Chapter 110

"Hold on!"

Zhao Sixue felt more and more that something was off, and she said doubtfully:

"Are you adding new settings again?"

"I recall the primordial flow didn't have these weird settings, right?!"

If Zhao Si remembers correctly, the history of the three clans of the Opening Heaven in the regular primordial flow is basically just the three patriarchs each leading a group of lackeys fighting each other.

Then the three patriarchs fought until the edge of the universe, even the Great Dao was worn away……

In any case, the Heavenly Dao sent down a great calamity, and the three sides thus engaged in a life-and-death struggle where it's either you or me; in the end, they were secretly plotted against by two sneaky ones, and all three patriarchs fell, and so on.

【Seeing you finally get to the point, the visitor also became solemn: I came here to advise you not to fight again for the greed of that old coot, Ancestor Phoenix; such a war has no meaning at all!】

【This person of unknown origin is obviously suspicious!】

【Besides his strange appearance, what's even stranger is that he's wearing a piece of 'skin' that clearly didn't grow on his own body; the 'skin' is purple, and the longer you look, the stranger it gets.】

【"Good question!"】

【Huh? Another patch?】

【"All the myriad races of the primordial world were originally one family, but those with ambition are never satisfied; although they brought the light of civilization to the barbaric beings, they also caused countless deaths, and the blood, tears, and white bones of all beings are spread throughout the primordial world."】

【But taken together, you inexplicably find him quite good‑looking… there's a strange pleasant feeling…】

【After the teasing, you finally got serious and asked this most important question; now, during the war, although you're tired of meaninglessly slaughtering the dragon and qilin clans, you also absolutely will not allow any other clan to be detrimental to the phoenix clan!】

【The so‑called phoenix clan has always had only Ancestor Phoenix as its master; everyone else are slaves. Even if you can command a region and act as a local emperor in your vast territory, before Ancestor Phoenix you remain a slave, fit only to obey orders…】

【He pondered for a moment, then decisively shook his head: "I don't recall this at all…"】

【You chuckled: "Are you going to say next that we must kill all other races to preserve the purity of the primordial world, so that as the offspring of the giant god, you should rule the primordial world and enslave all beings…"】

So, regarding the plot of the three‑clan calamity, Zhao Si really doesn't dare to mess with the standard settings; who knows what weird tricks it might pull…

But, this forced‑play primordial version of the game has always had problems; various new settings are bewildering:

Even the Heavenly Dao can be fabricated by humans, innate spirit treasures can be human‑refined, the cause of the Witch‑Demon War isn't that the two sides were hostile from the start, and even a tiny little incident like a human‑slaughtering event can be spun into something elaborate.

【The ordinary slaves of the two races have their phoenix‑brains beaten into dragon‑brains, and the high‑rank slaves are also fighting fiercely, like you.】

Thus the Demon‑Slaying Formation was shattered, the Demon Ancestor died, but the two old ancestors, Qiankun and Yin‑Yang, also unfortunately perished, leaving only the last‑surviving Hongjun, tears in his eyes, licking the packet……

【Until that day arrived.】

【Ding! Reason for the setting: not disclosed; players can figure it out themselves.】

【But you only find it laughable and sad: what does victory matter? What does wiping out the two races matter? What relation does it have to these ordinary slaves?】

【They are nothing but beasts of burden and tools driven by Ancestor Phoenix; on the battlefield, for the lies fabricated by Ancestor Phoenix, they go kill other innocent beings who are essentially the same as them… and you are no exception.】

【You: ……】

【Change? Why change?】

"Besides that, how does your setting of the three patriarchs using blood to enlighten the primordial beings' spiritual wisdom work? Couldn't wisdom be opened through cultivation instead? Why does it seem that if the three old ancestors don't grant them wisdom, there's no sentient life?"

【You wore a bewildered expression as you interrupted this person's smooth talk, and then, in his puzzlement, you spoke in a strange tone: "Are you also going to say that your current appearance is that of the giant god's looks?"】

Then, becoming a sage, giving lectures, and merging with the Dao all happened in one breath, and without stopping, you swiftly stepped into the Witch‑Demon storyline!

Above is the basic outline of the three‑clan calamity in the regular primordial flow.

