A Very Big Head

The Divine Peach Tree glanced smugly at the outside world.

Then, reluctantly, he looked around at the top and bottom of Duoshuo Mountain.

I will definitely come back.

The Divine Peach Tree has recorded this shame.

But we can't stay on Duoshuo Mountain.

That green-robed Daoist was far too fierce. If it hadn't reacted quickly, it would probably have lost its life in the Grand Void.

Only.

You need to take your baby with you before you leave.

The Divine Peach Tree stirred its thoughts, and ripples spread through the void.

Then, an ancient and strangely shaped bronze Great Gate appeared in the Grand Void. The bronze Great Gate was covered with rust and was filled with wisps of Innate Laws.

"In the middle of the vast sea, there is Mount Dushuo, on which grows a great peach tree. Its branches twist and turn for three thousand miles, and in the northeast of its branches is the Ghost Gate, the place where ten thousand ghosts enter and exit."

"So this place is actually the gateway to the underworld."

"It really came without any effort at all."

At the summit, the Divine Peach Tree, deep in thought, was startled by a few sudden whispers.

He looked up.

Then a Daoist priest dressed in a green robe, with flowing sleeves and twelve shimmering pearls surrounding him, came stepping on the long river.

The long river beneath the Daoist's feet washed away the surrounding mist.

The ethereal mist he used as a means of self-preservation couldn't hinder the Daoist priest in the slightest.

Looking at the trembling Divine Peach Tree standing there, Zhou Yuan shook his head slightly.

Although they possessed sentience, their ability to attain the Dao Fruit and become Innate Dao Lord was solely due to the blessings of heaven and earth and their profound foundation. This is still quite different from those who rise from humble beginnings and attain the Dao Lord status.

'Although intelligence has arisen, it is not an old monster that has existed for many years.'

'And perhaps even a little naive?'

Zhou Yuan's mind raced with thoughts.

But on the surface, he smiled and praised:

"I never expected that you, fellow Daoist, would possess such a supreme treasure and control the Netherworld Gate. Your profound blessings truly make this humble Daoist quite envious."

He looked up at the Great Gate before him.

A glint of light flashed in his eyes.

This gate is called the "Ghost Gate," the place where all ghosts enter and exit the underworld.

It is the proper gateway to the Netherworld.

It is the gateway connecting the Netherworld and the Primordial Great World.

Once Zhou Yuan controlled the Ghost Gate, he would have the key to enter and exit the Netherworld.

"Fellow Daoist, if you're thinking of running away, you'd better give up that idea as soon as possible. These twelve Sea-Calming Divine Pearls of mine can stabilize more than just the four seas."

As Zhou Yuan finished speaking...

The Innate Spiritual Treasure [Sea-Calming Divine Pearls], emanated endless splendor, resembling twelve Great Thousand Universes tightly surrounding Duoshuo Mountain.

As the Sea-Calming Divine Pearls rotated, spacetime was divided, timelines were submerged, and finally the spacetime to which Duoshuo Mountain belonged was separated.

Seeing this, the Divine Peach Tree silently replanted the roots it had just pulled out into the fertile soil of the mountain.

They couldn't win a fight, and they couldn't escape.

Alas!

'I'm out of ideas.'

Zhou Yuan was satisfied when the Divine Peach Tree became docile.

"I have a connection with the [Ghost Gate], so I'll borrow it to take a look."

Without waiting for the Divine Peach Tree's response, his fair, jade-like hand traversed layers of void and reached for the Great Gate above Duoshuo Mountain.

But the next moment, Zhou Yuan's heart skipped a beat.

Hehehe.

"Who dares to trespass on the Ancestor's sacred ground?"

A powerful wave of malice swept out like a tidal wave.

Zhou Yuan looked up.

In the Grand Void ahead, the Great Gate had been stained crimson.

It exudes an eeriness and an ominous feeling.

"Squeak~"

A dull thud.

The Great Gate opened wide.

Within the pitch-black portal, a thick and dangerous Black Mist, as dark as ink, filled the air.

Click, click.

A piercing sound followed.

A pair of skeletal hands gripped the two sides of the Great Gate frame.

The being hidden within the Great Gate yearns to emerge into the Present World.

The next moment, Zhou Yuan's pupils contracted.

A rare sense of dread arose within me.

The being that emerged from the [Ghost Gate] was neither Dao Lord deity nor a Devil Dao being, neither Innate Divine Being nor Mountain Spirits and Wild Monsters.

It was a head.

A head with hands growing out of eye sockets.

The moment the head appeared, Zhou Yuan immediately sensed that the entire dimension had changed.

An inexplicable aura was emanating from that head, radiating and influencing space and time.

On the palms of the giant head, two enormous eyes were already open.

His clear, black-and-white eyes darted around.

As its gaze fell upon them, the spiritual plants, precious Treasure Medicine, divine flowers, exotic plants, and Immortal Gold minerals on Duoshuo Mountain sprouted pairs of blood-red eyes and rows of gleaming white teeth.

They crawled out of the mountains, leaping and bounding about in a dark, ominous swarm, emitting strange cries.

Those enormous eyes swept across Duoshuo Mountain.

Ultimately, it fell on Zhou Yuan.

A flicker of emotion finally crossed its eyes.

"An aura that does not belong to the Netherworld."

"Visitors from the Primordial Great World?"

Zhou Yuan, who was being stared at, actually felt a pressure emanating from the mutilated head.

Just then...

The Divine Peach Tree, which had been feigning death, perked up again.

"Boss, boss. It's this Daoist priest, it's this Daoist priest!"

"He took advantage of the fact that there was no one left on Duoshuo Mountain, and attacked my Duoshuo Mountain temple."

"This is absolutely outrageous!"

"Elder brother, you must stand up for me!"

The Divine Peach Tree whimpered and cried out its lament.

With a powerful backer now in his life, he was no longer afraid of the Daoist priest in the green robe.

A blurry face even appeared on the tree trunk, making a face at Zhou Yuan.

Zhou Yuan ignored the peach tree that had filed the complaint.

He carefully examined the mutilated head in front of him.

A small part of the skull is missing.

The overwhelming killing intent shimmering on that smooth, even cut was strangely familiar.

'The Heaven-Opening Axe Light...'

'So, this head is...'

Zhou Yuan was surprised by the guess in his mind, and then he gasped.

But the next moment, his gaze became fixed intently on the head that remained suspended in the Grand Void.

The head containing the Heaven-Opening Axe Light can be considered Pangu's Legacy.

Perhaps Zhou Yuan's gaze was too direct and too aggressive.

The head in the void let out a strange, eerie laugh.

The sound was filled with endless eeriness and madness:

Hehehe.

"You brat, you have trespassed into our ancestor's dojo and bullied my brothers."

"You shall stay here today."

Having said that, a powerful aura far exceeding that of Innate Dao Lord swept across space and time, pressing down on Zhou Yuan.

In the surging torrent, Zhou Yuan was like a small boat, drifting with the current.

Only one crystal-clear voice echoed throughout the Grand Void.

"You were destined to Death Tribulation today."

"But the Ancestor sees that you are a talented person."

"If we can submit to the Ancestor..."

"I will spare your life today, my ancestor."

This being spoke calmly, his tone carrying an air of domineering control, as if everything was under his command.

Under the intimidating aura of this powerful and unrestrained Great Freedom Heavenly Son.

Zhou Yuan laughed.

He laughed heartily, but his laughter held a deeper meaning.