Yuan Zu goaded Shi Yan, persuading him to make Zi Yao turn against the "Hui," a meticulous plot that stemmed from his understanding that the "Hui's" true power was by no means inferior to his own. The fierce struggle within Zi Yao's soul dealt a massive blow to the "Hui," followed closely by the deterrent effect of the Profound Glyph Pagoda.

In contrast, the sustained pressure exerted by Shi Yan’s energy served only as an auxiliary measure in suppressing the "Hui." Between the "Hui," Zi Yao, and Shi Yan, the "Hui" was clearly the greater threat to Yuan Zu; all his painstaking schemes were designed to suppress it, allowing him to achieve his objectives at his leisure. The moment Napton and his contingent arrived, intending to seize the Profound Glyph Pagoda, they risked the immediate escape of the "Hui," thereby shattering every aspect of his meticulous planning.

Naturally, he could not permit this! "Get lost!" Yuan Zu's true form continued to exert crushing pressure on the Dragon Lizard Ancestor, his massive turtle body writhed as if temporarily pulling all the oceans of the cosmos to flood the magma pool below with dark, inky seawater.

The Dragon Lizard struggled with every advance. Just then, Yuan Zu diverted a portion of his power, manifesting in human form, and lunged toward Napton's group.

Amidst a furious roar, Yuan Zu pointed a finger at Napton. Instantly, the dark, boundless ocean water erupted with the sound of a tsunami; towering waves churned, gathering immense momentum to sweep Napton away, dissolving the dark clouds formed by countless fierce, vengeful souls.

"Pfft!" Napton spewed a mouthful of blood, horror etching itself onto his face. He instinctively recoiled.

Dozens of fierce souls transformed into giant elephants, monstrous apes, and savage bears, beating their chests and roaring furiously to momentarily resist the wave's impact and mitigate the pressure. The Profound Glyph Pagoda continued to spin.

Before Napton could even touch it, Yuan Zu had already repelled him. "Yuan Zu!

Yuan Zu of the Ten Great Ancestors!" Keith, Xiao Lie, Jia Ni, Rabbit, and the others promptly landed beside Napton. Keith’s eyes flashed with shocked recognition as he suddenly disclosed Yuan Zu's identity and origins.

"So, Yuan Zu, the eldest of the Ten Great Ancestors, is actually a Primal Being! This news is earth-shattering!" Mysterious serpentine patterns on Jia Ni's face glowed with a hazy cyan-purple halo.

Her eyes were deep, and upon closer inspection, intricate lines could be seen moving vividly within her pupils. This was the manifestation of her power coalescing.

Xiao Lie, Keith, Rabbit, and the others were all deeply shaken, their expressions becoming strange as they looked at Yuan Zu. Yuan Zu was a Primal Being!

If they had not witnessed it firsthand, they would never have believed that Yuan Zu, who had dominated the Void Sea for years and bore the title of the Oldest Ancestor, was actually a terrifying entity from the previous era. "Now that you know who I am, get out of here!" Yuan Zu tore off his disguise, revealing the cold, detached nature of a Primal Being.

"Never mind just a few of you; even if Hantian, Beifuli, or You Yu came in person, they wouldn't dare spoil my work! Go back to where you came from, or don't blame me for showing no mercy when I strike!" This declaration weighed heavily on everyone present.

Yuan Zu, like Solon, was not a member of the Seven Clans; among the Ten Great Ancestors, he had always been unfathomably mysterious. Especially Yuan Zu, who might not show himself once in several millennia.

Moreover, they all knew of Yuan Zu's terrifying capabilities through the powerhouses within their own clans. They understood clearly that in a one-on-one fight, none of them could match Yuan Zu.

Even fighting together, it was uncertain if they could defeat him. Because of this, they hesitated now, eyeing the Profound Glyph Pagoda and daring not act rashly.

"I will count to ten; anyone remaining after that, I will surely kill!" Yuan Zu paused for a few seconds before suddenly counting sharply, "One, two, three..." He had no time to waste. Due to the suppression from Shi Yan's Profound Glyph Pagoda, and the clash of power between himself and Shi Yan, the "Hui's" soul was weakened, allowing Zi Yao to seize the initiative, gradually absorbing the "Hui's" spiritual consciousness.

If Zi Yao managed to fuse with the "Hui's" main soul, he would become terrifyingly formidable. He would replace the "Hui," becoming a massive threat to Yuan Zu, and Yuan Zu had to finalize matters quickly.

While he counted, Napton's group remained hesitant, engaged in fierce internal conflict, their eyes fixed longingly on the Profound Glyph Pagoda and the allure of a Primal Being, reluctant to retreat. "Ten!" As they hesitated, Yuan Zu finished counting.

A murderous glint flashed in his eyes. In the next instant, his massive form, which had been attacking the Dragon Lizard Ancestor, suddenly emitted a world-shaking roar.

"Awoo!" Layers of sound waves washed through the ocean, triggering continuous underwater explosions. A towering tornado suddenly formed, like a terrifying tidal wave, engulfing Napton's group.

Yuan Zu's true form, resembling a giant turtle, temporarily abandoned the Dragon Lizard and moved toward Napton's group swallowed by the tsunami. "The Dragon Lizard possesses the Primal Essence Blood of the 'Lizard.' Once he breaks through to the Ancestor Realm, he will be stronger than any of you!

