"Tch, what an ignorant little sparrow!"
Suddenly, Chi Yu remembered something.
He then blew into the air, and a sparrow froze midair, unable to flap its wings before plummeting with a thud.
"Hehe! Little sparrow, obediently become This Seat's mount!"
Chi Yu suddenly recalled that he possessed the Creation Law and could enlighten living creatures at will. Thinking of the flying sparrow, he decided to add some color to his journey.
"Chirp chirp chirp!"
The sparrow looked at Chi Yu in terror, as though it would be tossed into a pot of boiling oil the next moment.
"Little sparrow, it's fine! It won't hurt at all! Hehehe!"
Chi Yu cackled and blew out another breath.
"Creation Law, enlighten it for me!"
"Whoosh—"
"BINGLING~"
A cyan divine light descended upon the sparrow, dazzlingly bright and incomparably sacred.
It quickly enveloped the entire sparrow.
One breath.
Three breaths.
Half an hour later.
The cyan divine light around the sparrow vanished and merged into its body.
Then its body gradually grew larger.
One zhang.
Two zhang.
~
It did not stop until it reached four zhang in height.
The sparrow's bloodline had undergone a drastic change, and it had become a towering monster beast.
Before long, the sparrow opened its enormous eyes.
Its round eyes gazed gratefully at Chi Yu.
Then a voice entered Chi Yu's mind!
"Thank you, Master, for the grace of enlightenment!"
Chi Yu smiled faintly and nodded.
"It is nothing! Your wings are like red clouds. From now on, you shall be called Red Sparrow!"
"Red Sparrow thanks Master for bestowing this name!"
"Mm!"
"Red Sparrow, shrink your body a little!"
"Yes, Master!"
Red Sparrow continuously shrank until it was about the size of an ordinary elephant.
Chi Yu leaped up in satisfaction and landed on Red Sparrow's back.
"Let's go! We're heading east."
Red Sparrow spread its wings and swiftly carried Chi Yu into the sky. With a flap of its wings, it flew eastward.
Time was not counted in the Primordial World!
The Ferocious Beast Calamity had entered its final stage.
The Beast Extermination Alliance, formed by Zu Long, Yuan Feng, Shi Qilin, Hongjun, Luo Hou, Yang Mei, and others, launched the final battle against Shen Ni.
Both sides gathered upon the plains!
At this moment, Heaven and Earth Darkened over the plains. Thunderous explosions rang out without end.
Zu Long, Yuan Feng, and Shi Qilin revealed their true forms and flew into the sky.
"Shen Ni! You and your kind have thrown the Primordial World into chaos and defied the Heavenly Dao, plunging the Primordial World into turmoil and drawing countless grievances. Today, we shall destroy you Ferocious Beasts on behalf of Heaven and restore clarity to the Primordial World!"
Shen Ni, holding the God Slaying Spear, burst into loud laughter!
"You ants! You dare offend your superiors? Today, This Seat will ensure your bodies and souls are utterly destroyed!"
With a sweep of his spear, the great battle was on the verge of erupting.
"Kill!"
"Roar—"
This was a decisive battle between the Ferocious Beasts and the Primordial World Monster Beasts and Innate Gods and Demons.
After this battle, the overlords of the early Primordial World would be decided.
Zu Long, Yuan Feng, and Shi Qilin battled Shen Ni, but could not defeat him despite their prolonged assault.
Shen Ni was, after all, a Quasi-Saint, while the strongest members of the Beast Slaying Alliance were all at the Daluo Golden Immortal Peak.
With a flick of the God Slaying Spear, a massive gash appeared across Zu Long's abdomen. Strands of Black Qi rose from the wound, and Zu Long retreated to the side in pain.
"Hongjun, Luo Hou, Yang Mei, why aren't you joining the battle yet?!"
The three saw that the situation was wrong, frowned, and flashed toward Shen Ni to attack him.
The battle continued for a thousand years.
In the end, the Ferocious Beasts were defeated and destroyed.
Seeing no hope of victory, the wounded Shen Ni turned to flee.
Luo Hou and the others pursued him with all their might, chasing him all the way to the western lands.
"Shen Ni! Surrender now! You cannot escape!"
"Hahaha! Even if This Seat cannot escape, do not think you will have it easy either!"
"Not good!"
"He's going to self-destruct! Stop him!"
