This primordial world is not serious!

"I didn't expect you to find me a new cellmate so quickly."

In the Boiling Oil Hell, a faint shadow struggled to climb out.

[Dark Demon God]— Jie.

Whether by design or not, this Demon God bore a resemblance to Xuanqing, with the only difference being the two goat horns atop His head.

[Jie] was seemingly delighted upon seeing Xuanqing, contorting His pained visage into a twisted smile:

"You really aren't one to grow tired of the old in favor of the new. You've captured a new Demon God, yet you come to see me first."

"Can you change your face before you talk!" Xuanqing expressionlessly hurled a fist, shattering Jie's head into specks of light with explosive power.

"Still that violent temper."

[Jie] allowed His head to disappear without reforming.

At that moment, He appeared as a headless resentful spirit.

"I was born this way, have you forgotten?"

"Drifting in Chaos since the day I was born, I had not seen any other living creature until I met you."

"Thus, naturally, this form would bear some resemblance to you."

There was even a hint of grievance in [Jie]'s voice.

He continued, "I told you before that I am not the true [Dark Demon God]. He died long before Heaven Creation."

"Do you still not believe in the might of the Pangu Axe?"

"I am merely a new god born from that segment of Demon God's Finger Bone."

The headless [Jie] said to Xuanqing, "If it comes to ancientness, my Spiritual Body isn't as old as yours."

"After all, I awakened much later than you, otherwise, I wouldn't have been beaten up by you and locked up here."

"In the end, you forged my body into a sword, took my Dao Fruit to perfect the Netherworld, and left my Spiritual Body here to endure torment."

[Jie] ranted on, growing more indignant as He spoke.

In the end, He sighed sadly:

"I've lost utterly!"

"Have you ever seen such a miserable Chaos Demon God?"

"I don't even deserve the name 'Dark Demon God', I should be called the 'Miserable Demon God'. Whose Dark Demon God life is as dark as mine?"

[Jie] felt extremely unlucky and wanted to cradle His head and sob.

However, He couldn't find His head to grab.

Xuanqing listened to His rambling without much reaction.

He simply uttered a noncommittal "Oh," then said, "So now you admit you are a Demon God?"

"???"

"Hey, so you only listened to the last sentence, huh!"

[Jie] was so agitated that He almost jumped out of Boiling Oil Hell.

A Law Divine Chain whipped out of the cosmos, snapping back and pulling Him in with a "thwack."

"Alright already, every time I come here, you try to vindicate yourself. It's not just you who's annoyed, I am too."

Xuanqing glanced at [Jie] dispassionately.

A scheming Demon God.

Trying to trick me into letting you out with these tricks? Are you dreaming?

Regardless of whether [Jie]'s words were true or false, or whether He had any connection to the Chaos Demon God, with that face so similar to his own, Xuanqing could never let Him go.

Bearing a face almost identical to his, if He went around causing trouble, Xuanqing would surely end up taking the blame.

The Dark Demon God [Jie] struggled and climbed out of the Boiling Oil Hell again.

"Cough cough~~"

[Jie] coughed twice and gestured to Xuanqing, who was about to leave: "Fengdu, I'd like to make a deal with you, what do you say?"

Xuanqing stopped in his tracks.

"Let's hear it."

"I'll tell you the [True Name] and [Dao Fruit] of the guy next door, and in exchange, you lighten my punishment, how about that?"

Xuanqing turned back and looked at [Jie].

"Didn't you say before that you are a new god born from the finger bone of the Chaos Demon God, awakened after Heaven Creation, and that you had no past memories?"

[Jie] was at a loss for words.

He stammered, "Well, I do have some relation to the Chaos Demon God after all, and recently I've gradually awakened some scattered memories."

"Among them just so happens to include information about the guy next door."

Xuanqing smiled and asked, "What a coincidence, huh?"

"It is indeed a coincidence! Now tell me whether you agree or not!"

[Jie] became desperate, ready to throw caution to the wind.

Xuanqing scrutinized Him closely.

After a long while, He finally nodded and said, "Name your price."

