Chapter 864: with translation of chapter title

Using life as sacrifice, conscience as driving force…… Yandi was defeated in Huangdi's hands.

However, his sacrifice was valuable.

He blocked for Nüwa a strike that was originally certain to hit, equivalent to using his whole body to simultaneously restrain the Azure Emperor and Huangdi, creating a winning opportunity for Nüwa!

The Azure Emperor was embarrassed.

He was pointed at by Nüwa's sword, cut upon the concept of his 'existence', spreading across the timeline of countless eons of Honghuang heaven and earth, past and future, all manifestations of the Azure Emperor were covered, back to the source!

It seems the Azure Emperor is indestructible, possessing a Pangu-level origin, cannot die, and recovers instantly with a thought.

But Fuxi knows.

——As long as he is among humanity, his existence, belonging, and status are restrained to death by Nüwa, trapped in a great cycle of creation where one thing subdues another!

From now on, in all human legends, though the Azure Emperor is noble, he can only be called the Heavenly Emperor.

But facing Nüwa, he cannot straighten his back…… a soft‑rice Heavenly Emperor!

One can imagine.

If some idle ancient gods and great sages secretly stir trouble, spreading rumors…… it wouldn't be surprising that, as time passes, even Fuxi's status as Azure Emperor becomes something Nüwa pulls down to demand face.

This is the fate of the loser.

Yandi lost to Huangdi, but the Azure Emperor lost to Nüwa.

The Azure Emperor's face was grim, he sighed, "How did it come to this!!"

He felt disconsolate about this situation.

But his opponent now, Nüwa, could not be happy either, "Yandi, you meant well."

She felt indescribably moved, touched by Yandi's loyalty.

"Just doing my duty."

Yandi coughed blood, "Once gaining power, one must press the attack!"

"Good!" Nüwa agreed.

The next moment, the chains of cause and effect intertwined, wrapping around the Azure Emperor's body.

In the dark, if one became an angler, baiting with the Azure Emperor, to haul up the prehistoric mythic giant kun, fishing for the ultimate Pangu giant head named August Emperor!

The battle of the Five Direction Heavenly Emperors against the present Pangu's battlefield will not easily decide a victor.

But if an accident occurs, it will also have a terrifying impact on those outside the battlefield!

……

Chaos Era.

This span of time and space has long sunk into the brink of chaotic collapse.

A duel between two supreme Pangu figures, unseen in myriad ages!

They stand in the prehistoric Chaos era of Honghuang, each's Dao fruit evolving, in these ancient ages before heaven and earth were split, they have brought forth eternal azure skies, enacting the mortal world's red dust.

The light of civilization emerges, it is the shifting numbers of change, the Myriad Heavens of creation; one after another annals surface, compiling the ages of time, reflecting the infinite future ahead.

But the next moment, with the clash of breath and the crossing of wills, those presented annals crumble, everything returns to void!

Birth and annihilation are but a thought apart.

"You're not bad."

Fuxi whispered, at the moment of duel he could still spare some mind to evaluate Nüwa: "You actually walked a path different from mine…… though clever, you can contend with me."

"Little lass, you've got your own tricks, not as simple and plain as before, you'll also eat the tyrant's meal—first get on the cart, then buy the ticket."

He couldn't help feeling moved, sensing that things are no longer as they were.

How keen and wise Fuxi is!

After a simple probe, he perceived that Nüwa is not ordinary, not a common Pangu, but has received extra strengthening.

Otherwise, how could he stalemate against him!

"Dragon Ancestor…… insufficient for success, excessive for failure!"

He sighed, then lifted his spirits, "But this is fine too."

"To forge an opponent of sufficient weight, I can barely enjoy myself."

"Enjoy? Not even close!" Nüwa said word by word, eyes flashing, "I am long since not what I was…… admit defeat, I'll give you a dignified exit!"

"Admit defeat? Doesn't exist." August Emperor said lightly, "You've gotten full of yourself…… that's not good."

"You still owe me boundless merit; I am your creditor…… based on that, you will ultimately lose!"

As his words fell, eternal light flashed, August Emperor's aura grew ever more vigorous.

Unfathomable divine powers entwine their Dao fruits.

In the ancient era when dragons and phoenixes were active, Nüwa's misstep became an eternal hatred; looking back, she is now a puppet body; the settlement of Youzhou property bankruptcy ultimately became a handle, seized by Fuxi who grasped her weak point, turning her into an Earth Emperor.

At this moment, such cause and effect burns, plundering Nüwa's mana, binding with August Emperor's divine might, grafting accomplishment.

For a moment, Nüwa's breath became unsteady, her Dao fruit trembled, the wind shifted instantly, and the victory leaned.

——The realm does not retreat; once proven, forever proven; Nüwa has attained the Dao, accomplished Pangu.

