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

"Perhaps it's because the Heavenly Dao needs Hongjun to do something now," Taichu gently shook his head and said, "For example, to use him against us!"

"Don't forget, to the Heavenly Dao as it is now, we are also a threat to Him!"

"Or perhaps He has other purposes!"

"In short, no matter what the purpose of Heaven is, or what kind of purpose it may have, what we need to do will not change, and that is to increase our strength!"

"As long as we are strong enough, we don't need to worry about any kind of conspiracy or trickery!"

“Yes, you’re right!” Qinglian nodded. “As long as we can be stronger than the Heavenly Dao, we don’t need to care about His thoughts.”

"Conversely, if we are not strong enough, knowing too much is meaningless!"

"We came out of seclusion together because we were worried that Hongjun would intervene against the Underworld!" Tianyan nodded and said, "Once things are settled here, we should go back to our seclusion!"

"Fellow Daoist Yang Mei should still be in seclusion, attempting a breakthrough, right?"

And so, Tai Chu and the others quieted down once again, intending to see what kind of performance the demonized Yuan Shi would have.
"Yuanshi has fallen into demonic possession?" Hongyuan, who was fighting Houtu, also noticed Yuanshi's abnormality and his expression changed immediately: "How could this be?"

"Could this be the abnormality I sensed in Yuanshi earlier?"

Because they were in the middle of a battle, Hongyuan didn't have time to think too much and could only pass on his current findings to his main body.

"Hmm, demonic energy?" Houtu also noticed the situation on Yuanshi's side: "Could this be related to the Heavenly Dao?"

However, she only frowned slightly and didn't pay much attention to it.

Whether it's the Heavenly Dao or Hongjun, they are both her enemies!
Ideally, both of them should perish together!
Moreover, it is unlikely that either the Heavenly Dao or Hongjun would choose to directly destroy the Earthly Dao.

The worst outcome is that Houtu's actions will be subject to various restrictions in the future!

Of course, she didn't want to end up like that!

Chaos, Purple Cloud Palace!

"Yuanshi has fallen into demonic possession?"

"Could it be that the Heavenly Dao intends to corrupt the entire primordial world with demonic energy and then resurrect the Demon Ancestor Rahu, making him fight against me?"

Hongjun, who was focused on refining the Heavenly Dao will within the Heavenly Punishment Seal, quickly came to the same conclusion as Taichu and the others after receiving the message from Hongyuan.

"Ah!"

"Your plan has been exposed, and you only have ten percent of your strength left. What can you use to fight me?"

"Just accept your defeat and give me all your strength!"

Soon, Hongjun sneered and spoke in a contemptuous tone.

Clearly, perhaps due to the influence of the Heavenly Dao, Hongjun did not notice the abnormality in the Heavenly Dao's strength, and he still believed that he had the upper hand!

The underworld, the underworld!
"Yuanshi, you've actually fallen to demonic possession?"

"Haha, it seems that the so-called Heavenly Saint is nothing more than this!"

Upon seeing the two "demonic clones" that Yuanshi had condensed, Styx was first startled, then burst into laughter.

He thought that Yuanshi, who always claimed to be the true descendant of Pangu, could have a firm will and an indestructible mind. In the end, he couldn't even withstand a tribulation of inner demons.
Even though the influence of the Heavenly Dao may be involved, the fact that Yuanshi was able to fall into demonic possession already explains a lot!

"Humph!"

"What does it matter if it's the demonic path or the immortal path?"

"As long as they can help me defeat you and wash away my past shame, then I don't care!"

"Styx, now you await your destruction!"

Yuanshi snorted coldly, completely ignoring Styx's mockery, and his expression gradually calmed down.

He seems to have gradually accepted the fact that he has become a demon!

A truly powerful demon doesn't go crazy or become hysterical at will!

"Then let me test your strength after you've become a demon!"

Styx's gaze sharpened, and he gritted his teeth, causing hundreds of ordinary Blood God clones to merge into a new Blood God clone possessing the ultimate power of the Primordial (Saint) Realm!
To be honest, creating two Blood God clones with the ultimate power of the Primordial (Saint) Realm is already his current limit.

His act of forcibly creating a third Blood God clone with the ultimate power of the Primordial (Saint) Realm will inevitably cause him to suffer a great backlash after the battle!
However, Yuanshi has one clone of the Three Pure Ones and two clones of the Demonic Path. If Styx does not forcibly create a third clone with sufficient strength, then he will almost certainly be defeated!
"Ha ha!"

