Grand Ancestral Bloodlines

Chapter 2120  Promises

Aika and Jojo both found themselves immobilized. They tried to speak, but it was absolutely worthless. They couldn't resist the suction force at all as they were pulled into Ryu's Inner World.

It wasn't until that moment that they realized just how weak they were compared to the current Ryu.

Aika was a true genius, and for all her life, she had existed above others. However, right now, she couldn't even put up resistance against a Lord that had just broken through despite being an entire cultivation realm above him.

Ryu clapped lightly as though thanking himself for a job well done.

He swept a gaze over the Sect, but didn't see anything else of interest. So, he turned and left.

The Sect was left in silence, staring at the location Ryu had just been in.

Three of their most powerful existences had either been killed or kidnapped, and their best genius, the pillar of their future, had been taken as well.

What hope did their Sect even have any longer?

The armies that had acted to attack the Radiant Star Sect were stuck in a no man's land, not knowing what to do. Should they return to their Sects? Would Ryu even let them—

BOOM!

A pillar of flames erupted in the distance and they all froze. None of them needed to look to know that there would be no Sect to return to.

The entire Fate of the Seventh Heaven had been flipped by a single young man.

…

Ryu left the Sect behind, and with a step, he had already crossed the skies, appearing above the Fading Star Sect.

He moved through their defenses as though they weren't there at all, and soon, he was in the heart of the Sect.

Most of the powerhouses weren't even here any longer. They had all set off to war, but those that remained had already seen his Tribulation. There wasn't a single person on the Seventh Heaven that hadn't.

So when they saw him appear in the depths of their Sect, clearly aiming for their Faith Well, they didn't even dare to stand in his way.

They had been fighting with the Radiant Star Sect for so long… but they had never thought that things would end up like this.

What they didn't know was that Ryu wasn't even acting on behalf of the Radiant Star Sect right now. He was acting on behalf of the Frost Clan.

When he first arrived in the True Martial World, he had gained the favor of Flowing Frost. Back then, he made her two promises.

The first was a child that carried her Frost Clan's Bloodline. And the second… was the destruction of the Fading Star Sect.

Maybe she didn't expect that Ryu would actually succeed one day and make it this far. Maybe she had just been tired and didn't want to hold on any longer, living out a lonely existence.

But regardless, today, Ryu would fulfill that promise.

He raised a hand and his palm trembled. At that moment, the flowing waters of the Faith Well shook and were about to be completely torn apart and devoured…

When a suffocating presence descended.

Ryu's pupils constricted, a feeling of danger welling up in his heart. But he didn't weaken his grip. If anything, doing so would harm him more than help him out of a situation like this one.

At that moment, the form of a familiar man appeared.

Sky God Radiant Star.

His master's husband.

"Who—."

Radiant Star stopped speaking when he saw Ryu.

"… What are you doing?"

"Isn't it obvious?" Ryu asked.

Radiant Star's eyes narrowed. He had never liked this kid, and now, he was even more arrogant than he remembered.

He hadn't recognized Ryu at first because he had changed too much. How long had it been? Had it even been a hundred years since he saw him last?

Making it to the Lord Realm in that time was acceptable. In fact, it was even a bit slow in his eyes. But the main problem wasn't the cultivation realm, it was Ryu's aura.

He was measuring his surprise by the rise in Ryu's strength, not the change to his cultivation realm.

"You can leave now. This Faith Well is under my protection."

Ryu ignored him, his pull on the Well becoming stronger. His Fate Soul Nature thrummed with life and the churning of the waters became all the more obvious.

"I said stop!" A booming voice came from Radiant Star.

Ryu ignored him once again, his pull becoming even stronger.

Radiant Star's expression became ugly.

"Don't make me kill you, boy. Do you not know that this Sect is tied to your master? How ungrateful can you possibly be?"

"Kill me, then." Ryu said coldly. He might have changed a lot, but his unwillingness to explain himself was just the same.

If these two had taken their duties as founders more seriously, would the situation of the Sects have ever reached this point?

Trying to save it all now was too little, too late.

Radiant Star's temper flared and he really did move to attack.

But at that moment, a Throne appeared high above Ryu's head and the God's expression became as ugly as ash.

It had to be remembered that the Throne Ryu had was for the Dual Radiance Sect. The Heavens still recognized this Sect as just one Existence, and as such, as effective as his Throne was on the Radiant Star Sect, it was just as effective on the Fading Star Sect.

Since this place was important to Radiant Star for whatever reason, then the Throne would obviously be effective against him as well. There was simply no escaping it at all.

BANG!

The Faith Well exploded and the waters that ran through it formed a sphere that pulsed in the air.

"You…"

Radiant Star couldn't believe that Ryu had actually done it. But worse than just that, he was controlling Fate with a turn of his hand as though it was only natural.

This was something that even Dao Gods could only faintly touch the edge of. There were only a rare few that could actually begin to manipulate it like Ryu was.

But Ryu was only in the Lord Realm!

"Alright, if you're done, I'll be going now."

Radiant Star's eyes practically billowed with flames, but there was nothing he could do.

Even if the foundation of the Fading Star Sect was destroyed, the Radiant Star Sect still existed. Because of that, the Throne was still effective.

Against his real body, it wouldn't have much of an effect. But this was just a projection linked through Fate. As a result, he was extremely susceptible to it. If Ryu wanted, he could destroy this projection of his and even harm the Fate of his real body.

That would be the absolute worst outcome and there would be nothing that he could do about it.

Those outside of Sacrum might feel less hesitation when dealing with Thrones, but that didn't mean that they didn't have their apprehensions as well.

For a Throne like Ryu who not only wielded a great number of Thrones by now, but also faced a greater challenge when claiming the Dual Radiance Throne, the danger he posed was even more potent.

Because of this, Radiant Star could only watch as Ryu disappeared into the distance.

A flash of anger sparked in Radiant Star's eyes, but he no longer had anything he was tethered to, so his projection was forced to slowly fade away.

…

Ryu returned to the Radiant Star Sect unexpectedly, but barely anyone noticed him. He was too fast.

With a flick of his fingers, the Fate of the Fading Star Sect poured into the well sprint of the Radiant Star Sect and a pillar shot into the skies.

A rain of qi sprinkled down from above, and as though a desert had finally been watered by the life spring of existence, the aura of the Sect began to flourish.

At the same time, Ryu's actions as their Throne began to truly take root.

The things that Ryu had accomplished were beyond the imaginations of those of this Sect. Just how much Fate had he managed to gather in these last several decades? Just his Tribulation alone had shocked the entire world, and now, everyone had to thank him for the fact their bottlenecks were undone.

It could be said that other than a handful of Dao Gods… Ryu's presence on the True Martial World was second to none.

The Radiant Star Sect rumbled and the ground shook.

Then, under the astonished gazes of those present, it began to rise.

Since Ryu was in the mood for keeping promises, he might as well do one for Aika as well.

She had dreamed about returning to the Eighth Heaven all her life, so he might as well give her that very opportunity.

All the while, Ryu didn't seem to realize that he was being hunted down.

Just when these Martial Hunters made it to the Seventh…

Ryu had risen to the Eighth.

Unable to use Fate to track him down, Ryu was practically rubbing their incompetence in their noses while leisurely acting as he pleased.