Chapter 619: Human Race Killing Calamity (4K)

That immense, unimaginable Dao Sovereign divine power surged, and Zhang Jian's entire body radiated a vast divine light that shot straight to the heavens.

That power completely surpassed the Taiyi Perfection level, carrying eternity, freedom, and supreme divine ability.

Zhang Jian sensed the completely harmonious Dao Sovereign power within his body, and he also felt a slight sigh in his heart.

By this day, he had finally crossed this threshold.

He knew that in ancient times, such a state would be considered proof of attaining the Dao Sovereign position.

In ancient times, those who achieved Dao Sovereign status included some who first attained the Dao Sovereign rank, then later condensed the Dao Sovereign Dao Fruit to complete everything.

But such Dao Sovereigns in past and present times are not considered perfect.

Only after completely passing through the four calamities of formation, existence, decay, and emptiness, with the Dao Sovereign Dao Fruit fully rounded and merged, and the Dao permeating all timelines, flawless and perfect, can one be said to have proven the Dao Sovereign position.

The difference between the two is not great.

In his state, he possesses everything a Dao Sovereign should have.

Only his Dao Sovereign Dao Fruit is somewhat weak.

But weakness does not mean a difference in essence.

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Above the Chaotic Primal Source Ocean, as the Earth Emperor Dao Sovereign 'attained the Dao', the boundless Nine Netherworlds, the earth, and the earthly authority continuously converged toward the forming Primal Qi Wheel, the Dao Qi Net, and that vast network of law-light pathways, gathering to form a massive purplish-yellow three-dimensional dragon form.

The Primal Qi Wheel formed the dragon's head, the Dao Qi Net became merely the dragon's body, and the law-light pathways became the dragon's scales.

The dragon pearl is the Dao Sovereign rank located deep at the center of the Primal Qi Wheel.

The vast and mighty Chaotic Primal Source Qi surged in like an ocean, continuously strengthening that purplish-yellow dragon shadow, making his power extraordinarily vast; even in its initial manifestation, the power revealed was not inferior to that of other Dao Sovereign stars deep in the Chaotic Primal Source Ocean, and indeed far surpasses some 'weak Dao Sovereign stars'.

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In the central land of the wilderness, there is a vast and boundless demon god pure land, and deep within that pure land stands an ancient great hall.

This place is called the Pangu Hall.

The ancient demon god clan regards this as their holy land.

The ancient demon gods even call themselves the descendants of the ancient holy Pangu, the Celestial King of Primordial Beginning.

They are born carrying a portion of Pangu's essence and energy, wielding the primal authority between heaven and earth.

In the Pangu Hall, ten towering, immensely grand figures stand upon a great divine throne, fearlessly radiating the mighty ancient holy divine power; the fierce rules circulating around their bodies are heavier and more intense than the morning sun's light in the heavens.

One of these figures, whose body is entwined with yellow earth-colored light, at this moment slightly moved, and a ripple appeared in their gaze.

Other powerful demon gods, sensing something, all turned their gazes toward it.

One of them, whose body is entwined with endless space, storm primal source atmospheric phenomena, and whose divine expression carries a hue of exploration, asked:

"Hou Tu, what's wrong?"

This vast divine shadow seems to be an ancient goddess; facing the gazes of many demon gods, there are some ripples deep in her pupils, and after a moment she said:

"Nothing much, just feeling that another earth-attribute Dao Sovereign with considerable potential has appeared between heaven and earth!"

The space deity, upon hearing this, said:

"Ah, so that's it!"

"But this is a minor matter; for now, the plan is that Emperor Jun has detained the Zhulong brothers, and we must make that celestial crow give an explanation, otherwise we will storm the Heavenly Court and directly rescue the Zhulong brothers!"

The eyes of this space deity flashed with intense anger.

The other eight demon god leaders all nodded in agreement, the crowd surging with emotion.

