The Samsara Well surged violently, its mouth spewing primordial chaos that coalesced into a grid of nineteen vertical and horizontal lines. A phantom of Nuwa stood suspended in the air, holding black stones—each one a refined essence of an ancient Great Demon. White stones fell from rifts in the void, transforming into the 365 divine rays of the Investiture of the Gods. Suddenly, the Wind and Fire Wheels beneath Nezha spiraled out of control; the Yang Wheel manifested as a fire dragon occupying the Tengen point, while the Yin Wheel solidified into an ice phoenix guarding the star point, pinning him in place as a "sacrifice." Silver blood gushed from Yang Jian’s Heavenly Eye as the God-Slaying Spear Tip pressed three inches against his throat. The ancient seal for "Dao-Guardian" on the spear shaft burst with azure light: "A fine Heavenly Dao, treating all living beings as mere chess pieces!"
The patterns on the chessboard shifted suddenly, each coordinate manifesting scenes from the Primordial World. Fragments of the Ruyi Jingu Bang, possessed by a remnant soul of Sun Wukong, erupted; vines of the other-shore flower wrapped around three black stones, reflecting within their petals the sight of Gonggong smashing into Mount Buzhou in a rage. The moment the black stones shattered, the waters of the River of Forgetfulness surged backward, turning into the primordial breath of the universe and solidifying into a phantom of Hongjun’s true form: "Those who defy the heavens shall be …
Chapter 63