Houtu is infatuated with me, so I made her lean against the wall.

On the other side, as Houtu continued to make grand vows, the tunnel behind the Netherworld Gate began to shake more and more violently.

Upon noticing this scene, a dark look appeared in the eyes of the Heavenly Dao. The Heavenly Dao rules contained within his eyes rapidly condensed, and the pitch-black Heavenly Dao Divine Punishment struck down towards Houtu below like lightning.

Qin Ming and Nuwa were prepared for this; they activated their magic power, and the laws of creation and the laws of power quickly coalesced.

Don't be fooled by the fact that Qin Ming is only at the fifth level of the Hunyuan Daluo Golden Immortal realm.

Having spent so many years within the Pangu Temple, experiencing the Dao of Power within it, Qin Ming's understanding of the Law of Power has become increasingly profound. At this moment, Qin Ming's comprehension of the Law of Power has soared to 49%.

At this moment, once the attack was launched, a vast sword aura ripped through the starry river, stretching for millions of miles.

The sword energy gathered and collided with the descending divine punishment.

"Boom!!!"

The violent explosion distorted the surrounding area, causing terrifying spatial turbulence to surge wildly within it.

At the same time, Nuwa waved her hand, and the Eye of Humanity burst forth with a dazzling divine light.

As the divine light spread, the seven emotions and six desires permeated the center of the explosion, transforming into the blade of humanity, which, together with the divine power of countless sword energies, continuously eroded the divine punishment of the heavens.

However, although both of them were top-tier beings in the primordial world, their cultivation had reached the fifth level of the Primordial Golden Immortal realm.

But even now, facing the divine punishment of Heaven, they are still powerless.

The two consecutive divine powers only weakened the power of the Heavenly Punishment by more than half.

The remaining divine punishment of Heaven broke through the divine power blockade of Qin Ming and Nuwa, and fell straight down.

Upon seeing this, Qin Ming's expression turned solemn.

Although it only contained most of the power of the Heavenly Punishment, it was still beyond his ability to withstand. With a thought, the Chaos Pearl emitted a hazy light.

The light converged into chaotic divine light, sweeping towards the divine punishment of Heaven.

At the same time, the laws of spacetime were activated, transforming into a grand spacetime array that broke through the void and disappeared.

The grand array, constructed using the spacetime laws of the four-and-a-half-layered structure and with the Wushi Bell as its core, rapidly froze the surrounding spacetime.

The Heavenly Punishment, which was entangled with the Chaotic Divine Light, had most of its power diminished by the Chaotic Divine Light the instant spacetime was frozen.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Qin Ming rapidly circulated his magical power, unleashing a powerful fist force: "Eight Fists of the Immortal King!"

With lightning speed, he unleashed eight punches. Empowered by the Law of Force, the eight fist energies formed a colossal fist that blotted out the sky, causing space to collapse rapidly in its path.

"boom!!!"

The Heavenly Punishment had just broken free from the constraints of the spacetime array when it was struck squarely by the giant fist.

The divine punishments of Heaven, which had already been gradually worn down, were completely annihilated.

The giant fist, carrying immense force, hurtled straight toward the Eye of Heaven.

Seeing this, the Eye of Heaven's darkness deepened, its gaze flickering before uttering a vast and ethereal voice: "The Golden Wheel of Heavenly Dao, appear!"

In an instant, the Heavenly Dao Golden Wheel that was originally on Hongjun broke through the air and came.

The Heavenly Golden Wheel transformed into a dazzling divine light. Under the radiance of this light, the immense divine might of the Heavenly Dao instantly shattered the incoming fist.

"Heavenly Seal, suppress it!"

The Eye of Heaven flashed with a cold light, and the Golden Wheel of Heaven transformed into a massive cage, enveloping Nuwa, Qin Ming, and Houtu.

Sensing the power of the cage, Qin Ming's expression changed drastically, and without hesitation, he summoned all the spiritual treasures he possessed: "Chaotic Spacetime Array, activate!"

"The Three Gods Formation of Heaven, Earth, and Man is activated!"

"The Thirty-Six Heavens Overturning the Sea Formation is activated!"

"The Pure Lotus Formation is activated!"

