Chapter 589: Yongheng Anzu Strikes

"Lao Feng, go! Return to Nine Heavens Ten Lands!"

Ye Wuque acted decisively, low shouting at Feng Caichen!

He realized that as long as they fully return to Nine Heavens Ten Lands, back to the Great Thousand Divine Universe, where countless strong ones are stationed, the ominous plan this time would be declared a failure!

They could not, for now, contend with the Nine Heavens Supreme stationed here!

The two instantly surged with speed, retreating violently toward the Origin Ancient Road!

In an instant, they were already far from the battlefield core!

Those several ominous great powers at the peak of the Dao Ancestor Realm, though they pursued madly, Ye Wuque and Feng Caichen's speed was in no way slower!

It seemed the two were about to burst out of this area, completely escaping danger—

However!

At that moment!

The truly infinite deep region of the No Return Path, which had long been silent…

It was a mysterious sea formed of pure dark matter and eerie aura.

The sea was boundless; its water was not liquid but the dense, unbreakable Dark Origin, flowing and surging slowly.

Each surge emitted a terrifying aura capable of shattering the mind of a Dao Ancestor Realm being.

At the deepest part of the sea—

Within an absolutely dreadful zone where laws, Time, Space, matter, and concepts have all been lost.

Here, there is nothing.

Only absolute darkness.

Here is the true End of the Road of No Return!

It is one of the true sources of the Ultimate Great Terror and Ultimate Great Despair!

At this moment—

It signifies that at the deepest part of the Dark Sea of Ultimate Darkness, a pitch‑black eerie coffin floats silently there.

That coffin, of unknown material, seemed like gold but not gold, like wood but not wood, like stone but not stone.

It was entirely pitch‑black; that black was not ordinary black, but an ultimate black that seemed able to devour all light, all laws, all existence.

The coffin's surface was engraved with countless ancient and eerie runes.

Each rune seemed to contain terrifying power enough to annihilate the Zhutian Wanjie.

Within the coffin, a continuous dark aura was emanating outward—

Each strand of dark aura was infinitely terrifying, yet dense and noble!

It seemed the true source of the dark dead‑silence aura across the No Return Path originated here!

At the fringe of this mysterious Dark Sea, many similarly styled pitch‑black coffins also existed.

Those coffins also emitted dark aura, but compared with the central coffin, their aura's density and nobility were incomparable.

Obviously—

The central one is the source of all this!

At this moment, the central pitch‑black coffin, suddenly—

opened itself!

"Squeak—Ya—"

The sound was ancient and eerie, as if a corner of endless ages had been lifted.

Within the coffin, a faintly existent terrifyingly pure dark silhouette could be seen.

That silhouette took a humanoid shape.

But—

It had no limbs!

It had no facial features!

Only endless darkness and dead silence flowed, surged, and coalesced slowly!

It is Darkness!

It is Dead Silence!

It is—Yongheng Anzu!

A harsh sound, as if two million‑year‑old rusted iron sheets were grinding together, emanated from that faceless dark silhouette, echoing throughout the Dark Sea:

"These two little ants…"

"So dazzling…"

"Must not be kept…"

The words fell—

The pitch‑black silhouette suddenly moved!

It raised an arm—no, it had no arm, yet at the moment it lifted, a terrifying giant claw formed from pure darkness materialized out of nowhere!

That claw seemed to encompass the endless Dark Universe!

It seemed to pierce the Dark Space‑Time River!

It spanned ages, traversed time and space, disregarding all laws and barriers, and brazenly lunged toward Ye Wuque and Feng Caichen!

The instant the terrifying dark giant claw burst forth—

The entire deep of the No Return Path seemed to tremble for an instant!

Countless ancient entities opened their incredulous eyes!

"What?! That aura… is that… that one actually… actually acted personally!"

It's Yongheng Anzu! The Eternal Dark Ancestor himself, after countless years, has personally intervened! The Dark Ancestor is invincible through the ages! Who dares to contend?

Excited voices also rose; they were the Bane Creatures lurking in the shadows, who, upon seeing this scene, became so thrilled they waved their arms and stamped their feet!

"Heavens! Is the Dark Ancestor about to raise the great prelude to this world's Ultimate Campaign?!"

"Hahaha, to witness the Dark Ancestor act with our own eyes is our supreme honor!"

"This is the invincible-through-the-ages Extinction Sequence! What does the action of such a being signify? Unimaginable!"

