Your Talent is Mine - Chapter 1250

Chapter 1250: The Devourer Race!

TL: Etude

The Dao Ancestors of the Myriad Domains Divine Hall investigated the Dao Mountain Domain, uncovering that numerous Chaos Continents and universes had mysteriously vanished.

In reality, some minor forces were aware of these occurrences, but since a few universes and Chaos Continents were insignificant, no one paid much attention to them.

However, things were now different. With the Myriad Domains Divine Hall personally conducting the investigation, the forces aligned with them reported the disappearance of these universes and Chaos Continents, drawing the attention of the Divine Hall.

“A vast number of universes and Chaos Continents have vanished, and they are almost entirely located in remote regions!” Dao Ancestor Half Moon frowned.

It was evident that someone was continuously devouring universes and Chaos Continents to enhance their strength.

Under normal circumstances, even Dao Ancestors wouldn’t benefit much from devouring universes and Chaos Continents.

But since this individual was doing so repeatedly, it wasn’t out of mere interest. It was clearly a cultivation method.

“Strange. I’ve never heard of any Dao Ancestor cultivating by devouring universes and Chaos Continents!” Dao Ancestor Half Moon muttered in puzzlement.

Although the enemy’s identity was unclear, Dao Ancestor Half Moon was not about to let the matter slide.

He repeatedly dispatched people to track the mysterious figure. Whenever a universe or Chaos Continent disappeared, the region would immediately be sealed off.

Unfortunately, the enemy was far too swift. The people of the Myriad Domains Divine Hall hadn’t managed to track them even once.

As time passed, more universes and Chaos Continents disappeared. The mysterious figure’s boldness seemed to grow, drawing the attention of numerous factions.

After all, to many great forces, the universes and Chaos Continents of the Dao Mountain Domain were vital sources of Heavenly Prides. If the numbers grew large enough, they could provide an endless stream of talents.

Thus, the actions of this mysterious figure angered many factions.

…

Blackwind Mountain.

This was the first time Ye Tian entered Blackwind Mountain in his capacity as the Dao Ancestor of Ten Thousand Laws, convening a meeting with other Half-Step Domain Ancestors.

To Ye Tian’s surprise, the subject of the meeting was the mysterious Dao Ancestor devouring universes.

Ye Tian was taken aback. Such an issue didn’t seem significant enough to warrant Blackwind Mountain’s attention or the gathering of so many Half-Step Domain Ancestors.

Even more surprising was the attendance of Dao Ancestor Flame Rift, a Half-Step Domain Ancestor of the All-Things Realm.

Eleven Dao Ancestors participated in the meeting, including Ye Tian’s acquaintances, Dao Ancestor Eternal Perpetuity, Dao Ancestor Divine Ruins, and Dao Ancestor Aged Gold.

No one objected to Ye Tian, an Invincible Dao Ancestor, attending the meeting.

Everyone knew of his legendary battle against five Half-Step Domain Ancestors, which included Palace Master Azure Dragon, a top-tier Half-Step Domain Ancestor. Not only had Ye Tian emerged victorious, but he had also slain two of them. His strength was second only to Dao Ancestor Flame Rift among the Half-Step Domain Ancestors of the All-Things Realm.

None of the ordinary Half-Step Domain Ancestors present dared question Ye Tian—doing so would only humiliate themselves.

The meeting began, and Dao Ancestor Flame Rift addressed the group.

“Recently, a mysterious Dao Ancestor has been appearing, devouring universes and Chaos Continents. Even in regions controlled by us at Blackwind Mountain, several universes and Chaos Continents have disappeared. To the outside world, this might seem inconsequential. After all, not a single Dao Ancestor has fallen. But our investigations reveal that this matter is far from simple!”

“How can it not be simple? In the end, it’s just a few universes and Chaos Continents,” Dao Ancestor Eternal Perpetuity remarked.

