Destined Antagonist: I Refuse To Annul The Engagement!

"The younger generation of the human race pays respects to the seniors. May I ask for the senior's name?" Jiang Chen and the other three bowed and saluted.

The burly figure glanced at the four of them and smiled faintly, "I am known as the Blade Ancestor. I once served under the banner of the Human King as a general, leading a great army to eliminate billions of demon soldiers."

This Blade Ancestor was clearly a peak powerhouse, with a name that resounded throughout the ages. However, in his eyes, being able to serve as a general under the Human King was more worthy of pride than his own cultivation level.

Blade Ancestor...?

Jiang Chen and the others' expressions froze, filled with uncertainty.

They had perused the ancient records of the Jiang family, and there was indeed a record of an ancient powerhouse named Blade Ancestor.

According to the records, the Blade Ancestor had walked his own path of the blade, successfully attaining the title of Immortal, with a single slash that severed a demon domain and annihilated billions of enemies.

Legend had it that under that single slash, corpses piled up into a divine mountain, wandering in the galaxy, while demon blood gathered into a sea of blood, dyeing the starry sky into a profound abyss, hanging above the nine heavens and descending into the profound transcendence.

Could the person before them be the Blade Ancestor who severed the demon domain with a single slash?

Jiang Chen and the others swallowed nervously, forcibly calming their trembling minds, and respectfully asked, "May we ask... are you the Blade Ancestor who severed the demon domain with a single slash?"

The Blade Ancestor glanced at the four of them in surprise, a smile of interest on his face. "I didn't expect that after countless eras, there are still people among the younger generation of the human race who remember my name."

"Yes, it is I."

The Blade Ancestor waved his hand and modestly said, "Severing a demon domain is nothing worth mentioning."

"There are many who are stronger than me among those who left their inheritance marks here."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Chen and the others' breathing stagnated. There were even stronger ancient powerhouses than the Blade Ancestor?

How terrifying would the inheritance marks they left behind be?

The four of them were filled with excitement and their hearts were ablaze.

If they were fortunate enough to obtain the inheritance of an ancient powerhouse... then they would have no worries about reaching the realm of true gods and standing at the peak.

Perhaps, like the Blade Ancestor before them, they could attain the title of Immortal. It was definitely not a dream!

Jiang Chen and the others were lost in their thoughts, but they didn't forget about the Blade Ancestor before them and had their own ideas about his inheritance.

Even though the Blade Ancestor modestly claimed that there were many who were stronger than him, it didn't mean that his inheritance was weak... It was a joke. How could someone who attained the title of Immortal and severed a demon domain with a single slash be associated with "weak"?

The four of them looked at each other, each with their own thoughts, but they restrained themselves and didn't let their tempers flare.

After all... with their bloodline aptitude, they would definitely be able to obtain the inheritance of an ancient powerhouse.

In a situation where there were plenty of choices, there was no need to compete and tear each other apart.

After all, they were all members of the Jiang family, guarding the same bloodline.

"The Blade Ancestor's inheritance is most likely related to the path of the blade. Jiang Chen, you practice the path of the blade, so it suits you the best," one of them whispered.

The other two also nodded in agreement.

"Well..."

Jiang Chen hesitated for a moment, but he didn't continue to refuse. Instead, he nodded with pleasure. "Thank you all for your consideration."

To be honest, the subsequent inheritance marks that appeared were likely to be even better than the Blade Ancestor's inheritance. However... what suited oneself was the best. The Blade Ancestor's inheritance was exactly what he desired.

His path of the blade had already reached the peak of comprehending the Dao. If he could combine it with the Blade Ancestor's inheritance, he had great confidence in advancing to the mid-stage of comprehending the Dao with a single step.

Jiang Chen and the other three quietly discussed the ownership of the Blade Ancestor's inheritance, without hiding anything from the Blade Ancestor. He naturally heard everything and found it quite interesting. These little fellows had mediocre aptitude, but their confidence was inflated.

His gaze occasionally fell on Jiang Xuan.

In his heart, a storm was brewing. The concentration of this bloodline...

