It Wasn't That They Were Weak, but That the Primordial World Was Too Powerful!

Mount Sumeru.

Luohu returned to his Dao Field, fury burning in his eyes, though a trace of helplessness lingered in his heart.

He gritted his teeth. "Madman!"

If he'd known things would turn out this way, he never would have provoked Long Zang. Now that the guy had set his sights on him, getting away would be next to impossible!

Elsewhere on the battlefield, Yuan Huang's clash with Shen Ni had likewise ended in a stalemate.

Shen Ni was wary of Long Zang's presence, while Yuan Huang was powerful enough to hold her own.

Taking her down without paying a price was simply impossible.

In the end, Shen Ni had no choice but to give up on killing the Phoenix.

He knew that if he faced Long Zang and Yuan Huang at the same time, he wouldn't stand a chance.

There were only five true Supreme Experts in the Primordial World:

Long Zang, Luohu, Yang Mei, Hongjun, and Shen Ni!

The next tier consisted of Yuan Huang, Ancestor Dragon, First Kirin, Yin-Yang Ancestor, Qiankun Ancestor, Ancestor Wu Xing, and others.

Though these figures hadn't reached the ranks of the Supreme Experts, they were all on the verge. With supreme treasures in hand, they could just barely contend with the Supreme Experts.

Yuan Huang watched Long Zang return and asked softly, "Was that person Luohu?"

Long Zang nodded, a faint smile on his face. "That's right. He's one of the Supreme Experts of Heaven and Earth."

Yuan Huang furrowed her brows.

She'd never imagined that Luohu would personally make a move.

If Long Zang hadn't come to her aid, she might well have perished on the spot.

The thought only made her feelings more complicated.

She gazed at Long Zang and spoke solemnly. "Thank you, fellow Daoist. I wish to become Dao companions with you. What do you think?"

Long Zang was taken aback for a moment, then laughed heartily. "Gladly!"

He was straightforward by nature and never beat around the bush.

Besides, Yuan Huang held a revered position as the First Goddess of the Primordial World and the empress of the Phoenix Clan. There was no reason for him to refuse becoming Dao companions with her.

From then on, Long Zang's stay in the Phoenix World would be perfectly proper.

Naturally, no one in the Phoenix Clan objected.

With Yuan Huang's authority and Long Zang's status as a Supreme Expert, they even felt that this was a heaven-sent opportunity—a source of strength for their clan!

The main hall of the Fierce Beast Royal Court stood empty.

Shen Ni sat alone on the throne, his gaze cold, though helplessness creased his brow.

He knew all too well that the Ferocious Beast Clan had fallen into a perilous situation.

Their main forces were bogged down in the Southern Region, while the Ten Thousand Races of the Great Desolation continued to hunt down the Ferocious Beasts in their other territories.

If this continued, and the Ferocious Beasts in the remaining regions were wiped out, the Ferocious Beast Clan would be in grave danger!

"The Ferocious Beast Clan may be strong, but the Ten Thousand Races of the Great Desolation aren't pushovers," Shen Ni muttered gravely. "If they unite, we'll be doomed!"

The Southern Region was now guarded by Yuan Huang and supported by the three clans and countless other races. With Long Zang's overwhelming might on top of that, conquering it was nothing but a fool's dream.

"Is this really how it ends?"

Shen Ni's gaze turned profound, the light of countless years glimmering in his eyes.

He knew the Ferocious Beast Clan would probably decline in the end.

But he wasn't willing to accept it!

No matter how difficult the road ahead, he would lead the Ferocious Beast Clan in one last struggle!

The Great Dao of Desolation had fifty.

The Heavenly Dao had forty-nine.

The One That Escapes... left a sliver of life for all things!

Whether the Ferocious Beast Clan could seize that last chance depended on the choice Shen Ni made.

Long Zang's arrival had finally made one thing clear to Shen Ni...

The Ferocious Beast Clan could no longer dominate the Primordial World.

Long Zang, that butterfly stirring up Space-Time, had sent the entire history of the Primordial World veering away from its original course.

In the original timeline, without Long Zang, the Ferocious Beast Clan would have stubbornly fought the Ten Thousand Races to the death until both sides were annihilated.

