Chapter 151: Encountering Ye Fan, the Tragedy of the Primeval Race

It was evident that this mysterious hunter of the ancient races, who had consistently fed on beings of the ancient lineage, was none of other than the elder Human Devil, having returned after slaying the supreme Great Sage of the Myriad Dragon Nest out in the starry vault!

At Chen Xing's behest, the elder Human Devil had not roasted and consumed that ancient dragon, but instead let its corpse drift away into the depths of the stars, vanishing completely from the eyes of all living things!

Yet the old man indeed possessed a tremendous craving, and precisely at this time, various factions of the Primordial races had emerged into the world and waged a fierce war against the human race. This delighted the elder Human Devil to no end!

In the end, the old man made his decision: he would first slay a number of higher-ups from the ancient races. On the one hand, this would help stall the full-scale war between the human race and the ancient races; on the other hand, he could conveniently seize the opportunity to satisfy his appetite!

By this time, the drawback of the opposing Yin and Yang forces within the Human Devil's body had long since been resolved, and his cultivation had advanced a step further. Naturally, he no longer feared these vanguard pawns of the primordial royal families.

Come to think of it, it was quite comical. When Chen Xing helped the Human Devil resolve the mutual repulsion of the Taiyin and Taiyang techniques last time, the method he used was remarkably simple!

Chen Xing merely straightened out the chaotic Yin and Yang forces with his supreme divine power, and then injected a wisp of primal chaos breath into his body, forming a miniature Taiji fish that circulated ceaselessly within him!

The Taiji fish slowly drove the integration of the Yin and Yang forces within the elder Human Devil, effortlessly resolving the difficult problem that had plagued him for endless years—his inability to fuse the two.

This left the recovered elder Human Devil utterly speechless. Such a simple method had eluded him for tens of thousands of years, showing that the titles bestowed upon him by others as a cultivation genius were perhaps open to debate.

Although the old man disdained to slaughter those emerging vanguards in his heart, he understood that once those primordial royal families fully emerged, hunting them down would become exceedingly difficult!

After all, he currently had only one foot in the Quasi-Emperor realm and was still unable to contend with those peak Great Sages wielding imperial weapons! Otherwise, prior to his duel with the supreme Great Sage of the Myriad Dragon Nest, he would not have asked Chen Xing to first help him take away the other party's Myriad Dragon Bell.

It was precisely for this reason that the elder Human Devil launched a frantic hunt against the higher-ups of the ancient races! He completely pinned down the newly emerged ancient factions, buying precious time for the human race.

Although the primordial people were currently searching everywhere for the trace of the Human Devil like madmen, whether by the old man's design or not, the only ones capable of discovering him were those ancient higher-ups at the Mighty realm and above!

Regrettably, the cultivation levels of those primordial beings fell far too short compared to the Human Devil. Though some managed to catch a glimpse of the elder Human Devil, they were merely delivering meat right to his doorstep.

Amidst this endless cycle of hunting, being eaten, hunting again, and being consumed once more, within the span of just a few short years, a full third of the emerging ancient higher-ups had been slaughtered and devoured by the elder Human Devil.

In truth, over these past few years, the primordial people had failed to notice that among the third of the higher-ups who had been slain, some had not actually been killed by the Human Devil!

Yet in the end, their bodies still found their way into the Human Devil's stomach.

In a secluded valley under the cover of night, a bonfire crackled and popped upon the ground.

At this moment, two figures sat beside the fire, roasting something on spits!

A withered, thin old man draped in animal skins stared with glowing eyes at the food roasting in his hands!

He grasped a branch, constantly turning it over the flames! Skewered on the branch was a piece of meat roasted to a golden luster, exuding wisps of glistening oil that looked utterly mouth-watering!

"I tell you, Little Ye, you really ought to taste this. This meat is truly a delicacy among mortals! Your old man here has been craving this exact flavor for tens of thousands of years."

The withered old man in animal skins stared at the roasted meat in his hands while speaking to the young man beside him.

"Elder! You'd better enjoy it yourself! I have no fortune to partake in such a feast! I'd rather stick to my wild game!" The youth addressed as Little Ye replied with an involuntary bitter smile.

The old man curled his lip in disdain and said:

"It's not like I'm asking you to humanely dine on people. These fellows are all transformed from various mutated beasts, and once they die, they revert to their original forms. What are you afraid of?"

Hearing this, the youth couldn't help casting a glance at a colossal corpse resembling a horned dragon tossed aside in the distance!

Yet thinking of the human-like appearance—eight or nine tenths similar to a mortal man—that this creature had possessed before being slaughtered, his stomach churned violently.

"Really, there's no need. You just enjoy it yourself, Elder! Pay no mind to me, I'll just eat this roasted chicken." The young man surnamed Ye brandished the roasted chicken skewered on the branch in his hand and said with a helpless expression!

