Luohu: Crap, I've become the clown? My mentality is shattered!

"Luohu?"

Ancestral Dragon and the other two narrowed their eyes, abruptly turning to gaze at the void Tang Xuan was looking at.

"???"

Luohu was startled.

No way, how did you know I was hiding here? That's impossible.

"I command the Demonic Path, and the Demonic Path excels at concealment. How did you find me?"

Since he'd been discovered, Luohu didn't bother hiding anymore. He stepped out from the void, his voice low, staring at Tang Xuan with suspicion and uncertainty.

"If I wanted to know, I'd know."

Tang Xuan smiled faintly.

"...6."

Luohu.

You really know how to put on airs!

But with the first impression already set—even the three arrogant ones like Ancestral Dragon showing such respect to Tang Xuan, plus Tang Xuan seeing through his hiding place at a glance—Luohu didn't act rashly or throw his weight around.

He wasn't stupid!

Arrogance had to be directed at the right people.

"Luohu greets... Senior."

He'd meant to call Tang Xuan 'Dao-companion,' but catching the unfriendly glares from Ancestral Dragon and the other two, Luohu quickly changed his tune.

"If you want to fight back against Hongjun and the Heavenly Dao, your strength alone isn't enough. Luohu here is your best ally for joining forces."

"You can settle your grudges with Luohu after dealing with Hongjun and the Heavenly Dao. Before that, you need to work with him."

Tang Xuan glanced at Luohu, then turned back to the three tribal leaders, pointing at Luohu as he spoke.

Hearing Tang Xuan's words, the three tribal leaders' eyes flickered, thoughtful expressions crossing their faces.

"What the hell is going on here? What's the situation!?"

Seeing Tang Xuan and the others ignoring him, Luohu couldn't help but speak up.

And then... nothing.

Still no one paid him any mind.

"#￥...&*()."

Luohu itched with curiosity, desperate to know the truth. He couldn't help but send a voice transmission to Ancestral Dragon, hoping to get some answers.

He'd only wanted to figure out what was up with the Three Tribes, and then he stumbled onto this scene. Even as the Devil Ancestor, he couldn't handle it—too bizarre, too intriguing.

Ancestral Dragon: (￢_￢).

Want to know?

Heh.

Ancestral Dragon smirked.

"..."

Luohu.

After giving Luohu the cold shoulder, Ancestral Dragon thought it over and decided to let a little slip. They'd need to cooperate later, after all—ignoring him completely wasn't ideal.

Besides... Ancestral Dragon was curious too. What kind of expression would Luohu make when he learned he was Hongjun's pawn? It was bound to be spectacular.

"This is River God Senior. Don't worry about who he is—just know he's mysterious and all-powerful. He's the one who told us about your schemes against us. He can... see the future!"

"If you want to know more, take out a treasure and follow the same process we just did. Then you'll understand naturally."

Ancestral Dragon gave a rough rundown via voice transmission.

"See the future?"

Luohu's first reaction was disbelief.

You're full of crap!

Even during this great tribulation, when the Heavenly Secrets are in chaos, let alone normal times—at the level of the Primordial World, even a Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal of the Origin wouldn't dare claim to see the future. And this mysterious River God can?

Back when I was a Chaos Demon God, I wouldn't have bet on it!

But Ancestral Dragon, Yuan Feng, and Shi Qilin's reactions already said it all. Luohu had no choice but to believe.

Hesitating briefly, Luohu flipped his palm and tossed a Twelve-Grade World-Destroying Black Lotus into the river.

You can see the future, huh? Let's see what this is all about. If he's messing with me... heh, I, Luohu, am no pushover!

"Young Luohu, oh, did you drop this white Twelve-Grade World-Destroying Black Lotus on the left, or this golden one on the right?"

As Luohu threw in the World-Destroying Black Lotus, Tang Xuan flipped his hands, producing a white-glowing and a golden-glowing World-Destroying Black Lotus in each palm. Looking at Luohu, he said with a grin.

"...The left one."

Luohu's mouth twitched slightly as he spoke in a strange tone.

"Congratulations on passing the trial."

"What you want to know is information about yourself?"

Tang Xuan dispersed the phantom projection and spoke with a smile.

"Yes. Please, senior, tell me—did I win the Dao-Demon Conflict?"

Luohu cast aside stray thoughts and fixed his gaze intently.

"You lost."

Tang Xuan shook his head, then added another sentence: "You lost terribly. Your physical body was destroyed, and you were forced to merge with the Demon Realm just to survive. Moreover, you are forever trapped within the Demon Realm, suppressing the Primordial lands."

"???"

Luohu.

"Pfft."

"Haha."

Ancestral Dragon, Yuan Feng, and Shi Qilin couldn't help but laugh. They only knew their own fates; they had no idea about Luohu's. They had thought Luohu might have fared better, but this was it? You schemed against us and plotted so much, only to end up the same as us? Tsk, tsk.

"..."

Luohu.

"Impossible! Absolutely impossible!"

Luohu couldn't believe it, a fierce glint appearing in his eyes. In response, Tang Xuan indicated to watch the VCR, directly presenting the outcome of the Dao-Demon Conflict based on the plot of Primordial Era genre novels. When Luohu saw himself blood-sacrificing the Zhu Xian Sword Formation and Hongjun appearing, he wasn't surprised. When he saw Hongjun bringing the three ancestors to stop him, Luohu remained calm. When he saw himself setting up the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation and the four entering it, only for the three ancestors to be forced by Hongjun's schemes to self-destruct to break the formation, Luohu's expression shifted subtly. Then, there was no then. He didn't watch any further, nor was there any need. His mentality shattered, Luohu directly asked: "Senior, even if Hongjun broke the formation, even if Hongjun was at the Half-step Primordial Realm, I couldn't have lost."

"What if the Heavenly Dao and Hongjun joined forces?"

Tang Xuan said lightly.

"Joined forces? How could the Heavenly Dao possibly interfere in the affairs of living beings?"

Luohu didn't believe it.

"What if Hongjun was already the designated Heavenly Dao Sage from the start?"

Tang Xuan asked again. The Heavenly Dao couldn't interfere with living beings, but if Hongjun was the designated Heavenly Dao Sage, what would you do then? The Heavenly Dao couldn't act directly, but it could provide help to Hongjun!

"..."

Luohu fell silent.

"Are you thinking that you weren't unprepared for the Heavenly Dao, that you had set up a formation on the Western spiritual vein, and if necessary, you could detonate the Western spiritual vein to keep the Heavenly Dao too busy to interfere?"

"If it were only Hongjun alone, detonating the Western spiritual vein might have some effect. But Hongjun brought the Five Elements Ancestor, Yin Yang Ancestor, and Qiankun Ancestor with him. Did your precautions still work?"

"Moreover, Hongjun was fully aware of your schemes from beginning to end. With a schemer facing an unsuspecting target, do you think you could win?"

Tang Xuan said leisurely. That Hongjun brought the three ancestors was something Tang Xuan learned through Foreknowledge of the Future. He had to admit this ability was indeed useful; otherwise, with so many versions of the Primordial Era, who knew if Yang Mei had gone along too? This way, he could avoid overturning the cart.

"..."

Luohu's face shifted between shades of gloom, his mentality shattered. Especially when he saw the smiles on Ancestral Dragon, Yuan Feng, and Shi Qilin growing even wider, Luohu became even angrier.