Chapter 5

Once he deciphered this secret, comprehending the Chaos Attribute would be within reach.

Even if Hun Wusheng comprehended the Chaos Attribute, he would merely possess the seed needed to step into Chaos Law.

As the Ancestor of the Ghost Clan, he possessed certain fundamental authorities, such as birthing and destroying the Yin-Yang Ghost Clan, allowing him to closely perceive the power of yin and yang, life and death transforming within chaos.

Although creating the Ghost Clan was more difficult than destroying it and required long ages of nurturing, this was precisely his opportunity to advance to a higher realm.

The Ghost Clan's inherent peculiarity made them a miraculous existence within the Netherworld.

Hun Wusheng was still unable to reproduce the Ghost Clan on his own and could only transform them one by one.

Unless he found a method of reproduction, every Ghost Clan member would remain a rare resource, unlikely to be valued by the will of the Netherworld.

Yet Hun Wusheng did not rashly destroy the hard-won Yin-Yang Ghost Clan.

Compared to the vast power of the great clans of the Primordial World, his Ghost Clan was few in number and weak in strength, limited by his status as an Old Ancestor.

Fortunately, You Hun gathered freely throughout the Nether Land, providing Hun Wusheng with countless materials and enabling him to create the Yin-Yang Ghost Clan.

For now, his foremost task was to comprehend the Chaos Attribute through the process of creation.

Though the process was relatively slow, it was a unique experience for Hun Wusheng and greatly benefited his comprehension of the True Meaning of Yin-Yang Life and Death.

As the True Meaning of Yin-Yang Life and Death drew near, he believed that comprehending other true meanings would likewise be within reach, making it easier for him to grasp the Chaos Attribute.

After cultivating for dozens of Yuan Hui, Hun Wusheng finally took his first steps onto the path of the Dao.

Time flowed like water, and in the blink of an eye, a thousand or more Yuan Hui had passed.

While Hun Wusheng focused on comprehending the True Meaning of Yin-Yang Life and Death, hoping to use it to understand the true meaning of chaos, enormous changes unfolded in the Primordial World.

With Shen Ni's disappearance and the ferocious beasts retreating into the World of Endless Demon Gods, the Primordial World became the domain of the divine races.

Yet undercurrents surged within the divine races.

While Shen Ni had still existed, the divine races had been able to unite. Now that their external enemy was gone, Jiu Tou Shi of the Archaic Era, the Five Directions Divine Race, and the myriad races of the Primordial Era ** by them began to stir.

The Five Directions Divine Race began expanding their power in the name of the myriad races.

The second Beast Emperor, the Beast Emperor of Reincarnation, even gathered the remaining ferocious beasts, forming a force that could not be ignored.

Hidden currents swept through the entire Primordial World, and the situation could erupt at any moment.

Among the Five Old Lords, Yellow Old Lord held fast to Mount Zhou, Old Ancestor Hongjun secluded himself within the Kunlun Jade Capital Divine Realm, and the Nameless Ascetic Monk returned to the Western Ancestral Vein Mount Sumeru.

Meanwhile, Yin Yang Old Ancestor and Qian Kun Daoist joined forces to win over the divine race Old Ancestors reincarnated from Chaos Demon Gods, seemingly plotting some momentous action.

The true meaning of chaos that Hun Wusheng had been comprehending encountered a shocking upheaval amid the calm.

News from the Five Directions Divine Emperors arrived in rapid succession, signaling that a heaven-and-earth-defying battle was about to unfold at the Netherworld Blood Sea on the edge of the Great Netherworld.

The five great leaders of the Five Directions Divine Race of the Primordial World's Divine Court, including Azure Dragon Mengzhang Divine Lord and White Tiger Jianbing Divine Lord, gathered here and laid down a heaven-sealing, earth-trapping grand formation. The Beast Emperor of Reincarnation's fate had already been decided.

Within the forbidden land of the Primordial World, the Netherworld Blood Sea, the two sides began an unprecedented contest.

The Beast Emperor of Reincarnation's scheme was thoroughly exposed, and the cycle of fate could no longer conceal its true face.

At this moment, Hun Wusheng was awed by the immense might of the Five Directions Divine Lords. They were as elusive as flowers in a mirror and the moon upon water; he could only sense their overwhelming presence.

This battle would determine the future course of the Primordial World's divine races, and the Beast Emperor of Reincarnation's fate would be revealed at this very moment.

Dense ferocious and baleful aura pervaded the Netherworld Blood Sea. Even the divine bodies and divine power of Innate Divine Beings born of the Primordial World could not escape contamination.

Thus, scarcely any divine being in the Primordial World dared set foot here.

Even a ferocious beast emperor such as the Beast Emperor of Reincarnation was no exception.

As far as these innate divine beings of the Primordial World knew, it was nearly impossible to survive in this region for long. The slightest carelessness could result in being assimilated by the Netherworld Blood Sea.

The only legend concerning this place was connected to the legendary Yue Jianshi.

