Chapter 372: The Arrival of Ye Shizu

And at that moment!!

Just the instant after the ice‑cold words of the Fog Clan's founder Wu Qian Jue fell!

Rumble—!

In the direction of the Ye Clan's ancestral star, an unprecedented terrifying radiance suddenly erupted!

A towering figure, encircling the Space‑Time River, standing as tall as the heavens, its body surrounded by countless ancient stars, as if trampling the Transcendent Cycles beneath its feet, appeared!

Endless dazzling light shone from that Dark Shadow!

So holy, so majestic, so transcendent!

The very instant that figure emerged!

The whole Nine Heavens Ten Earths seemed to tremble!

Many ancient monsters awoke from their slumber!

They stared in horror toward the Ye Clan!

"This aura… belongs to that one of the Ye Clan!"

"What on earth has happened to the Ye Clan today?"

Within the Ye Clan's realm, countless Ye people, at the moment they saw the figure, instantly displayed boundless fervor and reverence on their faces!

"May I present… the Ancestor!"

"May I present… the Ancestor!"

……

That being was none other than… Ye Shizu!

The aura here finally roused Ye Shizu!

Ye Shizu stood proudly in the Void above the Ye Clan's ancestral star, his whole body cloaked in brilliant radiance, his face indiscernible, only endless divine light shining forth—seeming to envelop the Zhutian Wanjie!

Ye Shizu's voice sounded faintly, devoid of any emotion or warmth: "Fellow of the Reincarnation Demon Cave… you come to our Ye Clan… what do you intend?"

The peerless Demon Shadow finally spoke: "Of course… I'm here to see who it is, to strike at the one I have my eyes on!"

With those words, the atmosphere grew unbearably heavy.

To many beings, the person the peerless Demon Shadow referred to was obviously Ye Langya.

After all, Ye Langya had once trained in the Reincarnation Demon Cave and, according to legend, earned the favor of its terrifying great power!

So it was quite natural for him to step in now on Ye Langya's behalf.

Just when everyone thought an unimaginable cataclysmic battle was about to erupt.

The peerless Demon Shadow suddenly made a move!

The Demon Shadow slowly raised a sky‑covering demonic palm, seemingly formed from endless demonic light and Reincarnation runes; however, the direction it struck was neither the expected Ye Wuque, nor the Seven Yu Elder or the Ye Clan's Ancestor standing ahead…

It targeted… the positions of Wu Qian Jue and the Zi Wei Dao Ancestor!

"What?!"

"What… what's going on?!"

"He… wasn't he summoned by Ye Jiuyuan to aid Ye Langya? Why would he strike at the Fog Clan's founder and the Zi Wei Dao Ancestor?!"

"My god! Am I seeing things?!"

Shouts of astonishment and doubt erupted instantly!

The twist was so abrupt, so incomprehensible, it exceeded everyone's grasp!

"No—! This can't be! Great Being! You… what are you doing?! It's Ye Wuque! The little scoundrel who wanted to kill Langya!!"

Ye Jiuyuan seemed struck by a Nine Heavens thunderbolt, letting out a shrill scream that was no longer human, his eyes filled with ultimate horror, bewilderment, and uncontainable madness!

He could not at all comprehend the absurd scene before him!

Wu Qian Jue and the Zi Wei Dao Ancestor both turned pale with shock!

They never imagined that the terrifying Demon Shadow, summoned by Ye Jiuyuan and theoretically an ally, would be the first to strike them!

But the two, being renowned top‑tier powers for ten thousand ages, reacted instantly!

Though shocked, they responded in an instant.

"Fog locks eternity! All transformations return to the source!"

Wu Qian Jue roared; the remaining mist incarnation instantly swelled, turning into an endless silver mist sea that seemed able to devour and assimilate everything, shielding himself, while countless snarling mist claws emerged from the sea, reaching for the falling demonic palm!

"Eternal Pure Land! All laws unscathed!"

The Zi Wei Dao Ancestor let out a fierce shout; his violet wooden staff burst with radiant purple light, his ancient heart realm solidified a hundredfold, becoming a pure land seemingly detached from the heavens, within which countless divine powers unfolded, attempting to dispel the terrifying demonic might!

Yet, faced with the full defense of these two terrifying powers, the peerless Demon Shadow's sky‑covering demonic palm showed no change, still bearing an absolute, law‑defying dominance as it slowly descended.

"Boom!!! Boom—!!!"

The demonic palm collided with the silver mist sea and the eternal pure land!

"Crack… splash!!"

The silver mist sea, like a mirror struck by a boulder, instantly filled with countless fissures, then shattered with a roar, reverting to basic mist principles that drifted away!

Wu Qian Jue's already illusory incarnation emitted a mournful hum, becoming almost transparent, its aura waning to the extreme, clearly suffering unimaginable damage!

And the seemingly invulnerable eternal pure land, under the demonic palm, was like a soap bubble in sunlight—lasting less than a breath before silently vanishing!

The Zi Wei Dao Ancestor's violet wooden staff emitted a mournful wail, its light dimming; she herself seemed struck hard, spitting a large mouthful of pale‑purple life‑blood, stumbling backward, her face as white as paper, eyes filled with horror and disbelief!

One palm!

Just one palm!

The defenses erected by the two terror‑inducing powers, whose names echo across the Zhutian Wanjie and whose strength is unfathomable, were shattered by the peerless Demon Shadow with a casual swipe, their forms plummeting to the unimaginable far‑flung Border Wasteland of the universe! Their fate unknown!!

What a disparity of power! How mighty is the true form of this peerless Demon Shadow?!

The entire arena fell into a death‑like silence!

Only the lingering wave of that demonic might rippled slowly through the starry sky, along with the space ripples caused when Wu Qian Jue and the Purple Wisteria Dao Ancestor flew across.

All living beings were startled into silence, staring blankly at the peerless demonic shadow that spanned the heavens, and then their gazes involuntarily fell on the distant black‑cloaked youth who had been overly calm all along—Ye Wuque.

An absurd yet increasingly logical conjecture began to surface in the minds of many sharp‑witted, knowledgeable old monsters…

Could it be… that this peerless demonic shadow… wasn't actually coming for Ye Langya?!

Ye Wuque quietly gazed at the towering peerless demonic shadow, and a clear ripple finally rose in his deep eyes.

A title, a mysterious and powerful figure who had once given him much help, flashed across his mind…

Shenzun?

Could this peerless demonic shadow be related to… that… person?

But hasn't Shenzun already stepped into the Space-Time River? Could he have already returned?

At that moment, Ye Shizu, who had been silently watching the battle as if detached, slowly spoke, his voice low yet clear:

"I see…"

"You are not the true form of the one from the Reincarnation Demon Cave…"

"But… an Avatar of battle intent left by the Divine Demon Immortal…"