The Beginning Qilin's Betrayal

The Yin Yang Demon God was also a top-tier Chaos Demon God, once firmly ranked among the top ten of the Three Thousand Demon Gods.

His involvement in the Dragon-Phoenix Tribulation was an accident; he deeply understood the trouble of being stained by Cause and Effect.

Thus, after the Dragon Clan once again invaded the land, he completely concealed himself, and naturally, East Prince's ambitions also receded.

This was merely a minor interlude, not affecting the overall situation of the Primordial World.

The Dragon Clan's forceful return shocked the Qilin and Phoenix Clans.

In just a few hundred years, the Dragon Clan's overall strength had grown significantly.

As Li Xinghe had anticipated, all of this was the Heavenly Dao's rules at work.

Rather than saying Luohu had been secretly causing trouble before, it was more accurate to say the Heavenly Dao had tacitly allowed it.

Now that Luohu was pinned down by Ancestor Qiankun and Ancestor Five Elements, unable to attend to other matters, the thread of fate still let the Yin Yang Demon God meddle.

Though insufficient to affect the overall situation, the Dragon Clan's overall strength increase was very peculiar.

This was clearly the Heavenly Dao going easy, its purpose being to make the Dragon Clan even stronger.

Strong enough to fight two enemies alone, ultimately ending in Mutual Destruction with the Phoenix and Qilin Clans.

In this way, the first batch of beings born from the opening of the heavens would essentially all meet their end.

Whether the Scaled Lineage, the Beast Lineage, or the Avian Lineage, though different from the Fierce Beasts, were ultimately just unenlightened beasts.

Moreover, most of them were affected by the fall of the Three Thousand Demon Gods; they had to be completely eliminated for the Primordial World to get on the right track.

The second batch of Innate Beings to take form were the purest Primordial Beings, no longer connected to the fallen Three Thousand Demon Gods.

For example, the Three Pure Ones, East Prince, Queen Mother of the West, Zhenyuanzi, Hongyun—these beings would become the pillars of the Primordial World.

Li Xinghe had seen through this, which was why he no longer stopped the Phoenix Clan from entering the tribulation.

Since avoidance was impossible, they could only charge forward proactively; the difference was that the Phoenix Clan had Li Xinghe backing them up.

Now he was contending with Heaven; perhaps the Phoenix Clan would eventually withdraw from the stage of Primordial World history, but it would not be so bleak.

Just as the Qilin Clan was retreating step by step, Beginning Qilin finally emerged from seclusion.

"Ancestral Dragon, the humiliation of that day—I will make you repay it double today." Beginning Qilin was furious; Ancestral Dragon had ambushed him back then, forcing him to nurse his injuries for centuries before returning to his Peak.

Now he too was a Late Golden Immortal of the Origin, and in a direct confrontation, he had no fear of Ancestral Dragon.

"Just you? Have Yuan Feng come along too." Ancestral Dragon remained arrogantly unyielding.

Only in front of Li Xinghe did he play the part of Grandson; everywhere else, he had to show off.

If not for the fact that there was no Show-Off Demon God among the Three Thousand Demon Gods, Li Xinghe might have thought he was the reincarnation of one.

"As you wish, Ancestral Dragon. Today, we settle who is superior, and also decide life and death." A phoenix cry resounded across the Primordial World.

Everyone knew the true decisive battle had arrived; this fight would determine who would become the master of the Primordial Continent.

The elites of every race poured out, slaughtering each other across the Primordial Continent.

Endless killing aura surged, and the Tribulation Qi of the entire Primordial World thickened to its limit.

In the Chaos outside the Primordial World, Devil Ancestor Luohu laughed heartily. "Qiankun, Five Elements, your blocking me cannot change the situation in the Primordial World. The Three Primal Races have already begun their war."

He could sense the power of the World-Ending Millstone still rising; a rankless divine artifact meant no upper limit.

Ancestor Qiankun and Ancestor Five Elements' expressions shifted slightly. Man's calculations are no match for Heaven's; the Dragon-Phoenix Tribulation was unavoidable. The Phoenix Clan's involvement meant Li Xinghe was also deeply trapped in it.

"Return to the Primordial World!" The two Demon Gods exchanged glances, knowing that stopping Luohu was no longer meaningful.

Moreover, they had already sensed Li Xinghe's summons; the Dragon-Phoenix Tribulation had reached its final moment.

In this battle, whoever achieved final victory would be the true overlord of the Primordial World.

Those caught in the tribulation were all striving for that sliver of Fortune, while those standing aloof kept their eyes fixed on the battlefield.

