Chapter 001: Pangu Opens the Sky and Changes Fate
Gonggong suddenly appeared, manipulating the waters of the vast ocean to pour down from a height of thousands of miles, either dissolving or smashing to death countless demons. Watching as countless demons were smashed to death by the constantly impacting water flow, or being digested by his own controlled mysterious water, Gonggong stepped on the black dragon and grasped the green python, bursting into loud laughter. At the same time, he was even more enthusiastic about waving his hand to manipulate the boundless blue waves. After all the demons in this realm died, Gonggong manipulated the blue wave water flow to sweep across the sky, like a watery silk ribbon stretching across the heavens, extending for billions of miles, finally transforming into torrential rain pouring down on another realm, like the Yellow River bursting its banks, with floodwaters raging and the earth overturning, rivers surging, countless small demons scattering and fleeing in all directions, terrified and unable to escape.
Gong Gong burst out laughing again at the sight, and this laughter sounded so strange and jarring amidst the wails of countless little demons.
With a "boom", along with this sudden and unknown bell sound, Gonggong was caught off guard and received a heavy blow. The bell sound entered his body, instantly causing the blood in his body to boil. Gonggong felt a mouthful of fresh blood spurt out from his mouth, followed by his body stumbling, almost falling over. This scene made Gonggong feel that he had lost face greatly, his expression was one-sided, and he looked like a madman, roaring towards the empty space: "You damned flat-haired beast, how dare you sneak up on old man Gonggong? Watch me pluck out all your bird feathers!"
Taiyi was a figure wearing a purple gold crown, dressed in a golden crow cloak, holding the precious bell of Lingbo Xukong, looking down at Gonggong and saying: "Gonggong, you dared to kill my demonic son today without regard for your identity. Why can't I sneak up on you? Today, not only will I sneak up on you, but I'll also take your life!" After finishing speaking, Taiyi once again shook the Donghuang Bell in his hand, and layers of waves surged towards Gonggong below. Gonggong suddenly felt that the surrounding void had solidified, making it impossible for him to move. Just as Taiyi was about to destroy Gonggong...
A six-legged, four-eyed monster broke through the spatial constraints and streaked across the sky, leaving a long rainbow on the ground. A strange cry echoed from afar: "I, Emperor Jiang, will see how you can destroy my brother!" As soon as the words were spoken, ten columns of surging energy burst forth from all directions, responding to the call. Countless witches carrying dark energy rushed in from all sides!
Taiyi heard the sound, and coldly laughed without speaking. With a wave of his hand, the Donghuang Bell shook, and the clouds in the sky shattered, revealing millions of demons emerging from within, holding flags and banners, advancing in a mighty and majestic manner. The sounds of golden spears and iron halberds echoed incessantly, while the power of swords, axes, and scimitars was unrelenting. Metal clashed with metal, and in an instant, a terrifying killing aura burst forth into the sky! The demons formed an array in mid-air, awaiting their opponents, as the witches rushed in from all directions. A shocking great battle was already on the verge of erupting!
The Heavenly Emperor Di Jun steps on the River Chart, with his head holding the Luo Book and a star flag in his hand. The three-legged golden crow is embroidered on it, and the golden light shines brightly. The golden crow's claws are flapping, and its shadow appears to be flying high, making a loud cry that pierces the nine heavens. On either side of him stand his wife and son, Chang Xi and Xi He. They also hold a star flag, on which a jade rabbit is running across the surface, with the soft light of the moon shining down, and the stars responding in harmony. The clear and cold moonlight pours down like a waterfall, illuminating the jade rabbit, making it even more delicate and lifelike.
The ten great demon generals also licked their lips and tongues, with a fierce and murderous aura, eager to kill and drink blood. They were either serious-faced with cold glints in their eyes, or making strange calls, ready to pounce, or bellowing at the sky, brandishing cruel weapons, or stroking their beards. The last person was the demon master Kunpeng. At this time, the demon master's eyes were indescribably turbid, like the sunset glow, the afterglow of the setting sun. His body was even thinner, looking ordinary, but making people feel that his aura was as deep and profound as the sea, impossible to measure. Obviously, he had gained enlightenment in the Zhoutian Star Battle Array, his cultivation had advanced further, and things were going to get even more troublesome.
