Arc 196The Ambush and the Mayflies

Xiao Hua defeated Ancestor Hongmeng, the Black Armored Five-Horned Dragon, and the Netherworld Demon Dragon Spider, then returned to Creation Sect and began planning for the World-Ending Mayflies. The arc left Xiao Hua gathering allies and studying spatial escape while Feng Wu and Maitreya Buddha World Honored One weighed their followers’ futures.

  • The Netherworld Demon Dragon Spider lured Xiao Hua into a sealed realm-edge space, where Ancestor Hongmeng and the Black Armored Five-Horned Dragon revealed their plot to kill him.
  • Xiao Hua summoned Demon Venerable Slayer and Wu Daoist, who defeated the Black Armored Five-Horned Dragon and the Netherworld Demon Dragon Spider while Xiao Hua battled Ancestor Hongmeng.
  • Xiao Hua and Huang Tong pursued the fleeing Yin Yang Illustrated Manual, captured Ancestor Hongmeng’s Primordial Spirit, and learned Huang Tong had returned from another realm.
  • Xiao Hua reached Xiao Kingdom, spared Princess Qingqing, and ordered the execution of Lan Dianzi after learning that Creation Sect had defeated Chengtian Hall’s forces there.
  • Xiao Hua rescued Chunzang and Six-Eared Macaque from World-Ending Mayflies, then worked with Huang Tong to identify the Mother Insects as the source of the threat.
  • Xiao Hua brought willing people from Xiao Kingdom to Shenhua Continent and returned to the West Sea, where he introduced Huang Tong as the Creation Sect’s Tenth Master.
  • Xiao Hua gathered Creation Sect leaders to discuss the Mayflies, the ordinary people’s survival, and a possible journey to the Myriad Monster Realm, then studied Huang Tong’s spatial insights.
  • Feng Wu reunited with Huang Tong, Thunderclap True Person arrived with Princess Qingqing and Yu Xiajing, and Maitreya Buddha World Honored One reported that the Mayflies’ victims could not enter reincarnation.
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Ch. 4877Untitled

Xiao Hua, Ancestor Hongmeng, and the two Demon Race Great Sages searched a spatial hub for a passage to the Myriad Monster Realm. The Netherworld Demon Dragon Spider found a likely route through a devil-qi-filled rift, and the group followed it into a passage that split into several forks.

  • The Netherworld Demon Dragon Spider failed to identify a route until the Black Armored Five-Horned Dragon lent him a blood-colored dragon crystal, which he used to probe the spatial rifts with spider silk.
  • The Netherworld Demon Dragon Spider announced he had found the passage to the Myriad Monster Realm and led the Black Armored Five-Horned Dragon toward a rift filled with devil qi.
  • Xiao Hua entered the rift first, while Ancestor Hongmeng followed only after confirming the Demon Race Great Sages had moved ahead without ambushing Xiao Hua.
  • Xiao Hua and Ancestor Hongmeng pursued the two Great Sages through a winding passage as devil qi devoured their divine sense and Ancestor Hongmeng questioned whether to continue.
  • The Netherworld Demon Dragon Spider reached several forks and charged into one of them without explanation.

Ch. 4878Untitled

Xiao Hua followed Ancestor Hongmeng, the Black Armored Five-Horned Dragon, and the Netherworld Demon Dragon Spider through a passage that led to the Myriad Monster Realm, only to be lured into an ambush. After fighting off their attacks, he accused the Black Armored Five-Horned Dragon of involvement in Biqingyu’s tragedy, but the Dragon denied it.

