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

Chapter 272 The Great Battle Erupts, Fuxi Achieves Sainthood!

Lu Ya gazed at Fuxi, who was condensing boundless fortune, and a trace of resentment appeared deep in his eyes, but it quickly disappeared.

If he could, Lu Ya would naturally not want to lead all the gods of Heaven to submit to Fuxi, but he had no other choice.

When he chose to betray his country and jump out to compete for the Jade Emperor's throne, he was already on the opposite side of the Dao Ancestor Hongjun.

Nuwa had become Lu Ya's only support, and no matter how unwilling he was, he could only act according to the plan arranged by Nuwa.

Moreover, although submitting to Fuxi meant placing the Heavenly Court under the human race, Lu Ya managed to retain his position as the Jade Emperor.

From this day forward, the Heavenly Court will remain the same Heavenly Court, and Lu Ya will remain the Lord of the Heavenly Court, except that there will be an additional Heavenly Emperor Fuxi above him.

As long as the Heavenly Court still exists, and Lu Ya remains the Jade Emperor, then the demon race will still have a place to survive in the primordial world.

This was a decision Jiang Heng made after much consideration. In the primordial world, although the human race was the main force of destiny, other living beings also had the right to survive.

As long as living beings continue to exist in the primordial world, the demon race will not be completely wiped out. After all, any living being that attains enlightenment can be called a demon.

Moreover, the position of the Lord of Heaven is not easy to hold; it is the place closest to the power of Heaven.

For the time being, Jiang Heng does not want the human race to be too involved with the power of the Heavenly Dao, as this is not actually a good thing for the human race.

Even if Jiang Heng is able to suppress the Heavenly Dao and Dao Ancestor Hongjun, the will of the primordial world will not be severed, and a new Heavenly Dao will still be born.

That was the Heavenly Dao Will that slowly emerged from the interweaving of countless rules within the primordial world. If the Heavenly Dao did not exist, the primordial world would also cease to exist.

At this moment, after Fuxi gathered the fortunes of the human realm, the celestial realm, and the human race, his own fortune had reached an unimaginable level.

In this great calamity, new beings should naturally become saints; this is the rule of the primordial world, and no one can stop it.

Dao Ancestor Hongjun reincarnated Haotian into the human race, not only for the position of the current Human Emperor, but also for the chance to become a saint.

The contest between Jiang Heng and Dao Ancestor Hongjun was partly focused on the human race, as they were vying for the position of Human Emperor, which was also a spot to become a saint.

Now, Fuxi has become the final winner. With boundless fortune gathered, Fuxi has reached the moment of becoming a saint.

This was also the agreement between Jiang Heng and the Sage Nuwa. Despite the many twists and turns involved, Jiang Heng fulfilled his promise at this moment.

An unparalleled aura manifested, with purple qi traveling 30,000 miles eastward, golden lotuses springing from the earth, and immortals dancing. All sorts of extraordinary phenomena appeared in the primordial world.

This was a manifestation of a sage, and at this moment, all these extraordinary phenomena converged on Fuxi.

Without any obstacles, Fuxi's cultivation began to rise steadily, and he eventually broke through the most important boundary, becoming a sage.

At this point, Fuxi became the eighth sage under the Heavenly Dao, and if Zhunti is included, he would be the ninth sage under the Heavenly Dao.

Nine is the ultimate number. When this ninth sage was born, the primordial world underwent a complete transformation, a total and thorough change.

However, this change happened silently, and only powerful beings at the saint level could sense it.

After Fuxi became a saint, he took a step and arrived on the western land, standing opposite the Primordial Heavenly Venerable and the Guide Saint.

The expressions of Yuanshi Tianzun and Jieyin Shengren had become extremely solemn. They were naturally aware of the momentous event of Fuxi's ascension to sainthood.

Originally, with the combined efforts of the two saints, Yuanshi Tianzun and Jieyin, suppressing Pangu's true form and even killing all the ancestral witches would not have been difficult.

However, an unexpected situation has occurred. After Fuxi became a saint, he now stands in the way of the two saints, Jieyin and Yuanshi Tianzun.

Even though he has just become a saint, a saint is still a saint. There is indeed a difference between saints, but the difference is not as great as one might imagine.

Apart from Jiang Heng, who is a freak, the battles between the other saints may have winners and losers, but it is very difficult for them to suppress the other side.

The combined power of Fuxi and Pangu's true forms is equivalent to the combat strength of two saints, which is comparable in number to the Sage of Guidance and the Primordial Heavenly Venerable.

