The Ancestor of Ten Thousand Demons, wielding the God-Slaying Spear and the World-Destroying Black Lotus, managed to withstand the combined might of dozens of powerful beings. The remaining dozen or so great demon lords immediately rushed to his aid.
However, Lu Fan knew that the Ancestor of Ten Thousand Demons could not hold on for much longer. Even Nuwa's intervention would be futile, given the sheer number of powerful opponents.
*Swish...* He pulled Nuwa and left the Primordial Battlefield.
As they departed the Primordial Battlefield, Nuwa's hand swept through the air, opening a portal to the land of the Lich Tribulation. *Whoosh...* The souls of thousands of great demon lords surged out, all rushing into the Primordial Battlefield. Accompanying the souls of the thousands of great demon kings were over ten thousand great demons.
Upon entering the Primordial Battlefield, the great demons immediately began searching for resources and treasures. Meanwhile, the souls of the thousands of great demon kings charged into the incorruptible and indestructible physical bodies of numerous gods and demons.
"Destroy those souls!"
"Quickly destroy them... don't let them occupy those powerful bodies..."
Immediately, the great beings in the sky unleashed their attacks upon the great demons and the souls of the demon kings. Many great demons and demon kings' souls were struck and instantly turned to dust... However, a significant number still managed to seize bodies. *Bang, bang, bang...* One tomb after another exploded open...
"Xiao Fan! What we did... it seems..." Liu Ruyan, watching from afar, bit her lip. It appeared she had pushed all these great demons and demon kings into a death trap.
"Should they just wander as lost souls? They need to reincarnate eventually." Lu Fan frowned slightly. He hadn't expected these so-called powerful beings to show no mercy, striking with such self-righteousness. It was as if these great demons... well, they were demons after all!
Finally, some great demon kings reached the Ancestor of Ten Thousand Demons, and the opposing force gradually expanded. The Ancestor of Ten Thousand Demons finally had a moment to breathe.
"Jingjing, Ruomei, go, leave with that boy. This is not your world. Moreover, I tell you, I never had two daughters. I only admitted you as my daughters to escape that Soul Locking Purgatory." The Ancestor of Ten Thousand Demons suddenly said to Li Jingjing and Zhan Tai Ruomei beside him.
"Actually... we knew long ago." Li Jingjing, while helping the Ancestor of Ten Thousand Demons resist the powerful attacks from above, said with a smile.
"Knew long ago?" The Ancestor of Ten Thousand Demons was stunned.
"Because we tricked you first!" Zhan Tai Ruomei said suddenly from the side.
"You tricked me first?" The Ancestor of Ten Thousand Demons was utterly bewildered.
"I'm sorry! In fact, this was all a scheme, a scheme bigger than the heavens! However, for you, it might be better than being eternally imprisoned in that Soul Locking Purgatory. After all, you have the chance for a next life as humans. Fight! Kill as many as you can! Let that heroic spirit carry over to the next life!"
*Whoosh... whoosh...* Li Jingjing and Zhan Tai Ruomei suddenly broke free from the crowd of great demon kings and moved to Lu Fan's side.
The Ancestor of Ten Thousand Demons' expression turned cold. He glanced at all the demons and monsters who had turned to dust in the battle. Was this fate?
A blood-red light flashed in the Ancestor of Ten Thousand Demons' eyes. He fiercely brandished the God-Slaying Spear and, activating the World-Destroying Black Lotus beneath him, charged towards the great beings above.
"Stop him... quickly... stop him...!" Immediately, over a dozen individuals attacked the Ancestor of Ten Thousand Demons.
*Bang...* Suddenly, the God-Slaying Spear exploded, scattering into countless black lights that shot towards the immortal realm's great beings around them.
*Bang...* The World-Destroying Black Lotus also exploded. As it detonated, the Ancestor of Ten Thousand Demons' physical body disintegrated into a hundred million drops of blood rain, scattering across the entire Primordial Battlefield.
*Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh...* Dozens of great beings rapidly retreated. No one had expected the Ancestor of Ten Thousand Demons to detonate himself along with two top-grade innate spiritual treasures.
The primordial essence of the Heavenly Lord of Primordial Beginning could destroy heaven and earth, and the Ancestor of Ten Thousand Demons possessed such power. However, he had no intention of destroying heaven and earth; he only wished to perish together with these high-and-mighty powerful beings.
However, it was clear he had overestimated himself. The great beings only sustained some injuries. Those who died were all the weaker beings on the Primordial Battlefield.
The entire Primordial Battlefield instantly fell silent. The ground and the sky turned a vibrant red, as if this were the world's original color.
"Alas..." Suddenly, a sigh echoed through the air. Ethereal and distant.
The Jade Emperor, Tathagata, and Taishang Laojun, along with other great beings, ignored their injuries and abruptly raised their heads, looking towards the distant sky with expressions of shock, fear, and reverence...
Lu Fan's pupils constricted. He... had finally appeared!
A small black dot was slowly approaching from the horizon... an old man, with silver hair, a silver beard, and a face etched with the vicissitudes of time. A stooped old man, bent almost into a full stop. He had been at the horizon moments ago, and now he was instantly before them.
And all the great beings knelt down. They knelt with immense reverence.
The old man, however, did not even glance at them. He walked directly towards Lu Fan.
"Master!" Nuwa softly called out, but with a bewildered expression.
Indeed, the old man paid her no attention at all.
"Everything is over now! Come back with me!" the old man said calmly, looking at Lu Fan.
Everyone was stunned. No one knew why Patriarch Hongjun was speaking to Lu Fan, and moreover, it seemed as if they were quite familiar with each other.
"Actually... you found me long ago. However, you were waiting. Waiting for this day to arrive." Lu Fan suddenly said calmly.
"These events were all caused by you! From beginning to end, it was all you. If you hadn't appeared, this wouldn't have been the outcome." Patriarch Hongjun said, shaking his head slightly.
"What a hypocritical person! You haven't changed in countless years. You always like others to take the blame for you." Suddenly, a voice rang out. The disheveled old Daoist seemed to have crawled out from underground, appearing before everyone. He looked at Patriarch Hongjun with a mocking expression.
"Disheveled old Daoist???" Lu Fan was stunned. This old fellow actually appeared at this moment...
"You... are you Hongyun?" Patriarch Hongjun looked at the disheveled old Daoist abruptly, and after a long while, slowly said.
"That's right, I am Hongyun! The one you thought would obtain the Heavenly Dao." The disheveled old Daoist sniffed and said.
"You are truly joking! If I recall correctly, you were supposed to listen to my sermons and were considered half my disciple. Over time, I had too many disciples, and I almost forgot about you. However, the joke about you obtaining the Heavenly Dao is not funny at all.
Everyone knows that I merged with the Heavenly Dao. This universe and world are all mine!" Patriarch Hongjun said calmly.
"You entered the Heavenly Dao, but the Heavenly Dao is not you! The Jade Emperor endured fifteen hundred and fifty tribulations and comprehended the Three Thousand Great Daos. Yet, he could not comprehend the Heavenly Dao.
Back then, because you didn't know these things, you were afraid I would seize the Heavenly Dao, so you ambushed me. If you had known this back then, you wouldn't have done such a shameful thing!" the disheveled old Daoist suddenly said indignantly.