The treasure that countless living beings had fought to seize—even the leaders of the Primordial Three Races and Beast God Huang Ni had personally joined the fray over it—was something Xie Fang had looked down on.
He wondered whether they would spit blood if they knew what Xie Fang had thought of it.
And just after Xie Fang had seized the treasure and left, the Ferocious Beast Tribulation officially began!
All across the Primordial World, killing and fighting broke out.
The Primordial Three Races and the living beings of the Primordial Races affiliated with them clashed with the Ferocious Beast Clan across the land. Clearly, the battlefield where they had originally fought over the spiritual treasure was no longer enough for them.
The two sides fought, and rivers of blood flowed.
The Ferocious Beast Clan were abandoned by the Heavenly Dao. On top of that, the Primordial Three Races now enjoyed the Heavenly Dao's favor. With the tide of fate on their side, their strength grew rapidly.
As one side waxed and the other waned, the Ferocious Beast Clan seemed to have the upper hand at first, while the Primordial Races fought with all their might to resist.
Xie Fang naturally didn't stay idle during this time. Relying on his mid-Quasi-Saint cultivation, he rampaged across the entire Primordial World, killing and plundering.
After the divine might he had displayed while fighting over the Wuji Apricot Yellow Banner, there were very few beings across the Primordial World who didn't know Xie Fang. Often, as soon as he arrived on a battlefield, the battling beings and ferocious beasts would immediately scatter in panic.
But since Xie Fang had already made his move, he naturally wasn't about to let his prey escape. His Experience Points soared.
As for the baleful energy on the battlefield, Xie Fang was astonished to discover that the Nine Demon Pagoda was devouring it in great gulps all by itself!
What was more, Xie Fang could clearly sense that as the Tribulation began, the "force" surrounding him was gradually growing stronger.
This "force" was the fortune of Heaven and Earth!
The battle lasted a full hundred thousand years!
For a hundred thousand years, the Primordial Three Races led the Primordial Races in a fierce struggle against the Ferocious Beast Clan led by Beast God Huang Ni.
As one side waxed and the other waned, even Huang Ni, who possessed the top-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure, the World-Destroying Millstone, couldn't withstand the Primordial Three Races' ever-growing strength.
Besides, the Primordial Three Races were destined to be the protagonists of the next Tribulation. They possessed the fortune of Heaven and Earth themselves, and had no shortage of treasures.
Thus, Huang Ni gradually began to falter.
The light on the World-Destroying Millstone also dimmed little by little.
Huang Ni could naturally feel this.
But he had a fair understanding of the great momentum of Heaven and Earth, so he didn't waste time cursing fate.
What made him want to curse, however, was that the baleful energy that only ferocious beasts needed to devour was also gradually dwindling!
Damn it, which bastard was being so shameless?
They're even stealing the baleful energy the Ferocious Beast Clan needs most!
In the eyes of the other races of the Primordial World, baleful energy was foul and inauspicious.
But to the Ferocious Beast Clan, that foul energy was a great tonic!
Otherwise, Huang Ni wouldn't have picked a fight with the entire Primordial World for no reason.
Unfortunately, Huang Ni never would have guessed that the foul energy he had started a war to gather was being secretly siphoned away!
"Why is this happening? Heaven and Earth are unjust! Why treat me this way?!"
Feeling the baleful energy in Heaven and Earth steadily drain away, Huang Ni roared at the sky, lamenting how unjust fate was!
Of course, Xie Fang, the mastermind behind it all, knew nothing about this. As he killed living beings and ferocious beasts, the Nine Demon Pagoda in his arms continued to absorb the baleful energy and gradually grow stronger.
A hundred thousand years later.
Beast God Huang Ni's fortune gradually faded with the passage of time.
And the baleful energy between Heaven and Earth was no longer enough to sustain Huang Ni as he fought the Primordial Three Races alone.
As for Ancestral Dragon, Yuanfeng, and Shi Qilin, bolstered by the fortune of Heaven and Earth, they grew stronger with every battle. As they surrounded and attacked Huang Ni, his aura gradually weakened.
In the end, even the treasure he relied on most, the World-Destroying Millstone, shattered with a boom!
At this point, there was no hope of turning the tide!
Huang Ni's indifferent yet resentful gaze swept across the entire Primordial World. Gradually, he began to accept reality.
But if he was going to lose, he wouldn't let them get off easily!
"Even if I die, I'll take you all down with me!"
As he spoke, Huang Ni gathered all his strength. His body suddenly swelled, blotting out the sky!
"Watch out! He's going to self-detonate his Primordial Spirit!"
Yuanfeng's expression tightened, and she abruptly retreated!
Even without her warning, Ancestral Dragon and Shi Qilin had already unleashed all their magical power and were retreating at full speed!
After all, though Huang Ni's aura had weakened, he was still a genuine peak Quasi-Saint!
A peak Quasi-Saint's self-detonation was no joke!
At last...
BOOM—
Beyond the Ninth Heaven, across the Thirty-Three Heavens and the Primordial World, a deafening explosion rang out!
Then, terrifying shock waves swept outward, shattering the heavens and shaking billions of stars!
The shock waves from the self-detonation swept across the world for several days!
And across the Primordial World, as Huang Ni self-detonated, torrents of blood came pouring down!
A foul stench swept through the land with the howling winds, tainting every inch of the Primordial World.
"Beast God Huang Ni has finally fallen..."
The news soon spread throughout the Primordial World!
The living beings of the Primordial Races were jubilant, cheering in celebration.
Now that Huang Ni had fallen, could the Ferocious Beast Clan's destruction be far behind?
This also meant that the Ferocious Beast Tribulation had come to an end!
With Huang Ni's fall, the surviving ferocious beasts all shrieked madly, overcome with fury.
But their strength was nowhere near enough to withstand the Primordial Races. Led by the Primordial Three Races, the Ferocious Beast Clan was slaughtered or fled.
Of course, though the Primordial Races had won under the Heavenly Dao's protection, it had been a bitter victory.
With the Tribulation over, the world was filled with peace and harmony.
Immortal music drifted through the air, auspicious clouds filled the sky, golden lotuses blossomed, and heavenly flowers rained down.
The Heavenly Dao bestowed Merit, scattering it across all corners of the Primordial World!
The Primordial Three Races received the largest share of this Merit. Ancestral Dragon, Yuanfeng, and Shi Qilin also used the Heavenly Dao's Merit to break through to the peak Quasi-Saint realm in one fell swoop, just one step away from attaining Sainthood!
The living beings of the Primordial Races divided up the Merit. It seemed as though the Primordial Three Races had received the largest share, but their numbers were enormous.
Outside the three races, Xie Fang quietly made a fortune!
He was all alone, and didn't have to share his Merit with anyone. As a result, he received no less than the leaders of the three races.
After absorbing all the Merit into his body, Xie Fang immediately felt refreshed and greatly invigorated.
Although this was his first time receiving Merit, he knew how useful it was.
Not only could it directly enhance his cultivation, it could also empower treasures and raise their grade.
He could gain cultivation by killing living beings, but Merit was hard to come by.
So, without the slightest hesitation, Xie Fang poured all the Merit he had obtained into the Pure World White Lotus and his true form, the Primordial Sky Measuring Ruler!
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