Creation Tribulation

Following the normal course of development, Pangu could never have revived, but now there was Li Xinghe.

Though he had initially clung to Pangu just to survive, he had since come to genuinely feel Pangu's care for him.

In his past life, he had been alone and helpless; only his parents had ever treated him this well.

So he truly did not want Pangu to die, but the Great Dao was hard to defy. Pangu's act of splitting the heavens was inevitable, and his fall was certain.

Either Pangu died, or he died alongside him. As the saying goes, "Better the friend die than the monk." Li Xinghe could only silently vow to find a way to revive Pangu later.

For a time afterward, Tribulation Qi roiled within the Chaos, as if it might erupt at any moment.

Li Xinghe sat cross-legged beneath the Chaos Green Lotus, cultivating bitterly while also comprehending the Jade Plate of Creation. The Chaos Pearl and the Chaos Shovel were already his, so there was no rush.

But the Jade Plate of Creation would shatter once Pangu split the heavens. This treasure was no simple thing; in later ages, Hongjun had attained the Dao by comprehending it.

And Hongjun had only obtained fragments of the Jade Plate of Creation. Now that the complete treasure lay before him, how could he waste the opportunity?

At the same time, Li Xinghe often whispered in Pangu's ear, analyzing that even if he failed to break open the Chaos, he could still open up another world as a fallback.

This made Pangu's heart stir even more. With this, he could advance or retreat—truly not a bad plan.

Before long, Li Xinghe's aura suddenly surged. After many days of comprehending the Jade Plate of Creation, he had finally broken through to the Golden Immortal realm.

"It's time!" Pangu suddenly rose atop the Chaos Green Lotus, a powerful aura bursting through the Chaos.

Li Xinghe's heart stirred. Was the sky-splitting about to begin? At the same time, he was deeply moved—Pangu had been waiting for him to break through to Golden Immortal all along.

This way, even if Pangu was gone, he could barely survive in the Chaos, as this was the bare minimum for survival within it.

"Big Brother, I'll go with you." Li Xinghe shielded himself with the Chaos Pearl.

This was a rare opportunity across the ages—to observe Pangu splitting the heavens at zero distance. Who else could claim such fortune?

And when the battle with the Three Thousand Demon Gods began, he could also pick up some benefits on the side.

Pangu said nothing, allowing Li Xinghe to board the Chaos Green Lotus.

Now, with the Chaos Green Lotus beneath his feet, the Jade Plate of Creation above his head, and the Pangu Axe in his hand, he charged straight into the depths of the Chaos.

At the same time, nearly every Demon God in the Chaos sensed Pangu's aura.

And a single thought arose in their hearts: Pangu was going to break open this Chaos. All the Demon Gods were enraged—they absolutely could not allow this.

If the Chaos was broken open, what lay outside was unknown to them. This was a fear of the unknown.

It was also the Great Dao guiding their instinct to resist Pangu.

Even Li Xinghe felt this thought arise within him. It was like when he had lived on Blue Star, and someone suddenly said they would destroy it—naturally, all of humanity would rise up in resistance.

"Pangu, stop!" Some powerful Demon Gods had already appeared to block him.

Guided by the Great Dao, nearly all Demon Gods believed that once Pangu broke open the Chaos, they would have no place to dwell and might even be killed by unknown existences from the outside.

The Chaos was their home. They would never allow anyone to destroy it, even if they had to die to stop Pangu.

This battle shook heaven and earth. One powerful Demon God after another appeared, each radiating terrifying auras.

"Damn, even the weakest of these are at the Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal of the Origin realm! The trashiest far surpass a Heavenly Dao Sage! The strong ones might even be at the Primordial Heavenly Dao level." Li Xinghe trembled in fear. If not for the several supreme treasures protecting him, he would have exploded long ago.

"Second Brother, fall back. Let me chop them down first." Pangu waved his hand, sending Li Xinghe away.

"Death to all who block me!" Pangu manifested his ten-thousand-zhang Demon God true form, and the Killing Qi on the Pangu Axe spread throughout the entire Chaos.

"Pangu, you seek death!" Chaos was the first to charge forward. His companion supreme treasure had been taken, and he had long wanted revenge.

This time, the Three Thousand Demon Gods were striking together—a rare opportunity across the ages.

But what puzzled him was that several of the top-ranked Demon Gods had not shown themselves at all.

Time and Fate had long since fallen, but since it involved the Great Dao, few knew of it.

The Space Demon God, Ancestor Yang Mei, was one of those few. At this moment, he was desperately resisting the pull of the Great Dao. "It's come true. The great calamity that Time and Fate predicted has arrived."

At this point, he wished he could flee the Chaos World immediately. How could he dare to show himself?

