Another ninety-eight seals descended from the sky.
Boss was enraged, and he opened his mouth and swallowed Confound just as he was about to ambush Patriarch Shan.
Old Ancestor Shan was panting heavily, and the color of his body was turning gray.
Fourth Brother and Fifth Brother watched on in sorrow; he was both a patriarch and their father.
Old Ancestor Shan suddenly leaped up and sent a palm strike at the distant blue flowing light. That blue flowing light was Lan Meng, who was lying in the blue floating coffin and trying to escape. Old Ancestor Shan was far away, and he had shattered the blue floating coffin with a single palm strike.
This palm allowed Lan Meng to clearly see the difference between them. He should not have listened to Lan Meng and come to kill this old monster. This was a true old monster.
Just as Patriarch Shan was about to unleash a second palm strike, a scream attracted his attention.
In the distance, Boss' mouth tore open, and he seemed to be forcefully swallowing something.
Patriarch Shan barked, "Open your mouth."
Boss gritted his teeth and refused to open his mouth.
Old Ancestor Shan sent Boss flying with a slap. Boss finally opened his mouth, revealing the perplexity within.
At this moment, Confound's appearance had completely changed. His body should have been covered in energy, but now it was like a liquid. He seemed to be soaked in boiling water, and his large eyes were white and unfocused as he stared fixedly at Patriarch Shan.
Patriarch Shan nodded. "I knew you had this trick up your sleeve. Using death as the price, you've skipped levels twice. I've seen this trick in the battle with your Dark Apocalypse civilization. Unfortunately, the strongest of your generation could not break through to the hundredth seal. Even if they died, they could not break through."
"But he created a hundred seals for us so that we can take revenge." Rainbow's voice rang out. It was not dead, and like Confound, its body was covered in a boiling liquid.
Half of its body had been destroyed by Patriarch Shan, and less than a tenth of its original body remained. It was in a worse state than Kui, but it was still alive.
Skipping levels a second time made them feel a terrifying pressure.
Boss' mouth tore open as he charged at Patriarch Shan.
Fourth Brother and Fifth Brother rushed over at the same time.
"Kid, take them away," Patriarch Shan barked.
Boss roared, "I'm not leaving! The Seven Treasures Sky Toad isn't afraid of death!"
Fourth Brother glanced at Lu Yin. "Don't come over."
Lu Yin and Mister Mu exchanged glances, not knowing what to do. He remembered Patriarch Shan's words; he was watching them. Who was he?
What was he trying to do?
Old Ancestor Shan sighed and looked at Big Brother. "Watch carefully. Send your old man off on his last journey. You guys still have a future. Live on."
He then disappeared and reappeared in front of Big Bro, his back to Lu Yin as he said something. He then flung Big Bro towards Lu Yin, followed by Ol 'Four and Ol' Five.
Facing Old Ancestor Shan, no one seemed to have the strength to resist.
No matter if it was Lan Meng or Boss, or even Confusion and Rainbow who had skipped levels.
It was the same for everyone. No one could resist.
This was an unstoppable force.
Lu Yin took the opportunity to teleport away with Boss and the others, far away from their current location.
When he reappeared, he was already far away.
In the distance, Confound shot out the Mahakala Seal. This time, it was 99 Seals, the highest seal power cultivated in the history of the Dark Enlightenment civilization. Above it was the legendary 100 Seals.
However, no one was able to use the one hundred seals anymore. The armor pieces had all disappeared along with the spatial turbulence.
The ninety-nine seals could cover a very, very far distance, but Confusion did not expand its range in the face of Old Ancestor Shan. As long as this old monster was tortured to death, the Dark Enlightenment Civilization would still exist, and in the future, more powerful Dark Enlightenment lifeforms would be born.
It had already escaped once, and it did not want to escape a second time.
It was a pity that Rainbow, who was supposed to protect the Dark Enlightenment civilization, had participated in this battle as well.
Forget it, let's end this together.
Mahakala's 99 Seals had skipped levels for the second time. Confusion and Rainbow had obtained far greater power than before, and they fought Old Ancestor Shan to the death.
At this moment, if Lu Yin and the others had to deal with Confusion or Rainbow, they would not be a match at all. They had obtained near-invincible power at the cost of their deaths.
Even Boss' Star Toad Swallows the Heavens had been forcefully torn apart. Confusion had not been able to do this before, but now, it was completely different.
In the distance, Lu Yin and the others watched in shock.
Old Ancestor Shan's unparalleled power had been retreating from the moment he had attacked Lan Meng. At first, no one had been able to block even one of his attacks, but now, they were entangled and killed.
They watched as Old Ancestor Shan's body was torn apart by Rainbow and its legs crushed by Confusion. Rainbow was also smashed into pieces by Old Ancestor Shan, completely dead.
Confusion was also smashed apart, entangling and killing time after time. Blood dyed the heavens, and even its armor pieces were cracking.
Boss and the others rushed over in a frenzy.
Lu Yin stood where he was and watched the scene unfold.
He had lived for so long and perfectly understood what eternal life was, but at this moment, he was walking towards death.
There was no such thing as absolute eternal life. Eternal life was inherently wrong.
They would also die; it was just a matter of time.
Boss and the others kept getting closer to Old Ancestor Shan and the 99 Seals, but they were powerless to stop it.
Old Ancestor Shan's claws pierced through Confusion's body and pierced its eyes. He then exerted force and split Confusion's body into two. At the same time, Confusion's hooked claws pierced into Old Ancestor Shan's body and tore it apart.
