Chapter 702

Among the strange beasts collected by Ye Qin, there was also the ancient strange beast Feilian.

Feilian had a bird's beak, a deer's head, and a tiger's body; whenever it appeared, wind and clouds would surge forth.

Moreover, there was Yingzhao, with a human face and horse body, eagle wings growing from its back, exuding a peaceful aura; Chihli, with a fish body and human face; Lingyu, resembling a beautiful mermaid……

The battle grew ever fiercer, countless beings suffered heavy casualties, blood flowed continuously, gathering into rivers; the earth seemed unable to bear such carnage, beginning to collapse and sink, and mountain ranges were forcibly severed.

The successive deaths of many strange beasts caused those who had originally coveted the treasures in the witch clan's ancestral land, eager to try, to halt their steps; they harbored misgivings and began to stand and wait.

"Hmph! We witches are the descendants of Pangu, the Father God; we ought to inherit his legacy. You bunch of clueless fools, dare to covet the Father God's Hall—prepare for your souls to scatter and your forms to annihilate!" The Ancestral Witch Di Jiang shouted angrily.

His figure flickered in and out of the battlefield; each appearance claimed countless lives.

However, as he sensed the Pangu Will guarding the witches' souls beginning to waver, a hint of hesitation arose in his heart, and he no longer wished to continue the fight.

Because he knew well that if they continued slaughtering like this, the damage to Shenen Land would only grow worse, and by then the will of Pangu would surely vanish completely.

Hahaha, in this Honghuang world, the strong have always been revered, and treasures naturally belong to the strong. Since your Wu tribe claims that Pangu Palace is yours, show your strength to prove it. Only the strongest are worthy of inheriting Pangu Great God's legacy. An extremely overbearing voice suddenly drifted from the void.

The crowd followed the sound and saw a middle-aged man in black robes slowly stepping out of the void, with seven figures closely following behind him.

Demon!

Indeed, these few people exuded strong demonic qi; as soon as they appeared, that surging demonic aura made countless beings present involuntarily feel chills, as if they were in an ice cellar.

"Twelve Ancestral Wu, as descendants of Pangu, not bad, not bad—you are actually excellent material for refining demonic path puppets!" The middle-aged man said coldly, his tone full of contempt and greed.

"Amitabha! Pangu Great God is the strongest we descendants revere; his heirs ought to have a good ending and karma. Daoist Emperor Jiang, why not join my Buddhist sect, accompanied by the Ancient Buddha of the Green Lamp, and go together to the Western Paradise? What do you think?" The Receiving Daoist pressed his palms together, speaking with a compassionate face, yet deep in his eyes a subtle greed flickered.

"Hmph! The Buddhist path has always been so hypocritical. Daoist Emperor Jiang, join my Dragon Court; let us join forces to contend for hegemony over Honghuang. Then the Wu tribe will govern the earth and the dragon clan will rule the skies—what a splendid hegemony!" The Dragon King's silhouette also emerged from the void, wearing a nine-dragon imperial robe and a nine-dragon crown; his every move bore the air of a sovereign.

"Hmph, you want to contend for hegemony over Honghuang, but don't draw the flames of war into Shenen Land. We Wu tribe only wish to glorify our father god's splendor; you people, your desires have already corroded your souls, no longer even revering the father god, and you will surely die without a burial place!" Ancestral Wu Emperor Jiang glared angrily and rebuked them without mercy.

"Hehe, since you Wu tribe are so obstinate, today is your day of death. Fellow Daoists, it seems we must cooperate today—first join forces to slaughter all these Wu tribe members, then enter Pangu Palace together, each according to opportunity, how about that?" Kunpeng's silhouette flashed out of the void and he loudly proposed.

He had long coveted the bloodline of Ancestral Wu Emperor Jiang, and at the same time, he greedily desired Emperor Jiang's spatial Divine Ability.

Kunpeng himself lacks a spatial origin, relying only on strong primordial spirit power to control space, whereas Emperor Jiang, though possessing a spatial origin, lacks strong primordial spirit to master it.

If Kunpeng could obtain the spatial origin, he could roam invincibly throughout Honghuang, going wherever he wished.

"I agree!" The Dragon King eagerly assented, unable to restrain his greed any longer.

The Dragon King's eagerness stems from seeing new hope in the Wu tribe.

Previously, because Ye Qin interfered, he failed to obtain true dragon blood from Ao Ling; afterward he went to Donghai to seek Ao Ling, but found nothing.

However, upon seeing the Wu tribe, he instantly felt that Pangu essence blood was even stronger; if he could obtain it, his strength would surely rise to a higher level.

