Chapter Seventy-Nine: The Celestial Doom That Shakes the Universe with a Howl

The terrifying silence of the universe.
The face of the Yellow Toad Master was icy cold. In his arms, a stalk of Celestial Bamboo shimmered with verdant life, swaying gently; fluttering leaves reattached themselves, suspended once more, sending ripples through the air as if the delicate sounds of a zither echoed, clear and melodious.
At the other end of the starry sky, the young man’s hair drifted with the void, his striking, clear eyes glowing with a tranquil blue radiance, utterly calm and unflustered.
Facing a cultivator lord, he showed not a trace of fear—his composure was astonishing.
“I am the Lord of the Eroding Toad, sovereign of the Sealed Star Domain, devourer of the Ancient Sea. Even the Ancient Heavenly Toad Lord would not dare call me junior. How bold you are! How arrogant!”
The Yellow Toad Master’s expression grew darker than storm clouds, a murky haze gathering above his head, a cold murderous gleam piercing his eyes.
His every word reverberated through the universe, shattering the void itself. Even the massive golden toad beneath him trembled in fear, never having seen its master so enraged.
“My courage is not great; I merely speak the truth. Your true form is a toad—no wonder your face is so covered in warts. You know you’re not much to look at, yet you still come out to frighten others. Pathetic.”
Feng Shang shook his head, his tone as infuriating as ever.
Boom!
The Yellow Toad Master erupted in fury, his wrath shaking the vast heavens. Murky divine power surged forth like a tidal wave across the starry sky.
“You wretch with no sense of death! Soon you will learn the price of your sharp tongue—I’ll burn you with hellfire day after day, so your soul is torn apart and you cannot even die at will!”
His voice rolled like thunder, echoing far and wide.
“Is that so?”
Feng Shang’s expression grew distant. He spread his fingers, letting starlight shine through the gaps, illuminating his delicate, fair face. Memories flickered in his clear, jade-green eyes, a faint smile playing at his lips as he chuckled softly.
“You look so cute when you’re flustered and furious.”
“When I was young, life was so dull and boring—sometimes there was nothing to do at all. Only after tricking people did I learn what fun truly was. Many divine lords have raged at me just as you do now, but in the end, none could do a thing; some never even saw my true face.”
A brilliant light flashed in Feng Shang’s eyes as he gazed at the Yellow Toad Master, lips curled in excitement. “Do you know, this is the first time I’ve faced a cultivator lord head-on. I’m really looking forward to it.”
The Yellow Toad Master paused for an instant.
“Idiot!”
He spat the word, unable to comprehend the youth’s excitement—feeling, as if the angrier he became, the happier the boy grew. It was infuriating!
“I’ll crush you!”
His voice was fierce yet uncertain, his bloated face twitching with menace. From across the boundless void, a massive, yellow cloud-like hand reached toward Feng Shang.
The yellow clouds rolled, corroding the void, a terrifying demonic claw from the depths of hell.
“Uncle Calamity, lend me your strength.”

Feng Shang’s eyes sparkled with burning excitement. On the back of his hand, a dim azure light rose as a deep sigh sounded from Celestial Calamity. At that instant, several sharp, strange blue lines spread across Feng Shang’s skin.
Bright blue lines, keen and smooth, stretched across his entire body. Soon, two radiant blue patterns appeared on his arms, shoulders, and even his cheeks.
A supreme power belonging to a cultivator lord began to surge from him.
“So this is the power of a cultivator lord.”
Light shimmered around Feng Shang, blue energy swirling and condensing, divine might surging through his body. He felt as if he could shatter the void with a flick, set stars spinning with a breath—this was the power from the Universe Howl of Celestial Calamity!
“Let me see—how strong am I now?”
A chill flashed in his eyes as he punched out at the descending yellow cloud hand.
