Need to Put On a New Identity—Anyone Object?
Need to Put On a New Identity—Anyone Object?
Meanwhile, on the Celestial Ancient Continent, at the ancestral grounds of the Divine Crocodile Clan.
Hills and valleys, ridges and mountain ranges—dark clouds churned across the sky. At first glance, the entire area was a mire, seeping with pitch-black miasma that roiled through the air.
Then gray bubbles surfaced one after another, bursting in the void and releasing a heart-palpitating aura, like a swamp of death.
In the jungle beyond the swamp, several Divine Crocodile clansmen with powerful auras and towering builds were patrolling the surroundings, speaking in low voices.
A Divine Crocodile clansman clad in golden armor, his dark-golden vertical pupils sweeping across the nearby mountains and forests.
Staying vigilant against any living creature that approached.
Not just the Divine Crocodile Clan—the Ancient Flying Serpent Clan was doing the same, strictly guarding against any sign of disturbance.
They were especially fixated on the movements of the Black Sky Hawk Clan. Some time ago, after the Black Sky Hawk Clan obtained that Immortal Scripture, the Divine Crocodile and Ancient Flying Serpent clans had all begun cultivating it one after another.
This Immortal Scripture was extremely mysterious and powerful—even clansmen of mediocre aptitude could gain improvement from it.
This discovery thrilled and excited the many clansmen of the Divine Crocodile and Ancient Flying Serpent clans, making them feel that their hope of rising had finally come.
All this time, they had been suppressed by the Black Sky Hawk Clan, which led them to suspect it was very likely because the Black Sky Hawk Clan had obtained that mysterious Immortal Scripture.
For a time, the Sacred King Realm ancestors of both great clans emerged, awakening from seclusion to study this Immortal Scripture.
Then they discovered its profound mysteries and couldn’t help but be shaken with delight. Its secrets left them utterly intoxicated, their Dao Hearts trembling, unable to articulate the profundity within.
The two clansmen from the Divine Crocodile and Ancient Flying Serpent clans who had stumbled upon the drunken Black Sky Hawk clansman spilling the truth that day were, because of this, highly valued by their ancestors. Their status within their clans rose steadily, drawing much envy.
Accidentally stumbling upon the secret of the Black Sky Hawk Clan’s growing strength—such a contribution was enough to make anyone envious.
Even the patriarchs of both great clans had, by this time, sunk into cultivation, intoxicated and unable to extricate themselves.
And now, near the mountain range, an immensely burly Divine Crocodile clansman wearing silver armor finished his patrol of the surroundings and couldn’t help but remark with emotion,
“That Immortal Scripture we got from the Black Sky Hawk Clan this time is truly boundless in its wonders! Last night I already broke through to the mid-stage of the Enlightened Noble Realm. That bottleneck had me stuck for hundreds of years...”
Hearing this, another clansman beside him nodded in agreement, equally full of emotion.
“I feel like I’m close too. I’ve already faintly touched the bottleneck—at most, I’ll break through within these next few days! Who would have thought our clan would obtain such an Immortal Scripture? When the time comes, dominating the entire Celestial Ancient Continent isn’t impossible!”
He said with a laugh, excitement faintly visible in his eyes.
Now there was motivation in cultivation, unlike before when they were limited by their aptitude, unable to break through to higher realms.
This Immortal Scripture, to them, was absolutely a heaven-defying, fate-changing divine object. Its rebirthing effects were no mere exaggeration.
It could even allow their clan to grow strong once more and usher in a peak of glory.
“If not for our good luck in running into that Black Sky Hawk idiot, we’d probably still be kept in the dark by them...”
“The Black Sky Hawk Clan harbors sinister intentions—their hearts deserve death. Growing stronger in secret, it probably wouldn’t have been long before we clans suffered their poisonous hands. The Black Sky Hawk Clan’s appetite has always been huge!”
“Thank goodness we discovered their plot in advance!”
As the two spoke, they couldn’t help but marvel at how good their luck was.
This kind of Immortal Scripture—only clansmen who had broken through to the True Enlightened Realm, as well as some juniors with decent talent, were qualified to cultivate it.
The rest didn’t even have the qualification to know of this Immortal Scripture’s existence.
That showed how seriously they took it.
They refused to believe this was deliberately leaked by the Black Sky Hawk Clan.
Who would possess such a treasure and not hide it away? Why would they reveal it?
At the end of the day, it was the love of drink that ruined things.