"I, Voldemort, also agree, hehe, Twelve Ancestral Wu, I only want their battle bodies!" said the leader of the Magic Palace, Voldemort, gloomily. This Voldemort is a wisp of a split-off corpse of the earth demon of Rahu.

As the saying goes, "When the earth demon appears, corpses float for a thousand miles," hence he is called Voldemort. Rahu, in his battle against heavenly will, comprehended the way of the earth demon and cultivated the Chaos Demonic Path.

This Chaos Demonic Path contains the complete Way of Heaven, Earth, and Man: heavenly demonic qi as heaven, its own demonic qi as man, earth demonic qi as earth; it fuses with the three corpses, differentiating into heavenly demon, earth demon, and human demon, its power astonishingly great.

These heavenly, earthly, and human demons all possess the strength of Rahu's true body. Although this Voldemort before us is merely a wisp of an earth demon avatar, its power is also quite formidable, far beyond the ordinary Rahu avatar that Ye Qin slew in ancient times.

At that moment, two strange birds whose bodies surged with rolling solar true fire spread their wings and flew down from the summit of Mount Buzhou; wherever they passed, the blazing solar true fire surged wildly, causing countless beings to flee in terror three li away.

These two strange birds are precisely the Solar Golden Crows; they have three legs, one with a profound great bell atop its head, the other bearing a mysterious book on its back.

"Hahahaha, such an extraordinarily lively scene—how could my Golden Crow clan be absent?" Donghuang Taiyi laughed loudly with overbearing vigor.

"Emperor Jun greets you all, fellow Daoists!" Emperor Jun also clasped his hands in salute.

"We have seen Emperor Jun and Donghuang, fellow Daoists!" Many mighty beings present returned the salute, though their faces were all very solemn. They clearly sensed that Emperor Jun and Donghuang Taiyi exuded an extremely powerful aura, faintly surpassing them. Especially the spiritual treasures they carried also emitted a strong aura, as if they were about to be completely refined, reaching the realm of unity of person and treasure.

Kunpeng, who had previously dealt with Emperor Jun and Donghuang Taiyi, originally held a slight contempt for them, but now completely changed his view, for he sensed from them a mighty fortune hidden within, like a rising morning sun, storing energy, ready to burst forth with brilliant light.

"Oh my goodness! Why are they all here? It looks like these guys all have a grudge against me. Hehe, let you all fight to your heart's content; when you think victory is in your grasp, I'll add a little 'surprise'!" Ye Qin hid in the darkness, chuckling to himself. His comprehension of spatial Divine Ability had already reached an extremely profound level; none of those present could detect his trace.

"These two Golden Crows are indeed disciples of Lu Ya; surely he has imparted many secret arts to them over the years, making them this strong. Judging by this, their comprehension of solar true fire is already quite profound. Moreover, perhaps they have already grasped the Imperial Dao of the Heavenly Court contained within the thirty-three heavens?" Ye Qin secretly wondered in his heart.

……

Just as everyone harbored their own thoughts, two blood-red flying swords shot like lightning from the distant horizon.

Wherever the swords passed, bloody fiendish qi permeated, killing intent surged, and instantly a scarlet light curtain formed in the sky.

A strong figure exuding a thick, gloomy blood aura stood steadily upon the blood sword.

That extremely intense bloody aura caused all the strong present to involuntarily retreat a few steps, fearing corruption by that terrifying bloody fiendish qi.

"Old Ancestor of the Nether River!" someone exclaimed.

"How terrifying! I never expected him to leave his seclusion. He is the master of the Blood Sea; in the Nether Blood Sea region he established the formidable reputation of 'Blood Sea Never Dries, Nether River Never Dies.' Yet he normally never leaves the Blood Sea—how could he appear here today?" Some beings who had witnessed the Nether River Old Ancestor's might whispered anxiously.

As numerous strong beings continually gathered, the faces of the Twelve Ancestral Wu grew ever more solemn; even with their great strength, they deeply knew they might not escape calamity today.

Yet, facing such overwhelming pressure from the many strong beings, their hearts harbored not a trace of fear.

On the contrary, their fighting spirit blazed like a lit fire, growing ever fiercer; their will was as firm as a rock, unbreakable by anyone.

Numerous strong beings surrounded the Wu tribe members completely within the Wu ancestral land; the atmosphere of Shenen Land became unusually heavy, as if an invisible boulder pressed down on everyone's heart.

An intangible aura slowly rose from the depths of the Honghuang earth, quickly spreading in all directions; in the blink of an eye it covered the entire sky, penetrating the spiritual depths of every being, causing them to feel an inexplicable oppression and fear.

