Chapter 828

Complex, yet so harmonious and perfect.

Just like the eight coarse grains, made into a pot of fragrant, sweet Laba porridge.

This is the utmost of 'art,' already approaching the Dao!

But this 'Dao' is deadly.

At this moment, Xīyú commanded the Mountains and Rivers Grand Formation; his bloodline surged rapidly, so much that even he could not tell how strong a power he now wielded. He had no intention to kill Wu Tie, yet the thunderbolt he unleashed with a casual strike was so mighty that Wu Tie felt his heart tremble with fear.

"Open!" Wu Tie shouted loudly.

All the mana within his body poured into the Primordial Crown, while the Canghai Daoist and Five Elements Daoist, who had been following behind Wu Tie, placed both hands on him simultaneously.

The mana of the three, sharing the same source, roared into the crown, causing the Primordial Crown to burst forth with blinding light.

Ring after ring of transparent undulations, imperceptible and intangible to ordinary folk, spread outward in all directions; the time seal binding Wu Tie trembled violently, then cracked open with countless tiny fissures.

Xīyú's thunderbolt came extremely fast; it had already struck before him, yet Wu Tie had not yet had time to completely break Wā Zhào's forbidden seal.

The Canghai Daoist gave a cold snort; the 108 Canghai Divine Pearls leapt and shifted, like a hundred and eight lively fish, bringing rippling water that flashed into existence before Wu Tie out of thin air.

Layers of misty blue water rippled outward; the immensely powerful thunder technique Xīyú unleashed struck the water ripples and then vanished without a trace.

Each Canghai Divine Pearl is a vast oceanic world of towering waves.

Xīyú's thunder strike, though fierce, could not shatter a world in a single blow. The Canghai Divine Pearls swallowed the thunderbolt he had cleaved forth; the Canghai Daoist merely swayed slightly, feeling the pearls tremble a little.

"Good treasure… it ought to be mine… no, it ought to be…" A gloomy light flickered in Xīyú's eyes; his negative emotions were magnified to the extreme, and he finally voiced the thoughts lurking deepest in his heart.

"This treasure ought to be mine. In the future, it will have a place among the state-protector divine artifacts of my Fuxi Divine State." Xīyú gazed greedily at the Canghai Divine Pearls… Now the Mountains and Rivers Grand Formation enveloped everything; within its range, his perception was amplified countlessfold.

Even a tremor of dust tens of thousands of zhang deep underground was perceived by Xīyú with crystal clarity.

Thus, Xīyú easily ascertained how vast and boundless the origin of the Canghai Divine Pearls was, and how staggeringly powerful their might proved to be.

Compared to the yellow pagoda just set in motion by Fēng Róng, the quality and might of the Canghai Divine Pearls far surpass it.

"My treasures! All mine!" Xīyú jabbed hard at the Five Elements Daoist: "You, too, bear the aura of a supreme treasure… bring it out, bring it out… ah, I recall—are the Nine Heavens Immortal Soil still in your hands?"

Wu Tie stared coldly at Xīyú.

He shuddered violently, and a tremendous boom rang out; the time seal binding him shattered with a crash. Wā Zhào let out a muffled groan, her long black serpent tail thrashing wildly, and she was flung backward dozens of li against her will.

"Do you have any other treasures on you?" Xīyú curiously regarded Wu Tie: "Let me… take a look."

At this moment, Xīyú's negative emotions continued to accumulate and grow. Even though the boundless merit left by the Fuxi clan continually cleansed his soul and body, he could not avoid being affected by these negative energies.

At this moment, his greedy desire burned like fire; it seemed as if tiny hands sprouted from every pore of his body, eager to seize Wu Tie and strip him of every treasure he possessed, down to the last scrap.

Wā Zhào was shaken back a great distance, but she quickly flicked her serpent tail and swam back.

Through the ancestral spirit space of the Wā clan, Wā Zhào continually drew vast, mystic power; although Wu Tie forcibly broke her time seal, she suffered no effect whatsoever.

