A deathly silence fell over Heaven and Earth.
The golden Laws Chains that blotted out the sky were neutralized by the combined might of Houtu's Six Paths Reincarnation Disk and Nuwa's Hongmeng Sacred Sword.
They dissolved into a skyful of golden light, drifting down like rain into the chaotic Void.
The sight was breathtakingly beautiful, yet its lingering aura made hearts tremble.
All living beings stared blankly at the scene, forgetting even to breathe.
That clash had lasted only a flash of lightning, yet it was enough to remain etched in the memories of everyone who witnessed it for the rest of their lives.
Hongjun had used the Fragment of the Jade Plate of Creation to unleash the Heavenly Dao's Origin power in an all-out strike, only for the two female sages to neutralize it completely in an instant.
Yet before the onlookers could recover from their shock, something else happened.
Hongjun moved again.
His movements did not falter in the slightest, as though the neutralization of his previous strike had not shaken him at all.
The Fragment of the Jade Plate of Creation hovered above his head, now spinning with even greater frenzy. Dazzling streams of Laws Divine Radiance intertwined like a surging tide, while Chains of Order as thick as Heavenly Pillars stretched across the Void, each exuding a terrifying aura capable of crushing all things.
Hongjun's face twisted, his eyes blood-red.
That face, which had remained as still as an ancient well for ten thousand years, was now utterly consumed by madness.
His hands continued forming Mudra Seals at a frenzied pace, each one carrying a resolve that cared nothing for the cost.
Power of the Heavenly Dao converged wildly from every direction, like hundreds of millions of rushing rivers pouring into the Fragment of the Jade