Chapter 564 Su Zhou's Professional Skill (11,000 Words, Seeking Monthly Tickets for a Long Chapter~)

【Five years?】

As the enormous voice of the earth vein sounded, filled with bewilderment, Hong Ming couldn't help but speak.

This colossal Earth Vein Dragon spoke with a hint of reproach, yet also with understanding: 【Little one, there's no need to lie to me about such matters. I am the Lord of the Underworld in this world, and I can see through the lifespans of all beings with a single glance. It's only out of courtesy that I don't casually pry into others' lives.】

【As for your age…】 Saying this, a layer of faint, dark light appeared in the Underworld Lord's eyes, like layers upon layers of mist. He fixed his gaze on Su Zhou, then said with certainty: 【You should be hundreds of thousands of years old!】

【Eh, wait, no?】

At this point, the Underworld Lord suddenly stalled again. He frowned, looking at the youth with some confusion, his enormous head shaking slightly, as if he had seen something unbelievable: 【Your age… how, how is it flowing in reverse?】

Instantly, he widened his eyes, shocked: 【Where did this life come from, whose age is actually flowing in reverse?!】

Hong Ming couldn't help but be astonished. As the first Underworld Lord of the Tianyuan Realm, the creator of the Underworld, the master of the souls of all beings, he had seen countless living and countless dead, but he had never seen such a strange existence as Zhuzhou!

"What, my age is flowing in reverse?!"

But as a result, Su Zhou was even more surprised than him. The youth said in astonishment, "How is that possible?"

However, soon, after sensing it slightly, he immediately understood: "Oh, it's the influence of the Decaying Heavenly Devil from before—oh, because this kind of attack that wears down lifespan has no harm to me, and even increases it, so I didn't dispel its divine power's influence just now."

"Now, I'll try dispelling it."

After speaking, Su Zhou stirred up his spiritual energy, and cyan-purple flames burned brightly all over his body. Instantly, large swathes of illusory, grey-white phosphorescence were forced out from all parts of his body.

Then, in the Underworld Lord's misty eyes, he could see that the lifespan counter above the head of this peculiar creature calling himself Zhuzhou began to shrink rapidly.

Like a river flowing in reverse, a sprout retracting into its shell, soon, the lifespan counter above Zhuzhou's head turned into the number 'twenty-one'.

【…】

【No, impossible… no, it's Zhuzhou, you're strange!】

After a long silence, Hong Ming's dull gaze gradually returned to normal. He shook his head forcefully and said in a deep voice: 【In this world, there is no life that can cultivate to the level of a near-god in five years—even a divine bird born as a Celestial Being needs continuous hard work to return to simplicity, break through the karma of the Celestial Being, and then try to ascend to immortality and become a god!】

【Moreover, your strength is no different from that of an ordinary god, your accumulation is even thicker and more terrifying than that of most immortals, only lacking that last transformation—why not?】

"Because I am a visitor from outside the world, outside your Tianyuan Realm, from a more vast place."

Facing the enormous Earth Vein Dragon, Su Zhou opened his arms and answered seriously, "As for my path…"

"My path, indeed, I haven't thought about it yet—that's why I'm stuck in the Earth Immortal Realm, and haven't sublimated."

Su Zhou didn't lie. As long as it wasn't an enemy, he would answer any question, and never lie.

The Earth Vein Dragon could also sense this. He stared at Su Zhou, then nodded slowly: 【Outside the world… you're talking about the Void Sea outside the Tianyuan Realm, outside that void? Although Tai Chu and I were both aware of it in the past, we didn't devote our energy to it—there's such a strange existence in the outside world? It seems we were both wrong…】

【As for the path… indeed. Five years is simply not enough time for a person to settle down and gain insights, to use these five years to decide their future, nearly eternal path.】

Celestial Immortals, gods and demons, are immortal, truly long-lived.

