Chapter 195: with translation of chapter title

Qi, why not take the opportunity to send him an invitation? It seems like a good chance; perhaps he won't refuse.

Di Jun. Also dark place.

Qi, Di Jun, Tiger Tribe, Cloud Dream Marsh.

Di Jun.

Di Jun showed a faint smile, dismissing Qi's words as unfounded; the timing was not right now, mentioning this matter merely needed a way to steer the conversation.

Taiyi, Mount Buzhou, Qi, Cloud Dream Marsh.

Before long, I will head to Mount Buzhou for a visit, hoping to lessen conflict and not let the plan encounter obstacles.

If possible, perhaps we could bring them under our command; they are nurtured by Mount Buzhou, innately bearing fortune, and may become our aid.

Di Jun's voice brimmed with passion, as if he already saw the great undertaking's completion.

Qi.

One can try to recruit them; if unsuccessful, avoid breeding enmity, for innate divinities are mostly proud and self-satisfied—not all gods are as pure as those of the starry skies.

Di Jun.

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Di Jun departed gladly, while Qi silently pondered the crux, only after a while realizing that day had already broken.

Perhaps I need to sleep a bit; though I have not entered this great calamity, the mental exertion spent is no less than if I had.

With a wry laugh, Qi was about to sleep when he discovered that an 'acquaintance' had actually intruded into Yunmze Marsh.

Huh? This murderous aura feels somewhat familiar.

Qi's drowsiness was interrupted; sensing the mouse that had intruded into Yunmze Marsh, he flickered away and vanished into the quiet chamber.

I wondered who it was, the aura so familiar—it turned out to be an old acquaintance. You beasts, not hiding in Chaos, dare to walk the wilderness.

Four Great Ferocious Beasts, Cloud Dream Marsh.

Four Great Ferocious Beasts, Primordial Wilderness, Cloud Dream Marsh.

Chaos, upon hearing Qi's voice, felt memories surge in his mind, especially that familiar beast, making him feel as if the past hunt were before his eyes.

His eyes instantly turned crimson, and he roared, 'It's you!'

Qi flickered again, appearing before the four beasts, and said with a smile:

You beasts, your luck is not bad—you've managed to survive till now; have you had enough of life, coming here to reminisce the past?

The four fierce beasts were somewhat dazed; after carefully sensing Qi's cultivation, they felt a lack of confidence, and after repeated confirmation, Chaos burst into laughter, saying:

You are merely still a Lo Heaven Honored God, far beneath us, even inferior to what we were when we first served the Lord.

After all this time, how can you grow more clueless, daring to stand before us and spout such grandiose words?

Don't you know the gap between the Primordial Dao and the Lo Heaven Honored God?

Qi's sudden appearance filled Chaos with overwhelming joy, feeling heaven and earth had treated him exceedingly well; even in his current plight, it allowed his enemy to appear before his eyes.

Qi snorted, saying, 'A frog in a well cannot gaze upon the moon in the sky.'

Qi, Primordial Cloud Dream Star Array.

Cloud Dream Marsh, Primordial Cloud Dream Star Array, Jieyin.

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Alarm bells rang in the hearts of the four fierce beasts, yet before they could act, they were shrouded by thick mist.

Within the formation, the mist permeated; the more the four beasts moved, the farther they were separated.

Star projection in the sky.

Chaos sensed impending danger but knew not its source, so he frenziedly darted through the mist like a headless fly, bumping about wildly.

Under the mist's bewildering influence, he actually crashed headfirst into a stellar phantom.

Boom! "Roar!"

The violent impact's roar echoed across the entire Yunmze Marsh, even the dense, massive mist scattered by the shockwave.

Chaos also suffered a bloody head wound in this impact, his whole body dazed, not knowing which way to go.

Before he could regain consciousness, he was again enveloped by pervasive smoke, guiding him to meet another stellar projection.

Three ferocious beasts.

Unfortunately, it ultimately harmed neither Qi nor Yunmze Marsh in the slightest; instead, he himself was left bruised all over by the other beasts' divine abilities.

Qiongqi.

Qiongqi's voice rang out within the formation, yet the other three beasts heard nothing of it; even if they had, its content would have been utterly unrecognizable.

Once inside the formation, everything seen and heard is wholly at Qi's discretion; if he bids you go east, you cannot go west.

Taowu.

