Chapter 516: with translation of chapter title

Fuxi is sincerely inviting.

The content of the invitation is also truly outrageous—

Who would let others hit them? Showing up looking for a beating, that's quite bizarre.

However……

Such a request, however, caused the Dao Ancestor's expression to shift slightly, and he kept waving his hands.

「No no…… respecting our elders is still very necessary. 」

Hongjun's eye twitched, 「So, Fuxi, you go ahead and strike first. 」

「Eh…… you can't put it like that! 」

Fuxi let out a light sigh, 「We must not only respect our elders, but also love the young! 」

「Hongjun, you are much younger than I…… young people ought to have drive and vigor. 」

「So…… come on! 」

「Come boldly and without worry! 」

「No no no no……」 Hongjun again vetoed, 「It would be better if August Emperor Majesty struck first! 」

Amid the bewildered gazes of the gods, they actually began to defer to each other.

It seems…… taking the initiative to attack is not a good thing.

This is hard to understand.

At last, after an ancestor Wu pondered, he pierced the heavenly secret.

「I see…… both of them are thinking of legitimate defense! 」

Di Jiang Zu Wu's face showed regret, 「Nüwa acted impulsively! 」

「Although Hongjun appears able to act, the oath he swore back then still binds him! 」

「He cannot strike at us without cause! 」

「He can only passively defend first, then claim 'legitimate defense】……」 Di Jiang gritted his teeth and sneered, 「Even then, defense has limits and cannot be exceeded! 」

「Otherwise, how could his earlier domineering, arrogant demeanor result in only defeats without injury against us? 」

「If he had seized the chance, he could have killed hundreds of great Wu and crippled several ancestor Wu! 」

As Di Jiang said this, many great Wu and ancestor Wu suddenly understood.

That's it!

If the Dao Ancestor were truly that formidable, lawless and unbound, why would he still be putting on airs here, pretending to be invincible?

Intercept?

Block?

To prevent pursuit of the Dragon Ancestor?

Is that needed! Strike first, beat them all down, then talk—wouldn't that be satisfying? Clearly, there must be limits! Hongjun can only wait until someone shows intent to harm him, then justifiably strike, carrying out 'legitimate defense'—and not the kind that is excessive.

Thinking this through, many great Wu and ancestor Wu also understood why Di Jiang said Nüwa was 'impulsive'.

「Yes…… Nüwa is too impulsive. 」

Chu Jiuyin shook his head, 「If she weren't provoked into anger, took the initiative to strike, and stepped into Hongjun's trap……」

「But instead she directly chose a forceful breakout, ignoring Hongjun entirely, leaving him only able to stare helplessly, then forced to follow behind her, occasionally offering his face just to be hit by her, successfully pulling off a scam! 」

「Now it's settled. 」

「Even Nüwa herself has been temporarily sealed. 」

Chu Jiuyin furrowed his brows, immensely torn.

Just then, a great Wu stammered, 「Then, several sirs…… now that you understand the situation, why don't you break through and go aid Donghua adult? 」

Hearing that, Chu Jiuyin's face turned black.

Damn! Which bastard?

So improper? Stirring up trouble when they don't want to break the siege?

It's impossible! Faced with Hongjun's blockade, who has the right to suggest a breakout? Only Nüwa possesses the Dao and strength for it!

The remaining ancestor Wu…… even if they scattered and each tried to break through, Hongjun could stop them single‑handedly! The might of the Heavenly Dao is everywhere, encompassing all, nothing escapes his grasp!

Except for Nüwa, who can burst forth with power momentarily nearing Pangu's might, everyone else is vastly inferior to him; all their movements fall under his control, and with a casual gesture he can block your path, leaving you no choice but to turn back.

However, after turning and changing course…… hey, he's standing before you again!

A slight edge in realm means boundless superiority!

With such a terrifying Hongjun blocking the Wu Clan's spring…… what can they do?

They can do nothing!

Even if luckily a few slip through the net, they could hardly aid the Donghua Emperor who is now being hunted.

Seeing Chuju Yin's dark complexion, some Daluo who thought the same as the blind-speaking great wizard also understood, and they naturally kept their doubts to themselves.

Is this death, or would it be better not to act?

"Your Majesty Fuxi... what's going on again?"

A great wizard raised another question.

"The same." Di Jiang Ancestor Wizard said slowly, "He's a bit more agile than Hongjun, but not by much."

If he acts first, don't think you can unleash the true power of Pangu—he's merely a Taiyi Daluo... Hongjun was correct, the 'Wasteland' will hold him back.

But if someone else strikes first... then he can claim self-defense.

What's the logic behind that? Gou Mang Ancestor Wizard leaned in.

What's there to be surprised about? Although Fuxi ended up on the blacklist for not repaying debts and other reasons, he still enjoys the divine rights and protections he's entitled to. Di Jiang sighed, "The law will protect him, and justice will protect him too."

「One matter at a time, no overreach, no hatred extending to the innocent. 」

In Honghuang, this Pangu will still speak the principles that ought to be spoken……What's more, let alone the situation between Fuxi and Him, there is a cause.

