The Three Clans Take Their Final Bow, Luo Hou's Fury

"Big Brother, you..."

Hearing Ancestral Dragon's words, Candle Dragon could not help but feel a faint sense of foreboding. He too was a powerhouse above the Great Firmament Realm. Though he was inferior to his eldest brother, Ancestral Dragon, every shred of intuition at their level was exceedingly mysterious—let alone this feeling, which had lingered in his heart and continued to spread ever since it appeared.

"Don't worry. I won't die."

Ancestral Dragon looked at Candle Dragon and reached out to pat his shoulder. "Go on. Settle the clansmen down. During this time, I need to enter seclusion and heal my wounds."

"Yes, Big Brother."

Candle Dragon nodded. Though traces of hesitation and worry remained in his eyes, he still turned and left.

For a time, only Ancestral Dragon remained in the vast Dragon Palace, seated alone upon the cold throne as he gazed at the empty hall.

"Cough, cough, cough!!!"

After staring for a moment, Ancestral Dragon's chest heaved violently, producing muffled coughs. As the sound rang out, faint golden blood trickled from the corner of his mouth.

"Has my Dragon Clan's fortune already been eroded by karma to such a shattered, battered state...?"

A limp little dragon appeared in Ancestral Dragon's palm. It looked weak and listless, its form even somewhat illusory.

This was the manifestation of the Dragon Clan's fortune.

When he had led the Dragon Clan to rule the entire Scaled Lineage, this dragon of fortune had not only been robust, but also brimming with vigor and life.

But now...

Ancestral Dragon looked at the illusory, withered Fortune Golden Dragon in his palm, and a flash of resolve passed through his eyes.

He knew that the Dragon Clan had reached the final juncture between life and death.

Once Luo Hou's Sword Formation of Immortal Execution was fully perfected, it would be the end of the three clans. And that boundless karma was like gangrene clinging to the bone, madly devouring the Dragon Clan's last remaining vitality.

"I, Ancestral Dragon, have carried proud bones all my life. How could I let the Dragon Clan's bloodline be severed here!"

Ancestral Dragon abruptly rose to his feet. Ignoring the tearing agony within his body, he forcibly activated his remaining mana, transformed into a streak of golden light, and shot out of the Eastern Sea toward the nine heavens.

At the same time, deep within the Undying Volcano, Origin Phoenix dragged her broken wings and let out a mournful phoenix cry toward the sky, transforming into a burning fireball that soared upward.

At Northern Kirin Cliffs, Primordial Qilin was drenched in blood. Every step he took left a deep bloody imprint upon the earth, yet he still steadfastly shattered the void and ascended straight into the clouds.

The three former overlords of the Primordial World, once too proud to bow to anyone, made the same choice at this moment.

Above the nine heavens, gale winds raged.

Ancestral Dragon, Origin Phoenix, and Primordial Qilin looked at one another from afar. The hatred and slaughter of old were gone from their eyes, leaving only the desolation and determination of fellow sufferers.

"Old loach, hypocrite—I never thought that after fighting one another our whole lives, we would end up meeting the same fate."

Origin Phoenix gave a bitter laugh, her voice steeped in endless exhaustion.

"Heaven's Way laid its schemes, and the tribulation was merciless. We were nothing more than chess pieces." Primordial Qilin sighed.

Ancestral Dragon took a deep breath, his gaze becoming incomparably resolute. "Enough nonsense. Let's begin. For our clans' continued existence, this is our only way out!"

The three exchanged glances and nodded at the same time.

The next instant, three terrifying auras above the Great Firmament Realm erupted with a thunderous crash, piercing the heavens and causing the entire Primordial World to tremble violently.

"Heaven's Way above!"

Ancestral Dragon's voice was like rolling thunder, spreading to every corner of the Primordial World.

"I am Ancestral Dragon, chief of the Dragon Clan! Today, I acknowledge that the Dragon Clan fought for hegemony over heaven and earth, committing boundless slaughter and bearing grave karma, causing all living beings to suffer. I am willing to redeem these sins with my body, imprisoning myself within the sea eye of the Eastern Sea, eternally suppressing the sea eyes of the Four Seas and regulating the water veins of the Primordial World!

"From this day forth, the Dragon Clan shall withdraw from the struggle for supremacy in the Primordial World and retreat to the Four Seas. Unless a tribulation descends, we shall not emerge. I beseech Heaven's Way to bear witness!"

