Primordial World: I, Emperor Jun, Only Want to Build the Primordial World — 26

Ancestor Qiankun, Ancestor Diandao, and Ancestor Yinyang had already fallen. Hongjun collected all the spiritual treasures from their bodies.

The Purple Cloud Cluster churned continuously, lightning darting through it without end, yet it did not strike.

Both Luo Hou and Hongjun were deeply puzzled.

Suddenly, the center of the Purple Cloud Cluster parted, and a colossal eye appeared above Hongjun and Luo Hou.

Purple lightning flickered within that giant eye. It was cold and emotionless, its pupil fixed tightly upon Hongjun and Luo Hou.

This sight also fell into the eyes of countless beings throughout the Primordial World.

Luo Hou and Hongjun, being closest, saw it even more clearly.

"This is not..."

Before Luo Hou could finish, Hongjun said directly, "It is!"

Luo Hou and Hongjun exchanged a glance, each seeing the shock in the other's eyes.

For they were extremely familiar with the giant eye surrounded by the Purple Cloud Cluster in the sky. It was the very one embedded in Beast Emperor Shenni's brow.

Beast Emperor Shenni's true form was a Three-Eyed Golden Lion, and he was the inheritor of the Destruction Demon God.

The eye in his brow could gather the Law of Destruction and annihilate all things.

And now, the giant eye in the sky was strikingly similar to Shenni's.

At this moment, both Dao Ancestor Hongjun and Luo Hou could not help recalling Beast Emperor Shenni's sacrifice of himself to the Dao.

Luo Hou and Hongjun watched the giant eye in the sky with guarded expressions. They could sense just how terrifyingly powerful the lightning within it was.

Its might could not be compared to the Law of Destruction Shenni had wielded back then.

Before such great power, Luo Hou and Hongjun felt that the resistance they had prepared was nothing more than a death throe.

Regret also rose in Luo Hou's heart. He regretted that he had taken things this far.

He himself knew why Heavenly Punishment had descended.

Not even the Three-Clan War had brought about Heavenly Punishment. Luo Hou had thought that going a little too far would not cause any problems.

Yet now, the problem was grave.

The giant eye stared coldly at Hongjun and Luo Hou, but it did not attack.

Luo Hou and Hongjun felt as though they were awaiting judgment, their hearts filled with unease.

Since their birth, this was the first time they had felt such panic.

This was not merely a matter of their state of mind. It was also an instinctive terror shared by all living beings—the terror of facing a being of a fundamentally higher nature.

Two beams of light shot from the giant purple eye, but they were not attacks. Instead, they entered Hongjun and Luo Hou's Primordial Spirits.

In an instant, a stream of information appeared in Luo Hou and Hongjun's minds, while the giant purple eye quietly waited for their choice.

Luo Hou and Hongjun swiftly absorbed the information bestowed by the Heavenly Dao Purple Eye.

At this moment, most beings in the Primordial World were looking toward Mount Sumeru, waiting for the Heavenly Punishment to end and for the final outcome.

Would the Dao Sect win, or would the Demon Path prevail?

Even Wutian, who was enduring the scorching heat of the Solar Trueflame, barely spared a portion of his attention to watch the outcome at Mount Sumeru.

Unfortunately, that place was now shrouded in Heavenly Punishment. Otherwise, they would have had more ways to investigate what was happening there.

As Emperor Jun watched the Heavenly Punishment in the direction of Mount Sumeru, understanding suddenly dawned on him. Is this the consequence of damaging the heavens and earth of the Primordial World?

As he pondered, he could not help increasing his power again, intending to refine Wutian directly.

Under these circumstances, Wutian had no choice but to withdraw the small portion of attention he had barely spared and focus fully on dealing with Emperor Jun.

Luo Hou and Hongjun exchanged another glance, then looked at the enormous Purple Eye in the sky. Helplessness appeared on both their faces.

A moment later, purple lightning continued gathering within the cold and emotionless giant Purple Eye, as though it intended to wipe out Luo Hou and Hongjun.

Luo Hou knew he could not keep waiting.

"Hongjun, Heaven's Mandate is thus!"

"Heaven's Mandate is thus!"

"Ha ha ha..."

Luo Hou's voice was sorrowful as it spread throughout the entire Primordial World.

The beings of the Primordial World could all hear the helplessness and unwillingness in Luo Hou's voice.

