Chapter 29: The Great Destruction (End of This Volume)

“Pity, Nüwa has departed.”

“The Heart Demon has merged with the Heavenly Dao.”

Fuxi shook his head. “I was born a Primordial God, wielding the Heavenly Dao of Destruction. In my reincarnation… unless I comprehend the Heavenly Dao of Life, I will never recover my memories.” Fuxi shook his head in self-mockery. “Now I have even comprehended both the Yin and Yang Heavenly Daos, yet I still haven’t grasped the Heavenly Dao of Life. So I remain merely a True God.”

“Looking across the Three Realms, the only known Primordial God is the ‘Lord of All Demons’ of the Gate of Nothingness.”

“Now, Beiming, your protective divine ability is no less than Tathāgata’s.” Fuxi looked at Ji Ning. “Your sword arts are superb, matching that alien great power… With your strength, across the Three Realms, you need fear no one. To have you as a general at this critical time is our side’s fortune.”

Tathāgata also smiled at Ji Ning.

Though he had lost two dharma bodies, seeing Ji Ning’s strength, Tathāgata still felt relieved.

…

Ji Ning and the others did not rush to battle but waited on the spot. After about the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, Houyi and Suirenshi led a group of True Gods and Dao Ancestors.

Because there were few great powers from Nüwa’s camp stationed in the Three Realms, Tathāgata and Suirenshi soon returned with some True Gods and Dao Ancestors.

The Northern Rivers Sword Immortal Ji Ning, the Human Sovereign Fuxi, and Houyi then led twenty-nine True Gods and Dao Ancestors to continue the campaign in the Ancient Ruins. After all, the remaining areas of the Ancient Ruins were each extremely dangerous and tough. After this experience, Ji Ning and the others became more cautious and moved even slower.

This time, Ji Ning and the others split into three teams, led by the Northern Rivers Sword Immortal Ji Ning, Fuxi, and Houyi respectively!

The three teams advanced simultaneously within three million li of each other, echoing and supporting one another.

They did not gather into one team for fear of falling into an enemy trap. If, like last time, Tathāgata, Fuxi, and Ji Ning were all trapped in a formation… then it would be much harder for Fuxi to break the formation, and Ji Ning would be unable to tear it apart from inside. So keeping some distance ensured that even if danger arose, not everyone would be trapped.

Three million li was very close. With Ji Ning’s Nine-Horned Lightning Serpent speed, he could arrive in a single breath, allowing them to quickly support each other.

…

Years passed one after another.

Wherever Ji Ning and the others went, they carried out great destruction and annihilation!

The Great Demon God Cixiu and the Gate of Nothingness also set traps and formations to deal with Ji Ning and the others. But the more cautious Ji Ning, Houyi, and Fuxi… never again encountered a situation as perilous as Tathāgata’s. They painstakingly broke through dangers and destroyed one Ancient Ruins world after another.

Destroying the Ancient Ruins was equivalent to destroying the soil for the aliens to survive.

“The Three Realms are about to go to war. If these aliens live… they might invade the Three Realms in the future.” Ji Ning and the others showed no mercy. For the survival of their race, no one would be softhearted.

The Great Demon God Cixiu and others might use their cave worlds to take some creatures, but how large were cave worlds? How many could they take? At most, they could take one ten-thousandth of the alien creatures; the rest would all be annihilated!

Ji Ning, Houyi, and Fuxi often helped and cooperated with each other, deepening their friendship.

…

In the thirty-ninth year of the campaign in the Ancient Ruins, also the nineteenth year of Tathāgata’s calamity.

Outside the Ancient Ruins.

The woodcutter carrying an axe, the white-robed youth holding a single sword, and the tall man in a formation-patterned Daoist robe stood in the void, with a group of other great powers behind them, all gazing into the distance at the Ancient Ruins.

“Rumble~~~”

A world in the distance was collapsing, and then the already shattered Ancient Ruins began a chain collapse.

A roaring sound filled the air as vast amounts of spatial fragments swept through.

The entire Ancient Ruins began to be destroyed continuously… the increasingly violent spatial fragments ravaged everything…

…

In the void.

A dark golden fortress hovered, with faint ripples in the surrounding space, invisible to the naked eye and undetectable by divine sense.

Inside the fortress.

“Truly magnificent.” The Great Demon God Cixiu’s gaze, through the fortress and across the endless void, looked at the distant Ancient Ruins. At that moment, the Ancient Ruins were like a huge firework, with vast amounts of spatial fragments sweeping in all directions.

“The Three Realms.”

Below, some alien True Gods gnashed their teeth.

That was their homeland!