Hou Tu gazed at this scene, her pupils slightly rippling, and soon nodded, saying:

"Zhulong is our brother; naturally, no one else can easily dispose of him, and it is only right that it should be so!"

Her words caused the other demon gods to all show smiles, yet the many demon gods did not notice the wistful hue appearing in Hou Tu's eyes beneath the divine light.

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In the Nameless Divine Mountain, after Zhang Jian slightly familiarized himself with Dao Sovereign-level power, he began to partially merge and transform some fifth-rank immortal methods within and without his body into first-rank eternal Dao methods.

After formally breaking through, many of the fifth-rank immortal methods he cultivated—such as the Innate Yin-Yang Annihilation Divine Light, Wandering the Great Void Great Method, Flame Emperor Blazing World Method, Nine Dragons True Scripture, All-Heavens Jade Canopy, Nine Nether Life-Death Golden Scroll, Infinite River Chart, and Xuanhuang Casting Cauldron Great Method, as well as the Three Yuan Golden Lamp Cutting Calamity Secret Technique—can all be promoted to first-rank eternal Dao methods.

Besides that, several other heavenly and earthly rare treasures within his body can also be completely refined and merged into his Dao Sovereign cultivation to strengthen it.

Those several heavenly and earthly rare treasures within his body are of extraordinarily high quality; after refinement, they will greatly supplement his cultivation, or enable his Dao methods to leap ranks.

For example, the Star of Fate, and the Flame Emperor's Attainment of the Dao Diagram.

Also, that heavenly and earthly strange object, the Three Lives Divine Stone.

Furthermore, after condensing the Dao Sovereign Dao Fruit, he can further refine two innate spiritual treasures to further unleash their power.

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In the Nameless Divine Mountain, ancient pavilions and terraces, time flows on.

The strange flowers and grasses on the mountain peaks unknowingly bloom again and wither, wither and bloom again.

Yet in the mountains, it remains pure and tranquil as before.

This place has gradually been called Emperor Earth Mountain by the people below.

On the mountain stands an Earth Emperor Dao Sovereign protecting the multitude of people, so at the mountain's foot, some strong people of the human tribes have voluntarily built temples and shrines, where sacrifices are held year-round.

When Zhang Jian occasionally emerges from seclusion, seeing the mountain top cold and with falling leaves, and poisonous insects coming uninvited, he again takes on two mountain-guarding boys, teaches them some rudimentary earth immortal methods, and has them sweep the courtyard.

Zhang Jian has no intention of taking disciples here, or teaching the strong of the human race.

He still bears the calamities of decay and emptiness upon him.

He worries this will implicate others; better to remain pure and tranquil than so.

One day, Zhang Jian was suddenly startled awake.

A layer of intense black-and-white mysterious light intertwined around his body, countless black-and-white light points flowed around him, as if rotating, surging; two streams of black-and-white mysterious qi intertwined like a galaxy of stars, and deep in that star river evolved a terrifying scene of countless beings spilling blood, with the great calamity of heaven and earth spreading.

Among them, the casualties were most numerous among the human race.

Seeing this, Zhang Jian's eyes turned icy and alert.

"The great calamity of the human race has arrived!"

He suddenly recalled that in the Heavenly Court's case files, it was recorded that in ancient times, the human race had several near-extinction events.

One time was a world-destroying flood disaster formed by the clash of water and fire.

Next, there was a group of 'heretical and deviant paths,' and even some demon gods belonging to the Heavenly Court who set their sights on the human race, nearly exterminating them completely.

This was an important fuse for the later human-demon war.

At this moment, Zhang Jian felt a strong premonition that his own calamity might be among them.

The thought flashed through his mind, and suddenly Zhang Jian's expression stirred; he opened his divine eyes, only to see layer upon layer of majestic demonic aura spreading across the sky and earth toward the direction of Mount Di Huang.

Not long after, he saw tribal leaders of the human race from below the mountain rushing into the mountain gate in haste to seek aid.

