Family Management Game In Immortal Continent Chapter 819: You Cannot Win
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"Thump! Thump! Thump!"
The ethereal visions vanished instantly, but the rhythmic pounding of a heart persisted in the silence.
With heavy, complicated emotions, the Li family members ventured further into the cave's depths.
They had just witnessed the entire life of an Integration Realm cultivator—the chronicle of an Old Ancestor who had fought tirelessly to elevate his clan to the prestigious rank of an Integration Realm family.
Before them lay a sight that defied belief: a gargantuan heart!
The organ was throbbing with violent intensity.
Beside the massive heart, the Zhao Clan Head, Zhao Qingguang, was on his knees.
His posture was broken, hands flat against the earth, and his eyes were fixed in a wide, glassy stare.
It appeared as though he had been struck by a truth so profound it had shattered his spirit; he was muttering in repentance with a hollow, lifeless expression.
"I was wrong, Old Ancestor... it was this child who erred... this child has brought you ruin..."
"Zhao Buqun! Zhao Bailing! Zhao Jingmiao!"
The sight of the heart caused Zhao Tingyu to abandon all pretense of respect for his forebear.
He screamed in a frenzy, "Return! They have discovered the Old Ancestor! Return at once!!!"
Lost in his own guilt, Zhao Qingguang remained unresponsive to the shouting.
Suddenly, the air within the cave fractured like a shattered mirror, and several figures began to materialize.
Three Zhao Clan Elders stepped out of the spatial rifts, standing calmly before the giant heart and staring down the Li family with cold indifference.
"That... what on earth is that thing?!!"
Supreme Elder Puci, the Martial Emperor, and Zhuo Linlin arrived at the Li family’s side, their faces twisted in horror at the sight of the pulsating heart.
It was painfully evident that the trio was no match for the three Zhao Clan Elders.
After a century of peace, the Martial Emperor—that small old man—had clearly suffered another defeat.
Zhuo Linlin’s expression was grim, and Supreme Elder Puci was currently using spiritual Qi to regenerate a severed limb.
"The Old Ancestor of the Zhao Clan," Li Yaowen noted with an air of casual observation.
"I once read an ancient text regarding him.
During that era of chaos, a tide of devils besieged the Zhao Clan.
Not a single intact body was left behind by the clansmen.
It was said the Zhao Clan Old Ancestor was consumed entirely by those devils, leaving nothing but blood-stained hair."
"It appears the historian only recorded the surface of what they witnessed."
How could the Zhao Clan Old Ancestor be nothing more than a... heart?!!
Supreme Elder Puci’s complexion turned ashen.
He could feel a terrifyingly potent life force radiating from the organ.
The sheer wrongness of such an existence made his skin crawl!
"Hahaha! It’s over for you! You’re all finished!"
Even though he was still restrained, Zhao Tingyu showed no fear.
Despite his life being at the mercy of the Li family, a grotesque grin spread across his face.
"This is the one place you never should have set foot in.
The Old Ancestor of my Zhao Clan is right here!
None of you will leave alive!
You will—"
Before he could finish his sentence.
"Too loud," Li Yaozu muttered, his brow furrowing.
In the crimson light of the cave, a cold flash erupted, and a sword tip instantly transfixed the center of Zhao Tingyu’s forehead.
Yet, even as Zhao Tingyu perished right in front of the three Zhao Clan Elders, they didn't show even a flicker of concern.
Fairy Bai’s cold eyes swept over the Li family’s ranks.
"We truly underestimated your strength.
The Azure Cloud Li Clan has only been around for seven centuries; it never occurred to me that people like you could slay Tingyu and Ancestor Wan.
I also didn't expect that the Azure Cloud Prefecture was a snare you had laid for us.
A shame... you will never overcome our Immortal Zhao Clan."
In contrast to Fairy Bai’s frigid composure, Zhao Jingmiao was dripping with arrogance.
He gave a mocking smirk.
"Your deductions were correct.
Every secluded faction has its own territory, and we rarely cross into each other's lands.
But did you honestly believe we could hold our borders without a supreme trump card?"
"You think you understand the Zhao Clan, but do you know the real reason the Devils and the Human Emperor sought to wipe us out? You haven't a clue."
"You believe yourselves to be clever and well-prepared, but you have crossed the wrong people. Because we are..."
"Immortal and incapable of death!!!"
As Zhao Jingmiao’s hideous laughter filled the air, the faces of the Martial Emperor, Zhuo Linlin, and Supreme Elder Puci paled.
They watched in shock as the colossal heart began to beat with frantic speed!
"This is..."
The group stared at themselves in shock as "Destiny" began to drift upward from their bodies—the exact same phenomenon that had occurred to the inhabitants of the Duravia Trade Prefecture!
"Hahaha, I have returned!"
"I shall be reborn! Reincarnated through the Old Ancestor’s Divine Embryo!"
"Foolish Li family, foolish world!"
"..."
The sound of their mad cackling was like the wailing of vengeful spirits from the abyss.
Zhao Qingguang, who had been kneeling, suddenly jerked his body and stared at the Li family.
"Run... you cannot win... It is impossible!"
"Run!!!"
Amidst the chaos, even Li Wei felt a chill of terror run down his spine.
Looking forward, the Zhao Clan Heart began to writhe, and from its pulsing surface, human heads began to push through.
Zhao Wan’er, Zhao Qingxia, Zhao Hongchang... a mass of heads laughed with ghoulish insanity, looking as if they were about to tear their way out of the heart.
Among them was even... Zhao Tingyu, who had only just been killed!