Nan Fa beckoned, and a longsword appeared in his hand.
The longsword was pale cyan throughout, its presence piercing, with sacred Dao rules flowing ceaselessly over its blade.
It gave the impression that nothing could withstand its edge.
Sword in hand, Nan Fa narrowed his eyes and unleashed his strongest move, thrusting straight at the demon ape.
Seeing this, the demon ape refused to be outdone. Lightning gathered from all over its body toward the two horns on its head, gradually forming a dazzling white ball of light above it.
Within the ball of light, countless bolts of lightning danced wildly like silver snakes, and a terrifying presence spread across the battlefield.
Finally, a white laser formed from countless bolts of lightning shot toward Nan Fa.
In the blink of an eye, the sword tip collided with the laser.
Yet after a brief deadlock, the Dao rules dissolved the laser, and the longsword drove straight through.
Gripping his longsword, Nan Fa thrust toward the demon ape's head at full speed.
He was confident that this single strike would rob the demon ape of its ability to fight, even if it did not kill it.
At that thought, he sped up further, a savage grin spreading across his face.
The demon ape was greatly startled. It had never expected this man to be so powerful.
But by now, it was already too late to dodge.
Meanwhile, seeing this sudden reversal, everyone in the Ye Lineage was filled with anxiety, their palms drenched in sweat.
If things continued like this, the demon ape would undoubtedly lose.
The members of the Breeze Sect, on the other hand, breathed sighs of relief.
The pressure the demon ape had put on them was simply too great.
Now that the expert their sect master and ancestor had found could even defeat the demon ape, would destroying the Breeze Sect not be effortless?
At that thought, savage grins appeared on everyone's faces.
Hmph, Ye Lineage, this is what happens when you offend our Breeze Sect!
Zhao Heng and Zhao Si were even more ecstatic.
This expert truly lived up to his standing as a holy land elder. His strength was fucking incredible.
The outcome is settled!
The Ye Lineage is a cooked duck now. It can forget about flying away!
Yet at this critical instant, an incomparably gigantic face suddenly formed high above in the heavens.
With sword-like brows and starry eyes, the face was extraordinarily handsome and bore a ninety-percent resemblance to Ye Chen.
At once, everything stood still, and heaven and earth fell silent. Whether it was the spiritual power within everyone's bodies, the churning Spiritual Qi, or even the Dao rules of heaven and earth, all were suppressed.
Feeling the spiritual power and Dao rules within him restrained, Nan Fa looked up at the sky.
An unimaginably enormous face was gazing at him with exceptionally cold eyes.
In an instant, a terrifying chill shot from the soles of his feet to the crown of his head. Even his blood seemed to freeze, and his breathing grew labored. He felt as though he had fallen into an endless vortex of terror.
"Th-this... this is the Heavenly Dao!"
His pupils shrank to pinpoints, and his throat strained frantically before he finally managed to force out those few words.
The giant face spanning the heavens was simply too terrifying. He had never felt such powerful pressure from anyone, not even an Emperor Realm expert.
He was certain that this giant face could erase him completely with so much as a glance.
Other than the Heavenly Dao, he could think of nothing that could possess such overwhelming pressure.
Everyone else present was also stunned by that boundlessly vast face, standing there in collective stupefaction.
Beneath this face that seemed like the Heavenly Dao itself, they felt like incomparably insignificant ants. They did not even dare move, afraid of profaning a deity.
It was a sight they would never forget for as long as they lived.
Just then, Ye Yan realized that the face looked somewhat familiar, then suddenly understood.
Isn't that the ancestor's face?
"Ancestor!"
He shouted in delighted surprise, then knelt and paid his respects.
He felt that the ancestor was forever shrouded in mist. Whenever he believed he had gained some understanding of the ancestor's strength, the ancestor always shocked him in a different way.
The ancestor truly was omnipotent.
The other Ye Lineage disciples, including all its senior members, also came to their senses, their eyes widening in disbelief.
Th-this... could this really be the ancestor?
They had been so overwhelmed just now that they had never even associated the giant face with Ye Chen.
Now that they looked closely, the resemblance was indeed striking.
No, rather, they looked as though they had been cast from the same mold.
In an instant, everyone in the Ye Lineage knelt and paid their respects, their faces filled with pride, delighted surprise, and fervor. "We respectfully welcome the ancestor!"
