Published at 23rd of April 2026 6:03 am

Chapter 4227: Invincible Star Plucking

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From high above, another Ninety-Eight Seals descended.

Old First was furious. He opened his mouth. Taking advantage of the moment when Huo tried to ambush Ancestor Shan, Old First swallowed the entire attack with one gulp.

Ancestor Shan was panting heavily. The colors that mottled their skin steadily turned ashen.

Old Fourth and Old Fifth watched while grieving. Ancestor Shan was both their ancestor and their father.

Suddenly, the ancient toad leaped up and threw a palm strike at a distant streak of blue light. That light was Lan Meng, who had laid down within a blue coffin to escape. Crossing a vast distance, Ancestor Shans palm strike cracked the blue coffin.

The attack revealed the true gap between the toad and Lan Meng. It should not have come. It should not have listened to that being and tried to come kill the old monster. Ancestor Shan was a true ancient powerhouse.

The toad prepared to throw a second palm strike when a scream caused their attention to shift.

In the distance, Old Firsts mouth had been torn open, yet the toad was still forcing himself to swallow something.

Ancestor Shan shouted, Open your mouth!

Old First clenched his jaw tight, steadfastly refusing.

Ancestor Shan sent a slap whipping over, and Old First was sent flying. Finally, the toads mouth opened, exposing Huo within.

At this moment, Huo looked completely different from before. The surface of its body should have had roiling currents of energy moving about, but at this moment, those currents were boiling as if they were liquid. It looked as if the creature had been dipped into scalding hot water. Its huge eyes were pale and unfocused, and yet they strangely remained locked onto Ancestor Shan.

The ancient toad nodded. I knew that you still had this move. By paying the price of death, a second Life Overreach can be used. I saw this once before when I fought against your Blacklight Civilization. What a pity: the strongest of that era of your kind wasnt able to break through to the level of the One-Hundredth Seal, even at the price of death.

But they created the One Hundredth Seal and passed it down to us so that we could take revenge, Hong replied. It was also not dead. Rather, just like Huo, the surface of the Blacklight creature boiled as though it were liquid.

Ancestor Shan had shattered Hongs body. More than half of it was gone. In fact, less than one-tenth remained intact, which was even worse than what had happened to Kui. Even so, Hong still lived.

The second use of Life Overreach caused both Immortals to radiate terrifying pressure.

Old Firsts mouth had clearly been ripped open, and yet he still charged towards Ancestor Shan.

Old Fourth and Old Fifth rushed forward at the same time.

Child, take them away! Ancestor Shan barked.

Old First roared, Im not leaving! Seven-Treasure Anuras do not fear death!

Old Fourth glanced over at Lu Yin. Dont come over here.

Lu Yin exchanged looks with Mister Mu, unsure of what to do. What was freshest in his memory was what Ancestor Shan had just mentioned: it was watching. Who was the toad referring to? What did it want?

Ancestor Shan sighed and looked at Old First. Watch carefully. See your old man off on this final road. You still have a futurelive.

After speaking, the toads body vanished. When they reappeared, they were already right in front of Old First. With his back to Lu Yin, Ancestor Shan opened his mouth and uttered something before flinging Old First over to Lu Yin in a single motion. Then, the ancient monster did the same to Old Fourth and Old Fifth.

It seemed that none possessed the power to resist Ancestor Shan. Neither Lan Meng, Old First, nor even Huo and Hong after using Life Overreach for a second time to elevate their strength could do so.

Not one was any different at all. None could resist. This was an irresistible power.

Seizing the chance, Lu Yin teleported away with Old First and the others, placing some distance between all of them and the continuing battle.

They reappeared a great distance away.

Far away, Huo unleashed the Darksky Seals, this time using Ninety-Nine Seals. It was the most powerful level that any creature had ever achieved throughout the history of the Blacklight Civilization. The only level above that was the legendary One-Hundredth Seal.

But no one was able to use the One-Hundredth Seal anymore, as all of the black plates had vanished with the spatial distortion.

The Ninety-Nine Seals was able to surround all of Huos surroundings, encompassing an extremely vast region. But before Ancestor Shan, Huo did not increase the area. All it needed to do was grind the old monster to death. The Blacklight Civilization endured, and in the future, powerful Blacklight creatures would rise to power once more.

