I am Xiao Sheng

Chapter 1467 The Trap Exposed
Chapter 1447 The Trap Exposed

“My Lord, your idea is good, but the course of heaven and earth is beyond our control. Even if someone doesn’t give us such an opportunity, if this battle plunges the entire Chaos World into chaos and ignites all grudges, we will become the target of others. Not to mention that the three thousand Chaos Gods and Demons cannot tolerate us, even the King of Chaos Beasts cannot tolerate us.”

"I understand what you're saying. You mentioned numerous great worlds within the chaos, but those are all contingency plans prepared by the chaotic gods and demons. They've all made the worst-case scenario preparations for themselves. Just think about the schemes of Yang Mei and Shi Chen, and you'll understand that these chaotic gods and demons all have backup plans. However, those chaotic beast kings also possess hidden power, and they are even more terrifying. Once their conflict erupts, the attention of the three thousand chaotic gods and demons will soon shift away from us. In comparison, what we should worry about are the people of the Primordial World; they are our greatest threat. Don't forget, the Primordial World will also collapse in this upheaval!"

“I understand. If the primordial world collapses, all living beings will face annihilation and will need to protect themselves. At that time, those guys will have inappropriate thoughts, and we will become their targets. After all, you obtained a lot of secrets about the Chaos Beast King from your battle with Henggu, which can help them understand the Chaos Beast King and even prepare in advance to avoid danger! If the primordial world collapses, the army of Chaos Beasts will be the greatest threat to all primordial beings!”

The Dark King finally understood Xiao Sheng's worries. Although there had been changes in the Chaos Battlefield, it was still far from the true Chaos Beast Army. In fact, it couldn't even compare to the power unleashed in the ancient battle.

"With the current strength of all living beings in the primordial world, do you think they can fight against the army of chaotic beasts? Once the primordial world collapses and loses its protection, how many races will have the ability to survive? How many races will be able to create their own small worlds to house their own civilizations? Even if they could, how would these small worlds escape the hunting of the army of chaotic beasts? This is an immeasurable calamity, a time to settle everything!"

The more Xiao Sheng learned about the terror of the Chaos Beast Army, the more worried he became about the worst-case scenario. But all of this happened so quickly. The Chaos Beast King had already begun to plot against the three thousand Chaos Gods and Demons. Perhaps they did not realize how serious the consequences of their actions would be, but it was an unchangeable fact.

Since he couldn't change the course of the world, he would try to protect himself. As for the lives of others, they were not of much concern to him. However, Xiao Sheng still had some thoughts about the Twelve Ancestral Witches and the human race. If possible, he would be willing to give them some help, since he had connections with them.

Thinking of the life and death of all living beings in the primordial world, Xiao Sheng couldn't help but think of those beings who left with Changshengzi. Could his own Great Thousand World withstand the dangers in the chaos? Would his disciples survive this immeasurable calamity? Xiao Sheng couldn't be sure about any of this, after all, the current situation was too crazy!
Perhaps I too will perish in this immeasurable calamity. After all, everything has happened too fast, and there are unknown forces at play. No matter how you look at it, this primordial world, this chaotic realm, seems to be fraught with great danger and calamity. If Pangu and the Great Dao of Chaos were willing to tell everyone everything, there would still be a chance of survival. However, they both have their own plans and have not revealed the unknown forces to others, which increases the danger to all living beings in the world.

The Great Dao of Chaos does not care about the life or death of all living beings in the primordial world, nor does it care about the life or death of the three thousand Chaos Gods and Demons and the King of Chaos Beasts. For him, death is a harvest that can be transformed into nourishment for himself. But why does Pangu ignore all of this, and even the Twelve Ancestral Witches and the Three Pure Ones are unaware of it? Could it be that he is also making a choice, giving up all of this cause and effect for the sake of his own cultivation?
Unfortunately, no one could give Xiao Sheng an answer. Even though he had seen through some things, he was still just an ant in this immeasurable calamity. Perhaps the only power he could use to protect himself was the 'Sword of Ending' in his hand. The end of the Great Dao of Life might be the end, the destruction. He would search for a glimmer of hope from all the destruction.

