Watching Nezha, the story of Nezha's suicide in the Investiture of the Gods brought tears to my

Half an hour later, Chen Tang Pass, the sea monsters, and the dragons all gathered together!

……

heaven.

All the gods and immortals looked, some openly, some secretly, at the old man of the South Pole standing in the middle, with some showing sympathy and others amused.

The old man from the South Pole looked down at his peachwood staff, then looked up at the sky, opened his mouth as if to say something, but had to close it again.

It's not that he doesn't want to speak up and seek justice for himself.

It was another version of him in the sky. The Boundless Immortal was clearly not a good person. If he spoke up to help him, wouldn't that be aiding and abetting evil?

But wasn't it a bit much for the Great Sage to kill him and then use his peach wood staff to pick his teeth?

The official Lu Xing patted the old man of the South Pole on the shoulder, looking at him with understanding and relief. "It's alright, at least there's still a branch left. The deer boy and the crane boy were eaten whole."

"It's already pretty good that there's still a stick left."

The Antarctic Immortal had a stern face; it would have been better to offer no comfort at all.

……

Suddenly, the scene on the sky changed!

The ancient mythical bird, the phoenix, gave birth to the peacock and the roc; thus, the first peacock in the world was born.

[This peacock is Kong Xuan!]

After tens of thousands of years, Kong Xuan finally refined the five-colored divine light, regained human form, and took the place of his mother, the phoenix, to protect the Yin Shang dynasty.

……

The peacocks in the sky shone brightly, and even the human form they transformed into was dressed in exquisitely beautiful clothes, adorning the sky with dazzling light.

Throughout the myriad realms, all beings—humans, gods, immortals, Buddhas, demons, and monsters—were awestruck by this peacock.

"As expected of a peacock, the whole bird is sparkling."

Everyone has a love for beauty. Regardless of this peacock's strength, its appearance alone is enough to make everyone in the heavens feel somewhat favorably toward it.

and……

"Kong Xuan was born of the divine bird Phoenix and is also the first peacock in the world. Just because he is the 'first', his future is limitless."

"After the Yuanfeng Calamity, Yuanfeng perished. As a member of the Phoenix Clan who still possesses Yuanfeng's bloodline, Kong Xuan's strength must be considerable."

Many people nodded in agreement.

Whenever the terms "the first one" or "ancient bloodline remnant" are mentioned, it often means that the other party is already, or will become, a powerful being.

Thinking of this, the people of the heavens couldn't help but look curiously at the sky, wondering what kind of experience this peacock would ultimately have.

……

Wild world.

The immortal volcano erupted in vast swathes of flames of rebirth, and Yuan Feng bathed in the raging fire, her neck raised, staring unblinkingly at the sky.

"The first peacock in the world..."

Yuan Feng let out a howl, its cry resounding throughout heaven and earth, as if proclaiming something.

It lowered its long neck and looked at the two eggs it had protected so well. It poured all its last bit of immortal power into the eggs to protect the last trace of bloodline under the great calamity of the heavens!

"I can rest assured when I can see the future of the peacock."

Under the great calamity, the Phoenix Clan is destined to be severely damaged, and it is also destined to not survive. However, with the Peacock around, it believes that the Peacock will protect the Phoenix Clan in the future and lead the Phoenix Clan to rise again.

A hint of relief flashed in Yuan Feng's eyes. Her figure gradually dissipated in the flames, and her purest power split in two, entering the egg.

Kong Xuan and the Roc, still unhatched and gestating inside the egg, were completely unaware of this.

Kong Xuan had no idea that he had been exposed by the heavens before he was even born.

……

Kunlun Mountains.

Unlike the towering flames and ashes of the immortal volcano, the summit of Kunlun Mountain is covered in snow all year round, with heavy snow accumulation.

On the Ancestral Dragon Cliff, the last wisp of Ancestral Dragon's consciousness was on the verge of dying from anger.

The dragon head on the cliff stared intently at the sky, its heart burning with rage. It looked at the Phoenix Clan, then at its own Dragon Clan!

Even though the Phoenix Clan suffered heavy losses and few members were still alive, at least there was Kong Xuan, who was clearly a powerful figure.

Look at what kind of dragons are left! When the sky screen showed Nezha causing havoc in the sea, the four dragon kings inside were even fighting amongst themselves!

Three of them betrayed the Dragon Clan and went to surrender to the Heavenly Court and the Chan Sect, becoming puppets to be driven by others!

Every time Zulong thought about this, he felt unhappy. To become the Dragon King was already to be one of the best among the dragons.

And the result? He ran off to become a lackey of the gods!

