Primordial Era: Innate gourd vine, self-dismemberment

Chapter 31 Doubts Erupt

The surrounding void was shattered time and time again, only to be repaired and mended by the rules of heaven and earth. The cycle of shattering and rebirth repeated itself, the rules of heaven and earth were shattered, spacetime was in chaos, and turbulent spacetime currents surged wildly.

The aftershocks of this earth-shattering battle spread wildly, affecting an area spanning hundreds of billions of miles. The earth collapsed with a deafening roar, the sky tore apart and overturned, the universe reversed, the sun and moon lost their light, mountains and rivers evaporated completely, and all living things turned to ashes. The entire world became a brutal battlefield.

The two fought for hundreds of years, from the vast void to the shattered wasteland. Their supernatural powers and techniques became increasingly ruthless and decisive. The roar of their colliding Daos resounded throughout the heavens. Every clash caused the rules of heaven and earth to tremble violently, and the battle intensified.

Relying on his profound cultivation, the old man unleashed both the Netherworld Poison Dragon Sword and the Netherworld Soul Banner, creating a swirling cloud of poisonous mist and a barrage of insidious attacks, attempting to suppress the Yuan Realm with his superior cultivation level.

Yuan Jie, relying on the supreme mysteries of the Great Dao of the World and the Great Dao of Spacetime, with the World Cauldron protecting his true body from destruction and the Universal Pearl manipulating spacetime to gain the upper hand, not only did he not fall into a disadvantageous position, but he also pressed forward step by step, unleashing one killing move after another.

However, once one reaches the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm, unless the gap is extremely large, it is not so easy to be defeated, and even if one is defeated, it is not so easy to perish.

After centuries of life-and-death battles, both men had sustained numerous wounds of varying depths, but none of them had damaged the very foundation of their Dao. At most, they were only minor injuries to the flesh, and the battle remained deadlocked.

During a lull in the fierce battle, a few doubts arose in Yuan Jie's mind:

Having fought to this extent, why hasn't this old man revealed his true trump card? His current performance is far too mediocre, completely lacking the overwhelming power that a Great Luo Golden Immortal at the peak should possess; it's simply too abnormal.

The reason he went all out to fight the old man head-on was to restrain him and buy time for his main body, Yuan Lun, and Yuan Ling to secretly lay out their plans. Once they had everything in place, they could completely block all of the old man's escape routes, ensure his death, and eliminate any future troubles.

But why is the old man behaving so strangely? What is he suppressing? And what is he waiting for?

In the blink of an eye, Yuan Jie, who was facing the enemy head-on, and Yuan Yan, Yuan Lun, and Yuan Ling, who were hiding in the depths of the void and quietly setting up a killing formation, were both on edge. Their auras were restrained to the extreme, and their vigilance reached its peak.

At this moment, however, the old man was experiencing a turbulent mix of emotions. The more he fought, the more alarmed he became. His eyes were filled with disbelief, overwhelming resentment, and a deep-seated, barely perceptible fear.

He was a genuine Great Luo Golden Immortal at the peak of perfection! Even though he suffered irreversible Dao injuries during the war between the three races, and spent dozens of Yuanhui (a unit of time) in devoted recuperation, he was never completely healed; even though he carried a massive amount of blood and evil karma after the war, and his condition declined significantly.

However, his combat strength still far surpasses that of a late-stage Grand Luo Golden Immortal and is no weaker than that of a typical Grand Luo Golden Immortal at the peak. Logically speaking, crushing a mid-stage Grand Luo Golden Immortal should have been an easy task.

But right now, he is fighting the Yuan Realm to a standstill, evenly matched. How could there be a being in this world with such heaven-defying combat power?

This scene reminded him of the figure he would never forget—the Candle Dragon!

They are both innate gods and demons, the difference being that Zhulong is a top-tier innate god and demon, while he is a mid-level innate god and demon.

Their first encounter was when the First Emperor wanted to unite the various tribes of the East Sea to fight against the ferocious beast, so he sent Zhulong to invite him and the Netherworld Sea Serpent tribe to join him.