Their resonant voices rang through heaven and earth, loud enough to deafen.
Seeing the Ye Lineage members actually address the Heavenly Dao as their ancestor, Nan Fa sneered. "Ant-like creatures! You don't even recognize the Heavenly Dao, yet you dare claim it as your ancestor!"
Just then, the giant face slowly spoke, its voice supremely majestic. "Rise!"
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"No way!"
"That can't be!"
"Th-this projection of the Heavenly Dao really is the Ye Lineage's ancestor?"
At that moment, towering waves surged through Nan Fa's heart, and terror spread throughout his body like venomous gu worms.
He simply could not believe any of this was real.
The Ye Lineage had been hunted for so long. Why had this ancestor, who resembled the Heavenly Dao itself, waited until now to appear?
Now, when he had merely wanted to pick up an easy bargain, he had run into such a powerful ancestor.
Was this not just toying with him?
Knowing the situation was hopeless, he dropped straight to his knees, hoping to beg Ye Chen's forgiveness.
"M-my lord, this lowly one is an elder of the Myriad Origins Holy Land. I had no intention of offen-"
Before he could finish, the giant face spoke dispassionately. "Perish!"
The voice rang like great bells, heavenly might rolling forth.
No sooner had the word fallen than Nan Fa discovered in horror that his body was beginning to disappear.
He struggled violently, wanting to shout and beg for his life, but he could not make a sound.
In mere moments, he vanished completely from heaven and earth, as though he had never been there.
Before he disappeared, his face bore profound regret, resentment, and endless terror.
Meanwhile, the Breeze Sect members trembled in fright, their faces deathly pale.
Zhao Heng and Zhao Si fared even worse, frightened out of their wits. Their bodies shook uncontrollably, and bright yellow liquid even dripped from their crotches.
The air reeked of urine.
Nan Fa was finished. They were next.
They immediately knelt and kowtowed like garlic being pounded.
"My lord, we deserve death! We deserve death! Please spare us!"
"My lord, we were possessed by folly to dare set our sights on the Ye Lineage! Please spare us!"
"If you wish, the entire Breeze Sect is yours! We are willing to become the Ye Lineage's running dogs!"
The two begged through tears as they slammed their heads against the ground.
The other Breeze Sect members all followed suit.
Yet the giant face seemed utterly devoid of emotion as it turned its majestic eyes toward the Breeze Sect's higher-ups.
In an instant, every senior member of the Breeze Sect was annihilated.
Even several Xiantian Realm disciples had their souls scattered.
Only some disciples at the Qi Sea Realm and below remained.
"Wipe out the Breeze Sect!"
The indifferent voice rang out. Then the giant face glanced at the demon ape before slowly disappearing, and the pressure between heaven and earth vanished with it.
The demon ape understood and immediately transformed sheepishly into a streak of black light, following after it.
Everyone felt their bodies lighten as they regained control of themselves.
The Ye Lineage disciples rose in excitement and charged straight toward the Breeze Sect's ranks.
The Breeze Sect disciples had long since had their courage shattered. They scattered in all directions, wailing like ghosts and howling like wolves.
The battle was utterly one-sided. More precisely, it was a unilateral slaughter.
Screams, cries, and pleas for mercy rang out without end.
Before long, all the Breeze Sect disciples were dead.
Severed limbs and mangled remains littered the ground, and blood flowed in torrents.
"Father, all the Breeze Sect members have been executed. Not a blade of grass remains!"
Ye Yan spoke happily.
For the first time since his birth, he had fought with such uninhibited exhilaration.
"Mm."
Ye Xuan smiled and said, "Send people to search carefully and see whether anyone is still alive. Be sure to pull up the weeds by the roots!"
If the roots were left when cutting weeds, they would grow again with the spring breeze.
He understood that principle well enough.
"Yes!"
Ye Yan accepted the order and was just about to withdraw.
Ye Xuan spoke again. "Wait."
"Send some people to the Breeze Sect's treasury and scripture pavilion as well. Take every useful resource and burn whatever is useless. Understood?"
Hearing this, Ye Yan nodded.
Dad really is the seasoned one!
As a third-grade force, the Breeze Sect must have amassed tremendous wealth over the years.
If the Ye Lineage obtained these resources, its foundations would naturally grow deeper.