Chapter 1408: Taiji Transforms into Ten Thousand Daos
The two Taiji Ancient Gods landed, blood trickling from the corners of their mouths. Having just been born and immediately encountering such a situation, being wounded was no small blow to them.
The clothes of the two Taiji Ancient Gods were one black and one white, one male and one female. Their features were striking and unusual, both with human heads, human torsos, and serpent tails.
The appearances of ancient gods were bizarre and varied. Many ancient gods were formed from the Creator's imagination of deities in the primordial era, with historical factors at play.
The Creator imagined that deities possessing different Daos and wielding different powers should have forms and shapes different from the Creator's own. Thus came the Vermilion Bird, Black Tortoise, Azure Dragon, White Tiger, and the ancient gods of the celestial constellations.
However, those ancient gods were sacrificial deities. Other Dao-born ancient gods were formed from the Dao itself, such as the Heavenly Lord, Earth Lord, Heavenly Yin, Empress Dowager, and others. Apart from the Earth Lord, their appearances were relatively normal.
As for the Five Primordial Ones, their forms were difficult to comprehend.
Taiyi was formless and stateless, able to transform into anything.
He was an inconceivable state.
Taisu had form but no substance; whatever one imagined was what one saw. She was also an indescribable form—whatever you imagined her to be, she became.
The Heavenly Emperor Taichu had form and substance because the Grand Emperor had schemed against him, causing the Creator to worship him, giving him a physical form but also limiting Taichu's power.
Taiji: the generation of yin and yang, the beginning of the Dao. The universe went from Taiyi's formlessness, statelessness, and absence of qi, to Taichu's primordial one qi, to Taishi's form without substance or body, to Taisu's form with substance but no body, and finally to Taiji. Within the universe, the heavenly and earthly Daos were born from the two qi of yin and yang, giving rise to heaven, earth, the myriad things, and all living beings.
Thus, the form of the Taiji Ancient Gods was not as inconceivable as that of the other four sacred beings, but they were still strangely featured, possessing human form and the bearing of the Dao.
Their serpent bodies were manifestations of the form of the Dao.
Shi Qiluo, Qiang Tianfei, and the Divine Weapon Yutian Supreme attacked once more. In truth, only two people were controlling them: Madame Yuanmu and the Grand Emperor.
Madame Yuanmu knew that if the Taiji Ancient Gods emerged and joined forces with the Empress Dowager, her own situation would be extremely dire. Therefore, whenever there was an opportunity, she had to eliminate the Taiji Ancient Gods.
The Grand Emperor, on the other hand, purely bore a grudge against the Taiji Ancient Gods, fearing that these two ancient gods would seek revenge against him.
Yan Tianfei and the Empress Dowager rushed forward rapidly. They were both Empress Dowager; no matter what, they had to protect the Taiji Ancient Gods. She ranked among the Ten Heavenly Lords, and if she gained the assistance of the Taiji Ancient Gods, the benefits would be immense.
Her power would soar, making her the number one force among the Ten Heavenly Lords in one fell swoop. Similarly, with the Taiji Ancient Gods helping her refine and subdue her sister Madame Yuanmu, her strength would also skyrocket, allowing her to cultivate the Great Heavenly Court in one go!
At that time, a woman becoming the Heavenly Emperor was not impossible!
"Heavenly Lords may be strong, but they do not recognize the true wonder of the Dao."
The two Taiji Ancient Gods exchanged a smile, and suddenly their bodies spun violently. The entire Taiji Star Domain began to rotate madly along with their bodies!
Shi Qiluo, the Divine Weapon Yutian Supreme, Qiang Tianfei, and the Empress Dowager immediately lost their footing. Looking around, they could no longer see the mining area. Not only could they not see the mining area, they didn't even know where they were!
All around them, black sand and white sand merged and flowed, spinning madly around them. There was no up or down, no heaven or earth!
"Heavenly Lords are ordinary living beings. Although their power transcends the mundane and reaches the sacred, they are far from achieving the state of transcendence."
From within the surging sandstorm came a voice overlapping male and female tones, ringing clearly in their ears: "Although you can comprehend the Dao of yin and yang, the Dao of yin and yang is not Taiji! The so-called heavenly and earthly Daos you speak of are all born from the Dao of Taiji!"
Shi Qiluo and the others' faces changed drastically. Within the sandstorm, a figure of immense stature and grandeur appeared faintly visible.
It was a Heavenly Lord.
White eyebrows, white beard, long whiskers fluttering. Countless grains of sand formed his body, and even more sand grains turned into billions of stars orbiting around him!
