Yao, Gun
Yao stood in the temple of the human race, gazing at the land swallowed by the flood, his face solemn.
He knew that this flood was extraordinary, and if it was not resolved quickly, the human race would suffer a devastating blow.
Without hesitation, he immediately summoned his ministers to discuss the matter.
With the arrival of the court officials, everyone began to discuss the matter.
However, the courtiers were somewhat at a loss when faced with this unexpected situation.
Some people even suggested...
Why not go to the Human Race Holy Land and seek out the former Human Emperor who are in seclusion?
Or perhaps they should seek out members of the Dragon Clan.
Given his friendship with the Dragon Clan, the Dragon Clan would certainly not refuse him.
Upon hearing this, Yao frowned.
Damn it, I just ascended the throne and you're already telling me to go get reinforcements?
Isn't this clearly telling the people of the Primordial Wilderness world, "I, the Human Emperor, am no good?!"
People who don't know me might think I'm not very capable!
Just then, a burly minister stepped forward from the crowd; it was none other than Chong Bo Gun.
Facing Yao, he said in a deep voice, "Your subject is willing to take on the responsibility of controlling the floods!"
Gun's words caused an uproar among the courtiers, because Gun was of a fiery temperament and had repeatedly contradicted Emperor Yao.
It could be said that Yao didn't actually like him very much.
Unexpectedly, in this critical moment, Gun dared to step forward.
But Yao thought about it carefully and realized that among his ministers, Gun was the most knowledgeable about water, and no one was more suitable to do this job than him.
Yao then quickly entrusted the matter to Gun.
Not only that, when Gun left, Yao also specially entrusted Gun with a large amount of the last remaining 'breath soil' of the human race.
Soon, Gun led countless human soldiers to Mount Yu, where the flood was most severe.
He gazed at the raging floodwaters before him.
Without hesitation, they adopted the strategy of "blocking" and built a dam of hundreds of thousands of feet using the soil.
The entire surface of the dam is covered with densely packed Water Suppressing Runes, which shimmer with golden light in the sunlight, resembling a giant dragon lying between heaven and earth.
It spanned the entire territory of the human race.
Absolutely magnificent!
During the day, Gun transformed into a gigantic being ten thousand feet tall, leading countless human soldiers to move stones and integrate them into the dam. At night, he studied the Innate Eight Trigrams Formation created by Fuxi.
The attempt was to incorporate formation techniques into this promotion process to make it more solid and stable.
His approach did indeed have some effect.
Only ten thousand years later, the flood was brought under control.
No more rampage!
Among the human race, the common people were also overjoyed.
In an instant, the entire human race was filled with joyous shouts and cheers.
Human Emperor Yao greatly rewarded Gun, bestowing upon him the title of Water Master Duke!
Gun, however, did not choose to return to the human race because of this reward.
Instead, he led his soldiers to continue lengthening and raising the dike.
They attempted to completely suppress the flood, once and for all!
But Hong Yuan, who was slowly drifting in a small boat amidst countless Chaos torrents, silently shook his head.
His deep gaze pierced through the murky water, looking towards the towering dam.
A light touch of the fingertip on the edge of the boat creates a ripple, reflecting the Chaos undercurrents surging beneath the dam.
"It's better to guide than to block..." Hong Yuan sighed softly, his voice disappearing into the roaring waves.
The dikes are indeed magnificent and have temporarily contained the raging floodwaters.
But the Chaos Qi deep within this flood is constantly accumulating, and it will likely not be long before the dam reaches its limit.
And just as Hong Yuan had predicted.
In just eight Yuan Hui, the Chaos Qi deep within the flood had already surged to its peak.
It could erupt at any moment!
On this day, Gun stood atop the dam.
Looking at the dam before him, which he and countless human soldiers had reinforced day and night, using the Breath of Earth as its foundation and incorporating countless rare and precious materials, he saw...
The sense of satisfaction I felt was indescribable.
"Lord Water Master Duke, the air on this dam is foul; please rest early!" A human cultivator looked at Gun with some concern, then gazed at the enormous dam that seemed to Tongtian and the earth, his eyes filled with pride. "With the strength of the dam we built, no matter how outrageous the floods may be in the future, they will not affect us in the slightest! You can rest assured, sir!"
Gun nodded slightly upon hearing this. "I know that! It's just that I'm about to return, so I'm planning to take a few more glances!"
However, no sooner had Gun finished speaking than the world suddenly changed color.
First came a faint 'crack' sound, like something breaking.
"Not good!" Gun's expression changed drastically, and he hurriedly made hand seals to try to stabilize the formation.
But it was too late.
The Chaos Qi that Yuan Hui erupted at this moment!
The entire world seemed to sink, as if even the Heavenly Dao Law were frozen in that moment.
The stars in the heavens trembled violently, and the void on the shores of the East Sea shattered inch by inch.
The thousands of runes engraved on the surface of the dam went out one after another like candles flickering in the wind, emitting a chilling hissing sound.
"Click--"
A rift piercing the heavens and the earth exploded in the center of the dam, and the Chaos torrent transformed into countless ferocious giant hands.
These giant hands tore apart the towering dam as easily as shredding a piece of paper.
At the torn section of the dam, countless tiny Chaos Qi can be seen wriggling like living creatures, traces of their continuous erosion over the past 80,000 years.
Then, one by one, the runes on the surface of the entire dam went out.
"Retreat!" Gun's eyes were bloodshot as he unleashed his natal magic weapon in an attempt to stop them.
However, the Chaos torrent that was powerful enough to blot out the sun was simply unstoppable.
Even Gun, who possessed the cultivation of a peak Daluo Golden Immortal, could not withstand it in the slightest.
In just a moment, it was swallowed up.
Not only that, the floodwaters also ravaged the soldiers behind Gun, breaking up their formation and splitting the entire dam in two.
The dam, built by the entire human race over nearly a million years, is now crumbling like a fragile sandcastle.
A flood, a hundred or a thousand times more violent than before, poured down, turning mountains to dust in its wake, and causing rivers to surge skyward.
All the countless humans existing around the dam were completely swallowed up by the flood.
The countless Chaos Qi contained within instantly annihilated these people, along with their magical treasures and Primordial Spirit, turning them into nothingness.
Hong Yuan's small boat floated gently in the world-ending torrent, as if no amount of flooding could affect it in the slightest.
Hong Yuan did not choose to save these people.
He simply gazed at the direction where Gun had last disappeared and sighed softly, "Trying to control floods by blocking them... is ultimately a poor strategy!"
The complete annihilation of Gun and his army can be said to have shaken the entire human territory.
The oppressive atmosphere, especially within the Human Emperor's Holy Palace, was terrifying to everyone.
Shun, who had just ascended the throne, looked extremely grim.