In order to deal with the enemy, the four sages had to merge into one Pangu, which was something that made the four immortals feel extremely embarrassed.

Now that they have been forced into this situation by Daoist Hongtai, how could they possibly let him go so easily?

So, after Pangu forced Hongtai Daozun back with one axe, he took another step and caught up with him in an instant, then swung his axe down hard again.

The whisk in Hongtai Daozun's hand had already been greatly damaged by the Heaven-Opening Axe, so he put it away and a golden jade ruler appeared in his hand.

This treasure is called the Primordial Yang Ruler. It is a spiritual treasure born from the Primordial Great Dao. In terms of quality, it far surpasses those innate treasures.

This is also one of the most treasured possessions of Master Hongtai.

The Primordial Tree hanging above his head was not as precious as this Primordial Yang Ruler.

The Heaven-Opening Axe, accompanied by a fierce wind, came crashing down. Daoist Hongtai quickly held the Primordial Yang Ruler above his head and caught the blow.

A crisp clang rang out.

The sound of metal clashing carried far and wide, shattering the surrounding chaos.

Although Hongtai Daozun calmly received the axe blow, he was not as relaxed as he appeared.

Previously, he relied on his ability to mobilize the power of the Primordial Dao to overwhelm several sages.

However, when Pangu wields the Heaven-Opening Axe, he can also summon the power of the Primordial Great Dao by activating the Primordial Treasure Embryo within the treasure.

In this way, in the clash of the Great Dao, Hongtai Daozun no longer had any advantage.

When Pangu saw that the Heaven-Opening Axe had been blocked by a small jade ruler, he roared angrily and swung the Heaven-Opening Axe repeatedly.

In the past, he wielded forty-nine axes to create the primordial world, until his strength was exhausted and his spirit dissipated, forcing him to evolve himself into the primordial world.

Now, his physical body and primordial spirit have each achieved Hunyuan, and after merging, he has become Pangu, whose strength has increased several times over compared to the past.

Now he has chopped dozens more times in one breath, yet his face is not red and his breath is not out of breath. His energy and spirit are only slightly depleted, and there is no sign of exhaustion.

As for his opponent, Hongtai Daozun, after enduring dozens of blows, before he himself knew what was happening, the Hongmeng Yuanyang Ruler in his hand could no longer withstand it.

A series of cracking sounds rang out as countless cracks appeared on the jade ruler.

Seeing this, Pangu struck the Primordial Yang Ruler with his axe again, completely shattering the Primordial Spiritual Treasure into pieces.

"ah!"

Hongtai Daozun cried out in distress, then angrily said, "You scoundrel! You actually damaged my spiritual treasure, you must not be spared!"

With a fierce determination, the Primordial Tree hanging above his head began to shake violently, and countless worlds suspended on its branches fell down, shooting towards Pangu like shooting stars.

Pangu neither dodged nor avoided, but with a cold snort, he faced the oncoming worlds and once again swung his axe to open the heavens.

Rumble rumble rumble...

After a series of explosions, countless worlds were cleaved in two by the Heaven-Opening Axe, turning into dust, which was then swept away by the chaotic currents and completely vanished into nothingness...

Seeing Pangu's ferocity, Hongtai Daozun knew that things were hopeless and hurriedly turned and fled into the depths of chaos.

"Where do you think you're going!"

Nuwa, the goddess in the distance, shouted and threw a red embroidered ball at Hongtai Daozun.

Jieyin also threw out the blessed pestle in his hand.

Meanwhile, Daoist Zhunti released his golden body, blocking Daoist Hongtai's path.

Hongjun Daoist raised his hand and pointed, and the power of the Heavenly Dao surged forth, condensing into a vast river that swept towards Hongtai Daoist.

The four sages did not intend to harm Hongtai Daozun; they merely wanted to delay him for a moment, giving Pangu an opportunity to completely annihilate him.

As expected, their plan worked in the end. Even though Hongtai Daozun simply waved his sleeve to deflect everyone's attacks, Pangu had already closed in behind him, raising the Heaven-Opening Axe high.

With a whoosh.

Just as Hongtai Daozun heard a sharp whistling sound, the Primordial Tree above his head was cleaved off by the Heaven-Opening Axe.

Immediately afterwards, the axe cleaved him in two, splitting his physical body in two and turning his primordial spirit into ashes.

"you……"

The two halves of Hongtai Daozun's head turned almost simultaneously, uttered the word "you," and then his last thought vanished, his eyes immediately losing all light.

Pangu, still fearing he might not be dead, summoned a divine thunderbolt that instantly destroyed Hongtai Daozun's corpse...

After completely annihilating Hongtai Daozun, Pangu also disintegrated, transforming into four streams of primordial energy that circled once above the heads of the saints before returning to human form.

The Heaven-Opening Axe was once again split into three, falling into the hands of their respective original owners.

Hu Le put away the Chaos Bell and the Merit Cloud, looked around, and then looked at the things left behind by Daoist Hongtai after his death.

A Primordial Tree ravaged by the Heaven-Opening Axe, some fragments of the Primordial Yang Ruler, and a whisk with its dust threads severed.

After the saints had dealt with that unprecedented enemy, they finally had time to set their sights on his legacy.

Hongjun Daoist stepped forward, waved his sleeve to put away the Primordial Tree, and said indifferently, "This spiritual root was cleaved by the Heaven-Opening Axe, and its origin has been greatly damaged. Allow me to take it back and see if I can restore it."

Although Hongjun Daoist did not contribute the most in the battle, he paid the greatest price. Since he wanted that spiritual root, the other saints could not compete with him for it.

After Hongjun Daoist put away the treasure tree, he gave the Three Pure Ones and even Hu Le a deep look, seemingly surprised that Pangu's strength was so formidable after the Four Saints combined.

Had he known this would happen, he might not have forced himself to merge with the Dao, thus trapping himself in the cage of the Heavenly Dao.

Unfortunately, what's done is done, and it's too late to regret it now.

Hongjun Daoist sighed inwardly and dejectedly returned to Zixiao Palace...

The saints watched as Hongjun Daoist's figure disappeared into the depths of chaos, then turned their attention back to the jade ruler fragments and the whisk.

One of these two treasures is a spiritual treasure nurtured by the Great Dao of Primordial Chaos, and the other is a Dao-proving artifact personally crafted by Daoist Hongtai.

One of them has now been reduced to fragments, essentially rendered useless. It would probably take billions of eons to restore it automatically.

As for that artifact used to prove one's Dao, it was not an innate object and could not automatically recover; it could only be repaired by its future owner.

Given the current level of cultivation and expertise of the sages, they probably don't have the power to repair this treasure.

Moreover, the primordial Dao contained within this whisk may not align with the Dao that the sages will cultivate in the future. Therefore, even if they obtain this treasure and restore it to its full potential, they may not be able to unleash its greatest power.

However, the reason why the saints set their sights on these two treasures was not entirely because they coveted their power.

Instead, they wanted to glean some secrets about the Dao and even the realm of transcendence from the spiritual treasure.

How should we allocate these?

After a long silence, Hu Le was the first to speak.

After the fierce battle just now, they were all injured. If they had no other choice, they really didn't want to fight the saints again for these fragments of spiritual treasures.

Putting the outcome aside for now, the key issue is that it's not dignified enough.

These sages of the Primordial Chaos realm are not like stray dogs fighting over bones on the roadside; how could they possibly fight tooth and nail over mere fragments of spiritual treasures...