Yang Mei activated the Space Law and appeared before Shen Ni amid a ripple.
Then, with a sweep of his willow branch, the heavily wounded Shen Ni was sent flying, his self-destruction interrupted.
Looking at the wounds covering his body, Shen Ni closed his eyes as though resigned to fate.
"Forget it! I'm tired. Let it all be destroyed!"
"Clang!"
The God Slaying Spear fell to the ground. Luo Hou flashed to its side, waved his hand, and the spear landed in his grasp.
The instant he touched the God Slaying Spear, Luo Hou froze! It was as though the spear had always belonged to him, giving him an indescribable feeling.
"What a fine treasure!"
He then pointed the spear at Shen Ni and said:
"Shen Ni! What last words do you have?"
"Hahaha! I have lost today! This Seat has nothing to say! What is laughable is that all of you are chess pieces without knowing it! The Heavenly Dao? Heh! What a joke of a Heavenly Dao!"
"Impudent!"
Hongjun, the Heavenly Dao's foremost lackey, flashed forward and rebuked him angrily.
"Hahaha! Luo Hou, Yang Mei, do not be pleased with yourselves! This Seat's fate today will also be your fate in the future!"
As a Quasi-Saint, Shen Ni had long glimpsed a fragment of the future. His reason for defying Heaven, aside from avenging Pangu's axe strike, was chiefly to Change Fate against Heaven.
But he had failed, and failed utterly.
"Quit yapping! Come on! If I feared death, I wouldn't be called Shen Ni."
Luo Hou, Hongjun, and Yang Mei exchanged glances before striking out with their palms.
The Beast Emperor Shen Ni had fallen!
With Shen Ni's death, the battlefield on the other side gradually fell silent as well.
The entire plain was piled with Ferocious Beast corpses, along with the corpses of countless Innate Gods and Demons and monster beasts.
Although the Beast Slaying Alliance had also suffered severe losses, it had achieved its ultimate goal.
As the final Ferocious Beast fell, the Ferocious Beast Race that had plagued the Primordial World for countless ages was exterminated.
The Ferocious Beast Calamity ended, and the Tribulation Qi over the Primordial World instantly dissipated.
Suddenly, Golden Light burst forth from the sky as streams of Merit Power descended.
Six sizable streams fell upon Zu Long, Yuan Feng, Shi Qilin, Hongjun, Rahou, and Yang Mei.
The other great powers who had participated also received varying amounts of merit.
The Tribulation Qi dispersed! Heaven bestowed merit according to their contributions!
The six of them floated into the sky.
Daluo Golden Immortal Peak!
Boom!
Break through!
Zu Long was the first to enter the Quasi-Saint realm!
Early Quasi-Saint!
Mid Quasi-Saint!
He only stopped upon reaching the Mid Quasi-Saint realm!
Yuan Feng and Shi Qilin followed close behind, both advancing to the Mid Quasi-Saint realm.
Immediately after that,
Break through!
Hongjun and the others entered the Early Quasi-Saint realm.
From then on, the Primordial World had six more Quasi-Saints.
Among the others who had received Heavenly Dao merit, those with greater gains advanced to the Daluo Golden Immortal Peak.
Those with smaller gains achieved minor breakthroughs.
The Primordial World entered its first period of explosive growth.
Feeling the power within their bodies, Zu Long and the others burst into laughter!
"Congratulations, fellow daoist Zu Long, on your breakthrough!"
"Congratulations, fellow daoist Yuan Feng, on your breakthrough!"
"Congratulations, fellow daoist Shi Qilin, on your breakthrough!"
"Hahaha! The same to you, the same to you!"
After completing their breakthroughs, Hongjun and the others came before Zu Long's group.
"With matters here concluded, Old Daoist cannot keep you company any longer! If any of you Fellow Daoists have the time, you may visit my Jade Capital Mountain to discuss the Dao. Old Daoist will certainly welcome you with open doors!"
Everyone smiled and nodded.
Hongjun cupped his hands, then vanished from the plains.
Thinking of Shen Ni's words before his death, Luo Hou looked toward the direction Hongjun had disappeared in, a smile curling at his lips!
"Fellow Daoists! This Seat has matters to attend to in my cave abode and cannot remain. Farewell!"
After bidding everyone farewell, Luo Hou also departed from the plains.
~
Before long, the plains became completely quiet.
