Striking in the Dark

Luohu

The Fierce Beast Tribulation was the first great tribulation of the Primordial World after the opening of the heavens.

The Fierce Beast Race carried on the will of the three thousand Chaos Demon Gods. Even if they were ultimately destined to fall, they would not go down so easily.

Shen Ni sacrificed every Fierce Beast in the entire Primordial World, and boundless Sha Qi surged into his body.

He had only been at the early stage of Golden Immortal of the Origin, but he soon broke through to the middle stage.

Coupled with the supreme treasure God Slaying Spear, his power was terrifying. Think of Eastern Emperor Tai Yi in later ages—relying on the Innate Supreme Treasure Chaos Bell, he managed to annihilate himself together with several Ancestral Witches.

The five great powerhouses were driven back, no match for him at all, unless they too broke through to the middle stage of Golden Immortal of the Origin.

But now that all the Fierce Beasts had been sacrificed, breaking through would cost them endless ages.

Once one reached Golden Immortal of the Origin, without a special opportunity, advancing even a single realm took at least tens of thousands of years.

Clearly, they could not afford to wait, and Shen Ni would not let them slowly break through.

"Even if the Heavenly Dao favors you, I will still kill you all. Let us see who truly rules this Primordial World." Shen Ni was arrogantly unbridled.

"Don't be so insolent. Beneath the Heavenly Dao, you are nothing but an ant." Ancestral Dragon snorted coldly.

The great powerhouses each summoned their treasures. The Ancestral Dragon Pearl's might was unmatched, already infinitely close to an Innate Supreme Treasure, and seemed somewhat similar to the legendary Chaos Pearl.

The Phoenix Staff also contained the innate Fire Origin, not much weaker than the Ancestral Dragon Pearl.

Then there was the Qilin Race's Qilin Seal—all were Top-grade Innate Spiritual Treasures, their power unparalleled.

Even Hongjun and Luohu, both former Chaos Demon Gods, coveted them greatly.

No wonder they were the Three Primal Races of the Primordial World, favored by heaven and earth. The Accompanying Spiritual Treasures of these three great powerhouses were terrifyingly strong and perfectly matched their attributes.

"Hongjun, your fragments of the Jade Plate of Creation can't be just this much, can they?" Luohu sneered.

Called out by Luohu, Hongjun was not angered. He was used to hiding his strength; otherwise, he would have fallen long ago in the Chaos.

"And you—aren't you still holding back? Shouldn't you bring out the Heaven Extinguishing Spear?" Hongjun sneered back.

Devil Ancestor Luohu was the greatest obstacle to Hongjun's attainment of the Dao. Even before Hongjun achieved it, he was far from Luohu's match.

In his hands were not only the Nine Demon Pagoda and the Twelve-Grade Black Lotus of World Destruction, but he had also unexpectedly obtained a Top-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure, the Heaven Extinguishing Spear.

But very few knew this secret; even in later ages, hardly anyone was aware.

Because according to the Primordial World's original course, after they killed Beast Emperor Shen Ni, his treasure the God Slaying Spear would fall into Luohu's hands.

With an Innate Supreme Treasure, who would still use the Heaven Extinguishing Spear? So this treasure was not widely known.

Now both knew that if they did not go all out, they might never have another chance.

Shen Ni had sacrificed all the Fierce Beasts of the Primordial World, and his power was still rising. If they did not eliminate this great menace quickly, once he broke through to the late stage of Golden Immortal of the Origin, it would truly be beyond remedy.

In that moment, Luohu summoned three Top-grade Innate Spiritual Treasures, shocking everyone.

And Hongjun brought out the fragments of the Jade Plate of Creation. In theory, these fragments were no weaker than Innate Supreme Treasures, but Hongjun had yet to fully comprehend them.

The Jade Plate of Creation was a Chaos Supreme Treasure; even shattered, it could not be compared to ordinary Innate Supreme Treasures.

For instance, the Pangu Axe later transformed into the Taiji Diagram, the Pangu Banner, and the Chaos Bell—three Innate Supreme Treasures.

Each of these three Innate Supreme Treasures contained one hundred twenty-nine thousand six hundred Innate Divine Restrictions.

Although the Jade Plate of Creation was broken, the restrictions remaining on it were still Chaos Divine Prohibitions, far more profound than Innate Divine Restrictions by many times. With Hongjun's current strength, he could not fully unleash its power.

Shen Ni was utterly unafraid. His strength at the middle stage of Golden Immortal of the Origin already gave him an absolute advantage.

