Luohu Wins

Within the Immortal Extermination Formation, Hongjun gasped for breath. He held the Pangu Banner firmly in his hands in an all out dual against Luohu's God Killing Spear. Both of these treasures were extremely potent offensive based treasures. But as the Pangu Banner was a chaos rank spiritual treasure, a step beyond even xiantian spiritual treasures, one would expect it to win a clash.

After all, a chaos rank spiritual treasure bore the purest essence of primordial chaos originating from the Grand Dao within the chaos sea. In comparison, a xiantian spiritual treasure no matter what rank only came into being through the powers of energies clashing and mixing together. These items were born complete just like innate gods hence the descriptive term xiantian.

But whereas the God Killing Spear was a melee combat weapon, the Pangu banner was a channeling type treasure. The Pangu Banner was an offensive monster by way of generating Chaotic Sword Qi rather then its ability to beat someone to death. As such the in a clash, the God Killing Spear was able to stand against it.

What's more, Luohu also had the powers of the Immortal Extermination Formation and his own Dao as support. He pressured Hongjun who was in unfamiliar territory.

The two titans were wordless in their struggle. They only communicated through looks and regarded one another with varying degrees of disgust.

Luohu's strikes were precise and designed to kill Hongjun as quickly as possible. His spear stabbed and jabbed and rarely acted in any defense. Meanwhile, Hongjun could not retreat to a safe distance to properly utilize the Pangu Banner.

The Taiji Painting was being saved as a trump card. It wasn't an offensive treasure and the formation could not muster up enough concentrated firepower to harm them so it was kept in reserve. His chaos ranked Jade Fortune Disc was not meant for battling either. Hongjun felt incredibly pressured.

He silently cursed the other godfiends that had accompanied him. What use were they?

Off in the distance, a second Luohu battled against the Destiny Demon God. Another Luohu who tore his way free of Luohu's true body and arrested the 12th ranked Black Lotus and Destruction Mill. Two additional treasures the latter of which was chaos ranked to battle the most ancient godfiend.

In a stunning display, the Destiny Demon God was unable to properly deal with the Immortal Extermination Formation. While it ultimately could not harm him, it pressured him and made it difficult to defeat this second Luohu.

Luohu also had numerous tricks in his repertoire. He summed natural phenomenas, spawned stars and manipulated spacetime to combat both Qiankun and Sichen. His mastery of such mysteries was on a scale that impressed Hongjun.

Hongjun knew these were techniques that Luohu was never talented in nor dedicated time to learn. He was obsessive in purely slaughtering arts and dedicated no time to esoteric techniques. But against Sichen, he showed a level of understanding towards time that the time god found himself laid bare.

Qiankun for all his mastery over space also could not overcome Luohu's powers. He attempted to distrust the Immortal Trapping Sword but the sword qi within the formation manifested defensive measures against him. He realized the formation was much better optimized than he'd been lead on and just four immortals of the same rank working together simply wasn't enough.

Hongjun and Destiny Demon God were distracted already leaving himself, Sichen, and Yinyang. Between the three of them, the four swords were an annoyance of the utmost. Hence Sichen changed targets for Luohu. But the aforementioned reasons were why he found no success and was instead knocked back.

Despite achieving the state of the limitless principle Wuji, Sichen was like an insect in front of Luohu. He could not believe the sheer gap between them. Hongjun had never displayed that sort of pressure before yet was able to dual Luohu within the Immortal Extermination Formation. It made him feel depressed inside.

Destiny Demon God was another figure who found himself embarrassed. A junior like Luohu was rivaling him. Worse, Luohu was rivaling him with only a fraction of himself.

He could sense that the avatar he fought was a part of Luohu's cultivation. A second body formed from the second embraced principle of the Devilish Dao, the six desires. As such, this avatar was called the Avatar of Six Desires. It was an accompanying piece of Luohu's Avatar of Seven Emotions. Unfortunately, Da Hai destroyed that a long time ago.

The avatars Luohu and Hongjun made were formed from cut out concepts of themselves. They were naturally much better then any ordinary avatar. But over the years, only Luohu managed to keep one and it was paying off.

Destiny Demon God's fists defied the concept of destiny. He etched the reality of victory into his punches creating a destiny in which he can only see victory. But before his very eyes, Luohu cut apart that route to his fortune and forced him to fight head on.

His many mouths fired blasts that wold ordinarily tear the world asunder. But the Immortal Extermination Formation was so firm that he could not harm Luohu in the slightest. Not even Hongjun could do so.

After a period of uncertain stalemate, that was when the worse happened. With Hongjun and Destiny Demon God firmly distracted, Luohu directed his swords to entrap the weakest link. Yinyang.

Like the others, Yinyang had his origins as a chaos godfiend. He was an expert in harnessing power form the balance of yin and yang able to resist any outside chances on his person. However, in terms of notoriety he was severely lacking.