"Damn it! I still didn't make it in time!"
Chi Yu arrived atop Red Sparrow and landed on the plains.
"Alas, what a pity! What a perfect opportunity! Had I known, I wouldn't have gone looking for treasure along the way."
Indeed! That day, Chi Yu and Red Sparrow passed through a place filled with Ten Thousand Rays of Light, instantly drawing their attention. They landed and began searching for treasure.
That search lasted several hundred years!
Not only did they fail to find even a single feather, they also missed this opportunity to improve their cultivation through the great battle.
"What a regret!"
Chi Yu drifted over the plains, lamenting bitterly.
"Master's fortune is boundless. You merely missed a small opportunity, so there is no need to mind it!"
Red Sparrow comforted him from the side.
Chi Yu then came to terms with it. Red Sparrow was right. I have a system, so there will be plenty of chances to advance. Besides, I also think my fortune is boundless.
He stroked Red Sparrow's feathers and sighed!
"Let's go, Red Sparrow! Keep moving forward!"
"Okay, Master!"
With a spread of her wings, Chi Yu landed atop Red Sparrow, and master and servant left the blood-soaked plains.
~
Another ten thousand years passed.
On this day, three majestic and profound voices resounded through Heaven and Earth.
"Heavenly Dao above! This Seat, Zu Long, wishes to establish a clan called the Dragon Clan! May the Heavenly Dao bear witness!"
Immediately afterward,
"Heavenly Dao above! This Seat, Yuan Feng, wishes to establish a clan called the Phoenix Clan! May the Heavenly Dao bear witness!"
Then,
"Heavenly Dao above! This Seat, Shi Qilin, wishes to establish a clan called the Qilin Clan! May the Heavenly Dao bear witness!"
Several breaths later, the Heavenly Dao responded—
"Granted!"
The establishment of races benefited the completion of the Primordial World, and the Heavenly Dao once again bestowed vast amounts of merit.
Three streams of merit descended!
After Zu Long, Yuan Feng, and Shi Qilin absorbed them, they officially entered the Quasi-Saint Peak realm.
The Primordial World entered an era jointly governed by the Three Clans!
Meanwhile, the secluded Hongjun merely opened his eyes symbolically.
"The time has not yet come!"
Then he closed his eyes again and continued comprehending the laws.
On the other side, Luo Hou began brewing a conspiracy.
Ever since he refined the God Slaying Spear, he had become increasingly bloodthirsty, faintly showing signs of falling into demonic ways.
While using the God Slaying Spear, he discovered that his comprehension of his own laws had risen by a tremendous level. Not only that, he had also comprehended the Demonic Path Law, and from then on, there was no turning back.
In short, Luo Hou had changed!
Over the following thousand years, Luo Hou enlightened quite a few strands of Demonic Qi and secretly established a force of his own.
He also dispatched several Demon Kings to seize the bodies of the princes of the Three Clans, secretly planting pawns as they awaited the right moment to erupt.
"Heh heh heh! The pawns have been planted! Now we wait for the right moment!"
Chi Yu led Red Sparrow across mountains and rivers, finally arriving at the center of the east.
Legend had it that this place was formed from the spine of Great God Pangu. It was known as Buzhou Mountain.
"Phew..."
"We've finally reached Buzhou Mountain. Come on, let's go up."
This place had an innate restriction that prohibited flight, so Chi Yu began climbing with Red Sparrow.
But the higher they climbed, the greater the pressure became!
After climbing one percent of the way, Red Sparrow could no longer advance due to her insufficient cultivation.
Chi Yu had no choice but to stop!
"Hey! You monster!"
Chi Yu turned around to see a qilin pointing at him.
"Hm? Are you calling me?"
"Yes! I'm talking about you!"
"You trespassed into the Treasure Land of my Qilin Clan. What crime do you deserve?"
Chi Yu was speechless!
"Th-this Buzhou Mountain became the Treasure Land of your Qilin Clan when?"
"Hmph! I, Mo Lin, am a prince of the Qilin Clan. If I say it is, then it is!"
One small detail caught Chi Yu's attention!
This black qilin's eyes were actually red.
"Hm? A demon?"
After thinking carefully, he understood.
"Good one, Luo Hou. You want to use This Seat as a weapon, do you?"
"Fine! Then I'll have a good time playing with you!"
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