Since the beginning of time, who is the strongest person below the sage?

One interesting thing is...

If one were to ask in the Three Realms, "Who is the strongest being below the Sage in the Three Realms today?"

Then the answers will likely be varied and conflicting.

Some might say it's the "Demon Master" Kunpeng.

Some might say it's Zhen Yuanzi, the "Ancestor of Earthly Immortals".

Some might say it's Kong Xuan, the "Peacock King Bodhisattva".

Some might say it's the "Lord of the Blood Sea," the Styx Ancestor.

Some might say it's the "Innate Thunder Ancestor," the Great God Lei Ze.

Some might say it's someone else.

In short, it's difficult to reach a definitive conclusion.

However, if we change the question to—"Since the beginning of time, who is the strongest person below the sage?"

Then all discerning people would answer with the same name.

Donghuang Taiyi.

Even the ancestors of the three innate races in the past, namely the Ancestral Dragon, the Ancestral Phoenix, and the Ancestral Qilin, are generally recognized to have combat power far exceeding that of ordinary quasi-saints.

Even though the physical bodies of the Twelve Ancestral Witches were comparable to top-grade innate spiritual treasures.

Even since the beginning of time, there have been countless primordial gods in the world.

Even though in reality, Donghuang Taiyi was only the number two figure in the demon race—the true demon emperor of the demon race was his elder brother, Dijun.

However, this is only from the perspective of individual ability.

Donghuang Taiyi's reputation as the strongest is universally acknowledged!

It's not just his golden flames that burn the heavens and the earth.

It's not just his magical power and cultivation that have reached the level of a quasi-saint.

The biggest reason is his companion spirit treasure, which is 357.

The Primordial Treasure, the Chaos Bell.

As mentioned before, the Primordial Treasure is the most supreme spiritual treasure in the Three Realms.

Since the birth of the Three Realms, there have always been only five items.

It has never increased, nor has it ever decreased.

Although there are some spiritual treasures, their power has exceeded the scope of top-grade innate spiritual treasures.

For example, the "Hetu Luoshu" that the demon master Kunpeng obtained from Dijun, and the natal spiritual treasures of the various sages.

However, compared to innate treasures, they still have a huge gap.

As for the reason, Shi Yuan was not entirely clear either.

All he knew was that it was said throughout the three realms.

Each of the five innate treasures represents an "ultimate" level!

As for the specifics, only the owners of these innate treasures probably know.

The Chaos Bell, which is controlled by Donghuang Taiyi, is one of the five innate treasures.

This is precisely why he is known as the strongest person below the level of a saint.

After all, among the remaining four innate treasures...

The God-Slaying Spear, which belonged to the Demon Ancestor Rahu, had long been lost after the Dragon-Han Calamity.

The remaining three innate treasures, the Taiji Diagram, the Pangu Banner, and the Four Swords of Zhuxian, are each in the hands of a sage.

Donghuang Taiyi is the only one who, despite not being a saint, wields a supreme innate treasure.

Naturally, it is invincible.

It is said that during the Lich War, he single-handedly fought against five Ancestral Witches.

That's right—each of them is a patriarchal witch with combat power at the peak of the quasi-saint level.

Donghuang Taiyi can fight five people by himself!

Moreover, it is said that he had the upper hand, and even the upper hand.

Until the Demon Emperor Di Jun was betrayed by Kunpeng and perished, the demon race's fighting strength collapsed directly.

Then Donghuang Taiyi fought desperately, ultimately perishing together with the other ancestral witches.

This shows just how terrifying their strength is!

But at this time, Shi Yuan was actually so many years after the Lich War.

I saw this demon emperor Donghuang with my own eyes.

"..."

So even though Shi Yuan was still unsure what the situation was.

However, he had already secretly activated the Heaven-Slaying Robe, as well as the Fishing Drum and the Purple Thunder Hammer.

He wasn't sure if the fisherman's drum could still resonate throughout the Three Realms in this strange world.

But if all else fails, these three top-grade innate spiritual treasures should at least be enough to sustain him until he has time to escape.

