The Rise of the Three Clans

The Great Dao is formless, giving birth to heaven and earth; the Great Dao is unfeeling, operating the sun and moon.

Calamity Qi permeated every corner of the Primordial Era, evolving into the first Calamity since the creation of heaven and earth.

Under this Calamity, karma became entangled, and karma transformed into a sea of suffering, causing countless beings to turn to ash and vanish.

As the Sun Star, Lu Yang felt this deeply.

As the saying goes: "When heaven displays its killing intent, stars shift and constellations change; when earth displays its killing intent, dragons and snakes rise from the ground."

Under the Calamity, some sealed their caves, while others actively entered the fray.

For the targeted Fierce Beasts, there was only one path: to kill to stop killing.

Only through battle, carving out a path amidst blood and flames, could they survive.

The Heavenly Realm was still evolving, and some Fierce Beasts mingled within it.

At this time, killing Fierce Beasts was equivalent to accumulating Merit.

Killing Fierce Beasts without karma also yielded Merit, albeit a small amount.

Speaking of which, Fierce Beasts without karma were extremely rare.

As for Fierce Beasts with karma, it seemed they didn't exist.

Even if a Fierce Beast truly possessed karma, killing it wouldn't incur much karma.

Unfriendly towards Fierce Beasts? This Calamity was specifically targeting them.

It was the will of heaven, the general trend, and no one could reverse it.

"Heaven and earth are not benevolent; they treat all things as straw dogs," Lu Yang felt a strange sense of emotion.

Sunlight illuminated more than half of the Heavenly Realm, and most of the Fierce Beasts mingling within it were also bathed in its light.

Balls of Heavenly Fire flew out from the Sun Star, traversing the void and transforming into streaks of light.

A Fierce Beast located somewhere in the Heavenly Realm suddenly felt its scalp tingle, experiencing an unprecedented sense of crisis.

This Fierce Beast was terrifying in appearance, a monstrous bird with two heads and three tails. Its gaping maw could swallow Archaic Stars, and its ugly head was covered in tumors.

This Fierce Beast was at the Mystic Immortal level, but its body was enormous. Its bat-like wings were spread wide, mostly composed of dark red bone with small sections of membrane.

It had been mingling in the Heavenly Realm for thousands of years.

Recently, it had a feeling of impending doom.

Now, Heavenly Fire was descending.

Although it was just a single ball of Heavenly Fire, it contained immense Magic Power.

A trace of despair appeared in the Fierce Beast's eyes.

It couldn't evade, it couldn't block.

It was a dead end!

"Boom!"

The Heavenly Fire struck, instantly refining the Fierce Beast into ashes.

A mere Mystic Immortal-level Fierce Beast was nothing in the face of this Calamity.

At the same time, many other Fierce Beasts in the Heavenly Realm were refined by Heavenly Fire, all meeting a complete demise.

There weren't many Fierce Beasts in the Heavenly Realm to begin with, only a few hundred thousand. When the Sun Star released some Heavenly Fire and exerted a little Magic Power, more than half of them were wiped out.

Such a large disturbance also alerted some powerful beings.

Deep within the Heavenly Realm, on a large piece of floating immortal soil where immortal flowers and precious herbs grew densely, a ball of light and shadow appeared, with Grand Unity Dao Charm flowing around it.

"Why is the Sun Star suddenly releasing so much Heavenly Fire? This must be a powerful being making a move. Could it be that a fellow Daoist has reached the Hunyuan level?"

"Run!"

"Help!"

On the shore of the East Sea, a Chi Dragon over a thousand meters long was chasing a Fierce Beast. The aftermath of the battle destroyed a human tribe.

Gales rose, rain poured down, lightning flashed, and Primordial Water swept in all directions.

The Great Earth was being ravaged.

Grass and trees were leveled, and birds and beasts died tragically.

Although it was just a Heavenly Immortal-level Chi Dragon, its rampages caused a vast flood, drowning numerous living beings.

Among the affected human tribes, there wasn't even a single Earth Immortal.

To the weak humans, this was no different from a natural disaster.

When the Chi Dragon killed the Fierce Beast and flew away, the area gradually calmed down.

Of a tribe numbering tens of thousands, only a few hundred survived.

The surviving humans prostrated themselves and wept, lamenting their own weakness.

It's just a Chi Dragon of the Heavenly Immortal level.

A Fierce Beast being chased by a Heavenly Immortal level Chi Dragon.

The aftermath of the battle alone destroyed tens of thousands of human tribes.

This is just one location in the Primordial Era.

The Human Race, scattered across the Primordial Era, suffered heavy casualties.

Under the Calamity, the Human Race was inevitably affected.

Furthermore, due to their weakness, the Human Race experienced immense casualties.

After decades, over ninety percent of the Fierce Beasts were annihilated.

The remaining Fierce Beasts numbered less than a hundred trillion.

A hundred trillion is a small number in the Primordial Era.

