TL: Etude

In a short time, more than a dozen commander-level forbidden insects had fallen.

For the Forbidden Insect Race, such losses were devastating. After all, there were only slightly more than fifty commander-level forbidden insects in total.

Initially, it was thought that under the relentless assaults of Palace Master Azure Dragon, once all the commander-level forbidden insects were slain, the entire Forbidden Insect Race would collapse automatically.

But at this moment, a sudden change occurred.

Boom!

A forbidden insect suddenly emerged, erupting with power comparable to a lord-level forbidden insect. It instantly launched an attack on an Invincible Dao Ancestor. The victim was none other than Imperial Monarch North Forest of the Heavenly Emperor Palace, one of the weaker Invincible Dao Ancestors.

Pfft!

A long appendage, sharpened like a weapon, pierced through Imperial Monarch North Forest’s body. The terrifying Dark Forbidden Power instantly obliterated his vitality.

With a single strike, Imperial Monarch North Forest fell, lifeless.

This scene shocked everyone, even catching Palace Master Azure Dragon off guard.

“There’s a seventh lord-level forbidden insect! And it was concealing its presence. It can actually hide its aura!” Palace Master Azure Dragon was utterly astonished.

Even Dao Ancestor Eternal Perpetuity and Dao Ancestor Divine Ruins, who were deep in battle, were taken aback. Based on all their previous investigations, there should not have been a lord-level forbidden insect capable of concealing its aura.

However, if a lord-level forbidden insect could truly hide its presence, then evenHeavenly King Nine Limits would be unable to detect it.

“It might be that forbidden insect with exceptional intelligence!” several Half-Step Domain Ancestors speculated in their hearts.

“Courting death!” Palace Master Azure Dragon was furious.

If the slain Invincible Dao Ancestor had belonged to another force, he might not have been so enraged. But this lord-level forbidden insect had killed one of their Heavenly Emperor Palace’s Invincible Dao Ancestors. Losing an Invincible Dao Ancestor was an enormous blow to the Heavenly Emperor Palace.

Boom!

Palace Master Azure Dragon charged at the lord-level forbidden insect. To everyone’s shock, this lord-level forbidden insect was not weaker than Palace Master Azure Dragon. Their battle was intense, each side evenly matched.

Without Palace Master Azure Dragon’s relentless assaults, the pressure on the Invincible Dao Ancestors increased exponentially.

“Dao Ancestor Divine Ruins, you’re the fastest. Go and continue slaying the commander-level forbidden insects!” suggested Palace Master White Tiger.

After all, with the seven Half-Step Domain Ancestors fighting against six lord-level forbidden insects, they already had an extra combatant. The extra number allowed them to maintain a crushing advantage. But even six against six was sufficient to hold the forbidden insects at bay, even if they didn’t have an overwhelming edge.

“Alright!” Dao Ancestor Divine Ruins agreed.

Whoosh!

Dao Ancestor Divine Ruins swiftly withdrew from the battlefield of the Half-Step Domain Ancestors, tearing through the void and arriving at the battlefield of the Invincible Dao Ancestors. He targeted one of the commander-level forbidden insects.

Although Dao Ancestor Divine Ruins’ attacks were not as devastating as Palace Master Azure Dragon’s, it only took two strikes for him to kill a commander-level forbidden insect.

The speed of a Half-Step Domain Ancestor’s attacks was unparalleled. Thus, unleashing two full-power strikes took barely any time at all. As soon as Dao Ancestor Divine Ruins joined the fray, the commander-level forbidden insects began falling one after another.

In no time, the losses among the commander-level forbidden insects became catastrophic.

However,

At this moment, yet another Invincible Dao Ancestor fell. This time, it was Dao Ancestor Silent Sound of the Limitless Sky Sect, who was surrounded and slain by six commander-level forbidden insects.

There was no alternative. The sheer number of commander-level forbidden insects was overwhelming. Each Invincible Dao Ancestor had to contend with two or three at once. Dao Ancestor Silent Sound was suddenly surrounded by six such creatures, one of whom possessed strength far surpassing the others, with combat power not much weaker than a Half-Step Domain Ancestor.

