Chapter 579

The Human Dao took a clear stand, but that was not what the Dao Ancestor had expected.

On the contrary, things were still developing toward the worst possible direction.

——Human Dao! Majesty! Why do you rebel?

The one leading the violent resistance against law enforcement was Nüwa, and you actually gave her a platform?

Where is heavenly principle?

Where is justice?

Can this world still be made right!

The Dao Ancestor roared at Chaos, shaking the sea of stars; his fury filled the vast heavens, causing blood rain to pour across the world, making the atmosphere terrifying to the extreme.

However.

Even more unfortunate things lay ahead.

Faced with the Dao Ancestor's questioning, the Human Dao side gave a reply.

The Dao Ancestor listened, and his blood pressure instantly spiked again, nearly making him burst a blood vessel in his brain.

——The land of reincarnation, the pivot of heaven and earth, acknowledged by all beings, requires Houtu to fulfill her promise and remain stationed there.

——Now, at this very moment, that debt hasn't been paid yet; Lady Houtu……how could she meet with mishap?

——Absolutely not!

The Dao Ancestor was so angry he wanted to vomit blood; his whole state was ruined.

——What the hell kind of reasoning is this?

Because of the debt, before Houtu gets back on track, can we really let her collapse?

Hongjun at this moment really wanted to curse out loud.

However.

He pondered a little, then recalled the famous Buddhist Sect in the Honghuang world… and suddenly felt that maybe there was a bit of sense to it?

Was it unexpected yet reasonable?

The Buddhist Sect pioneered the Great Vow Merit Lending Method.

And the saying goes: you owe the Human Dao a hundred million; the Human Dao is your father.

You owe the Human Dao ten trillion; that makes you a partner—when economic crisis strikes, everyone must think of ways to help you weather the storm.

You owe the Human Dao a hundred trillion……

I won't say more.

You are the Human Dao's father!

Of course.

Being the Human Dao's father is no easy task; one could drop dead at any moment.

One must show sufficient intent to repay……otherwise, the Human Dao side, when driven to desperation, could also enact 'righteousness over kin'.

This has precedent—the August Emperor Majesty who opened heaven and earth, wasn't he just expelled from Honghuang by the Human Dao?

As for Nüwa now, she naturally doesn't measure up to that level.

But in any case, she can be counted as second‑tier, a 'partner'.

Now the partner has run into trouble……shouldn't we prop them up?

Otherwise, who will fill the pit of reincarnation?

Such a vast realm of the underworld—among present beings, only the Dao Ancestor and Houtu are qualified to fill that pit!

Because they're rare, they're precious. Some minor taboo acts, like Houtu violently striking the Heavenly Dao mechanism……well, we might as well make a big thing small and a small thing nothing.

——'To hell with making big things small and small things nothing!'

Hongjun gritted his teeth, 'Really, what a damn big surprise!'

'Yeah! What a damn big surprise!'

Nüwa spoke aloud.

Although both said 'surprise,' their tones were completely different.

"Hahaha……" Nüwa laughed heartily, "I admit, this time the Human Dao finally did something human!"

"Hongjun!"

"Come on, come on!"

"Let's keep fighting to the death!"

Nüwa let out a long cry, her enduring spirit filling the ages.

She advanced to conquer; the Great Dao of creation opened a boundless realm, the principle of reincarnation evolved into endless spacetime, and Nüwa herself transcended, existing eternally and freely in infinite time, becoming an eternal myth!

"Nüwa, you don't need to be proud!" Hongjun growled, "You've gained the Human Dao's favor—so what?"

"You can only bluster for a moment longer; afterward you'll have to keep your promise!"

"Houtu suppresses reincarnation; you won't be able to run wild again!"

The Dao Ancestor spoke the truth.

That's right.

This time the Human Dao showed bias.

But the bias wasn't too extreme.

At bottom, everything stems from the Human Dao's own interests.

In the Human Dao's current outlook, letting the Dao Ancestor suffer a little grievance in exchange for Houtu's steady work and her anchoring of reincarnation is quite a bargain!

Although met with violent resistance to law enforcement, at first it was somewhat embarrassing.

But face... can you eat it?

As the collective of all beings' diffuse consciousness, the Human Dao couldn't care less about face.

Indeed, as the Luo Hou demon ancestor said.

Within the nature of all beings, there is a streak of demonic nature—self‑destruction, self‑annihilation, desire and the like are all included.

This is the driving force behind the Human Dao's advance, and it likewise destined the Human Dao to possess a certain quality.

—Before being thoroughly educated and civilized, the Human Dao would not overly concern itself with what losing face is.

The Human Dao does not care about face.

What it does care about is whether Houtu's promise will be fulfilled.

Even though these "promises" are all fabricated by humans.

But the Human Dao doesn't care; it only concerns itself with tangible benefits.