  • Xiao Hua and Ancestor Hongmeng followed the two Demon Race Great Sages through devilish passages and discovered that the route led to the Myriad Monster Realm rather than the Devil Realm.
  • The Netherworld Demon Dragon Spider opened a gateway through a spatial barrier, and Ancestor Hongmeng entered first, followed by Xiao Hua.
  • Ancestor Hongmeng pretended to warn Xiao Hua of an ambush, then attacked him from behind while the Black Armored Five-Horned Dragon struck from the front.
  • Xiao Hua’s phantom evaded Ancestor Hongmeng’s attack, and his counterstrike injured Ancestor Hongmeng before Xiao Hua’s fist clashed with the Black Armored Five-Horned Dragon’s claw.
  • The Netherworld Demon Dragon Spider blocked the gateway with webs and tentacles as the passage closed, trapping Xiao Hua in the realm-edge space with his attackers.
  • The Black Armored Five-Horned Dragon and Ancestor Hongmeng explained their plot to kill Xiao Hua, and Xiao Hua accused the Dragon of masterminding the tragedy of Biqingyu, which he denied.

Ch. 4879Peeling Back the Layers

Xiao Hua confronted the Black Armored Five-Horned Dragon, Ancestor Hongmeng, and the Netherworld Demon Dragon Spider with his theory that they had joined forces to kill him for power and territory. Ancestor Hongmeng admitted their alliance, and Xiao Hua ended by suggesting that his Innate Dao Body might be an even greater prize for Spider Saint than Xiao Hua’s Nascent Soul.

  • Xiao Hua recounted why he suspected Dragon Saint of coveting True Person’s dragon body and noted that Peng Saint had also suspected him.
  • The Black Armored Five-Horned Dragon blamed Ao Yi for arranging the attack on Ao Sheng, while Xiao Hua said Ao Jia had warned him to beware of Dragon Saint.
  • Xiao Hua accused Dragon Saint of seeking control of the West Sea Dragon Palace and conspiring with Ancestor Hongmeng to eliminate him; Ancestor Hongmeng admitted their plan and described their intended gains.
  • The Black Armored Five-Horned Dragon said Spider Saint wanted Xiao Hua’s Great Vehicle Nascent Soul, and Ancestor Hongmeng revealed that he possessed an Innate Dao Body.
  • Xiao Hua suggested that Ancestor Hongmeng’s Innate Dao Body could be an even better meal for Spider Saint.

Ch. 4880The Dagger Revealed

Xiao Hua revealed that he had seen through the three enemies’ ambush and explained how he detected the Netherworld Demon Dragon Spider’s spatial maze. Ancestor Hongmeng’s trap cut Xiao Hua off from the Kunlun Immortal Realm, but Xiao Hua remained confident as the three enemies prepared to attack.

  • Ancestor Hongmeng revealed that the strange space blocked Xiao Hua from sensing the Kunlun Immortal Realm, though Xiao Hua found he could still use spells and artifacts.
  • The Black Armored Five-Horned Dragon asked how Xiao Hua had anticipated the ambush, and Xiao Hua said he had suspected a conspiracy after the Netherworld Demon Dragon Spider entered the spatial passage.
  • Xiao Hua explained that he had detected the Spider Saint’s hidden silk aura and recognized that the passage did not lead to the Myriad Monster Realm.
  • The Black Armored Five-Horned Dragon threatened to have the Spider Saint devour Xiao Hua’s Nascent Soul and soul, while Xiao Hua declared that none of the three could defeat him.

Ch. 4881Demon Venerable Battles the Black Armored Dragon

Xiao Hua revealed that Demon Venerable Slayer and Wu Daoist, two powerful Creation Sect masters, had accompanied him into the space where Ancestor Hongmeng planned to ambush him. As Xiao Hua sealed Ancestor Hongmeng away, Demon Venerable Slayer broke through the Black Armored Five-Horned Dragon’s barrier and attacked him.

  • Xiao Hua summoned Demon Venerable Slayer and revealed that he was the Ninth Master of the Creation Sect, shocking Ancestor Hongmeng, the Black Armored Five-Horned Dragon, and the Netherworld Demon Dragon Spider.
  • Xiao Hua summoned Wu Daoist, who identified himself as the Sixth Master of the Creation Sect and confronted the Netherworld Demon Dragon Spider.
  • Xiao Hua sealed Ancestor Hongmeng inside a thunderous hand, while Demon Venerable Slayer faced the Black Armored Five-Horned Dragon.
  • The Black Armored Five-Horned Dragon trapped Demon Venerable Slayer in a barrier and shattered it with dragon qi and devil qi.
  • Demon Venerable Slayer broke free, charged at the Black Armored Five-Horned Dragon, and drew the dragon’s devil qi into his own body.