This was not because he was lowkey like Hongjun or Luohu. Yinyang wasn't remarkable even among the three thousand elite godfiends. Even now, he was unremarkable.

This was why when the Immortal Trapping sword suddenly encircled him, he was unable to escape in time. He deployed a barrier by combining the forces of yin and yang. His form shifted to an androgynous one somewhere in between masculine and feminine.

But the circular could not resist two swords as the Immortal Slaying Sword joined the Immortal Trapping Sword in its assault. They punctured through his barrier and stabbed into his body. Immediately, humongous amounts of slicing force was pumped into his helpless body.

Nothing Qiankun and Sichen did was able to save him. Yinyang exploded into mist within seconds. This was shocking for Qiankun and Sichen. The Immortal Extermination Formation was not supposed to have this much offensive power. It's primary function was supposed to be how unbreakable it was. Had Hongjun miscalculated? Lied even?

Free from their struggle, both swords attacked Sichen.

From an outside perspective, it appeared that the perfectly circular formation was bending into a crescent shape. But from the inside, Sichen was desperately blocking multiple swords assaulting him at once.

A Limitless Supreme Chaos Immortal could only resist so much and Sichen could not slow down the swords one bit. Even with Qiankun's assistance, he suffered wounds.

Sichen's right arm was lost and many feathers from his wings fell. The god of time was rendered speechless at the turn of events. His previous bravado seemed to have disappeared.

Hongjun glanced over in urgency. His purple aura exploded as he tried to overwhelm Luohu. But Luohu's own multi coloured aura balanced things out.

Luohu smirked knowingly. If Luohu still had the avatars formed from his corpses then he would be in serious trouble. But thankfully, Da Hai had solved that problem for him.

CLING!

CLANG!

The sounds of the God Killing Spear and the Pangu Banner clashing riveted through the formation. The incredibly stable air within the formation pulsated with each impact. The flag of the Pangu Banner fluttered in the fierce struggle.

Hongjun felt powerless. Where was promised victory? Why was Luohu being so obstinate? He knew he could win but just how?

At this point, Qiankun was contemplating leaving. He could escape and Luohu wouldn't be able to stop him. Should he run? He had promised Hongjun his aid but had not made an oath to it.

The air around them riveted and there seemed to be an external pressure that brutally collided with the Immortal Extermination Formation. For Luohu gazed down but for a moment. What met his sight was a displeasing image.

The ocean keeping the Four Symbols Divine Beasts had failed. They had noticed how the battle on his end was going. Distantly, Luohu heard Hundun say something to him.

"I know," he grunted back whilst he kept clashing against Hongjun. The old man's melee skills were somewhat lacking in comparison to his own. This was good.

Luohu reached back and pulled the Destruction Mill to his person. His avatar will be fine with only the Black Lotus for support. Grabbing hold of the mill, Luohu unleashed raw energy gathered from the collapse of universes right into Hongjun. This was an aim at a kill shot.

But as if anticipating this, the Taiji Painting appeared to absorb the attack. Luohu frowned cursing his own impulsiveness. Hongjun had cleared some distance and had launched a cloud of Chaotic Sword Qi.

Unfortunately for Hongjun, the cloud was instantly attacked and ripped apart by the formation. Luohu smirked at the automated defense of the formation. As long as he was within it he would never be defeated.

…

"Brothers, sister, I am going to regret saying this but I think we need aid them up there," Qinglong was the first to suggest the idea. He instantly grimaced when he felt Yinglong and Yi Fei'e's gaze land on him.

"If Hongjun falls, our chances of defeating Luohu drops dramatically. Think about it, elder brother is unable to overcome Mara. And Hundun was manhandling us," he said. Luckily for him, Hundun was floating and observing him. The godfiend looked as if he was observing which option Qinglong would choose.

"You," Yi Fei'e grunted weakly. She quickly dropped to her knees only supported by Gui Daiyu. "This is a betrayal. But ultimately. Go for it."

Yinglong nodded in agreement. "You're going to unleash your symbol power yes? Like back then when we encountered Si Hai for the first time?"

Qinglong nodded.

"Good luck brother."

As such, Qinglong, Zhuque, Baihu, and Xuanwu odder towards each other and gathered up. Qinglong stood on the right, Zhuque at the back, Baihu on the left, Xuanwu in the front. This fulfilled the compass of the four cardinal directions.

"Dong, Nan, Xi, Bei, Chun, Xia, Qiu, Dong, Mu, Huo, Jin, Shui. Rise Four Symbols Divine Formation!"

Four circular stars manifested corresponding to the four directions. Jupiter in the east, Mars in the south, Venus in west, Mercury in the north. The four seasons blew in each direction and a diagram of the starry sky appeared within a circular disc.

