Primordial: I, Dijun, Only Want to Build the Great Desolation
Chapter 391 - 278: The Fall of Hong Yun, Zhen Yuanzi’s Conjecture

Chapter 391: Chapter 278: The Fall of Hong Yun, Zhen Yuanzi’s Conjecture

"Self-destruction."

On the Taiyin Star, the scene displayed on Di Jun’s silvery-white mirror was familiar to him.

For Di Jun had seen it before, when Daoist Tian Guang invited him to attend the gathering of Primordial Golden Immortals. Three ancestral elders of various races had been controlled by Outer Heaven Demons and attempted to self-destruct.

But in the end, Di Jun had quelled them with his formidable power.

Hearing Di Jun’s words, Donghuang Taiyi, Xi He, and Chang Xi all focused their attention, silently observing the scene.

A Quasi-Saint who had severed two of his corporal entities self-destructing was an unprecedented event in the annals of the Primordial age.

In the Blood Sea, Daoist Ming He, who was linked to Daoist Hong Yun through the Yuan Tu and Avici swords impaled in his body, sensed an impending catastrophe due to the turbulent state within Daoist Hong Yun.

He instantly withdrew the Yuan Tu and Avici swords.

At the same time, he hurriedly activated the Twelve-grade Karma Fire Red Lotus beneath his feet, rapidly absorbing the Blood Qi from the Blood Sea to bolster his defenses.

It was clear he had perceived Daoist Hong Yun’s intention to self-destruct.

Daoist Hong Yun let out a savage smile, his voice hoarse—he spoke like a demon in his final moments: "Ming He! It’s too late."

As his words fell, Daoist Hong Yun’s body explosively disintegrated, sending out immense energy in all directions.

Daoist Ming He, at the epicenter, endured the brunt of the blast. Though most of the damage was shielded by the Twelve-grade Karma Fire Red Lotus,

he still sustained injuries, though they did not reach the core of his being.

East King, who was on his way to contend with Daoist Ming He for the Hongmeng Purple Qi, was caught off guard and also affected by Daoist Hong Yun’s self-destruction.

However, he managed to suspend the Hidden Immortal Map above his head in the nick of time, desperately drawing upon the power of the Daluo Golden Immortals within the map.

The Daluo Golden Immortals of the Immortal Court concealed within the Hidden Immortal Map had no control over life and death facing the East King, who had severed two of his corporal entities.

It was merely a matter of drawing power, and the East King must have felt compelled to do so.

For once exposed, what being from the Immortal Court would willingly enter the Hidden Immortal Map?

Who would wish to experience a state where both power and life were beyond their own control?

Yet now, with time pressing, East King did not have the luxury to deliberate and instinctively made such a move.

In the blink of an eye, the power drawn by East King formed a rudimentary myriad immortals formation centered around the Hidden Immortal Map, countering the shockwave of Hong Yun’s self-destruction.

But even so, East King was left with his energies in disarray from the impact.

Apart from these two, other beings were distant enough that when the energy waves reached them, they could handle them in an orderly fashion.

Those most afflicted were the Daluo Golden Immortal beings who had sought to profit from the chaos.

Facing the self-destruction of a Quasi-Saint, even the aftermath required their utmost effort to withstand.

Despite their struggles, some Daluo Golden Immortal beings perished in the aftermath, others grievously wounded.

The gap in the life force of beings between two realms made it extremely difficult for them to resist.

Daoist Hong Yun self-destructed.

All present witnessed the scene, those beings who were further away sped up, braving the energy shocks to draw closer to the site of Daoist Hong Yun’s self-destruction.

Although Daoist Hong Yun had perished, their goal was not Hong Yun himself, but the Hongmeng Purple Qi.

Now that the Hongmeng Purple Qi had no master, securing it depended solely on their own methods.

At Feng Qi Mountain, Nuwa Saint saw this and let out a soft sigh, as if to lament the fate of Daoist Hong Yun.

At Shouyang Mountain, Taiching Daoist Heavenly Venerate saw Hong Yun’s self-destruction, his expression unchanged, his mind still as water.

At Kunlun Mountain, Yuqing Primordial Heavenly Venerate frowned upon witnessing the scene.

Knowing that he was destined to lose the Hongmeng Purple Qi, why didn’t Daoist Hong Yun submit to fate?

In Biyou Palace on Golden Turtle Island, Tong Tian watched and could not help but praise: "A staunch and unyielding Daoist Hong Yun indeed."

Daoist Hong Yun’s choice reflected his determination; if he could obtain the Hongmeng Purple Qi, it proved his affinity with it.

Once it was in his possession, how could he possibly relinquish it?

This choice was about more than just survival; it was also a test of his spirit and convictions.

To learn the Dao in the morning and die in the evening would be enough.

It was unfortunate that Daoist Hong Yun perished before he could grasp the Dao.

On the Taiyin Star, the silver-white mirror formed by the Taiyin Moonlight faithfully reflected everything within the Blood Sea.

Di Jun watched as the tremendous energy released by Hong Yun’s self-destruction stirred the Blood Sea into tumultuous waves.

Neither Daoist Ming He nor East King dared to confront the volatile energy directly, managing only to guard themselves as they retreated with the flow of energy.

At the site of Hong Yun’s self-destruction, the Primordial Heaven and Earth couldn’t withstand the force of a Quasi-Saint’s self-destruction, leading to the appearance of a massive spatial rift.

The instant the spatial rift came into existence, Di Jun saw the Nine-Nine Soul Scattering Gourd, carrying the true spirit and residual soul of Hong Yun, enter the rift and then vanish.

Even with the River Map and Luo Book within Di Jun operating, he couldn’t locate the Nine-Nine Soul Scattering Gourd that had disappeared into the spatial rift.

Before the spatial rift, the Hongmeng Purple Qi floated forlornly.

Di Jun saw clearly that Daoist Hong Yun’s Nine-Nine Soul Scattering Gourd, following its instincts, also tried to collect the Hongmeng Purple Qi.