The Three Primal Races had monopolized the Fortune of the Primordial World for two Eons; no one wanted another super overlord to emerge.

Ancestral Dragon thought he was favored by the Heavenly Dao, but in reality, he had set himself against the entire world.

Whether the Phoenix and Qilin Clans or others, none wished for Ancestral Dragon to dominate the world alone.

Xuan Ming and Houtu stood within the Phoenix Clan's army; the two joining forces could fight even an Early Golden Immortal of the Origin.

The Apricot Yellow Banner enveloped this region, providing much protection for the Phoenix Clan.

As the Pure World White Lotus emerged, Dragon Clan members hastily gave way. The two Ancestral Witches entering the tribulation invisibly boosted the Phoenix Clan's Fortune.

Li Xinghe kept a constant watch on the battlefield; if Yuan Feng were in danger, he would act immediately.

But logically, with Yuan Feng's strength, she was not inferior to the other two clan leaders, and now she had the Hongmeng Measuring Ruler. If she truly used that treasure, even Ancestral Dragon might not be a match.

The Three Divine Beasts fought in the void, the sky darkening and the earth dimming. As the tribulation reached its most intense moment, the strength of the Three Divine Beasts continued to rise.

Soon, Ancestral Dragon was suppressed by Yuan Feng and Beginning Qilin, then severely wounded. Fighting two alone was too much pressure.

Just then, Beginning Qilin suddenly struck and ambushed Yuan Feng, enraging her.

"Beginning Qilin, have you lost your mind!" Yuan Feng roared.

"Of the Three Primal Races, only one is destined to dominate the Primordial World. Now that Ancestral Dragon has fallen, you and I have become rivals." Beginning Qilin snorted coldly.

Indeed, desire drives people mad. Yuan Feng had never harbored any ambition to dominate the Primordial World from the start; she never expected the Beginning Qilin to be just like the Ancestral Dragon.

"Then die!" Yuan Feng, grievously wounded by the sneak attack, seethed with fury.

"Now that you and the Ancestral Dragon are both heavily injured, what makes you think you can fight me?" the Beginning Qilin laughed heartily.

The relationship among the three races was like a triangular balance—when the Fortune of the other two races waned, the Qilin Race naturally saw theirs surge.

"Think you've already won?" In her rage, Yuan Feng directly summoned the Hongmeng Measuring Ruler.

As a Merit Supreme Treasure, it ignored Cause and Effect, suppressed heaven and earth, and caught the Beginning Qilin off guard, smashing him into the ground.

"Roar!" The Beginning Qilin shot back into the sky; he hadn't expected Yuan Feng to possess such a supreme treasure.

This was a true treasure, not something like the Ancestral Dragon Pearl, which only infinitely approached that level.

The Hongmeng Measuring Ruler, bearing one percent of the merit from the creation of the world, shielded Yuan Feng as the two Divine Beasts fought savagely, until the Beginning Qilin too was severely wounded.

Now all three chieftains of the Three Primal Races had withered auras.

Without interference from the Outside World, things would likely still follow the Primordial World's original course—Mutual Destruction for the three Divine Beasts.

The slaughter among the three races' elites had reached its final stage; the Qilin Race's backstab enraged the Phoenix Clan.

What had been a two-race alliance against the Dragon Clan turned into a chaotic three-way melee.

The battlefield was utter pandemonium. Fortunately, the Phoenix Clan had the support of two Ancestral Witches, along with the Central Wuji Apricot Yellow Banner, the Twelve-Grade Pure World Green Lotus, and the Twelve Sea-Calming Pearls—three Top-grade Innate Spiritual Treasures holding the line.

Meanwhile, Luohu in the chaos, along with Qian Kun and the Ancestor Five Elements, had returned to the Primordial World.

"Qian Kun, Five Elements, aid the Phoenix Clan." Li Xinghe gave the order directly.

The two Golden Immortals of the Origin charged through, scattering the Qilin and Dragon Clans; the power of Chaos Demon Gods was utterly despair-inducing.

These two could Direct Clash with the three chieftains—dealing with ordinary Qilin and Dragon Clan members was far too simple.

"The Fortune of the three races is dissipating, and the Tribulation Qi in heaven and earth has thinned considerably." Li Xinghe gazed at the Primordial World.

"Old man Hongjun is secretly siphoning the Fortune of the three races again." With a sweep of his Chaos Shovel, Li Xinghe instantly gathered the dissipating Fortune of the three races.

When it came to playing Old Six, Hongjun still fell short. Moreover, the true Fortune of the three races still rested on the Ancestral Dragon, Yuan Feng, and the Beginning Qilin.