Hahaha! Heavenly materials and earthly treasures—opportunities belong to those who are destined to them!
I've come to join the fun too!
A slender youth appeared above the altar with a loud laugh, extending a silver palm that whistled as it reached down toward the pitch-black child.
BOOM...
The old man from before made his move, deflecting the youth's palm.
Both were masters of formidable strength, and this exchange of blows shook the entire altar.
Hehehe...
At that moment, a series of eerie, bone-chilling chuckles sounded. Five elderly figures, as short and squat as children, appeared. Upon emerging, they were still some distance away, then instantly teleported onto the altar itself, pouncing toward the pitch-black child from five different directions.
"They're all Golden Immortals!" Ye Yunfei thought to himself, startled by the sudden arrival of these beings. Every single one was at the Golden Immortal realm.
"You dare try to profit from another's misfortune and snatch what belongs to this Ancestor? You are all courting death!"
An enraged roar erupted as a black figure surged from the distance at a terrifying speed, landing instantly on the altar.
Another clone of the Dark Ancestor had returned!
And this clone's power was clearly even greater. Rippling with dreadful dark energy, strands of illusory dark laws stood on end like coarse hairs, shooting straight toward the heavens.
"A mere clone dares to bark before us? Even your true body might not possess the right to be so presumptuous!" one of the five short elders sneered.
BOOM! BOOM!
The five short elders simultaneously reached out to seize the pitch-black child. Their true purpose in coming here was none other than the Yin Seed.
"Get away from it, all of you!" roared the newly returned Dark Ancestor clone.
Strands of black dark laws transformed into inky-black chains that lashed toward the five short elders.
Each of the five elders simultaneously drew a green-colored dagger. The five emerald blades stabbed toward the Dark Ancestor together. Thousands upon thousands of green, ice-cold sword lights blossomed forth, directly forcing the Dark Ancestor into retreat.
"You're seeking your own deaths!" The Dark Ancestor's expression turned unspeakably ugly, snarling in a low voice.
Then, the clone that had been fighting Ye Yunfei and this newly returned clone instantly merged into one. The two clones combined.
BOOM...
After the fusion of the Dark Ancestor's two clones, the dark energy it released became even more powerful.
RUMBLE...
Suddenly, the Dark Ancestor's sleeves billowed out. Within the sleeve openings, the phantom image of a cosmos appeared, as if an entire universe was about to surge forth from his sleeves to suppress the five short elders.
"Humph! The cosmos-in-the-sleeve divine ability might be formidable, but it doesn't scare us!" one of the short elders coldly snorted. He flung the green dagger in his hand forward, and it transformed into a fearsome, scaly green dragon that roared as it charged the Dark Ancestor.
The other four elders mimicked the action, throwing out their golden daggers as well. They morphed into four green dragons, all joining the assault on the Dark Ancestor.
Under the simultaneous attack of five green dragons, the Dark Ancestor was jolted back dozens of steps.
His face was a mask of fury. The strength of these five elders exceeded his expectations. His current clone was no match.
"Could it be you are the Netherworld Five Elders from the Netherworld Greater World?" the Dark Ancestor suddenly asked, having recognized the identity of the five elders.
"Correct," one of the short elders replied with a cold smirk.
"Fine. I will remember you," the Dark Ancestor said through gritted teeth.
"The Netherworld Five Elders have never feared intimidation from others," another of the short elders scoffed dismissively.
WHOOSH!
At that moment, the Dark Ancestor clone battling the Beast Lord and the other fifty Earth Immortals transformed into a streak of black light that instantly shot toward the altar and merged directly into the body of the Dark Ancestor clone already standing there.
Three Dark Ancestor clones had merged into one!
WHOOSH!
Just then, another Dark Ancestor clone returned from the distance, transforming into an astonishingly fast black streak that plunged directly into the body of the Dark Ancestor on the altar.
Four Dark Ancestor clones merged together!
RUMBLE...
Extremely powerful dark energy poured forth in torrents from the Dark Ancestor's body like vast black oceans, causing the numerous masters on the black altar to take a step back.
However, all the experts on the altar, Ye Yunfei included, possessed combat power at least at the Golden Immortal level and had no reason to fear the Dark Ancestor.
BOOM...
All the masters on the black altar attacked at once. Some unleashed magical treasures, others deployed profound martial arts, all assaulting the Dark Ancestor.
The energy unleashed by so many Golden Immortals acting in concert was shocking. It directly forced the Dark Ancestor back step by step, driving him out of the black altar's perimeter.
The real objective of these Golden Immortal masters was the Yin Seed. Once they forced the Dark Ancestor back, they all turned to charge toward the pitch-black child, each employing their own techniques in an attempt to snatch it.
ROAR...
Massive palms materialized, radiating terrifying energy pressure. It seemed they were about to utterly destroy this stretch of space. The entire black altar shook and swayed, as if unable to withstand such dreadful power.
"This Yin Seed belongs to us, the Netherworld Five Elders! All of you, back off! Otherwise, don't blame us for being impolite!"
The five short elders formed a sophisticated combat formation, relying on their greater numbers, trying to force all the others away.
"Humph! Netherworld Five Elders, I advise you not to compete with me. Otherwise, it would be awkward for everyone when we meet again in the future," the youth said, holding a longsword in his hand.
With a single sword stroke, the motion resembled a peacock spreading its tail. The space instantly filled with densely packed, brilliant sword lights, blocking the Netherworld Five Elders.
"Young man, are you perhaps from *that* family?"
The Netherworld Five Elders were startled at the sight of the sword art the youth displayed, their expressions turning grave.
"Indeed. Since you recognize my heritage, shouldn't you hurry up and step aside?" the youth arrogantly nodded.
"So what if you are from that family? Heavenly materials and earthly treasures have always belonged to the destined one. I believe the elders of your family are not so overbearing. Moreover, we people from the Netherworld Greater World have never bowed easily to others!" one of the elders retorted, his expression darkening at the youth's attitude.
Although that family was powerful and fearsome, the Netherworld Greater World standing behind the Netherworld Five Elders was also a formidable world. They weren't necessarily intimidated.
"It seems each of these beings who have barged in from the outside has quite significant backing," Ye Yunfei mused silently, listening to the conversation among these masters.