The character "Dragon" was the originating character of the entire Dragon Realm, and also the primal ancestor of the entire Dragon Realm. Rumor had it that it was the Primeval Ancestor Dragon who obtained the "Dragon" character, and finally, based on the form of the "Dragon" character, the Immemorial Dragon Race of countless epochs ago was born. Nine-Headed Dragons, Seven-Colored Divine Dragons, Heavenly Dragons, Sacred Dragons, Jade Dragons, Stone Dragons, Devil Dragons, Ghost Dragons, Nether Dragons… all were born based on this "Dragon" character.
Tens of thousands of Dragon Races, but remaining true to their core amidst myriad changes, all were born from the "Dragon" character.
As the creator of the Eight Division Pagoda, the Primeval Ancestor Dragon also kept a hand at the very end, which was leaving behind this "Dragon" character to command the Dragon Realm.
Any existence that obtained this "Dragon" character would be able to command the Dragon Realm. Any powerful Dragon Race, upon seeing the "Dragon" character, would have to bow their heads and be submissive, inherently restrained by their nature.
The Eight Division Pagoda was originally the nemesis of the Dragon Race, and the "Dragon" character was also the birther of the Dragon Race. When the two were combined, various inconceivable and mighty powers would be generated.
This was equivalent to the Thirty-Three Heavens Supreme Treasures fusing with the thirty-three ancient characters; only then would they finally achieve perfection, obtaining great bliss, great existence, great invincibility, and great destiny.
The Lord of the Dragon Realm, the Eight Divisions Heavenly Monarch, was not a kind entity. His calculations were profound and far-reaching, and he naturally knew that Fang Han would recall the Eight Division Pagoda, so he had prepared long ago. The "Dragon" character restrained the pagoda, and furthermore, he borrowed the power of Fang Han's recall to refine the pagoda in one fell swoop, making it ultimately become an item in his bag. From then on, roaming unfettered between heaven and earth, no one would be able to scheme against his main body.
The Lord of the Dragon Realm, the "Eight Divisions Heavenly Monarch", was smiling savagely. As those streaks of "Dragon" character runes were injected into the Eight Division Pagoda, he seemed to see a bright prospect, the glorious moment in the future when he would advance to a Good Fortune Divine Artifact, an existence like an Immortal King.
"What a good 'Dragon' character. Eight Divisions Heavenly Monarch, your calculations are profound; indeed, you are not a kind entity."
Fang Han took another step forward, awe-inspiring and majestic. Although from the surface right now, Fang Han was obviously at a disadvantage, with even his magic treasure deceived away, and being suppressed by the other party about to be refined, the expression on his face showed not the slightest hint of setback. He was completely confident, unhurried, forever calm and composed.
Taking a step forward, countless treasure lights shot up into the sky from his body, and that "Eight Division Pagoda" stirred again, breaking through the shackles, emitting boundless light, sweeping the heavens, shattering the void, directly reaching beyond the nine heavens. The crystal wall system of the Devil Realm was unexpectedly pierced with a large hole by the treasure light, and the chaotic currents of space and time from the Heavenly Realm descended fiercely, churning the devil clouds everywhere to roll and scatter, unable to condense.
Even the Primal Demon Mountain vibrated.
"What? This Fang Han actually still wants to snatch back the Eight Division Pagoda?"
"The Lord of the Dragon Realm was prepared long ago. He actually sacrificed the 'Dragon' character he uses to command the Dragon Realm, wanting to integrate it into the pagoda. Clearly, he is determined to defeat the enemy in one move and eliminate this enormous hidden danger. The two sides have truly started fighting."
"Should we throw stones at him while he's down and launch an attack on Fang Han?"
"Launch an attack on Fang Han? What business is it of ours that he is fighting a magical battle with the Lord of the Dragon Realm? We won't get half a hair's worth of benefits. Watch the changes quietly and see what result the Lord of the Dragon Realm and he can fight out. It is best if both sides suffer heavy casualties; only then can our Devil Realm entirely swallow and refine them all, eliminating two enormous hidden dangers, and also obtain the divine objects of the heavens, once again displaying the splendor our Devil Realm had back when the Lord of Primal Chaos was alive."
"Correct, we will just watch the play, standing aloof from matters that do not concern us. Humph, even if we helped the Lord of the Dragon Realm refine the Eight Division Pagoda, he would not be grateful to us. Look at his transaction with Fang Han; the moment the treasure arrived in his hands, he immediately turned hostile and refused to acknowledge anyone, turning faster than flipping the pages of a book. It is simply breath-taking, more demonic than our Demon Cult. If we ally with such a person, we will have to strictly guard against him."
