Chapter 1099, The Slaughter Ancient God Can Be Found

Translator: Silavin

 

Ouyang Bai Ge nodded. “Indeed. Among the Ancient Gods, even among the High Tier Ancient Gods, it ranks as one of the strongest. In every era I am aware of, it has always been a High Tier Ancient God, and moreover, a consistently high-ranking one among them. The position of God King may have changed hands repeatedly, but its own ranking has always hovered within the top three, never fallen from that place.”

 

At those words, Lu Fan’s eyes narrowed slightly.

 

This was genuinely the first time he had encountered such a formidable figure.

 

After all, even the Calamity Ancient God, as a High Tier Ancient God, was already a fearsome existence. Yet, even it could not claim to rank in the top three of Ancient Gods consistently, era after era.

 

It was like a student in a class who was occasionally top in grades. It was certainly a gifted one. But the true prodigy was the student who placed in the top three of the entire year every single time, with an occasional first-place finish to boot.

 

Occasionally coming first might carry some element of luck. But placing in the top three every single time? That was a demonstration of absolute, unassailable power.

 

This kind of opponent was far, far more troublesome than a High Tier Ancient God like the Calamity Ancient God.

 

Even Lu Fan found himself with something of a headache.

 

The next thing Ouyang Bai Ge said only deepened the shadow weighing on his mind.

 

“You were right. This statue indeed has no Ancient God Power at all. Not only because the one who used it as a vessel was the Slaughter Ancient God, but also because the vessel had been in use for such a tremendously long time.”

 

As she spoke, Ouyang Bai Ge extended a hand and ran it over the surface of the statue, before at last saying with quiet certainty. “It should have been at least three hundred years ago that the Slaughter Ancient God’s Will separated himself from this place. In other words, three hundred years ago, the Slaughter Ancient God had already awakened. He had begun walking this world, even making use of a Supreme Tier Ancient Noble Family to act on his behalf, helping him accumulate the energy needed for his awakening.”

 

Ouyang Bai Ge withdrew her hand and let out a long breath. “The Slaughter Ancient God must be among the earliest of the Ancient Gods to have awakened. While the other Ancient Gods are still in slumber, he had already seized the initiative and awakened first. And across these several centuries, Heaven alone knows what magnitude of power he has accumulated. Just how much power had it put towards restoring his strength?”

 

“I believe the Slaughter Ancient God is, without doubt, one of the most troublesome Ancient Gods of this era. The only one that could rival it is the Fallen Corpse Ancient God, the previous God King.”

 

“Having awakened three hundred years early. That is really troublesome…” Lu Fan’s eyes narrowed, his expression growing grave.

 

Then his brow slowly eased, and he offered Ouyang Bai Ge a smile. “But no matter how troublesome it is, this is a problem that must be dealt with, right?”

 

Ouyang Bai Ge smiled in return and nodded. “Of course. We cannot simply leave him to his own devices just because he was too strong. On the contrary, the more powerful it is, the more we must take it seriously.”

 

“Now that the Slaughter Ancient God has been located, we must snuff him out before he can take root. We must not give him a chance to participate in the Ancient Gods Struggle For Supremacy!”

 

Ouyang Bai Ge gave a light cough. She looked fragile. Her frail-framed, her constitution seeming delicate as she continued. “If any traces of the Slaughter Ancient God gets found, I will move against it together with you, and see him get completely destroyed. We can’t risk giving it a chance to become a God King.”

 

“If he truly does become God King, then the next era would definitely be something terrifying… Compared to that, I would better allow the Fallen Corpse Ancient God to become God King again than permit the Slaughter Ancient God to take the throne.”

 

The others quietly nodded in agreement with Ouyang Bai Ge’s assessment.

 

By her account, should the Slaughter Ancient God become God King, the next era would inevitably be another era similar to the Era of Slaughter; or something equally outrageous, like the Era of Mountains and Seas.

 

In such a world, how would all of them, having become Ancient Gods themselves, ever find their footing?!

 

Destroying the Slaughter Ancient God and stripping him of his Divine Seat was not merely necessary, it was urgent.

 

Nearby, Ye Wuxian, seeing that no one else was speaking, finally opened her mouth. “Teacher Ouyang, can you find his trail? From what you’ve said, he used this statue as a vessel three hundred years ago, and there is now no trace of him to be found. If we want to locate the Slaughter Ancient God first, wouldn’t that be like searching for a needle in the ocean?”

 

Ouyang Bai Ge smiled gently. “Not necessarily…”

 

“Were it any other Ancient God trying to find the Slaughter Ancient God, it might indeed be impossible. But among the Ancient Gods present here, there is myself, and there is that young lady. As long as we join forces and use our Ancient God Power, we can deduce the Slaughter Ancient God’s location.” As she spoke, Ouyang Bai Ge pointed towards Han Ke.

 

Han Ke jumped in surprise. “Me? I can find the Slaughter Ancient God!?”

 

Ouyang Bai Ge nodded. “Of course, and what’s more, you are the key to finding it. Among the thirty-six Ancient Gods, your Ancient God Power has the strongest Support Capabilities of them all. As long as you use your Ancient God Power, you can amplify the strength of other Ancient Gods.”

 

“Sure, my own Ancient God Power has some Support-oriented effects. It can trace back the thread of Ancient God Power to find its source. But I alone am not enough. So, I need to work together with you. That way, we can find the Slaughter Ancient God. Even if he has drained others’ Divine Power completely dry, even if time has eroded every trace, we can still find it as long as I have your help. After all, once it makes contact with something, it can’t possibly wipe out all of its traces!”

 

Han Ke only half understood what Ouyang Bai Ge was saying. After all, when it came to wielding Ancient God Power, she was still far from proficient.

 

But Ouyang Bai Ge was, at her core, a teacher. Her guiding Han Ke in the application of Ancient God Power was precisely the sort of thing she excelled at.

 

Under Ouyang Bai Ge’s guidance, Han Ke extended a hand and pressed it against the nine-headed serpent statue.

 

Then from her other hand, moonlight erupted, pouring over the statue, causing cracks to begin spreading across its surface.

 

Accompanied by the grinding sound of *crack crack,* the entire enormous stone statue shattered apart, collapsing into a heap of rubble.

 

But immediately after, Han Ke reached out and pulled. Under the guidance of the moonlight, a small shrivelled snake carcass was drawn out from within the debris.

 

The snake was no larger than a palm, yet nine clearly distinct heads could be seen upon it, almost identical to the statue itself.

 

This was not a real carcass. Rather, it was a faint, almost negligible thread of power. IT was something that could barely be said to exist at all.

 

Han Ke’s Ancient God Power had amplified that thread of power, causing it to manifest and make itself visible to those around her.