[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-this-honghuang-is-not-serious":3,"chapter-this-honghuang-is-not-serious-this-honghuang-is-not-serious-chapter-401":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","This Honghuang Is Not Serious!",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2263716,4417,"Chapter 401","this-honghuang-is-not-serious-chapter-401",401,"\u003Cp>【Pangu slew the three thousand chaotic demons; his true intention was, in fact, to purge us—these “Dao-rebellious” aberrations—to preserve the purity and stability of Chaos?】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【His reason for cleaving Heaven and Earth was not merely to create a new world, but to cleanse the entire Chaos of its scourges—yet due to the ferocity of battle, his power spiraled out of control, accidentally engulfing the innocent and ending the entire Chaotic Epoch?】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【The reason for cleaving Heaven and Earth might even be a struggle between Pangu and Balance for dominion over the Eternal Path?】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Moreover, the true origin of cleaving Heaven and Earth could be understood as an inevitable, fated confrontation between the Demon of Balance and the Great Pangu, vying for ultimate ownership of the Supreme “Eternal Path”!?】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【So, the demons misunderstood Pangu—Hong Jun is the real villain?】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These absurd notions flashed simultaneously through the Three Pure Ones’ minds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon seeing Pangu crouched in place, they instantly fabricated the entire Chaotic script.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, the Chaos Sea, which had roared for countless eons, seemed to fall into a strange, suffocating silence, as if stunned by this sudden truth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon the ancient Chaotic Blue Lotus, the majestic Great Pangu still maintained his classic pose—shouldering the colossal Heaven-Cleaving Axe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His deep eyes, capable of piercing all illusions and seeing through endless cycles of rebirth, held a faint, mocking amusement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pangu silently gazed at the three figures below—his “beloved sons,” wearing the masks of “Balance,” “Destruction,” and “Reincarnation,” now utterly bewildered, their expressions a chaotic tapestry of shock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Opposite Pangu, led by the [Demon of Balance] Tai Shang, stood the vast, diverse, and chaotic army of three thousand Dao-rebellious demons, radiating disorder and ill omen, arrayed in battle formation, eyes locked with predatory intent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet despite their absolute numerical superiority,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>when facing the boundless, unfathomable pressure of Great Pangu’s presence—like the cosmos itself— even the Three Pure Ones could not suppress a trembling deep within their souls.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were drenched in sweat!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【You really know how to play, Great Pangu!】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Three Pure Ones were genuinely impressed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though they were always the ones stirring up chaos in the Chaos Realm, Pangu always managed to turn it into a perfect performance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could this be the unspoken bond between father and sons?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Demon of Balance, do you have any last words?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, Pangu spoke, his tone calm: “If not, I shall begin saving the world!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Honestly, Pangu was quite satisfied with the Three Pure Ones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was utterly invincible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the Chaotic Era to the Heaven-Cleaving Era, everything had been monotonous, dull, and unchanging.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Until… these three fools appeared!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each time they came to Chaos, they brought a tiny shock to its tedious existence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And they also gave Him entirely new experiences.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had chosen wisely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I, the Demon of Balance, have roamed Chaos, surveyed epochs—my deeds require no explanation to you!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the initial shock, panic, and fierce internal struggle, Tai Shang gradually calmed, his gaze once again sharp and resolute.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He assumed the haughty, defiant posture befitting a supreme Chaotic demon, coldly bellowing: “Pangu! Don’t pretend to be righteous or play the savior!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Today, I have gathered the primordial sources of three thousand Dao paths, and behind me stand countless Dao-rebellious demons—do you think I cannot defeat you, a mere Demon of Force?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that, Tai Shang no longer hesitated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He swept his hand violently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Nameless bone upon the Eternal Path, I, the three thousand Dao-rebellious, reign supreme!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The next epoch belongs to Balance!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Companions, follow me—kill!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an instant, as Tai Shang gave the order, the entire Chaos Sea ignited—flashing with boundless, blinding hues of Dao light!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As far as the eye could see, the countless, indescribable forms of the Dao-rebellious army surged like a black flood from all directions toward the solitary, towering Great Pangu upon the Chaotic Blue Lotus.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They roared with earth-shattering fury!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Three thousand Dao-rebellious—we shall attain Eternity!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Pangu, today is your death day! We shall offer your blood and divine soul as sacrifice to the Eternal Path beneath our feet!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Balance! Balance! We shall balance everything about you!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Kill! Kill! Kill!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Great Pangu faced the defiant, mad roars of the Dao-rebellious demons and the terrifying killing intent crashing over him like a tidal wave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pangu, smiling at their provocation, said: “You’re right—I am the nameless ‘Ancient’ upon the Eternal Path.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“As the final guardian of this Chaotic Epoch, I shall restore order and reverse this chaos!