Chapter 439: Victory and Defeat (Part 1)

The progenitors of other factions within the Boundless Deep Source Space were all watching, as the imminent grand war was set to fundamentally reshape the future power dynamics of the Boundless Deep Source Space.

"Almost there," the 89 progenitors of the Innate Primordial Chaos Faction observed from afar. They represented the largest power in the Boundless Deep Source Space, having occupied half of its territory for countless ages.

Now, they faced challengers: a cultivator faction with only eight lords! This cultivator faction had directly seized control of 1,600 world clusters in the South River Territory and aimed to expand further, utterly enraging the entire Innate Primordial Chaos Faction. For their common interests, they had to go all out!

A hum resonated as the progenitors arrived from across vast distances, their killing intent soaring.

"Kill!" The sprawling illusion of the Infinite Serpent Ancestor obscured the vast void. Upon arrival, they wasted no words, immediately striking without mercy, intending to annihilate the cultivator faction's eight lords.

The rumbling of space-time distorted and surged! The combined manipulation of space-time by the Mother of Space-Time and the Infinite Serpent Ancestor clashed with Starblaze Lord's control over space-time, creating a volatile interaction.

Furthermore, a vast and immense formation was quietly operating, making it seem as though the entire world was favoring Starblaze Lord.

"They have the advantage in space-time manipulation!" The Mother of Space-Time and the Infinite Serpent Ancestor were startled. In previous skirmishes, the gap between the two sides had not been so significant.

"Yuan's formation is influencing the world more profoundly," the Mother of Space-Time transmitted.

At that moment, all the progenitors took action. Among the many progenitors participating in this battle, five possessed the highest-level life-force abilities. Whether crimson, azure, or emerald, these five ultimate life forces spread, affecting every progenitor.

Various defensive powers, indestructible forces, world power, and domains activated. There were 39 progenitors specializing in self-preservation, who had undergone repeated drills to achieve optimal coordination. The myriad powers unleashed by these 39 progenitors synergized, forming a single, cohesive unit.

"Their domains are too strong; my formation can't penetrate them," Yuan transmitted, a hint of surprise in his voice. "They are now placing great emphasis on survival methods."

The Innate Primordial Chaos Faction regarded the cultivator faction as a genuinely threatening opponent! They considered potential defeat before victory. Thus, self-preservation was their top priority! The combination of 39 ultimate self-preservation abilities caused even the eight lords to show a change in expression.

Although each of these powers was a weakened version of a 'Dao' at the Deep Source level, their sheer number was overwhelming.

"Boom!" "Boom!" "Boom!"

This group of progenitors coordinated their actions, unleashing numerous lethal attacks. They had abandoned many close-combat maneuvers, such as the Giant God Emperor, Primordial Chaos Beast Ancestor, and Black Tide Ancestor cooperating to capture enemies in melee. In the previous war, they had dared to charge directly into the cultivator faction's battle formation in their true forms... but now they no longer dared.

They abandoned risky techniques and developed numerous combined killing moves!

A variety of illusions descended, penetrating the minds of every lord. However, each of the eight lords possessed extraordinary willpower, allowing them to see through the illusions. Nevertheless, the mix of chaotic illusions and true sights subtly affected the lords.

"Boom," with Yuan's assistance, Starblaze Lord, who held the advantage in space-time manipulation, this time enveloped the numerous progenitors with space-time techniques.

The many progenitors saw numerous future timelines, each a complete Boundless Primordial Chaos Space. Their future 'selves' and current selves saw each other, with their powers mutually influencing.

"Mother of Space-Time, suppress his timeline interference," the Boundless Progenitor transmitted.

"With Yuan's formation assisting, and Starblaze Lord continuously burning his combat avatar, his manipulation of timelines is exceptionally strong this time," the Mother of Space-Time responded. "I have already done my best."

"Attack! Ignore everything else, full-force assault!" While ensuring their own safety, a barrage of coordinated techniques poured down upon the cultivator faction's eight lords.

Various invisible virulent poisons spread, a few even bypassing all power obstructions to directly infiltrate the physical bodies and souls of the cultivator lords.

Destructive powers descended as if to end the world, either sweeping forth to crush everything, directly penetrating to explode within opponents, or silently annihilating all matter. Invisible forces also affected each lord, causing their bodies to slowly 'decay'. Moreover, ubiquitous powers repeatedly erupted within the cultivator faction's battle formation!

There were also powers that attacked along causality lines, forces targeting the soul, and occasionally, extremely terrifying destructive power capable of directly piercing through Yuan's formation.

Although Star-Blue and Luo Feng teamed up to resist as much as possible, some destructive power still bypassed them, striking other lords.

"Hahaha, with Yuan and Luo Feng's strength greatly increased, we're much more relaxed!" "It's far better than before," Moman, Naigu, Jin, and Minghuang felt significantly more at ease. Before Luo Feng became a lord, under such overwhelming attacks, their injuries would have steadily worsened, ultimately leading to defeat. But now, the situation was completely different.

"These minor injuries? Barely worth mentioning." "The consumption of my combat avatar recovers completely in the blink of an eye."

Yuan and Starblaze Lord were continuously burning their combat avatars, consuming approximately ten percent of their energy reserves every breath.

