The battlefield between gods and demons, the very heavens and earth change color.

Six Heavenly Monarchs emerged in a single day from the Black Dao, an event no one had anticipated.

After a brief moment of shock, all the gods of the Black Dao were overjoyed.

"Fantastic! Fantastic! Fantastic!!"

"During the last Great Cataclysm, the White Dao brought forth two Heavenly Monarchs."

"Today, the Black Dao has six in a single breath! A whole six!"

"Ha ha ha!!"

The Heavenly Monarchs of the Black Dao felt immensely satisfied.

They felt as if they could finally hold their heads high.

The gloom cast by the White Dao's oppression for a hundred thousand years was swept from their hearts.

"For a hundred thousand years to the east of Tianhe, for a hundred thousand years to the west!"

Golden Que Heavenly Monarch laughed loudly: "Yesterday the White Dao ruled supreme, today it's the Black Dao's turn to prosper!"

"What the Golden Que Daoist says is very true!"

"Fellow Daoists, let's put in more effort, drive them back to the west of Tianhe, and take back everything that belongs to us."

With six additional Heavenly Monarchs, the spirits of the Black Dao soared.

Each of the Heavenly Monarchs rubbed their hands together, ready to counter-attack and reverse their fortunes.

"Eh, what are those kids up to?"

Golden Que Heavenly Monarch watched Xuanqing and the others flying toward the center of the battlefield.

"Are they going to challenge Lingxu?"

Golden Que Heavenly Monarch saw the six charging straight for the White Dao's number one Heavenly Monarch—Lingxu.

"Brave youngsters!"

Like newborn calves not afraid of tigers.

"Golden Que, what are you dazed for, we can't let the younger generation outshine us!"

The number one Heavenly Monarch of the Black Dao, an amiable elder known as the Ancient.

He watched with joy as his old friends and the younger generation matched wits and courage.

Ancient planned to wait before going to rescue a few inflated youngsters.

Then.

He saw the scene where Lingxu Heavenly Monarch was getting thoroughly beaten.

Xuanqing was brandishing a butcher's knife, with each swing forcing Lingxu Heavenly Monarch to keep his head down.

"No way!"

Lingxu Heavenly Monarch was dumbfounded, when had he ever been in such a wretched situation since he became famous?

"This knife, there's something odd about it!"

Lingxu stared intently at the butcher's knife in Xuanqing's hand.

The knife was nothing special, merely forged from dark iron.

But why did his own strike felt as if it came with the majesty of the heavens, rendering him as nothing but livestock to be slaughtered beneath this blade?

"Hey you, if you've got the guts, don't run!"

Xuanqing chased relentlessly behind Lingxu, with a Mourning Stick in his left hand and the butcher's knife in his right.

"Stop him!"

Ming River on the left, Ruo Xi on the right.

Great Fate Master above, Red Cloud below.

Zhen Yuanzi blocked the way with a Teleportation Talisman at the forefront.

Within the six directions, Lingxu Heavenly Monarch was trapped tightly.

The Heavenly Monarchs of the White Dao were stunned; they never expected their foremost Heavenly Monarch to be cornered by six newly ascended youngsters.

"Wuliang, hurry and rescue!"

"Okay!"

Li Ming cheered while drawing his sword to rush towards Ancient.

Seeing this, everyone was first confused, then their eyes lit up.

"Surround Ancient to save Lingxu, brilliant!"

They also split off some Heavenly Monarchs to encircle Ancient.

Ancient's face turned dark.

Soon, he was encircled by Li Ming and others.

"Release him!"

Divine Monarch Si Ming looked toward Xuanqing.

Xuanqing glanced at the encircled number one Heavenly Monarch of the Black Dao.

He shook his head: "You've caught Ancient."

"We have nothing to do with him, why should we let him go?"

With that said, Xuanqing swung his hand and with a dull thud, knocked Lingxu out cold.

"You...!"

Divine Monarch Si Ming panicked.

Meanwhile, upon seeing this, Li Ming glanced at Ancient.

Thump!

"Wuliang, what are you..."

A Heavenly Monarch beside him was surprised to see Li Ming knock out Ancient with the hilt of his sword.

Li Ming said calmly: "Sorry, my hand slipped."

The Black and White List immediately determined.

Xuanqing defeated the number one Heavenly Monarch of the White Dao, ascending to number one of the Black Dao.

Li Ming defeated the number one Heavenly Monarch of the Black Dao, ascending to number one of the White Dao.

Now, both the Black and White Dao were dumbfounded.

