Chapter 25

The universe is deep and silent, expanding freely here.

The rules of this universe are so complete and perfect—all the rules possessed by the Honghuang world can be found here.

Yin and Yang, the Five Phases, time and space, the Four Symbols, creation and destruction—all aspects of the Great Dao are present! Moreover, they combine and match, elevated to the utmost, expounding an ultimate principle!

One Dao, towering above myriad Daos, achieves the Dao fruit of Daluo! The Dao fruit evolves into a vast expanse of heaven and earth… At the beginning it is tiny, merely a singularity.

But soon, it began to expand.

In the end, it becomes infinitely great!

Its vastness knows no bounds, as if it overlaps entirely with the Honghuang world.

Thus its falling and suppressing is almost equivalent to lifting up the vast Honghuang world now and smashing it down, capable of grinding all enemies to ashes! Ferocious!

Terrifying! Shocking to the world!

At this moment, facing Di Jiang Zu Wu, the all-out Daluo demon god displays… what it means to be Daluo! Those who are not Daluo, when confronted with a collapsing infinite vast universe, can only await doom in despair.

Glug. Fengxi's body stiffened; even as a mere spectator, the aura of that Daluo was blocked by Di Jiang Zu Wu, not a bit leaning on him—yet merely witnessing this horrifying scene tensed his spirit to the limit, almost unbearable.

With great difficulty he managed to open his mouth, his voice dazed: 'Although I have heard descriptions of Daluo countless times—innate immortal spiritual light shining over endless spacetime, drawing power eternally, possessing infinite mana… only now, seeing it truly, can I know the greatness and sublimity of such a level!'

An infinite universe, besides needing perfect and complete rules, naturally also requires infinite matter and infinite qi to sustain its operation.

Otherwise, no matter how sublime the technique, insufficient mana will let it be shattered by a light blow, becoming a laughingstock.

But Daluo…… absolutely has no such problem!

Their mana is infinite!

For a single point of innate spiritual light shines over endless spacetime, itself eternal and ever-present.

In the eyes of such beings, their comprehension of the essence of heaven and earth surpasses the imagination of all lesser ones.

They are life spread across the entire timeline; the world they see is not merely this present moment.

For ordinary people, past time is gone and cannot be reclaimed.

But Daluo is different! They existed in the past, exist now, and will exist in the future!

One proof, eternal proof; one existence, eternal existence.

Furthermore, as mortals can finely divide spatial measurements and accumulate quantities to the utmost,

Daluo beings' control over time is similar.

They can delineate segment after segment of regions within the endless time they occupy and spread.

Each self in every region is real, without falsehood.

These selves, under the control of a transcendent, supreme innate immortal spiritual light, can transmit power across spacetime… This becomes the chasm that despairs all lower realms.

Taiyi can never overcome Daluo.

Because a single Daluo individual's mana may have an upper limit.

But, with thousands, hundreds of millions, billions, and even an infinite number of Daluo avatars attainable due to the endless river of time… when such power gathers together, which Taiyi seeing it would not feel despair? Thus, the Daluo demon god lurking here, spying on the ancestor witch, can evolve and forge a true, boundless, ever-expanding vast universe tending toward infinity, and then boldly wield it, smashing it down upon Di Jiang's head!

This is the might of Daluo!

Only Daluo can oppose Daluo.

Only a cheater can defeat a cheater.

Fengxi's palms were sweating; he earnestly prayed in his heart, hoping Di Jiang Zu Wu would be strong enough, so that his earlier showing-off wouldn't become a joke.

Opening and closing his mouth to cut people down, the result was that his showing off turned him into an idiot……

Actually, none of this matters.

The real key is——

If Di Jiang doesn't give his all, the wind driver standing beside him now might well die in the aftermath——ahhh!

Fortunately, as one of the twelve pillars of the Wu Clan, he still has a few tricks up his sleeve, worthy of reliance and trust.

"One moment creates a domain, gathering mana into one?" Di Jiang Zu Wu looked at the ragingly advancing demon god, his gaze calm, unmoving, "Not bad."

"In ordinary Daluo, you stand out, you can be called a great divine ability user." He said coldly, "But unfortunately, placed among the ranks of great divine ability users, what are you?"

"Those supreme sovereigns of the Demon Race behind you actually expect to probe the depths of our ancestor witch through you?"

