Now That I Haven't Spoken First, Which Bug Dares Make a Sound?

Li Ming's gaze was icy as it swept over the thirteen Dark Supremes one by one.

Sensing Li Ming's chilling killing intent, the Dark Supremes could only groan inwardly.

They had long since cut themselves down from their peak, and their combat strength was no longer at its fullest. Their vitality and blood were weak as well.

Although they could still seal themselves away for many tens of thousands of years, if they fought Li Ming, they would surely be forced into Extreme Sublimation. They would gain nothing from it.

The odds were greater that Li Ming would kill them.

And even if they won, it would not truly be a victory. It would be the idiotic act of killing eight hundred enemies while losing eight thousand of their own.

Just thinking of the fate of those Dark Supremes who had besieged Li Ming was terrifying.

However, this Ancestral Dragon Vein was simply too important. It could be called the very foundation of Divine Ruins.

Had he taken another Dragon Vein, they could have endured it.

But if he took this Ancestral Dragon Vein, the aura of longevity here would gradually dissipate over the next million years. They would no longer be able to seal themselves within this forbidden zone.

If they missed the opening of the Road to Immortality several tens or even hundreds of thousands of years from now, there would still be the Big Dipper Road to Immortality and the Feixian Star Road to Immortality in the future.

They were unwilling to give up such an opportunity.

What meaning did a Life Forbidden Zone have if it could not allow them to seal themselves away for eternity?

Thus, these Dark Supremes were caught between a rock and a hard place.

If they fought Li Ming to the death, they might die immediately, or die within the next several tens of thousands of years, losing their chance at the nearest opening of the Road to Immortality.

But if they did not fight, and allowed Li Ming to take the Ancestral Dragon Vein, would the Divine Ruins Forbidden Zone not be ruined?

When the Road to Immortality opened in the future, they might not even have the chance to remain sealed until that era.

By then, they might have to swallow their pride and beg other Dark Supremes for shelter in other Life Forbidden Zones.

Every Life Forbidden Zone had a limited capacity for Dark Supremes.

Although there had been many Life Forbidden Zones in the Age of Mythology, not every one of them was willing to accept outsiders.

Naturally, they did not want to become homeless dogs, wandering strays.

After a long standoff, the Lord of the Divine Ruins spoke with a solemn expression. "Fellow Daoist Demon Venerable, your mastery is profound and your cultivation is astonishing. You already have the Reincarnation Sea Forbidden Zone, enough to seal yourself away for eternity. Why must you insist on destroying the Divine Ruins Forbidden Zone?"

"When those Dark Supremes attacked you back then, it is true that we did not intervene."

"We truly need the Divine Ruins Forbidden Zone as a place to reside!"

"If you have any other conditions, state them. We can discuss them properly."

"There is truly no need to tear off all pretense and fight to the death!"

After hearing this, Li Ming knew that he had pushed these Dark Supremes to their limit.

If he pressed them any further, they would likely truly turn hostile.

In any case, he had come here to collect more treasures. This Ancestral Dragon Vein was not essential to him, since the Reincarnation Sea already possessed another Ancestral Dragon Vein of the same grade.

He knew that these Dark Supremes' treasure vaults must be astonishing. If he did not rob them now, when would he?

He withdrew the enormous hand reaching for the Ancestral Dragon Vein and looked at the Dark Supremes. "In that case, what treasures can you fellow Daoists offer in exchange for keeping this place as your refuge?"

After those three old ghosts had been killed, the treasures they had kept in this forbidden zone had clearly been divided among the others.

Now, Li Ming not only wanted them to spit those treasures back out, but they had to pay double.

For these Dark Supremes, it was truly helpless.

Those Dark Supremes who had only recently joined also felt terribly unlucky.

They had thought they had found a powerful patron, only to encounter a plague god like Li Ming.

Now, they had no choice but to spend wealth to avert disaster.

Li Ming gained another five Flat Peaches, as well as several enormous pieces of Immortal Gold. Each was nearly half a cubic meter in size, enough to forge an Extreme Dao Weapon.

What delighted Li Ming most was that he had actually obtained a whole cubic meter of Eternal Blue Gold.

Now, other than Light Platinum, which Li Ming had yet to obtain, the other eight kinds of Immortal Gold were complete.

Melting these materials into the Heavenly Demonic Saber would surely allow it to improve once more.

With all these materials in hand, Li Ming was naturally delighted.

Yet he did not show it, maintaining a grave expression.

