The Void King Scepter's gift was very special. Only when most people in the surrounding area recognized the scepter as having the temperament of a king could the scepter be used. Otherwise, they would be injured by the scepter.
Ancestor Chen was powerful and an elite, but that didn't mean he had the temperament of a king. Those were two different concepts.
Obviously, in this Landscape Painting, no one recognized Ancestor Chen as a king. He was strong, but not a king.
The Void King Scepter appeared in Ancestor Chen's hand again. Wang Xiaoyu's voice sounded in his ears. "Can you take the scepter?"
The light passed through. Ancestor Chen took a step back and was injured by the scepter again.
Then, the scepter appeared again.
The light passed through Ancestor Chen's body again and again.
Ancestor Chen looked at Wang Xiaoyu with a complicated and unbelievable look.
The God of Forgotten Ruins came to Wang Xiaoyu's side and raised his hand.
Ancestor Chen's eyes widened. He crushed the scepter in his hand and hurt Wang Xiaoyu instead, causing her to cough up blood. But he couldn't care less. "Wang Miaomiao, stop."
The God of Forgotten Ruins' hand floated above Wang Xiaoyu's head. His lips curled up and his temperament was deep. He was like a black rose blooming in the abyss, tempting but dangerous. "The Void King Scepter can't kill you no matter what. Xia Shang, Xiaoyu's strength is far weaker than yours. But what if she dies?"
Wang Xiaoyu coughed and wiped the blood from her mouth. She turned her head. "Ancestor, you want to kill me?"
The God of Forgotten Ruins said helplessly, "Xiaoyu, I have no other choice. Xia Shang is not easy to deal with. He's staring at us not because of me, but because of you. Tell me, should I use you to threaten him?"
Wang Xiaoyu's eyes were cold. "I've never betrayed you."
The God of Forgotten Ruins smiled coldly. "So you should help me."
In the distance, Ancestor Chen stared at this scene. He didn't expect the God of Forgotten Ruins to threaten him with Wang Xiaoyu's life. "Wang Miaomiao, I won't stop you. Leave behind the Landscape Painting, Xiaoyu, and the insect nest. Then you can go."
The God of Forgotten Ruins smiled at Ancestor Chen. "You could find me because of the pattern you left on my face. It disgusts me. Xia Shang, what you've brought to me won't end so easily."
"What do you want to do?" Ancestor Chen's face darkened.
The God of Forgotten Ruins approached Wang Xiaoyu's face and gently stroked her hair. "Look at this girl. She used to love you so much and saved your life. Even in her dreams, she calls out your name. What do you think you should do for her?"
"The only reason you're still alive is because of her. Do you know why she betrayed the Fifth Mainland?"
Wang Xiaoyu shouted, "Ancestor!"
The God of Forgotten Ruins smiled. "Alright, I won't say anything." She looked at Ancestor Chen. "Xia Shang, you owe her a lot."
Patriarch Chen stared at Wang Xiaoyu. "What's going on?"
Wang Xiaoyu and Progenitor Chen looked at each other. "I have never regretted betraying the Fifth Mainland. I have cultivated divine power, and the Eternals are my everything."
Patriarch Chen stared at the God of Forgetful Ruins. "Wang Miaomiao, what do you want to do? Just say it."
The God of Forgotten Ruins licked his lips and smiled, "It's simple. You, return to the burial garden and don't go out for a thousand years."
Ancestor Chen's eyes flashed.
"How is it? It didn't cause any harm to you, and it didn't make you betray the humans. It's simple, isn't it?" the God of Forgotten Ruins said slowly.
Ancestor Chen looked at her. "I can't do it."
The God of Forgotten Ruins raised an eyebrow. "You don't want Wang Xiaoyu's life anymore?
You should be able to do anything for her, right?
Yes. "
"Give the Landscape Painting and the hive to Lu Yin, and I'll take three moves from you. Within these three moves, I won't resist, fight back, or dodge." Ancestor Chen's gaze was piercingly cold.
The God of Forgotten Ruins smiled. "Won't resist?
Won't fight back?
Won't dodge?
Xia Shang, you're courting death. "
"Wang Miaomiao, I've been entangled with you for too long, and it's time to end it. Now that the Above Heaven Sect has been established, I have no regrets even if I die. However, you have to give the Landscape Painting and the hive to Lu Yin, and tell him about Xiaoyu's situation after three moves. These are the conditions. Do you agree or not?"
"Hehe, is it worth it?
If you want to know about Xiaoyu, you can come to me. Just for the Landscape Painting and the hive? "
The God of Forgotten Ruins looked around and glanced at Xia Shang. She knew Xia Shang well, and he was definitely not someone who wanted to die. However, at this moment, he was doing this. Were these two things more valuable than his life?
The Landscape Painting was understandable. After all, one could use this sequence to find the cultivation method of the spiritualized universe. However, was the hive really that important?
Progenitor Chen frowned. "Do you agree or not?"
Yan Gang trembled and did not dare to make a sound. In this place, he did not have the power to make any decisions.
The God of Forgotten Ruins breathed into Wang Xiaoyu's neck. "Xiaoyu, do you agree or not?"
Wang Xiaoyu was calm. "Can I kill him in three moves?"
"I should be able to." The God of Forgotten Ruins' eyes flashed fiercely as she licked her lips.
Wang Xiaoyu looked at Progenitor Chen, and he looked back at her.
"It's worth it to use this opportunity to get rid of humanity's greatest enemy. Xia Shang is praised by Lord Eternity for his combat prowess. His existence will always be a threat."
Progenitor Chen's eyes dimmed.
The God of Forgotten Ruins smiled. "Xia Shang, did you hear that?