Ch. 4882The Dragon Saint's Methods

Demon Venerable Slayer overwhelmed the Black Armored Five-Horned Dragon and shattered his Dragon Formation, leaving him with few ways to resist. As Demon Venerable Slayer prepared to finish him, the dragon revealed a hidden holy horn that pierced his heart and destroyed his devil qi.

  • The Black Armored Five-Horned Dragon fought Demon Venerable Slayer but was unable to break free of his attacks for long.
  • The Black Armored Five-Horned Dragon unleashed his dragon core and trapped Demon Venerable Slayer inside a hundred-li Dragon Formation.
  • Demon Venerable Slayer split into countless devil heads and destroyed most of the Dragon Formation, forcing the Black Armored Five-Horned Dragon to reveal himself.
  • The Black Armored Five-Horned Dragon charged Demon Venerable Slayer, and his Dragon Horns cracked open to reveal a heavenly-horse-like horn.
  • The hidden horn released a holy beam that pierced Demon Venerable Slayer's heart and obliterated his devil qi, shocking him.

Ch. 4883Destroy Dragon Saint

Demon Venerable Slayer wounded the Black Armored Five-Horned Dragon, but a tremendous force froze the dragon’s Primordial Spirit before it could escape. Meanwhile, Wu Daoist tried to persuade the Netherworld Demon Dragon Spider to stop fighting, but the spider refused and prepared to face him.

  • Demon Venerable Slayer used seven-colored spirit fire to extinguish the holy sparks, then struck the Black Armored Five-Horned Dragon with Demon Blade Shi and shattered its holy horn and body.
  • The Black Armored Five-Horned Dragon abandoned its body and tried to flee with its Primordial Spirit, but a powerful force seized the space and froze it in place.
  • Wu Daoist exposed the Netherworld Demon Dragon Spider’s true identity as a blood spider, prompting the spider to resolve to kill Wu Daoist and everyone else present.
  • The Netherworld Demon Dragon Spider unleashed a Sea of Blood Wind that spread netherworld qi across the area.
  • Wu Daoist urged the Netherworld Demon Dragon Spider to stop, promising he could still leave with Xiao Hua, but the spider refused to surrender.
  • Wu Daoist accepted the spider’s decision and warned him that he did not understand Wu Daoist’s identity or Xiao Hua’s limits.

Ch. 4884Wu Daoist Versus the Demon Spider

Wu Daoist fought the Netherworld Demon Dragon Spider, whose spatial powers and spider-thread domain nearly sliced him apart. Wu Daoist revealed the strength of the God Demon Puppet and struck the spider, but it escaped and formed a terrifying new domain.

  • The Netherworld Demon Dragon Spider unleashed strange Primordial Qi and collapsing space, while Wu Daoist countered with thunder and the phantom of Great God Dijiang.
  • The spider spread nearly invisible threads through the shattered space, trapping Dijiang and cutting apart his claws and body as Wu Daoist faced the same danger.
  • Wu Daoist transformed into a Torch Dragon, whose body and tail burst through the threads and smashed the Netherworld Demon Dragon Spider flat.
  • The Netherworld Demon Dragon Spider escaped from beneath the Torch Dragon's tail and formed a new domain filled with ghosts and soul-rending terror.

Ch. 4885Destroying the Demon Spider

Wu Daoist broke the Netherworld Demon Dragon Spider’s soul formation with the Ya Brush and began destroying its body. Xiao Hua then used a hidden spatial-sealing power to expose the Spider’s Nascent Soul and attacked the wounded Ancestor Hongmeng.

  • Wu Daoist recognized that the Demon Dragon Spider had bound him with the souls of those it had slaughtered, and Xiao Hua ordered him to kill.
  • The Netherworld Demon Dragon Spider sent its blood spider Nascent Soul into the soul formation, unleashing soul power against Wu Daoist.
  • Wu Daoist used the Ya Brush to calm the wandering souls and erase the Spider’s soul power, causing its demon body to crumble.
  • The Spider’s Nascent Soul tried to escape, but a suppressive force exposed it and froze it in place.
  • Xiao Hua revealed that he had concealed Wu Daoist and Demon Venerable Slayer in his body before entering the sealed space, then attacked Ancestor Hongmeng with a giant lightning hand.