Withdraw the power used against him, and I can erase you with ease!" Yuan Zu’s expression was icy. His human form also activated its profound mysteries, sending torrents of energy surging out from his domain, forming water arrows, water blades, and water spears—billions upon billions of them—all condensed from pure soul energy.

Everyone clearly saw a thought materialize in his mind, becoming countless shimmering, colossal water droplets. Each droplet was pure soul energy, capable of evolving into lakes and oceans, forming water arrows and blades, or transforming into streams and waterfalls.

He perfectly interpreted all forms of water, turning them into terrifying assaults that made Napton and the others feel immense pressure. "A firefly dares to compete with the bright moon!

You court death!" Yuan Zu sneered, and a single, crystalline water droplet instantly solidified into an amber-colored soft crystal, encasing Clark of the Ancient Demon Race. Clark was held fast within the amber crystal, like an insect sealed in glass, utterly unable to move.

"Ssssss..." A strange dissolving sound emanated from Clark's divine body. Within that amber crystal, Clark, at the peak of the Immortal realm, was the first to be killed.

Yuan Zu continued to condense power. One by one, the crystalline water droplets expanded to the size of acres, imbued with exquisitely subtle power, descending upon Napton and the others.

The three Immortal peak experts, as insignificant as Clark, soon followed his fate, also being dissolved by the water. Napton, Xiao Lie, Rabbit, Keith, Jia Ni, and the others were sealed within individual, shimmering, transparent water droplets, crushed by internal water pressure and enduring the relentless impact of the flow.

Napton and the others turned pale, realizing their divine power was rapidly being depleted. Xiao Lie and Rabbit’s bones were already fracturing, their divine bodies on the verge of shattering.

"Merely the cultivation of the first heaven of the Ancestor Realm, yet you dare to harbor designs on the Profound Glyph Pagoda—sheer overestimation of your abilities." Yuan Zu coldly laughed, his human form hovering above each crystalline droplet. From his eyes, clear streams of water shot out like fine threads, impacting each droplet, causing popping sounds to erupt from the flesh of Napton's group, suppressing them to the point where they could barely circulate their Profound Mysteries smoothly.

It was only at this moment that Napton, Xiao Lie, and the others deeply understood the vast gulf in strength separating them from Yuan Zu. Yuan Zu’s power split into three: one part suppressing the "Hui," a second part preventing the Dragon Lizard Ancestor from counterattacking, and a third part actually managing to imprison so many Ancestors and slay several peak Immortal experts.

This overwhelming might and skill chilled the onlookers to the bone. "When I wish to kill, how many beings in this vast cosmos can stand against me?" Yuan Zu declared with icy, ruthless finality.

On the fingertip of his human form, a water droplet rapidly condensed. Within that droplet was a microscopic image of the "Yuan" true form.

The interwoven markings on the turtle shell of the creature, miniaturized billions of times, suddenly illuminated simultaneously. A marvelous domain faintly emerged on the shell: its continents were rich in spiritual energy, dotted with mountains, oceans, nations, ancient cities, countless living beings, and many powerful martial artists.

Though the domain was also scaled down by billions of times and appeared illusory, upon seeing it, the onlookers stared, dumbfounded. Not far away, a world materialized on the shell of the giant turtle that was the "Yuan" true form.

This world was undeniably real, containing numerous nations, cities, and living beings. Looking closely, they could even see powerful martial artists battling in the skies of that world.

However, those beings all carried shells on their backs, resembling humanoid turtles—clearly a race created by the "Yuan" using itself as a template. Ancient legends claimed that from the moment the Primal Being "Yuan" was born, it carried a continent on its back!

On that continent, billions of beings thrived, unaware that they existed on the giant turtle, multiplying their lives and cultivating their strength. As they grew powerful, they amplified the might of the "Yuan" itself.

Until one day, the "Yuan" awoke and devoured all the billions of beings on its back, drowning their souls in the process. Only then did it truly awaken its intelligence, becoming a Primal Being, and subsequently reshaping life again, allowing them to propagate anew on its shell.

It was rumored that the beings the "Yuan" allowed to flourish were like medicinal elixirs that could be consumed to enhance its power. These beings existed in successive seasons, each lasting tens of thousands of years, like cultivating herbs and vegetables.

When they reached a certain stage, they would be devoured by the "Yuan" as potent tonics to increase its strength and advance its wisdom. —It was through this method that it grew stronger repeatedly; the longer it lived, the more seasons of human medicine it planted, and the mightier it became.

At this moment, this current season of "human medicine" did not seem to have fully matured, but because the "Yuan's" power was split three ways, suffering too much depletion, it could not wait any longer and began to devour the spiritual medicine based on billions of beings! "Whoosh!

Whoosh!" The dragon-headed colossal head of the "Yuan" true form tilted high, opening its massive maw toward the continent. The ocean suddenly surged from its giant turtle shell, flooding the vast continent, dozens of nations, hundreds of cities, billions upon billions of beings, and countless powerhouses!

The "Yuan" inhaled with one massive gulp, and the seawater covering the continent swept up all the races, pulling the beings—along with the water—into its mouth amidst their screams of terror and despair! ...RQ