Devouring the Starry Sky: Giants of Light at the beginning

Chapter 1003 Expanding Territory

"It has begun! My cultivators' camp's first Primordial Ancestor of Chaos!"

The nine lords watched expectantly as the aura of the highest level of power surged forth within the candle flame.

Because of the nature of acquired life, the realm of the Primordial Ancestor of Chaos has never belonged to cultivators. To advance further at the world-level Chaos level, one must become an immortal and indestructible eternal being.

This is a good thing, equivalent to a stable output of an immortal being.

But it's also a bad thing, because the number of Primordial Ancestor-level beings can't be increased at all.

If a new path can be opened up for the cultivators, even if they cannot become eternal beings in one step, it would still be a great thing.

After all, even if one becomes the Primordial Ancestor of Chaos, it doesn't mean one can't continue cultivating.

"You can try to comprehend the Primordial Bloodline of Hunyuan," Lord Naigu said.

“Only by first bestowing the corresponding potential from the top down can one be qualified to break through the Hunyuan Ancestor,” Yuan pondered.

"We can start with the Origin World and the Primordial Chaos," said the Star Lord.

Many lords were also observing the breakthrough of the candle flame, watching every detail of the changes in its life leap.

The sight of witnessing the Primordial Ancestor of Hunyuan break through was not rare for the lords; in fact, they had never seen it before.

After all, if they could see it, their first instinct wouldn't be to observe it, but to take it down.

As the Lord of Hunyuan, how could he possibly allow a naturally born Hunyuan being to break through in front of him?

Although the three thousand paths lead to the same goal, the processes involved and the breakthroughs achieved on each path are quite different.

If several paths can be combined, and the benefits of two paths can be enjoyed simultaneously, it would be of great benefit even to the lords' own cultivation.

It should be noted that there are quite a few Hunyuan progenitors stronger than lords like Naigu and Jin, and several who are on the same level as Yuan.

After hitting a bottleneck in cultivation, simultaneously cultivating a second path can also enhance the strength of lords.

Such a rare opportunity was naturally not to be missed by the lords, especially Luo Feng, who had just broken through to the Primordial Ancestor realm, whose transformation had given him great inspiration.

As the second cultivator to achieve instant enlightenment, Luo Feng's comprehension was arguably the strongest among those present.

boom……

The speed of the Candle Flame's breakthrough was very fast; it could even be said that the "Ancestor Core" was chasing after it to feed it. For breakthroughs that rely on external objects, the process of breakthrough itself has little to do with the Candle Flame.

After the two cores merged, the "primordial core" spontaneously transformed the candle flame, just like the enhancement it received after seizing the source world.

This time, however, it wasn't a hint from the Origin World; rather, it was as if the Origin World had completely merged into the cultivator's body.

If one can completely encompass the entire Origin World, and every action possesses the power to create the world, who would dare say that he is not the Primordial Ancestor of Chaos?

The fusion of the ancestral core lies in the fusion of the origin and the Tao.

Boom...

The celestial phenomena of the entire Primordial Land changed, and a vast power erupted from the candle flame, fully releasing the aura belonging to the Primordial Ancestor.

"I did it..."

The candlelight was filled with excitement, as the power belonging to the Primordial Ancestor of Chaos was released unrestrainedly.

Fortunately, this is the original land, blessed and isolated by many lords; otherwise, such unbridled release of power would have brought disaster to all life in the original land.

The difference in life between the Primordial Ancestor and those below him was so great that they couldn't even withstand the overflow of power.

The candlelight was somewhat intoxicated by its own power, feeling as if the entire world was under its feet, and nothing mattered to it.

"wake up!"

Lord Moman spoke, and the pure and incomparable Dao of Circulation struck the soul of the candle flame like a bronze chime, restoring him from his unbalanced state of mind.

Awakened, Candlelight looked at the nine Primordial Ancestors before him. The vast Primordial Dao permeated the entire world, and his invincible power was far inferior to any one of them. His excited mood instantly returned to normal under the suppression of the power.

Even though they are both at the same level of progenitor, the gap between them is still very large, especially since they do not possess the characteristic of immortality, making them inherently inferior.

"Hmm, this sudden increase in power has a greater impact on the mindset of cultivators than on those born with innate chaotic origins," commented the Star Lord.

For beings born with primordial chaos, it is easier to adapt to suddenly gaining power, since their power is no different from something falling from the sky, and they have no concept of mindset.