"Styx, let me begin by washing away my shame!"

Yuanshi didn't care about so much. After Styx created a third powerful Blood God clone, he laughed and launched a fierce attack together with one of his Three Pure Ones clones and two Demonic clones!
"boom!"

"Long!"

"boom!"

"..."

The three distinct powers of immortals, demons, and bloodlust clashed fiercely between the Primordial Beginning and the Styx River!

The gazes of many ancient deities were drawn to the battle taking place here.

Since the "Battle between the Dao and the Demons", demons have basically ceased to appear in the prehistoric world.

Not to mention, every demonic avatar of the Primordial Beginning has reached the limit of the Primordial (Saint) Realm!

However, even though Yuanshi displayed the power of demonic possession, he could not break the limit of the Hunyuan (Saint) realm. He could only be defeated by the power of the true Hunyuan Taiji Golden Immortal (Dao Integration) realm, or by an existence of the same level with a numerical advantage.
Therefore, after dozens, even hundreds of rounds, neither Yuanshi nor Styx could gain the upper hand over the other!

Even though the three clones of Yuanshi and the three clones on the Styx River both dissipated because they could not exist for long, there was still no clear winner among them!
"Pity!"

"Yuanshi was able to create two demonic clones, but he could not reach the true Hunyuan Taiji Luo Jinxian (Dao Integration) realm combat power."

"His fight with Styx is destined to be a draw!"

"..."

The ancient deity couldn't help but sigh.

But in their hearts, they would still be shocked by the demonic power displayed by Yuan Shi.

After all, before unleashing his demonic power, Yuan Shi could only create a clone with the power of a Primordial Saint!

Without a doubt, the power of the demonic path greatly increased Yuan Shi's overall strength!
"Ah!"

"Looks like your boastful words didn't come true!" Styx said to Yuanshi with a mocking sneer.

As time went on, he gradually felt the backlash from forcibly creating a third, sufficiently powerful Blood God clone.

But he didn't lose to Yuanshi, did he?
"Heh!" However, at this moment, Yuan Shi revealed a strange smile: "That's not necessarily true!"

"The reason I haven't used my true abilities is simply to wait for your Blood God clone to disappear and to see if you have any other tricks up your sleeve?"

"But it seems you've reached your limit!"

"If that's the case, then go die!"

boom!
As the voice of the Primordial One faded, an incomparably powerful aura suddenly erupted from his body.

The three thousand Heavenly Laws and the three thousand Demonic Laws intertwined and merged behind him.

His aura grew stronger and stronger as the number of Heavenly Laws and Demonic Laws that merged with each other increased!
When all the commotion subsided, hundreds of Heavenly Dao Laws and Demonic Dao Laws had already merged around Yuanshi, and his aura had clearly reached the early stage of Hunyuan Taiji Golden Immortal (Dao Integration Realm)!

"I see!"

"My second brother used a method similar to fusing the laws of the Three Thousand Great Daos, simultaneously integrating the power of the Heavenly Dao Law and the Demonic Dao Law, greatly enhancing his own strength and thus temporarily possessing combat power comparable to a Primordial Grand Luo Golden Immortal (Dao Integration)!"

Upon seeing this, Taiqing's eyes lit up, and he instantly understood Yuanshi's actions.

After all, Taiqing and Yuanshi are at least temporarily unable to integrate the three thousand Heavenly Dao Laws and thus prove the Dao again.

Under these circumstances, comprehending the three thousand Heavenly Dao Laws is basically the limit they can currently achieve!

As a result, after Yuanshi cultivated three thousand additional demonic laws, he actually found another way to make the laws of heaven and demonic laws merge with each other, thereby gaining a significant increase in power.

Of course, in reality, Yuanshi did not achieve a true fusion of the laws of Heaven and the laws of Demonic Path. He merely allowed these two completely different laws to be temporarily combined, thereby unleashing greater power!
But under the current circumstances, this is enough!
"You actually have such comprehension and skills?" Styx was also somewhat surprised to see this.

Making the laws of Heaven and the laws of Demons merge is a simple concept, but it is certainly not easy to do.

It takes a lot of comprehension, perseverance, and other qualities to do it!

In the established understanding of the Styx River, the Primordial One did not possess these characteristics!