Boss and the others rushed over frantically, but they could not stop this scene. They could not even enter the 99 Seals.
It was only when Confusion was completely crushed by Old Ancestor Shan that the 99 Seals fell.
Old Ancestor Shan's back faced Boss and the others, as well as Lu Yin and Mister Mu. He looked up at the stars. "I've lived for too long, and I'm tired. Living for too long is a mistake in itself. It's a mistake that should be corrected."
"Watch carefully. This is the final move, the Startoad Starseizing Hand."
With that, he raised his claws, and the lotus leaves drifted away. His skin peeled off, and he moved towards the stars, lighting up one after another. These were not planets; they were distant and bright, and their shapes were irregular.
At this moment, Lu Yin suddenly felt a familiar sensation. It was like an attack from a technological civilization, and it felt as if the entire Core was being pulled over. He hurriedly released the Startoad to take a good look.
This feeling of space being pulled over was even more distant than the one from a technological civilization. It was even more profound and shocking.
The void suddenly closed in, and it crossed an endless distance. It was like a curtain of stars that was being pulled closer.
Lu Yin could see clearly that it was a civilization.
The Startoad Starseizing Hand could pluck the stars, but it could also pluck civilization.
Using civilization as the stars, plucking civilization as invincibility.
Old Ancestor Shan's claws descended, plucking the stars.
Whoosh!
A gale appeared within the Core, pushing Boss and the others away. Even with their power level, they could not resist.
The gale swept through the stars, shaking civilization. Space and time were thrown into chaos, and one could even vaguely hear the sound of a river flowing past. Could this be the River of Time?
Lu Yin could not describe what he was feeling at this moment. They were both Eternal lifeforms, but Old Ancestor Shan's power level was terrifying.
When Lu Yin looked into the distance, his pupils shrank.
Everywhere he looked, the Core had been shattered. Endless spatial turbulence was like a black python that spread out endlessly.
He could not see clearly how far it was.
He only knew that the spatial turbulence had lasted for quite a while, and it was much longer than the regular weapons of a technological civilization.
And this was only the result of Old Ancestor Shan being heavily injured due to the Karmic Shackles.
No one could imagine how strong Old Ancestor Shan had been at his peak.
Old Ancestor Shan was no more. He had turned to dust in this shattered Core, vanishing into thin air.
Boss and the others stared blankly ahead, sending Old Ancestor Shan off on his final journey.
Lu Yin felt bitter. He did not think about anything else at this moment, and he just looked at the sky. He could have lived, but who was it that was targeting Old Ancestor Shan, causing him to lose all will to live?
Old Ancestor Shan was clearly so strong.
Why had Lan Meng suddenly appeared?
Was it related to that?
If Old Ancestor Shan had not died and Lu Yin had escaped with him, then what would have happened to him?
If he and the others had had a chance to live, then perhaps Old Ancestor Shan would not have sent himself to death.
Also, was the Star Toad's Star Seizing Hand an inheritance or an attack?
Old Ancestor Shan was dead, and no one could answer Lu Yin.
He looked at Boss' back and thought about what Old Ancestor Shan had said to him.
"It's over. Everyone from the Dark Apocalypse who participated in this battle is dead. The technological civilization that came here is also dead. Even the unknown door was destroyed in the final battle. Everything here is over," Mister Mu sighed.
Beside him, the Star Toad was sorrowful. Old Ancestor Shan was still dead.
Lu Yin recalled Old Ancestor Shan's words. The war that the Dark Apocalypse had brought about originated from the past, and it wanted to personally end this.
Cause, effect.
Where there was cause, there was effect.
If even a powerful being like Old Ancestor Shan was bound by Karmic Shackles, then where did they come from?
Was it the universe itself, or did it come from an irresistible force, or perhaps a powerful being?
There were many guesses about the Core, and many jokes about it.
Perhaps some of the jokes contained the answer.
Right, the one hundred pieces of Feng Jian's armor.
After a while, Boss and the others returned and stared at Lu Yin. "Why didn't you leave with Dad?" They were not blaming him. Old Ancestor Shan was invincible and could leave at any time. They just wanted an answer.
Lu Yin looked at them. "Senior asked for it."
"Dad didn't tell us the reason. I hope you can tell us," Boss said in a low voice.
Lu Yin looked at him. "Does the Seven-Treasures Sky Toad have any enemies?
They should be about as strong as Old Ancestor Shan. "
They looked at each other and shook their heads. "I'm not sure."
Lu Yin told them what Old Ancestor Shan had said. They did not expect that there was another enemy besides the Dark Apocalypse.
"Unknown, it must be unknown. Lan Meng came," Old Five suddenly said.
Boss looked at Lu Yin and bowed. "No matter what, thank you for your help. Please help us again."
"You want to use me to investigate Lan Meng and find the enemy that forced Old Ancestor Shan not to leave?" Lu Yin asked.
Boss nodded. "Yes."
Lu Yin did not refuse. "I will definitely investigate this matter, but I feel that the possibility of the unknown is not high."
Facing their puzzled gazes, Lu Yin continued, "After joining the unknown, I realized why each unknown has its own mission. It is because the missions are taken by themselves, and each unknown takes a different mission.
"If Lan Meng's mission is to destroy the Seven-Treasures Sky Toad race, then no other creature can take the same mission.
"This is not only a problem with the mission, but also the rules. For example, if I join the unknown, then the unknown cancels the mission to destroy human civilization. Our civilization will be safe."