Suddenly, a thought flashed through Xiao Sheng's mind. Everyone says that destruction precedes construction, and that things will inevitably reverse when they reach their extreme. But has he truly cultivated his Dao of Life to its limit? Is there no possibility of further improvement in his understanding of the Dao of Life? If things do reverse when they reach their extreme, will his Dao of Life come to an end?

A series of crazy thoughts surged through Xiao Sheng, causing him to sigh. Everything was just a flash of inspiration, just his own guess. It was too difficult, even impossible, to verify. After all, this was an immeasurable calamity. As a being in this calamity, he was not in control of his own destiny, and many things were beyond his grasp, just like in the beginningless time.

Xiao Sheng was also unsettled by Heng Gu's death, and even had many doubts. After all, he was a king of chaotic beasts. Even if he had reached the end of his path and had no hope of transcendence, Xiao Sheng had no intention of killing him. In the end, he still destroyed himself. It seemed to be to avenge the schemes of those kings of chaotic beasts, but was there really no other reason behind it?
It wasn't that Xiao Sheng didn't want to explore this secret, but that he couldn't, he didn't even have a direction, and most importantly, he didn't have the strength. Acting rashly would only cost him his life. In such a dangerous environment, strength is the foundation of everything. Without great strength, one has no right to survive!

An existence capable of contending with the Great Dao of Chaos is definitely not something I can face right now. When I am weak, it is best to be cautious and resolutely avoid doing anything I shouldn't do. Safety should be my top priority! In the current world, there is no room for error; one wrong step will surely lead to death.

The Great Dao of Chaos can ignore all this, but he cannot; every action he takes must be taken with utmost caution. Although the Ten Directions Daoist didn't mention the dangers of Chaos, Xiao Sheng understood that a fierce battle for supremacy was inevitable in the Chaos World, and Changshengzi was far from safe. Yang Mei's avoidance of the Ten Directions Daoist wasn't out of fear of his power, but for another reason. Just as Xiao Sheng was communicating with the Ten Directions Daoist, a roar echoed from the Chaos Battlefield. It wasn't the roar of the Chaos Beast Army, but the roar of the Death God and Demon. The moment he stepped into the Chaos Battlefield, he immediately realized he had been tricked—it was a trap, a trap aimed at him. Unfortunately, when he tried to retreat, he found the entire battlefield's void sealed off, and the aura of the Great Dao of Death pressed down on him.

This was no ordinary aura of death; it was the death aura generated by the death of a king of chaotic beasts and an army of chaotic beasts. At this moment, the God of Death finally realized that his momentary greed had brought him a life-or-death crisis.

"Damn Chaos Beast King, if you have the guts, stand up and fight me! What kind of skill is it to set up this trap!"

Although the Death Demon was roaring madly, the Chaos Beast Kings remained completely unresponsive. One Chaos Demon was not their target; they wanted more Chaos Demons involved, and merely killing one Death Demon was far from sufficient. Of course, Hela, a Chaos Beast King who cultivated death, was willing to withdraw, but the others disagreed. Under these circumstances, she dared not speak, as this was not just her matter, but concerned the life and death of many Chaos Beast Kings. At this moment, she could only remain silent!

"It was indeed a trap. I knew things wouldn't be this simple. What a Chaos Beast King! What cunning and scheming! To accomplish all this right under our noses is truly remarkable. If the Death God and Demon hadn't willingly entered the game, how would we have known these guys possessed such power! Hongjun, what do you think we should do?" At this moment, Demon Ancestor Luo Hou finally contacted Dao Ancestor Hongjun, after all, they were 'allies'!
"Fellow Daoist Luo Hou, you wouldn't be eyeing this Origin of Death, or even those Chaos Beast Kings, would you? If you have such thoughts, I advise you to calm down. We don't know how many Chaos Beast Kings are involved. Judging from the current situation, there are at least two Chaos Beast Kings, one cultivating the Great Dao of Death and the other cultivating the Great Dao of Space. Otherwise, they couldn't cooperate so well and avoid attracting our attention!"

