Chapter 56

Master of Creation, Holy Mother Nüwa!

This is Nüwa's status in the hearts of all acquired beings—supreme and unmatched!

Not only the human race, but also the Demon Race!

Perhaps only the Wu Clan is an exception? Fengxi marveled in his heart, "The Wu Clan's souls, though originating from the human race, but their physical bodies are forged from the blood of Pangu the Great God……"

But this is already terrifying enough……

A scene appeared in Fengxi's mind.

That was the scene he imagined——

Nüwa the Holy King, exalted amidst Chaos, overlooked the vast Honghuang, beholding endless tribes thriving and reproducing, she revealed a kind smile.

When heaven and earth first opened, I dropped seeds…… As eras shifted, I harvested a batch of fruits……

Children…… All of you must call me Mother!

Such a villainous, utterly disrespectful scene played out wildly in Fengxi's brain.

With great difficulty, it was finally cut off by sheer willpower…… lest thinking too often attract Nüwa's attention and earn him a slap.

Even so, Fengxi could be said to have glimpsed the leopard through a tube; for the first time in his life he understood the actual enactment of Great Luo authority—how madly it inverted causality and tampered with origins; understanding why Great Luo beings are honored as administrators, leaving all lower beings in despair.

——After who knows how many years of cultivation following the opening of heaven and earth, he attained the Great Dao, achieved Great Luo fulfillment, then reversed time, stained the world with his Dao, replaced creation, forged truth from falsehood to become the creator of all races…… How utterly deranged!

"'No wonder Nüwa the Holy King created humanity to fight in the arena; the Demon Race's mighty ones merely turn a blind eye—she is simply too powerful!'"

"'No wonder the Summoning Demon Banner is held by Nüwa; she is the source of the Demon Race—how could she not command all demons under heaven?'"

"'Creating demons is also creating humans…… No wonder there are legends that Nüwa the Holy King is not only the heroic female who mended heaven and saved the world, and the goddess who molded clay to create humans, but also the natural god who created all things!'"

"'His divine powers are vast, transforming and giving birth to myriad things; he can create at least seventy different things each day!'"

Fengxi admired Nüwa's power, feeling it immeasurable, an ultimate level beyond his imagination.

At the same time, a strange odd thought arose.

——Nüwa, such a badass figure, why are there three others standing beside her as equals, also given the title of sovereign?

Before understanding Nüwa's magnificent achievements, Fengxi still thought it normal for the Demon Race to have four sovereigns, but now……

Although Fuxi the Great Sage treated him well, but if he were to mentally rank them now…… well, Fengxi's stance wouldn't be so firm.

Fuxi narrowed his eyes, looking at Fengxi with a warm, amiable smile, 'Young man, what are you thinking about?'

'I am thinking……' Fengxi said solemnly, 'Nüwa the Great Sage is overwhelmingly mighty, yet you, Xihuang, can be her elder brother…… This shows you must possess astonishing wisdom to have trained her so excellently!'

Fengxi, from Fuxi the Great Sage's smile, keenly sensed some ominous aura.

Thus, he spoke those words instinctively, following his heart.

The next moment, Fengxi clearly felt—— Xihuang's smile had become much more genuine.

Evidently, he was satisfied with Fengxi's words.

Of course, Fuxi the Great Sage did not directly admit it; instead he sighed with a tone of regret, 'Ah…… my little sister's growth, I admit I have helped her somewhat.'

'But her reaching this point is largely thanks to herself.'

Xihuang seemed to sigh, to reminisce, 'The Way of Creation, controlling all beings beneath Great Luo…… how could such authority be easily obtained?'

'This is the authority that drives Great Luo beings mad!'

'Once grasped, it ties to human fate…… even if one does nothing, as myriad races propagate, every moment brings boundless fortune and merit.'

'You can well imagine—— for this authority, how many innate divinities would crack their heads, slaughter until heaven and earth shatter?' Xihuang said, 'Moreover, back then it was the era of the Dragon-Phoenix Hegemony, danger at every step!'

'My little sister venturing into those murky waters, even to withdraw unscathed is no easy feat!'

'The best outcome would be her sharing the authority of Creation with some divinities……'

Hearing Xihuang's words, Fengxi could sense the tension of that situation; Nüwa faced enormous challenges and peril!

'However, just then……' Fuxi said in a low voice, 'I in one fell swoop burned my own origin and Dao fruit, placing a crucial chip for her victory……'

'And my little sister did not disappoint; leveraging a temporary advantage, she ultimately defeated all rivals and in one go condensed the Summoning Demon Banner!'

'For this, even if I, throughout the Dragon-Phoenix Era, hardly walked Honghuang or took part in that grand, tumultuous age, gathering fortune and merit from it…… it was still worth it.' Xihuang sighed lightly.

'You didn't participate in that era at all?' Fengxi exclaimed in astonishment.

'Indeed…… I spent the whole year in seclusion, restoring my origin, with no leisure to go out.' Fuxi nodded, then suddenly smiled, 'Perhaps it was a blessing in disguise.'

'Precisely because I did not involve myself in that era, nor partake in the scramble and scheming among Great Luo beings, I did not, like them, go red-eyed, madly fabricating false fortune and merit, stealing Pangu's legacy……' Fuxi continued, 'You must know that in that era, everyone saw through the nature of fortune, knew it was tied to Pangu, and each one, one by one, almost all went mad.'

'Ordinary Great Luo falsification, and even the top-tier great divine adepts—how could they not falsify?'

'Madly manufacturing fortune, overdraining the potential of beings, leading to inflation, ultimately causing a celestial great depression that made billions of clans wail…… that gave rise to Rahu the Devil Ancestor's opportunistic ascent.'

