Primordial Era: Becoming the Great Emperor of Humanity from the Start

Chapter 231 The Gates of Heaven!

Nezha always thought that the powerful beings from Heaven who entered the human realm were actually just some kind of archangel.

But seeing the densely packed humanoid creatures inside that portal of light, they seemed to be called angels in heaven.

Nezha then realized that in the paradise of the human world, unlike him who was all alone, there were many people and a great force.

Regardless of the angels' actual strength, the sheer scale of the spectacle is certainly intimidating.

Just look at this star, where countless beings are kneeling on the ground and constantly prostrating themselves in worship, and you can get a sense of what's going on.

This time, Heaven didn't use any methods of salvation; it simply descended upon this star in the manner of a god.

"Such a grand display, I really want to smash it to pieces!" Nezha's face was full of dissatisfaction.

With such a grand display, wouldn't he appear inferior to those bird-men in heaven? Nezha could never tolerate that.

"Who is it? It turns out to be Nezha of the human race who has come to the human realm in person. I really haven't been welcoming him properly!"

Inside the portal, the six-winged angel sitting cross-legged on the throne looked at Nezha with a strange smile on his face.

"You're the Archangel of Heaven? And you're not welcoming me properly? Bah! When did this human realm become your Heaven's territory?" Nezha said disdainfully.

"I am Lucifer, one of the five archangels of Heaven, who came to the human world to spread the Lord's supreme glory in accordance with the Lord's will."

"Now, countless beings in the human realm have come to believe in Heaven. So, is the human realm naturally Heaven's territory?" Lucifer said with a smile.

Lucifer's face was full of pride. With his superb skills, he swept across the human world in a very short time, making countless beings believe in Heaven.

This undoubtedly fulfilled the task assigned by the two saints, Jieyin and Zhunti, and Lucifer was naturally filled with pride.

"What Lucifer, what Hacipha! Isn't he just a birdman? Using insidious means to bewitch billions of living beings, is this the way of Heaven?"

Now that you, Nezha, have arrived, what use are your insidious tricks now? I advise you to surrender obediently!

"If I'm in a good mood, I might spare your life. Otherwise, you won't even have a chance to reincarnate!" Nezha said disdainfully.

Nezha admitted that he had been somewhat lax in the past, but he believed that as long as he got serious, these were just minor problems.

"Hahaha! Nezha, you overestimate yourself. Although you are a top human expert, your strength is actually just so-so!"

"If it were Yang Jian, I might have given way, but it's just Nezha. What do I, Lucifer, have to fear?" Lucifer said disdainfully.

Upon hearing this, Nezha immediately flew into a rage. He admitted that his strength was inferior to Yang Jian's, but how could Nezha tolerate being looked down upon like this by a birdman?

Enraged, Nezha no longer bothered to be polite to Lucifer. He took a step forward and was already in front of the huge gate of light.

With Nezha's keen eyesight, it was not difficult to see that the gate of light before him was clearly an extraordinary innate spiritual treasure.

Nezha was not mistaken; the enormous gate of light before him was indeed a primordial spiritual treasure bestowed upon the two saints, Jieyin and Zhunti, by Dao Ancestor Hongjun himself.

This innate spiritual treasure is called the Gate of Heaven. It not only has the ability to travel through time and space, but it is also a world of its own with its own independent rules.

The Gate of Heaven, this innate spiritual treasure, has many wonderful uses, and its power is no less than that of many top-grade innate spiritual treasures.

This time, in order to enable Lucifer to successfully make the human world submit to Heaven, the two saints, Jieyin and Zhunti, specially bestowed this magical treasure upon Lucifer.

It was through the gates of Heaven that Lucifer was able to travel rapidly among the many life-source planets in the human world, and in a very short time, he gathered a large number of devout believers.

Just now, when Lucifer sensed the slaying of an angel, he was able to lead the army of Heaven to descend in an instant, and that was for this very reason.

