Tongtian and Yuanshi were not arrogant.
This world is not Honghuang world.
In the beginning, Pangu failed to separate heaven and earth. He died from exhaustion after standing tall and upright. His body transformed into all things, and his main trunk became Mount Buzhou, serving as the Pillar of Heaven.
Gonggong and Zhurong were merely the Water God, not the Ancestor Witches.
Moreover, before the Pillar of Heaven was broken by them, the Three Realms were already a dilapidated building.
The Three Realms were broken and even chaotic from the very beginning.
It was Nuwa Mends the Heavens, using the Mana of love to purify and repair the dilapidated house called the Three Realms, which was transformed from the corpse of Pangu and filled with resentment.
It is Heavenly Laws and Rules of the Jade Emperor and the Queen Mother, and the efforts of numerous Immortals and Gods to distance themselves from the seasonal rain and dew, and to announce the dawn and the day's work, that the Three Realms have developed to their current scale.
Great Divine Powers like Yuanshi Tongtian, who transcended the Three Realms and successfully created a world comparable to the current Three Realms, have actually surpassed Pangu.
Although Pangu defeated the Jade Emperor, who seemed to have reached the same level as them, they, who had been the Creator for many years, were not afraid.
I just felt excited.
Because they were all born from the corpse of Pangu.
Tongtian unleashed his divine form, creating a divine array equal to the Three Realms, but devoid of the Pangu's Manifestation. The four swords, Zhuxian, Slaying Immortal Sword, Trapping Immortal Sword, and Absolute Immortal Sword, transformed into four portals.
The final calamity of the Three Realms, amidst the Wind and Rain of ancient times, is now unfolding.
Time and space were in chaos and disorder; even the chaos itself was obliterated.
The Yuanshi's physical form was rather unremarkable, appearing as an enlarged version of his own body, with only a faint, chaotic aura flowing through the whites of his eyes and his hair.
The long banner grew larger along with his expanding figure.
The vacuum created by the Pangu Demon Shadow was instantly filled with chaos again.
The Yuanshi seemed to be Heavenly King Pangu, born from chaos, walking towards the demonic shadow through the chaos.
At this moment, he resembled Pangu more than the demonic shadow.
Bound by chains that spread from the Three Realms, the Jade Emperor, transformed into Three-eyed Sword-wielding God, presents a completely different scene.
Around him, chaos began to become orderly, with the four seasons, the five elements, and yin and yang.
A Pure Land was born where even fragile, acquired creatures like ants and mayflies could survive.
The vertical eye between the brows of the deity Yang Jian had transformed into remained tightly closed, beating like a heart, as if some earth-shattering power was being conceived within it.
The bursts of divine light emanating from the bursting cracks caught the attention of both the Taishang and Amitabha.
In response, the Immortals and Gods who had followed the Heavenly Lock to the Thirty-three Heavens beyond which they could not reach before, and those on the edge of the World Membrane, couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat for the Axe-wielding Demon Shadow that Liu Yanchang had transformed into.
"Fancy and gaudy."
The demonic figure raised its left arm in the void and threw a punch at the world-shaking divine array.
A fist shadow, even larger than the sun, disappeared into it.
"If one is enough, why four?"
The final calamity formation collapsed in an instant, and the four swords scattered.
Tongtian was forced back into the Pangu's Manifestation, which is human form.
Puff--
Colorless blood, capable of obliterating even chaos, was spilled.
"So powerful." Tongtian barely managed to recall the four swords and leaned them against the largest fragment of the divine mountain that the Jade Emperor had smashed.
"That's blood?" Sun Wukong exclaimed in surprise. "Just a single drop would be enough to break my Indestructible Vajra Body."
"Just one strike?" Yuanshi stopped in his tracks. "Heh, can we settle this? I don't want compensation anymore."
"I'm a civilized man," Basil laughed, brandishing his axe. "Here comes your compensation."
Another crescent moon was swung out.
It seemed to be just a phantom.
It passed directly through the dense, almost solidified chaotic sea surrounding Yuanshi and landed on the enormous, seemingly Yuanshi body of Yuanshi, which was beyond the sight of Immortals and Gods.
There was no blood splattering.
It did not fly away.
It was as if nothing had happened.
Yuanshi remained standing in the same spot.
He simply changed from being as large as the Three Realms to having a normal size.
Another issue is that the eyes lose focus.
"Master!" Taiyi Zhenren cried out as he patted the World Membrane.
"Don't worry, he's still alive. I really did give him compensation— the Pangu's Power that aligns with his path," Basil said.
He was willing to explain because his daughter, Chenxiang, is now considered a Yuanshi -disciple of Yuanshi.
Furthermore, the Taiyi in this world is not anthropomorphized like in "Investiture of the Gods," but is simply a genuinely good teacher whose bottom is wiped by Nezha.
However, he did not directly give him the power of the Yuanshi, but instead gave him a memory of Pangu, the memory of Pangu when he was still an embryo.