Even if Fuxi and Pangu's true forms were no match, the Primordial Heavenly Venerable and the Sage of Reception could only suppress Fuxi and the Ancestral Witches.

Both the Sage of Reception and the Primordial Heavenly Venerable knew very well that if they could not kill the Ancestral Witches, they would ultimately lose this round.

"You are here to block Fuxi. We must spare no effort, even if it costs us the essence of a sage, to kill the Ancestral Witches!" Yuanshi Tianzun said in a deep voice.

The Sage who guided the way nodded. He also realized the seriousness of the matter. He took a step forward and was already in front of Fuxi.

Although Fuxi had just become a sage, there was a price to pay to ensure that Fuxi was completely unable to rescue Pangu's true form and to guide the sage.

On the other side, Yuanshi Tianzun raised his hand and summoned the Pangu Banner, a supreme innate treasure, which instantly unleashed terrifying power.

The colossal sage form of Yuanshi Tianzun vanished instantly, replaced by a towering giant, quite similar to the true form of Pangu.

The Pangu Banner vanished instantly, replaced by a giant axe, a phantom of the Pangu Axe.

Just as Yuanshi Tianzun said, in order to kill the Ancestral Witches, he disregarded everything else and used his most trump card.

Relying on the creation mark left behind by the great god Pangu, the Three Pure Ones each hold a part of the essence of creation, with the Primordial Heavenly Venerable holding the part of creation.

The strike that cleaved the heavens and the earth was the strike that broke through chaos and gave birth to the primordial world. It contained the creation of chaos annihilation and the birth of the world.

The last time, the Primordial Celestial Venerable used such an attack, and the power it unleashed was indeed incredibly strong.

But this time, it was clearly different. Yuanshi Tianzun spared no expense, having already used his own saintly essence.

The origin of a sage is the mark that a sage has engraved in the Way of Heaven; that is the reason why a sage is immortal.

It is no exaggeration to say that once a sage loses his original essence, even if he remains immortal, he will fall into oblivion.

The reason why the sage Zhunti completely perished was because his sage origin was replaced by Yang Jian, thus losing the possibility of immortality.

Now, Yuanshi Tianzun is using his own saintly origin to receive the holy might of the Heavenly Dao, which is equivalent to temporarily taking control of the power of the Heavenly Dao.

In this way, with the blessing of the power of the Heavenly Dao, the earth-shattering strike immediately became twice as powerful, reaching an unimaginable level.

The Pangu true form, which the Ancestral Witches had condensed, also felt a great threat at this moment, and immediately poured all its power into the God-Slaying Spear.

Boundless malevolent energy condensed, and a monstrous demonic aura erupted from the God-Slaying Spear, unleashing an extremely violent aura.

The God-Slaying Spear was originally a supreme treasure, but it was corrupted by the Demon Ancestor Rahu with his obsession with the Great Dao Demon God, and has completely degenerated into a supreme treasure of the demonic path.

Even Jiang Heng couldn't cleanse the God-Slaying Spear of its demonic energy. Perhaps only after Jiang Heng breaks through to a higher level can the God-Slaying Spear be restored to its original state.

However, it was precisely because of this overwhelming demonic energy that the God-Slaying Spear, while losing some of its supreme power, reached its maximum destructive force.

Faced with the earth-shattering blow of the Primordial Celestial Venerable, the Ancestral Witches, though sensing a great crisis, still did not choose to temporarily retreat.

Unleashing their full power, the God-Slaying Spear unleashed its most destructive strike, and the Ancestral Witches chose to confront the Primordial Heavenly Lord head-on.

This is certainly not a wise choice. No matter how powerful Pangu's true form is, how could it possibly be a match for Yuanshi Tianzun?

Even though the God-Slaying Spear is a supreme weapon of slaughter and its power is extremely terrifying, it is still somewhat inferior to the Pangu Banner, a supreme innate treasure.

A head-on confrontation would definitely be disadvantageous for the Ancestral Witches. Avoiding direct confrontation and fighting while retreating is the sensible choice.

But that's just how the Ancestral Witches are! Retreat has never been their choice. Otherwise, they wouldn't have chosen to self-destruct during the Lich War.

Two terrifying forces appeared simultaneously in the Earthly Immortal Realm, which seemed unable to withstand them and began to tremble continuously.

During the great war between the Lich King and the Demon King, the primordial world was shattered. Now, the battle between the Primordial Celestial Lord and the true form of Pangu is clearly even more terrifying.

Even before the power of a saint has clashed, the mere dissipation of that power is enough to cause the Earthly Immortal Realm to collapse.

"Boom!"

But when these two terrifying forces finally collided, an unimaginable force instantly swept across the entire Immortal Realm.

