At the beginning of the world.
Three supreme gods were born into the world: Yuan Qi, born in accordance with the order of the world; the Underworld King, born from the source of the River of Oblivion; and the Demon God, born from the demonic nature of all living beings. Before the appearance of the Realm Lord, the three supreme gods jointly ruled over everything in the Six Realms. Because they were born in response to the heavens and earth, their personalities were more or less influenced by their respective abilities.
For example, Yuan Qi, who governs the Heavenly Dao, has the gentlest personality, naturally good-tempered and treating all things in the world equally; the Underworld King, who governs the cycle of reincarnation in the Six Realms, is indifferent to life and death, has little enthusiasm for anything, and is therefore best at being lazy, preferring to find a place to sleep whenever he has nothing to do; while the Demon God, who governs the demonic nature of the world, is exactly the opposite of the two, a natural troublemaker, who can't stand not causing trouble every day. Every day he either goes to the Underworld King's territory to torment souls, or to Yuan Qi's territory to drag a few fallen immortals away.
Gradually, the Demon God became the most disliked among the main gods because he was just too annoying! While Yuan Qi and the King of the Underworld were busy adjusting the Heavenly Dao and rectifying reincarnation, he was racking his brains to figure out how to cause trouble and hold them back.
Finally, this unexpected move angered the two main gods, and the demon god was soundly beaten by them. Naturally, he was resentful, but the beating seemed to have unlocked some special mechanism, igniting his competitive spirit. He stopped causing trouble and started pestering the two gods every day for another fight. Moreover, he became more and more determined with each beating, determined to get his revenge.
Hades was always lazy and had the lowest combat strength, so after fighting once or twice, he deliberately went into hiding. In addition, because he often slacked off, he had long since mastered the skill of hiding and slacking off. As long as he wanted to hide, even if they were fellow gods, they would not be able to find his whereabouts for a while.
Unable to find the Underworld King, the Demon God targeted Yuan Qi, who controlled the Heavenly Dao, constantly harassing him—the kind who causes trouble if not to fight. Sometimes, when Yuan Qi was provoked to the point of exhaustion, he had no choice but to teach him a lesson. Unlike the Underworld King, he was of equal strength to the Demon God, and due to his personality, he wasn't like the Demon God, relying solely on brute force without strategy. Therefore, after several matches, both sides had their share of wins and losses.
But once they started competing, the other party clearly became addicted. Winning made them want to win again, and losing made them want to get revenge. However, Yuan Qi, who controlled the order of the Six Realms, already had the largest territory among the three. He didn't have the time to waste with a demon god who only knew how to raise demons. Therefore, after realizing the other party's intentions, he firmly refused the challenge and ignored their provocations. He then tried to divert the other party's attention away from the fight.
A competition is fine, but it shouldn't be a simple contest of skills. If we're going to compete, let's compete on a larger scale, like performance!
Yuan Qi deliberately revealed his strongest force, the Divine Race. At that time, it was still the ancient era, and the primordial energy of creation still lingered in the world. This energy was divided into pure and turbid energies. Influenced by the pure energy, the Divine Race was born; influenced by the turbid energy, the Ancient Demon Race was born. The two races were inherently incompatible, and a great war between gods and demons was inevitable. Therefore, the two made a pact: they would wager on the outcome of their respective races in a single round, and from then on, they would never fight again.
The Demon God agreed, but unlike him, who was a hands-off manager, Yuan Qi devoted himself wholeheartedly to the gods. He not only guided them onto the right path but also helped them cultivate godhood. Therefore, without a doubt, the ancient demons suffered a crushing defeat in this great war, nearly annihilated, and the remaining remnants were banished from the Three Realms and sealed in the Demon Realm.
Demons, being formless, disorganized, and undisciplined, were naturally inferior to the gods. The Demon God not only lost face but also suffered a complete defeat, henceforth regarding Yuan Qi as his lifelong enemy. The more he thought about it, the angrier and more resentful he became. "So what if you have a bunch of little animals?"
So, after much agonizing reflection, he decided to try raising a few himself. Frustrated at losing to another god, and driven by his habitual mischief, he secretly went to the underworld to gather some nether energy and then to the divine realm to intercept the spirit of wood and fire. Using these two as a base, he created two small animals with his demonic power.
One is a soul beast capable of devouring souls and spirits, and the other is a primordial beast capable of creating heaven and earth.
Because he had made a prior agreement with Yuan Qi that he would never challenge him to another duel after the war between gods and demons. But while he could choose not to challenge Yuan Qi, Yuan Qi could still come looking for him! So he secretly released two small monsters to cause trouble and stir up trouble in the underworld and the realm of gods. When the two couldn't take it anymore, they would naturally come to confront him, the culprit, and then another fight would break out.
The demon god thought he was a really clever chief god, and waited contentedly in the demon realm for the two little monsters to bring each other to fight, feeling quite pleased with himself!
He waited, but the other party never came to his door. Instead, he discovered that his own soul beast had been tricked and kidnapped by the cunning subordinate of the Underworld King, and was now working for him, collecting souls. The other one was nowhere to be found, and no one knew where it had been sealed away.
More importantly, Yuan Qi had disappeared, and the Demon God suddenly felt that life was meaningless.
Later, when chaos erupted in the world, the Dragon Clan suddenly came to him, seeking entry into the Demon Realm and his protection. True to his principle that Yuan Qi's displeasure was his happiness, he readily agreed to accept his rival's small animal.
Sure enough, it wasn't long before Yuan Qi, who had been missing for a long time, came knocking on his door, but in his avatar form. Not only had he transformed into a woman, but he also had only half his power left. Before he could even laugh at her, she angrily berated him, accusing him of harboring the dragon race and even challenging him to a battle.
Although the demon god didn't understand why the other party hated the dragon race so much, as long as there was a fight, nothing else mattered. Besides, the other party had offered themselves up, so he was excited, feeling that his chance to get revenge was right in front of him, and he had to agree. To avoid being seen as taking advantage of the other party, he even voluntarily sealed half of his power—half for half, very fair!
And then... he got tricked by the other party! To hell with half, the other party's avatar clearly retained 90% of its power.
Not only did he lose the fight, but his opponent also mercilessly sealed him away, forcing him into a deep sleep. The demon god was filled with rage, seeing that the seal was irreversible, and pondered how he had ended up in this predicament.
Yes, that's right, it's all because of those two useless little animals. They both raise animals, so why is it that Yuan Qi's gods can defeat his ancient demons, while his two animals are completely useless?
So before he fell asleep, he only wanted to punish those two unreliable creatures. Unfortunately, he fell asleep too suddenly, and the seal was not fully activated. As a result, one of the beasts was only sealed in its voice, and the other was only sealed in its memory.
Several years later...
Upon seeing the little monster from the Burning Marsh again, Feng Rong thought, "..." For some reason, she felt uncomfortable looking at this thing and found it very unpleasant!
The amnesiac Fenze: "..." This phoenix's eyes are terrifying.
The soul beast working in the underworld: "..." After finishing this job, I can go back to my master!
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