"Xīyú… give him a chance." Wā Zhào chuckled hehe, her body shrouded in black qi just like Xīyú's, and Blood Light continually sprayed from her eyes.

"Give him a chance… this Wu Tie also counts as talent. A scion of the Wu clan of humble origin has managed to lay such a great foundation in the mortal world; even now, few in the Fuxi Divine State can match him."

Wā Zhào chuckled hehe: "Although compared to the son of this palace, you still fall far short, Wu Tie… yet you are still talent."

"If you obediently offer all the treasures on your person to Xīyú… this palace will guarantee you a future, how about it?" The negative energy on Wā Zhào's body also kept accumulating.

Or rather, Wā Zhào's heart was already filled with all sorts of vicious negative thoughts.

Now, having gained boundless power, plus the aftereffects of the earlier illusory-soul control, Wā Zhào became as mad, frenzied, hysterical, and arrogant as Xīyú.

"For instance, how about making him the future Commander-in-Chief of the Fuxi Divine State's armies?" Wā Zhào narrowed her eyes, smiling alluringly: "Xīyú needs a loyal and steadfast good general to expand his territory for him."

Wu Tie let out a hehe laugh.

This mother‑son pair is also top‑notch. Recalling after meeting Xīyú, his deeds and words, plus the various conduct of Wā Zhào, the present divine empress of the Fuxi Divine State, Wu Tie could only sigh in awe.

"Different Daos, no plot together!" Wu Tie did not wish to continue entangling with Xīyú and Wā Zhào.

Xīyú's strength continued to rise, his bloodline ever growing stronger.

Wā Zhào had seized the power of the Wā clan's ancestral spirit space; her strength now became somewhat unfathomable.

Delay invites change; this time Wu Tie only hopes that Péi Fèng returns safe and sound… as for the restoration of the Great Jin Divine State, or the feud between Xīyú and Xī Wǔlè, he actually has no wish to intervene.

Restoration of the Great Jin Divine State?

Then go ahead and do it. After all, the original Great Jin Divine State has already been handed over by Wu Tie to Xī Wǔlè, hasn't it?

Wu Tie only seeks to rescue Péi Fèng; besides that, he does not want to invite further trouble.

Having refused Wā Zhào's warm invitation, Wu Tie grasped Bái Sùxīn with his left hand and gripped the black sword in his right; together with the Canghai Daoist and Five Elements Daoist, they turned into three streaks of light and flew toward Fēng Róng at the bottom of the great pit on the ground.

Bái Sùxīn had already fallen into Wu Tie's hands; if he could still capture Fēng Róng alive… then everything could be negotiated, right?

According to Bái Sùxīn, Péi Fèng is imprisoned in a place called Mòzhú Wàn?

This Mòzhú Wàn is still Fēng Róng's turf!

Wu Tie rushed at full speed to Fēng Róng's side; the Canghai Daoist extended his hand, spraying ten zhang of water light from his palm, and grabbed at Fēng Róng, who had been frozen in the River of Time.

"Impudent!" Wā Zhào gave a cold snort: "You wretched thing… if that's the case, don't blame this palace for being ruthless… even if you are a somewhat capable talent… there are plenty of talents under heaven."

Wā Zhào fiercely shook the compass and ruler clenched in her hands; instantly the void beside Wu Tie and the others shattered, time becoming utterly chaotic. The spatiotemporal laws were thrown into utter confusion, and the heavenly laws of earth, water, fire, wind, and so on all fell into utter disorder.

The Grand Dao laws collided and annihilated, directly erupting beside Wu Tie and the others with terrifying destructive energy.

Xīyú stood within the Map of Mountains and Rivers and the State Altars and burst into loud laughter.

His laughter rang like thunder; he resembled a heavenly deity, towering high in the clouds, looking down upon Wu Tie, who was enveloped in a sheet of chaos.