He politely cupped his hands toward the Dark Supremes. "You fellow Daoists are truly generous. Thank you for your gifts!"

Whether Li Ming's politeness was sincere or not, at least they had maintained superficial harmony once more.

Just as everyone believed they could finally send Li Ming away, they heard him say, "Where is that old monster's secluded cultivation site?"

"I must dig that place up by the roots as well!"

The faces of those Dark Supremes changed once again.

That old monster was no ordinary person. As the true Lord of the Divine Ruins, he had always been mysterious.

He had never allowed anyone to enter his cultivation grounds, nor had anyone dared to explore them.

Even though the old ghost had not returned for so many years, no one had dared to investigate. They had merely divided the treasures of the other two Dark Supremes.

In their eyes, that place surely contained countless secrets and treasures.

Seeing their expressions change again and again, Li Ming cupped his hands, turned, and headed there.

Although the Dark Supremes did not want Li Ming to seize more treasures, they had to admit that he had every right to collect treasures here.

Because he was the victor.

He was qualified to dispose of the defeated party's property.

Very soon, Li Ming arrived at the place in all of Divine Ruins where the aura of Immortal Spirit was richest.

There stood an ancient palace, fashioned after an imitation of the Bronze Immortal Hall.

No wonder that when he had first come here, he had always felt that this palace was out of place among the others.

It seemed this palace had been the old ghost's imitation of the Bronze Immortal Hall.

Although it was not made from the same material, it truly bore many Immortal Dao Runes.

Though the Immortal Dao Runes were incomplete, they were enough to prevent the other Dark Supremes from spying on it.

No wonder the other Dark Supremes had not dared touch this place even after the old ghost died.

Li Ming effortlessly broke the restrictions here, because he was already extremely familiar with those Immortal Dao Runes.

Soon, he noticed a patch of divine soil at the center of the palace, connected directly to the underground Immortal Vein.

A mysterious peach tree grew from it. It was only around two meters tall, lush and jade-green, its fragrance intoxicating.

Three Flat Peaches hung from it, gleaming brilliantly like three crimson suns.

It was the Flat Peach Immortal Elixir.

A true Immortal Medicine.

He had not expected that the old ghost had planted the Flat Peach Divine Medicine in this palace before going after Li Ming.

Looking at this divine medicine, Li Ming was truly tempted.

With a wave of his hand, he directly dug away both the divine soil and the Divine Peach Tree.

The other Dark Supremes seemed to have anticipated this long ago.

They silently accepted that the Flat Peach Immortal Elixir would fall into Li Ming's hands.

He only possessed part of that old ghost's memories, and they were incomplete, so there was not much valuable information.

He scanned the palace in every direction. Clearly, many things remained here and had not been plundered or divided away.

Before long, he found mountains of treasures piled inside, and Li Ming swept them all away.

They were the old ghost's collection from countless years.

There were even materials like some of the nine divine metals. Naturally, he would not let such fine materials escape him.

He casually had the Heavenly Demonic Saber devour them.

Li Ming also discovered a space opened up by the old ghost. Inside were mountains of corpses.

They were all the remains of geniuses whose bodies he had once possessed.

He had not expected the old ghost to have kept them all.

Among them were three corpses that were clearly true Dao-provers. They came from unknown races and had been possessed by the old ghost.

Despite the countless tens of thousands of years that had passed, their remaining corpses still retained divine essence.

Li Ming sensed them slightly and immediately detected certain Divine Substances within them.

They were evidently Dao-provers from three strange races, likely from an era so ancient that even Li Ming did not know what races they belonged to.

Perhaps they had already gone extinct in this world.

Since they were true Dao-provers, their corpses were supreme materials comparable to the nine divine metals.

Especially the Divine Substances and Great Dao laws contained within them—they were absolutely good things for the Heavenly Demonic Saber.

Since he intended to forge the Heavenly Demonic Saber into a supreme Immortal Weapon, he naturally would not let such materials go.

The Heavenly Demonic Saber trembled lightly and immediately devoured the corpses of the three Dao-provers.

In an instant, three more Supreme imprints appeared upon it.

A weapon that drank deeply of Supreme blood and devoured their Great Dao laws truly had no better method of evolution.

Li Ming directly took away the old ghost's palace.

Then he looked at the divine mountains around him. Under the furious and reluctant gazes of the crowd, he forcibly moved away more than a dozen of them.

Fortunately, Li Ming knew when to stop and did not take away every divine mountain.

Thus ended his reckoning with Divine Ruins.

