Chapter 816

"Young Master..."

An ancient elder of the Order Clan spoke with a trembling voice, full of expectation.

Xu Tianfeng slowly raised his head, his gaze sweeping over the clansmen who were plunged into grief and panic.

There was a touch of grief in his expression—that was the bone-deep pain of losing his closest ancestor, losing his protector and faith, undisguised.

But soon, that touch of grief was submerged by the firmness and determination that surged in his eyes.

He spoke, his voice clanging like the metallic trembling sound of the strongest Order Divine Chains colliding, every word firm and unquestionable:

"Everyone, the Founding Ancestor has fallen—but, our Order Clan cannot fall!"

This sentence shocked the hearts and minds of all the Order clansmen present.

Those young disciples who were still sobbing in low voices could not help but quiet down, and those clan elders who were originally at a loss slowly straightened their hunched waists.

Everyone's gaze gathered on this young man.

"Our Order Clan overlooks the changes of epochs and has existed for endless years. Heaven cannot bury us, earth cannot destroy us. The collapse of epochs did not destroy our clan, and the great calamities of the ages did not cut off our clan! This time is the same—no wind or waves can shake the foundation of our clan!"

His voice was like the re-establishment of all order in the heavens and myriads of realms.

Those Order Dao Rules that were drifting and scattered due to the fall of the Order Ancestor actually began to slowly re-stabilize in Xu Tianfeng's voice.

His gaze was as firm as an unshakable divine mountain:

"The Founding Ancestor has fallen, but the Founding Ancestor's will remains. Everything the Founding Ancestor protected remains. What the Founding Ancestor exchanged his life for is not for us to cry here, but for us—"

His voice suddenly rose, like a bursting thunder:

"To guard the Order Clan for him! To guard the heavens and myriads of realms for him! To guard for him—the order he protected all his life!"

The entire Order Clan was awakened by this voice.

Light reignited in the eyes of those clan elders who were originally desperate to the point of numbness, and those young disciples could not help but clench their fists.

Xu Tianfeng stood there, and he was an unshakable divine mountain of order, the new anchor of the Order Clan.

And at this moment, those residual fly ash of the Order Ancestor drifting in the void—those silver-white fireflies that were originally like ownerless drifting things—seemed to have received some kind of summons and silently gathered over the area where the Order Clan was located.

The silver-white light wove into a vague and aged figure; the figure was so weak that it was almost unrecognizable, but his voice was still extremely clear, like the sound of the Great Dao, echoing in the ears of every member of the Order Clan.

"All... Order Clan living beings... obey the order..."

This voice was so weak that it seemed like it could be blown away by the wind at any time, but every word contained irresistible majesty and unquestionable power of order.

That was the last soul imprint left by the Order Ancestor in the world, and it was the last arrangement made by this ancient giant for his clansmen before he completely dissipated.

The bodies of all the Order clansmen suddenly tightened at this moment, and they held their breath with all their strength, fearing to miss any last word of the Founding Ancestor.

"From now on... the entire Order Clan... takes Xu Tianfeng as the master..."

This sentence was like an anchor, re-anchoring the wavering fate of the entire Order Clan.

Countless clan elders were in tears at this moment—because this meant that their Founding Ancestor, at this last moment, was still concerned about the future of the clan, still thinking about pointing out a path for the clansmen to continue moving forward.

"He... is the new... Order Ancestor..."

"In the future... the Order Clan will continue to stand at the peak of the heavens under his leadership... you all... should assist with all your heart... as if this Venerable One were still here... My residual soul... will return to the River of Order... forever protecting... you all..."

As the voice fell, the vague silver-white figure slowly dissipated, turning into a sky full of silver-white light rain, sprinkling into the territory of the Order Clan.

Those light rains fell on the clansmen, like the last touch of the Order Ancestor;

Those light rains fell on the earth, like the last protection of the Order Ancestor.

In those light rains, every drop carried the deepest love and the most reluctant concern of this old man for his clansmen.

Xu Tianfeng stood where he was, his fists clenched until his knuckles turned white.

His eye sockets were slightly red, but he did not shed tears.

He could not let his clansmen see him shed tears at this moment.

He was the new Order Ancestor, the new sky of this territory.

The sky cannot collapse.

All the clansmen's gazes were looking at him.

No one felt that there was any problem with the Order Ancestor's last wish.

Because without a doubt, Xu Tianfeng had this qualification.

Moreover, in the entire Order Clan, only he had this qualification.

Whether it was cultivation or spirit, whether it was wisdom or responsibility, apart from the old man who had already fallen, Xu Tianfeng was the well-deserved highest peak of the Order Clan.

From now on, the Order Clan is governed by the young Xu Tianfeng.

And Xu Tianfeng, with a calm face, had a raging fire burning in his eyes.

That fire contained monstrous hatred for the Ominous Ancestor, the Reincarnation Master, the Soul Master, and all the great enemies of the No Return Road;

It contained the imperishable determination to protect the clansmen and the heavens and myriads of realms;

It contained the firm belief in inheriting the Founding Ancestor's legacy and letting the Order Clan stand at the peak of the myriads of realms again.

He did not say any bold words, nor did he make any exciting vows.

He just turned around calmly and, in the gaze of all the clansmen, took a step forward.

The direction he stepped toward was the most terrifying forbidden land of the Order Clan—the Abyss of Annihilation.

That place was a forbidden land that few people in the Order Clan had dared to step into for endless years.

Legend has it that the Abyss of Annihilation is the opposite of the Order Dao—the opposite of order, a chaotic desperate situation where all laws collapse and all rules fail.

Some Order ancestors once tried to go deep into it to seek an opportunity for a breakthrough, but no one could walk out alive.

The Order Ancestor himself had also stepped into the Abyss of Annihilation when he was young, and after coming out, he just remained silent for a long time, and then said a sentence:

"This place can prove the Dao, but it can also turn all Dao Fruits into nothingness. Be cautious."

And now, Xu Tianfeng is going to step onto this path.

He had no hesitation.

His back disappeared into the endless darkness of the Abyss of Annihilation, leaving only a sentence so calm that it made people tremble echoing in the void—

"Founding Ancestor... your will... from now on, it will be inherited by me, Xu Tianfeng."

In the darkness, his voice paused slightly, and then, a rare softness appeared on that cold face.

That softness belonged to only one person.

A woman he loved deeply, but who had long since passed away.

That touch of softness was fleeting, followed by an even firmer look, like Order Divine Iron tempered by fire.

"Qiushui, wait for me to reach that realm, and there will be hope to resurrect you. You just wait there, wait for me for another journey, it won't be too long... wait for me..."

Afterward, his figure completely submerged into the darkness of the Abyss of Annihilation.