Hongjun Daozu immediately warned Mozu Luohou, fearing that this guy would use his status as an 'ally' to drag him into the game. If it were just two Chaos Beast Kings, it would be fine, but if there were more, it would be beyond his and Mozu Luohou's ability to kill them, since they also had a large army of Chaos Beasts!

"I did have that idea, but I didn't expect you to reject me so decisively, which left me somewhat disappointed!" Demon Ancestor Luo Hou didn't hide his excitement, but he didn't give up either. Instead, he was testing Hongjun Daozu, or rather, testing the three paths of Heaven, Earth, and Man in the primordial world. In Demon Ancestor Luo Hou's view, Hongjun Daozu must have a connection with the God of Cause and Effect and the God of Destiny, and must have been discussing countermeasures before him.

“Fellow Daoist Luo Hou, you want us to join forces, but have you considered the consequences of failure? Taking the lead now will cost you dearly. You don’t really think the King of Chaos Beasts has only made such a small move, or that only a small portion of the Chaos Beast army has been mobilized. You should know how many Chaos Beasts have been mobilized in the entire prehistoric world, and how many more exist within the chaos. Before we understand the situation, we should exercise patience.”

Hongjun Daozu naturally understood the Demon Ancestor Luohou's scheme and continued to persuade him. Although he was somewhat dissatisfied, reality prevented him from completely offending the Demon Ancestor Luohou. After all, the Demon Ancestor Luohou's combat power was not just for show; he was a top-tier existence among the Chaos Gods and Demons. It was best to keep him calm and not provoke him.
"Very well, since you've put it this way, what else can I say? But have you considered that if we keep waiting like this, that guy will surely die? If he dies, the Chaos Beast King's side will have another terrifyingly powerful figure, someone who could even suppress any one of us!"

A threat, this is a blatant threat, without the slightest attempt to conceal it. If the Chaos Beast King's plan succeeds, even the death of just one Death God Demon would be a threat to them, a tremendous one. After all, these Chaos God Demons are scattered and cannot form a cohesive force. But the Chaos Beast King is different; they command a massive army of Chaos Beasts, which is what they fear most.

Given equal strength, one side has an army of tens of thousands of chaotic beasts, while the other side has only one person. Is there any point in this great battle? Facing each other would only lead to certain death. This is the biggest weakness of the chaotic gods and demons. It's not that they don't have an army, but that their army is left in the chaotic world, in their Great Thousand World!
"There's nothing we can do about it. Even if the three of us were to take action, what do you think the four of us could do? We don't have the strength to fight the army of chaotic beasts right now. We can only take it one step at a time. If the worst happens, it's not our problem, but the problem of all the chaotic gods and demons. Even if things get out of control, we still have Fellow Daoist Pangu. As long as he takes action, everything will be fine!"

Good heavens, Hongjun Daozu is really amazing. He directly shifted the blame onto Pangu. Even if Pangu was indeed paying attention to all this, so what? He would definitely help and kill those Chaos Beast Kings. Pangu had no scruples, after all, the Chaos Dao still existed, and even these Chaos Beast Kings were not without trump cards!

"Pangu Dao's strength is indeed formidable, but he needs to be wary of the Chaos Dao. If Yang Mei and Shi Chen hadn't played with fire and burned themselves, hadn't schemed against the Dark King and the Ten Directions Daoist, perhaps we would still have allies. But we can't count on those two; in fact, they're wary of us. If we continue to stand by and watch, we'll only end up dead. Now that you know this is a trap, haven't you considered contacting other fellow Daoists and working together to carve a bloody path out of it?" At this point, Demon Ancestor Luo Hou's voice became incredibly heavy. He was challenging Hongjun Dao Ancestor, and the Gods of Destiny and Karma. If they didn't step forward now, who could gather so many Chaos Gods and Demons? Only by uniting could they thwart the Chaos Beast King's conspiracy and carve a path to survival!
(End of this chapter)