The Primordial Era is too vast. The Fierce Beasts represented an era, and there were far too many Fierce Beasts before the Calamity.

Even though there were still a hundred trillion Fierce Beasts, it was estimated that they would all be wiped out within a few years.

Those who killed many Fierce Beasts gained fame in the Primordial Era and accumulated a great deal of Merit.

Some used Merit to refine Magic Treasures, while others used Merit to improve their Cultivation or Dao Cultivation.

There were also those who used Merit to cultivate Divine Abilities.

Merit could be considered a universal panacea.

Lu Ya and Yuan Feng fought side by side, killing many Fierce Beasts.

By killing Fierce Beasts, they accumulated a large amount of Merit. If they used Merit to improve their Dao Cultivation, achieving a Grand Unity Dao Fruit would not be a problem.

The Merit accumulated by the Sun Star was even more immense, enough to create several Grand Unity Dao Fruits.

However, using Merit to improve Dao Cultivation also had its drawbacks.

Another issue was that if Merit was used to improve Dao Cultivation, any creature on the Sun Star would be exposed.

Even if they were to use Merit to improve their Dao Cultivation, they would have to consider it after achieving the Grand Unity Dao Fruit.

With Lu Yang's current Merit, if he were to achieve the Grand Unity Dao Fruit, he could use Merit to upgrade it to a Hunyuan Dao Fruit.

As for the drawbacks of using Merit to improve Dao Cultivation, they could be slowly resolved after obtaining the Hunyuan Dao Fruit.

In short, it was best if the fact that the Sun Star was inhabited by a creature remained undiscovered.

Long-term planning was very necessary.

On this day, another astonishing phenomenon appeared.

Above Yuan Feng's head and the Immortal Volcano, heavenly light blazed, divine radiance illuminated all heavens, myriad auspicious colors manifested, innate flowers rained down, and golden lotuses emerged from the earth.

Spiritual energy swirled and lingered.

It was dreamlike and illusory, bizarre and varied, resplendent and magnificent.

In the hidden depths, Destiny was bestowed upon the Phoenix Clan.

Not only the powerful experts of the Phoenix Clan sensed it, but powerful experts and great reclusive cultivators of other clans also felt it.

Last year, the Dragon Race received Destiny, becoming the true leader of the Scaled Insects.

Now, the Phoenix Clan also received Destiny, becoming the leader of the Feathered Insects.

Without the blessing of Destiny, it was always improper.

And with Destiny, the actual benefits were immense.

Just like at this moment, as the Phoenix Clan received Destiny, the entire clan's Destiny surged.

Several months later, the Kirin Clan also received Destiny, becoming the leader of the Hairy Insects.

The Winged Insects regarded the Human Race as their spiritual leader, but the Human Race was too weak, and it was unrealistic for them to obtain Destiny in this Calamity.

Among the Insects, the Spiritual Tortoise was the most powerful.

However, Ancestor Dragon's divine might was unparalleled, and the Spiritual Tortoise bowed its head in submission.

Within the Zhou Tian, the Dragon, Phoenix, and Kirin Three Clans rose to prominence.

With the rise of the three clans, they divided the Winged Insects and Insects, making it unlikely for any other race to obtain Destiny within the Zhou Tian.

Before their rise, the Dragon Race was already considered the foremost great clan in the Primordial Era.

With this rise, the Dragon Race's development speed was astonishing.

Whether it was the number of powerful experts in the Dragon Race, their Destiny, or the blessed lands and Spiritual Treasures they occupied, no other clan could compare.

The Phoenix Clan, which already couldn't compare to the Dragon Race, was now widening the gap.

Under these circumstances, the Phoenix Clan and the Kirin Clan formed an alliance.

The three clans established a tripartite structure.

If the Phoenix Clan and Kirin Clan did not unite, they would eventually be defeated one by one by the Dragon Race.

However, when the Phoenix Clan and Kirin Clan formed an alliance, a delicate balance emerged.

Ancestor Dragon was not troubled for the time being.

After all, there were still countless Fierce Beasts.

If the Fierce Beasts were not eradicated, their task would not be fully complete.

Judging from the Calamity Qi between heaven and earth, the Calamity was nearing its end.

Even if they stopped exterminating the Fierce Beasts, the Calamity could still end, it would just take some time.

But the three clans, who had received Destiny, would not stop here.

Evil must be eradicated completely; the Fierce Beasts had to be annihilated.

Ah, as their living space was compressed, some weaker Fierce Beasts had fled into lower-level worlds.

Stronger Fierce Beasts had fled to the Outer Chaos.

As for the Fierce Beasts that were killed, their flesh and blood had nourished the Primordial Era.

There were also some crazed beings that devoured the Fierce Beasts.

Some used the Fierce Beasts to refine Magic Treasures.

From the perspective of the Fierce Beasts, it was truly tragic.

Considering the casualties of the Fierce Beasts and the rise of the three clans, the era of the Fierce Beasts could now come to an end.