Chapter 131: Leave the Rest to Me

Sure enough, after the Esteemed Founder finished speaking, this virtual shadow of the Ancient Sun Family's powerhouse instantly understood the severity of the matter.

"It seems this child must be eliminated."

After the virtual shadow spoke, his palm gently opened. In an instant, the laws of heaven and earth fell into chaos, and at the same time, a terrifying power constantly eroded him, pressing down on him, as if intending to make it impossible for him to ever rise again.

However, he merely gave a cold snort at this.

"The restrictions have gradually loosened. What can this little bit of limitation you have now do to me?"

With that, an even more domineering aura erupted from his entire body, and in an instant, he wiped away this planet's suppression of him, and the chaotic laws completely vanished as well.

After doing all this, the virtual shadow's calm eyes looked in the direction Ye Chen had fled. His palm opened slightly, and after he opened it, a terrifying flame danced and burned in the center of his hand.

When the Esteemed Founder saw the flame in the virtual shadow's hand, his eyelid could not help but twitch.

"I never thought the Old Ancestor would even bring out the Devouring Void Flame. It seems this kid is undoubtedly dead."

The Esteemed Founder said in his heart. As long as Ye Chen died, the great mountain suspended in his heart could finally settle completely.

Ye Chen's potential was truly terrifying. If he did not die, the Esteemed Founder would not be able to sleep peacefully before Ye Chen's next appearance.

And when Ye Chen disappeared and next reappeared, it might very well be the time of their Ancient Sun Family's annihilation. He absolutely would not allow such a thing to happen, especially since the cause of all this was him.

The virtual shadow looked in the direction Ye Chen had fled. Although Ye Chen had already fled for a long time, he was still within the range of the virtual shadow's divine sense. Or rather, the entire planet was within this virtual shadow's divine sense range. This was the power of a Crossing Tribulation stage cultivator—they were not even particularly affected by the suppression that the planet's spiritual energy revival imposed on cultivators.

Because they could rely on their own cultivation to resist the suppression between heaven and earth—this was what a Crossing Tribulation cultivator was.

If a Crossing Tribulation cultivator had come from the very beginning, and one this far into the late stage at that, Ye Chen would probably not have had much of a chance; even growing stronger would have been difficult.

Although Nuo Mian was also a Crossing Tribulation powerhouse, he had no interest in this planet's treasures. He only wanted the Mask of All Living Beings, and after learning of Ye Chen, he only wanted Ye Chen's Mask of All Living Beings.

To others, Nuo Mian was undoubtedly peculiar and incomprehensible, but this was fine too, because it meant one fewer person competing with them for treasures.

At this moment, the virtual shadow threw out the Devouring Void Flame in his hand. The instant it was thrown, the surrounding space was burned away entirely by the terrifying flame, and even the laws could not escape the fate of being scorched.

But fortunately, the scorch marks on the laws were not obvious. Clearly, this virtual shadow was not yet powerful enough to disregard the laws entirely.

Meanwhile, Ye Chen, who was fleeing ahead, suddenly heard the Chaos Eye at the center of his brow speak: "A ball of flame is coming at you. If you are touched by it, you will undoubtedly die."

After the Chaos Eye spoke, anger blazed in Ye Chen's heart.

"An Esteemed Founder, a virtual shadow of the Ancient Sun Family—one after another, they're all after me, and they want to silence me for good."

"Today, I, Ye Chen, make a Heavenly Dao oath: if I, Ye Chen, do not die, within a hundred years, I will annihilate the Ancient Sun Family!"

Nascent Soul cultivators had lifespans spanning several thousand years, and for Ye Chen, a hundred-year oath was but a fleeting instant.

After Ye Chen made the Heavenly Dao oath, the sky rumbled incessantly, and a beam of golden light gradually descended upon him. Clearly, the Heavenly Dao had acknowledged his oath.

In the distance, both the virtual shadow and the Esteemed Founder saw that wisp of golden light, and a sense of crisis immediately arose. "Why do I feel this kind of uneasy panic in my heart?"