Li Xinghe watched all of this. Although Shen Ni had broken through and was above him in realm, he was absolutely certain he could kill Shen Ni.

But many things in heaven and earth had their own fixed destiny. Even Hongjun and Luohu knew that the Heavenly Dao's will could not be defied. Killing Beast Emperor Shen Ni could only be done by the Three Primal Races—Dragon, Phoenix, and Qilin.

This great battle dragged on for ages, from the heavens to the earth, shattering the entire Primordial World.

This only fueled Shen Ni's ferocity. "With you lot, you are no match for me."

"Is that so? Now that the Primordial World is shattered, when things reach their extreme, they reverse. Your fortune is nearly spent." Though Ancestral Dragon was grievously wounded, he was still spirited.

"Then I'll kill you first." Shen Ni charged straight at Ancestral Dragon.

The God Slaying Spear, carrying the might to destroy heaven and earth, pierced straight through the void.

Ancestral Dragon's expression changed as he sensed a crisis of life and death. He directly summoned the Ancestral Dragon Pearl to block the God Slaying Spear.

But with one strike, the Ancestral Dragon Pearl was shattered by the God Slaying Spear. Ancestral Dragon was struck as if by a heavy blow, nearly falling from the sky.

"Nothing more than this!" Shen Ni laughed heartily and thrust another strike at Beginning Qilin.

Beginning Qilin countered with the Qilin Seal, but the result was the same as the Ancestral Dragon Pearl—it was blasted apart, and his Qilin true body nearly exploded outright.

Finally, Shen Ni set his gaze on Yuan Feng. The Phoenix Staff fared even worse, snapped in two by the God Slaying Spear.

Yuan Feng's face was filled with despair. Beast Emperor Shen Ni was too strong; he was likely on the verge of breaking through to the peak of Golden Immortal of the Origin (Quasi-Saint).

"What Three Primal Races? You've merely received some fortune from the Heavenly Dao. All of you, die!" Shen Ni roared and moved to deliver the killing blow.

In the shadows, Li Xinghe could no longer sit still. Yuan Feng was someone he had his eye on—he couldn't let Shen Ni harm her.

Even though he knew the course of the Primordial World, who the hell knew if his transmigration might change things?

Now, no matter how he looked at it, they had no chance of winning. He would have to act himself.

The God Slaying Spear hurtled toward Ancestral Dragon, Yuan Feng, and Beginning Qilin, wreathed in world-destroying Killing Qi.

Beside them, Luohu watched with a greedy gleam in his eyes—if he could get his hands on that spear, he might not be much weaker than Shen Ni.

But Shen Ni was too ferocious right now; it looked like the Three Divine Beasts were about to fall.

Suddenly, Shen Ni's movements seemed to slow—no, not just slow, they were as sluggish as a turtle's.

The Three Divine Beasts retreated swiftly, dodging the fatal blow.

Beast Emperor Shen Ni's expression shifted. "Law of Time... who's there?"

Hongjun and Luohu were equally stunned. Among the Three Thousand Laws, aside from Pangu's Great Dao of Strength, which was an anomaly, time reigned supreme.

Among the Three Thousand Demon Gods, the one second only to Pangu was Daoist Shichen, and he hadn't shown himself during the Creation Tribulation.

Could Daoist Shichen still be alive? And had he come to the Primordial World?

At his peak, Daoist Shichen was second only to Pangu.

And Pangu had earned his reputation step by step through challenges from the Demon Gods, but no one had ever dared to question Daoist Shichen from birth.

If someone like that appeared, there would be no place for them.

"You're just relying on the advantage of a treasure. Today, I'll take your artifact," Li Xinghe's voice rang out.

He had concealed his presence with the Law of Space; no one had detected his arrival.

Ancestral Dragon and Beginning Qilin found the voice somewhat familiar.

Yuan Feng, however, was overjoyed. Li Xinghe was the person she respected most, and she had thought of him often lately.

If Li Xinghe was willing to act, Shen Ni would have been dead long ago.

But since Li Xinghe hadn't revealed himself, she wouldn't give it away. Still, her heart settled considerably.

"Arrogant words." Shen Ni's aura surged again, nearly reaching the late stage of the Golden Immortal of the Origin.

The next moment, Shen Ni felt the space and time around him twist and distort.

"Who is this, so terrifying?" Shen Ni was shaken. Time and space were the pinnacle among the Three Thousand Laws, yet someone was cultivating both at once.