'That was a very chaotic era…… each active innate divinity had had a not-so-glorious side.'

'In terms of reputation, it is worrisome.'

'As for me…… because I stayed apart, I remained unblemished, pure and self-disciplined, becoming among the gods a flower that rises from the mire unstained.'

Xihuang lamented the unpredictability of worldly affairs, 'Thus, the innate divinities who distrust each other are willing to place their trust in me…… making my position special.'

'Furthermore, my principles of Change have once made a great contribution to the breakthrough of the Great Luo Dao realm…… and thus I earned a sovereign position among the Demon Race.'

Fuxi the Great Sage laughed, 'Actually, the four sovereign positions of the Monster Clan Heavenly Court each have their own mysteries; they are not decided merely by raw strength.'

'Oh?' Fengxi instantly perked up.

'The essence of the four sovereigns corresponds to—— Heaven, Earth, Ruler, Parent, Teacher!' Xihuang said leisurely, 'I, barely counting as half a teacher, have made important contributions on the path of cultivation.'

'Nüwa, who evolves myriad races, counts as Parent.'

'Fellow Daoist Di Jun, with the sun star shining over Honghuang, leaving an imprint in the hearts of all beings, exalted above, he is Emperor and Sovereign!'

'And Taiyi, holding the Chaos Bell—one of the supreme treasures that opened heaven and earth—— fulfills the numbers of heaven and earth!'

'The four sovereigns joining forces, embracing all matters concerning beings, thus they can form the Heavenly Court and rule over Honghuang!'

'How terrifying!' When Fengxi truly grasped the definition of the four sovereigns, racking his brains he could only come up with these words.

The Demon Race, indeed, is too terrifying!

Fengxi still had confidence in the Wu Clan……After all, this directly inherits Pangu's legacy, and heaven and earth were opened up by Pangu!

Our Wu Clan can stand against the Demon Race……the Twelve Ancestral Witches must also have their own secret arts, right?" Fengxi asked.

Of course, the Twelve Ancestral Witches are indeed formidable." Fuxi commented, not belittling the Wu Clan just because he is the sovereign of the Demon Race; he is fair and just, and his spirit is as pure and flawless as his reputation.

Like the Time Ancestral Witch, the Space Ancestral Witch……individually they're still fine.

But if they join forces……the meaning becomes extraordinary——spacetime!" Fuxi's expression turned solemn, "The essence of the Grand Luo is endless, eternal, and free spacetime……Now someone is tampering with spacetime, wielding control derived from Pangu——how terrifying that is!

And the Houtu Ancestral Witch cannot be overlooked either." Xihuang let out a soft sigh, "Houtu……embodies reincarnation!

You must have some understanding.

Fengxi nodded vigorously.

If it weren't for Houtu's embodiment of reincarnation, how would Fengxi have muddled his way into Honghuang to participate in the Great Calamity?

Between dying instantly, being blacklisted, and possibly surviving by dying later, Fengxi had no choice.

Then you still don't understand?" Fuxi said, "Embodiment of reincarnation……this is grasping the fundamental true souls of all beings in one's hand!

Nüwa and Houtu each walked to opposite extremes.

One governs life, the other governs death.

The living worship Nüwa, the dead worship Houtu……

Moreover, Houtu's status seems to be even a bit higher than that of his younger sister……

After all……living beings are not so easy to control." Fuxi's eyes deepened, "Some beings have minds and thoughts that have already transcended the shackles of their physical form.

How should some things be said?

My body may be trapped in a cage, but my soul is free!

Too bad facing Houtu……is the freedom of the soul?

It doesn't exist!

Once dead, they all fall under her jurisdiction!

With the Dao of Reincarnation opposing the Dao of Creation……the confrontation of these two goddesses will stretch across countless Great Calamities!

Fengxi gulped, feeling his worldview refreshed once more: 'Is it that Houtu embodies reincarnation not out of great compassion, thus willingly sacrificing himself to accomplish this great merit?'

Great compassion?" Fuxi chuckled, his smile somewhat strange, "If during the critical moment of the Lich Great Tribulation one embodies reincarnation not because it's of great importance and beneficial to the overall situation, but purely out of a little kindness……then it would be sending countless Wu Clan people into a desperate situation!

Using the heads of countless subordinates who admire and love him, and of eleven comrades who fought side by side with him, to brush up merit?

Are you sure this is compassion, merit, and not stupidity, or a vegetative state?

Put yourself in their shoes……when the survival of the clan is at stake, if a peak combatant says, 'I will love all beings, I will benefit the world,' then waves his hand and says he's not playing anymore, what expression would you have?

Fengxi thought for a moment, he was certain——if he could beat that guy, he would definitely chop him to death!

So, Houtu's embodiment of reincarnation……that's just the situation." Fuxi concluded, "The results it produces are indeed good and beneficial to beings, but the motive……

However, beings have no right to criticize——just give them reincarnation, what's all the fuss about?

——Doing good deeds is already enough, yet you still dare to demand so much?

With the accomplishment of the Dao of Reincarnation, Houtu now has the fundamental basis for the endless deaths of beings……and can truly stand against Nüwa's Dao of Creation!" Xihuang's lips curled slightly, "From now on, there has also been an endless struggle of the Daos!

Nüwa craves Houtu's Dao, and Houtu craves Nüwa's Dao……because once they consume the crystallized fruition of the other's Dao!

Then the ultimate victor will be able to control the life and death of all beings in their grasp, with human existence and extinction arising from a single thought……this is the truly great power capable of overturning the board and toppling the Heavenly Dao!

(End of chapter)