Chapter 489: The Arrival of the Ye Ancestor

The world‑shattering presence of the Three Sovereigns of the Other Shore presses down like three sunken primeval demon mountains, weighing on the heart of every Nine Heavens Living Being.

It is not mere force suppression, but an existential overlay that originates from the Dao level and points straight to the origin.

Darkness, bloodshed, Dead Silence—three extreme negative Daoist Auras intertwine and spread, not only corroding the great array of the Border Pass, but also eroding the combat will of the Nine Heavens warriors.

Many Dark Cultivators turned pale, their hands gripping talismans and weapons trembling uncontrollably; the Primordial Force surging within seemed frozen and stagnant, a near‑instinctive sense of despair and insignificance coiling around their souls like a cold poisonous snake.

What they faced seemed not a concrete enemy, but the personified embodiments of Night, Death, and Decay—the very laws of heaven and earth themselves!

"Damn... can't move, can't move..."

"Heavenly Dao... is this the might of the Supreme Heavenly Dao? We... we don't even have the right to look up..."

"Someone... save us..."

Among the low‑rank Dark Cultivators, some even suffered mental collapse, collapsing on the ground, tears and snot streaming.

The mid‑high‑rank Commanders and generals could barely stay on their feet, their faces ashen, jaws clenched, fully exerting their techniques to resist the all‑pervasive pressure, their hearts likewise shrouded in gloom.

To counter a being of this tier, only a force of the same tier will do!

However, the supreme beings of the Nine Heavens Ten Earths found the situation rather unusual.

Most of them had long transcended ordinary forces, stepping onto the ultimate path of pursuing the Eternal Great Path.

The overwhelming majority either sealed themselves within their own Forbidden Lands at the Closed Death Gate, attempting to breach higher mysterious realms.

Or they slumber deep within the Space-Time River.

Even more extreme, some have already thrown themselves into the legendary most mysterious and dangerous Dark Source... the No Return Path, where they wage battles against the oldest, most terrifying anomalies and ominous forces of the Zhutian Wanjie, guarding a crucial balance.

Supremes who can permanently reside in the Jiutian Ten Earth Homeland and instantly respond to sudden crises are exceedingly rare.

This is why, despite the deep foundation of the Nine Heavens Ten Earths, they cannot always address every high‑level threat from the Other Shore at the first moment.

Cases like Yongye Zunzhu, Xue Wu E Di, and Ku Ji Shi Huang—who almost simultaneously returned from the Space-Time River and projected their pressure directly onto the front line—are exceedingly rare and caught the Nine Heavens completely off guard.

"Supremes... can you arrive in time?"

"If there is no counterpart of equal tier to contend with, how can we fight this battle...?"

"The Border Pass grand array can't hold out much longer..."

Panic and despair spread as countless Nine Heavens Living Beings gazed at the three terrifying shadows resembling apocalyptic omens, their hearts filled with fear of an unknown fate.

They sensed the unmasked, boundless killing intent pouring from the Other Shore—a cold will intent on dragging the entire Bian Huang, even the Nine Heavens Ten Earths, into eternal descent!

Tiebi Guan, the focal point for the concentrated pressure of the three great Other Shore Supremes, bore the most terrifying strain.

This stronghold, famed for its defense and forged like divine iron, now has its wall lights dimmed by more than half, countless formation sigils flickering uncertainly, emitting harsh cracking sounds.

The cultivators within the pass were like falling into an ice cavern; those with slightly weaker cultivation already fainted.

However, the Bian Huang is vast, and the battlefield is not limited to Tiebi Guan alone.

The entire Nine Heavens defensive line stretches endlessly, composed of numerous key nodes, massive strongholds, and star fortresses, equivalent to the depth of several vast Star Rivers.

Although the pressure from Yongye Zunzhu and the other two concentrates on the Tiebi Guan area, the Daoist essence's radiation still spreads like invisible ripples across the entire Border Wilderness Battlefield, making every Nine Heavens Living Being feel it, their hearts heavy as lead.