Let the Yuanshi consciousness fall into chaos, and let it adjust its own physical form.
Then, Basil looked at Tongtian, Taishang, and the others standing to the side.
"If we only consider strength, you are not truly superior to Pangu."
"Pangu, with his brute courage, haphazardly cleaved out a rough embryo from the chaos, and then sacrificed himself."
"You are the models of heaven and earth, and on the basis of Pangu, you have built your own legal body—the model of the world you have created today."
"And they had accumulated boundless magical Mana in advance to forge the corresponding Creation Artifact."
"The Sky-Opening Axe is only heavy; it is not qualified as Creation Artifact."
Basil was not trying to undermine their confidence.
If we compare the creation of the world to hunting.
If Pangu was a strong man who killed a lion with his bare hands.
They were hunters who used their ingenuity to create hunting rifles, bows and arrows, and traps.
"Power and wisdom combined constitute Mana," Taishang said.
"After successfully creating the world, we surpassed Pangu." Although lying on the Banban and pale-faced, Tongtian still exuded unparalleled confidence.
"You are stronger than us, but you are wiser and have a deeper understanding of the Great Dao," Nuwa said.
"You are all right," Basil nodded. "But I am comparing you before creation with Pangu, and only in terms of power."
"Even if creation is successful and your power surpasses that of Pangu, it's still only equivalent to wearing an exoskeleton."
This was not just simple speech; even Liu Yanchang's Basil's voice was filled with a vast amount of information that would be considered enormous by ordinary beings.
They just couldn't catch it.
But for Nuwa and the others, their divine souls could fully accept it.
Therefore, they immediately understood the meaning of the exoskeleton mech that Basil was talking about.
"But these exoskeletons are a combination of the Mana we gained after our successful creation and the Creation Artifact. To be precise, they are our true forms," Amitabha said. "We are all Qi Refiners."
"Qi is our true self."
"Compared to Pangu, who was able to understand the external world, our superiority lies in our wisdom."
"And me?" the Jade Emperor said, "I am now equivalent to the Three Realms in human form, even more complete and larger than the Three Realms after Pangu's death."
"You wait here first," Basil said to the Jade Emperor.
Then he looked impatiently at Amitabha.
"You son of a bitch!"
Snap!
Basil appeared out of thin air in front of Amitabha and slapped him away.
Then he flashed forward and kicked left, finally appearing ahead of Amitabha's landing position, reaching out and plunging directly into his body.
A Precious Wheel, radiating boundless Buddha's Light and filled with countless Buddhist Chants and Zen chants, was pulled out by Basil.
"This is what you call your true form."
"What kind of entity is something that can be taken away?"
"The Creation Artifact is merely a crutch prepared by the creator whose physical body is not up to par."
"Your spirits, the manifestation of the Dao—your Dharma body—are your true essence."
"I told you your physical bodies are inferior to Pangu's, so what are you babbling about!"
Basil casually tossed the Buddha wheel onto Amitabha, then looked at the Jade Emperor.
The Jade Emperor is secretly retreating towards the Three Realms.
At this moment, the power of his vertical eye had fully developed, and Power of Creation flowed within it. A phantom sky had even appeared above his head.
But this did not give him confidence.
Having witnessed Amitabha's tragic state, the Jade Emperor prepared to unilaterally reconcile with Liu Yanchang.
He was very happy to have this son-in-law, his niece's son-in-law.
The Seventh Sister, the Eighth Sister, and the Third Holy Mother all volunteered.
Why did he have to be such a bad person?
I believe Yang Jian will understand.
He suppressed the third eye that sensed his thoughts and wanted to jump off his forehead and take human form, and couldn't help but hum softly.
"Why are you running? It's not over yet," Basil said.
It was still a crescent moon.
A crescent moon, Qing Leng, eerie, and deeply demonic, unstoppable.
But this time, it was to suppress the Jade Emperor's will.
The Jade Emperor remained awake.
But Yang Jian's consciousness, located on his forehead, began to control his entire body.
The sword in the three-eyed man's hand began to transform, and a long axe appeared, engraved with countless inscriptions, with a vertical eye in the center, just like the one on his forehead.
Even Nezha, who arrived later, could now see that the astonishing magical body was being manipulated by Yang Jian.
"Liu Yanchang— " the three-eyed god roared, shattering the Pure Land beside him and the chaos outside.
They transformed into the purest power in a mysterious and profound way, and are now infused into this physical body.
Without using any magic, the three-eyed man simply performed a simple, unadorned jumping strike.
Basil easily dodged, then delivered a powerful front kick.
A footprint appeared on the abdomen of the three-eyed man, and his body flew backward.
The Creator holding snakes in both hands quickly moved away from his world.
"That's it?" Nezha asked, puzzled. "This is too rough. It doesn't resemble Yang Jian at all."
"This is in chaos," Sun Wukong warned. "Chaos is a place without Tao, where ordinary Tao, magical treasures, and Immortal Body will all dissolve."
