Chapter 197 Taiyi and Styx
"That scoundrel Hongjun is cunning. He used our three races to weaken the Demonic Sect's power, hoping to annihilate it with minimal cost."
"And so it was. Our three races fought desperately and finally dealt a heavy blow to the Demonic Sect, causing it to retreat steadily when faced with the Xuanmen's encirclement, completely powerless to resist."
"Unfortunately, Hongjun did not expect that the power of our three races' battle against the Demonic Sect would shake the universe, causing the four poles of the primordial world to become unbalanced, on the verge of collapse."
"With the world on the verge of destruction, boundless baleful energy was suddenly unleashed, surging out from all directions and sweeping across the entire primordial world." "
With this help, the Demon Ancestor Luo Hou's strength rose steadily, almost breaking into the Hunyuan Daluo Golden Immortal realm. He even suppressed a group of Xuanmen Immortal Venerables with his own strength, defeating them without any power to fight back."
"Helpless, Hongjun had no choice but to transform the five of us into the Five Elements Sacred Beasts to suppress the four poles of heaven and earth, stabilize the primordial world, and quell the innate evil energy sweeping across the entire primordial world!" "
When the five of us were at our peak, we might have been able to fight Hongjun at that time. But alas, we were severely injured then and were no match for Hongjun at all."
"Judging from Hongjun's intentions, if we disagree, he wouldn't mind personally sending us to the throne of the Five Elements Sacred Beasts!"
"Moreover, what's even more infuriating is that that bastard Hongjun keeps mentioning the three races, constantly telling us to consider their interests."
"His words seem to be for the sake of the three races, but in reality, he's secretly threatening us that if we don't agree to his proposal, the three races will face annihilation in an instant."
At this point, the White Tiger Sacred Beast's tone changed, almost gritting its teeth as it spoke, its face contorted, as if endless hatred was surging within it.
It was clear that even after all these years, the White Tiger Sacred Beast still harbored resentment over this matter, its heart filled with hatred for Hongjun.
Feng Zichen understood this somewhat. If someone, while he was severely injured, threatened him with his life and the survival of humanity, forcing him to do something he didn't want to do,
Feng Zichen certainly wouldn't refuse out of consideration for humanity. But at the same time, he would naturally be extremely dissatisfied with the person who dared to threaten him, wishing he could kill them.
"Hongjun's heart is black inside, truly ruthless to the extreme."
"We were outnumbered and had no choice but to submit. Even if we were dissatisfied and unwilling, we had to consider the three races and had to agree to Hongjun's demands."
"We transformed into the Five Elements Sacred Beasts, forever suppressed in the Four Extremes, utterly losing our freedom."
"After we became the Five Elements Sacred Beasts, the primordial world immediately stabilized, the boundless innate evil energy dissipated, and the strength of Demon Ancestor Rahu also diminished."
"The Xuanmen Immortal Venerables, initially at a disadvantage, gradually gained the upper hand, completely suppressing Rahu."
"However, Demon Ancestor Rahu was ultimately a Chaos Demon God, the chosen representative of the primordial world, with profound foundations and endless methods."
"Even in a state of absolute disadvantage, he set up the Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation, enduring the attacks of three innate supreme treasures and the siege of four quasi-saints, ultimately slaying all the Xuanmen Immortal Venerables."
"Only Hongjun, relying on his numerous magical treasures, survived unscathed. Later, taking advantage of Luo Hou's exhaustion, he summoned the Three Corpses, forcing him to self-destruct!"
"The Xuanmen Immortal Venerables perished in the Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation, their true spirits tainted by the innate calamity energy, their chances of return slim. The magical treasures they left behind benefited Hongjun, who took them all."
"It can be said that the current prosperity of the Xuanmen is built upon the remains of those Xuanmen Immortal Venerables; it was bought with their lives."
"Hongjun is merely a thief, stealing the achievements of these Xuanmen Immortal Venerables, taking all the merit and glory for himself."
"Perhaps the deaths of those Xuanmen Immortal Venerables were all orchestrated by Hongjun."
"Otherwise, why would he wait until all the Xuanmen Immortal Venerables were dead before summoning the Three Corpses to fight? What was he doing all this time?" These speculations were all deduced by the White Tiger Divine Beast in its boredom after the ancient times, based on Hongjun's personality. And surprisingly, upon reflection, they do make some sense.
However, whether the White Tiger Divine Beast's subjective emotions were involved is beyond Feng Zichen's comprehension.
"This..."
"This is truly astonishing!"
After a moment of contemplation, Feng Zichen said with some shock. The waters of the primordial world are indeed deep; even such a momentous event as the ancient war could have its truth distorted.
This undoubtedly indicates that the history circulating in the primordial world today is merely what others want you to see and hear. The truth, perhaps, can only be known by those who experienced it firsthand.
"The Primordial World is not as simple as you think. Which one who has survived from the ancient times doesn't have a shameful past?"
"The truly virtuous and noble figures perished long ago in the Primordial War."
"Therefore, don't judge anyone based on rumors. Because you have no idea whether their current character is merely a facade."
Finally, the White Tiger Sacred Beast summarized its own lessons and warned Feng Zichen.
"Yes, Zichen has remembered. "
Feng Zichen nodded. The three races were utterly betrayed by Hongjun. No wonder the White Tiger Sacred Beast said such a thing.
"Haha! Taiyi, as long as the Blood Sea doesn't dry up, I will not die. Within this Netherworld Blood Sea, no matter what innate treasures you possess, what can you do to me!"
Suddenly, a tremendous voice resounded throughout the Primordial World, attracting the attention of many powerful beings. It was within the Netherworld Blood Sea that the Styx River and Taiyi were fighting.
"Interesting!"
Just as Feng Zichen was wondering, the White Tiger Sacred Beast smiled faintly, raised its hand, and waved it towards the void. A light screen appeared, clearly reflecting everything that was happening in the Blood Sea.
"That's... Donghuang Taiyi!"
Above the Blood Sea, Donghuang Taiyi lightly shook the Donghuang Bell in his hand, causing the entire Netherworld Blood Sea to tremble violently.
Boundless blood waves rolled endlessly, and time and space were disordered. The Asura clan members trembled uncontrollably under this power, staring in terror at the figure in the air.
"As long as the Blood Sea doesn't dry up, the Styx River won't die, right?"
"Then I'll evaporate the entire Blood Sea and see if your Styx River will die!"
With a cold smile at the Blood Sea, Donghuang Taiyi suddenly changed, revealing his true form as a huge three-legged golden crow.
The golden crow was surrounded by golden solar true fire, extremely hot, and from a distance, it looked like a small sun.
"Screech!" Donghuang Taiyi let out a long cry, flapped his wings, and flew towards the sea of blood.
Wherever the golden crow passed, the true fire of the sun roared forth, and terrifying heat swept in all directions, baking the sea of blood until it sizzled and evaporated continuously.
(End of this chapter)