Chapter 29: Nuwa Mends the Heavens

Nanyang, the Fields of Li-Guang.

Ten ancient gods stood before an entrance where a colossal silver vortex had already begun to swirl. These ten ancient gods held a title: the Intestines of Nuwa. They were the subordinate deities of the Primordial Mother, Nuwa, tasked with guarding and opening the passage between the Temple of Origin and the Huaxia Realm, as well as welcoming the Primordial Mother on her excursions.

A powerful fluctuation rippled through the vortex. First emerged the White Flood Dragon, followed by a thunder chariot driven by a True Dragon, flanked by Azure Horned Dragons. Trailing behind the chariot was the Soaring Serpent. Upon the chariot stood the Primordial Mother, Nuwa.

Nuwa commanded her attendants, "Stay here. I shall return shortly."

"Understood!"

Nuwa turned her gaze toward the distant rift in the sky. After a moment of contemplation, she retrieved the five-colored stones she had refined for mending the heavens and set off toward the vast ocean in search of the Divine Giant Turtle.

***

After Gonggong struck Mount Buzhou and caused it to collapse, he departed immediately, fortunately avoiding the encounter with the unique entity of cosmic limits that had emerged from the rift in the sky from another universe.

Above the broken Mount Buzhou, a pitch-black dragon observed this unfamiliar universe. The silence did not last long before the black dragon unleashed its first roar since arriving in this realm.

"ROAR!!!"

The roar of the five-hundred-meter-long black dragon carried a peculiar power that shattered the barriers separating the various realms of the Primordial Ancestral Star. The sound echoed into every corner of the world, then, using the planet as a starting point, rippled out to encompass the entire universe.

This roar was like the tolling of a doomsday bell. Voids cracked open in the skies above every realm of the Ancestral Star, raining down celestial fire that incinerated the earth and all life upon it. Simultaneously, cataclysmic floods surged across the realms, devouring everything in their path. Above the black dragon, clouds laden with death gathered into a massive, vortex-like formation, spawning numerous tornadoes of destruction that ravaged the surroundings.

With just a single roar, the black dragon had plunged the realms of the Ancestral Star into an apocalyptic catastrophe, living up to its name: the Beast of Termination.

***

Atum-Ra, the Sun God of Heliopolis; Marduk, the Storm God of Babylon; Uranus, the Sky God of Mount Olympus; Shiva, the Destroyer of Mount Kailash; Odin, the God of Magic from Asgard; the Feathered Serpent of the Kukulkan Pyramid; and Ahura Mazda, the Lord of Wisdom from Persia, all turned their gaze toward the Huaxia Realm.

The supreme gods of the various realms of the Primordial Ancestral Star began using their divine power to probe what was happening in Huaxia.

"BOOM!!!"

Suddenly, a sacred and potent curtain of light enveloped the entire Huaxia Realm, severing the divine probes and hardening into a firmament that isolated the realm from all others.

It was the Celestial Emperor, Di Jun! At this critical moment, he had channeled his vast divine power into the Celestial Emperor Stele to shield the Huaxia Realm.

"I am the Celestial Emperor, Di Jun! The Supreme God of Huaxia! The affairs of this realm require no intervention from you; mind your own domains!"

His supreme voice echoed across the Primordial Ancestral Star. Though the other gods—Atum-Ra, Marduk, Shiva, Odin, Kukulkan, and Ahura Mazda—felt displeased by his arrogance, they saw no reason to press the issue. They had all heard that roar clearly; it was the Beast of Termination. If the gods of Huaxia wished to deal with it themselves, they would not insist on interfering.

Only Uranus, the Sky God, frowned. He had sensed a reaction from Mount Olympus toward the Huaxia Realm, as if the future master of his domain resided there. After a few moments of thought, he dismissed the notion as a misjudgment by the mountain itself.

***

Within the Earth’s core, Ouroboros flicked a thought, and the barriers between the realms of the Ancestral Star were restored.

Ouroboros looked to the Tianyuan Yinglong beside him. "Gengchen, if the Huaxia Realm you hold in such high regard cannot handle this meddlesome brat from another universe, I shall have to intervene myself."

"Do not be hasty. I have great confidence in the gods of Huaxia."

"Hmph! That would be wonderful, as I have no desire to act. But your precious Huaxia is truly unlucky to have attracted a unique cosmic entity from another universe."

"It only proves that Huaxia possesses infinite potential, which is why it faces such a trial," the Tianyuan Yinglong replied, refusing to lose ground in their banter.

"Fine, fine! I shall take your word for it!"

"And you—could you stop keeping one eye open and one eye closed? Do you have any idea how ridiculous you look?"

"What do you know?! This is called having personality! One word: stylish!" Ouroboros replied proudly.

***

In the ocean, Nuwa found the Divine Giant Turtle and severed its four limbs, deciding to use them to replace the fallen Mount Buzhou as pillars to support the heavens and earth.

Tearing through the void, she reached the rift in the sky, used the five-colored stones to seal it, and then employed her divine power to plant the four limbs at the cardinal directions to hold up the firmament.

She completed these actions with great haste, knowing that the Beast of Termination would prove troublesome once it realized what was happening.

Indeed, the black dragon sensed the shift. Lifting its five heads, it saw the rift sealed and its path home cut off. It flew into a rage. The black dragon finally resolved to destroy the Primordial Ancestral Star, unleashing dragon breaths of different colors from its five heads, intending to grind the world to dust.

At this critical juncture, the Celestial Emperor Di Jun channeled his power into the Celestial Emperor Stele to suppress and protect the Huaxia Realm.

"SUPPRESS!"

The boundless voice of the Celestial Emperor resounded. The entire Huaxia Realm was shielded by the Stele, rendering the heavens and earth unimaginably sturdy against the black dragon’s assault. When the dragon breath struck the earth, it caused no cataclysm, only minor explosions.

The black dragon froze in confusion. It knew that the breath it had just exhaled was enough to destroy an entire galaxy, yet it had caused so little damage. Realizing someone was protecting the planet, its five heads turned toward the direction of the Kunlun Imperial Capital.

Having finished mending the heavens, the Primordial Mother, Nuwa, began her crusade against the unique entity of cosmic limits that had descended from another universe. She withdrew the Precious Lotus Lantern and channeled it to release a divine power that shook the very heavens, launching her strike against the black dragon.