An Immortal Scripture of this level couldn’t possibly have originated from the Black Sky Hawk Clan—they just didn’t know when the Black Sky Hawk Clan had obtained it.
Moreover, the Black Sky Hawk Clan’s strength was growing, and they had all witnessed it. Though they said nothing aloud, in their hearts they were burning with envy.
“Who are you? Why have you trespassed into our clan’s territory!”
At that moment, the two suddenly cried out in shock, astonishment and disbelief surfacing in their dark-golden vertical pupils.
Beyond the mountain range, a young man who seemed to cross a thousand li in a single step was walking unhurriedly toward this place.
The young man was tall and slender, hands clasped behind his back, wisps of divine radiance coiling around his body as if he wore a five-colored immortal robe.
Space beneath his feet seemed to ripple in layers—with one step he crossed countless rivers and mountains.
Strolling leisurely, calm and unhurried.
“Sss!”
“It’s him!”
“Gu Changge! Why would he come here?”
Seeing the newcomer’s appearance clearly, the two Divine Crocodile clansmen were instantly horrified, their voices trembling.
During this period, this young man had thrown the various Lost Clans into turmoil and unrest.
How could they possibly fail to recognize him?
To put it bluntly, among all the Celestial Ancient Races, if there was one person they hated most deeply, it was absolutely Gu Changge.
Single-handedly scheming against the entire Celestial Ancient Races, even personally causing the annihilation of the Featherfolk Clan.
The younger generation of the Divine Crocodile Clan were all deeply wary of this young man, not daring to provoke him in the slightest.
They were naturally no exception. Seeing Gu Changge actually arrive outside their clan’s territory now, they felt a chill run down their backs.
Their legs were even going soft.
This young man with his breezy, carefree expression could no longer be regarded as a member of the younger generation.
Though not a single person followed behind him, he brought them an unparalleled, terrifying pressure.
Both of them felt cold all over, frozen in place, the smiles vanishing from their faces—to the point they even forgot to send word back to the clan to report all this.
“Why do you look so unwelcoming toward Gu?”
Hearing this, Gu Changge spoke with a faint smile on his face.
Space blurred, shrinking the ground to inches—with one step, he appeared right before them.
Having laid his arrangements in secret for over half a month, it was naturally time for him to come collect the net.
The first place he came to was, of course, the Divine Crocodile Clan.
With the experience of subduing the Black Sky Hawk Clan, Gu Changge naturally wasn’t worried about any accidents. To him, this process was like planting a seed, then watching it break through the soil, sprout, grow, bear fruit, and ripen.
And he only needed to come pluck the final fruit.
However, to ensure his true identity as the one behind the scenes wasn’t exposed.
Gu Changge figured he should put on an identity—something like the Successor of the Ancient Reincarnation Supreme Being.
Ye Ling was dead, and the vast majority of his trump cards had fallen into Gu Changge’s hands.
That included the Portable Supreme Cave the Ancient Reincarnation Supreme Being had painstakingly left for him, the Sea of Reincarnation, the Wondrous Roots of Reincarnation, and several Sacred Lord Realm puppets.
So if Gu Changge now claimed to be the Successor of the Ancient Reincarnation Supreme Being, there was no real problem with that.
Of course, as for this successor identity, the Ancient Reincarnation Supreme Being would nine times out of ten refuse to acknowledge it—on the contrary, he’d most likely fly into a thunderous rage, wishing he could personally strike Gu Changge dead.
Killing the successor he painstakingly chose, then seizing his fortuitous opportunities, and now claiming to be his successor?
Such a shameless person—the Ancient Reincarnation Supreme Being had probably never encountered one. If he learned of all this, he would absolutely be furious beyond measure.
“G-Gu Changge, what have you come to our clan for?”
Realizing Gu Changge was speaking to them, the two Divine Crocodile clansmen jolted and asked, trembling.
At this moment, their bodies were drenched in cold sweat, their backs already soaked through, forcibly suppressing the urge to collapse limply to the ground.
As Enlightened Noble Realm existences, they were enough to look down upon an entire city, controlling the life and death of millions of cultivators.
Yet they were terrified of a junior to this degree. If word of this got out, it would absolutely cause a massive sensation.
However, the fact was just that—even a revived Transcendent grade weapon couldn’t do anything to Gu Changge. He absolutely had the means to kill the two of them.
“Oh, you actually recognize Gu. That makes things simpler.”
“But that question is really too childish. Ask a different one.”
