Chapter 171

Boom!!!

A deafening explosion that shook the Myriad Ages reverberated above the Mo Ling Ancient Clan Main Hall!

The aftermath carried scalding blood mist and shattered Imperial Dao patterns, scattering across the sky!

Mo Jinglong, lord of the Mo Ling Ancient Clan who wielded its tens-of-thousands-year legacy and stood at the peak of Dao Emperor cultivation, was helpless—Li Zhangsheng grabbed his throat with one hand, instantly crushing his body and annihilating his soul, reducing him to ash that drifted away in the void.

Before the vast Mo Ling Ancient Clan Main Hall, a deathly silence fell in an instant, so quiet you could hear a pin drop.

Just moments ago, more than ten peak Dao Emperor realm ancient clan experts frozen in place by Li Zhangsheng's temporal-spatial power had their bodies stiffened in mid‑air.

Their eyes widened, pupils shrinking to pinpoints, their depths churning with endless shock and disbelief!!

At this moment, every member of the Mo Ling Ancient Clan felt a bone‑chilling cold and endless despair rise in their hearts.

This white-clad youth before them could suppress a Dao Emperor with a raised hand, slay a clan chief with a covered hand, and freeze the heavens and earth with a single step...

Such means surpass the Dao Emperor—they are the mark of a true Dao Emperor!

In this region, a Dao Emperor is the pinnacle, the supreme being that looks down upon all races and holds power over life and death.

They never imagined that a mere young master would summon a mighty Dao Emperor!

Li Zhangsheng still had his hands behind his back, stood tall in the void, his expression indifferent.

His gaze swept lightly over the trembling peak Dao Emperor experts, his voice calm:

"The Mo Ling Ancient Clan relies on its power to bully others, indulges its descendants to run rampant, oppresses the weak clans of the Myriad Saints Sea, harms the innocent; today I have come to settle karma and eradicate the source of disaster."

As his words faded, a faint killing intent silently spread across heaven and earth.

Boom rumble!!!

At that moment, a primordial, vast roar erupted from the deepest part of the Mo Ling Ancient Clan's ancestral land, from the Ancestral Source Dragon Vein Forbidden Land that had sealed the Myriad Ages and slept for endless ages.

The entire Mo Ling Ancient Clan mainland shuddered violently, earth veins surged, and dragon veins roared!

Countless golden ancient dao patterns rose from the earth, piercing heaven and earth, enveloping the whole ancient clan's territory!

A vast, ancient, heavy aura, bearing the sediment of millions of years, slowly awoke and climbed ever higher!

This aura differed from an ordinary Dao Emperor; it stirred the might of a region's heaven‑earth dragon veins, gathered the fortune of the entire ancestral land, and coalesced into the flawless divine might of a Dao Emperor!!

"The ancestral land's dragon veins are stirring—our Elder Ancestor is about to emerge!"

"It is the Founding Ancestor Mo Wangu, Elder Ancestor—he has finally been roused!"

"Our Elder Ancestor is a Half‑Step Dao Emperor who has lain dormant for the Myriad Ages, never showing himself in ordinary times—but once he draws upon the power of our Mo Ling Ancient Clan's ancestral land dragon veins, he can temporarily wield the strength of a true Dao Emperor!"

The Dao Emperor peak experts who had been sealed felt hope ignite in their eyes instantly!!

Their Mo Ling Ancient Clan's elder of this generation is a Half‑Step Dao Emperor powerhouse, the clan's true trump card.

He sealed himself within the Mo Ling Ancient Clan's ancestral land dragon veins, lying dormant, guarding the clan; he never emerges in ordinary times, only appearing when the clan faces existential peril.

Others fear a Dao Emperor, but the Mo Ling Ancient Clan's founding elder ancestor fears nothing.

Mo Wangu's Half‑Step Dao Emperor foundation, bolstered by the ancestral land dragon veins, gives him combat power on par with an orthodox Dao Emperor—he is fully qualified to face the person before him head‑on.

Hum!

The void trembled; deep within the Ancestral Source Forbidden Land, an ancient and imposing figure stepped forth, treading upon the Myriad Ages' dao rhythm.

The old man wore a primordial ancestor emperor's robe, his white hair flowed like a waterfall over his shoulders, his face etched with the vicissitudes of ages; as his eyes opened and closed, stars were born and died, and the great dao ebbed and flowed.

This person is the founding patriarch of the Mo Ling Ancient Clan, Mo Wangu.

He has lived for a million years, painstakingly cultivating through the Myriad Ages, stuck at the Half‑Step Dao Emperor realm for endless ages—only one step away from attaining the true Emperor realm!

At ordinary times, his cultivation is merely that of a Half Emperor, indeed falling short of an orthodox Dao Emperor by a measure!

However, within his own ancestral land domain, he can summon the full power of the ancestral land dragon veins, borrow the might of heaven and earth, temporarily attain the battle strength of a perfected Dao Emperor, dominate the region, and look down upon all heavens.

Mo Wangu's gaze was icy, his pupils like the Myriad Ages Divine Sword, locking directly onto Li Zhangsheng in the void without a trace of fear!!

His experience spans the Myriad Ages, his seniority towers to the heavens!

In his eyes, even if the opponent is an orthodox Dao Emperor, he is merely a junior newly promoted Emperor!

In terms of foundation, years, and clan heritage, he is in no way inferior.

"Foreign emperor, you dare trespass our Mo Ling Ancient Clan's ancestral land, slaughter our clansmen, behead our clan chief—what audacity!"

Mo Wangu's voice was ancient and solemn, echoing through the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, devoid of any fear, instead carrying a lofty indifference and sternness:

"I, this ancestor, have lain dormant for the Myriad Ages, unmoved by the conflicts of the heavens; I originally had no wish to involve myself in worldly grudges."

"You have slain my clan's juniors and settled karma; I could still let this pass for now."

"But you should not press step by step, massacre the elders, shock‑kill the clan chief, and seek to wipe out my Mo Ling Ancient Clan, which has endured hundreds of thousands of years, in one fell swoop."

"Do you truly believe that, as an orthodox Dao Emperor, you can run rampant within my ancestral land with none to stop you?"

As his words fell, Mo Wangu's dao power surged violently across his body!

Boom rumble rumble!

Endless dragon vein power surged frenziedly into his body across the entire Mo Ling Ancient Clan land!

Golden ancestral dao patterns covered his whole body; the aura of a Half‑Step Dao Emperor skyrocketed instantly, propelling him into the ranks of perfected Dao Emperors in an instant!

With the support of heaven and earth's might and the protection of the ancestral land's power, Mo Wangu at this moment possesses battle strength equal to any present‑day orthodox Dao Emperor!

His emperor's might swept in all directions, the heavens shattered, the cloud sea collapsed, endless void layers caved in, and the entire ancestral land domain trembled violently.

Those Dao Emperor peak experts bound by temporal‑spatial seals now felt their souls quiver, barely able to breathe.

The mere aftershock of the clash of these two titans' auras is enough to crush any Dao Emperor!

Li Zhangsheng lifted his gaze, his indifferent eyes settling on Mo Wangu, a faint smile curling his lips:

"Another one come to die?"

"It seems that in the Mo Ling Ancient Clan, you must be the strongest and the oldest."

"Perfect—I'll wipe you out cleanly now to save future trouble!"

In Li Zhangsheng's words, there was not the slightest bit of putting Mo Wangu in his eyes!!

What of a Dao Emperor powerhouse? As long as within his power's coverage, a Dao Emperor can likewise be crushed to death!!