At the peak of Demon God Mountain.
“Are you serious? What is sealed beneath Demon God Mountain that could slay a powerful God-venerable?” Wu Shen Po asked Wu Tian Jun, astonished.
“Can’t you trust me, Sir? How about this: I only need you to destroy the restrictions on the library. I’ll handle the rest myself.” Wu Tian Jun said without hesitation.
“Alright! Let you little rascal mess around a bit.” Wu Shen Po didn't have time to pay attention to Wu Tian Jun at the moment; he still had to figure out how to minimize casualties and get his clansmen to leave. “You all protect them. When I give the signal, immediately get them out of here.” He turned to the third-generation members of the Wu family and said, simultaneously tossing a jade slip to Wu Tian Jun. “Break the restriction according to what’s on this jade slip. If you can’t, then immediately leave with your grandfathers.” Finally, he looked at Wu Tian Jun and the other three with lingering affection; they were the hope of the Wu family!
“Yes, Father (Fourth Uncle, Great-Grandfather)!” The group responded before heading towards the library.
A moment later, they arrived at the library. The third-generation Wu family members truly couldn't understand why Wu Shen Po would let this little brat go and break the library’s restrictions. Could it be that he actually had some faith that Wu Tian Jun had a method, and wasn't just messing around?
“Fourth Brother, are you planning to release that person…?” Wu Tian Yuan didn’t hold much hope. A powerful God-venerable was not someone they could contend with at this moment; it was likely that even the entire Wu family would struggle greatly.
“I hope my feeling isn’t wrong…” Wu Tian Jun’s small face tightened. No matter how intelligent or talented he was, he was still only five years old. “Third Grandfather, do you know where my parents went? And where is my little sister?” He turned to the Third Grandfather and asked.
“Sigh… I don’t know what you little brats are talking about. Don’t worry! Your mother and Tian Lian have already been arranged by the clan. They’ve probably already left Qingyun Star by now.” Third Grandfather paused for a moment. “Xiao Jun, how do you know there’s someone beneath Demon God Mountain? Can he stop a God-venerable?” Third Grandfather didn’t dare to fully trust these little brats. Although they were the hope of the Wu family, they hadn’t grown up yet.
“Third Grandfather! Trust Fourth Brother! We have a secret that we temporarily don’t want everyone to know. I’ll explain it later when there’s an opportunity.” Wu Tian Yuan said firmly at this moment. He, too, had no choice but to trust Wu Tian Jun.
“Sigh… alright! What do you plan to do?” Third Grandfather asked Wu Tian Jun. He was helpless. Their mission right now was to protect these little brats.
“Third Grandfather, you just need to destroy the restriction and then randomly attack the ground. After that, I will communicate with that person. I hope it will be in time before those people arrive…” Wu Tian Jun said seriously to Third Grandfather, then handed him the jade slip that Wu Shen Po had given him. His tender, yet solemn face gave off a strange feeling.
“Alright! You all step back! We’re going to break the restriction.” With that, the four Third Grandfathers moved to the four sides of the library, continuously striking various complex seals into it.
“Fourth Brother! What if that person doesn’t help us…?” This time, Wu Tian Feng voiced her concern. They knew there was something unfathomable beneath Demon God Mountain, but they didn’t know what it was. Nor did they know if it could help the Wu family at this critical moment.
“I can’t be certain, but even the Ancestors couldn’t sense him, which proves he’s no simple matter…” Pausing for a moment, Wu Tianjun continued, “If my guess isn’t wrong, there are currently over twenty Divine Venerates heading towards Qingyun Star. Our Ancestor hasn’t even achieved Divine Venerate status yet. I truly can’t think of any way to help our Wu family, so we can only risk it all…” Wu Tianjun voiced his thoughts.
“Are you certain there are over twenty Divine Venerates…?” Wu Tianyuan asked.
“Eighty percent…” Wu Tianjun replied. “I hope our Wu family can overcome this. As long as I live, no matter who participated in this attack on the Wu family, I swear I won't let them live in peace…” He was truly terrified this time by the external forces coveting the power of the Heavenly Phoenix Physique. Perhaps these were powerful cultivators from outside their star domain! But he couldn't figure out how Divine Venerates could so casually enter minor star domains. This was because they didn't know that the star domains were merging.
“Indeed! If we survive this, once I grow stronger, I will definitely seek revenge…” Even Wu Tianyuan, who loved freedom, now radiated killing intent.
“For every Wu family member who dies, I will make them repay it ten thousandfold…” Wu Tianri said, his face cold as ice.
Nearly an hour had passed, and the restriction was almost completely destroyed.
“BREAK!” With a dull thud, the restriction shattered, causing the entire library to collapse. Third Elder waved his hand, sweeping aside the debris of the library. He wiped a bead of sweat from his brow and turned to Wu Tianjun. “What do you plan to do next?”
“You all, bombard the ground. We need to expose the formation's core beneath us before I can proceed to the next step.” Wu Tianjun said without hesitation, treating the Elders as mere errand boys at this point.
“Huh, alright! Bombard it!” Third Elder turned to the other three Elders and continued to bombard the ground. Soon, a hole over twenty zhang in diameter and more than ten zhang deep was blasted into the earth. Suddenly, their attacks struck a thin, shimmering barrier, yet failed to break through it.
