Chapter 247

The purple shadow gradually broke free of its bonds, and the Nether River's Twin Swords of Yuanhou Abei were drawn from its body; no matter how the Nether River tried to suppress it with saintly power, its escape was inevitable……

You have already seen this scene once in your previous life, so it is not unfamiliar.

Yet you still cannot fathom what strange logic this is, for you know that as the Primordial Chaos is destroyed, the power of the purple giant inexplicably grows stronger until the Nether River can no longer restrain it!

What is the principle behind this?

What will happen after it breaks free?

Why does the Nether River remain in the Primordial Chaos to suppress it?

You do not know the answers to these key questions, and neither does Jinbing, who has largely recovered his memory…… All you know is that from the moment the Nether River stopped the Asura clan from leaving the Primordial Sea of Suffering, it naturally became your number‑one enemy!

Since the enemy of an enemy is a friend, to oppose the saint Nether River your only viable strategy is to rescue the purple shadow.

Regardless of whether its stance is doubtful, it is a potential ally that can be won over……

Boom!

In your sight, a purple and a red saint clash, their twin swords and iron fists splashing the resonance of heaven‑opening and earth‑splitting; merely the aftershocks shake the four quarters of space, accelerating the collapse of the Primordial Chaos.

The heavenly canopy begins to shed huge fragments, the "filling" from Chaos becomes ever more obvious, and you even watch how the "being" of the Primordial Chaos spreads into "non‑being".

"Non‑being" flows into "being", whereupon matter spontaneously starts to fill this "void", spreading outward; matter gradually "thins": volume expands, density drops, a palm‑sized shard of stellar debris is stretched into a "noodle" millions of li long, its form and nature completely transformed……

Matter twists and mutates; the star‑strange scenery appears, one blob after another of indescribable "bubbles" are generated—they are portions of star‑stuff "filled" by Chaos.

The starry sky is like a canvas violently torn apart; chaos and distortion are its main theme!

While you carefully dodge the drifting "bubbles", you anxiously watch the battle: victory or defeat hinges on which of the two saints prevails.

If Nether River wins, then all is over; you have ruined all his plans and offended him gravely…… He will surely make this "defiant child" wish for death rather than life!

If Lao Jun wins, then there is still a turn of fortune; although his stance is dubious, compared to Nether River who will surely scheme against you, he at least might really let you go……

Thus you truly behold this unprecedented saintly battle.

A saint's battle is not as flashy and pleasing as the duels of lesser immortals: they use no spells, wield no treasures, secret techniques or immortal arts are altogether absent!

Because at the saintly level, spells are essentially mere special effects; no matter whether it is Five‑Element Immortal Arts or innate spiritual treasures, what cannot be moved still cannot be moved.

Compared to flowery combat, a saint's battle boils down to two words: real blades and fists, punch after punch striking flesh!

Nether River wildly slashes with the Yuanhou Abei twin swords; the innate spiritual treasure is literally wielded like a blade, his crimson eyes blaze with red light, and saintly power surges through the void!

Facing the chopping and thrusting of the two treasured swords, Lao Jun meets them empty‑handed, purely with his fists; yet when his fists strike the swords he yields no ground, and as the Primordial Chaos collapses he gradually gains the upper hand, pounding Nether River's sword‑wielding arms until they falter, sweat pouring down his back.

Though both are saints who have reached the extreme, Nether River's power seems inferior to his opponent's, leaving him only able to block.

This is strange—how could there be such an obvious gap between saints?

"It's Pangu's divine power!"

Watching the duel, Jinbing seems to have some ancient memory stirred, his face grave and doubtful!

As soon as he spoke, you recalled the ancient tale he once told you: Dijiang's battle with the Golden Heaven Emperor; at that time Dijiang bore a so‑called Pangu divine power, and with that power no half‑saint could withstand a single punch from him.

In the end, slaying Dijiang required a saint's power even more violent than Pangu's divine power; without the Six Saints' Supreme Treasures aiding him, Dijiang could have destroyed the world!

Could it be that the Heavenly Dao of Hongjun also possesses Pangu's divine power?

You gazed afar in astonishment: the purple giant seemed surrounded by an invisible force; when Nether River's strikes landed on it, they inexplicably grew weak and feeble, ultimately inflicting no harm at all.

Even the two innate swords, once touched by that invisible force, suddenly lost their ferocity; if Nether River had not continually fueled them with saint's power, they would have long since become useless scrap iron!

And when Ziying threw a punch at Nether River, the saint's power protecting his body inexplicably dissipated in a large chunk, as if struck by some strange, mighty blow……

"That is Pangu's divine power—it can break all laws!"

