It's Time to Settle the Score!

Because of Zhou Hao's battles with the Elder Yuan and the Lord of Myriad Demons, the leaders of Nuwa Faction, including Suiren-shi, Rulai, and Free Dao Venerable, made a special trip to the Longevity Realm.

They were all furious when they learned that Elder Yuan had decided to join the Wujian Gate Sect.

"Despicable people!" Suiren-shi roared in fury. "Those people from the Source River Lineage are all traitors, treacherous villains! It's good that they've joined the Wujian Gate's camp; it'll make things easier for them when we need to fight later."

"Alas." Tathagata Rulai also been angry, but after hearing Zhou Hao's retelling of the Elder Yuan's original words, he still shook his head and sighed, "I never thought that the Old Man Yuan of yesteryear would become like this. Is it really possible to disregard everything for the sake of one's own cultivation?"

"Yuan Gang was solitary from the moment he was born from chaos. It seems that everything he did afterward was just an act to enhance his strength," sighed the Free Dao Venerable.

He and Rulai are both Chaos True Gods, born from chaos along with the Elder Yuan. They are different from beings like Suiren-shi, who were created from clay by the Lady Nuwa. Their relationship is more genuine.

Zhou Hao knew that the Elder Yuan had been possessed by the Chaos Alien, but because he didn't know who the powerful being who had been ambushed was, he couldn't tell others openly. Naturally, he didn't want to discuss the ' Elder Yuan ' with Suiren-shi Rulai, and the others any longer, so he changed the subject and asked, "How long until the final battle?"

Currently, inter-realm wars are still ongoing in the Three Realms, and their scale is gradually increasing. Since he is not directly involved in the battles and does not know much about the strength of both sides, he still needs to ask these faction leaders to find out when the decisive battle will take place.

"The interdimensional wars between Shennong and Fuxi have already begun, and the Wujian Gate's army has also started to assemble in my Flame World," Suiren-shi said. "Now, each interdimensional war involves more than three thousand Celestial Gods and True Immortals. Whether it's the Wujian Gate or us... we can't afford to keep going."

"That's right," Rulai replied. "If things continue like this, the final battle for destiny will likely begin within a few decades, and the final showdown could break out at any moment."

The final battle doesn't necessarily have to wait until the ultimate struggle for destiny has been decided before it erupts.

If one side feels there is no hope in the battle for destiny, they may very well launch the final battle ahead of schedule.

Currently, the powerful figures on both sides are holding back. Once any True God Dao Ancestor loses their temper and makes a move, the two sides will inevitably clash and engage in a decisive battle.

Otherwise, when the Lord of Myriad Demons came to the Longevity Realm to rescue the Elder Yuan, he only managed to block one of Zhou Hao's palms before fleeing immediately.

He was also worried about getting bogged down, which would attract the help of other powerful figures in Nuwa Faction, causing the situation to spiral out of control.

"Decades?" Zhou Hao nodded.

That should be enough.

Time flies.

Void Holy City.

"Buzz~~~"

As the crystal-clear water droplet formed from the Void Soul Crystal finally merged with the Taiji Divine Soul, a hexagonal Divine Pattern appeared on Zhou Hao's brow, which then disappeared deep within his skin.

"Success." Zhou Hao opened his eyes, feeling his consciousness no longer restricted by the ancient hall, and instantly spread throughout the entire Void Holy City.

"Based on 1,296 Chaos Great World, and composed of 999 eternal level palaces..."

Even knowing that the combined fortress magic weapon, which was finally refined by a heaven- Heavenly Dao Starry Sky Holy Lord with all his wealth, would not be simple, one could only truly feel the extraordinary nature of the ' Void Holy City ' after truly recognizing it as their master.

No wonder Xing Luo said that he might not be inferior even to the treasures of the universe.

Zhou Hao was unaware of the true level of the cosmic treasures, as the scriptures in the Dao Treasury Hall only contained a few scattered words of description.

Even the most inconspicuous component of an Eternal Mid-Grade Magic Treasure Palace in the ' Void Holy City ' would still attract countless World Realm experts to fight fiercely in the outer chaos, and even ordinary Dao Lord would be tempted to snatch it.

"Fortunately, we can still dismantle one of the less important components from the Void Holy City for temporary use. Otherwise, after working hard for over six hundred years, we could only look at it but couldn't touch it, which would be truly miserable," Zhou Hao muttered to himself.

After refining and fusing the most important central core, the ' Void Soul Crystal,' he already knew the foundation of the Void Holy City.