Taotie saw only himself returned to the age when the feral beasts roamed, the whole primordial wilderness his pasture, free to destroy, all tribes his blood food.

Taowu, Taotie.

Unbeknownst to him, Taotie struggled under his divine power, calling out incessantly, hoping to rouse him.

"Damn it, if you won't wake, then don't wake at all!"

Qi, Taotie, Taowu, spiritual treasure.

From his head to his tail, a huge wound was torn in his back, hard to heal.

This blow also gave Taotie a hint of clarity; seeing the glutton strike so fiercely, Taotie instantly forgot where he was.

Taotie's eyes turned blood‑red, his madness unmistakable; heedless, he madly charged at the glutton.

Taowu, Taotie.

Taotie's brief moment of lucidity was seen by the glutton, yet he showed no restraint, instead growing even more frenzied.

Taotie suddenly showed some cracks in its defense; its already merciless attack became even more vicious, beating Taowu until its skin split and flesh tore, its beastly body shattered. Only then did Taowu remember it also had a weapon, likewise spat from its mouth, and it joined the battle with Taotie.

Qi stared dumbfounded at the sky, not knowing why it was like this, feeling somewhat puzzled, and muttered to himself:

"What's going on? The ferocious beasts can actually use spiritual treasures, and their power is astonishingly great."

"In the face of great calamity, they do not think of ways to escape death, but instead plunge into endless internal strife—such foolish creatures; how could they have risen in the first place, and how could they bear the role of a major calamity's protagonist!"

Qi felt for the first time that the protagonist of heaven and earth might as well not be; arguing with these foolish creatures is simply unbearable.

Qi, however, did not know that the four ferocious beasts, though not on good terms in the past, had not yet opened their spiritual intellect and thus had little to quarrel over; with the Divine Rebel present, they could even cooperate tacitly.

But now the Divine Rebel has long since died, the four ferocious beasts have awakened their spiritual intellect, each with its own character, yet each also flawed; fleeing the calamity, karma entangles them, making it hard for them to restrain themselves.

Having spent too long together in Chaos, they have accumulated many contradictions during that time, each harboring many opinions of the other.

For now they can still travel together, but that is merely a habit formed in past ages, hence they have not yet gone their separate ways.

Although they possess spiritual intellect, their flaws are hard to make up for; when provoked, they naturally act without restraint, first seeking revenge and settling grudges before anything else.

Meanwhile, Chaos at this moment remains entangled with the illusory shadows of the stars, continually striking them with its head, although this is not its original intention.

Qiongqi too is still dazed and turning in the mist, occasionally straying into the two battlefields, taking the injuries meant for the three beasts.

Qi suddenly had a weird idea, gathering the four beasts in one place, clearing away some of the cloud vapor; amidst the chaotic assault, before Qi could even act, they had already started fighting among themselves.

Di Jun appeared beside Qi at some unknown time, the shock and confusion in his eyes not yet faded, and he sighed:

"Four Mixed Yuan Dao cultivators fighting each other in chaos—such a scene I have never seen; I never expected that, as I was about to leave, I could still witness this grand spectacle."

"The four ferocious beasts, though their spiritual intellect is foolish and their nature shallow, are nonetheless genuine Mixed Yuan Dao cultivators; to be this chaotic, I really don't know how to describe it."

Qi's eyes held a smile; what could be more pleasing than seeing his past enemies played with in his palm? Besides, Qi could not think of anything else, especially given that the opponents' cultivation levels were all higher than his.

"The confusion caused by the formation actually does them little harm; it's just that I don't know why, though they have long been companions, they act as if bearing a deep grudge, slaughtering each other."

"All I gave them was merely a battlefield and a little bit of fanning the flames."

"However, this Innate Cloud Dream Star Array, operating at full power for the first time, its excellence actually surprised me somewhat."

"Such an effect is no wonder that the Great God Yangmei once praised it without end, directly calling this array the greatest under heaven from ancient times to the present."

Qi's voice was full of pride, after all this array was born in his hands; the top-grade innate spiritual treasure Star Pearl had long been in others' hands before, yet they had never witnessed the manifestation of its innate star array.

However, being able to perfectly match the Innate Cloud Dream Great Array was unexpected for Qi; possessing such divine power, it's no wonder that after this array was completed, few great gods have come to the Cloud Dream Marsh.

It's just that Qi was drunk back then, so he was unaware; in fact, the Great God Yangmei was the first to recognize this array's power, but since no one was operating it at the time, he could easily enter Qi's Dao Chang.

