Chapter 2600: Banishment
“An exterior incarnation!” someone said.
The cultivators of the Ancient God Clans looked towards Ye Futian. There was no aura on this figure. It appeared both real and ethereal, like it might dissipate into nothing at any moment.
Although Ye Futian killed two giant-level figures, the heads of six major Ancient God Clans were here. Their abilities were more powerful than Celestial Worthy Mountain Master and Mo Clan Lord. Moreover, Wang Xiao, who wielded imperial arms, was with them. Ye Futian would certainly not take the risk to come here in person. If he did so, he would just be handing them an opportunity to kill him.
The illusory figure stopped before them. Although it was just an incarnation, it seemed real.
The cultivators of the six major Ancient God Clans stared at the figure. None of them said anything. Wang Xiao was also staring at the figure.
Why had Ye Futian’s exterior incarnation come here?
“To the six major Ancient God Clans and all the other forces, leave the Original Realm immediately. Also, without my permission, never step foot in the Original Realm again,” said Ye Futian as he looked at the cultivators of the six major Ancient God Clans.
He was facing the heads of the six major Ancient God Clans. In the Divine Prefecture, the six of them were existences who stood at the peak.
However, right now, Ye Futian’s exterior incarnation was talking to them with a commanding tone. He wanted them to leave the Original Realm, and they were not allowed to enter the realm again without his permission.
He was so domineering.
The expressions of the giant-level figures of the six major Ancient God Clans were ugly. When had they ever been threatened in such a manner?
“Are you here to negotiate?” asked the Lord of Tianyan City with a voice as cold as ice as he stared at Ye Futian.
Ye Futian stated, “This is not a negotiation. I merely came to inform all of you. From this day forth, if any of you step into the Original Realm and are discovered by me, I will ensure that your Ancient God Clans will not have peace. Your disciples will not dare to take a step out of your bases.” His tone was indifferent, but it contained an unquestionable threat.
His words were domineering, and the six major Ancient God Clans depressingly realized that he could actually pull it off.
With Ye Futian’s current cultivation and ability, even though he could not slaughter his way into the bases of the Ancient God Clans, he could restrict their cultivators from coming out. He could also hunt them down one by one.
“Also, if another member of the Ziwei Segmentum perishes due to the Kill Order or is killed by one of your members, I will pay you back a hundredfold,” continued Ye Futian. “Starting from now, get lost. Leave the Original Realm and do not appear in my sight again.”
Ye Futian wanted the cultivators of the six major Ancient God Clans to get out of the Original Realm.
They were not to appear in his sight again.
The conversation now was an utter humiliation to the six major Ancient God Clans. No one had ever dared to talk to them like this.
However, today, Ye Futian from the Original Realm had directly issued them an order. He wanted them to leave the realm. Otherwise, he would ensure that their Ancient God Clans would never have peace.
They were furious. Terrifying pressure swept out from their figures and landed on Ye Futian’s exterior incarnation. However, his incarnation did not seem affected by their auras at all. He continued, “Keep in mind that I am only giving you one day. After one day, I will carry out what I said. You will bear the consequences of your actions.”
As he said this, his exterior incarnation became a ball of light of the Great Path and disappeared without a trace. It was as though it had never appeared and no one had said anything.
However, everything that had happened was already seared into the cultivators’ minds of the six major Ancient God Clans.
This was a disgrace!
This was utter humiliation!
Their Ancient God Clan reigned high and mighty. The Domain Chief’s Manor showed them face, and even the Imperial Palace had to be courteous towards them.
However, today, they had experienced an unprecedented humiliation.
Ye Futian wanted them to get lost from the Original Realm.
Otherwise, they would bear the consequences of their actions.
Ye Futian also only gave them one day to do so.
Standing high above them with his arrogant attitude, he gave them a direct order.
Cold wills emanated from the six giant-level figures. Their wills enveloped the vast space. The pressure was terrifying.
Since when have they ever suffered such humiliation?
Yet, that is precisely what happened here today.
Most crucially, they were pondering Ye Futian’s words and contemplating whether or not they would retreat. This was an even greater humiliation.
Ye Futian’s threat was also a truce. That meant that as long as they retreated from the Original Realm, both sides would have a ceasefire and not involve themselves in each other’s business.
However, if they did not retreat, that meant that they would continue to attempt to destroy the Ziwei Segmentum and kill its cultivators. Ye Futian would similarly begin his massacre and slaughter everyone.
Now that Ye Futian was giving them a choice, would they retreat?
After feeling enraged, they calmed down. For figures at their level, their emotional states would not be affected for very long. Their main concern was still cost and benefit.
“What do all of you think?” asked the Lord of Tianyan City. How could he have imagined that the current head of the Heavenly Mandate Academy, which he had destroyed with a wave of his hand, could already pose a threat to him?
Before this, they believed that Ye Futian’s cultivation was only sufficient to kill One-tribulation cultivators. They had wanted to seal off the Ziwei Segmentum and find a way inside.
However, now that Ye Futian could kill Two-tribulation cultivators, could they seal off the Ziwei Segmentum?
If they stood guard in the six main directions, Ye Futian might ambush them at any given moment. Aside from the six giant-level figures, who else could stop Ye Futian?
“It is indeed pointless to remain here,” said the Jian Clan Ancient Royal Family Head. “We should leave first. We can discuss how to kill Ye Futian later.”