It was an elderly human tribal leader, accompanied by several burly human strongmen.

Most of these human strongmen had just recently cultivated the form of gods and demons, equivalent to the cultivation level of true immortals.

Before the mountain gate, Zhang Jian appeared, scanned over several people, stopped their words, and said.

"Chief of the Hill Tribe, your purpose is already clear to this lord; first, relocate your clansmen into Mount Di Huang, for I have set up prohibitions there—I will go confront those demon tribes!"

Upon hearing this, several human strongmen showed expressions of gratitude.

"The grace of the Dao Lord, we of the Di Huang tribe engrave it in our hearts, but we truly do not know how to repay it!"

Zhang Jian waved his hand slightly.

This place is his Dao field; the human race below has always been under his protection—by emotion and reason, he would not allow others to come to his Dao field to cause chaos.

Moreover, the other side is still a demon tribe.

Humans and demons have always been incompatible.

Zhang Jian's figure flew out of the Dao field, yet he saw above the black clouds many demon tribes gathering, a vast dark mass, appearing chaotic but actually possessing a unique order.

This discovery caused Zhang Jian's heart to suddenly stir with many thoughts.

Yet he saw within the demon clouds that some demon soldiers had already descended, beginning to probe the totem divine light below.

Seeing this, Zhang Jian waved his hand, and immediately countless vortices appeared on the ground, instantly swallowing those demon soldiers completely, leaving not even scraps.

"How bold, daring to harm my subordinates' lives! Di Huang Daoist, how many lives do you have, that you dare act so recklessly?!"

From the depths of the void, at this moment a cold voice transmitted from within.

Then there appeared a sheep-demon figure clad in green armor, his entire body emitting intense green wood demonic aura, which was extraordinarily majestic.

This is a powerful demon god of Dao Lord level.

Obviously, these demons also know of his existence and have come prepared.

"Exactly who are you, sir, to dare trespass my Dao field?

With your status, you surely are not a nobody?"

Zhang Jian's face was cold and stern; behind his head, the Lotus King Treasure Mirror appeared like a clear moon, enhancing his extraordinary bearing, and also radiating an extraordinary divine aura.

Seeing this, the demon god's eyes within the demonic aura flickered with a hint of solemnity; he also sensed Zhang Jian's formidable strength, and immediately shifted his tone to half-threat, half-persuasion.

"I am the Qing Yang Great Sage!"

"Di Huang Daoist, you are a attendant deity of the goddess Nüwa; this matter concerns you not—this god advises you not to lightly involve yourself in disputes, otherwise it will bring you no benefit but only harm!"

After a slight pause, he glanced at the many human strongmen below looking over, and coldly said.

"Frankly speaking, today not only the human race of this place, but all human races in other realms must perish—this is the punishment they shall receive for not respecting the gods!"

Zhang Jian coldly laughed.

What does 'not respecting the gods' mean? In the Heavenly Court records, it is merely that Heavenly Court powerhouses, to forge artifacts to restrain the primordial demon god clan, used heretical and deviant methods to extract human essence blood and vengeful spirits to refine those artifacts.

As the master of heaven and earth, the ruler of all spirits, the Heavenly Court actually practices heretical and deviant ways—no wonder people despise it.

Zhang Jian said coldly.

"O demon lord, since you know this god is an attendant of the goddess, you should naturally know that the goddess is the Mother of Earth, moreover the Holy Mother of the human race—how dare you recklessly slaughter the tribes under her protection?"

The Qing Yang Dao Lord's expression already showed some impatience.

He felt that the Di Huang Daoist before him was simply unreasonable.

Actually bringing up the goddess Nüwa to suppress him.

But he obeys the command of the demon race's lord—how could he fear these?

In the depths of his eyes, a ferocious light gleamed.

"The goddess has created countless races; humans are merely one of them, and the goddess has always followed heavenly law and nature, the principle of survival of the fittest—how could she care for such weak living beings? Make way quickly, otherwise this lord will not be polite to you!"