"What do we do now?"

The situation was at a stalemate, happening so fast that both sides were at a loss.

[Do you sense it?]

[It's coming.]

Xuanqing and Li Ming exchanged glances, both looking towards the depths of the void.

Two dazzling figures, like representations of the Great Dao and the condensation of rules, appeared above the battlefield of gods and demons.

Their presence brought a terrifying pressure to the entire battlefield.

"What a skillful move, fellow Daoists!"

A celestially-robed immortal spoke first, his eyes indifferent, his speech cold like an emotionless machine.

Another immortal in black robes had fierce eyes and prominent cheekbones, his expression extremely gloomy.

He did not look at Xuanqing or Li Ming but instead swept a glance at Zhen Yuanzi.

"By altering the rules of the universe, you've already set foot on a path to demise."

Zhen Yuanzi shrugged indifferently, "You should worry about surviving first."

In contrast to the calm of the group of six, the Heavenly Monarchs from both the Black and White Dao were thrown into disarray at the sight of these two immortals.

"Ancient Heavenly Monarch! Original Heavenly Monarch!"

"They were supposed to have attained transcendence through meditation long ago, weren't they?"

"Could that rumor actually be true?!"

Golden Que Heavenly Monarch muttered to himself: "An ancient legend has it that the first Heavenly Monarchs of the Black and White Dao ended the Slaughter Epoch and made great contributions to all beings."

"But their actions were against Heaven's will, and thus after establishing the new rules for the Epoch, both of them successively attained transcendence through meditation."

"However, there's another version of this legend!"

The Heavenly Monarch of the White Dao, Xiuming, frowned deeply, his gaze fixated on the two Immortals: "The two Heavenly Monarchs never died; they have been retiring behind the scenes, manipulating everything and watching over the rise and fall of calamities within this universe."

"There's an even more shocking rumor..."

Golden Que Heavenly Monarch took over the conversation, glancing at the abducted Xuanqing and Lingxu: "Without exception, every first Heavenly Monarch of the Black and White Dao in each generation is actually an avatar of the original Heavenly Monarchs."

"You are all correct in what you say."

The stunned Xuanqing and Lingxu slowly regained consciousness.

Xuanqing looked at Golden Que Heavenly Monarch: "There's just one thing you got wrong."

"The first Heavenly Monarch of each generation is not the incarnation of the original Heavenly Monarchs."

"Instead, they are food!" A solemn look appeared in Lingxu Heavenly Monarch's eyes.

Upon hearing this, Xuanqing's thoughts stirred.

He looked at the back of Lingxu Heavenly Monarch's head.

At the spot struck by the Mourning Stick, a long crack suddenly appeared, glowing with a shimmering light.

Xuanqing immediately furrowed his brows.

Through the crack, he could see inside Lingxu's body.

It was completely empty inside.

Brain, soul, flesh, and blood - all had been eaten clean.

Only a neatly stitched human skin remained.

Beside Li Ming, Heavenly Monarch Xuanqing reached behind his head and pulled apart the seam.

As he peeled, Xuanqing laughed and said: "For generations, it's been passed down that the first Heavenly Monarch of the Black and White Dao knows the secret origin of the Yin Yang Universe."

"Thus, forty thousand years ago, after we became the first Heavenly Monarchs of the two Daos, we excitedly went to the Origin Ancient Land."

"Intent on touching the truth of this world!"

Lingxu Heavenly Monarch was also peeling open the back of his own head.

But he was crying, sobbing grievously: "When we met the two original Heavenly Monarchs, we were thrilled."

"Because they were heroes who ended the Slaughter Epoch! They were the objects of our adoration since childhood."

"True to our expectations, the two Heavenly Monarchs did not disappoint us, they welcomed us warmly."

"In the Origin Ancient Land, they told us the anecdotes of the Ancient times, of the Yin Yang Universe before the Black and White List existed."

Xuanqing was quick with his actions, half of his skin already peeled off, revealing an empty interior glowing with light.

He continued to laugh heartily: "They also told us about the difficulties of the Slaughter Epoch."

"The Gods and Demons fought, sentient beings slaughtered each other, and the universe was constantly in turmoil – what a tragic sight it was!"

"Ancient Heavenly Monarch said, He and Original Heavenly Monarch had seen through the truth of the world, and there was a hidden puppeteer behind the Black and White List. That puppeteer cast the Black and White List into our universe just to validate His Great Dao."

"He watched us killing and fighting each other, taking pleasure in it. If any being was about to break through to Heavenly Monarch status, they would be captured by Him."

