Douluo: Unbeatable from Capturing a Goddess

"What truth?"

Luo Yu pressed on.

It was impossible not to be curious about such secrets.

The six Progenitors perked up their ears as well, forgetting the pain in their bodies.

In this era, Divine Spirits do not appear, and no one knows why; long, long ago, this star domain was also a golden age, nothing like its current decline.

Fear shone in the eyes of the Mad Saint Ancient God.

"Through the breadcrumbs of my investigation, I've found that all the disappearing ancient gods vanished abruptly, with no warning, as if they evaporated from the world in an instant, and not a single one was able to leave a message indicating where they went."

"That mysterious?" Luo Yu raised an eyebrow, sensing something unusual in the words of the Mad Saint Ancient God.

The six Progenitors also couldn't help but shiver, feeling terrified by such inexplicable disappearances.

Considering the Realm of the Ancient Gods was the pinnacle of this star domain, could such pinnacle beings really not control their own fates?

They involuntarily shifted their gaze and noticed the majestic figures around them, and suddenly became silent.

Yes, when facing these unreasonable powers, what can an ancient god count for?

Even a dog wouldn't lose to them.

The Mad Saint Ancient God nodded.

"I have investigated for countless millennia, visited the descendants and relics of numerous ancient Divine Spirits, and the more I delved into it, the more fearful I became."

"Because no one has ever witnessed how an ancient god disappears, not even their closest kin."

"Some vanished in their places of retreat, some in ruins, some while traveling."

"Moreover, when an ancient god vanishes, all living beings within tens of thousands of miles mysteriously disappear as well."

"This..." Luo Yu's eyes grew grave.

There was a problem, definitely a major one.

These were prominent figures, vanishing without a trace, suspicious no matter how one looked at it.

Luo Yu's gaze flickered as he looked directly at the Mad Saint Ancient God.

"If all the other ancient gods have disappeared, how come you alone have managed to stay safe and sound?"

A bitter smile emerged on the lips of the Mad Saint Ancient God.

"As for me..."

"When I realized that all beings who had reached the realm of the ancient gods would disappear mysteriously, I immediately sealed my Cultivation Level."

"I thought it might help, but then one day, I had a hair-raising, ominous premonition that scared me into decisively slashing my own Cultivation Level."

"I cut myself down from the realm of the ancient gods."

"Immediately, all the inexplicable sense of crisis disappeared."

The expressions on the faces of the six Progenitors were incredibly colorful, their mouths agape.

"There's... there's such a tactic?"

Luo Yu was also speechless.

This works?

This Mad Saint Ancient God's ability to survive until the end really did have some substance.

It was just his bad luck this time, running into me; otherwise, perhaps he could have kept on hiding like this.

The Mad Saint Ancient God, seemingly for the first time in tens of thousands of years, couldn't help but continue to share his inner fears:

"Although I was temporarily safe after severing my Cultivation Level, I was still terrified."

"So I concealed my name, didn't dare to show off, and hid in various dimensions, deeply afraid of encountering any more strange incidents."

"Yet over the years, nothing untoward has happened."

"But I've had enough, truly had enough of living in fear."

"To think I, a mighty ancient god, would have to live like a dog, only able to dwell in the dark corners, I'm really fed up."

"Roar—"

A roar interrupted his recollections, and a flash of black light.

He was pressed face down in the void.

"Speak disrespectfully again, and die!" the Skyhowl Dog bared its fangs.

Luo Yu took this opportunity to cast a surprised glance around.

He found himself intensely curious about the words of the Mad Saint Ancient God, while the Huaxia ancestors seemed quite indifferent.

A thought struck Luo Yu.

Could it be that the Huaxia ancestors knew something?

Nevertheless, he still wanted to hear the rest from the Mad Saint, so he said to the prostrate Mad Saint Ancient God:

"Continue."

The Mad Saint Ancient God gritted his teeth.

