Chapter 1980: The War of Annihilation!

A wisp of soul power spread out, and that single remnant bone began to melt from the middle.

In the end, it was split into five pieces.

The remnant will of the Celestial Venerable now looked like a bullied little daughter-in-law, not daring to breathe too loudly.

After sleeping for countless eons, was this the result he had waited for?

Just thinking about it made him feel aggrieved!

"Hehe, Brother Ye's methods are truly endless. I, Song, am greatly enlightened." Holding the bone, Song Yu said delightedly.

However, the shock in his heart was beyond words.

He could guess that Ye Yuan must have a soul-type Celestial Venerable spiritual treasure on him!

What the hell... was there no end to this?

The Star Luo War Flag, the Qinghong Battle Armor, and now an extremely rare soul-type Celestial Venerable spiritual treasure.

When had Celestial Venerable spiritual treasures become as common as street goods?

Ye Yuan smiled and said, "Why thank me? If you want to thank someone, thank this old senior. He painstakingly sealed his lifelong power in the remnant bone for so many years, leaving it for future generations—truly great!"

Pfft!

The remnant will of the Celestial Venerable nearly spat out a mouthful of old blood.

Don't mock people like that!

Song Yu and the others were thoroughly amused, taking it as a joke.

"L-little brother, you see, the bone has been given to you. Could you please be merciful and l-let me go?" the remnant will said with a bitter face.

In that short time, his self-address had changed several times.

He had gone from 'this Venerable' to 'this old man,' and finally to 'this old朽.'

At this moment, he had become utterly humble before Ye Yuan.

Ye Yuan just smiled and said, "What's the hurry? You've been asleep for so many years, and now that you're finally out, we should chat a bit more, shouldn't we?"

I... I have a 'motherfucker' that I don't know whether to say or not!

"Heh... hehe, what does little brother want to talk about? Th-this old朽 has been asleep too long and can't remember much."

The remnant will forced a smile uglier than crying.

Ye Yuan was secretly shocked—this guy had slept so long that even his memories had dissipated. How long had he been asleep?

Fifty million years?

A hundred million years?

A billion years?

Ye Yuan said, "What is your name?"

The remnant will thought for a moment, then shook his head. "Can't remember. This old朽 recalls... they used to call me Wudao."

"Wudao? Hah, the name fits the man." Ye Yuan said with a half-smile.

This guy had sealed his remnant will in the bone, clearly intending to harm others.

It seemed that even in life, he was no saint.

But now that he had met Ye Yuan, no matter how powerful he was, he couldn't stir up any trouble.

Wudao's expression was rather ugly as he smiled bitterly. "L-little brother flatters me."

Ye Yuan said, "Let me ask you, what exactly is this Ancient God Battlefield?"

Wudao frowned, as if deep in thought.

Finally, he shook his head. "Too long ago, I really can't remember. This old朽 only recalls that back then, that battle swept through the entire Tongtian Realm, and almost no strong practitioner could stay out of it."

Though Wudao's words were plain, Ye Yuan and the others felt a thrill of terror.

A war that swept the entire Tongtian Realm—how tragic and magnificent it must have been!

It seemed that the Ancient God Battlefield had seen the fall of countless peerless experts; no wonder it was so dangerous.

Ye Yuan frowned slightly. "I heard that Dao Ancestor-level experts once fell here. Is that true?"

After another bout of painful thought, Wudao nodded. "No one could stay out of that war, not even Dao Ancestors! Not only did Dao Ancestor experts die in battle, but more than one."

"Impossible! Dao Ancestors are immortal and indestructible—how could they die? Hmph, you're lying without even drafting a script!" Song Yu's expression changed as he snorted coldly.

Wudao shook his head. "I'm not lying. The horror of that war is beyond your imagination."

Wudao's face was pale, as if those vague memories terrified him.

The others also looked grim; this was the first time they had heard that Dao Ancestors could die!

Dao Ancestors were beings recognized by the rules of a realm, representatives of the Heavenly Dao. Who could kill them?

Ye Yuan sighed. "It seems the Tongtian Realm is far more complicated than we imagined!"

Although Celestial Venerable Xianlin was powerful, he was ultimately just a Celestial Venerable, not even a Heavenly Emperor.

Heavenly Emperor-level experts belonged to another world, another circle.

They might have ties to some Dao Ancestor and thus know many things others didn't.

As for Celestial Venerable Xianlin, he hadn't entered that circle, so what he knew was limited.

All of this, Ye Yuan would have to figure out on his own.

"How much more do you remember about that war?" Ye Yuan asked again.

Wudao shook his head. "Can't remember. This old朽 was just a small fry in that war. I only recall that later we called that war... the War of Annihilation!"

Ye Yuan's expression changed. "The War of Annihilation... what a terrifying name! Did the entire Tongtian Realm nearly go extinct? And who was your opponent?"

Wudao frowned. "Can't remember clearly. I only recall... it was a racial war!"

"A racial war? Was it between humans and demons, or humans and yao?" Ye Yuan frowned.

"Neither! I... I can't remember! I only remember that race was terrifying! Extremely terrifying! They... were too strong!"

As he said this, Ye Yuan could feel the trembling in Wudao's heart.

Clearly, he was genuinely terrified of that race.

"Alright, whatever race it was, it no longer exists in the Tongtian Realm." Ye Yuan said helplessly.

Listening to their conversation, the shock in Song Yu and the other three's hearts was almost beyond words.

They seemed to have heard the greatest secret of the Tongtian Realm.

So Dao Ancestors could die too!

So the Tongtian Realm had once experienced a War of Annihilation!

So...

It was a pity that Wudao's memories were too fragmented; otherwise, they would surely have learned more about the War of Annihilation.

"L-little brother, this old朽 has told you everything he knows. C-can I go now?" Wudao said with a grim face.

Ye Yuan smiled wryly. "Go? Hah, you were about to take over my body, and you expect me to let you go?"

Wudao said gloomily, "Th-that was all a misunderstanding... a misunderstanding!"

Ye Yuan sneered. "A misunderstanding? I don't think so! You painstakingly sealed yourself in the bone, wasn't it to possess someone? If I let you go, are you planning to find a suitable body and then come back for revenge?"

Wudao's face turned ugly. "H-how could that be?"

Ye Yuan waved his hand and said flatly, "No need to say more. Letting you go is impossible. I'll give you two choices: either follow me from now on, or die!"