“Of course, I’d advise you both to keep your mouths shut and stay quiet.”
Gu Changge’s expression was composed as he spoke casually, then walked forward on his own. “By the way, lead the way for me. Otherwise, you two will die.”
He spoke lightly, but the two felt chills all over, not daring to open their mouths.
Even their divine souls were nearly trembling, on the verge of shattering.
Too terrifying!
This young man was truly far beyond the rumors. Only when truly facing him could one sense this heart-palpitating, nearly suffocating fear.
They didn’t dare utter a single word of refusal. With deathly pale faces, they trembled as they led the way ahead.
Walking beside Gu Changge, their scalps felt like they were about to explode.
“Take me to see your patriarch. Your ancestor works too. By the way, notify your clansmen—tell them... your new master has arrived.”
“If you don’t want to die, come see me within fifteen minutes.”
“After fifteen minutes, whoever hasn’t come will have no need to keep living.”
On the way toward the depths of the Divine Crocodile Clan’s territory, Gu Changge suddenly spoke, natural and casual, a faint smile on his face the whole time.
As if discussing some trivial matter.
“What?!”
Those words left the two dumbfounded, eyes wide, a chill shooting violently up their spines.
What kind of confidence did Gu Changge have to dare say such words?
Was he insane? Or did he truly... have such means?
Master? What did that mean?
Only, their lives were in Gu Changge’s hands, and they didn’t dare say much of anything, yet their heads were still buzzing.
Someone as ruthless as Gu Changge, with astonishing boldness and meticulous methods.
If he didn’t have complete certainty, would he barge alone into the Divine Crocodile Clan?
Did Gu Changge look like a fool?
Since he dared to come, he absolutely had a foolproof plan.
Thinking of this, the two couldn’t help but turn pale. The elation they’d felt these days from their cultivation improving thanks to the Immortal Scripture was suddenly shrouded in a layer of gloom.
And soon, within the Divine Crocodile Clan’s territory.
Watching two clansmen lead a young man in from outside the clan grounds.
Many clan members were instantly stunned into silence.
The entire Divine Crocodile Clan was like a deep sea struck by a falling meteor, jolted awake with a thunderous shock.
Especially those two clan members, who, trembling, repeated once more the message Gu Changge had told them to deliver.
Boom!
The entire Divine Crocodile Clan, all its Godly Islands and mountain ranges, erupted like a boiling pot in an instant!
So much so that the Clan’s Grand Array was triggered, instantly enveloping the sky, its radiance dazzling, runes glittering.
“What? Someone actually forced their way into our clan?”
“Who is so bold?”
“Bold doesn’t even begin to cover it—this is sheer death-seeking! He even dares to call himself the master of our clan. Where did this audacious lunatic come from?”
From the various mountain ranges came voices of shock. Many Divine Crocodile clan members who had been in cultivation appeared at once, clearly furious.
They still didn’t know the intruder’s identity; they had rushed over the moment they heard the news.
It had to be said, Gu Changge’s skill at drawing aggro had reached the pinnacle of perfection. His talent for pulling hatred had always been maxed out.
Just a few short sentences were enough to ignite the fury of the entire Divine Crocodile Clan.
Every clan member’s face flushed red, their eyes filled with rage and killing intent. Arrogant and insolent—those words could no longer even describe Gu Changge’s attitude.
Across the entire Celestial Ancient Continent, the Divine Crocodile Clan ranked among the foremost great clans, with immense power and deep foundations.
Even an envoy from the Celestial Ancient Dragon Clan would have to send word in advance before visiting them.
To barge straight in like this—what did that amount to?
It was no different from outright provocation!
No, this was beyond provocation. This was directly lifting a foot and stomping it on their faces.
At this moment, they couldn’t be bothered to care who exactly had come barging in.
Weng!!
Between heaven and earth, a divine light shot skyward, carrying a vast and terrifying Sacred Realm aura. Divine sense surged like a boundless Astral River, descending upon this place.
A Sacred Realm elder of the Divine Crocodile Clan appeared, a golden avenue of light materializing beneath his feet, trailing streaks of order and law, incomparably brilliant, interweaving across the horizon as he abruptly arrived.
“Who dares act so insolently, forcing their way into our clan’s territory!”
This elder’s face was livid with rage as he glared fixedly at Gu Changge, but soon his pupils contracted, and he was shaken.
Clearly, Gu Changge’s face was no secret among the Celestial Ancient Races nowadays.
“Gu Changge! Why is it him?”
