But there was nothing he could do, no matter how unwilling he was.
After holding up the Light Cave for so long, his limbs had long since gone numb.
Whenever he tried to lower his raised hands, a shock-like numbness swept through him, forcing Styx to give up.
After a long while, Styx could no longer endure it.
In the end, he had failed to hold up a heaven as Pangu had.
Just as Styx was about to collapse from complete exhaustion, he decided to take a gamble!
This time, Styx wagered every last bit of strength he had left!
All his power gathered in Styx's left palm, transforming entirely into Creation Force. Styx thrust his left palm upward, and the darkness was immediately pushed back. The Light Cave expanded to more than twice its former size!
At the same time, the accumulation of Styx's comprehension of laws underwent a qualitative transformation, and his comprehension of Creation Law broke through to thirty percent!
Though he had broken through, Styx's exhaustion was an undeniable fact.
As he collapsed from exhaustion, Styx consciously controlled himself to fall backward.
For no other reason than that he wanted to know what lay beyond the Light Cave.
Could there truly be a world hidden there?
Was everything he had done here akin to creating heaven and earth?
Otherwise, why would his Creation Law have broken through?
Styx wanted answers to all these questions.
Yet even though he stood so close to the other side of the Light Cave, close enough that a single step would have carried him through, Styx still could not see what was behind it.
The Light Cave shone as brilliantly as the sun, impossible to look at directly.
Styx's eyes could not withstand the searing glare, but he forced them open!
Blood tears even streamed from his eyes.
But in the end, Styx lost consciousness.
He did not know whether he had seen the world beyond the Light Cave.
He did not even know how he had lost consciousness.
Perhaps he had seen what was beyond the Light Cave, but that memory had been sealed away.
Just as the human mind could not retrieve the memory of the moment before it fell asleep.
Or perhaps he truly had not seen the world beyond the Light Cave.
Who could say for sure?
The scene returned to the Purple Cloud Palace.
The sermon had already ended, but everyone had been so shocked by the aura erupting from Styx that they forgot to leave the Purple Cloud Palace.
Even Hongjun forgot about it.
But Hongjun eventually came to his senses.
No matter what thoughts he harbored, he had to bring this sermon to a successful conclusion!
Only then could he merge with the Heavenly Dao and begin the next stage of his plan.
Thus, he could no longer continue indulging Styx.
Even if Styx had the Heavenly Dao backing him!
Hongjun believed that the Heavenly Dao would never easily abandon him.
Without him, the Heavenly Dao would need to cultivate a new spokesperson.
That would not benefit the Heavenly Dao's coming rule over the Primordial Wilderness!
"You may leave now. The next sermon will still be held ten thousand years from now, and it will expound upon the Sage's Path."
With a wave of Hongjun's hand, everyone was sent out of the Purple Cloud Palace, and its gates slowly closed.
Styx turned and departed.
The many great powers also returned to the Primordial Wilderness in groups of two and three.
Eastern Duke headed toward the East Sea.
Now that he had broken through to the Quasi-Sage realm, he was confident he could break the great formation over the East Sea.
Di Jun and Eastern Emperor Taiyi returned to the Sun Star. Although Di Jun had given away the Sun Essence Wheel, he remained the Sun Star's master for now.
At this time, the Sun Star was also the demon race's main base.
The demon race across the Primordial Continent was scattered far and wide, unable to contend with the Witch Clan's coordinated actions.
Therefore, in order to better consolidate the demon race's strength, Di Jun and Eastern Emperor Taiyi had temporarily settled the demon race's great powers on the Sun Star.
This was manageable in the short term, but over time, many demon race great powers began to voice their complaints.
How could the Sun Star's cultivation resources compare with those of the Primordial Continent?
Thus, having broken through to the Quasi-Sage realm, Eastern Emperor Taiyi said to Di Jun.
"Big Brother, do you think we should gather the demon race's army and launch an attack on the Witch Clan?"
