Fox Demon World.

Hongmeng Square.

As the prayers concluded, the huge and majestic altar bloomed with dazzling sacred light, its radiance connecting heaven and earth.

ROAR! ROAR! ROAR!!!

One by one, the sacrificial animals broke free from their bonds and flew into the sky. Their bodies glowed, growing larger and stronger, as if ferocious beasts from the Desolate Ancient times had crossed through time and space, their terrifying might sweeping across the world like a tide.

However, their transformation was nothing compared to the truly terrifying Tushan Honghong, Dongfang Huaizhu, and other women fated by heaven, endowed with great fortune.

Tushan Honghong, in her red gown that seemed like blazing flames, manifested nine enormous, fluffy red fox tails behind her that pierced the heavens and the earth, as if burrowing into the cosmic space, stirring the starry river.

Beside her, Tushan Yaya, in a blue gown, also displayed nine giant, fluffy fox tails, white as snow, spreading a cold and terrifying chill that froze time and all things.

Sisters Dongfang Huaizhu and Dongfang Qilan had fierce pure Sunfire flames burning upon them, the flames transforming behind them into a boundlessly terrifying Phoenix of fire. Divine Power swept all around them. The flame mark on their foreheads flickered—majestic and elegant, like Empress Feng Huang and also the Fire Goddess.

"Good, good, good!"

"Thank you, the supreme God of Hongmeng!"

Dongfang Duyue, Master of the Divine Fire Manor, wept with joy upon witnessing the divine transformation of the Dongfang sisters, so overwhelmed with excitement he was moved to tears.

He could not imagine how powerful the Dongfang sisters were now, but the flames on them seemed like the progenitor of all fire. The Demon-slaying Pure Sunfire, the pride of their Dongfang World House, seemed like a firefly compared to the radiant moon before these flames. It was terrifyingly powerful.

"Wang Quan Zui and Qing Muyuan have truly ascended to the heavens in a single bound! Seeing them now is like an ant gazing up at a dragon. It's unimaginable; they're so powerful!"

Yang Yitan looked at Wang Quan Zui and Qing Muyuan with eyes full of envy and deep feeling. If possible, he even felt an urge to sacrifice himself. His former teammates had taken off, yet they were still mired at the bottom.

"It's not just them; the Magic Treasures in their hands have become even more terrifying! It's unimaginable, especially Wang Quan Zui's Wang Quan Sword—I feel it could split the whole world with a single strike!"

Li QiZhuo, proficient in various Magic Treasures and an expert in the mask organization, stared at the Wang Quan Sword in Wang Quan Zui's hand, his eyes filled with awe and fervor.

"We once longed to go beyond the bounds, to lift the mask of the world. But now that the mask has been lifted, we've found that there's an even larger mask underneath it!"

Wang Quan Baye's eyes flickered with blazing flames as he found a new goal. He wanted to unveil the mask of the Myriad of Realms.

"Luolan has finally grown up."

Huandu Qingtian looked at Huandu Luolan. He seemed to see the peak of the poison path and the future of the Body of Ten Thousand Poisons. His heart was filled with satisfaction but also with sorrow.

HUM.

At this moment, the Love Sorrow Tree on the altar, already transformed into an infinite Divine Tree, bloomed with splendid divine light. Various extraordinary phenomena emerged all around, as scenes flashed by one after another, like a movie.

"What is that?"

"Isn't that the scene where Jin Renfeng used deceit to obtain the blood exchange method from the Leech Demon clan and covertly harmed the previous Dongfang family head, as mentioned by the Sect Hierarch before?"

"Isn't that the mask organization formed by the young lads of the One Qi Daoist Alliance? They've made their way out of bounds; they're simply reckless, utterly ignorant of life and death!"

"Could these be visions of the future?"

"But hasn't the area outside the bounds already been pacified?"

...

The powerhouses from the Human-Demon Fishes looked at the scenes emerging around the Love Sorrow Tree, full of doubt and silent speculation.

"Boss, isn't that the plan we had prepared earlier?" Li QiZhuo swallowed hard. He watched the scene of their mask organization's ten members, full of youthful vigor, breaking out of bounds in an attempt to lift the world's mask, only to die tragically one after another. In the end, only he and Wang Quan Baye survived. But he had lost both legs, and Wang Quan Baye his sword heart.

"This should be the original future!" Wang Quan Baye stared intently at the Love Sorrow Tree, his voice grave, "The Love Sorrow Tree can assist humans and demons in Reincarnation and continuing fate, and contains the Path of Reincarnation. Now that it has transformed, it's natural that it can manifest future scenes of our world!"

I was too arrogant! Wang Quan Baye clenched his fists tightly. Watching his brothers and sisters die tragically beyond the bounds, his heart seized with retrospective fear. If it weren't for Tushan Rongrong's encounter with the great God of Hongmeng, which disrupted their plans, they would have surely ventured out of bounds, and their fate would have been a foregone conclusion.

"Boss, the plan to go beyond the bounds wasn't decided by you alone; we all agreed to it. Besides, it hasn't happened, has it?" Yang Yitan comforted him. "Look, we're all fine now. Wang Quan Zui and Qing Muyuan have even become fairies and gods, ascending in one step—you needn't blame yourself!"

"I know!" Wang Quan Baye said no more, but the determination to become stronger solidified in his heart. If he had Tushan Rongrong's strength, even if they had followed the original path to explore beyond the bounds, the tragedy would not have occurred. Ultimately, his strength and awareness did not match his ambition; he had been overly arrogant!

Even if we are to explore beyond the world in the future, we must be stronger and more assured before doing so, Wang Quan Baye silently admonished himself.