"Is it that you look down on us too much?" Di Jiang's mouth curled up, seeming to smile but actually devoid of any smile; this contradictory expression caused the demon god Daluo that had come to suppress and kill to suddenly feel icy all over, a chill rising from his heart, a great terror! "Or perhaps those who know many hidden secrets have already guessed something… therefore they firmly refuse to be the one who sticks out, passing the buck."

"Finally, this death‑sentenced task has been assigned to you?"

Heh…… humanity…… demon race." Di Jiang Zu Wu seemed to sigh, yet also to mock, "Human hearts, indeed still so discordant."

"With the great battle at hand, you still have mood for internal strife…… I suppose you are that internal strife's sacrificial lamb."

The last words seemed to step on the Daluo demon god's sore spot, angering him; for a moment the previous heart‑wrapping sense of dread faded, and he spoke for the first time in retaliation: "Di Jiang Zu Wu, why say more? Just to gain the advantage of words!"

"First break my 'Realm of Extreme Darkness' then talk!"

The dark universe was propelled; this high‑mass, high‑energy existence has indeed shaken the Honghuang world beneath, eroding the fundamental rules of heaven and earth! A darkness, boundless in its spread, caused countless beings living on the Honghuang lands to discover in horror—light, is fading!

The sun's splendid radiance grew dim, the moon's brilliant silver sheen faded, the stars' ethereal light scattered…… Absolute darkness seeks to rule heaven and earth! A demon god stands in this darkness, yet emits light—it has a dragon's head, tiger's body, scorpion's tail, with twin wings on its back; though it looks like a hodgepodge of eastern and western species, no one would think it blasphemous; instead they feel its vast, ancient grandeur, every part of it the most perfect and most sacred! The demon god, commanding darkness, shrouding the world, spreads kinds of rules and order that arise from the myriad Daos of Honghuang yet differ from this world's law, turning them into shackles to seal Di Jiang Zu Wu.

Clang!

Chain after chain of solidified shackles collided, emitting a clear ringing sound. Countless Honghuang beings who heard this sound were silently shattered in soul, leaving only empty husks.

Di Jiang lowered his eyes slightly, his gaze sweeping over heaven and earth, a hint of sorrow in them…… Even though those now dying are, by right, beings of the Demon Race, future enemies of the Wu Clan, this ancestor witch ought to feel heartfelt joy and cheer for his opponent, urging him on——but the burden of destroying the Demon Race has fallen on the fellow cultivator who is a high‑rank of the Demon Race.

But Di Jiang's expression now carries a trace of sadness and regret, as if sympathizing and sighing over the lamentable deaths of beings.

Beside him, Fengxi, who had taken in this whole scene, did not quite understand—why would this ancestor witch have such complex emotions, inappropriate for his stance? After thinking, he could only conclude it was because the ancestor witch inherited Pangu's bloodline, carrying his spirit of great love; for this heaven and earth and the beings living upon it, he holds a deep affection, like a parent's love for a child, an elder's love for younger siblings…… Even though differing ideals and beliefs have destined them to be enemies, this love still remains.

"I'm a little unhappy." Di Jiang gazed at the shackles spreading and intertwining before him, a hint of worry knitting his brows, "Even though I stand opposed to the beings of this era…… I have not carried out mass slaughter, so who gave you the right?"

"Di Jiang, as leader of the Wu Clan, what qualifies you to judge my actions?" The demon god sneered, "The Demon Race is not under our control—do you suppose you get to decide?"

"I certainly have the qualification." Di Jiang said blandly, "Once the Demon Race is defeated, all myriad beings surviving in the Honghuang world will become the property of the Wu Clan."

"Your unrestrained slaughter is damaging my future wealth…… taking into account reproduction, descendants, and the accumulation of time, you have made me lose a great fortune."

'What a bandit‑like logic……' Fengxi's expression turned strange, but seeing Di Jiang's utterly earnest face, he dared not say it out.

"So, I sanction you—with your life." Di Jiang raised his hand, clenched his fist, facing the divine ability created by the demon god Great Luo who poured out his heart, blood, intelligence and wisdom, he countered with his most stunning and brilliant Dao cultivation: "Although Great Luo does not die, its Dao fruit is eternal and undying…… yet it likewise suffers the calamity of sinking and losing me."

"A Great Dao with subjective will is called Great Luo; a Great Dao without self‑will is called an innate spiritual treasure."