Within the deadline, once Houtu is in place… there will be no problem at all!

And this deadline is not long, merely a brief moment, just an instant.

It cannot be overdue.

If overdue… the specific situation can be referenced by the August Emperor Fuxi, who was blacklisted by the Human Dao.

"Yeah! Time is short!" Nüwa said calmly and composedly, her eyes blazing, "So…"

"Today, this seat will risk half my life and still smash you once!"

"Make it so that in your future years, whenever you recall this day, your scalp will go numb and your heart and gallbladder will split!"

"Let you know—I, Nüwa, am not so easily schemed against!"

Nüwa clasped her hands together, forming a seal.

Then, suddenly before her, a azure lotus evolved, taking root in Chaos, yet giving rise to the purest, holiest vital force, nurturing all things, with boundless creation.

Against the backdrop of this lotus, Nüwa at this moment is so divine and transcendent, inspiring reverence and affection from all beings.

With the Human Dao's blessings converging, the azure lotus bursts into full bloom, exquisite to the utmost, like the brilliance of an era.

"My Dao…"

The azure lotus blooms and withers; life and death cycle, and from the minute evolves the grandest vision.

At the final moment, Nüwa grasps this azure lotus; the entire Honghuang, and this most special Pangu Dao fruit, tremble slightly, as if rejoicing at the imminent arrival of a fellow traveler.

Unfortunately, Nüwa now has not yet crossed that threshold, ultimately falling short by a bit.

But Nüwa doesn't mind this either.

At this very moment, she merely takes her own life as the bow, her body as the arrow shaft, the azure lotus as the arrowhead, turning herself into an arrow shot toward the Heavenly Dao with unwavering resolve, like the most valiant warrior slaying an evil dragon, becoming a dazzling flash of brilliance in the annals of the witch‑demon chronicles!

The magnificence of this brilliance left the three thousand Great Luo, ancient gods and great sages all stunned into silence.

Even Fengxi, the mastermind behind the scenes who directed this scene, was dazzled for a moment.

"Her Ladyship's divine might!"

After the dazzlement, he rejoiced and praised, sincerely cheering for Nüwa.

This scene left the Luo Hou demon ancestor bewildered, smacking his lips, "You can still laugh?"

"Wait until Nüwa learns the truth."

"Now, when she's fighting Hongjun to the death, how fierce she is—when it comes to you, she's only stronger, never weaker!"

"Let me speak from the heart."

"I actually really want to see that scene."

Luo Hou chuckled softly, "That would definitely be interesting."

"You might end up feeling regretful then." Fengxi said calmly, "Such a scene will not happen."

"Because… I have the Killer's Trick!"

"Oh? Really?" Luo Hou exclaimed in surprise, "Come on, tell me!"

"Hah!" Fengxi snorted, "Don't let your curiosity get so serious—finish your work first!"

"Hurry up!"

"While Nüwa risks her life charging the Heavenly Dao, with cosmic order in chaos, every action finds a loophole—you must quickly merge your body into the formation and the formation into the calamity!"

Fengxi spoke while pressing Luo Hou into the diagram of the Slay‑Immortal Sword Formation.

The demon ancestor could not resist him, only letting out a mournful cry before entering the formation.

On the way there, he wasn't very obedient, still shouting, "You're too cruel!"

"I'm about to become a formation spirit; until the end of the great calamity I can't move an inch, just like when I was imprisoned in a jail before—lonely and desolate."

"You keep leaving me with these unresolved questions, stirring my curiosity yet giving no answer, repeatedly tormenting my inner self… how despicable!"

"Oh." Fengxi said, "Then just let your resentment accumulate, stockpile the anger in your heart, so that when I later drag you out to slash someone, the lethality will increase a bit."

"The situation is too tough; any bit of strengthening helps!"

"Luo Hou, if you hadn't said it, I wouldn't have noticed… tsk, you really are my good friend!"

Fengxi casually carried out a heart‑killing slaughter, continuing until Luo Hou was completely integrated into the sword formation.

Presided over by a supreme figure of the Dao of Destruction, the effect was immediate.

At that time, blood rain poured down, yin lightning threw the world into chaos, foreshadowing the most terrifying future.

But… the best part is that with sufficient cover, this portent was successfully concealed from heaven and sea.

Nüwa waged war on Hongjun, furiously struck the Heavenly Dao, slew the firmament… the Heavenly Dao even wept blood; this terrifying future's omen, mixed in here, actually became inconspicuous!

All the gods are watching this moment, gazing at the battle in the the Zixiao Palace—who still has the leisure to worry about the future?

Thus.

Openly and boldly yet soundlessly, the aura of the great calamity found its resting place, the blood‑grievance of the fallen myriad beings gathered, yet all of this remained unknown to outsiders.

The pair capable of clear discernment are now locked in a deadly struggle.

The next tier might spot something off—they're watching the pair locked in a death struggle.

