Daqin Zhentiansi

Those jungle hunters who once used vines as weapons are now entangled in demonic thorns. The hideous black thorns on their bodies are softening and pulling away under the wash of life, revealing the original vines that are riddled with holes by demonic energy but are still tough.

As they watched the purified vines spontaneously and gently twine around the magnificent pillar of life in the sky, like lost travelers finally recognizing the signposts leading home, a sense of awe and reverence from the very roots of their blood exploded in their hearts like wildfire.

"Ancestral spirits...the true ancestral spirits!" A choked growl echoed through the crowd.

Those tribal elders who had been brainwashed by the Heavenly Palace's "Purifying Demon Mystery" and regarded the ancestral tree as a disgrace had their firmly held "Heavenly Palace Supremacy" belief cracked like a spider web under the dual impact of the surging vitality and the call of their bloodline.

They gazed up at the towering, emerald tree phantom, radiating demonic light, and compared it to the image of the "evil tree" described in the Heavenly Palace in their memories. A tremendous sense of absurdity and anger at being fooled overwhelmed them instantly.

Turbid tears streamed down his face, and his knees involuntarily bent as he bowed deeply in the direction of the ancient tree.

"What a sin! What a terrible sin!"

The transformation of repentance and faith is dramatically accomplished amidst vitality.

"You wicked creature! How dare you ruin my Heavenly Palace's grand plan for ten thousand years! Twelve Domain-Suppressing Towers, lock them!"

Just as Zhang Yuan was locked in a stalemate with the Primordial Demon God and the ancient tree's vitality was sweeping across the sky, several furious wills came from the depths of the Demon Realm's firmament.

It did not come from chaotic demons, but from the supreme being stationed here by the Heavenly Palace!
All around the Demon Realm, eleven enormous Domain-Suppressing Towers simultaneously erupted with dazzling golden light!

The golden light was not aimed at Zhang Yuan or the ancient tree itself.

Instead, it transformed into countless thick, massive primordial shackles, inscribed with profound runes and the marks of divine beast corpses, piercing through the void and instantly binding the battlefield space where Zhang Yuan was located!

"Crack!"

"Boom!"

An overwhelming pressure descended upon us suddenly!
This is not simple gravity, but a terrifying suppression formed by drawing upon the primordial earth veins, the resentment of divine beasts, and the laws of the Heavenly Palace!
The space was completely frozen and sealed off, like amber.

Zhang Yuan's body suddenly sank, as if he were carrying the weight of the entire primordial world!

The void beneath his feet completely transformed into a dark abyss of nothingness.

His dark black Taoist robe could not withstand the pressure and made a tearing sound.

Within his body, the chaotic microcosm was operating wildly, the remnant soul of the divine beast roared and contributed its power, and the myriad furnaces roared with fire, forcefully withstanding the oppressive force of heaven and earth that threatened to crush everything into dust!
His spine was ramrod straight, his fists were clenched, and chaotic energy and golden blood gushed out from between his fingers. Yet, his eyes burned with an indomitable flame as he locked onto the ancient demon god in front of him, refusing to retreat even half a step!

One man's body defied the shackles of heaven and earth and the oppressive power of demons!
"Carve out a tower!"

Taking advantage of Zhang Yuan attracting all the suppressing forces and the demon god's attention, a loud shout exploded like thunder!

Lei Zhen, who had been hiding on the periphery and gathering his strength, along with the remnants of divine beasts such as the Lava Giant Turtle, the Six-Winged Thunder Roc, the Mountain-Shaking Ancient Ape, and the Withered Vine Demon, suddenly erupted!
"Roar--!"

The Ancient Ape of Shaking Mountains wrapped its fists around the laws of the earth, the Lava Giant Turtle spewed out a torrent of scorching heat, the Six-Winged Thunder Roc rolled up annihilating lightning, and the Dead Vine Demon's poisonous roots frantically drilled into the cracks in the tower's foundation—the combined power was earth-shattering!
"Boom!"

The tower, shrouded in azure light and clearly suppressing the primordial power of wood, shook violently, and a corner of it collapsed under the combined attack from within and without!
A weak yet incredibly pure, emerald-green light, filled with the fragrance of grass and trees, broke free from it!

"Chirp—!"

