Discussion in the Domain of Dao

The four of them walked all the way through, finally landing within a patch of azure light deep within Hundun.

This was Shichen's Time Domain.

The flow of time within the domain was vastly different from the outside world. Flecks of light drifted all across the sky, and each and every speck reflected a fragmented scene from the past or the future. Stepping upon the void, one could clearly sense time slowly flowing around their body.

Truly a fine place.

Yang Mei clicked his tongue twice, casually brushing aside a wisp of a time fragment that had drifted in front of his eyes.

"Your domain just gets more and more outrageous the more you refine it. If I stay here much longer, I'm afraid even I'll be assimilated by you."

Shichen didn't pick up on his joke, raising a hand to point in the void.

Several bluestone tables and desks materialized out of thin air, upon which sat a few jade cups condensed from Chaos Spirit Liquid.

"Sit."

Chaos Demon Ape stood on no ceremony either, plopping right down and lifting a jade cup to pour it straight into his mouth. As the spirit liquid entered his throat, he smacked his lips.

"Doesn't taste like much."

Luo Hou sat composedly to one side, his black robes draped down as his gaze swept across the surroundings of the domain, secretly startled in his heart.

The pressure emanating from this single domain alone was even more formidable than when he unleashed his full strength. The first Demon God to be born truly lived up to his reputation.

"You lot actually arrived first."

A gentle female voice came from the entrance of the light domain.

Everyone turned their heads to see two figures walking in side by side. The female on the left had white clothes purer than snow, and was wreathed around her entire body in the endlessly regenerating Qi of Creation. With gentle and demure features, she was none other than Creation Demon God.

Standing by her side was a girl in pink, who was Order Demon God. Her expression was too stern for smiles, and even her robes were meticulous.

Creation Demon God walked up close and nodded slightly toward Shichen.

"Sensing abnormal fluctuations in the Qi of the Tribulation, I came over together with Order."

Order Demon God cut straight to the point. "Shichen, to just what extent has the matter of the tribulation become severe?"

As soon as her voice fell, a cold hmph suddenly came from the entrance of the light domain.

"Hmph, what's so lively that you wouldn't even call me?"

Everyone looked in the direction of the sound.

The white-robed figure of Fate Demon God, Mingyuan, strode inside. His face still carried a trace of his habitual arrogance, and his gaze swept across the arena, finally landing on Shichen. His tone carried a hint of discomfort.

"Don't misunderstand, I merely sensed that you all gathered together, afraid that you might pull off some little tricks, so I came over to take a look."

Yang Mei let out a scoff. "Get real, just say it if you're panicking inside. Nobody's laughing at you."

Mingyuan's expression sank. "Who's panicking? I am the Fate Demon God, in charge of the trajectories of all things. A mere tribulation—what is there to make a fuss about?"

Though he said that, he very honestly found a spot and sat down.

Shortly after, Karma Demon God followed as well, except that upon seeing Fate Demon God, his gaze was obviously suffused with anger, clearly still holding a grudge over that beating right after their birth.

"I sensed fluctuations in karma, so I came to check it out. I never expected that so many of you Demon Gods would actually gather here."

Shichen didn't pay any mind either, raising his fingertip as a flash of azure light caused a panoramic map of Hundun to manifest in midair.

In the grayish-hazy Hundun on the map, wisps of grayish-black mist were slowly spreading. Wherever they passed, the luster of the origin source visibly dimmed.

"This is the current diffusion range of the Qi of the Tribulation."

His voice was calm, yet it carried a weighty sense of heft.

"Demon God of Disaster has only just been born, yet the Qi of the Tribulation has already covered nearly thirty percent of Hundun. At this rate, before long, the entire Hundun will be eroded."

Silence fell within the arena for a moment.

Creation Demon God's delicate brows furrowed slightly. "The rate of origin decline far exceeds expectations. If this goes on for long, the foundation of Hundun will be damaged, and we need to step in and intervene."

"Intervene? How do we intervene?" Chaos Demon Ape scratched his head.

"Beat Demon God of Disaster to death?"

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The Demon Gods: ...

