SACRED BODY OF THE IMMORTALS

Chapter 982 - 982 Chaos Strikes

No one present had expected that they would actually be able to find traces of the Divine Demon Ant.

Compared to other ancient primordial fearsome beings, such as the True Dragon and the Divine Phoenix, the Divine Demon Ant was far too rare, with its lineage nearly completely severed.

Although this clan was of the ant tribe, they were nothing like ordinary ants that produce a whole nest of offspring in a single lifetime.

The more powerful the bloodline, the harder it was to pass down.

As for the True Dragon and the Divine Phoenix, the reason their clans thrived was largely due to intermarriage with other races.

The Dragon clan, for instance, had branches such as the Taixu Ancient Dragon clan, the Dragon King Palace, and the now-destroyed Ancestral Dragon Nest, among others.

The Divine Phoenix lineage also had inheritances in the immortal realm such as the Demon Phoenix Ancient Cave, and the destroyed Ten Thousand Phoenix Spirit Mountain had once been one of them.

The Divine Demon Ant, however, did not intermarry with any other race. Not only were their numbers scarce to begin with, but reproduction was also extremely difficult.

In the great war between the two realms that had taken place before, the Divine Demon Ant clan had given their all, achieving glorious feats.

There had once been a powerful member of the Divine Demon Ant clan, known by the title Divine Demon Emperor, who had torn apart an immortal king of the foreign realm with bare hands, only to be slain in the end by a calamity-level forbidden existence from that foreign realm.

It could be said that this clan had reached the pinnacle of glory, yet their fate was also deeply sorrowful.

"It really is a Divine Demon Ant!"

The Sun Sacred Guard, the Moon Sacred Guard, and the others began to breathe rapidly.

Setting everything else aside for the moment.

The first thing that came to their minds was the Divine Demon Ant clan's Divine Demon Mighty Divine Art!

This was a top-tier divine art on par with the True Dragon Divine Art, the Kunpeng Divine Art, the Thunder Emperor Divine Art, and others of that caliber.

If one could master the Divine Demon Mighty Divine Art, it would be possible to gain control over the Law of Strength.

That would mean gaining an additional Law out of nowhere.

In the realm of the Supreme, what was the deciding factor?

It was the number of Laws one controlled and the depth of one's understanding of them.

If one could master nine Laws, one could ascend to become a Peak Supreme, an existence that was virtually unrivaled among all Supremes!

"If we could obtain the Divine Demon Ant and present it to my lord..."

Both the Sun Sacred Guard and the Moon Sacred Guard felt their minds stirring with excitement.

Their lord of the Chaos Body, if able to obtain the Divine Demon Ant, would surely be even more delighted than receiving Yu Chanjuan.

Not to mention, if one could take a Divine Demon Ant as a follower, it would undoubtedly grow into an invincible battle servant in the future.

Of course, the elders stationed at the border of the immortal realm would not allow the Divine Demon Ant to become anyone's servant.

For this clan had contributed far too much. If those elders were to learn that this clan still had descendants, they would certainly be overwhelmed with excitement and emotion.

Those with designs on the Divine Demon Ant were clearly not limited to just the Sun Sacred Guard and the Moon Sacred Guard.

Ji Qingyi's eyes flickered, but she showed nothing on her face.

Tiancanz's breathing, however, grew somewhat rapid.

He finally understood why he had sensed that feeling.

The Heavenly Silkworm, the Divine Demon Ant, and the Heavenly Dream Butterfly — strictly speaking, they all belonged to the same broad category.

And so there was a subtle sense of karmic resonance between them.

"If I could obtain the Divine Demon Ant's Divine Demon Mighty Divine Art, perhaps I could mirror its principles and help myself transform further, becoming a Ten-Transformation Divine Silkworm!"

Even with Tiancanz's temperament, he could not help feeling a surge of excitement.

And on Yan Rumeng's side, she too had come to understand.

The Divine Demon Ant and her true form, the Heavenly Dream Butterfly, belonged to the same clan, which was why she had been able to sense that subtle resonance.

"Rumeng, this opportunity should suit you very well. If you could obtain the essence of the Divine Demon Ant clan, you would surely undergo a transformation." Yu Chanjuan said.

During the time they had spent together, the two of them had already become close sisters.

"But..."

Yan Rumeng glanced over at Tiancanz.

This opportunity was not going to be easy to claim.

For a moment, the atmosphere fell into an eerie silence.

It was Ji Qingyi who broke the silence.

"To think we would actually discover a Divine Demon Ant here. It seems this Purple Gold Ancient City must be a hidden treasury left behind by the ancestors of the Divine Demon Ant clan."

"This Divine Demon Ant is of great use to me." Tiancanz said directly, speaking without hesitation.

He was a seed-level genius who had emerged from the slumber of the Divine Silkworm Valley, a Supreme-level figure.

Among those present, his cultivation was the highest.

Ji Qingyi, the Sun Sacred Guard, and the Moon Sacred Guard were all at the quasi-Supreme realm.

Of course, whether Ji Qingyi's realm and actual strength were truly aligned was something only she herself knew.

As for Princess Longjie and the others, their situation was naturally the most disadvantageous.

However, the three women were also quite shrewd.

They knew what they had the standing to claim and what they did not.

