Chapter 523: Iron‑Headed Cang Dao; He… Has Awoken!

Facing Donghua, the Dragon Ancestor was no match, defeated miserably.

The dragon battled in the wilderness, its blood mysterious yellow…

Behind this, how much helplessness and sorrow is expressed?

Even if the Dragon Ancestor had even more resolute will and fearless spirit, they would be utterly useless now!

This is quite normal.

—If hot-bloodedness alone could trigger a power surge, making strength explode abnormally, then where would the painstaking cultivation results earned through daily perseverance go?

Furthermore.

Speaking of past public spirit, selfless virtue, great ideals…… the one behind Donghua, how could they not be inferior to the Dragon Ancestor?!

The Dragon Ancestor founded the dragon clan, its starting point being hegemony, great unification, the extension of its own will.

The August Emperor established the human dao, recording the fortune and merit; this is the splendid ode of the human dao, standing from the standpoint of all myriad beings.

If one claims that justice alone can trigger a power surge, then it is more reasonable that the August Emperor's chance of such a surge is higher.

—Even if now, in Honghuang's eyes, this former righteous warrior has become an evil dragon, standing as the opposing ultimate evil boss.

But…

Many stories tell people that to become an ultimate evil boss, the prerequisites are often the highest wisdom, strongest talent, grandest aspirations, most tenacious spirit, peak martial power, and vast supporters—these are templates even more protagonist-like than the protagonist, which ordinary children of destiny dare not write.

Merely, such powerful figures will fall into darkness entirely due to reality's betrayal, delivering a most vicious and decisive backstab, bringing a wretched life.

Yet they remain kings.

The Dragon Ancestor lost to Donghua…… this is truly too normal.

Without becoming Pangu, what challenge is there to speak of!

A miserable, sorrowful ending is only natural.

However, the Dragon Ancestor will not give up; he will continue to wage war!

"Ah!"

Amidst the burst of blood light, time reversed, and the Azure revived once more!

Even if the revived body bears countless bloodstains, revealing a form painstakingly pieced together, enduring the grinding wear of the Donghua Emperor's Great Dao — you turn all things upside down, reducing existence to nothing, erasing even concepts, I recreate anew, bringing forth something from nothing!

Even if discussing efficiency, I am far inferior to you… but my heart does not perish, so I will never cease throwing punches at you!

"Boom!"

The blood-soaked body trembles, without reservation, displaying the might of the Great One amidst the vast cosmos.

A gentle shake, and the already half-ruined celestial star sea struck by the Donghua Emperor sees countless stars silently fading like the most brilliant fireworks… at the same time, innumerable rules and orders within the vast heavens and earth crumble!

The Dragon Ancestor's mana surges mighty, cutting across time, sweeping the Myriad Heavens, terrifying beyond compare!

"With you, there is no me… when one god lives, another god dies!"

In the Dragon Ancestor's shattered eye sockets, bloodstains stream down; he burns his own essence, energy, and spirit, unleashing a splendid attack like a final song!

"I offer my blood… to Honghuang!"

That which can be called boundless, the mysterious yellow dragon blood spread throughout Honghuang's heaven and earth now glows, burning together with the Dragon Ancestor, dancing in step with his intent…

In this instant, time lingers, as if pausing its steps.

Heaven and earth arise alongside him, while all things become one with him.

As the dragon blood burns, differentiating and evolving… one dragon perishes, while myriad kinds arise!

This is… the inversion of the Dragon Totem!

The Dragon Totem takes various totems, selects their traits, metaphysically defines the dragon concept, with myriad beings inscribing "dragon", passing down the dragon's legacy.

But now, this order is reversed— the dragon gives rise to all things… the dragon bears the myriad beings!

One forward, one reverse, one positive, one negative— the Dragon Ancestor's twisting body, lying between them, is as if—

the Dao!

Dao, able to encompass all things.

And the Dragon Ancestor's will, grasping this Dao, thus temporarily grasps heaven and earth, all things, myriad beings, and then…

Crash!

In a life-and-death struggle, naturally the fiercest posture.

The Dragon Ancestor employed his sacred true form, a great dragon spanning time, and slammed into Donghua!

Indeed, it was a ram.

Or rather, a head‑on ram!

Not using pulls, grasps, or the like…

On one hand, because these flashy techniques, when facing that most terrifying opponent, only result in being easily toyed with and beaten.

On the other hand, it is also because—the head is often one of the hardest parts of a living being!

To protect the fragile brain, it must be strengthened.

The dragon clan excels in this regard.

So, is there any weapon more perfect than this?

None!

The great dragon soars aloft; its head now becomes like a siege hammer, charging with the fiercest momentum toward the Donghua Emperor!

At this moment, it is not just his dragon fighting.

Heaven and earth dance with him, boundless weight condensing into one form, and together they ram into the Donghua Emperor!

Wherever it passed, the Great Dao collapsed, all things returned to emptiness, shaking past, present, and future, making the River of Time tremble, and this segment vanished.