Just as Tiebi Guan teetered on collapse, and countless Nine Heavens warriors stood on the brink of being wholly devoured by despair—

Buzz!

A strange, faint chime that seemed to come from the deepest origin of the Zhutian Wanjie suddenly rose from the boundless heights and depths, spanning past and future, bearing the fate of myriad souls within the Space-Time River!

At first the sound was faint and indistinct, but immediately it turned into a violent roar like crashing waves!

Boom—boom—boom—!!!

The Space-Time River, which had been merely a conceptual great existence residing at the apex of the Zhutian laws, now manifested a hazy, vast phantom on the void layer corresponding to the Bian Huang!

A dazzling band of light of indescribable breadth and length, as if forged from endless stars, infinite ages, and the brilliance of countless civilizations, spanned the higher heavens where Nine Heavens confront the Other Shore.

Within the phantom of the great river, waves surged; each crest seemed to reflect a vanished epoch, a glorious era, a fallen heroic soul!

And at a particularly turbulent stretch of the main current, the brilliant radiance suddenly collapsed inward, coalescing!

A figure, emerging from the cluster of space‑time wave crests, materialized from void to form, stepping out wave by wave!

His steps seemed slow and unhurried, as if strolling in his own courtyard, yet with each footfall the phantom of the Space-Time River beneath him boiled, sending out concentric ripples imbued with supreme temporal and spatial laws.

These ripples spread to the Bian Huang below, causing the very laws of heaven and earth of the entire Bian Huang to resonate, emitting a low, reverent hum!

The figure was initially vague, only a towering silhouette, but soon a divine, supreme aura of Supreme Indifference, as if towering above all beings, descended like the first light at the birth of the universe, sweeping away part of the darkness and despair shrouding Tiebi Guan.

The figure became clearer; he wore a simple moon‑white robe, black hair loose, his features indistinct, enveloped in a veil of hazy holy light, with only a pair of eyes calm and still, like an ancient celestial mirror reflecting the rise and fall of the heavens, gazing coolly downwards.

He did not deliberately exude pressure, but the naturally emanating Supreme realm, perfectly aligned with the Dao of heaven and earth, already formed an invisible domain, beginning to strongly counteract and purify the negative Heavenly Dao influence brought by the three great Other Shore Supremes.

"This aura... is... the Ancestor! The Ancestor of our Ye Clan!!"

Inside Tiebi Guan, an elder of the Jiutian Ye Tribe, drenched in blood and in the Immortal King Realm, suddenly lifted his head, eyes wide, feeling a boiling resonance and summons deep in his bloodline, trembling with excitement, nearly incoherent!

"Exactly! It's the Ancestor's aura! The source of our Ye Clan bloodline! The supreme Supreme Heavenly Dao!"

Another Ye Clan Heavenly Pride, eyes brimming with tears, faced the towering figure, disregarding battlefield danger, dropped to one knee, offering the most solemn tribute!

"Audience with the Ancestor!!!"

"Welcome the Ancestor's arrival!!!"

Not only at Tiebi Guan, but across the entire Bian Huang battlefield, every cultivator from the Jiutian Ye Tribe or bearing a side‑branch Ye bloodline felt their hearts surge and blood boil!

It was a closeness and awe stemming from the very source of life, a symbol of their clan's brilliance and glory!

The arrival of the Ye Clan Ancestor was like the strongest calming pill, instantly dispelling most of their fear!

Not only the Ye Clan, but other Nine Heavens Living Beings were likewise greatly uplifted!

At the Border Pass command center, the Titan Kun Buxiu finally relaxed his perpetually tense face, letting out a long sigh: "Phew... thank goodness, that Ye Clan... finally arrived! If they had been any later, the morale at Tiebi Guan would have completely collapsed."

Beside him, Yang Buyi, his hand still gripping his dust‑sweeping staff, relaxed slightly, but his eyes remained worried: "The arrival of Ye Shizu is indeed a great fortune. Yet... they have three Supremes! Even though Ye Shizu is powerful, taking on three alone is frightening..."

Before he could finish his worry, the vast phantom of the Space-Time River roiled violently again!

Boom!