Ling Xiao: The Heavenly Dao is My Personal Belonging

To do something knowing it's impossible.

Given this situation, it must be said that Ling Xiao's courage to still show up and oppose her is commendable.

Houtu gazed at Ling Xiao's figure, her eyes cold, yet also revealing a complex emotion.

At this moment, the world was once again in an uproar because of Ling Xiao's appearance. Everyone was stunned and shocked.

Just now I was still thinking that Ling Xiao wouldn't show up, because it would be like giving him away for free.

But the next moment the man returned and slapped them hard across the face, a brutal and devastating blow.

"How dare you! Absolutely audacious! Ling Xiao has Sea of Blood with the Ancestral Witch, yet he dares to appear and stop Houtu from devouring the Heavenly Dao. Isn't he courting death?"

"She may have thought that by killing Hongjun, she would be invincible, but little did she know that Empress Houtu Earthly Dao had already stepped into the next realm, a realm that the Fate Demon God, Hongjun, had always dreamed of."

The group of powerful figures thought this way, all believing that Ling Xiao's appearance at this time was tantamount to courting death.

They already had a deep-seated hatred for each other. Back then, Ling Xiao slaughtered so many Witch Clan, and now Houtu has achieved the Primordial Taiji.

How could we not seek revenge?

Moreover, Ling Xiao would have to stop her from devouring the Heavenly Dao, which would be adding insult to injury.

"Ling Xiao, don't even think about stopping me from devouring the Heavenly Dao. I'm giving you a chance now: take your people and leave the Primordial World, and from this day forward, you are forbidden from setting foot here again."

I can forgive and forget past grievances.

What do you think?

Houtu continued, and these words caused many people to show strange expressions.

Houtu is actually going to let Ling Xiao go?

She truly deserves the Earthly Dao of the Empress Houtu, whose virtue is as vast as the earth and who bears all things; her magnanimity is truly admirable.

Ling Xiao shook his head slightly and smiled, "You can't devour the Heavenly Dao, and even if you did, you couldn't resurrect Pangu."

"Why?" Houtu frowned slightly, her magnificent robes engraved with ancient Daoist script, exuding a solemn and awe-inspiring aura that made people dare not look directly at her.

Ling Xiao paused for a moment before slowly speaking, "Because... the Heavenly Dao belongs to me."

What?

Everyone who heard this was stunned and didn't react for a moment.

"I understand! Heavenly Dao has chosen the Dao Venerable, Ling Xiao has become the second Dao Ancestor Hongjun!"

A highly knowledgeable and powerful figure suddenly realized what was going on and said.

"That can't be right. Yuanshi previously claimed to be the representative of the Heavenly Dao, but what happened?"

"Heh heh, another representative of the Heavenly Dao has arrived. I wonder if he can withstand three moves from the Empress Houtu!"

The powerful beings of the Nether Hell sneered. Having witnessed the fate of Yuanshi, they naturally didn't quite believe it.

"Even the representative of Heavenly Dao is no match for Empress Houtu!"

They believed that the Heavenly Dao was not invincible, and even if Ling Xiao merged with the Dao, he would at most be slightly stronger than Hongjun back then.

The new Heavenly Dao is not as good as before; this is an inevitable result.

Even the imprisoned Yuanshi, after his initial surprise, revealed a disdainful sneer on his face.

"Utterly foolish. Gaining the approval of Heavenly Dao is not so easy; high cultivation level alone is not enough."

A poor imitation.

Perhaps Ling Xiao wanted to use this trick to fool Houtu and make Houtu back down.

Yuanshi sneered inwardly. Ling Xiao's sudden appearance to his death was a good thing for him; even if he died, he could die in peace.

Houtu was slightly surprised, her gaze fixed on Ling Xiao. She could tell that Ling Xiao was not lying.

Ling Xiao appeared just now and blocked her attack; it would have been very difficult to do that on her own.

It would only be possible if the power of the Heavenly Dao were borrowed and combined together.

Thinking about it this way, everything makes sense.

"Ling Xiao, I am determined to obtain the power of the Heavenly Dao, and you cannot stop me."

"Only by unifying the three paths and resurrecting the Great God Pangu can the Primordial World achieve true peace, reach its peak, and realize a truly unified and supreme era!"

Houtu's expression was solemn, and as she spoke, a startling light flashed in her eyes—the light of ideals, the color of pursuing dreams.

Ling Xiao shook his head helplessly and said, "I told you, even if we devour the Heavenly Dao, we cannot revive Pangu."

"The unification of Three Paths of Heaven, Earth, and Humanity will only give birth to a new Primordial World Will."

At this moment, Houtu seemed to be stuck on a nut to crack, insisting on unifying the three paths.

Putting everything else aside, even if the merging of the three paths had a chance to revive Pangu, devouring the current Heavenly Dao would probably be useless.

Because the current Heavenly Dao is not the original Heavenly Dao of the Primordial World, but the Heavenly Dao of the Chaos World within the Chaos Bead.

It has absolutely nothing to do with the Primordial World.

Moreover, in Ling Xiao's view, what reason could the merging of the three paths possibly give Pangu the power to revive?

After Pangu died, his body transformed into all things in the Primordial World, including the Three Pure Ones, the Twelve Ancestral Witches, and so on.

Everything in the Primordial World was part of Pangu; only when they were combined could Pangu be complete, like a jigsaw puzzle where no piece could be missing.

How could Pangu be reborn simply by the unity of Three Paths of Heaven, Earth, and Humanity?

Unless the entire Primordial World is merged and refined, along with the Primordial World Will, it would not make sense to resurrect Pangu.

Could this be Houtu's plan?

First, unite the Three Paths of Heaven, Earth, and Humanity, then offer a sacrifice to the entire Primordial World?

Ling Xiao's gaze shifted slightly, his pupils shrouded in an unusual light. He used his Divine Eye to scrutinize Houtu, as if trying to see through her completely.

Within Houtu's body, two powerful forces are intertwining and merging.

This must be the power of the Earthly Dao and Human Path. As the two forces merge, a will seems to be gradually reviving.

Ling Xiao was startled. "Could this unfamiliar will truly be the Pangu Will?"

"All that talk is just to stop me from devouring the Heavenly Dao."

Houtu's eyes turned cold, and she scoffed at Ling Xiao's words.

"Resurrecting Father God Pangu is the wish of my Witch Clan, and it concerns the future of the Primordial World. You cannot stop me."

Houtu's face was expressionless, but it held an unwavering and unyielding will.

"Empress Houtu, there's no need to waste words with him. You're kind-hearted, but he doesn't appreciate it," Minghe said with a sneer.

"His reason for stopping you from resurrecting the Great God Pangu is simply that he's afraid that if Pangu is resurrected, he'll never be able to turn the tide again; it's purely out of selfishness."

"How great Great God Pangu! He transformed into all things and created the entire Primordial World. I am also a part of the Great God Pangu."

"Now that there is hope of resurrecting the Great God Pangu, anyone who tries to stop him deserves to die a thousand deaths!"

He embellished the story, wanting to witness Houtu kill Ling Xiao with his own eyes.

To avenge the oppression they suffered in the past.

Back then, he was full of vigor and wanted to Slaughter all living beings to attain the Primordial Origin, but he was slapped back to his original form by Ling Xiao and almost died.

He is still no match for Ling Xiao, but Houtu is enough.

Houtu glanced at the Minghe, captivated by his statement that "she was also a part of Pangu."

The Minghe served as a reminder to her.

However, the most important thing right now is to devour the Heavenly Dao.

Immediately, Houtu's gaze sharpened, and an invisible aura surged forth, crashing towards Ling Xiao.