Age of Calamity in Swallowed Star

An invisible wave swept across silently, gently enveloping the members of the Tianyun Clan.

Dust particles danced and scattered.

As far as the eye could see, immortal gods belonging to the Tianyun Clan turned to dust in the wind, leaving no trace.

Only Ma Teng and some of his clansmen remained alive, spared from annihilation.

After all, they were just ordinary martial artists who hadn't committed any great atrocities. It would have been too cruel to simply erase them, a sight Lin Ye didn't want to witness.

Even so, their memories were replaced by the Nether Orchid True God, causing them to forget everything that had just happened.

Such memory-altering techniques are difficult for even ordinary universe supreme masters to detect.

Only a True God like Nether Orchid, proficient in soul secret techniques, could slowly restore them with special methods, but it would still be extremely difficult.

"What happened? Why did everyone suddenly die?"

Ma Teng looked around in horror, then a flood of memories surged into his mind.

Gradually, he accepted the reality.

Fortunately, some clansmen survived, allowing the lineage to continue.

"Sigh!" Ma Teng sighed deeply and quickly led the remaining clansmen away from the place.

"Hold on, I didn't say you could leave yet."

Another abrupt voice rang out.

Then, Lin Ye, clad in blood-colored armor, appeared before Ma Teng, who immediately said respectfully, "Junior Ma Teng greets Venerable Senior."

In the eyes of a low-ranking family member like him, someone who could easily trap a god-level expert like him in an illusion must be a higher-level Venerable.

Perhaps this young and powerful teenager before him was even a Heavenly Venerable who opposed the Tianyun Clan, so he couldn't help but be respectful.

"No need to be so polite. I helped you clear out these people from the Tianyun Clan. I hope it won't implicate you?" A hint of a smile appeared on Lin Ye's face.

"No, no, no, how could that be!" Ma Teng, seeing Lin Ye's ambiguous smile, felt a chill run down his spine. He quickly waved his hand and said, "Absolutely not! The Tianyun Clan's scum came to slaughter us in the first place. Senior's act of killing them is a great favor to my clan."

Saying this, the King-Sealing Immortal Ma Teng spat fiercely at the Tianyun Clan's lackeys who had turned to ashes below, and continued, "I, Ma Teng, have no way to repay you, so I can only offer the core component of a treasure temporarily stored by my clan to Senior, hoping it will be of some help."

Ma Teng looked at Lin Ye sincerely, then took out a section of a vajra-like object from his storage space and respectfully handed it over.

"What is this!?" Lin Ye narrowed his eyes slightly, examining the vajra.

The pitch-black vajra looked unremarkable, completely wrapped in layers of strange runes, with faint, extraordinary energy flowing on it.

However, this 'not bad' was only in the eyes of an immortal god like Ma Teng.

As for Lin Ye, his gaze only lingered on the black vajra for a moment before moving away: "No need to give it to me. Don't even mention just a component of such a small item, even a complete treasure wouldn't be of much use to me."

"So you should keep it yourself."

"Ah?? How could that be!?" Ma Teng's mouth widened, looking incredulous.

The Tianyun Clan had come from afar precisely for this treasure.

Now, even if he offered it with both hands, this young senior actually refused.

The difference in status and background was immediately apparent!

This person's origin and background were definitely not something that the lackeys of second-rate families like the Tianyun Clan could compare to.

"Senior, please accept my token of appreciation," Ma Teng insisted somewhat.

"I really don't need such a low-level treasure. It's really useless. There's no need to be so surprised!"

Lin Ye waved his hand with a smile and said, "Just keep it yourself. Maybe you can exchange it for something useful in the future."

With his current vision, he could tell at a glance that the vajra in front of him was just an ordinary component of a supreme treasure, with extremely limited importance.

It couldn't even catch his eye.

Even a complete ordinary supreme treasure wouldn't get a second glance from him.

The reason was simple.

The current Lin Ye was not the same as before.

He could destroy it with a single strike, rendering it useless.

However, for ordinary universe venerables, supreme treasures were extremely rare and valuable treasures, something they would fight tooth and nail to obtain.

