Chapter 4899
2 Great Hunting Ancestor!
The two walked out of the main hall and came to a wide, silver corridor.
The walls on both sides of the corridor are inlaid with countless star gems, emitting a soft light that illuminates the path ahead.
Every hundred steps, two silver-armored holy guards stood at attention. When they saw the cliff, they bowed and saluted. When their eyes swept over Ling Feng, they all showed a look of doubt.
Ling Feng now has an aura somewhat similar to that of the Star Hunters, but he is still human in appearance.
While the Star Hunters' appearance is roughly similar to that of humans, they are not entirely the same.
For example, the ears of the Starhunter race are more pointed and longer than those of humans.
In terms of body proportions, the Star Hunters have slightly longer limbs, which is a very obvious difference.
A guy who clearly didn't look like a member of the Star Hunter clan had the aura of one, and Cliff treated him with considerable respect.
This also meant that Ling Feng's journey was bound to attract a lot of attention.
"Brother Lingfeng, this way please."
Ya's attitude at this moment was completely different from when they first met. His tone was respectful, and even had a hint of flattery.
He walked half a step ahead of Ling Feng, maintaining the posture of leading the way while not daring to walk completely ahead of him.
For the Starhunter clan, ancestral lineage is a symbol of status.
Others may not know, but Ya knows it perfectly well.
"You're too kind."
Ling Feng narrowed his eyes and smiled, "Brother Ya, do you know why this Eighth Hunting Ancestor called me?"
"Forehead……"
Ya scratched the back of his head and said with a wry smile, "I don't know about that. I'll just tell you what I do know. This Eighth Hunting Ancestor is named 'Rongtian'."
As he led the way, Ya whispered, "He is also the only one among the eight Hunting Ancestors who resides permanently in the Hengji Temple. The other seven Hunting Ancestors mostly patrol the depths of the Starry Sky Realm or are in seclusion in their ancestral lands. Therefore, all matters, large and small, within the clan are currently handled by the Eighth Hunting Ancestor."
"By the way, Captain Cliff."
Ling Feng nodded, then suddenly remembered something, "I'm within the Eternal Ruins, and my sense of time is somewhat confused. How much time has passed in the outside world?"
Cliff gave a bitter laugh: "Nearly two Beast Sea calendars."
"What? I've been inside for that long?"
Ling Feng paused, a hint of shock flashing in his eyes.
The Beast Sea Calendar is the common time unit in the Beast Sea, and one Beast Sea Calendar is roughly equivalent to one year.
Two Beast Sea calendars equal two years!
He felt that he had only been in the Eternal Ruins for a few months at most, but he did not expect that so much time had passed in the outside world!
You should know that when I was trapped in the Broken Realm, it only took me one Beast Sea Calendar.
Now, two Beast Sea calendars have been delayed, but it's unclear how much time has passed in the Divine World.
"This is still long!"
Cliff's eyes widened, and he clicked his tongue in admiration, "Brother Lingfeng, to enter the Eternal Ruins and emerge completely intact within two Beast Sea Eras is already a miracle among miracles!"
"That's true..."
Ling Feng shook his head and smiled bitterly, but a sense of urgency welled up in his heart.
He took a deep breath and immediately quickened his pace: "Captain Cliff, let's hurry up."
See the Eighth Hunting Ancestor as soon as possible, and then return to the World of Miracles with the help of the Pillars of Creation.
Bingqing, Ziling... and everyone else, you all must take good care of yourselves!
"it is good."
Ya nodded, and the two immediately walked briskly along the corridor.
After passing through three complex barriers, we finally arrived at the end of the corridor.
Ahead stood a colossal gate, ten people tall, its doors carved from a single piece of starry crystal, its surface adorned with a vast galaxy pattern.
He stepped forward from the cliff, placed his right hand on a spot on the door, and channeled the power of the star veins into it.
hum!
The starry pattern on the door suddenly lit up and slowly rotated open to both sides.
Behind the door was a vast platform that stretched as far as the eye could see.
The platform floats in the void, with swirling nebulae below and an eternal night sky above, dotted with countless stars.
In front of the platform stand nine towering stone pillars, their surfaces covered with ancient runes, exuding a desolate and timeless aura.
"This is where our Starhunter clan lives."
Ya turned to look at Ling Feng and said calmly, "Although my Star Hunting Clan has only explored about one-thousandth of the Hengji Temple, this area can still be considered a rare treasure."
Ling Feng took a deep breath and could indeed feel the nascent ancestral vein within his body stirring restlessly.
It seems that there is an improvement simply by breathing in and out.
It's truly a treasure trove!
Ya pointed to one of the nine stone pillars and continued, "Above the nine pillars are the realms where the eight Hunting Ancestors and the clan leaders reside. Look, that is the realm pillar of the Eighth Hunting Ancestor."
As they spoke, Ya had already led Ling Feng to the huge platform beneath the boundary pillar.
Below the boundary pillar, there are more than ten guards responsible for maintaining order.
Is the Eighth Hunting Ancestor here?
Ya took a deep breath and looked at the two golden-armored guards standing at the entrance of the platform.