Although he didn't know how Su Zhou had managed to achieve his current state of True Person in five years, Hong Ming, after calming down, sincerely and earnestly gave Su Zhou his own advice:

【It's okay to think about it more, that's the most crucial transformation—gods and demons are immortal beings, representing your future hundreds of thousands, millions, or even longer life—you need to perfect this path as much as possible, so that you don't regret it in the future and waste time modifying your foundation.】

【Whether you want to pursue the Great Dao, want to exist forever, want a profound soul, want to possess unmatched divine power, or want invincible skills… the wishes of gods and demons encompass everything, even creating a new world is among them.】

【That's why you need to think for a long time, whether that is the path you want to choose.】

"No."

To this, Su Zhou closed his eyes and shook his head slightly.

In the depths of this earth vein, in the churning sea of magma, the youth stood on the golden-red, blood-vessel-like torrent of earth veins, and said with his head held high to the mountain dragon: "That was before—I have already thought about my future path."

【…What is your wish?】

The puzzled Underworld Lord asked.

"I want to change all the worlds, to bring about reform, to break the original shackles and cages."

"I want to make all the worlds better."

And the one who was no longer confused answered.

……

A long silence.

From the deepest part of the earth vein, came a undisguised, disdainful sneer.

However, in front of the silent Hong Ming and Su Zhou, in front of the Earth Vein Dragon and Zhuzhou who were looking at each other, this sneer seemed a little uninteresting.

Then, a huge voice sounded, shaking the deep rocks, breaking the silence.

【Many people.】

Hong Ming, who carried countless souls, narrowed his eyes, and a nostalgic look appeared in his misty grey pupils: 【Many gods.】

【Many spirits.】

【Many, many powerful, great existences.】

【The essence of their wishes is to make the world better.】

At this moment, the dragon finally coiled its body together completely.

Transforming into a towering mountain, the Underworld Lord lowered his head, his head, as large as a celestial body, lowered and stared at Su Zhou: 【Tai Chu was, and so was I.】

【At that time, all the gods and demons were thinking about one thing.】

【That is how to make this world, the race they belonged to, better.】

Saying this, he laughed, but his tone seemed a little desolate. The dragon's will trembled, causing the entire earth vein around him to make a booming sound.

Countless earth and rocks moved, and the earth's energy surged. It was a tectonic shift sound ten times louder than thunder.

In this loud noise, Su Zhou could sense that at this moment, the twelve earth vein pillars located in Baishan Prefecture were operating at full power, coordinating this vast power and merging it into the Yingtian Chengqi Five Virtues Grand Formation, and then condensing it into the energy reserve of the 'Juedi Tiantong Grand Formation'. (Severing Heaven-Earth Connection Grand Formation)

After the Heavenly Emperor unleashed an angry blow, Ming Zhengde activated the Grand Formation with all his strength according to his previous plan with Su Zhou, preparing to completely complete the Juedi Tiantong while the heavenly immortals, heavenly demons, and heavenly demons were fighting in chaos, and expel all these gods, demons, and monsters from the Tianyuan mortal realm with the power of the earth veins.

"He… without a doubt, Ming Zhengde is also such an existence."

"His wish is to make this world, for humanity, to become better, right?"

Sighing softly, Su Zhou thought to himself.

The Underworld Lord's voice continued, his tone filled with emotion and reminiscence.

【In the end, the one who achieved the final victory was Tai Chu, who had 'Tianyuan sentient beings' in his heart, and had no innate, acquired, or racial ideas—He established the Heavenly Court and promoted three thousand gods, most of whom were innate spirits and divine birds, but in the future, the sentient beings of the mortal realm could also freely join without any obstacles.】

【I was shocked by His figure. Tai Chu accomplished what I wanted to accomplish but didn't do, so I yearned for it… But He was not perfect either. Under His rule, many lives were still ignored. The lofty Xuan Bird could not see the birth and death of the ants on the ground. He may indeed care about the entire ant race, but would He really care which specific ants died?】

【I was dissatisfied with this, because this was not perfect, so I established the Underworld, to make up for this gap for Tai Chu, so that all beings could be remembered, and also have a place to belong after death.】

【I thought that our cooperation could achieve 'perfection'.】

At this point, Hong Ming's voice stopped.