"That is not how it should be said. Having an alliance is definitively better than having no alliance. Our Devil Realm is currently a group of dragons without a leader, and the Heavenly Court has already thoroughly united. When their power grows in the future, they will certainly attack our Devil Realm. Right now, Fang Han is our biggest enemy. But we must not act hastily. Watching him weaken, directly taking his life while he is ill, and seizing the divine objects of the heavens on his body is the grand scheme."
"The Lord of Heavenly Devils is right. Unfortunately, in our Devil Realm right now, no one capable of inheriting the orthodox teachings of the Lord of Primal Chaos has appeared." An elderly Devil Lord said very astutely: "Speaking of which, among the divine objects of the heavens, the Devil Realm is the strongest. The Three Lives Stone refined by the Lord of Primal Chaos back then claimed to have the past life, this life, and the next life all within its grasp. We saw its power with our own eyes; it has killed Immortal Kings. Unfortunately, its whereabouts are unknown. If the Three Lives Stone were here right now, who would dare to enter the Devil Realm and behave atrociously?"
A group of Devil Lords, in the flash of lightning and spark of flint, had demonic intents crisscrossing, discussing spiritedly again. However, they all reached an agreement: not to take action, watch Fang Han and the Lord of the Dragon Realm contend, and wait for an opportunity.
The Lord of the Dragon Realm was also acutely aware in his heart. Although nominally the Dragon Realm and the Devil Realm had allied, the Devil Realm was unreliable. Everyone knew that who knew when they would turn hostile and bite back. But his heart was also extremely complacent, having calculated everything long ago: "When I collect this Eight Division Pagoda and refine it, and then comprehend the realm of Heaven and Earth as One. The many Devil Lords of the Devil Realm will be subdued one by one and become the slaves of our Dragon Realm."
"The Great Dao inverses, the Pagoda returns, the ultimate destination, the Dao of the Epoch."
Fang Han grabbed with his large hand, vibrating through the air. Instantly, countless vortexes shot up into the sky. Long rivers condensed from crystal divine kingdoms flowed in the void, and decadent music appeared, attacking towards the Lord of the Dragon Realm.
"Humph! There is still me. Fang Han, since you are obstinate and unrepentant, then do not blame this old monk for taking action to subdue devils, Great Might Empty Zen!"
Seeing Fang Han's attack, the Lord of the Buddha Realm, the Worldly Boundless King Buddha, beside the Lord of the Dragon Realm, had been prepared long ago. With a wave of his large hand, a giant hand of Buddha light collapsed out of nowhere, resisting the crystal divine kingdoms.
Fang Han's finger moved, and a long river of sword energy flew out, strangling against the giant hand of Buddha light, continuously colliding and slashing it apart. Golden powder flew wildly as they fought together, locked in a fierce struggle.
"Hmm? With Fang Han's strength, he can completely sacrifice the divine objects of the heavens in one fell swoop. To completely rout the Lord of the Dragon Realm, yet you instead entangle in a fight? Could it be that he fears the sneak attacks of these Lords of the Devil Realm." Feng Baiyu saw Fang Han's Eight Division Pagoda being conned away, yet not only did he not display his might, he instead engaged in an entangled fight like taking a stroll in a courtyard, and his heart was full of doubts and incomprehension. "It shouldn't be. Although these Devil Lords are formidable, they are a plate of loose sand. For their respective interests, they are all guarding against each other's sneak attacks, fundamentally unable to be considered powerful. If they united and condensed into one strand, that would naturally be a terrifying force. As it is now, there is no need for Fang Han to be afraid. Instead, he should hope these Devil Lords attempt sneak attacks, because if the Devil Kings sneak attack, Fang Han can devour these Devil Lords, condense the Thirty-Three Heavens Supreme Treasures; the more he devours, the more formidable he becomes."
Other Heavenly Monarchs feared chaotic melees, everyone swarming up and encountering a siege. No matter how powerful, they would perish.
For example, the Holy King of the End. Encountering the siege of many Heavenly Monarchs, his vitality would be greatly utterly injured as well. Finally, he was sealed. But Fang Han was not afraid, because his Dao of the Epoch could directly transform Heavenly Monarchs into formation eyes; this was a uniquely unmatched power.
One must know that even for an expert like Feng Baiyu, or even an expert like the Heavenly Mother, in battle, even if they slew and sealed a formidable Heavenly Monarch, refining his will and origin would also take a very long time. At the very least, it could not be refined during the battle. But Fang Han was different; he refined them immediately without the slightest obstruction.
