Chapter 853: Nüwa saves me! Myriad ages bring forth change!

Make me regret? Not even the August Emperor can!

Houtu said solemnly.

You…… are even less deserving!

Her voice was resonant and forceful; taking advantage of Fuxi seemingly being underwater and not very active, she spoke as much as she could.

As for whether it's truly……

That's a different matter.

Anyway, at this moment she was incredibly brave.

Her true form burst forth with boundless light, lighting up the whole netherworld, even spreading to the realm of reincarnation, filling the cosmic mountains and rivers.

It seemed that at this moment, the one holding the advantage was her, not Dihong who had struck straight at the Yellow Dragon and slaughtered his way into the hub of the reincarnation netherworld.

Boom—

The eternal breath burst forth, making the ages all hazy; a supreme divine power naturally unfolded, guided by Houtu's will, blurring the annals, plunging antiquity and present into chaos.

Past, present, future—this moment became blurred, the truth indistinct.

This is Houtu's divine might; even a dead tiger still possesses its might, let alone she is still alive.

Although forced into some embarrassment by Dihong, she still had strength left, stirring up a great commotion…… This was not like slaughter, nor a defensive divine ability, quite peculiar.

Dihong witnessed it, yet did not obstruct, as if granting final tolerance, like watching a hopping 'little sister' perform her final desperate leap——no matter what, she could not jump out of this Holy Emperor's palm.

He merely showed a faint loneliness and sorrow in his brows; a light sigh shook the universe's eight extremes, six directions and four corners, carrying a hint of regret and some helplessness: 'Since you are so stubbornly persistent, knowing your mistake yet not changing, I must harden my heart and give you an unforgettable eternal lesson, imprisoning you, forbidding you to step out of the netherworld for an eon, leaving Nüwa Palace.'

Like an elder, he looked down upon Houtu's actions.

Such words shocked the four directions.

Amidst the vast mountains and rivers, in the cosmic starry sky, myriad ancient gods and great sages trembled and shivered——how arrogant and ostentatious! To actually comment on Houtu, comment on Nüwa like this!

Dihong, he possesses an invincible bearing; even if he treads the path of slaughtering heaven, seeking to prove the Dao with Pangu's Nüwa the Great God, he still metes out punishment!

Nonsense! Houtu snorted coldly, "You are welcome to come try!"

Even if I bear reincarnation, needing one hand to stabilize the netherworld's turmoil, I, Nüwa, can still roam the world, invincible under heaven!

Oh? Dihong chuckled, saying, "Really?"

If you are truly invincible, why bother with such petty tricks?

He lightly smiled, extending a palm to intercept the ages, striking toward the limit of Houtu's divine ability, smashing into the ancient, vicissitudinous chaos.

There, a willow stood proudly in the most ancient era, embodying the mysteries of the void.

If Houtu is in Jieyin, then Dihong is interference, in destruction!

In an instant, time became disordered, and between them erupted the ultimate showdown!

However, destruction is always easier than construction.

In such a confrontation, Houtu must expend more energy to maintain stability…… For Dihong, this amounts to expanding his advantage.

Thus, he further closed in and pressed forward, killing into the source of reincarnation!

In the struggle of the path, he nearly overwhelmed Houtu, about to determine primary and secondary!

Houtu, helpless, felt the urge to vomit blood rising.

She felt that Xuanyuan this guy was surely her nemesis, born to oppose her.

When facing him, it was like a mother tutoring a child's homework, confronted with a hundred thousand 'why's like a nitpicking spirit reborn, life endless, objections unceasing, already driving her to the brink of collapse and explosion.

Driving me to this point!

Houtu's divine form shuddered, then she let out a great shout: 'If so, then neither death nor rest!'

Commanding ancient and modern, issuing orders to all gods!

She swayed the vast ages, shook the primordial deities: 'Dihong bullies people too much, cold-blooded and heartless, seeking to sever our foundations, erase our glorious achievements…… This grudge, this hatred, cannot share the same sky!'

With enemy, no self; with self, invincible!

Slay a patch of heaven, rectify the root and purify the source!

