Chapter 174

Just as the Morality Heavenly Venerable said.

The Demon Race commands the Zhou Tian stars; wherever their starlight reaches, fate lies in their grasp, the future decided by a single word—this is the ultimate foundation for suppressing clans.

When activated, it can seal off many future possibilities of the enemy camp, weakening war potential; likewise, it can massively cover our own side, batch-producing 'Heaven's Chosen Protagonists' who become mid-tier cannon fodder when the time comes—'you say you can, you can't, either works!'

But the Wu Clan, daring to contend against the entire Demon Race camp, how could they lack the Killer's Trick?

Grasping the origin, altering reality's data, they walk the path to dominate the present!

On the anchor points of the primordial source of Honghuang heaven and earth inserted by the twelve ancestral witches, the Wu Clan mobilized billions of lesser witches, closely cooperating, striving to exercise authority and add patches; after that incredibly efficient, precise, accurate operation, they set up temporary back-end rules, striking and sealing at the root all heretical explosive methods.

——You say you want enlightenment?

——You want to launch a protagonist-like cheat template expansion?

——Then let me review: do you have Wu Clan blood, and does your resonance with the primordial source of heaven and earth meet the newly set temporary standard?

Have?

Good, the cheat passes.

Don't have?

Either way, the cheat will still be approved.

The magnanimous Wu Clan will not therefore do anything excessive.

But at the moment the cheat is activated, one merely awaits negative effects such as internal five elements attacking each other and temporal-spatial confusion.

——Even with heavenly talent and peerless ability, if one suffers diarrhea during the exam, what can be done?

One can only tuck tail, emit a small voice of unwilling lament, and choose to withdraw temporarily.

At the same time, the Wu Clan contestants receive uplifting encouragement from reality, gaining a universal bonus, hoping to break records and achieve scores far surpassing predecessors, leaving successors to look up——

After all, with several primordial source blessings attached—such as wind sensitivity, spatial perception—if they didn't achieve good results, it would be unbelievable.

In the Hall of the Three Pure Ones, the three Heavenly Venerables witnessed the clash of the two camps' clan-suppressing foundations, feeling myriad emotions.

That is an exertion of the Great Luo's power, not merely acting on oneself but covering the whole clan……

One side locks the future while the other seeks to dominate the present, treating heaven, earth, and all beings as pawns in confrontation, comprehensively weighing each side's strengths and weaknesses, gauging their trump cards.

«The Demon Race side is somewhat at a loss…» Yuanshi Tianzun remarked, «Ultimately, destruction is far easier than creation. »

«Indeed. » Lingbao Tianzun nodded in agreement, «They wish to win under the Wu Clan's well‑set rules, which already leaves them somewhat bound……Moreover, the cost of sealing fate compared to the Wu Clan's destructive efforts in this process can be far higher. »

«After all, the lesser witches dispatched to Kunlun have performed well…» Morality Heavenly Venerable chuckled, «They threw away face and integrity, creating a suitable entry point and gaining a slight initiative advantage. »

«Besides, Daoist Friend Houtu's wealth and generosity, after the Wu Clan inherited Pangu's immense merit from creating heaven and earth, still lavishly spends……This is a very important reason. »

The three venerables exchanged glances, all smiling faintly.

Without the years of investment by Ancestral Witch Houtu in Kunlun, buying the favor of Heaven, even if the Wu Clan's three heroes possess supreme wisdom and no integrity, they could hardly fully turn wisdom into advantage, letting the snowball roll.

This is a classic case where wisdom, concept, integrity, and wealth combine!

«Merely, the Wu Clan's reaching this point is the limit……while their opponent commands a camp holding vast ancient foundations persisting to this day. »

«Its massive scale will not yield easily; when a peak strike comes, it suppresses myriad ages of spacetime, gathering fate……This is no mere comparison of means' authority, but a concrete clash of strength. »

«It depends whether the Wu Clan can easily resolve it—at least not show decline. » Morality Heavenly Venerable suddenly lowered his voice, «Otherwise many problems would force us to reconsider and act cautiously. »

«Fu Long Ting…» he murmured, his voice ethereal, as if present yet absent.

Yuanshi and Lingbao, the two venerables, nodded, most solemnly.

They held their breath and focused, as if waiting for something.

And they were not kept waiting long.

The Demon Race's high echelon, unwilling to continue the loss‑making tactic of adding fuel, launched a domineering, fierce move, bursting forth with a momentary brilliance!

«I issue the command! »

A supreme demon emperor spoke coldly, accompanied by a lingering bell tone, clear and distant, harboring astonishing potential, stirring the Myriad Heavens' spacetime.

«Sun and moon shine together, the Zhou Tian stars blaze! »

Like the supreme edict, it drove all the Great Dao of the world, altering the main stage.

Above the firmament, the great sun that had blazed most fiercely began to withdraw its presence……yet the Honghuang heaven and earth did not grow dark.

