Great Powers' Designs, Chaos Demon Gods

The terrifying Heavenly Punishment Divine Lightning continued gathering power in the sky. Its rolling thunder carried endless majesty, as if it intended to sweep away all the evil in this world.

Such a massive disturbance in the Blood Sea naturally drew the attention of other great powers throughout the Primordial Wilderness.

On Jade Capital Mountain, within Purple Cloud Palace.

A Daoist in white robes sat cross-legged within Purple Cloud Palace.

Before him, a jade disc missing one corner continuously revolved, emanating an unfathomable Dao aura.

Terrifying Dao power also unconsciously spilled from his body.

If any ordinary living being approached this place, they would likely be erased at once by the leaking Dao aura.

This man was none other than Hongjun, who had just won the Dao-Devil War.

He abruptly opened his eyes, confusion surfacing within them.

"Why has the Heavenly Dao suddenly made such a huge move?"

Hongjun began calculating with his fingers.

Though the current Hongjun was infinitely close to becoming a Grand Dao Golden Immortal, he had not yet become a saint.

Moreover, he was not yet the future Dao Ancestor who had merged with the Heavenly Dao and stood above all else.

Naturally, the Heavenly Dao had not granted him full access.

Thus, despite Hongjun's calculations, he obtained no result.

"Never mind. My foremost priority now is to become a saint. Everything else can be set aside for the time being."

In the end, Hongjun did not dwell on the matter.

To him now, nothing was more important than becoming a saint.

He closed his eyes once more.

Meanwhile, on Kunlun Mountain.

Three Daoists were meditating.

The three respectively appeared as a youth, a middle-aged man, and an elderly man.

The youthful one wore fiery red, displaying all the pride and brilliance of youth.

The middle-aged one wore a black Daoist robe. He was solemn and dignified, with an unmistakable arrogance between his brows.

The final elderly man wore plain-colored robes and possessed a deep, steady aura. Though his face was covered in wrinkles, he still looked kind and benevolent.

These three were the Three Pure Ones, formed from Pangu's primordial spirit, and the future three saints.

Watching the tremendous disturbance in the Blood Sea, Tongtian, the young man, was the first to speak.

"Eldest Brother, Second Brother, what exactly happened in the Blood Sea? How did it bring down Heavenly Punishment and cause such a huge disturbance?"

Yuanshi said dismissively, "It is nothing more than some living being in the Blood Sea committing acts that outrage Heaven and humanity. Third Brother, the Dao-Devil War has only just ended. All beings of the Primordial Wilderness are accumulating strength. We should all the more hasten to improve our cultivation and not disgrace the illustrious name of us three brothers as Pangu's orthodox lineage!"

Laozi slowly opened his eyes, merely glancing toward the Blood Sea before withdrawing his gaze.

"What Second Brother says is reasonable."

After only that brief sentence, Laozi closed his eyes again.

Seeing that both his elder brothers were unconcerned, Tongtian also felt that they were right and returned to his cultivation.

Elsewhere throughout the Primordial Wilderness.

Including Pangu Temple beneath Buzhou Mountain, Mount Sumeru in the Western Lands after its spiritual veins had been completely destroyed, the Sun Star deep within the starry sky of the Primordial Wilderness, and so on.

All had varying degrees of reaction because of the events in the Blood Sea.

At this moment, Styx's face was full of astonishment within the Blood Sea.

Just as Rahula finished speaking, a cold voice rang out.

"Rahula, you have gained so many benefits from us over the years, yet now you have not only lost the Dao-Devil War, but also face the danger of being obliterated by the Heavenly Dao. Tell me, why should we continue supporting you?"

Watching the lightning tribulation constantly taking shape in the skies above the Blood Sea, Rahula grew tense and directly cursed.

"Damn it! Shi Chen, do not forget that if I had not covered for you all these years, you Chaos Demon Gods' Remnant Souls would not merely be barely clinging to life in the Primordial Wilderness. You would have all been slain long ago by Pangu's backup measures!"

