As the Dao Ancestor and Spokesperson for the Heavenly Dao, Hongjun held absolute dominion over the entire Primordial World.
In all the Primordial World, aside from the Heavenly Dao itself—which could prompt him to lightly stir and drive the World Tribulation—there was no person or matter worthy of his notice.
But today...
The heart of Hongjun, which had lain still for tens of thousands of years since becoming a Saint, suddenly rippled.
"The Heavenly Dao stirs? What for?"
Hongjun opened his mouth, and each word rang out like the voice of the Heavenly Dao, carrying an inexplicable power of Law.
Then, with a casual gesture, he drew a sliver of origin from the Heavenly Dao Imprint.
It was none other than the novel [Exotic Fire Fighting World] that Jiang Chen had released to the human race through the system.
"Exotic Fire Fighting World? A Work of Deification? The Primordial Incineration Art? It can devour all fires of heaven and earth to enhance cultivation?"
As the First Saint of the Primordial Era and the recipient of the Heavenly Dao's bestowed grace, though he could not control where that grace fell, he could instantly grasp the mysteries of the entire book.
"Devouring exotic fires can lead to Attaining Dao and Becoming a Saint?!"
For the first time since becoming a Saint, Hongjun was stunned.
In the Primordial World, the Saintly Positions had their own fixed destinies; one could not simply achieve transcendence through any random path.
Otherwise, the Witch and Demon Clans, and the Dragon, Phoenix, and Qilin Ancestors before them—each had reached the pinnacle in their own domains.
"Hm? A cultivation method specific to the human race... I see!"
After a brief exploration, Dao Ancestor Hongjun realized that [Exotic Fire Fighting World] was tailor-made for humanity.
Thus, he thought no more of it.
The human race was not the protagonist of this Primordial World. Even with the Heavenly Dao's grace descending upon them, they could not achieve transcendence. This was destined to be nothing but a futile dream.
With that thought, Hongjun dismissed it entirely. He closed his eyes—those eyes that, when opened, could annihilate countless beings of the Primordial World—and returned to tranquility.
The mortal world...
Hundreds of millions of humans were stunned upon receiving the spark of [Exotic Fire Fighting World]!!
At first, they believed it was the Heavenly Dao's mercy, a blessing bestowed by Empress Nuwa and Lord Taiqing the Sage in answer to their prayers.
One by one, they devoutly bowed toward the two statues on Shouyang Mountain.
"Thank you, Empress Nuwa, for your compassion! Thank you, Lord Taiqing the Sage, for your grace!"
Soon, some, trembling with excitement and fervor, began to peruse the blessing that had suddenly appeared in their minds.
Then, they saw Jiang Chen's pen name.
Jiang Chen? Who was that?
Who Jiang Chen was didn't matter. All they cared about was whether this Heavenly Dao blessing in their minds could make them stronger!
They began to read, and instantly, hundreds of millions of humans were immersed.
A magnificent world unfolded before their eyes, vivid and splendid.
A cultivation prodigy, destined to soar to the heavens, was instead humiliated and oppressed after his cultivation regressed overnight.
"Thirty years on the east bank, thirty years on the west! Do not bully a youth for being poor!!!"
That opening line struck a chord in the human heart, stirring sighs of regret.
Putting themselves in his shoes—wasn't the human race the same?
Bullied until they had no strength to fight back!
The Demon Race loomed like an insurmountable mountain, an uncrossable Heavenly Chasm, filling humanity with despair!
Yet even in despair, facing an enemy that could not be defeated, The youth in the book did not lose heart. Instead, his heroic spirit soared to the heavens as he roared: "Thirty years on the east bank, thirty years on the west! Do not bully a youth for being poor!"
"Three thousand years on the east bank! Three thousand years on the west! Do not bully the human race for being poor!!"
Suddenly, a human being was struck by inspiration. He pointed at the heavens, his eyes cold and sharp.
