Primordial Era: I am the First Green Ox, the Senior Brother of the Three Religions

With Xuandu's resounding roar echoing throughout the Three Realms, the deathly silent Chaos Tribulation Clouds above the Nine Heavens, like an ancient ferocious beast that had been thoroughly enraged, suddenly went berserk!

Boom!

A massive bolt of chaotic divine lightning, thick enough to pierce through the entire universe, tore through the dark clouds. Carrying a terrifying destructive force capable of reducing a peak Quasi-Saint expert along with their protective treasure to ashes, it struck down directly at the figure defying the heavens!

Before the divine thunder even arrived, the pure law of destruction had already annihilated the space below, creating an absolute vacuum zone that stretched for millions of miles.

The protective array of Penglai Immortal Island hummed and flashed with light, clearly under immense pressure.

"They're here!"

On the island, all the disciples of the three religions subconsciously held their breath, their hearts pounding in their throats.

"This...is this just an appetizer? This power is more than a hundred times more terrifying than the last divine lightning I used to strike when I was undergoing the Great Luo Golden Immortal Tribulation!" Zhao Gongming's eyes widened, his face filled with horror.

"Nonsense! This is the Primordial Heavenly Tribulation! It's about attaining the Dao Fruit of a Saint! How can it be ordinary?" Daoist Duobao's expression was solemn as he stared intently at the battle in mid-air.

Faced with this terrifying lightning tribulation, which was unprecedented since the beginning of time, Xuan Du, who was the first to bear the brunt, showed no fear whatsoever.

He stood beneath the clouds of tribulation, his figure as insignificant as dust, but the soaring Daoist aura he exuded was like a sharp sword, poised to pierce a hole in the sky!

"Tai Chi Yin and Yang, endlessly generating life! Open!"

Xuandu chanted the mantra and pointed one hand toward the sky.

hum!

A colossal black-and-white Tai Chi diagram, almost covering half of the East China Sea, suddenly shot into the sky from behind him!

This Tai Chi diagram is no longer merely a manifestation of magical power, but a concrete embodiment of the Great Dao of Xuandu itself. Between the black and white energies flowing, it seems as if a complete universe is being created, evolved, returned to nothingness, and re-enacted within it, radiating the supreme principle of encompassing all things and transforming everything.

The enormous Tai Chi diagram transformed into a divine shield that reached the heavens and the earth, directly confronting the incomparably violent chaotic divine lightning!

Boom! ...

A terrifying roar, powerful enough to shatter the eardrums of all living beings in the primordial world, exploded over the East China Sea!

The chaotic divine lightning struck the center of the Taiji diagram squarely.

However, the anticipated earth-shattering energy explosion did not occur.

The chaotic divine lightning, capable of destroying everything, was easily enveloped, drawn in, and separated by the rotating black and white energies the moment it came into contact with the Taiji diagram, as if it were a mud ox entering the sea.

The yin-yang symbol at the center of the Tai Chi diagram spun rapidly, forming a bottomless vortex. The violent destructive power was forcibly broken down into the most primordial yin and yang energies, which were then completely absorbed and refined by the Tai Chi diagram, becoming nourishment for the diagram itself!

In the blink of an eye, that terrifying chaotic divine lightning disappeared without a trace!

The Taiji diagram in Xuandu was not damaged; on the contrary, it shone even brighter, and the Daoist rhyme flowing on it became more harmonious and profound.

Holy crap!

Taiyi Zhenren's eyes nearly popped out of their sockets, and he couldn't help but swear.

"This...that's it? That was Chaos Divine Lightning! Just like that...eaten up?"

"The Great Dao of Taiqing is indeed unparalleled in its mystery!" Guang Chengzi murmured to himself, his face filled with awe. "Using softness to overcome hardness, transforming all things—Grandmaster Uncle's Dao has truly reached a higher level in the hands of Senior Brother Xuandu!"

Above the clouds, Yuanshi Tianzun and Tongtian Jiaozhu exchanged a glance, both seeing deep approval in each other's eyes.

"Senior Brother, your disciple has surpassed his master!" Tongtian Sect Leader clapped his hands in praise. "With just this skill of deflecting and transforming force, in the entire prehistoric world, below the level of a sage, I'm afraid no one can surpass him."