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I shall utterly purge you—these aberrations born of ‘Dao-rebellion’—and rescue the true Chaotic brethren you have replaced!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Your last words are spoken. Now, I shall personally bury you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before his voice faded, Pangu’s tranquil, abyss-like eyes erupted with two brilliant beams of light—capable of tearing Chaos apart and piercing through eternity!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the next instant, a colossal, horrific battle erupted across the entire Chaos Sea—more brutal than any previous demon war.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, Pangu’s body became the very center of the Chaotic universe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each breath he drew stirred the birth and death of boundless Chaotic currents; each swing of his axe carried the supreme power to cleave Heaven and Earth, and reset the cosmos!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pangu was terrifying and cruel; the demons were fearful and wretched.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pangu's fighting style was utterly terrifying and utterly brutal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Simple, direct, wide and open.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No flashy techniques—only pure, absolute power, crushing everything beneath it!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though the Dao-rebellious demons were numerous, each possessing Dao arts nearly identical to their original forms,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>under Pangu’s cataclysmic attacks, they appeared fragile and utterly defenseless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their myriad Dao techniques shattered effortlessly before Pangu;\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>their supposedly indestructible demon bodies crumbled like paper before the Heaven-Cleaving Axe’s edge!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pangu swung his axe casually.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Aaaah!!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One Dao-rebellious demon never even had time to scream—he was split cleanly in two by the unstoppable axe-light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His primordial mark was instantly erased, dissolving utterly into Chaos, revealing the terrifying, despair-inducing eternal divine might!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Pangu! Do you think you’ve won? Even if you kill me, thousands more will rise! The Dao of Balance is eternal!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Dao-rebellious demons died, but their mouths remained defiant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Today I die—but I die for the Dao!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Pangu, you cannot exterminate us!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We will balance you!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this utterly unequal massacre, the Dao-rebellious demons seemed to have inherited Tai Shang’s stubborn, headstrong nature.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before death, they each shouted their “last words,” hurling vile insults at Pangu, trying to disturb him mentally—even slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Too brutal!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jie Yin and Zhun Ti, now part of the Chaotic Blue Lotus, watched this great battle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the Chaotic Era, they weren’t newcomers—they’d come before, scheming to “pluck Pangu’s wool.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They’d witnessed the bloody war between Pangu and the three thousand Chaotic demons before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They’d even personally experienced the “joy” of being chased and hacked by Pangu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now, safely hidden within the Chaotic Blue Lotus, as pure, secure, third-party spectators,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>they could comfortably enjoy the spectacle—no fear, no dread of being next in line for Pangu’s Heaven-Cleaving axe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This relaxed, carefree experience was truly their first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Brother, thank goodness we chose to become lotus this time!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhun Ti sighed: “Imagine if we’d turned into Chaotic demons like those poor fools.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We’d first be tricked by that old bastard Hong Jun into becoming some ‘Dao-rebellious body.’”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then, before we even caught our breath, Pangu would chop us to pieces! What a life!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sigh! The pre-primordial environment is getting worse!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Truly unfit for Chaotic demons to survive.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jie Yin deeply agreed: “So, brother, this proves why Great Pangu went to such lengths to shatter this chaotic mess and carve out the bright, orderly Hong Huang world—he acted with profound wisdom and deep purpose!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“He truly is saving the world!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He spoke with utter seriousness—while lying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, he was now a “Pure World White Lotus Seed,” destined to be born from the Chaotic Blue Lotus.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In terms of allegiance, he had to stand firmly with Great Pangu—emotionally and logically!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had to wholeheartedly support Pangu’s “salvation mission!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While Jie Yin and Zhun Ti quietly watched the show from within the Chaotic Blue Lotus, celebrating their wise choice,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>on the external battlefield, Great Pangu’s “clearing operation” continued efficiently and methodically.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One by one, powerful Dao-rebellious demons fell beneath Pangu’s deceptively plain yet supremely Heaven-Cleaving axe—like autumn leaves swept away by wind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They dissolved into purest Chaotic primordial essence, vanishing without trace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching their “Dao-rebellious army” crumble before Pangu, their numbers dwindling visibly,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Demon of Reincarnation] Xiang Xuanqing’s mind shifted—he did not retreat, but charged forward, directly meeting Pangu’s axe!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His entire body pulsed with the furious operation of Reincarnation Dao principles—life and death energies swirling, the phantom of the Reincarnation Disc hovering behind his head. He roared:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Between life and death lies great terror—and great reincarnation!