The Human Emperor would not yield, so Houtu also refused to compromise!

Fight to the end!

A battle flag fluttered, standing tall atop Mount Buzhou, inspiring the Forefather Witch and making the Grand Witch's blood boil.

Kill!

Myriad ages in one character, one character for a thousand autumns.

It stirred the ancient, modern, and future; it was the tumult of the mightiest military force of the Witch-Demon Epoch's final moment, launching the most terrifying assault in history upon the Human Emperor's regime!

This was both a overthrow of the Human Emperor and a loyalist escort for Houtu the Forefather Witch.

The battle flag stood firm; the witch tribes from all directions came to aid, jointly attacking Xuanyuan!

——Against heretical demons and evil ways, no need to speak of martial ethics; everyone, shoulder to shoulder!

The shocking Honghuang's sky‑shaking cries of slaughter echoed through mountains and rivers; countless heroes and champions, the great witches who fought the Heavenly Court to their last breath without surrender, shattered the universe's eight extremes and stirred up the greatest blood‑colored torrent.

And this, however, is not the end.

Facing Dihong, Houtu did not stint on using the most wary attitude to regard him.

Human Essence!

What rare variety is this?

Never before in antiquity!

The only similar thing might be the Heavenly Dao Essence—Hongjun the Dao Ancestor.

Drawing a reference from one or two, that is already enough to be frightening.

Dao Ancestor!

This is a giant that requires three thousand divinities to join forces, using backdoor permissions, to barely be sealed in the the Zixiao Palace!

How about the human race's essence?

Could it also be this ferocious?

If so... how should we handle it?

Would an ordinary ancient god great saint charging over... definitely not just be giving away heads, right?

Houtu harbors hidden worries.

For this, she briefly shifted her personal bottom line, feeling a bit ashamed, and unleashed the strongest divine ability in history—summoning people by lottery!

"Nüwa save me!"

Facing the aggressive Di Hong, she abandoned her morals, shouted a shocking saying, crossed the waves of ages, pierced the Chaos barrier, sent into the sealed ancient era, echoing in that battlefield already slaughtered to madness.

At that time, Nüwa wielded the Immortal Execution Sword Array, and the Dao Ancestor united with the Heavenly Dao had already fought to madness.

The Immortal Execution Array Diagram fixed the Heavenly Dao Divine Wheel.

The Sea of Blood of myriad beings soaked all the myriad Dao of heaven and earth.

The four killing swords—Slaughter, Carnage, Entrapment, Extinction—slaughter the source, wipe out existence, guide to nothingness, the eternal requiem... They joined forces, adding countless wounds to the Dao Ancestor's immortal body.

After fighting like this for an unknown length of time, is it eternity? Or merely a moment?

Already countless, cannot be calculated.

"What a pity! So hateful!"

The Dao Ancestor sighed long, "Minghe!"

"The battle in which I campaigned against you actually left me a hidden danger..."

"Although I defeated you, I am no longer whole; the Heavenly Dao is flawed, the heavenly heart half-broken, not at the peak."

"Otherwise, how could this Immortal Execution Sword Array hurt me?"

The Dao Ancestor has too much unwillingness.

Based on Nüwa's displayed strength and revealed trump cards, he truly is not lacking even half a point!

What can be done?

During the battle when Minghe the Great Saint attacked the the Zixiao Palace, that laid the groundwork for his present humiliation.

To resolve Minghe's living sacrifice technique, the Dao Ancestor had no choice but to use a heaven-fallen person.

Even afterwards, he used this opportunity to scheme against the Primordial Dragon, thereby freeing himself from the restriction Nüwa placed on the Heavenly Dao, gaining freedom, which is not too great a loss.

But the path he took, the traces left... ultimately became a hidden danger, causing him to be at a disadvantage in the ultimate showdown.

Originally this wasn't anything.

With the Heavenly Dao in hand, the primordial source of Honghuang could be freely mobilized; Hongjun was full of confidence, eager and resolute, feeling he could sweep aside all enemies.

——Even if I myself am flawed, what then?

A hundred points and ninety-nine points—bullying others are just trash who can only score sixty; is there any difference?!