Originally, Xīyú had entertained this notion as well; Wu Tie was not just a decent talent—indeed, he could be called an outstanding talent. After all, an emperor with grand ambitions must have many capable subordinates.

Therefore, Xīyú hoped to win Wu Tie over.

But since Wu Tie is clueless and has provoked his own mother, let Wā Zhào slay him.

Just as Wā Zhào said, he is merely talent.

If one has enough power, controls enough territory, and possesses enough people, isn't talent just like mushrooms sprouting in clumps after a spring rain in the mountains and forests?

Let alone anything else, just look at the loyal old hound of Sīmǎ Wúyōu's First Army… that too is a very fine talent.

Hmm, Xīyú's thoughts drifted away in an instant.

To reclaim the land and people of the Great Jin Divine Kingdom for the White Egret and Crimson Ibis, this is Xi You's obsession deep in his heart; he is determined to achieve it.

But the Great Jin Divine Kingdom is too small in scope; Xi You feels that the Great Jin Divine Kingdom can become a vassal of the future Fuxi Divine Kingdom that he will control. As an uncle, he can protect his two nieces, and naturally also protect the country they possess.

Then, the great general of the First Army of such a vassal state can also be used for me!

A loyal old dog is far more useful than Wu Tie, this kind of guy who harbors rebellious thoughts in the back of his head.

"Then, go die!" Xi You laughed wildly, looking up to the sky.

Nu Zhao also let out a shrill, piercing laugh.

Both mother and son were troubled by the aftereffects left by the illusory soul; even though they had the boundless merit of the Fuxi clan to purify them, they persistently practiced extremely evil demonic arts, and the boundless merit could not completely rescue them from that thick negative emotion.

At this moment, Nu Zhao's body was covered in black scales, like a frenzied poisonous snake violently spewing venom.

Chaos enveloped Wu Tie, but Wu Tie calmly reached out his hand, allowing the chaos to strangle his body. Streams of chaotic turbulence struck his body; a thick gray mist rose from his body, and as the chaotic currents rushed into the mist, they instantly transformed into streams of pure heavenly-earth elemental energy that poured into his body.

Wu Tie's entire skeleton was wildly cheering, frantically devouring the chaotic turbulence that Nu Zhao had painstakingly produced.

Wu Tie's bones mutated, and the source of this mutation was a small fragment of chaos bone.

And this chaos bone was a bone fragment left by a strange beast that accompanied the sage Pangu when he created heaven and earth.

Although that strange beast was also called 'Chaos', it is not the same as the ancestor of the 'Chaos' clan among the Four Ferocious Families.

The ancestor of the 'Chaos' clan in the Four Ferocious Family, together with the Evil, Glutton, and Strange Oddity— the four great ferocious beasts— were ferocious beasts born after the creation of heaven and earth. Meanwhile, the bone fragment that Wu Tie absorbed comes from that 'Chaos' beast that existed before the creation of heaven and earth.

The ancestor of the 'Chaos' clan among the Four Ferocious Family likely merely caught a trace of that pre-creation Chaos's bloodline, a tiny insignificant strand, and that's all.

But Wu Tie, however, mutated his entire skeleton into the attribute of that primordial Chaos.

Chaotic turbulence, which is deadly terrifying energy for others, is a great tonic for Wu Tie's bones. Even the beast that accompanied Pangu in creating heaven and earth—the Chaos beast—feeds on chaotic turbulence.

Only chaotic energy can let that Chaos beast grow quickly and smoothly.

Other heavenly-earth elemental energy and treasures of heaven and earth always lack this flavor.

Wu Tie could feel that his entire skeleton was cheering, resonating, each bone burning and releasing a massive heat wave that swept through his body.

Gradually, Wu Tie restrained his magical powers; the gray mist on his body vanished, allowing the chaotic turbulence with its terrifying roar to strike his body.

Wu Tie's skin split, his flesh burst open, and bead after bead of trembling fresh blood clung to the wounds, yet refused to fly away.