"You dead monkey, can you have anything else in your brain besides fighting and killing!"

Luo Hou speechlessly opened his mouth to scold him.

"It's not that simple," Order Demon God said in a deep voice.

"The tribulation isn't brought by Demon God of Disaster. The three thousand Demon Gods are being born one after another, coupled with the countless lower Demon Gods that follow. Every single one of them is draining the origin source, only taking out and never putting in; sooner or later, the origin source will dry up."

Luo Hou raised his eyes. "What will the choice of the Dao be?"

Everyone's gaze landed upon Shichen.

Shichen was silent for a moment, then slowly spat out four words.

"Creation of Heaven."

The four words dropped, and the arena instantly grew still.

Yang Mei's expression changed slightly. "Creation of Heaven? Refining the origin source anew? Then what about us Demon Gods..."

"Under the Heaven-Opening Calamity, the Demon Gods will all perish without exception, and their origin sources will return to the Dao. This is the choice the Dao is most likely to make."

Shichen's tone was bland, as if he were speaking of a matter that couldn't be any more ordinary.

"Absurd!"

Mingyuan abruptly slammed the table and rose to his feet, his face turning livid.

"We were all nurtured by the Dao; how could He be so ruthless?"

"The Dao is supreme and impartial, and also ruthless." Shichen raised his eyes to look at him. "In the face of Hundun's survival, what do the lives of Demon Gods even amount to?"

Mingyuan opened his mouth, wanting to refute, but not a single word could come out.

He mastered fate, and understood the Dao's logic of action better than anyone else. All things could be discarded; only the survival of Hundun itself was supreme above all else.

Creation Demon God said softly, "Is there really no other way? For instance... us feeding our origin sources back?"

"A drop of water in a blazing fire," Order Demon God shook her head. "Three thousand Demon Gods, plus countless lower Demon Gods—the consumption is far greater than the output. Unless... we can find a new origin source to supplement it."

"A new origin source?" Yang Mei raised an eyebrow. "Outside Hundun is nothingness. Where would an origin source come from?"

Shichen did not answer immediately, falling into deep thought.

"Perhaps the Creation of Heaven can also proceed..."

He tapped his fingertips lightly against the desk, and after a long while, slowly spoke.

"What! Shichen, have you lost your mind? To permit the Creation of Heaven—then all of us Demon Gods will have to return to the Dao."

Hearing this, Fate Demon God directly slammed the table and stood up, looking at Shichen in disbelief. The gazes of the remaining Demon Gods simultaneously looked over as well, carrying inquiry.

"Mingyuan, listen to what Shichen has to say next first."

Yang Mei tapped the table, signaling for Fate Demon God to sit back down, and then looked toward Shichen.

"Shichen, what Mingyuan said is not wrong either. With the Creation of Heaven, we will all transform into the Dao. Why would you still permit it?"

Shichen swept his gaze across the Demon Gods and smiled faintly.

"Of course I know the stakes, but the Creation of Heaven also has a different sort of Creation of Heaven. However, all of that is for later."

"The most urgent matters are two things. First, contact all Demon Gods and the Demon Gods born afterwards to unify our understanding and stop meaningless internal friction that pointlessly increases origin consumption. Second, wait for Pangu to be born."

"Pangu?" Mingyuan frowned.

"That Demon God of Strength who is still ranked three thousandth? What can he do?"

"He is the key."

Shichen's gaze was profound. Pangu was the creator designated by the Dao; if they wanted to rewrite the outcome of the tribulation, Pangu was a link that could not be bypassed.

"The key? Matters that even top-ranked Demon Gods like us find difficult—how did a tail-end Demon God become the key? Could it be that you saw something in the future of the River of Time?"

Karma Demon God questioned with tightly furrowed brows.

"I cannot say. When the time comes, you will understand. For now, go contact the remaining Demon Gods first."

Shichen shook his head, and after speaking, he ceased to speak further. The rest of the Demon Gods immediately understood that this was something the Dao did not permit him to say, and they stopped probing further, directly disappearing on the spot to go search for other Demon Gods.

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