The Aggrieved Shenni, Boundless Merit

North Sea of the Primordial World, Dragon Palace.

Ancestral Dragon sat high upon his throne while a Dragon Clan man in golden armor reported respectfully below.

"Your Majesty, the ferocious beasts in the North Sea have now been eliminated. In the East Sea, the Third Prince and the others are also clearing out the last groups of ferocious beasts. Within ten thousand years, we should be able to reclaim all of it!"

Now that the Beast Calamity Tribulation was nearing its end, the three clans had tacitly begun dividing up the territories of the Primordial World.

The Dragon Clan alone occupied all the seas of the Primordial World. The Phoenix Clan held every mountain range around Immortal Mountain, while the Qilin Clan likewise expanded its territory outward from Qilin Cliff.

Listening to his subordinate's report, Ancestral Dragon was somewhat distracted, his mind filled with information about Shenni.

Now, the Calamity Cycle was about to pass, yet Beast Emperor Shen Ni, who bore one-third of the Fortune of the entire Beast Calamity Tribulation, had still not revealed himself.

As the Dragon Emperor, he was immensely proud. Though everyone in the Primordial World regarded the three clans as equals, he believed that the Dragon Clan was the foremost among them!

If either of the other two clans killed Shenni first and seized the Fortune left behind after the Calamity Cycle, would the Dragon Clan not be handing over its position as leader of the three clans...

The more he thought about it, the more frustrated Ancestral Dragon became. He interrupted the man's continued report below.

"Still no trace of Shenni?"

The man below paused slightly, an embarrassed look appearing on his face.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, all clan members at the Great Firmament level have been dispatched, but none have found any trace of Shenni..."

Ancestral Dragon's brows furrowed. Just as he was about to say something else, his expression suddenly changed drastically as he looked eastward.

Though they were separated by trillions of kilometers, he could vaguely sense pillars of boundless baleful aura soaring into the sky. Clearly, Great Firmament-level ferocious beasts had fallen!

More importantly, there was more than one such pillar! Several Great Firmament-level ferocious beasts had fallen in succession. In the current Primordial World, aside from those around the Beast Emperor, there could not possibly be so many Great Firmament-level ferocious beasts!

With that thought, Ancestral Dragon secretly calculated. The previously obscure heavenly secrets surfaced in his mind as though clouds had parted to reveal the sun.

Beast Emperor Shen Ni's death tribulation had arrived. There was no chance of survival!

Ancestral Dragon was instantly enraged. Without bothering to give any instructions, he stepped forward and shot toward the location of the blood-red pillars of light!

Within the Primordial World, Li Yi and Yuanfeng joined forces, driving Shenni into a corner with no way to flee to the heavens or escape into the earth.

They first chased him from the Primordial World into the Thirty-Three Heavens, then slaughtered their way back from the Thirty-Three Heavens to the Primordial World.

Shenni activated his Spirit Treasure and looked at the two pursuing him relentlessly from behind, a deep sense of grievance rising in his heart.

He had fought the ancestors of all three clans before. Though he feared the Southern Netherworld Divine Fire, it was not as though he could not fight against it.

But the purification power unleashed by that Heaven-Earth Daoist was simply the nemesis of his race. Whenever a strand of purification power came at him, he would rather take a hit from the Southern Netherworld Divine Fire than dodge too slowly. Otherwise, not only would his soul suffer agonizing pain, even the baleful aura around his body would be stripped away!

"Daoist, you merely rely on the advantage of your Spirit Treasure! If you have the guts, put it away and fight me properly!"

Faced with Shenni's provocation, Li Yi said nothing. He merely increased the output of his mana, and pure white purification power sealed off every direction around Shenni.

Shenni was so furious that he nearly spat blood, yet there was nothing he could do.

After several more rounds of fighting, a trace of despair grew in Shenni's heart. He finally understood that he could not escape death today.

Looking at the two fighting him from afar, resentment arose in his heart.

Since he was going to die anyway, neither of them would have it easy!

Li Yi's expression shifted slightly. An inexplicable sense of danger arose within him, and in a flash of lightning, he guessed Shenni's intentions.

Boom!