Such a resolute aura precisely fulfills the Dragon Ancestor's words—

With you, there is no me!

We two, one of us must die!

Either you beat me to death!

Either I'll ram you to death, you bastard!

Even if I can't ram you to death……

I'll also drench you in blood!

The Dragon Ancestor's fighting spirit is too resolute.

Its firmness moved the gods, refreshed the understanding of the Dragon Ancestor's "iron head," and also refreshed the understanding of his mental fortitude.

"Not all say, 'As for dragons, they can compare to worldly heroes? They can be big or small, rise or hide; when big they stir clouds and spew mist, when small they conceal their form; when rising they soar through the cosmos, when hiding they lurk within the waves.'" A demon god sighed lightly, "But the current Cang is too crazy!"

"Dragons can endure, can lie dormant…" A Great Luo of the Dragon clan replied to him, "But this endurance and dormancy are not merely for survival, nor merely for scraping by!"

"But it's for ideals! It's for pursuit!"

"You all say we are heroes… What is a hero? Selfless, fearless of hardship, extraordinarily brave!"

"We have walked the Path of Dragon Transformation, endured countless tribulations, stood out among countless dragonkind, and only then became true dragons."

"Having struggled to this point, sacrificed to this point, we have never been merely to live on our knees!"

"Even if we once lay dormant, endured, and yielded, in the end we must surely rise gloriously, heads held high!"

This Great Luo of the Dragon clan spoke with a resonant, powerful tone, filled with boundless fighting spirit.

"Dragon Ancestor Sir, perhaps he has some little flaws, not enough to be the most perfect god."

"But as the ancestor of our Dragon clan, he is undoubtedly qualified."

"Dragons can die!"

"But their backbone cannot perish!"

"Today, a great foe lies ahead, and the old ancestor's slip of the tongue has already aroused killing intent; begging for mercy is useless—must we still make a sorry spectacle and die in disgrace?"

"Then let's fight to shake heaven and earth, not wasting this life!"

"It's also good for our kin and descendants, to leave the most glorious mark, inspiring generation after generation of dragon talents to learn from it and grow into useful dragon talent for Honghuang."

The Dragon clan's Great Luo spoke with fervor and high spirits.

"So that's it!" the demon god exclaimed again, moved, "I was superficial."

"Well… let me think." He hesitated a moment, then said, "Since we're talking about backbone, we ought to set an example…"

"You dragons, why don't you shoulder it together?"

"Even if going up means death, at least it can help our old ancestor, share some of the pressure, right?"

"Well… cough cough." The Dragon clan's Great Luo gave two dry coughs, "Hmm, that's right."

"A people cannot rely solely on heroes to hold itself up… If all the dragon talents sacrifice themselves, leaving only mediocrities, wouldn't the people be left open to bullying?"

"After everyone's unanimous discussion, since the old ancestor has already charged into battle, full of heroic vigor, we can only watch tearfully from afar, guarding the home in his stead."

"After all, this is mainly the old ancestor's personal grudge; we shouldn't meddle too much, right?" The dragon god sighed, "Individual is individual, collective is collective… Since the odds aren't great, we'll just handle logistics and let the old ancestor draw on strength as needed—there's no need for us all to go up and sacrifice our 'dragon heads.'"

"Individuals can settle grudges to their satisfaction, but we can't…"

The dragon god said much; after the demon god pondered a bit, everything became clear.

Tsk.

Obviously it's all because the East Splendor Emperor "leveled up"—no longer an easy resource to nibble on, but instead a fiercely loss‑making investment… If we don't quickly cut our losses, do we have to go bankrupt to be satisfied?

As for the big boss—the Dragon Ancestor, already caught up in this… we can only mourn in silence, lamenting helplessly.

See if his fate is hard enough, if he can withstand this wave.

Anyway, being buried with him is impossible.

First, it's a matter of people's hearts; second, it's also for the sake of the people.

Just like the human race.

If the human race develops longer, its numbers grow, its hearts become more complex… the Holy Mother is still Nüwa, no doubt.

But can her orders still carry the absolute authority they had when the human race was first born, able to settle matters with a single word?

Perhaps… it's difficult.

However, this might also be a good thing?

After all, when people's hearts grow so complex that a leader cannot rely solely on personal prestige to absolutely suppress them, isn't that proof that the camp is continually strengthening, each generation stronger than the last?

——You're strong, but I'm not weak either; in some fields I have unique insights, you need to respect my opinions……

This is an important factor in why people's hearts can become complex.

If everyone were easily crushed by the leader and rubbed into the ground, there'd be no point talking about demonic troubles.

Everyone shouted together—'Holy Emperor Majesty is invincible under heaven!' That's enough!

"Poor Dragon Ancestor…"

The demon god felt a sigh in his heart, once again gazing afar at the Dragon Ancestor's desperate, all‑out assault, his suicidal head‑first attack—when the East Splendor Emperor steadied himself and raised a hand, bringing it down in a crushing blow that covered his head and face!