"Hahaha, we really don't care about this treasure. Just keep it, little brother!" At this time, the Starry Sky Behemoth Ancestor, who had transformed into a new appearance, appeared out of thin air with a smile on his face.

"Seniors, now that you have killed the people of the Tianyun Clan like this, they are likely to send even stronger experts," Ma Teng couldn't help but have beads of sweat seeping out of his forehead, appearing extremely apprehensive.

"Don't be afraid, we'll kill as many as they send!"

The Flame Dragon True God, whose whole body was burning with raging flames, smiled and made a throat-slitting gesture to the survivors. "Just watch, we will ensure your safety."

"Okay, that's all I can do for now..." Although he felt very helpless, Ma Teng couldn't refute the powerful Venerables before him.

Perhaps following them would give him a chance to survive.

Otherwise… the pursuit of the second-rate family, the Tianyun Clan, would be enough to easily destroy these slave warriors.

So they were willing to take a gamble.

Betting that these seniors were more powerful than the Tianyun Clan and could protect them!

About two and a half hours passed.

In the distance, several large ships rumbled over. On the warship at the front, a burly middle-aged man looked towards this place from afar, his gaze calm and profound.

Behind him, a large group of subordinates stood respectfully, ready to give their lives for him at any time!

At this moment, his fearless voice came—

"You guys are really bold, daring to slaughter my clan's people. Do you even know how to write the word 'death'?"

"It's Ma Jianyuan, the Seventeenth Elder of the Tianyun Clan!!"

"I didn't expect this elder to come. He's a powerhouse who has stepped into the Venerable realm for countless years, many times stronger than an Immortal God."

At this moment, these surviving Immortal Gods and World Lords were all trembling with fear.

Not only him, but even Ma Teng had a bitter look on his face, as if he would be killed in the next second.

The Starry Sky Behemoth Ancestor and Lin Ye looked up, the latter grinning at the Behemoth Ancestor: "What a bunch of ant-like universe venerables, their aura is actually approaching that of a universe venerable."

In the distant sky, the middle-aged man in the universe warship looked at these fearless people, and when he sensed that their aura was only that of 'ordinary immortal gods,' the stone he was holding in his heart finally fell.

Then, he said indifferently: "Little brats, you actually dare to provoke my Tianyun Clan. Go reincarnate properly in your next life… Ah ah ah!!!"

Before the Seventeenth Elder could finish speaking, a huge fire net appeared out of nowhere in the sky.

In the blink of an eye, it completely enveloped all the flying ships, including him.

"Break!"

"Big, big, big, break it for me!!"

Surging divine power swept out in all directions as the elder's body swelled wildly.

But in the end, it didn't have the slightest effect.

The Seventeenth Elder, using all his means, ultimately failed to shake this fire net in the slightest.

He didn't even see a single bit of damage.

Only at this time did he realize that he hadn't encountered a pushover, but a giant crocodile in the wilderness!

But despite this, he still didn't give up in the slightest, his hands still using endless methods, attacking like a madman.

"I'll fight it!!"

Seeing that all the attacks were ineffective, a cold light of desperation flashed in his eyes.

"Chirp~~"

As divine power surged wildly, the Seventeenth Elder transformed into a huge cyan bird with a length of hundreds of thousands of kilometers.

The sword feathers growing backward all over its body, and the sharp, sharp six giant claws, reflected a frighteningly cold light under the sunlight.

However, the vast and magnificent aura that erupted in this instant only threatened Ma Teng and others with very weak strength.

On the other hand, Lin Ye and his party leisurely watched the entire transformation process of the Seventeenth Elder, and pointed and commented from time to time—

"The transformation speed is too slow, you'd be killed long ago where we come from!"

The Flame Dragon True God shook his head helplessly and sighed, "If it were me, I would definitely focus more on insurance during the transformation. Being so open and aboveboard, I could kill you with one move!"

"Such a big bird, how much meat would it have? I just want to know if it's tasty!?"

The Starry Sky Behemoth Ancestor commented, his eyes flashing with a very strong interest.

"Chirp! Chirp! Chirp!"

