Primordial: From a grain of soil to the ancestor of all paths

Chapter 347 Inner Demon Tribulation

"boom!"

"Long!"

"boom!"

"..."

The battle between the underworld and the Heavenly Dao is escalating, and the power it unleashes is growing stronger and stronger!

"Houtu!"

"Do you really intend to fight to the death with my Heavenly Dao faction?"

"Once I have completely taken control of the Heavenly Dao, when I settle accounts, even if you are the Lord of the Earthly Dao, you will certainly not have an easy time, right?"

While engaging in a fierce battle with Houtu's clone, Hongyuan spoke in a cold tone.

"Now that things have come to this, do you still want to persuade me?"

"Or perhaps, this is just a ploy to lower my guard?"

Houtu responded in a tone devoid of any emotion.

Indeed, as Hongyuan said, once Hongjun completely refines the will of Heaven and controls all the power of Heaven, the situation will become very unfavorable for her and even the Underworld.

After all, the Way of Heaven is ultimately stronger than the Way of Earth!

Even if Hongjun doesn't risk suffering a huge backlash and actually destroy the underground passage.

He will also restrict Houtu's actions to the greatest extent possible, and gradually allow the major forces on the side of Heaven to divide up the power of the Underworld!

The most crucial point is that even the current Tai Chu and his group are not absolutely certain that they can deal with Hong Jun, who has mastered all the power of the Heavenly Dao!
At that time, even those like Tai Chu who don't possess immortality might be completely annihilated by Hong Jun!

As for Houtu, she probably wouldn't be able to defy the will of Heaven anymore.
In comparison, a more sensible approach would be for Houtu to switch sides with the Heavenly Dao from now on in exchange for some benefits!
But how could Houtu, as one of the ancestral witches who disrespected the Way of Heaven and only revered Pangu, easily submit to the Way of Heaven?
Even if she agrees, the other Ancestral Witches will absolutely not agree!
Houtu also believed in the strength of Taichu and the others, and believed that even if Hongjun really mastered all the power of the Heavenly Dao in the future, they would still be able to defeat him!
Even if things really do turn out badly in the future, she will never regret it!
"Humph!"

"Since that's the case, then let me destroy this clone of yours first!"

"Let me show you that even between clones, there are differences!"

Upon seeing this, Hong Yuan snorted coldly and unleashed an extremely powerful aura!

At the same time, three thousand Heavenly Dao Laws descended around him, but it appeared that one of the Heavenly Dao Laws was the main one, occupying the first position, while the other Heavenly Dao Laws were like auxiliary ones, surrounding the main Heavenly Dao Law!
"Oh?"

"I understand. You want to use a method similar to that of Fellow Daoist Taichu, to amplify the power of a certain Heavenly Dao Law with the other Heavenly Dao Laws, thereby temporarily and significantly increasing your own strength?"

Houtu saw through Hongyuan's thoughts at a glance!

This did not surprise her, because for many people who have cultivated multiple Great Dao Laws or multiple Heavenly Dao Laws, it is indeed a good way to temporarily enhance their strength!
"Not bad!"

"I possess three thousand Heavenly Dao Laws that far surpass those of Taiqing and the others. By using other Heavenly Dao Laws to amplify the power of a certain Heavenly Dao Law, I can temporarily possess power comparable to the early or even mid-stage of the Hunyuan Taiji Grand Luo Golden Immortal (Dao Integration) Realm!"

"It's more than enough to deal with your clone, which only has the power of the Primordial Chaos (Saint) Realm!"

Hongyuan was not surprised that Houtu could see through his thoughts; on the contrary, he readily admitted it.

His tone was also full of confidence!
This was also one of the main reasons why he wanted to compete with Tai Chu again!

"Heh!" Upon seeing this, Houtu gave a cold laugh and asked in return, "Since Fellow Daoist Taichu revealed this method, how many saints who have cultivated multiple Great Dao Laws or multiple Heavenly Dao Laws have not tried it?"

"And what makes you think I can't?"

"Furthermore, don't forget that my Underworld possesses the complete Three Thousand Great Dao Laws, and the Great Dao Laws I cultivate are naturally even more powerful than the Heavenly Dao Laws!"

"boom!"

As soon as Houtu finished speaking, an equally powerful aura erupted from her body.

More than two thousand Great Dao Laws also surrounded her!
"There are already two thousand Great Dao Laws?" Upon seeing this, Hong Yuan's gaze narrowed slightly.

He's not stupid; how could he not have thought of the possibility that Houtu could also improve her strength in a similar way?

