What to do if the Demon Ancestor blocks the door at the beginning? Waiting online!

The colorful miasma was like a venomous veil, shrouding the dead, silent swamp. The stench of decay invaded the nostrils, causing dizziness. In the bottomless mud pit, it seemed as if countless hungry eyes lay hidden, staring intently at the uninvited guest on the shore.

Huaihuai, his mount, nervously pawed at the cloud-like ground beneath its hooves, emitting fearful whinnies. It refused to take another step, no matter what.

Li Wuyang sat on Huaihuai's back, his scalp tingling. This place was clearly a high-level monster zone, not somewhere his beginner character should be!

"Calm down, calm down!" he muttered, patting Huaihuai while trying to pump himself up. "I'm the Primordial Dao Child, immune to all magic! A mere poisonous miasma... shouldn't be able to kill me, right?"

He tried taking a deep breath.

A mouthful of miasma, with a sweet, fishy scent, flooded his lungs, immediately making him feel nauseous and dizzy.

"...Alright, immune to physical attacks, but magic attacks might be a bit tricky?" Li Wuyang quickly held his breath, feeling like crying without tears. Did this "Immunity to All Magic" have preferences? Or perhaps miasma counted as environmental damage, not "magic"?

Just as he was hesitating between turning back immediately or stubbornly following the swamp's edge to find a path—

Splash!

Not far ahead, the mud pit exploded. Mud and bone fragments flew everywhere! A giant python, as thick as a water bucket, covered in dull scales, with a disgusting fleshy tumor on its head, suddenly emerged halfway from the water. Its pair of cold, vertical pupils instantly locked onto Li Wuyang and Huaihuai!

The giant python opened its monstrous maw, its foul saliva dripping, corroding the mud with a sizzling sound as it let out a low, threatening hiss. A ferocious demonic aura, far exceeding that of the Lightning Deer encountered earlier, washed over them!

"Oh my god!" Li Wuyang yelped in fright, nearly falling off Huaihuai's back.

Huaihuai, even more startled, reared up on its hind legs, neighed, and turned to flee!

But the swamp python was faster. Its massive body, carrying an astonishing might, sprang from the mud pit like a black lightning bolt, opening its huge jaws to bite at Li Wuyang!

It was too fast to react!

The shadow of death descended instantly!

Li Wuyang's mind went blank, leaving only instinct. He almost closed his eyes, wildly swinging the broken axe in his hand forward, shouting subconsciously, "Get lost! My dad is the Primordial Great Dao!!"

His voice, distorted by fear, sounded comically absurd.

However, the moment he shouted that—

A sudden change occurred!

Deep within his consciousness, the Primordial Great Dao imprint that had always quietly floated there, suddenly emitted a faint, almost imperceptible purple glow!

It wasn't self-activated, but more like... a trace resonance inexplicably triggered by the phrase "My dad is the Primordial Great Dao"?

Simultaneously, as that purple glow flowed over the seemingly broken axe in his hand, a wisp of chaotic light flashed and vanished on the axe blade! An ancient, overbearing, supreme aura that transcended all things, like a pebble dropped into a calm lake, rippled outwards—faint, yet distinct!

The ferocious swamp python, its cold vertical pupils, upon contact with the faint light on the axe, suddenly contracted to the size of pinpricks!

An extreme fear, originating from the deepest, most ancient layers of its inherited memories, instantly drenched its entire body like ice water! It was the fear of facing the supreme power that created heaven and earth, and judged the life and death of all things!

Its incredibly swift pounce abruptly froze mid-air! Its massive body, due to inertia, even contorted into a comical posture.

Thump!

With a dull thud, it actually... fell directly onto the muddy ground several meters in front of Li Wuyang, splashing a large amount of mud.

But it seemed oblivious, burying its massive head deep in the mud, its huge body trembling. It didn't even dare to hiss again, like it had encountered its most terrifying natural predator.

Li Wuyang, who had been preparing to close his eyes and await death or a mauling, was stunned: "???"

Huaihuai, who had already bolted several steps away: "Neigh???"

Still shaken, Li Wuyang opened his eyes, looking at the bizarre scene before him.

The giant python, which had been ferocious and eager to devour him just moments ago, was now slumped in the mud like a loach, trembling uncontrollably, not daring to even look at him.

He instinctively waved the axe in his hand again.

The giant python trembled even harder, even emitting a weak whimper that sounded almost like a plea.

Li Wuyang froze, looking at the axe, then at the giant python, and then thinking back to what he had blurted out in his panic...

An absurd thought surfaced.