At this moment, Jiang Xuan, who had been selectively forgotten by Jiang Chen and others, had already completed the second level step by step and was still continuing upwards.

The Innate Fire Dao Spirit and the Indestructible Thunder Body were also advancing rapidly.

The Fire Dao and Thunder Dao formed two chains that bound Jiang Xuan's physical body, and the Dao rhyme became even more profound and powerful.

Transformation is only a matter of time.

And the changes brought about by Jiang Xuan's steady progress upwards are...

Buzz! Buzz! Buzz!

Deep vortexes appeared one after another, and figures with ancient and powerful auras walked out.

Each hazy figure was accompanied by terrifying fluctuations of the Great Dao, and some even had inexplicable shocking phenomena.

Moreover... just by standing there with his hands behind his back, the void around him collapsed, the rules of the Great Dao were annihilated, as if unable to withstand the aura of his imprint.

"Red Lotus Sword Immortal, Town Demon Martial Emperor, Zhuge Great Sage, Heavenly Formation Old Demon, Mysterious Yin Qin Lady..."

As each figure walked out, the smile on the Blade Ancestor's face grew, and he called out their titles one by one, like long-lost old friends, expressing his welcome and nostalgia in this way.

These ancient powerhouses looked at the Blade Ancestor upon hearing his voice, smiling and nodding in response, their hazy eyes filled with inexplicable sighs and loneliness.

They too had experienced glorious years, a life of greatness and dominance, following the banner of the Human Emperor, fighting alongside the eight Human Kings, conquering the myriad races in the starry sky, killing their way from the beginning of the myriad realms to the end of the heavens.

However, the world is unpredictable, and an unprecedented upheaval suddenly descended upon the human race without warning.

First, the Human Emperor mysteriously disappeared, followed by the eight Human Kings and their eight royal clans, cursed and killed by the Cangming Demon Emperor. The human race, which once ruled the myriad realms and roamed the starry sky, collapsed and disintegrated.

And they, in the counterattack of the myriad races, fell with regret.

Fortunately, the Human Monument that carried the luck and fate of the human race still remained. They were able to preserve a trace of their souls, turning into inheritance imprints and sleeping here, waiting for the younger generation of the human race to awaken them and receive their inheritance.

But... they never expected that this wait would last for several great epochs!

The myriad realms they once dyed red with the blood of their enemies have collapsed and changed time and time again.

Until today, that glorious era they once fought passionately in has been labeled as "ancient," a distant and unfamiliar term tainted with the heavy breath of Time Qi.

"It's been a long time since I've seen this world." Zhuge Great Sage stroked his white beard, feeling a bit nostalgic for a moment.

Many ancient powerhouses nodded silently, their hazy eyes filled with a hint of sadness.

The Blade Ancestor, on the other hand, chuckled and broke the somewhat melancholic atmosphere with a single sentence, "Our era, although it has long ended, but theirs... his era has just begun."

"The human race has never lacked excitement."

Everyone understood, their gazes bypassed Jiang Chen and the others, falling on... Jiang Xuan.

They could clearly sense that he carried the will of the human race and possessed considerable human luck.

There was no doubt that he was a... boundlessly promising young king!

If he could grow smoothly, he would undoubtedly be able to become a Human King, commanding the human race in the heavens, and restore the former glory of the human race.

Jiang Chen and the others naturally did not have the qualifications to listen to the conversations of these ancient powerhouses. They only saw the appearance of one ancient powerhouse's inheritance imprint after another. According to the Blade Ancestor's words, each one possessed terrifying power that had fought in the starry sky, and at the very least... had achieved the name of immortality!

The inheritance of any one of them would be enough to benefit them for a lifetime, even help them further their path and reach the pinnacle of greatness!

For a while, Jiang Chen and the others' expressions became extremely rich, their radiant smiles appearing a bit foolish.

Just like the Blade Ancestor, these supreme ancient powerhouses, one after another, their inheritance imprints appeared before their eyes. This kind of overwhelming happiness cannot be described in words.

In their hearts right now, it was like surging angry waves, layer upon layer, surging and billowing.

There were too many powerful inheritances, and they... didn't know how to choose!