[Jie] smiled.

"For a million years, you cannot subject me to any punishment!"

He stated His expectation, then waited for Xuanqing to bargain.

Unexpectedly, Xuanqing agreed.

Not a hint of bargaining.

"Agreed!"

"No backing out!"

Jie's head regrew, his eyes shining bright.

Xuanqing nodded: "I won't back out."

Jie laughed heartily.

His heart was filled with insane joy.

A million years of time, oh! A full million years!

Finally, he could comfortably spend a long stretch of time. Perhaps by then, he might not be unable to...

In the midst of his ecstasy, Jie, the Dark Demon God, feared that Xuanqing would change his mind.

He promptly fulfilled his promise: "That guy next door, his True Name is Divine Hidden Demon God."

"You haven't found his Dao Fruit, right? Because His Dao Fruit is 'Hidden'!"

Jie said to Xuanqing in rapid speech: "In the battle of Heaven Creation, He was the best at hiding."

"Even with hiding, He survived the first phase of Pangu's massacre."

"Had it not been for Qiankun's demise, stirring up the Divine Hidden Demon God, I reckon that guy could have remained hidden until the very end!"

After hearing this, Xuanqing nodded: "You witnessed His death?"

"Of course, at that time... cough cough, I mean the Dark Demon God witnessed it right after His death."

Xuanqing frowned.

When he sought Enlightenment through the Great Dao wound of the Dark Demon God, he only witnessed the death of the Qiankun Demon God.

The subsequent death of the Divine Hidden Demon God wasn't seen.

"Could it be due to the influence of the Demon God's Dao Fruit, during Enlightenment from the perspective of the Dark Demon God, the Divine Hidden Demon God had hidden all traces of Himself?"

Xuanqing temporarily put aside his doubts and continued to look at Jie.

"What else do you know about the Divine Hidden Demon God?"

Jie pondered and replied: "If you want to find His Dao Fruit, it definitely won't be easy, because the 'Hidden' Dao Fruit must be concealed!"

"I speculate that the only breakthrough might lie with the Qiankun Demon God - they had a pretty good relationship."

"If you can trace Qiankun, you're likely to find the 'Hidden' Dao Fruit."

Perhaps because Xuanqing promised to reduce his sentence, Jie was unusually honest for once and told the truth.

Xuanqing was very satisfied with Jie's response.

He said: "Do you want to exchange for the reduced sentence now, or say..."

"Exchange it now!"

Jie was impatient.

This frying pot Hell had been upgraded ninety-one times already, brutally tough, and he was truly suffering.

"Alright, as you wish."

Xuanqing snapped his fingers and revoked the frying pot Hell.

"Distinguished Daoist, your sincerity and faith are commendable!"

Jie roared with relief.

However, before he could enjoy his relief for a moment, Universe Jiazi No. 1 suddenly shook.

Time flies, years pass like a shuttle.

In the blink of an eye, a million years had elapsed.

"Containment subject Jie of Universe Jiazi No. 1, your requested sentence reduction has now ended."

"Please enjoy your upcoming sentence."

"Wish you a pleasant life."

"Goodbye!"

Xuanqing turned and left.

The frying pot Hell reappeared.

The smile on the Dark Demon God's face froze.

He was dumbfounded.

"Not this, you'd even deceive a Demon God, are you even human?!"

Jie finally snapped.

He let out a soulful roar at Xuanqing's retreating figure.

"You stop right there!"

"Since ancient times, I've never seen a Divine being like you!"

"You call me Dark Demon God, but who among us is truly darker!"

Watching Xuanqing's figure vanish, Universe Jiazi No. 1 was sealed once again.

Jie plunged into a state of collapse.

He discovered that compared to Xuanqing, he was nothing as a Dark Demon God.

He was simply outclassed!

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Note: In this text, "people" refer to humanoid beings, namely the Pangu Dao Body, the last phase of Pangu's Heaven Creation, possessing immense power.

Therefore, Innate Divine Beings often take cues from the creation deity Pangu and, regardless of their true forms, they assume humanoid appearances to travel.