Primordial Era: Innate gourd vine, self-dismemberment

Once the fortunes of the three races can no longer suppress the karmic force of the black and red blood, the fortunes of the three races will be shattered.

This dark red blood-red karmic force will, through some unseen connection, seek out all members of the three races, entangle them, obscure their minds, and destroy their spiritual attainment…

Because the fortunes of the three races were too strong, ordinary powerful beings could not see through the changes, but as clan leaders, Ancestral Dragon, Yuanhuang, and Shiqilin naturally sensed them.

Suddenly, the three clan leaders were also in a dilemma! They now only had two options:

Firstly, continuing to suppress the conflict among the three races is likely to be a futile effort as the evil energy of the Great Calamity accumulates.

As the karmic force of bloodlust continues to accumulate, no matter how much it is suppressed, it will erupt in at most one or two hundred eons.

At that time, the three races will probably decline. Even if they don't perish, they will be unable to make any progress due to that terrible blood evil karma, or even their cultivation level will regress under its suppression and erosion.

Secondly, if a full-scale decisive battle breaks out, annihilating or subjugating the other two races and unifying the primordial world, they will be able to obtain supreme fortune, prove the Dao of Hunyuan Daluo, and the fortune of their race will also surge.

Although the karmic force of bloodlust will not dissipate, it can be firmly suppressed, and with a Primordial Great Luo in the world, there will be a chance to resolve it in the future.

The first path is a slow death, with no chance of survival, and their path to enlightenment will be cut off. The second path, while having a slim chance of survival, also offers a glimmer of hope. If they can seize this glimmer of hope, not only can their clan be preserved, but they can also attain the Great Luo Primordial Dao and become invincible in the primordial world.

Having grasped the situation, Zulong, Yuanhuang, and Shiqilin did not hesitate for a moment and unanimously chose to engage in a full-scale battle, putting themselves in a do-or-die situation.

As the three made their decision, the four seas, the sky, the earth... the entire primordial world was thrown into turmoil.

However, the first to be hit were not the three innate races, but their affiliated races.

How could these three people, with their wisdom, not know that if the three races were to suffer heavy losses, then the countless subordinate races of scaled creatures, birds, and beasts, if they were too powerful, would no longer be a source of assistance but rather a future threat. Naturally, they would take advantage of this great calamity to cleanse them.

However, with the fall of all races, endless bloodlust and resentment soared into the sky, tightly binding the fortune and dharma of the three innate races, making their situation even worse and causing them to gradually lose their minds.

Even the Ancestral Dragon, the Primordial Phoenix, and the First Qilin, who were originally able to barely maintain their clarity, were gradually eroded by the bloodthirsty resentment and lost their reason.

After some testing, the three made a pact to settle their differences in ten cycles.

Immediately, the three innate races opened their treasure troves, distributing innate spiritual fruits, innate spiritual medicines, innate spiritual treasures, and rare and precious items, all in an effort to maximize their clan's strength in the final moments and gain a better chance of victory.

Ten Yuanhui later, the Dragon-Han Great Tribulation will begin in full force!

The Ancestral Dragon manifested its true form, hundreds of millions of feet long, its tail sweeping across the land, causing the waters of the four seas to overflow into the primordial world. Hundreds of millions of aquatic cultivators covered the sky, their supernatural powers sweeping across heaven and earth. The Primordial Phoenix spread its wings, covering the sky, and the Southern Bright Fire burned everything in its path. The Nirvana Divine Fire was ever-burning, and the Phoenix led hundreds of millions of birds to soar through the sky. Where the fire feathers fell, everything turned to ashes. The Primordial Qilin stood on the earth, mobilizing the power of the earth's veins, invincible from the start. The Qilin's auspicious energy transformed into a killing move, causing hundreds of millions of beasts to run and roar.

The three innate races mobilized their entire strength for a full-scale decisive battle. The flames of war ignited across the four seas, nine heavens, and the earth. The sounds of clashing divine powers shattered the stars, and the power of the clash of innate spiritual treasures tore through the sky and shattered the earth's veins.

The three innate races were originally the strongest races in the primordial world, each commanding scaled creatures, birds, and beasts, making them evenly matched in strength.

This battle lasted for twenty or thirty eons, yet no victor emerged, but all three sides were already severely wounded.

