“He actually ate one of our clan’s experts like that!?”
“Yes… yes, he ate a sage alive, and that wasn’t the end—it was only just the beginning.”
This blood-covered Golden Crow, terrified, recounted what had happened, its body shaking violently, making the two Golden Crow sages feel a chill run through them, as if they had witnessed it themselves.
The moment combat began, an ancient sage had fallen; the Golden Crow clan group was shocked. Another leading figure stepped forward, but after barely shouting a rebuke, he too unfortunately perished.
“How did he strike?” the two Golden Crow sages asked, unwilling to accept it.
“He just… grabbed him, then twisted with force, snapping a sage’s neck.” This blood-covered Golden Crow said fearfully, gesturing with its hands.
The two old Golden Crows felt a chill run down their necks—however they looked at it, this Man-Demon seemed to have wrung the ancient sage’s neck as easily as picking up a chick.
Where had this being come from? Truly terrifying—like a devil. Just hearing about it made people feel a chill run through their bodies.
“How does the battle stand?” the two ancient Golden Crows asked anxiously—their clan’s great figure was about to arrive at the Big Dipper; if something went wrong along the way, it would truly be a disaster.
“The situation is very bad. That’s a Man-Demon. None of us have ever seen someone so ferocious. The Old Ancestor immediately ordered a retreat—we entered different domain gates. I survived; I don’t know about the others.” This Golden Crow said.
As it left, it saw the Man-Demon plunge into the Golden Crow clan group, unstoppable, devouring the Golden Crow ancient sages raw. Others who came near it died on contact, Golden Crow blood splattering everywhere.
“Was it Old Ancestor Jinju leading the group, or did Great Sage Jinyu’s ancestor come, or perhaps the Supreme Highness came?” a Golden Crow sage asked.
This Golden Crow said with a trembling voice, “It was… Old Ancestor Jinju leading the group. From the looks of it, things went very badly, otherwise he wouldn’t have scattered us, sending us fleeing separately into the Big Dipper’s ancient stars.”
Fusang Star has a Five-Colored Altar that can lead to other ancient lands. They had emerged on a withered star not far from the Big Dipper, where an ancient teleportation array existed. The remaining journey only required flight to reach the Big Dipper—who would have thought this disaster would occur along the way.
“Right now, our clansmen are fleeing through the freezing universe, their fates unknown. I truly don’t know what realm that Man-Demon has reached.” This surviving Golden Crow, trembling, had suffered tremendous shock.
Deep in the dark universe, the battle had long since ended, the Golden Crow Clan experts having met a bloody end.
A being, bare-chested, resembling an old wild man, sat cross-legged in the void, flames dancing between his hands, exceptionally dazzling.
If any expert were present, they would surely be shocked—this was Innate Origin Dao Fire, which only extraordinary beings could ignite.
This old man treated it as an ordinary flame, currently roasting a Golden Crow whose whole body gleamed with golden light, meticulously, very seriously, as if quite hungry.
Nearby, several more Golden Crows had revealed their true forms, their bodies enormous, pierced through by a broken crimson divine iron chain, strung together like a chain of fire chickens.
Each one had feathers gleaming golden, radiating divine brilliance—clearly formidable experts—yet now had become a plate of food, about to be roasted.
Farther away, more Golden Crows fled in terror, some tearing open domain gates, others fleeing directly into the deep dark universe, scared out of their wits.
For them, this was truly a catastrophe. How powerful was this Man-Demon? Impossible to measure, leaving people in despair!
Their Old Ancestor, Jinju, had been struck dead by this being with a single blow of his staff, blood flowing freely, without any ability to resist.
They regretted this bitterly, many of them enraged to the point of vomiting blood. Having encountered this dried corpse in the universe, some had wanted to seize the crimson gold divine chain wrapped around its body, and some ancient Golden Crows had even wanted to refine this corpse into a weapon—only to bring about this disaster instead.
Had they known earlier, they would have absolutely avoided it from afar, never provoking this plague god!
They had seen the perverse before, but never anything this perverse. The Golden Crow Clan, so formidable, protected by heaven itself, had never expected to suffer such a calamity.
Fortunately, this Man-Demon paid no attention to the others, only slaughtering the old Golden Crow who had disrespected him and insulted his “remains,” using it to satisfy his hunger.
The Innate Origin Dao Fire danced, bringing a faint glow to the pitch-black universe. Before long, a golden, glossy, delicious-looking Golden Crow was roasted, and the old sage began to feast heartily.
If anyone had been present, they would surely have been frightened half to death—that had originally been a Golden Crow sage, but now had become nothing more than food on someone else’s plate.
The Innate Origin Dao Fire flickered, as the Man-Demon gnawed heartily on the glossy roasted Golden Crow, murmuring quietly to himself, carrying an inexplicable emotion, gazing toward that massive ancient star ahead.
Back then, when leaving Yinghuo, he had used the secret technique of Eternal Exile, tearing open the universe, banishing himself into the unknown depths—never expecting to end up back at this old place after all.
“No, you cannot do this to us… our clan has produced a Great Emperor, he will deduce all of this!”
Among the strung-together Golden Crows, one was still alive, terrified beyond measure, saying with a trembling voice, feeling as if this were a nightmare—someone actually dared… eat them, truly absurd and terrifying!
“You lot aren’t good people—what nonsense Great Emperor, self-proclaimed, aren’t you? If he’s capable, have him come find me—I’ll eat him too, just the same!” The Man-Demon was not one for formalities. He wiped his mouth, and picking up his white bone staff, casually struck this Golden Crow dead, its head shattering, Golden Crow blood splattering.