Three hundred miles, fifteen ranks of Da Luo's elite demon tribe, all holding star flags, drawing the power of the ancient Zhou Tian Xing Chen. As the starlight fell, it felt mysteriously unusual. The twelve ancestral witches' divine thoughts probed into one of them, and they felt deeply trapped, unable to extricate themselves, as if entering an endless starry sky. If curiosity arose, they would likely become infatuated with it, forever lost, unable to turn back.
As the 365 Star Lords shook their star flags with all their might, the 315 ancient stars shone brightly, casting beams of light that pierced the sky and interplayed with the star flags, gathering the starlight. The flags, imbued with the starlight, instantly radiated a holy aura, as auspicious clouds gathered and propitious energy surged forth. In the blink of an eye, the Grand Starry Sky Array was roughly laid out.
In the blink of an eye, the twelve ancestral witches had all gathered, standing face to face with Emperor Jiang at the forefront and the other eleven people lined up behind him. The auras of the twelve people shone together in harmony, subtly merging into one. It was as if they were resisting the Heavenly Star Great Array. Upon seeing this, Emperor Jyun slightly shook the star banner in his hand, and the killing aura of billions of demons surged out from all directions, with 14,800 golden immortal demon gods following closely behind, enveloping the tens of thousands of witches within. As 14,800 golden immortal demon gods holding small Heavenly Star Banners appeared, the starlight in the void transformed into golden spears, iron pikes, silver knives, jade swords, copper hammers, sharp axes, precious halberds, and staffs. The eighteen types of weapons were revealed, with the starry divine soldiers mixed with a stern and murderous aura, like sharp swords tearing through the sky, destroying all the clouds within ten thousand miles.
The Eastern Emperor Taishi saw that the countless witches of the Wu tribe were all surrounded by the Zhou Tian Star Array, and he looked up at the sky and laughed wildly: "Today, let you see a glimpse of our ancient and mysterious array - the Zhou Tian Star Array. You are just the sacrificial objects born from this array!"
Although the twelve ancestral witches were arranged in the Big Dipper array, they had a sense of danger approaching. However, it was unlikely that the ancestral witches would lose their momentum. Zhurong and Gonggong shouted in unison: "Blind your bird eyes! Your grandfather is not an ant, you wet-born, egg-hatched, hairy, horned creatures. Grandfather will crush one with a pinch, two with a pinch, come on over!" "That's right, you demonic children are arrogant and want to take my grandfather's life? I'll twist your bird head off first!" As the two ancestral witches finished their curses, the people behind them were like thugs from later generations, shouting filthy language that pierced the sky. The demons above heard this and glared with anger, their eyes blood-red, as if they wanted to devour their flesh, drink their blood, extract their bones, and pull out their tendons.
Above, Emperor Jun heard the sound and immediately shouted in anger, "Second brother, take advantage of their weakness and attack them! The rest of you demons, listen to my orders, form an array, follow me to kill the enemy, and destroy the young ones of the Wu tribe!" As soon as Emperor Jun gave the order, three hundred and sixty-five Star Masters shook their starry flags in unison. One million four thousand eight hundred elite golden immortals and demon gods also moved with them. In an instant, a vast expanse of starlight surged forward like a tidal wave, converging on the three hundred and sixty-five starry flags. Three hundred and sixty-five Star God totems materialized, and as soon as they appeared, they began to devour massive amounts of heavenly spiritual energy. Countless silver river ribbons emerged, linking the starlight together, connecting billions of celestial demons and ancient star power, sealing off the void, constructing a magnificent array, enveloping billions of warring parties, enhancing the strength of every demon tribe while suppressing the strength of each member of the Wu tribe.