"With this array in place, the Cloud Dream Marsh will have no worries henceforth."

Qi laughed from the side.

Di Jun, meanwhile, seemed lost in thought; after a long while, he finally spoke:

"Qi, you say if this array were to be deployed by human effort, using Luo Tianzun God or a Daluo Golden Immortal as the foundation, and twelve Mixed Yuan Dao cultivators as the array eyes, could it contend against Mixed Yuan?"

Upon hearing this, both Di Jun and Qi were somewhat shocked by the idea, yet they couldn't help but fantasize about it.

If this configuration were truly used to set up the array, its power would probably surpass that of the Zhu Xian Sword Array previously constructed by Rahu, which sacrificed the entire Xifang Dalu.

Mount Buzhou.

Any disturbance in the Cloud Dream Marsh naturally provoked a reaction from the Jade Disc of Creation, after all, with four Mixed Yuan Dao cultivators contending and a great array exerting force, how could it escape the scrutiny of this primordial first extraordinary treasure?

Hongjun looked at the scene displayed in the Jade Disc of Creation, a flicker of relief crossing his eyes; fortunately, he had earlier refused the Jade Disc of Creation's demand.

Although he had lost a considerable amount of merit, it was fortunate that it did not affect him before the Immortal-Demon conflict; otherwise, there would be too many variables, and instead his life would have been full of twists and turns.

"No wonder Rahu also did not go there; as this humble Daoist, I don't understand array formations, yet I still had a faint premonition—Rahu is extremely skilled in this way, and perhaps he also intended to let me face the calamity."

"But I somehow feel that this array is even more troublesome than the Zhu Xian Sword Array, even though its power is far inferior to that of the Zhu Xian Sword Array."

Hongjun is not skilled in array formations, so he naturally does not know the difference between the two; the Zhu Xian Sword Array, as a pure killing array, concentrates all its means on harming the two gates, which naturally makes its power overwhelmingly formidable.

Moreover, its deployment core is sparse, its advantages and disadvantages extremely clear; the advantage lies in its swift deployment—one person can instantly form the array.

Furthermore, using the Four Swords of Zhu Xian as the array eyes and the array diagram as the core, in offense it is naturally unmatched under heaven.

But its drawbacks are likewise obvious: the method to break the array is extremely clear, with the array eyes and core exposed externally; as long as four strong individuals suppress the four gates and remove the four swords, the great array can be shattered in an instant.

The Innate Cloud Dream Star Array is different; it is extremely balanced, slightly inferior in offense, but for one who does not understand array formations, entering the array makes escape impossible.

Wanting to break the array is even more difficult; two top-tier arrays of the world, perfectly matched, must be broken simultaneously to succeed.

And such a person with this ability has not yet appeared; even Qi does not possess this ability.

The advantage of being portable is that it is convenient for defending against enemies.

But an immobile array also possesses advantages beyond ordinary comparison, allowing the release of all its power at will.

Watching the four ferocious beasts being toyed with in the palm, Hongjun always felt that the spiritual treasures in their hands were somewhat strange, and he harbored a special feeling toward them.

Hongjun let out a sigh, dispelling that inexplicable thought in his mind; he waved his hand to sweep away the scene on the Jade Disc of Creation, turned around, and continued searching for anomalies in Mount Buzhou.

Cloud Dream Marsh.

Seeing that the four ferocious beasts were all badly wounded and no longer in the mood to continue watching the battle, Qi waved his hand, the power of the array condensed again, and he directly compelled the four beasts to be detained.

Divine power transformed into chains, sealing their divine power within their bodies, intertwining and winding through them to bind them together.

Only then did the ferocity in the beasts' eyes gradually fade, and they finally realized what foolish deed they had done.

At once they all began to struggle, and Taotie even hurled abusive words at Taowu:

"If it weren't for you, this idiotic, stupid creature, how could we have ended up in such a state? Your brain never had anything, it's all filled with feces, all filled with feces!"

Taowu, knowing he had done a foolish thing, likewise opened his mouth to retort:

"How good are you, then? If it weren't for your overly ruthless strike, I wouldn't have gone mad and lost my reason!"

Taotie, not knowing how to respond, could only turn and open its huge mouth, biting directly into Taowu's body, rendering it unable to move.

Qi merely watched the farce in silence, saying nothing.

(End of Chapter)