He didn't continue.

Because everyone knew what happened next… because that was the origin of the current situation of the entire Tianyuan world, the world in which all things and sentient beings now live.

Losing the suppression of the Heaven and Earth Qingqi, the restless earth veins, and, the 'Great Unpropitious'.

Su Zhou raised his head and looked at the far end of the deep and endless earth veins behind Hong Ming. He nodded thoughtfully, and then heard the Underworld Lord's rather regretful voice.

【It's a pity, Zhuzhou, you are a very interesting life. If you were an ordinary god or demon, then I would be happy to help you and find the most suitable path for your future.】

【But even I cannot see through your essence. As an existence from the outside world, your vision may be, or even certainly is, broader than mine, an old guy who has been sleeping for hundreds of thousands of years… My guidance may be meaningless.】

From the beginning, Hong Ming sensed a familiar and close aura from Su Zhou.

The Underworld Lord was indeed a gentle and benevolent god, but such an active state today was rare in his life.

That was… as if they came from the same source, but were slightly different.

A sense of connection in the dark, an instinctual closeness, made the Earth Vein Dragon unable to restrain himself from wanting to communicate with Su Zhou, to guide him, and to provide some help that could be provided.

If asked why…

Perhaps, it was the joy of seeing the first life similar to oneself after hundreds of thousands of years.

But even so, when Hong Ming saw Su Zhou's next action and heard Su Zhou's next words, he couldn't help but be a little surprised.

"Haha, great Underworld Lord, perhaps you really can't teach me in this regard, but we may be able to share some things with each other."

Facing the incomparably huge Earth Vein Dragon, the black-haired youth smiled lightly. He took a step forward, his long hair fluttering in the surging earth vein energy, like a black flame.

At this moment, the same faint, dark light appeared in Su Zhou's eyes as in Hong Ming's.

The hazy grey mist, along with concentric circles, lit up layer by layer. Su Zhou, who had opened the Reincarnation Seal, solemnly said to the Underworld Lord, who showed a solemn and shocked expression: "I haven't figured out this power called the Reincarnation Seal myself, but I think its existence itself will be enlightening to you, the Underworld Lord."

"And I also want to know, what is the essence of your soul that carries thousands of souls!"

He made the request without hesitation, but it didn't seem greedy at all.

Because before asking for something, Su Zhou had already shown what he could share.

As someone who had directly communicated with the Lord of Silence and had surpassed reincarnation several times in His world, Su Zhou could of course see that this Tianyuan Underworld Lord was undoubtedly a manifestation of the Lord of Silence's power in this Tianyuan world.

His 'Eyes of Life and Death', which could previously see through people's lifespans, were a secondary derivative of the Reincarnation Seal.

And the incomparably huge Earth Vein body, its essence, was not spiritual energy, nor earth vein power, but… an immortal soul!

The core inheritance of the Lord of Silence—the supreme soul called 'Immortal Soul'!

Su Zhou held the power of the Reincarnation Seal, and the Underworld Lord held the essence of the Immortal Soul. If the two sides could share their experiences and power with each other, it would definitely be of great benefit to both sides.

As for why Su Zhou wasn't afraid that the Underworld Lord would greedily seize the power of the Reincarnation Seal…

He didn't know. Su Zhou had never thought about this question.

Similarly, probably because they weren't smart people, the Underworld Lord had never thought about this possibility either.

【Ah… this, this eye seal that transcends life and death and directly reaches reincarnation…】

Hong Ming stared at Su Zhou's eyes. He could sense that in the concentric circle-like rotating mark, there was the essence that he had always wanted to establish, but had never been able to grasp before he fell asleep for hundreds of thousands of years…

That was the power called reincarnation, the power that could allow all the dead to be reborn, to start a new life, and to start over.

