Long Zang sighed.
These two cocoons held the first living beings nurtured by his Small World.
Though they had yet to emerge, they already possessed the status of world-born beings, like the fruits of the Dao in the Primordial World or divine offices in Western fantasy.
Their potential was limitless. They were destined for greatness!
Long Zang gazed at the scene, satisfaction flickering in his eyes.
"Perhaps they evolved from the Super Seminary World... Or perhaps they were born because of me."
Whatever the case, the Small World had finally settled onto the right track.
But its living beings still needed millions of years, or even longer, to mature.
The longer they were nurtured, the greater their potential and the farther they could go in the future.
Time flew by, and a million years passed in the blink of an eye.
Throughout this time, Long Zang stayed with the Phoenix Clan.
Though undercurrents stirred in the Primordial World, the Supreme Experts were still biding their time, and major battles were rare. It seemed as if a brief calm had settled over the world.
Until this day.
"Woooo...!!"
An ancient horn suddenly blared across heaven and earth, tearing through a million years of silence.
Long Zang's eyes snapped open, his gaze profound, as if it could pierce the future.
Yuan Huang's figure slowly appeared, a cold killing intent flickering in her eyes.
"War has come!" she said quietly, her voice carrying boundless authority and bloodlust.
The ancient horn sounded across the Primordial World once more, like a war drum tearing through the Celestial Vault. Countless living beings felt their blood surge.
The brief peace of a mere million years had ultimately failed to prevent a new Great Calamity from erupting.
This time, the ones who sparked the conflict were no ordinary forces, but three rising overlords: the Heavenly Dao Alliance, the Yin-Yang Divine Dynasty, and the Qian Kun Divine Dynasty!
They had actually joined forces to wage war on the Phoenix Clan in the south.
The news spread, shaking the Primordial World. Countless experts held their breath and watched.
Yuan Huang stood in the void, her gaze icy. "I didn't think they'd really dare to make a move," she murmured.
Though the Phoenix Clan was often considered the weakest of the Three Innate Races, it was still one of them—a recognized ancient overlord.
The cost of attacking them was beyond what any ordinary force could bear.
Long Zang smiled faintly, his gaze deep. "Do you need me to step in?"
Yuan Huang gently shook her head, defiance shining in her eyes. "Not for now."
She was Wu Huang, the universally acknowledged foremost goddess beneath heaven, and she herself wielded the Emperor Great Dao.
Her pride was second to none. She would never yield because of the situation before her.
Long Zang understood that if he truly intervened, the war would end in an instant.
That was because, in the Primordial World at this moment, only the supreme beings who had entered the Sublime Saint realm were qualified to stir up a Great Calamity.
And there were only four names on the list of Sublime Saints: Long Zang, Luohu, Hongjun, and the inscrutable Yang Mei.
In the Western Region, demonic flames churned as Luohu gazed toward the south, a cold smile on his lips.
"Long Zang, Long Zang... If you had reached the Sublime Saint realm, that would be one thing. But if you're still one step short, then I'll force you to act."
In his eyes, the Phoenix Clan was nothing but a pawn. Long Zang was the real prey.
In the Endless Sea, Ancestor Dragon's eyes glowed like divine lanterns, uneasy and restless.
In the Central Great Domain, a cold aura emanated from First Kirin as he meditated in seclusion.
Even Shen Ni of the Fierce Beast Royal Court in the Western Region had temporarily halted his blood sacrifices and turned his attention to the south.
All eyes were fixed on the Phoenix Clan.
How they performed would determine their fate: whether they would remain one of the Three Innate Races or be swallowed up by others.
At last, war broke out!
Blood mist rose into the skies of the southern lands, and slaughter stained heaven and earth red.
The corpses of gods and demons piled up like mountains, and rivers of blood flowed. The entire Southern Wilderness seemed to have plunged into an endless hell.
But Yuan Huang only smiled coldly.
This was nothing more than a training exercise.
She had yet to deploy the Phoenix Clan's true reserves.
The True Phoenixes and true phoenixes—those pure-blooded beings—had barely taken part in the fighting. Most of the combatants came from subordinate races.
Even the occasional loss meant little to the Phoenix Clan's foundations.
Long Zang nodded and said quietly, "These people still haven't understood."