It was said that the Netherworld Blood Sea was where Yue Jianshi opened the Great Netherworld, and that it contained the Earthly Path Dao Fruit of the Earth Emperor.

The Beast Emperor of Reincarnation's path of reincarnation was highly compatible with the Earthly Path, and it had long sought to make the Netherworld its main base.

However, the Heavenly Secrets leaked. The Beast Emperor of Reincarnation's actions drew the attention of the Five Directions Divine Race's five Divine Lords, and after hundreds of thousands of years of pursuit, it was ultimately trapped here.

From their conversation, it could be learned that after Shen Ni vanished, the Beast Emperor of Reincarnation had stirred up storms throughout the Primordial World, drawing the pursuit of the Five Directions Divine Lords.

The Beast Emperor of Reincarnation was furious beyond measure. Had it not sensed the aura of the Netherworld, loosening its bottleneck somewhat, these Divine Lords would likely have found it difficult to trace its whereabouts.

Faced with the encirclement of the Five Directions Divine Lords, the Beast Emperor of Reincarnation was both alarmed and enraged.

It had clearly almost found Yue Jianshi's Great Netherworld, yet at this critical moment, these divine races had suddenly appeared.

At this moment, the Beast Emperor of Reincarnation was nearly without any path to survival, leaving it utterly humiliated.

Remembering the years when it had roamed unchallenged through chaos and the Primordial World, the Beast Emperor of Reincarnation was unwilling to accept this and let out a savage roar.

Even surrounded by the Five Directions and Five Elements Heaven-Sealing Earth-Trapping Grand Formation of the Five Directions Divine Lords, it still had confidence of its own.

Therefore, the Beast Emperor of Reincarnation would never easily give up resisting.

After all, it was the Reincarnation Demon God that had existed since the era of chaos. Now, ** to such a state, it had become the laughingstock of the Primordial World.

Amid its roars, the Beast Emperor of Reincarnation's Innate Companion Treasure, the Six Paths Reincarnation Disk, emerged behind it. This Innate Companion Chaos Supreme Treasure of the Reincarnation Demon God of ancient chaos contained tremendous power.

Even though Pangu had cleaved it into two halves, the treasure's quality remained supreme, standing proudly among the Innate Supreme Treasures of the Primordial World.

To the Beast Emperor of Reincarnation, the Six Paths Reincarnation Disk could maximize the power of his Reincarnation Law.

Under his control, the Six Paths Reincarnation Disk could even rival a Chaos Spiritual Treasure, becoming the Beast Emperor of Reincarnation's greatest reliance for stirring up storms across the Primordial World.

Yet at this moment, in order to find a sliver of life beneath the Five Directions Divine Lords' Five Elements Heaven-Sealing Earth-Trapping Grand Formation, the Beast Emperor of Reincarnation decisively activated this supreme treasure.

The terrifying Reincarnation Law swirling around him raised endless storms of Great Dao reincarnation, and the entire Netherworld Blood Sea churned with towering waves of blood.

That powerful Reincarnation Law seemed poised to refine the entire Netherworld Blood Sea, plunging countless reincarnations into ruin within it.

In an instant, the surrounding threads of time and space were annihilated by the terrifying Blood Sea and its laws.

The Five Directions Divine Lords likewise felt themselves deeply trapped within it, but each of them was no weaker than the Beast Emperor of Reincarnation. Moreover, they had the Five Elements Heaven-Sealing Earth-Trapping Grand Formation, empowered by the Innate Five Directions Flags.

The Innate Five Directions Flags were transformed from the leaves of the Chaos Green Lotus; their origins and grade were on par with the Six Paths Reincarnation Disk.

Drawing upon the power of the Five Elements Heaven-Sealing Earth-Trapping Grand Formation, the Five Directions Divine Lords had laid their plans in secret and ruthlessly suppressed the Beast Emperor of Reincarnation.

The Beast Emperor of Reincarnation's attacks struck the formation like a breeze brushing one's face. The formation diagram rippled slightly before swiftly calming again.

The Five Directions Divine Lords coldly declared that the Five Elements Heaven-Sealing Earth-Trapping Grand Formation, created by the Ancient Three Sovereigns, was connected to the Five Directions and Five Elements of the primordial heavens and earth. Unless the Beast Emperor of Reincarnation could destroy the entire Primordial World, he could not escape.

With the disappearance of the Ancient Three Sovereigns and Shen Ni, the God Clan's struggle for supremacy was about to sweep across the entire Primordial World. The Five Directions Divine Lords' task was to erase unstable elements such as the Beast Emperor of Reincarnation.

They had laid down this formation precisely to settle the Beast Emperor of Reincarnation once and for all.

The Beast Emperor of Reincarnation understood this perfectly. Seeing the scene before him, his mood darkened.

"Hmph, for me, the Beast Emperor of Reincarnation, to be reduced to such a state?"

He muttered inwardly, If this continues, sooner or later, they'll trap me to death here.

I absolutely cannot let this opportunity slip through my fingers. I must pursue that glimmer of the Hunyuan Dao Lord Realm.

