Eastern Primordial World.
In the Heavenly Dao Alliance's central chamber, the Three Heavens were secretly discussing their plans.
Cyan Heaven had a fiery temper and was the first to speak. "Big Brother, the Yin Yang Divine Dynasty has already blocked our expansion. If we swallow them up, we can unify the Eastern Region. We might even be able to stand against the Three Clans!"
Azure Heaven furrowed his brow. He did not answer at once, instead turning to Yellow Heaven.
Yellow Heaven said gravely, "The Yin-Yang Ancestor is no weakling. Going to war with him would do us more harm than good."
Cyan Heaven asked coldly, "Why?"
Yellow Heaven's gaze was icy as he slowly explained, "In the Northern Region, the Five Elements Holy Land and the Qian Kun Divine Dynasty are watching us like hawks. The Phoenix is in the Southern Region, and the Qilin is in the center. These colossal powers will never allow us to unify the Eastern Region completely."
He paused, then continued, "Even if they stay their hands, a bloody war between us and the Yin Yang Divine Dynasty would let the other forces reap the benefits. At worst, we and the Yin Yang Divine Dynasty would cripple each other, while the others took the opportunity to swallow us whole."
Cyan Heaven fell silent.
He might have been fond of war, but he was no fool.
Yellow Heaven had struck at the heart of the matter.
The Primordial World's current balance of power was complicated. In the east stood the Heavenly Dao Alliance and the Yin Yang Divine Dynasty; in the south, the Phoenix; in the center, the Qilin; in the north, Qiankun and the Five Elements; in the west, the remnants of the Ferocious Beast Clan; and beyond them, the Dragon Clan in the Endless Sea.
The situation was so complex that a single move could affect everything.
Just then, Azure Heaven spoke.
His voice was calm, yet carried the force of thunder. "What if we don't go to war with the Yin Yang Divine Dynasty, but form an alliance with them instead?"
Yellow Heaven's heart jolted, and he stared in surprise.
An alliance? No one had ever considered that before.
The Heavenly Dao Alliance and the Yin Yang Divine Dynasty both occupied the Eastern Region. The beings under their rule had long been wary and hostile toward one another.
But if they truly joined forces...
Thunder coursed through the depths of Azure Heaven's eyes as he spoke slowly. "If we ally with the Yin Yang Divine Dynasty, we can join forces to annex the Five Elements Holy Land and the Qian Kun Divine Dynasty. Then the entire Northern Region will be under our control. Who would dare challenge us?"
Azure Heaven's proposal was no rash impulse. It was a decision made after careful consideration.
The Primordial World's balance of power was now complex, and the Three Clans were flourishing, especially the Dragon Clan, whose influence had spread through nearly every river, lake, and sea in the Primordial World.
Even in the Eastern Region, the Dragon Clan's presence could be seen everywhere.
Under these circumstances, any force that tried to rise alone would become a target for all. There was no doubt it would be the first to face a concerted attack.
So an alliance with the Yin Yang Divine Dynasty would conceal their sharpness while allowing them to combine their strength, making others hesitate to act against them.
Yellow Heaven cautioned him, "An alliance is all well and good, but if the Yin Yang Divine Dynasty uses it to grow too powerful, one day they'll turn on us."
His concern was reasonable. Two tigers could not share one mountain, especially when they were two overlords ruling side by side in the same region.
But Azure Heaven understood that this was no time to worry about the future.
Unless they first annexed the Qian Kun Divine Dynasty and the Five Elements Holy Land in the north, they would never be able to stand as equals with the Three Clans.
It was a calculated trade-off, but also a necessity.
An alliance was inevitable.
Hundreds of thousands of years passed.
On the surface, the Primordial World remained quiet, with only minor clashes and no true war.
But beneath that calm, killing intent was quietly gathering.
Long Zang remained hidden on Emperor Venerable Island, continuing to strengthen himself.
Under the protection of the Divine Lights of Eternity, Creation, and Origin, his body slowly transformed day by day.
The Immortal Scripture flowed across his skin, weaving divinity together with the Great Dao. Every breath he took seemed to beat in time with the world.
All-Heavens Phantoms surrounded him, as if he had become the sole center of the ages.
His Small World, too, gradually grew more complete under his nurturing... Mountains and rivers began to take shape, divine medicines spread across the land, Immortal Gold and Divine Ore lay in abundance, and the world's spiritual energy gathered into streams.
Its only flaw was that no living beings had yet been born within it.