The Dragon Palace of the Four Seas of the Dragon Clan collapsed in large part; the Ancestral Dragon's scales were broken, its horns were missing, and its whole body was covered with terrible wounds of the Great Dao; the Phoenix Nine Heavens Wutong Forest turned into wasteland, the Yuanhuang's wings were scattered, and its Dao foundation was damaged; the First Qilin's body was covered with cracks and it was severely injured.

The elite forces of the three races were almost entirely wiped out, and those who had not yet fallen were all severely injured. Countless other races, including those of scaled creatures, birds, and beasts, were also exterminated.

After this battle, not a single one of the primordial creatures survived. Blood filled the heavens and the earth, and corpses littered the fields. The world was filled with an incredibly terrifying and dense aura of bloodlust and resentment, and the fortunes of the three primordial races rapidly dissipated.

Moreover, what no one knew at this time was that the boundless blood and resentment of the primordial world was flowing towards the ancestral vein of Mount Sumeru, guided by some unseen force. Nourished by the endless blood and resentment, the Four Swords of Zhuxian and the Zhuxian Formation Diagram rapidly transformed and merged into one, giving birth to a supreme innate treasure representing calamity.

As the fortune of the three innate races rapidly dissipated, and as the great battle between the three innate races slaughtered countless living beings and destroyed heaven and earth, the karmic force of bloodlust began to grow. The fortune of the three innate races could no longer suppress the karmic force of bloodlust, and collapsed with a bang.

The incredibly terrifying karmic force of bloodshed descended upon the surviving members of the three primordial races through some unseen connection.

Instantly, the surviving members of the three innate races felt their spiritual platforms become obscure, their magical power sluggish, and their Dao fruits withering... They were gradually heading towards destruction, and all three sides were barely clinging to life, no longer possessing the slightest bit of the former overlords of the primordial world.

At this moment, the already severely injured Ancestral Dragon, Yuan Phoenix, and Shi Qilin suffered further damage as the blood-fiend karma descended, their cultivation levels plummeting from the peak of Hunyuan to the late stage of Hunyuan, and the decline was still unstoppable.

Suddenly, the Ancestral Dragon, Yuanhuang, and Shiqilin, who had been gradually losing their minds due to the erosion of the Calamity's evil energy, regained their senses. Looking at the devastation, they seemed to foresee the future of their race, and their hearts were filled with regret and sorrow.

Suddenly, as if struck by inspiration, the Ancestral Dragon raised his head to the sky and swore: "Heaven above, I, the Ancestral Dragon, who rules over the aquatic creatures of the four seas, have brought calamity upon all living beings, my sins are grave. I vow to use my remaining body to transform into the earth's veins, to repair the land, and to suppress the sea eyes of the four seas with my true spiritual fruit. The dragon race shall retreat to the depths of the four seas, guarding the four seas, regulating the water veins, to atone for my past sins. May Heaven bear witness!"

Yuanhuang and Shiqilin also realized something and swore an oath:

"Heaven above, I, Yuanhuang, command the birds of the nine heavens, have brought calamity upon the common people. My sins are grave. I am willing to use my body to suppress the Undying Volcano. The Phoenix Clan shall retreat to the Undying Volcano to suppress the fire rage and atone for my past sins. May Heaven bear witness."

"Heaven above! I am the Primordial Qilin, who rules over the beasts of the earth. Now, I have brought calamity upon all living beings, my sins are grave. I vow to transform into Qilin Cliff, to forever guard the primordial earth veins, to mend the cracks in the earth with my Dao Fruit, and to dispel the ancient malevolent energy. From this day forward, the Qilin clan relinquishes the right to wage war, sheds its killing intent, and transforms into auspicious beasts of heaven and earth. Whenever a Qilin appears in the world, it will bring good fortune and protect all living beings. I will atone for my sins with merit, and Heaven will bear witness!"

As the Ancestral Dragon, the Primordial Phoenix, and the First Qilin made their oath to Heaven, a booming sound resounded from the darkness, as if Heaven and Earth were acknowledging their oath.

Immediately, an invisible force of heaven and earth acted upon the Ancestral Dragon, the Primordial Phoenix, and the Primordial Qilin, causing them to fulfill their oath to the Heavenly Dao.