Only by seeing through everything in the past and present life can one guide the reincarnation of the future.

The essence of the power of the Reincarnation Seal was like this.

Having encountered things that surprised and shocked him again and again not long after waking up, Hong Ming looked at Su Zhou with a complex expression.

He said in a deep voice: 【No problem, I am happy to share my Dao…】

【But, Zhuzhou, why do you desire power so much?】

Saying this, he suddenly thought of something, so he raised his head and looked at the deep pit that went straight to the Earth's crust, blasted out by the Taihao Heavenly Punishment, which also awakened him from his ancient slumber.

【…I see, there is still a current Heavenly Emperor attacking you outside.】

Saying this, the Underworld Lord's expression was extremely strange. Even the Earth Vein Dragon's face, which was made up of mountains and rocks, could clearly show that his tone was a little strange: 【The Heavenly Emperor's honor, attacking a True Person—and what's even more shocking is that you were able to survive!】

Lowering his gaze from the Heavenly Punishment Pit, Hong Ming looked at Su Zhou again and said in a low voice: 【Why is He attacking you?】

"It's hard to explain all this in words."

And the Underworld Lord heard Su Zhou's calm voice, and the soul invitation that extended from it.

"Underworld Lord, if you really want to know, then look with my eyes."

"Take a look at this world that may have passed a long time for you."

【…Okay.】

Receiving the invitation, Hong Ming answered after indulging in it for a moment.

Then, following Su Zhou's perception, he looked up at the vast Tianyuan world above the earth veins with those eyes that carried the power of the Reincarnation Seal.

In that instant, he saw many, many things.

——The sentient beings on the ground.

——And the gods in the sky.

Hong Ming raised his head, he saw that some God-Emperors used all things as tools in order to perfect themselves.

Some Heavenly Devils were obsessed with their own Dao, using sentient beings as chess pieces, and repeatedly fought against the Heavenly Emperor and God-Emperor.

Some Heavenly Demons roamed the Void Sea, with no wishes, no obsessions, and no objects in their eyes, not even caring about themselves.

The immortals and gods who were admired by the people lived in the Lingxiao Heavenly Realm, and the demons and gods who were feared by the people sank and floated in the thoughts of the people. Their struggles and their wishes had long been unrelated to the hearts of the people, but the actions of the gods and demons could easily overturn everything of the mortals.

They believed that this was the right of the gods and demons, and that they had cultivated to this realm in order to be able to do whatever they wanted.

Therefore, some people would resist.

Hong Ming looked around the world, he could see the vast earth vein formation that ran through the entire Central Continent, and all the common people who lived and worked in peace and contentment in the new dynasty.

He could see that at the intersection of the distant South Continent and the Central Continent, there was a huge vortex that was absorbing endless resentful souls, and at the very core of that vortex, an Anxi Divine Tree that made the Underworld Lord feel intimate was slowly growing.

He could also see that just above Baishan Prefecture, above his head, a mortal checkpoint stood in the corpses of gods and demons, endless spirituality was spreading, and the Heaven and Earth spirituality that had been plundered by the Zhuxing Heavenly Dao was returning to Heaven and Earth.

The Human Emperor was located in the center of the earth. He was connecting the power of the earth veins, intending to isolate the heaven and earth, and wrap the entire Tianyuan world, so that the earth and the sky could no longer be connected.

And above the earth, above the sky, the battle of the gods and demons continued. They were fighting each other, for the key to go further, and to prevent others from getting the key to go further.

【Why?】

He closed his eyes.

