" The Main World was devastated after the Great Cataclysm, and I was born at the end of that era."
The Yamata no Orochi slammed its fist toward Xu Long's face, its attack ferocious and ruthless.
Xu Long raised the World-Breaking Blade, pointing the blade at the Yamata no Orochi no Orochi, forcing the opponent to retract his fist and instead deliver a whip kick.
Bang!
The Yamata no Orochi's physical body was much stronger than Xu Long had imagined; Xu Long even felt a soreness.
This is normal. The other party's current cultivation level is S-rank, but he was much stronger before.
Back in the day, he was a powerful figure who could withstand a single blow from Huo Qubing and survive. Even though his cultivation had regressed, he was still far superior to ordinary S-rank.
"After the Great Cataclysm, everything was desolate, and it only slowly began to recover when I grew up. It was truly an era of warring gods, with new gods and old gods fighting each other, turning the world upside down."
A look of Shocker appeared on Yamata no Orochi's face; even after countless years, he still felt fear.
What are the new gods and the old gods?
The World-Breaking Blade thrust forward, its tip rippled faintly.
As the battle continued, Xu Long gradually figured out the power of the World-Breaking Blade.
Because the space of the Main World is too solid, the World-Breaking Blade can only cause slight ripples. If it were in a low-level Fragment World, it could probably shatter the space itself.
"The 'Old Gods' are just some lowly minions who survived from the ancient era. In that age when powerful beings were everywhere, they lived like ants, but after the Great Cataclysm, they became top-tier powerhouses."
Why is this happening?
Xu Long asked.
"The great war of the ancient era left the Main World devastated, and the upper limit of cultivation was greatly reduced. People like my father will never be able to recover unless the world's level is raised."
As soon as Yamata no Orochi finished speaking, a ball of flame appeared out of thin air and instantly enveloped Xu Long.
This is his innate skill; after devouring the Thunder Head and the Poison Head, it imbued his flames with the power of thunder and poison.
"Playing with fire? You're still a long way off!"
Xu Long scoffed, "The flames ignited by the Power of Extreme Yang, Absolute Yin are far stronger than this."
Two minutes of burning with that lousy fire from the Yamata no Orochi is less effective than a single punch.
"The new gods are powerful beings born after the Great Cataclysm, and most of them are human. The old gods devoured humans, while the new gods protected them. The conflict between the two sides deepened, eventually leading to a battle."
Seeing that the flames were not causing much damage to Xu Long, the Yamata no Orochi simply stopped using them and continued its fist and foot attacks.
"That battle was extremely fierce, and the already devastated Main World suffered another devastating blow. In just a few decades, almost all the new and old gods perished, and they were never seen again. Oh, by the way, according to your history, that battle seems to have taken place during the Yin Shang dynasties..."
" The Yin Shang? The Investiture of the Gods War?"
Upon hearing Yamata no Orochi's words, Xu Long instantly understood what was going on.
The largest battle in mythology was the Investiture of the Gods War at the end of the Yin Shang Dynasty.
On the surface, that battle was King Wu Ji Fa's act of punishing King Zhou on behalf of Heaven, but in reality, it was a battle between the old gods and the ancient gods.
From that time onward, the era of immortals and gods completely ended.
The ravaged Main World could no longer support such a terrifying battle, and the cultivation ceiling was once again greatly reduced.
"That era of war between the old gods and the new gods is called the Ancient Era. After the Ancient Era ended, came the Primordial Era, the beginning of another fierce battle."
As Yamata no Orochi finished speaking, his voice suddenly trembled.
Compared to the psychological trauma Huo Qubing inflicted on him, this era seems even more terrifying.
"A thing called Ghost Demons appeared out of nowhere and began a massacre. Humans and even the barely surviving immortals and gods were all attacked, plunging the entire Main World into desolation. I hid, afraid to show myself, and when I was starving, I would come out and eat two people, only to be captured by Huo Qubing..."
At this point, a look of relief appeared on Yamata no Orochi's face.
He was fortunate to have been captured by Huo Qubing, otherwise he would never have survived to this day.
"I was banished along with some indestructible Ghost Demons. I thought I was doomed, but to my surprise, Ghost Demons all vanished on their own after leaving the Main World."
The Yamata no Orochi swept its leg out, but Xu Long blocked it.
"The small world that banished me was of a very low level; no matter how hard I tried, I couldn't return to the Golden Core Stage. But it doesn't matter, I've returned to the Main World, where the upper limit is much higher. As long as I want, I can immediately..."
The Yamata no Orochi let out a sinister laugh, seemingly wanting to break through to a new level.
However, his expression changed the next moment.
"Holy crap! Where's my Golden Core?!"
"Holy crap! Where did my spiritual root go?!"
Hearing "Holy crap" twice in a row made Xu Long a little impatient.
After the Innate comes the Golden Core Stage. Once a Golden Core is swallowed, one realizes that one's fate is not determined by heaven.
S-rank ( Innate ) is a threshold; once you cross it, you're on your way to the Ghost Gate; if you don't, you're facing certain death.
Only at the Golden Core Stage can one truly embark on the path of cultivation.
With a lifespan of up to a thousand years, even after the physical body decays, there is still a chance to possess another body and Rebirth Divine Hall.
If you're lucky enough to survive, living for thousands of years shouldn't be a problem.
The spiritual root is the key to condensing the Golden Core, just Medicinal Primer · One; without the spiritual root, it is impossible to condense the Golden Core.
"Stop yelling 'Holy crap,' the situation in the Main World isn't much better than the small world you were in before."
Xu Long sighed. Just as he had predicted, the Main World had indeed suffered a severe blow.
The World Core shattered, the world's level dropped, and the cultivation ceiling also decreased significantly.
The Main God continuously incorporated those world fragments into the Main World.
However, due to insufficient progress, although the Main World is much stronger than before, it has not yet reached the point of breaking through the Golden Core realm.
"How could this be? Why is the Main World so damaged? When I left, I was clearly still able to cultivate to the Mahayana Stage!"
Yamata no Orochi still couldn't believe it; this was just too ridiculous.
Main World!
Why is this happening?
"You left during the Han Dynasty, which is over two thousand years ago..."
Xu Long sighed, then sensed that something was wrong.
The history in textbooks is neat and orderly, with nothing special about it, but it seems that way now.
Countless immortals and gods, countless powerful figures, simply vanished without a trace, and there is no evidence to prove that they ever existed.
From the time of the Yellow Emperor to the present, history may not be five thousand years, but tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of years.
"Two thousand years? Impossible! I've clearly been surviving in that wretched little place for over six thousand years!"
The Yamata no Orochi's face was filled with disbelief, partly due to the history of the Main World, but mostly due to the disappearance of its Golden Core and spiritual root.
This blow was too great; it was far beyond what a small snake like him could withstand.