And that is precisely it.

"kill!"

He heard Donghuang Taiyi let out a low growl, like that of a wild beast!

With his low growl, the Chaos Bell above his head spun even more intensely.

A violent, oppressive aura descended!

Then...

"boom!"

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Then...

"clang!"

The Chaos Bell resounded loudly!

The entire world, which had been still, seemed to tremble with the sound of the bell!

Shi Yuan felt his magical power surge and surge back the moment he heard the bell ring.

He immediately spat out a mouthful of blood and then suddenly flew out of the Sun Palace!

However, he managed to stop himself in mid-air by forcefully channeling his magical power.

He then decisively took out a pill that was emitting a divine fragrance and put it into his mouth in one gulp!

This elixir is the "Miro Golden Pill" that was given to me by Laozi before, which can instantly restore injuries!

Of course, Shi Yuan immediately made the Purple Thunder Hammer hover beside him.

The Heaven-Slaying Robe instantly unleashed the power of stars, and the Zhou Tian Star Dharma Body also manifested.

There's no way around it, this is really quite terrifying.

He had been prepared and activated the defensive capabilities of the Heaven-Slaying Robe.

But the moment the Chaos Seed sounded, his preparations seemed to vanish as if they had never existed.

If his Dharma body hadn't far surpassed that of his peers, that single bell ring would likely have killed a Great Luo Golden Immortal on the spot!

but...

"Um?"

Soon, Shi Yuan also noticed that something was wrong.

That was Donghuang Taiyi, who surprisingly showed no intention of pursuing after that attack.

He simply remained standing in the Sun Palace.

The previous violent pressure had completely vanished, and he seemed to be muttering something.

Shi Yuan frowned immediately and listened intently.

Only then did I realize that what Donghuang Taiyi was talking about was actually...

"Elder brother... wait until I slay these few ancestral witches... then I will come to your aid!"

The indistinct words and this strange state made Shi Yuan frown.

"Could it be...?"

He directly used his divine sense to carefully perceive the surroundings.

Then, it was discovered with shock.

"As expected... he was just a lingering remnant."

That's right.

He carefully sensed it with his divine sense and then discovered it.

The "Donghuang Taiyi" in front of him was not a real living person at all.

It does not truly exist here, but is merely a projection of a lingering regret.

The reason for its existence seems to be related to the Chaos Bell hanging above his head.

This situation is extremely rare in the Three Realms, but it is not non-existent.

But upon realizing this, Shi Yuan's first reaction was...

"How fierce must this guy have been when he was alive?"

He really found it hard to imagine.

This isn't even a fragment of a true spirit or a soul; it's just a lingering remnant!

It was just a thought!

Even so, this lingering will, driving the Chaos Bell, was still able to nearly injure him with a single blow.

But then Shi Yuan realized something was wrong.

"No, that's not right... Thinking about it carefully, it's clearly the Chaos Bell that's more powerful!"

This magical artifact means that its owner has already perished, and only a lingering remnant of his spirit is still driving it.

In some ways, this regret is even more of a drag on it.

The magical power it can unleash is probably less than one percent of what it possesses.

But even with such power, it is still incredibly terrifying.

"No wonder Donghuang Taiyi was once known as invincible below the level of a sage."

"A supreme innate treasure...it's too powerful!"

Shi Yuan sighed inwardly.

"clang!"

But then he heard the sound of the Chaos Bell ringing.

"!!!"

Shi Yuan immediately looked up, ready to fight.

But he soon discovered that the lingering remnant of Donghuang Taiyi was still only murmuring the same words.

The sound of the bell seemed to be the bell of chaos ringing itself.

At the same time, the pleading voice he had heard earlier echoed in Shi Yuan's mind.

However, this time the sound was much clearer than before.

"Please...help him...to be free..."

Therefore, there is no need for further thought.

Shi Yuan immediately realized who was the mastermind behind bringing him to this godforsaken place.

It wasn't the work of some other powerful being—it was the spirit of the bell, this innate treasure itself!