The aura of these two Holy Guards was several times stronger than that of the Silver Armored Holy Guards outside, and there was a faint flow of star vein power around their bodies, forming a faint halo.
Upon seeing the cliff, they bowed and reported, "Reporting to the Imperial Guard, the Eighth Hunting Ancestor left half a day ago. It seems there was some unusual activity on the 'World Sea' side, which caused the entire Pillar of Creation to tremble."
"The world's ocean..."
Cliff's expression shifted slightly. He had clearly sensed the powerful aura fluctuations of the Pillar of Creation from the teleportation portal of the Eternal Ruins.
Could it be that the recent unusual activity in the World Ocean is related to this kid Ling Feng?
However, he wasn't sure, so he turned to Ling Feng and said, "Brother Ling Feng, it seems we need to wait here for a while."
Although Ling Feng was anxious, he knew that there was no use in being anxious at this moment, so he could only nod.
He walked to the edge of the platform and looked down at the swirling nebula below.
The nebulae were colorful, some as red as blood, some as blue as the sea, and some as bright as gold. They flowed and collided slowly in the void, bursting out with brilliant light.
"Isn't it beautiful?"
Cliff walked to his side and said softly, "When I first saw this scene, I was also shocked. I heard that these nebulae were formed from fragments of laws left over when the God of Creation built this Temple of Eternal Silence. If one's comprehension is high enough, one can even comprehend powerful laws of creation within these nebulae. However, since you have already created your own world, it is of little use to you."
Ling Feng watched quietly, only nodding slightly.
"Brother Ya, what kind of person do you think the Eighth Hunting Ancestor is?"
Ling Feng suddenly asked.
"Um..." Ya was silent for a moment before slowly saying, "This is not something I should be commenting on, but since Brother Lingfeng asked, I'll just share my opinion. Although the Eighth Hunting Ancestor ranks last among the eight Hunting Ancestors, his strength may not be the weakest. And his personality, comparatively speaking, is quite easygoing."
"Spontaneous?"
Ling Feng recalled that when he was trapped in the giant silver net, he had also met the Eighth Hunting Ancestor once.
At that time, I had only just begun to understand the Singularity. Although I knew that the Eighth Hunting Ancestor was very strong, I did not know exactly how strong he was.
But now that he has been able to condense a spiritual singularity, he can naturally understand where the true strength of this Eighth Hunting Ancestor lies.
"Yes."
Cliff nodded, "The Eighth Hunting Ancestor doesn't care much about rules and acts more according to his own will. For example, regarding letting you enter the Eternal Ruins, other Hunting Ancestors would probably never agree."
Ling Feng's heart stirred slightly.
Just as he had guessed, the Eighth Hunting Ancestor might have had another purpose in sending him into the Eternal Ruins.
But my adoptive father said that he had once guided the Eighth Hunting Ancestor in cultivation, and was also his clan uncle.
Given this connection, it seems that he currently has no choice but to rely on the Eighth Hunting Ancestor.
Just as he was pondering—
boom!
In an instant, a powerful and heavy pressure descended without warning.
The entire platform trembled violently, the runes on the surface of the nine stone pillars began to flash wildly, and the swirling nebula below seemed to be stirred by an invisible hand, suddenly becoming violent and forming huge vortexes!
Ling Feng felt a sudden heaviness all over his body, as if a mountain of millions of tons was pressing down on his shoulders. The power that had just been reshaped within his body was suppressed and its circulation became sluggish!
He groaned, his legs buckled slightly, and he almost knelt down.
Immediately afterward, Ya, standing beside him, knelt down on one knee, bowed his head, and said in a deep voice, "This subordinate, Ya, a personal guard under the Eighth Hunting Ancestor, pays respects to the Sixth and Seventh Hunting Ancestors!"
Unexpectedly, the two great hunters would arrive together!
Ling Feng's eyelids twitched violently, and their ranking was even ahead of the Eighth Hunting Ancestor.
Damn, I just hope they don't have ill intentions.
In an instant, the space in the center of the platform rippled like water, and then two figures slowly emerged.
The man on the left is clad in dark gold armor. He is tall and robust, with short, silver-white hair that stands on end. His eyes are dark red, and it seems as if magma flows deep within his pupils.
Just by standing there, the surrounding space began to distort and the temperature rose sharply.
The woman on the right wore a long, light blue dress, her figure slender and graceful, her silver hair cascading down to her waist. Her face was exquisitely beautiful, her skin as white as snow, and her eyes were a pure ice blue; wherever her gaze fell, tiny ice crystals seemed to condense in the air.
She exuded an extreme chill, a stark contrast to the fiery heat of the golden-armored man.
The moment the two appeared, the entire platform seemed to be divided into two worlds of ice and fire.
Ling Feng forced himself to stand up straight and looked up at the two people. They looked much younger than the Eighth Hunting Ancestor.
"Personnel guard?"
The golden-armored man (the Sixth Hunting Ancestor) glanced at Ya, his voice like the friction of metal, making the platform hum, "Ya, it's been a long time. I didn't expect you to be transferred to Old Eight's side."