The virtual shadow suddenly said. When he uttered these words, the Esteemed Founder beside him felt his heart leap into his throat.

"Old Ancestor, do not worry too much. That kid is practically dead. Your Devouring Void Flame—killing a Nascent Soul cultivator, wouldn't that be effortless?"

The Esteemed Founder said hastily, afraid that the moment he finished speaking, the virtual shadow would begin to deduce matters, and once the virtual shadow deduced the cause and effect, he would be crippled if not killed.

Sure enough, after hearing the Esteemed Founder's words, the virtual shadow sighed.

"What a pity. Such a fine seedling, yet he actually came into conflict with our family's disciples. Otherwise, this old man would have very much liked to bring him into my Ancient Sun Family."

"You have done well in this matter. After you return to the family, I will give you a certain reward."

"Many thanks, Old Ancestor."

The Esteemed Founder said respectfully.

After the Esteemed Founder finished speaking, the virtual shadow gave him a slight nod and said, "That kid cannot possibly survive. I must also return first. If there is nothing important, do not call for me. I am about to break through."

When the Esteemed Founder heard these words, his face could not conceal his excitement. One had to know, his Old Ancestor was a genuine powerhouse at the peak of the late Crossing Tribulation stage. If he broke through again, he would become a Great Ascension stage powerhouse. Once his Ancient Sun Family produced another Great Ascension stage powerhouse, then their Ancient Sun Family would no longer fear the Yun Family, and could even annex the Yun Family.

"This seclusion will take at least fifty years, at most a hundred years. During this time, do not call for me."

The virtual shadow said to the Esteemed Founder. After speaking, his figure gradually faded—clearly, this virtual shadow was about to dissipate.

The Esteemed Founder gave a slight bow toward the dissipating virtual shadow and said, "Respectfully sending off the Old Ancestor."

The moment he finished speaking, the virtual shadow completely dissipated.

After the virtual shadow vanished, the Esteemed Founder looked in the direction Ye Chen had fled. "Although you cannot resist the Old Ancestor's Devouring Void Flame, just in case—if he's alive, I must see the person; if he's dead, I must see the corpse."

Saying this, the Esteemed Founder moved his figure and flew toward the direction Ye Chen had fled.

Meanwhile, Ye Chen was at this moment struggling to resist the virtual shadow's Devouring Void Flame. His body was dissipating bit by bit; even his Dao Fruit was being devoured and worn away by the Devouring Void Flame, bit by bit.

"Damn it! What kind of flame is this? I can barely even resist. I've even used the power of the third layer of the Extreme Boundary—why is there still no effect at all?"

Ye Chen said through gritted teeth. By now, his hands had already been burned away by the Devouring Void Flame.

Even his arms were gradually dissipating.

His golden spiritual sea was surging, like the depths of an ocean with undercurrents churning, like a sea surface whipped up by gales, waves crashing tempestuously!

His Wuji Yin-Yang Diagram and Nine Heavens Chaos Mystic Thunder were both outside his body, struggling to resist, and the power of the third layer of the Extreme Boundary had been pushed to its absolute limit by him.

But even so, he still could not stop the Devouring Void Flame from burning.

But Ye Chen did not give up, still gritting his teeth and holding on.

At this time, the Chaos Eye at the center of Ye Chen's brow kept rotating. Gradually, its eyeball fixed on a certain direction.

Slowly, the Chaos Eye stepped out from Ye Chen's brow, gradually transforming into a person—a refined, jade-like young man.

The young man was dressed in a suit of black clothes, his black hair stirring in the wind. Yet the Devouring Void Flame, which left Ye Chen completely helpless, could not affect him at all.

"Ye Chen… leave the rest to me."

As the Chaos Eye spoke these words, Ye Chen's heart was immediately struck by a bad premonition.

"Chaos Eye, what are you going to do?!"

However, the Chaos Eye did not answer him, but instead said to him: "For the long road ahead, you will have to rely on yourself."