Li Ming had originally intended to slaughter freely here, but it ultimately ended with those Dark Supremes admitting defeat.

It seemed the Demon Venerable's reputation was too formidable. Ordinary Dark Supremes did not dare step forward.

The Demon Venerable's fearsome reputation had truly been forged through slaughter.

Having obtained the treasures of these Dark Supremes, Li Ming was extremely pleased.

He treated the Immortal Source like crackers, crunching through several bites and swallowing several cubic meters of Immortal Source in the blink of an eye.

Watching Immortal Source that could have sealed someone away for over a million years get eaten just like that, the Dark Supremes' hearts bled, but there was nothing they could do.

Li Ming looked at these Dark Supremes standing with lowered heads and folded hands, and knew there was no point in staying any longer.

After cupping his hands, he transformed into a streak of chaotic immortal light and departed the Divine Ruins Forbidden Zone.

Not long afterward, news spread that the Demon Venerable had killed numerous Dark Supremes and called Divine Ruins to account.

News of the Demon Venerable once again shook the Nine Heavens and Ten Lands.

The entire Nine Heavens and Ten Lands erupted once more.

The Human Race was invigorated again.

Although the Demon Venerable's methods were brutal, he was ultimately the current Supreme of the Human Race. Many people were willing to submit beneath him.

At first, some people doubted the news. But after learning that it had come from the Divine Ruins Forbidden Zone, no one doubted it any longer.

The Demon Venerable's name once again resounded through the Nine Heavens and Ten Lands, just as it had when he first attained the Dao and became a Supreme.

After leaving Divine Ruins, Li Ming did not immediately return to the Reincarnation Sea.

He was deducing which forbidden zones the other Dark Supremes had come from.

Before long, he deduced the locations of the several Dark Restricted Areas that had acted against him back then.

"Kill!"

The Demon Venerable's voice echoed throughout the Nine Heavens and Ten Lands. His invincible will merged with the Heavenly Heart Imprint, making the entire universe rumble.

Li Ming made his move.

Those Life Forbidden Zones had not been passed down into later generations. Even in this era, they were exceptionally mysterious, and ordinary people did not even know their names.

He first chose a place covered in ancient ruins, resembling the remnants of an Immortal Domain.

Many of the things there had clearly drifted into this world from the Immortal Domain.

Countless Immortal Dao Runes filled that place.

With a thunderous boom, heaven and earth shook violently.

That Life Forbidden Zone, somewhat similar to Divine Ruins, was uprooted by Li Ming and hurled into the Cosmic Frontier Wasteland.

His divine might was overwhelming. He treated the Dark Supremes within like rats, reshaping heaven and earth.

The Dark Supremes inside attacked, yet they could not stop Li Ming at all.

A Dark Supreme inside extended a massive hand, seemingly trying to discern something, only for Li Ming to smash it apart with a slap.

Two blocks of Immortal Source flew out and instantly exploded, directly entering Extreme Sublimation.

They had been forced into battle.

They shouted loudly, "Those forbidden zones that once attacked the Demon Venerable, if you do not act now, when will you?"

"Will you wait for him to destroy you one by one?"

No one had expected that after the Demon Venerable emerged from Divine Ruins, he would not stop, but instead continue seeking trouble with the other Dark Restricted Areas that had provoked him.

Even less had they expected that the Demon Venerable would not listen to their explanations at all.

It was as though he had set his sights on their lair. He directly blasted their lair apart.

Those surviving Forbidden Zone Heirs instantly turned to ash.

At that moment, the aura of heaven and earth fell into chaos. Two other Life Forbidden Zones shook violently, and several powerful auras rose into the sky before appearing together.

With an immense boom, a forbidden zone shaped like a palace flew over, illuminating the starry sky as though it connected the past, present, and future.

Another forbidden zone resembling a black hole also flew over.

A total of six Dark Supremes emerged. Together with the two Dark Supremes already fighting, eight Dark Supremes were besieging Li Ming.

At that moment, the entire Nine Heavens and Ten Lands was shaken once more.

Someone watched eight Dark Supremes besiege the Demon Venerable in disbelief.

With an enormous boom, a gigantic Bronze Immortal Hall rose into the air and smashed the two Dark Restricted Areas to pieces in a single blow.

"Immortal Weapon!"

The Dark Supremes cried out in shock, all staring at the Bronze Immortal Hall in disbelief.

"That is a true Immortal Weapon!"