At that time, due to some fortuitous circumstances, his cultivation level was only one level lower than Zhulong's, and he thought that he could contend with him by virtue of his advantageous position.

But he was wrong, terribly wrong!

One move! Just one move! Zhulong didn't even use any innate spiritual treasures, yet he easily defeated him, leaving him utterly powerless to retaliate!

It was precisely because of that crushing defeat that he and the entire Netherworld Sea Serpent clan had no choice but to submit to the Ancestral Dragon.

Although the current battle situation is completely different from that of the past, he could clearly see the shadow of Zhulong in Yuanjie. It was not his personality, nor his Dao attributes, but his invincible combat power that could sweep through those of the same level and fight against those of higher levels!

He could fight him to a draw even if he was two minor realms lower than him. It is conceivable that if Yuan Jie was at the same level as him, or even a minor realm higher, he could probably defeat him completely in one move!

Thinking of this, the old man felt a surge of resentment that almost burst from his chest: Why are there top-tier innate gods and demons in this world? Why is he only a mid-level innate god and demon, with no chance of ever reaching the top?

At the same time, a deeper fear swept over him: Yuan Jie was only at the mid-stage of the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm, yet he was already evenly matched with him. If he were allowed to grow and break through to the late-stage or even perfect Great Luo Golden Immortal realm, he would probably be powerless to fight back and would be easily killed!

Moreover, given the incredible combat power displayed by the Yuan Realm, its origins and aptitude must be extraordinary. It is highly likely that it is a top-tier innate saint born in this era. With its aptitude and fortune, it will definitely be able to break through to the Great Luo Golden Immortal Perfection in at least two or three hundred Yuan Hui, or at most four or five hundred Yuan Hui.

At that time, given the karma he had created with him, he would surely have nowhere to go but to heaven and nowhere to go but to hell, facing certain death!

Immediately, the old man felt a slight urge to make peace, but it was quickly replaced by jealousy and ruthlessness!

Why? He cultivated diligently for 20,000 eons, yet he remained stuck at the threshold of the Primordial Golden Immortal realm, unable to make any progress.

Why is it that a newly born innate saint can fight beyond his level and easily surpass him in the future?

He didn't want to be hunted down with nowhere to hide in the future, so he had to nip the Yuan Realm in the bud before it could fully mature!

By slaying Yuanjie, he can not only obtain several high-grade innate spiritual treasures, but also has the opportunity to obtain the innate origin of a top-tier innate saint. Perhaps he can use this to break through his bottleneck and glimpse the Great Dao of the Primordial Golden Immortal.

As for the top-tier innate saints who possess immense fortune, they are difficult to kill. Even if they are killed, they will inevitably suffer a backlash from their fortune and be burdened with karma. At this moment, he was already blinded by the calamity and his mind was clouded by jealousy and greed, completely forgetting about these deadly hidden dangers.

"Die!" At this moment, the old man no longer cared about the Dao injury in his body that had not yet healed. He forcibly burned his own original essence and blood, and activated a secret technique to soar his condition to the extreme peak!

The power of the Netherworld Poison Dao surged by 70-80%, and the pitch-black Netherworld Poison transformed into a poisonous dragon hundreds of millions of feet long. Wherever it passed, the void corroded and the Dao withered. Every move and every stance carried the power to destroy the world, and it easily repelled the Yuan Realm.

Although Yuan Jie had several high-grade innate spiritual treasures protecting him, he was still forced to retreat steadily by this sudden and violent attack, and could only use all his strength to activate the spiritual treasures to barely protect himself.

"Is this his true strength?" Despite the immense pressure, Yuan Jie remained calm and composed, showing no signs of panic.

The World Cauldron floats above the head, operating at full power on the Great Dao of the World. Its body radiates boundless Dao light, remaining eternally still, firmly guarding the true body and resisting all attacks.

The Universal Pearl flows with the Dao of Time and Space, allowing for the folding, teleportation, and rewinding of time and space at will. Even when at a disadvantage, one can always escape danger by using the Great Dao of Time and Space to teleport away without any confusion.