The Three Innate Races had never stood tall all this time on reputation alone.
A million True Phoenixes and true phoenixes of the Da Luo realm had yet to take the field. This was only the tip of the iceberg.
The battle was brutal, but it was nowhere near enough to shake the Phoenix Clan's foundations!
At the southeastern border, the leaders of the three forces gathered.
The Three Heavens, the Yin-Yang Ancestor, and the Qiankun Ancestor assembled, their expressions grave.
They had been fighting for tens of thousands of years, yet they were still stuck at the edge of the southern lands. They hadn't even set foot in the Phoenix Clan's heartland.
The Yin-Yang Ancestor sighed. "The Three Innate Races... truly live up to their name."
Azure Heaven proposed coldly, "In that case, let us take the field ourselves and shatter their high-level forces!"
Qiankun fell silent, while the Yin-Yang Ancestor sank into thought.
It was true. Their armies could no longer shake the Phoenix Clan.
Only the Supreme Experts could truly turn the tide of battle.
But they knew that once they took this step, there would be no turning back.
This would no longer be a clash between armies, but a battle between Supremes!
Above the battlefield, the wind and clouds surged, and the Great Dao thundered.
The Three Heavens appeared at the same time. Their origins resonated, and their heavenly might surged like the sea, making countless living beings tremble.
"Supreme Heaven Tribulation Light!" Azure Heaven roared.
In an instant, a colossal eye appeared in the void. The might of the Heavenly Dao descended, and a tribulation light, like divine radiance from the dawn of time, swept across heaven and earth.
All things fell silent. Mountains and rivers shattered, as if the entire battlefield were about to return to nothingness.
The Three Heavens had acted so early that countless experts in the Primordial World felt a chill in their hearts.
They had thought the Three Heavens would remain in hiding for at least hundreds of thousands of years. No one had expected them to be the first to break the balance now.
Just as everyone watched in shock, a sharp cry tore through the void.
"Such audacity!"
Yuan Huang emerged from the annihilation, her long hair flying as divine radiance illuminated the Nine Heavens and Ten Lands.
True Phoenix Flame blazed across the heavens, and a dazzling Sword Light slashed forth, like the first ray of light at the dawn of time—fierce and unstoppable.
The Three Heavens' expressions grew grave.
They knew all too well how fearsome this Phoenix progenitor was.
Before they had even reached the threshold of Supreme power, Yuan Huang had already stood above the rest. To this day, no one knew the limits of her strength.
"Eye of Heavenly Punishment!"
Azure Heaven's voice boomed as he spoke in a low tone. His brow split open, and a purple-gold eye, a supreme treasure, slowly opened.
A cold, destructive beam instantly pierced heaven and earth, wiping out the Sword Light. The void shattered, and time itself broke into countless fragments.
Yuan Huang's face was stern, but the great radiance of the Imperial Dao burned in her eyes.
"You deserve to die."
She spoke softly. With a sweep of her hand, the True Phoenix Sword cut through the sky, and a river of Sword Dao surged forth, sweeping over heaven and earth like the River of Time flowing backward.
The Three Heavens' faces darkened.
They understood perfectly well that Yuan Huang's greatest strength was her True Phoenix Flame. The Sword Dao was merely one of her methods.
Yet she had chosen to fight using only the Sword Dao. It was a clear display of contempt!
The Yin-Yang Ancestor's voice suddenly rang out, icy and overwhelmingly powerful. "Fellow Daoist Yuan Huang, a mere Sword Dao will hardly be enough to protect you."
As his words fell, a Taiji Diagram appeared in the sky. Yin Yang Two Qi intertwined, forming a World-Destroying Grinding Disc that descended to suppress her.
Yuan Huang snorted coldly. A colossal True Phoenix phantom suddenly appeared behind her.
The True Phoenix spread its wings, and flames blazed across the Nine Heavens and Ten Lands, twisting even the void.
The True Phoenix and the Taiji Diagram crashed into each other. Flames and Yin-Yang power clashed, and the battlefield roared as if doomsday had arrived.
"One Sword Pacifies Ten Thousand Worlds!"
Yuan Huang stepped forward, her Sword Light cleaving across heaven and earth with unmatched dominance, as if it would tear the entire Primordial World in two.
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