159: Chapter 159 Peerless Prodigy, Stifling Genius

The Ancestor of Reincarnation had long been aware of the situation within the Demon Immortal Clan.

The Ancestor of Reincarnation felt deep concern regarding this.

Compared to the plight of the Demon Immortal juniors, he was more worried about that Remnant of the Immortal Dao.

The methods the opponent had displayed were truly terrifying.

From the initial elusive and infinite Avatar Dao, to the sharp and all-severing God-Slaying Dao used in confrontation, then to the Great Dao of the Demonic Heart that could silently trigger inner demons and disrupt the clan, and finally the Dao of the Three Calamities of Wind, Water, and Fire—created from nothing and embedded into the laws of heaven and earth.

Each of these Daos had been cultivated to the peak; Eternal-grade laws could merge with the rules of heaven and earth.

They could cultivate one or two such Daos at most, yet that Remnant of the Immortal Dao had not only cultivated so many but also brought them all to the Eternal level. Such talent and aptitude were rare throughout the ages.

If allowed to continue growing, he would undoubtedly become a major threat in time.

However, he simply could not capture any trace of the Remnant of the Immortal Dao; the opponent was everywhere, yet nowhere to be found.

“Let’s resolve the immediate predicament first.”

After much thought, the Ancestor of Reincarnation awakened the slumbering Progenitor of Observation.

After being informed of the situation, this Progenitor smiled slightly.

“There is no need to be too pessimistic. Although the Three Calamities of Ascension have cut off our juniors' path to immortality, it is only temporary.

The Three Calamities force our clan's geniuses to patiently polish their foundations. If they can overcome

the Three Calamities, their strength after becoming immortals will surely far exceed those of the same level. In the long run, our clan stands to gain far more than it loses.”

The Progenitor of Observation spoke indifferently, “Cultivation in this world is like panning for gold; only through extreme hardship can true top-tier powerhouses be born. That Remnant of the Immortal Dao is short-sighted. Although he is harming our clan's geniuses, in reality, just as before, he is helping them cultivate.”

The Ancestor of Reincarnation remained silent for a moment and slowly nodded; there was some truth to those words.

He left the forbidden land, stayed with one major Demon Immortal tribe for half a day, and then visited another.

“It is indeed so.”

For a hundred years, no one had become an immortal, failing time and time again. Countless Demon Immortal geniuses settled their hearts, discarded their impetuousness, and spent day and night tempering their foundations and researching methods to resist the Three Calamities of Wind, Water, and Fire.

They summarized the experiences of each failure, polishing their physical bodies, divine souls, and mana to the extreme, far surpassing those of the same rank in any previous era.

Some geniuses even possessed the combat power to challenge immortals while still in a lower realm.

“Heh~”

The Ancestor of Reincarnation chuckled and returned to the Samsara Forbidden Land to continue his secluded cultivation.

...

Time flew by. Under the influence of the Three Calamities of Ascension, countless Demon Immortal geniuses settled their hearts, discarded all impetuousness, tempered their foundations day and night, and researched secret techniques to resist the Three Calamities of Wind, Water, and Fire.

Among them, geniuses would occasionally feel the time was ripe and choose to attempt a breakthrough, bringing valuable failure experiences to those who followed.

After summarizing countless failures, finally, in the three hundredth year since the appearance of the Three Calamities of Ascension, a genius Demon Immortal succeeded.

He survived the Three Calamities and became an immortal of formidable combat power.

And this was just the beginning. After accumulating for centuries, countless geniuses who had been stuck at this step now saw hope and chose to break through one after another.

In just a few short decades, the Demon Immortal Clan gave birth to over a hundred new immortals in succession. Every single one of them was far stronger than the immortals of previous eras. Their solid foundations and profound potential satisfied all the Demon-Immortal Progenitors.

The weakest among them was a Tai Xuan Immortal.

If this trend continued, it wouldn't be long before the mid-level combat power of the Demon Immortal Clan saw an explosive growth.

As time flowed, another hundred years passed in a flash.

The golden age of cultivation for the Demon Immortal Clan reached its peak. New immortals emerged in an endless stream, and the older generation used this trial to polish themselves. Powerhouses were everywhere throughout the Demon Immortal Realm.

At the same time, it was in this year that an unprecedented peerless monstrosity was born in the Demon Immortal Realm.

