Chapter 1638

"Eternal Night Old Ghost, you despicable villain, this matter I will settle with you to the death."

The demon clan elder's phantom suddenly appeared, and he shouted through gritted teeth.

The phantom formed from condensed demonic aura blotted out the sky and covered the sun, giving an immense sense of oppression.

Faced with the sudden appearance of the demon clan elder, everyone was stunned, and for a moment they all unconsciously tensed up.

From the demon clan elder's expression, it was obvious that he had already decided that this matter was done by the Eternal Night Old Ancestor.

After all, who besides an ancestor-level existence could pull off an attack of such power?

As for that so-called sky-shaking cannon, the demon clan elder had no idea what it was, so he couldn't even guess.

And yet, the Eternal Night Old Ancestor just happened to show up here; in the demon clan elder's view, everything was inseparably linked to the Eternal Night Old Ancestor.

The demon clan elder still hadn't settled the score from that previous battle with the Eternal Night Old Ancestor.

He was already full of resentment, having held in a bellyful of anger with nowhere to vent.

Now it's fine—he didn't go looking for trouble with the Eternal Night Old Ancestor, yet this old thing actually came knocking on his door voluntarily.

And from the timing, it must have come straight from the Ash Phosphor Realm to its demon realm, without any delay along the way.

Such conduct naturally caused the demon clan elder's anger to rise steadily, as if new and old grudges were piled together.

Under the shroud of demonic aura, his eyes had turned completely red, and the fury in them could not be concealed at all.

Staring fixedly at the Eternal Night Old Ancestor, facing the demon clan elder's wrath and resentment, the Eternal Night Old Ancestor couldn't be bothered to explain, and simply spoke coldly.

"Not die, not rest? You're afraid you can't."

"You're seeking death."

Upon hearing that, the demon clan elder shouted coldly, and immediately the demonic aura surged skyward again; the next second, the phantom originally formed from condensed demonic aura began to gradually solidify.

This was the demon clan elder's true form descending.

As an ancestor-level powerhouse, he naturally had myriad means at his disposal; moreover, this place is not far from the demon realm, so his true form descending is not surprising.

Sensing a demonic aura several times denser than just a moment ago, all the Emperor Sovereign powerhouses present secretly went on guard.

The next second, the demon clan elder's true form descended, his size shrinking dramatically in an instant.

Unlike before, when it blotted out the sky and covered the sun, his aura now was increased manifold compared to before.

It could be called utterly terrifying.

Upon appearing, the demon clan elder wasted no words, his eyes fixed solely on the Eternal Night Old Ancestor, and he roared angrily.

"Old thing, come and die!"

Without hesitation, he immediately thrust a palm strike at the Eternal Night Old Ancestor.

The massive palm print, in the Wújìn Xīnghǎi, was like a huge mountain range, instantly enveloping everyone, centered on the Eternal Night Old Ancestor and pressing horizontally toward them.

Facing the pressure of an ancestor-level existence, everyone present felt the air grow noticeably heavier for a moment.

The circulation of their Línglì seemed to be greatly obstructed.

The four Vermilion Bird Hall masters and the other Yongye assassins, seeing this, immediately wanted to step in to help.

Although they faced the demon clan elder, they had no intention of retreating; how could they retreat at such a time?

However, just as everyone was about to act, the Eternal Night Old Ancestor calmly said.

"Go first, I'll hold him off—this guy is crazy."

"You're the one who's crazy."

Having said that, the Eternal Night Old Ancestor directly met the demon clan elder's attack; the others, seeing this, without hesitation boarded the Star Battleship and sped off into the distance.

Faced with the fleeing crowd, the demon clan elder did not intercept them—not because he didn't want to, but because he couldn't.

His attack was instantly shattered by the Eternal Night Old Ancestor, and the two immediately became entangled in combat.

With the Eternal Night Old Ancestor blocking him, the demon clan elder naturally had no spare attention for anything else, let alone to stop the fleeing Ye Zhangqing and company.

Two ancestor-level beings erupted in a fierce battle; the terrifying aftershocks of their fight, even from far away, still made people's hearts pound.

Moreover, this time, both the Eternal Night Old Ancestor and the demon clan elder, as well as whatever previous soul avatars, had descended in their true forms.

Obviously, the true form's combat power cannot be compared to that of a soul avatar.

Furthermore, because his fury was burning, the demon clan elder went all out from the start, with no fancy tricks.

Naturally, the Eternal Night Old Ancestor would not be careless either, holding nothing back.

It appeared that the two were fighting with true fire; within just a few moves, they shattered the surrounding space.

Originally extremely solid—so solid that even Emperor Sovereign powerhouses would find it hard to destroy—before the Eternal Night Old Ancestor and the demon clan elder, it was as fragile as paper, breaking at a touch.

The demon clan elder appeared ready to fight to the death, as if he intended to perish together with the Eternal Night Old Ancestor here.

Ye Zhangqing and his companions seized the opportunity and instantly fled far away.

This place is too close to the demon realm; if they lingered, there would be no good outcome, and once the myriad demon emperors of the demon realm arrived, they would find it hard to escape.

As for the Eternal Night Old Ancestor's safety, there's no need to worry too much; the old ancestor just wants to leave, and the demon clan can't stop him.

Precisely for this reason, the Eternal Night Old Ancestor had the others withdraw first while he stayed behind to cover their retreat.

On the Star Battleship, everyone was still marveling at the power of the sky-shaking cannon.

Especially Luo Jiuyou; although just now the sixty million top-grade spirit stones had indeed made him wince, after witnessing the power of the sky-shaking cannon, he suddenly felt that this thing wasn't bad either.

So, after discussing with the myriad Nether clan Emperor Sovereign powerhouses.

"I think we should study this sky-shaking cannon."

"Indeed, although the sky-shaking cannon is costly to build and extremely expensive to use, its power truly astonishes."

"What does the young master mean?"

"Shall we get one to play with?"

"Get a sky-shaking cannon? That could indeed serve as a trump card; in critical moments it might have surprising effect."

"That's right."

"Is this to let the ancestor know?"

"No need, we'll give the ancestor a surprise when the time comes."

"Even several Netherworld Emperor Sovereign powerhouses this time unusually agreed with Luo Jiuyou's opinion; seeing this, Luo Jiuyou waved his hand, directly made a decision, once again bypassing his own ancestor and acting arbitrarily."

"Immediately, Luo Jiuyou promptly found Ye Zhangqing and several ancestors of the Artifact Master Alliance."

"Seeing Luo Jiuyou approach with an excited expression, Ye Zhangqing also asked curiously."

"Luo Brother, what's this?"

"How did this guy suddenly get excited? There's nothing to be excited about now, and it's not Fàn diǎn either."

"Faced with Ye Zhangqing's question, Luo Jiuyou didn't beat around the bush and spoke directly."

"Zhangqing Brother, give me one of those Heaven-shaking cannons as well."

"Huh???"

"Seeing Luo Jiuyou's excited expression, upon hearing that, Ye Zhangqing was a bit dazed: 'What, give me one too?' The Heaven-shaking cannon is gone—wasn't it just destroyed a moment ago?"

"Luo Brother, the Heaven-shaking cannon is already gone—didn't you see?"

"I mean, could you all help us forge one for the Nine Nether Realm? Of course, all materials will be provided by our Nine Nether Realm."