However, the manifestation of combat power has various influences.

Those who muddle through passively resisting are naturally no match for a wholeheartedly victory‑seeking strong one…… one can only say, even if defeated, it won't harm the foundation, nor will it be suppressed or slumber.

Of course, face‑wise it will surely be awkward…… if the desire to win is too strong, one inevitably feels ashamed to face others and needs self‑regulation.

At such a height, all are chess players, holding pieces through myriad ages…… winning or losing, what is contended for is merely face.

"I am the first Pangu; later ones borrow the Way to become, and also wish to challenge me?" August Emperor declared coldly, "Ignorant of life and death!"

Amid the Chaos's roar, he projected an incarnation that stepped through the ages, fulfilling the mandate to split heaven and earth.

Because of this, he attained the supreme title, namely—August Emperor who Split Heaven and Earth!

This is merely a minor passage; what's frightening is the symbol behind it—splitting heaven and earth, creating all beings!

Opening heaven and earth……this is the greatest creation!

That incarnation, having taken charge of Chaos's heavenly mandate, instantly became vast and boundless…… furthermore, with Nüwa's karma, it thereby covered her existence concept!

Thus, time became disordered and reversed, Chaos's rules grew murky, and everything before Nüwa darkened.

When her vision cleared again, she suddenly found herself becoming part of August Emperor's Dao fruit, being governed, being embraced, and simultaneously…… sealed! suppressed!

This is the terrifying aspect of Pangu, who mastered the great achievement of opening heaven and earth.

He is not only an opener of the Dao, but also a creator!

Any challenger who comes later, innately falls short by a thread; as soon as they fight, they get a BUFF and are constantly suppressed.

Nüwa even had a feeling of utter helplessness for a moment, as if her cultivation had lost its peak and she was merely an ordinary Supreme Simplicity Great Luo, unable to resist the trend of opening heaven and earth; thus she was forced to go with the flow, only able to stay in her elder brother's blissful nest opened by heaven and earth, where she ate hot pot and drank tea.

Then……

With a ''pa'' sound, she received the bad news: her secretly hoarded little treasure stash had been ransacked!

Such a nightmare instantly woke her up.

''The times have changed!''

A green lotus blossomed leisurely beneath Nüwa's feet, freeing her from the seal, thoughtless and desireless, naturally perfect, ''Elder brother! These days, it's the debtors who are the bosses!''

She severed karma, broke free of shackles, closed her own path, untouched by the mundane, all laws cannot invade, all calamities cannot destroy.

''I too have attested to Pangu!''

Nüwa said thus.

''I acknowledge only postnatal karma; only then does it exist!''

''I do not acknowledge it; then it does not exist!''

Pangu, the level most capable of playing the rogue.

August Emperor silently watched this scene, smiled indifferently, didn't care, merely suddenly turned and struck down myriad worlds, covering all of Nüwa's postnatal karma.

If this comes true, then Nüwa would be equivalent to being eternally exiled in primordial Chaos!

Expelled from the Honghuang household!

In the flowing of time, Nüwa's Dao traces faintly, covered by the Green History, gradually becoming mere illusions; later generations no longer hold grand sacrifices, existing as if neither present nor absent.

''Boom!''

Nüwa could not sit and wait for death; accepting this situation, a sharp sword appeared in her palm, which she wielded and swept outward.

Her combat power is terrifyingly boundless!

If August Emperor displayed the magnificent scene of opening heaven and earth, then her action is to sweep across all worlds; with one sword, the Three Thousand Great Daos and myriad regulations all dim, destined to wither into nothing.

But when the sword light rises again, it is exchanged for a new heaven!

''Hum!''

Boundless light erupts; in the Chaos epoch, countless dense lines emerge; the supreme power likewise is in creation, creating a different world!

Creation!

Creation!

Creation!

Chaos roars, praising the great Dao.

Since the new heaven and earth have appeared, naturally everything differs from before; August Emperor cannot change anything, and all matters are decided by Nüwa.

She re-grafted the Green History, seemingly maintaining the original order but actually changing the source; she has become the oldest creator!

But this entails a calamity!

''You want to reverse the already occurred great event?''

August Emperor's voice rumbled, ''Do you know? This demands an even greater price.''

''In that case, what do you have left to contend with me?''

A divine axe, cleaving eternity, thus descends.

''Boom—rumble!''

In the new great cosmos, myriad Daos boil; destruction is far simpler than creation!

The whole world boils, the power shaking the foundation surges, piercing through the heaven and earth created by Nüwa.

At the same moment, the power of Honghuang was summoned by Jieyin, like a gluttonous beast, assisting August Emperor, swallowing this boundless vitality and matter, transforming it into foundation.

