Chapter 8: Chaos and Suppression
\n\u201cFailed experiments.\u201d
\nAs the supreme creator known as Taichu Immortal Ancestor, Zuo Meng knew everything about this world since he established its laws. The moment the Three Chaotic Beings made their decision, he sensed it. Yet he didn’t interfere, instead pondering where his creation had gone wrong. According to ancient tales, after imparting his teachings, shouldn’t they have revered their master and sought ways to achieve sainthood? Why had everything turned savage, with them plotting to kill him? Which step had misfired?
\n\u201cWhy did my world-building go so sideways?\u201d
\n\u201cThis isn’t how it’s supposed to be.\u201d
\nIn stories he’d read, creating worlds seemed effortless – wave a hand, sweep an arm, and obedient beings populated perfect realms. His creations? These scheming brutes started conspiring against him during one nap. Wait longer, and they’d have carved him into pieces!
\nCelestial Realm Mountain.
\nMassive stone structures stood here, built by Huang through enslaved creatures mimicking Taichu Immortal Ancestor’s methods.
\nAfter days of planning, the Three Chaotic Beings finally moved. Using their influence, they gathered all powerful beings from Ancient Ruins Continent – Turtle Ancestor, Peng Zu, and others. Monsters congregated under swirling magic clouds, their collective rage piercing the heavens.
\n\u201cAfter 1.296 billion years, we’ve peaked. I feel the world rotting, life’s endpoint approaching.\u201d
\nLing gazed down at the crowd. Most had accompanied the trio to hear Taichu Immortal Ancestor’s teachings long ago – that foundational event birthed their golden age and supernatural abilities.
\n\u201cNo road lies ahead. Only oblivion awaits… but I refuse! Born from chaos, cultivated through eons, yet still death claims us. Why? Why can’t we break lifespan’s chains?\u201d
\n\u201cWho decided this world’s expiration date?!\u201d
\nRage boiled among the crowd. After endless battles, only the strong remained here – none would accept meek extinction.
\n\u201cTaichu Immortal Ancestor!\u201d
\nLing stared at the empty sky where he knew the Way of the Immortals lay hidden. \u201cHe reached an indescribable realm before us. He must hold higher secrets – power to shatter life-death constraints. Devouring him means survival!\u201d
\nSurvival!
\nTime had eroded their awe of Taichu Immortal Ancestor. Only death’s dread and power hunger remained.
\n\u201cEat him!\u201d
\n\u201cMaybe he’s already dead – no sightings in 1.2 billion years!\u201d
\n\u201cBut how reach Taichu Island again? Without entering, all talk means nothing.\u201d
\n\u201cLeave entry to me. These years weren’t wasted.\u201d
\nThe strongest chaotic being, Huang, stepped forward. His body ballooned violently, reverting to primordial chaos form. His titanic frame blotted out the sun, terrifying presence distorting reality, space cracking around him.
\nROAR!!!
\nHuang’s bellow became tsunami-like shockwaves crashing skyward.
\nCRACK!
\nThe sky shattered like glass. Through broken azure, an ancient immortal island slid from the rift. The demon horde gaped – none imagined Huang’s might. Above them, Taichu Island reappeared after a billion years’ concealment.
\nInstantly, fanaticism replaced all fear. After all, Taichu Immortal Ancestor had never displayed such destructive power.
\n\u201cHuang!\u201d
\n\u201cHuang! HUANG!\u201d
\n\u201cInvincible Huang!\u201d
\nThe demon masses quaked. Impatient monsters already flew toward Taichu Island’s hovering silhouette.
\n\u201cKill him, devour the Taichu Immortal Ancestor, and we\u2019ll gain eternity!\u201d
\nAll surrounding creatures surged upward, turning into streaks of violent energy that shot toward Taichu Immortal Island. Huang\u2019s actions had shattered the myth of the Taichu Immortal Ancestor\u2019s invincibility, fueling their greed. The Three Chaotic Beings didn\u2019t hesitate either, joining the swarm as it ascended.
\nBut these creatures rose swiftly\u2014and fell even faster.
\nHummm!
\nThe moment they reached the immortal island, an invisible ripple spread outward, striking down ninety-nine percent of them. Touched by the ripple, they lost all ability to fly, crashing to the ground like stones. Their bodies petrified instantly, rocky shells cracking apart. Within moments, a mountain of fragments formed, their identities erased.
\nGone.
\nOnly seven survived\u2014the Three Chaotic Beings and four others.
\nThey landed on Taichu Immortal Island.
\nThe earlier devastation didn\u2019t deter them. Instead, it fed their hunger.
\n\u201cTai Chu is finished,\u201d declared one ancient being. \u201cIf he still had power, we\u2019d be dead.\u201d
\nThe mass deaths convinced them they could challenge the Ancestor. Even his title was discarded\u2014no more \u201cImmortal Ancestor,\u201d just \u201cTai Chu.\u201d
\n\u201cHe\u2019s probably already a corpse. That ripple was his last trick.\u201d
\nLed by Huang, the seven strongest beings of the Ancient Ruins Continent entered the ancient temple where the Ancestor once taught. Its blue stone tiles and weathered walls had once been forbidden ground.
\nCreeaaak.
\nThe wooden door swung open.
\nAll seven froze, the air turning thick.
\nInside sat the Taichu Immortal Ancestor\u2014alive. His face was calm, unchanged after billions of years. No words came, but primal fear welled up from their very souls.
\nThe Ancestor lived!
\nThud!
\nHuang dropped to his knees first. He raged inwardly, straining to rise, but couldn\u2019t budge. A single glance pinned him down. His grand plans to devour the Ancestor now seemed delusional.
\nA glance. That\u2019s all it took.
\nLing and Kun knelt next. The remaining four collapsed flat, faces pressed to the floor.
\n\u201cI won\u2019t yield!!\u201d
\n\u201cI\u2019ll consume you!!\u201d
\nMaddened by terror, Kun erupted. Molten veins boiled across his body, surging toward Zuo Meng.
\n\u201cAnnoying.\u201d
\n\u201cFailed experiments. Beasts who never learned respect.\u201d
\nZuo Meng lifted a hand. Countless law chains materialized. He hooked one with his finger, linking it to another.
\n\u201cBecome stone.\u201d
\nHe rewrote the laws.
\nKun\u2019s magma froze mid-flow. His voice died as his spirit withered. Heat faded, body shrank\u2014until only a jagged black rock remained, clattering to the floor.
\nZuo Meng flexed his finger again. The law chains shifted.
\n\u201cBegone.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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