The problems left behind by Pangu's creation of heaven and earth—reincarnation, debt repayment…… all cause and effect will be, and must be, given a complete explanation in this era, ending with a period.

What could be more fitting as the grand opening of this bitter Lich Great Tribulation than having a Great Luo fall and transform into a spiritual treasure?

"Fellow Daoist…… please go on your way!"

Having spoken, he threw out a punch—simple and clean, yet peerless in the ages! "Boom!"

How heavy that fist was!

Merely the aftershock of that fist's power shook the entire Honghuang world!

Above the firmament, the boundless star sea surged violently, the constellations trembling on the verge of falling.

Below the earth, the dragon veins trembled near collapse, unable to sustain the stability of mountains and rivers.

……

If even the aftershock is like this, needless to mention the main force of the thunderous slaughter!

In that instant, all beings that stood before Di Jiang Zu Wu and opposed him were shattered!

Countless chains instantly shattered into dust, not a trace remaining.

The deep, silent universe was directly blown apart into trillions of fragments, shooting outward in all directions—this would cause the greatest destruction since the battle began.

Those fragments, racing at terrifying speed, combined with their mass and high‑energy vital essence, turned in Honghuang into the most beautiful yet most dreadful meteor shower, bombarding every corner of heaven and earth.

Fortunately, the countless hidden bosses—Great Luo divinities—who were leisurely munching melon seeds, sipping tea, and watching the show, finally had a pang of conscience.

On Mount Kunlun, three strands of pure qi spread out, with Taiji lying across and auspicious clouds sweeping…… suppressing a region of mountains and rivers.

On the sun star, the Golden Crow spread its wings, incinerating the fragments shooting into the starry sky.

On Mount Phoenix Rest, two deities, governing yin and yang, turned the heavenly mechanism of creation, quelling a calamity.

……

Numerous great powers came online, each blowing a bubble.

Although quickly, they dove back underwater.

Either they quietly acted as melon‑eating onlookers, or they gave furtive glances, secretly assessing Di Jiang Zu Wu's strength level.

"So strong!"

"I never expected this ancestor witch to remain silent and then make a stunning debut……"

Strands of divine sense crisscrossed heaven and earth, transmitting information.

"Although he is a Great Luo…… but which level of the Primordial Five Tops does he stand in?" someone speculated, "Great Simplicity, Great Beginning, Great Origin, Great Plain, Great Ultimate—these five titles can precede Great Luo. Great Ultimate is a Great Luo who has just attained a certain height, while Great Plain is a veteran Great Luo."

"Great Origin is a Great Luo with great supernatural powers; Great Beginning is the pinnacle of such powers, a sect leader of great ability."

"And Great Simplicity is the supreme leader, marvelously participating in the Dao of bringing forth being from non‑being……"

The Primordial Five Tops expound the mysteries from the Ultimate to Great Ultimate, from the state of nothingness to the present myriad Dao of the teeming Honghuang.

Great Simplicity is the highest and most ancient, the origin of all things, the ultimate 'Nothing'.

No time, no space, no matter, no vital energy, no name, no concept…… all is nothing! Then, after passing through Great Beginning, Great Origin, Great Plain, Great Ultimate, from 'Nothing' came forth being: Great Beginning gave rise to qi, Great Origin to form, Great Plain to substance, Great Ultimate to body…… finally, with qi, form, substance, and body all complete, the conditions for the birth of Honghuang were satisfied.

The Great Luo of Honghuang, using it to roughly gauge one's own level, sounds rather impressive…… definitely better than some made‑up unit of measurement that sounds unreliable.

"This Di Jiang is at least a Great Beginning powerhouse…… no, I feel he might even have the level of Great Simplicity!" an ancient Great Luo exclaimed, watching a punch shatter the vast universe, and in passing smash the demon god's Great Luo body into bloody mincemeat; that gruesome sight made him swallow involuntarily.

"Impossible?" another deity questioned, "Even Pangu only achieved perfection in Great Simplicity…… moreover, he has not displayed the true profundity of Great Simplicity."

"Even if he is not among the Great Simplicity leaders, he is still a peak figure among Great Beginning powerhouses…… a single thought, a single breath, a single self—this is truly terrifying." someone said, "If he advances further, he could draw out the time interval of a Great Luo dharma body's power, break the time needed for thought to turn, and blur the boundary between being and non‑being……"

(End of chapter)