''This is truly shameless.''

Nüwa murmured softly, voicing her inner thoughts.

Indeed!

Her opponent holds the position of opening heaven and earth; in any confrontation, they are equivalent to being ahead by one chess piece.

Playing chess, letting others lead by one piece…… under normal rules, to give the second player a good experience, one must always implement balancing suppression.

But……

Reality, after all, often does not care about game experience.

Strong is strong, ahead is ahead!

August Emperor holds the order of opening heaven and earth, suppressing all latercomers; even before battle they have won three-tenths…… if they further owe karma, luck and merit, it's like a leaking roof encountering continuous rain!

Those who come later, if they wish to contend, must redefine the battlefield, lift the suppression…… this requires paying a huge price, called exchanging the sun and moon for a new heaven.

Reopen heaven and earth!

But destruction is far easier than creation!

In casual talk, August Emperor transformed into a world-destroying colossus, annihilating such a possibility of confrontation.

One step ahead means always ahead…… those who come later dance in shackles; how can they win!

''Good thing, I'm not too particular either…… then it's fine.''

Nüwa let out a sigh.

The chessboard returned to August Emperor's control, yet she was not too flustered.

Although the act of exchanging heaven and earth failed, it ultimately cancelled August Emperor's exile method.

Everything returned to its original state.

Nüwa paid the loss of vital energy, exchanged space for time, and rebalanced the battle.

But her dual cultivation of the Dao perhaps didn't show outstanding combat power, yet her staying power was astonishing, surpassing even ordinary Pangu!

Vital energy loss?

Not worth mentioning!

Endless flames burned, countless runes blossomed, expounding the supreme truth of creation, re-entangling with August Emperor, blocking the axe-light that shatters everything.

And when August Emperor employed his old trick again, attempting to assimilate her creation achievements, she reenacted her previous experience.

"You're also quite cheeky."

August Emperor sighed, "But, playing like this in front of me..."

"You're really asking for death."

"Soon I will break through your defenses... foolish sister! The longer you drag it out, the more miserable your defeat will be!"

As he chuckled lightly, the surging waves in Chaos became even more tumultuous.

The two Pangu, every bit of strength scattered from their slaughter, was gradually analyzed, its source seized, and brought under August Emperor's control!

Even beings of the same level would have their control seized.

This is the Dao of Change!

Breaching every fortress, invading all rules... if there is no weakness, create one.

This is the pinnacle of omniscience, the strongest under the domain of time!

Aside from the early weakness requiring long development, once reaching the later and late stages, it becomes an overwhelmingly powerful force that can crush anything!

Gradually, August Emperor's aura filled eternity, as he gathered all temporal trajectories.

Even with Nüwa's desperate resistance, repeatedly pulling and tugging, she could not stop such a flood.

Such a war, as if verifying that saying——

Minor trends can change, but the major trend remains unchanged!

Wielding the authority to open heaven, it seems no one can defeat such an opponent!

"My foolish sister, how much longer can you hold out?"

August Emperor raised the victory flag, "When you fall, those who jump around causing trouble with you will each face justice's punishment!"

"Is that so? I don't believe it!" Nüwa held fast to her last line of defense, awaiting the dawn of victory.

However, reality seems cruel.

In the end, she never got reinforcements; instead, she waited for the enemy's reinforcements.

In the river of time, two figures leapt forth.

One of them merged directly with August Emperor, originally being one entity.

The other figure bore the visage of Xuanyuan.

"You have come."

"I have come."

"You seem to have come a bit late."

"No, not too early, not too late—just right."

As if it were an evil, shady deal, the two terrifying titans negotiated.

"I respectfully invite Empress Nüwa to enjoy her twilight years in the Nüwa Palace; the Wu Clan's final resistance will then vanish." Xuanyuan sighed, "Not easy!"

"August Emperor Majesty, you ought to thank me... without me, how could you possibly defeat Lady Nüwa?"

"You're not just someone I cultivated, are you?" August Emperor laughed loudly.

"The era is about to change... solo combat is no longer effective."

"Indeed." Xuanyuan nodded, a smile appearing on his face, "Solo combat is no longer effective."

"August Emperor Majesty, I will lend you my strength!" He proclaimed loudly.

As he spoke, he strode forth, stepping out with the most flamboyant gait.

He headed toward August Emperor, his pulse syncing with the Great Dao; combined, they wielded unparalleled divine might.

"Huh?"

August Emperor suddenly became alert, "Wait! Something's wrong!"

"Wrong? This is right!" Xuanyuan slashed with a sword, but the target was not Nüwa, but... August Emperor!

At the same moment, Nüwa's eyes widened, and she erupted suddenly!

"Boom!"

The River of Time exploded, with blinding radiance shining through the ages!

(End of chapter)