Ch. 21The Final Step Before Hunyuan
Key Plot Points and Events
- The Ferocious Beast Clan's decline continues.
- The Ancestor Dragon, Yuan Huang (Phoenix), and First Kirin establish their clans, claiming supremacy over scale-bearing, flying, and walking beasts respectively, and are acknowledged by the Heavenly Dao.
- Long Zang awakens after millions of years of slumber, revealing his monstrously strong physical body and marking Emperor Venerable Island as his territory.
- Long Zang appears in the Phoenix Clan's lesser world, confirming he was the one observing Yuan Huang earlier.
Character Developments
- Ancestor Dragon, Yuan Huang, and First Kirin become Supreme Experts after being acknowledged by the Heavenly Dao.
- Long Zang's physical body advances to near-immortality and indestructibility after millions of years of slumber.
- Yuan Huang feels fear and hesitation about the prospect of unifying the Primordial World, unlike Ancestor Dragon and First Kirin who harbor ambitions to do so.
Significant Themes
- The consequences of ambition and the backlash of Karma.
- The struggle for supremacy among the ten thousand races.
- The power dynamics and potential conflicts in the Great Desolation.
Character Interactions
- Yuan Huang and Long Zang meet again after millions of years, with Yuan Huang sensing Long Zang's growth and confirming he was the one observing her earlier.
- Ancestor Dragon, Yuan Huang, and First Kirin's declarations and acknowledgment by the Heavenly Dao set the stage for future conflicts among the ten thousand races.