Immediately afterward, another voice sounded.

"Rahula, do not think too highly of yourself. Pangu had backup measures, but we Chaos Demon Gods are no less capable! Without you, we could still survive!"

"Good, good, good! So it is you, Balance!" Rahula laughed in fury and directly threatened him.

"Do not forget that you still cannot leave the Nine Demon Tower for now! If I die beneath the Heavenly Dao's Thunder Punishment, I will drag all of you down with me!"

The moment those words were spoken, the Nine Demon Tower fell silent for a moment.

Then, a pitch-black cloud floated out of the Nine Demon Tower, accompanied by a sentence.

"Rahula, we will help you this time. But within one hundred thousand years, you must help us escape our predicament. Otherwise, even if we must perish together, we will not hesitate!"

Only then did Rahula let out a sigh of relief.

Having escaped the threat of death, he did not mind making empty promises to the Chaos Demon Gods.

A smile appeared on his face. "Naturally."

One hundred thousand years was still a long time away.

Besides, even if he failed to help them escape by then, what could they do to him?

Meanwhile, that pitch-black cloud drifted out of the Blood Sea and suddenly expanded in the sky, directly covering the heavens above the Blood Sea.

At that very moment, the Thunder Punishment in the sky finally finished gathering.

The Thunder Punishment transformed into a Golden Light Dragon, preparing to plunge into the Blood Sea and kill Rahula.

Yet that dark cloud actually blocked the dragon's path.

Naturally, the dragon would not stop. It let out a furious roar and attempted to smash through the dark cloud.

To Styx's shock, that dark cloud truly blocked the dragon's attack!

The dragon's power was even continuously eroded away until it vanished completely.

Styx muttered, "No wonder the Heavenly Dao came so quickly. So Rahula has actually colluded with the Chaos Demon Gods!"

Legend had it that before the Primordial Wilderness was created by Pangu, all of Hongmeng had been nothing but Chaos.

Within Chaos lived the Three Thousand Demon Gods. Legend said that Pangu was the last Demon God of Strength.

Pangu split open Heaven and Earth, created the Primordial Wilderness, and wished to Prove Dao with Strength. This violated the interests of the Chaos Demon Gods.

After all, no one wished for the home they depended on for survival to be destroyed.

Thus, Pangu and the Three Thousand Demon Gods fought an unprecedented battle.

In the end, Pangu slew nearly all Three Thousand Demon Gods.

Pangu himself was nearly exhausted as well. Though he ultimately created the Primordial Wilderness, he died and transformed into all things.

Of course, not all Three Thousand Demon Gods slain by Pangu truly perished. A small number of Demon Gods still escaped the Heaven-Opening Calamity.

For example, Yang Mei, who was said to have become a Grand Dao Golden Immortal before Hongjun.

Or Rahula, who had once contended against Hongjun.

Great Immortal Yang Mei was the second-ranked Demon God of Chaos and controlled the Space Dao.

During the Heaven-Opening Calamity, he realized that he was no match for Pangu. Thus, relying on his superb spatial arts, he successfully escaped and reincarnated in the Primordial Wilderness, becoming the Hollow Willow Tree, one of the Ten Supreme-Grade Acquired Spiritual Roots.

Rahula, on the other hand, ranked lower among the Chaos Demon Gods, so he survived until the end of the Heaven-Opening Calamity and also successfully reincarnated in the Primordial Wilderness.

Styx did not know whether any other Chaos Demon Gods had survived by luck.

But one thing was certain: these Chaos Demon Gods absolutely did not like the Primordial Wilderness created by Pangu.

And the Heavenly Dao absolutely did not like these Chaos Demon Gods either.

Rahula had mixed with these Chaos Demon Gods. No wonder the Heavenly Dao had stripped him of his candidacy as the Heavenly Dao's spokesperson and even hunted him down!