Douluo: Unbeatable from Capturing a Goddess

"Good!"

Many Zu Jing Qiang Zhe nodded in agreement, indicating their approval.

King Tianwu proposed, "After three breaths, we will unseal together."

"No problem!"

"Agreed."

At this moment, the Ten Great Ancestral Realms reached a consensus.

Seeing their confidence, the beings from Soul Land couldn't help but become tense, holding their breaths, with sweaty palms.

One could only see in the sky, the five Ancestral Saint Weapons floating in the air, with King Tianwu and other mighty figures assuming solemn expressions, beginning to activate the true power concealed within the Holy Artifacts. A terrifying aura was rapidly reviving, and the surrounding universe space couldn't stop trembling.

"One breath, two breaths."

"Three breaths..."

"Open!"

King Tianwu shouted loudly.

Everyone's hearts were in their throats, reaching the pinnacle of tension.

However, just as the aura of the five Ancestral Sacred Artefacts suspended in the air was about to erupt, it all ceased abruptly.

No one had truly activated them.

"Huh?"

"Why did they stop?"

"Has something unexpected happened?"

The beings from Soul Land looked on in confusion, unsure of what exactly had occurred.

King Tianwu and the other Ancestral Realm powerhouses were awkwardly stuck.

The battlefield fell silent.

You don't look at me, and I don't look at you.

To activate a Progenitor-level Holy Artifact, one must pay a considerable price, and they actually all had their own calculations.

They were waiting to see who would activate the Holy Artifact first, then, in a situation where they couldn't back down, they intended to kill Luo Yu.

After the effect of the opposing side's Holy Artifact expired, they would then activate theirs, and by then, they could control the battlefield.

As a result, now three breaths later, nobody had truly activated the Holy Artifacts.

King Tianwu was inwardly at a loss for words.

Indeed, life is like a play, all dependent on acting.

Nobody is a fool, each one of them is an old dog full of schemes, with countless tricks up their sleeves.

King Tianwu couldn't help saying:

"Cheh!"

"If you don't activate the Holy Artifacts, how can we kill this freak native?"

"What about the trust between people?"

Jian Chenzi stared at him and said:

"How can you shamelessly utter these words with such righteousness? We are allies now, and yet you're trying to deceive us. Doesn't your conscience hurt?"

King Tianwu became enraged with embarrassment.

"Nope, it's good that I didn't activate. Otherwise, if I were the only one to activate, wouldn't I become a huge idiot?"

"So you think we look like idiots?" the middle-aged Ancestral Realm powerhouse holding a gun snorted.

Jian Chenzi narrowed his eyes.

"King Tianwu, don't treat others like fools. Playing so many tricks at this time will only make these natives laugh at us."

"Sorry, they're already laughing."

A young man's charming and wicked voice came from afar, as he watched them with an amused smile.

This made the Ancestral Realm powerhouses even more so infuriated as their foreheads bulged with veins.

King Tianwu couldn't help but curse:

"Don't goddamn speak so self-righteously about me; I'm not any kind of saint, and neither are you."

Jian Chenzi said: "Enough, let's not waste time on pretense this time. We are all millennial old foxes, there's nothing to out-calculate each other over, activate the Holy Artifacts, and let's resolve this quickly."

"Fine."

"No problem."

The people from Soul Land felt that these lines seemed somewhat familiar.

The aura of the Five Ancestral Sacred Artefacts billowed, like dormant beasts in the universe rapidly reawakening, reaching a critical threshold.

Ready to completely awaken at any moment.

"One breath."

"Two breaths."

"Three breaths..."

"Activate!"

The Ancestral Realm powerhouses clenched their teeth hard, their faces strained, and issued roars in unison.

And the result...

The resurrection of the five sacred artifacts came to an abrupt halt in the last moment.

The beings of Soul Land were left speechless, their expressions bizarre.

Is this...

Is this...

Could this really be the scope of the Ancestral Realm powerhouses? So terrifying indeed.

"Hahaha."

Luo Yu, floating in the air across from them, burst into laughter filled with contempt and sarcasm.

Even if the Ancestral Realm powerhouses had thick faces, now they somewhat couldn't keep up appearances.

King Tianwu snorted coldly.

"I knew it all along."

Jian Chenzi gave an awkward smile but remained silent.

The middle-aged man holding a spear kept a straight face, though his fingers gripping the spear had tensed up.

"Enough."

"Isn't this humiliating enough!"

An Ancestral Realm powerhouse stood out; it was the elder who had been controlling the Massive Umbrella sacred artifact, known as Dye Finger Taoist.

"If this continues, we might as well retreat individually. Why bother squabbling here?"

Jian Chenzi, with narrowed eyes and a smile, said:

"Leaving is certainly not an option."

"When entering a mountain of treasures, how can one return empty-handed?"

King Tianwu exclaimed irritably, "Then why don't you just activate the Ancestral Saint Weapon and make a move?"

Jian Chenzi glanced at him sidelong and couldn't be bothered to respond, instead stating:

"Let's not beat around the bush."

"I believe everyone has seen that this lad can wield dual Rule Powers and has become a Beyond-limit Ancestral Realm powerhouse. I wouldn't believe he doesn't have a big secret hidden on him, and neither would you."

"If we want to get this secret, we must work together sincerely now. Any further disagreements will only allow the other side to pick us off one by one."

Dye Finger Taoist nodded.

"Indeed."

Jian Chenzi squinted his eyes at Luo Yu and said with a smile:

"This time, I will definitely activate the Progenitor-level sacred artifact. However, if I find out anyone has not activated theirs, I will forego attacking this native and instead, I'll see that person who didn't activate as a foe to fight to the death. Whoever wants to cut corners and snatch an advantage, just wait to bear the brunt of my fury."

"Of course, if I haven't activated it, you all can also choose to gang up on me."

"That's a good plan," the Burning Fat Taoist agreed with a nod: "Alright, I agree."

"Hmph."

King Tianwu snorted but his attitude clearly wasn't one of refusal.

Luo Yu yawned.

"Hurry it up; I'm getting tired of waiting. You are indeed dragging this out too much."

The ten great Ancestral Realm powerhouses' eyes hardened, a fierce light shining within, as they glared at him together.

A dominant aura swept across.

"Boy, are you so eager to rush to your death?"

"We're waiting to activate the sacred artifacts, what are you waiting for?"

"Waiting for death?"

Luo Yu gave a faint smile.

"You're welcome to try."

"Activate the sacred artifacts after three breaths!" King Tianwu said coldly, his gaze fixed: "I want to see if you'll still have the nerve to be so arrogant then."

After three breaths, four beams of light shot up into the universe.

Those were the four Ancestral-level sacred artifacts being fully activated.

After activating the Longsword, Jian Chenzi's sword qi surged to the heavens, emitting strands of sword Rule Power, intertwining in the void.

His own stature had shortened, looking greatly weakened.

The Jade Seal that King Tianwu was holding aloft unleashed thousands of circling golden dragons, containing terrifying power of Imperial Rule, constantly shattering the void. His own skin cracked all over, and fresh red blood seeped out, flowing into the Jade Seal.

Dye Finger Taoist's flesh appeared as if vanished, his skin withered and looked like only a thin layer clung to his skeleton. The Massive Umbrella, however, emitted rays of rosy light, its aura surpassing Ancestral Realm and reaching a completely different level.

They didn't immediately set their sights on Luo Yu but turned at the same time to the holder of the fifth sacred artifact.

Startled, the person trembled and immediately also sacrificed their life source, paying a huge price to activate the Great Cauldron...