Even Eastern Emperor Taiyi had to admit that the Witch Clan, who specialized in cultivating their physical bodies, was formidable.
But they had now broken through to the Quasi-Sage realm, while the Witch Clan's strongest forces, the Twelve Ancestral Witches, had not appeared in the Primordial Wilderness for a long time. They were likely still struggling to break through.
No matter how strong the Twelve Ancestral Witches were, they had yet to cross the limits of the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm. To Quasi-Sages like them, they could be destroyed with a wave of a hand.
Including Fuxi and Nüwa, their demon race now had four Quasi-Sages!
After pondering for a moment, Di Jun instructed Taiyi, "First, send someone to secretly infiltrate the Witch Clan and gather information. Remember, do not act rashly!"
"Yes, Big Brother!"
Eastern Emperor Taiyi was delighted.
Di Jun's words meant he was inclined to agree with his idea.
He immediately went to make the arrangements.
He also had someone notify Nüwa and Fuxi.
The brother and sister enjoyed the immense fortune of the demon race as well. They could not simply enjoy its benefits without contributing, could they?
On the Primordial Continent.
"Reporting to the Great Witch, an encampment of demon race members has been discovered ahead."
After confirming the situation ahead, a Witch Clan scout reported to the leading Great Witch.
"Good! Follow me and wipe them out. Tonight, we feast!"
The Great Witch leading them was named Hou Yi.
He was a Great Witch of the Hou Tu Tribe and one of the Witch Clan's top Great Witches. His strength and status within the Witch Clan were second only to the Twelve Ancestral Witches.
Naturally, this Witch Clan squad had come out to slaughter demon race members.
To the Witch Clan, the demon race was excellent food.
However, after Di Jun established the demon race, many demons had gone to seek refuge with him.
This had significantly reduced the Witch Clan's food supply.
Therefore, upon hearing the scout say that he had discovered a group of demons, Hou Yi was overjoyed.
Sure enough, when they neared their destination, they saw several hundred elephant demons drinking beside a stream.
The strongest among these elephant demons was only a Golden Immortal.
Yet the Witch Clan squad Hou Yi had brought consisted of the elite among elites. Even the weakest had reached the Golden Immortal Realm.
Taking down this group of elephant demons would be effortless.
The other Witch Clan members thought so as well.
"Great Witch, let's charge straight in! These elephant demons aren't strong. We can take them down easily!"
Hou Yi shook his head.
"No need. Watch this Great Witch show you something!"
Though these demons were not strong, a direct confrontation would inevitably result in casualties within his squad.
But Hou Yi had a way to take down this group of elephant demons without suffering a single loss!
Hou Yi took out an enormous Divine Bow.
This Divine Bow was not an Innate Spiritual Treasure, but a Strange Treasure, and one that only Hou Yi could use.
The Divine Bow gleamed with golden light and was incomparably massive.
The Witch Clan were naturally tall and powerfully built, yet none of the Witch Clan members present was as tall as this Divine Bow!
Of course, Hou Yi, the Great Witch, was the exception.
The Divine Bow's divine might stunned the many Witch Clan members present.
Hou Yi was pleased by their astonished gazes. He then drew a Divine Arrow matching the Divine Bow from the quiver on his back.
He placed the Divine Arrow on the bowstring and pulled the entire Divine Bow into an unbelievable arc.
The Witch Clan squad was filled with amazement.
Great Witch Hou Yi was truly strong!
Whoosh!
Hou Yi aimed at the Elephant Demon Group and released the hand gripping the Divine Arrow. The arrow then shot toward the Elephant Demon Group with lightning speed.
Before the Elephant Demon Group could react, the Divine Arrow pierced the body of a massive elephant demon.
The elephant demon let out a pained cry and fell to the ground.
But the Divine Arrow did not stop. It continued piercing toward another elephant demon!
Only after killing five elephant demons in succession did the Divine Arrow finally come to a stop.
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