"I am Origin Phoenix, chief of the Phoenix Clan! Today, I acknowledge that the Phoenix Clan's slaughter is grave. I am willing to redeem these sins with my body, eternally suppressing the Undying Volcano and regulating the earthfire of the Primordial World. From this day forth, the Phoenix Clan shall withdraw from the struggle for supremacy in the Primordial World and retreat to Southern Bright Undying Mountain. Unless a tribulation descends, we shall not emerge! I beseech Heaven's Way to bear witness!"

"I am Primordial Qilin, chief of the Qilin Clan! Today, I acknowledge that the Qilin Clan is entwined in karma. I am willing to transform my body into Qilin Cliff, eternally suppressing the Primordial Wilderness and regulating the earth veins. From this day forth, the Qilin Clan shall withdraw from the struggle for supremacy in the Primordial World and become beasts of auspicious omen. Unless a tribulation descends, we shall not emerge! I beseech Heaven's Way to bear witness!"

Rumble—!

As the three made their grand vows, the firmament above the nine heavens, once shrouded by endless tribulation clouds, suddenly split open with a massive fissure.

A huge eye, cold, emotionless, and devoid of the slightest ripple of feeling, slowly emerged within the rift.

The Eye of Heaven's Way!

The Eye of Heaven's Way gazed down upon the three of them. After a moment, it sent down three dazzling streams of mysterious yellow merit golden light.

Though this merit golden light was immense, it did not enter their bodies. Instead, it fell directly into the Four Seas, the Undying Volcano, and Qilin Cliff, becoming the final spark of life that would sustain the three clans and offset the terrifying karma that could have exterminated them.

"Thank you, Heaven's Way!"

As Ancestral Dragon and the others watched their clans' karma dissipate, relieved smiles finally appeared on their faces.

Then, drawn by the power of Heaven's Way, Ancestral Dragon's enormous body transformed into a stream of light and plunged into the deepest sea eye of the Eastern Sea; Origin Phoenix transformed into an eternal Southern Bright Flame and merged into the magma of the Undying Volcano; Primordial Qilin's body explosively broke apart, becoming the towering Qilin Cliff that suppressed the earth veins of the Central Continent.

Thus, the once peerless Dragon, Phoenix, and Qilin Clans completely withdrew from the stage of overlords of the Primordial World.

West, Mount Sumeru.

Luo Hou, who had been in seclusion healing his wounds, abruptly opened his eyes. Feeling more than half the Tribulation Aura between heaven and earth suddenly dissipate, his expression instantly turned ashen.

"Damn it! Those three idiots actually swore an oath to Heaven's Way and used their bodies to suppress the Primordial World?!"

Luo Hou trembled with rage.

With the three clans withdrawing from the struggle, the Killing Intent and resentment between heaven and earth instantly plummeted. His Sword Formation of Immortal Execution, which had been only one final step away from perfection, had completely lost its source of nourishment!

Luo Hou threw back his head and roared, his Demonic Qi surging skyward.

He knew that once the three clans withdrew, what came next would be between him and Hongjun.

He knew full well that Hongjun was a hypocritical old schemer.

Well-connected.

Next, Hongjun would surely unite the great powers of the Primordial World and come to crusade against him with righteousness on his side!

He had forged the Four Swords of Immortal Execution precisely to deal with this. Now that the three clans had gone into seclusion, he no longer had enough sacrifices. His odds of victory had been cut in half!

"Now, I can only rely on the power of the earth veins to nurture it."

A flash of mad determination passed through Luo Hou's eyes.

He violently struck his chest, forcing out three drops of dark-golden origin demon blood and directly driving them into the formation diagram of the Sword Formation of Immortal Execution.

"With my origin, I offer a blood sacrifice to the killing formation! Four Swords of Immortal Execution, absorb for me!"

Boom!

Beneath Mount Sumeru, the Four Swords of Immortal Execution, which had already fallen silent, once again erupted with blinding blood-red light.

This time, they no longer absorbed the Killing Intent from the battlefield. Instead, they thrust their Sword Qi directly into the depths of the earth veins beneath the Western Continent, frantically draining the origin power of the entire Western Continent!

Luo Hou intended to destroy the entire West in order to forcibly ripen the Sword Formation of Immortal Execution!