Seemingly hearing Lin Ye and others' evaluation of him, the big bird suddenly rushed towards the giant net like a madman, seemingly trying to break through its blockade.

Helplessly.

This giant net burning with raging fire was too terrifying. No matter how he resisted, he couldn't resist it.

And as he struggled more fiercely, the fire net continued to shrink and shrink...

"Come down, you!"

Nether Orchid True God's pink lips moved slightly, and an invisible wave spread out, dragging the entire net down.

Immediately afterwards, there was the routine soul search.

During this entire process, the Seventeenth Elder, who had transformed back into human form, didn't resist at all, directly letting her operate.

"This, this is really too shocking!!!"

Ma Teng, watching the Seventeenth Elder Ma Huayun, who was like a puppet, with his eyes dull and without any resistance, found the shock in his heart difficult to describe in words.

It was simply unbelievable!!

The dignified Seventeenth Elder of the Tianyun Clan, a powerful Venerable-level existence, was actually manipulated like a puppet!??

If Venerables are like this, then what realm are these experts in…

One shocking idea after another quickly formed in Ma Teng's mind, and then he quickly erased them.

At this moment, his mind was already a mess.

"These experts, could they be from several first-rate families sent to inspect the world!? Otherwise, they would definitely not have such powerful strength!"

"Yes! It must be like that!!"

The strength displayed by Lin Ye and his party had completely convinced the Immortal God Ma Teng.

But the latter would never have easily thought that.

The strength of these five people in front of him was many times stronger than he imagined.

"Seventeenth Elder!" The beautiful Nether Orchid True God opened her mouth and said, "In this world, which are the most powerful families, and tell me all their information."

"Among the several first-rate families, the top three, the Xiya Clan, the Fumo Clan, and the Jintie Clan, these three families are much more powerful than the other first-rate families."

The Seventeenth Elder Ma Huayun said blankly, "In each of these three families, everyone is extremely powerful, and taking them out alone can sweep all the first-rate families."

"And as my clan's seniors have said, there are experts beyond the Heavenly Venerable in these three families, but the specifics are not clear…"

"But there is one very important point."

Nether Orchid True God: "Speak."

"That is that these three families call themselves the 'Tianchen Clan,' and all ethnic groups must submit to them, otherwise they will suffer huge devastating blows," Ma Huayun said woodenly.

"Tianchen Clan!?"

Hearing this, Lin Ye and the others' hearts moved slightly, but on the surface, they remained motionless.

"They call themselves the Tianchen Clan, is there any evidence for that!?" The Sitting Mountain Guest glanced at the Nether Orchid True God, who immediately understood and asked directly.

"I don't know, I don't have any evidence either, but they are the oldest and most powerful forces on this continent, and no family or force can resist them."

Ma Huayun said, his body trembling involuntarily, "Because those who dared to resist them have long been eliminated in the river of history and turned into dust!"

It was unknown whether it was because of the Nether Orchid True God's soul control secret technique, or because he was afraid of the three families from the bottom of his heart.

"In that case, these three families are the true rulers of this continent!?"

"No! Outside of these three families, there are also similar powerful forces on other continents, but I don't know how strong or weak they are," Ma Huayun said in detail.

"…"

Everyone looked at each other, without speaking.

After a brief silence, Nether Orchid instructed the Seventeenth Elder to continue speaking.

And Lin Ye, the Sitting Mountain Guest, and his party were listening very carefully, without missing any information.

Even a big shot like the Sitting Mountain Guest was analyzing while listening.

Even when they heard 'experts beyond the Heavenly Venerable,' they didn't have any waves.

The Starry Sky Behemoth Ancestor waved his hand gently, and an isolation barrier appeared.

The five of them stayed in the isolation barrier and began to discuss.

"I really didn't expect that these three families would actually have universe master-level existences, it's a bit unexpected!"

"No! It should be normal! This kind of life planet left behind by ancient civilizations should have enough inheritance and cultivation methods," Lin Ye said.

Whether it was this burning hot star, or the deeper Sun God Temple, it undoubtedly proved the legacy of the Tianchen Clan.

It's just that the space they are in now is only a part of it.

The distance to the real secret… is still a long way away. (End of this chapter)