Despite having sensed the extraordinary nature of the Gates of Heaven, Nezha remained fearless and stepped into them.

"Once I wipe out this bunch of ignorant bastards, you'll know how powerful I am!" Nezha said angrily.

Nezha walked step by step toward Lucifer, a powerful aura emanating from him—a terrifying power belonging to the peak quasi-saint level.

Inside the Gates of Heaven, countless angels were unable to raise their heads under the oppressive force of Nezha's powerful aura, yet their faces showed no fear whatsoever.

On the contrary, the faces of these angels now showed only endless fanaticism and piety, which looked so eerie.

"Hahaha! Nezha, you really are brave but reckless! If you hadn't entered the gates of Heaven, I might not have been able to do anything to you!"

"But you dare to trespass into the gates of Heaven! You are courting death! Today you are destined to perish here!" Lucifer said with a maniacal laugh.

As one of the five archangels of Heaven, Lucifer couldn't possibly be completely ignorant of Nezha, one of the strongest beings among humans.

In fact, since the establishment of Heaven, it has always wanted to infiltrate the human race, and naturally it has been constantly studying the top human experts.

Whether it's Yang Jian, Nezha, Kong Xuan, or other powerful figures of the human race, Heaven knows them very well.

Furthermore, Heaven has developed numerous countermeasures targeting the weaknesses of every Quasi-Saint level powerhouse among the human race.

However, even with a divine treasure like the Gates of Heaven, Lucifer wasn't absolutely certain he could defeat Nezha.

I only said those words to provoke Nezha, but who would have thought that Nezha would fall for it so easily.

Within the Gates of Heaven, Lucifer held a significant advantage, and even when facing a top powerhouse like Nezha, he was confident he could suppress him.

"Hmph! It's just a primordial spiritual treasure! You think I don't have one? But I wouldn't even bother using it against trash like you!"

"Oh! Right, I almost forgot, the few innate spiritual treasures that originally belonged to the Sage Zhunti are now all in my hands!" Nezha said disdainfully.

Back then, because the Western Sect's plan for the Six Paths of Reincarnation failed, the two innate spiritual treasures in the possession of the Sage Zhunti ultimately fell into the hands of Jiang Heng.

Later, during the Investiture of the Gods, Jiang Heng gave these two innate spiritual treasures to Nezha.

However, because these two innate spiritual treasures were not compatible with Nezha, he rarely used them when fighting enemies.

But Nezha's words had a completely different meaning in Lucifer's ears, which made Lucifer furious instantly.

Who is the Sage Zhunti? He is now one of the two "Lords" of Heaven, the supreme being of Heaven.

For Lucifer, Nezha's words were undoubtedly exposing the wounds of the saint Zhunti, which was blasphemy against the Lord. How could he tolerate it?

"You dare to blaspheme the glory of the Lord, you deserve to die!" Lucifer said in a deep voice, his tone filled with chilling coldness.

Lucifer waved his hand, and countless angels, filled with boundless fervor, roared and charged towards Nezha.

"A bunch of puppets, what can they do to me?" Nezha said disdainfully.

Nezha had already realized that the enormous number of angels before him were not living beings at all, but rather puppets.

Moreover, Nezha could also see that although these angels were puppets, they were made from living beings.

Turning living beings into puppets, transforming them into war machines, is an extremely cruel method, even indistinguishable from demonic practices.

Fortunately, Nezha did not find any trace of humans among these angels; otherwise, this matter would have truly caused a huge uproar.

"Hmph! This is a world controlled by the Gates of Heaven, and all rules are set by me!" Lucifer declared upon becoming a saint.

Holy light shone upon the world within the Gates of Heaven, and just as Lucifer had said, the rules of this world began to change.

The reason why the Gate of Heaven, this innate spiritual treasure, is so powerful is not only because this magical treasure forms its own world, but also because the rules of this world can be changed according to the will of the controller.

This is actually somewhat similar to Yang Jian's Twenty-Four Heavens, but even Yang Jian was only able to truly control the world rules within the Twenty Heavens later on.

