The allied forces on the battlefield watched as Old Ancestor Lu Ya and the others unleashed their might, casting one terrifying divine ability after another. They had been brimming with confidence, certain they could kill the black-haired man. Never had they imagined he would be so terrifying: with just one move, he had nearly wiped out every Grand Unity Golden Immortal in their sector.
The alliance members gazed at Luo Hou's figure in awe, but despair filled their hearts as well. Their top experts had almost all been wiped out. How could they possibly keep fighting? Their morale plummeted.
By contrast, the ferocious beasts and Demon Domain cultivators were greatly encouraged. Their eyes bloodshot, they charged forward without regard for their lives. In an instant, countless alliance cultivators were killed by this reckless fighting style, and the alliance suffered heavy losses.
Li Yi watched wave after wave of ferocious beasts and the densely packed Demon Domain cultivators, feeling helpless. There was no end to the killing.
Seeing that their side's great powers had nearly all been wiped out, he knew there was little hope of turning the tide. He prepared to withdraw.
Just then, two enormous streaks of azure light swept across the battlefield. The ferocious beasts and Demon Domain cultivators charging forward had no time to react. They seemed to freeze in place, then silently turned to ash.
The entire battlefield fell eerily silent. Even the bloodthirsty ferocious beasts trembled and retreated, not daring to make a sound.
Terrifying—utterly terrifying. What kind of power was this? Hundreds of millions of ferocious beasts and countless cultivators had been reduced to ash in the blink of an eye. Both sides stopped fighting in unison.
Two old men appeared above the alliance cultivators. One wore a simple Daoist robe and held a horsetail whisk. His aura was ethereal, as if he were about to merge with Heaven and Earth. The other had a willow branch tucked into his hair and a long, flowing beard, seeming poised to drift away with the wind and roam the world freely.
"Hongjun, Yang Mei, how dare you!" Seeing the two wipe out countless ferocious beasts and Demon Domain cultivators with a wave of their hands, Luo Hou flew into a rage. He didn't care whether they lived or died, but the beasts and cultivators were tools in his struggle for the great momentum. Besides, they had attacked right in front of him. It was hard not to be incensed.
When the alliance members realized the two powerful figures were on their side, they cheered with delight and breathed a sigh of relief. Luo Hou was simply too strong. The sight of him nearly wiping out all their experts with a casual gesture still haunted them.
"So you really did come," Beast Emperor Shen Ni said slowly. He stepped through the void, his authoritative voice carrying across the entire battlefield. He was like a supreme emperor, looking down upon all living beings.
"I didn't expect you to recover so quickly," Yang Mei replied. "It seems you weren't badly hurt in the Creation Tribulation."
"It's a pity my body was destroyed," Beast Emperor Shen Ni said without reservation. "It seems we'll have to settle this between us."
In truth, they all understood what was going on. At heart, they sought the same thing as Lu Ya and the others: to obtain the great momentum of Heaven and Earth and advance further.
However, Lu Ya and the others sought the momentum of a single region, while these four sought the momentum of the entire Primordial World. The two were worlds apart.
What was the great momentum? It was the will of Heaven and Earth, the will of all living beings—what could also be called fortune. The more of it one gathered, the easier it was to win Heaven's recognition and draw close to the laws of Heaven and Earth. Naturally, one could then comprehend the Dao more easily.
Hongjun, Yang Mei, Luo Hou, and Shen Ni had all reached the limit of the Grand Unity Golden Immortal realm. Their Magic Power was far more profound than that of the Sages in later generations. If the right opportunity came, they might prove the Primordial Chaos Dao—or even gain a position bestowed by Heaven and Earth and become Sages.
But the Primordial Chaos Dao Fruit was simply too profound. Despite their heaven-defying talents and countless eons of cultivation, they still hadn't found the way. The Great Tribulation of All Beings was a perfect opportunity. If they could obtain the great momentum of the Primordial World during this tribulation, then even if they couldn't prove the Primordial Chaos Dao, they could at least reach the Half-step Primordial Chaos realm.
Still, each had chosen a different path. Luo Hou and Shen Ni had chosen to spread the demonic path among all living beings and rule the Primordial World. Once they controlled the world, the great momentum of Heaven and Earth would naturally gather around them.