A sense of desolation surged in the hearts of all Demon Path cultivators.

Emperor Jun could sense that Wutian seemed to have lost his fighting spirit, his ability to resist weakening without end.

Seated at the center of the Eleventh Grade Black Lotus, Wutian stared at Emperor Jun and roared, "The Heavenly Dao must be unjust, favoring Hongjun! Otherwise, how could my master have lost?"

"My master cannot lose!"

Naturally, Emperor Jun ignored Wutian's cries.

Expressionless, he continued roasting Wutian with Solar Trueflame while keeping part of his attention on Mount Sumeru.

In Emperor Jun's view, Wutian's words did make some sense.

After all, judging from the emotions in Luo Hou's voice and the constantly roiling Purple Clouds in the direction of Mount Sumeru, it seemed Hongjun had received the Heavenly Dao's assistance and thus achieved final victory.

Heaven's Mandate is thus.

Could Hongjun's victory truly have been ordained by Heaven's Mandate?

Emperor Jun was not the only one with such thoughts. Whether of the Dao Sect or the Demon Path, quite a few beings believed the same.

Emperor Jun merely thought more deeply about it. He wondered whether Heaven's Mandate could be changed.

He had an ominous feeling.

Mount Sumeru.

The lightning within the enormous Purple Eye in the sky grew ever denser, and its pressure descended upon Luo Hou.

Yet there was no fear on Luo Hou's face now. There was only a helpless smile.

"Heavenly Dao above, I am Devil Ancestor Luo Hou. I shall lead the Demonic Path Beings to become Extraterrestrial Devils, obstacles to the attainment of the Dao. From this day onward, when the Dao rises, demons shall decline; when demons rise, the Dao shall decline. I beseech the Heavenly Dao to bear witness!"

Luo Hou's voice once more echoed through the Primordial World, carrying majesty amid sorrow and unwillingness.

The moment Luo Hou finished speaking, the lightning brewing within the giant Purple Eye stopped, and its gaze turned toward Hongjun.

Golden Heavenly Dao Script appeared before Hongjun, each character radiating pressure.

Hongjun looked expressionlessly at the characters before him, his heart deeply conflicted.

This was a Heavenly Dao Covenant.

Compared to Luo Hou, his situation was far better. He merely had to labor for the Heavenly Dao from now on.

Of course, once he signed this covenant, his cultivation realm would also rise rapidly.

This was what troubled Hongjun most.

If it had been simple enslavement, then at worst he would die and his Dao would vanish. Hongjun would never submit.

Yet upon seeing this covenant, Hongjun understood that it was not enslavement. Its contents aligned with his own path, such as Civilizing the Primordial World and accumulating providence.

Hongjun looked at Luo Hou, who was undergoing transformation, and could not help murmuring, "Fellow Daoist Luo Hou, Heaven's Mandate is thus. I am no exception."

In the end, Hongjun left his own mark upon the Heavenly Dao Covenant.

Life, the Dao path, death.

Hongjun ultimately made his choice.

Luo Hou had made his choice as well, becoming an Extraterrestrial Devil.

Extraterrestrial Devils were neither living nor dead. They existed alongside the Dao and followed alongside the Dao, more directly pointing toward one's true heart.

When the Immeasurable Calamity arrived, Luo Hou might still have hope of leading everyone back. That slim hope was the main reason Luo Hou had made this choice.

The Heavenly Dao had not driven matters to the absolute end. It had left behind a slim chance of survival, and the two might not be unable to break free in the future.

The lightning in the giant Purple Eye slowly faded away, and the eye gradually closed until it vanished.

Hongjun looked at Luo Hou's transforming figure and could not help thinking, Extraterrestrial Devils?

Hongjun did not know the nature of such beings either.

Moreover, the nature of such beings was what Extraterrestrial Devils relied upon for survival, so Luo Hou naturally would not reveal it.

At this moment, the World-Ending Black Lotus, the God-Slaying Spear, and other spiritual treasures floated out from Luo Hou's body and shot in all directions.

Hongjun wanted to intercept them, but ultimately gave up.

On one hand, there were too many spiritual treasures. He might not have been able to stop them all.

On the other hand, he already possessed the Innate Spiritual Treasures of the other three ancestors. He could not take all opportunities for himself.

Luo Hou's transformation was actually very swift. It was basically complete not long after he finished his oath.