Cliff knelt on the ground, cold sweat beading on his forehead: "It is also thanks to the Eighth Hunting Ancestor's appreciation..."
"Humph!"
The Sixth God Throne snorted softly, his gaze passing over the cliff and directly looking at Ling Feng. "Who exactly is this boy? As an outsider, he actually appeared in the heart of my Star Hunting Clan's territory, and moreover, he even possesses an ancestral vein!"
His eyes were fixed on Ling Feng, a hint of doubt in them.
In fact, the moment Ling Feng stepped out of the exit of the Eternal Ruins, the aura of the nascent ancestral vein within him could not be concealed at all.
Possessing ancestral lineage means having an incomparably high status within the Star Hunter clan.
They originally thought it was a senior member of the Star Hunter Clan, or a prodigy, who had finally emerged from the Eternal Ruins, which is why they rushed over immediately.
If it's a senior, then it's just a matter of greeting them. But if it's a prodigy, then naturally we'll try to win them over first.
But unexpectedly, the one who came out alive was a foreigner!
"Reporting to the Sixth Ancestor, this child is an alien race who previously intruded into the Land of Eternal Silence. As ordered by the Eighth Ancestor, he was sent into the Eternal Ruins. Now that he has come out alive, I intend to take him to the Eighth Ancestor to report back."
"Report back?"
The woman in the blue dress (the Seventh Hunting Ancestor) chuckled softly, her laughter like icy shards colliding, chilling to the bone. "Eighth Brother has quite the nerve. How dare he let outsiders into the Eternal Ruins without permission? Just who gave him that authority?"
Ya trembled and dared not reply.
Ling Feng also secretly realized that things were not going well.
Judging from their posture, the sixth and seventh Hunting Ancestors really have ill intentions!
The Sixth Hunting Ancestor's dark red eyes turned to Ling Feng, his gaze sweeping over him like a tangible flame. Ling Feng felt a burning pain on his skin, as if his body was about to be set on fire!
"Boy!"
The Sixth Ancestor frowned slightly, staring intently at Ling Feng, "Speak quickly! Where did the ancestral vein within you come from!"
The Seventh Hunting Ancestor's gaze sharpened, and he transmitted his thoughts to the Sixth Hunting Ancestor, saying, "The ancestral vein aura within this boy's body... is very special. It's definitely extraordinary. Could he be cultivating the complete 'Ancestral God Technique'?"
As soon as they finished speaking, the two Hunting Ancestors exchanged a glance, both seeing the solemnity in each other's eyes.
The next moment, the Seventh Hunting Ancestor strode forward and stopped ten steps away from Ling Feng, his icy blue eyes staring directly into his eyes: "Boy, who exactly are you? Why do you possess an ancestral lineage?"
Ling Feng gritted his teeth and resisted the pressure, saying each word clearly: "This junior, Ling Feng, comes from the Sea of Giant Beasts. As for this ancestral vein, it was only by chance that it was opened within the Eternal Ruins."
"Obtained by chance?"
The Sixth Ancestor sneered, "The ancestral lineage is the supreme heritage of our clan. You think you can fool us with just an opportunity? Speak! What exactly did you obtain in the Eternal Ruins? Who did you meet?"
Seeing Ling Feng being questioned like this, Ya, though sweating profusely, could only grit his teeth and say, "Two Hunting Ancestors, Ling Feng has indeed passed the test of the Eternal Fallen Ruins. The Eighth Hunting Ancestor has already made arrangements to take him to see..."
"Shut up!"
The Sixth Ancestor let out a cold shout, and Ya was struck as if by a heavy blow. He spat out a mouthful of blood and flew backward, crashing heavily into the stone pillar behind him, directly causing spiderweb-like cracks to appear on the pillar.
"It's not your place to speak here."
The Sixth Hunting Ancestor didn't even glance at the cliff, his gaze fixed on Ling Feng. "I'll ask you one more time! Who did you see within the Eternal Ruins? You'd better tell the truth."
Ling Feng looked at the cliff in the distance, struggling to get up, and a hint of anger flashed in his eyes.
He took a deep breath, suppressed his anger, and said in a deep voice, "In the Eternal Ruins, I did indeed encounter a senior of the Star Hunter Clan. He taught me cultivation methods and helped me condense the embryonic form of my ancestral vein using the Meridian Connection Method."
"Who?"
The Seventh Hunting Ancestor pressed on, his voice urgent, "What's his name?!"
Ling Feng remained silent.
His adoptive father had only mentioned the Eighth Hunting Ancestor to him, and relatively speaking, the Eighth Hunting Ancestor was slightly more trustworthy.
As for the others...
Before the situation is clear, it is unknown whether mentioning the name Xi is a good or bad thing.
Therefore, he dared not reveal it easily.
At least, it cannot be revealed until the Eighth Hunting Ancestor is present.
Otherwise, if those two old geezers were to resort to underhanded tactics, he wouldn't be able to withstand it!
"Not going to talk?"
A cold glint flashed in the Sixth Hunting Ancestor's eyes. "Then don't blame me for using force!" (End of Chapter)