Three Axes Annihilate the Chaos Demon Ape

Sect Master Tongtian's eyes blazed with sharp light, and he couldn't help but let out a low exclamation, his tone carrying a hint of both admiration and gravity that came from a fellow "combatant."

Even he found the demon ape's aura unsettling.

The Chaos Demon Ape ignored its companion, slain effortlessly ahead, its gaze fixed solely on the giant who had opened heaven and earth.

The long staff, carrying the might to shatter stars and annihilate all laws, wrapped in its entire life essence and the law of battle, smashed down toward Pangu's head with brutal force!

This strike was enough to gravely wound or even destroy an ordinary saint!

Pangu finally gave it a proper glance.

That gaze was like a creator looking down on an ant trying to shake a divine mountain.

The first axe!

No earth-shattering explosion, only a plain, unadorned arc cutting through.

The Chaos Demon Ape's pitch-black iron staff, tough enough to clash with Innate Supreme Treasures, snapped in two like rotten wood!

The violent battle intent and laws within the staff were instantly dissolved and assimilated by the "opening" true essence in the axe light.

The demon ape's assault was forcibly halted, a flicker of disbelief flashing in its eyes.

The second axe!

Pangu's movement reached the limit of time itself, as if the first axe's arc hadn't yet faded before the second axe light blazed forth.

This time, the target was the demon ape itself.

Chi!

A soft sound, so insignificant against the violent chaos backdrop.

The Chaos Demon Ape's towering, heaven-supporting body suddenly froze stiff.

A straight line of light spread from the crown of its head, running down its entire form.

Then, a third, intersecting axe light flashed almost simultaneously.

Pfft!

The colossal Chaos Demon Ape's body, as if sliced by the most precise cut, instantly split into four massive chunks of remains!

Its raging battle intent, indestructible demonic body, and boiling bloodline were as fragile as a sandcastle before the Sky-Opening Axe's light.

The four chunks of remains were swept up by the violent Chaos Gas Flow, hurled toward the four poles of the forming Great Desolation Continent.

His physical body hadn't been annihilated!

Even Pangu seemed briefly startled.

But only for a moment!

Silence!

A deathly silence fell over the Six Saints.

Even across vast distances of time and space, witnessing those three lightning-fast axe strikes sent a chill down their spines as if they'd felt it themselves.

As mighty as the Chaos Demon Ape was, before Pangu, it was merely two axes to die, three axes to split into four!

Laozi remained expressionless, but deep in his calm, still eyes, a faint ripple passed.

As if deducing the supreme Dao rhythm within those two axe strikes, it ultimately turned into an almost inaudible sigh.

It seemed to lament the difficulty of the Great Dao, or to confirm some inner deduction.

Primeval Lord of Heaven's face was stern, his body wrapped in flowing Jade Purity Immortal Light, struggling to resist the heaven-opening pressure transmitted across time and space.

He glanced at the Two Sages of the West, his tone carrying his usual pride and a trace of barely concealed disdain.

"Hmph, born of chaos, brainless and witless. Even with some brute strength, they don't understand heavenly fate or recognize the Great Dao. In the end, it's an ant shaking a tree, seeking its own doom."

"How could the might of Pangu Father God be fathomed by such a reckless fool?"

Sect Master Tongtian was far more excited, gripping the Qingping Sword at his waist, his knuckles white from the force.

His eyes burned as he stared at the towering figure opening heaven and earth, his voice filled with fervor and longing.

"Good! What a fine axe to open heaven! What an Apex of Strength! Breaking all laws, severing all Daos, one force subduing ten techniques! Such might is the true Great Dao!"

"Even if I fall to Dao Annihilation, to witness this sight and feel this power is the supreme opportunity for us Dao Seekers! This is the true essence of 'Interception'!"

His whole body bristled with Sword Qi, as if resonating with the axe light.

Empress Nuwa stood to the side, her exquisite face etched with deep worry.

Her gaze wasn't fully fixed on the center of the world-destroying battlefield; instead, it drifted vaguely toward the nascent Great Desolation Continent, taking shape with difficulty under the axe light, pregnant with boundless life.

Her fingers unconsciously twisted her sleeve, her mind entirely on the child who had received all her love but whose future was uncertain due to defying fate.

Pangu's power terrified her, and the dim road ahead made her even more anxious about what was to come.

The Two Sages of the West exchanged a glance. Daoist Jieyin's face grew more sorrowful, as if mourning the fallen Demon God or pitying the tribulations of all beings.

Daoist Zhunti's eyes gleamed with shrewd light. He stepped forward.

His voice carried a strange, persuasive force, cutting through the chaos's roar and clearly reaching the ears of the other saints:

"Fellow Daoists! The Great God Pangu's Opening of Heaven and Earth bears boundless divine might—truly beyond what any of us can match today."

"Yet, does this very scene not confirm the chance to tread that path to the heavens?"

"Only by tracing back to this origin point, crossing beyond the dawn of creation, and leaving our mark in the time of Chaos, can we lay the foundation for that 'One Attainment, Eternal Attainment,' that 'Eternal and Undying' Grand Unity Dao Fruit!"

"We are Heavenly Dao Saints, bearing the fate of the Prehistoric World, comprehending the Great Dao Principles—how could we be compared to those Chaos Demon Gods?"

He paused, his gaze sweeping over Laozi, Yuanshi, Tongtian, and finally landing on Nuwa. His tone grew more impassioned, carrying a power that stirred the soul:

"Look at that axe light! Amidst destruction lies infinite vitality! This is the Power of Creation, and also the chance for transcendence!"

"The Grand Unity we seek is not for selfish gain, but to forge an eternal path of transcendence for all beings of the Prehistoric World!"

"To open an immortal Smooth Path for future generations! This is supreme merit, a Great Vow!"

"How can we shrink back from the dangers before us? Pangu Father God is indeed unmatched in strength, but his Opening of Heaven and Earth was to settle the cosmos and create the world—not to slaughter!"

"With reverence in our hearts, as Saints walking the path of enlightenment, we may yet earn a thread of his recognition!"

"Even if... even if it costs some price, if we can glimpse the truth of the Eternal Dao Fruit and lay an unshakable foundation for the Prehistoric World for ten thousand ages, that too is boundless merit!"

Zhunti's words were like fuel added to the fire of ambition already burning in the saints' hearts.

He skillfully avoided the direct consequence of "being wounded by Pangu," instead blurring the notion of "price."

He elevated the goal, urging everyone onward to charge down the seemingly impossible path of "gathering and returning to oneness."

He knew well that only by letting the Three Pure Ones and Nuwa—the strongest saints—take the lead and bear the brunt of Pangu's axe light.

Could the Two Sages of the West seize that faint chance, amid the chaos, to leave their own mark, or even... profit from the fray.

Chaos Gas Flow churned, and the axe light of Pangu's Opening of Heaven and Earth still blazed in the distant front.

Each flash was accompanied by the wails of Chaos Demon Gods and the nascent form of a new world.

On one side, Yuanshi glanced at the Two Sages of the West, the disdain on his face growing more pronounced.

How could he not see through the petty schemes of those two sages?

They simply wanted the others to draw Pangu's fire head-on while they did their own work.

"Heh, since you two wish to attain the Eternal Grand Unity, then let us offer our congratulations here and now on your success."

With that, he deliberately turned, then raised a hand to point at the moment of creation.

"Gentlemen, after you!"