After being exiled for eighteen years, the prince returned to the capital as a veritable immortal.

"It's over!"

"With the dragon vein devoured, the source of the Heavenly Dao will be severed!"

"Those earthworms will make refining the human realm twice as effective!"

……

Everyone sighed inwardly, silently watching as the white dragon vein was gradually devoured.

Until the cricket closed its large mouth, and the dazzling white light disappeared.

At the top of the sky, the transparent Heavenly Dao trembled slightly.

What was originally a close contest quickly turned into a one-sided affair.

The Xuanqing Qi erupted, and its terrifying pressure spread throughout the Thirty-Six Heavens.

The Three Pure Ones, Nuwa... the seven saints were heartbroken.

Even the Heavenly Dao could not stop Hongjun, and the fate of the human realm was sealed.

The imperial army, the common people on the ground...

Everyone was pale.

That giant eel, slithering and twisting across the sky, dealt a devastating blow to the psyche of the world.

The crickets I usually see are no more than the length of my palm and as thin as a chopstick.

Now, this Dao Ancestor's true form, an earthworm, is not only larger than human imagination.

The domineering and ferocious aura it exudes is enough to make people tremble and feel a chill down their spines.

It’s over.

Even ancient sages like Nuwa, Fuxi, the Yellow Emperor, and the Three Pure Ones were powerless against him. Who else could fight against Hongjun?

"I...I don't want to die. Waaah..."

"I have an elderly mother to care for, and a wife and children to raise..."

"Wow...Mommy, I'm scared!"

……

Perhaps it was to deal with the dragon vein and disperse Hongjun's magical power.

Perhaps it is because he has already taken control of the situation and no longer needs to imprison the masses.

The pressure on everyone dissipated, and people were finally free to move around.

In an instant, a pall of gloom hung over the sky, and cries of weeping filled the air.

"Whoosh, whoosh!"

Nuwa and Tongtian Jiaozhu were the first to grab their respective weapons.

however.

A helpless, bitter smile immediately appeared on the faces of the Seven Saints.

They can move freely, but their magical powers are still unable to function.

Hongjun truly kept his word.

They could only watch helplessly as he refined the entire world step by step.

"Hahaha……"

The Emperor's hearty laughter echoed from the ground, "What is there to fear in death? At least we once resisted!"

Yes.

At least, humanity did its best to try and resist.

"It's all the fault of the Zhou royal family, who insisted on bringing this blessed land back to the mortal world!"

"That's right, all the people under heaven have been harmed by the royal family!"

"Zhou Yi is the culprit!"

……

In an instant, voices calling for an attack on the royal family arose everywhere.

Some rational people also spoke up in rebuttal:

"Hongjun refined the human realm solely to advance to the Chaos Realm; it had nothing to do with anything else!"

"Yes, even if the human race hadn't relocated their blessed lands, Hongjun would still have refined them!"

"The Crown Prince moving back to the blessed land will at least enhance the human race's ability to resist!"

"So what? In the end, they will still be wiped out!"

"Grandson, come here! Our family will die together, even if it means death!"

"I don't want to die..."

……

Confucius sighed.

Fear of death is a natural human instinct.

There was nothing he could do to reverse the situation; all he could do was try to eliminate people's fear.

At least, it won't be so painful.

"Everyone must die eventually."

"Just as the sun always sets."

……

Hundreds of millions of people understand this.

The saints have given up resistance, and this great world has come to an end.

Ugh.

Even though they were unwilling, they were powerless to change the situation.

An atmosphere of despair permeated the entire world.

Many people lowered their heads in disappointment, unable to bear watching Heaven being tormented.

……

"boom!"

Suddenly, a deafening roar shook the heavens and the earth.

The entire human realm trembled violently.

"squeak--"

The piercing scream almost shattered everyone's eardrums.

Everyone looked up at the sky in response to the sound.

The earthworm, which is a thousand miles long, has a huge gash split open in the middle of its body.

A dazzling white light shone brilliantly from it.

This is……

what happened?