Having reached that level, Yang Jian was truly the strongest person below the level of a saint, even surpassing Nezha in strength.

At this moment, Lucifer had essentially mastered the rules of a world and received the blessing of its power, naturally resulting in a surge in his strength.

In the world of Heaven's Gate, Lucifer is confident that he can fight even Yang Jian, let alone Nezha.

The changes in the world's rules naturally did not escape Nezha's perception, but he didn't pay much attention to them, as he had seen similar situations many times before.

Back when Yang Jian had just begun to control the Twenty-Four Heavens, he sparred with Nezha quite often, and they would have a big battle every now and then.

After many attempts, Nezha became quite adept at dealing with the twenty-four days, let alone something as simple as the Gate of Heaven.

Nezha was also enraged, instantly unleashing his innate Dao body and holy embryo, his powerful physical strength erupting, and a terrifying aura swept through the entire world within the Gate of Heaven.

Nezha didn't even have to lift a finger; he simply unleashed his physical power, shattering one angel after another into pieces.

Although the number of angels was enormous, they were ultimately just puppets, and their strength was far inferior to that of Nezha.

Even if Lucifer changed the rules of the world, suppressed Nezha's power, and enhanced the power of the angels, it would still be of no use.

Lucifer waved his hand, and countless angels instantly dispersed. Only then did Lucifer step down from his throne and walk step by step toward Nezha.

Although the angel army were all puppets, they were not so easy to create. Lucifer had to bear the loss of many of them at Nezha's hands.

With each step Lucifer took, his aura increased, and by the time he stood before Nezha, his aura had become terrifyingly boundless.

Holy light shone down, and a giant lightsaber appeared in Lucifer's hand, its six wings shining brightly, exuding a sacred aura.

"Playing tricks! Who are you trying to fool?" Nezha looked at Lucifer and said with extreme disdain.

For Nezha, both Western religions and Heaven liked to come up with some fancy and frivolous things.

It looks very impressive, but it's just that—impressive. It has almost no effect on increasing one's combat power.

"Hmph! Nezha, today I, Lucifer, will uphold the will and glory of the Lord and deliver a holy judgment on your sins!" Lucifer said in a deep voice.

A massive lightsaber was swung from Lucifer's hand, its dazzling holy light reaching the heavens and earth, and a sacred aura permeating the space between heaven and earth.

Nezha's face was still full of disdain. He gathered all his strength and threw a punch, causing the world inside the Gates of Heaven to tremble continuously.

"Boom!"

The terrifying forces collided, and neither Nezha nor Lucifer retreated even a step; instead, they advanced.

Lucifer's body was enveloped in blazing holy light, and his light sword stretched for 30,000 miles, brimming with supreme sword intent, as if it were about to annihilate heaven and earth.

Nezha was no less impressive. After his innate Dao body and sacred embryo were fully developed, he immediately displayed unparalleled and formidable power.

The two exchanged blows repeatedly, and in a short time they had already fought countless times. Judging from the current situation, it was a draw.

Lucifer grew increasingly alarmed as the battle progressed, seemingly never expecting Nezha to be so powerful; this was entirely beyond his expectations.

This is the world inside the Gates of Heaven, where his strength can be increased by at least twice.

In contrast, Nezha, within the world of the Gates of Heaven, is constrained by the rules of the world, and his own strength will inevitably be weakened layer by layer.

Even so, Lucifer couldn't do anything to Nezha, which speaks volumes about Nezha's strength.

If Nezha hadn't impulsively entered the Gates of Heaven, the outcome of this battle would likely have been a foregone conclusion.

"You've talked a lot of big talk and made quite a scene, but what are you capable of, you birdman?" Nezha said lazily.

As he spoke, Nezha shuddered, and the numerous restrictions imposed on him by the rules of the world shattered instantly.

Lucifer stared at Nezha in disbelief. He simply couldn't believe what was happening before his eyes. Nezha had actually shattered the shackles of the world's rules.

