The phantom of the Donghuang Bell, laden with the resentment of the Wu and Demon Tribulation, swept across the newborn firmament like an angry tide. Nezha, riding his Wind and Fire Wheels, streaked across the sky, watching as the Yao-Guang star of the Big Dipper shattered. Stardust coalesced into the remnants of three thousand Golden Crow souls, plunging toward the mortal realm. "Stay put, you little bastards!" The Twenty-Four-Grade Lotus Platform surged, its roots piercing the cracks of the bell. But the moment they touched the bell's wall, the lotus fibers petrified. From within the bell came the blood-chilling roar of Taiyi’s lingering soul: "Spirit Pearl... you, too, are but firewood for this Tribulation!"
Yang Jian’s silver blood condensed into a blade of Heavenly River Weak Water, slashing at the crown of the bell. The instant the light of his blade touched the "Donghuang" inscription, the bell’s body turned transparent. Inside lay coiled the remains of the Demon Clan, scorched by the True Sun Fire; from every charred bone, roots of the Mother Tree sprouted, refining demon souls into blood-red Dao Patterns. "Demon Emperor... look at the subjects you protected!" The God-Slaying Spear Tip flicked aside a nearby charred bone, and from the crack, half a page of the Hetu fell—on it, Hongjun’s fingers were shown planting the embryo of the Donghuang Bell into Taiyi’s primordial spirit.
The Stone Fetus suddenly erupted, its memory of the Mending Heaven Stone boiling like molt…
Chapter 154