A disappointed murmur sounded in the depths of the earth veins, and then it became louder and louder, turning into an angry roar: 【Why can't They always see?】

【If gods and demons can do whatever they want to mortals, doesn't that mean that stronger gods and demons can do whatever they want to weaker gods and demons? If they can't even manage to look down and examine, then how can they look up to a higher place?!】

【Why did Tai Chu create order in the past, and why did he establish the Xiantian Heavenly Court? Why doesn't he understand such a simple principle?!】

【Zhuzhou, is it for this reason that you are fighting against Them, and fighting with Them?】

Hong Ming's question resounded through the earth veins, but Su Zhou didn't say a word.

Because there was no need to answer all this, He had already seen everything with his own eyes.

Therefore, after Hong Ming calmed down, the huge Earth Vein Dragon said in a low voice: 【I see, you want to use the power of the earth veins—to use the power of me and the Origin True Dragon.】

Then, he laughed, laughing loudly.

But there was no joy or happiness at all.

Only ironic self-deprecation.

【Hahahaha, the Xiantian Heavenly Court left by Tai Chu has become the way He hated the most.】

【The Underworld I left has also become the source of the Demon Realm.】

【Every existence thinks about making the world better, every existence has its own methods, everyone has perfection in their hearts—and in such a world where they deny each other and fight each other, when can it really become perfect?】

The Underworld Lord's voice had a trace of sadness.

"Who knows? But if you don't try, there will be no reform."

But Su Zhou said calmly. He stared at the Earth Vein Dragon in front of him and said solemnly: "I came here from another world precisely for this reason, to bring better changes."

"I believe that with Ming Zhengde's power, plus the various inheritances I left behind, it is enough to make the mortal world peaceful and happy, and there will be changes in the world. As long as there is no external force, the mortal world will be stable."

"But the Juedi Tiantong Grand Formation alone is not safe enough to face the power of the Taihao God-Emperor and the Great Desire Demon King—I have a method, but it lacks power, and it is difficult to achieve even if I become a Celestial Immortal, so I originally planned to come to the depths of the earth veins and communicate with the Origin True Dragon to see if I could get help in this regard."

"But now, I have met you—so, Underworld Lord, can you help me?"

【You need power, Zhuzhou.】

Repeating these words, the huge Earth Vein Dragon took a deep breath. This breath seemed to absorb all the heat in the world, and even the lava sea in the deepest part of the earth veins instantly froze, solidified, and turned into black rock, approaching absolute zero.

For a time, the original burning flames in the depths of the earth veins dissipated, leaving only a pair of huge, dragon pupils like the Earth's core, releasing a light of anger that was brighter and hotter than the sun, as if it could burn everything.

And below those dragon pupils, there was another pair of cyan-purple dragon pupils flashing. The two pairs of dragon pupils looked at each other, like the sun in the sky and the starlight on the ground.

A voice sounded.

【But I still have to ask, can you really bring change to this world, make the source of all disasters recede, and bring a perfect future?】

"I can't be sure!"

And a voice answered: "But I will, I will definitely make this world better!"

So, the contract was made.

【Then, just like you lent me your eyes before.】

Smiling and whispering, Hong Ming's voice began to become magnificent, huge, and booming, like the sounds of billions of voices: 【Now, I will lend you my soul!】

Not only that.

At the same time, on the back of the giant dragon that carried hundreds of millions of souls, many originally silent soul lights began to flash.

Those were the endless souls that died when the Southeast Continent sank during the Great Unpropitious in the past.

Those were all the souls who died innocently because of the wishes of the gods and demons.

They should have returned to the Origin Dragon, that is, the body of the earth veins, but they were saved by the Underworld Lord at the cost of his own soul as a substitute and sleep.

And now, with the Underworld Lord's permission, these countless rays of light began to flicker, began to condense, and then burst out with a whistling sound.

"Me too!"

"Me!"

"And us!"

"Take all our power!"

Clusters of various colors of light jumped up from the dragon's back. They moved with Hong Ming's power and flickered in the dark depths of the earth veins, like stars in the sky.

Then, the stars in the sky fell and returned to one place.