In terms of ideology, they have contradictions, they ignore each other……But the public-spirited righteous way still exists; as long as Fuxi does not display privilege, and acts as a normal Great Luo, Honghuang will not come to bully him, allowing him the right of legitimate defense.

The innate divine citizens' rights still exist; even if he is injured, Fuxi can still file a complaint, everything follows procedure.

Dealing with such a Fuxi, the best method is to give him the cold shoulder, ignore him. But if you so much as touch him, he will turn ruthless, use the self-injury tactic, claim you injured him, and then make himself bleed……

Oh la!

He can then display transcendent combat power, legitimate defense!

Of course I estimate, this defense also has limits, for example, cannot keep adding, keep injuring……

But, as soon as he makes a move, he'll beat you to death……

Then……hehe!

"Oh, I see." Goumang nodded, then sighed, "So it turns out……Hongjun and Fuxi, these two, are just calling each other fierce, but nobody will make the first move."

"Yeah! Whoever moves first loses, which is equivalent to choosing to strike the strong with weakness, actively seeking abuse." Dijiang nodded.

Nobody wants to suffer a loss, especially this kind of bloody loss.

Thus, this is the current scene.

Hongjun and Fuxi stare each other down, exchanging glances, basically meaning the same thing——

Have the guts to come over!

Have the guts to hit me!

Both sides wait for the other to act first, then they themselves conveniently fall to the ground, initiating a 'bumping' scheme……oh, no, it's legitimate defense in action.

"The key to breaking the situation lies with Nüwa." Dijiang didn't know how many times he'd sighed today, "But she insistently gave away a head."

Her qi cultivation practice is still not up to par……No, wait, it should be said that she cares too much about her and Fuxi, that sibling matter.

As soon as someone mentions it, she becomes unhappy, gets agitated.

Otherwise, it wouldn't have come to this.

Dijiang shook his head.

"Then, is there no way?" Xuanming Ancestral Witch said anxiously.

How could there be none?

Qiángliáng Ancestral Witch—Leize Great God suddenly snorted coldly, already having a plan in hand: "As long as the mind dares to slip, there are far more methods than difficulties.

Moreover……

"Your Majesty Fuxi, haven't you already given us a hint?" He looked at Fuxi, who was staring off with Hongjun, eyes wide, with reverence, "If we follow the hint, we'll be fine!"

Huh?

The witches exclaimed——

How could they not know? What hint……Is there? Is there? Where is it?

It's right here!

Leize pointed with his fingers like a sword, aiming at the wine stain on Hongjun's collar.

Come!

Spray him!

Can't beat him, yet still want to disgust him to death?

He's just one person, while we are a crowd here!

Everyone shoulder to shoulder, let's spray him together……I still don't believe he alone can match all of us!

Leize Ancient God snorted coldly.

"Marvelous!"

All the witches' eyes lit up.

Indeed.

Hongjun opens his mouth, still thinking he can contend with so many witches?

As for spraying people……

The harm is not great, but the insult is extremely strong! It's just a low-handed method.

But as for the method, if it works, that's fine……Who cares about the rest?

After we win later, everyone can chip in a bit of money, find that history‑revising fellow from the opposing Heavenly Court who charges a fee, and just pretty up the record.

For example——

Hongjun, in the Ancestral Witch Hall of Discourse, proud and arrogant, wanted to engage in a "verbal battle" with the witches, but ultimately was defeated, covering his face in shame and retreating!

As for spraying people, whether spoken well or poorly……the "tongue" in this still makes a tiny contribution!

It's not exactly twisting the facts either! "Good!"

Dijiang clapped vigorously, then raised his arms and shouted, "Up! Everyone, up!

All of you, spray him!

Immediately, thousands of Great Witches coordinated, under his leadership, encircling Hongjun in several rings.

That is, those "ladylike" Great Luos, embarrassed to act this way, did not participate; instead they sought another way to contribute, displaying their abilities.

For example……swearing matches! This actually isn't enough, because swearing at someone, if the other side pretends to be deaf, is like a breeze brushing the face, completely lacking the enough vexation that Leize Ancient God's proposal would provide——

Haven't you seen the Dao Ancestor's face already turning pale green? Hongjun's eye corner twitches wildly, showing how intense his emotional fluctuations are.

——Damn! ——This is really too nasty!

It's simply the lack of virtue's mother opening the door for lack of virtue——utterly devoid of virtue!

Absurd!

Too absurd!

The Dao Ancestor, who also boasts, is a Heavenly Dao essence that has seen many worldly scenes.

But since he became spiritually attuned, he has never personally faced such a disgraceful scene.

We're all people of status!

How could one commit such shameless, depraved, vile, disgusting acts?

Unmartial! 'The lead demonstrator, Fuxi, is disgraceful, smoking...'

'The proposer, Leize, is heartless and crazy...'

'The commander, Di Jiang, has lost his divinity...'

'The conforming Daluo, conscience fed to dogs...' 'So angry it's cold!'

'With such innate divinity, can the atmosphere of Honghuang still be improved?'

As the Dao Ancestor, Hongjun expressed great sorrow.