Ch. 4886Battle Against Ancestor Hongmeng

Xiao Hua battled Ancestor Hongmeng, who revealed his peak ninth-grade Yuan Force strength and blamed Xiao Hua’s success for eclipsing his own legacy. Xiao Hua broke through Ancestor Hongmeng’s Yin Yang Illustrated Manual defense with five kinds of lightning and struck his body.

  • Ancestor Hongmeng used a black-and-white haloed hand to clash evenly with Xiao Hua’s lightning technique.
  • Xiao Hua attacked with sword light while Ancestor Hongmeng blocked it with the defense of the Yin Yang Illustrated Manual.
  • Ancestor Hongmeng accused Xiao Hua of benefiting from luck and resented that the Creation Sect had overshadowed his Chengtian Hall.
  • Xiao Hua realized he needed a stronger method to overcome Ancestor Hongmeng’s formidable defense.
  • Xiao Hua combined five kinds of lightning into a nine-colored hand, shattered the black-and-white halo, and struck Ancestor Hongmeng’s fleshly body.

Ch. 4887One Hundred and One

Ancestor Hongmeng revealed his Innate Dao Body and used the Hundred Beasts Banner to summon ninety-nine Primordial Chaos Beasts against Xiao Hua. Xiao Hua answered with one hundred and one Eight Tribulation Scattered Infants, but Ancestor Hongmeng then transformed into a mass of stars and attacked him directly.

  • Ancestor Hongmeng escaped Xiao Hua’s attacks by relying on his Innate Dao Body and revealed the Hundred Beasts Banner he had refined in Star Moon Palace.
  • Ancestor Hongmeng activated the banner and summoned ninety-nine Primordial Chaos Beasts to surround Xiao Hua.
  • Xiao Hua released one hundred and one Eight Tribulation Scattered Infants from the Kunlun Immortal Realm to fight the beasts.
  • The Scattered Infants overwhelmed the Primordial Chaos Beasts, and Xiao Hua added two more to help defeat one.
  • Ancestor Hongmeng raged and transformed into a mass of stars that pressed down on Xiao Hua, immobilizing his power.

Ch. 4888Defeating Ancestor Hongmeng

Xiao Hua countered Ancestor Hongmeng’s Innate Dao Body with his Demigod Physique and Confucian cultivation, shattering the Heavenly Dao realm and destroying Hongmeng’s body. Ancestor Hongmeng escaped inside the Yin Yang Illustrated Manual, and Xiao Hua rushed to stop the treasure from disappearing.

  • Xiao Hua realized the stars in Ancestor Hongmeng’s realm followed traces of the Heavenly Dao, and his Demigod Physique prevented Hongmeng from seizing his True Essence.
  • Xiao Hua transformed into a giant five-colored sword and shattered the star cluster, breaking the Heavenly Dao trajectories and turning the battle in his favor.
  • Xiao Hua sent Spirit Severing Primordial Light at the rosy clouds and hills, destroying the Yin Yang Illustrated Manual’s Heaven and Earth Profound Realm.
  • Ten Eight Tribulation Scattered Infants attacked Ancestor Hongmeng with thunder and annihilated his Innate Dao Body.
  • Ancestor Hongmeng’s Primordial Spirit escaped into the Yin Yang Illustrated Manual, which broke free of Xiao Hua’s attacks and vanished into the void.
  • Xiao Hua realized the Yin Yang Illustrated Manual was getting away and moved to pursue it.

Ch. 4889Phoenix Dharma Body Returns to Its Place

Xiao Hua was trapped when the Nine Provinces Great Formation destabilized the space, allowing Ancestor Hongmeng and two Demon Race Primordial Spirits to flee. Huang Tong, Xiao Hua’s Phoenix Dharma Body, returned, captured the two demons, and helped Xiao Hua catch up with Ancestor Hongmeng, whose Primordial Spirit Huang Tong pulled from the Yin Yang Illustrated Manual.