Huo had escaped once before. It did not want to do so a second time.

Hongs fate was a pity. It should have served as the Blacklight Civilizations protector, but it had instead joined Huos last battle. Fine, well end it together.

With the Darksky Seals Ninety-Nine Seals and two uses of Life Overreach, Huo and Hong manifested far greater power than ever before, and they prepared to fight Ancestor Shan to the death.

If Lu Yin or any of the others were to try to face the current Huo or Hong, they would stand no chance. By paying the price of death, the two creatures had gained nearly invincible power.

Even Old Firsts Skyeater had been torn apart, which had been beyond Huos abilities in the past. The Blacklight creatures strength was completely different from before.

From far away, Lu Yin and the others watched on in shock.

Ancestor Shans unmatched power had started receding the moment that he had attacked Lan Meng. At first, no one had been able to withstand even a single move from the ancient toad, but at the moment, the two Blacklight creatures were able to fight back. The battle was brutal.

Everyone watched as Ancestor Shans body was torn open by Hong. They watched as the toads legs were crushed by Huo. Hong was slapped by Ancestor Shan, shattering into fragments, clearly dead and gone.

The blows also scattered Huos body. Again and again, the two tangled together. Again and again, they fought. Blood stained the Aevum Inch as black plates cracked.

Old First and the others rushed forward in a frenzy, but Lu Yin stood in place and simply watched.

Ancestor Shan had lived for so long and perfectly embodied the concept of an Immortal. Even so, at this moment, the ancient powerhouse still walked toward death.

There was no truly eternal creature. Eternal life was itself a mistake.

All of them would eventually die as well; it was just a question of sooner or later.

Old First and the others moved closer and closer to where Ancestor Shan fought. They approached the Ninety-Nine Seals, yet they lacked the power to change anything at all.

Ancestor Shan thrust his hands through Huos body, destroying both of its eyes. A violent twist ripped Huo in two. At the same time, Huos hooked claws stabbed into Ancestor Shans body, tearing the toad open as well.

Old First and the others frantically charged forward, yet they could not stop the battle. They were not even able to enter the Ninety-Nine Seals.

Only after Huo was completely destroyed by Ancestor Shan did the Ninety-Nine Seals fall away.

With his back to Old First and te other Seven-Treasure Anuras, as well as to Lu Yin and Mister Mu, Ancestor Shan stared upwards. Ive lived too long Tired Living for too long is in itself a mistake, a kind of mistake. If one makes a mistake, they should correct it.

Watch carefully: this is the ultimate mastery of Anuras Star-Plucking Hands.

With that, the toad raised both hands. Lotus leaves scattered as Ancestor Shans skin peeled away completely. They reached upwards as brilliant spots of light appeared. They were not stars, but more distant and brighter. Each one was irregularly shaped.

At this moment, Lu Yin suddenly felt a familiar sensation, reminiscent of the technological civilizations attack. It was the feeling of the entire Aevum Inch being dragged over. He quickly released Astral Anura, ensuring that the toad watched carefully.

The sensation of space being dragged over was more distant and deep, far more shocking than what the technological civilization had accomplished.

The void instantly drew close, crossing an unfathomable distance. The sky was like a vast curtain that was being pulled infinitely nearer.

Lu Yin clearly saw it. Those lights were megaverses.

Anuras Star-Plucking Hands were able to pluck stars, but they could also pluck megaverses.

Using megaverses in place of stars, plucking them from the sky to become invincible.

Ancestor Shans two hands fell. His Star-Plucking appeared to be truly invincible.

Whoosh.

A gale picked up in the Aevum Inch, and it violently pushed Old First and the others away. Even with all of their power, they were unable to resist.

The gale swept upwards, causing the megaverses to sway. Space and time fell into chaos. Vaguely, there even seemed to be the sound of a flowing river. Could that be the main stream of the River of Aeons?

Lu Yin could not describe what he was feeling at this moment. He had seen many other Immortals over the years, and yet Ancestor Shans power was terrifying and seemingly endless.