The sources emitting that mysterious aura turned out to be springs constantly bubbling with chaotic qi.

Each spring contained a frenzied, extremely destructive force, as if it could at any moment devour everything around it.

"Roar roar roar!"

In every corner of the Honghuang earth, strange beasts raised their heads and howled; those roars seemed to vent the long-repressed depressive emotions pent up in their hearts.

Yet, the more they frantically roared, the more the calamitous qi invading their spiritual depths surged.

Soon these strange beasts fell into a frenzied state, they began to wildly crash into mountain ranges, causing the mountains to collapse; they recklessly cut off rivers, diverting the water flow.

Or they engaged in bloody slaughter among themselves; the battle scenes were extremely tragic, literally shattering heaven and earth, causing the sun and moon to lose their former brilliance.

"Jie jie jie jie!"

"Jie jie jie jie!"

……

Strange, eerie laughter echoed throughout the Honghuang earth, making one's flesh creep.

"Infinite Kalpa, heh heh heh heh, unexpectedly the Infinite Kalpa has arrived so quickly—this is the perfect opportunity for our Chaotic Fiendish Spirits to be born!"

"..."

"Just as the various forces surrounded the Wu clan, preparing to suppress them with willpower, Ye Qin alone flew up into the high sky."

"Immediately afterward, he deployed the Dharma-Breaking Divine Eye; that powerful divine sense, like the sovereign thought of heaven and earth, instantly spread to every corner of the Honghuang Dadi. This is the great Divine Ability Ye Qin comprehended after gathering the twelve origins—the Heaven-Earth Soul Thought."

"Ye Qin's soul came from his previous life. Know that humans have three souls and seven corporeal spirits; the three souls are respectively the Heaven Soul, Earth Soul, and Life Soul. The Heaven Soul and Earth Soul often wander outside the body, while only the Life Soul dwells solely within the body."

"The Heaven Soul and Earth Soul possess an unimaginably great Divine Ability; among the three ways of heaven, earth, and humanity, the Heaven Soul governs the principles of the heavenly Dao, while the Earth Soul controls the operation of the earth's meridians."

"Now, with the convergence and fusion of the twelve origins, the Heaven Soul and Earth Soul are able to detach from the soul's main body and freely soar between heaven and earth."

"Moreover, at present, aside from the Land of Divine Grace which still retains Pangu's will, the origin qi of the other places on the Honghuang Dadi shares a wonderful similarity with the origin of the Carefree Wanderer Realm."

"Therefore, Ye Qin can easily merge his own soul power into it, thereby forming a powerful existence akin to a sage's heaven-earth divine thought—that is the Heaven-Earth Soul Thought."

"「My goodness! These Chaotic Fiendish Spirits have actually awakened! Could it be that each descent of the Infinite Kalpa lets them reap huge benefits? This scene is practically identical to the omens when the ancient Dragon-Han Great Calamity appeared! It all starts with a fuse, which then triggers the calamity qi hidden deep within living beings' hearts. However, the difference is that this time the number of powerhouses on the Honghuang Dadi is beyond imagination, and moreover the power of that fuse is even greater! 」"

"For Ye Qin, the arrival of the great calamity is actually a good thing."

"After all, the Carefree Wanderer Supreme Dao he established was originally created according to the laws of the great calamity."

"In the rise and fall of the great calamity's tide, constantly plundering various resources, for Ye Qin the essence blood and souls of living beings are the resources he treasures most."

"In the world of powerhouses, a clash of wills is inevitable."

"For a true powerhouse, as long as they can suppress the opponent at the level of will, they often need not resort to Divine Ability or physical combat."

"At this moment, among the myriad beings surrounding the Wu clan, Fudimo, the Dragon Emperor, and the Nether River Old Ancestor can be considered the outstanding ones. Needless to say, Fudimo and the Dragon Emperor are both incarnations of the Patriarch, possessing extraordinary strength."

"As for the Nether River Old Ancestor, as the lord of the Blood Sea, his soul contains a mighty Blood Sea will, equally not to be underestimated."

"Furthermore, adding the Seven Slaughter Daoist, the Receiving and Guiding duo, Dijun, Donghuang Taiyi, the Three Immortals of the Grand Dao, and several other formidable loose cultivator powerhouses, such a formidable lineup can be described as unprecedented."

"Layer upon layer of mighty and powerful will, like towering majestic mountains and endless surging rivers, weighed heavily upon the souls of the Zu Wu."

"That sense of oppression was extremely intense; even deep within the souls of the Zu Wu, it seemed as if a horrifying sight of mountains of corpses and seas of blood had appeared, with a killing aura permeating the air, chilling to the bone. (End of chapter)"