Chapter 974: More Than Ten Thousand Epoch's Strongest!

He was tall and massive, his features blurred, and he exuded an ancient, evil, Dead Silence aura.

He must be the so‑called Ultimate Hidden Mastermind.

He is the true original source of the Inauspicious Clan since antiquity… the Inauspicious Origin!

Moreover, his retinue is immensely massive.

Beside him, more than five thousand figures stood in perfect order.

Each one radiated the aura of Eternal Transcendent Level!

Astonishingly, they were Epoch's Strongest who had been completely corrupted by him!

There were indeed over five thousand of them!

These are truly Epoch's Strongest!

At the very least, they possess Eternal Transcendent cultivation strength!

He alone, by his own power, forcibly corrupted more than five thousand of them!

What a terrifying method!

At this moment, all the over five thousand Epoch's Strongest showed extreme zeal and submission toward that gray, bizarre humanoid entity.

Their eyes were hollow, their aura rigid, clearly having become the Ultimate Hidden Mastermind's puppets!

Lacking self‑awareness, they knew only killing and obedience, fearless of death, and were the hardest to deal with.

The gray, bizarre humanoid entity stood proudly in the Void, apparently attempting to refine the Ancient Epoch.

Countless gray threads extended from its body, dense and web‑like, encircling the entire Ancient Epoch.

The threads pierced deep into the source of the Space‑Time River, continuously drawing the Epoch's Primordial.

The light of the Ancient Epoch was gradually dimming.

And if he fully refines the Ancient Epoch, the entire eternity may utterly collapse!

That is absolutely unacceptable.

"Finally arrived."

Seeing Kong, Ye Wuque, and the arrival of a host of Epoch's Strongest, the gray, bizarre humanoid entity seemed unsurprised.

He rose slowly, his movements sluggish and lazy, as if he had merely performed a trivial task.

His gaze first fell upon… Kong.

A detached voice sounded, tinged with mockery and sarcasm:

"Kong, you, the first Human of Zhutian Wanjie to walk the path of cultivation, heh heh heh."

"Having battled me for endless epochs, you still cannot surpass me; you're merely a defeated subordinate. Not worth mentioning…"

The words were casual, yet laced with bone‑deep contempt.

Kong's expression remained calm, without anger.

After battling for endless years, he had long grown accustomed to the other's mockery.

Then, the Inauspicious Origin's gaze swept over the other Epoch's Strongest.

Wherever his gaze fell, those Epoch's Strongest involuntarily tightened their hearts, as if a primeval beast were eyeing them.

"Mere Eternal Transcendence, no matter how many, what use is it?"

"Nothing more than that…"

Arrogance! Utter arrogance!

This gray, bizarre humanoid entity uttered the most arrogant words in the most indifferent tone!

As if the over five thousand Epoch's Strongest before him were merely a flock of country chickens and mongrel dogs in his eyes.

His gaze finally turned to Ye Wuque.

His eyes lingered on Ye Wuque for a moment, seeming a bit surprised.

After a few seconds of silence, he finally spoke slowly:

"You, the Human ant… that's somewhat interesting."

"But that's… all there is…"

"So, you all, are you here to toy with me?"

His tone was detached, and the whole scene fell into absolute Dead Silence!

Five thousand Zhutian Epoch Strongest were left speechless by a single person.

"It's not that they don't wish to retort; the opponent's aura is so terrifying that no rebellious thought can arise from the heart."

At that moment.

"Hmph!"

Kong let out a cold snort, his aura no longer concealed, erupting with a thunderous blast!

"Bzz——!!!"

A pristine white Reincarnation Dao Rule shot upward, forming a pillar of light that pierced heaven and earth.

The moment it emerged, all the other Epoch's Strongest were choked, unable to catch their breath!

Far surpassing Eternal Transcendence Great Perfection!

Ascending to a higher tier!

Above Transcendence!

A terrifying pressure swept the arena, even displacing most of the Ancient Epoch's Chaos Qi.

Those corrupted puppet masters instinctively stepped back a few paces.

The gray, bizarre entity finally showed a slight change of hue.

Yet it was only for an instant before it returned to normal.

His tone remained indifferent and calm:

"Oh, the flesh has recovered, and progressed further? That's rather interesting…"

"However, that's all there is."

It seemed that even the realm above Transcendence was nothing more than trivial in his eyes.

At that moment, downstream of the Space-Time River, a domineering male figure wrapped in golden lightning suddenly appeared.

"Boom—!!!"

Golden Thunder split the Space-Time River; the man surged upstream, stepping an epoch at a time, slashing from the future to the present!

He wore the Golden Emperor Robe, surrounded by thunder, his gaze domineering and fierce, like the Heavenly Emperor descending to the mortal world.

It was the true form of the golden lightning man, Chu Tian Emperor!

After Chu arrived nearby, he first glanced at Ye Wuque and gave a faint smile:

"Gu, I finally found you."

"Indeed, I was wrong back then. Only you, and only you, have the qualification to become Gu… any other creature, absolutely not."

His tone carried unabashed admiration and recognition.

Ye Wuque also bowed to Senior Chu and said earnestly:

"Wuque has seen you, Senior!"

Chu gave a slight nod in response.

After speaking, Chu's gaze turned to the gray, bizarre creature; a glint of light flickered and vanished in his boundlessly domineering eyes:

"Inauspicious Origin, today is the day of your destruction!"

His voice rang clear and resonant, striking the ground, bearing decisive, unyielding resolve.

Inauspicious Origin let out a faint, cold laugh:

"Hehe, is that so?"

"I shall see whether it is my own end, or the end of Zhutian Wanjie?"

The gray, bizarre creature slowly halted its refinement of the Ancient Epoch.

His indifferent gaze turned toward the direction of the Epoch's Strongest, lingering a moment especially on Kong, Gu, and Chu.

Clearly, these three were the only opponents he deemed worthy.

Finally, he lost interest in idle chatter.

He slowly raised his hand and, indifferently, uttered a single word:

"Kill."

The word fell like a death sentence.

"Roar—!!!"

Beside him, five thousand corrupted Epoch strongmen simultaneously emitted a non-human roar.

Like a tide, they surged forward to clash with the Zhutian allied forces!

"Counterattack!"

With a single command, over five thousand Epoch's Strongest on this side of Zhutian also moved!

"Kill!!"

The shout of 'Kill' shook the heavens, its energy surged across the Star River!

A sudden ultimate melee erupted, with each side fielding over five thousand Epoch's Strongest, totaling more than ten thousand in total!

"Boom—boom—!!!"

Over ten thousand Eternal Transcendence striking simultaneously—what a terrifying sight!

The entire spacetime universe of the Ancient Epoch was instantly shattered, turning into chaos.

All manner of Tiandao divine skills, imperial weapons, and wondrous techniques rained down upon the opponent.

Energy Storm swept in all directions, even raising colossal waves at the source of the Space-Time River.

Shi Tian Emperor, Ancient Water Emperor, Lord of Ten Thousand Ages, Jun Xianfan, Jin Ji Xian Zhu, Yuan Yin Great Emperor, Violent Dragon Great Emperor, Lord of Fallen Mountain, and the other Epoch's Strongest each unleashed their ultimate arts, slashing toward the Epoch's Strongest completely corrupted by Inauspicious Origin…