The souls within their bodies began to mutate, and the chaos of the six paths erupted in full!
Yun Qing still had his eyes closed, his figure as straight and proud as a god of the Nine Heavens, standing unperturbed atop the collapsing blood sea.
"Humans became livestock; livestock became humans."
"Fathers devoured their children; mothers nurtured their enemies."
"Love and hatred were reversed; karma and consequence were inverted."
He slowly raised Bear All Things, his clear, solemn voice ringing across the entire mountain range:
"Obsessions sank into ruin; there was no passage across the sea of suffering."
"Today, I shall grant you all-liberation!"
His words fell, and the Dao rose throughout the heavens!
The entire world abruptly darkened. An ancient heavenly gate thundered up from the ground behind him!
"Chaos establishes the Dao!"
The Sea of Chaos churned, boundless chaos subduing kunqian as vast, limitless Dao resonance thundered out of his body!
"Two principles give birth to life!"
The twin energies of yin and yang flowed apart from either side of the heavenly gate.
"Four symbols gather spirits!"
Phantoms of the azure dragon, white tiger, vermilion bird, and black tortoise-the four symbols-guarded the four poles.
"Six directions seal space!"
Space abruptly closed in from six directions, freezing countless charging, twisted creatures in midair.
"Nine palaces suppress the world!"
Nine majestic divine palaces lit up simultaneously above the Sea of Clouds, nine layers of the Great Dao casting down golden light.
"All Daos, return to origin!"
Yun Qing lifted his gaze and uttered those final words as though heaven's decree had descended upon the world.
The chaos primordial soaring firmament world fully unfurled!
Chaos swallowed the heavens; soaring firmament established order.
Wind stirred his hair. Yun Qing stood before the heavenly gate, one man with one spear.
Beneath his feet