Because in this process, the lunar god and the Zhou Tian stars together burst forth with light!

Radiant silver splendor and starlight, alongside brilliant golden rays, proceed without conflict, jointly shining, letting the whole world fall under the law of the star‑heavens.

Blazing star‑sea, unmatched through ages!

«Zhou Tian……star dipper……great formation…»

Countless mighty beings, gazes deep, in unison spoke the name of this great formation.

Some felt joy, some worry, some confusion, some eager to try……

However, the Demon Race's high echelon paid them little heed.

They still proceeded step by step, driving the vast formation's operation.

«I issue the command! »

Another demon emperor issued a command, casting a scroll and a book into the star‑sea.

The scroll and the book—one is substance, the other function; one governs constancy, the other change……They record the mysteries of heaven and earth's evolution, all contained within the writings.

Faintly visible, the scroll depicts the Great Dao, expounding the basis of heaven and earth; the book records endless information, constantly added to and subtracted, changing as it moves with the ages of Honghuang.

«All deities return to their stations, the Great Dao is one! »

The demon emperor who cast forth the scroll and book gave a soft shout, issuing orders.

In an instant, deities in the void roared in response, obeying the command.

Afterward, the 'Heaven's Will' surging in the Suiyue Changhe, turned into an undercurrent contending with the opponent, began to withdraw——even if this meant relinquishing initiative, allowing the erstwhile opposing enemy a chance to release more complex information, adding possible future alterations, in the game of reversing cause and effect they played an extra move.

Likewise, the demon race's Great Luo, deadlocked with the Wu Clan's great witches in Chaos, withdrew after making partial sacrifices; the demon god who had long dwelt in his own Myriad Heavens, silently farming, sighed, set aside his tasks, and stepped onto the path of return……

All this sounds complex, but for the eternal, self‑at‑ease Great Luo of endless spacetime, eternity is but a moment.

Therefore, at the same time as the Demon Race emperor's edict, the three hundred and sixty main formation Demon Race gods were already in position!

It seemed as if they had been standing there from beginning to end, respectfully awaiting the Demon Race emperor's order to crush the enemy!

Yes.

Just crush them!

When the Demon Race emperor wields the innate supreme treasure Chaos Bell, steadied, and the River Chart and Luo Book, which records the fundamental secrets of Honghuang, serves as processor, the three hundred and sixty Great Luo Demon Race gods take their places, and countless trillions of trillions of immortal Dao cultivators contribute their mana to mobilize the immense power of the vast starry sky…

This is an unstoppable ultimate power!

In the vast heavens and earth, one after another innate holy beings and Great Luo Supremes outside the Demon Race formation gazed at the starlight filling their own dojo, their lips twitching, wanting to say something.

But the vast majority, in the end, merely let out a soft sigh.

Even the Nether River Demon Ancestor, who was beguiled by Emperor Shaoyang into forging a supreme path with boundless slaughter, bold and daring, now after weighing the two killing swords Yuantou and Abei in his hand, could not help but acknowledge the terror of the Demon Race's whetstone, deciding to temporarily follow his heart's choice.

Even top-tier great divine abilities are like this, let alone ordinary mighty beings.

Eyes on the nose, nose on the heart… Even if one has investments among the Wu Clan, at present one dare not be too reckless.

After all.

Whether it's money or life, for them it's not hard to make a choice.

Indeed, the fully unleashed Demon Race is too fierce; a single ordinary Great Luo cannot oppose it.

Starlight shines, covering Honghuang without blind spots is already enough; rewriting the rules of endless spacetime Myriad Heavens worlds, altering the origins of birth and the world pattern, to turn everything into a starry cosmos… truly insane.

In this situation, without the Heavenly Dao or Pangu showing up, how could one have the confidence to chat and laugh freely?

Only the Heavenly Dao, this vast existence that encompasses all worlds, or Pangu, this taboo supreme that opened all spacetime, would need no special worry.

Even conversely, what should be worried about is this Zhou Tian Star Dou Grand Formation.

But now, the Dao Ancestor who operates the Heavenly Dao tacitly approves the establishment of the Monster Clan Heavenly Court; how could he then move to suppress it?

As for Pangu?

Moreover, even earlier, at the tail end of the creation of heaven and earth, he had already transformed into all things, leaving no trace.

However, although Pangu is gone, his bloodline and spirit have been passed down, forming a clan——

the Wu Clan!

The Wu Clan inherited Pangu's great power.

Although this power is only a part, no one can dare to underestimate it.

When the Zhou Tian displays its might, Mount Buzhou bursts forth a piercing blood light, releasing an astonishing aura!

The aura released and then retracted, its internal restraint perfect…… Yet that instant's outburst, the manifestation of the primordial divine pattern, also pierced the starry sky's suppression and seal, reversing the Demon Race high-level's constraint on future destiny.