"After I became a Buddha, I tried to walk in it, but I could only last for an hour."
"Different environments naturally lead to different combat methods."
"The most suitable choice is to absorb all the power into your body, rely on your senses, and make moves following the patterns of the chaotic energy flow. Abandoning so-called superb martial arts skills is the best option."
"At least it's most suitable for me and a fighting god like him who has achieved sainthood in the flesh."
"Then him." Nezha pointed to the three-eyed man who was being whipped around like a top by Liu Yanchang.
"His opponent was too strong," Sun Wukong had to admit.
"Truly worthy of being Judicial Heavenly God." The one who spoke was the Tathagata Buddha, who had already thawed out. "He was able to absorb such a vast and terrifying Power of Creation, into his body without dissipating it at all."
"After this battle, he will surely be able to enter the ranks of true Great Divine Powers."
He noticed the astonishment of some of the Immortals and Gods.
"You don't actually think that Master Liu would really go all out, do you?"
"They are family after all."
"The reason why Benefactor Liu has not stopped is because the Judicial Heavenly God has not given up yet."
"Second Brother, stop!" the Third Holy Mother shouted as she came to her senses.
The three-eyed man didn't stop, continuing to take the slaps face-to-face.
"Yang Jian," Chang'e said helplessly.
She wanted to ask her lover what was going on.
"Fairy." The three-eyed man paused in his axe-wielding hand, then received a kick to the chest.
The vertical eye on the long-handled axe disappeared, and the axe head reverted to its sword shape.
The third eye fell out.
He transformed into Yang Jian, his face bruised and swollen.
Just as the Tathagata Buddha said, he has now become a true Great Divine Powers.
Even after being separated from the Jade Emperor's physical body, the chaotic air currents only ruffled his hair.
He glanced at Basil, sighed, and then flew towards the Three Realms.
Basil ignored him.
He looked toward the Jade Emperor.
"Now you know who's stronger, right?"
"My dear son-in-law, you are even stronger." The Jade Emperor bowed.
If we were to say what the 1750 tribulations brought him, the biggest thing would be his Indestructible Through Ten Thousand Tribulations skin.
Be able to take it and put it down.
This is indeed very effective.
Especially when combined with the calls of the Seventh Princess and Eighth Princess.
Basil returned to the Three Realms.
Half of the chains binding the Jade Emperor transformed back into the Queen Mother, who looked at Basil's retreating figure with some resentment.
"Queen Mother," the Jade Emperor gestured with his eyes.
Within the Three Realms.
At this moment, Basil was surrounded by five people.
"Yanchang, what's going on?" x3
"Bater".
"Dong Lang."
"It's all just a coincidence." Basil began to fabricate a story. "I am the reincarnation of Pangu, who failed to create the world."
"Some of them are reincarnated, just like ordinary living beings."
"The other part circulates between heaven and earth."
"So I am Bater, Dong Yong, and Liu Yanchang all at the same time."
The furrowed brows of Chang'e and the other four relaxed.
This explanation is reasonable.
Chang'e couldn't help but feel a little happy.
The moon was the greatest refuge for Pangu's lingering regrets.
Therefore, among the five of them, she, who Lunar Star Lord in her Previous Life, undoubtedly spent the longest time with Liu Yanchang.
"So that's how it is." The Immortals and Gods, including the Jade Emperor, the Queen Mother, and Yang Jian, suddenly realized.
The conversation between the five people did not take place in a private place, nor was it done in a way that was done in secret.
The Jade Emperor and the Queen Mother finally let go of their grudges. Their daughters were with Pangu, so in a way, the daughters were marrying above their station.
Yang Jian then understood why Chang'e fell in love with Liu Yanchang.
Because Chang'e and her Previous Life had already accompanied Liu Yanchang for countless eons.
The Immortals and Gods then understood why Liu Yanchang seemed to be the embodiment of the Dao, and why all living beings could see beauty in him. It turned out that he was the source of all living beings and the Three Realms, the Da Shen Pangu.
But this didn't fool Bellatrix.
If it weren't for Chenxiang beside her at that moment, she would definitely still be sulking.
Even so, she still ignored Basil and treated him like air.
"Aunt Bellatrix," Chenxiang noticed this, "Please don't be angry with Father anymore, okay? Please."
"For your sake, Chenxiang." Bellatrix said with a straight face, hugging Basil's arm.
"Chenxiang," Basil reminded, "Don't tell your mother about Aunt Bellatrix, or Aunt Chang'e and the others."
"I know, of course I won't tell. But Chenxiang money." Chenxiang held out a hand, "Cash on delivery."
"Here you go, the Lotus Lantern you wanted most. It's yours now."
Basil took out a magic lamp that looked like a jade lotus flower.
Where is Mother?
Chenxiang hesitated for a moment.
"Your mother has another one."
Upon hearing this, Chenxiang quickly accepted it.