The rest… Fengxi said he wasn't targeting anyone; he could only say that everyone present is a noob!

As noobs, they don't even qualify to be targeted by the Slay-Immortal Sword Formation… they actually have none.

In this formation, none of the targets slated for extermination in this era are below the Great Simplicity realm!

"I don't know… at that time… how much divine blood will be stained?"

Fengxi let out a light sigh.

Afterwards, he left Buzhou, his eyes deep and profound, gazing at the ultimate battlefield, with a hint of worry.

——Nüwa's peak strike assailed the Heavenly Dao; what was the outcome?

At this moment, it wasn't only he who was paying attention.

Under heaven, every Great Luo who can draw breath is paying attention.

In the next instant, a deity was moved.

"She… she did it!"

……

Purple Azure Palace, this place has become utterly a wasteland and ruin.

And within it, a green lotus is withering.

The ruined wreckage, the annihilated Dharma Dao, enacted the terror of that most brilliant collision.

"Ha… haha…"

Nüwa walked with unsteady steps, leaving this wreckage behind, her footsteps treading in the void of ages, leaving a string of bloody footprints that will never fade.

Her complexion was pallid, devoid of any blood.

One could say, her appearance truly looked as if she had sacrificed half her life.

However, although her state was dire, her brow was full of joy, a sense of accomplishment from her thoughts coming to fruition.

"She… she did it!"

"Said and done!"

Sacrificing half her life, she smashed Hongjun's tortoise shell—the protection of the Heavenly Dao!

In that wasteland, the Dao Ancestor stood silent and motionless.

On his right eye socket was a clear, visible fist imprint, shattering his skull, blood flowing unstoppably, staining his robes.

The Dao Ancestor bled, and heaven and earth mourned together!

At this moment, heaven and earth, myriad laws fell into chaos, bringing forth the most ominous portent.

Fortunately, the Honghuang realm has three thousand deities who grasp the rules and suppress the Great Dao.

After a brief chaos, someone acted, began purifying the evil spirits in the universe, so they would not cause disorder.

After all, everyone has a family and a livelihood.

Pasturing Honghuang, the qi fortune and merit arise from the myriad beings; how could we allow this foundation to be destroyed?

Surely we need to take care of it a little.

However, although they were looking after it, their eyes couldn't help glancing toward the the Zixiao Palace, seeing the miserable state of the Dao Ancestor, they inwardly sucked in a cold breath.

"The rankings are going to change!"

The keen-minded divine contemplated, "Nüwa is too strong this time!"

"In the past, the Dao Ancestor was the strongest of the present age, with the Heavenly Dao upon him, innately invincible."

"But now, Nüwa has shattered that myth, bravely seizing the title of strongest in the present age!"

The great witches praised Nüwa's might.

On the other side, the demon god was shocked, worrying about the future.

At the critical moment, the Heavenly Emperor Di Jun spoke, soothing people's hearts.

"It's fine."

He shook his head, "The outcome of this battle cannot change anything."

"Nüwa's victory this time is a victory of heavenly timing, earthly advantage, and human harmony."

"The reincarnation is being reshaped; Houtu, it is what the people's hearts desire."

"The Human Dao favors her, thus she can overcome the Dao Ancestor's Heavenly Dao advantage."

"But this glory is only for this once!"

"Moreover, in the long run... Nüwa is still at a loss."

The Heavenly Emperor said this, and pointed to the void, "Look, there is the reincarnation!"

In fact, without him saying it, the gods had already looked over.

Because at this moment, the entire realm of reincarnation, the whole expanse of the netherworld, are glowing.

After the great battle, the weakened and fatigued Nüwa walked over, sat down quietly in meditation, and the entire realm of reincarnation spontaneously resonated with her.

The Master of Heaven's Mandate, there is none besides her.

Gazing at the countless spirits who revered and missed her, Nüwa let out a sigh.

Thereafter, a faint divine light shone; the manifestation of Houtu appeared, standing tall between heaven and earth, just like the great god Pangu who once split Honghuang, head touching the heavens, feet on the earth, supporting the whole world!

Even the subsequent process is in fact no different.

Pangu, sacrificing his body to become heaven and earth.

Houtu… is the same.

"Boom—rumble!"

The manifestation of the netherworld was held open, then slowly crumbled.

Endless vital energy permeated the entire netherworld.

The Great Dao of creation flowed and evolved, giving rise to the hope of life.

「This time, I've suffered heavy losses……」

Nüwa whispered softly, "Giving up Houtu's incarnation to achieve the netherworld…… I seem to have lost blood?"

「Sigh……」

「Forget it……」

「With a kind heart, I ultimately cannot bear it; let it be as such……」

「Furthermore……」

「Isn't it just taking out anger on Hongjun? 」

「This round…… I barely avoided a loss! 」

(End of chapter)