Grand Ancestral Bloodlines
chapter-1854

1854 One Chance

There was a shocking silence that echoed at that moment. Silence shouldn't have been able to do such a thing, but at that moment, it was akin to a blaring siren in their heads.

This was more than just a naked provocation; it was something far worse. It was akin to a direct slap to the face, and the dignity of a Dao God was impugned enough.

At that moment, Dao God Luminara rose from his seat, a violent pressure spreading out. However, he had barely stood when Ryu's voice broke the silence.

"What are you peacocking for? Do you think I'm not aware that you can't do anything but piss in place right now?"

Ryu's words seemed to have become more roguish. He didn't care about anything else, and many of the shackles that had been invisibly holding him back shattered one after another. His Temperament was finally reflecting the deepest depths of his heart.

At that moment, Ryu, who shouldn't have been able to move at all, raised a foot, but as he was about to act, he sensed an unexpected act of fury.

He slowly lowered his foot and turned to Rinushka. The playfulness in his eyes vanished and he looked at this woman indifferently.

She was infuriated, but the fury was actually aimed toward him.

He could see through her thoughts in a single instant. It was just a single glance, and she was far stronger than he was, and yet she might as well have been an open book.

Obviously, she thought that Ryu was taking advantage of her. She believed that he was only acting so brazenly because she was here, and now he was blowing up a simple problem into something that was almost impossible to deal with.

Until now, Ryu was 100% in the right. He had only captured their two geniuses, not killed them. And on top of that, he had great contributions to the Real Plane. No matter how you sliced it, he should be being rewarded, not harmed.

However, now, this changed everything.

The dignity of a Dao God couldn't be so easily impugned. It wasn't just a matter of face, but a matter of their strength.

Dao God didn't just refer to a kind of Control, but true Godhood. Dao Gods were both the existences most independent of Faith, and yet the most reliant on it as well.

To make a complicated matter simple, when a Dao God took a hit to their Faith, it wasn't just a humiliation, but it hindered their cultivation and directly weakened them.

When such humiliation happened at the hands of someone who had so much Faith concentrated on them like Ryu, the effect was even worse. It could be said that Ryu's provocation just now had even caused Dao God Luminara's strength to take a small step back. His complete disregard had tangible effects.

Not only was it a sin to kill two geniuses like Ryu had, but this was the far easier issue to deal with. After all, it could still be argued that the twins attacked Ryu first.

However, impacting the cultivation of a Dao God wasn't just a taboo; it was enough to be grounds for immediate death.

This wasn't just some arbitrary rule set so that others would respect Dao Gods, but it was a matter of life and death for them all. If a Dao God was impacted by outside influences, that was fine. But if a Dao God was weakened by their own people…

How could that be accepted?

Rinushka had obviously seen through this in the first instant, and she knew that this matter had been blown up beyond proportion.

It was clear to her that Ryu was planning on using her influence to get out of this, but even if her master was willing to do such a thing, did he have any understanding of the kind of trouble he had brought her?

If her master took a stand here, sure, Dao God Luminara was nothing more than an ant to her. However, what about the hidden undercurrents? How many others would take advantage of this to target her?

The more Rinushka thought about this, the more infuriated she became.

She was under the impression that her master was trying to save this human because he was a talent and she didn't want to see him ruined by petty scheming. But Ryu didn't know how to appreciate favors and actually wanted to take advantage of it.

Now, he was looking at her as though he was waiting for her to step in and save him. It was infuriating, too infuriating.

Her temper had never been very good in the past, but right now she truly felt stifled. That was because normally she would just act on her impulses… unfortunately, she couldn't now.

She knew how prideful her master was. After she decided to do something, it didn't matter what changes there were, she would still continue forward with it. If Rinushka tried to act on her own, and because she was scared of what other Dao Gods might do to her master for that matter, she might even be expelled as a disciple.

Now, she was stuck between a rock and a hard place, not knowing whether to advance or retreat. She was too infuriated to step forward and help Ryu, but she also couldn't return without completing her master's order.

She couldn't help but grind her teeth, having completely lost her otherworldly demeanor.

And it was then that Ryu spoke.

"I can only give you one chance, and that's not because I'm patient, but because of who your master is…"

Rinushka was shocked because she didn't understand what Ryu was trying to say.

"… Don't piss me off."

Rinushka saw red, but Ryu had already directly ignored her.

His foot rose again and he pressed down. At that moment, the formation keeping him sealed reversed and locked down the Dao Lords and Dao Sovereign around him.

Then, he smoothed out his robes and walked away.