Yuan's formation directed the eight lords' powers, making their collective might stronger than before and reducing the impact of attacks on them. Starblaze's advantage in space-time manipulation also weakened the attacks the lords received.

With Luo Feng providing healing and replenishing energy reserves, the lords felt at ease, as if the attacks were merely "a bit of wind and thunder."

"The Innate Primordial Chaos Faction's attacks pose no threat to us!" Yuan smiled.

"Let's show them what we're capable of too," Moman said.

"Ages Slaughter Formation!" Yuan commanded. The eight lords were extremely cautious; only after successfully blocking the progenitors' attacks did they counterattack! Their first move was the 'Ages Slaughter Formation,' one of the eight great killing formations they had previously tested.

"Hum" The formation activated. Lord Moman's silent fluctuations spread everywhere! No one could escape its scrutiny.

"Strike!" Luo Feng also drew his blade. The blade light was incredibly condensed, like a single thread! This thread of blade light perfectly merged with space-time power and resonated with the fluctuations. Under the rules of the Deep Source Void, the thread of blade light even freely traversed certain timelines in the past, present, and future, rendering many defensive maneuvers useless, unable to even touch the blade light.

In the progenitors' eyes, they saw the blade light attacking simultaneously from different timelines, making it impossible to touch.

"It's indiscernible." "There's no way to block it." They tried to evade the blade light, tried to intercept it, but the blade light still struck like an illusion.

"This blade light flows through different timelines; unless all timelines within this 'time segment' are blocked, it will definitely hit," the Mother of Space-Time transmitted to her companions. "Rest assured, while the blade light can travel through different timelines, it must return to the present timeline when striking an enemy! Furthermore... its power won't be too great when flowing through different timelines."

"Whoosh!" The blade light instantly descended into the present timeline, sweeping past a progenitor's body, splitting it in two. However, with the aid of ubiquitous life force, that progenitor instantly recovered to their peak.

"The blade light's power isn't strong, yet it can easily split me in two!"

"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh." The blade light of the Ages Slaughter Formation circulated repeatedly, sweeping past progenitor after progenitor. In barely three breaths, it had swept past all of them. These progenitors were somewhat puzzled. Split in two? With a progenitor's life force, they wouldn't die even if divided into ten thousand pieces. Moreover, with multiple life-saving formations cooperating at this moment, their survival capabilities were greatly enhanced.

"Partial information on all 89 progenitors has been collected," Starblaze transmitted. Although the Ages Slaughter Formation's power wasn't immense, it was the easiest technique to bypass formation defenses, allowing for the fastest information gathering. Knowing oneself and one's enemy increased the chances of victory. Starblaze immediately transmitted and set the rules. In the battle between the two factions, Starblaze was responsible for determining the combat plan.

Of course, even with a flawless strategy, the ultimate outcome still depended on true strength.

"Be careful." The 89 progenitors dared not be careless in the slightest. Although the eight lords had primarily been on the defensive earlier, with their counterattacks being only the weaker Ages Slaughter Formation, the progenitors still felt a tremor in their hearts, even though their strength remained completely unimpaired.

"Rumble!" This time, the eight lords' might was clearly much fiercer. The full eruption of power from the present timeline was now unleashed without restraint.

The battle formations of the progenitors and the eight lords' combat array clashed with numerous techniques. The power of these collisions made even some of the distantly observing progenitors tremble.

"Just as predicted, the cultivator faction's strength has already surpassed that of my Ice Peak Faction." The Ice Peak Progenitor watched from afar, wondering if the Ice Peak Faction could still hold onto the twenty percent of territory it currently occupied.

"89 progenitors combined are only equivalent to eight lords?" Other observing progenitors now also confirmed the cultivator faction's strength.

Suddenly, Luo Feng burned his combat avatar, and the Bloodshadow Blade in his hand instantly surged in power. World-destroying force was also imbued into the Bloodshadow Blade, which he immediately slashed out.

At this moment, all eight lords except for Star-Blue burned their combat avatars. With the formation's coordination, their combined might fully integrated into the sharpest Bloodshadow Blade in Luo Feng's hand. The Bloodshadow Blade contained unimaginable power, along with the characteristic ability to cleave through all matter and energy.

"Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh—" Although the formations of the 89 progenitors possessed formidable defense, the combined power of the eight lords, centered on Luo Feng's single slash, forcibly cleaved through all obstacles! Dozens of coordinated ultimate powers could not stop this strike; all were severed! The blade light was too fast, instantly landing on 'Darkroc Progenitor,' who was protected by layers of formations.

The instant it struck, fluctuations, destruction, lightning, and life severance—various powers erupted within Darkroc Progenitor. Although the numerous life-saving forces from the formations formed by the 89 progenitors immediately enveloped it, attempting to save Darkroc Progenitor.

However, Darkroc Progenitor was the progenitor deemed easiest to deal with by the cultivator faction, identified through the 'Ages Slaughter Formation'! The moment the blade light struck, numerous powers simultaneously erupted, instantly annihilating its hidden life core, and its body was immediately swept away by space-time.

Darkroc Progenitor, dead! The Innate Primordial Chaos Faction went from 89 progenitors to 88. This shocked the progenitors themselves and startled the other observing factions.

"Even with such caution, a progenitor still fell in battle?" The Nine Emperors found it hard to accept.