【Yo? Switched versions?】

【Huh?】

【"So, what's your purpose?"】

【He pondered a bit, nodded: "That could be said… but really speaking, the giant god also has blood descendants, but they're still in Mount Buzhou in Zhongzhou, unknown to outsiders…"】

【Over time, you began to grow numb, to avoid things; once a fight started, you just went through the motions……】

【As Donghuang is the dragon clan's territory and borders the dragon clan's main base in the East Sea, the fighting here is also the fiercest; the slaves, brainwashed by the ancestors' 'Opening Heaven Myth', launch into battle against the 'descendants of foreign demons' opposite them, showing no mercy at all!】

【The slaves all cheer for you, praise your strength, and believe they will surely win this war and slaughter the dragon and qilin clans completely!】

……

【You firmly said this to Ancestor Phoenix, and tried to use this to persuade it to stop this meaningless war; you don't want to see the slaves of the three clans die pointlessly again!】

【Thus you received the slave package: a morning memorial to the nine heavens, an evening demotion to eight thousand li on the Donghuang road…… You arrived at the Donghuang battlefield, and were stripped of all territory and slaves, only able to stand with the front‑line slaves who live from day to day, facing the dragon clan's great army……】

【This strange creature clapped its hands and laughed loudly, then reminisced and told you an ancient story……】

【"Qilin? Dragon? Neither."】

【However, Ancestor Phoenix thought you were arrogantly challenging the clan leader's authority.】

【"How can this be!"】

Then came the Dao‑Demon struggle; under the Heavenly Dao's prevailing trend, the Demon Ancestor set up the Demon‑Slaying Formation, while the Dao Ancestor invited the two old ancestors, Qiankun and Yin‑Yang, to jointly break it.

【He smiled: "I am a condensation of heaven‑earth primordial energy; this form now is merely something I deliberately changed into."】

【That guy stared, then nodded: "Right! Looks like you know quite a bit."】

【The numb you narrowed your eyes: "Are you… dragon or qilin?"】

And the two individuals in charge of the scheming— the 'old sixes'—are the Demon Ancestor Rahu and the Dao Ancestor Hongjun.

【You also asked: "Isn't there also a group of foreign demon gods who came to hinder the giant god's creation of heaven, and after being slain, they turned into all kinds of beings not like you?"】

【Hearing this completely unexpected answer, you were quite surprised, after all Ancestor Phoenix, Ancestor Dragon, and Ancestor Qilin have set the precedent, and you'd grown used to it… yet you never expected there to be another version?!】

【You no longer question Ancestor Phoenix's words, but instead outright deny them and scoff: 'What Opening Heaven Bird God! What Bird God offspring! What evil‑god descendants!'】

【……】

【You twitched the corner of your mouth: "Then, is it that the giant god's essence turned into you? So you are the giant god's offspring?"】

【You don't understand; wouldn't it be fine to keep your original appearance? Why must you change into something else?】

Zhao Si's doubts are extremely weighty.

【It's all fake!】

The other party shook his head repeatedly, frowning and said: 'In the primordial world, there are no descendants of outer gods; all living beings are descendants of the giant god—how can they enslave each other?'

"Long ago, heaven and earth did not exist; everything was void and Chaos, until a giant god appeared, the giant god manifesting out of nowhere in the void and Chaos, and then He transformed into all things of heaven and earth—His hair became the stars, His flesh and blood became the earth and the rivers, lakes, and seas, and His spine became the mountain that props up the sky."

He looked strange, lacking the feathers of the Phoenix clan, the scales of the Dragon clan, and the quadruped beast form of the kirin… Although he had four limbs, only two legs touched the ground, and his whole body stood upright.

Good good good!

He rolled his eyes; Zhao Si, who was already familiar with the game's nature, no longer dwelled on it, choosing to continue the game……

Yes, a lie!

You cared a lot about this, so much that you didn't even have time to scold this guy who rashly entered the important military zone, but instead curiously asked this question.

Although you don't want to cause casualties, you cannot defy the order of Ancestor Phoenix, because you are actually also a slave, a slave of Ancestor Phoenix, the sole master.

"This war is meaningless!"

Thus, despite your extreme reluctance, you became an executioner who slaughtered countless beings, each day directing your flames toward the Dragon clan's camp—unknown how many Dragon clansmen died at your hands; the Phoenix clan's fire of civilization burned the enemy and everything to scorched earth.

"Young friend, you don't want to keep senseless killing, do you?"

After yet another defeat caused by throwing the game, a creature you had never seen before appeared before you and smiled, asking you.

"Please, for the precious lives of all beings, stop the great war of the three clans!"

……

(End of chapter)