In the primordial era: the Wu tribe ceased its struggle for supremacy, and Hongjun collapsed!

After stripping Hongjun of thirty percent of the Heavenly Dao's authority, the Eye of the Great Dao slowly closed, and the terrifying pressure that had been weighing on the hearts of all living beings in the prehistoric world dissipated.

Peace returned to the world.

But everyone knows that the landscape of this primordial world has completely changed.

Hongjun fell from his divine pedestal, and the authority of Heaven was damaged.

And Tianxuan, this peerless hero who dared to draw his sword to slay the Heavenly Dao and proclaim the Great Dao to cut down Hongjun, has become the undisputed number one person in the prehistoric world!

On the shores of the East Sea, countless humans and witches erupted in earth-shattering cheers.

"Great Ancestor, you are mighty!"

"Brother Martial Ancestor is invincible!"

Pan Xuan, his face flushed with excitement, rushed forward and hugged Tian Xuan tightly, shouting excitedly, "Big brother, you're amazing! Even the Great Dao helped you take down that old schemer Hongjun! He's completely crippled now!"

Dijiang and the other ancestral witches were also beaming with joy and stepped forward to offer their congratulations.

In their view, Hongjun, having had thirty percent of his Heavenly Dao authority stripped away and suffered a significant drop in cultivation, was no longer a threat. This primordial world would henceforth belong to their Witch Clan and the Human Clan.

However, there was no joy on Tianxuan's face.

He pushed Pan Xuan away, his gaze fixed intently on the direction of Zixiao Palace, a cold smile curving his lips.

"Useless? No, that's far from enough."

Tianxuan's voice wasn't loud, but it instantly silenced the cheers around him.

"Brother, what do you mean by that?" Pan Xuan asked, somewhat puzzled. "Hongjun's cultivation has plummeted, and his authority over the Heavenly Dao has been damaged. What kind of trouble can he possibly cause?"

"Even a centipede with a hundred legs doesn't fall down when dead." Tianxuan sneered. "As long as he remains the spokesperson for the Heavenly Dao, as long as he can still mobilize the power of the Heavenly Dao, he will remain a sharp sword hanging over the heads of all living beings in the primordial world. What I want is not for him to fall from his pedestal, but rather..."

A terrifying killing intent flashed in Tianxuan's eyes.

"Completely sever him from the Heavenly Dao! May he never be able to rise again!"

As soon as this statement came out, everyone was shocked.

Completely strip away the identity of the spokesperson for the Heavenly Dao?

How is that possible!

Hongjun has been merging with the Dao for countless eons, and has long been deeply entangled with the origin of the Heavenly Dao. It can be said that you are in me and I am in you.

Although the Great Dao just stripped him of thirty percent of his power, it was because he had hindered the evolution of heaven and earth and violated the underlying rules.

To completely remove him, unless he commits a heinous crime capable of destroying the entire primordial world, the Great Dao will never act lightly.

"Brother, is this...is this possible?" Di Jiang swallowed hard and asked hesitantly.

"I can't do it alone." Tianxuan turned his head to look in the direction of the Netherworld, a confident smile on his face. "But if you add her, it will be enough."

The voice just fell.

"Buzz—"

Deep within the Netherworld, a vast, boundless, and abyss-like pressure from the underground passage suddenly erupted!

This oppressive force lacked the cold ruthlessness of the Heavenly Dao and the fanatical defiance of humanity; instead, it carried an unparalleled inclusiveness that encompassed all things and nurtured life, instantly sweeping across the entire primordial world.

Immediately afterwards, a bright yellow stream of light shot up from the Netherworld and transformed into a towering, dignified, and graceful phantom of a peerless goddess, standing between heaven and earth.

Houtu!

She didn't look at Tianxuan, nor at the primordial beings, but instead raised her head, her gaze piercing through the endless chaos, locking onto Hongjun in the Zixiao Palace.

"Hongjun!"

Houtu's voice was clear and majestic, carrying the supreme authority of the Lord of the Earth, echoing throughout the primordial world.

"Fellow Daoist Tianxuan, in the name of all living beings in the primordial world, accuses you of hindering the evolution of heaven and earth. Today, in the name of Houtu, and with the dignity of the Lord of the Earth, I accuse you before the Great Dao of disrupting the origin of heaven and earth and destroying the foundation of the primordial world!"

Rumble—!!!

As soon as Houtu finished speaking, the Eye of the Great Dao, which had been closed, slowly opened again in the sky!

This time, the chaotic light in the Eye of the Great Dao was even more intense than before, as if it had been completely enraged by Houtu's accusations.

Inside the Purple Cloud Palace, Hongjun, who had just caught his breath, was terrified when he heard Houtu's voice.

"Houtu! You've gone mad! How dare you accuse me against the very Dao!"

Hongjun roared madly. He never expected that Houtu would kick him while he was down at this moment, and that her attack would be a fatal blow!

"I'm crazy? No, you're the one who's crazy!"

Houtu sneered, and the laws of the earth surged wildly around her.

"To consolidate your position of supreme authority, you secretly manipulated the earth's veins, causing an uneven distribution of primordial spiritual energy. To suppress the awakening of the earth's energy, you forcibly connected the Netherworld Blood Sea with the Demon Realm, attempting to corrupt the origin of reincarnation with demonic energy!"

"With your selfish and self-serving behavior that disregards the very foundation of the primordial world, what right do you have to continue to usurp the position of the spokesperson for the Heavenly Dao!"