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Eras are born and perish; the cosmos changes—yet this is merely a grander cycle.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Pangu! Even if you slay my body and annihilate my soul today, you too cannot escape this fate of cyclical destiny!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your era will surely pass!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A new era shall blossom anew upon the ruins of the old, radiating even brighter light!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, the ancient, impassive face of Pangu finally revealed a faint, elusive expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked at Xuan Qing, who sought to shake his Dao heart with the notion of “cyclical destiny,” and said without expression:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Cycle? Destiny? You are not worthy to speak of these with me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that, Pangu didn’t even bother to utter another word.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He simply raised his Open-Heaven Great Axe in his hand and gave a light swing toward [Cycle Demon God] Xuan Qing!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no earth-shattering roar, no dazzling divine radiance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only a single, primordial yet terrifying axe-light—containing within it all meanings of “end” and “creation”—flashed and vanished!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xuan Qing felt his vision plunge into sudden darkness; all perception, all thought, froze and shattered in that instant!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could not even muster a semblance of resistance before that seemingly ordinary axe-light erased every trace of his existence from the Chaos.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet, in the final instant before his consciousness fully dissolved, he faintly seemed to hear a whisper from deep within Pangu’s heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The voice was ethereal yet crystal-clear, resonating directly into the depths of his true spirit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Cycles cannot cycle—but I can just switch shifts!】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pangu’s tone carried a hint of inexplicable anticipation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Cycle Demon God] Xuan Qing has officially logged off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His consciousness drifted aimlessly, eventually returning to the special space of the Chaos Green Lotus, where he re-established and maintained his original [Primordial Spirit] state.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Big brother, don’t rush—I’m coming to join you on this journey!】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Xuan Qing sent away by Pangu’s axe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Destruction Demon God] Yuchen Daojun did not show the slightest fear; instead, he seemed utterly ignited with ferocity!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He slammed his foot down violently, causing the entire Chaos to tremble violently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In his eyes, filled with destruction and finality, fierce battle-lust and unyielding rage blazed!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He raised his World-Ending Great Mill high, and roared toward the towering, universe-spanning Pangu:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Pangu, old man! Listen well!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Today, whether I live or die no longer matters!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But I can tell you plainly—I only want you dead! I want you to feel what it’s like to be utterly crushed by the Dao of Destruction!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Dao of Destruction—End of All Eras!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Master of Oblivion, Sovereign of Rise and Fall!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Break—NOW!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With Yuanchen Daojun’s roar, the World-Ending Mill in his hand at that moment seemed to become the embodiment of the universe’s end!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At Yuchen Daojun’s roar, his World-Ending Great Mill at that moment became the embodiment of the universe’s end!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It spun wildly in the void, accelerating, growing ever larger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The terrifying crushing force it emitted—capable of making all existence tremble and despair—flooded outward like a black tidal wave breaking its dam!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under the impact of this ultimate destructive force, the already chaotic Chaos Sea’s spatial structure began to crack with visible, bottomless fissures!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under this ultimate force of destruction, the already chaotic Chaos Sea’s spatial structure began cracking into visible, bottomless fissures!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if the very foundation of the universe was collapsing and disintegrating irreversibly beneath the terrifying might of the World-Ending Great Mill!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The death knell of the old era seemed, at this very moment, to have been rung by [Destruction Demon God] Yuchen Daojun himself!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What’s going on?! This… what on earth is happening?! Why is the Chaos shaking so violently?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This… this heart-stopping aura of destruction, and that terrifying pressure as if crushing all things to dust… who is it?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This… this heart-stopping aura of destruction, and that crushing pressure as if it would grind all to dust—who is it?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The colossal disturbance caused by Yuchen Daojun’s full-power activation of the World-Ending Great Mill—so vast and far-reaching—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>finally awoke some of the sleeping Chaos Demon Gods.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They opened their eyes dazedly, awakening from their respective Dao origins.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their divine senses swept instantly over the chaotic battlefield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When they saw the magnificent yet horrific scene before them, they were stunned, utterly awestruck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There, at the center of the Chaos, stood a towering, majestic giant, wielding a great axe glowing with the divine light of creation, furiously slaughtering a horde of bizarre, eerie “counterfeiters” (Dao-Counterfeit Demon Gods).\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each swing of the giant’s axe meant the complete annihilation of one “counterfeiter.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His divine might was unprecedented, unimaginable!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s… the Force Demon God Pangu?! He… he’s this strong?