Cultivation Online

Chapter 2523: The Appearance of an Ancient(2)

After the mysterious woman emerged from the rift, the entire venue fell into a deafening silence.

Nobody spoke or moved a muscle, and nearly everyone unconsciously held their breath, not even daring to breathe, as though they were prey instinctively trying to avoid attracting the attention of an apex predator.

The atmosphere was so oppressive that even the sound of a pin dropping would have seemed deafening.

However, it was not because the pale-skinned woman had threatened them, nor had she released any killing intent.

Her mere existence was enough.

Just by simply standing there, she exuded a presence so overwhelming that everyone instinctively understood one thing… that if such a being wished for their deaths, there was nothing they could do to resist.

And for many, including experts who have experienced countless life-or-death situations, it was the first time in their live they were experiencing this level of fear.

Eventually, the suffocating silence was broken, and it was the mysterious woman who broke it.

She slowly turned her pitch-black eyes toward Qian Chu and asked in a calm yet chilling voice, “Are you the one who summoned me?”

“Yes.” Qian Chu acknowledged without hesitation before pointing directly at Yuan. “I want you to help me kill that bastard and destroy this world.”

“…”

The woman slowly turned her gaze toward Yuan.

Then, without even looking back at Qian Chu, she casually swung her arm.

The movement was simple and unremarkable. Yet, what followed left everyone frozen in shock.

Her target was not Yuan but Qian Chu, and before he could react, his entire body was turned into a bloody mist before quickly vanishing into the void.

One moment he existed, and the next he was gone. Not only was his physical body erased, but even his soul was completely annihilated, leaving him zero chance of reincarnation.

The crowd stared at the empty space where Qian Chu had been hovering moments ago, their minds unable to process what they had just witnessed.

Meanwhile, the woman’s expression remained completely indifferent, as though she had merely swatted away an insignificant insect.

“How dare an insignificant being command me?” she sneered in disdain, revealing her reason for killing Qian Chu.

She then looked around, seemingly examining her surroundings and situation.

“This is your world, correct?” the woman asked, focusing her gaze on Yuan.

“That’s right. It’s been a while, Annabella,” Yuan responded with her name, revealing that he was familiar with her.

A cold smile appeared on Annabella’s face before she laughed madly, “So this means I am no longer in the Demonic Realm? Hahaha! This is great! As this means you’re no longer being protected by that woman, and that I can finally kill you!”

“You weren’t able to kill me inside the Demonic Realm even when I was alone, so what makes you think you can kill me here?” Yuan coldly sneered.

“You will experience it for yourself soon,” she said. “And after I kill you, I will enslave every single human being in this world just to spite you—even if you’re already dead!”

Yuan narrowed his eyes and silently stared at her for a moment before declaring out loud, “Listen carefully, everyone! This is a Forsaken who has ascended beyond the realm of Cultivation God and entered the realm of Absolute God! Not only that, but she has always desired to conquer the Nine Heavens and make it her playground! If it weren’t for the demons’ assistance, I would’ve never been able to stop her from invading this world! Unfortunately, Qian Chu has brought her to our world!”

“Today, you will witness what an Absolute God is capable of and why we’ll never survive an all-out war with the demons if we point our weapons at them!”

The next moment, Yuan retrieved the Demon Annihilation Sword and pointed it in Annabella’s direction before asking in a cold voice, “Any last words before I kill you?”

“GO TO HELL!” Annabella roared as she unleashed her aura.

If her mere presence had been suffocating before, then what followed was akin to the descent of a natural disaster.

BOOM!

An overwhelming wave of pressure exploded from her body, sweeping across the Starry Sky, even reaching the Seventh Heaven and Eighth Heaven.

The very fabric of space itself seemed to collapse beneath its weight, and everyone in the area instantly fell to their knees, unable to withstand the crushing force.

“A-Activate the defensive formation!” Yan Hara commanded while blood dripped from the corner of her lips.

Seconds later, a massive defensive formation enveloped the whole venue and everyone there besides Yuan, protecting them from some of Annabella’s unfathomable aura and allowing them to breath properly again.

Shortly after the defensive formation was put up, Zhou Yanfei approached Yan Hara with rushed movements and apologized with teary eyes and bloodied lips, “I-I sincerely apologize for doubting you, Leader Yan! You were right to be cautious and set up this defensive formation ahead of time! If it weren’t for you, we would’ve all been crushed by that monster’s pressure and died just now!”

It wasn’t just Zhou Yanfei, as multiple Demon Sealers apologized to Yan Hara the following moment. After all, many of them had questioned her decision to prepare a defensive formation while they were building the venue.

In their eyes, the banquet would have top experts from around the world and even the Divine Paragon himself present, so such caution was needless worry.

However, Yan Hara was adamant about preparing the defensive formation, as if she had foreseen this situation.

Hearing their words and apologies, Yan Hara shook her head and replied, “I do not deserve your gratitude, nor can I take credit for preparing the defensive formation in advance, as I was simply following the Divine Paragon’s instructions.”

“T-The Divine Paragon…?” Zhou Yanfei mumbled with a dazed look on his face.

Yan Hara nodded and elaborated, “The Divine Paragon said he had a gut feeling that something might happen during the banquet, so he requested me to prepare accordingly.”

“I-Is so that…”

After recovering from their shock, everyone shifted their focus to Yuan, who was surging with even more Demon Sealing Aura than previously as he clashed with Annabella.