"That Yin Seed has actually developed consciousness! This means it's even more precious than we imagined!" One of the creatures stared at the inky-black child with shining eyes, his gaze filled with greed.
"Exactly! Any Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures that have developed self-awareness are bound to be extremely valuable!" proclaimed a man of extraordinary bearing.
Both the Dark Ancestor and Hei Que Mage were overjoyed. They were most familiar with this Yin Seed and knew that if it had developed consciousness, its value would be higher, and its effects would surely be doubled!
"Regardless, my interest in this Yin Seed grows stronger by the moment, Dark Ancestor. Lend it to me for a thorough study!" A male figure shrouded within dazzling laws moved, rushing ahead towards the jet-black child.
Seeing this, how could the other experts fall behind? They all activated their forms without delay, scrambling to charge towards that dark child, none willing to lag behind.
"Get lost, all of you! Anyone who dares seize my treasure will leave their life here!" the Dark Ancestor roared. In response, all the Dark Energy and laws within this stretch of space completely erupted in a riot following his bellow.
Limitless terrifying energy, like sky-scraping tidal waves, crashed in from all directions, blocking those experts trying to charge onto the platform atop the altar.
The Dark Ancestor led the masters of the Dark Faction, each one attacking in furious anger.
To cultivate this Yin Seed, the Dark Faction had spent an enormous amount of time and effort, painstakingly nurturing it to the verge of maturity. Now, all of a sudden, so many creatures had come rushing here to snatch it away.
With a face full of rage, the Dark Ancestor took a step forward. The energy and laws of the entire area followed his footstep, madly gathering together, instantly forcing back two creatures.
"Excellent! Today, I shall embark on a massacre! I'll make you understand that I, the Dark Ancestor, am not to be trifled with!" Vast and mighty energy pressure erupted from within the Dark Ancestor's body. In this enraged state, all his long hair stood on end like a colossal black star, exerting immense pressure.
Boom...!
The Dark Ancestor swung a fist. It seemed as if everything in all of space-time was reversing, surging and shaking the heavens in tandem with the force of his punch.
"What's so great about you, Dark Ancestor? I'll defy you right now!" snorted a creature whose entire body radiated rolling divine luminescence, obscuring his true appearance. Then he spat out a streak of sword light, so dazzling it seemed like a galaxy, immortal energy surging, tracing a profound trajectory that cleaved through space-time as it slashed forward.
"Dark Ancestor, don't be so hot-tempered! This Yin Seed was cultivated using the energy and laws of all worlds within this space-time, along with the flesh and blood essence of countless living beings within this space-time. Honestly speaking, it's not necessarily something that belongs solely to you, Dark Ancestor. Now that everyone has seen it, everyone has a claim. Who ultimately obtains it will depend on individual skill.
So stop being fierce with us. If you want this Yin Seed, join the fight alongside us. Otherwise, by the end, you might not even get a single scrap." Another creature sneered as he charged forward, directly attacking the Dark Ancestor.
"All of you must die!" The Dark Ancestor was both furious and aggrieved.
He had dominated this void for an extremely long period. All the worlds and living beings within this entire space-time had been toys in his palm; he stood high above, holding power over life and death. He had never experienced such an exasperating situation as this!
The treasure he had labored so hard to cultivate was nearing harvest, yet suddenly a large group of creatures had emerged, forcefully trying to snatch it away.
Boom boom...!
The Dark Ancestor completely descended into a frenzied state. The energy and laws of the entire space-time trembled along with his techniques. This was his territory, filled with an astonishing amount of Dark Energy and laws. Fighting here gave him the advantage of the location.
With the Dark Ancestor erupting at full power, he alone blocked the path of four or five creatures.
At this moment, the Lords of the Dark Faction moved to set up the Seven Evils Formation. Originally, the Dark Faction had seven Lords, but their number was now incomplete. However, other Dark Faction masters joined in to make up the full seven.
With the altar at his back, Hei Que Mage, drawing on the altar's energy, displayed formidable combat power, blocking the path of several creatures.
However, those dozen or so creatures who wanted to seize the Yin Seed were all terrifyingly powerful masters. The experts of the Dark Faction simply could not halt the advance of these dozen beings.
After a short while, these dozen-plus creatures had already neared the platform atop the altar, getting closer and closer to the Yin Seed.
Vast and mighty battle energy billowed forth, continuously surging towards the Yin Seed.
After opening its eyes, the Yin Seed had kept them wide open, round and clear, watching this fierce battle unfold.
Now, as the combat drew nearer and nearer to it, a slightly panicked expression suddenly appeared on the inky-black child's little face.
"Haha… This Yin Seed, I'll take it!" At that moment, a creature, taking advantage of the Dark Faction's momentary distraction, suddenly dashed close to the Yin Seed, extending a large hand that continuously expanded as it reached out to grab the dark child.
"Not a chance! This treasure belongs to me!" From another direction, another creature also took advantage of the chaos to dart close to the dark child, tossing out a large golden net to ensnare it.
"Scram!" Like a gust of wind, the Dark Ancestor instantly shot over. His two palms each formed a different hand seal, pushing them towards the two creatures. Both seals simultaneously exploded with earth-shaking, extremely violent force, directly forcing those two beings back.
"My turn!" At that moment, yet another creature reached the platform, his movements incredibly fast, reaching out to grab the dark child.
Boom...!
Just then, a silver spear pierced through space, arriving with a peerlessly sharp aura, directly forcing back several creatures who were about to make their move to seize the dark child.
In this manner, one creature after another rushed onto the platform atop the altar, all making moves to grab the dark child. The chaos escalated to a white-hot degree.
It was at this moment—
Whoosh!
The crowd felt a streak of black light flash as it shot out from the altar.
"The Yin Seed has left the altar!" someone shouted.
Immediately, all the creatures on the altar halted their actions.
The inky-black child on the platform had vanished!
"Over there! Ancestor, the Yin Seed is over there!" shouted a Dark Faction master, pointing into the distance.
In a spot of space far away, the dark child stood there, eyes wide as it stared at the crowd. Its eyes kept shifting between various colors—sometimes ghastly pale, sometimes blood red, sometimes green—appearing extremely eerie.
"Damn it! You scared the Yin Seed away!" The Dark Ancestor was enraged to the extreme.
"That Yin Seed has developed self-consciousness; it actually wants to flee!"
In the distance, the experts of the Light Faction had also been watching this chaotic battle over the seed. Seeing that the Yin Seed had actually left the altar, they were all greatly shocked.