Heaven and earth were permeated with baleful aura. Four pitch-black longswords stood in the four directions, enveloping Five Elements, Yin-Yang, and Hongjun within.
The Five Elements Demon God's Dao Body turned livid and glared furiously at Hongjun. "Hongjun! You actually dared to scheme against us!"
The Yin-Yang Demon God's Dao Body was equally grim-faced, but he calmed down faster than Five Elements. He swept a glance over the sword array, then looked at Hongjun in the distance and sneered.
"Hongjun, you're in the array as well. You're merely at the fifth level of the Hunyuan Realm. Once we destroy you first, it won't be too late to break the array!"
Before his words had even faded, the two of them sprang into action at once, charging at Hongjun from the left and right. The Law of Five Elements transformed into five-colored divine light, while Yin-Yang energies condensed into black-and-white sword force. The two attacks sealed off every route of retreat.
Hongjun did not retreat. Instead, he stroked his beard and smiled.
The next moment, the aura of the ninth-level peak of the Hunyuan Realm erupted from his body, instantly scattering the attacks of Five Elements and Yin-Yang. With a casual palm strike, he forced both of them back.
"Y-you've been concealing your cultivation?"
The Five Elements Demon God's Dao Body steadied himself, his expression as ugly as though he had swallowed a fly.
Hongjun did not answer, merely standing there with a smile.
At that moment, the Immortal-Execution Sword Array's attack arrived as well. A rain of swords howled in from every direction, forcing Five Elements and Yin-Yang to temporarily abandon Hongjun and turn to fend off the overwhelming barrage.
Hongjun seized the opportunity and swept his Whisk.
"Immortal Dao Divine Punishment."
Purple qi abruptly filled the entire Immortal-Execution Sword Array. With a deafening rumble, endless purple divine lightning crashed down upon the two of them!
Five Elements and Yin-Yang were already doing everything they could to withstand the sword qi of the Immortal-Execution Sword Array. How could they spare any strength to guard against Hongjun's sneak attack? The purple divine lightning struck them without obstruction, blasting blood from their bodies.
"Hongjun! You..."
But it was not over yet. Before they could finish speaking, Hongjun formed another hand seal.
"Immortal Dao Five Decays of Heaven and Man."
A decaying aura wound toward Five Elements and Yin-Yang. In an instant, their Dao Bodies began to show signs of decline, and even their laws became chaotic.
In a moment of distraction, a streak of sword light pierced through Five Elements' defenses and flashed past his brow.
The Five Elements Demon God's Dao Body suddenly froze. A trace of disbelief flashed through his eyes, and then his entire Dao Body began to collapse.
"Hongjun... you earthworm... we'll remember this... wait for us in the Chaos World!"
Soon after, the Yin-Yang Demon God's Dao Body followed in Five Elements' footsteps beneath the combined assault.
Hongjun withdrew his Whisk and looked in the direction where the two had vanished, smiling unconcernedly.
Return to the Chaos World to find me? At worst, this old Daoist can hide directly in Dao Venerable Shichen's palace. Would you really dare charge into the Hall of Time to beat me up?
He turned toward the outside of the array and called out, "Fellow Daoist Luo Hou, the Dao Bodies of Five Elements and Yin-Yang have been destroyed. Please withdraw the sword array and let this old Daoist out."
Outside the array, there was silence.
Hongjun waited for a moment, his brows knitting slightly. "Fellow Daoist Luo Hou?"
There was still no response.
Not only that, but the four swords lit up once more. The sword array began operating even more violently, and countless streaks of sword qi condensed again before stabbing toward Hongjun like a storm.
Hongjun's expression darkened. "Fellow Daoist Luo Hou, what is the meaning of this?"
At last, Luo Hou's Dao Body burst into laughter from outside the sword array.
"Hahaha! Hongjun, you old fool, surely you didn't truly think I would let you go?"
"The Immortal-Execution Sword Array cannot be broken without four Hunyuan Realm cultivators! Just stay in the array obediently and await death!"
Hongjun fell silent for a moment upon hearing this.
Then he shook his head and let out a deep sigh. "Just as this old Daoist expected."
With a light sweep of his Whisk, three identical figures stepped out from behind him. Every one of them radiated an aura not much weaker than the main body.
The Good Corpse, Evil Corpse, and Self Corpse, together with the main body, made exactly four Hunyuans. (To prevent everyone from wondering why Hongjun did not split off Dao Bodies: Dao Bodies required the condensation of law origins and took a very long time. Before the creation of heaven and earth, it had taken them countless Chaos epochs to condense their Dao Bodies.)
Hongjun looked beyond the array, his voice calm.
"This is the Method of Slashing the Three Corpses that this old Daoist comprehended from the Dao of Immortality. Let me experience Fellow Daoist Luo Hou's Immortal-Execution Sword Array."
The four figures moved simultaneously, each attacking one of the four array eyes at the corners of the Immortal-Execution Sword Array.
Luo Hou's Dao Body did everything he could outside the array to drive the sword formation. However, Hongjun's cultivation had always surpassed his, and now it was four against one. Before long, the Immortal-Execution Sword Array began to show signs of instability.
Boom!!!