As his words fell, he saw countless green demonic auras surge from his body, forming a heavenly net and earthly web rushing toward the direction where the Di Huang tribe resided.

He had already noticed the small movements of the human race within the Di Huang tribe.

Naturally, he could not stand by and watch these humans flee into Mount Di Huang.

Boom—

At this moment, the earth rumbled, and countless yi wood power burst forth, suddenly transforming into countless poisonous snakes, azure wood spirit vines like flood dragons, surging like an ocean to sweep over the entire tribe.

This yi wood power is especially effective against earth-attribute divine origins.

Seeing this, Zhang Jian remained calm, merely waving his hand as countless fierce flames emerged from around his body.

Countless flames coiled out from deep within the earth; within each cluster of flames, countless runes flowed, filled with the magnificent and eternal Dao will of hope and rebirth—wherever they passed, countless azure wood spirit vines were reduced to ashes.

First-level eternal Dao law, the Flame Emperor's World-Burning Method.

Zhang Jian stood in the void above the flames, calmly gazing at the Qing Yang Dao Lord ahead, and said calmly.

"With this god present, no one can move the tribe under my protection!"

"Hmph, such big talk—then this lord will test you, weigh just what ability you have to dare be so arrogant!"

"Little ones, beat the drums for me to cheer, today this lord will take down this Dao Lord to strengthen the prestige of my sheep tribe! "

As his words fell, accompanied by a roar, a gust of green wind suddenly rushed toward Zhang Jian's face—this Qing Yang Dao Lord's speed had reached its peak.

There were also strands of cold and ruthless power appearing around him with the eternal will, icy and piercing.

Zhang Jian's expression was calm, a pale gray, magnificent Dao resonance emerged from around him, that cold and ruthless power fell into the pale gray magnificent Dao resonance, yet it was constantly being pulled apart, simultaneously sinking into the mire of time and space, as if it could never reach his vicinity.

First-tier Eternal Dao Law: Heavenly Realms Spacetime King Diagram.

Seeing that cyan violent wind shaking and trembling, instantly tearing apart endless spacetime, dismembering the Heavenly Realms Spacetime King Diagram, a flicker of fluctuation appeared in Zhang Jian's eyes.

Qingyang Dao Jun's attainment of Dao Jun status was far above his, obviously his cultivation was superior to his.

Whether it was cultivation, or the accumulation upon the Dao Law.

Moreover, there was also attribute suppression.

Although he held the advantage, it did not mean his strength surpassed his.

Before the countless innate divine winds erupted, his figure flashed and turned into a stream of light, vanishing in place, while at that spot a Xuanhuang-colored heaven-and-earth fetal membrane formed.

Eternal Dao Law, Xuanhuang Heaven-and-Earth Fetal Membrane Grand Formation.

But in an instant it was again severed by the blades formed from that cyan innate divine wind, within that cyan divine light there was another layer of myriad things sprouting, a power that shattered sturdy armor.

Two strands of divine light, accompanied by the resounding drumbeats, surged forth, constantly colliding and entangling in the void, all at speeds pushed to the extreme.

In the depths of the void, Zhang Jian felt an endless stream of support from the Dao Jun status emanating from the deep ocean of chaotic primordial source, all kinds of eternal Dao laws came to hand effortlessly.

This was a state never before experienced.

He had never been so domineering before, able to freely unleash eternal Dao laws without worrying about the consumption of cultivation being too fast to recover.

And at the same time.

Zhang Jian realized that this ancient demon god's combat style, though somewhat primitive, was nearly Dao-like in the expression of the demon race's innate divine abilities, combined with the demon race's unique close-quarters combat techniques, it was equally difficult to deal with.

However, in the heavenly court, for this ancient combat style, many immortals and gods had already discussed it countless times.

Zhang Jian dealing with it was then even more relaxed.

At the same time, his killing formation had already been set up.