The pitch‑black coffins surrounding that mysterious Dark Sea also sensed their aura reviving.

Terrifying silhouettes rose from the coffins, each with faces full of frenzy and reverence, gazing toward the central opened pitch‑black coffin and the colossal, world‑spanning Extinction claw that protruded from it!

"We... salute... Dark Ancestor!"

"Salute... Dark Ancestor!"

Countless excited, fanatical gazes turned toward the world‑spanning black giant claw, staring at the claw that represents invincibility through the ages!

Rumble—!!!

That giant claw, from whatever space‑time or dimension, boldly emerged!

It disregarded the barriers of space‑time!

It ignored the Space‑Time River and the cycles of the ages!

The terrifying claw thrust out, vowing to utterly erase Ye Wuque and Feng Caichen, these two threats, while they have not yet fully risen!

Evidently, his previous strike, spanning endless years and space‑time, broke the Guardian Array but did not achieve its goal.

And now—

He finally could no longer restrain himself and personally intervened once more!

This time, he is no longer merely an aura projection!

But a genuine, body strike that traverses endless space‑time!

…

Meanwhile.

Other ancient regions of the Zhutian Wanjie also harbor ancient forbidden presences, shaken by the world‑shaking aura of Yongheng Anzu.

The core sacred land of a certain Great Thousand‑level Universe of Buddha and Dao... the Supreme Buddha Nation.

Here is the realm of the Buddha, where the Buddha is revered.

Buddha's light shines everywhere, compassion pervades, Sanskrit chants drift softly, incense flames flourish.

The undeniable supreme existence of this universe... the Supreme Buddha, perched atop the Supreme Buddha Nation, towering over the Zhutian Wanjie, is the source of all Buddha and Dao in the Zhutian Wanjie!

At this moment, the towering, majestic, perpetually eyes‑closed Supreme Buddha, whose eyes have never opened in countless ages, suddenly opened them!

Buddha's light shines, illuminating the heavens!

His gaze, compassionate yet infinitely wise, pierced endless space‑time, far‑looking toward the direction of the Deep of No Return Path.

When his gaze reached the world‑spanning Extinction black claw, a faint, subtle gravity also appeared on his ever‑calm, water‑like visage.

He let out a slight sigh, his voice like dusk drums and morning bells, slowly echoing through the Supreme Buddha Nation:

"That one... has also personally intervened..."

"The darkness of this age... seems about to unveil its true prelude..."

He paused, his gaze seeming to pierce the Void, landing on Ye Wuque, a flash of complexity passing through his eyes:

"That youngster... does have a fated connection with my Buddha..."

"What a pity..."

He closed his eyes, speaking no more.

With his realm of understanding, he could naturally discern that beneath this claw, those two young juniors were already facing dire odds.

And he, even if he wished to intervene and save them, was already too late.

Yongheng Anzu's personal intervention made everything happen so swiftly that even beings like him could not instantly traverse endless space‑time to arrive on the scene.

…

Another strange locale.

Here lies in the unfathomable depths of the Space‑Time River.

Endless Time‑Space Turbulence roars madly around, capable of tearing any being beneath the Dao Ancestor Realm into fragments in an instant.

At the deepest part of this turbulence, however, lies a bizarre ice‑filled snowy realm.

Ten‑thousand‑year black ice blankets everything.

Within the ice, a tall man with shoulder‑length hair, a majestic figure exuding infinite ancient aura, is frozen there, with no one knowing how many years have passed.

No living being knows that such a terrifying entity exists here.

His condition seems extremely peculiar.

He exists between life and death, between existence and void, between the inside and outside of the Space‑Time River.

At this moment, his ice‑frozen eyes, sealed for endless years, trembled ever so slightly.

A sigh rose from the ice, bearing endless regret and helplessness:

"What a pity..."

"I, of the Ye Clan, astonish future generations..."

"My special condition is destined to prevent me from acting..."

"Hope... that you can endure..."

The sigh gradually faded, the ice remained, and the figure once again returned to silence.

…

Besides them, countless places throughout the Zhutian Wanjie have terrifying auras erupting and awakening!

An ancient Dark Being wants to step in to help!

A reclusive great power wants to traverse the spacetime!

But—

It's too late!

Everything happened far too quickly!

Moreover, a battle of this caliber is not something any creature is qualified to meddle in!

Even if a truly great Dark Being actually touches the Supreme Boundless Great Perfection, they can only sigh, their heart willing but their strength insufficient!

That world‑ending giant claw has already descended!

……