Yuan Huang Said in a Low Voice, "I Have Joined Forces with Ancestor Dragon and First Kirin"

Yuan Huang looked toward Long Zang, her gaze tightening slightly as she sighed. "Fellow Daoist, your insight truly is extraordinary."

She wasn't one to trust others lightly. Rather, she understood that she couldn't be deceived about something like this.

If she wanted to verify it, she could simply send someone to investigate.

So she was willing to believe him.

In the days that followed, Long Zang stayed in the Southern Region at Yuan Huang's invitation.

He had been traveling around the Primordial World anyway, and there was no need for him to leave in a hurry.

Besides, with Yuan Huang for company, he felt a little less lonely. At least he had someone to talk to.

He knew perfectly well that Yuan Huang had kept him there in the hope of gaining another ally against the Ferocious Beasts.

Long Zang had no objection.

By blood, the Witch Clan and the Ferocious Beasts were natural enemies.

The Witch Clan had originated from Pangu's blood essence.

The Ferocious Beasts, however, had taken form from the flesh and blood of the Chaos Demon Gods Pangu had slain.

Both possessed powerful bodies, and both were born with mastery over the laws.

But the Ferocious Beasts struggled to develop intelligence, while the Witch Clan was born unable to cultivate a Primordial Spirit.

This was the fated continuation of Pangu and the Chaos Demon Gods!

At the summit of the largest Immortal Volcano in the Southern Region.

Boundless Southern Bright Li Fire blazed, burning the heavens and destroying the earth.

A figure sat cross-legged in the sea of flames, his upper body bare, golden Dao Patterns flowing across his skin.

An ancient, primal aura emanated from within him, vast and enduring through the ages.

The boundless Divine Fire tried to burn him to nothing, but it could do him no harm.

That figure was like an ancient imprint of heaven and earth, indestructible through all eternity!

At the summit of the Immortal Volcano, flames soared to the heavens.

Yuan Huang gazed quietly at Long Zang amid the sea of fire, her eyes full of astonishment.

That was Southern Bright Li Fire, one of the most powerful Divine Fires in all the world!

Even she, the Phoenix Clan's leader and a True Phoenix of exalted status, wouldn't dare face it with her bare flesh alone.

Yet Long Zang sat within it, letting the flames burn him. He used no Divine Ability, enduring them with nothing but his body!

How terrifying was that?

Yuan Huang couldn't help but marvel inwardly: In all of history, past or future, perhaps Long Zang alone possessed such a body.

For hundreds of thousands of years, Long Zang had tempered his body day after day in Southern Bright Li Fire.

He knew perfectly well that he had only one path ahead of him...the path of the body!

Unlike other Great Supernatural Beings, who could cultivate both body and Primordial Spirit,

his Witch Clan bloodline had sealed off the path of the Primordial Spirit long ago.

Only by continually tempering his body could he reach the ultimate limit.

At first, he had needed to rely on the laws to shield himself from the Divine Fire.

But now he could bathe in Southern Bright Li Fire as if it were ordinary water.

The change was beyond anything seen in history.

Apart from the Vermilion Bird, born with mastery over Southern Bright Li Fire, no one in the world could have done it.

Yet Long Zang had shattered this "absolute impossibility" through sheer force.

Throughout those long years, he had also been contemplating his path.

He had already cultivated the Nine Revolutions Mysterious Technique to its peak.

But if he continued down that path, he would never surpass Pangu.

The way of the world was that whoever opened a path was destined never to be surpassed by anyone who walked that same path.

Just as Hongjun would be to the Immortal Dao in later ages, and Pangu to body cultivation.

If he wanted to go further, he had to open a Great Dao of his own!

An indestructible scripture emerged across Long Zang's body, while countless sacrificial chants that had crossed time and space echoed in his ears.

He began to set his own Great Dao in order.

Devouring! Destruction!

The two Great Daos intertwined within him, transforming into astonishing power.

Long Zang's gaze sharpened, and he spoke in a low voice:

"Taking the Devouring Great Dao as my foundation, I shall forge my Immortal Demon Body!"

Boom!

His body suddenly transformed into its true form: a dragon's head atop a human body, with six pairs of blood-red wings spreading out to blot out the sky and sun.

An aura of Destruction surged forth, black light pouring out and covering his entire body.

Long Zang was like a black sun, coiled atop the volcano, his radiance even outshining Southern Bright Li Fire.

The mysterious light illuminated the ages, devouring heaven and earth.