However, the reality before him made Styx realize that Yuanshi was one of the Three Pure Ones transformed from Pangu's primordial spirit, possessing top-tier talent and potential in the primordial world!
Even if Yuanshi's cultivation talent is not as good as Taichu's or Qinglian's, it is absolutely impossible for him to be weak!

It's just that Yuanshi had suffered too many setbacks in the past, which gave Styx and the others the preconceived notion that the former was not very capable!
However, for Styx, what is more important now is to contend with the Primordial One at this moment!

But this is clearly not an easy task!
"Styx!"

"Die for your stupidity and arrogance!"

Yuanshi didn't give Styx any more time to think, and immediately launched a full-scale attack on the latter!

"boom!"

"Long!"

In an instant, a power that completely surpassed the realm of Hunyuan Daluo Jinxian (Saint) and reached the level of Hunyuan Taiji Daluo Jinxian (Dao Integration) erupted from Yuanshi's body!

Even the so-called strongest sage, Taiqing, felt a deadly threat from Yuanshi at this moment!
"Minghe is dead!"

This is both Taiqing's judgment and the heartfelt sentiment of countless primordial deities present!

They couldn't imagine how Styx, whose Blood God clone had already disappeared, could withstand Yuanshi's attack.
however……

"Yuanshi!"

Have you forgotten something important?

"If you can merge the laws of Heaven and the laws of Demonic Path, why can't I merge the laws of the Great Dao?"

At the critical moment, a look of madness flashed in Styx's eyes, and one after another, the laws of the Great Dao appeared behind him and quickly merged with each other!
"boom!"

Soon, a powerful aura that had also reached the level of Hunyuan Taiji Grand Luo Golden Immortal (Dao Integration) also erupted from Styx's body!

"Alas!" Upon seeing this scene, Tai Chu shook his head and sighed, "Fellow Daoist Styx only achieved the power of the Primordial Chaos (Saint) Realm by amplifying the power of a certain Great Dao Law with other Great Dao Laws!"

"Now he is forcibly fusing the laws of the Great Dao. At best, he will suffer a huge backlash; at worst, his cultivation will drop, or even his Dao Fruit will be damaged!"

In other words, Styx is clearly acting recklessly!

"There's nothing we can do about it!" Qinglian shook her head as well, but expressed her understanding: "Yuanshi has temporarily gained the combat power of a Primordial Taiji Golden Immortal (Dao Integration) through the fusion of the Heavenly Dao Laws and the Demonic Dao Laws!"

"If Fellow Daoist Styx is unwilling to pay such a price, he will only face defeat!"

Perhaps for most cultivators, as long as they don't die, it's not a big deal to suffer an occasional defeat.

Or rather, how many cultivators can achieve eternal invincibility?

However, for an entity like Styx, every failure would inevitably have a significant impact on its state of mind.

Not to mention, his victory or defeat also influences, to some extent, the perception of the Underworld's strength in the eyes of all living beings in the primordial world!

Of course, the Styx River and the Underworld weren't truly unable to accept defeat.

He simply couldn't accept that he had been defeated by Yuanshi, his former adversary!

Especially when he clearly possessed even greater power!
This was Styx's own choice, and no matter the outcome, the three of them would not interfere rashly!
"Styx, you!"

Yuanshi was furious about this!
He originally thought that Styx was able to possess the combat power of the ultimate level of the Primordial (Saint) Realm through the mutual amplification of the Three Thousand Great Daos, so it should be impossible for the latter to further enhance his strength by fusing the laws of the Three Thousand Great Daos.

But to my surprise, that damn guy actually did it?
What annoyed Yuanshi even more was that he was about to kill Styx and wash away some of the humiliation he had suffered, but at the critical moment, he encountered such a change.
"boom!"

"Long!"

"Long!"

Soon, the two forces of Hunyuan Taiji Luo Jinxian (Dao Integration) level collided with each other, unleashing wave after wave of incredibly powerful aftershocks!
When all the turmoil subsided, the figures of Yuanshi and Styx disappeared from their original places. Various strange phenomena of saints falling appeared in both the prehistoric continent and the underworld!
This also means...

"The Primordial Celestial Lord and the Lord of the Styx... perished together?"

"Even in such a desperate situation, the Styx Cult Master was still able to turn the tide?"

"..."

The ancient gods who witnessed this scene all wore expressions of disbelief! (End of Chapter)