Chapter 167: Immortal War! Rise!

Sitting upright on the throne, the Eighteenth Ancestor listened to the challengers below, his eyes' fury and killing intent finally coalescing into a substance‑like ice.

He rose slowly, a vast, earth‑shattering pressure spread, enveloping the entire Great Hall, his voice like ancient ice, bearing undeniable resolve, resonating in the ears of every core member of the Jun family:

"Dare to kill our clan's divine son, to sever the future hope of the Jun family… this hatred shall not be shared under the heavens!"

"Sun and moon illuminate, mountains and rivers reach, Nine Heavens Ten Lands, Liuhe Bahuang, Zhutian Wanjie… none can harbor such a sin!"

"Since someone dares to ruin the millennial destiny of the Jun family, then even if we push across Nine Heavens Ten Lands, stain Zhutian Wanjie with blood, we shall … crush the bones, scatter the ashes, and let the soul fly apart!"

"I care not who stands behind Ye Wuque, what background they have, or what their origins are!"

"Today, in the name of the Jun family's Eighteenth Ancestor, I declare…"

"Our Jun family formally initiates war against Ye Wuque, and all forces linked to him…"

"Immortal War!!"

"Boom!!!"

The Eighteenth Ancestor's words rang like the final war drum, bearing the supreme will and overwhelming killing intent of the Imperial Clan, instantly spreading throughout the Jun family's Ancestral Land and, through layers of space, extending to the Boundless Heaven!

"Ancestor is mighty! Ancestor is invincible!!"

"Eradicate Ye Wuque! Eradicate Ye Wuque! Avenge the divine son!"

"Immortal War! Immortal War!!"

Within the Ancestral Land, countless Jun family youths were first stunned, then erupted in a roar like mountains and seas!

Their blood surged, battle spirit boiled, as if they already saw the clan's great army sweeping across Zhutian, crushing the daring Ye Wuque who challenged the Imperial Clan's dignity into dust!

The entire Jun family fell into a near‑mad war mobilization targeting Ye Wuque!

Yet, just as this battle fervor peaked, countless powerful Jun family members sharpened their blades, ready to step out of the Ancestral Land and raise a storm of blood, when—

Buzz—!!!

Suddenly!

An indescribable, irresistible, seemingly originating from the universe's primordial source, a limitless terrifying pressure, surpassing all laws, descended without warning!

As if the weight of the entire Zhutian Wanjie at this moment crashed down upon the Jun family's Ancestral Land!

Crack… Boom—!

The hovering Divine Peaks began to fracture, the swirling Chaos Qi was forcibly dispersed!

A galaxy‑like waterfall was severed!

Palaces forged of divine gold emitted strained moans, walls cracked!

Countless formations and seals at this moment shattered like bubbles in sunlight, breaking and vanishing!

"Plop!"

"Plop!"

"Plop!"

Within the Ancestral Land, whether ordinary youths, powerful guards, stewards, or even some secluding Elders, all were struck by the sudden overwhelming pressure like an invisible mountain, unable to resist, kneeling on the ground!

Their skulls pressed hard against the earth, unable to lift even an inch!

Those with slightly weaker cultivation simply fainted, blood pouring from the Seven Orifices!

And inside the core Council Hall, the situation was the same!

Including the family head Jun Linhai, all aura‑strong Elders' faces changed dramatically.

They felt an unbeatable Great Power pressing from all directions, pinning them firmly to their seats.

No, it directly crushed them together with their chairs, causing them to crash and kneel on the icy ground!

Their entire skeletons creaked, as if they would shatter at any moment!

They struggled desperately, trying to summon Divine Power, trying to roar in accusation, but found they could not utter a single sound; their souls were frozen by the pressure!

Only the Eighteenth Ancestor, seated at the highest spot, could barely support himself thanks to his profound cultivation.

Yet even he was pressed half‑kneeling by the pressure from his throne, his face flushed like pork liver, veins bulging on his forehead, eyes filled with extreme outrage and… a hint of incredulous horror!

"Who?! Who is it?! How dare you humiliate our Jun family?! Do you truly think our Jun family is made of mud?!"

The Eighteenth Ancestor forced all his strength, letting out a hoarse, angry roar from deep within his throat, attempting to scan the outside with Divine Sense.

At that moment, a figure silently appeared above the Jun family's Ancestral Land, in the Void that was once strictly sealed, where only the clan's Ancestor could set foot.

It was an old man dressed in plain hemp robes, with an ordinary face and eyes as calm as a still well.

He stood with his hands behind his back, overlooking the wreckage below, the countless kneeling Jun family members, his gaze indifferent as if watching a swarm of ants.

He was Cang Bo, who came from Hongchen Valley!

"Audacious! Who dares to come! How dare you run wild on our Jun family's land! Seeking death, are you?!"

Some kneeling yet loyal Jun family strongmen, risking damage to their souls, let out faint angry roars.

In several hidden spots, powerful auras erupted, the underlying strength guarding the Ancestral Land, attempting to break the pressure and strike Cang Bo!