You still want to continue the deal? "
"Wait, you can't provoke him. Otherwise, he'll be disheartened and give up on you. Perhaps he'll cancel the deal, hehe."
Progenitor Chen clasped his hands behind his back. "Since I proposed it, I won't regret it. Give him the Landscape Painting and the hive. Tell me about Xiaoyu after three moves. Wang Miaomiao, do you agree or not?"
"Fine, I agree. Xia Shang, you'll definitely die." The God of Forgotten Ruins sneered.
"Hand over the Landscape Painting and the hive first, and I'll take three moves from you." Progenitor Chen's expression was solemn.
The God of Forgotten Ruins raised an eyebrow. "Hand over the items first?
What if you're lying? "
"Xiaoyu is in your hands." The God of Forgotten Ruins believed him.
If Wang Xiaoyu was no longer worthy of Xia Shang's attention, he could directly attack and snatch the Landscape Painting and the hive. There was no need to beat around the bush. Besides, the two items were not that important. It would be better if he could get them, but it did not matter if he could not.
"You can only get the Landscape Painting and the hive first. I'll give you the second item after the third move," the God of Forgotten Ruins said.
Progenitor Chen's gaze turned cold. "Fine."
Under the boundless starry sky, the God of Forgotten Ruins led Wang Xiaoyu and Yan Gang to confront Progenitor Chen.
"Hand over the Landscape Painting first," Progenitor Chen said faintly.
Compared to the hive, the Above Heaven Sect had been destroyed a lot, so it was not that urgent. However, the Landscape Painting was different. It represented the foundation of the ten sequences in the spiritualized universe. It was an absolute treasure.
The God of Forgotten Ruins sighed. "I'm regretting it. After all, it's a treasure of the spiritualized universe. Did I just exchange it for Xia Shang's life?"
"If you don't agree to my conditions, you won't be able to leave today. If you want to kill Xiaoyu, I'll kill you too.
I'll die with her. You know I'm not afraid of death, "Progenitor Chen said bluntly.
The God of Forgotten Ruins rolled his eyes. "Hmph, who isn't afraid of death?
But since I've agreed, I won't go back on my word. "After he finished speaking, he waved his hand and the Landscape Painting was pushed toward Progenitor Chen.
Progenitor Chen took the Landscape Painting and directly tore open the void and threw it over. On the other side of the void was the Primordial Space.
The God of Forgotten Ruins did not stop him. She watched as the Landscape Painting was thrown into the Primordial Space. This item was not fated with her.
"First move." The God of Forgotten Ruins raised his hand, and nine huge wolf heads filled the sky. Nine Wolves Devour the Heavens.
This was a move that the God of Forgotten Ruins often used, and Lu Yin and the others were familiar with it. However, they did not know that the Nine Wolves Devour the Heavens had another move. This move had been abandoned by the God of Forgotten Ruins because she had used it for too long. In battle, no enemy would give her such a long time to use it, but at this moment, she used it.
Above the starry sky, the nine huge wolf heads kept flickering and finally merged into one.
"Celestial Wolf Slaughter." The huge wolf head almost swallowed the entire universe and turned into absolute darkness as it blasted toward Progenitor Chen.
Boom!
The starry sky distorted and scattered in all directions. The world of nothingness exploded and spread out in all directions.
Progenitor Chen spat out a mouthful of blood. On the surface of his body, the Celestial Wolf Slaughter kept tearing his body apart, causing him to see nothing but black and blood.
The pain of his flesh being torn apart was like being cut into pieces. The Celestial Wolf Slaughter almost penetrated his body.
The whole process was not long, but the pain it brought to Progenitor Chen was incomparably long.
He panted heavily and stood in the starry sky. He looked down and saw that a large piece of flesh on his chest had been bitten off. His organs were clearly visible, and his bones were broken.
"First move." Progenitor Chen's gaze was cold as he stared at the God of Forgotten Ruins.
In the distance, the God of Forgotten Ruins' lips curled up. "Not bad, right, Xia Shang?"
"Cut the crap. Second move," Progenitor Chen shouted.
The God of Forgotten Ruins touched her face. "That move definitely couldn't kill you, but it brought you great pain. This is the price you had to pay for imprinting that image on my face. Xia Shang, you were insufferably arrogant back then. Your nine clones were invincible, and no one dared to fight you at your peak. Have you ever thought that I would bring you such pain one day?
"Emotions are indeed a human's greatest weakness. Our little Lu Yin also has this weakness. It seems that I'll have to change my strategy to deal with him.
"He's much more difficult to deal with than you."
After she finished speaking, her entire temperament changed, and she once again turned into the Black Rose that grew in the abyss. The surrounding starry sky flowed as if it had collapsed into the abyss. Only the Black Roses grew in the starry sky.
Progenitor Chen looked up at the beautiful black rose with a solemn expression.
The Black Rose was the God of Forgotten Ruins' ancestral world. She had rarely used it in the war against the Fifth Mainland and the Six-Direction Association. A person's ancestral world represented that person's inner world, and the God of Forgotten Ruins had done his best to hide his inner world.
But now, she had no choice but to use it. This was her second move, and she had to kill Progenitor Chen as much as possible.
The Black Rose entered his body, and Progenitor Chen closed his eyes. Immediately after, black petals bloomed from his body. He knelt down on one knee and propped himself up in the void. His eyes were wide open as he panted. In that instant, the Black Rose bloomed. It was beautiful, but it gave him a feeling of death.
He did not resist, counterattack, or dodge. He simply took on the attack from the God of Forgotten Ruins' ancestral world, and he almost could not withstand it.
At that moment, he suddenly envied Withering. If Withering had an ability like that, Progenitor Chen would have dared to take on thirty moves, let alone three.
Withering's defenses were simply abnormal.