"We won't covet the Divine Demon Ant. Let's go explore other parts of the ancient city." Princess Longjie said calmly.

Although she had obtained the inheritance of the Nine-Fingered Sacred Dragon Emperor, she had risen to prominence late after all, and her foundation was too shallow.

Compared to the current generation of supreme forbidden geniuses, she still fell somewhat short.

To say nothing of comparing herself to a seed-level figure.

Yan Rumeng also said nothing more.

Although she too had her eye on the Divine Demon Ant, she knew she had no chance of competing with Tiancanz.

However, a cold voice caused the hearts of the three women to suddenly sink.

"Hold on. Yu Chanjuan, back at the Immortal Academy, you were given a choice once. Now I'll give you one more chance."

The one who spoke was the Sun Sacred Guard.

Yu Chanjuan's beautiful face turned ice-cold.

It was Jun Xiaoyao who had saved her from the darkness. Her body and soul both belonged to Jun Xiaoyao.

Even if she were to take a step back and accept that Jun Xiaoyao had truly fallen.

Yu Chanjuan would never have anything to do with any other man for the rest of her life. She would only do everything in her power to help the Jun family and the Jun Emperor Court.

The Sun Sacred Guard asking her to follow the Chaos Body was utterly laughable.

"What I have already said, I will not repeat a second time." Yu Chanjuan said indifferently.

The Sun Sacred Guard let out a soft laugh, unbothered, and instead turned to look at Tiancanz.

"Fellow Daoist Tiancanz, I trust you have heard that Jun Xiaoyao once caused the fall of your clan's Primordial Silkworm Dao Child."

"And even suppressed the Divine Silkworm Princess of the Divine Silkworm Valley, turning her into a maidservant for that Jiang family's divine maiden, Jiang Shengyi."

"Will you not settle this score?"

"Utterly shameless!"

Yan Rumeng's brows shot up when she heard those words, her beautiful eyes wide open.

The Sun Sacred Guard was trying to pull Tiancanz in to target them together.

Sure enough, Tiancanz's expression shifted slightly.

It was not that he had truly been provoked by the Sun Sacred Guard.

As a seed-level genius, no one among them would have such a base character.

It was simply that Tiancanz had thought of the fact that Yan Rumeng's true form was the Heavenly Dream Butterfly.

If he could obtain her as well, combined with the Divine Demon Ant.

The possibility of him transforming into a Ten-Transformation Divine Silkworm would reach seventy to eighty percent.

After all, the Heavenly Dream Butterfly was an existence on par with supreme beings such as the Primordial Emperor Butterfly and the Heaven-Splitting Demon Butterfly.

The reason Yan Rumeng had not yet grown powerful enough was simply that her bloodline had awakened relatively late, and it had even required Jun Xiaoyao's help to awaken it.

Thinking of this, Tiancanz's gaze swept over Yan Rumeng once more.

Her features were like flawless jade, naturally perfect, with a face of breathtaking beauty and exquisitely refined brows and eyes.

Beneath her pink dress, her long and shapely jade legs were particularly eye-catching.

A woman of such exceptional looks, bloodline, and talent.

Taking her as a wife would be no loss at all.

"Yan Rumeng, if you wish to comprehend the secrets of this Divine Demon Ant, I can share them with you." Tiancanz said.

"No need." Yan Rumeng refused without hesitation.

The way Tiancanz had been looking her over filled her with deep revulsion.

"This is a gesture of goodwill on my part. You really shouldn't refuse." Tiancanz stepped forward half a pace.

Seeing this, the Sun Sacred Guard let out a cold laugh and stepped forward alongside the Moon Sacred Guard.

Ji Qingyi, on the other hand, remained still and composed, watching from the sidelines.

"If you truly intend to do this, are you not afraid of the Jun family, the Jun Emperor Court, the Demon God Palace, and other such forces?" Princess Longjie's dark hair swept through the air, her phoenix eyes cold and fierce.

Although Jun Xiaoyao had disappeared, the forces behind him had not.

"Why cling stubbornly to someone who has already become a figure of the past? Had I emerged into the world earlier, that Jun Xiaoyao might not have earned such a great name."

Tiancanz reached out, intending to suppress Yan Rumeng.

The Sun Sacred Guard and the Moon Sacred Guard also made their move, attempting to capture Yu Chanjuan.

"How dare you. Compared to my master, what are you!" Princess Longjie rebuked them coldly.

"Princess Longjie, I think you've been bewitched into madness, bringing shame upon the entire ancient imperial clan!" Tiancanz said indifferently, continuing to raise his hand in a suppressing strike.

And just at that moment!

Boom boom boom!

The entire Purple Gold Ancient City suddenly began to tremble, as though some fearsome demon had broken through and forced its way in.

In the distance, vast and surging Chaos Qi rolled forward, crushing everything in its path like a tide.

At the sight of this, the Sun Sacred Guard instinctively revealed a look of joy.

Yet just as he was about to open his mouth and call out "my lord," he abruptly realized that his lord did not seem to have yet emerged from the Chaos Gate.

Then the source of this Chaos Qi was...

Boom!

Within the surging Chaos mist that filled the sky, a hazy white-robed figure emerged, wreathed in Chaos Qi, a ghost-face mask upon their face, tall and slender.

Without a word, they raised a fair and slender palm and struck down toward Tiancanz in a killing blow!