Many Divine Crocodile clan members also recognized Gu Changge, unable to believe it, utterly shocked!
“Insolent?”
Gu Changge smiled noncommittally. With a wave of his hand, the void collapsed, and a terrifying giant palm print of void energy appeared, smashing those death-seeking Divine Crocodile clan members who had moved against him into a mist of blood.
Body and soul annihilated, they burst apart across the sky on the spot.
“I’ve come to take back what belongs to me. How is that insolent?”
He smiled casually, his tone making it seem as though he didn’t take the entire Divine Crocodile Clan seriously in the slightest.
“Gu Changge, you...” The Sacred Realm elder of the Divine Crocodile Clan’s expression changed drastically, a palpitation of dread rising in his heart at that moment.
Boom!
Streak after streak of divine rainbow pierced the sky, arriving from every corner of the heavens!
Soon, upon every mountain peak appeared numerous Divine Crocodile clan members who had rushed over upon hearing the news.
Among them were many of the younger generation, and the current Successor of the Divine Crocodile Clan was notably among them.
Back then, he had accompanied Hei Yanyu, planning to take advantage of Gu Changge’s injuries to go suppress and kill him.
Instead, they discovered that even grievously wounded, Gu Changge was absurdly powerful—even the Feathered Clan prodigy wielding a Transcendent grade weapon was slain by him with overwhelming force.
That scene had shaken him to the core.
In his heart, Gu Changge was absolutely an existence countless times more terrifying than Long Teng, someone he deeply dreaded and dared not provoke.
“Gu Changge—didn’t he already leave the Celestial Ancient Continent? Why has he come here again, and even forced his way into our clan?”
The Successor of the Divine Crocodile Clan was named Er Zhengyang.
He had a burly, towering frame, covered in scales as solid as black gold, with a simple, honest appearance—but in truth, he was a bold yet meticulous man.
He stared fixedly at Gu Changge’s figure, and combining it with what Gu Changge had said earlier, his heart filled with cold dread.
“Gu Changge is no fool. For him to barge into our clan so openly—if he had no backing to rely on, I wouldn’t believe it.”
Er Zhengyang’s heart was full of wariness and unease.
In his view, that terrifyingly unfathomable Ancestor from that day was very likely hidden behind Gu Changge. Otherwise, why would he act like this?
After all, their clan had a Sacred King Realm Ancestor presiding over it, and their foundation was nothing the Feathered Clan could compare to.
“Gu Changge, what exactly is your goal?”
At this point, the Sacred Realm elder spoke with a somewhat darkened expression, waving a hand to stop the other clan members from charging forward to kill.
Before figuring out Gu Changge’s objective, he didn’t dare act rashly.
The miserable fate of the Feathered Clan that day was still vivid in his mind.
“My goal? Didn’t I already say it?” Gu Changge stood with his hands clasped behind his back, giving off the distinct impression that the clan territory before him was already his domain.
Hearing the question, he smiled faintly. “Naturally, I’ve come to take back what is mine.”
He had already said these words back when he subdued the Black Hawk Family.
Now, they rolled off his tongue with practiced ease.
However, Gu Changge planned to first put on another mask for himself, so that what came next would have a convenient cover identity.
On top of his existing background, adding the identity of the Successor of the Ancient Reincarnation Supreme Being wouldn’t seem abrupt at all.
So, as Gu Changge’s words fell,
he waved his sleeve, and the void trembled violently.
Weng!!
A rune interwoven in black and white, as though composed of six great gates, containing the profound mystery of consigning all living beings to their end, abruptly emerged from the void.
Black and white intertwined, as though containing life and death—vitality and death woven together into reincarnation!
This was the application of the Power of Reincarnation. The moment it appeared, the aura of time itself permeated the area.
This sight shook all the nearby Divine Crocodile Clan experts, their faces changing dramatically.
“The power of reincarnation...”
The Sacred Realm elder from before lost his voice on the spot, his expression shifting as he cried out, eyes wide as he stared at Gu Changge.
With such an unmistakable display of the Power of Reincarnation, Gu Changge’s other identity was plainly about to be revealed.
Their clan wasn’t like the Black Hawk Family, which had investigated Ye Ling’s affairs so thoroughly, nor did they have Hei Yanyu’s meticulous and delicate mind.
Now, with Gu Changge displaying the Power of Reincarnation, the many Divine Crocodile clan members were instantly frozen where they stood.