——I, Fu Mou, am also someone you think you can splash with blood just by wanting to?

——Not yet the time!

——You're still radiating light and heat, haven't finished yet!

——Want to ram?

——Disagree!

——Wait until I approve it, then I'll let you ram to your heart's content, ram until it's etched into your bones!

"Pa—qie!"

Under a heaven‑shaking, earth‑turning palm, Cang was pressed down lightly and casually.

Even if he had a moment of brilliance, embracing all of heaven and earth, bearing the weight of the entire Honghuang in his strike!

Also unable to change this bleak situation, like a kitten or puppy, I am calmly suppressed by a giant.

The claws wave futilely, yet forever separated by an unseen heavenly chasm, frozen in the most desperate spacetime.

Naive…… Donghua Di Jun said coldly, "Heaven and earth are what I have formed; all things are what I have transformed."

Who gave you the courage to borrow this power and still dare to use it against me?

I am more familiar with it than you!

This is the overbearing might of a generation of Pangu!

This is the tyranny of the Supreme Emperor who opened heaven!

——My territory……I am in charge!

Truly my territory!

Which path in this Honghuang heaven and earth was not opened by me?

Which tree in this vast universe was not planted by me?

Blood offering to Honghuang?

Not allowed!

Don't say it's just a blood offering……

You are nothing but bone offering, flesh offering, soul offering, Dao offering……

All of it is useless!

All are flaws; the more you borrow, the faster you lose!

Dragon Ancestor, you ought to wake up. Donghua said coldly, "Success breeds arrogance; this must not be."

You schemed every which way to harm Hongyun, usurped his Dao fruit, and thought yourself invincible under heaven?

Then I will give you a good, long memory……

Deprive you of this achievement gained by force and plunder, temper your spirit with the greatest hardship, so that you may grow down-to-earth.

Don't thank me; this is what you 'deserve'.

Afterward, you must harbor hatred for what I have done, as the driving force for your rise……

Struggling, tenaciously rising from the mire, stumbling to walk before me, then swinging a fist at me……

I am a magnanimous deity; I will give you such an opportunity.

I stand at the peak, watching your clownish performance.

Finally, I will grant you another defeat!

He simply repeated part of the Dragon Ancestor's just‑spoken bragging words and threw them back.

Who says the big shot has no temper?

The Donghua Emperor certainly has a temper.

I'm calling you out for showing off!

And you're still showing off right in front of me!

If I don't give you a lesson, will I become a sickly cat when I retire?

Donghua's eyes were icy, his actions ruthless…… He said what he did and did it; pressing down on the Dragon Ancestor's hand, it glowed, illuminating the dragon's body completely.

Everything was laid bare; the Dragon Ancestor relied on the Killer's Trick 'Cloud Follows Dragon', the divine dragon that shows head but not tail—at this moment, under the means of a supreme power, it was thoroughly dissected.

And once the observation was complete, it was time to strike: to seize that innate indestructible spiritual light left after the fall of the ancient god Hongyun, dealing a heavy blow to the Dragon Ancestor.

Whatever was swallowed, spit it all out!

The Dragon Ancestor, after directing and plotting the grand drama of the ancient god Hongyun's fall and the Donghua Emperor being besieged, will become a laughingstock.

Hmm.

If that is the case.

Then he is not much stronger than 'Huadao'.

Roar!

Throughout the process, the Dragon Ancestor struggled desperately, roaring aloud, blood and qi boiling, countless divine abilities bursting forth and sweeping across, smashing this little world into dust, seeking to create a chance to escape.

But what can be done?

The Donghua Emperor remained unmoving and unshakable, invulnerable to myriad calamities, suffering not the slightest harm…… He is simply too powerful!

With such dominance, none in heaven or earth can contend; how then can we fight?

"Should we prepare a surrender document?" Báizé sent a mental transmission to ask the Heavenly Emperor Di Jun, his tone very solemn: "No one can defeat him…… This kind of accident that can overturn the game's rules—he decides who wins, who can win—has long made battle unnecessary."

"Not rushed." Di Jun was very calm and composed: "Although I don't know how August Emperor bypassed the limits, as a dishonest person he can now be this overbearing and tyrannical."

But……

"Even Hongjun isn't jumping up in anxiety—what do we have to rush for?"

Báizé listened, his eyes narrowing slightly, and he nodded silently.

Indeed.

Even the major shareholders aren't in a hurry.

What the hell are they rushing for?

Meanwhile, elsewhere.

In the subtle spacetime where Xihuang and the Dao Ancestor faced off, Hongjun had coldly watched the Donghua's abuse of the Dragon Ancestor for a while; suddenly his face broke into a smile, as if he had sensed something special, and he beheld a supreme, great being!

Not easy……

"He…… has finally awakened!"

(End of chapter)