"To think you are a Quasi-Emperor, yet you don't even dare to eat an ancient clansman!" the withered old man muttered, curling his lip.

Seeing that the roasted meat was ready, he immediately took it off the fire and began to devour it with gusto. Eating with a full mouth, he mumbled indistinctly:

"Such delicious food, why would anyone refuse to eat it? Fragrant! Truly fragrant!"

The withered old man was naturally none other than the elder Human Devil, while the one he called Little Ye was none other than Ye Fan, who had already attained the Quasi-Emperor realm.

As it happened, following Chen Xing's suggestion, Ye Fan had come to hunt the ancient races to temper himself. To his surprise, on his very first foray, he ran into the elder Human Devil, whom he had briefly crossed paths with at the Myriad Dragon Nest.

Through their conversation, and at the old man's suggestion, Ye Fan concealed his identity to launch strikes from the shadows, making sure not to expose himself prematurely!

The Human Devil knew that the primordial royal families were about to emerge, and with his own strength alone, it would be difficult to contend with them!

The old man guessed that within the primordial royal families, not only were there imperial weapons suppressing their destiny, but there should also be Quasi-Emperors sealed away until the present day!

After all, the forces of the primordial myriad races back in ancient times far surpassed the human race; the survival of a few isolated Quasi-Emperors did not surprise him in the least.

Should a Quasi-Emperor arrive bearing an imperial weapon, even he—a peak Great Sage with one foot in the Quasi-Emperor realm—would likely have to keep his distance.

As it happened, he ran into Ye Fan, who had just broken through to the Quasi-Emperor realm. After discussion, they decided that the old man would operate in the open while Ye Fan acted in secret, waiting for the primordial royal families to emerge so they could deal them a heavy blow when the opportunity arose!

Thus, the two of them—one visible, one hidden—slaughtered nearly a hundred ancient higher-ups within the span of a few short years.

The Myriad Dragon Nest in the Northern Territory!

A group of primordial tribesmen belonging to the Myriad Dragon Nest faction, who had emerged ahead of time, knelt outside the Myriad Dragon Nest, speaking with grief and indignation.

Just as the speaker paused, a grand voice resounded in their ears: "When I commanded you to emerge ahead of time, when did I ever tell you to wage a bloody war against the human race?"

Hearing this, the leading figure kneeling outside froze in place!

He failed to understand why Great Sage Qianlun had wanted them to emerge in the first place, if not to allow the Myriad Dragon Nest and the various royal families to reign supreme over Beidou once again. Without contending with the human race, how could they seize control of Beidou?

However, seeing as Great Sage Qianlun was currently the one in charge within the Myriad Dragon Nest, the man respectfully replied:

"Reporting to the Great Sage, the various clans discussed the matter together, wishing to suppress the human race first before officially going to war with them. But we never expected a freakish monster to appear, slaughtering many of our clansmen. Most terrifying of all, he... he actually... even ate the bodies of our clansmen!"

At the mention of this, the man could not help trembling slightly, clearly terrified by the elder Human Devil's hearty appetite.

Silence instantly descended upon the Myriad Dragon Nest, with no words passing outward for a long while.

Deep within the Myriad Dragon Nest, Great Sage Qianlun wore a look of profound grief on his face as he muttered to himself: "Father, have you fallen after all?"

Hearing his subordinate's description, he naturally guessed who the culprit was. Apart from that damned Human Devil, who else would have nothing better to do than feed on the primordial myriad races?

Knowing that the Human Devil had now manifested in the world while his own father had failed to return after all this time, Great Sage Qianlun understood that his father had undoubtedly been slain by the Human Devil!

Although he had mentally prepared himself beforehand, Great Sage Qianlun was still consumed by extreme sorrow over his father's passing.

The thought that his father might even have been served as food by the Human Devil filled Great Sage Qianlun with a towering rage, which he ultimately forced down with great difficulty.

He knew that the Myriad Dragon Nest had lost its imperial weapon, the Myriad Dragon Bell. Even if he joined forces with Great Sage Longyuan, they likely still wouldn't be a match for the Human Devil. The dual cultivation of Taiyin and Taiyang could forge the ultimate expert—that was no mere saying; a single Human Devil was entirely capable of obliterating their Myriad Dragon Nest!

"You may return first, and cease your search for that person. All of our royal families are about to emerge fully, and when that time comes, we shall settle the score with the human race." After a long silence, Great Sage Qianlun's voice rang out from within the Myriad Dragon Nest once more.

The leader respectfully acknowledged the command and led the others away.

Just as these people departed, a streak of white light suddenly shot forth from the Myriad Dragon Nest, blasting a small mountain into powder as an enraged roar reverberated across the heavens and earth:

"Human Devil! When our royal families emerge into the world, I shall tear you limb from limb and avenge my father!" The hatred soaring within that voice seemed ready to destroy all living things.