“Oh! There really is a protective restriction! Little Jun, what you said was true?!” The Elders exclaimed in surprise. They hadn't initially trusted Wu Tianjun. “I hope that person Little Jun mentioned can help our Wu family,” the Elders thought to themselves.
“Haaah… Just as I thought! Luckily, I wasn't wrong. Let me handle this.” Wu Tianjun secretly hoped for good fortune, for he knew this was a restriction protecting the formation's core. By using his All-Heaven Eye, he could analyze and then break the core, helping that person escape their predicament. He leaped into the deep pit, light as a swallow, landing beside the restriction. He then activated his All-Heaven Eye, staring directly into the restriction. This time, he no longer feared damaging his primordial spirit.
“What? Xiao Jun has broken through to the Earth Core Realm…” This time, the four grandfathers were all startled, no, it was terror. This was the most terrified they had ever been; they couldn’t imagine anything that could shock them more. Five years old! He was only five years old! He was already in the Earth Core Realm—what kind of terrifying talent was that? Compared to Wu Tianyuan, it was infinitely more terrifying. In their Wu Family, Wu Tianyuan probably had the most terrifying physique, even stronger than Wu Shishen. However, while they didn’t know that Wu Tianyuan and his group had opened eighty-one meridians, they all knew their combat power defied common sense. They could tell that Wu Tianyuan was slightly superior to Wu Shishen, making him the Wu Family’s current number one. Yet, Wu Tianyuan only reached the Human Core Limit at twelve years old. Although this was due to suppressing his cultivation, he still couldn’t compare to Wu Tianjun! Wu Tianyuan possessed the Five Elements Sacred Body, a super-grade sacred body that was almost the primordial origin of all other sacred bodies. Wu Tianjun was even stronger than that… what was he? In truth, they didn’t know that Wu Tianjun had a little secret!
“Even if we have to sacrifice our lives, we must protect Tianjun and Tianyuan…” one of the grandfathers said.
“Indeed! As long as they are with us, our Wu Family will surely expand into the starry sky, seizing control of major star domains…” another said. Their Wu Family this generation was truly terrifying; unique physiques appeared one after another. According to the Old Ancestor’s prediction, a great era had arrived. The awakening of various Wu Family bloodlines also gave them a premonition, prompting them to further investigate the Wu Family’s bloodline, but they still had no clues, which made them sigh endlessly.
At this moment, outside Azure Cloud Star, countless flying ships gathered, filled with numerous people of varying cultivation levels. They were divided into five main factions: the Chen Family, the Duan Family, the Yuan Family, the Heavenly Cloud Sect, and the Limitless Sect. The Heavenly Cloud Sect and the Limitless Sect were powers on par with the Eight Great Families, possessing immense capabilities. This time, they had come to attack Azure Cloud Star, yet the Li, Lu, and Feng Three Families were conspicuously absent. No one knew what they were planning. Inside a large flying ship, many people were discussing, when unexpectedly, Chen Wanchun appeared. Seated beside him were three other individuals, all mighty Divine Lord experts! They were the Old Ancestors of the Duan Family, the Yuan Family, and the Heavenly Cloud Sect. It seemed the Blazing God Star Domain was not without its Divine Lords after all!
“You’re saying the Wu Family has at least three Divine Lords?” This was the Yuan Family’s Divine Lord.
“How is that possible…?!” the Duan Family’s Divine Lord asked incredulously.
“Hmph! Do I need to lie to you? My family head, along with two juniors, Wu Shenpo and Wu Shenkong, are Divine Lords. Do you think Wu Xingchen hasn’t broken through to Divine Lord?” Chen Wanchun said angrily. He had acted as the vanguard, attacking the Wu Family to seize benefits, but he never expected the Wu Family to far exceed his imagination.
“Juniors? Wu Shenpo and Wu Shenkong broke through to Divine Lord? How is that possible? You all know how difficult it is to break through to Divine Lord, don’t you? They’ve only cultivated for a mere five thousand years!” A Third-stage Divine Lord from the Duan Family said. He himself was over thirty thousand years old.
“My arm was severed by Wu Shen Po; do you think I need to lie? It seems the Wu family has kept a low profile all these years simply because they truly don’t want to fight,” Chen Wanxun said. He had to admit, the Wu family was truly formidable. They possessed the power to control the Blazing God Starfield far more extensively than they currently did. All these years, his Chen family had been striving, yet compared to the Wu family now, they were still far inferior.
“So, do we attack or not?” Ancestor Tianyun, who had been silent until now, spoke. They had always carved up the Blazing God Starfield. If it weren’t for the current merger of starfields, they wouldn’t want to risk fighting the Wu family. The Heavenly Phoenix Physique was indeed terrifying, but they didn’t believe the Wu family would dare openly challenge the entire starfield. They were counting on the fact that this time, powerful God-Venerates wanted to seize the Heavenly Phoenix Physique and would certainly act against the Wu family. The Wu family would find it very difficult to survive, and they would merely follow behind to reap the benefits.
“If we attack now, I fear we will suffer heavy casualties. Soon, several God-Venerates will come to attack the Wu family. It won’t be too late to attack then; the Wu family will surely be annihilated!” Ancestor Yuan said.