As a result, Dao Ancestor Silent Sound could not hold out and was directly overwhelmed and killed.

When Dao Ancestor Divine Ruins discovered Dao Ancestor Silent Sound’s demise, he launched an immediate attack on the powerful commander-level forbidden insect. Yet, relying on its fully-formed Forbidden Body, its strength far exceeding that of typical commander-level insects, and the coordinated assault of five additional commander-level forbidden insects, it managed to withstand Dao Ancestor Divine Ruins’ attack temporarily.

Following this trajectory, though they couldn’t truly defeat him, they could hold him off for a time.

Dao Ancestor Divine Ruins was deeply puzzled.

If Ye Tian were present, he would have understood the reason. That particular commander-level forbidden insect also possessed a Forbidden Talent. Forbidden Talents gave forbidden insects capabilities far beyond their usual limits.

For instance, compare a Half-Step Domain Ancestor and a lord-level forbidden insect. A lord-level forbidden insect, empowered by its Forbidden Talent, could contend with a Half-Step Domain Ancestor who had mastered forbidden Dao techniques. Thanks to its physical advantages, it could even gain the upper hand in prolonged battles.

After all, the Dark Forbidden Domain was an ideal battlefield for them. Conversely, Half-Step Domain Ancestors struggled to fully adapt to the environment of the Dark Forbidden Domain and couldn’t perform at their peak combat power.

If this battle were taking place in the Dao Mountain Domain, Dao Ancestor Divine Ruins could have swiftly killed this commander-level forbidden insect with the Forbidden Talent.

As for the war between Invincible Dao Ancestors and Half-Step Domain Ancestors, Ye Tian paid it no attention.

At this moment, he was single-handedly fighting thirty Seventh Heaven forbidden insects, alleviating pressure for others.

Had it been any other top-tier Seventh Heaven Dao Ancestor, they would have long since been killed under such a siege. But Ye Tian easily withstood the onslaught of thirty Seventh Heaven forbidden insects, occasionally killing one or two of them.

Of course, his confidence in facing thirty Seventh Heaven forbidden insects wasn’t based on raw attack power. No matter how powerful one’s attacks were, they couldn’t withstand such a siege. Even the strongest Dao Ancestors with weaker defenses would perish if they let their guard down.

But Ye Tian was a Dao Ancestor who had ascended from being a Supreme True Ancestor. With his Supreme Dao Origin, he could endlessly utilize Forbidden Origin Power to heal his injuries.

Thus, Ye Tian was repeatedly wounded and healed, endlessly using Forbidden Origin Power to recover. He was effectively unkillable.

Unless his opponents delivered a singular attack surpassing his limits, damaging him faster than he could heal, he couldn’t be killed.

One after another, the Seventh Heaven forbidden insects fell. As their numbers dwindled, Ye Tian’s pressure lessened, allowing him to kill them even faster.

Similarly, Ye Tian’s Copy Body, the Heavenly King Nine Limits, demonstrated equally terrifying combat power. It too faced dozens of Seventh Heaven forbidden insects.

Ye Tian’s overwhelming performance drew the attention of many Seventh Heaven Dao Ancestors, who were utterly astonished.

“My heavens, the Heavenly King Nine Limits is unbelievable! He’s single-handedly fighting dozens of Seventh Heaven forbidden insects and slaughtering them!”

“The combat strength of the Heavenly King Nine Limits has surpassed that of Young Master Gui. He could even kill Young Master Gui alone! Compared to the weakest Pinnacle Dao Ancestors, the Heavenly King Nine Limits isn’t inferior. And in terms of survivability, he’s even more terrifying than most Pinnacle Dao Ancestors!”

“Hahaha, with the Heavenly King Nine Limits here, our burden is much lighter. Hurry up! Kill them all! Once we finish off the forbidden insects here, we can go support the other Dao Ancestors!”

Similar praise echoed in the direction of Ye Tian’s main body.

Meanwhile, Ye Tian focused entirely on killing the forbidden insects, showing no signs of distraction.