Long Zang understood the reason well enough: he had started from too high a point.
Even the transplanted Spiritual Roots and Spiritual Medicines had at least a million years of accumulated power.
His Small World was already at the limit of what it could bear.
If he wanted to fuse in more treasures, he had only one option: advance it to a higher level!
That was no task he could accomplish overnight.
Suddenly, an ancient horn sounded through the world.
Its blare shook the Eight Directions like the pounding of war drums, proclaiming to the Primordial World that the Great Calamity had begun!
Long Zang abruptly opened his eyes. His gaze burned like the flames of Eternity as it pierced through the ages and turned toward the border between the Eastern and Northern Regions.
He saw the Yin Yang Divine Dynasty and the Heavenly Dao Alliance already arrayed in battle, their forces vast and their war banners snapping in the wind.
They had moved so quickly that the Five Elements Holy Land and the Qian Kun Divine Dynasty had almost no chance to react!
Countless mighty figures of the Golden Immortal realm and above had gathered, and Calamity Qi filled the world.
This was a war for the powerful. Cultivators below the Golden Immortal realm would only become cannon fodder if they entered the fray.
It was like ants biting at a True Dragon. No matter how many there were, it was futile.
Long Zang murmured, "So this is the Primordial World's Great Calamity..."
Yet excitement and coldness flashed through his eyes.
He knew this was only the beginning.
The true slaughter and glory still lay ahead!
War suddenly erupted in the Northern Region of the Primordial World.
The first to suffer calamity was the Five Elements Holy Land!
The Heavenly Dao Alliance and the Yin Yang Divine Dynasty suddenly joined forces, surging forth like two torrential floods.
Ancestor Wu Xing was caught completely off guard. He had assumed that Yin-Yang and the Three Heavens would keep each other in check; he had never imagined they would join forces to stab him in the back.
With no time to prepare, the Five Elements Holy Land lost vast swathes of territory. Countless beings died, and a blood mist stained the sky.
The Primordial World was already shrouded in Calamity Qi. Now an even more intense Killing Qi had been added to the mix.
The Qian Kun Divine Dynasty.
Qiankun Ancestor's face was dark as he stared at the envoy from the Five Elements Holy Land.
He was torn.
By rights, Qiankun and the Five Elements had always been mortal enemies, each wishing for the other's destruction.
But if the Five Elements Holy Land fell completely, the next target would inevitably be the Qian Kun Divine Dynasty.
How could he fail to see that?
If he could not understand even this much, he would not deserve to stand among the Primordial World's strongest.
Even so, Qiankun Ancestor remained hesitant.
What he feared was not the Yin Yang Divine Dynasty or the Heavenly Dao Alliance, but the distant Western Region!
Though the Ferocious Beast Clan had gone into hiding, Shen Ni was still alive. Even a lean camel was bigger than a horse.
And in the shadows lurked the Demon Sect, which had never truly revealed itself... Luohu's forces!
That was what chilled Qiankun Ancestor to the bone.
If he committed all his strength to the battle and the Western Region made a move, the Qian Kun Divine Dynasty would bear the brunt of it!
In the end, however, he gritted his teeth and nodded, sending troops to reinforce the Five Elements Holy Land.
He understood that if the Five Elements fell, Qiankun would not survive either.
On the northern battlefield, Ancestor Wu Xing finally could not hold back any longer.
"Yin-Yang, you dare treat me this way!"
His roar shook the Nine Heavens, and the five Innate Five Elements Flags unfurled at once.
Five-colored Divine Light pierced through heaven and earth. The powers of the Five Elements intertwined, forming an unparalleled killing intent with peerless sharpness!
As the formation rose, it seemed as if five worlds appeared at once, crushing the entire battlefield to pieces.
Ancestor Wu Xing had been born from the Innate Five Elements, and his foundations were extraordinarily deep. With a supreme treasure in hand, he was in no way inferior to any top Great Supernatural Being.
The Yin-Yang Ancestor's expression was cold. He uttered a single word: "Freeze!"
The Taiji Diagram flew out and transformed into a Golden Bridge, spanning the cosmos.
Heaven and earth, the mysterious Yellow, Space-Time, and Eternity—all were suppressed and frozen.
One of the Three Supreme Treasures, its power was unfathomable!
Ancestor Wu Xing roared as the five worlds behind him ground forward like millstones, unleashing a force that could destroy heaven and earth.
But at that very moment, the Yin-Yang Ancestor suddenly called out in a cold voice, "Daoist friend, make your move."
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