With the body of a mere mortal, he dared to make a grand vow against the Demon immortals who looked down on them from above!
Then, countless humans snapped awake in an instant!
They understood!
The Demon Race was that uncrossable Heavenly Chasm, that bottomless abyss!
The human race was that youth!
Even if humanity was weak now, reduced to mere rations, as long as they strove, one day they would rise!
They would turn those who had once bullied them into stepping stones!
And ultimately, transcend above!!!
In a certain Primordial Tribe of the human race, Suiren Shi suddenly had an epiphany!
"Take fire as the source, take the body as the furnace! Cut the wood of heaven and earth, swallow the flames of heaven and earth, and burn them!!!"
"When the exotic flame emerges, all fires bow! Burn the heavens and boil the seas, set the stars ablaze—all within the grasp of a single hand!"
"The Primordial Burning Art?!!"
In that instant, he comprehended a mysterious method from the [Exotic Fire Fighting World].
And the wisp of Innate Essence Fire that had previously sunk into the minds of billions of living beings now followed the Primordial Burning Art, channeling through his entire body like a fire dragon surging forth.
Boom!!
Becoming an Immortal on the Spot!
In an instant, thunder roared above the Suiren Tribe's settlement, and dark clouds blotted out thirty thousand miles!
Gazing into the distance, it was as if heaven and earth were merging together!
Like a millstone, seeming to grind everything to dust!
"Fortunes change in thirty years—what have I to fear! Whether you are the Demon Race or the Thunder Tribulation!" Suiren Shi activated the Primordial Burning Art!
Then, at his fingertip, a brilliant golden flame began to leap forth!
It was a world-destroying flame, one that could burn the very firmament and bore a gaping hole through the sky!
"Thunder Tribulation! You want to suppress and kill me with Red Lotus Karmic Fire? Then let me see whether the World-Purifying Demonic Lotus Fire, ranked third on the Exotic Flame Ranking, can burn away your karmic fire!!"
Suiren Shi charged forward without hesitation—he had actually comprehended the World-Purifying Demonic Lotus Fire, ranked third on the Exotic Flame Ranking, from the [Exotic Fire Fighting World]!
With the Primordial Burning Art, he swallowed the World-Purifying Demonic Lotus Fire, and his entire Aura surged higher and higher!
Becoming an Immortal on the Spot was not the end!
Celestial Immortal!
Mystic Immortal!
He rose all the way to the early stage of Mystic Immortal before finally stopping.
Among the human race, someone had actually become a Mystic Immortal on the spot!!! And he was about to clash head-on with the Thunder Tribulation!
That was simply terrifying!
He could grow stronger by devouring exotic flames!
The Primordial Burning Art!!!
The third-ranked World-Purifying Demonic Lotus Fire on the Exotic Flame Ranking!
Terrifying beyond measure!
"The book speaks true—it does not deceive the human race!" Suiren Shi was brimming with pride. Even as the karmic fire blasted against his body, charring it black, he still stood tall and unyielding!
In that instant, he threw back his head and roared at the heavens.
The bloody scene of the Demon Race slaughtering their human tribe still flickered before his eyes.
He yearned to grow stronger!
The Primordial Burning Art he had comprehended was a Primordial Grade Immortal Method that could rival the supreme teachings of the Three Sects!
It was a method no weaker than the Innate Destiny Methods of the Dragon-Phoenix-Qilin from ancient times!
Suiren Shi's spirit soared, and the humans of the Suiren Tribe were also stunned with awe.
The protagonist in the book had transcended through this very technique!
They never imagined that the chieftain of their own tribe could also cultivate such a method!
Truly, heaven was blessing their human race!
Thousands upon thousands of human beings seemed to catch a glimmer of hope for the future.
A single flame, enough to burn the myriad heavens, was lighting the path forward for humanity!
Chapter 4: The Rise of Humanity, Acclaimed as the Human Emperor [Kneeling for Flowers and Tips]
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