Dong Tianbao did not answer Zhang Sanfeng's question, but knelt on the ground with a devout expression on his face.
"Great Creator, Ancestor of Humanity, God of Gods, Ruler of All Beings... Your descendants, Your most faithful believers, beseech Your grace..."
As Dong Tianbao's voice rang out, the vast and desolate aura began to grow stronger, becoming hundreds of times stronger in the blink of an eye.
Zhang Sanfeng stood at the entrance of the Great Hall of Zhenwu, his expression one of extreme fear.
Based on this aura, he knew that Dong Tianbao had not summoned an evil god, but a god with a relatively normal personality, and even one that was friendly to humans.
But the more he saw this, the more terrified he became.
Because the list of names that Dong Tianbao mentioned was truly terrifying!
The Great Creator indicates that the minimum strength of this deity is the power to create the world.
Legend has it that there were many powerful beings who possessed the power to create the world, such Pangu, Zhulong, Dragon God of Leize, and Fuxi. These were the most powerful gods in the ancient times.
The first three are deities, and the last one is a descendant of the deities.
Whether Pangu is still unknown. He may have been a deity born before Hundun, or he may have been a god born from later beliefs.
But in any case, Pangu's power is beyond doubt.
The last Fuxi was a human with divine power. He was the son of the Dragon God of Leize and Huaxu, and was extremely powerful.
Besides these, who else could it be? Taiyi? (This Taiyi refers to the God Taiyi, meaning the first and earliest God, the God of Heaven worshipped by mankind in the primitive era.)
Taiyi is the embodiment of the Heavenly Dao; why would he bother to open himself up?
The Supreme God Haotian? That is the supreme deity worshipped by the China people after Taiyi, independent of any dynasty or organization, and the true lord of all gods.
But here's the problem: he's in the same situation as Taiyi —is he just playing around with something he has nothing better to do?
As for the Jade Emperor, he was bestowed the title of Heaven by Emperor Huizong of Song of the Song Dynasty. Later, he was copied and hijacked by Taoism, resulting in extremely poor influence in various regions. He was even frequently attacked by monkeys.
The three gods represent three eras of human faith.
The first two possessed the power to create the world, while the last one was just a joke.
Based on this alone, it is impossible to determine which deity Dong Tianbao summoned; we can only continue the analysis from there.
The ancestor of mankind, the god of gods, the master of all beings...
It seems that only the father and son, Dragon God of Leize and Fuxi, possessed the power to create the world and were also human ancestors.
Continuing on, the god of gods, the master of all beings...
The god of gods is the god worshipped by countless gods; that seems incredibly powerful.
Gods were born from Hundun at the beginning of the world, and each of the top gods represents a certain rule or element.
For example, the sun god Dijun represents the Power of Extreme Yang.
Although these gods are incredibly powerful, they are not yet at the level of gods among gods, let alone the rulers of all living beings.
So...
Who exactly did Dong Tianbao summon?
Thump!
Just as Zhang Sanfeng was pondering, an invisible pressure appeared out of nowhere.
There was no coercion whatsoever; it was simply a deep-seated reverence from the depths of the soul.
Zhang Sanfeng knelt on the ground, staring blankly upwards.
At this moment, the Great Hall of Zhenwu had vanished without a trace, leaving only two streams of energy, one black and one white, swirling and intertwining.
That was Dong Tianbao's power, the convergence of Yin and Yang, the unity of Heaven and Earth.
Zhang Sanfeng didn't know what this formation was, nor did he know the name of this ritual, but he knew its purpose.
Summon remnants of divine spirits of the same or similar attributes to inherit their power.
That is the same "extreme" power as Xu Long's. Only one person in the world can possess the same attribute. Once mastered, one will be invincible among those of the same level.
"I humbly behold the glory of my God!"
Dong Tianbao knelt on the ground, and black and white energies rose into the sky around him.
The clear sky suddenly darkened. The sun, moon, and stars appeared together in the night sky, but they could not dispel the inky darkness even slightly.