The crowd of witches saw a vast expanse of twinkling stars before them, as if they had arrived in the universe's starry sky. Looking far into the distance, it seemed as though countless glittering star balls were right before their eyes, rushing past like a mirage, seeming to be close at hand but actually tens of thousands of miles away. The countless demons that had been nearby suddenly vanished without a trace, freely entering and exiting among the billions of stars, launching surprise attacks at random. As the mournful cries of a low-ranking witch echoed in their ears as she approached death, the Twelve Ancestral Witches flew into a great rage, launching fierce attacks against the surrounding stars. Unfortunately, the stars were born and died in an endless cycle, without any decrease whatsoever.
As the deaths of many witches mounted, even a number of great witches returned to heaven and earth. The multitude of ancestral witches felt that the mournful and painful cries were like devilish music piercing their brains, causing them to feel anxious and disordered, with sorrow born from their hearts. Emperor Jiang saw the situation and already knew that if he didn't act soon, this battle would certainly be lost. So, in a state of grief and indignation, he loudly shouted: "Taiyi, Emperor Jun, you two hairy beasts are deceiving people too much! All brothers and sisters, set up the great heavenly demon slaying formation, break open this bird formation, and avenge my tribe's miserable deaths!" As Emperor Jiang released his rolling bloody demonic energy, breaking through the formation's seal, he used this as a catalyst to make the remaining eleven ancestral witches feel it, so that they could combine.
As the twelve ancestral witches converged, they each sprayed out a ball of their own vital blood energy, which condensed in mid-air. The color of the blood energy was crimson red with black air densely covering it, and the heavenly killing energy churned out. As the blood energy left their bodies, the twelve ancestral witches' faces turned pale, but they indeed chanted strange and wondrous incantations, causing their blood energy to merge with the remaining eleven streams of blood energy. Once merged, a single stream of heavenly killing energy burst forth, radiating across the desolate wilderness, visible to the naked eye. The twelve ancestral witches were immediately enveloped by a cloud of fog transformed from the merged blood energy. As the cloud churned and writhed, in the blink of an eye, it gave birth to a giant. The giant's appearance brought about the arrival of Pangu's aura in the desolate wilderness.
In the midst of Xian Mountain, a mysterious aura was sensed. With just one glance at the small illusory world in his hand, which originated from the Hongmeng Purple Qi and had the Five Elements of the Primordial Heaven as its foundation, he saw that it was transforming into all things. He couldn't help but laugh: "The Twelve Heavenly Gods' Great Array, Pangu's physical body? Haha, this time Emperor Jun and Taiyi are going to have a headache!" As soon as he finished speaking, the illusory world in his hand suddenly covered the entire Xian Mountain, making it impossible to see clearly. It was as if the mountain had transcended the heavens and earth in an instant, no longer affected by any external evil energy. On the contrary, the evil energy that passed through this place seemed to disappear into a bottomless abyss.
At this time, the Three Pure Ones sitting quietly in the Kunlun Mountains felt a sudden shock throughout their bodies. They then gazed at themselves with their divine eyes and instantly understood that Pangu's physical body had been transformed by the blood of the twelve ancestral witches. Although his physical body was not even one percent as powerful as Pangu's, its energy was pure and could stir up the Three Pure Ones' souls.
Two Westerners, originally sitting quietly on the Western Spirit Mountain's Eight Treasures Merit Pool, discussing scriptures with each other. When they sensed Pangu's aura, their eyes suddenly shone with seven-colored lights, and they waved the Seven Treasure Wondrous Trees in their hands non-stop. The lotus flowers and leaves around them dissipated, and then they abruptly opened their eyes, and the Buddha light behind their heads shook for a moment before calming down. They recited scriptures towards Zhunti, who looked at them silently like the Easterner, sighed deeply, and turned back to debate with Jiying.
Finally, the two great gods Fu Xi and Nüwa, who were staying on Qixia Ridge, felt the breath of Pangu and knew that the war with the demon tribe was not going well. They shouted loudly and took out their treasures to rush to the battlefield of Wu Xian.