Luohu, too, wouldn't have appeared in the Primordial World so early and thrown everything into chaos.

But now, everything had been rewritten.

Shen Ni had no choice but to seriously consider what retreat the Ferocious Beast Clan should take.

The path of contesting for supremacy in the Primordial World was well and truly closed.

Though proud, he wasn't so arrogant as to lead his entire clan into a fight to the bitter end against the Ten Thousand Races.

In the original timeline, he'd acted that way because there had been no Supreme Expert like Long Zang in the Primordial World.

He'd been confident he could suppress Yuan Huang, Ancestor Dragon, and First Kirin, so he'd dared to stake everything on a single battle.

But things were different now.

Long Zang's existence had forced him to change course.

Perhaps Long Zang himself didn't realize how terrible a storm his arrival would unleash.

But even if he did, Long Zang wouldn't care.

To him, history could change and the process could differ, but the final outcome would remain the same.

The Heavenly Dao's grand design couldn't be defied, though minor developments might be adjusted.

The only thing that had ever mattered was the ending!

At that moment, Long Zang was idling in a Small World belonging to the Phoenix Clan.

To him, the place had already started to feel like home.

Suddenly, he sensed that someone had mentioned him in the Chat Group.

[Keisha: @Group Leader, what would happen if we combined cultivation with Genetic Technology?]

Long Zang's eyes lit up, and interest showed on his face.

Cultivation and Genetic Technology...

He immediately thought of a certain High Martial World.

In its early stages, civilization had followed the path of genetic modification, but later it had turned to the Great Dao of cultivation. The two complemented each other, giving rise to a unique path of development.

[Long Zang: If cultivation and Genetic Technology were combined, they could certainly open up a new path. How far you can take it will depend on you.]

[Keisha: In that case, I'll definitely make it work. Thank you, Group Leader!]

[Long Zang: It's nothing.]

Keisha hesitated briefly, then asked:

[Keisha: Group Leader, may I teach the cultivation method to others?]

[Long Zang: You may.]

Super Seminary World.

Keisha secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

She'd wanted to do this for a long time.

On her own, she had no way to challenge the Heavenly Scum's rule.

The Female Angels were her most natural and reliable allies.

Unfortunately, the female Angels of this era were far weaker than the Male Angels.

Unless that changed, she had no hope of turning the tables.

Now that the Group Leader had given her permission, she could finally proceed without worry.

[Keisha: Thank you, Group Leader.]

[Long Zang: No need to thank me.]

Long Zang closed the Chat Group, feeling at ease.

In his eyes, the so-called Basic Body Refining Method was merely a minor technique he'd casually deduced.

It might be a priceless treasure to the group members, but to him, it was just something he'd come up with on a whim.

In fact, all he had to do was think, and he could deduce countless cultivation methods.

Yet he had a faint intuition...

This small matter might bring him unexpected rewards.

At his level of cultivation, no intuition was ever baseless.

It was as if some force, unseen and unknowable, were telling him: this was the path he was meant to take.

Time passed slowly.

In the Primordial World, the war between the Ferocious Beasts and the Ten Thousand Races grew ever fiercer.

At first, the Ferocious Beasts had the upper hand.

But as the Ten Thousand Races continued their counterattacks, the tide gradually turned.

Countless mindless Ferocious Beasts were slain, their corpses piling up like mountains.

These Ferocious Beasts had been born at the dawn of creation. Though they lacked intelligence, they instinctively absorbed the spiritual energy of Heaven and Earth, and their strength was by no means inferior.

Many among them were even comparable to Da Luo!

They were nothing like the so-called "Four Great Ferocious Beasts" of later ages.

The Four Great Ferocious Beasts of later ages had faced no more than mortal dynasties, whose people weren't even Immortals. But the Ferocious Beast Clan of this era faced the Innate Demon Gods and the Ten Thousand Races of the Great Desolation, each of whom would be an immortal-level powerhouse in the All Heavens and Myriad Worlds.

They only seemed "insignificant" because they were in the Primordial World.

It wasn't that they were weak, but that the Primordial World was too powerful!