No difference!

Just that, worldly affairs are unpredictable.

When Nüwa brought out the Immortal Execution Sword Array, this great treasure, it erased the Heavenly Dao's blessing; a hair's breadth difference became an uncrossable heavenly chasm.

In the fierce battle, he moved to a disadvantage; in disadvantage, he struggled to hold on; in holding on, he moved toward defeat.

"I am unwilling..."

A faint sigh: "I just want freedom—is it really that hard?"

The Dao Ancestor raised his head; suddenly his hair flew, rending spacetime, letting the boundless Chaos collapse into oblivion and destruction.

Countless runes permeated, expounding the mysteries of the Heavenly Dao, imprinting the Chaos era, spreading through the tributaries of ages.

Boundless mighty power surged, drawn in by Jieyin, surging through time and resounding with the Heavenly Dao's final song!

In his unwillingness, Hongjun carried out the ultimate sacrificial slaughter, seeking to stake everything in his most glorious form, pushing sublimation to the utmost, or perhaps... a brilliant finale!

He gave everything.

Gazing at this scene, Nüwa's gaze was indifferent, utterly calm: "You merely lost a bit of freedom, but under the great calamity, what of the myriad beings? They lost their very lives!"

"Without knowing others' suffering, do not urge them to be good." The Dao Ancestor long howled: "'Merely' lost freedom? Then why don't you come take my shift?"

Nüwa was about to say something.

And just then, there was a precise delivery, crossing eras in reverse, the voice of "Nüwa save me" echoing, a pitiful plea from Houtu's mother.

At first moment, whether the Dao Ancestor or the Nüwa Empress, they both penetrated the story behind this.

"Hahaha... save what save? Don't save!"

The Dao Ancestor laughed, laughed loudly, laughed wildly: "Nüwa ah! The time to test you has come!"

"You merely lost an era's benefits, but humanity? It will usher in the most wonderful development era!"

"Don't tell me you can't see this choice!"

Nüwa fell silent.

Finally, she let out a soft sigh, murmuring as if explaining to herself, or to humanity: "Sorry..."

"I really need this opportunity, and I need to be responsible to my comrades... because I saw the dawn of victory."

"Afterward, I will definitely compensate."

"I stake my divinity and my path as guarantee."

Her face slightly flushed; after all, she is inferior to some ancient gods, having done a guilty deed, her heart feels remorse.

If it were someone else...

Not to mention blushing embarrassment; there's not a shred of regret in his heart, just a belly full of wickedness, enough to outshine all under heaven, all trash.

"Boom!"

A huge sound, a great cauldron was thrown out.

That is the Qiankun Cauldron!

It shattered the barrier of the Time Epoch, fell into the Suiyue Changhe, carrying an invincible ferocity, to shatter all obstacles daring to block its path.

At the same time, the light of time sparkled, Nüwa's Dao shone like a lighthouse, guiding the past and welcoming the future… How could there be such an ancient spiritual root that quietly drifted downstream here, sinking into the ages, becoming a trump card.

One after another, the annals of history showed subtle distortions.

Myriad ages undergo change!

"……" ellipsis, no translation needed? We must output line with same ellipsis? Probably just "……". Keep as is.

At the foot of Mount Buzhou, the first Wu Clan Assembly was secretly convened; twelve individuals clad in horsehide covertly formed an alliance, their presence flickering, and the silhouette of Di Jiang Zu Wu blurred for a moment.

"……" ellipsis.

In the great war against the Heavenly Court, the Twelve Ancestral Witches formed an array, forging the true form of Pangu, with Houtu as commander overseeing the whole… Seizing this authority, silently and unnoticed, Pangu's true form trembled slightly, as if some component were being replaced.

"……" ellipsis.

In times of danger, the leaders of the Wu Yao all met disaster; Houtu could not help them, while Nüwa stared from afar……The era of the later Wu Yao was an age when Donghuang ruled supreme and the Yanhuang shone brightly, when they upheld the backbone of humanity.

But a hero's rise also needs silent support from behind……Otherwise, no matter how astonishing their talent, even a clever woman cannot cook without rice; without support, it is hard to defy heaven.

