The Primordial Phoenix was defeated by six Sub-Paramounts and fled in a panic.
When this news spread, it immediately shocked the Ancient Gods and Ancient Demons.
They had always looked down on the beings of later generations.
But, this battle at Mount Ling had taught them a valuable lesson.
It turns out that even the Supremes among the Ancient Gods are not invincible.
They can be defeated, and it doesn’t even require the Supreme of the later generations to take action.
Six great Sub-Paramount masters joined forces to defeat the Primordial Phoenix.
To them, the outcome was utterly revolutionary.
In their view, a Supreme like the Primordial Phoenix, with her formidable strength, was unbeatable even if six Sub-Paramounts worked together against her.
At least ten of them would be needed to match her.
"The Sub-Supremes of the later generations are quite powerful, surpassing those of our time. Actually, calling them six Sub-Supremes is somewhat inaccurate. It’s more accurate to say five Sub-Supremes and one Heavenly Venerate."
Upon hearing this, everyone was deeply moved.
All people almost believed they had heard wrong.
A Heavenly Venerate participating in such a high-level battle? Could they have misheard?
"Nonsense, is it serious that there was a Heavenly Venerate? Are you sure the Heavenly Venerate wasn’t there just for laughs? How could a mere Heavenly Venerate be involved in a struggle of the Supreme?"
Some voiced their skepticism, outright refusing to believe it.
It was just too preposterous, what kind of Heavenly Venerate could be part of a tussle involving Supremes and Sub-Paramounts?
"Somebody must have misheard, mistaking a Supreme for a Heavenly Venerate. I mean, come on, the Sub-Supremes of later generations are not that strong. If a Supreme was leading five Sub-Supremes to besiege the Primordial Phoenix, of course, she wouldn’t stand a chance."
Someone scoffed disdainfully, convinced they had found the correct explanation.
However, his companions immediately informed him that it was indeed a Heavenly Venerate.
"Do you know who that Heavenly Venerate is?"
A mysterious Ancient God inquired.
A group of people gathered around, eager to learn the identity of the Heavenly Venerate.
They were also curious about what kind of Heavenly Venerate could partake in a battle between the Supreme and Sub-Supremes.
The adversary was too exceptional, utterly abnormal.
"Who in the world is it? Could it really be a Heavenly Venerate? My heavens, I can hardly believe it."
Some Ancient Gods expressed disbelief, staring at the speaker, genuinely stupefied.
In their opinion, while a Heavenly Venerate is not weak, they’re definitely not counted amongst the mightiest.
At least, being involved in a battle between Sub-Supremes and a Supreme seemed impossible.
"Remember that monkey that the Primordial Qilin once wanted to kill?"
The enigmatic Ancient God spoke.
Everyone suddenly had an ’aha’ moment.
Even though they were Primordial Ancient Gods or Ancient Demons, they often heard the name Sun Wukong and held some reverence for him.
He had managed to anger the Primordial Phoenix and also the Primordial Qilin.
But Sun Wukong was still alive, without a scratch on him.
Just this fact alone is something no ordinary Immortal God could accomplish.
His participation in the struggle among Supremes and Sub-Supremes wasn’t surprising at all, considering his strength.
"So the Heavenly Venerate you’re talking about is him? Well, that’s not odd then. He even killed the Sub-Paramount Tianming, so even if his strength isn’t quite that of a Sub-Supreme, it’s almost there."
"Right, if Sun Wukong made a move, then at that time he would qualify to besiege the Primordial Phoenix."
"People from later generations are truly defying the heavens. Six Sub-Paramounts defeating the Primordial Phoenix, forcing her into desperate flight, is simply unbelievable."
The Ancient Gods and Ancient Demons all were astonished.
Then, something that shocked them even more happened.
The Primordial Qilin was slaughtering the later generation Qilins, extracting their True Blood.
Initially in the Three Realms, there were not many Qilins from later generations, and now that they had been slaughtered , the Qilins of later generations were almost extinct.
Unable to find later generation Qilins, the Primordial Qilin then targeted some races with Qilin bloodlines.
Suddenly, many races were exterminated simply for having Qilin lineage.
The entire Three Realms fell into a mild chaos.
The Ancient Gods and Ancient Demons almost thought the Primordial Qilin had gone mad.
If he were slaughtering other races, people could still understand it—perhaps they had offended him.
But he was killing his own descendants, which baffled everyone.
They had heard of people going crazy and even attacking themselves.
But it was their first time seeing it, especially when the individual was the renowned strong being, the Primordial Qilin.
This was perplexing and left many unanswered questions in their hearts.
But soon, a piece of news spread, and all the Primordial Gods and Demons were up in arms.
The reason the Primordial Qilin was doing this was because he wanted to fully resurrect.
These Paramount beings sensed that they weren’t completely resurrected yet, that they were still just shy of Perfection.
Fearing that the one who had applied the Divine Skills to resurrect them from the Primordial era might fail to sustain their presence, and one day they might become mere illusions.
Therefore, the Primordial Qilin killing off his own descendants was to find his root of existence within the Three Realms, to solidify from illusion to reality, only then would he be truly alive.
There were even specifics on how to accomplish this feat.
The Ancient Gods and Ancient Demons panicked.
They thought they had resurrected, but only now did they realize they could turn into illusions at any moment.
Everyone started searching for things related to themselves, either remains or descendants.
Those who took extreme measures, like the Primordial Qilin, were not in the minority.
The Primordial Ancient Gods and Ancient Demons were characteristically very selfish. For their own survival, they would not care about much else.
Even if it meant killing all their descendants to live on, they would do it, without hesitation or mercy.
In no time, numerous living beings from later generations were slaughtered throughout the Three Realms.
The living beings prayed to heaven, which caught the attention of the Great Emperor Ziwei.