"I was fed up with skulking around, so I wanted to find some heaven-defying opportunity. As long as I could find a way to greatly enhance my strength, I'd have more confidence in dealing with the oddities."

"But in this world, the Realm of the Ancient Gods is already the pinnacle, and there's no way to break through to a higher level, so I've been very troubled."

"Until I learned of the World Tree."

At this point, a mad fervor and longing flashed in the eyes of the Mad Saint Ancient God.

"The World Tree, that's the legendary supreme treasure. It's never appeared before, and if I could obtain it, it would be enough for me to surpass the boundaries of this world and break through the Realm of the Ancient Gods."

Luo Yu looked up.

"Hmm? Where did you get the information about the World Tree?"

The Mad Saint Ancient God spoke, "If these six incompetent fools can get news about the World Tree, naturally, I can too. So I secretly followed them here."

"If I can avoid showing myself, I will; I prefer to wait until the last moment to reap the rewards and then go back into hiding."

Luo Yu couldn't help wanting to applaud the Mad Saint Ancient God.

What a fellow.

Are we playing an endless game of deception here?

After the Ten Heavenly Lords are done with, a bunch of Ancestral Realm beings show up; behind the Ancestral Realm, there's a Progenitor, and lurking behind the Progenitor are ancient gods.

Calling it the Wild Holy Star Domain is misleading; just call it the Everyone-Is-A-Sly-Old-Fox Star Domain.

The six Progenitors had bitter expressions on their faces.

What a revelation. They thought they would be the final victors harvesting the fruits, but they were destined to be lambs to the slaughter.

Even if this brat's ancestor didn't show up, they would still be suppressed and robbed by their own seniors.

Indeed, the mantis stalks the cicada, but who is the oriole? Until the very last moment, you can't tell who it will be.

"Is there anything else you'd like to confess?" Luo Yu asked.

The Mad Saint Ancient God shook his head.

"No, there isn't."

Luo Yu nodded.

"Then you can go to rest in peace."

The eyes of the six Progenitors hardened, yearning to live, yet they gave up struggling.

Didn't they see that even an Ancient God, powerful as he was, lay on the ground waiting for death like a dying dog?

"No, no!"

"I beg you, spare my life, spare my life!"

The Mad Saint Ancient God desperately kowtowed, begging for mercy. He had survived for millions of years just to stay alive; he couldn't bear to fall here.

"Spare you?"

Luo Yu sneered.

"You're in such a state because I'm the butcher and you're the fish on the chopping board."

"If it weren't for my ancestor's appearance today, you probably would have died countless times by now, the plane I'm guarding would have been utterly destroyed, and my treasures would have been taken by you."

"Since you've come with the intention to pillage and plunder, then you should be prepared to die."

"Boom!"

Luo Yu grasped the Slay-Immortal Sword and walked towards the Nether Ancestor first.

"You think you can fight?"

Before the Nether Ancestor could speak, his divine spirit's head was cleaved in two, engulfed by a rolling murderous aura that obliterated his divine spirit.

Standing in front of the Imperial Path Ancestor, Luo Yu sneered,

"When you're out in this world, you have to recognize the forces at play."

"Shua—"

With a flash of the sword light, the head of the Imperial Path Ancestor, wide-eyed with shock, rolled to the ground.

Luo Yu proceeded decisively to the Sword Wielding Ancestor who had previously taken his Donghuang Bell.

"Which path did you come from?"

The Sword Wielding Ancestor shrank his neck, Luo Yu did not follow the script; with a sword stroke from top to bottom, he split him in two, and the surge of killing intent erupted.

Both his physical body and divine spirit exploded into nothingness.

At that moment, Luo Yu couldn't be bothered to chop each one individually, his wrist flicked, and thousands of sword shadows trembled.

He looked indifferently at the last few.

"Turns out they're all a bunch of nobodies!"

"Shua shua shua!"

The eerily terrifying sword light carved through the remaining three Progenitors and the Mad Saint Ancient God, screams of agony echoed...