His aura of the Heavenly Dao was so intense that it made the three Heavenly Lords' eyelids twitch uncontrollably.
"The Heavenly Lord... a complete Heavenly Lord..."
Qiang Tianfei's beautiful face lost its color. The feeling this Heavenly Lord gave her was no less than that of the Heavenly Lord in the Mystic Capital; his strength was truly formidable.
She made an immediate decision, controlling the Divine Weapon Yutian Supreme to charge at this Heavenly Lord, while her own true body instantly tore through the void, concealing herself in the emptiness.
The Heavenly Lord raised his hand, and the forty-nine Heavenly Daos transformed into forty-nine Heavenly Dao treasures, blasting into the void in one go!
The void shook violently. Qiang Tianfei was blasted out, her clothes disheveled, her face filled with shock and uncertainty.
The Divine Weapon Yutian Supreme charged at the Heavenly Lord, but in the next moment, it was smashed down by the Heavenly Lord's enormous fist. The punch left its legs weak, forcing it to kneel, its hands bracing against the Heavenly Lord's fist.
"Useless Grand Emperor, don't you even have the courage to fight?"
Madame Yuanmu's primordial spirit surged into the Divine Weapon Yutian Supreme, shouting fiercely, "Get back here! My primordial spirit and your divine sense—can't we still deal with him? Attack together!"
Her primordial spirit rushed into the Divine Weapon Yutian Supreme's body, her magical power erupting. Her primordial spirit's power was vast, and Qiang Tianfei's divine sense was strong. Together, they pushed the Divine Weapon Yutian Supreme's strength to its limit!
The Divine Weapon Yutian Supreme roared, stood up, and lifted the Heavenly Lord's fist.
The Heavenly Lord withdrew his fist and struck down with the other. The Heavenly Dao rumbled, light filled the sky, illuminating countless galaxies in the starry sky!
The Divine Weapon Yutian Supreme truly lived up to its reputation as the most powerful weapon forged by the Heavenly Court. A divine light of the Heavenly Court surged from behind its head, shooting into the sky. Madame Yuanmu and Qiang Tianfei joined forces, forcibly elevating this divine weapon's combat power to the level of a Great Heavenly Court's perfection, clashing head-on with the Heavenly Dao.
In the next moment, the Heavenly Lord's fist exploded, scattering into countless grains of sand flying through the air.
On the other side, Shi Qiluo attacked, wielding the Twin Lotuses. The Guixu Twin Lotuses were in his hands. With a single movement of the lotuses, the Guixu Great Abyss opened, swallowing everything, and descended upon the Heavenly Lord!
Qiang Tianfei, meanwhile, surged her divine sense, striking at the Heavenly Lord's brow to disrupt his consciousness.
The two Heavenly Lords joined forces, and the Guixu Great Abyss immediately devoured the Heavenly Lord's head. The Heavenly Lord's colossal body was swallowed up by more than half.
Whoosh—
The Heavenly Lord's immeasurable body was completely swallowed by the Guixu Great Abyss!
Qiang Tianfei watched with a pounding heart, developing a sense of awe for the Guixu Great Abyss. However, the Guixu Great Abyss suddenly shook violently. The abyss trembled incessantly, and then split in two, becoming two Guixu abysses, two great chasms!
Qiang Tianfei was stunned. Shi Qiluo was also dumbfounded, never expecting this situation!
From the other Guixu Great Abyss, a goddess with two faces emerged, wielding the Twin Lotuses. With a single strike, she sent the Divine Weapon Yutian Supreme flying!
Inside the Divine Weapon Yutian Supreme, Madame Yuanmu's primordial spirit and Qiang Tianfei's divine sense were almost pulled out of the body. Both were filled with terror.
That two-faced goddess wielded the power of life and death, truly formidable. After sending the Divine Weapon Yutian Supreme flying, she smashed Shi Qiluo to the ground in the next moment. With a flick of her lotus, countless petals flew out, surrounding Qiang Tianfei tightly, attempting to refine and devour her.
"My Dao of divine sense originates from the Dao of Taichu. You cannot suppress me!"
Qiang Tianfei shrieked, fighting her way out of the layers of petals with all her might. At the same time, the Divine Weapon Yutian Supreme charged in like a wild bull, crashing into the two-faced goddess and sending her flying. Countless divine abilities were unleashed without restraint, blasting the goddess back into the Guixu Great Abyss.