「Pangu……」

At this moment, countless Great Luo's faces changed inexplicably as they chanted this taboo name; their words held reverence, dazedness, and a slight… dread and turmoil.

Logically speaking, such emotions are hard to appear on the Heavenly Will administrators seated at the peak of Honghuang; yet now they truly occur and unfold.

They revere Pangu greatly, yet they do not wish to live under the same sky as him—for that would be oppressive and arduous.

But if possible, every Heavenly Will wishes to achieve the same accomplishments as Pangu.

Unable to accept oppression, would they oppress other Great Luo?

Yes, yes, no problem at all!

What Heavenly King Yuanshi, what Taishang Laojun's Scripture of Opening Heaven… the Three Pure Ones vividly explained—our own people all want to contend, to place the honor belonging to Pangu upon our own heads.

Of course, boasting feels good for a moment, but explaining is not easy.

The Three Pure Ones expended much effort and energy to prove their stance, and they had no intention of competing with the Wu Clan and the Demon Race for business in this era.

As for the future?

Everyone tacitly let it pass.

Future matters will be discussed later.

As a Great Luo, one must have dreams.

Pangu alone supreme is that shared highest dream.

That is also why, when at this moment the aura of a once-great being who has fulfilled the dream reappears, it moves many Heavenly Wills, causing emotional fluctuations.

Whether it be the great Wu, the Demon Race god, or neutral Great Luo standing apart from the two major camps.

Until, a single icy, emotionless pronouncement from the Demon Race emperor shattered this strange atmosphere.

「I issue the edict! 」

The third Demon Race emperor stepped forward, commanding the Zhou Tian Star Dou and hundreds of Demon Race gods; his eyes held countless specks of stars, the future and heavenly secrets unfolding, all information perfectly processed by him, tuning the formation's power, executing firepower distribution, determining the strike target…

Suiyue Changhe surged, future contingencies rose and fell in life and death; this Demon Race emperor, relying on his unparalleled mastery of the Yi Dao in Honghuang, is the founding ancestor of all later heavenly secret sects, having locked onto the most proper and suitable attack trajectory, fed the data back to assist in carrying out the utmost peak attack!

The Demon Race's emperors have clear division of labor, each fulfilling their duties, and are all important components.

Some handle the perfect deployment of the formation, some manage the control and oversight of the formation positions, some handle data processing and the final allocation of firepower; the three emperors stand side by side, rarely meeting an opponent.

As long as they do not all perish, the Zhou Tian Star Dou Grand Formation that suppresses the Demon Race's fortune will not be considered completely collapsed; the Demon Race's morale remains!

Hmm… I feel like I forgot someone?

What is extra?

Right.

It's Empress Wa.

Her relation to the Zhou Tian Star Dou Grand Formation is not great; her duties are unrelated to it, mainly relying on the authority of creation and orthodox status to conduct logistical management, not skilled in slaughter and combat, she is a virtuous, wise, gentle goddess.

The three male emperors of the Demon Race tacitly chose not to let her go to the battlefield.

Otherwise, if Empress Wa's hand trembled, there might be a problem of missing the mark, which would be embarrassing.

It's just that Xihuang bears the burden, in daily life he must shoulder more, even carrying out her share of conquest's dignity.

Just like now.

The Zhou Tian formation turned, the sequence of four-nine, the heavenly net unfurled, the tracks of destiny sealed!

Xihuang issued commands, driving the Zhou Tian Star Dipper Great Formation to operate with the sequence best suited to the current situation; blazing starlight solidified, spreading and intertwining across time, space, the Great Dao, information and many other layers, forming a net that enveloped the fate river belonging to the Wu Clan.

——This is to catch them all in one net!

At that moment, a long howl suddenly rang out.

"Fuxi!"

This was Houtu's voice, filled with excited emotion, as if they had been waiting a very long time for such a battle.

"Good you came!"

She raised her fighting spirit, waved her arms, and twelve vast, boundless shadows appeared, surrounding Buzhou.

The Twelve Ancestral Witches!

Twelve divine forms!

Between each ancestral witch there was a mysterious connection, they resonated, and their combat power surged.

Facing the overwhelming might of the Zhou Tian Star Dipper Great Formation, Houtu, as the war leader of the Wu Clan, showed no panic.

She merely reached out and grasped in the void; the divine forms merged, becoming a sheet of Chaos… then within that Chaos, a terrifying heartbeat throbbed, as if it were the heart of the entire Honghuang.

"All-Heaven Great Formation, rise!"

"Pangu's divine form, come out!"

Houtu, the ancestral witch, exuded boundless domineering aura.

After her voice faded, a vague figure stepped out from the murky Chaos.

Instantly, the heavens and earth of Honghuang wailed, as if unable to bear the weight.

"Taishang Laojun's Classic of Opening Heaven" — in short, whoever is strong, Taishang Laojun becomes their teacher.

(End of chapter)