"Who is it?!"
Zhang Sanfeng roared inwardly, trying to stand up, but his body wouldn't obey him.
It's clearly just a dead god, clearly just a remnant soul, clearly hasn't even appeared yet, so why does it possess such power!
Zhang Sanfeng disagreed, arguing that humanity's destiny is earned through its own hard work, not a gift from the gods!
He would not kneel before any god, only his own ancestors!
call!
A gentle breeze appeared out of nowhere, without stirring up a single withered leaf, yet it sent a shiver down Zhang Sanfeng's spine.
The restraints that had been pressing down on him suddenly disappeared, as if they had never existed.
However, Zhang Sanfeng did not get up, because he saw a pair of eyes, a pair of blood-red eyes.
There was no oppression, no confusion, only peace.
This unknown deity did not use any power; the previous phenomena were merely incidental to his descent and not his intention.
The sun and moon shine together, and countless stars gather, yet they can only become the backdrop for those eyes.
That is the god of gods, the ruler of all living beings, an unparalleled powerhouse with the power to create the world.
Zhang Sanfeng stared blankly, feeling a slight tremor in his blood and soul.
He knew that the owner of those eyes was truly the ancestor of humankind.
"My God above! Your humble believer begs for your grace!"
Dong Tianbao acted as if he were insane; he had succeeded, and his fate would change at this moment.
Ghost Demons are the wrath of heaven and earth, and no one can destroy them except for the "ultimate" power that belongs exclusively to the gods.
Although he had suppressed the Ghost Demons's consciousness, he had to give it his all every second and couldn't afford to be distracted in the slightest.
This was an ordeal, an ordeal that lasted for a thousand years.
So he decided to take the risk of reverse-assimilating the power of the Ghost Demons!
He succeeded, and he failed.
He successfully obtained the Ghost Demons's memories, but his soul was being rapidly eroded.
He will become a demon with Dong Tianbao's memories in a very short time, insane, bloodthirsty, and tyrannical, slaughtering all living beings.
Therefore, Dong Tianbao decided to fight to the death.
He used the knowledge from the memories of the Ghost Demons to set up an array in order to summon the remnants of divine souls wandering in the void.
Yin and Yang, black and white, right and wrong—this is an invincible god of unimaginable power, whose death was not even caused by an enemy.
Dong Tianbao summoned its remnant soul, wanting to obtain its power, specifically the power called "Extreme".
However, his prayers went unanswered!
His blood-red eyes were as still as a deep well, filled only with indifference.
It's like looking at Dong Tianbao, and it's also like looking at Zhang Sanfeng.
"Why! Why! I summoned you here, and only my power resonates with yours! Why won't you choose me?"
Dong Tianbao stood up, his expression frantic.
Unfortunately, he was wrong. The deity did not choose him, nor did it choose Zhang Sanfeng. Instead, it continued to look down indifferently at the earth.
A hundred meters away from the Great Hall of Zhenwu, the sky was clear and blue.
Within a hundred meters, the night sky was completely dark.
The inside and outside are separated as if they were two different worlds.
Dong Tianbao was a little confused, as was Zhang Sanfeng.
The former couldn't understand why, despite summoning this remnant soul of a deity adrift in nothingness exactly according to the method in the Ghost Demons's memory, he hadn't been granted power, even though they were of compatible attributes.
Zhang Sanfeng didn't understand; he truly didn't understand at all what had happened.
laugh!
An invisible light descended from the sky and enveloped Dong Tianbao.
The next instant, the madness on his face vanished, replaced by enlightenment.
"I see!"
Dong Tianbao knelt on the ground, his face full of piety.
"You, a humble believer, respectfully bid farewell to our God!"
The blood-red eyes that had almost filled the entire sky slowly disappeared, and the darkness that had enveloped the Great Hall of Zhenwu gradually dissipated.
Dong Tianbao stepped out of the Great Hall of Zhenwu. Outside, the sky was clear and the land was safe and sound.