This was like an invincible tribal chieftain from the primitive Stone Age, living on raw meat and blood, an old sage who didn’t believe in evil, unconcerned by the Golden Crow Clan’s threats.
At the same time, the white bone staff in his hand gleamed with crystalline luster, flashing with dreamlike immortal radiance, refining the essence of several Golden Crows’ sacred bones, branding them onto its surface.
One could see a Golden Crow appear on the white bone staff, lifelike, radiating divine brilliance—all the Golden Crows’ sacred bones had become part of this weapon.
Looking closely, there were other patterns and traces on it too, all different—some ancient crocodiles, some cloud-riding azure dragons, resembling in some ways the ancient imperial clan’s true form from the Myriad Dragon Nest. There were also various other ancient clans, the lowest of which were all sages.
If anyone were to study this white bone staff carefully, they would likely be frightened out of their souls—how many ancient sages had to be beaten to death to produce so many mottled ancient marks?
However one looked at it, it easily led to the association that when this old Man-Demon wielded his bone staff against these experts, it was probably as easy as beating chicks or wild ducks to death.
Deep in the star domain, this terrifying event unfolded—besides the Golden Crow Clan, some ancient sages from beyond the domain gradually became aware of it too.
“Someone is igniting Innate Origin Dao Fire in the universe—as if refining something?”
“What, he’s… roasting a Golden Crow. Heavens, that’s a Golden Crow Clan sage, being… eaten by him!”
Soon, the sages from beyond the domain were alarmed, triggering a great uproar. Several powerful figures’ eyeballs nearly popped out, unable to believe this fact.
“Did I see that right? This… hard to believe, who is this person? Too perverse!”
“He’s eating a sage-level Golden Crow—could we have returned to the mythical era? Before the Primordial Age, the deities fed on Golden Crows, Peng birds, and Azure Dragons—where did he emerge from!?”
Several powerful sages, after seeing this scene, quickly regained their senses and immediately began fleeing at light speed, as far as possible! No joke—being able to eat a Golden Crow Clan sage meant his appetite was clearly excellent; chewing them up like crackers would surely pose no problem at all.
This news soon spread back to the Big Dipper. At first, people didn’t believe it, but after a sage personally came forward to confirm it, it immediately triggered a great uproar.
People realized that an extraordinarily powerful wild Man-Demon had come, and many felt their hair stand on end—if this one came hunting in the Big Dipper, quite a few might fall.
Especially among the Ancient Clans—when they received the news, however they pondered it, something felt off. The more they thought about it, the more it resembled a legendary Demon Lord.
“Could this be… the Primordial Man-Demon? Could it be he’s alive and appeared again?”
Thinking of this possibility, the Ancient Clans felt their scalps tingle, wanting to leap up and flee wildly—this fellow was too ferocious; back then he had devoured an entire region!
“The Primordial Man-Demon has appeared again? Hurry and prepare, don’t let him come knocking, or the entire clan will be eaten!” This was the message many were passing to each other.
Some elders of the Ancient Clans sighed deeply, saying this was karma. Back then, the Human Race had been weak, reduced to blood food in the mouths of many great clans, yet in the end, they had produced such an unconventional and terrifying Man-Demon, who in turn had massacred the Ancient Clans’ experts, even roasting some renowned ancient sages on a rack and swallowing them into his belly.
“The Man-Demon has returned!”
This news swept across the Big Dipper like a hurricane, leaving countless Ancient Clans trembling with fear. When the sages from beyond the domain learned what kind of being this was, they too were dumbfounded, chills running from their tailbones upward.
After receiving this news, Ye Fan was somewhat stunned too. He had parted from that wild old man on the ancient star Yinghuo—never expecting that after all these years, this ferocious old ancestor would appear again in the Big Dipper Star Domain.
He could only sigh—this ancestor’s divine powers were incomprehensible to a degree beyond understanding. Without relying on the Five-Colored Altar, using only secret techniques, tearing through the universe, he had traveled such an immense distance!
Several more Golden Crows fled to near the Big Dipper’s Sun Star, where they were captured, their sea of consciousness searched, allowing others to personally witness that one-sided, terrifying battle scene.
As for the two ancient Golden Crow sages, upon receiving this final confirmed news, immediately calmed down, wanting to flee back to Fusang Star right away—such a being couldn’t be dealt with; going up there would be nothing but suicide!
Only Ye Fan was delighted. Having confirmed the news was true, he went straight to corner the two ancient Golden Crows—he had been watching these two loud-mouthed experts, and now naturally wouldn’t show mercy.
“The Human Race’s Sacred Body is our blood food, the Green Bronze Cauldron will belong to our clan’s Great Emperor…”
Such words, the two ancient Golden Crows no longer dared say casually—even the Golden Crow Clan’s army had been eaten. Boasting loudly now might lead to the same fate.
“Too late—holding back now is far too late. Words spoken are like water spilled; you sowed the cause, and today I come to reap the fruit!” Ye Fan sneered coldly, black hair scattered loose, body strong and sturdy, like a god or demon, standing in the void, appearing near the Sun.
He believed the two Golden Crows had hidden within the Sun Star, unable to escape—he could seek them out.
“The wild old man has returned. Back then he treated me to an ancient divine crocodile—today I’ll roast a Golden Crow to send him as well, courtesy for courtesy.” Ye Fan murmured to himself.
He thought that if this ferocious old man’s tastes were picky, he could bring him to the Myriad Dragon Nest or the Fire Qilin Cave—perhaps that would satisfy him.