With the immense power of this enormous magical artifact, just maintaining it requires world formations set up in 1,296 Chaos Great World to constantly draw upon chaotic energy for supply.

With his current level of cultivation and magical power, trying to activate the Void Holy City is like a mortal facing a High Mountain —he can't even manage to activate it.

Fortunately, the Void Holy City is a modular, super-large fortress-like magical artifact. By disassembling a mid-grade Eternal magical artifact palace component, it would not affect the Void Holy City, and one could also use it to activate their protective abilities, making it advantageous for both parties.

"Xing Luo." Zhou Hao's heart stirred.

call.

A figure in white appeared out of thin air and gracefully bowed.

"Xing Luo greets Master." Xing Luo knelt on the ground, her face full of smiles.

We've waited nearly thirty million eons of chaos, isn't this the moment we've been waiting for?

"Xing Luo, the Void Holy City possesses boundless power, but my current strength is too weak to activate it. Are there any components that are fully functional and whose power is suitable for my current use?" Zhou Hao waved for Xing Luo stand up and asked directly, "Preferably one with strong suppressive power."

He thought for a moment and added, "I have an opponent in my hometown whose mastery of wind and space is unmatched even by ordinary World Realm cultivators. His escape technique is so fast that even my strongest self has no confidence in stopping him."

"A component with strong suppressive power...yes, Master. Please come with me." Xing Luo pondered for a moment, then turned and walked out of the hall.

Wow~~~

A vast, Void Holy City.

Zhou Hao and Xing Luo appeared before the most magnificent and towering main hall in the center of the city.

Zhou Hao looked around and saw nine tall towers scattered around the four corners of the city.

These nine towers look very similar to some towers in the Three Realms. The towers have nine stories and are covered with endless, intricate patterns.

Each tower was approximately hundreds of billions of miles tall, second only to the Lord Master in the center of the city, and radiated a hazy golden light.

"Master," Xing Luo pointed to the towering structures, "These nine are called ' Haotian Tower.' Each one is a top-grade Eternal Divine Weapon, containing the essence of the divine weapon and a chaotic world."

"Although Master is not yet at the World Realm, with Master's azure mist energy, he should still be able to activate and unleash it."

"Once the master activates it, even a simple smash will kill those Ancestor God Ancestor Immortal and immortals."

"If we further utilize the essence of divine weapons and the primordial energy of the entire chaotic world to power the Haotian Tower, even a Chaos Great World would not withstand a single blow, and ordinary World Realm could be easily suppressed!"

"Oh." Zhou Hao's eyes lit up, and he asked, "How many can I take?"

Although he knew the foundation of the Void Holy City, he had only just refined it and had not yet comprehended the secret runes and restrictions within the Void Holy City, so naturally he was not as familiar with it as the spirit of the magic weapon, Xing Luo.

"These nine Haotian Tower are artifacts from the Void Holy City's array; we can only take two at most," Xing Luo said without hesitation, clearly having already planned it out.

"Two?" Zhou Hao laughed heartily, "That's enough!"

Although the clone in the Dao Treasury Hall cannot compare to the original body, it can still overpower Jin Twelve in a one-on-one fight by relying on its internal primal force, its divine body at the level of a top-grade Chaos Treasure, and its numerous supernatural abilities and secret techniques. Furthermore, with the control of the top-grade Eternal Divine Weapon ' Haotian Tower ', it is more than capable of fighting against top-tier World God head-on.

And the strongest original form...

It's no exaggeration to say that I dare to challenge anyone below the Dao Lord level!

As for who is stronger, we'll only know after the fight.

Even if I'm no match for them, I'm confident I can save my life.

"The Wujian Gate has become increasingly despicable and vile over the years. It's time to end it all." Zhou Hao muttered to himself, the chilling killing intent in his voice causing Xing Luo beside him to shiver involuntarily.

The Longevity Realm.

"Junior Brother."

"Big brother."

Shouts came from afar.

Zhou Hao, dressed in black, was fishing by the lake behind Mountain of Ten Thousand Longevities Hill.

Hearing the shout, Zhou Hao looked up.

Then they saw two figures approaching from afar, stepping through the void.

Both figures carried immortal swords on their backs, but their auras were completely different.

One was carefree and detached, the other was sharp and ambitious—these were Lü Dongbin and Ji Ning.

"Senior Brother Donghua, Ji Ning." Zhou Hao didn't stand up, but simply pointed to the side.

call.

