Within Biyou Palace, spiritual qi lingered as ever, and laws surged in vast waves.
Sect Master Tongtian sat upright on the Cloud Bed. At Gu Changqing's words, his expression briefly froze.
A flicker of shock passed through his eyes, deep as an abyss.
The Chaos Ape.
That name was like a boulder dropped into a placid lake, sending ripple after ripple through his mind.
"The Chaos Ape..."
Sect Master Tongtian murmured the name again, his gaze settling on Gu Changqing's drunken face, his eyes filled with searching curiosity.
"Do you mean the War Demon God, who ranked among the foremost of the Three Thousand Great Dao Demon Gods of old?"
His voice was low and steady, but anyone who knew him could hear the turbulent waves hidden beneath that calm.
As one of the Three Pure Ones born from Pangu's Primordial Spirit, Sect Master Tongtian had attained the Dao after the Primordial World's creation, yet he understood the dust-sealed history from before Chaos was opened better than anyone.
Every one of the Three Thousand Great Dao Demon Gods was an incarnation of the Dao, representing the pinnacle of a fundamental law of heaven and earth.
Among them, the War Demon God, also known as the Chaos Ape, was famed for his ruthless decisiveness in battle and his heaven-surging might.
Legend had it that the ape's entire body seemed cast from iron, his eyes like the sun and moon. A single fit of rage could shatter Chaos, and a single roar could make myriad Daos bow in submission.
He was one of the most dangerous beings among the Three Thousand Demon Gods, and one of the strongest opponents Great God Pangu had faced when opening heaven.
That battle had shattered Chaos and made the Great Dao thunder as it crumbled.
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