However, all their attacks, whether divine light or law chains, vanished the moment they approached within ten thousand li of Cang Bo, as if meeting an invisible barrier, disintegrating without even allowing his robe's edge to stir.

Cang Bo did not even glance at those attacks; his gaze calmly swept over the magnificent yet ruined Council Hall below.

He remained silent, his thoughts barely moving.

Whoosh—!!

The terrifying pressure that had shrouded the entire Jun family's Ancestral Land suddenly intensified again!

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

Floating Divine Peaks collapsed completely, turning to dust!

Masses of palace complexes toppled like sandcastles!

The floating Void Divine Island disintegrated outright!

Even some small companion stars at the edge of the Ancestral Land could not bear the stress, exploding with a boom and turning into stardust!

And inside the Council Hall, all the Elders, including the family head Jun Linhai, felt as if countless great worlds were stacked upon them, could no longer bear it, and with a "wa" they spewed a huge mouthful of fresh blood, their whole bodies being pressed hard onto the ground, unable to move even a single finger, their hearts filled with boundless fear and humiliation!

And the Eighteenth Ancestor, who bore the brunt, let out a dissatisfied hum!

"Who exactly are you?! You've truly angered my Jun family; can you bear this price?!"

"My Jun family is the Immortal Imperial Clan, standing tall in the Boundless Heaven for countless ages! Thunder and lightning may wane yet remain immortal! Sun and moon may fall yet endure! You cannot provoke us!!"

The Eighteenth Ancestor's eyes seemed about to split, still trying to intimidate with the Imperial Clan's name.

However, the response was the slight gathering of Cang Bo's indifferent gaze.

Against the Eighteenth Ancestor's pressure, it suddenly rose by several orders of magnitude!

"Pfft—!!"

A light sound, in the Dead Silence Great Hall, seemed especially jarring.

Under the terrified gazes of Jun Linhai and all the Elders pressed down on the ground.

Their Jun family's highly placed, immensely powerful Eighteenth Ancestor's body… suddenly burst apart like a watermelon crushed by an invisible colossal force!

Flesh and blood flew everywhere, the bones turned to powder!

Even his mighty divine soul was more than half erased in an instant!

A thick scent of blood instantly filled the entire Great Hall!

Although in the next moment, relying on his powerful vitality and secret arts, the Eighthteenth Ancestor's figure painstakingly re‑coalesced within the Blood Mist, his complexion had already turned as pale as paper, his breath waned to the extreme, and his gaze toward the old man in hemp robes in the sky was filled with boundless terror and horror!

Just by pressure, they forcibly crushed this famously renowned pinnacle Immortal King strongman?!

What kind of power is this?!

This already completely exceeds his realm of comprehension!

Countless members of the Jun family who witnessed this scene through secret arts or broken seals were all dumbfounded, their minds a blank!

The Eighthteenth Ancestor, the Ancestor revered as a deity in their hearts, was… crushed from afar?!

"Ancestor… Ancestor!"

Jun Linhai and the others screamed wildly in their hearts, yet no sound emerged, only boundless cold surged from their feet straight up to the Celestial Canopy!

The Jun Eighthteenth Ancestor finally understood completely at this moment that the old man in hemp robes before him was not a being they could possibly contend with!

The opponent's strength had already reached a realm he could not imagine!

This time for the Jun family, they truly seem to have hit a steel plate—no, they have struck the towering Divine Mountain!

He couldn't help but frantically ponder in his heart when the Jun family had offended such an unimaginably terrifying existence?

Could it be… because of Ye Wuque?!

And just as the entire Jun family's Ancestral Land lay in Dead Silence, everyone stunned by Cang Bo's absolute power, sinking into despair and fear—

"Hmph!"

A cold, ancient, as‑if‑slept‑for‑myriad‑ages snort, bearing supreme authority and anger, like a thunderclap of the Nine Heavens, suddenly erupted from the deepest part of the Jun family's Ancestral Land!

That sound contained incomprehensibly massive power, somehow barely withstood part of Cang Bo's world‑shaking pressure, allowing some Jun family descendants to catch their breath.

"Are there really so many short‑sighted beings daring to provoke my Jun family?!"

"Could it be that my Jun family has been silent for so long that the world thinks we… can no longer lift a blade?!"

As this mighty voice rang, the deepest part of the Jun family's Ancestral Land, the tomb area regarded as an Absolute Forbidden Land that buried the family's oldest foundation, suddenly erupted with a torrent of divine radiance!

A terrifying aura, millions of times stronger than the Eighthteenth Ancestor, like a slumbering primeval behemoth, slowly awoke, shaking the heavens of the Boundless Heaven's central realm!

Sensing this familiar and immensely powerful aura, the Jun Eighthteenth Ancestor, pressed to the brink of death, instantly showed a wildly joyous expression as if rescued from a dead end!

"It… it's the sleeping Ancient Ancestor! The Ancient Ancestor has awakened!!"

He screamed wildly in his heart.

The Jun family's true, age‑spanning ancient foundation… has finally been roused!