This was beyond Lucifer's comprehension. The rules of the world were so powerful that even a peak Quasi-Saint could not completely escape their influence.

Now, Nezha is not only completely unaffected by the world's rules, but he has also shattered them. What terrifying power this is!

"Could it be that this Nezha has reached Yang Jian's level?" Lucifer thought in utter shock.

Among the three realms of Heaven, Earth, and Man, if one were to ask which Quasi-Saint is the strongest, many powerful individuals would likely think of Yang Jian immediately.

Yang Jian's strength has been proven through numerous battles, especially his battle against the incarnation of the Sage of Guidance.

That battle shocked the Three Realms. No one had expected that a Quasi-Saint could actually fight against the incarnation of a Saint.

Although the incarnation of a saint is also at the quasi-saint level, because the saint's realm is so high, almost no quasi-saint can defeat the incarnation of a saint.

But Yang Jian did just that incredible thing, and from then on, there was no doubt about his title as the number one Quasi-Saint in the Three Realms.

Originally, Lucifer thought that with the innate spiritual treasure, the Gate of Heaven, he could barely fight against a powerhouse of Yang Jian's level.

If Yang Jian dared to enter the gates of Heaven like Nezha, he might be able to rival Yang Jian and thus become famous throughout the Three Realms.

Who would have thought that he couldn't even handle Nezha? How terrifying would the even more powerful Yang Jian be?

Lucifer was naturally unaware that although Nezha's strength was not as great as Yang Jian's, he was still a top-tier expert of the human race who had been famous for a long time.

Whether it's his physical constitution or the cultivation techniques he uses, Nezha is in no way inferior to Yang Jian, so how could his strength be weak?

It's nothing else but the fact that Nezha's innate Dao body and sacred embryo have fully developed, allowing his body to become a world of its own, and naturally he will not be bound by the rules of the world.

With the physical strength of a primordial Dao body and sacred embryo, let alone a mere world, even Yang Jian's Twenty-Four Heavens would find it difficult to completely suppress Nezha.

Lucifer grew increasingly alarmed as the battle progressed, while Nezha grew more and more excited. Instead of suppressing Lucifer, Nezha began to wreak havoc inside the Gates of Heaven.

The world within the Gates of Heaven is self-contained, with its own complete set of rules, and is not much different from the myriad life-source planets in the human realm.

Within these gates of Heaven dwell countless angels, weapons of war used by Heaven to conquer all directions and spread its faith.

Now, under Nezha's rampage, countless angels have fallen, and the world within the Gates of Heaven has been utterly destroyed.

Lucifer's eyes were bloodshot with rage, and he was burning with fury, wishing he could tear Nezha to pieces.

The Gates of Heaven are the foundation of Heaven, Lucifer's greatest source of confidence in conquering the human world, but now they have been almost entirely destroyed by Nezha.

But no matter how angry Lucifer was, he couldn't gain any advantage over Nezha at all, and even began to be gradually suppressed by Nezha.

"Ahhh! Nezha, I will never let this grudge go!" Lucifer roared to the sky.

A holy light emanated from Lucifer's body, and the world within the Gates of Heaven began to tremble violently.

The power of the world instantly coalesced, enveloping Nezha. Nezha, however, remained unfazed and unleashed a powerful punch.

"Boom!"

With a single punch, the world within the Gates of Heaven trembled once more, and vast swathes of space collapsed, turning into nothingness.

However, Nezha was completely enveloped by that world power, and under the influence of the world's rules, he was instantly squeezed out of the world within the Gate of Heaven.

"Hey! Weren't you so arrogant just now? Why can't you keep up the good work now?" Nezha said disdainfully.

Lucifer tried his best, but could only force Nezha out of the world within the gates of Heaven, which was already an extremely helpless approach.

After all, in the world within the Gates of Heaven, Lucifer also had the help of the world's rules. Although he couldn't restrain Nezha, his own strength had increased considerably.

