Chapter 936: The Provoked Ancestor Hongjun! Bai Hu and Zhu Que Appear!

In fact, when Luo Fu triggered the karmic curse power on Saint Zhunti and Saint Jieyin, Ancestor Hongjun had already turned his gaze toward them.

Ancestor Hongjun paid little heed to the demonic qi that had infected more than half of Sumeru Heaven, or to the demons coalesced into an unstoppable force against Wutian.

Ancestor Hongjun understood the celestial dao's patterns perfectly.

He knew well that Wu Fa and Wu Tian were not wrong.

Just as Buddhism had long suppressed demonic qi and sealed the Dao of Demons, a great karmic bond existed between Buddhism and the Dao of Demons.

This karmic bond destined Buddhism to face a demonic calamity in the future.

That is to say, the emergence of Wu Fa and Wu Tian was destined.

But due to Luo Fu's interference, the emergence of Wu Fa and Wu Tian was hastened.

Since this was an event long foreordained, whether it came sooner or later, it could not stir Ancestor Hongjun's interest.

He resurrected Saint Zhunti and Saint Jieyin merely to ensure Buddhism would not be destroyed.

The conflict between Wu Fa and Wu Tian had no effect whatsoever on Buddhism's destruction.

Saint Zhunti and Saint Jieyin were ultimately saints.

Though Wu Fa and Wu Tian had the support of the Dao of Demons, if their struggle continued, victory would inevitably belong to Saint Zhunti and Saint Jieyin.

But the appearance of the demonic ancestor Luo Hou was different.

Demonic Ancestor Luo Hou was a reincarnated Chaotic Divine Demon.

When he fought Ancestor Hongjun, neither had attained sainthood because of the limitations of the Primordial World.

Both sought to dominate the Primordial World.

To dominate the Primordial World, they had to temporarily abandon their Chaotic Divine Demon powers.

If Demonic Ancestor Luo Hou were willing to forsake dominion over the Primordial World, his deep foundations would make restoring his original power no great feat.

The Primordial World has already been seized by Ancestor Hongjun.

If Demonic Ancestor Luo Hou truly revived, without doubt, he would reclaim his Chaotic Divine Demon powers.

In his past life, Demonic Ancestor Luo Hou was a Celestial Dao-level Chaotic Divine Demon.

Once he restored his full strength, he would become a threat to the Primordial World and to Ancestor Hongjun.

"Hmph, to revive is not so simple. I killed you once—I can kill you again."

Facing the potential threat of Demonic Ancestor Luo Hou, Ancestor Hongjun finally began to deploy his hidden cards.

Roar!

Cry!

At Ancestor Hongjun's call, a bestial roar brimming with slaughter echoed from the Western Continent of Niuhe, while a crisp birdcall rang out from the Southern Continent of Zhan.

Flash!

Hssss~~~

A blinding golden light gathered on the Western Continent of Niuhe; at the same moment, a flame rose from the Southern Continent of Zhan and sped swiftly toward the Western Continent of Niuhe.

The golden light slowly faded, revealing a white tiger brimming with ferocious, malevolent aura.

Within the flame racing toward the Western Continent of Niuhe was a crimson bird, its entire body wreathed in fire.

"The Sacred Beasts Bai Hu and Zhu Que—the legendary Five Directional Sacred Beasts—truly exist."

As soon as the Sacred Beasts Bai Hu and Zhu Que appeared, Luo Fu recognized their identities.

The term "Sacred Beasts" does not refer to a race, but to the status of Bai Hu and Zhu Que.

The Sacred Beasts Bai Hu and Zhu Que are not ordinary demonic clans—they are the Five Directional Sacred Beasts guarding heaven and earth.

Bearing the duty to guard heaven and earth, the Sacred Beasts Bai Hu and Zhu Que also possess certain celestial authority.

The celestial dao can bestow only a limited amount of saintly authority.

This number is generally nine.

To increase the number of saintly seats, the Primordial World must grow stronger.

In truth, the current Primordial World is far from complete; the celestial dao struggles even to bestow nine saintly seats.

Even if Ancestor Hongjun wished to, without saintly seats, he could hardly create more saints.

Not being able to create saints does not mean he cannot create saint-level combat power.

The saintly seats are limited and already occupied by the Six Saints.

Authority below the saintly level still remains in surplus.

"Below the saintly level" refers to positions akin to the Three Sovereigns—sub-saintly ranks.

Compared to the saintly rank, sub-saints can channel only a tiny fraction of celestial dao power, far inferior to true saints.

Yet sub-saints can still channel celestial dao power, and with the empowerment of their primary dao, their combat power within the Primordial World equals a weakened version of a saint.

Compared to saints, they are still somewhat weak—but crushing lesser beings beneath saints is effortless.

The Sacred Beasts Bai Hu and Zhu Que possess a similar sub-saintly rank.

As Sacred Beasts guarding one direction of the Primordial World, when channeling celestial dao power, they are barely considered saint-level combatants.

Compared to saints, the combat power of Bai Hu and Zhu Que may not be overwhelming—but there are five such Sacred Beasts alone.

In number, they already exceed the saints.

These are merely the Five Directional Sacred Beasts—who can say Ancestor Hongjun has no other similar hidden cards?

"Of course. After governing the Primordial World for so long, Ancestor Hongjun could not possibly have no hidden cards. If the Five Directional Sacred Beasts exist, what of the Twelve Zodiacs? Do they truly exist too?"

Thinking of this, a flash of sharp brilliance passed through Luo Fu's eyes.

He was deeply grateful—he was glad he had never underestimated Ancestor Hongjun.

Had he from the start dismissed Ancestor Hongjun and immediately attempted to forcibly reverse the great cosmic cycle,

the outcome would have been certain defeat.

Even with support from various factions, failure is inevitable.

To reverse the Western Journey calamity, Luo Fu's own strength and the strength of the factions supporting Luo Fu are both crucial.

This is different from previous missions.

This time, Luo Fu does not possess a crushing advantage in strength.

In fact, purely in combat power, Luo Fu is unlikely to be a match for Ancestor Hongjun, who controls the Dao of Heaven.

Luo Fu still has confidence in being able to temporarily hold back Ancestor Hongjun.

But for Luo Fu to suppress or even defeat Ancestor Hongjun in a short time is beyond his capability.

Even if Ancestor Hongjun does not rely on the Dao of Heaven, for Luo Fu to defeat him is no easy feat.

After all, Ancestor Hongjun's former self was also a Chaos Divine Demon of Dao of Heaven level.

Luo Fu has not yet attained the Primordial Dao.

Although Luo Fu's comprehension and accumulation of the Dao are no worse than those of ordinary Dao of Heaven level Chaos Divine Demons, the gap in realm still leaves him only barely able to resist a Dao of Heaven level Chaos Divine Demon.

So, whether this reversal of the Western Journey calamity can succeed

hinges not on Luo Fu or Ancestor Hongjun.

But on the factions under their command.

Luo Fu sees this very clearly.

Precisely because he understood this, Luo Fu has long concealed his true strength, gradually acting through Buddhism, trying to force Ancestor Hongjun to reveal his trump cards.

The Holy Beasts Bai Hu and Zhu Que summoned by Ancestor Hongjun prove that Luo Fu's caution was justified.