Chapter 998: Fallen in Battle

Chapter 998: Fallen in Battle

Facing the once-legendary Chief Enforcement Officer Fu Wu, Divine Mage Feng unleashed his final card from the Hall of Divinity.

There was no other choice, as they couldn’t defeat her.

When the token was activated, a divine light shot up into the sky. Within the light, a shadow slowly took form.

Everyone present focused on the shadow as it solidified into a middle-aged man.

The middle-aged man was dressed in a divine robe adorned with countless strange runes resembling tadpoles, and there was a golden brush in his right hand. He was none other than the Divine Ancestor—the first Divine Mage of the Tianxing Civilization.

The brush in his hand was the Divine Mage Brush, the third strongest divine artifact of the Tianxing Civilization. Its shaft was made from the bones of an Ancient Divine dragon, a powerful elite in a Tier Five Civilization that was annihilated by the Tianxing Civilization.

The Ancient Divine Dragon Clan.

The Ancient Divine Dragon Clan had been completely erased from history, and the fact that they once existed as well as their formidable might was known to only a few Tianxing Civilization experts.

The Ancient Divine Dragon Clan was the third strongest foe that the Tianxing Civilization ever had to face. The Divine Mage Brush wasn’t crafted from just one dragon bone—it was made from the bones of a hundred thousand Ancient Divine Dragons. Its tip was refined from their scales, and it could tear through a myriad of star fields with a single stroke.

When the Divine Ancestor appeared, the two Divine Mages bowed respectfully, and their voices were filled with excitement and awe as they exclaimed, "Greetings Divine Ancestor!"

For the Divine Mages of the Tianxing Civilization, the Divine Ancestor was a mythical figure.

Even the elites of the Tianxing Civilization felt a glimmer of hope return to their eyes upon seeing the soul of this legendary figure.

Fu Wu gazed calmly at the Divine Ancestor before her, and her expression remained unshaken. The Divine Ancestor’s gaze also fell upon Fu Wu, and there was undisguised surprise in his eyes.

As one of the earliest elites of the Tianxing Civilization, the Divine Ancestor was not familiar with Fu Wu, but he knew that she was from the Tianxing Civilization.

A civil war within Tianxing?

The Divine Ancestor frowned, confused.

Noticing the Divine Ancestor’s bewilderment, Divine Mage Feng quickly provided a brief explanation.

Upon hearing the explanation, the Divine Ancestor’s expression darkened.

Without any unnecessary words, Fu Wu raised a fist and swung it. Her technique was simple yet profound—a representation of the ultimate principle of simplicity of the Dao.

The Divine Ancestor’s eyes narrowed, and his gaze turned serious as he raised the Divine Mage Brush. A beam of divine light erupted from its tip.

Boom!

Spacetime rippled like waves.

When the two clashed, they appeared to be evenly matched.

Kaboom!

The divine light shattered and the Divine Ancestor was forced back thousands of meters away.

At the sight, the two Divine Mages and the Adjudication Sword Guards paled. After coming to a stop, the Divine Ancestor’s form grew more transparent. This was only a projection of himself.

Staring at Fu Wu, the Divine Ancestor’s expression turned grave. He had not expected to encounter such a terrifying figure among the later generations of the Tianxing Civilization.

Fu Wu took a step forward.

Boom!

With that single step, the spacetime blurred, and it was all from the sheer power radiating from her.

The Divine Ancestor pointed forward with his brush, shouting, "Divine Law Domain!”

Boom!

In an instant, the space around Fu Wu and the Divine Ancestor became illusionary, and the two found themselves in an endless starry sky. Fu Wu stood expressionless, watching the legendary Divine Ancestor before her.

The Divine Ancestor stared back at her, realizing that words were meaningless. There was only one course of action left. The Divine Ancestor knew that from Fu Wu’s eyes, which were filled with nothing but cold indifference and killing intent.

The Divine Ancestor stepped forward. His Divine Mage Brush trembled violently, and with a stroke, infinite divine light burst forth, shattering the spacetime around them.

He had decided to go all out, knowing that this could be his only chance against Fu Wu.

Divine light surged endlessly, and as the divine light poured out, the Divine Ancestor’s form began to disintegrate at a visible rate.

Fu Wu slowly opened her palm and grabbed at the divine light.

Boom!

The divine light froze and time itself seemed to stand still.

There was a deafening silence, and it was shattered by a deafening explosion.

Kaboom!

Their souls were set ablaze, and they charged at Fu Wu with no intentions of escaping.

They were the High Goddesses of the Tianxing Civilization, so they knew what had to be done.

They would sacrifice themselves to stop an enemy.

From afar, Fu Wu remained expressionless. She lifted her hand and waved it gently.

Boom!

The two burning souls stopped in midair as if time had frozen for them.

The next moment, they exploded into nothingness.

The two High Goddesses had also fallen into battle; their attempt to stop Fu Wu was in vain.

The Tianxing denizens revealed pale faces at the sight; their eyes became filled with sorrow and despair.

Fu Wu continued her advance.

Suddenly, Yantuo exclaimed, "Adjudication Sword Guards!”

Twelve sword hums reverberated as twelve Adjudication Sword Guards ignited their bodies and souls.

Yantuo followed suit, burning his own fleshly body and soul.

Staring at Fu Wu in the distance, Yantuo's gaze was firm as he said, "Comrades, follow me to the death!"

With those words, he transformed into a beam of sword light and vanished. Behind him, twelve burning sword lights followed loyally.

Fu Wu continued her steady march. With a step forward, the thirteen burning sword lights were shattered, and the Adjudication Sword Guards were reduced to ashes. None of them was spared.

Fu Wu pressed on.

An old man wearing a general’s robe looked at Fu Wu.

He was Gu Qin, the Prime Minister of the Cabinet.

With a determined look in his eyes, Gu Qin stared at Fu Wu, and his voice boomed. "Inner Cabinet Guards!”

Dozens of powerful figures from the Cabinet suddenly appeared behind him.

Gu Qin stared deeply at Fu Wu and solemnly said, "I invite all of you to die with me!”

Boom!

Dozens of fleshly bodies and souls were ignited simultaneously, and their burning figures charged at Fu Wu like moths to a flame.

However, Fu Wu did not stop. With another step, the flames shattered into nothingness.

The entire Cabinet had fallen in battle.

"Imperial Guards!”

Dozens of powerful auras pervaded the sky; moments later, the entire Imperial Guards fell in battle.

"Hall of Justice!”

They were annihilated.

"Divine Palace Guards.”

They were wiped out as well.

Fu Wu stood at the entrance to the ancestral grounds. She came to a halt and saw a young lady holding a sugar-coated hawthorn candy.

She was Jing An.

Jing An licked her hawthorn candy as she trembled before Fu Wu, barely able to keep the skewer steady in her hand.

She was terrified, but she couldn’t retreat, as she was now the highest-ranking individual in Tianxing upon the deaths of everyone else.

Mustering her courage, she stammered, "W-where are the Shadow Guards?!”

Dozens of powerful figures from the Dark Hall appeared behind her. Then, with a trembling voice, Jing An declared, "I am Jing An, Hall Master of the Dark Hall... die with me!”

With that, she and the Shadow Guards behind her ignited their bodies and souls. Then, they charged valiantly at Fu Wu.

Moments later, Fu Wu stepped into the ancestral grounds.

The entire Dark Hall had been wiped out.

The Hall Master of the Dark Hall, Jing An, had fallen in battle with them.