Chaotic turbulence surged into Wu Tie's flesh and organs, striking his burning dark bones.

Thus these chaotic turbulences disappeared; Wu Tie's bones devoured them completely. Gradually, the Dao patterns of the Three Thousand Great Dao and Eighty-Four Thousand Side Paths inscribed in his divine body began to twist and transform… a hint of chaos and primordial essence slowly spread through those patterns.

Wu Tie's divine body began to evolve toward a higher level.

Wu Tie suddenly lifted his head and roared at Nu Zhao: 'Nu Zhao, haven't you eaten? With just this bit of strength, you dare to take on this king?'

Xi You's laughter abruptly ceased.

Nu Zhao's face suddenly changed.

"If you want to die, I'll grant you!" Nu Zhao shrieked hysterically, waving her hands with the ruler and compass; the void within tens of thousands of li continually shattered, turning into a pot of thin porridge. Streams of chaotic turbulence like giant dragons transformed into huge tornadoes, shooting straight at Wu Tie.

Wu Tie took a deep breath, performed the Pangu Classic, transformed into the true form of Pangu, and his body suddenly swelled to a height of thirty thousand zhang.

His enormous body increased the attack surface of the chaotic turbulence by tens of thousands of times, and the force he bore each moment also swelled by tens of thousands of times. Streams of chaotic floods ceaselessly washed over Wu Tie's body; his split skin and bursting flesh made him like a black hole, absorbing all the chaotic turbulence.

As time passed bit by bit, Wu Tie's wounds gradually healed.

Nu Zhao's divine abilities could no longer effectively harm Wu Tie's body.

Xi You's laughter had long since stopped; Nu Zhao's face became extremely stiff, her eyes faintly showing a hint of panic.

"Monster, monster…… you, you, you are……" Nu Zhao babbled incoherently: "Impossible, how could you…… No, no one can resist the ancestral spirit power of the Nu clan; I must have been too kind and soft-hearted, so……"

Nu Zhao's aura suddenly expanded a hundredfold, becoming far more than a hundred times stronger than before.

I don't know what secret technique she used, but she seized part of the authority of the Nu clan's ancestral spirit space, allowing her to secretly use a portion of that power.

Seeing that she could not kill Wu Tie, Nu Zhao, enraged to the point of attacking her own heart, directly stole a hundredfold power from the ancestral spirit space.

Well, this can no longer be considered theft.

This is an outright robbery carried out openly with weapons in hand!

The power of the chaotic turbulence suddenly surged a hundredfold; caught off guard, Wu Tie was beaten until his whole body was bloody, with chunks of flesh continually exploding into green smoke that drifted away.

At that moment, a moist five-colored divine light suddenly appeared above Wu Tie's head; where the five-colored divine light shone, the chaotic turbulence instantly dissipated, the shattered void swiftly healed, and in an instant the heavens and earth became clear, no longer the terrifying scene of myriad things collapsing and heaven and earth splitting apart.

"Elder Sister Nu Zhao, how did this child of my younger sister Nu Mu offend you, to the point of using such means to bully a child?"

"Oh, by the way, please tell the Matriarch and the Elder Council clearly, Elder Sister Nu Zhao, how you stole the ancestral spirit's power."

"If Elder Sister Nu Zhao cannot explain clearly…… then don't blame me for capturing you alive, abolishing your cultivation, sending you to Nu Island, and subjecting you to severe punishment."

A thick, warm yellow light slowly flew from behind Wu Tie; within the light, Nu Mu, a hundred zhang tall with a tail stretching several hundred zhang, held a ruler and compass in each hand, seemingly slowly swaying her snake tail but actually moving at extreme speed, and in an instant she arrived beside Wu Tie.

"A Mu?" Wu Tie stared in shock, eyes wide open, looking at Nu Mu.

"Don't be afraid, Wu Tie, Mother is backing you……" Nu Mu's eyes filled with a bewildering five-colored divine light, she fixed her gaze firmly on Nu Zhao.