Chapter 0968: Donghuang Taiyi

“Thank you!” Huang Long bowed in gratitude and exchanged a few polite words with that person.
Thus, Huang Long decided to stay temporarily in the main hall of Tianyi Mansion.
“Damn it! That kid actually stayed in Tianyi Mansion!” Youyuan grew furious upon seeing Huang Long not leave.
“Don’t worry. Even if he can hide for now, he can’t hide forever!” Fang Haotian sneered.
“That’s right. If he hides for a year, we’ll wait a year; if he hides for ten thousand years, we’ll wait ten thousand years!” Youshi added, “I don’t believe he can hide until the end of this world!”
There were many others sharing the same mindset.
After all, Huang Long’s purchase of the 99 pairs of swords and the Tianshi Sword Array had drawn too much attention.
So, at least dozens of factions were lurking around Tianfu, waiting for Huang Long to leave Tianyi Mansion.
Huang Long was naturally aware of Youyuan, Fang Haotian, and the others’ actions, but he didn’t take it to heart.
Inside the Sacred Cauldron, Huang Long sat cross-legged in the void, summoning all the 99 pairs of swords and the Tianshi Sword Array, causing them to float around his body.
First, he inhaled deeply and swallowed those swords into his body. Then, using the Supreme Transformation Technique, he continuously merged them into his body, gradually turning them into part of himself.
Once the 99 pairs of swords became part of Huang Long’s body, his strength soared, eventually matching that of about 3,350 mid-tier Great Path Divine Artefacts.
After fully integrating those swords, Huang Long didn’t stop there—he continued to devour the Tianshi Sword Array.
In one go, he swallowed all twelve mid-tier Great Path Divine Artefacts of the Tianshi Sword Array.
Time passed.
Twenty thousand years had already elapsed inside the Sacred Cauldron.
Huang Long still sat in the void of the Sacred Cauldron, his aura growing increasingly powerful.
Outside, Youyuan, Fang Haotian, and the others, who had been watching Huang Long closely, grew increasingly anxious. Twenty thousand years inside the Sacred Cauldron meant only twenty days had passed outside, but to them, those twenty days felt like twenty entire eras.
More than a month passed.
One day, as Fang Haotian and the others grew even more anxious—
“Th-That kid’s coming out!” Suddenly, Youyuan’s eyes lit up as he stared ahead. Fang Haotian and Youshi looked over and saw Huang Long flying out of Tianyi Mansion and soaring away.
“Let’s go! We can’t let that kid get away!” Fang Haotian leaped up and chased after him, with Youyuan and the others following. Even the strong members of other factions rushed after him.
It wasn’t long before Huang Long left the Tianyi Divine Realm.

Just as they emerged from the Tianyi Divine Realm, Fang Haotian and the other two sped forward, surrounding the Yellow Dragon.
“Hehe, kid, we’ve been waiting for you for a long time!” You Shi sneered. “Will you come with us willingly, or shall we have to take you by force?”
“Oh? Come with you? I’d be willing to go, but even if I did, they probably wouldn’t agree, right?” The Yellow Dragon glanced around the void.
“Exactly, You Shi. Everyone deserves a share—do you really want to keep it all for yourselves?” A voice came from the void, followed by the appearance of several people.
Seeing them, You Shi, Fang Haotian, and the others grew solemn.
It was several elders from the Nine-Headed Fiery Phoenix clan. The one who spoke was the third elder, Phoenix Bi, whose strength was formidable—even slightly greater than Fang Haotian’s.
The Nine-Headed Fiery Phoenix was also one of the top demonic clans in the World of Chaotic Demons.
After the members of the Nine-Headed Fiery Phoenix appeared, other powerful figures who had gathered nearby also revealed themselves.
The Yellow Dragon looked at everyone around him calmly and said, “You all came here mainly because you want my spiritual veins, the Ninety-Nine Twin Swords, and the Heavenly Lion Sword Formation!” He paused then added, “If anyone kills these three, I’ll give them one million first-class spiritual veins!”
He pointed at You Shi, Fang Haotian, and the others.
“What?! Kill them, and get one million first-class spiritual veins?!”
All the powerful figures present were shocked.
One million first-class spiritual veins!
Undoubtedly, this was an extremely tempting offer.
Everyone turned their gaze toward You Shi and the others, who immediately paled in horror.
“Don’t believe this kid,” Fang Haotian said calmly. “He’s trying to provoke a fight so he can escape! If we kill him, we can divide his spiritual veins and all his treasures equally!”
Phoenix Bi’s expression shifted, and after some thought, he said, “Alright, let’s capture this kid first. We’ll decide later!” With that, he dashed forward and grabbed at the Yellow Dragon.
His hand instantly transformed into two giant phoenix claws, from which fierce fiery flames erupted.
The ancestor of the Nine-Headed Fiery Phoenix clan was the first fiery phoenix born at the beginning of the universe, having already achieved sanctity. Phoenix Bi was one of its descendants, and his fiery flames were extremely powerful—capable of burning even lower-tier divine artifacts.
Yet instead of retreating, the Yellow Dragon stepped forward and met his attack with a palm strike.
A deafening explosion shook the surrounding space.
To everyone’s surprise, under that palm strike, the Yellow Dragon shattered like crystal and vanished like mist before their eyes.
“What happened?!” Phoenix Bi was also stunned.

“Damn it! We’ve fallen for the trap—this isn’t that kid’s true form at all!” Fang Haotian’s expression changed as he exclaimed in shock, then turned and flew back toward Tianyi Mansion.
The others were stunned for a moment before realizing what had happened, and they all rushed back to Tianyi Mansion.
“Damn! If I catch that kid, I’ll tear him apart!” Huang Bi roared in fury—they had all been tricked by Huang Long!
By the time everyone rushed back to Tianyi Mansion, Huang Long had already broken through the crystal barrier of the Chaotic Demons World and was heading toward the World of Ten Thousand Demons.
“Second brother, your trick was truly brilliant—they really fell for it!” Huang Yi said with a smile.
Earlier, that was merely a phantom body created by Huang Long’s magic power.
Although it was just one of Huang Long’s phantom bodies, not even ten era-powerful warriors could detect any trickery.
Huang Long nodded with a smile and said, “Let those like Youyuan and Fang Haotian live a little longer!” Now, after devouring and transforming the Ninety-Nine Pairs of One Sword and the Heavenly Lion Sword Formation, and upgrading that Fiery Cold Spear to mid-tier, his true form had reached the peak of mid-tier great path artifacts!
As long as he reached upper-tier, even without breaking through ten eras, he would still be able to slaughter half-saints like Fang Haotian who were only in the early stages of ten eras.
On this journey to the World of Ten Thousand Demons, besides the Demon Devouring Fruit and half of the Treasure Map of the Heavens-Upturning Demon Ancestor, he also needed materials to ascend to upper-tier.
Most of the materials were in the Sacred Cauldron; only a few were missing. Huang Long learned from Tianyi Mansion that these materials could be found in the World of Ten Thousand Demons.
However, at that moment, Huang Long suddenly became alert. He pulled back with the others and threw a punch forward. Almost simultaneously, a river of starlight formed from innate stellar power and collided with Huang Long’s punch.
The massive impact forced Huang Long to retreat. Looking in shock, he saw a young man dressed in an imperial robe, his entire body wreathed in red flames.
This young man’s appearance was strikingly similar to that of Zhong Huang, the spirit of the Chaos Bell!
“Donghuang Taiyi!” Huang Long recognized the person and exclaimed in shock.
The visitor was none other than one of the Pangu Demon Clan’s emperors—Donghuang Taiyi, the former owner of the Chaos Bell!