Chapter 379: The 'Virtuous' Minister Selects a Lord and Slays Him; Nüwa Alone Stands Against the Ten Fists

No outsider could know what exactly happened in that most hidden corner.

The most terrifying layout was unfolding, turning into a seed that fell into the era and began to take root and sprout.

Of course, it had a very long growth period before it could grow to a point where it could be useful to some chess players.

……

Fengxi returned.

In others' eyes, this Wind Empress candidate of the Feng clan lineage merely went to see off a branch of the Human Race undertaking the Great Migration, stayed briefly for a moment, then returned to the Human Race's central hub and began working.

Compared to usual, there wasn't much difference.

Hmm.

Also not right.

Still, there was a slight difference.

The work became more conscientious, more diligent.

Like twelve double-hours in a day…… how could twelve double-hours be enough?

Fengxi autonomously regulated the time around himself, distorting it by thousands to tens of thousands of times, easily reaching 10,800 double-hours, or even 129,600 double-hours.

On this basis, he even felt it wasn't enough.

He proactively differentiated into hundreds of avatars, accompanying him in overtime work.

Overtime makes people happy!

Overtime makes people proud!

The Human Race's affairs are countless; if one insists on precision, down to every detail, there is as much work as one wants.

Time is never enough.

Manpower is also never enough.

Fengxi incarnated as the ultimate model worker, handling all kinds of tasks uncomplainingly, still very earnest.

One must admit, this effect does exist.

After all, the Human Race had just begun to branch out, losing too many Wise Men and Sages, and there were still talented heroes.

Too few people were working.

Although, as the total population in Mount Buzhou decreased, governance seemed to become easier.

But the accounts can't be calculated that way.

The Feng clan is the center!

It still bears other responsibilities…… how to drive the development of the outpost local clans? How to adjust the allocation and transport of various resources?

Wait, wait, etc.

The outpost clans naturally have the privilege of adapting to local conditions.

But the connections among the clans have turned into a new mountain of work, pressing down on the Feng clan.

The present Human Race corresponds to the stage of expanding territory, establishing countless exclaves.

To manage well, one must truly unleash the most important function of the Human Race's establishment of the Totem Grand Alliance, making everything thorough——so that the scattered clans feel the warmth of the center; the peoples who join the Totem Alliance in various places sense the indispensability of the Human Race driving their development, and thus firmly support the Human Race's rebellion to seize power……

Nothing is simple.

To wear the crown, one must bear its weight.

The Feng clan now wearing this crown must fulfill that responsibility.

And seven or eight tenths of this responsibility fall upon the Human King Sovereign——the Wind Empress herself.

The current Wind Empress is Fuxi.

Those who work themselves to exhaustion ought to be him as well.

But now, it is Fengxi who firmly shoulders these tedious tasks, busily solving various problems for the Feng clan at the center of the Human Race.

Each Honghuang day, the documents and jade slips he processes pile up into a mountain peak that pierces the clouds.

This eased Fuxi, who smilingly delegated the work, then focused on handling the Dragon Clan so they could not become too powerful.

"Do it!"

In response, the Dragon Clan's experts issued the sound of the strong, resentment soaring to the heavens.

——Stealing chickens from the Human Race is really too hard!

Fengxi's degree of earnest effort is terrifying.

If he keeps this up, before long his years of work experience will completely surpass his actual age as recorded in the Honghuang era.

That mortal recruitment standard——age twenty-five, work experience thirty-five years——will be perfectly embodied in Fengxi.

And is that it?

No!

Far from it!

"Besides working hard, Comrade Fengxi also respects his superiors…… this is a fine comrade; everyone should learn from him."

Feng Lixi said as such.

That's right…… Fengxi also respects his superiors.

This leadership naturally refers specifically to the Yin-Yang Double Devils of the Feng clan…… no, the Yin-Yang Double Saints.

Fuxi, Feng Lixi.

As for Fuxi, Fengxi, besides sharing his worries at work, also humbly seeks instruction every day, eager to learn, absorbing wisdom like a sponge…… Fuxi greatly appreciates such diligent students.

As for Feng Lixi, Fengxi is even more devoted.

Every morning, noon, and night he regularly greets, respectfully serves tea and water, on holidays carefully presents unique exquisite gifts, promptly reports major work, displaying the attitude of "firmly obeying superiors' orders, absolutely no ulterior motives in making proposals"……

Everything is thorough, and he has taken it to the extreme.

Initially, wind-inside-hope were licked and felt a bit scared——such subordinates are too perfect, thoughtful to excess.

Fortunately, at the critical moment, cooking xi spoke, causing him to relax.

"When one shows courtesy to others, they must have an ulterior motive……This kid is so obedient, he probably wants to squeeze another big sponsorship from you."

"Then he could just say it directly!" wind-inside-hope muttered.