"These audacious young rascals!" The Aristocratic Family Leaders of the One Qi Daoist Alliance also understood the content of the scenes displayed by the Love Sorrow Tree, their hearts gripped with retrospective fear. They resolved to severely discipline these youngsters once they returned.

BOOM.

At this moment, a clap of thunder resounded from the vast heavens above, accompanied by a rumble. The boundless sky seemed to tear apart… Endless divine light cascaded down like the Milky Way, covering all visible skies.

This was not limited to Tushan, the human realms, the Southern Country, Northern Mountain, the Xixi Region, and the Eastern Sea's Aolai Country, but even extended to the areas beyond the bounds. All skies were torn asunder, enveloped by the pouring divine light.

Countless sentient beings—whether cultivators or mortals, human or demon—all raised their heads. First, they were shocked, then, as if understanding something, they knelt to the ground, loudly chanting prayers to the God of Hongmeng.

「Now.」

In the entire Fox Demon World, there wasn't a creature with any intelligence who didn't know of the God of Hongmeng. There wasn't a creature with ears who hadn't heard of the God of Hongmeng.

The God of Hongmeng.

He was the origin of all things.

He was the creator of the universe, the heavens, and the earth.

He was the Lord of Dao.

Accompanied by endless Divine Light filling the sky, a peerless figure, like a blue lotus first blooming, walked from the distant horizon. With every step, a blue lotus bloomed in the void—one step, one lotus—as if a Nine Heavens Goddess had descended to the mortal realm: noble, cold, and inviolable.

"Greetings, Divine Envoy."

Countless people were dazzled and entranced. With just one glance, they hurriedly lowered their heads, offering reverent respects, unable to harbor any blasphemous thoughts.

"Tushan Rongrong, do you wish to use your reward to resurrect the Ugly Taoist Priest?" Gu Xun'er landed above the altar, looking down at Tushan Rongrong below, her crisp voice carrying an indescribable authority.

"Using rewards to resurrect the Ugly Taoist Priest?"

Upon hearing this, figures like Dongfang Duyue, Huandu Qingtian, and other powerhouses from the Human-Demon Fishes gasped, their breathing suddenly becoming rapid. Previously, when Tushan Rongrong had lured them to Tushan to witness the first sacrificial ceremony, the reason she gave was that Tushan had found a power transcending space, time, life, and death. Many of them had people they desperately wished to resurrect. But the God of Hongmeng was too powerful, far beyond their reach. So, they had temporarily suppressed the idea of asking the God of Hongmeng to resurrect the dead. But today, they heard that Tushan Rongrong was going to achieve it.

"Yes," Tushan Rongrong replied without hesitation.

"Your world is more powerful than the world Gao Yao is from, so the rewards needed are greater. Are you sure you want to resurrect the Ugly Taoist Priest?" Gu Xun'er confirmed again.

These were naturally instructions from Hongmeng. The cost and difficulty of resurrecting the dead differed tremendously across different worlds. If it were in the Eternal Continent, even with My current power, I would be unable to resurrect those who had died. Therefore, Hongmeng's intent now was to use this opportunity to remind everyone that resurrecting the dead was no easy task. Otherwise, if one after another came to Him seeking resurrection, wouldn't that be troublesome? Having set this precedent, if in the future He encountered believers from powerful worlds and couldn't resurrect someone for them, He could use the excuse that their accumulation of merit was insufficient. It's not that My abilities are insufficient, but that your merit is not enough to enable Me to resurrect the desired person. This way, it wouldn't affect His image of omnipotence.

"I am willing. Even if it costs all my rewards, I am still willing," Tushan Rongrong stated firmly. This was her sister's greatest unresolved sorrow, and no matter how many rewards were needed, she was willing to pay them.

"Good!" Gu Xun'er nodded.

"Divine Envoy, I wonder what price I must pay to resurrect the princess?" Destruction Heavenly Monarch Shi Kuan raised his head, looking at Gu Xun'er, asking nervously and expectantly.

Gu Xun'er swept her gaze over everyone below, who all seemed eager to know, and then she slowly said, "To resurrect the dead from your world, it's based on the standard of converting one billion followers. Your merits this time are equivalent to three hundred million followers!"

Shi Kuan's heart sank. Over ninety percent of the beings in the entire world were already believers of the God of Hongmeng; it would be impossible for him to convert another seven hundred million in a short time.

"Divine Envoy, besides converting followers, is there any other way?" Shi Kuan asked, unwilling to give up.

"One billion followers is just a direct standard. Seeking Magic Treasures to sacrifice to our God, safeguarding the faith in our God—anything that contributes to spreading our God's glory earns merit. Once the merit is sufficient, you can resurrect whomever you wish!" Gu Xun'er explained patiently.

Her words were not only for the powerhouses of the Human-Demon Fishes in the Fox Demon World but also for the members in the chat group. Although she had not joined the group, she knew that the Divine Envoys from other worlds could watch everything happening here through the live broadcast.

"Thank you, Divine Envoy, for your clarification. May I retain my rewards and accumulate them until next time?" Shi Kuan asked.

"You may. If any among you wish to accumulate this round's rewards for the future, that is also permissible!" Gu Xun'er nodded, addressing the crowd.

"Divine Envoy, I choose to retain my reward!" Northern Mountain Chicken Master stated.

"Divine Envoy, I also choose to retain my reward."

Quite a few powerhouses from the Human-Demon Fishes spoke up one after another.

"Good!" Gu Xun'er nodded slightly and then bowed toward the heavens, "Respectfully requesting my God's Divine Mandate."

"Granted!"

The magnificent voice echoed through the clouds, resounding through eternity.

Immediately afterward, all beings saw an indescribably great presence manifest in the sky above.

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