Xun Huan's mind was filled with all she had seen and experienced along the way.
All sentient beings in the world were in trouble, yet the gods in the Celestial Realm were cheering for the increase of their power of faith?
"No, how could they have the power to create such a world - destroying catastrophe?" she asked in disbelief.
Chong Ming sighed and said, "They used the Primordial Pearl to create this catastrophe and forbade me from getting involved."
Xun Huan suddenly stood up. Thinking of her suffering wolf - clan people, she said angrily, "No, I must expose their true features."
"The Primordial Pearl? When did it appear?" Yaohua asked doubtfully.
The system kept silent, but Chong Ming slowly said, "The bodies of the gods seal the Primordial Pearl, and their godhood seals the power of the Mysterious Demon. The world - destroying catastrophe at your birth was also triggered by the Primordial Pearl when it sensed the opportunity for the rebirth of the Mysterious Demon."
"What on earth is this Primordial Pearl? Why can it trigger a world - destroying catastrophe? Is it also a scourge?" Yaohua was full of doubts.
But on this point, Chong Ming couldn't answer her either. "The Primordial Pearl has existed since ancient times. All the gods evolved from the Primordial Garden. No one knows its mysteries."
At this moment, the barrier suddenly became shaky.
Yaohua sensed the weakening of the power on Chong Ming and her face changed slightly. "No, since you didn't participate in saving the world, the power of faith on you is gradually weakening."
After much thought, she took Chong Ming back to the Phoenix Clan and took out the clan's grain reserves to help him accumulate the power of faith.
But soon, this act was discovered by Mu Hua, the young acolyte.
He looked at the scene from afar, snorted coldly, and used the water mirror to inform the gods, "Chong Ming has ulterior motives. He clearly promised us that he wouldn't participate in this world - destroying catastrophe, but he went back on his word. We don't need to show mercy to him anymore. Immediately hunt him down!"
Several voices sounded simultaneously. "We are all gods. It's not good for us to take action against him."
"Let's start with that phoenix demon girl!"
At the foot of Mount Danxue, Yaohua had just distributed the grain when she felt a huge suction force. She was involuntarily drawn into the sky and fell into a bag.
The sack was tightened and landed in one of the hands of the Thousand - Handed God.
"Is it the God - Binding Sack?" Seeing Yaohua being captured, Chong Ming immediately went to rescue her, but the Purple - Pole Great Emperor immediately took out a scroll.
The scroll shone brightly in the air and sucked him in too.
The Thousand - Handed God laughed smugly. "There's a way to heaven but you don't take it; there's no way to hell but you barge in. If you had just kept living in seclusion, I wouldn't have found a reason to capture you two. But now, hehe!"
Mu Hua ran over excitedly, rubbing his hands. "Should we inject the power of the Mysterious Demon into his body now?"
The Thousand - Handed God nodded. "Yes!"
Mu Hua carefully took out a lotus leaf. The leaf glowed with spiritual light, and in the center was a tiny Heavenly Demon Seed. He put this seed into the painting. Chong Ming in the blank scroll was parasitized by the Heavenly Demon Seed and showed an extremely painful expression.
Seeing his pain, the people outside the scroll couldn't help laughing heartily.
Hearing their laughter in the sack, Yaohua felt something was wrong. She struggled desperately but to no avail.
At this moment, the system suddenly said excitedly, "The Mysterious Demon is coming into the world. I can finally get out of this damned place!"
After saying that, Yaohua felt a burning sensation on her forehead. Something detached from there. The blue mark drilled out through the gap in the sack and finally landed on Chong Ming.
Her heart skipped a beat. Taking advantage of the small hole opened when the mark left, she struggled to get out. Just as she managed to get half of her body out, she saw the scroll shining brightly. Everyone couldn't help covering their eyes.
Chong Ming emerged from the scroll. His white robe had been dyed in an ink - like color. The white immortal power and the black demonic power were struggling with each other, like the Yin - Yang Bagua, constantly changing.
"Seize this opportunity and kill him quickly!" Mu Hua shouted.
Chong Ming waved his sleeve and sent Mu Hua flying a thousand miles away. Although he had fallen into demonhood, he wasn't easy to deal with. On the contrary, taking advantage of his enhanced strength after falling into demonhood, he snatched the sack directly.
His consciousness hadn't been completely devoured by the Nine - Heavens Mysterious Demon. After flying for an unknown amount of time, he finally released Yaohua.
Only then did Yaohua notice that his left eye was as red as blood and his right eye was a deep black. She couldn't help asking worriedly, "How are you now? What should I do to relieve your condition?"
Chong Ming gritted his teeth and trembled. "Kill me?"
"What?" Yaohua thought she had misheard.
Chong Ming's face was extremely ferocious because he couldn't control his body. "I said, kill me quickly! Otherwise, this body will completely fall into demonhood and bring disaster to the world."
"How could that be?" Yaohua instinctively retorted. "Maybe..."
Chong Ming gritted his teeth and said word by word, "If you can't kill me within three breaths, I will fall into demonhood, kill you, and bring disaster to all sentient beings!"
Yaohua was stunned and shocked. "But..."
Chong Ming said firmly, "Three!"
"Two!"
"One!"
Before he finished counting down, Yaohua shed tears and took action. The tip of her sword pierced his chest.
The scene in the secret realm seemed to repeat itself. She closed her eyes in despair, not understanding why things had developed like this.
Was this fate? Could it never be escaped?
In the Celestial Realm, the ancient gods were waiting high above, receiving incense offerings. Suddenly, their expressions all changed drastically.
The God - Lord was confused. "What's wrong with you all?"
The ancient gods flashed away simultaneously. "Why has Chong Ming's godhood shattered?"
"Who did this?"
When they rushed to the scene, they saw a golden light slowly rising from Chong Ming's body. The golden light shattered and slowly disappeared.
At the same time, in the vast universe, a distant celestial sound seemed to come. Cranes carried clouds and flew over, landing beside Yaohua. They transformed into thousands of auspicious clouds and ten thousand streaks of auspicious qi.
She was still immersed in the grief of killing Chong Ming with her own hands. Big tears fell into the clouds and turned into bright golden light of merit.
Mu Hua gritted his teeth and said, "That little yellow - haired girl actually got the upper hand. It's so hateful!"
The Purple - Pole Great Emperor looked at Yaohua appreciatively. "The Primordial Pearl has emerged. According to the rules, whoever kills the body of the Mysterious Demon can become the supreme god in this world. Now that the supreme god has been decided, we don't need to scheme against and kill each other anymore."
Hearing this, the Thousand - Handed God's face almost distorted. "You want me to recognize this little phoenix demon as the supreme god? This is simply a joke!"
At this moment, the godhood slowly fell on Yaohua's head. Just as it was about to enter, Yaohua blocked it.
The Purple - Pole Great Emperor cleared his throat and reminded her, "Quickly integrate the godhood, and you can become the supreme god between heaven and earth!"