Cooking xi was dumbfounded, only after a moment did he speak again: "Such things, between ruler and minister, only the ruler bestows upon the minister; how could there be a minister asking the king for it?"

"'What a minister can do is to perform well, so the ruler feels his merit and gives him his due reward.'"

"'Of course, the king may also choose not to give, feigning deafness and dumbness……but if the king regards his minister as limbs, the minister regards the king as heart; if the king regards his minister as dirt, the minister regards the king as enemy.'"

"'His performance here depends on how you show appreciation.'"

"'Are we going to sponsor enough manpower, start building his team for the next Wind Empress?' cooking xi smiled narrowly, 'This isn't a small sponsorship……After all, after I step down, the Dragon Clan may raise its head.'"

"'His ability is so weak.'"

"'His connections also can't compare to the Dragon Clan's years of cultivation.'"

"'Wanting to secure that position and push the human race forward steadily.'"

"'What you will have to pay will be a lot.'"

"'Like helping him open up connection channels, various networking……pulling lines of top-tier experts, building bridges of ancestral witch level.'"

"'In various interest exchanges, he must serve as representative, gradually forming a faction, no longer merely calculating accounts in the rear as before……'"

Cooking xi elaborated.

"'This uh……' wind-inside-hope hesitated, 'I need to think it over carefully.'"

However, this consideration didn't last long.

After all, she was licked too comfortably.

Every day, she moves cooking xi's throne, sits herself on it, looks left and right, imposing and mighty.

And Fengxi steps onto the stage, bends his waist ninety degrees, very obsequiously serves tea, while also shouting——"Nüwa Lady, civil and martial virtue, grace to all beings, for thousands of generations, unify Honghuang!"

Look.

This scene, isn't it somewhat reminiscent?

After several thousand, several ten-thousands cycles, wind-inside-hope was moved.

Finally, in front of the public, he emitted that sigh of admiration, letting many talents of the central Feng clan learn from him, learn that attitude……no, it's the spirit of diligent work.

Furthermore, delegating some personnel authority, while cooking xi was in his prime, he allowed Fengxi to start selecting various personnel from her team, supporting his dialogue with various experts, to forge the prototype of the fire master system.

This permission was very broad.

Because it was no longer limited to the human and the Wu Clan systems.

But truly penetrated to the foundation, involving the true form of the Great Luo Divine Saint supporting the human great alliance, directly interacting with their industries, without needing to go through the human platform, extra steps causing much loss.

Throughout the process, cooking xi watched coldly.

After time passed, the fire master began to vaguely outline a framework, then he gave a faint, half-smiling sigh.

"A good bird chooses a tree to roost; a worthy minister chooses a lord to assassinate!"

After sighing, he raised his head, gazed toward the Heavenly Court, his motion unmoving for a long time, as if staring at something extraordinary.

……

"'How is that big project coming along?'"

In the Heavenly Court, Xihuang was strolling.

Beside him was the Demon Race's top strategist——Báizé Yao Marshal.

At this moment, Xihuang inquired of the Yao Marshal, with ample reason.

"'The human race has branched out, achieved total mobilization……the Heavenly Court's great killer weapon should also have some stage‑wise results, right?'"

"'That's natural.' Báizé nodded slightly, indicating affirmation."

"'The sword embryo of the Slaughter‑Witch Sword, we have almost finished forging it.'"

The Yao Marshal led the way first, walking toward a secret place in the Heavenly Court, opening a vast and magnificent hall.

In this hall, there is utter emptiness; all kinds of Great Dao, vital energy, and matter do not exist.

Only a single sword exists, becoming the sole exception.

This sword, named Slaughter‑Witch!

And its effect is just as its name!

Of course, the present Slaughter‑Witch Sword is merely an embryo.

In the Heavenly Court's definition of its final state, it is still an embryo, not even having been born.

When the time comes, after undergoing birth and growth, it can meet the Demon Race's demand to slay peak experts!

"'This sword embryo has been forged from the blood of myriad demon gods, inscribed with the Dao from ancient times to present, consuming immeasurable divine materials, only then taking form.' Báizé sighed, 'This form is to bear the eventual Slaughter‑Witch Sword.'"

"'The strongest killer implement in the human way ought to be refined to perfection.'"

"'However, though the beginning is arduous, the rest has become much easier.'"

"'According to Emperor Jun Majesty's meaning……using time to nurture, when full‑scale war begins, this sword will be officially born.'"

"'Then, by absorbing various malice and ill will, letting it grow to peak condition, it can then destroy the human race's ideals, negate the beliefs the ancestral witches uphold……'"

"'Once belief perishes.'"

"'Those people also can't find reason to persist……because the path they walked has failed.'"

Báizé spoke slowly, without concealment.

The Slaughter‑Witch Sword, although extremely yin‑cruel and vicious.

But it is actually a yang plot, not something that shuns the light.