However, Hong Yuan believed that mastering three thousand kinds of Great Dao Laws was extremely difficult.

Even Tai Chu, who was at the forefront of everyone in this regard, only managed to control three thousand kinds of Great Dao Laws during the last Investiture of the Gods!
Hongyuan absolutely refused to believe that Houtu could have mastered three thousand Great Dao Laws at this point in time.

In this way, the boost that Houtu can obtain from the Great Dao Laws she controls will inevitably be limited!

On the contrary, Hong Yuan had already mastered three thousand kinds of Heavenly Dao Laws, and the boost in combat power he could obtain from them would be enormous!
In that case, Hongyuan still has a good chance of defeating Houtu!
However, the reality before him made him realize that his thinking was still too simplistic!

Houtu did not master all three thousand Great Dao Laws, but the boost to her combat power brought by the mutual amplification of just two thousand Great Dao Laws was already no less than the boost to Hongyuan's combat power brought by the mutual amplification of three thousand Heavenly Dao Laws!

This means that the outcome of the battle between Hongyuan and Houtu remains unknown.
"Is the Great Dao Law really that much stronger than the Heavenly Dao Law?" Hong Yuan was very unwilling.

The increase in combat power brought about by his cultivation of three thousand Heavenly Dao Laws was only on par with Houtu, who controlled two thousand Great Dao Laws.
If Houtu also controlled the three thousand Great Dao Laws, wouldn't he be doomed to lose right now?
Even though his main body was about to completely control the power of the Heavenly Dao, Hong Yuan had to admit that the Three Thousand Great Dao Laws were indeed far more powerful than the Three Thousand Heavenly Dao Laws!
Even Hongyuan felt a little regretful. If his original body had chosen the path of integrating the three thousand Great Dao Laws and proving the Dao with force, like Taichu and the others, instead of merging with the Heavenly Dao, would he have achieved greater success?
Shaking his head, Hongyuan cleared his mind of distracting thoughts.

Regardless, since his true form has already embarked on the path of merging with the Heavenly Dao, they have no other choice!

No matter how much they regret it now, it's too late. They might as well do what they should do!
"Houtu!"

"Let's begin the true final battle!"

After regaining his senses, Hong Yuan's eyes sharpened, and he mobilized all his strength to charge towards Hou Tu!

Although Houtu's current aura is very similar to his, it proves that their strengths are probably about the same.

But who can guarantee the outcome before the actual fight?
"Then come on!"

A glint flashed in Houtu's eyes as she charged towards Hongyuan!

At the same time! "Even with two Blood God clones possessing the ultimate strength of the Primordial Chaos (Saint) Realm, it's still quite difficult for me to fight you brothers simultaneously!"

Styx looked at Yuanshi and Taiqing opposite him and said with some helplessness.

Both of them possess the power at the limit of the Hunyuan (Saint) realm.

However, this only means that they are of the same "level". In reality, there are still some details that can affect the specific battle situation between the Ultras to a certain extent.

For example, the Primordial Treasure of Creation, the "Pangu Banner," and the Taiqing Treasure of Creation, the "Taiji Diagram," and the Acquired Treasure of Merit, the "Heaven and Earth Xuanhuang Exquisite Pagoda"!
In contrast, the Styx only possesses two top-grade innate spiritual treasures: "Yuantu and Abi" and "Twelve-Grade Karmic Fire Red Lotus"!

Furthermore, the fact that Taiqing has not yet used the "One Qi Transforms into Three Pure Ones" supernatural power has also made Styx very wary!

In short, the battle between Styx and Yuanshi and Taiqing appears to be a stalemate, but in reality, it is not in Styx's favor!
"Styx!"

"I will definitely defeat you this time, I will!"

While wielding the Pangu Banner and unleashing various fierce attacks such as the Heaven-Opening Blade and the Power of Destruction, Yuanshi roared at the Styx River with anger and killing intent.

After the battle with Styx began, the image of his defeat by Styx kept replaying in his mind.

The more he thought about it, the angrier he became at Styx, wishing he could kill him on the spot!
"Yuanshi?"

Taiqing glanced at Yuanshi with some doubt and worry, feeling that the latter's state was somewhat strange.

"never mind!"

"Perhaps it's because he was suppressed by Tai Chu and the others for too long in the past, which affected his state of mind?"

"If we can eliminate the Styx River this time, his unhappiness will naturally lessen a lot, and he will definitely be able to return to normal!"

Taiqing quickly shook his head, no longer paying much attention to Yuanshi's abnormality.