They resembled a circular star chart from primeval days detailing the starry skies before its evolution. Four giant constellation formed from twenty four others manifested within. Seven constellations on each quadrant.

An oppressive pressure permeated through Mt Buzhou causing all living beings to look up in at the sky. Their gazes fell into one of reverence and all beings felt the distinct urge to not only kowtow, but to pray.

Zulong, Zufeng, and Mara stopped their danced and glanced over at the formation taking form. A nostalgic look filled Zulong's eyes as a distant memory from over a million years ago came to mind.

"I have not seen that since then," he realized.

In that moment, Zulong came to an epiphany. He wanted to apologize to Qinglong for always keeping him, Xuanwu, and Baihu apart from Zhuque. After all, how could such beautiful perfection ever be separated? He felt that he finally understood why Qinglong was so desperate.

"What is this?" Zufeng found herself murmuring.

Everyone down below from the twelve primordial gods, Di Jun and Taiyi, Dong Wanggong and Xi Wangmu, Lei Zu, Fuxi, Nuwa, and the Three Pure Ones. They gazed up and felt divine might for the first time.

Even Liu Er was struck by how beautiful the Four Symbols Divine Formation was. It felt perfect, harmonious in a way he couldn't describe. He desperately reached out in a grasping motion but found only air in his palms.

"Brothers, sister, let's do this," Qinglong urged.

"""Yes!"""

Then the formation rose into the sky to meet the Immortal Extermination Formation.

The two spinning discs were like two separate universes clashing against tone another. Luohu saw this and flew into a furry. His Immortal Extermination Four Swords vibrated in the pressure.

Hongjun smiled at the ongoing. The two glared at one another resentfully.

In the distance, Destiny Demon God punched the 12 ranked Black Lotus into the Avatar of Seven Emotion's body. The avatar grunted and was thrown back towards Luohu who promptly reassured it into his form.

Surrounded on three sides, Luohu grimaced.

"Ha, ha, ha," Destiny Demon God panted. His sickly yellow eyes bore into Luohu and he announced, "Never before have I been so thoroughly humiliated. Luohu you'll learn respect today."

"This coming from the man who doesn't even realize how irrelevant he became," Luohu scoffed waving Destiny Demon God off. Even Hongjun for all his differences felt inclined to agree.

"You four are really making life hard for me you know that," Luohu said towards Qinglong and the rest.

"It is to be expected Devil Ancestor. Now lay down your life, your madness has been going on for long enough," Qinglong replied for the Four Symbols. Their combined formation rammed and pushed the Immortal Extermination Formation higher into the air. However no penetration was observed. These two were like to boulders pushing each other.

"Hmph, useless. Both our formations are defensive from the outside and more offensive on the inside. It's like two turtle shells pushing against each other," Luohu said disdainfully.

He quickly brought up the God Killing Spear to shoot a blast of fire at Hongjun and Destiny Demon God. "I'll show you just who it is you're messing with."

Something seems to have overcome Luohu. Suddenly he entered a maddened frenzy. He attacked both Hongjun and the Destiny Demon God like a rampaging bull.

CLANG!

CLANG!

CLANG!

His spear tip smashed into Hongjun's flag pole and his painting. It cut into the Destiny Demon God's flesh and nearly took his head at one point. Int he meanwhile, his four swords pointed downwards and met four Chinese characters in a clash.

The sky was lit in mysterious lights. In all directions, streams of aurora borealis manifested along with clouds of sword qi. Crimson lightning, purple lightning, rainbow coloured rays of light. The primitive world rumbled and shook.

Across the world, an earthquake impacted the land. In the starry skies, planets collided with each other. In the underworld, the Blood Sea churned wildly kicking up gargantuan waves.

Both Houtu of the twelve primordial gods and Minghe of the innate gods suddenly felt the urge to vomit. Minghe especially felt uncomfortable because of the changes in the Blood Sea.

"Insane, they're rocking all creation with this stunt," he managed to get out before puking.

"The primitive world, it's still not developed enough to handle clashes such as this," Yinglong said grimly. "What's more, the Heavenly Dao is out of commission, nowhere in sight to stabilize things."

Up above, Luohu raised his spear with both hands. Both his feet were planted on the 12 ranked Black Lotus as he swung into the Pangu Banner.

CLANG!

Hongjun grunted as he was suddenly thrown back. His eyes widened as he stared into Luohu's own. Luohu's eyes seemed to be lit ablaze. They were like twin suns burning at their absolute brightest.

"Are you that desperate? To warrant burning your own Nascent Soul for fuel?" Hongjun cannot believe the sheer arrogance and audacity of Luohu. Burning one's Nascent Soul can give a tremendous power boost, but it'll also permanently harm one's foundation. Potentially it could even be fatal.

"Don't matter once I refine my new body," Luohu laughed.