Just like the inner demon's test for cultivators.

This sword strike goes down.

If you humans can withstand the test, you will live.

If you cannot withstand the test, then you will fail.

What? Dodging?

Useless!

You can dodge for a moment, but you cannot dodge forever.

Moreover, what's scarier is that when the thought of dodging arises, psychological problems become even more severe.

"Hum!"

Xihuang gently waved his hand, and the Witch-Slaying Sword came into his hand.

One hand lightly stroked the sword's body, his eyes deep, as if lost in thought.

"Báizé, if you have something to do, go ahead and busy yourself…… I'll take a good look at this sword."

After a moment, Fuxi said to Báizé.

Báizé gave Xihuang a deep look, thought for a moment, said nothing, and nodded and left directly.

As he left, he didn't forget to bring the door with him, making this hall a closed space.

"This sword is not bad."

Fuxi rubbed the sword's body, then suddenly brandished it, striking down; instantly, in a place devoid of vital energy and material substance of the Great Dao, strange changes arose—something from nothing—and he cut open a passage.

The passage flashed and vanished, yet a figure seized that instant and flashed into it.

If there were a third party here, they'd likely be shocked—that is the Heavenly Court's Grand Minister of Fate, who has recently been fiercely clashing with Di Jun and Taiyi!

The Eastern Splendor Emperor!

As the Emperor appeared, his gaze fixed on the Witch-Slaying Sword, and he remained silent for a long while.

After a long while, he softly said, "Is this the Witch-Slaying Sword?"

"Yes."

Fuxi smiled, and with a single flick of his hand, caused the sword to change, as if present and future overlapped, revealing the future aspect of the Witch-Slaying Sword.

"Clang!"

An incredibly terrifying sword intent surrounded it, capable of shattering all mental defenses in the world and destroying all ideals!

Depravity

Destruction

Greed

Decay

……

Too much, too much.

The Eastern Splendor Emperor's expression instantly turned grave; with a single hand he drew another long sword from the void, containing the ultimate of law, resonating with humanity and all beings, upholding order, standing before his brow, turning into a solid barrier to resist the most terrible surge of the human heart.

They contended with each other.

One attacked, the other defended, appearing evenly matched.

Until a moment later, Xihuang withdrew his divine powers, and this contest of aura then ended.

The Witch-Slaying Sword returned to its embryonic state.

The Eastern Splendor Emperor's long sword also drooped downward.

"Ah, the human heart……" the Emperor sighed softly, "At this moment heaven and earth are tranquil; I can still contend with it."

"But if war erupts, order is shaken, human hearts fill with evil intent, and the Witch-Slaying Sword's edge multiplies, my sword fears it will be cut by it."

"If this sword is broken,"

"then the Witch-Slaying Sword will become even more terrifying."

"Sharpening swords is mutual."

"The Sword of Order cuts the Witch-Slaying Sword, and the former will itself ascend."

"But if it is reversed?"

"The Witch-Slaying Sword will also receive ultimate enhancement!"

"As long as you understand."

Fuxi said lightly, without making any small movements, and without regard for Nüwa's side, he broke the Witch-Slaying Sword, strangled it in its embryonic state, and calmly placed it back where it belonged.

The Eastern Splendor raised his eyebrows, seeming somewhat surprised.

"This is her trial; ultimately she must face it."

"After all……"

"Who made the birth of the Witch-Slaying Sword almost conform to the wishes of all who have entered the game as Great Simplicity Grand Luo?"

Fuxi laughed and shook his head.

"Di Jun and Taiyi support the birth of this sword, wanting to defeat the Wu Clan in the shortest time with minimal loss, and gain the qualification to contend with Hongjun for the final victory's fruit."

"Hongjun feels that his chances of defeating Di Jun and Taiyi are still decent, but he fears capsizing in the Wu Clan's domain, and also hopes the Demon Race can win quickly."

"You——" he pointed at Eastern Splendor, "you want a fine whetstone to find the shortcomings in your Order law system and obtain room for improvement."

"As for the Five Direction Heavenly Emperors, some want to see how the Wu Clan performs; if they handle crises poorly, they will take over without hesitation and gladly seize human authority; others believe that unpolished jade is not a vessel, and that humanity needs tempering to grow."

"As for me…… I am certainly not angry because Nüwa has been jumping around too happily lately." Fuxi said leisurely, "Just on the road to contending for Pangu, without some stimulation, without some difficulty, how could it be?"

"All things considered, among those who have entered the game as Great Simplicity Grand Luo, only one is strongly protesting…… that is Nüwa herself."

"One Nüwa, how can her two hands withstand a dozen fists?"

"Even if we add Houtu, gaining seven more hands…… the result would still be a crushing defeat."

The protest is ineffective!

The appearance of the Slaughter Witch Sword is indeed the prevailing trend.

(End of chapter)