The Saints had barely emerged from Heavenly Dao Space when they were caught off guard. In what felt like the blink of an eye, ten thousand years had passed.
Houtu's enormous body gradually became six spinning discs. At the same time, the surrounding innate spiritual energy and part of the Blood Sea were drawn in and fused with them.
When the time was right, Houtu cried out again, "Six Paths of Reincarnation, arise!"
The six discs spun at tremendous speed. Once they had absorbed enough energy, they vanished together, and Houtu's body disappeared from heaven and earth.
The Eighteen Levels of Hell appeared in the Land of Jiuyou in an instant, occupying more than half the Blood Sea.
High above, Houtu's Primordial Spirit had grown faint. Suddenly, celestial music rang out from the Nine Heavens, and boundless Xuan Huang merit descended toward the Blood Sea.
With the Heavenly Dao no longer interfering, the judgment was fair and just. Houtu's deed was extraordinary, her contribution to heaven and earth so great that even the Heavenly Dao offered its congratulations. This was the greatest merit since Pangu's Heaven-Opening.
A vast amount of merit soon fell upon Houtu's Primordial Spirit, enveloping her completely. An Auspicious Cloud appeared above her head, and three flowers bloomed upon it.
From somewhere unknown, a ruler flew over. It was the Hongmeng Measuring Heaven Ruler. It floated around Houtu, rejoicing.
Houtu's Primordial Spirit continued absorbing the merit. The Great Dao, once so difficult to fathom, was now perfectly clear to her.
As Houtu sensed its unfolding, her understanding of the law of reincarnation and the Law of Earth advanced by leaps and bounds.
After a long time, Houtu remade her physical body. It was immensely powerful: a body of merit, formed from the very source of the Heavenly