“What if this matter involves the Devourer Race?” Dao Ancestor Flame Rift said gravely.

Some of the Half-Step Domain Ancestors were confused upon hearing the name Devourer Race, not knowing what it represented. However, Dao Ancestor Eternal Perpetuity and Dao Ancestor Divine Ruins reacted with dramatic shifts in expression.

The two of them, being exceedingly ancient Half-Step Domain Ancestors, had heard of the Devourer Race and understood the terrifying implications behind its mention.

“The Devourer Race is a legend. How could such a thing exist in the Profound Void Archaic Realm?” Dao Ancestor Eternal Perpetuity questioned skeptically.

“Take a look at this,” Dao Ancestor Flame Rift said as he produced a black scale the size of a thumb. The scale emanated an unusual set of rules, seemingly capable of devouring energy, as it continued absorbing the yuan qi around it.

“This is a scale from the Devourer Race,” Dao Ancestor Eternal Perpetuity recognized instantly.

“Exactly!” Dao Ancestor Flame Rift nodded. “Not long ago, there was a disturbance in a certain area of the Dao Mountain Domain. I went to investigate immediately, but the individual had already fled, leaving no aura or clues behind. However, it seems they had just broken through a realm and left this fragment of their scale in their haste. This fragment belongs to the Devourer Race. They must have left too quickly to deal with it.”

“The emergence of the Devourer Race spells big trouble!” Dao Ancestor Eternal Perpetuity frowned deeply.

“What is the Devourer Race?” Ye Tian asked.

Dao Ancestor Flame Rift explained, “The Devourer Race is a special race from the Divine Heaven Domain. It is said that in an era long past, a world gained sentience and began evolving toward becoming a living being.

“Without interference in its evolution, it ultimately transformed into a humanoid lifeform with the world itself as its body, gaining the ability to cultivate. In the end, it became a Domain Ancestor and devoured countless universes, worlds, and Chaos Continents. It even selected certain potential-filled worlds to help them take humanoid forms.

“These humanoid worlds became what is now known as the Devourer Race. Naturally, their nature led them to consume worlds, universes, and Chaos Continents. At their peak, they could even devour entire domains! Fortunately, the Devourer Race itself always felt that the worlds it devoured were insufficient, so it never bothered to cultivate more clan members. At its height, the clan had only about a hundred members.

“Yet, each member of the Devourer Race’s growth was accompanied by the destruction of countless worlds and the deaths of innumerable living beings! Ultimately, a coalition of Domains joined forces to annihilate the Devourer Race. Even so, they paid an unimaginably heavy price to wipe them out. Since then, the Devourer Race has vanished, surviving only in the historical records of major factions.”

“Devouring worlds to evolve—so there’s really such a race!?” Ye Tian exclaimed in shock.

At this moment, he understood why Blackwind Mountain was so alarmed.

If the Devourer Race were to grow, not even the Profound Void Archaic Realm would be safe. Even the small domain controlled by Blackwind Mountain could be devoured.

“Dao Ancestor Flame Rift, can you deduce the realm of this Devourer Race expert based on this scale?” Ye Tian asked.

“Half-Step Domain Ancestor level,” Dao Ancestor Flame Rift judged. “And they seem to have just broken through to the Half-Step Domain Ancestor level. They’ve devoured far too many universes and Chaos Continents, and no one has noticed. If this were in the Divine Heaven Domain, they wouldn’t have had a chance to devour so many universes and Chaos Continents.”

A Devourer Race member at the Half-Step Domain Ancestor level was already highly dangerous. If they advanced further to the All-Things Realm Half-Step Domain Ancestor, they would be extremely difficult to kill. Should they progress again to the Unity Realm Half-Step Domain Ancestor, it would spell utter disaster.

“Our top priority is to locate this Devourer Race member and eliminate them!” Dao Ancestor Flame Rift commanded.

…

Heavenly Pride really just means “young genius”.