At this moment, under the pressure of the Gods, my roar rang through heaven and earth: "Break from the cocoon and be reborn—ignite the flames of war!"

Trapped in this predicament, I could only defy the heavens. Only by breaking through and becoming a supreme Dao Lord could I find a chance to live.

Otherwise, the situation of I, the Beast Emperor of Reincarnation, would only grow more perilous.

Even if I escaped this moment by luck, how could I face the countless difficulties ahead? Was I to flee without end? Never! Thinking of the faint clue to the Great Netherworld that I had only just touched upon, my heart filled with determination.

At this moment, I decided to stake everything on a single gamble.

With an angry shout, "Buzz!"

Without hesitation, I sacrificed my Innate Companion Treasure.

I knew full well that delay would only make my chances of escape slimmer and slimmer. Only decisive action could preserve a sliver of life.

In an instant, my Innate Companion Treasure, the Six Paths Reincarnation Disk, let out a shrill wail as the terrifying power of the supreme treasure's self-destruction swept across the entire Primordial World.

More than half of the Netherworld Blood Sea was instantly vaporized, a shocking sight to behold.

The Five Directions Divine Lords' expressions changed dramatically. "Power of the Five Directions, Five Elements, and Five Gods—defend!"

They struck out with all their strength, trying to stop this terrifying self-destruction.

However, the might of a supreme treasure was incomparably formidable. Even the Five Directions and Five Elements Heaven-Sealing Earth-Trapping Grand Formation was torn apart.

Though I was severely wounded and my aura had withered, I had not completely perished.

When the Five Directions Divine Lords sought to make another move, I had already vanished without a trace, successfully escaping.

The impact of an Innate Supreme Treasure's self-destruction threw the Heavenly Secrets of the entire Primordial World into chaos. Finding me was like fishing for a needle in the sea.

The Five Directions Divine Lords understood that they would be unable to eradicate me completely this time.

Mengzhang Divine Lord said gravely, "Though he escaped, he sacrificed his Innate Companion Treasure, and his Great Dao has been severely damaged.

"Moreover, having endured both his own treasure's self-destruction and our attacks, his Reincarnation Law will find it difficult to become whole again.

"His strength has fallen greatly. He will need a long period of cultivation to recover."

Now, I was no longer a threat.

By then, the Five Directions Divine Lords would not fear even the existence of the Beast Emperor of Reincarnation.

"Good!"

They nodded in unison, and their figures instantly vanished from the Netherworld Blood Sea.

Only the shattered Netherworld Blood Sea remained, as though bearing witness to all that had just occurred.

A spatial rift suddenly appeared in the void of the Netherworld. Accompanied by an incomparably terrifying pressure, a massive figure descended from the heavens, shaking the Netherworld.

The Beast Emperor of Reincarnation roared weakly yet viciously, "You God Clan vermin—I will destroy you one day!"

Relying on the faint resonance between his Reincarnation Law and the Netherworld, he used the power of the Six Paths Reincarnation Disk to successfully enter the Netherworld.

The reason he had originally been trapped in the Netherworld Blood Sea by the Five Directions Divine Lords was that he had discovered the secret of the Netherworld. This place was the key to perfecting his Reincarnation Law, and it was even said to contain a legacy left behind by Yue Jianshi.

Although he regarded Primordial Beings with a sense of superiority, he did not dare act rashly toward the far more powerful Yue Jianshi.

When Yue Jianshi had first opened the Netherworld, he had sensed that it was his destined opportunity.

Yet the existence of Shen Ni and the God Clan had forced him to lie low all this time. Only after Shen Ni disappeared did he see the internal conflicts within the God Clan. He then began gathering the Fierce Beast Clan of the Primordial World, intending to contend for supremacy over the Primordial World after obtaining the opportunity within the Netherworld.

But he had never expected the God Clan to detect his actions from the very beginning, leading to the string of events that followed.

Exploring the ruins of Yue Jianshi in the Nether Land, the sight before him filled the Beast Emperor of Reincarnation with admiration.

The moment he stepped into this place, the Reincarnation Law within his body became abnormally active.

If he could obtain this inheritance, then even with his grievous wounds, the Reincarnation Law's restoration would be within reach.

Yet his injuries were as heavy as mountains, impossible to recover from in the short term.

Thus, he decided to stabilize his injuries first before exploring the mysteries of the Netherworld.

During his slumber, although strange creatures surrounded him, he failed to notice the special presence hidden among them.

Hun Wusheng had long sensed the unrest in the Nether Land and was secretly observing the situation.

The matter of living beings falling down made him realize that something major must have happened.

From the Beast Emperor of Reincarnation's words, he inferred what had occurred in the outside world.

When he first learned that the Beast Emperor of Reincarnation had descended, Hun Wusheng was terrified, fearing that both he and the Yin-Yang Ghost Clan would be discovered.

Yet, to his surprise, the Beast Emperor of Reincarnation had never noticed their existence.