"It doesn't matter. The cultivator's foundation is still there. They'll adapt after a while." Yuan looked at the candlelight in front of him with satisfaction.

Although not the Lord of Hunyuan, the strength of the Hunyuan Ancestor was real and not to be underestimated. Moreover, he was not an ordinary ancestor; he was probably among the top in the endless Hunyuan space.

This monster is stronger than the last one, and the primordial core it gave birth to is naturally stronger as well.

Moreover, cultivators are more adaptable to power, meaning they have a stronger foundation.

"very good!"

Yuan was overjoyed. Although it was achieved with the help of external objects, the breakthrough of the candlelight was still a milestone for the cultivators.

Nine Hunyuan Lords, plus one powerful Hunyuan Ancestor, this power is already sufficient; ten Ancestor-level beings are already quite a lot.

For a Primordial Ancestor like Candlelight, as long as there are no special circumstances, its use is no different from that of a Lord.

The lords were planning to expand their territories—no, to save more Origin Worlds, even if they only had Primordial Ancestor-level combat power, the more the better.

"Once Luo Feng and Zhu Huo have rested, we will begin our operation!" Yuan set the tone.

A new lord and a new progenitor have both just broken through, so there's no need to rush them.

Lord Luo Feng is alright, but the main problem is the Ancestor of Candlelight. If the latter isn't given enough time to adapt, he really will die.

Even a newly awakened Primordial Ancestor, despite his great strength, is likely to die on the battlefield.

Yuan Ke didn't want the progenitor of Hunyuan, who had finally appeared, to perish so easily in the war.

"Target—the Southern River Territory!"

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"Teacher, I originally thought that after becoming a lord, I would have the power to decide everything, but in the end, I still have to compromise." Luo Feng found Lu Yunhe and was filled with emotion as they discussed the Great Dao of Hunyuan.

Compromise is needed both within and outside the faction; even the Lord of Hunyuan feels like he's facing a difficult situation.

"That's because you're not strong enough. If you were strong enough to kill an immortal being, you could define the order of the endless Chaos Space according to your own will," Lu Yunhe said calmly. As long as one Chaos Ancestor can remain immortal, the other Ancestors will have to compromise to some extent.

There's nothing you can do. An immortal being is determined to fight you to the death. Even if you can't defeat it, it's enough to make things difficult for you and prevent you from achieving your goals.

For example, Luo Feng wanted to prevent the naturally born primordial life form from devouring the source world. An eternal being, unable to bear this, disregarded everything and insisted on causing trouble for the source world, directly launching a guerrilla war. Not to mention Luo Feng, even the entire cultivator camp would find it unbearable.

So what if the Star Lord relentlessly pursues Mogus? It won't be long before the latter returns to his peak and continues to wreak havoc on the Origin World.

Compared to the Primordial Ancestor, the Origin World itself is still too fragile.

“Or, let each Origin World have a World Lord,” Lu Yunhe said with a smile.

Upon hearing this, Luo Feng chuckled, realizing that such a thing was equally impossible.

Which is more difficult: killing an eternal being or ensuring that every source world has a world lord? Luo Feng didn't know either.

An era later, the nine lords left the original land together with the Candlelight Ancestor and headed to the Southern River Territory.

The ten progenitor-level beings made no attempt to conceal themselves, brazenly heading straight for their target territory.

"We cultivators want all 1600 world clusters in the Southern River Territory!" Yuanbo shouted, channeling his Dao, towards the Primordial Ancestor within the territory.

The territorial environment of the Endless Chaotic Origin Space is divided into three types. One type is a territorial area where world groups are close together, and there are many source worlds within it.

One type is the desolate area between territories, where there isn't even a source world. The large-scale division of territories is basically based on the desolation.

Finally, there is the Barren Lands, a region with a pitifully small number of Source Worlds.

"I'm giving you one month. All naturally born chaotic beings still within the territory must either die or submit," Yuan Bing said coldly.

As for submission, it naturally means being refined into slaves by the lords and having their life cores extracted. There's no need to talk about morality with these inherently evil primordial beings.

The prosperity of the Nanhe Territory is comparable to that of the cultivators' territory, with nearly thirty Hunyuan Ancestors leading their clans to live and thrive here.

A total of 1,600 world groups were used to support these naturally born, primordial beings, who lived a very comfortable life.

"What? The evil cultivators have arrived? They want to seize our territory?"

