Grand Ancestral Bloodlines
chapter-1956

These were, quite frankly, the last words that Ryu expected to hear. No matter how stoic he usually was, his eyes couldn't help but narrow. However, there still wasn't any part of his reaction that wasn't perfectly curated.

Being entirely expressionless in a situation like this one would be just as bad as having a fierce reaction.

The Chaotic Silk Meridians held great significance to the Fiends. It was the bane of their existence, and in other ways, the greatest treasure of their race. It was impossible for anyone to react indifferently to such words, especially if they were Fiends.

If Ryu were to react indifferently, then it would appear to be forced, and that would only make him even more suspicious than not.

Ryu's thinking speed at this point was no inferior to any usual Dao God. In fact, even that wasn't quite doing him the proper justice. He was faster than most individuals in the entirety of Existence. He could already somewhat keep up as a True Sky God, let alone now.

The mutation of his mind was inextricably linked to both his former Bone Structure and his Mysteries of Heaven and Earth Pupils. Now that his cultivation was quickly catching up to his Pupils and allowing them to display more of their power, his ability to process, observe, and absorb information from his surroundings was simply beyond most people.

Even if in terms of raw power he was lacking in comparison to true powerhouses, he might not necessarily lose in combat because his mind existed on a level of its own.

It was a simple logic. For his Mysteries of Heaven and Earth Pupils to be able to see through so much, something had to be processing all of that information. And that something would obviously be Ryu's soul and brain.

Ryu didn't reply, but his frown said all that needed to be said. From his expression, all one could feel was that he was surprised by the Dao God's sudden turn.

It could be said that his reply was perfect. However, he didn't expect the response.

"Kill him."

Ryu wasn't even meant to hear these words. The Dao God disseminated the order to everyone else, cutting him off from the information. However, Ryu was still able to see through it.

Maybe the Dao God would have been able to hide it from him if he was speaking with another Dao God. But the fact he was speaking with Omnisicnets, Lords, and Sovereigns left Ryu all the loophole he needed.

Unless both ends were perfect, they couldn't possibly hide from Ryu's eyes.

Ryu's act faded and a cold indifference returned to his face. Since things were going to go like this, there was no use in him wasting his time anymore.

His aura was still restrained, but Chaos Qi began to flow freely through his Meridians for the first time in decades.

He felt as though he was ascending the Heavens themselves, the qi flooding his body and making him feel several times stronger in an instant.

Every time he progressed in his cultivation, the Chaos Qi he could pull from the Chaos Plane likewise became several times stronger.

The darkness around him faded and his hair returned to its streaking white.

By this point, he had already been surrounded and several attacks were aimed at him.

[Tatsuya Constellation].

A silvery star appeared high in the skies, rotating slightly.

The [Lines of Fate] twinkled in Ryu's eyes and he shook his head. According to his abilities, there was about a 10% chance of what was happening right now to happen.

Although a 10% chance was still a chance, he had a feeling that his ability to read the future still had some kinks it had to work out. It was clear that when powerful individuals were involved, his ability to predict properly plummeted.

Ironically enough, he didn't believe that the "powerful individual" in this case was the Dao God that had just spoken to him.

If he was correct, the one that was responsible was a certain elder of the Ruin Master Guild.

There was one loophole in Ryu's plans that he had always known was there. The Ruin Master Guild and their involvement in this world could easily put a kink in many things.

If Ailsa was truly worthy to be his Life Partner, even in the case that she was being held back by his own weak Primordial Yang, this world should be no match for her by this point. The only reason she was stuck between a rock and a hard place should be because of the Ruin Master Guild.

And it seemed that now the Ruin Master Guild was trying to put him in the very same situation.

Amusing.

However, he was the Head of the Tatsuya household and would always be. If they thought they could paint him into the same corner…

They would be sorely mistaken.

He had a feeling that back then Ailsa was unprepared for the appearance of such a power. He, however, knew of their existence quite well.

So how could he not be prepared.

Several auras locked onto Ryu at once, but he just shook his head.

[Death Acupoint], [Lines of Fate], and [Tatsuya Constellation] layered atop one another. At that moment, the first saw through all the weaknesses in the folds of space for him, the latter read the probabilities of it being interfered with, and the last twisted the laws of the world in his favor.

He took a step, and suddenly strolled out of an encirclement of dozens of Dao Lords and Sovereigns, his expression almost leisurely.

"I'll remember this." Ryu said with a smile. "Given how important this Holy World is to you, I'm sure you've got quite a lot of geniuses inside, no?"

The might of a Dao God descended from above and a line of blood oozed from the corner of Ryu's lips, but he was already fading into the Holy World as his words echoed.