The sun, moon, and stars trembled. Their light streamed down, transforming into boundless power that he absorbed completely.

Southern Bright Li Fire churned, and billions of waves of flame were swept up, pouring endlessly into his body.

It seemed as though the entire Primordial World was shaken by his aura.

"Still not enough!" Long Zang growled, a cold glint flashing in his eyes.

As the Devouring Great Dao circulated, his body grew at an inconceivable speed. Immortal light shone as Eternal Divinity enveloped him.

Billions of streaks of Black Gold Divine Light appeared. He was like a black sun suspended above the River of Space-Time, indestructible through the ages, illuminating the past, present, and future.

Using the Great Dao as his foundation, he tempered his body.

Taking devouring as his root, he forged his Demonic Body!

At this moment, Long Zang truly stepped onto a path of his own.

Yuan Huang stood at a distance, her beautiful eyes filled with astonishment, her breathing slightly quickened.

She finally understood what Long Zang was doing.

He was fusing an entire Great Dao into his body!

No one in all of history, past or future, had ever dared attempt it!

Such a mad undertaking carried terrifying risks.

At best, it could leave him plagued by Dao injuries and shatter his realm. At worst, the Great Dao could turn on him, destroying his cultivation and wiping away all hope for eternity.

Yet Long Zang had actually done it.

Yuan Huang felt a wordless awe rise within her.

"Among the Ten Thousand Races of the Great Desolation, there is only one such person!"

What, exactly, was a Great Dao?

The Three Thousand Great Daos were only a collective term.

In truth, the Great Daos were endless. Each one was a path to Origin, a trajectory leading to Eternity.

And Long Zang had chosen the most extreme path of all.

He had taken a Great Dao as his foundation, fused it into his body, and used it to forge his very core!

Such audacity was rare throughout all of history.

Time flew, and a million years passed in the blink of an eye.

Throughout those long years, Long Zang remained in seclusion deep within the Immortal Volcano, tempering his Demonic Body with Southern Bright Li Fire.

Meanwhile, the Primordial World had long since been swept up in turmoil.

The existence of the Ferocious Beast Clan had deepened the resentment among the myriad races.

Most Ferocious Beasts were born without intelligence and knew only destruction.

Even the few Ferocious Beasts with minds of their own couldn't truly control the madness sweeping across their kind, no matter how hard they tried.

The result was the Ferocious Beasts running rampant and enmity spreading everywhere.

The Ferocious Beast Clan still appeared to control the Primordial World, but the undercurrents had already grown turbulent, ready to erupt at any moment!

By then, the three Supreme Experts—Ancestor Dragon, First Kirin, and Yuan Huang—had secretly formed an alliance.

The Dragon Clan occupied the Endless Sea, where Ferocious Beasts were beyond counting.

The Qilin Clan guarded the Central Continent and was likewise plagued by Ferocious Beast attacks.

As for the Phoenix Clan, it had also clashed head-on with the Ferocious Beast King.

The three clans had joined forces at once, and the spark of rebellion had been kindled.

All that remained was an opportunity.

A spark capable of setting the Primordial World ablaze.

Boom!

Black-gold light erupted from deep within the Immortal Volcano.

Long Zang's eyes opened, like boundless Primordial Darkness, as if they could devour heaven and earth.

His immense Demonic Body strode out through the flames. His dragon horns shone brilliantly, his blood-red wings trembled, and black-gold Great Dao Patterns covered his body as an aura of Destruction surged forth.

Billions of layers of black light rose around him. Like a black sun suspended above the volcano's peak, he endured through eternity.

Soon, the mysterious light drew back.

Long Zang transformed into a white-haired human figure. His aura was ancient and profound, the White Jade Gourd at his waist swaying gently. His face was handsome and resolute.

"Not bad."

He murmured softly, a smile on his face.

"I've finally found a path of my own."

Now, his body devoured the power of heaven and earth without pause, growing stronger with every moment.

Had he not deliberately restrained himself, he might have devoured every tangible and intangible thing in the world!

"You've finally woken up?" A cool voice rang out.

Yuan Huang arrived lightly, resplendent in her ceremonial robes, her imperial bearing stronger than ever.

She had always been one of the Primordial World's sovereigns, and now she seemed even more composed and dignified.

Long Zang nodded and asked with a smile, "Has anything happened in the Primordial World lately?"

Yuan Huang spoke in a solemn voice. "I have joined forces with Ancestor Dragon and First Kirin."