“Agreed,” added the Vajra Region Lord. “There is still plenty of time. When we find the chance, we can kill him then.”
As long as they killed Ye Futian, everything would end.
Infinite Mountains Master quietly watched all of this. Before this, his uncle-master had told him that Ye Futian might possess Two-tribulation combat ability. As expected, it was as his uncle-master had speculated.
This war was growing troublesome.
It seemed as though they were in a stalemate.
“If that is the case, then let’s retreat,” said the Lord of the Haotian Clan. Before this, they had issued the Kill Order and rallied the forces of the entire Divine Prefecture to destroy the Ziwei Segmentum and kill Ye Futian.
However, now that they were outside of the Ziwei Segmentum, they were retreating.
The six major Ancient God Clans very quickly came into agreement to leave the Ziwei Segmentum.
Wang Xiao quietly watched from the side all this while. Was this the turning point of the war?
The Ziwei Segmentum led by Ye Futian no longer feared the Ancient God Clans.
The six major Ancient God Clans retreated from this place. Very quickly, all of them disappeared from the starry sky. It was as though no one had ever appeared in this silent space. It felt like nothing had happened at all.
After the various cultivators retreated, they summoned back their members in the Original Realm and returned to the Divine Prefecture together.
They had all decided to give up the Original Realm.
As Ancient God Clans, even if they gave up the Original Realm, it was not a significant loss to them.
…
Ye Futian immediately knew when the six major Ancient God Clans retreated from the Ziwei Segmentum.
With a beam of swirling starlight, a group of cultivators led by Ye Futian appeared on the outskirts of the Ziwei Segmentum. Lord Chen, Xi Chiyao, and the others were also present.
Lord Chen said, “Palace Lord, you killed two giant-level figures in this battle and destroyed two peak forces of the Divine Prefecture. You have shocked the cultivators of the Divine Prefecture and threatened the six major Ancient God Clans to the point that they left. Are you planning to have some rest and recuperate after this?”
Ye Futian nodded his head and said, “After this battle, the Kill Order will no longer pose a threat to us. No one from the Divine Prefecture will dare to mess with the Ziwei Segmentum easily.”
It was time for the cultivators of the Ziwei Segmentum to head out again into the world. There was no point in them continuing to stay in the segmentum and be at a war of attrition with the six major Ancient God Clans.
Lord Chen understood Ye Futian’s intention. He nodded his head slightly and said, “I will prepare our men to once again head to the bases of the six major Ancient God Clans in the Original Realm and claim all of them as our own. In this battle, it was not just the various cultivators of the Divine Prefecture who were astonished. In the Original Realm, there is probably no one who dares to contend with us anymore.”
Ye Futian’s first goal after coming out of seclusion was to reclaim the lands of the Original Realm.
“I will leave it to you, Lord Chen,” said Ye Futian. Then, Lord Chen and the others left.
After the various cultivators left, Hua Jieyu and Xi Chiyao still remained.
Xi Chiyao looked at Hua Jieyu with her beautiful gaze. Ye Futian looked at her and said, “Goddess Chiyao, do you have something you wish to say?”
“Hmm,” responded Xi Chiyao as she nodded her head. “You did not wish to continue this war of attrition with the six major Ancient God Clans because you believed in your own abilities. Given time, you can destroy the Ancient God Clans in the future. Hence, you merely banished them.”
Ye Futian did not say anything. Instead, he just looked at her. Xi Chiyao seemed to want to tell him something.
“I just want to give you a reminder,” said Xi Chiyao. “Before this, I have told you that the Ancient God Clans have rich inheritances. There is more to them than you can imagine. It is the same this time. The Ancient God Clans have had inheritances of Great Emperors for countless years. They have more than just a simple will of a Great Emperor. Whatever you can think up, they can also do the same. You must be careful in the future.”
Xi Chiyao was born into an Ancient God Clan, so she was naturally most familiar with them. She was also the goddess of West Imperial Palace and an heir to a Great Emperor. She would certainly know more about these matters than others.
“I will,” answered Ye Futian seriously as he nodded. He took Xi Chiyao’s words to heart.
Before this, he attacked the Infinite Mountains as a test. On top of Infinite Mountain, he encountered an elder who used the will of the divine mountain to unleash extremely powerful might. Aside from that, he did not know what else was there within the divine mountain.
In Haotian City, he had felt the will of Haotian. The Great Emperor had even spoken to him, and he had mocked the fallen old god. Nevertheless, had the old god truly fallen?
There was most likely more to them than met the eye.
Regardless, the Ziwei Segmentum had won a great victory this time.
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The six major Ancient God Clans, as well as the forces of the Divine Prefecture, had given up on the Original Realm. They were banished and returned to the Divine Prefecture. Two giant-level forces were also destroyed. News of this got out very quickly. One could imagine how shocking this news was.
Ye Futian was truly like the sun in the sky. Everyone in the Divine Prefecture knew his name. Even youths were talking about him.
As for the forces of the Divine Prefecture, they thought that the current Original Realm and Ziwei Segmentum were already comparable to an Ancient God Clan.
The Ziwei Segmentum had two giant-level figures – Ye Futian and Lord Chen. They also had the inheritance of Great Emperor Ziwei as well as various powerful cultivators. Their lineup was already no weaker than that of an Ancient God Clan.
A new giant-level force was born in the Original Realm. They wanted to dominate the realm.
In this chaotic world, could the Ziwei Segmentum maintain its grasp on the Original Realm?