The old monster deep within the ancestral grounds

High above the firmament, a pair of eyes looked down upon Di Chen. Di Chen felt as though he stood naked before a primordial beast, incomparably insignificant!!!

"A mere ant! You dare profane heaven's might! Di Chen! Today, I shall bestow upon you the wrath of heavenly punishment!!

"Ant! Today, I shall send you into reincarnation!!" Those eyes looked down at Di Chen below as a voice spoke indifferently.

"Heh! So what if you're the Heavenly Dao! I'll destroy you all the same," Di Chen said coldly, gazing up at the sky.

Heh! Rumble

Rumble!

The pair of heavenly eyes grew furious!! Heaven and earth threatened to collapse from the tremors! The firmament shook!!

An incomparably terrifying pressure descended, and Di Chen felt himself suffocating!!! A power sufficient to destroy the world gathered in the firmament. Even a Quasi-Emperor facing

this power could only kneel in submission!!

Di Chen gritted his teeth and held on, his body trembling without cease!

Within the ancestral grounds...

The Tenth Ancestor looked at those eyes in the sky, shock appearing on his face!!!

"The Eye of the Heavenly Dao. According to legend, the Eye of Heavenly Punishment was

"born of the Heavenly Dao and represents punishment. Anyone who violates the Heavenly Dao will suffer heavenly retribution!" It would only disperse completely once the person undergoing the tribulation died!

"Di Chen is in danger!!!" the Tenth Ancestor said, his eyes filled with worry.

"Tenth, what are you so anxious about! Aren't there still several ancestors here!" The Seventh Ancestor patted the Tenth Ancestor's shoulder and pointed toward several wooden coffins deep within the ancestral grounds.

At those words, the Tenth Ancestor immediately broke into a cold sweat!!! "Right! There are still those old fellows in the ancestral grounds!"

At that thought, the Tenth Ancestor felt considerably reassured.

His words had barely fallen when a wooden coffin deep within the ancestral grounds creaked and squeaked! A presence leaked out through a tiny gap! Crack, crack! Space began to fracture!

The surrounding Great Dao seemed afraid of this presence! They all retreated far away!!

The Eye of the Heavenly Dao sensed this presence and frowned slightly!

The enormous pair of eyes stared fixedly into the depths of the ancestral grounds, as though trying to pierce through space to see the source of this presence clearly.

Crack. A faint sound rang out.

Heaven and earth instantly fell silent. Only the sound from deep within the ancestral grounds echoed.

Then an aged voice rang out within the ancestral grounds. "Heh!! After sleeping for so many epochs, even my bones have grown brittle!"

The Eye of Heavenly Punishment heard this voice!

His pupils contracted violently! As though he had seen something terrifying!

"Hmm! I seem to have heard a voice saying it would pass judgment upon the Qilin son of my forbidden zone!"

As soon as these words rang out, the Eye of Heavenly Punishment began

struggling violently, as though he had encountered something utterly terrifying!

"A paltry heavenly punishment thinks itself worthy of judging my forbidden zone! Hmph!" The moment that snort fell, an invisible ripple spread from deep within the ancestral grounds. Everywhere it passed, the Principles of the Great Dao were instantly annihilated. The entire firmament darkened into a vision of the apocalypse!

"Crack! The Eye of Heavenly Punishment began trembling, as though he had encountered some great terror. His eyes brimmed with fear and horror."

Crack! A faint sound rang out! The entire firmament instantly shattered!

"Roar!!" The Eye of Heavenly Punishment let out a furious roar that nearly shattered the sky, and vast stretches of the void instantly collapsed.

"No!!! Spare me! Please! I didn't know this was your descendant!

"Please spare me!!" The Eye of Heavenly Punishment let out horrified screams!!

"Scram! If I hadn't made a promise to that old bastard, I wouldn't mind erasing your will!" A frigid voice rang out! Whoosh!

The pair of eyes in the sky swiftly closed!

Pfft! The Eye of Heavenly Punishment in the sky spat out a mouthful of blackish-red Essence Blood and rapidly dimmed! Finally, with a bang, he vanished from the sky! Everything returned to its original state!

Di Chen was dumbfounded!!! Holy shit, what the hell is going on?? He actually got scared off? Aren't the ancestors way too badass! With just one word,

they drove away the Eye of Heavenly Punishment! That's just fucking heaven-defying!!

Never mind all that! Since the Eye of Heavenly Punishment has left, I can rest easy!