Even the earth itself cast its gaze in this direction.

——Therefore, in the dark, endless light and shadows appeared——

Among them, there were divine birds and humans.

There were tigers and leopards, and there were insects and ants.

There were farmers and emperors.

Prostitutes, gamblers, officials, shopkeepers, ministers, beggars… countless kinds of life were submerged.

And among these endless light and shadows, there was such a pastry chef who lived in the city.

His parents were both alive, his childhood was happy, he had many friends, and he met and fell in love with the person he loved, and the person who loved him, and had several children, who were all smart, well-behaved, filial, and polite, and all had bright futures.

He was usually in harmony with his neighbors. Because he often helped the poor with food and helped people in need through crises, he had a good reputation in the city. He was also kind and amiable in his old age, and was loved by everyone. When he finally passed away, he was smiling and sitting in a chair, closing his eyes in the spring breeze.

At the funeral, half the city, and even other regions, had received his help, and some big figures who had finally achieved something came to mourn. A stele was erected to record his life, and it existed with his family for a long time.

Such a person, such a life, could perhaps be called perfect.

But… a voice rang out.

——Why didn't he cultivate?

Only by cultivating can one have power, can one live forever, and can one be above all living beings.

Only by being extraordinary can one transcend the life of a mere pastry chef, can one look down on the big families and city lords who control the city, and can one make disdainful sounds to those lofty emperors.

Only by living forever can one spend more time than kingdoms or even civilizations, and witness the erosion of the sea and the collapse of the stones, and see the steles that record the lives of others crumble into dust, while one is still young and exists forever!

Compared with gods and demons, how can a mortal's life, no matter how happy, be called perfect?

That was obviously full of regrets and omissions, and needed to be made up and corrected!

——What is perfection?

Is it a standard, a determined path, or everything without a standard, freely certified by the heart?

Longevity, immortal longevity is indeed very perfect, but if you have to do this, determine the rigid rules, and determine a path from the beginning that can see the end.

If this is the case, no matter how long or wide this path is, no matter how magnificent and magnificent the scenery along the way is, isn't that to say that there is only one standard for the perfection of all things?

So some existences hate, extremely hate this kind of thinking.

——Hongmeng, the clear and turbid are separated——

The innate gods are born knowing everything, and can observe the rise and fall of the Hongmeng heavens and the birth and death of all things.

There are clear and turbid two Qi, which turn into dragons and phoenixes, observe the sudden birth and destruction of all living beings in the heavens, and see all conditioned dharmas, like dreams, illusions, dew, electricity, like void bubbles.

Therefore, a sound came out of Hongmeng.

【Shiyuan, there are really too many regrets and sorrows of sentient beings in the myriad worlds. If I were to create a world, I would definitely create a stable and long-lasting world, in which all sentient beings can start over, and everyone can repeat their lives until they reach the perfect realm!】

【Pishi, are you a bird brain and your feathers are too long? What the hell is restarting everything, how can that be called life! It is precisely because it is impermanent and must be accepted, and living through that seemingly cyclical, but different tomorrow every time, is the meaning of life!】

——Prehistoric, the dragon and the phoenix contend——

The clear and turbid intersect, the True Dragon falls, and its bones turn into the Tianyuan world, while the phoenix opens the sky and nirvana, turning into the sun to illuminate the world.

The myriad things of Tianyuan are born from this.

The God and Demon Era, 830,014 years, Tianyuan Mortal Realm.

Baishan Prefecture, underground, in the depths of the earth veins.

Thousands of souls gathered, turning into stars and falling, like scales, attached to the giant dragon's body, which had always been filled with hazy gray mist and released endless majestic aura.

And a little cyan-purple Heavenly Soul was at its center, like a crown, inlaid on the top of the giant dragon's head.

Countless light and shadows were disillusioned.

And after that, the entire earth was shaking, as if it was making a sound.

——What exactly are you going to do, Zhuzhou?

