Your Talent is Mine - Chapter 1253

Chapter 1253: Dao Ancestor Jinchen’s Speculation!

TL: Etude

The Mountain Master of Wind Mountain had ordered Blackrough captured alive precisely for interrogation. Given Wind Mountain’s profound heritage, no matter how resolute Blackrough’s will was, it would be nearly impossible for him to safeguard his secrets.

About ten days later, Dao Ancestor Flame Rift and the others reported the results of the interrogation.

“It wasn’t Blackrough.” Ye Tian frowned.

Initially, he’d assumed Blackrough was lying. He hadn’t expected that the Devourer wreaking havoc across Dao Mountain Domain, devouring numerous universes and Chaos Continents, genuinely wasn’t him.

Even more shocking to Ye Tian was the intelligence that followed.

According to the Mountain Master’s findings, there were actually three Devourers within the Profound Void Archaic Realm, each an All-Things Half-Step Domain Ancestor. Among them, one was even at the cusp of advancement. If this Devourer consumed several Top-tier Dao Realms or Forbidden Void Realms, he might directly ascend to become a Unity Half-Step Domain Ancestor.

Yet that particular Devourer was exceedingly cautious, never daring to reveal himself.

Moreover, the Devourer who openly rampaged in the Dao Mountain Domain wasn’t any of the Devourers they knew. As for the identity of this mysterious Devourer, they remained completely in the dark.

“This is troublesome,” Ye Tian muttered with a deep frown.

They had assumed the Devourers were all hidden within the Profound Void Archaic Realm. But even Blackrough, a Devourer himself, didn’t know the identity of this mysterious Devourer. Ye Tian clearly understood what this meant.

It indicated that this mysterious Devourer likely belonged to another Devourer faction altogether. If there was only one, it might still be manageable. However, if multiple Devourers existed, the threat would escalate exponentially.

The crucial point was that if the enemy was concealed somewhere within the Dao Mountain Domain, detecting their existence would be virtually impossible. The Dao Mountain Domain was simply too vast. Even if Ye Tian spent hundreds of millions of years utilizing his Copy Body talent, he still might fail to discover them.

In other words, their operation this time could be considered a failure.

Of course, it wasn’t a complete failure. They had captured one Devourer and uncovered the presence of two others within the Profound Void Archaic Realm—valuable intelligence in its own right.

Blackwind Mountain had also shared this information with the Heavenly Emperor Palace. After all, the matter concerning the Devourers wasn’t solely the responsibility of Blackwind Mountain; all forces needed to unite to prevent their growth.

Relying on Blackwind Mountain alone to track the Devourers thoroughly would be extremely challenging.

In the days that followed, the Heavenly Emperor Palace and Blackwind Mountain dispatched ten Half-Step Domain Ancestors to investigate the Devourers’ traces within the Dao Mountain Domain. Simultaneously, they established temporary bases across various locations within the Dao Mountain Domain to continuously monitor activity. If any universes or Chaos Continents vanished, they would immediately become aware.

Naturally, even with such measures, success wasn’t guaranteed.

It merely increased their chances of tracking the Devourers down.

Dao Mountain Domain was simply too vast, and Blackwind Mountain and Heavenly Emperor Palace lacked the manpower to fully monitor it.

In truth, there was another possible solution—dispatching a large number of True Ancestors and Dao Ancestors to monitor the entire Dao Mountain Domain. But if they encountered a Devourer, death would be certain. The strength of a Devourer was overwhelming; Dao Ancestors and True Ancestors were akin to mere ants in their eyes, not even qualified to resist—they could only use their lives to sound an alarm.

As a result, many Dao Ancestors would naturally refuse such a task.

Moreover, True Ancestors and Dao Ancestors formed the foundation of their respective powers, so sacrificing them recklessly wasn’t feasible.

Consequently, Heavenly Emperor Palace and Blackwind Mountain hadn’t implemented this plan. Instead, they continued assigning Half-Step Domain Ancestors to investigate, hoping to uncover useful intelligence.

On this day—

A shocking piece of news spread, stunning many people.

Two universes in the Dao Mountain Domain—extremely far apart from each other—had vanished simultaneously.

This signified one thing clearly: the Devourer who had been devouring countless universes wasn’t just one entity—there had to be at least two!

The implications of one Devourer compared to two were vastly different. If there were only one, it might merely represent an individual threat that could be eliminated by killing that single entity.

However, if there were two or more Devourers acting simultaneously, it indicated an organized force. Such a force would threaten the safety of the entire Dao Mountain Domain, with the intention of devouring all its universes, worlds, and Chaos Continents.

On this day—

Palace Master Thunder Tribulation and Palace Master Black Tortoise of the Heavenly Emperor Palace, along with Dao Ancestor Jinchen and Dao Ancestor Flame Rift from Blackwind Mountain, convened a meeting to discuss the Devourer situation.

At the meeting, Dao Ancestor Jinchen spoke first: “Based on our investigations, among the two Devourers recently appearing, one is at the Half-Step Domain Ancestor level, while the other is at the Invincible Dao Ancestor level—likely a relatively young Devourer.

“The Devourer we captured previously in the Profound Void Archaic Realm was at the All-Things Half-Step Domain Ancestor level. From his interrogation, we learned that they only knew of three Devourers in the Profound Void Archaic Realm, who had arrived in the Dao Mountain Domain via Domain Realm Fragments. Even they were unaware of any other Devourers.

“The Devourers nearly went extinct long ago, leaving only a small number who escaped annihilation by entering deep slumber. According to our previous assumptions, there shouldn’t be many Devourers remaining, and certainly none who behave so brazenly.

“Therefore, we have a bold speculation!”

“What speculation?” Palace Master Thunder Tribulation asked curiously.

“The Devourers currently devouring universes within the Dao Mountain Domain may not originate from our Divine Heaven Domain. They might actually belong to the Dao Mountain Domain itself!” Dao Ancestor Jinchen suggested.

“Impossible!” Palace Master Thunder Tribulation shook his head in denial. “The Dao Mountain Domain is far too weak. How could it possibly have given birth to Devourers? If Devourers truly existed here, the Dao Mountain Domain would have been devoured long before we ever arrived!”

“But what if these Devourers had been asleep all this time, and have only recently awakened?” Dao Ancestor Jinchen replied with a smile.

“You mean…” Palace Master Thunder Tribulation’s expression changed drastically as a certain possibility dawned on him.

“Precisely what you’re thinking,” Dao Ancestor Jinchen confirmed gravely. “It’s very possible the Dao Mountain Domain is not currently in its first cultivation civilization era. Instead, it might be experiencing its second or even third cultivation civilization era!”

“In previous civilizations, Devourers may have existed here. After devouring all universes, worlds, and Chaos Continents, they waged war against cultivators—exactly like the ancient war we experienced in our Divine Heaven Domain.”

“The only difference is: we won that ancient war, whereas the Dao Mountain Domain lost.”

“All of the cultivators of the Dao Mountain Domain were exterminated, leaving the entire domain empty, devoid of universes, worlds, and Chaos Continents.”

“Then, one group of Devourers entered the Dark Forbidden Domain, while another chose to sleep deeply, awaiting the rise of the next cultivation civilization!”

Upon hearing this speculation, the faces of the other Half-Step Domain Ancestors immediately turned grave.

If this speculation was correct, it would signify a true calamity for both the Profound Void Archaic Realm and the entire Dao Mountain Domain!