As for the other Demon Gods—Karma, Creation, Yin Yang, Five Elements, and many more—they responded to the Great Dao's pull, charging forward with reckless abandon.

Even though Pangu was immensely powerful, facing so many Primordial Demon Gods left him hard-pressed.

"This is insane!" Li Xinghe hid far away, completely concealing his aura.

Pangu, however, was filled with an endless battle intent. One axe, one Small Fry. Those Demon Gods who didn't even rank couldn't withstand a single blow from him.

The Tribulation Qi in the Chaos surged wildly. The Demon Gods charged forward without regard for their lives, wielding the Yin Yang Mirror, the Five Elements Pagoda, and the Sword of Destruction—all Top-grade Chaos Spiritual Treasures, second only to Chaos Supreme Treasures.

"What a waste—all treasures!" If these weapons were intact, they would be no weaker than the Innate Supreme Treasures of later ages.

Before long, a scream rang out through the Chaos. Without the Chaos Pearl to protect him, Chaos became the first Top-level Demon God to be slain.

So-called Top-level Demon Gods were at least ranked among the top twenty of the Three Thousand Demon Gods.

Chaos had no self-awareness. Back when he had the Chaos Pearl, he could rank among the top few in the Chaos World. Now, without his companion treasure, his overall strength might not even squeeze into the top twenty.

After all, none of the Chaos's top Demon Gods were pushovers.

Suddenly, a great cauldron pressed down from above, causing even the Jade Plate of Creation above Pangu's head to tremble.

"The Qiankun Cauldron—a fine treasure for alchemy and artifact refining. Big Brother, I want this cauldron." Li Xinghe called out. In later ages, Nuwa had used the Qiankun Cauldron to mend the heavens, though that was a counterfeit.

Pangu understood the intent and held back, refraining from smashing the Qiankun Cauldron.

Another demon ape charged forward, wielding a Sky-supporting Pillar, and actually managed to block a strike from Pangu's axe with that staff.

"The Chaos Demon Ape—they say the Four Great Spirit Monkeys of later ages were born from his true spirit. Truly lives up to the name." Li Xinghe felt a surge of awe.

But his Accompanying Spiritual Treasure was ultimately a grade below Pangu's Axe, and it was severed on the second blow.

Another towering, fierce man came wielding a Fang Tian Hua Ji—the War Demon God. In this chaotic battlefield, his War Qi peaked, only to be split apart by a single axe stroke.

No help for it. Pangu was too strong. The main thing was that the Demon Gods of Time and Fate had already fallen, and the Space Demon God had fled far away; otherwise, they might have had a sliver of a chance to resist.

Before long, all kinds of Chaos Spiritual Treasures were shattered. Only the Qiankun Cauldron caught Li Xinghe's eye, and after Pangu slew the Qiankun Demon God, he tossed the cauldron to him.

Right then, a massive Qu She in the chaos kept devouring the flesh and blood of the fallen Demon Gods, its cultivation realm climbing without pause.

"What the hell—the first earthworm in heaven and earth. Isn't this the future Dao Ancestor, Hongjun?"

Among the Three Thousand Demon Gods, Hongjun's rank was nearly at the very bottom. Who would have thought that while others were locked in slaughter, he was secretly devouring Demon God flesh and blood? A true Old Six.

No wonder he could survive the Creation Tribulation. And on the other side, a man holding the Nine Demon Pagoda was also refining the pervasive slaughter aura to boost his cultivation—Luohu.

"These two are the ones who'll stir up trouble in the Primordial World later. I need to remind Big Brother to kill them first." Li Xinghe muttered to himself.

Both Hongjun and Luohu were figures of great destiny. One would become the Dao Ancestor of the Mystic Gate, the other the Devil Ancestor. Killing them early would be best; if not, at least cripple them.

"Big Brother, there's a Qu She over there. It's disgusting to look at. Split it vertically for me." Li Xinghe pointed at Hongjun.

The giant Qu She was startled. By now, all Three Thousand Demon Gods knew that Pangu had a little brother who he listened to. "What the hell did I do to anyone? Is hiding wrong?!"

"And that one holding the Nine Demon Pagoda too—fierce and murderous. Clearly no good bird."

Luohu turned and fled in terror, cursing under his breath, "I'm obviously no good bird to begin with—no, not a bird!"

But by this time, Pangu's eyes were already bloodshot from slaughter, and the Great Dao was influencing him.

No one knew how many years this great battle lasted. Of the Three Thousand Demon Gods, some died, some fled. Even Ancestor Yang Mei, who had sought only to avoid disaster, had his main trunk severed and fled beyond the chaos. In all the chaos, there was no living being left except Pangu and Li Xinghe.