Could it be that the title "Primordial Dao Child" and the "world-creating" aura of this axe had a special effect on creatures of the Primordial World? Or rather... a deterrent?

He tried, cautiously, to speak to the giant python: "You... are you afraid of me?"

The giant python couldn't speak, only burying its head deeper and trembling more violently.

Li Wuyang's eyes gradually lit up.

It seemed... he had discovered a rather incredible use for this?

He mustered a bit more courage, cleared his throat, and tried to make his voice sound more imposing (though it still trembled slightly): "Since you're afraid of me, then... stand down! You're blocking my path!"

The swamp python acted as if it had received a great pardon. It laboriously, cautiously, moved its trembling body, clumsily clearing the path towards the side of the swamp, still not daring to look up.

Li Wuyang was overjoyed!

It really worked!

He suppressed his excitement and patted the still-shaking Huaihuai: "Let's go, Huaihuai, it's okay now!"

Huaihuai was skeptical, but sensing that the terrifying demonic aura had indeed vanished, it cautiously carried Li Wuyang and quickly ran through the path the giant python had cleared.

Only when they were far away and could no longer see the terrifying swamp or the bizarre giant python did Li Wuyang let out a long sigh of relief, realizing he was covered in a cold sweat.

"That scared me to death..." he patted his chest. "But... it seems this 'dad' title is more useful than I imagined?"

He seemed to have figured out a bit of the right way to bluff his way through the Primordial World.

But before he could celebrate for long, new problems arose.

Huaihuai galloped through the clouds, not slowly, but... its sense of direction seemed to be a bit off.

Or rather, this Primordial World was simply too vast, with no roads at all.

"Huaihuai, this way! That's the swamp we were just in!"

"Huaihuai! Wrong! It's this way! How did you end up back here again?"

"My goodness, are you directionally challenged, Huaihuai?!"

After passing the same oddly shaped, crooked-necked tree for the third time, Li Wuyang finally despaired and confirmed – his mount, the Cloud-Riding Unicorn Huaihuai, was a complete and utter idiot when it came to directions!

Just as he was considering whether he should get off and walk himself, Huaihuai suddenly stopped again, facing a dense thicket to its front left. It let out a sound that was both alert and somewhat curious, "Huaihuai."

"What is it now?" Li Wuyang looked over warily, gripping his axe. "Another venomous snake or a giant python?"

The bushes rustled.

But this time, what emerged was not some ferocious beast.

It was a... palm-sized, fluffy, round, with eyes darting around, holding a pinecone-shaped nut larger than itself, emitting a faint spiritual glow... squirrel?

The squirrel seemed startled to see Li Wuyang and Huaihuai, but it didn't immediately flee. Instead, it tilted its head, sniffed with its tiny nose, and especially glanced at Li Wuyang a few times. The wariness in its small eyes slowly turned into... curiosity? And even a hint of... longing?

Seeing its cute appearance, Li Wuyang relaxed. His gaze then fell upon the spiritual nut it was holding.

He was hungry again.

He tried to put on what he thought was a friendly smile and pointed at the nut, "Little one, this... looks very tasty. Is it destined to be with me?"

The squirrel seemed to understand his words. Its little eyes rolled, and it actually hopped to Li Wuyang's feet holding the large nut. Then, it stood on its hind legs and offered the nut towards him.

Li Wuyang: "???"

This fortune... had already progressed to small animals actively handing over protection fees?

He subconsciously reached out and took the heavy, spirit-filled nut.

The moment his fingers touched the nut—

"Whoosh!"

A golden streak flashed!

He felt his hand lighten. The spiritual nut instantly vanished!

Upon closer inspection, he saw the little squirrel snatching the nut back with lightning speed. Then, with its other tiny paw moving too fast for the naked eye to see, it swiftly brushed past Li Wuyang's waist – where a small piece of Lingzhi mushroom, which he had casually pocketed after eating the Lingzhi earlier and intended to have as a snack, was hanging!

Having succeeded, the little squirrel turned into a golden lightning bolt and zipped back into the bushes, disappearing without a trace in an instant, leaving only a smug "squeak" in the air.

Li Wuyang remained in his outstretched pose, frozen in place, dumbfounded.

The nut in his hand was gone, and the piece of Lingzhi mushroom at his waist was also gone.

He was... robbed by a squirrel?!

What happened to his good fortune?! What happened to the active handing over?!

Primordial Father! Is there a bug in your "Destined by Fate"?! How can there be reverse destiny?!

"Squeak squeak squeak! (Thanks, big idiot!)"

From deep within the bushes, a voice could faintly be heard, full of cunning and triumph.

Li Wuyang: "..."

Huaihuai: "Huai???"