Every accusation made by Houtu was accompanied by a violent tremor of the laws of the earth.

These accusations, unlike Tianxuan's previous accusations from the perspective of all living beings, directly target Hongjun's vitals from the level of the fundamental operation of heaven and earth!

The Way of Heaven, the Way of Earth, and the Way of Humanity are the three pillars that maintain the operation of the primordial world.

Driven by selfish desires, Hongjun forcibly disrupted the balance of the three paths and even attempted to pollute the origin of the Earthly Path. This has seriously violated the most fundamental bottom line of the Great Dao in maintaining the stability of the chaotic universe!

"Buzz—!!!"

The Eye of the Great Dao burst forth with an unprecedentedly dazzling light.

This time, no pillar of chaotic light descended.

Instead, the entire Zixiao Palace, including Hongjun, was instantly enveloped by an irresistible, invisible power!

"No! The Great Dao! I am one who has merged with the Dao! You cannot deprive me of my authority! I refuse to submit!"

Hongjun let out a desperate and mournful scream.

He was horrified to discover that the remaining 70% of the Heavenly Dao authority within his body was being forcibly stripped away by the power of the Great Dao in an extremely brutal manner!

The pain of having one's soul torn apart was so intense that even a powerful being like Hongjun, who had reached the Primordial Chaos Realm, couldn't help but roll on the ground, wailing in agony.

"Click...click..."

Accompanied by a series of teeth-grinding cracking sounds, the causal threads between Hongjun and the origin of the Heavenly Dao were mercilessly severed one by one by the power of the Great Dao.

"puff--!"

Hongjun coughed up a mouthful of golden blood, and his entire body deflated like a punctured balloon.

His cultivation level plummeted from the early stage of Hunyuan Wuji!

Peak of the Primordial Golden Immortal Realm... Late Stage... Mid Stage... Early Stage...

The stripping force only stopped when he fell to the peak of Quasi-Saint.

Hongjun, the representative of Heaven's Dao, has been completely crippled!

The Eye of the Great Dao coldly stared at Hongjun for a moment, then slowly closed and disappeared into the sky.

Inside the Zixiao Palace, there was a deathly silence.

Hongjun collapsed to the ground, his hair disheveled and his clothes tattered, showing no trace of the former majesty of the Dao Ancestor.

He stared blankly at the empty hall, his eyes filled with endless resentment and despair.

"Defeat... I planned for countless lifetimes... and yet I have failed so completely..."

Hongjun muttered to himself, his voice as hoarse as an owl's.

Just then, a figure in cyan appeared silently inside the Purple Cloud Palace.

Tianxuan.

He looked down at Hongjun, who was lying on the ground, his eyes cold and devoid of any warmth.

"Hongjun, you have lost."

Tianxuan's voice was calm, yet it sounded like the pronouncement of death.

Hongjun suddenly raised his head, staring intently at Tianxuan, his eyes flashing with extremely venomous light.

"Tianxuan! Don't be so smug! Although I have lost my authority over the Heavenly Dao, I am still at the peak of the Quasi-Saint realm! I still have the Jade Disc of Creation! I..."

"Noisy."

Tianxuan was too lazy to listen to his nonsense, so he raised his right hand, pointed his fingers like a sword, and gently slashed at Hongjun's brow.

"laugh--"

A streak of azure sword energy, carrying the supreme intent to annihilate everything, instantly pierced through Hongjun's brow.

Hongjun's voice abruptly stopped.

He stared wide-eyed at Tianxuan, his face filled with disbelief.

He never expected that Tianxuan would not even bother to say a word and would kill him directly!

"you……"

Hongjun opened his mouth, as if to say something, but his primordial spirit had already been completely shattered by Tianxuan's sword energy.

"Bang!"

Hongjun's physical body crashed to the ground, turning into dust that scattered throughout the Zixiao Palace.

Thus, a great Daoist master fell!

Tianxuan withdrew his finger, glanced at the empty Zixiao Palace, and a faint smile appeared on his lips.

"This primordial wilderness is finally at peace."

……

With Hongjun's demise, the Heavenly Dao lost its representative and could no longer interfere with the operation of the primordial world.

The Way of Heaven, the Way of Earth, and the Way of Humanity have finally achieved a true tripartite balance.

The Heavenly Court, the power center that once represented the orthodox way of Heaven, has also welcomed its new master.

With the strong support of the human race and the underworld, the mighty army of the witch race entered the Thirty-Three Heavens in a grand procession.

The eleven ancestral witches, including Dijiang, guarded various important passes of the Heavenly Court, becoming its strongest shield.

Tianxuan, amidst the fervor of the crowd, ascended the throne of the Heavenly Emperor in the Lingxiao Palace.

He did not call himself the Heavenly Emperor, but ruled the primordial world under the name of "Heavenly Venerable".

"From this day forward, the Heavenly Court shall be re-established."

Tianxuan sat on his throne, his gaze sweeping over the myriad races below who were paying homage.

"The Way of Heaven is impartial, the Way of Earth is tolerant, and the Way of Humanity is self-reliant. With these three ways standing together, all races coexist."

"Anyone who disobeys will be killed without mercy!"

Tianxuan's voice, amplified by the boundless power of Hunyuan, resounded throughout the entire primordial world.

A brand new era has officially begun with Tianxuan's announcement.