Within the Immortal Domain.

"D-d-did you all see that? The... the Eye of Heavenly Punishment was actually afraid!"

"Holy shit!! Th-this... how is this possible??" a Supreme expert said in horror.

Countless people witnessed this scene

and gaped, speechless for a long time!

"The Eye of Heavenly Punishment was actually afraid!!!" A Quasi-Emperor's voice trembled slightly. Who stood behind the Eye of Heavenly Punishment? They all knew very well. He was the spokesperson of heaven and earth!!!

And now, he had actually fled the Dark Forbidden Zone in terrified disarray!!!

Within the Great Luo Holy Land...

"Ancestor! Who did this?"

A trace of fear flashed through the eyes of the Great Luo Holy Land's ancestor.

He gave a bitter laugh. "Don't ask questions you shouldn't! That name is a taboo. Don't even mention it!"

Some old fossils who had slept for countless epochs sensed this presence and awakened one after another. Though they had lived for long ages, they still felt reverence and fear toward that person in the Dark Forbidden Zone, especially old monsters like them who had lived for who knew how many years!!! Only those from that era knew how terrifying he was.

Within an unnamed land of death! "Hiss! That terrifying existence in the Dark Forbidden Zone has actually been awakened. This damned Heavenly Dao!" Rumble! A bolt of lightning blasted toward the speaker! "Scram! Fuck you! Try that again and I'll shatter your damned Heavenly Dao with a single palm strike." The next second, the dark clouds in the sky immediately dispersed...

"Kekeke! The people of the Dark Forbidden Zone can't be provoked! Can't be provoked!" Then he looked toward the Holy Palace with a sleazy expression. On closer inspection, his eyes resembled

two universes of stars, vast and boundless! As though they could devour everything in heaven and earth. "Kekeke! Holy Palace, here I come!"...

Within the forbidden zone...

"From today onward, Di Chen shall be the successor to the ruler of our Dark Forbidden Zone. In one month, the forbidden zone's ancestral sacrificial ceremony shall be held! Everyone must attend!!!" The Tenth Ancestor's voice echoed throughout the Dark Forbidden Zone...

"I know some people don't accept me! That's fine! In one month, you're welcome to challenge me!!" Di Chen's voice likewise spread throughout the Dark Forbidden Zone!!!

As soon as Di Chen finished speaking, the disciples all fell silent. "Challenge Di Chen? Are we asking for a beating? Di Chen's strength has already reached the Saint Realm, and he even cleaved apart the lightning tribulation with a single sword strike. Who would dare provoke such a heaven-defying monster?"

Within the crowd, a youth clenched his fists, an intense fighting spirit flickering in his eyes.

Inside the great hall...

"Hahahahaha! Chen'er, congratulations! The Saint Realm at ten years old. Not bad, as expected of my son!

"Even if I died, I could close my eyes in peace!" Di Yuan roared with laughter! He had never imagined that his son would be so outstanding. In just ten short years, he had broken through to the Saint Realm! The Emperor Bloodline and Undying Sword Physique!! He truly looked forward more and more to Chen'er's future growth...

"Spend some time with your mother over the coming days! She hasn't seen you for nine years and has missed you dearly. Once the sacrificial ceremony is over, it'll be time for you to go out and see the world!"

"Understood, Father."

Di Chen smiled as he spoke.

A month passed quickly! In truth, the so-called sacrificial ceremony was very simple: pay respects to the ancestors who had died for the forbidden zone, announce the next successor, and finally have the disciples spar. That was all!

Today, Di Chen stood atop the platform dressed entirely in white, the corners of his mouth curving into a wickedly charming smile.

At this moment, ten youths had gathered at the very front below the platform, all dressed in splen-

did robes! Handsome in appearance and extraordinary in bearing, they were none other than

the forbidden zone's core disciples!

Every one of them was a Reincarnation Realm cultivator. Such a lineup was enough to sweep through all the first-rate powers in the Immortal Domain!!

"Greetings, Young Master," all the disciples behind them shouted in unison. Their voices revealed incomparable admiration. A ten-year-old Saint! Who the fuck wouldn't admire him?

The ten core disciples at the front now gazed at Di Chen on the platform, brimming with fighting spirit! They had long wanted to test this young master's strength.

Di Chen looked at the ten core disciples. "I know you don't accept me! Then come. Defeat me, and I'll hand over the position of the forbidden zone's young master."