Lu Chengfeng wielded the Mixed Iron Rod, smashing the sky with a single strike, shattering an avatar of the Human King in an instant.

"If you want me to be your dog, you better see if you're worthy!"

He let out a cold laugh, fully aware of the Human King's intentions—trying to take advantage of his enmity with the Ancient River Divine King to recruit him.

But Lu Chengfeng, having cultivated all the way to this point, with the Great Tao within reach, was he meant to be someone else's dog?

The Empress disappeared; who said Lu Chengfeng couldn't be the master of the Three Realms?

"Ha!"

Lu Chengfeng let out a disdainful sneer, performed a flip, instantly executing the Path of Void Yin Yang, and vanished.

When he reappeared, he was holding the Cyan Nether Palace and had already left the Red Sea territory.

...

After Lu Chengfeng's departure, the Three Realms were in an uproar.

"Who is this Demon King exactly? Why had we never heard of him before? With such combat power, it's impossible for him to be an unknown figure in the Three Realms!"

"Could he be an old relic of the Demon Race?"

"This guy is truly overbearing, battling and shattering the Ancient River Divine King's avatar, offending this Divine King deeply, not even sparing a thought for the Human King's face."

"So domineering, with such boldness, and strength!"

"Another top Great Divine Ability User has emerged in the Three Realms."

"With the Empress missing, all these hidden demons and monsters have come forth, and a Great Demon King comparable to a Divine Venerate seems to have emerged from nowhere, with no prior information."

"The Ancient River Divine King grows ever stronger as he establishes the Divine Realm, Emperor Huangtian ruling over the Five Continents, revered as the Human King, and those three Celestial Venerates watching silently... who knows what the Three Realms will become in the future."

In today's battle, Lu Chengfeng in the form of a White Ape killed the Ancient River avatar, shattered the will of the Human King, shocking the Three Realms, but this was only the beginning.

The Empress's fall brought about extremely dire consequences, as if the gates of Hell were opened, leaving the Immortals, Buddhas, Demons, and Monsters unrestrained, with countless hidden Great Divine Ability Users reappearing in the world, and countless great powers severed from the Great Tao advancing further.

Seven years after Lu Chengfeng disappeared with the Cyan Nether Palace, the Ancient Fierce Beast Qiongqi emerged, devouring tens of millions of civilians in the northern Black Tortoise Continent, turning the entire continent crimson.

The Black Tortoise Taoist Lord fought with Qiongqi and fell completely.

Almost at the same time, Taotie swallowed up three provinces along with the land in the southern Vermilion Bird Continent, critically injuring the Vermilion Bird Taoist Lord, who fled and whose whereabouts are now unknown.

Chaos descended, turning the Four Seas into chaotic violent waves, countless demons and monsters emerged, crawling from the seabed.

Taowu entered the western White Tiger Continent, battling the White Tiger Taoist Lord, critically injuring him, while the Human King intervened, suppressing Taowu at Taihua Mountain.

Yet all of this was just the beginning. The Ten Halls Yama of the Netherworld with jurisdiction over the Eighteenth Layer emerged, opening the doors of the Netherworld, with demon ghosts rampaging and causing chaos in the world.

The Four Seas were engulfed by chaos, with demons and monsters surging like tides; the Netherworld emerged, with endless tides of ghosts sweeping the Human Realm; the Four Ancient Fierce Beasts rampaged, feeding on all living beings.

The so-called Yellow Heaven Divine Dynasty instantly became a joke, with the five continents of the southeast, southwest, northwest, and center having nine out of ten households emptied, with casualties in the billions.

Even though the Human King was incredibly powerful, even he could not defend against attacks from every direction, and the vast expanse of the five continents was too much for him to protect its people.

Amidst the chaos of the Human Realm, Sumeru Celestial Venerate entered the Divine Realm, with Buddha Light illuminating ten thousand miles, engaging in a fierce battle with the Ancient River Divine King.

No one could witness this epic battle, but the result was clearly visible to all. The Dharma Form Golden Body of Sumeru Celestial Venerate suppressed the Divine Realm, enlightening 108,000 Divine Spirits, turning almost the entire Divine Realm into a Buddha Country.

After the battle ended, a Sumeru Mountain suppressed the devastated Divine Realm, with the Ancient River Divine King trapped beneath it.

The outcome left everyone in awe.

People always said a First Grade Divine Venerate could contend with a Celestial Venerate, and the Ancient River Divine King, who was on the verge of opening heavens and earth, had reached the pinnacle of a Divine Venerate and was the undisputed overlord among them.

But the final result was so tragic.

Can a Divine Venerate truly contend with a Celestial Venerate? This is the question that haunts every Great Divine Ability User, as well as the fear and unease within his heart.

...

During the turmoil in the Three Realms, Lu Chengfeng had already reached where Red County used to be, a desolate sea region rarely visited by anyone, with only some demons and monsters lingering on the scattered islands.

Lu Chengfeng hid the Cyan Nether Palace beneath the sea, ignoring the external mundane world, focusing solely on his cultivation.

Yet soon, Chaos descended, turning the Four Seas into a Sea of Chaos, with countless demons emerging from the seabed, affecting the Cyan Nether Palace as well.

In the seawater, there truly was Chaos Qi surging, and the Cyan Nether Palace was continuously eroded, even drawing the encirclement of sea demons.

"Ancient Fierce Beast Chaos?"

He furrowed his brow slightly; he had little knowledge about this beast, but Guanzizai once had dealings with it. It's said that the Four Ancient Fierce Beasts wrought havoc in Ancient Times, raising monstrous calamities before being subdued and suppressed by Emperor Wa.

A Bright Pearl spun at Lu Chengfeng's brow, transforming into a Heaven-Encompassing Umbrella that sealed the aura and fate of the Cyan Nether Palace, silently devouring all nearby sea demons and Chaos Qi.

With the Heaven-Encompassing Umbrella aiding the Cyan Nether Palace, the region gradually quieted down.

Lu Chengfeng was not satisfied, using the Path of Void Yin Yang to probe the world in all directions.

Soon he sensed the ominous aura that had appeared in the world, four fierce malevolent energies blocking the sky, with endless dark clouds covering the sun, moon, and stars.