Hongtai Daozun governs a world. Although this world is desolate and devoid of any life, its vastness is not much smaller than that of the Primordial World.
It was as if Hongtai Daozun was holding a supreme treasure, which he instantly presented to Hongjun Daoren.
Although this realm in Hongtai's hands was merely a sphere surrounded by chaotic energy, it was actually infinitely large. Hongjun Daoist had no choice but to retreat further and further away.
However, after taking a few steps back, he realized that the primordial world was already not far behind him, so he had to stop.
He knew very well that if he continued to hide and allowed this world to collide with the primordial world, it would be nothing short of a catastrophe for the primordial world.
For the sake of the primordial world, and also for his own Dao fruit, he had no way to avoid it.
He paused, his expression grave as he raised the bamboo cane in his hand.
A loud explosion rang out.
The bamboo staff in Hongjun Daoist's hand had already collided with that world.
The world and its universe shattered instantly, returning to a state of earth, fire, water, and wind.
Hongjun Daoist's body also trembled violently, and the green bamboo staff in his hand shattered instantly.
Although that world was on the verge of destruction, it only paused for a moment before continuing to crash into Hongjun Daoist.
A bitter look appeared between Hongjun Daoist's brows as he finally made a decision.
In that brief instant, his primordial spirit had already connected with the Heavenly Dao and merged into the entire Heavenly Dao.
At the same time, the Primordial Heavenly Dao descended upon him completely.
With a mere flick of his finger, the world before him shattered, transforming into countless fragments of earth, fire, water, and wind that scattered in all directions.
A look of surprise appeared on Hongtai Daozun's face, but after seeing Hongjun Daoist's current state, he finally chuckled and said with some regret, "Hehe...you're actually willing to go out..."
Hongjun Daoist had lost all humanity and had become a puppet of the Heavenly Dao. He did not react to Hongtai Daoist's words and his eyes were full of indifference.
At the crucial moment, he finally managed to forcefully merge with the Dao.
However, his method of merging with the Dao is different from the original method; it involves integrating his own primordial spirit Dao fruit into the origin of the Heavenly Dao.
He uses his own Dao Fruit and primordial spirit to govern the entire Heavenly Dao.
However, the Way of Heaven is so vast that it is not something he can easily control.
What he did was not the proper way to attain the Dao, because there is still the process of refining the void before attaining the Dao.
Based on his understanding of the method, he should have referenced the operation of the Heavenly Dao, used his own magical power and cultivation to create a virtual Heavenly Dao, and then combined it with the Dao Fruit of his primordial spirit.
But now, in this moment of crisis, before even reaching the Void Refinement stage, he can only forcibly merge himself into the true Heavenly Dao.
Unfortunately, although he was able to temporarily control the power of the Heavenly Dao, his own will was being eroded and even replaced by the Heavenly Dao.
In the future, if he cannot extricate himself in time, his will will be completely obliterated and replaced by the will of Heaven.
This is why even though Hongtai Daozun was an enemy, he felt sorry for Hongjun Daoren's current choice.
Even he didn't believe that Hongjun Daoist could maintain his individuality and break free from the cage of the Heavenly Dao after forcibly merging with it.
Hongjun Daoist's ultimate fate is self-evident. Perhaps after becoming a puppet of the Heavenly Dao, he might be able to regain his senses for a period of time.
However, this period of clarity will become shorter and shorter, and eventually, one's personal will will be completely eroded by the forces of nature.
Ultimately, however, the outcome was something he couldn't change on his own...
After Hongjun Daoist shattered the world in Hongtai Daoist's palm with a single finger, he reached out and grabbed at the void, and the bamboo staff reappeared in his hand.
Then, he stepped forward, closed in on Hongtai Daozun, and thrust his bamboo staff toward Hongtai Daozun's heart.
"Although you have forcibly merged with the Heavenly Dao, you are unaware that there is still a gap between you and this Dao Venerable..."
Hongtai Daozun smiled calmly, flicked his whisk, and pushed the bamboo staff aside.
Even if Hongjun Daoist intervenes, which is equivalent to the descent of the Heavenly Dao, as Hongtai Daozun said, the gap still exists.
This is the difference between the Primordial Heavenly Dao and the Great Dao of Hongmeng.
The Primordial Dao is the origin of all matter, and the Heavenly Dao and Great Dao of countless worlds are derived from the Primordial Dao.
If the Primordial Heavenly Dao is a trickle, then the Great Dao of Hongmeng is a boundless ocean.
This is a distinction between both quality and quantity.
Hongtai Daozun's words were both truthful and cruel.
After Hongjun Daoist forcibly merged with the Dao, even with Hu Le and Taishang Laojun assisting him, the three of them were still suppressed and beaten by Hongtai Daoist, and even faced dangerous situations.
Lao Tzu knew that if things continued this way, defeat was inevitable.
So he took a step back, temporarily withdrawing from the battlefield, and shouted to Yuanshi Tianzun and Tongtian Jiaozhu: "Fellow Daoists! Quickly come and lend me a hand."
Before he finished speaking, he had already transformed into a chaotic void, swirling endlessly in the primordial chaos.
Upon seeing this, the Primordial Celestial Venerable leaped into the air, transforming into a stream of primordial chaos.
As the Tongtian Sect Leader took a step forward, he too transformed into a wisp of pure energy, which was the Mysterious and Profound Primordial Energy.
The three streams of pure energy merged in the chaos, instantly transforming into a complete Pangu primordial spirit.
Hu Le then leaped backward and arrived in front of the Pangu Primordial Spirit, bowing and saying, "Please, fellow Daoists, return to your positions!"
As he spoke, he slapped his forehead, automatically activating his Purple Mansion Spiritual Platform.
In the next instant, Pangu's primordial spirit transformed into a beam of clear light and entered his skull.
His body suddenly swelled up, transforming into a giant god with bulging muscles, Pangu.
"Hmph! Ha!"
With each breath of Pangu, it was like thunder, and his two breaths, "Hum" and "Ha," shattered the surrounding chaos.
Its might spread out in a vast and overwhelming manner, stirring up boundless waves in the chaos.
All four were at the level of a Primordial Lord, and now that they were combined into one, their strength was countless times greater than that of Pangu before the creation of the world.
Taihong Daozun, who was originally suppressing Hongjun Daoist and making him suffer, was also shocked by this powerful aura and couldn't help but turn around to look.
"Bring the axe!"
Pangu gave a shout.
The three creation treasures—the Chaos Bell, the Taiji Diagram, and the Pangu Banner—instantly transformed into light and flew over, merging in his hands and restoring themselves to a creation axe.
"Hey! You alien from outer space, take this axe!"
Pangu, holding the Heaven-Opening Axe, took a step forward and arrived in front of Taihong Daozun. He raised the Heaven-Opening Axe high and slashed down fiercely.
With a single palm strike, Taihong Daozun forced Hongjun Daoren back. Facing the Heaven-Opening Axe, he raised his whisk, and countless strands of dust bloomed, enveloping the Heaven-Opening Axe.
boom!
With a muffled boom, the Heaven-Opening Axe slammed down, severing countless strands of dust.
Seeing that the situation was not good, Daoist Taihong immediately transformed into a beam of light and fled, instantly retreating tens of thousands of miles away.
Pangu was ultimately the darling of the primordial chaos, born with the ability to wield a portion of the power of the primordial Dao, and the Heaven-Opening Axe in his hand was an unparalleled treasure of the primordial chaos.
In this critical moment, he repelled Daoist Taihong with his very first move...
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