Gu Qingfeng continued to annihilate the Incarnations of the Ancestral Patriarchs, one after another, never stopping. Just as the Old Beggar had said, the Path of the Absolute rendered Gu Qingfeng invincible, the Path of Death made him undying and indestructible, and the Path of Life granted him endless vitality.
Faced with Gu Qingfeng, those Ancestral Patriarchs could neither block nor defend, neither attack nor break through. They could not even flee or hide. The only thing they could do was wait—wait for Gu Qingfeng's judgment, which would decide their life or death.
On Blackwater Mountain, the Old Beggar glanced at Gu Qingfeng in the distance and sighed, "This kid is too damn ruthless! He's just slaughtering them at a leisurely, unhurried pace. This is killing the chicken to scare the monkey—it's just a matter of whether those Patriarchs feel the pain."
Lady Blackwater said, "Rather than killing the chicken to scare the monkey, it's more like boiling a frog in warm water."
"This isn't boiling a frog in warm water! This is slicing off those Patriarchs' flesh piece by piece, forcing them to come out! Now, those Patriarchs have no choice but to come out and test him."
Lady Blackwater murmured, "He said that as long as he doesn't give the nod, this show today will never end."
The Old Beggar took a swig of Dragon Cauldron fine wine and sighed, "These Ancestral Patriarchs of the Great Wasteland have run into the worst luck of eight lifetimes meeting this kid. I'm convinced! This old man is truly convinced this time, utterly and completely."
Suddenly, the situation changed.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Dozens of figures rushed out in succession, charging toward Gu Qingfeng.
Then, dozens more followed, one figure after another surging forth.
The Old Beggar shuddered violently, his eyes gleaming with golden light as if possessing Fiery Golden Eyes. "Well, well! The Ancestral Patriarchs of the Great Wasteland are finally starting to get serious!"
The Old Beggar could tell that although the Patriarchs who had appeared earlier could also be called Ancestral Patriarchs, they were all second-rate. This time, however, the ones charging out were first-rate Patriarchs. Even though they were all Incarnations, they were not to be compared to the previous ones.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Another group of Patriarch Incarnations rushed out.
The first-rate Ancestral Patriarchs of the Great Wasteland seemed to have agreed in advance, swarming out from all directions like a hive.
"It looks like these Great Wasteland giants are going all out today."
In an instant, another wave of Patriarch Incarnations surged out!
"The Ancestral Patriarchs of Dan Ding Valley can't hold back any longer and are coming out!"
Lady Blackwater stared intently at the scene and said gravely, "If the Patriarchs of Dan Ding Valley come out, then the Patriarchs of the Seventy-Two Blessed Lands will definitely emerge as well!"
Sure enough.
Right after the Patriarchs of Dan Ding Valley charged out, wave after wave of Patriarch Incarnations surged forth one after another.
No one knew exactly how many Great Wasteland giants or how many Grotto-Heavens and Blessed Lands had emerged. All they knew was that in the blink of an eye, the sky was filled with figures—countless, endless Incarnations of Patriarchs, densely packed and still pouring out continuously.
"The Patriarchs of the Thirty-Six Grotto-Heavens are starting to come out as well."
Lady Blackwater's voice grew increasingly solemn. "They have made up their minds to test the depths of Emperor Jiuyou's power at any cost!"
In the void, countless figures darted about, countless rays of light flickered, countless supernatural powers transformed, and countless immortal weapons danced through the air.
Each of these Patriarchs from the Grotto-Heavens and Blessed Lands had cultivated for who knew how many years, their cultivation and strength unfathomable. Even as mere Incarnations, they were terrifying existences. At this moment, it was precisely such a group of fearsome Patriarchs, each wielding mighty immortal weapons and heavy treasures, unleashing supernatural powers as they frantically besieged Gu Qingfeng.
"Hahaha! Well come!"
Gu Qingfeng, far from being angered, laughed instead. He still did not dodge or evade, standing firm in place, allowing countless supernatural powers to envelop him and countless immortal weapons to smash toward him.
Gu Qingfeng laughed heartily and leaped into the air. His unrestrained laughter, like the roar of a dragon or the cry of a tiger, pierced through heaven and earth, dominating the ancient and present. As he soared skyward, the surrounding Patriarchs were shaken and forced to retreat.
"Since you all wish to test the depths of this Gu's power, then today, I'll let you see just how deep I truly am!"
Whoosh!
A Rainbow Light erupted from within Gu Qingfeng's body.
The Rainbow Light was both sacred and radiant, brimming with endless vitality, filling the entire Lingluo Heavenly Domain with an inexhaustible surge of life force.
Cloaked in a ten-thousand-zhang Rainbow Light, Gu Qingfeng resembled a deity descending to the mortal world, looking down upon heaven and earth. He was like the Great Sun ruling over the world, illuminating all things, and like the God of Life, causing all beings to revive.
At this moment, the Lingluo Heavenly Domain transformed into a sacred domain, a radiant domain, a domain of life.
And Gu Qingfeng was the God of this domain.
Whoosh!
The filling the sky Rainbow Light transformed and evolved, turning into venerable ancient Immortals of Radiance, into sacred ancient Buddhas, into great Solar Azure Dragons, and into flaming Phoenixes.
Looking around, the sky was filled with ancient Immortals, ancient Buddhas, great Solar Azure Dragons, and flaming Phoenixes.
Then, the Immortals and Buddhas transformed into the multitude of living beings, while the Azure Dragons and Phoenixes transformed into the multitude of spirits.
The sky was filled with them, countless and endless.
"The Path of All Living Beings! I offer sacrifice to the sacred, to the radiant, to life!"
Gu Qingfeng's voice rang out, like divine speech, dragon roars and phoenix cries, like Buddhist chants, and like immortal music...
All the sky-filling Immortals and Buddhas, all the sky-filling dragons and phoenixes, the multitude of living beings and spirits—all were bowing in worship to Gu Qingfeng!
Yes! Worship!
Just as all living beings and spirits would worship a True God, they were worshiping Gu Qingfeng.
This scene was madness, a breathtaking spectacle!
It evoked a sense of awe from the depths of one's soul—an irresistible, innate reverence comparable to the might of heaven itself.
And so it was.
At this moment, every Patriarch Incarnation besieging Gu Qingfeng in the Lingluo Heavenly Domain felt this way.
Their minds were in awe, their hearts were in awe.
Their divine senses were in awe, their consciousness was in awe.
Their physical bodies were in awe, their souls were in awe.
Everything was in awe.
Watching the sky-filling Immortals and Buddhas bowing to Gu Qingfeng, all the Patriarchs in the Lingluo Heavenly Domain were stunned, for it was as if they were witnessing the ancestors of Immortals and Buddhas paying homage to Gu Qingfeng.
"Open your dog eyes and see! This is the 'All Beings' Floating Slaughter, Myriad Phenomena Paying Homage' that you all desire!"
Gu Qingfeng's stern shout pierced the ears of the Patriarchs like a sudden enlightenment, like the transmission of a sacred decree.
Bang!
One Patriarch's Incarnation uncontrollably knelt in mid-air.
Then, ten, a hundred, a thousand, ten thousand...
Every single one of them, regardless of cultivation level, strength, or attainment, knelt in the void.
They did not know what this sacred, radiant, endlessly vital Rainbow Light truly was.
They did not even know why they were kneeling.
Truly, they did not know. Their kneeling was entirely instinctual—an instinct like feeling hungry and wanting food, thirsty and wanting water, injured and feeling pain. Under the envelopment of this great sacred, radiant, life-giving Rainbow Light, the awe in their hearts compelled them to kneel involuntarily.