Two wine cups appeared on the Qingshi.

"Have all the relatives been settled?" Zhou Hao asked, pouring a cup of wine for each of the two men who approached.

"All settled." Lü Dongbin casually picked up a wine cup, tilted his head back and drank it down before letting out a long sigh, seemingly easing his indignation somewhat.

"Damn the Wujian Gate, their methods are too despicable." Ji Ning's face was gloomy. He picked up his wine cup, but he couldn't drink it no matter what.

His Ji Clan clan had always been in the Great Xia World. In theory, with the formations and celestial puppets he left behind, as well as the protection of the Xia Emperor's Yinglong Guard, they should have been able to protect themselves without any worries.

Little did they expect that as the struggle for destiny intensified over the years, the methods of the Wujian Gate Sect became increasingly despicable.

They actually launched a large-scale assassination operation.

Moreover, they specifically targeted powerful figures in Nuwa Faction, as well as the clansmen and disciples of those top-level celestial gods and immortals, by underhanded tactics.

In the Ji Clan clan, six or seven high-ranking elders died in the assassination attempt, and five or six outstanding clansmen who had recently achieved the Nascent Soul or Void Return also died.

There was even a squad of Hellish Death Warriors from the Wujian Gate, a full eighteen top-tier Celestial Immortals, who launched a surprise attack on the Ji Clan's territory, ' Myriad Sword City '. If Ji Ning's Second Primordial Spirit hadn't had a clone that had been hiding in the family to oversee things, his entire Ji Clan would probably have been wiped out.

"The Wujian Gate wants to drive us mad, hoping our inner demons will erupt and we'll die." Lü Dongbin's anger, which had just subsided, was reignited.

After he was reincarnated as a human, some of his people continued to live in the Eastern Continent of the Heavenly Realm Eastern Victory Divine Continent.

This assassination attempt by the Wujian Gate resulted in the death of one of his most beloved junior disciples.

Not only him, but his disciple, Han Xiangzi, one of the Eight Immortals of Upper Cavern, his Daoist partner and beloved son all perished due to assassination attempts by the Wujian Gate.

If it weren't for Lü Dongbin stopping him, Han Xiangzi, in his madness, would have almost gone to fight the Wujian Gate.

After all, not every true immortal or celestial being possesses the strength and methods that Ji Ning had back then.

For a normal celestial being or immortal to act alone against the Wujian Gate would be tantamount to suicide.

Even though Lü Dongbin stopped Han Xiangzi, Han Xiangzi's inner demons still damaged his golden core foundation. He was no longer the elegant man who used to play the flute and pipe, and became somewhat insane.

"The Wujian Gate has begun to resort to any means to win. Fortunately, there's still my Longevity Realm and my master's Crescent Moon World, which are still relatively stable," Ji Ning said bitterly. "I really want to fight them right now, so that the Three Realms can return to peace as soon as possible."

"We shouldn't have let the Lord of Myriad Demons come back with the remnants of the Wujian Gate back then," Lü Dongbin said through gritted teeth. "It's hateful that I've been calling many of them brothers all these years, even considering them life-and-death friends, and exchanging many techniques with them... I was truly blind. Even if you raised a dog, it would have been tamed by now, but instead it's biting us."

"It's too late to say all this now..." Zhou Hao suddenly paused, then stood up excitedly.

"Junior Brother?"

"Big brother?"

Both Lü Dongbin and Ji Ning were taken aback.

What could possibly excite the usually composed Zhou Hao so much?

"It's nothing." Zhou Hao glanced at Lü Dongbin. "Senior Brother Donghua, I suddenly remembered something important. I need you to return to the Three Realms and summon all the powerful beings in our camp to the ' Hall of Myriad Clans.' Remember, it must be all the powerful beings, and they must come in their true forms, not just their mental avatars."

"All of them? Do I, the venerable one, still have to go?" Lü Dongbin asked in confusion. "The other battlefields are manageable; they've basically calmed down. But the Great Worlds personally overseen by the three Human Emperors— the Fuxi Great World —while victorious in its final battle, the Flame World and the Shennong Great World are currently locked in the most intense fighting. At this time..."

"I will send my clone and Ji Ning to oversee the Flame World and the Shennong Great World respectively. A day or two of truce won't hurt," Zhou Hao said solemnly. "This matter is of great importance and will determine the outcome of the final battle. I urge Senior Brother Donghua to make sure to invite all the powerful beings here."

