Chapter 1747: Chapter 1747: Emperor of the Black Ants
The sword’s edge instantly sliced through the space where Yang Xiaotian was hiding.
The space was like a deep furrow plowed open.
"Is everything alright?" The other Black Ants looked on in confusion.
The Black Ant expert who made the move stared at the freshly plowed space, shook his head, and said, "It’s fine. I just felt something unusual just now."
"It’s fine now."
After saying this, he and a few other Black Ant experts left, breaking through the air.
Only after the group had completely left did Yang Xiaotian reveal himself from the void, breathing a sigh of relief; the place where the sword’s edge plowed through was just a few meters away from him.
If the opponent’s claws had veered just a bit, it would have slashed through his hiding place.
He flew in the opposite direction from the departing Black Ant experts.
Having cultivated his Heavenly Dao Divine Body into a Sacred Body, he was very sensitive to the aura of the Dao Holy Stone; he could sense the overwhelming presence of Lower Grade Dao Holy Stones in that direction.
However, Yang Xiaotian hadn’t flown too far forward when he encountered another patrol of Black Ant experts. This patrol consisted of a hundred individuals, led by someone whose aura was as strong as those Black Ant experts just now.
Yang Xiaotian had no choice but to stop again.
But this patrol was heading straight for his hiding spot, and if nothing changed, they would definitely collide with him.
Yang Xiaotian tensed up.
Evade?
But the opponent possessed strength beyond the Great Saint Realm; even a slight movement on his part would be detected, as his current level in the Chaos Five Elements Escaping Technique was still too low.
What to do?
Should he join forces with Master Ding and fight?
Just as this patrol of Black Ant experts was about to fly over to Yang Xiaotian, suddenly, a loud explosion sounded in the distance, causing the patrol heading towards him to turn back and rush towards the sound.
Yang Xiaotian was stunned, looking towards the direction of the explosion.
Could it be that besides him, someone else had also infiltrated the Black Ant Imperial Palace?
At that moment, a golden beam of light suddenly shot up from the central palace of the Black Ant Imperial Palace, and an enormous Black Ant emerged with the golden beam.
This Black Ant was even larger than the ones Yang Xiaotian had encountered before, and its entire shell was an inky gold, shining brightly.
Even its four claws were inky gold, gleaming with a striking golden cold light.
A powerful aura enveloped the entire Black Ant Imperial Palace.
"The Emperor of the Black Ants!" Seeing this Black Ant, Yang Xiaotian immediately knew who it was.
Only the Emperor of the Black Ant Clan could wield such majesty and powerful presence.
After bursting out from the palace, the Emperor of the Black Ants turned into a stream of light and flew towards the direction of the explosion.
Following the Emperor’s charge, countless Black Ant Clan experts also rushed out of the palace.
Soon, the furious roars of the Emperor of the Black Ants could be heard, along with waves of destructive power, indicating that the Emperor was indeed engaging with the intruder.
Yang Xiaotian was shocked. Who was this intruder who could battle the Emperor of the Black Ants?
Back when the Master of the Sword Ruins dared not delve into the Sea of Black Ants, one reason was the presence of the Emperor of the Black Ant Clan.
The Emperor of the Black Ants was a presence even the Master of the Sword Ruins feared.
Recovered from his surprise, Yang Xiaotian flew towards the direction where the aura of the Dao Holy Stone was incredibly strong.
Even though a formidable enemy had invaded, many strong individuals from the Black Ant Clan still guarded various parts of the palace. On his way, Yang Xiaotian cautiously avoided the Black Ant Clan strong individuals.
After bypassing several hundred palaces, Yang Xiaotian arrived in front of a certain palace in the deepest part of the Black Ant Imperial Palace.
The intense aura of the Dao Holy Stone was emanating from within.
This palace was uniquely crafted.
The entire palace was quite vast.
Moreover, the palace was made entirely of Cold Stone of the Black Sea, similar to the Flame Palace of the Flame Princess, which was forged from the Sun God Stone.
One represents the Ice System, the other the Fire System.
On the palace, runes of the Ice and Dark Systems were imprinted.
This was a Dual System Formation.
Yang Xiaotian examined the dark ice system grand array before him, contemplating the method to dismantle it.
"You can try using the Eternal Holy Body," Master Ding suggested, "This dark ice system grand array has a weak spot just to the left side. Your Eternal Holy Body has already reached the twenty-seven layer peak. You should be able to assimilate it."
Hearing this, Yang Xiaotian approached the weak spot of the grand array mentioned by Master Ding and activated his Eternal Holy Body.
Suddenly, the River of Ages emerged.
The Power of Ages surged incessantly between Yang Xiaotian’s hands.
Over the years, Yang Xiaotian had been constantly consuming Time Holy Fruits to cultivate the Eternal Holy Body.
The Eternal Holy Body improved rapidly.
At the twenty-seven layer peak of the Eternal Holy Body, the Power of Ages was far beyond what it had been in the Lower Realm.
With the Power of Ages surging between Yang Xiaotian’s hands, he imprinted on the weak spot of the grand array, causing the array’s runes at that point to flicker endlessly, continuously corroded and assimilated by the Power of Ages.
However, even though Yang Xiaotian’s Eternal Holy Body had reached the twenty-seven layer peak, assimilating the runes at the weakest point of this dark ice system grand array would still take two to three hours.
But Yang Xiaotian couldn’t wait that long.
Although an external enemy was keeping the Emperor of the Black Ants and others occupied, they couldn’t be held off for such a long time. There was a chance they would return within an hour.
He had to assimilate the array formation runes before the Emperor of the Black Ants and others returned.
Yang Xiaotian consumed an Eternal Holy Pill.
This Eternal Holy Pill was something he had refined earlier, but the required ingredients were so numerous and difficult to acquire that Yang Xiaotian could only make one.
However, consuming it granted a temporary boost to his Eternal Holy Body’s power.
After consuming the Eternal Holy Pill, the force of the Power of Ages between Yang Xiaotian’s palms surged dramatically, and the assimilation speed indeed increased significantly.
Soon, Yang Xiaotian had assimilated one array formation rune.
However, to enter, he needed to create a large hole, meaning he had to assimilate one hundred array formation runes.
One hundred!
Yang Xiaotian pushed the power of his Eternal Holy Body to the limit.
Two, three, ten...
Fifty...
When Yang Xiaotian had assimilated eighty array formation runes, the fierce battle power of the Emperor of the Black Ants suddenly ceased.
Yang Xiaotian paused before his heart sank.
Had the Emperor of the Black Ants repelled the intruder?
If so, then the Emperor of the Black Ants and the many strong individuals of the Black Ant Clan would soon return.
As expected, when he had assimilated ninety array formation runes, he sensed the Emperor of the Black Ants and numerous strong individuals of the Black Ant Clan were returning.
Yang Xiaotian, anxious, drove the power of the Eternal Holy Body desperately.
Ninety-one!
The Emperor of the Black Ants and others were getting closer and closer.
When Yang Xiaotian had assimilated ninety-two array formation runes, the vast aura of the Emperor of the Black Ants was constantly surging.
Yang Xiaotian took a deep breath, cleared his mind of distractions, and threw himself fully into assimilating the array formation runes.
With the strength of the Emperor of the Black Ants, they would sense the power of his Eternal Holy Body once they came within a few miles.