At the crucial moment, Di Jiang Zu Wu fearlessly gave his life to lay the foundation for Xuanyuan's rise, trading one life for another, until an outstanding Human Emperor finally appeared.

However, in this process, a strange change seems to be unfolding silently—is it a replacement, or a hidden hand?

"……" ellipsis.

What is the ultimate creation?

Perhaps someone would say it is the creation of life, creating powerful beings.

Nowadays, Nüwa, who has reached the end of her path, pondered and felt that such an answer is not complete.

"Creation is not only the creation of beings, but also the creation of destiny."

She gained a new insight, and in the obscurity her grasp of Pangu's levels became clearer.

When the path of cultivation reaches its end, all roads lead to the same destination.

One way opens, all ways open.

There were predecessors who knew everything, who proved the Dao through the Way of Changes, ultimately becoming omnipotent, uniting two into one, thus all-knowing and almighty.

Today, too, there is Nüwa, omnipotent, attaining the Dao through creation, and then proceeding toward omniscience.

What?

Don't believe it?

Look!

I say who can, who can; even who cannot, can!

I say who cannot, who cannot; even who can, cannot!

The script is still the same script, but I've changed it from the ground up, the actors are all my people……Who could say I am not omniscient?

Wielding a modifier, I directly and forcefully break through destiny's defenses, the rules of the board are overturned……

Nüwa attempts to alter fate bit by bit, severing one span of time and space after another……Even if she cannot unleash astonishing power and must conceal herself, the pattern is different, her horizons broaden; she undertakes extraordinary deeds, and speaking of them would shock the gods.

Dihong tidied up after Houtu, full of vigor; thus Nüwa launched a heavy assault on this rebellious child, intending to give him a lesson that would etch itself into his bones.

Mother kind, son filial; mother kind, son filial!

"The magpie has taken over the dove's nest, the old Nüwa next door." Hongjun snorted coldly, "You're no better than Fuxi; you're both planting spies!"

"But to dare do this to my face……Is this contempt for me, thinking I can't harm you?"

"Ridiculous!"

The Heavenly Dao ignited!

He burst forth with boundless radiance, shining across the entire Chaos epoch, in the ultimate bloodbath he shattered the source of time, collapsed the thread of ancient history, and threw all cause and effect into chaos!

"Expose your deeds, reveal your dark secrets……Nüwa! Neither of us are winners!"

"Even if my fish dies, your net must break!"

Hongjun is now utterly resolute.

"If you want to die, I'll grant you that!"

Nüwa also flew into a rage!

Her cold beautiful face was streaked with blood from her fingertips, dripping onto the Zhu Xian Sword Formation.

Whether it's the vast formation diagram or the four supreme killing swords, at this moment they are stained with her blood.

"Hum!"

The sword formation shuddered violently, as if trembling or excited, becoming utterly frenzied.

A statue of Pangu was offered as a blood sacrifice to the Zhu Xian Sword Formation.

This is unimaginable!

But to Nüwa, this is nothing.

An entire era saw all beings offer blood sacrifices to the sword formation, and she did not lack this Pangu of her time!

"Boom!"

Crimson lightning streaked across the sky of the epoch.

The age of Chaos……collapsed!

In the endless crimson, there lay the deepest void, and four piercing blood swords that danced frenziedly and tumultuously……they destroyed all order!

No one knows how frenzied a battle it was, erupting between Dao and Demon, as the Heavenly Dao clashed with supreme annihilation.

But, in the end……

The Dao Ancestor Hongjun no longer appeared on the battlefield.

Only the Slay Immortal Sword Formation, amidst the countless wounds, yet added a flash of splendid light, it is the trace of the Heavenly Dao!

Hot-tempered little Nüwa, online slaying heaven!

……

Speak.

What should we do?

Don't feel constrained, everyone.

After all, we Wu Clan are a faction that values democracy!

So...

Please vote on the matter of Di Jiang Zu Wu!

In a fragment of the shattered annals, Houtu presided over the meeting with a smile.

(End of chapter)