Laws of destruction burst forth madly; from his blazing fist, countless streams of blue energy shot out like dragons soaring to the heavens, shaking open a black hole millions of miles wide.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Divine power roared through the void, lighting up the heavens with a dazzling white ripple spreading from above Feng Shang’s head, radiating outward in a spectacular display.
The giant yellow hand shattered in an instant.
“Amazing!”
Feng Shang was shocked and thrilled—this sensation was incredible, as if he’d tasted the power of a divine lord ahead of time.
“Who is it?!”
Far away, the Yellow Toad Master barked, squinting as he sensed his surroundings. There was no mistake—the force of that punch exceeded the Realm of Light. Someone powerful was surely hiding near the youth.
“He… is he a cultivator lord?”
On the back of the giant golden toad, Crane Xuan was stunned. He could hardly believe his eyes—if Feng Shang had shown this power earlier, he’d have died long ago, never holding out until the Yellow Toad Master arrived.
“You hide your strength well, friend!”
The Yellow Toad Master’s sinister voice echoed through the void, clearly directed at Celestial Calamity.
Rising to his feet despite his bulging belly, he moved nimbly, leaping to a meteor millions of miles away.
He pointed the Celestial Bamboo far into the distance.
On the edge of the Solar-Lunar system, six solitary planets orbited in silence. With a hum, they were threaded together by a beam of emerald bamboo light!
Each planet was vast and majestic—the smallest over a hundred thousand miles across—yet now, strung together with ease, they resembled a colossal string of candied berries, a truly stunning sight.
Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!
The bamboo light consumed the void; with a mere flick, the six planets shot forth like cannonballs.
The golden toad croaked in terror, hastening to flee.
“Well timed!”
Feng Shang’s eyes blazed with fervor, facing the oncoming onslaught without fear. As his fist shot forth, a thunderous roar erupted.
It was the Howl of Calamity—utterly unstoppable. Though the six planets were still hundreds of millions of miles away, under the force of the sound, they instantly began to crumble and decay.
The Yellow Toad Master snorted coldly, brandishing the Celestial Bamboo. The six planets suddenly accelerated, their surfaces aglow with a layer of blue radiance, making them even more resilient.
“Universe Howl of Calamity—Kill!”
Feng Shang shouted, his aura surging as he unleashed the divine technique of Celestial Calamity. Vaguely, a mighty, ancient, world-shaking presence opened its eyes. Behind him, the phantom of a primordial fiend emerged.
With its arrival, endless cosmic disasters seemed to spew forth. The starry sky became fraught with calamity, chilling every soul to the core.
It was the Shadow of the Ancestral Calamity—one of the four ultimate fiends of the universe, devourer of worlds, consumer of ancient stars, slayer of cultivator lords, destroyer of realms, executioner of the heavens!
Celestial Calamity had once dominated a thousand domains, yet was only the sixth child of the Ancestral Calamity. This supreme technique, Universe Howl of Calamity, was inherited directly from the ancestor and branded in the World Divine Tome.
Now revealed, the shadow of calamity stretched across the universe, eclipsing starlight, its overwhelming might battering the cosmos.
Boom—
The six planets exploded, dissolving into countless fragments drifting across the starry void.
The shadow of calamity roared, as if awakening, and struck at the Yellow Toad Master.
“A primordial fiend!”
The Yellow Toad Master’s eyes bulged. With a wave, he recalled the golden toad and Crane Xuan—knowing that this battle would destroy entire star systems, leaving no life in its wake.
He wielded the Celestial Bamboo, issuing streams of black devouring energy intertwined with emerald light, forming two spiraling dragons, each billions of miles long, shining with endless divine radiance as they roared through the stars.
“We must go—now.”
Aboard the golden Dao ship, Qing’er’s face grew pale. The clash of divine lords was far too terrifying—they could not afford to be caught in the crossfire.
Moreover, the Yellow Toad Master wielded both Devouring and Life—the two supreme laws—fusing them together. Even among cultivator lords, he was truly a formidable foe.