They had originally followed the Lord of All Things. After the Lord of All Things was defeated, Nüwa did not exterminate them but exiled them to the harsh ‘Ancient Ruins’. There, they struggled to survive and multiply, yearning to counterattack the Three Realms, to enter the carefree, beautiful, and safe Three Realms where spatial rifts and storms did not appear without reason.

Though they hated the harsh environment of the Ancient Ruins, it was still their homeland!

Now, they had lost even their last homeland.

Each of these alien True Gods carried a cave world, bringing some tribal creatures, but this was only a tiny fraction. Most could not be taken and had to die in the Ancient Ruins.

“The Three Realms, Beiming, Fuxi, Houyi, Tathāgata.” These alien True Gods remembered these names of hatred.

But even if Ji Ning and Houyi knew, they would not care. Given the chance, they would probably annihilate all these alien True Gods.

These aliens had always been hostile to the Three Realms, seeking to invade it.

The more such enemies were killed, the better!

“Master.” The red-bearded old man below quickly asked, “What do we do next?”

“What to do?” The Great Demon God Cixiu said softly, “We have made enough sacrifices. My territory is completely destroyed. But with Fuxi, Beiming, and Houyi联手, they are too strong. I can’t help it. Now it depends on the Gate of Nothingness.”

“Everyone rest well. Wait. Soon, the final battle will come.” The Great Demon God Cixiu smiled. “That will be our true battlefield. Hmm… It’s been so long since I’ve had such fierce fighting. Last time was in Jue Valley… These natives don’t even have decent formations or treasures. In such a battle, they’ll be fighting with their lives. They will all become my delicacies, hmm…” He licked the corner of his mouth with his long tongue.

“The final battle.” The golden-armored one-armed man nodded lightly.

On the path of cultivation, they roamed the混沌, also struggling.

The ‘World Heart’ of this Three Realms was something the Great Demon God Cixiu desperately wanted to obtain. Once he repaid his debt, he could leave and walk his own path of cultivation.

The other five servants were true slaves.

He was merely repaying a debt, barely a servant, but not a ‘slave’.

…

“Rumble~~~”

The Ancient Ruins were enormous, and the destruction lasted for over three full months.

Houyi, Ji Ning, Fuxi, and the group of True Gods and Dao Ancestors watched for over three months. When everything finally stopped, Fuxi looked carefully and nodded. “All worlds are destroyed. What remains of the Ancient Ruins are some terrifying special environments. Places like ‘Earth Roar Mountain’ and ‘Endless Sea’ are too stable; even the destructive force of the Ancient Ruins’ collapse cannot destroy them.”

Ji Ning swept his gaze and also saw over a dozen such places.

All were extremely stable and fearsome places!

“The ancient times have been destroyed. Those aliens have become water without a source.” Houyi said calmly. “They cannot multiply. If they appear in the final battle, we will fight them then.”

“Mm.” Fuxi nodded.

The Ancient Ruins were a very harsh environment.

Nüwa’s camp had actually worried that if the Gate of Nothingness was defeated, they and the remaining aliens would hide in the Ancient Ruins, always watching. In that case, the Three Realms would never know peace!

Now the Ancient Ruins were destroyed.

If the Gate of Nothingness were defeated in the future… even if the Lord of All Demons was powerful enough to take some remnants away, without sufficient territory and breeding grounds, the Gate of Nothingness would never prosper and would only weaken. In contrast, Nüwa’s camp, with the Three Realms, could continue to multiply and produce strong beings.

“Ji Ning.” Fuxi suddenly sent a mental message to Ji Ning.

Ji Ning was startled. Everyone around was on their side; why was Fuxi using telepathy?

“What is it?” Ji Ning asked.

“Your strength now stands at the peak of the Three Realms, even among the top few. Many secrets of Nüwa’s camp were previously unknown to you. Now it’s time to tell you everything. Perhaps… your strength might even improve further.” Fuxi looked at Ji Ning.

“Secrets of Nüwa’s camp?” Ji Ning’s heart stirred.

“First return to the Ten Thousand Races Hall, then come with me.” Fuxi said.

Fuxi was originally a Primordial God, very close to Nüwa, so he naturally knew the secrets of Nüwa’s camp very well.

“Mm.” Ji Ning agreed.

Fuxi smiled. “Everyone, after thirty-nine years of campaigning in the Ancient Ruins, we have destroyed the enemy’s lair! Now we can face the enemy with peace of mind. In open battle, we have never feared anyone. Let’s go, back to the Ten Thousand Races Hall.”

“Back to the Ten Thousand Races Hall.”

The group of great powers then tore open the void and traveled through a spatial passage to the ‘Ten Thousand Races Hall’ in the Three Realms.

(End of This Volume)