Because his Dao of the Epoch carried on the past and opened up the future, without the slightest stagnation; accommodating all historical civilizations was the characteristic of his cultivation method.
"Could it be?"
A thought ascended within Feng Baiyu's mind.
Boom!
Just at this moment, Fang Han struck once again. A grab of his palm, vitality burned fiercely, and the power of fatalism dispersed densely, almost about to permeate the entire heavens.
That Eight Division Pagoda leaped again, unexpectedly being incited to erupt. The vitality on it generated successive explosions, seemingly about to self-destruct.
Fang Han issued a ferocious voice, "Lord of the Dragon Realm, you want to obtain the Eight Division Pagoda, there is no such possibility. Even if I destroy the pagoda, I will not let you succeed; better to be a shattered piece of jade than an intact tile."
"You!"
Feeling the vitality inside the Eight Division Pagoda becoming chaotic and actually about to explode, the Lord of the Dragon Realm was so furious he stomped his feet like thunder. He continuously inputted his own Heavenly Monarch origin into it, while simultaneously roaring loudly at the "Worldly Boundless King Buddha": "Boundless Buddha, quickly assist me, sacrifice your 'Sun' and 'Moon' major characters, let the myriad dharmas of light integrate into the Eight Division Pagoda to help me suppress everything."
"This…"
The Boundless King Buddha hesitated for a moment. Clearly, even with his relationship with the Lord of the Dragon Realm, this request raised by the other party was also somewhat too excessive; he could absolutely not agree.
On one hand, he confronted Fang Han, emitting boundless Buddha light that surged over overwhelmingly. On the other hand, his mind shirked: "Lord of the Dragon Realm, this is not appropriate."
"I am throwing caution to the wind! As long as you use the 'Sun' and 'Moon' major characters to help me suppress the Eight Division Pagoda, not only will I return the major characters to you afterwards, I will also give you a dragon skin left behind by the Primeval Ancestor Dragon of the Dragon Realm. That is the molted skin resulting from the Primeval Ancestor Dragon slaying his weakest previous-life body after cultivating into an Immortal King. Its divine power is boundless, and even I cannot sacrifice and refine it right now."
The Lord of the Dragon Realm said continuously, extremely anxious, while Fang Han continuously activated his techniques. His body became a ball of phantom images, battling together with the Worldly Free King Buddha, causing this Lord of the Buddha Realm to feel immense pressure.
"What? A skin left behind by the Primeval Ancestor Dragon?"
The Worldly Boundless King Buddha was thoroughly shocked. He knew the Primeval Ancestor Dragon was a rare wonder born between heaven and earth. It was even rumored to be transformed from a giant egg spewed out of the Gate of Eternal Life. Ordinary Dragon Races all had to molt in their lifetime, and the time of molting was when they were at their weakest. Yet the Primeval Ancestor Dragon had never molted before.
However, after this Ancestor Dragon finally advanced to become an Immortal King, he had to slay his three lives before having the one and only chance to molt in his lifetime.
That molted skin possessed inconceivable divine power.
Even Immortal Kings dreamed of this skin. And now, the Lord of the Dragon Realm actually wanted to give it to him. He weighed the pros and cons repeatedly, various gains and losses flashing in his heart. Gritting his teeth, suddenly, from his left eye, a blazing sun ascended, transforming into a "Sun" character.
And from his right eye, a bright moon ascended, transforming into a "Moon" character.
They were unexpectedly the "Sun" and "Moon" characters that had flowed out of the Gate of Eternal Life.
"What?" Feng Baiyu was shocked almost instantly: "The 'Sun' and 'Moon' characters, this is rumored to be the belonging of a supreme expert from many epochs ago who failed to assault the Immortal King stage, the Lord of the Sun and Moon. After he failed to assault the Immortal King stage, he vanished without a trace. How could the 'Sun' and 'Moon' characters fall into your hands?"
The Lord of the Sun and Moon, the Sun and Moon Heavenly Monarch, was a myth among myths, a legend among legends. He was much more formidable than the Lord of War or the Heavenly Mother. Over many epochs, he was the number one person beneath Immortal Kings. Unfortunately, he failed to assault the Immortal King stage.
He inherited the "Sun" and "Moon" characters.
But now, the "Sun" and "Moon" characters fell into the hands of the Worldly Boundless King Buddha. This announced that the fall of a myth had consolidated this Buddha.
"Little beast! Shakyamuni, you probably could not even dream that three epochs ago, I found the lair of the Lord of the Sun and Moon, took advantage of him recuperating from heavy injuries, and slew him, obtaining all of his cultivation and magic treasures, as well as his cultivation experience…" The Worldly Boundless King Buddha gritted his teeth.