"Where there is power, the Eight Fists of the Immortal King will break!"

As Qin Ming unleashed all his power, his surroundings filled with immense might, desperately trying to prevent the cage from falling, Nuwa also ceased to conceal herself. Her Eye of Humanity erupted with full force, transforming vast humanistic power into countless divine abilities, which, together with Qin Ming's array of divine abilities, resisted the suppression of the Heavenly Cage.

However, the power of the Heavenly Dao at this moment had already exceeded the scope of the Primordial Golden Immortal. Its vast divine might broke through Qin Ming and Nuwa's divine array with unstoppable force.

With the divine array broken, Qin Ming and Nuwa both coughed up a mouthful of blood.

"Daoist Master, the power of this Heavenly Dao Cage is far too great; we are afraid we cannot withstand it!"

Nuwa looked at Qin Ming and said with a pale face.

"Damn it, are we really going to be suppressed today?"

Qin Ming's expression was extremely gloomy.

He made numerous arrangements, so why was he still unable to defy the will of Heaven?

Once they are sealed, the tunnel will never have a chance to emerge.

If that's the case, even if they eventually escape their cage, they will still be firmly suppressed by the will of Heaven.

What should I do?

As Qin Ming pondered, Houtu exuded an aura of supreme nobility.

At the same time, chaos surged and the laws fluctuated.

The immense power froze everything around it, and an eye without the slightest emotion flashed through endless space and time from beyond the heavens, descending upon the primordial world.

"Heaven has arbitrarily mobilized its own essence, and as punishment, you are sealed away for one eon, forbidden from appearing in the mortal world for that entire eon!"

A majestic voice rang out, and the Eye of the Great Dao flashed, transforming into a cage formed by the rules of the Great Dao. Before the Eye of the Heavenly Dao could react, it sucked the Heavenly Dao into it.

The Eye of Heaven disappeared, and the cage formed by the Golden Wheel of Heaven rapidly collapsed.

Qin Ming and Nuwa were terrified.

They were almost sealed away by the Heavenly Dao.

If this happens, all their previous efforts will be in vain.

At this moment, they craved greater power even more.

Especially Qin Ming.

He has many things to protect.

His own disciples, Houtu, and the human race.

If everything had unfolded as it did in the original timeline, humanity would still have been unable to avoid becoming puppets controlled by the gods.

Although he is the eternal protagonist, his life and death are not in his own hands.

If this happens, it will make him feel worse than if he were killed.

Fortunately, at the last moment, the Great Dao appeared.

The Great Dao was able to emerge in time this time, but what about next time?

What about the next time?

We can't always pin our hopes on the Great Dao, can we?

He will do everything in his power to become stronger.

The Heavenly Dao has been sealed by the Great Dao for one eon, and this one eon is the most critical moment.

With this in mind, Qin Ming secretly made up his mind that he would go into seclusion and do his best to improve his cultivation.

"The primordial world was incomplete. Now, Pangu has completed it. This is the way to benefit the operation of the world. I grant you permission to open up the Netherworld to resist it and reincarnate through the Six Paths."

After resolving the issue with the Eye of Heaven, the Eye of the Great Dao turned its gaze to Houtu, condensing a massive amount of Great Dao merit.

This great merit is even greater than the great merit that Nuwa received when she created humankind.

The largest portion fell to Houtu, who collected it using the Primordial Measuring Ruler, a treasure of acquired merit.

Qin Ming collected three-tenths of the merit.

The Great Way is impartial. Qin Ming paid a heavy price to help Houtu open the tunnels, save her from death, and help her become the master of the tunnels.

Not only did he give the precious essence of reincarnation to Houtu to create an avatar, so that she could take his place in reincarnation, but he also defied the Heavenly Dao and was almost sealed away. He deserves this merit.

The final merit was divided into two parts: the smallest part was taken by Nuwa, while the remaining merit of the Great Dao fell into the Netherworld.

The Netherworld, having gained merit, underwent earth-shattering changes. Yin Mountains rose from the ground everywhere, and various Netherworld spiritual roots and treasures rapidly condensed.

At the same time, Houtu, who had gained merit, did not stop her actions, but continued to evolve the Netherworld.