Rounding Up, I'm Practically the Great Dao's Beloved Son

After hearing Pangu's words, Xuanxiao felt as if his entire being was splitting apart.

At that moment, a melody kept echoing through his mind:

"Little friend, do you have many questions?"

"Big Brother, you... you're not joking with me, are you?" Xuanxiao forced a smile uglier than tears onto his stiff face and tested the waters.

Pangu's expression was grave as he spoke slowly: "You never actually crossed over, nor are you the Blue Star native you believe yourself to be. Your essence is this Sea of Lightning. Those memories you possess were absorbed when that Blue Star person's consciousness dissipated."

After hearing Pangu's explanation, Xuanxiao was completely stunned. His eyes went wide as he blurted out: "I am the Sea of Lightning? Everything I thought was my past life—it's all fake!!!"

"That's right. Because that system forcibly stripped the Sea of Lightning from the Great Dao, you slipped out of the Dao's control. Later, the system abandoned you, and through this series of upheavals, you gradually developed self-awareness. As for what you call your past-life memories, that Blue Star person hadn't fully faded within you, so you absorbed his memories, leading you to mistakenly believe you were him."

"But Big Brother, if I really am the consciousness born from the Sea of Lightning, why didn't the Great Dao just obliterate me? Why did it let me stay?" Xuanxiao was full of doubt, unable to figure it out.

"I'm not entirely sure about that either, but the Great Dao's actions must have their own profound meaning and considerations. One thing is certain now, though: you represent the Origin of the Lightning Great Dao. However, even if you are the Sea of Lightning, your newly born consciousness is still far too weak. To fully control the Sea of Lightning, you'll need to put in a great deal of effort. Once you succeed, all the lightning power in the world will obey your command. Even the Great Dao, when wielding the Lightning Great Dao, cannot bypass you." Pangu looked at Xuanxiao, his gaze full of encouragement.

"I understand, Big Brother." Though he had gotten an answer, Xuanxiao was still a bit dazed, but he nodded instinctively.

"Not being human is fine—I'm not really human anymore anyway," Xuanxiao muttered to himself.

But then his expression lit up with excitement: "So that means I split off from the Great Dao. Rounding up, I'm practically the Great Dao's own son, aren't I?"

With that thought, Xuanxiao shouted into the void: "Father Dao, look at me! I'm your long-lost son!"

Unfortunately, the Great Dao clearly didn't want to acknowledge this son and completely ignored his wailing.

After crying out for a while with no response, Xuanxiao curled his lip: "So heartless. It's not like I'd try to scam you."

No sooner had he spoken than a whip lashed out from the void, striking him again and again. Before this whip, Xuanxiao's Chaos Demon God Body was utterly useless.

"Sss—Father Dao, I was wrong! I won't run my mouth anymore!" Xuanxiao, grimacing in pain, quickly begged for mercy.

Hearing his plea, the whip vanished.

"Little Brother, you really should watch that mouth of yours. I'm afraid one day the Great Dao will just strike you dead," Pangu said, the corner of his mouth twitching as he watched Xuanxiao still wincing.

Xuanxiao cautiously glanced at the void before looking back at Pangu.

"Sss—Big Brother, enough about me. How much longer until you're born into the world?"

Hearing Xuanxiao's question, Pangu replied calmly: "My Great Dao of Strength is actually the unification of all Great Daos. So for me to be born, I must wait until all Chaos Demon Gods have come into being. But since you've already been born, there's no need for you to stay here cultivating with me. Other Chaos Demon Gods will be born one after another. You can go out and interact with them, spar with them—it will benefit your growth."

Xuanxiao nodded after hearing this: "Then Big Brother, I'll head out and take a stroll through the Chaos."

"Alright, go ahead." Pangu gave an indifferent nod.

With Pangu's approval, Xuanxiao lightly tapped his foot, and his figure vanished in an instant.

"Whew, it's been a while. I almost forgot what the Chaos World looks like. But honestly, the Chaos environment is way too dull and monotonous—gray everywhere, no life at all. No wonder Big Brother has the idea of recreating the world."

Leaving Pangu's birthplace, Xuanxiao looked at the Chaos World before him, stretched instinctively, and sighed.

He glanced back and found that Pangu's birthplace had already disappeared, replaced by the same gray scene as everywhere else in the Chaos.

"Sure enough, Big Brother's birthplace isn't fixed in one spot. Good thing he left me a trace of resonance, or I wouldn't know how to get back," Xuanxiao thought to himself.

"Speaking of which, I remember reading a lot of novels in my past life that said the Chaos is full of treasures. I'm at least the tenth-born Demon God, and the Sea of Lightning at that—I should be favored by the Great Dao, right? Maybe I'll get lucky and find a few treasures," Xuanxiao muttered to himself. Before his words faded, his figure flickered and vanished.