Now that Nezha has been forced out of the world within the gates of Heaven, it also means that Lucifer can no longer rely on the power of the world, and the gap in strength between him and Nezha has widened instantly.

Lucifer glared angrily at Nezha, then without saying a word, he activated the Gates of Heaven with all his might to break through space.

Lucifer was decisive. Knowing that he was no match for Nezha, he naturally did not want to continue fighting with Nezha, so he chose to temporarily avoid confrontation.

"Hmph! Once I've unified the human realm and collected all the faith of all living beings, I'll settle accounts with you properly!" Lucifer thought through gritted teeth.

Heaven had a complete plan for unifying the human world, and Lucifer began to implement this plan when he came to the human world.

Because he had only been in the human world for a short time, Lucifer had not yet been able to unify the human world when he clashed with Nezha.

Lucifer believed that if he could unify the human world and unite the faith of all beings, the power of Heaven would surely increase dramatically.

Even if Nezha had extraordinary abilities, Lucifer would still be confident that he could suppress him by that time.

"Want to leave? Do you think you can leave in front of me?" Nezha said disdainfully.

Lucifer wanted to avoid the limelight for the time being, but Nezha naturally wouldn't let Lucifer leave so easily. He also broke through space and chased after the Gates of Heaven.

"Damn it! How can Nezha be so fast?" Lucifer thought to himself in shock.

During the chase, the distance between Lucifer and Nezha did not increase at all; their speeds remained almost identical.

The Gate of Heaven, this innate spiritual treasure, inherently possesses the ability to traverse space, and its speed in breaking through space is absolutely second to none among all innate spiritual treasures.

Nezha had not yet used any magical weapons; he was merely relying on his physical body to break through layers of space, yet he was no slower than the Gates of Heaven.

"Hey birdman from heaven, weren't you so arrogant just now? How come you've become a spineless coward now?"

"Don't run away if you've got the guts! I'll fight your grandpa Nezha three hundred more times!" Nezha's voice resounded throughout the heavens and earth, clearly reaching Lucifer's ears.

Although Lucifer was burning with rage, he knew that there was no turning back at this point, and he could only do his best to activate the Gates of Heaven.

It must be said that the magic weapon bestowed by Dao Ancestor Hongjun was truly extraordinary; even Nezha could not get close to it.

After chasing for a while, Nezha got bored and simply stopped, letting the Gates of Heaven disappear into the layers of space.

"Hmph! Just like the old Western religion, I'll spare your life this time!" Nezha said angrily.

After a moment of careful thought, Nezha estimated that many beings in the human realm had probably become believers in Heaven.

These beings have all been converted and are extremely devout in their faith in Heaven, which is a huge problem for Nezha.

With Nezha's strength, it was naturally not a difficult thing for him to help these beings get rid of the influence of the conversion.

But who knows how many life-source stars Lucifer has converted? No matter how strong Nezha is, he can't possibly create millions of clones.

"Alas! I'm really unlucky. I wonder how long it will take to completely eliminate the influence of Heaven!" Nezha said with a sense of helplessness.

Although Nezha was unruly, he knew that if he ignored the beings who had been converted by Heaven, Jiang Heng would never forgive him.

For once, Nezha put aside his playful thoughts and prepared to spend a considerable amount of time diligently eliminating the influence of Heaven on the human world.

While Nezha was traveling around the human world, Lucifer went into seclusion and did not appear in the human world again.

Of course, Heaven cannot so easily abandon the human world; its temporary forbearance is likely for a greater scheme.

At this time, after reincarnation, Fuxi's primordial spirit had descended to a life-source planet and become a human.

As the celestial mechanisms unfolded, the malevolent energy between heaven and earth began to intensify once again, causing all the powerful beings in the Three Realms to sense it.

"A new great calamity is about to descend!"

Any being who has experienced a great calamity knows what a dense concentration of malevolent energy truly means.

(End of this chapter)