In an instant, divine light burst from Shenni's body. All his mana and baleful aura condensed together before exploding completely!

Almost instantly, the vast force surged toward the two of them.

Yuanfeng's expression instinctively turned panicked at the sight.

Though she was a Quasi-Saint, her physical body was not as strong as Ancestral Dragon's. If she failed to deal with the self-destruction of a Middle Primordial Unity Supreme Immortal properly, she might very well perish!

She was about to bring out her Spirit Treasure for protection when Li Yi's voice reached her through divine sense.

"Don't resist..."

Yuanfeng looked at the black cauldron covering her. After a brief hesitation, she chose to trust Li Yi.

Boom!

The force of Shenni's self-destruction slammed into the Cosmos Cauldron, instantly sending it flying. Within the cauldron, Li Yi circulated all his mana and pushed the Cosmos Cauldron's defensive power to its limit.

As an Innate Supreme Treasure, the Cosmos Cauldron possessed terrifying defensive power. Even the self-destruction of a Quasi-Saint would merely send it flying when Li Yi operated it with all his strength, without causing it the slightest damage.

Once the power of Shenni's self-destruction dissipated, Li Yi put away the cauldron. With a flash of his body, he instantly arrived at the place where Shenni had exploded.

The space there had already shattered. Ferocious baleful aura mingled with turbulent spatial currents, yet they still could not obstruct Li Yi's divine sense. In only a few seconds, Li Yi collected every Supreme Treasure Shenni had left behind.

Yuanfeng naturally saw Li Yi's actions, but after he had just saved her, how could she dare covet those Supreme Treasures?

Once Li Yi had steadied himself, she cupped her hands and bowed to him in thanks.

"I thank you for your great kindness, Daoist."

Even if she could have endured that self-destruction, she would likely have been severely injured. Recovering afterward would probably have taken epochs.

Li Yi swept his divine sense over his gains, and a smile involuntarily appeared at the corner of his lips.

As a Quasi-Saint, the lowest-grade items Shenni carried at his side were all Innate Spiritual Treasures!

There were sixteen Supreme Treasures in total: one Supreme-grade Innate Spirit Treasure, two High-grade Innate Spirit Treasures, with the rest being medium- and low-grade Supreme Treasures.

After putting away the Spirit Treasures in satisfaction, Li Yi finally looked at Yuanfeng and smiled.

"It was nothing. Not worth mentioning!"

At the same time, many great cultivators had already arrived. Seeing the devastated battlefield, they secretly marveled.

"We came too late! Shenni self-destructed."

"This Calamity Cycle has passed!"

"Who answered the tribulation?"

"Phoenix Ancestor Yuanfeng, and the other person is... the Heaven-Earth Daoist!"

Ancestral Dragon had also arrived. Seeing the two standing in the void above the battlefield, he gritted his teeth so hard he nearly spat blood.

Heaven-Earth Daoist? Yuanfeng had invited him?

Was Shenni such trash that even his self-destruction failed to injure those two?

Before he could think further, countless strands of Golden Merit Light slowly rose from across the entire Primordial World, swiftly flying toward those who had answered this tribulation!

Countless cultivators who had secluded themselves to cultivate and avoid the tribulation were startled awake. After a brief calculation, they understood what had happened.

"The Beast Calamity Tribulation has passed!"

"This great tribulation has finally ended!"

"Now that the Calamity Cycle has passed, all those who earned merit by slaying ferocious beasts will receive rewards of Heavenly Dao Merit..."

Countless strands of Golden Merit Light rose into the air, flying toward those who had answered the tribulation according to their contributions during the Beast Calamity Tribulation.

Above Shenni's self-destruction battlefield, some great cultivators who had avoided the tribulation stared at Li Yi, wrapped like a rice dumpling in Golden Merit Light, their eyes filled with envy!

How many ferocious beasts would one have to kill to gain such immense Merit?

Though Ancestral Dragon was also surrounded by golden light, with several Merit Golden Wheels even rising behind him, his heart seemed to bleed as he looked at Li Yi, who was wrapped in Merit not far away.

Damn that Heaven-Earth Daoist! This Merit had originally all belonged to his Dragon Clan!