"If you wanted a proper godfiend physique, you should've worked harder instead of relying on the Dao of others," Destiny Demon God spat. He charged reassembling a bulked up gorilla.

"Destiny Demon God wait a moment," Hongjun called out.

But it was too late as Luohu dipped his spear into the heart of the Black Lotus and slashed out in an inky wave. The attack cut across the godfiend's stomach forcing him to a halt. Luohu then cocked his fist and threw a haymaker into the much larger Destiny Demon God's face sending him tumbling out of the Immortal Extermination Formation.

"Hongjun, please kindly die," Luohu said almost gleefully.

His brutal harassment was enough to force Hongjun into a desperate back burner. Both Limitless Supreme Chaos Immortals flew across the interior of the formation constantly clashing against each other. But while Hongjun was sustaining more and more injuries, Luohu was seemingly fine.

Luohu cackled like a madman. He chased Hongjun down with many powerful attacks that constantly cleared up waves of sword qi. Hongjun could not retaliate and could only take the beating head on.

"YAH!" Luohu roared smashing the bottom of the spear into Hongjun's body after having the spear tip scrape off the Pangu Banner. The hit was so hard that a thunder crack was heard across the entire Central Continent.

Hongjun cried out and for the first time in ever, cracks appeared all over his body. The image of a burly old faded away. The form of a gargantuan cricket tumbled across the formation interior. Hongjun had been beaten into his true form.

The cricket Hongjun screeched. Utilizing abilities he had never used before, he assaulted Luohu's senses. Luohu roared and unleashed a breath of qi into Hongjun's body. The Taiji Painting barely had time to manifest to block that.

FOOM!

The Immortal Extermination Formation rumbled. Luohu dropped to one knee and huffed for breaths. "Unbelievable," he said looking at the Four Symbols.

A unified spear had formed to continuously ram the Immortal Extermination Formation. It was an utter annoyance of the highest order. He unsteadily got to his feet and looked towards the distant Mt Buzhou.

"Finally I can reach my goal. Hey my swords, keep these annoyances busy for a while yeah?" Luohu called out to the Immortal Extermination Four Swords. He dragged the spear with him and retrieved the other treasures.

on the surface of Mt Buzhou, the Destiny Demon God got up groggily. He had landed on the side of the celestial mountain in a thundering impact. It was so strong that Mt Buzhou wouldn't stop shaking.

The war between devils and immortals was only getting more violent. From Luohu's performance, the devils were invigorated. They ferocious attacked the immortals in a bid to clear a path for their ancestor. Their resolve was almost fanatical.

Destiny Demon God reached up and grabbed the side of the mountain. He could not believe the position he was in. He had finally broken through the Wuji limit, why was he in such a pathetic state? He was first of three thousand, why was he here broken and injured.

"Destiny Demon God!" Luohu roared out.

The godfiend looked up and spotted the Devil Ancestor. The devil had leapt out of the protection of the Immortal Extermination Formation. Said formation pushed down on the Four Symbols keeping them tied down beneath the pressure.

Luohu on the other hand skydived right for Destiny Demon God. He held his spear above his head and moved like meteor about to impact the earth.

"Sayonara!"

Zulong, Zufeng glanced over witnessing Luohu's movements. Feeling panicked, they tried to rush for him.

"Oh no you don't," Mara though grabbed hold of Zulong's lengthy body and Zufeng's wing with multiple hands. "Can't let you interfere now of all times."

Hundun's presence tied down Leize completely and utterly. Bother immortals were too busy fighting their counterpart devils. Those who were free were too slow to rise into the sky in time.

The likes of Yuanshi, Di Jun, Di Jiang, and Nuwa watched on in fascination. Even Liu Er was shocked at Luohu's triumph.

The Destiny Demon God roared jumping into the sky. He arced his arm back for one massive swing.

STAB!

The God Killing Spear punctured the godfiend's chest, his fist completely missing Luohu's body. The devil carried the godfiend with him in his momentum. The two smashed down right into Mt Buzhou.

…

"Oh no," Ao said slightly turning his head. It took all his might to see the ongoing down south. He sniffed the air and contemplated.

"Looks like the time has come after all. Earlier then expected… no, rather it's probably right on time."

…

Rumble!

Rumble!

Rumble!

Avalanches of rockslides followed by rock listens. Collapsing cliffs and falling rocks. Explosions of dirt an the uprooting of countless greenery. The mountains of sediments that reached into the sky, they tumbled down. A hole into the vast starry skies was openly visible, one very different than the one opened by the Jianmu tree.

The sky ruptured. Lightning manifested violently. Tears in reality opened. Natural disasters attacked the great wilderness without warning. A golden orb appeared in the centre of the cosmos. And a dreaded feeling filled everyone's hearts.

The twelve descendants of Pangu gasped in horror. Nuwa and Fuxi openly cried in tears.

Mt Buzhou was collapsing.