In the past, what was the Heavenly Court anyway! The Dragon Clan was the one who called the shots in the primordial world!

The more Zulong thought about it, the angrier he became, but unfortunately he was suppressed and sealed here, unable to move at all!

……

As the first peacock in the world, Kong Xuan possessed astonishing strength, reaching the level of a semi-saint.

[Truly the strongest person below the level of a saint, possessing heaven-defying combat power!]

Kong Xuan had ten undefeated records in the Investiture of the Gods.

[The first battle was against Hong Jin, a traitor to the Shang Dynasty. Jiang Ziya used a honey trap, marrying Princess Longji to him, thus winning him over.]

But in a single encounter, he was captured by Kong Xuan!

[In the second battle, Jiang Ziya attempted to defeat Kong Xuan with his God-Slaying Whip, but Kong Xuan swept the whip away with a red light and fled in disarray!]

In the third battle, Jiang Ziya led his men to besiege Kong Xuan, but Kong Xuan used a yellow light to drive away Lei Zhenzi and a white light to drive away Nezha.

[After four battles against Huang Feihu and his men, they didn't even dismount; they were swept away directly by the Five-Colored Divine Light!]

[After five battles against Yang Jian, Wei Hu, and Li Jing, Kong Xuan took away Yang Jian's Howling Celestial Dog, a red light swept away Wei Hu's Demon-Subduing Pestle, a yellow light swept away Li Jing's Exquisite Pagoda, and a red light swept away Li Jing again.]

[...In ten battles against Randeng, he swept away the Dinghai Pearl that Randeng Daoist had stolen, and also swept away his natal magic weapon and the beggar's purple-gold alms bowl.]

[It was only when Zhunti made his move and revealed his true form that Kong Xuan was subdued.]

……

The myriad realms watched in awe as the ten battles unfolded in the sky, and subconsciously swallowed hard.

This isn't just about having decent strength; in the entire primordial world, apart from a sage, no one could possibly challenge him!

Jiang Ziya was able to preside over the Investiture of the Gods, possessed the God-Slaying Whip, and was a disciple of Yuanshi Tianzun, so his strength is self-evident.

However, Jiang Ziya not only failed to defeat Kong Xuan, but even his God-Slaying Whip was taken away by him. He had to call for reinforcements to start a group battle a second time!

Despite outnumbering the opponent, they still couldn't defeat them!

[185] Kong Xuan: Five-Colored Divine Light, Feather Kill! Defeat Randeng and steal the Qiankun Ruler! Randeng: I'm going back with the lamp.

"No wonder they say that the number one person below the sage is Jiang Ziya, Nezha, Yang Jian, and Randeng. Each of them is famous for their fighting strength, but none of them can beat Kong Xuan."

"Yang Jian held back when Chenxiang defeated Yang Jian before, but this time he really beat Yang Jian to a pulp!"

Everyone looked at Kong Xuan on the sky, their gazes filled with even greater amazement.

Good-looking and good at fighting, there aren't many people like that!

Someone lamented, "It's a pity he was later subdued by Zhunti." As they spoke, the crowd couldn't help but start cursing Zhunti.

A sage like yourself would dare to fight with Kong Xuan, who hadn't even become a sage yet!

……

The world of Investiture of the Gods.

The atmosphere inside was tense, and the generals of Xiqi all stared solemnly at the sky.

"Prime Minister, even you can't defeat Kong Xuan?" Ji Fa looked worried, his brows furrowed. "If that's the case, even if we can ask the Sage Zhunti for help in the future to deal with Kong Xuan, I'm afraid Xiqi will suffer heavy losses."

In the sky, when these capable generals of Xiqi fought against Kong Xuan, their weapons were either confiscated or they were taken away along with their weapons.

How are people supposed to fight like this?

Jiang Ziya smiled wryly, "If Kong Xuan is really as powerful as Tianmu said, I can't beat him."

Upon hearing this, everyone was shocked and looked at another very powerful person from Xiqi—Nezha.

Then you see Nezha looking at the sky for a while, and then staring at the Seven Treasures Pagoda that Li Jing is holding, which makes Li Jing break out in a cold sweat.

"Nezha, Nezha?" Ji Fa called out tentatively twice before Nezha came back to his senses.

"What are you thinking about so intently?" Ji Fa asked, half-jokingly and half-speechily. "Could it be that you're figuring out how to deal with Kong Xuan's Five-Colored Divine Light?"

Nezha looked up in confusion: "Solve it? Why do we need to solve it? It can sweep away Li Jing's Seven Treasures Pagoda!"

He was overjoyed!

Ji Fa: "..."