  • The Nine Provinces Great Formation suppressed Xiao Hua and triggered a spatial storm that sent the Black Armored Five-Horned Dragon, the Netherworld Demon Dragon Spider, and the Yin Yang Illustrated Manual fleeing through cracks in the realm.
  • Huang Tong tore into the space, revealed himself as Xiao Hua’s Phoenix Dharma Body, and shared his memories with Xiao Hua.
  • Huang Tong caught and swallowed the Primordial Spirits of the Black Armored Five-Horned Dragon and the Netherworld Demon Dragon Spider.
  • Xiao Hua and Huang Tong pursued the Yin Yang Illustrated Manual through a spatial rift, and Xiao Hua shattered its black-and-white light with Wrath of Lightning.
  • Xiao Hua named Chang Yu and Lan Dianzi, exposing that he knew Ancestor Hongmeng’s arrangements within Creation Sect, and Huang Tong pulled Ancestor Hongmeng’s Primordial Spirit from the manual.

Ch. 4890Ye Jian and Jiang Haochen

Xiao Hua and Huang Tong killed Ancestor Hongmeng’s manifested Primordial Spirit, though a remnant escaped, then returned to Cangxian Continent and reunited Huang Tong with Xiao Hua’s body. Xiao Hua headed for Xiao Kingdom while realizing that a temporal storm connected Huang Tong and Feng Buping’s journey to another realm with Ye Jian and Jiang Haochen.

  • Huang Tong devoured Ancestor Hongmeng’s Primordial Spirit but revealed that a thread of it had escaped.
  • Xiao Hua learned that Huang Tong could travel between realms using spatial escape techniques and dimensional coordinates or a realm’s aura.
  • Huang Tong brought Xiao Hua to Cangxian Continent, where Xiao Hua recognized the way to Xiao Kingdom.
  • Huang Tong returned to Xiao Hua’s body, filling Xiao Hua with the emotions and memories of their reunion.
  • Xiao Hua reflected on Ye Jian, Feng Buping, and Ancestor Hongmeng, then realized a temporal storm near Star Moon Palace had swept Huang Tong and Feng Buping’s remnant soul into another realm.

Ch. 4891Cleanup

Xiao Hua explained Huang Tong’s return and reunited with Thunderclap True Person, then returned to Xiao Kingdom and learned that Princess Qingqing was under a kill-on-sight decree. After ordering Fu Zhiwen to carry out their prior plan, Xiao Hua watched Fu Zhiwen bring Lan Dianzi to him in chains.

  • Xiao Hua reasoned that the treasure ship’s departure, the Nine Provinces Great Formation, and Ye Jian’s breakthrough had opened a path for Huang Tong to return.
  • Xiao Hua met Thunderclap True Person, told him the Ten Masters of the Creation Sect had returned, and heard that Princess Qingqing had been behaving well.
  • Xiao Hua reached Xiao Kingdom and allowed Princess Qingqing to remain after Yu Xiajing explained that the Immortal Emperor had ordered her execution.
  • Xiao Hua instructed a Creation Sect disciple to tell Fu Zhiwen to proceed with their prior discussion.
  • After fighting erupted across Xiao Kingdom for half an hour, Fu Zhiwen arrived with Lan Dianzi, Li Xiang, and Xiong Yi, bringing the bound Lan Dianzi before Xiao Hua.

Ch. 4892Kill Lan Dianzi

Xiao Hua ordered Creation Sect to take control of Chengtian Hall and Ancestor Hongmeng's forces after revealing he had killed Ancestor Hongmeng and two demons. He stripped Lan Dianzi of his place in the sect and ordered Xiong Yi to execute him, then froze when a thought about Ananda and Yuan Tongtian suggested a new realization.