"Reform!"

At the crown of the giant dragon, the Heavenly Soul said without hesitation: "Create a world where no one has to cry!"

【Hahahaha, you silly little guy, you are so stupid and pathetic!】

At this moment, an unimaginable power rang out from the deepest part of the entire world. He was laughing wildly and recklessly, as if he was mocking, rejecting, and denying.

However, the light of the earth veins, once again lit up in the dark depths of the earth.

【——But so am I.】

Tianyuan, Central Continent, Kyoto.

The sky over Kyoto, which was originally filled with endless baleful aura, was now incomparably clear. The huge array was operating, and the power of the entire world was gathered here.

Therefore, endless spiritual energy gathered, causing the clear blue sky to sprinkle countless pure water-like spiritual light on the earth. This spiritual light transformed into rain, seemingly chaotic and disorderly, but it vaguely formed a vast 'law' that spanned between heaven and earth, and was constantly being built, constructed, and spreading in all directions to the entire Tianyuan world.

"Your Majesty, the great formation has begun to operate, are you feeling alright?"

In the center of the Yingtian Chengqi Five Virtues Grand Formation, Cang Song hurriedly came with reports of the operation of the earth vein formations of the other four continents. Although it was not the first time he had seen Ming Zhengde use the power of all sentient beings to punch the Heavenly Punishment, resulting in his body being covered in blood, he still felt a pang of heartache in his heart, and wished he could replace him.

But now, only this man, who was closing his eyes tightly, silently maintaining the operation of the great formation with his seriously injured body, and holding the Juedi Tiantong Grand Rite, could bear all of this.

"The operation of the great formation is very successful—the Heavenly Emperor's power has indeed activated the earth veins' reaction."

Opening his eyes, Ming Zhengde, who was sitting on the throne, had golden light shining in his eyes.

The power of the Five Virtues in Ming Zhengde's body, which had been silent due to his confrontation with the God-Emperor, was now being revived by the power of the people poured in by thousands of new citizens. The rotating power of the Five Elements and Five Virtues cooperated with the power of the entire Tianyuan earth veins. However, no matter how exquisite and complex the great formation was, and no matter how skilled he himself was, it was impossible to smoothly lead all of this with the power of a True Person. It was only possible to be painful.

Endless spiritual power eroded his non-godly body. The pain it brought was like the flames of extreme cold and extreme heat burning his blood and bone marrow, making him want to let out a long roar.

But in the end, he just coughed and spat out a mouthful of blood that was burning fiercely. The blood, which had been ignited by the power of the earth veins, quickly turned into a cloud of scarlet ashes.

"I just don't know if I can hold on until the end of the ritual..."

Whispering in his heart, Ming Zhengde raised his head at this moment and looked at the sky that was not blocked by anything.

But at this moment, Ming Zhengde was stunned, because something beyond imagination appeared, causing the man to forget the pain, and even forget to exclaim in surprise.

——At this moment, the man heard a dragon's roar. In some distant future, he may have found the power, the key to breaking the deadlock.

But now, he just saw that there was a huge dragon shadow rising rapidly from the distant end of the earth, like a reverse meteor!

Just like a flash of gray-white lightning suddenly lit up in the still dark sky, the scorching light spread along the trajectory of the lightning towards the high sky. The ancient gods and demons who had been sleeping for 450,000 years were granted permission, and carrying infinite power, they transformed into dragons and snakes soaring into the air.

Then, it went straight into the high sky!

"That... is that also part of the plan?"

The stunned Ming Zhengde heard Cang Song's voice beside him—his childhood friend was not shocked at all. He probably still thought that this was part of his plan, but to be honest, since Zhuzhou appeared, his plan had long exceeded his expectations countless times.

"Maybe it is—but maybe it was a bit too successful."

Muttering softly like this, watching all of this, Ming Zhengde couldn't help but clench his fists slightly, and the condensed scales fell from his fingers.