Jinbing frowned, his puzzled face full of confusion: Dijiang's Pangu divine power came from the essence blood of the Twelve Ancestral Witches plus a few bites of Mount Buzhou, amounting to a "little Pangu"; having such divine power protecting his body is not hard to understand.

But… how could Lao Jun possibly possess it?!

Jinbing was bewildered, and you too couldn't figure it out……

They couldn't understand, but Zhao Si, watching from the screen, seemed to have some insight:

"Pangu's divine power is Pangu's exclusive power; Dijiang could obtain it because, essentially, he is Pangu's legitimate son."

"If the Heavenly Dao of Hongjun also had this divine power, that would only prove he is related to Pangu……"

Is the Heavenly Dao related to Pangu?

Answer: Not only is there a relation, but the Heavenly Dao is actually Pangu reborn in a second life!

"As revealed in Jiaoming's chapter plot, the so‑called Heavenly Dao is actually the reborn person of Pangu's true spirit; Hongjun gathers the true spirits of all beings to reassemble Pangu's true spirit, then links the laws as meridians for it, and refines the Primordial Chaos……"

One could say the Heavenly Dao is a new life forged by Hongjun using Pangu's brain as material; the only difference between it and Pangu lies in personality and thought—everything else is the same!

Therefore, theoretically, it is normal for the Heavenly Dao to inherently possess Pangu's divine power.

However, from chapter two we also learn that the Heavenly Dao does not possess Pangu's divine power; its main means of attack is mobilizing the power of the Primordial Chaos to meet enemies, which, while very strong, is a different matter from the "one force breaks all laws" Pangu divine power……

"In that case, it can only mean that Pangu's divine power is not tied to Pangu's consciousness, but rather……comes from the flesh?"

Zhao Si suddenly realized:

"Pangu can actually be divided into two parts: one is consciousness, the other is matter."

"Its consciousness becomes the 'true spirit', which finally converges into the Heavenly Dao!"

"Its matter becomes the Primordial Chaos itself; the ancestral witches formed from Pangu's essence blood are naturally part of it."

"Therefore, no matter how mighty the Heavenly Dao formed from consciousness may be, it cannot move the Pangu divine power that resides in matter."

"On the contrary, Dijiang merely nibbled a few bites of Mount Buzhou, transformed from Pangu's spine, and already possessed a portion of Pangu's divine power!"

"The distinction between consciousness and matter……"

Zhao Si understood:

"At this moment, the Heavenly Dao of Hongjun actually being able to possess Pangu's divine power shows that it is no longer a pure product of consciousness, but a new existence that embodies both consciousness and matter."

"And its Pangu divine power arises from the destruction of the Primordial Chaos……"

Having sorted out the logic:

As the Primordial Chaos is destroyed, the Heavenly Dao is annexing the material authority of the Primordial Chaos!

But, what does this have to do with the Nether River?

Zhao Si began to ponder:

The Heavenly Dao annexes the power of the Primordial Wasteland; what conflict does it have with the Nether River? Is it worth it for him to inevitably clash with Lao Jun?

……

Under successive great battles, the Nether River gradually couldn't hold up; the overwhelming Pangu divine power that suppresses everything was hard even for Saints to resist, and each iron fist strike that landed on it would dissipate a bit of the Saint's power.

Although the Nether River could continuously regenerate via "creation from nothing", doing so was really unbearable; once the Primordial Wasteland completely collapsed, Lao Jun would utterly overwhelm it, possibly even be sealed by it, which is not impossible.

"Forget it!"

The Nether River, which could no longer bear it, gritted its teeth, and familiar Six Sacred Treasures flew out from all over its body!

If we don't use them now, there'll be none left to use later!

Upon seeing the Six Sacred Treasures, Purple Shadow showed surprise and unwillingness: although it was strong, when the Six Saints all attacked together, even it couldn't withstand it... it had suffered a loss before, and now it's happening again—could it be about to be sealed again?

At the critical moment, it instinctively looked toward you, this lifeline.

However, you, a mere Taiyi Golden Immortal, can't be of any help on the battlefield of Saints, unless...

You clenched the Seven-Colored Little Bird!

"Don't!"

Jin Bing jumped in fright: "If you detonate it, heaven and earth will be finished!"

Jin Bing, who was once the original protagonist, naturally knows what your protagonist identity represents: no matter how strong the Saints are, heaven and earth always revolve around you; once you die, this side story will completely disappear...

"But I have no choice."

Your eyes reflected a utterly lifeless dimness; all schemes have already been declared bankrupt, and the will that sustained you has long since dissipated.

You clenched the Seven-Colored Little Bird...

"Set!"

With a soft rebuke from a Saint, you suddenly stopped moving.

The Nether River glanced at your motionless self, curled its lips, then seized the Six Sacred Treasures and charged toward the frightened Purple Shadow!

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(End of chapter)