  • Fu Zhiwen reported that Creation Sect had captured or killed all 304 Chengtian Hall cultivators in Xiao Kingdom, while True Lord Qingxu and other targets were absent.
  • Xiao Hua revealed that he had killed Ancestor Hongmeng, the Black Armored Five-Horned Dragon, and the Netherworld Demon Dragon Spider, then ordered Fu Zhiwen to announce their deaths and bring willing members of their forces into Creation Sect.
  • Xiao Hua ordered the remaining residents of Xiao Kingdom to be offered protection and gave the kingdom ten days to evacuate.
  • Xiao Hua condemned Lan Dianzi for plotting against Chang Yu and other Creation Sect disciples, revoked his discipleship, and ordered Xiong Yi to execute him and his accomplices.
  • Xiong Yi and Li Xiang took Lan Dianzi away, and Xiao Hua accepted that Lan Dianzi deserved death despite grieving over him.
  • Xiao Hua recalled the grudge between Ananda and Yuan Tongtian and suddenly froze after hinting that someone had killed another person.

Ch. 4893Repentance

Xiao Hua rushed to rescue Chunzang and his protectors from a swarm of World-Ending Mayflies, finding Six-Eared Macaque gravely wounded. Six-Eared Macaque refused medicine and explained that he had repented of his past deeds and no longer clung to his body.

  • Xiao Hua sensed that a Witch Puppet protecting Chunzang had shattered and teleported to the East Sea Shore of Cangxian Continent.
  • Xiao Hua found Chunzang surrounded by World-Ending Mayflies while Zhen Jie and Six-Eared Macaque fought to protect him.
  • Six-Eared Macaque sacrificed himself to stop a mayfly’s feelers from reaching Chunzang, and Xiao Hua rescued him at the last moment.
  • Xiao Hua gave Chunzang medicine and offered Six-Eared Macaque a healing pill, but Six-Eared Macaque refused both treatment and the burden of restoring his body.
  • Six-Eared Macaque told Xiao Hua that he regretted his past violence and believed his body and former actions were not his true self.

Ch. 4894Larval Insect

Xiao Hua and Chunzang discussed Six-Eared Macaque’s past and the dangers facing Chunzang’s scripture-seeking journey, but Chunzang refused protection so he could walk his own path. As Xiao Hua’s disciples fought the World-Ending Mayflies, Huang Tong identified them as possibly related to Larval Insects and raised questions about their missing Mother Insect.

  • Chunzang counseled Six-Eared Macaque, who thanked him and chose not to restore his body fully.
  • Xiao Hua offered to escort Chunzang or send Creation Sect disciples to protect him, but Chunzang refused both offers.
  • Xiao Hua gave Six-Eared Macaque a Witch Puppet, while Zhen Jie complained of hunger as two World-Ending Mayflies attacked him.
  • Zhen Jie defeated the mayflies, received medicinal pills from Xiao Hua, and offered them to Six-Eared Macaque, who declined.
  • Huang Tong destroyed nearby mayflies and told Xiao Hua that they resembled Larval Insects but lacked a Mother Insect.
  • Xiao Hua released Creation Sect disciples to fight the mayflies and asked Huang Tong what the Mother Insect and Larval Insects looked like.

Ch. 4895Mother Insect, Confirmed

Xiao Hua and Huang Tong concluded that Mother Insects were the source of the Mayflies and planned to search for them while investigating Xiaoyu Continent. Huang Tong then opened a brief passage toward the Myriad Monster Realm, but found it too fragile for anyone but himself to cross.

  • Huang Tong explained that Mother Insects created phantom Larval Insects and that killing the Mother Insects was necessary to stop the Mayflies at their source.
  • Xiao Hua proposed that the Immortal Palace, Thunder Sound Temple, Great Sacred Hall, and Dragon Island search the Three Great Continents for Mother Insects while he and Huang Tong went to Xiaoyu Continent.
  • After Creation Sect disciples cleared the Mayflies, Xiao Hua learned that Chun Zang had been surrounded because he insisted on walking, then sent Chun Zang, Zhen Jie, and Zhen Kong on their way with a warning to flee danger.
  • Xiao Hua brought Huang Tong into the Spirit Realm within his space, where Huang Tong recognized an aura similar to that of the Myriad Monster Realm.
  • Huang Tong opened a rift toward the Myriad Monster Realm, but the realms' power sealed it quickly, leaving a passage that Huang Tong believed only he could cross.