Qiang Tianfei surged her divine sense, striking at the Guixu abyss. Meanwhile, Shi Qiluo leaped up, stuffing the Twin Lotuses into the Divine Weapon Yutian Supreme's hands. The Divine Weapon Yutian Supreme swung them heavily, shattering that Guixu Great Abyss into pieces!
The Empress Dowager and Yan Tianfei rushed to the vicinity. Seeing this, they stopped in their tracks instead of attacking Qiang Tianfei and Shi Qiluo.
She also wanted to see just how powerful the Taiji Ancient Gods truly were.
The Guixu Great Abyss exploded, turning into flying sand scattered across the sky. From within the flying sand suddenly came a roar like a bull or a tiger. Two long, sharp horns, twisted with nine curves and eighteen bends, pierced through the sand.
Within those two long horns, rivers of molten lava flowed around them, streaming from the tips down to a pitch-black head.
That enormous head slowly rose, higher and higher. Qiang Tianfei and Shi Qiluo stared blankly at this scene. Their gazes involuntarily followed the rising head, and gradually, they saw an Earth Lord wielding the sixty-four Daos of the Netherworld, holding a long whip of the Styx River.
Whoosh—
The whip lashed out at them, sending the charging Divine Weapon Yutian Supreme flying with a single strike.
The Divine Weapon Yutian Supreme spun like a top, flying into the distance.
Shi Qiluo let out a piercing scream. Madame Yuanmu's primordial spirit, inside the Divine Weapon Yutian Supreme, was caught by that Styx River whip. Her soul immediately suffered unimaginable torment, heart-wrenching and agonizing beyond belief!
This whip nearly tore her primordial spirit apart. She hastily escaped from the Divine Weapon Yutian Supreme's body, her primordial spirit surrounded by blazing demonic flames that were difficult to extinguish!
Qiang Tianfei controlled the Divine Weapon Yutian Supreme, using Heavenly Dao divine abilities to suppress the Netherworld Dao with the Heavenly Dao, extinguishing the demonic flames on her primordial spirit.
Madame Yuanmu's primordial spirit flew back into the Divine Weapon Yutian Supreme like lightning, now filled with fear of the Earth Lord.
The Divine Weapon Yutian Supreme howled as it charged at the Earth Lord, shouting, "This time, let me take the lead! I have no primordial spirit! My Dao of divine sense is not afraid of his Taiji Dao!"
Madame Yuanmu, still shaken by the Earth Lord, immediately stepped back, letting Qiang Tianfei control the Divine Weapon Yutian Supreme.
The two of them, across three bodies, fought fiercely around the Earth Lord. Finally, they shattered the Earth Lord. Suddenly, the desert of the Taiji Star Domain trembled. A World Tree emerged, reaching to the heavens. Beneath the tree stood the Earth Mother Primordial Lord.
Around the World Tree's canopy floated the myriad realms, emitting various colors of light.
Shi Qiluo and Qiang Tianfei felt despair in their hearts. They immediately abandoned any desire to continue fighting, turned around, and fled, escaping far away.
That Earth Mother Primordial Lord did not stop them. Soon, the World Tree collapsed like flying sand, the myriad realms also disappeared, and the violent tremors of the desert subsided, slowly returning to calm. Once again, the black sand desert was on one side, and the white sand desert on the other.
The figures of the two Taiji Ancient Gods appeared. Their auras were withered and decaying, and their expressions were somewhat unpleasant.
The two supported each other as they walked toward Yan Tianfei, smiling bitterly. "We were disturbed by the mundane world of mortals. Truly, we could not unleash the full power of the Taiji Dao. Otherwise, we would not have been pushed to this extent by them, nor would they have escaped."
Yan Tianfei smiled and said, "The abilities of you two fellow Daoists are extraordinary. Little sister admires you with the utmost sincerity. With your skills, you rank among the top of the Ten Heavenly Lords. Together, you are invincible. Even a powerhouse at the Great Heavenly Court's perfection can fight you to the fullest!"
"You flatter us, Empress Dowager..."
The two ancient gods swept their gaze around, looking at their original stones and eggshells. Their expressions changed drastically, and they spoke in unison, "Where are our eggshells?"
Yan Tianfei quickly looked. The seven Taiji original stones were still there, but the two eggshells from which the Taiji Ancient Gods had broken out were gone without a trace!
Yan Tianfei's expression shifted, and she thought to herself, "What kind of thief is this? To be able to lurk silently into the battlefield, this skill truly steals heaven and replaces the sun... But why did this thief not steal the Taiji divine stones, instead taking the most useless eggshells?"