Primordial Era: With unparalleled comprehension, I pioneered a divine kingdom of faith.

Chapter 332 Chen Zhan, Slaying the Four Souls of Heaven

Less than an incense stick's time after Qing Tian's fall, the three clones returned, having clearly completed their missions. The three figures once again merged into Di Fang's body.

After doing all this, Di Fang's feet swayed, and he quickly arrived at the Nine Heavens Battlefield once again.

However, under the leadership of Dugu Baitian and a few others, the entire battlefield was coming to an end, and the remaining ancient demon gods were hunting down the remnants of the Heavenly Dao.

Upon seeing Di Fang's return, Dugu Baitian and the others rushed to greet him. Although Dugu Baitian was known as the first forbidden god of the ancient times and the number one expert under the Heavenly Dao, after witnessing Di Fang's terrifying strength, he was well aware that his own strength was still far behind Di Fang's. Just now, Di Fang had almost single-handedly annihilated the Heavenly Dao, and such terrifying strength was unimaginably heaven-defying.

Beside Dugu Baitian were the Demon Lord, the Ghost Lord, the Time-Space Demon God, and several other experts at the Heaven-Defying Realm.

Although the battle against the heavens was won thanks to the addition of Emperor Fangxian's martial body, the result was still extremely tragic. Apart from a few peak experts, most of the ancient demon gods were wiped out, and the human race also suffered heavy losses.

It can be said that after this battle, only a small number of experts from the entire Six Realms remained. Almost everyone else perished, and even those who survived by chance were severely injured or even fell into a deep sleep. In short, the cost was extremely terrifying.

"Greetings, fellow Daoist!" said Dugu Baitian, who was in the lead.

"Greetings, fellow Daoists!" Emperor Fangxian's martial body glanced at the group of people and slowly spoke.

These are all surviving experts at the Heaven-Defying Realm, and even the weakest among them, Emperor Fangxian, seems to be comparable to the mid-stage Quasi-Saint.

The leader, Dugu Baitian, was a being comparable to the peak of the Quasi-Saint realm. Such a being would be considered a true top expert even in the Chaos World.

Furthermore, while the Demon Lord and Ghost Lord might be slightly weaker than Dugu Baitianlu, they are definitely no less powerful than ordinary quasi-saint peak experts.

As for the God of Time and Space, his cultivation level is somewhat lower, but because he controls the two heaven-defying laws of time and space, his methods are extremely strange, and his strength is not bad either.

Finally, Emperor Fangxian's gaze fell on a middle-aged man. The middle-aged man did not have the arrogance of Dugu Baitian, nor the domineering bloodthirstiness of the Supreme Demon Lord. However, he stood there like a mountain, exuding an incomparably terrifying and heavy aura.

Chen Zhan!

This person is clearly the father of Chen Nan, the chosen one of destiny in the world of God's Tomb. He is one of the Four Souls of War, along with Dugu Baitian, the Demon Lord, and the Ghost Lord. His strength is naturally formidable.

"Many thanks to you, fellow Daoist, for your intervention in this battle against Heaven; otherwise, the consequences would have been unimaginable!"

Dugu Baitian spoke up. Although Dugu Baitian was naturally arrogant, he had obviously restrained his arrogant personality to the greatest extent possible when compared to those more powerful than himself.

Moreover, it is no exaggeration to say that Emperor Fangxian's Martial Body was, in a sense, their savior. If it weren't for Emperor Fangxian's Martial Body...

Given the heaven-defying power that the Heavenly Dao just displayed, they clearly had no chance of winning at all. The final outcome was predictable; it would be far more tragic than what they were witnessing, and they themselves might even perish.

"Fellow Daoist, you are too kind! The Heavenly Dao of this world has been eroded and completely corrupted, so naturally I will not stand idly by!" Emperor Fang Xianwu said calmly.

"Fellow Daoist, I have a question. I wonder if you could enlighten me?" The Ghost Lord beside him pondered for a moment before speaking.

"Fellow Daoist, do you want to know the reason for the changes in the Heavenly Dao?" Emperor Fangxian asked in his martial form, clearly having already guessed the other party's purpose.

"Indeed, that's right. As far as I know, the original Heavenly Dao wasn't like this. Originally, the Heavenly Dao was an impartial and ruthless being, the guardian of the order of this world, and in a sense, the protector of this world. But why is it like this now..."

The Ghost Lord asked, and the others also turned their gazes to Emperor Fangxian's body, their faces showing curiosity.

"Under normal circumstances, the Heavenly Dao is indeed impartial and ruthless. It is impossible for the Heavenly Dao to develop consciousness. However, the Heavenly Dao of this world has been corrupted by a demonic soul from the outside world. The demonic soul has merged with the Heavenly Dao of this world and taken control of it, which is why this is the case!" Emperor Fangxianwu said calmly.

"Demon Soul? What is that?" Several people looked puzzled.

"The outside world, could it be the legendary Upper Realm?" At this moment, Dugu Baitian seemed to have thought of something, his expression shifted slightly, and he couldn't help but ask.

"Hmm? Dugu, do you perhaps know something?" Several people's gazes also fell on Dugu Baitian.

"I'm not entirely sure either, but I remember seeing some fragments in an ancient book. Legend has it that above this world, there is an even more expansive world. Long ago, before the Primordial Era, an unparalleled powerhouse stepped into that world. However, a world-shaking war broke out there, and many records of things disappeared into the long river of history. So I don't know much about it. But it seems that after that great war, the Heavenly Dao changed!" Dugu Baitian said after pondering for a moment.

"There's such a thing?" After hearing Dugu Baitian's words, the group looked at each other in surprise, clearly hearing such a statement for the first time. Then, their gazes fell on Di Fangxian's body.

"Fellow Daoist Dugu is right. There are indeed higher worlds above this one, and these so-called demonic souls are born from the fall of some powerful beings in that world. They need to devour the blood and flesh of countless living beings to grow stronger, so they entered this world through the passage!" Emperor Fangxian said, and then briefly recounted some of the things he knew.

"What?! Is that how it is?!"

"This demonic soul was actually born from the demonic energy of some powerful beings who perished?"

"This...this...if even a demonic soul possesses such heaven-defying power, then what about the power of those strong individuals themselves...?"

Upon hearing this news, everyone's faces showed an expression of utter shock, clearly stunned by this terrifying information.

"I originally thought that the Heavenly Dao was the supreme existence, but now it seems that we were really looking at the sky from the bottom of a well!" Dugu Baitian muttered, a piercing light flashing in his eyes, accompanied by a soaring fighting spirit emanating from his body.

(End of this chapter)