The boundless Chaos stretched endlessly in every direction.
This expanse of Chaos should have been utterly silent, bleak, and desolate.
But suddenly, faint sounds rang out, crossing who knew how many miles...
The camera slowly pulled forward, parting countless streams of chaotic energy until it reached the source of the sounds.
There, it settled on the figure of a desolate-looking man...
The man was singing...
His song rose and fell with force and feeling. Clearly, he was pouring his heart into it.
"I lost my freedom in the prime of my life... My heart is filled with pain and sorrow..."
"Ah! Ahhhhh! Life!!"
Suddenly, the man's voice rose to a piercing pitch, filled with endless regret and indignation. He screamed in anguish, "Why do you have to torment me like this!!"
"I want happiness too! I want freedom too!!"
"I don't want to suffer like this!!"
When the song ended, the man flopped onto his back and lay atop the endless chaotic energy, his face full of sorrow and grief.
This man, who screamed like a madman and sang strange songs, was named Li Xuan.
A fine young man of the twenty-first century, Li Xuan wasn't sure whether he was unlucky or fortunate.
On an outing, he'd accidentally fallen into the water. When he opened his eyes again, he'd found himself in this world of Chaos...
He'd transmigrated...
But within this vast Chaos, there was nothing but emptiness and loneliness.
In this environment, he'd barely lasted a few days before nearly breaking down.
And that was how things had come to this...
Li Xuan lay there, first flailing and twitching his arms and legs, then rolling back and forth.
At last, he thrashed around like a dying fish, exhausting himself completely. Then he howled, "What did I do to deserve this?! What the hell did I do to deserve this?! Heaven, why are you punishing me like this?!"
As desperate screams rang out, two lines of tears slowly slid from the corners of his eyes...
Let me go back... I wanna go home... I wanna go home...
"Ding..."
Just then, a clear chime suddenly sounded beside Li Xuan's ear.
In that instant, Li Xuan jolted, and both his ears perked up!
"Congratulations, host. You have awakened the Choice System."
Sure enough, that chime hadn't been an illusion!
Li Xuan sprang to his feet like a released spring, his eyes shining as he looked around. Excitedly, he shouted, "System? It really is a system!? Hurry! Come out and let me see you! At last, I've found someone alive!"
The system ignored Li Xuan.
Instead, a projection appeared before him.
It showed a person—Li Xuan himself—standing there and slowly turning in a circle.
Various details and information appeared beside his image.
"Why's it called the Choice System?"
Li Xuan muttered to himself, then studied the projection.
Name: Li Xuan Identity: Chaos Creature Cultivation: Earth Immortal, Level One Magic Treasures: None Cultivation Method: None Combat Rating: Useless
"U-Useless?"
Li Xuan stared at the description, stunned. Pointing at the screen, he cried, "I'm an Earth Immortal, Level One, at least! How am I useless?"
"The Choice System has activated."
Another soft chime sounded in Li Xuan's ear. Then four options appeared beside the figure on the screen.
Option One: Go to the depths of Chaos and kill the Three Thousand Demon Gods, absorbing their power. Upon completing the task, receive three Primordial Supreme Treasures (Primordial Axe) (Primordial Pearl) (Earth-Splitting Chisel).
Option Two: Go to the depths of Chaos and kill one Demon God, absorbing its power. Upon completing the task, receive the Chaos Body-Refining Art (Nine Revolutions Profound Origin Art).
Option Three: Go to the depths of Chaos and watch the Three Thousand Demon Gods battle. Upon completing the task, receive one random Innate Spiritual Root and one random Innate Supreme Treasure.
Option Four: Cultivate in place for a hundred years, absorbing the power of Chaos. Upon completing the task, receive one random Innate Spiritual Treasure.
Li Xuan looked at the four options, rubbing his chin as he muttered, "I don't think I can kill the Three Thousand Demon Gods. Killing just one seems impossible too... But I can at least watch, right? I really can't take staying here and cultivating. I don't want to spend another second here..."
With that thought, Li Xuan nodded.
Then he reached out and selected the third option: watch the battle between the Three Thousand Demon Gods!
The moment he made his choice...
His whole body shot forward, hurtling toward the depths of Chaos. A scream was all he left behind: "Ahhh! Too fast!!"
The chaotic energy parted in waves.
After his initial shriek, Li Xuan gradually adapted to the boundless speed.
Then, in less than ten seconds, everything before his eyes abruptly changed!
The endless chaotic energy had vanished without a trace!
With nothing left to block his view, the vista ahead stretched out without limit!
And within that vast expanse, a battle was underway—one so terrifying that it left Li Xuan stunned and petrified!
The Three Thousand Demon Gods were fighting!
This was the First Tribulation of Opening Heaven!
The Three Thousand Demon Gods were all several hundred thousand zhang tall, some even more than a million zhang.
They all looked hideous and terrifying, and every gesture they made unleashed boundless power! Their battle shook Chaos!
Though he was billions of miles away, Li Xuan watched with goose bumps covering his body!
Compared to these mighty Demon Gods, he really was like a speck of dust!
No wonder his combat rating was useless...
"So this is the battle between the Three Thousand Demon Gods... So this is what it was like before Heaven and Earth were created!?"
Li Xuan clenched his fists, watching in excitement, the corners of his mouth twitching.
And among all the Demon Gods fighting, the one who drew Li Xuan's attention most...
Was the tallest, most imposing, and best-looking Demon God!
Because this Demon God looked just like him! He had a human form.
His muscles were well-proportioned, and he radiated overwhelming power!
Name: Pangu Identity: Chaos Creature Cultivation: Proving the Dao by force, a being of the Primordial Great Dao Magic Treasures: Primordial Axe, Earth-Splitting Chisel, Primordial Pearl... Cultivation Method: Nine Revolutions Profound Origin Art Combat Rating: Invincible
"H-He's Pangu..."
Li Xuan swallowed as he stared at the giant who seemed to prop up Heaven and Earth.
"How dare you stand in my way? Then I'll kill every one of you!"
Pangu held an axe in one hand and a huge black chisel in the other. Above his head, the Primordial Pearl shone with a mysterious yellow light.
His deep voice reverberated through Chaos. The sheer murderous intent in it made Li Xuan's heart tremble, even though he was billions of miles away!
So the Three Thousand Demon Gods weren't fighting among themselves at all!
Two thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine Demon Gods had joined forces to attack Pangu!
"Roar!!"
The two thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine Demon Gods roared in unison! Then they charged at him all at once!
Boom! Boom! Boom!!
The battle erupted in an instant!
Thunder! Flames! Space shattered!
Blood! Severed limbs! Flesh flew everywhere!
As Li Xuan watched, his whole body trembling, Pangu fought two thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine opponents alone!
One Demon God after another fell at Pangu's feet!
The Pangu Axe grew ever sharper, while the Earth-Splitting Chisel was drenched in the blood of the Demon Gods!
At last, when the final Demon God had fallen by Pangu's hand, Pangu stood covered in blood atop a mountain of corpses formed by the two thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine Demon Gods.
His terrifying might defied description!
Li Xuan's limbs stiffened as a tingling shiver ran from his tailbone all the way to his crown, raising goose bumps across his body!
But just then, Pangu suddenly turned his head and looked toward Li Xuan.
He said slowly, "There are still three thousand Demon Gods. One is missing. So you're here."
Then he swung his axe at Li Xuan!
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