Chapter 1116: You Are the Hope

Qin Qipeng cupped his hands and said, "In reply to the Origin Ancestor Senior, this Junior did not have any special opportunities. In fact, I have many siblings, and each of their Aptitudes is very high, some not inferior to this Junior."

Upon hearing Qin Qipeng's reply, the woman in red immediately raised her eyebrows, her face showing anger: "The Divine Ancestor Dao Embryo is determined by heaven and nature. Looking across the Myriad Realms, throughout endless ages, there have only been nine of us. This level of life cannot be achieved by one's own efforts. It was already a great surprise that I discovered you. How could there possibly be other Divine Ancestor Dao Embryos appearing? You dare deceive me!"

Her long hair slowly floated up, clearly indicating she was truly enraged.

"I wouldn't dare!"

Qin Qipeng hurriedly explained: "How would this Junior dare deceive Senior about such a matter? If Senior does not believe, you can go see for yourself. Many of my siblings are within this Source Realm."

Seeing Qin Qipeng's sincere expression, the anger on the red-clothed woman's face slightly diminished, but she still did not believe him. She snorted coldly: "You think I wouldn't dare? Although that fellow's strength greatly increased due to the pollution, he is locked by the River of Time. Breaking free is not so easy. Although I have not completely escaped either, dealing with you is no problem!"

Qin Qipeng gave a bitter smile and cupped his hands: "This Junior naturally understands. I just don't know why Senior brought me here?"

The woman in red was silent for a moment, then said calmly: "You should have guessed. I am one of the Nine Great Origin Ancestors from the ancient times, named Lin. The one you saw earlier is also one of the Nine Great Origin Ancestors, named Chi. Long ago, he obtained a strange object from somewhere, possessing an incredibly bizarre power. He was very interested and tried to refine it, but unexpectedly became polluted by it. His Heart-Nature changed drastically, and he began a great slaughter, devastating countless worlds of living beings…"

She slowly recounted the events of that year.

Qin Qipeng and the black robe clone in the Void Realm listened intently, finally understanding what had happened to these Nine Great Origin Ancestors.

In fact, it was similar to what was recorded in ancient texts. Due to Chi's change, the other eight Origin Ancestors emerged together, wanting to Seal him. Unexpectedly, Chi's strength increased several levels in a short time. Facing the eight Origin Ancestors, he did not fall behind at all and even polluted three other Origin Ancestors.

The already unfavorable situation became even more perilous. Left with no choice, the remaining five Origin Ancestors forcibly split the River of Time, using themselves as the price to lock these four Origin Ancestors within the River of Time, where they struggled endlessly through time and space.

And they, from then on, vanished among all living beings, never appearing again.

After so many years, Chi, as the source of pollution, did not weaken but instead grew stronger. While still Sealed, he gradually devoured the other three Origin Ancestors one by one and began to show signs of being able to break free.

The other five Origin Ancestors watched but could do nothing. Facing Chi, who had become terrifyingly powerful, they no longer had the strength to resist. They could only join forces again to drag Chi deeper into the River of Time, wanting him to become completely lost within it.

But Chi's strength was indeed fearsome. He did not hesitate to burn part of his origin power, then offered the worlds of the three devoured Origin Ancestors as a sacrifice to the monster that polluted him, exchanging it for an opportunity to break free. This led to the current situation where the Origin Ancestor world manifested from the River of Time and was discovered.

"So that's how it is…"

In the Void Realm, the black robe clone took a deep breath, immediately realizing the severity of the problem.

Just as he had feared, the sudden appearance of this Origin Ancestor world was indeed not a good thing. It meant the polluted Origin Ancestor had completely returned, and inevitably, the terrifying situation of widespread devastation would occur again.

"What exactly is that pollutant? How could it affect even beings like Origin Ancestors?"

The black robe clone found it somewhat hard to comprehend.

His good son Qin Qipeng had already voiced his confusion for him.

Lin slowly emerged from her memories and shook her head: "I don't know either. That thing is extremely bizarre. Even the River of Time cannot trap it. If we five had not exhausted all our efforts over countless years to protect ourselves rigorously, we might have been polluted by it too. Once polluted, not only does one become incredibly ugly, turning into an indescribable monster, but one also loses humanity, devouring everything without discrimination, just as he took a liking to you earlier."

Qin Qipeng recalled the madness of the giant bloody claw when it saw him earlier; it indeed seemed intent on devouring him.

So this "devour" was meant literally!

"Then why did Senior seek me out?"

Qin Qipeng was still somewhat unclear.

Lin looked at Qin Qipeng and said solemnly: "Now the River of Time can no longer trap Chi. If he breaks free, we five cannot stop him. Then, it will definitely lead to the destruction of the Myriad Realms. Your talent is very high. Given time, you will definitely reach our level, and perhaps even have a chance to surpass it. The only plan now is to completely merge the power of us five into one. Only then might we have a chance to stop him!"

Merge into one?

Qin Qipeng stared at her blankly, not understanding what she meant.

Lin explained: "During the ancient battle with Chi, we five had already expended too much energy. To trap him, we even burned part of our Divine Souls. Now our Divine Souls are incomplete and cannot withstand the power of five individuals. Now that I've discovered you, perhaps you can!"

Upon hearing this, Qin Qipeng's eyes widened in shock.

The black robe clone in the Void Realm was also dumbfounded.

They both naturally understood.

These five actually wanted to sacrifice themselves and transfer all their power to his son.

Is the perspective of Origin Ancestors always this grand?

As if sensing Qin Qipeng's confusion, Lin sighed: "This is also a matter of necessity. We were born into this world. If this world is destroyed, we lose our reason for existence and our space to live. Although we would give all our power to you, our Divine Souls would still remain. If you truly succeed, you can help us reshape our Physical Bodies later!"

Qin Qipeng shook his head: "Senior overestimates this Junior. The five of you have already tried joining forces to deal with him but were utterly defeated. Even if this Junior accepts the power of the five of you, how could I possibly deal with him?"

Lin chuckled: "That's a different matter. Although we five joined forces, we were still at the same level. But if the power is simultaneously infused into your body, as long as you can withstand it, you will inevitably surpass our current cultivation level. Then, you might have the strength to fight Chi. It's like five Ancestral Spirit Realm cultivators joining forces could never match one origin ancestor realm cultivator. Do you understand?"

The reasoning made sense, but Qin Qipeng was still unwilling: "This Junior is not fortunate enough to enjoy such a thing. Please, Senior, find someone else."

"Nonsense! If I could find someone else, why would I come to you!"

Lin's face darkened.