A clear and melodious phoenix cry, seemingly capable of cleansing the soul, rang out!
The light and shadow transformed into a phantom of a green phoenix with tattered feathers yet radiant with divine light, surrounded by dewdrops of life and the flames of rebirth!

It has been locked up for too long.

As soon as it escaped its predicament, it instinctively absorbed the boundless vitality emanating from the ancient tree of ten thousand spirits.

The dull feathers regained their luster at a speed visible to the naked eye, and the bird raised its head and sang a clear song, scattering droplets of vibrant green light!
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

It's like stirring up a hornet's nest!

The spiritual runes on one of the domain-suppressing towers shattered, and another domain-suppressing tower was shaken.

The Ancient Tree of All Spirits has fully recovered!

Zhang Yuan withstood the heavenly punishment-like suppression and the ancient demon god... The chain reaction caused by the superposition of multiple dramatic changes instantly ignited the entire Chaotic Demon Realm!

The earth's veins churned violently amidst mournful cries.

The chaotic miasma spiraled out of control, forming a world-ending storm.

Countless low-level demons wailed and perished under the dual purification of the ancient tree's vitality and the divine phoenix's light rain.

The other ancient and ferocious auras lurking deep within the Demon Realm were awakened, letting out furious roars.

The entire Demon Abyss has been plunged into an unprecedented upheaval!
"An ant trying to shake the sky, utterly ignorant of its own mortality!"

A cold, merciless, demonic sound, seemingly composed of the mournful screams of billions of dead souls, suddenly overwhelmed all the roars in the world!

It did not originate from the ancient demon god who was fighting against Zhang Yuan, but rather from the very core of that filthy demonic sun!

Deep within the Demon Sun, a shadow whose "form" could not be described in words slowly "stood up".

He seemed to be a personification of the laws of chaos themselves, his body composed of constantly distorted space, flowing dark gold demonic blood, and solidified wails of despair.

He simply existed there, and the surrounding space crumbled and vanished like fragile glass, forming an ever-expanding realm of absolute nothingness!

This is the true ruler of the Chaotic Demon Realm, a being that transcends ordinary primordial chaos—the Chaotic Demon Lord!
He didn't even deliberately exude pressure; His mere presence caused all the life force outside of Zhang Yuan and the core area of ​​the Ancient Tree of Ten Thousand Spirits to suddenly dim.

Countless descendants of the Wood Spirits, who had just awakened, were once again plunged into an abyss of suffocating fear. Even the enraged ancient demon god subconsciously restrained his aura.

"die."

The Demon Lord of Chaos made no extra movements, but simply extended a "finger" in Zhang Yuan's direction.

This "finger" is formed from the compressed cores of countless annihilated stars, and is wrapped with the ultimate demonic law that ends all things and defiles everything—

Great Destruction Demon Finger!
The moment the finger touched the paper, time seemed to stand still.

Everything faded, except for that demonic finger that embodied the ultimate will to destroy, which became the only color in the world. Silent and yet fast to the limit of thought, it pierced straight at Zhang Yuan's brow!

Wherever it passes, space is not shattered, but completely reduced to "nothingness," even the chaos itself is erased, forming a pitch-black, eternal scar leading to absolute annihilation!
Just as this calamity, powerful enough to shatter the soul of any third-realm Venerable, was about to descend, a dazzling golden portal suddenly opened up above the sealed and solidified sky of the Demon Realm!

"The time has come. Slay the demons, and also the traitors!"

A majestic and awe-inspiring voice, imbued with supreme divine might, resounded. From within the portal, a figure clad in a purple-gold imperial robe adorned with stars, wearing a nine-dragon jade crown, his face blurred yet radiating a terrifying aura capable of suppressing the entire universe, stepped forward first.

His body emanated a Daoist aura, and his every move invoked the primordial laws; he was clearly a being who had stepped into the fourth realm of the Venerable Ones.

The Heavenly Emperor of the Creation Realm!

Behind him, thirty-six Heavenly Palace generals, clad in gleaming golden cloud armor and wielding the Heaven-Splitting Divine Halberd, filed out. Each of them possessed the aura of the first level of the Venerable Realm. The "Zhou Tian Xing Dou Lu Shen Zhen" they formed drew upon the power of the stars, radiating golden light that instantly forced back the filth of half of the Demon Realm!

