Heaven and Earth First Divided

As soon as Hong Yuan's voice faded, three Laws were directly added within his body—the Law of Martial Arts, the Law of Demons, and the Law of Command.

It couldn't be called useless, but it was barely better than nothing.

Aside from that enhancement to his origin, there was nothing truly praiseworthy about it.

Hong Yuan didn't choose to absorb that portion of origin right away; instead, he fixed his gaze on Pangu.

This was World Creation, after all.

How could he not take a good look?

And at this moment, Pangu had also adjusted his state. Gripping the Sky-Opening Divine Axe, without a word, he swung it directly toward Chaos.

This single strike poured out all of Pangu's strength, the violent Law of Strength carrying the axe's light as it slashed straight toward the edge of Chaos.

A earth-shattering "crack" rang out.

Chaos was actually split open, revealing a gash.

Seeing this, a trace of joy appeared on Pangu's face.

Without any hesitation, Pangu swung another strike.

A third strike, a fourth strike...

Pangu unleashed a total of one hundred and seven strikes in one breath.

"Open for me!!!" Pangu roared, his hair billowing without wind, surging Mana erupting from his body as the Law of Strength stood behind him like a divine pillar.

He was like a boundless God or Devil, exuding an indescribable dominance.

"Boom!!"

With the final axe stroke landing.

The entire Chaos was finally split apart!

And at that moment, the Sky-Opening Axe in Pangu's hand shattered with a bang, splitting into three pieces.

The axe blade turned into the Pangu Banner, the axe back turned into the Taiji Diagram, and the axe handle turned into the Chaos Bell.

Hong Yuan also recognized these three treasures.

They were the future renowned Three Great Innate Supreme Treasures.

All would later resound throughout the entire Primordial Wilderness.

"Boom!"

With a thunderous roar, the three Innate Supreme Treasures immediately scattered.

Flying off in all directions.

Even if Hong Yuan wanted to keep them.

In his current state, not yet having undergone Form Transformation, he could barely exert any of his true power, making it no easy task to intercept them.

He also couldn't ask Elder Brother to intervene, as this was a critical moment for him.

"Forget it, I already have the Chaos Bead and the World-Destroying Millstone anyway. If worst comes to worst, I'll just search for them after I transform!"

Pangu had just struck one hundred and eight axe blows, and before he could catch his breath.

A "boom" sounded.

The newly split Chaos actually tried to merge back together.

"Not good, Chaos has just been divided and isn't stable yet!" Pangu's expression turned grim.

Without further hesitation, his form suddenly expanded, and he directly used his hands to prop up the upper half of Chaos.

At the same time, Pangu activated the four Chaos Supreme Treasures on his body, positioning them at the four corners of Chaos.

Stopping the motion of Chaos trying to close back together.

"Ha! Rise for me!!!"

With Pangu's loud shout, the veins on his arms bulged, and the Law of Strength poured out from his body without reserve.

The upper half of Chaos was actually forced upward by him.

Seeing this, Hong Yuan was so stirred he could barely speak.

Though he had heard of Elder Brother's deeds in his past life, some things you simply cannot comprehend until you witness them yourself.

Consider that Chaos is boundless, with no edges, and even constantly expanding.

With Hong Yuan's level of strength, traveling to the edge of Chaos would be slower than Chaos's own expansion speed.

Yet such an immeasurably vast Chaos was actually being lifted by Pangu.

One can imagine just how incredible Pangu truly was.

At this moment, though his face was flushed red from exertion, Pangu still turned his gaze toward Hong Yuan.

Gritting his teeth, he joked with a smile: "Little... brother, look... at Elder Brother... handsome... or not?"

"Cool—fucking cool as hell!"

Hearing Hong Yuan's praise, Pangu burst into laughter. "Heh... heh."

But the moment he laughed, his strength leaked just a little.

His feet stumbled beneath him.

Hong Yuan was nearly startled, cold sweat trickling down his back.

"Elder Brother, steady yourself. Don't get distracted."

Hong Yuan feared that if his elder brother lost focus for even a moment, he might explode on the spot—that would be the ultimate disaster.

But he also felt a pang of regret. He shouldn't have crammed so much knowledge from his past life into Elder Brother's head.

Now look—Elder Brother didn't seem nearly as simple and honest as he had at the start.

"No... matter. Mere... chaos, got it... under... control!" Pangu gritted his teeth, forcing out the words after a long pause.

Watching Pangu cling so stubbornly to his pride, Hong Yuan rolled his eyes.

If it weren't for the audible grinding of his elder brother's teeth, he might have pretended to believe it.

And so, Hong Yuan chatted idly with Pangu while continuously comprehending and absorbing the remaining laws and rules.

As time passed, the chaos gradually began to change.

The entire chaos split into two kinds.

The light, clear qi rose to form the heavens; the heavy, turbid qi sank to form the earth.

Heaven and earth began their initial birth at this moment.

Pangu stood there, propping up the heavens, motionless.

Each day, the heavens rose by one zhang; each day, the earth thickened by one zhang.

Every time the heavens rose a zhang, Pangu's body also grew by a zhang.

No one knew how long passed before Hong Yuan noticed that his elder brother's aura was gradually weakening.

Whenever Hong Yuan asked about it, Pangu would grin stubbornly and say, "Tiny... heaven and earth, got it... handled!"

Despite Pangu's words, Hong Yuan could still feel his elder brother's decline.

Several more kalpas passed. Hong Yuan looked at the heavens and earth and could no longer see their end. Heaven and earth had fully taken shape, and the patterns of change between them had emerged.

But his elder brother had also declined to the extreme.

He could no longer stay awake at all times.

Hong Yuan had thought of giving his elder brother the enhanced origin he had obtained earlier, but Pangu never chose to absorb it.

Hong Yuan and Pangu shared the same root origin. This origin could be absorbed not only by Hong Yuan but also by Pangu.

That was why Hong Yuan hadn't absorbed it himself—he had kept it for Pangu.

But Pangu always refused. Hong Yuan couldn't even force the enhanced origin into Pangu's body.

Because Pangu didn't want it.

This made Hong Yuan grow worried. Was his elder brother truly fated to end up as before?

Several more kalpas passed.

One day, Pangu suddenly awakened.

With a thought, he merged the bodies and laws of the Chaos Demon Gods he had slain into the Primordial Wilderness. Then he recalled the four Chaos Supreme Treasures that had stabilized the four directions of heaven and earth.

Pangu looked at these four treasures and let out a soft laugh. "Go!"

As Pangu's words fell, the Jade Plate of Creation, now only a fragment, suddenly merged into the sky.

The Chaos Green Lotus began to decompose. One fully mature lotus seed and four immature seeds, along with the lotus petals, stem, and leaves, all vanished into the void, scattering in all directions.

Hong Yuan watched with burning eyes.

He knew that the Chaos Green Lotus would transform into over a dozen treasures.

Even the worst of them would be Top-grade Innate Spiritual Treasures.

Though he had no use for them, treasures were treasures—who would ever complain about having too many?

When the time came, he could take in a mount or an apprentice and have something to give them.

Just as the lotus seed pod of the Chaos Green Lotus was about to disappear, Hong Yuan finally spoke up. "Elder Brother, I want this one."

Hearing Hong Yuan's request, Pangu immediately abandoned his original plan and handed it over, grinning foolishly. "Here, Younger Brother. If you want it, it's yours!"

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