At this moment, countless living beings trembled on the ground, feeling the breath of death and the fear of the coming apocalypse.

Faced with that terrifying power, they were like ants, unable to do anything but quietly await their destruction.

These beings were not mistaken; the power unleashed by Pangu's true form and Yuanshi Tianzun at this moment was more than enough to destroy the Earthly Immortal Realm.

Just like when the ancestral witch Gonggong collided with Buzhou Mountain, the realm of earthly immortals will be destroyed in the face of such terrifying power.

Just as countless living beings were filled with fear, the bell rang out, and time and space in the Immortal Realm were frozen by an even more powerful force.

The Chaos Bell appeared, displaying immense power, blocking all the aftershocks of the battle between the Primordial Celestial Venerable and the true form of Pangu, thus saving the Earthly Immortal Realm from disaster.

At this moment, Jiang Heng was already standing at the entrance of Huoyun Cave, but he did not step out of Huoyun Cave, because opposite him was Dao Ancestor Hongjun.

Back when he was plotting against the Heavenly Court, Jiang Heng also blocked the entrance to Zixiao Palace, preventing Dao Ancestor Hongjun from taking even half a step out of Zixiao Palace.

Now, the tables have turned, and it's the Dao Ancestor Hongjun who's blocking the entrance to the Fire Cloud Cave, preventing Jiang Heng from taking even a single step out.

However, although Dao Ancestor Hongjun stopped Jiang Heng, he did not stop Chaos Bell, which allowed Jiang Heng to take action to protect the Earthly Immortal Realm.

Of course, this is also because Jiang Heng did not interfere with the battle between Yuanshi Tianzun and the true form of Pangu.

Otherwise, Dao Ancestor Hongjun would definitely intervene to stop it, even if it meant the collapse or destruction of the Earthly Immortal Realm.

"It seems the Dao Ancestor has come determined to stop me inside the Fire Cloud Cave!"

Jiang Heng looked at Dao Ancestor Hongjun and smiled without saying a word. The fact that the other party appeared at this time clearly showed that he had high expectations for Yuanshi Tianzun to kill the Ancestral Witches.

Once the Ancestral Witches are killed by the Primordial Heavenly Lord, even if Jiang Heng walks out of the Fire Cloud Cave, it will be too late and all will be lost.

"You should know very well that our struggle is about to end, so how could I possibly let you leave Fire Cloud Cave at this time?"

Dao Ancestor Hongjun looked at Jiang Heng expressionlessly. He had never imagined that the primordial world under his control would become what it is today.

However, everything has come to an end, and no matter what unexpected events occur, the final outcome will remain unchanged.

"Hahaha! It seems you're quite confident, Dao Ancestor. Are you really that confident you can win this round?" Jiang Heng asked with great interest.

Jiang Heng could sense that the Dao Ancestor Hongjun of today was actually somewhat different from the Dao Ancestor Hongjun of the past.

The former Dao Ancestor Hongjun was a supreme being who held the Heavenly Dao and ruled the primordial world. His words and actions carried an attitude of indifference towards all living beings.

At this moment, Dao Ancestor Hongjun remained aloof and in control of everything, but there was a hint of excitement in his words.

This humane scene unfolding in Dao Ancestor Hongjun undoubtedly demonstrates that Dao Ancestor Hongjun is confident of victory.

"Whether we can win or not will soon be clear. For example, right now, do you really think the Ancestral Witches can survive against Yuanshi?" Daozu Hongjun said coldly.

Dao Ancestor Hongjun looked at Jiang Heng with disdain. If it weren't for certain reasons, how could he have allowed this human to survive until now?

Perhaps this human before me believes he has gained some advantage in our confrontation, but all of that is in vain.

Just a few more moments, and it will all be over. Then, this human will realize that everything he has done is nothing but a desperate struggle.

If the twists and turns in the process have no impact on the final result, then what is the meaning of everything that this human has done?

It can only be said that it added some fun to the boring Dao Ancestor Hongjun during the long years, nothing more.

"I don't know if Pangu's true form can defeat Yuanshi Tianzun, but I do know that Yuanshi Tianzun absolutely cannot kill the Ancestral Witches!" Jiang Heng said with great certainty.

As soon as he finished speaking, Dao Ancestor Hongjun stared intently at Jiang Heng, his eyes filled with murderous intent, as if he wished he could tear Jiang Heng to pieces.

Clearly, at this moment, Dao Ancestor Hongjun seemed to understand something; he knew that he had miscalculated again.

