Chapter 483: The Scarlet Serpent Ancestor

In the City of Radiance, months of war had already passed. Countless Demon Beasts had surged towards the city. Fortunately, protected by Ye Mo and others, they had repelled the demons' assaults time and again.

The city walls were covered in mottled scars, left by the demons' sharp claws. At the foot of the walls lay demon beasts everywhere, along with many brave Demon Spirit Masters whose bones were buried beneath the ramparts.

To defend this city, to preserve this final sliver of the right to live, countless people had charged forward, wave after wave.

Ye Mo stood atop the high city wall, gazing into the distance.

The City of Radiance now had a population of just over three hundred thousand. Casualties occurred each year. The roars of demon beasts still echoed occasionally from the other side of the canyon.

Sorrow was etched deeply on Ye Mo's aged face. To see one's white-haired elders bury the young—his only son, Ye Zong, was dead, and his granddaughter had gone to a place far away. He didn't know when the City of Radiance would be destroyed, or when he might see his granddaughter again.

Ye Mo could only keep fighting, clinging to that last glimmer of hope for the city.

Throughout the entire Small Exquisite World, demon beasts rampaged everywhere. Several had already evolved to surpass the Legendary level.

"Lord Ye Mo, it's getting late. You should go rest," Ye Xiu said with a slight sigh, looking at the old man's back.

The current reality was indeed cruel for an elderly person.

Just then, a Spirit Puppet Bird landed on Ye Mo's shoulder.

"Ancestor," Ye Mo said, his tone slightly reverent as he looked at the puppet.

"Ye Mo," the puppet replied in a slightly worried voice. "During this time, I've traveled throughout the Small Exquisite World. Several more human settlements have been destroyed. Those five Demon Beasts that surpassed the Legendary level will likely turn their attention to the City of Radiance soon. I've also noticed the spatial power fluctuating violently and continuously recently—I don't know what's happening."

"I sense the demon beasts near the City of Radiance have been restless lately," Ye Mo said, his gaze distant. "The next wave of attack will probably be stronger than any before. If we fall, Ancestor, please find a place to hide. When Ziyun and Nie Li return, give them this key. These children are the City of Radiance's last hope."

"This key is...?" Ye Yan was briefly stunned. "The key to the City of Radiance's Divine Spirit Ancestral Ground?"

"Yes," Ye Mo nodded. "It's our city's most ancient inheritance. It's said to contain the divine spirit of the Wind Snow Spirit God."

At that moment, at the horizon's end, the endless space and time trembled violently.

A scarlet streak of light flashed from the sky's edge, and a voice resonated through the heavens.

"Hahaha! The seal of the Small Exquisite World has finally opened. I've waited so long." A strange, demonic voice spread across the entire continent. Countless demon beasts surged with it, letting out earth-shaking roars.

Within the scarlet light, a massive crimson serpent materialized out of thin air. Its colossal body stretched dozens of meters long, and its powerful divine sense instantly swept across the entire Small Exquisite World.

Within the Dragon Ruins Region, it belonged to the Demon God Sect, tasked specifically with guarding the seal of the Small Exquisite World. Previously, the seal had always been closed, so it couldn't enter. Only recently had the seal suddenly cracked open.

Sensing that overwhelming divine sense, every single demon beast—hundreds of millions—across the Small Exquisite World began to tremble.