During the time Xuanxiao wandered through the Chaos, the three thousand Chaos Demon Gods also broke out of their cocoons one after another, descending into the world.

The "three thousand" Chaos Demon Gods here doesn't mean there are exactly three thousand in the Chaos World. "Three thousand" is just a general term, representing a vast, nearly infinite number. However, only the top three thousand in birth order are qualified to announce their arrival to the entire Chaos World and possess their own Companion Spirit Treasures. As for those born after the top three thousand—sorry, they get nothing. They emerge into the world upright and empty-handed, with nothing but poverty to their name.

Even Xuanxiao no longer knew exactly how many Chaos Demon Gods had been born in the Chaos. Moreover, the later a Demon God was born, the weaker they were relatively. Take Xuanxiao, for example: when he was first born, his cultivation had already reached the Primordial Supreme Grand Luo Golden Immortal realm. But the Chaos Demon Gods born after him only had the cultivation of a Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal of the Origin upon emergence. This shows that in the Chaos World, the earlier you're born, the greater the advantage you hold.

(Realm division for this book: Earth Immortal (Loose Immortal), Heavenly Immortal, True Immortal, Profound Immortal, Golden Immortal, Primordial Unity Golden Immortal, Grand Luo Golden Immortal, Golden Immortal of the Origin (Quasi-Saint), Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal of the Origin (Saint), Primordial Supreme Grand Luo Golden Immortal (Heavenly Dao), Primordial Limitless Grand Luo Golden Immortal (Great Dao))

Of course, this rule had to exclude the special case of Pangu.

After all, the first ten Demon Gods to be born emerged with the Primordial Supreme Grand Luo Golden Immortal realm from birth, and were accompanied by Half-step Chaos Supreme Treasures.

Yet, as the saying goes, "Compare goods and you'll lose them; compare people and you'll die." Compared to Pangu, these Demon Gods paled in significance.

Even Xuanxiao, already born at this point, knew deep down that before the yet-unborn Pangu, he probably couldn't withstand even three axe strikes.

Xuanxiao had once asked Pangu about this, and Pangu told him that his strength had already reached the Primordial Supreme Grand Luo Golden Immortal realm.

By the time Pangu was born into the world, it would likely be the day he attained the Dao.

In other words, Pangu would be born with the Half-step Great Dao realm, and his Companion Spirit Treasures were nothing short of heaven-defying—three Chaos Supreme Treasures.

Keep in mind, there were only five Chaos Supreme Treasures in the entire Chaos World, and three of them belonged to Pangu.

As for the other two, one was the legendary Chaos Pearl, said to contain a Chaos space within, and the other was the Millstone of World Destruction, representing the power of annihilation.

However, these two treasures had long since vanished without a trace; no one knew where they lay hidden.

As for the Chaos Pearl, rumor had it that when the world evolved from Hongmeng into Chaos, it shattered and merged into the Chaos World, thus bringing Chaos into being.

As for the Millstone of World Destruction, some said it would appear during the Immeasurable Tribulation, thoroughly cleansing all living beings and returning the Chaos World to Hongmeng.

The three Chaos Supreme Treasures in Pangu's possession were:

The Jade Butterfly of Creation, a treasure of enlightenment that aided in comprehending the Great Dao; the Pangu Axe, an offensive treasure focused on attack; and the Thirty-Six-Petal Chaos Creation Green Lotus, a defensive treasure for protection.

With these three treasures on him, Pangu was armed to the teeth, as if standing on invincible ground.

Some people are born in Rome, while others are born as beasts of burden.

If the first ten Chaos Demon Gods to be born could be considered lucky ones born in Rome, then Pangu was undoubtedly the Crown Prince of Rome's city. As for the rest of the Chaos Demon Gods, they could only serve as the backdrop—the beasts of burden.

Xuanxiao wandered through the Chaos World for countless eons. At first, he was fixated on searching for treasures, but after a long hunt, he found nothing.

Gradually, Xuanxiao let go of that obsession and began to comprehend the Great Dao in Chaos while actively seeking out other Chaos Demon Gods to exchange insights and discuss the Dao.

Of course, if any Chaos Demon God was unwilling to discuss the Dao peacefully, Xuanxiao had no qualms about using his fists to hold a "Physical Discussion of the Dao."

With Xuanxiao's current strength, as long as he didn't run into the other nine equally powerful Chaos Demon Gods, he could roam the Chaos World unimpeded.

Moreover, even if he did encounter those nine Chaos Demon Gods, Xuanxiao wasn't without confidence. Even if he couldn't defeat them, he was fully certain he could retreat unscathed from their grasp.