With an enormous crash, the Immortal-Execution Sword Array shattered!
Luo Hou stood in the void, staring at Hongjun as he emerged from the broken array. His face alternated between green and white. "Hongjun... what a Hongjun indeed..."
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The next moment, he raised his spear and attacked directly.
But this time, the situation was completely different.
Hongjun attacked with all his strength, while Luo Hou had already been severely injured after his battle against Five Elements and Yin-Yang. He was now completely suppressed by Hongjun. After only dozens of exchanges, a bolt of purple lightning struck Luo Hou squarely atop the head.
Luo Hou spat several mouthfuls of blood, and cracks began spreading across his Dao Body.
A hint of madness flashed through his eyes. "Hongjun, you old fool! You want to destroy me? Then let's die together!"
Luo Hou suddenly formed hand seals with both hands, and the entire Western Continent began to shake violently!
The energy of the earth veins deep beneath the land was drawn by a violent force toward Luo Hou.
Hongjun's expression changed drastically. "Luo Hou! Have you gone mad? It's only the destruction of a Dao Body, yet you actually want to detonate the Western earth veins! By damaging the Primordial World so severely, aren't you afraid the Dao Venerables in Hundun will punish you?"
But Luo Hou's reason had already been completely eroded by the Law of Slaughter. He could not listen to a single word.
The energy of the earth veins grew increasingly violent, on the verge of spiraling entirely out of control.
At that moment, a force of time flowed forth from the void.
Time across the entire Western Continent rapidly reversed. In an instant, everything returned to how it had been, and the Law of Slaughter on Luo Hou's body was forcibly suppressed by that power of time.
A vast Dao voice rang out from the void.
"Luo Hou, have you forgotten the agreement among us gods?"
Hongjun's expression turned solemn, and he hurriedly cupped his hands toward the void. "Greetings, Dao Venerable. It was Hongjun who acted without due consideration and nearly caused a great disaster. I beg the Dao Venerable's forgiveness."
Luo Hou's face shifted between green and white. The hand clutching the God-Slaying Spear slowly loosened, and he cupped his hands toward the void.
"It was I who lost my composure."
"Since I lost, I accept it. I will have the Demon Clan withdraw from the Primordial World and establish the Demon Realm, filling in the Dao hearts of the Primordial World's living beings along their path of cultivation by becoming their heart demons. As for this Dao Body..."
He lowered his head and looked at the Dao Body that had already begun to collapse.
"I will disperse all the origins of the Slaughter Dao within it to repair the Primordial World."
"Good."
After several breaths of silence, the voice from the void spoke again. "Hongjun."
Hongjun quickly cupped his hands and listened respectfully. "Hongjun is here."
"The world coordinates are opening. You may begin preaching the Dao."
"Yes."
The Dao voice faded, and the azure light slowly receded.
The Dao-Demon War had finally come to a complete end.
Luo Hou's Dao Body snorted coldly at Hongjun. Saying nothing more, he waved his hand and opened up a small world at the edge of the Primordial World, ordering all Demon Clan members to retreat into it.
Then, his Dao Body slowly dissipated. All the origins of the Slaughter Dao transformed into a rain of light that scattered across the entire Primordial World.
The Primordial World suddenly shuddered violently, and all living beings sensed that something had been born.
Nourished by its origins, the Heavenly Dao fully took shape.
When the Heavenly Dao emerged, the Great Dao retreated. From then on, apart from the three thousand Demon Gods, the Great Dao would no longer easily reveal itself.
The next moment, vast quantities of Heavenly Dao Merit descended from the skies. Half entered Hongjun's body, thirty percent went to the beings who had contributed greatly in resisting the Demon Clan, while the remaining twenty percent drifted toward a remote island in the Eastern Sea.
On the island, Zhulong stared dumbfoundedly at Shichen's Dao Body, who was toying with Heavenly Dao Merit in his hand. Zhulong felt that his mind was no longer enough to process any of this.
Just who... was this person?
He could make Senior Hongjun bow in respect, make Luo Hou lower his head in defeat, and stop the earth veins from self-destructing with a wave of his hand...
Zhulong swallowed hard, not daring to think any further.
At that moment, the Law of Immortal Dao throughout the Primordial World began to surge violently.
Hongjun sat cross-legged above the clouds. Behind him, an enormous golden wheel of merit slowly rotated, and his voice spread to every corner of the Primordial World.
"High I recline upon the ninth-layered clouds, upon a Prayer Mat realizing the true Dao."
"Beyond heaven and earth, black and yellow, I shall be the honored master of the teachings."
"Leader of the Mysterious Gate, all in one qi transforming into Hongjun."
"I, Hongjun, establish the Mysterious Gate in the Primordial World today, opening the Immortal Dao for all living beings. After three thousand yuanhui, I shall preach the Dao three times at Purple Heaven Palace in Heaven Beyond Heaven, each session lasting three thousand years. All those with affinity may come and listen."
As his words fell, his figure slowly vanished into the clouds.
The entire Primordial World erupted into excitement.
Yet no one noticed that at the moment Luo Hou's Dao Body dissipated, countless extremely secret streams of light fell into every corner of the Primordial World.
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