Ch. 4896Reporting the News

Xiao Hua confirmed that the passage between realms led to the Myriad Monster Realm and returned to Xiao Kingdom, where he arranged for allies to search for the mother insect and gather at the Creation Sect. The chapter left Thunderclap True Person, Princess Qingqing, and Yu Xiajing heading toward the Immortal Palace while Xiao Hua waited at Yuanxi Reef Plain.

  • Xiao Hua and Huang Tong discussed the passage to the Myriad Monster Realm and returned to Xiao Kingdom.
  • Xiao Hua told Princess Qingqing and the others how he had spared the Six-Eared Macaque, then privately considered possible ties between Ananda, the Black Armored Five-Horned Dragon, and the Sacred Light Realm.
  • Xiao Hua instructed Thunderclap True Person to alert the Sovereigns about the mother insect and invite the Heaven-Defying Thunder Phoenix, the Lord of Wenqu Palace, and others to the Creation Sect.
  • Princess Qingqing volunteered to accompany Thunderclap True Person, and Yu Xiajing agreed to go with her despite their fear of the Immortal Palace.
  • Thunderclap True Person took Princess Qingqing and Yu Xiajing toward the Immortal Palace, while Xiao Hua and Huang Tong discussed whether Qingqing could change and whether the Immortal Palace could be trusted.

Ch. 4897Spatial Divine Abilities

Xiao Hua left Xiao Kingdom after gathering the citizens and Creation Sect disciples willing to relocate, reflecting on why he could not force the rest to accept his protection. He and Huang Tong returned to Yuanxi Reef Plain, where Xiao Hua learned more about Huang Tong’s life in the Profound Origin Space and reunited with Liu Yi and the others.

  • Xiao Hua collected the citizens and Creation Sect disciples willing to move to Shenhua Continent, then flew away from Xiao Kingdom with Huang Tong.
  • Huang Tong reminded Xiao Hua that the people who stayed had their own choices, and Xiao Hua accepted that he could not impose his world on them.
  • Huang Tong explained that the Profound Origin Space had different spatial laws and that Xiao Hua’s cultivation insights had helped him teach Ye Jian.
  • Xiao Hua learned that Huang Tong had chosen his own name and joked that his Phoenix Dharma Body and Feng Wu formed the imagery of phoenixes and parasol trees.
  • Xiao Hua and Huang Tong reached the West Sea, where Xiao Hua praised Liu Yi’s defenses and Huang Tong called Xiao Hua’s talent good luck.
  • Liu Yi, True Person Xiao, Tianren, and the other disciples welcomed Xiao Hua back and were startled by Huang Tong’s resemblance to Feng Wu and his fierce aura.

Ch. 4898Return to Creation Sect

Xiao Hua returned to the Creation Sect, reunited with its leaders, and announced his victory over several powerful enemies. He gathered the ten Masters at the Creation Dao Palace, where the story left them taking their places on a newly arranged circle of thrones.

  • Fellow Daoist Tianren challenged Huang Tong to a match, and they jokingly wagered their positions as Eighth and Tenth Masters before True Person oversaw their fight.
  • Xiao Hua ordered Liu Yi to prepare three hundred thousand disciples for departure, and Liu Yi reported that Princess Zixia and Qiongqiong were searching Star Picking Tower for clues about the Four Great Continents.
  • Princess Zixia arrived and asked about Ancestor Hongmeng, while Xiao Hua introduced Huang Tong as the Creation Sect's Tenth Master rather than the Heaven-Defying Thunder Phoenix.
  • Fellow Daoist Tianren stopped the fight after realizing that the wager would cost him his Eighth Master position either way.
  • Xiao Hua told Princess Zixia that he had slain the Black Armored Five-Horned Dragon, the Netherworld Demon Dragon Spider, and Ancestor Hongmeng, then invited her to advise him.
  • Xiao Hua created nine more thrones and arranged all ten in a circle; True Person, Fellow Daoist Tianren, Wu Daoist, and Demon Venerable Slayer took their seats.