When Lu Yin finally managed to clearly see what was in the distance, his pupils shrank.

For as far as the eye could see, the Aevum Inch had shattered. Endless spatial distortion coiled about like gigantic black serpents that stretched out endlessly.

He could not see how far the damage extended for. All he knew was that the spatial distortion lasted for quite a long time, much longer than what the technological civilizations law-based weapon had caused.

This was also what appeared after Ancestor Shan had completed their karmic chain and their strength had been drastically reduced. Additionally, the toad had been severely wounded.

No one could imagine how strong Ancestor Shan must have been at their peak.

Ancestor Shan was gone. Within the shattered Aevum Inch, the toad had turned to dust, vanishing like smoke.

Old First and the other Seven-Treasure Anuras stared ahead in a daze. They had seen Ancestor Shan off on his final journey.

Lu Yin felt bitter. At this moment, there were no thoughts in his mind. He simply stared out into the cosmos. Ancestor Shan clearly could have lived. Just who had been watching the toad and caused him to lose any desire to live?

Ancestor Shan had clearly been beyond strong.

Why had Lan Meng suddenly appeared? Was it related to the it that Ancestor Shan had mentioned?

If Ancestor Shan had not died but instead escaped with Lu Yin, what would have happened?

If there had been any hope for everyone to survive, it was possible that Ancestor Shan would not have chosen death.

As for the ultimate level of Anuras Star-Plucking Hands, was it an inheritance that was left behind, or an attack?

Ancestor Shan was dead. There was no one to answer Lu Yins questions.

He stared at Old Firsts back. What had Ancestor Shans final words to his oldest been?

Its over. Every Blacklight creature that took part in this battle is dead. The creatures from the technological civilization that came here are also all dead. Even Obscuras gate was destroyed during that final battle. Everything is done here. Mister Mu sighed.

At their side, Astral Anura was in mourning. In the end, their ancestor had still died.

Lu Yin recalled what Ancestor Shan had said: This war was sparked by an incident from long ago. Let your ancestor end this karma completely.

Cause. Effect.

Where there is a cause, there will be an effect.

Even a being as powerful as Ancestor Shan had carried a karmic chain. Where did karmic chains come from? From the cosmos itself? From some power that could not be resisted? Or from some supreme being?

There were many speculations throughout the Aevum Inch, as well as many jokes.

It was possible that the answer hid among some of those jokes.

Right, the plates of the One-Hundredth Seals.

Some time later, Old First and the others returned. All of them stared at Lu Yin. Why didnt you take Dad away?

They were not blaming Lu Yin. Ancestor Shan had been invincible. If he had wanted to leave, he could have done so at any time. The toads simply wanted an answer.

Lu Yin met their gazes. It was Seniors own request.

Dad didnt tell us a reason. We hope that you can, Old First continued in a low voice.

Lu Yin looked at the toad. Do you Seven-Treasure Anura have a nemesis? Some kind of creature whose strength should be about the same as Ancestor Shans.

Old First and the others glanced at each other before shaking their heads. We dont know.

Lu Yin shared Ancestor Shans words with them. None of the Seven-Treasure Anuras had expected some other enemy to be hiding in the shadows aside from the Blacklight Civilization.

Obscura. It has to be Obscura. Lan Meng came here, Old Fifth suddenly declared.

Old First looked at Lu Yin and bowed. No matter what, we thank you humans for helping us. Please, help us once more.

You want to use me to investigate Lan Meng? To find out who the enemy that made Ancestor Shan unable to leave is? Lu Yin asked back.

Old First nodded. Yes.

Lu Yin did not refuse. I will definitely investigate this, but I dont think its very likely to be Obscura.

Seeing the puzzled expressions, Lu Yin explained, After joining Obscura, I learned why every member of Obscura conducts their own missions. Its because missions are accepted on an individual basis, and each member of Obscura accepts a unique mission.

If Lan Meng accepted the mission to destroy the Seven-Treasure Anuras, then no other creature from Obscura could accept that same mission.

This isnt just a matter of missions, but also a rule. Its no different from how Obscura canceled the mission to destroy our human civilization after I joined Obscura. That is why our human civilization became safe.

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