Hongjun and Yang Mei, on the other hand, had chosen to win the recognition of the Primordial World's living beings and build up a lofty reputation, achieving their goal that way. Otherwise, given their abilities, they would have arrived long ago. They had clearly waited until the alliance members were on the verge of despair to appear, so that countless people would feel grateful to them and place their hopes in them.
The struggle for the great momentum of Heaven and Earth was tied to proving the Dao, so neither side would yield. Besides, once someone gained recognition from the entire Primordial World and obtained its great momentum, the momentum already held by others would also diminish. Naturally, no one would allow that to happen.
That was precisely why, from the moment they began their plan, Luo Hou and Shen Ni had been certain Hongjun and Yang Mei would appear. As for the other one, both his temperament and his "interests" were rather strange, so they couldn't guess whether he would show up.
But even if he did, they would still act. They had been preparing for countless years. After cultivating for eons without making the slightest progress, they could no longer endure it.
"Exactly. I'd like to see how much of your strength you've recovered after losing your Chaos Demon God body," Yang Mei said calmly, a glint flashing through his dim eyes.
Without another word, the two immediately attacked.
A slender willow twig appeared in Yang Mei's hand. Its tender leaves unfurled, and it drifted lightly, seeming to have no weight at all. Yet Shen Ni didn't dare underestimate it. His expression grew grave. He knew that Yang Mei's true form was the Hollow Willow Tree, and he understood the power of that seemingly weightless branch. A moment's carelessness could leave him badly wounded.
"Roar!!!!"
A gigantic Blood-Eyed Tyrannosaurus appeared, its entire body radiating a crimson glow. Its berserk aura enveloped the battlefield, leaving every cultivator with the feeling that it was impossible to resist. Even the usually savage, bloodthirsty ferocious beasts lowered their heads and whimpered, trembling nonstop.
"Crack, crack..." "Boom..." The space itself couldn't withstand the immense aura Shen Ni released and began to shatter.
Clearly, Shen Ni took Yang Mei extremely seriously. He had revealed his tyrannosaur form right from the start.
"Roar..." The Blood-Eyed Tyrannosaurus swung its massive claw. "Bang! Bang!" It broke through space, its blood-red claw emerging from the other side to slash at Yang Mei.
"Hmph." Yang Mei snorted coldly, but didn't dare let his guard down. At their level, every attack had to be treated with care. One wrong move could leave them gravely wounded.
The seemingly weightless willow branch suddenly stretched a thousand zhang long and swept across the air. The entire space caved in, swallowed by the branch.
After devouring the surrounding space, the willow branch shone with a dazzling green light and lashed at the blood-red claw.
"Boom..." Where the claw and willow branch collided, space shattered like glass, fragmenting into a series of Space Storms.
Seeing Yang Mei and Shen Ni already locked in combat, Luo Hou and Hongjun exchanged a glance. They understood each other without a word.
A black divine shadow of a Chaos Demon God rose behind Luo Hou. It had blood-red eyes and three thousand arms, each holding a weapon wreathed in demonic energy. A single horn jutted from its head as it let out a series of roars beneath the lightning.
This was the divine ability Luo Hou had created over countless eons, drawing on the characteristics of the three thousand Chaos Demon Gods: the "Supreme Heavenly Demon Incarnation."
"Roar!!!!" Luo Hou pointed at Hongjun. Two blood-red beams shot from the demonic shadow's eyes straight toward him. What was even more alarming was that the beams sliced space in half.
Hongjun calmly raised a hand and swept it through the air. A gigantic Taiji Diagram appeared before the red beams, continuously wearing them away.
Luo Hou knew that two beams alone wouldn't be enough to threaten Hongjun. He pressed both hands slightly in Hongjun's direction. "Roar..." The demonic shadow let out a roar and swung a pitch-black arm at him. The arm swallowed all the light around it.
The four great powers fought relentlessly in the sky above. Shattered space repeatedly gave rise to Space Storms. A Small World would appear now and then, filled with the forces of earth, wind, water, and fire. At other times, an enormous claw blotted out the sky as it descended, or a gigantic black head appeared, poised to swallow all things...
The people below stared in stunned silence, swallowing hard. So this was the power of the four great experts—shattering space and destroying everything with a casual gesture. The Grand Unity Golden Immortals who had survived could only groan inwardly. What kind of monsters were these? Would they ever let anyone live?
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