Great Firmament Golden Immortal? Sounds Like a Nobody

An ancient, desolate aura spread across the Primordial Continent.

Amid boundless chaotic energy lay the vast, terrifying body of a Demon God. Dreadful Fiendish Qi poured from it.

Suddenly, a ripple of consciousness stirred within the body.

Countless years passed before Li Yi's hazy consciousness finally began to clear.

Memories of his past slowly filled his mind, merging with those of the Demon God's body.

I am... the Qiankun Demon God... No, I'm Li Yi!

At that thought, the fearsome body slowly changed, taking the human form Li Yi remembered as his own. A Dao Body now stood there, clad in a Spirit Treasure robe.

With the body's memories merged into his own, Li Yi finally understood what era he had arrived in and what his origins on the Primordial Continent were.

Pangu had only recently created Heaven and Earth. This was the era of the Beast Calamity Tribulation.

Li Yi was the Qiankun Demon God, one of the Three Thousand Fiendgods, born a Primordial Unity Supreme Immortal.

(Primordial World cultivation realms: Refining Essence into Qi → Qi Refining, Spirit Transformation → Refining Qi to Revert to Void → Refining Void and Integrating with Dao → Celestial Immortal → True Immortal → Golden Immortal → Supreme Unity Golden Immortal → Great Firmament Golden Immortal → Quasi-Saint (Primordial Unity Supreme Immortal) → Sage (Primordial Unity Great Firmament Golden Immortal) → Heavenly Dao Realm → Great Dao Realm)

Unfortunately, not long after his birth, he had endured the Creation Tribulation. He had nearly died, his body had been damaged, and his cultivation had fallen from Primordial Unity Supreme Immortal to Middle Great Firmament Golden Immortal!

Once Li Yi understood his situation, he was delighted rather than worried. A smile tugged at his lips.

His cultivation had fallen, but as a Chaos Demon God, he possessed origins among the finest on the Primordial Continent. Better yet, he had survived the Creation Tribulation, the most terrifying calamity for Chaos Demon Gods.

In the Primordial World, one's origins placed severe limits on cultivation. The Three Pure Ones, for example, had the finest origins of anyone born after creation, yet even they were constrained by the Heavenly Dao. The Sage realm was essentially the end of their cultivation paths, to say nothing of other innate beings or those born later!

Li Yi was different. His origins as a Chaos Demon God meant his path had no such limits. Even the Heavenly Dao Realm and Great Dao Realm were within reach!

[Option 1 granted. You have become one of the Three Thousand Fiendgods—the Qiankun Demon God!]

[Option 3 granted. You have received your Companion Innate Supreme Treasure—the Cosmos Cauldron!]

Prompted by the system messages in his mind, Li Yi belatedly looked beside him. In the ancient chaotic energy, a black cauldron ten thousand zhang tall drew in and released chaotic energy. Profound, archaic patterns covered its surface.

The moment his spiritual sense reached out, the vast cauldron shrank as Li Yi wished. It became small enough to fit in his palm, and when it settled there, he felt as though it were part of his own flesh and blood.

Feeling the little cauldron's closeness, Li Yi smiled even more broadly.

"The Cosmos Cauldron can attack and defend, and it can even transform the acquired into the innate... In the Primordial World, whether used for alchemy or battle, it's absolutely one of the finest Innate Supreme Treasures! More importantly, as my companion treasure, it has no restrictions. I can use it freely without refining it!"

Li Yi had barely gained control of the Cosmos Cauldron when more system messages rang through his mind.

[Option 5 granted. You have become a Formation Master. You can comprehend Peerless Killing Formations and see through the flaws in any Formation.]

[Option 8 granted. You have received Clear Dao Platform! Fiendish Qi and Karmic Retribution cannot disturb you, and schemes woven through Karma cannot affect you!]

[All Cheat Abilities have been granted! Enjoy your journey to another world...]

Li Yi closed his eyes without thinking and quietly absorbed the Formation knowledge that had appeared in his mind. Once he had taken it all in, he opened his eyes, glanced around, and made his decision.

This is the Beast Calamity Tribulation. There aren't any worthwhile opportunities right now. I'll go into seclusion, heal my wounds, and only emerge after I've returned to the Primordial Unity Supreme Immortal Realm...

In the National Destiny Trial's livestream room, too many new students were taking part to show each of them in detail. Only brief updates came through.

As soon as the Trial began, the supervising teachers gathered before a screen to check on the students. Zhao Xuan was a member of the Zhao Clan and one of the favorites in this Trial, so his information immediately drew everyone's attention.

[Trial Participant: Zhao Xuan]

[Trial World: Soul Land World]

[Identity: Member of the Star Luo Empire's imperial family]

[Martial Soul: White Tiger]

[Innate Soul Power: Level 9]

A wave of exclamations swept through the crowd.

"A White Tiger martial soul! And he's a member of the Star Luo Empire's imperial family? No wonder he's from the Zhao Clan!"

"Level 9 Innate Soul Power? With that identity, he might even reach Titled Douluo!"

"Haha! Dragon Nation is sure to make the top three in this National Destiny Trial!"

In the crowd, Wang Gang smiled.

A student's starting identity was not always entirely random. Some were descendants of powerful people who had returned from Trials. When they entered the Soul Land World, their Talent and martial souls were generally impressive. That was why Dragon Nation had placed its hopes on Zhao Xuan.

The strong stayed strong. The weak could only hope for luck!

Relaxing, Wang Gang scanned the other members of his class. When he reached the final name, his brow furrowed.

[Trial Participant: Li Yi]

[Trial World: Primordial World]

[Identity: One of the Three Thousand Fiendgods]

[Realm: Middle Great Firmament Golden Immortal]

[Status: Severely injured]

After reading Li Yi's panel, Wang Gang snorted and muttered a curse.

"Idiot!"

Someone beside Wang Gang had clearly noticed it too. With a quiet laugh, he asked,

"Wang Gang, why did someone from your class choose another world? Didn't you tell them not to pick an Unknown World? The Primordial World? I don't think anyone's ever come back from there. 'One of the Three Thousand Fiendgods'? Haha, that sounds intimidating!"

Wang Gang shook his head and replied with a frown.

"I told him. If he wouldn't listen, there's nothing I can do. Everyone makes their own choices."

Over the years, plenty of people had chosen other worlds, but almost none had returned from them. Before long, new students had generally stopped choosing Unknown Worlds.

Wang Gang ignored the joke about the Three Thousand Fiendgods. They had explored plenty of Trial worlds with grand-sounding titles that belonged to people barely stronger than ordinary folk. A title from an unexplored world meant nothing.

Besides, what sort of Demon God came in a set of three thousand? With that many of them, how strong could any one be?

His realm made even less sense. Middle Great Firmament Golden Immortal? It sounded like some nobody you could find by the roadside! How could it compare to titles like Soul King or Soul Emperor?

What made Wang Gang so angry he nearly laughed was that Li Yi had entered the Trial severely injured! What kind of Trial could he complete like that? He might die in the Primordial World at any moment!

The teacher beside him had only meant to tease him. He clearly did not believe Li Yi could survive a world no one had ever returned from.

"Every year, it's the same. There are always a few who think they're different and try their luck in Unknown Worlds. Forget about him..."

"Zhao Xuan has the strongest start this year! There's a good chance he'll become a Soul Douluo. Our class is sure to make the top three in this National Destiny Trial. We might even take first!"

"Haha, I wonder how the new students from Cherry Blossom Nation and Eagle Nation are doing..."