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Good! Kill them! Pangu Dao Friend, mighty indeed! These counterfeiters deserved to be purged long ago!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Pangu Dao Friend, truly the pillar of Chaos, peerless in righteousness!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We pledge to aid you, to jointly exterminate these demons!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The awakened Chaos Demon Gods, after brief confusion and shock, were deeply moved and convinced by Pangu’s heroic, lone stand against the “horde of demons.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They all clenched their fists, ready to rush forward and fight alongside this unassuming Demon God who, at critical moments, turned the tide.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet, just as they formed this thought and before they could act—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They turned their heads sharply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And saw another scene that shattered their souls with terror!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There, on the other side of the battlefield, stood the [Destruction Demon God] Yuchen Daojun—whom they knew well and feared deeply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, he was unleashing his full power upon the supreme weapon of cosmic end: the World-Ending Great Mill!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The colossal grinding wheel, like an insatiable black hole, voraciously devoured and crushed everything around it!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under its terrifying might, the spatial barriers of Chaos shattered inch by inch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The unbreakable chains of Dao laws groaned under unbearable strain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Deep, bottomless fissures, radiating endless deathly stillness, spread like grotesque wounds across the Chaos Sea!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entire Chaos universe seemed to be undergoing irreversible collapse and disintegration beneath the merciless grinding of the World-Ending Great Mill!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What are you doing?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A Chaos Demon who had just awakened, still too late to cheer for Pangu the Great God, stared in shock upon seeing this sight and let out a roar of fury and alarm!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One newly awakened Chaos Demon God, who had just begun to cheer for Pangu, stared in horror and roared in fury!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Stop! Destruction Demon God! Are you trying to drag all of Chaos into an abyss of eternal ruin?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We were all born from Chaos—if Chaos perishes, where shall we go?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Cease your damned mill—or we swear to make you pay!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The awakened Chaos Demon Gods now abandoned all thoughts of aiding Pangu against the “counterfeiters.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They turned their wrath entirely toward [Destruction Demon God] Yuchen Daojun, who was furiously “ending the world,” voicing their harshest condemnations and fiercest warnings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They simply could not comprehend why [Destruction Demon God] would act so recklessly, so catastrophically, at this critical moment!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet, for the accusations and fury of the demon gods, [Destruction Demon God] Yuchen Daojun appeared deaf.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He remained lost in the ecstatic sensation of “destroying all, ending all eras.” His World-Ending Great Mill spun even faster, its destructive power growing even more terrifying!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this critical juncture, Pangu, having just obliterated the last defiant Dao-Counterfeit Demon God, finally noticed the “anomaly” on the other side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A faint, unreadable smile flickered in his deep eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【How thoughtful.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without hesitation, Pangu lifted his Open-Heaven Great Axe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His form flickered, instantly crossing infinite distances of Chaos to appear before [Destruction Demon God] Yuchen Daojun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Facing the still-spinning, endlessly destructive World-Ending Great Mill,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pangu simply, plainly, raised his axe once more—and brought it down gently upon the arrogant [Destruction Demon God] and his famed supreme weapon!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A sound deeper and more terrifying than any before exploded thunderously within the Chaos!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A deeper, more terrifying roar than any before exploded through the Chaos!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The World-Ending Great Mill, capable of erasing all existence, offered not even a single semblance of resistance before it shattered like fragile porcelain, dissolving into countless specks of light!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yuchen Daojun, who had just moments ago been the unstoppable force seeking to end the entire Chaos era, did not even cry out—he was erased from Chaos by the unstoppable axe-light, joining the fate of the Dao-Counterfeit Demon Gods, utterly annihilated in body and spirit!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Excellent!!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Pangu Dao Friend, mighty indeed!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Kill him! This scourge of Chaos deserved no less!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Pangu Dao Friend, truly the savior of Chaos!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Witnessing Pangu’s swift, thunderous strike,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the Chaos Demon Gods who had moments ago raged against [Destruction Demon God] now cheered wildly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Laughter and applause erupted across the Chaos.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their reverence for Pangu overflowed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In their eyes, it was only Pangu’s timely intervention that halted [Destruction Demon God]’s mad destruction and saved the entire Chaos universe!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The three thousand Anti-Demons created by the [Balancing Demon] Taishang had long since been utterly slaughtered, not a single one left, under Pangu the Great God’s overwhelming assault.