The Calamity of the Chaos God-Devils

Chapter 21: The Calamity of the Chaos God-Devils

Losing the Crystal of Information had dealt a heavy blow to Pangu's consciousness. The Crystal of Information was an appendage of consciousness; when consciousness was annihilated, the crystal perished with it. Losing one did not destroy consciousness, but the damage was still severe.

"Roar!" A scream shook heaven and earth. Pangu's savage spirit body wavered violently, and the might radiating from it weakened considerably. With his consciousness damaged, his control over the spiritual energy of heaven and earth had greatly diminished, and his strength had plummeted, leaving him barely at the threshold of the middle stage of the Golden Core realm.

"Annihilate!" He Yu's demonic aura surged toward Pangu's head like a tidal flood. It was even more powerful than before: this time, he had unleashed a full eight-tenths of his demonic aura. In Pangu's current state, facing it was like a kitten confronting a tiger. With his consciousness gravely damaged and his mind in disarray, he was temporarily bewildered by his surroundings. How could he dodge or defend himself?

Rumble!

An immense, overwhelming force surged past. The flood of demonic aura completely engulfed Pangu's upper body, with his head right in the heart of the torrent, bearing the brunt of the attack.

How could that tiny wisp of Pangu's consciousness withstand such an impact? It was annihilated in an instant, reduced to nothingness. Without Pangu's consciousness to control it, his powerful, savage spirit body dissolved into streams of savage energy, and the spiritual energy of heaven and earth scattered in all directions. The many Demon Cores it had swallowed also fell to the ground. Though without the spiritual energy of heaven and earth the Demon Cores had lost much of their power, He Yu wasn't about to let them go. He could refine the pure demonic aura they contained and make great strides in his cultivation!

After dealing with Pangu, He Yu immediately drew his demonic aura back into his body and swallowed all the Demon Cores, leaving them to be digested alongside the Crystal of Information when he had time.

He Yu paid no mind to the surrounding Demon Kings. The outcome was already settled, and even if they all joined forces, he had nothing to fear. He had obtained the treasure he had long dreamed of, and he was in high spirits. Besides, he needed the demonic aura within him to suppress the Crystal of Information and the many Demon Cores. He had no desire to use this opportunity to wipe out all the Demon Kings; more than anything, he wasn't confident he could do so.

At He Yu's summons, the Ten Demon Marshals all stepped up to stand behind him. Seeing this, the Demon Kings were shaken, and every last thought of challenging him vanished. They reckoned that if they joined forces against He Yu, they might have a sliver of hope. But with the Ten Demon Marshals added to the mix, they would not only fail to defeat him—they might not even escape with their lives.

Knowing the Crystal of Information was beyond their reach, the Demon Kings immediately mounted their demonic clouds and departed. He Yu still had his reservations for now, but once he had digested the Demon Cores and the Crystal of Information, the strength of the Ten Demon Marshals would be enough to kill or subdue every one of them. They wanted neither fate. If they didn't leave now, when would they?

He Yu didn't care as the Demon Kings withdrew. Once he recovered and had his hands free, none of them would escape!

"Wolf Two, I need to go into seclusion for a while. You and the other Demon Marshals will lead the lesser demons and keep a close watch over things. We'll discuss everything once I emerge!" After giving his orders, He Yu paid no heed to the Ten Demon Marshals. He held the original consciousness of eight of them in his hand, so they couldn't escape. Wolf Two was even less likely to run. As for Leopard One, after witnessing He Yu's strength, if he still dared to flee, then He Yu would truly have to think long and hard about what to do with him.

He Yu picked up the Green Spirit Fruit Tree he had left behind earlier, his heart sinking with frustration. He sighed. Carrying this tree around was terribly inconvenient. If only he had something like a storage ring! Unfortunately, he didn't know how to craft magical artifacts like a cultivator.

"Forget it. I can leave this acquired spiritual root alone for now. Digesting the Crystal of Information is more important. The sooner I learn about this world, the better!" As he pondered, he carried the Green Spirit Fruit Tree into a cave to digest the crystal. The Ten Demon Marshals hurried to guard the entrance, while ten thousand lesser demons began patrolling the area.

The dim cave was as bright as day under He Yu's cultivation. It was naturally formed, deep inside, dark and damp, with an opening that connected it to the outside.

He went straight inside and planted all eight feet on the ground. Calming his mind, he began to digest the Crystal of Information within him, leaving the Demon Cores for later.

Guided by the energy of He Yu's consciousness, the Crystal of Information, lying dormant in his belly, began to radiate streams of nine-colored light that flowed into his consciousness. As the light poured out, the crystal gradually shrank.

As soon as the nine-colored light entered his consciousness, He Yu's mind shuddered. Countless scenes flooded it, jumbled and chaotic: a giant wielding an axe against a Giant Beast, countless strange Giant Beasts, the sun, moon, and stars...!