Meanwhile, in the Immortal Realm, the Primordial Celestial Venerable's earth-shattering strike and Pangu's true form's all-out attack had already collided.

Even with the Chaos Bell's obstruction, the terrifying intertwined forces only gradually dissipated after a period of time.

The Primordial Celestial Venerable has returned to his enormous sage form, standing tall on the western land, still looking as majestic as ever.

But in the next moment, a look of shock appeared on Yuanshi Tianzun's majestic face, and his eyes were fixed on a certain direction.

Pangu's true form reappeared, standing tall on the western land, still in the same towering form, still brimming with boundless malevolent energy.

"How is this possible? How could you possibly withstand this attack?" Yuanshi Tianzun roared in disbelief.

At this moment, in the eyes of the Primordial Celestial Venerable, although Pangu's true body had some wounds, the injuries were obviously not very serious.

For Pangu's immortal physical body, this wasn't even considered an injury; it was merely a minor scratch.

In order to deliver a fatal blow, Yuanshi Tianzun did not hesitate to expend his saintly essence in that attack, unleashing a world-shaking strike.

Let alone Pangu's true form, even a true sage would find it difficult to withstand the blow that created the world. How could Pangu's true form not be destroyed?

"Hahaha! Yuanshi, you probably never imagined that we are now the perfect Twelve Heavenly Gods and Demons Formation!"

A mighty voice resounded from the mouth of Pangu's true form; it was the voice of Dijiang, the head of the Twelve Ancestral Witches.

Upon hearing these words, Yuanshi Tianzun seemed to have realized something, and his expression immediately turned extremely ugly. He spoke again:

"Impossible! Houtu, the Ancestral Witch, has already become the Lord of the Six Paths of Reincarnation. How could the Twelve Ancestral Witches be complete if the Twelve Heavenly Gods and Demons Formation is incomplete?"

The reason why the Twelve Heavenly Gods and Demons Formation is so powerful is not because the formation itself is so ingenious, but because of the Twelve Ancestral Witches.

The Twelve Ancestral Witches were formed from the essence and blood of Pangu. When the Twelve Ancestral Witches united, they could condense the true form of Pangu.

Pangu's true body is immortal and his power is terrifyingly boundless, which is why the Twelve Heavenly Gods and Demons Formation has the power to shake even saints.

However, after Houtu, the ancestral witch, transformed into the Six Paths of Reincarnation, the complete Twelve Capital Heavenly Gods and Demons Formation was destined to be unable to reappear in the primordial world.

However, if it weren't for the perfect Twelve Heavenly Gods and Demons Formation, how could Pangu's true form have withstood that earth-shattering blow?

"Hmph! Yuanshi, don't worry about how we did it, just finish this fight with us first!" Dijiang Zuwu said angrily.

The next moment, Pangu's true form, holding the God-Slaying Spear, took a step forward and was already in front of Yuanshi Tianzun, thrusting out the spear in an instant.

The expression of the Primordial Celestial Venerable changed slightly. He raised his hand and pointed, and the Pangu Banner appeared, blocking the God-Slaying Spear.

The Primordial Celestial Venerable and the true form of Pangu fought again, and the battle was still extremely fierce, but there was no longer the terrifying collision as before.

Clearly, after that terrifying collision, both Yuanshi Tianzun and Pangu's true form were greatly exhausted.

In particular, Yuanshi Tianzun, having used the essence of a sage, is currently in a weakened state, and can probably only barely exert 70% of his strength.

In this way, the strength of Yuanshi Tianzun and the true form of Pangu became evenly matched, and it would not be an easy task for them to determine a winner.

"To extract the essence and blood of the Ancestral Witch Houtu and cultivate a new Ancestral Witch—such a method is indeed brilliant!" Dao Ancestor Hongjun said in a deep voice.

With the power of Dao Ancestor Hongjun, he could naturally see that the Twelve Capital Gods and Demons Formation was perfect because the Twelve Ancestral Witches were all present.

Just as Dao Ancestor Hongjun said, Xing Tian has replaced Houtu Ancestral Witch and become the new Ancestral Witch by using the essence and blood of Houtu Ancestral Witch.

With all twelve Ancestral Witches present, the resulting formation was naturally the perfect and flawless Twelve Capital Gods and Demons Formation, greatly increasing the power of Pangu's true form.

Because the strength of the Twelve Ancestral Witches has improved considerably compared to back then, and the strength of Pangu's true form is also much stronger than during the Lich War.

However, neither separating from the essence of the Ancestral Witch nor cultivating a new Ancestral Witch can be done in a short time.

Clearly, this human emperor had been plotting this for a long time!

(End of this chapter)