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the three thousand Dao-Counterfeit Demon Gods created by [Balance Demon God] Taishang had long since been utterly slaughtered by Pangu’s unstoppable assault, not one left alive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entire Chaos battlefield, save for the newly awakened, trembling Demon Gods and the solitary figure of Pangu standing atop the Chaos Green Lotus, now held no other living being capable of standing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And those massive spatial rifts, still expanding and radiating an aura of death and finality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On his ancient, weathered face, a deep weariness and perfectly measured helplessness emerged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He slowly turned, gazing at the Chaos Demons before him, whose eyes held gratitude and admiration, and let out a heavy sigh, his voice heavy with sorrow:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Alas! My fellow cultivators, though I just expended every ounce of my strength, attempting to salvage this crisis and slay those petty villains who disrupted Chaos, as well as the Destruction Demon who nearly brought about a cataclysmic disaster.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But the end of the Chaos Epoch is likely beyond redemption.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Look—these rifts, carved by the power of Destruction, are steadily eroding the very foundation of our world; the primordial essence of Chaos is draining at an unprecedented rate.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If this continues, the entire Chaos Sea will collapse utterly, becoming a true, eternal void of death and nothingness.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Pangu the Great God spoke, he gestured with his hand toward the terrifying rifts still spreading uncontrollably.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His tone was grave, his expression heartbroken, his performance flawless—leaving not a single crack for the Demons to detect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He paused, as if making a terrible, irrevocable decision, then continued in a tone of righteous resolve and self-sacrifice:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My fellow cultivators, given the circumstances, we have no choice but to tread another path—to seek a glimmer of hope.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pangu the Great God gazed at the Demons, his eyes blazing, and spoke with solemn, deliberate weight:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I, Pangu, am willing to offer my very essence of the Dao of Strength as a catalyst, to reopen a brand-new Epoch and forge a radiant new world!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Though the old Chaos Epoch shall end, a new Honghuang world shall be born!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We shall all be reborn within this new world, and continue our paths on the Dao!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pangu’s gaze burned with fervor as he said: “So, my fellow cultivators, until we meet again in the next age!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Now, join me—gloriously lay down your lives—for the birth of this new Epoch, for the hope of the future!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At these words, the entire Chaos Sea plunged into a deathly silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Chaos Demons, who had moments ago been cheering and thanking Pangu the Great God for his “salvation,” froze, their smiles locked in place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each stared, dumbfounded, faces etched with disbelief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if they had heard something more absurd, more unthinkable than “the Destruction Demon would destroy the world.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Reopen an Epoch?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“All of us… die together?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One Chaos Demon, quicker-witted than the rest, was the first to react.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He shook his head violently, forcing a smile uglier than tears, stammering:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“N-no… Brother Pangu, you… you must be joking! This… this isn’t necessary! It really isn’t!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Creation Demon beside him quickly chimed in, voice filled with urgency and pleading: “Yes, Brother Pangu!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Please, don’t act rashly! Let us try harder—pool the strength of our three thousand Demons! Chaos can still be saved!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It truly can!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes, yes! Brother Pangu, think carefully before you act!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The other Chaos Demons snapped back to their senses and began clamoring in unison.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That Destruction Demon was a vile scoundrel, and that Balance Demon a ruthless monster—but you’ve already slain them yourself!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We have no reason, and no desire, to die alongside those monsters!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Brother Pangu, please reconsider—surely there’s another way?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No matter how desperately the surviving Chaos Demons pleaded for their lives,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pangu the Great God merely shook his head slowly, stubbornly, with a hint of compassionate sorrow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a voice heavy with fate and absolute finality, he whispered:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Alas… it is all too late.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The foundation of Chaos is shattered; the tide has turned—no mortal power can reverse it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Only utter destruction can usher in true rebirth.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My fellow cultivators, say no more.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Let me, Pangu, personally guide you… to your end!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that, the warmth and resignation in Pangu’s eyes vanished—replaced by two icy, unyielding beams of light!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In his hand, the Great Axe of Creation rose once more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No longer merely a weapon of slaughter, it now gathered the boundless, supreme divine might capable of ending an old age and birthing a new Epoch!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My fellow cultivators, until we meet again in the next Epoch!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No, Pangu—you cannot do this!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Demons wailed in despair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>————\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Transport Gate: [Monthly Tickets] [Recommendation Votes]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",3708,"2026-06-19T19:10:16.622Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","8b6d6a292b2cdd060f297375edba9874f27a37c3f73b8816ddf59c4231a946ba","this-honghuang-is-not-serious-chapter-402","this-honghuang-is-not-serious-chapter-400",413,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthis-honghuang-is-not-serious-cover.jpg"]