"Let's run first, our lives are more important."

The naturally occurring chaotic beings scattered throughout the territory were all astonished. Although they had prepared for this day, they were still extremely terrified when they actually faced it.

The cultivators' camp has launched a massive invasion, and even the lords have arrived; this is clearly no joke.

Upon hearing the lords' call, many naturally born chaotic beings complained, while a group of them obediently left first.

They alone are no match for the power of the cultivators' camp. If they dare to linger even a moment longer, the lords will definitely kill them.

If we contact the innate chaotic life force, we might be able to reclaim some territory in the future. If we die here now, it will be a disaster for the entire race.

Vast numbers of naturally occurring Chaos Origin life forms began to migrate. A month was barely enough time for the Chaos Origin Ancestor and world-class Chaos Origin beings, but for those higher and lower Chaos Origin beings, without a leader, there was simply not enough time to evacuate their territory.

At the same time, having received the news, the Infinite Serpent Ancestor led most of the innate Chaotic Origin Life Forces' Chaotic Origin Ancestors to descend once again.

This time, however, it was the turn of the naturally formed chaotic life force to begin the defense.

The Infinite Serpent Ancestor led many Primordial Ancestors, each employing various defensive techniques in an attempt to withstand the lords' attacks.

That's why a group of ordinary Hunyuan Ancestors decided to participate again. Defending is always easier than attacking. They couldn't possibly be killed by the lords even if they desperately defended.

However, the Infinite Serpent Ancestor's side underestimated the terror of nine Hunyuan Lords plus one Hunyuan Ancestor. Each of the Hunyuan Lords was strong enough to rank in the top twenty, and they were proficient in the Hunyuan Dao.

Even Luo Feng, who has just broken through, is at this level, along with one of the top two ranked players and one invincible lord.

This power, perfectly integrated by Yuan and Lu Yunhe, made the Chaos Origin Circulation Dao like a sharp sword, directly piercing through the defenses meticulously laid out by the Infinite Serpent Ancestor.

The three progenitors of Hunyuan were caught off guard and were directly swallowed up by this power, perishing within it.

Upon witnessing this scene, the ordinary Primordial Ancestors were completely devastated, and some of them chose to flee.

Because of this combined attack, the lords can release their power continuously, instead of in a one-time event like the Primal Big Bang.

Each round of battle resulted in the deaths and injuries of several Hunyuan Ancestors, a situation no Ancestor could accept.

What good is conquering a prosperous territory if it's nothing compared to your own life?

Once one of the Primordial Ancestors began to flee, it instantly broke through the psychological defenses of the remaining Primordial Ancestors, and the entire defensive line began to collapse on a large scale.

Left with no other choice, the Infinite Serpent Ancestor had to lead a group of progenitors to retreat to the border of the Southern River Territory.

With five immortal and indestructible progenitors at its core, the naturally formed Chaotic Origin Life Force will continue to pull and invade this territory, and it is impossible for them to give up this territory so easily.

The 1,600 world clusters represent half the territory previously held by the cultivators.

"Occupying the Nanhe territory is just the beginning. Once we digest and absorb this territory and nurture several Hunyuan Lords, our cultivator camp will be able to set the rules for the entire Endless Hunyuan Space."

Yuan was excited, even feeling that he had gained a new understanding of how the rules work.

Both Lu Yunhe's Hunyuan Dao and Luo Feng's Hunyuan Dao provided Yuan with great inspiration.

"Once I advance further, the combined strength of the Lords' Alliance should also increase. At that time, we should be able to force the Infinite Serpent Ancestor and the others to completely abandon the Southern River Territory."

Occupying territory is only the first step. Next, it is necessary to create spacetime, build holy sites, and receive cultivators from the source world... to completely integrate the Nanhe territory into the ranks of cultivators.

This battle solidified the position of the cultivators' camp, but also brought them closer to other camps.

The cultivators' desire for territory was laid bare before all other factions, and all factions that occupied world groups would eventually face this fate.

The lords had anticipated this outcome and were quickly seizing the time to cultivate the next generation.

Many forces were thrown into disarray by the outbreak of the cultivator camp, but they soon lost interest in such matters.

Southern River Territory!

A bird-like monster with red eyes and numerous irregular holes on its body appeared in the Chaos Origin Space and roared towards the Origin World.

A surging aura of evil spread rapidly, seemingly threatening to engulf the entire world.

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(End of this chapter)