Outside Kunlun Mountain.
Chaos churned, and the night was black as ink.
Taotie's enormous black body hung suspended in the void, his blood eyes fixed southward.
In the direction of Mount Sumeru.
The radiance of three giant eyes soared to the heavens—ashen white, crimson gold, and chaos. The three colors intertwined like three deities battling one another above the nine heavens.
Even across billions of miles of void, the force of those collisions still made his scales tremble faintly.
"The final battle has begun."
Taotie spoke in a low voice, his voice like muffled thunder.
Fuxi stood at his side, azure light surging around him, his deep eyes filled with gravity.
"Master and Empress Houtu have already made their move."
"The Heavenly Dao Eye, the Human Dao Eye, and the Earth Dao Eye—the three eyes have emerged together."
"This battle concerns the survival of the Great Wilderness."
Xuanyuan tightened his grip on the Xuanyuan Sword, crimson light blazing like fire.
"What are we waiting for, then?"
"Kill Yuanshi at once, then hurry to Mount Sumeru to aid the battle!"
Shennong nodded, yellow light swirling around him.
Suiren Shi's beard and hair stood on end, mysterious light flowed around Youchao Shi, and Ziyi Shi shone with pale light like frost.
Shaohao, Zhuanxu, Emperor Ku.
Nine Humanity Sages, nine gazes, all fell upon the bedraggled golden figure within Jade Void Palace.
Yuanshi stood atop the ruins of the cloud bed, Jade Purity Immortal Light flickering uncertainly around him.
The Pangu Banner hung above his head, gray Chaos Energy Flow churning like a tide and shielding his entire body.
Not a trace of composure remained on that once-majestic face.
There was only savagery, only unwillingness, only a terror he had never known through countless epochs.
He had sensed the aura of the three