"An Immortal Weapon capable of standing alongside the Kunlun Immortal Bell and the Desolate Pagoda!"

Those Dark Supremes who had been restless and wanted to join forces to kill Li Ming immediately fell silent once again.

They knew that Li Ming possessed an Immortal Weapon and already stood on invincible ground.

Those eight Dark Supremes were doomed.

"This time, I'll stop after killing those eight!" Li Ming's voice spread across the entire world.

The other Dark Supremes had originally been on edge, fearing that the Demon Venerable would disregard the rules and kill them one by one, devour them, and refine the myriad Daos of heaven and earth.

But now, it seemed that this Demon Venerable was not quite so insane after all.

At the very least, he knew his own limits and would not truly court death.

After weighing their options, the other Dark Restricted Areas that had plotted to emerge together quickly abandoned the idea of joining forces against Li Ming.

Because the price of dealing with Li Ming was simply too great.

Rumble!

Li Ming made his move.

With the Carefree Boots beneath his feet, he streaked through the sky at astonishing speed.

His enormous foot swept through the air, dominating heaven and earth. None could withstand its edge.

With one kick, he shattered endless Ultimate Dao Array Patterns; with another, he crushed a Dark Supreme's head.

Divine fists collided like the union of heaven and earth. At first, they merged with the myriad Daos of heaven and earth, only for the world to collapse in the next instant as blood sprayed everywhere.

Li Ming had already raised his condition to its peak. He fused hundreds upon thousands of moves into a single strike, and every casual attack was his strongest assault.

With a muffled pop, one punch blew apart a Dark Supreme. Amid roaring flames, both body and soul were annihilated.

"Kill!"

With a furious roar, Li Ming attacked again. Flying Immortal Power erupted, lightning force surged, and with a thunderous explosion, blood splattered in every direction, dyeing a stretch of starry sky crimson. Another Dark Supreme died at Li Ming's hands.

With a deafening boom, Li Ming sent a Dark Supreme flying with one palm. Wielding the Heavenly Demonic Saber, he swept across billions of miles as bloodlight filled the air, directly bisecting another Dark Supreme at the waist.

One Dark Supreme after another died at Li Ming's hands.

Li Ming stood atop the Bronze Immortal Hall, the Heavenly Demonic Saber in hand. His divine might was overwhelming as he looked down upon the eternal heavens.

No one had expected Li Ming's strength to have reached such a terrifying level.

In only a quarter of an hour, he had slain eight Dark Supremes.

He had also used the Bronze Immortal Hall to shatter those three Dark Restricted Areas.

Thus, the battle came to an end.

These Dark Supremes had all been slain by Li Ming, and heaven and earth rumbled ceaselessly.

Their Daos dispersed. Ghosts wailed and spirits howled, while foul winds and bloody rain shook the entire universe. Only after a long time did the phenomena of Sky Cry finally fade.

These Dark Supremes had once lived brilliant and glorious lives. In the first half of their lives, they had ruled the world; perhaps they had even protected all living beings. Yet in the latter half, their faces had become twisted. Amid pitiful struggles, they had fallen into Dark Supremes and devoured countless living beings.

Now, all that remained were broken bones and corpses, all of which had been completely devoured by the Heavenly Demonic Saber.

Having drunk deeply of Supreme blood, the Heavenly Demonic Saber gained the imprints of another eight Dark Supremes. Its prestige soared.

It had completely become the foremost demonic weapon in the Nine Heavens and Ten Lands.

The fragments of the restricted areas shattered by the Bronze Immortal Hall were also swept clean by the Heavenly Demonic Saber and devoured in full.

The Divine Substance within naturally became part of the Heavenly Demonic Saber's foundation.

It even evolved into an inner world within the Heavenly Demonic Saber, making the world inside this Extreme Dao Weapon even more mysterious and powerful.

"Now that I haven't spoken first, which little bug dares make a sound..."

Li Ming stood atop the Bronze Immortal Hall, gazing into the distance at the many Dark Restricted Areas.

The many Supremes of the Dark Restricted Areas fell silent. Though they were filled with complicated emotions, not a single one dared respond.

They too had once ruled the world and swept aside all opposition, but when faced with this rule-breaking Demon Venerable, what could they possibly say?

Even the Lord of the Divine Ruins could not help breaking into a cold sweat. Back then, their lives and deaths had truly hung on a single thought.

The Dark Supremes of the Divine Ruins were also rejoicing. Fortunately, they had backed down back then.

If they had provoked this god of slaughter, they would likely have been the ones to die.