"Until one day, it seems this hidden puppeteer grew weary of our world, or perhaps due to some unforeseen change."

"In any case, He vanished."

Lingxu Heavenly Monarch's skin was also half peeled away, and as he cried, he said: "After Ancient Heavenly Monarch and Original Heavenly Monarch realized this, They were overjoyed."

"But then came another problem: the puppeteer no longer paid attention to the Yin Yang Universe, but the Black and White List remained."

"As long as the Black and White List exists for a day, the slaughter in the Yin Yang Universe will never cease."

"So, they came up with a solution."

This method is now well-known to all creatures.

The two Heavenly Monarchs consecutively attained enlightenment, putting an end to the Slaughter Epoch and commencing the Age of Tribulation.

"The two Heavenly Monarchs, truly heroic figures indeed!"

Almost two-thirds of Xuanqing's skin had been peeled off, yet he was still smiling, a brilliant smile on his face.

"Though there are still conflicts and slaughter in the Age of Tribulation, at least the great calamities have become orderly."

"Black Dao and White Dao competing for the List, no longer engaged in ceaseless slaughter like before. Instead, every hundred thousand years, they meet on the battlefield of gods and demons to determine superiority."

"Even if this comes with casualties, it is still much better than the age of carnage."

"Moreover, the two Heavenly Monarchs have another intention." Lingxu Heavenly Monarch seemed somewhat agitated: "As long as the Black and White List exists, that vanishing manipulator behind the scenes will inevitably return one day."

"When that time comes, should we be like lambs awaiting slaughter? No!"

"We must take control of our own fate!"

"We need more Heavenly Monarchs, more powerful beings, so that we can resist the manipulator behind the scenes and even defeat Him!"

"The Age of Tribulation is the epoch when the two Heavenly Monarchs train their forces! We need to transform the cause of turmoil that is the Black and White List into our greatest support, to cultivate our own powerful beings and amass the entire universe's strength!"

"Once every hundred thousand years a catastrophe arises, step by step selecting the strong, then inviting Them to join the ranks of world salvation!"

"What a grand plan!" Xuanqing Heavenly Monarch's eyes burned with fervor, and he burst into laughter.

"Back then, we all marveled at the two Heavenly Monarchs' genius."

Hearing this, the Heavenly Monarchs of both Black and White Dao nodded in agreement.

If it were just up to this point, the two Heavenly Monarchs could indeed be hailed as the saviors of the Yin Yang Universe.

Xuanqing Heavenly Monarch continued: "After the two Heavenly Monarchs disclosed this grand plan to us, we were thrilled, eager to join Them at once, to fight for the future of the entire universe!"

"The Original Heavenly Monarch said that our current strength was not enough, that the manipulator behind the scenes was incredibly powerful, far beyond imagination."

At this moment, Lingxu Heavenly Monarch too had peeled off two-thirds of his own skin.

"At that time, we swore an oath to diligently cultivate, to strive to enhance ourselves, to contribute our best to the future, no matter what."

Xuanqing and Lingxu both laughed and cried: "It was the Ancient Heavenly Monarch who persuaded the Original Heavenly Monarch to keep us, saying that we could become part of Their strength."

"We were overjoyed, suggesting to meet the other like-minded beings, such as Feiyuan Heavenly Monarch, Hanhai Heavenly Monarch, Biluo Heavenly Monarch... They were strong figures of their eras, and had also been the supreme leaders of the two paths."

"The Ancient Heavenly Monarch and the Original Heavenly Monarch agreed, and they took me to meet them, each of them vivid and lifelike."

"We dined together, discussed the Dao, so enjoyable!"

As the story unfolded up to this point, Xuanqing and Lingxu both had a tear flowing from the corner of their eyes.

"But in the end, we discovered the predecessors' issue, but it was already too late."

Lingxu Heavenly Monarch's face twisted ferociously as he let out a strange cry.

"We resisted, just like the predecessors of previous generations!"

"We wanted to escape, to tell the world the truth."

"Unfortunately, we failed."

"What grand plans, what future of the universe."

"In the end, the Ancient Heavenly Monarch and the Original Heavenly Monarch did all this for themselves."

"Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!!!"

They had completely peeled off their own skin.

The two pieces of human skin flapped in the air like long banners, fluttering in the wind.

Chilling every Black and White Dao person to the bone.

A voice akin to ghostly wails arose in the ears of all the Heavenly Monarchs.

"The moment we set foot on the Origin Ancient Land, we had already been devoured clean."

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