However, the Emperor's gaze did not lock onto the Chaos Demon Lord who exuded the aura of ultimate destruction. Instead, it was like a cold, sharp blade, precisely piercing Zhang Yuan, who was resisting the shackles of heaven and earth and the pressure of the demon god!

He saw the surging chaotic energy surrounding Zhang Yuan, the ancient tree of ten thousand spirits that was reviving and nourishing the primordial world, and the remnant souls of those divine beasts that had broken free of their shackles—

In the eyes of the Heavenly Palace, all of this was a "rebellion" that was even more uncontrollable than the Chaos Demon Lord!
The Emperor, expressionless, pointed a finger across thousands of miles of void at Zhang Yuan, who was fighting against the Great Destruction Demon Finger with all his might!
"Heavenly Decree: Reversing Yin and Yang, suppress!"

A Creation Divine Punishment Sword, condensed purely from the primordial laws of the Heavenly Dao and imbued with the will of the Heavenly Palace, instantly took shape!
This sword is neither gold nor jade; its entire body is covered with mysterious purple-gold runes.

The sword reflects the image of a primordial landscape, with the sun, moon, and stars collapsing.

The sword light, carrying the supreme majesty of judging all beings and reshaping the universe, arrived first despite being delayed, forming a strange pincer attack with the Great Destruction Demon Finger of the Chaos Demon Lord, and slashing towards Zhang Yuan at the same time!

"Zhang Yuan! Run!" The giant lava turtle roared, trying to rush over, but was held firmly in place by the terrifying pressure brought by the Emperor's arrival, its shell cracking!

"The Demon Lord has arrived in person, and the Emperor has launched a sneak attack! We cannot fight them head-on! Retreat immediately!" The six-winged Thunder Roc shrieked, the lightning between its feathers flickering uncertainly under the pressure of creation.

"Where there's life, there's hope!" Qingmu Shenhuang cried anxiously, scattering a rain of life-giving light in an attempt to create a barrier for Zhang Yuan, but it was easily annihilated by the aura emanating from the Great Destruction Demon Finger.

Although they are mythical beasts and roamed the world in ancient times, they are not at their peak now.

Their power was utterly insignificant in the face of the Heavenly Palace Grand Master and the Demonic Lord.

"Fire General! Retreat—!"

Lei Zhen's eyes were bloodshot, and he drew the Rift Abyss Bow to its limit, but he couldn't even fire an annihilation arrow. He was locked in place by the double supreme pressure.

Despair welled up in the hearts of all the remnants of divine beasts and the warriors under Zhang Yuan's command.

Two supreme beings far surpassing Hongmeng are simultaneously launching a full-scale attack on one person. In this situation, there is no chance of survival!
Faced with this devastating attack, the chaotic divine light in Zhang Yuan's eyes not only did not dim, but instead burned extremely brightly!
No refunds!

The Great Qin Heavenly Dao and the Primordial Wood Vein have been bestowed upon me!

"Retreat? Where to retreat to? One step back means utter destruction!"

"Where my path leads, there lies the way forward!"

Instead of retreating, he suddenly straightened his spine, which was almost bent by the shackles of heaven and earth!
An unprecedented, resolute will erupted like a volcano that had been dormant for millions of years!

"Where are the heroic spirits of the Qin Dynasty?! Help me—!"

A roar pierced through the chaos, echoing within the newly formed chaotic microcosm of his body, and seemed to transcend the endless barriers of time and space!

"boom--!!!"

As if in response to his call, a vast, ancient, domineering, and magnificent will, different from the primordial Heavenly Palace system, suddenly descended upon this demonic realm abandoned by the Heavenly Palace!

That is the Heavenly Dao of the Great Qin!

It was Zhang Yuan who lit the indomitable flame on the edge of the primordial world by using his own will as the guide, the iron-blooded fighting spirit of the "Great Qin Martial Guard" as the foundation, and the laws forged in the furnace of ten thousand paths as the fuel!
The dark yellow light, like the first ray of light after the creation of the world, tore through the darkness of the Demon Realm and the golden light of the Heavenly Palace!
It condensed into a crown of dark yellow light, which landed steadily on Zhang Yuan's head, and wisps of dark yellow energy descended, instantly offsetting a small portion of the Heavenly Dao suppression power from the Creation Emperor!
Immediately afterwards—

"Roar!"