After who knew how long, He Yu had finished digesting the entire Crystal of Information within him. The nine-colored glow of his consciousness gradually faded until it had returned to normal.

He slowly opened his eyes, his feelings tangled and complicated. After digesting the Crystal of Information, he had learned a great deal. He couldn't claim to know everything about this world, but he had discovered many important things.

The Primordial World!

This was indeed the Primordial World, and it was one yuanhui after Pangu had opened it. There were only six months left before the next yuanhui!

Within Chaos, the Great Dao had unfolded, and three thousand Chaos God-Devils had appeared. Pangu stood at their head, charged with the vital mission of opening the world and bringing the Primordial World into being. It was also his only chance to attain Sagehood on the Great Dao. But creating the Primordial World required immense magical power and divine abilities. Even a Heavenly Dao Sage couldn't do it!

For Pangu to open the world and attain the Dao, he had to devour the origins of the other Chaos God-Devils. Only by combining the power of all three thousand God-Devils would he have enough magical power and divine abilities to create the world. But the God-Devils were no pushovers. Faced with Pangu, they joined forces.

As the leader of the God-Devils, Pangu far surpassed the others in strength, but even he couldn't defeat them when they joined forces. He could only hold them to a stalemate. The two sides fought bitterly for countless yuanhui, neither gaining the upper hand. Pangu was frustrated, but there was nothing he could do. Then, by chance, he obtained two Heavenly Dao divine artifacts, the Pangu Axe and the Jade of Creation. His strength surged, and he finally killed the God-Devils and devoured their origins to create the Primordial World.

Creating the Primordial World took an immense toll. Even Pangu was utterly exhausted, and the Heavenly Dao divine artifact, the Pangu Axe, split into three, becoming the three great innate treasures: the Taiji Diagram, the Pangu Banner, and the Chaos Bell!

After the battle in Chaos, the consciousness, souls, and demonic spirits of more than a dozen God-Devils survived; they had not been annihilated. Among them were the later Hongjun, Luo Hou, Yang Mei, Yin Yang, Qiankun, Cangqiong, and other Innate Deities. The God-Devils hated Pangu and resolved to take revenge. They used all their power to wield Chaos Qi against the Primordial World, increasing the pressure on Pangu until, at the very end, all his efforts came to naught. He died and passed into nirvana, transforming into all things.

His primordial spirit combined with the origin of pure qi to become the Three Pure Ones. His heart's blood gathered with the origin of turbid qi to form the Twelve Ancestral Witches. The others—Ancestral Dragon, Ancestral Phoenix, Ancestral Qilin, Kunpeng, Dijun, Taiyi, and the rest—were also transformed from Pangu, though they were not as important as the Three Pure Ones and the Twelve Ancestral Witches.

With Pangu dead, the God-Devils' hatred remained unabated. Now that the Primordial World existed, they had lost their chance to attain the Dao; only by returning the world to Chaos could they regain it. So next, they used the corpses of the God-Devils to seal away the sun, moon, and stars, keeping the Primordial World incomplete and preventing the Heavenly Dao from manifesting. Then they entered the Primordial World, took shape through innate spiritual objects, and planned to destroy it before the Heavenly Dao appeared, returning it to Chaos.

The information was only a rough outline, but He Yu had learned something terrifying: one yuanhui after the Primordial World's creation, the auras of the God-Devil corpses sealing away the sun, moon, and stars would spread through the world. When that happened, the seals would weaken greatly, and the power of the sun, moon, and stars would be able to reach the Primordial World to some extent. But the terrifying part was that any living being who absorbed the God-Devil aura would transform into a Giant Beast.

Once transformed into a Giant Beast, one lost one's chance to attain the Great Dao. Though Giant Beasts possessed terrifying strength, reaching the level of an Earth Immortal or Heavenly Immortal—the information had also taught He Yu a little about the cultivation ranks, which rose from low to high as follows: Qi Induction, Golden Core, Primordial Spirit, Hexu, Loose Immortal, Earth Immortal, Heavenly Immortal, and Profound Immortal; anything above that was unclear—they could never advance further, and their intelligence diminished.

The Calamity of the Chaos God-Devils!

Only six months remained before the God-Devil aura spread through the Primordial World. Only Pangu's descendants and the Innate Deities transformed from the God-Devils could resist it. All other living beings would need to reach the Primordial Spirit realm.

"Primordial Spirit realm? Without the power of the sun, moon, and stars, the Golden Core could never be perfected. How could a Primordial Spirit be formed? This is nothing but a death sentence!" He Yu cursed inwardly. Only after the Era of Giant Beasts began would they be able to use the power of the sun, moon, and stars to perfect their Golden Cores!

In six months, the entire Primordial World would be shrouded in the God-Devil aura. Unless something unexpected happened, he wouldn't escape it either.

At the thought of turning into a Giant Beast, He Yu felt a surge of unwillingness. He had finally crossed over into the Primordial World—was he really going to meet such a miserable end?