The Asura Clan Emerges

Just as Zhunti's battle ended in defeat, Jieyin stepped forward and said, "Kunpeng, Demon Master, if you can spare someone, then spare them. My junior brother is a Saint ordained by Heaven. If you kill him, it would be going against the Heavenly Dao."

Kunpeng said, "Saints are not entangled by karma. If he had already become a Saint, then seeking trouble with him would indeed go against the Heavenly Dao. But isn't he not a Saint yet? Besides, shouldn't you repay the karma of yielding your seat to fellow Daoist Hongyun?"

Zhunti roared, "What are you all thinking? Taishang and Bo Huang's breakthroughs were all coincidences. Otherwise, why didn't you achieve enlightenment and break through?"

As soon as Zhunti finished speaking, he saw a dense mist emanating from Kunpeng. The laws of speed and devouring entered the Primordial Golden Immortal realm.

Then, he saw three clones emerge from behind him and gradually merge into one. Kunpeng said, "Haha, in the Northern Darkness, there is a fish, its name is Kun. It cultivates Primordial internally and harmonizes with the three corpses externally. Fellow Daoist Zhunti, thank you for your gift."

Zhunti: "I... You... Go..." (The ellipses represent a string of curses that don't need to be said, to avoid censorship. Zhunti turned into a telegraph operator.)

At this moment, Jieyin tugged at Zhunti's sleeve and said, "Junior brother, mind your manners... After all, we are powerful beings of the Great Desolation. Is it really appropriate to curse like this?"

Zhunti's face darkened, and he thought, I've been beaten this badly... and you still expect me to be mindful of the impact of my curses?

The good-natured Hongyun, after some mental preparation, said, "Fellow Daoist Zhunti, would you care to spar with this humble one?"

Zhunti looked at Hongyun and thought, Is this still the good-natured Hongyun? Has he turned into Black Cloud? Why is he so cunning? Hmm, I heard Hongyun often hangs out with Zhenyuanzi. Perhaps he's been corrupted by Zhenyuanzi. (Great Immortal Zhenyuan: I'll go to your great-grandfather, Zhunti...)

Just as Hongyun was about to make a move on Zhunti, something major happened.

A portion of merit descended from the sky towards the Sea of Blood. Of course, the merit was a bit less, after all, the Asura Clan of Minghe was just a hasty combination of body and soul.

Here's how it happened: Minghe, guided by Bo Huang, returned to the Sea of Blood and began to ponder. The soul was easy enough, as the Sea of Blood was not lacking in souls. But the body, how should he create it?

After some thought, Minghe realized there were materials in the Sea of Blood too. Nuwa used the Three Lights Divine Water and Nine Heavens Breathing Soil because she wanted the newly created race to have sentience to generate souls. The Sea of Blood had its own unique advantages, so there was no need for that. He just needed to mold a body and stuff the soul into it.

He used the water from the Sea of Blood and the Nine Netherworld Soil to mold them. Then, Minghe began to create. Minghe's thought process was different from other powerful beings. He first molded sixty thousand males, then sixty thousand females...

The result was that the sixty thousand males, because Minghe's technique was still clumsy in the beginning, ended up with grotesque, deformed appearances. The sixty thousand females, however, turned out quite well, each one incredibly beautiful.

After Minghe mastered the Technique of One Yuan, he swore to the heavens, "Heavenly Dao above, I, Minghe, have been inspired today and hereby establish the Asura Clan. May Heaven and Earth bear witness." Then, a cloud of merit descended from the Heavenly Dao to the Sea of Blood.

Under the watchful eyes of many great beings, Minghe used this to sever his three corpses and reached the late stage of Quasi-Saint.

In the Heavenly Court, Di Jun stroked his beard and said, "Creating a new race can earn merit?"

Tai Yi shook his head and said, "That's not necessarily true. Speaking of which, everyone who beat up Zhunti, except for me, has benefited. Is my approach wrong?"

Fu Xi said, "Eastern Emperor, perhaps you were too gentle? After all, others seemed to have made him quite miserable. You only shattered his golden body, and he surrendered when you stopped."

Tai Yi nodded and said, "Fellow Daoist Fu Xi speaks wisely. Next time, I'll be more ruthless." Tai Yi silently began to plan for another opportunity to beat up Zhunti.