"Wow!"

"hold head high!"

The Ancient Tree of All Spirits resonated with a deafening roar, causing the revived ancestral land to tremble violently!

The original power of the Wood Vein Divine Beast, which had been suppressed for ten thousand years and was hidden here, surged wildly towards Zhang Yuan like a hundred rivers flowing into the sea!

The giant lava turtle's shell transformed into a lava shield burning with the earth's core flames, automatically spinning in Zhang Yuan's left hand!
The six-winged Thunder Roc's bone wings transformed into a Thunderstrike Spear wrapped with raging thunder from the heavens, which Zhang Yuan gripped tightly in his right hand!
The arms of the Shaking Mountain Ancient Ape transformed into a pair of Shaking Mountain Arm Armor engraved with the "Suppressing Prison" divine pattern, covering Zhang Yuan's arms!
The roots of the withered vine demon transformed into a soul-devouring demon vine whip covered with barbs and poisonous light, as agile as a dragon, coiling around his waist!

The remnant soul of the Ice Phoenix transformed into an Ice Phoenix Feather Armor flowing with extinguishing cold flames, covering Zhang Yuan's vital organs!

The Nirvana True Flame of the Azure Phoenix transformed into an Azure Phoenix Cloak, which fluttered behind Zhang Yuan, scattering endless points of life-giving light to counteract the erosion of demonic energy!

Furthermore, countless remnants of the innate divine abilities of other mythical beasts were imprinted around Zhang Yuan, transforming into dazzling divine halos—

Rock Guardian Aura, Abyss Armor Piercing Aura, Golden Roc Speed ​​Aura...

Layer upon layer, it made him appear like an ancient god-emperor who ruled over all kinds of divine beasts!
At this moment, Zhang Yuan was clad in the Armor of Ten Thousand Beasts, wielding a divine weapon, wearing an imperial crown, carrying a blue phoenix on his back, and surrounded by a halo!

"Come and fight!!!"

He let out a roar that could shatter gold and split rocks, and his aura instantly soared to an unprecedented peak!
Facing the oncoming Destruction Demon Finger, he raised the Lava God Shield with his left arm!

The shield's fiery runes shone wildly, drawing upon the earth's power from the Wood Spirit Ancestral Vein to confront the demonic finger that would end all things!

"Thump—!!!"

It was like the first collision at the beginning of chaos!
The demonic finger touched the divine shield, unleashing a power powerful enough to annihilate stars!

The Lava Shield trembled violently, lava splashed across its surface, countless fine cracks spread, and the earth fire dimmed considerably. Zhang Yuan, behind the shield, shuddered violently, his bones groaning under the unbearable strain, and blood spilled from the corner of his mouth again, but—the shield remained intact!

That finger strike, powerful enough to obliterate the primordial chaos, was actually blocked for a mere instant!

In that split second, Zhang Yuan's Thunder Strike Spear moved!
The gun drew upon divine lightning from the heavens and the nine heavens, entwined with the chaotic blue patterns of the primordial dragon and the annihilating lightning of the abyss, and pierced with unparalleled precision the weakest rune node of the Creation God's Punishment Sword that was attacking from the side!
"Break through—delusion!"

Swords and spears clashed!

There was no earth-shattering explosion, only the ultimate annihilation and confrontation at the level of laws!

The purple-gold Heavenly Dao runes, chaotic azure light, and annihilation lightning tore and annihilated each other wildly!
Centered on the point where the gun and sword clashed, space collapsed inward to form a miniature black hole that swallowed light, only to be instantly burst apart by the violent energy!
"Crack!"

A crisp cracking sound rang out!
It wasn't the Thunderstrike Divine Spear, but the Creation Divine Punishment Sword, which represented the supreme majesty of the Heavenly Palace, that was pierced by Zhang Yuan's spear, which condensed the essence of the Primordial Wood Vein Divine Beast and the blessing of the Great Qin Heavenly Dao, leaving a fine but clear crack!
The disintegrating scene of the sword's flowing movement paused for a moment! (End of Chapter)