A wind rose, causing the blood-colored ashes to roll up into the sky together with the vast dragon.

In this instant, the entire Central Continent...

No——the entire Tianyuan world clearly saw this scene.

At the Taibai Pass in the Northern Border, Wang Haitian stopped his repair work, and Yan Changfeng clenched the sword in his hand. They looked blankly at the dragon shadow flying, which they had never seen before, but which made their bloodline, and the souls of everyone feel close to them. The incredible power brought a violent wind, swept the majestic spiritual energy, and while spreading in all directions, it also made the earth roar, and mountains and plains crumble and break.

However, at the moment when this power spread, another spiritual force condensed the destruction that was spreading, and could only see countless dust and debris from the broken earth condensing into a giant pillar leading straight to the sky, like a ladder to heaven.

In addition to this, there was also Kyoto, Beiling, Canghai, Nanzhe, Chiqiu... In the ten states of the Central Continent, everyone clearly saw this scene.

Even at the remnant island in the Southern Continent, at the place where the old Zhengyang Kingdom was located, there was also a girl who was carrying ingredients, preparing the breakfast for the refugee camp tomorrow, and a boy who was working hard nearby, preparing to show off his skills in the assessment in a few days. The two young people, who had passed the most difficult times and were on the right track in their lives, and were smiling, suddenly had stunned expressions.

They all saw that there was a dragon shadow, carrying the soul light of all living beings, rising from the deepest part of the earth, and flying towards the sky.

At this moment, Yan Chilei watched this scene.

——The True Dragon was born, the Divine Bird should have hated it, or feared it.

However, for some reason, the Vermilion Bird at this moment did not have any such feelings.

"This…"

She whispered like this, and a hint of trance appeared on her delicate face: "This is... the Dragon?"

But, she was wrong.

Because this was not a dragon.

Outside the Tianyuan Mortal Realm, the Void Sea.

Gods, demons, and Heavenly Demons were in a chaotic battle.

At this moment, the Ten Thousand Spirit Divine Bird was silently driving endless Yuan Magnetic Divine Light to sweep across the void, stirring up turbulent space-time turbulence, and stirring up a dozen Heavenly Demons like floating boats in the sea, who could only drift with the waves without any power to fight back.

But the Heavenly Demons were originally impossible to fight against the God-Emperor. What Taihao really feared was the Great Desire Demon King and Star Lord Rahu, who were hidden in the hearts of sentient beings. As long as the Heavenly Demon's divine power, which held the path of sentient beings' desires and could almost be called 'anti-Five Virtues power', hit its target, it could directly break through Taihao's defenses and dissolve all exquisite magic formations and defensive measures. No divine power or magic could block the attack that went straight to the heart.

But even so, every attack of the Demon King was equal to giving Taihao a chance to counterattack. The Ten Thousand Spirit Divine Bird's divine power was an absolute unity and self-centeredness. The direct overbearing obsession of achieving success with sentient beings was naturally restrained by the desire of sentient beings, but it also restrained the opponent in the same way. As long as the God-Emperor always guarded his heart and launched a counterattack against every existence that attempted to touch himself, then He could at least exchange a lose-lose situation. In fact, now that Taihao had the blessing of the Zhuxing Heavenly Dao, if the counterattack was not successful, it would be fine, but if the counterattack was successful, the Great Desire Demon King might be even more seriously injured than Taihao.

The more complex point was that the Heavenly Demons did not actually choose the God-Emperor as the target of attack. When the Demon King and Rahu appeared, They would also rush over laughing wildly. Even if the Star Lord and the Demon Lord repeatedly scolded 'mad dogs', They did not care at all, but instead continued to laugh mindlessly.

——Lively, too lively!

The battlefield was extremely chaotic. At this moment, it was impossible to see clearly who had the advantage or disadvantage. Sometimes Taihao had the advantage, but soon the Heavenly Demons and the Demon Lord would join