“How is this possible? Gu Changge is actually the Successor of the Ancient Reincarnation Supreme Being?”
“Could it be... we have to obey the Ancestral Edict...”
After a moment of dead silence, everyone was shocked, dumbfounded.
Though, thinking about it carefully—Gu Changge’s talent was astonishing, his background formidable, his methods dreadful, his power terrifying.
As the Successor of the Ancient Reincarnation Supreme Being, this wasn’t actually something unacceptable.
Or rather, this made everything make sense.
“Gu Changge actually has this layer of identity too—doesn’t that mean, according to the Ancestral Edict, our entire clan must submit to him?”
Er Zhengyang’s heart roiled with stormy seas. He had never anticipated this turn of events.
If Gu Changge hadn’t revealed it himself, who would ever have known about this identity of his?
“Back then, our clan was planted with the Slave Mark by the Ancient Reincarnation Supreme Being. That means our freedom was never in our own hands to begin with...”
Er Zhengyang couldn’t help but feel bitterness. The gaze he turned on Gu Changge held unwillingness, pallor, despair—a tangle of complex emotions.
“According to the Ancestral Edict, we all have to submit to him? I’m not willing!” Realizing this, many clan members roared in their hearts.
Especially recently, they had obtained an Immortal Scripture, whose profound mysteries had benefited them endlessly.
They even had hope of breaking their shackles and stepping into another realm of existence.
So they were unwilling to suddenly gain a master like this.
“So what if you’re the Successor of the Ancient Reincarnation Supreme Being? How could we possibly submit to you? Gu Changge, don’t even dream of it!”
At once, some Divine Crocodile clan members, incomparably furious, eyes reddened, roared, refusing to accept this outcome.
Terrifying blood qi erupted from their bodies like a blazing sun, runes flooding forth like a sea, surging over as they chose to fight Gu Changge to the death.
“No...” The Sacred Realm elder’s expression changed at the sight, and he moved to stop them.
But it was already too late.
“Foolish. Is living properly not good enough? You only get one life, yet you don’t know to cherish it.” Gu Changge shook his head with great regret.
Weng!!
The moment his words fell, it was as if an invisible thread in the void was suddenly yanked taut.
He didn’t even move, didn’t so much as lift an eyelid.
His robes remained pristine as new, untouched by a speck of dust.
Bang bang bang...
One after another, mists of blood burst open in the void, as though smashed by a mountain a hundred thousand ren tall—souls and all, directly dissipating into nothing.
“The Slave Mark...”
This sight turned the faces of the Sacred Realm elder and all the other clan members ashen, plunging them into despair.
At this moment, it wasn’t just the group that had attacked—even they felt that heart-palpitating dread. With a single thought, Gu Changge could snap the thread that represented their lives.
In other words, the lives of their entire clan were held in Gu Changge’s grasp.
“The Slave Mark exerts different levels of oppression in different hands... Gu Changge can directly decide our life and death... just how terrifying is he?”
At this moment, Er Zhengyang was both despairing and trembling.
From this aspect alone, Gu Changge’s methods were astonishing to the extreme, achieving what countless others could not.
Naturally, they had no idea that all of this was the wondrous effect of the Entanglement Immortal Art.
Gu Changge still intended to keep fooling and controlling them with the Slave Mark, so of course he wouldn’t explain.
Looking at the Divine Crocodile clan members all around who had fallen into dead silence, Gu Changge’s smile remained as breezy and unbothered as ever.
“Now, does anyone else object?”
He asked.
All around was dead silence. No one dared open their mouth to answer. Even the Sacred Realm elder was as silent as a cicada in winter.
The many experts and old antiques rushing over from afar turned pale, never expecting to encounter something like this.
Now they could only pray that the gap between Gu Changge and their Ancestor’s strength was too great for him to control life and death through the Slave Mark.
“Since no one objects, good. Within a quarter of an hour, come to your Ancestral Hall to meet me.”
Soon, Gu Changge swept his gaze over the surroundings and said casually.
“Whoever doesn’t come needn’t go on living. Although I, Gu, am a magnanimous man, I’d rather not see anyone trying to provoke me at a time like this...” he added with a smile.
Gu Changge still planned to use these few chess pieces in hand to strike an irreversible, terrifying blade down upon the entire Celestial Ancient Races.
Hearing these words, a horrifying chill rose up the backs of every Divine Crocodile clan member, and they trembled all the harder.
Ruthless and merciless Gu Changge—those words hadn’t been wrong in the slightest.