Because he was unsure about the relationship between Lü Dongbin and the "Elder Yuan," Zhou Hao naturally wouldn't explain it too clearly.

The reason he had Lü Dongbin summon all the powerful figures in Nuwa Faction was not only because Lü Dongbin had many friends and was very familiar with all of them, but also because he had the idea of getting Lü Dongbin away.

Compared to other powerful figures who have had some interaction with the "Elder Yuan," Zhou Hao, as the protagonist of the original work and a newly rising Ji Ning was unlikely to be secretly controlled by the "Elder Yuan."

"Buzz~~~"

No sooner had Lü Dongbin left than Zhou Hao used his magic to force back the surrounding Heavenly Dao.

"Brother, is there something you need to tell me?" Ji Ning was also quite surprised.

In the vast world he created himself, he even forced back the surrounding Heavenly Dao. Isn't Brother Zhou Hao being a bit too cautious?

"This matter is of great importance, so we must be cautious." Zhou Hao said solemnly, transmitting his voice, "What I am about to tell you must not be leaked to anyone, not even your master or Yu Wei. Otherwise, if the news leaks out and that person launches the attack prematurely or escapes the Three Realms, then all our previous efforts will be in vain."

"Okay." Seeing Zhou Hao's serious expression, Ji Ning's face also became solemn.

"Elder Yuan is not a being of our Three Realms, but was possessed by a Chaos Alien." Zhou Hao had only just begun speaking when Ji Ning was stunned.

"What?! Possessed by an alien race?!" Ji Ning couldn't believe it.

"That's right. Moreover, that alien race is a cultivator focused on spiritual power, and is extremely skilled in the enslavement and control of souls." Zhou Hao said repeatedly, "He tried to secretly attack me before, but I discovered it. I've been playing along to find out which other powerful beings in the Three Realms are being secretly controlled by him."

"I shouldn't have told you this, but I'm worried that if we fail to subdue that alien race, he might launch a desperate counterattack, causing the powerful beings he controls to destroy the Three Realms." Zhou Hao looked at Ji Ning. "Especially since you're going to the Shennong Great World alone to oversee things, you need to be careful not only of the Wujian Gate, but also of the Heavenly Gods and True Immortals below. Some of them might be controlled by that alien race and could suddenly rebel."

Although Ji Ning's Second Primordial Spirit was no less powerful than a leader-level expert in terms of attack, he was still only a Qi Refining Path True Immortal. If he was unprepared and allowed a treacherous fellow Heavenly God True Immortal to get close, he would be killed in an instant.

That's why Zhou Hao specifically gave him instructions, even going so far as to tell him the truth.

"Then, then, brother, if you send one clone to oversee the Flame World and another clone to the Hall of Myriad Clans, who will deal with the Source and who will deal with that alien race?" Ji Ning's mind was buzzing.

Especially when he thought about what Zhou Hao had said, that powerful figures in the same camp, and even his master, might be secretly controlled by the ' Elder Yuan ', Ji Ning felt heartbroken and anxious.

"This is only my Second Primordial Spirit. The one who went to deal with that alien race is of course my true self," Zhou Hao said with a smile.

He was in sync with the original being, knowing that the original being had already refined the Void Holy City and was on its way back to the Three Realms.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have made such an arrangement.

"The real self?" Ji Ning asked in confusion, "Brother, isn't your real self...?"

"Just like your original self, I was trapped in the Void Sea to cultivate. Now that I have succeeded, I have naturally returned." A murderous intent slowly surfaced in Zhou Hao's eyes.

"Having endured for over six hundred years, this time I will not only eliminate that alien race, but also annihilate the Wujian Gate."

"Are you confident?" Ji Ning asked, holding his breath.

He understood.

Zhou Hao's intention was to wipe out the entire Wujian Gate single-handedly.

Considering that ' Elder Yuan ' is currently hiding in the Wujian Gate Myriad Demon Realm, wouldn't that mean...?

"They're nothing but ants," Zhou Hao said coldly. "If it weren't for that alien race, ' Elder Yuan,' I would have attacked the Wujian Gate more than six hundred years ago and driven them out of the Three Realms."

"But that's fine too. If we act now, none of them will escape!"

Having watched coldly as the Three Realms was plunged into chaos over the years, Zhou Hao had already sentenced the instigator, the Wujian Gate, to death in his heart.

Now, it's time for reckoning.

I can't finish writing Chapter Two.

There are still some details that need to be considered.

The grand finale of the Three Realms will air tomorrow.