The Supreme Sage simply smiled faintly and remained silent, but the look of satisfaction in his eyes grew even stronger.

Niu Ben grinned, knowing exactly what was going on.

Xuan Du, that kid, truly has exceptional comprehension. The Saint's Crystal only gave him a ticket, yet within a mere ninety years, he was able to initially integrate the Great Dao of Taiqing with the Primordial Chaos Principles, forging his own path. This Taiji diagram, seemingly simple, actually contains a trace of the Primordial Chaos essence of "the Dao transforms all things." Ordinary lightning tribulations are indeed no different from a tickle to him.

However, the power of Heaven is not so simple.

The first bolt of divine lightning was easily neutralized, seemingly having thoroughly angered the tribulation clouds.

Rumble!

The entire cloud of calamity began to shrink and condense frantically, and the originally pitch-black clouds began to show a chilling pale white color.

Immediately afterwards, eighteen ghastly white chaotic divine lightning bolts, more than ten times thicker than before, like eighteen world-destroying evil dragons roaring out of the chaotic abyss, intertwined to form a net that sealed off all the space around Xuandu, and simultaneously bombarded down!

This time, the divine thunder contained not only pure destructive power, but also the law of annihilation that could sever divine souls and obliterate true spirits!

"Well done!"

Xuan Du let out a long roar, and instead of retreating, he advanced, stepping on the Taiji diagram, and took the initiative to meet the sea of ​​thunder!

"The Taiji gives rise to Yin and Yang, and Yin and Yang transform into the Four Symbols!"

Xuan Du formed a hand seal, and the Tai Chi diagram behind him suddenly trembled. The phantoms of the four divine beasts—Azure Dragon, White Tiger, Vermilion Bird, and Black Tortoise—roared out, carrying the immense power to suppress the four extremes and stabilize the primordial world, and crashed fiercely into the pale white lightning net!

boom!boom!boom!boom!

A series of earth-shattering explosions rang out as the phantoms of the Four Divine Beasts collided and annihilated with the pale chaotic divine lightning in mid-air.

Every single second, massive amounts of energy are reduced to nothingness in the collisions.

Xuan Du stood firm amidst the raging energy storm, the Tai Chi diagram beneath his feet shining brightly, continuously providing the Four Divine Beasts with a constant stream of magical power.

However, this time, the power of the heavenly tribulation clearly exceeded his expectations.

Eighteen bolts of chaotic divine lightning struck continuously, their power layered upon layer. After resisting nine bolts of divine lightning, the phantoms of the Four Symbols Divine Beasts finally let out a mournful cry of unwillingness and were forcibly obliterated in mid-air.

The remaining nine pale lightning bolts, their power undiminished, were like nine swords of judgment hanging overhead, carrying endless killing intent as they continued to strike down fiercely at Xuandu's main body!

"not good!"

The disciples from the three religions below all gasped in surprise, their hearts clenching.

Xuan Du's expression finally turned serious. He took a deep breath and suddenly clasped his hands together in front of his chest.

"The Yin-Yang Millstone, refining all the heavens!"

The Tai Chi diagram above his head instantly shrank, transforming into an ancient and profound black and white millstone, which lay horizontally in front of him.

The millstone slowly turned, and a terrifying power capable of obliterating countless ages erupted, forcefully drawing in the three divine lightning bolts that struck first, attempting to forcibly refine them!

Sizzle—!

A piercing friction sound rang out as the Yin-Yang Millstone and the Chaos Divine Thunder clashed fiercely, unleashing billions of dazzling bolts of lightning.

But at that moment, something unexpected happened!

From the depths of the calamity clouds, a pitch-black giant claw, formed entirely of calamity power, suddenly emerged without warning. The claw was entwined with the overwhelming resentment and karma generated by the fall of countless living beings!

The tribulation of inner demons! It actually descended simultaneously with the tribulation of lightning!

That pitch-black karmic giant claw ignored the distance in space, directly pierced through the Yin-Yang Millstone's defense, and grabbed at Xuandu's primordial spirit and Dao heart!