Everyone was deeply shaken.

The once arrogant Chaos Earthworm had its flesh broken open.

then.

Two figures, one in black and one in white, rose into the sky from the earthworm's body, stepping on white light.

A dark four-clawed python robe, a snow-white long skirt...

"It's the Crown Prince, it's the Crown Prince and Miss Hu Die!"

"It's the Crown Prince, and also Empress Houtu!"

"Yes, the Goddess Houtu, the Butterfly Fairy!"

"Crown Prince, Crown Prince, are we saved?"

"There's hope! There's hope! There's definitely hope..."

……

The world and the heavens instantly erupted in commotion.

Despairing eyes regained their light.

The Crown Prince, as expected, did not abandon everyone.

He's here, he's here.

As always, he always steps up at crucial moments.

but.

This time, the opponent is Dao Ancestor Hongjun.

Can he save the day from collapse once again?

Millions of eyes were fixed on that towering figure.

"Hongjun, I advise you to stop as soon as possible!"

Standing high above the earthworm, Zhou Yi spoke calmly.

Hu Die stood side by side with Zhou Yi and said, "If you leave now, we can let it go."

"boom!"

Hongjun unleashed a barrage of punches, forcing the retreating Heavenly Dao to the side.

"Heh, what a boastful tone."

His expression was as calm as Zhou Yi's.

Two mere children dare to threaten the Heavenly Ancestor.

See you soon.

"Those who commit many unrighteous acts will surely perish!"

Hu Die had said all the nice things she could and was too lazy to say anything more.

Taking advantage of the brief moment, Zhou Yi suddenly reached out and inserted his arm into the cricket's body, where the wound was rapidly healing.

"rise!"

he shouted.

A brilliant white light illuminated the world.

The dragon vein, which had been devoured by the earthworm, was actually extracted by Zhou Yi.

"squeak!"

The giant earthworm wriggled and opened its large mouth, filled with fine teeth, to swallow Zhou Yi.

The dragon vein that had been submerged in its belly had flown away; how could it be willing to accept that?

"open!"

Zhou Yi dodged, and a Pangu Axe appeared in his hand. He suddenly chopped at the earthworm's still unhealed wound.

The earthworm has a primordial body, and ordinary magical artifacts cannot penetrate its flesh.

Fortunately, Zhou Yi communicated with the Heavenly Dao while cultivating within the dragon vein and obtained the Pangu Axe from beneath it.

The Pangu Axe, the divine axe used by Pangu to create the world, can cleave through chaos.

"You dare!"

Hongjun roared angrily.

The enormous earthworm twisted and turned desperately to dodge the attack.

however.

Pangu's axe, with its foresight, slashed in the direction the opponent was dodging.

"boom!"

There was a loud noise.

The body of the thousand-mile-long earthworm was cut in two at the waist.

silence.

Silence reigned both above and below.

Everyone was stunned by the sight before them.

The Crown Prince, actually...

With a single axe stroke, the chaotic cricket is severed!

That was the true form of Dao Ancestor Hongjun.

"it is good!"

"The Crown Prince is mighty!"

……

The cheers were deafening, resounding in every corner of the world.

The Crown Prince has indeed not disappointed everyone.

With a single axe stroke, he severed the chaotic earthworm; victory was easily won.

"Hehehe..."

Hongjun smiled broadly, showing no sign of anger whatsoever.

Puzzled, everyone looked at the cricket's broken body in two.

This... is bad!

Everyone's expressions changed drastically.

The cricket, which had been broken in two, miraculously regenerated.

The first half of the tail visibly heals at the break point, forming a rounded tail.

In the latter half, the flesh at the severed point began to writhe, and a head actually regenerated.

split into two.

An earthworm was cut in half, splitting into two identical offspring.

and.

His cultivation level was actually the same as before he was killed, both being at the Heavenly Dao Realm.

"Squeak, squeak, squeak!"

The two crickets shook their heads and grinned smugly at Zhou Yi.

broken.

One opponent has become two.