Chapter 1187, The Desolate Ancient God

Translator: Silavin

 

Having heard this, Lu Fan smiled and said, “This sort of matter naturally cannot be abandoned halfway. Though we failed to successfully hunt down the Slaughter Ancient God, we cannot let the other Ancient God Divine Seats slip through our fingers.”

 

“Every Ancient God holds the potential to become a God King. Any Ancient God who lacks interest in overthrowing this era, like you and I, cannot be allowed to remain. Every last one of them must be hunted down.”

 

Ouyang Bai Ge nodded and said, “We are both in sync over this. But, every lead we had on the Ancient Gods has now been severed. What’s our next step?”

 

She paused, then continued, “The two Ancient Gods currently known to us are the Fallen Corpse Ancient God and the Holy Mountain Ancient God. These two Ancient Gods were the God Kings of the previous era and the one before that respectively. Their power is unfathomably deep. Furthermore, since they dare show themselves openly, they possess absolute confidence in their own strength.”

 

“I feel that, at our current level of power, hunting the Slaughter Ancient God was already a huge struggle. The idea of confronting these two who rank among the highest of the High Tier Ancient Gods is practically impossible.”

 

“At the very least, we would need to awaken the full extent of our Ancient God Power before there is any hope of taking them down. The Fallen Corpse Ancient God in particular, having taken the Slaughter Ancient God away, has most likely devoured him and converted him into power to drive its awakening further. Even now, it has made no move whatsoever, and that alone puts me ill at ease.”

 

“Were we to go and strike down the Fallen Corpse Ancient God, I feel our odds of misfortune would vastly outweigh our chances of success, even if you were to use the same technique you used against the Slaughter Ancient God. It would be impossible to kill it.”

 

“The Fallen Corpse Ancient God, as God King of the previous era, will certainly have made ample preparations for itself in this era, ensuring that upon waking its degree of awakening far surpasses the other Ancient Gods. Its power will definitely be several times more terrifying than the Slaughter Ancient God’s. It is not something you and I can contend with at present.”

 

Lu Fan nodded, expressing agreement with Ouyang Bai Ge’s assessment.

 

“You are quite right, Teacher Ouyang. These things I naturally know as well.”

 

Ouyang Bai Ge said, “Since you also know that now is not the time to open hostilities with the Fallen Corpse Ancient God and the Holy Mountain Ancient God, which Ancient God should we target next?”

 

“The other Ancient Gods are all lying dormant in the shadows. At the very least, I cannot find any trace of them. If these Ancient Gods have long since awakened and have resolved to develop themselves in secret, biding their time until the Ancient Gods Struggle For Supremacy arrives, then it will be very difficult for us to find them. After all, even a Low Tier Ancient God is still an Ancient God. Even if their power is somewhat inferior, their ability to conceal themselves goes without saying.”

 

Having heard this, Lu Fan smiled and said, “As a matter of fact, I already have a plan for the next Ancient God we should hunt.”

 

“Oh?!” Ouyang Bai Ge heard this and exclaimed in surprise, “Can it be that you know the whereabouts of another Ancient God!?”

 

Lu Fan nodded and said, “I actually do.”

 

“Some time ago in the Dragon Domain, I once encountered a peculiar existence, something that resembled rotting mud. It had completely devoured the Life Dragon King’s Valley of Life, and the several hundred Giant Dragons within the valley had no means of escape. Every last one of them transformed into Monsters.”

 

“At the time, my primary objective was to rescue the Life Dragon King, so I did not fight that strange existence for very long. Furthermore, I had no understanding of Ancient Gods at the time, so it never occurred to me to connect it with any Ancient God. Thinking about it now, since that entity was capable of devouring the Valley of Life and forcing even a Dragon King like the Life Dragon King to come and reside on my Shadow Isle, it was in all likelihood an Ancient God.”

 

“And moreover, a tremendously powerful Ancient God at that.”

 

“An existence of that nature absolutely cannot be allowed to live. Since we have no leads on the other Ancient Gods, the obvious primary target is naturally to hunt down this Ancient God first.”

 

With that, Lu Fan looked towards Ouyang Bai Ge and said, “Come to think of it, Teacher Ouyang, do you have any impression of this Ancient God? Can you tell whether it truly is an Ancient God, and if so, which one?”

 

Ouyang Bai Ge fell into thoughtful contemplation and said, “Judging by what you describe, for it to be capable of consuming and occupying even a Map within the Dragon Domain, it is absolutely not a Low Tier or Mid Tier Ancient God. It would have to be a High Tier Ancient God at the very minimum.”

 

“The power of High Tier Ancient Gods is generally terrifying. Their own evolution has reached a level of perfection, and they rarely alter their own form or capabilities. If you can describe the entity’s characteristics to me, I believe I should be able to confirm its identity.”

 

“Really? Great!” Lu Fan was overjoyed and immediately recounted to Ouyang Bai Ge everything he had experienced in the Dragon Domain.

 

Having listened to Lu Fan’s account, Ouyang Bai Ge said with absolute certainty, “It would appear that this entity is truly an Ancient God. Without a doubt, it is none other than that old thing, the Desolate Ancient God!”

 

“The Desolate Ancient God!?” Lu Fan, upon learning that the entity truly was an Ancient God, was delighted. It seemed that he would have something to keep himself busy with next.

 

“Is this Ancient God a High Tier Ancient God? How formidable is it, and what is particular about its Ancient God Power?”

 

“That old thing is of course a High Tier Ancient God, and even among High Tier Ancient Gods, it ranks as a powerful one, on par with the Slaughter Ancient God.” Ouyang Bai Ge seemed to harbour an extraordinary grudge against the Desolate Ancient God. Her tone, which had always been rather mild, now revealed clear fury.

 

“Its Ancient God Power is the ability to devour all things, somewhat reminiscent of Ye Wuxian’s Ancient God Power. Compared to incinerating all things, its Ancient God Power not only devours all things, but is further capable of converting their power for its own use.”

 

She paused, then said through gritted teeth, “That notorious old thing is the very culprit responsible for devouring up my country back in those days. I watched helplessly as my country was devoured by the substance it had transformed into, and everything ceasing to exist! Among all the Ancient Gods, my hatred for it ranks in at least the top three!”

 

“So, this is one of Teacher Ouyang’s greatest enemies.” Lu Fan was momentarily taken aback, then smiled. “In that case, it gives me all the more reason to hunt it down.”

 

“Let us set this Desolate Ancient God as our next target for now. When the moment comes, we shall make our way to the Dragon Domain and go in search of this Desolate Ancient God.”

 

“En.” Ouyang Bai Ge naturally had no objection. However, she was also rather curious as to what ‘the moment’ Lu Fan spoke of actually meant.

 

By all reasoning, the more the Desolate Ancient God devoured, the stronger it grew, so naturally the sooner they moved to kill it, the better.

 

Since everyone’s injuries had largely healed, they ought to set out as soon as possible. What exactly was Lu Fan waiting for?