Hong Huang: Even the Three Pure Ones Must Respectfully Call Me Second Uncle

In the unformed Chaos, time and order did not exist. Deep within, an unopened Green Lotus silently condensed, containing two beings: Pangu, the future creator, and his younger brother Hong Yuan, a human who had transmigrated into a Chaos Demon God body through a system. Hong Yuan awoke beside Pangu, who instinctively recognized him as brother and nurtured him with refined Chaotic Qi and a portion of his own Primordial Essence. However, Hong Yuan was too weak to remain conscious for long and repeatedly slept for countless primordial tribulations. During his awakenings, he told Pangu fantastic stories, and their bond deepened. Over vast ages, the Three Thousand Chaos Demon Gods emerged one after another, each declaring their Law to the Great Dao: Time, Space, Karma, Yin Yang, Life and Death, Destruction, and many more. Hong Yuan, however, found his cultivation stuck at the Mixed Yuan Golden Immortal peak. He possessed multiple Laws but none could break through to the saintly Mixed Yuan Great Luo Jinxian realm. He was the only being in Chaos below that level, making him extremely vulnerable.

After a long hibernation, the system finally repaired itself. It revealed that Pangu’s birth was imminent and his Primordial Essence had been slightly damaged due to Hong Yuan’s insertion. The system presented three choices. The first was to abandon Pangu, letting him be born weakened, and receive as reward a breakthrough to Mixed Yuan Great Luo Jinxian, fifty drops of Pangu’s blood and essence, and the Chaos Green Lotus. The second was to save his elder brother, obtaining a portion of Pangu’s Primordial Essence and the Chaos Pearl, one of the five Chaos Supreme Treasures. The third was to betray Pangu and join the Three Thousand Demon Gods in their coming battle against him, receiving immediate birth, Mixed Yuan Supreme Great Luo Jinxian cultivation, and the Heaven-Opening Axe. Hong Yuan chose the second without hesitation. He owed his life and safety to Pangu and could not repay that kindness with betrayal.

The system extracted the Chaos Pearl from the Demon God Chaos, who erupted in fury, shaking the Chaos with his roars, though he could not find the thief. It also took a piece of Pangu’s Primordial Essence. Hong Yuan immediately offered this essence to Pangu, who absorbed it, strengthening himself and increasing his certainty for the task ahead. The Great Dao then turned its gaze upon them. Hong Yuan boldly addressed it as “Father.” The Great Dao seemed to withdraw, but soon sent down the World-Extinguishing Mill, another Chaos Supreme Treasure of immense destructive power, capable of grinding all things to nothingness. Hong Yuan spent a long time refining both the Chaos Pearl and the Mill, initially mastering fifty of their fifty-five restrictions. Despite these treasures, his cultivation remained stuck; he could not even reach the Mixed Yuan Great Luo Jinxian. He began to suspect that his path would only be revealed after Pangu opened Heaven.

Finally, Pangu stood up from the lotus platform, his power reaching Half-Step Mixed Yuan Limitless Great Luo Jinxian. He declared his existence to the Great Dao as the Demon God of Strength. The Great Dao approved. In an instant, a heavy karma connected Pangu to every other Chaos Demon God, a death sentence from the Great Dao. The Karma Demon God, sensing the crisis, contacted the strongest among them: Time, Yang Mei, Yin Yang, Destruction, and others. He explained that this was a trial set by the Great Dao—they must unite and fight Pangu or be destroyed. The gathered Demon Gods, seeing no alternative, began to prepare for the war that would decide the fate of Chaos. Hong Yuan, still weak, could only watch as his brother prepared for the coming storm. He knew that Pangu’s victory would mean the birth of the world, but his own role remained uncertain.