Ch. 4899Mountains Exhausted, Waters Spent

Xiao Hua welcomed Huang Tong back as the Creation Sect’s Tenth Master and explained that the sect might escape the World-Ending Mayflies by traveling through the Myriad Monster Realm to Xiaoyu Continent. He revealed that the route was one-way and that breaking the immortal formation seemed beyond their power, leaving the fate of the Three Great Continents uncertain.

  • Xiao Hua welcomed Huang Tong to the King of Fortune throne and told the Creation Sect disciples how Ancestor Hongmeng, the Black Armored Five-Horned Dragon, and the Netherworld Demon Dragon Spider had ambushed him.
  • Xiao Hua ordered Liu Yi to bring willing Chengtian Hall disciples into the Creation Sect and to send the others back to Cangxian Continent.
  • Xiao Hua announced that he and Huang Tong might travel through the spatial interface to the Myriad Monster Realm, offering Creation Sect disciples a way to escape the Mayflies.
  • Wang Zhengfei asked about other cultivators, and Princess Zixia asked about the ordinary people of the Three Great Continents.
  • Xiao Hua explained that the passage from the Myriad Monster Realm to Xiaoyu Continent was one-way and that he could not promise a way to defeat the Mayflies or break the immortal formation.
  • Princess Zixia asked whether the Three Great Continents had truly reached a dead end.

Ch. 4900Disheartened

Xiao Hua and Princess Zixia discussed how to save the Three Great Continents from the World-Ending Mayflies and whether ordinary people could be moved into the Kunlun Immortal Realm. Xiao Hua began cultivating Huang Tong’s spatial insights, then greeted Feng Wu, the Heaven-Defying Thunder Phoenix, upon his return.

  • Xiao Hua proposed finding and killing the World-Ending Mayfly Mother Worm, but Zixia questioned how they could locate it across the vast lands.
  • Zixia asked whether Xiao Hua could shelter more ordinary people, and Xiao Hua explained that many people in the Kingdom of Xiao had refused to enter the Kunlun Immortal Realm.
  • Zixia urged Xiao Hua not to lose heart and to give ordinary people a way to survive, but Xiao Hua ended the discussion and said he would study spatial escape techniques with Huang Tong.
  • Heavenly Man suggested taking in all ordinary people, but Wu Daoist warned that doing so would alert the Immortal Emperor and the Great Sun Tathagata World Honored One, while Xiao Hua refused to force anyone into his space.
  • Xiao Hua and his avatars cultivated Huang Tong’s spatial insights until their ten Kings of Fortune transformed into spaces and then returned to the form of thrones.
  • Huang Tong flew from the Creation Dao Palace and welcomed Feng Wu, the Heaven-Defying Thunder Phoenix, recognizing their deep connection.

Ch. 4901Gathered Together

Xiao Hua and the others gathered with Feng Wu, Huang Tong, Thunderclap True Person, and Maitreya Buddha World Honored One to discuss the dangers spreading across the Three Great Continents. Maitreya Buddha World Honored One agreed to stand with the beings of Little Linglong Temple, while Feng Wu offered to evacuate his descendants and demon realm if Xiao Hua left.

  • Feng Wu and Huang Tong reunited, discussed their different cultivation paths, and agreed to shatter the starry sky together someday.
  • Feng Wu said he had explored the Great Sacred Hall and found something possibly connected to the Four Great Continents or the immortal formation.
  • Thunderclap True Person arrived with Princess Qingqing and Yu Xiajing, then explained how he had traveled through the Immortal Palace and North Sea Dragon Palace to reach Xiao Hua.
  • Maitreya Buddha World Honored One reported that the mayflies were soulless Larval Insects and that their victims could not enter reincarnation; Xiao Hua collected the millions of souls he had gathered.
  • Maitreya Buddha World Honored One refused to abandon Little Linglong Temple or the Pure Land World’s Buddhist disciples, and Feng Wu offered to take his own followers away if Xiao Hua departed.
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