearly having been murdered.

"This was all done by one person."

The Tribal King clenched his fist.

"Sword wounds, they were all caused by someone killing you with a single sword."

"Could it be a creature from another civilization?"

The Copper Man Shepherds asked beside it.

"Impossible. How could any creature in this world possibly know the route of our Hunting Ritual?"

The Tribal King's Consciousness rippled weakly as he said, "It's already clear who the murderer is. Considering this, Salon, who's guarding the Holy Land... is probably in grave danger as well."

The Copper Man Shepherds fell silent.

"Let's go. The Hunting Ritual must continue. Since this has happened, it means there are still things in the Void that can threaten us."

The tribal king addressed the shepherds. "Anything that threatens the continuation of our race must be eliminated! From now on, everyone stay together and, no matter what happens, do not separate! Maintain this position until the hunting ceremony is over!"

It glanced at Void surrounding Void, where several surviving worlds still remained.

The Tribal King grew increasingly displeased with the sight, finally frowning and sweeping his hand across the sky. A storm arose out of nowhere, instantly annihilating these several worlds.

"After cleaning up Fein and the others' bodies, let's continue."

The Tribal King frowned and said, "Speed up! We need to be more mindful of time."

In a somber atmosphere, the Shepherds gathered the bodies of their kin. The Tribal King used his Superpower to create a giant Crystal ship on the Void River. The Shepherds then placed the corpses of Fein and the others on the ship, and the strongest of the Shepherds, the Copper Man Shepherds, was responsible for pulling the Crystal ship forward.

Following the Tribal King's orders, the Shepherds quickened their pace and soon arrived at the source of the Void, the location of the Void Source.

Upon arriving at the Crystal Continent floating in front of the Void Source, the Shepherds looked up and saw a Bronze-colored "short" figure standing on the Crystal Continent, with his back to them; he looked very familiar.

"Ule! It really was you!"

The Tribal King was furious, and the veins on his scalp bulged.

"How dare you show your face in front of me?!"

With a wave of its hand, Crystal Light Filaments converged in its palm, forming a long, slender battle blade of unknown material. The Tribal King dragged the blade with one hand and walked step by step toward the back of the Giant God Automaton.

"Now that things have come to this, do you have anything to say? Where did you come from? And what was your purpose in killing us?"

When the Tribal King reached a point some distance from Ule, he stopped and remained motionless.

The Giant God Automaton didn't react either, still standing with its back to it, looking up at the massive Void Source.

You think you can get away with just staying silent?!

Suddenly, the Tribal King raised his sword and slashed fiercely. A faint white sword aura swept across the Void, almost slicing the Crystal Continent in half. The sword aura grazed the side of the Giant God Automaton's body, and with a crack, one of its arms fell off.

Will you tell me or not?

The Tribal King's Consciousness fluctuated with a terrifyingly gloomy tone.

Seeing that the Giant God Automaton ignored it, it struck several more times, severing the Giant God Automaton's hands and feet. With each strike, the Tribal King would ask the Giant God Automaton a dark question, trying to force it to reveal its secrets.

Having lost both its arms and legs, the Giant God Automaton's body lost its support and crashed onto the Crystal Continent. Looking up at the Void Source above, the Shepherds noticed that the Giant God Automaton "Ule" looked somewhat dazed.

The Tribal King examined it closely and suddenly exclaimed, "Something's wrong! Retreat quickly!"

It turned and ran, stepping on the Void. Light Filaments formed temporary support beneath its feet, allowing the Tribal King to quickly run back to the Shepherds. Upon hearing the Tribal King's voice, the other Shepherds also hurriedly pulled the Crystal giant ship and turned to run back towards the Void River they had come from.

Sure enough, the moment the Tribal King led them to start running, Ule, who had been lying on the ground, suddenly emitted a blue light in his eyes, and the Runes on his body lit up one after another, as if they were programmed by a pre-set alarm clock.

A Formation of huge Runes appeared in front of its mouth, a technique the Shepherds had never seen before.

Then, the Giant God Automaton gently inhaled towards the Void Source.

In the past, the greedy Shepherds "Devourer" attempted to contain the entire source of the Void with its Infinite Stomach, but it was devoured by the Void Source. The energy that erupted injured it to the point of near death, to the point that it could be finished off by the newly born Heavenly Dao. Most of the other Shepherds were also instantly wiped out by the torrent of energy that erupted.

Now, although the Giant God Automaton "Ule" is certainly far weaker than the Devourer back then, its own power, which directly uses the Emperor-level Machine Puppet and the World Furnace as the powerful force of the Nascent Soul, plus Bai Qiuran's exquisite Arts, is enough to shake the Void Source.

After it attempted to absorb the Void Source, the backlash from the Void Source followed.

The endless energy accelerated, flowing into the Giant God Automaton's entire body through its mouth. Almost instantly, the Giant God Automaton could not withstand the pressure of the endless energy and exploded, disappearing into the Void.

However, the energy within the Void Source did not dissipate. With nowhere to pour out, the endless energy formed a torrent that submerged the empty area near the Void Source in a tide of energy.

The Shepherds fled in panic to the Void River. The Copper Man Shepherds and several other Shepherds struggled with all their might to pull the Crystal ship out of the tide, preventing the bodies of their comrades from being washed away by the energy torrent.

"Fortunately, the Tribal King, otherwise..."

They watched with lingering fear as the energy surged near the Void Source.

The azure-clad Tribal King stood at the source of the Void, gazing silently at the area submerged in energy.

"I've been tricked again."

The Copper Man Shepherds whispered, "Tribal King, should we turn back and take another route through the Void Sea, another Void River? This is clearly just stalling for time. Ule is probably being manipulated by some civilization on that other Void River."

"Need not."

The Tribal King glanced at it.

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It raised its hand and pointed to the area where energy was rampant.

"Once the energy subsides a bit, we'll cross directly from here. I'll lead the way!"