When this child was born, the heavens and earth changed color, and endless demonic qi covered the nine heavens and ten earths. As soon as he touched the ground, he triggered heavenly phenomena. Surrounded by innate demonic charm and born with a flawless Dao heart, his aptitude was hailed as the greatest in eternity, even startling the Demon-Immortal Progenitors.

This peerless monstrosity stepped onto the clan's trial battlefield as soon as he learned to walk, slaughtering countless foes.

After only one year of cultivation, he was no weaker than an immortal and could even kill those above his rank.

When this monstrous genius had accumulated enough cultivation to undergo the tribulation and become an immortal,

the Three Calamities of Wind, Water, and Fire were as simple as taking a bath for him.

This scene completely shocked the entire Demon Immortal Realm.

“Good! What a peerless genius! Such aptitude has never been seen before!”

“Having endured the dual tempering of the inner demons and the Three Calamities, he can still become an immortal with ease. His future achievements are limitless; he may even step into our Progenitor realm and attain the Eternal Dao!”

“Our Demon Immortal Clan is finally going to give birth to another Eternal-level powerhouse!”

Several Demon-Immortal Progenitors awakened, their voices filled with gratification.

After so many years, the clan finally produced a monstrosity capable of growing to the Eternal level.

Even if they had sacrificed ninety-nine percent of the clan's mediocre cultivators to temper their geniuses, in their eyes, it was entirely worth it.

“Speaking of which, we should thank that Remnant of the Immortal Dao hiding in the shadows. If he hadn't laid down so many hardships, how could we have forced out such a peerless monstrosity from our clan?”

The Ancestor of Reincarnation laughed loudly. That Remnant of the Immortal Dao had exhausted his efforts to set up the demonic heart trap and the Three Calamities of Ascension, originally intending to heavily damage the Demon Immortal Clan and sever its cultivation foundation. Little did he expect that it would actually benefit them and force out a peerless monstrosity.

Gaining one such junior was worth losing ninety-nine percent of the clansmen.

If that Remnant of the Immortal Dao knew about this, one wonders what his expression would be.

...

A year later, that peerless monstrosity of the Demon Immortal Clan died.

He had been in secluded cultivation for a year and was about to break through to the next realm.

Under the watchful eyes of the masses, Lu Hu, who had never shown himself, appeared and swatted this highly anticipated genius to death with a single palm.

“His aptitude was indeed startling, but before growing up, he is just a slightly larger ant.”

Lu Hu gave his assessment.

“Bastard!!”

Boom!

One after another, powerful auras erupted. The smiles of the Demon-Immortal Progenitors were replaced by sky-high rage and shock. endless demonic qi swept through the nine heavens, and the entire Demon Immortal Realm trembled.

“Aaaah! If I do not kill you, it will be impossible to soothe the hatred in my heart!!”

The Ancestor of Reincarnation's eyes were nearly splitting. The Samsara Light Wheels around him spun frantically, and endless Samsara power erupted. His eyes were filled with world-destroying killing intent as his roar echoed through the heavens and earth.

The Remnant of the Immortal Dao, whose tracks he hadn't been able to find for centuries, actually dared to show himself voluntarily and even swatted to death the Demon Immortal Clan's most precious peerless genius.

“You seek death!”

The Progenitor of Observation, Extermination Progenitor, and the other Demon-Immortal Progenitors were equally furious. Their Great Dao powers erupted violently as one world-destroying attack after another blasted toward Lu Hu, intending to tear him into ten thousand pieces to vent their hatred.

“I'll play with you guys next time!”

Lu Hu grinned. He neither dodged nor avoided the attacks, allowing the Demon-Immortal Progenitors' strikes to hit him, turning his body into nothingness!

An avatar!

This was just an avatar; the main body was still hidden.

endless rage and frustration spread frantically in the hearts of all the Demon-Immortal Progenitors. Each one was shaking with anger, their auras in disarray, almost losing control completely.

A peerless monstrosity with the potential for the Eternal realm had died just like that.

The entire Demon Immortal Clan was entangled by inner demons and unable to cultivate.

The favored children of heaven were troubled by the Three Calamities and could not become immortals.

Now, the peerless talent that finally appeared was directly throttled.

This Remnant of the Immortal Dao was hell-bent on tormenting them to death.

Killing intent surged in the Ancestor of Reincarnation's eyes, his gaze cold to the extreme.

“No matter if you hide at the ends of the earth or the corners of the sea, I will surely drag you out and cast your divine soul into the Samsara Abyss, never to be reincarnated for all eternity!”

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