Little did he know that, given his personality, his easy overlooking of the abnormality in Yuan Shi was itself an abnormality!
"Brother, move aside!"

"I will kill him all by myself!"

Just then, Yuanshi said something that surprised both Taiqing and the Styx River.

"Yuanshi, are you serious?" Taiqing asked Yuanshi in surprise.

After all, without his help, Yuanshi, who can only release one of the Three Pure Ones avatars, should theoretically be no match for Styx, who has two Blood God avatars!
"Yuanshi, have you gone mad?" Styx didn't know what Yuanshi was thinking, but that didn't stop him from provoking him: "Or is this your way of admitting defeat?"

"Because you're too proud to admit defeat directly, you deliberately lost to me in this way?"

"Don't worry, to show my respect for you, I will definitely use all my strength to kill you!"

"Shut up!" Yuanshi roared at Styx with icy eyes, then turned to Taiqing and said, "Brother, I know what I'm doing!"

"I will prove that I can defeat the Styx even if I am alone!"

"Only in this way can I truly wash away the shame he once brought upon me!"

To be honest, at this moment, Yuanshi felt somewhat unfamiliar to Taiqing.

Especially his cold, emotionless gaze made Taiqing feel that something extraordinary must have happened to him!
But for some reason, Taiqing was not very resistant to Yuanshi's state.

He also wanted to know what methods Yuanshi had that gave him the confidence to defeat the Styx at this moment.

Even if Yuanshi was just blindly confident, he was actually no match for Styx, and Taiqing could join him at any time to help him!

"it is good!"

"Let me show you, brother, what other skills you have?"

After a brief moment of deliberation, Taiqing chose to retreat, completely ceding the battlefield between himself and Styx to Yuanshi!

"What on earth are you doing?" Styx frowned as he looked at the scene.

He didn't know what Yuanshi was planning, but he instinctively felt a sense of unease.

It seemed as if what Yuanshi was about to do could actually threaten him!
"out!"

Yuanshi gave a deep shout, and two clones identical to him appeared beside him!

These two clones not only possessed the same power fluctuations as him, but also exuded an incomparably vast... demonic energy!
"what is this?"

"Why is there such a strong demonic aura, and why is it appearing on my second brother?"

Upon seeing Yuanshi's two new clones, Taiqing's expression changed.

Since the "Battle of the Dao and the Demons" and the defeat and fall of the Demon Ancestor Rahu, there should no longer be any demons in the primordial world.

Even if it exists, it should be in the "Extraterrestrial Demon Realm"!
But now, Yuan Shi has not only broken the current limitation that he can only create clones with the same strength as himself, but the two clones he created are also emanating an extremely dense demonic aura.
This demonic energy is even far greater than that of the original Demon Ancestor Rahu!
After all, the former Demon Ancestor Rahu only had the cultivation and strength of a Quasi-Saint at the peak!
Both of Yuanshi's two clones have reached the limit of the Hunyuan (Saint) realm!

"How could this be?" Faced with this scene and Yuanshi's previous unusual behavior, Taiqing suddenly had a bold guess: "My second brother... has fallen into demonic possession?"

When the Demon Ancestor Rahu perished, it was said that "the Way diminishes and the Demon grows, and the Demon grows and the Way diminishes!"
Although he died, his primordial spirit merged with the Dao in a different way, thus completing the laws of the Heavenly Dao!
It was from that time onward that the beings of the primordial world began to experience a tribulation called the "Heart Demon Tribulation" during their cultivation journey!

If one is caught in this calamity, at best one's cultivation will regress and one's personality will change drastically; at worst one one will fall into demonic possession or even perish on the spot!

At this moment, Yuanshi looked exactly like someone who had been struck by a "heart demon tribulation" and had fallen into demonic possession!
"But as a sage of the Heavenly Dao, Yuanshi is immune to all tribulations. How could he possibly experience a true inner demon tribulation, or even fall into demonic possession because of it?" Taiqing was very puzzled!
Even if Yuanshi, due to repeated blows from Taichu and the others, had an unstable state of mind, it was indeed possible that he would develop inner demons.

But what kind of inner demons could affect a Heavenly Saint whose strength has reached the limit of the Primordial (Saint) Realm?

Moreover, if Yuanshi hadn't deliberately exposed himself this time, Taiqing and Hongyuan wouldn't have noticed anything unusual at all!

Or rather, even if they discover the anomalies in Yuan Shi, they inexplicably choose to ignore them!
(End of this chapter)