They stopped causing trouble out in the open.
Chaos, chaos, chaos—the world was shaken!
Killing intent surged!
Tribulation Qi was being driven higher by human hands, gradually gathering into an unstoppable momentum.
The Phoenix Race and Qilin Race also appeared from time to time.
Though they hadn't sent out Quasi-Saints like the Dragon Race, they had still chosen to back the Three Pure Ones and Nuwa.
Under these circumstances, Karma became entangled and tribulations stirred. Even the Gods who wanted to stay calm found it difficult.
Many beings were puzzled as to how things had suddenly deteriorated to this extent.
But no one had time to investigate anymore. The whole thing had become an irredeemable mess.
Bloodshed and flames raged. Great Luo Golden Immortals were wounded one after another, and Quasi-Saints entered the fray frequently.
The Demon Heavenly Court had also joined the conflict below, while the Ancestral Shamans of the Wu Clan were constantly on the move.
The likes of Eastern Emperor Taiyi, Dijiang, and Zhurong—Quasi-Saint-level powerhouses whose might was known to all—made earth-shattering moves.
But none of them could gain an overwhelming advantage.
Everyone had clearly gone all out, recklessly risking everything.
Over the course of a century, then several centuries, the Calamity of Killing had evolved to its peak.
Di Jun, who had also joined the battle, frowned as he watched the Wu Clan protect Nuwa and even fight on behalf of the Three Pure Ones.
He gritted his teeth and gave the Demon Race forces an order.
"Protect the two Future Saints, Zhunti and Jieyin!"
The Calamity of Killing was too great. The Cushion was impossible to fight over.
His old rivals were protecting four Future Saints. Though it was difficult for them, their efforts still alarmed Di Jun. If they succeeded, then the Demon Race's future would truly be beyond saving.
But he couldn't disrupt their actions. The Wu Clan was powerful, had revealed a second Quasi-Saint, and possessed countless Ancestral Shamans at the Great Divine Ability User level. If the Demon Race spread its forces any thinner, it might end up with nothing.
To secure a fallback and protect the future, he finally steeled himself and resolved to protect Zhunti and Jieyin.
Eastern Emperor Taiyi and Di Jun led dozens of Great Luo Golden Immortals down to the lower world, joining forces to protect Zhunti and Jieyin.
The East Sea battlefield, where Zhunti and Jieyin were stationed—the pair with the weakest foundations and who were clearly in the greatest danger—had already gathered more than a hundred Great Luo Golden Immortals and over a dozen Great Divine Ability Users.
With the Demon Heavenly Court joining in, their numbers rose to more than two hundred.
The East Sea was on the verge of being utterly ravaged.
Zhunti and Jieyin were terrified, as though the slightest misstep would leave them shattered to pieces.
And just then—
The world suddenly shook.
A Great Divine Ability User had fallen!
The First Great Divine Ability User Falls
It was no longer unusual for Great Luo Golden Immortals to fall. Since the Calamity of Killing had erupted, more than ten had died in the blink of an eye.
But no Great Divine Ability User had ever fallen—not even before now.
They were simply too powerful. Aside from their realm, they were practically the equal of a Quasi-Saint and far too difficult to kill.
Even a powerhouse of the same realm needed the right time, place, and allies to kill one.
But at that moment, the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth erupted. A certain Great Dao Law surged to its peak in an instant.
It was the sorrowful wail of the Great Dao as a supreme powerhouse fell!
A force far beyond that of a Great Luo Golden Immortal!
Who?!
The entire Primordial Wilderness fell silent for a moment.
Countless gazes swept across the land.
The fallen Great Divine Ability User hadn't come from the battlefield of Zhunti and Jieyin, where the fighting was most brutal. Nor had they come from the Wu Clan, whose methods were so forceful, or from the Three Pure Ones' territory.
Countless beings turned their eyes toward the least likely place.
The battle between Kunpeng and East Prince Gong!
Rumble—
A boundless sea of blood blazed into view. Minghe stood atop the Twelve-grade Karma Fire Red Lotus, wielding Yuantu and Abi. (Yuantu and Abi were both High-grade Innate Spiritual Treasures; together, they rivaled Top-grade Innate Spiritual Treasures.) He was effectively wielding two Top-grade Innate Spiritual Treasures, one for offense and one for defense.
He had also brought the Sea of Blood here, strengthening it to its utmost.
He ambushed East Prince Gong!
Yuantu and Abi pierced East Prince Gong's chest. A look of disbelief appeared in his eyes.
Vast quantities of the Sea of Blood poured through Yuantu and Abi into East Prince Gong's chest, corroding his Pure Yang Law and Dao Fruit Position.
Minghe sighed softly.
"Fellow Daoist, you've repeatedly obstructed our path to the Dao!"
"And now you've started the Calamity of Killing!"
"I have no choice but to kill you!"
"This is all Karma!"
Kunpeng's body was covered in wounds, blood cascading from him. He coldly suppressed the last remnants of East Prince Gong's Great Dao, preventing his resurrection as he ground him away.
"Why waste words on him?"
"He deserves to die!"
"To become the first Great Divine Ability User to fall in all the world is your misfortune!"
The Sea of Blood descended, burying East Prince Gong.
Minghe and Kunpeng joined forces.
And they had the advantage of a sneak attack.
A Great Divine Ability User had fallen.
East Prince Gong had never been among the most powerful Great Divine Ability Users. He had neither a powerful spiritual treasure nor unmatched combat strength.
On top of that, he was burdened by Karma. His death had been inevitable.
Yet his death shook the entire Primordial Wilderness.
The death of a Great Divine Ability User meant that this Calamity of Killing had reached its peak.
It meant that no one in the entire Primordial Wilderness was beyond the reach of death!
Because he had been one of the most powerful beings in the Primordial Wilderness.
Even Chu Xuan couldn't help rising to his feet.
But it wasn't because the Calamity of Killing had reached its peak.
He simply hadn't expected East Prince Gong to be the first one to set off this Calamity of Killing!
East Prince Gong really wasn't that strong, but there was no reason for Kunpeng to have taken him out in a single battle.
All right, adding in the Karma with Ancestor Minghe did make it understandable.
But who'd have known East Prince Gong was such a pushover?
You should've said so sooner! If you had, I wouldn't have schemed against you earlier!
Chu Xuan sighed, finding East Prince Gong somewhat ridiculous. He'd been so aggressive when fighting for the Saint Position earlier—Chu Xuan had thought he could take a hit!
Of course, he wasn't sighing for East Prince Gong's sake.
It was because the future had changed!
The future leader of the male immortals, who was to become crucial to the Heavenly Court under Haotian after the Demon Heavenly Court fell, had died!
He was supposed to die. After his death in the future, he would be reincarnated as Pure Yang Lord Lu Dongbin. But he wasn't supposed to die at this time.
Chu Xuan gazed toward the depths of the Chaos.
He was somewhat wary.
He didn't know whether this would alert Hongjun.
But he had to be on guard.
The main issue was that the Calamity of Killing had reached this point, giving Hongjun a reason to intervene.
Though it wasn't a very convincing one.
"Hmm? He didn't intervene!"
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