"Lin Tian, why? I am the First Demon God of Chaos. Why is your strength greater than mine? Why?!"
The more Shi Chen spoke, the more agitated he became. The power of laws in his hands surged continuously toward Lin Tian, his attacks growing increasingly fierce.
He refused to accept it!
How could he possibly accept it?
First there had been Lin Tian, and then Pangu had emerged afterward!
How was he supposed to accept that?
What was even more fatal was that Pangu's strength had actually reached the Half-Step Great Dao Realm!
Meanwhile, he himself was merely at the late Chaos Realm, still a long way from the peak.
He hated it. He hated the Great Dao. Why was the Great Dao so unfair?
It had clearly bestowed upon him the resounding title of number one under heaven, yet it had not granted him invincible strength worthy of that title.
Could this so-called "number one" truly be nothing more than an empty name?
"As long as I slaughter every last one of you, I will forever be the undisputed number one!"
Scarlet bloodlight flashed in Shi Chen's eyes. His once handsome face became incomparably twisted and savage beneath his extreme hatred and killing intent.
He looked like a terrifying demon that had crawled out of an endless abyss of darkness, enough to make anyone shudder in fear!
Seeing this, Lin Tian shook his head and sighed. "Shi Chen, is this the Dao you cultivate? You are so stubborn and refuse to improve yourself, yet you envy the strength of others. Do you think jealousy can make you stronger? How ridiculous!"
He then continued, "Since you are so pitiful, I'll tell you this: I appeared when Chaos had only just formed, countless epochs before the Chaos Demon Gods. What do you have to say to that?"
The moment those words were spoken, the Demon Gods were utterly shocked.
"Th-this is that terrifying? Countless epochs earlier than the Chaos Demon Gods?"
Shi Chen's eyes widened as he stood there in a daze, not even dodging when an attack formed from Lin Tian's power of laws struck him.
In an instant, blood trickled from the corner of Shi Chen's mouth.
"Th-this is impossible?"
He had always been unable to figure out Lin Tian's origins.
He had even thought that Lin Tian might be the final Chaos Demon God, but Pangu's birth had disproven that theory.
Nor had he received even the slightest clue from the Great Dao's inheritance.
Now that Lin Tian had personally revealed his origins, everyone present was stunned.
"His origins are truly terrifying. Why did the Great Dao not warn us about Dao Venerable Lin Tian?"
"Could Dao Venerable Lin Tian have some connection to the Great Dao?"
They could not understand this relationship.
Lin Tian was far too mysterious. None of the Demon Gods could see through him.
In the eyes of the many Demon Gods, Lin Tian was an enigma.
They could not see his past, nor could they glimpse his future.
Before long, the battle's victor was decided.
"Haha! So many fellow Daoists have come to witness my attainment of the Dao. I, Pangu, am exceedingly delighted today. Watch this!"
The Sky-Opening Axe in Pangu's hand swung down again and again, bringing astonishing changes to Chaos.
Two masses of qi appeared within Chaos.
One was clear qi, slowly rising and transforming into the heavens.
The other was turbid qi, slowly descending and transforming into the earth.
A brand-new world was gradually taking shape.
"Not good! Stop him! He is creating a new world!"
"Quick, attack him! Otherwise, we die!"
Only then did the Demon Gods come to their senses. They each unleashed their powerful law powers and attacked the new world.
They wanted to scatter this still-unformed world.
"How dare you!"
Pangu's eyes widened, his hair standing on end as fury blazed within him.
He stared at the newborn world before him, still only in its nascent stage. He had opened it at the cost of so much painstaking effort!
How could he allow those detestable Chaos Demon Gods to destroy it?
Pangu gripped the Sky-Opening Axe tightly, the muscles in his arms tensing as veins bulged. He unleashed dozens of incomparably fierce axe lights in succession, which shot like lightning toward the charging Chaos Demon Gods.
"Quick, don't let them destroy it!"
Seeing this, Lin Tian, Yang Mei, and the Chaos Demon Ape acted together without hesitation.
They each unleashed their signature abilities. Their powerful law powers intertwined and collided, causing the entire expanse of Chaos to quake violently, as if it were about to be torn apart by that terrifying energy.
Although the Chaos Demon Gods were numerous, they were ultimately inferior when facing Pangu, who possessed Half-Step Great Dao strength.
Pangu flashed through their ranks like a phantom, the Sky-Opening Axe in his hand whistling through the air.
After only a few strikes, several hundred Demon Gods could no longer withstand the overwhelming assault. Blood gushed from their mouths as their bodies were sent flying backward like kites with severed strings.
The power Pangu displayed was simply too terrifying, enough to chill everyone to the bone.
However, the combined attacks of several thousand Demon Gods were not entirely ineffective.
The already unstable Nascent World began to tremble beneath the unceasing bombardment, showing faint signs of collapse and disintegration.
Suddenly, Lin Tian seemed to think of something. He took an object from the Chaos Pearl and threw it forcefully. With a flash of light, it fell into the Nascent World.
In the blink of an eye, the object rapidly enlarged and supported the world.
It was the World Tree!
"Everything is proceeding according to plan. This World Tree is just right as a support. It came at precisely the right moment."
Lin Tian let out a long breath. With it, Pangu should no longer need to use his body to support heaven and earth.
"Big Brother truly is Big Brother. Compared to Big Brother, I still have much to learn."
The Chaos Demon Ape looked utterly proud.
This was the big brother he acknowledged—one who planned everything in advance and understood every situation.
Yang Mei clicked his tongue in amazement. "This should be the Chaos spiritual root—the World Tree, right?"
Lin Tian nodded.
Seeing this, Pangu's eyes filled with gratitude. He cupped his hands toward Lin Tian. "Thank you, Fellow Daoist Lin Tian."
Lin Tian shook his head and helped Pangu up. "Fellow Daoist Pangu, there is no need for this. It is merely an external object, put to good use."
The many Demon Gods had originally been delighted. If the Nascent World collapsed, Pangu would be unable to break open Chaos.
They had not expected Lin Tian to take out the World Tree he had seized earlier and use it as support.
"Damn it, Lin Tian! By doing this, are you making enemies of all Chaos Demon Gods and opposing the Great Dao?"
Shi Chen stared fixedly at Lin Tian, his face filled with rage. His teeth ground together as though he wanted to devour Lin Tian alive.
The other Demon Gods dared to be furious but did not dare to speak because of Lin Tian's strength.
Although the other Demon Gods were equally resentful of Lin Tian, they did not dare speak rashly out of fear of his incomparably powerful strength.
They could only glare at Lin Tian with killing intent in their eyes. Those gazes were like sharp arrows, as though they wished to pierce straight through his body.
Faced with the hostility and accusations of the Demon Gods, Lin Tian was momentarily speechless.
He shrugged helplessly and said calmly, "Haven't I always been going against you? What is so strange about that?"
Then he slightly raised his head, a wild smile appearing on his face. He continued loudly, "As for that so-called Great Dao—hmph, I have never taken it seriously from the very beginning. I have always stood against it!"
Hearing Lin Tian's incomparably arrogant words, Shi Chen could not help but freeze, standing there as though struck by lightning.
He had never imagined that Lin Tian would say something so utterly rebellious. For a moment, he did not know how to respond at all.
Suddenly, a strange phenomenon appeared above Chaos!
Countless strands of purple qi coiled through the sky as divine lightning rumbled through the void.
"Hmm? The Great Dao's aura?"
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