——Honghuang takes the jujube pill! With so many Daluo, each one is shameless, uncaring about image, just a rascal's demeanor... Is there any hope for the era's atmosphere of the human dao? Thinking this, the Dao Ancestor felt a sense of mission arise in his heart.

All gods are black!

Only he is white!

In this era when all sorts of foul influences run rampant across the cosmos, only he, this Heavenly Dao essence, has achieved 'unstained by the mire', truly a white lotus....

Since that's the case.

Then...

He then bears the responsibility to stem the tide and correct all mistakes!

Especially those wayward children of the Wu Clan!

Hongjun the Dao Ancestor had a tragic yet heroic expression, maintaining his highest spirit, until he lost his power at Di Jiang's place.

"Hongjun, I ask you finally—" Di Jiang Zu Wu negotiated, "Will you move or not?"

"If you don't move, we'll really spray!"

He didn't know where he pulled out a pot of tea, rinsed his mouth, and spoke vaguely, as if he had prepared for foreplay.

Nor did he know if it was intentional... Anyway, this ancestral witch opened his mouth, revealing a mouthful of big yellow teeth, quite comical.

To disgust others, he first disgusted himself...

As for this, Fengxi, who stood further back, was convinced.

Um, right, there's also Fuxi.

The one who initially led, the big brother who gave Leize ancient god a single-handed demonstration of 'the gesture of smiling while holding a flower,' now, having finished, he flicked his sleeves away, hiding his achievements and fame, standing far outside the Wu Clan group that had formed a human wall and fully leveraged the advantage of numbers over the few—originally he was the one who lit the fire, but in the end he jumped out of the circle, leaving Hongjun to face the myriad troops alone.

Moreover, he was still quite interested, pointing out the land and cheering on.

"Di Jiang! I'm optimistic about you!"

"Spray him!"

"Spray this bastard Hongjun to death!"

"Isn't he capable?"

"Let him be even more capable!"

"And Hongjun... you definitely must not be timid!"

"You are supposed to be Pangu's Heavenly Dao essence—how can you show weakness? You must be mighty in all directions, beating these clueless folks to death or crippling them!"

Those who watch the spectacle never mind a big affair.

Fuxi stoked the fire, and his stoking made him very happy.

While stoking, he rolled up his sleeves, seemingly waiting for the moment when Hongjun could no longer bear it and would recklessly launch a frenzied slaughter, after which he would rush in, pleading for the 'people' and acting on behalf of the 'heaven'! The people are the sacred people; the heaven is the heaven of the Daluo! Yes, he is a person who has broken trust, no doubt.

But! Does a person who has broken trust have no human rights? Can he not act bravely for justice?

Moreover, can this person who has broken trust not engage in extortion? The gains from extortion belong to Honghuang... This spirit of sparing no cost and actively repaying debts moved Fuxi himself to tears.

Hongjun's complexion was unprecedentedly grim.

He deeply realized, what is called——

Being shameless makes one invincible under heaven! 'Forcing me to this point......'

Hongjun's gaze turned fierce, he coldly regarded Fuxi, Di Jiang, and a large group of people, a plan forming in his mind, he suddenly let out a cold laugh.

Heh!

"Am I Hongjun someone who grew up being scared?"

"Come!"

"Come on!"

"Whoever is timid is a dog!"

Hongjun dropped harsh words.

This instead left many Wu Clan leaders somewhat baffled.

But the arrow is on the string, cannot help but be released.

Saying it but unable to do it, what face will there be to walk the world? No way! Thus, under Fuxi's smiling attention and amidst the excited spirit of many great witches, the most outrageous spraying-people activity in history is in full swing!

Di Jiang is the one taking the lead.

Afterwards, a large bunch followed suit.

They considered it very clearly——

Everyone is prepared and acts; rinsing mouths and spraying people, would they still fear you, Hongjun, a lone individual? Even if you manifested as millions, even exceeding us in number and conducting counter-sprays... would we all be afraid?

Not afraid! After all, spraying people is easy to do but hard to say.

Especially in terms of strength, Hongjun is the stronger side...... If he loses the spray, he'll be nailed to the pillar of shame; if he wins, everyone will secretly promote him—spraying the Dao Ancestor, fame for eternity!

This is something where, whether he wins or loses, Hongjun will end up looking embarrassed.

There's no way.

Who would have thought that, upon closer look, Hongjun has a bit more face than this bunch of witches?

These days, trying to get by in the Wasteland with integrity is incredibly tough!

"Hehe... we're already in an invincible position!" Some great witches mused, smiling, then suddenly stiffened, "Uh——"

As the first sip of tea traced its most beautiful arc and flew out...

The Dao Ancestor sneered, showing everyone with his actions——

An invincible position?

Dream on!

Spray me?

Hehe!

I'll give you an extra target! Hongjun handles things calmly, seeing that 'disaster' is not far off, he grips the handle of his whisk and exerts force——

This pulled in a silver 'silk cocoon'! And don't forget......

Inside the cocoon, a great figure had just been temporarily sealed—Nüwa! The Dao Ancestor's eyes turned cold, he raised a barrier around himself and placed the cocoon before him; the layers of binding heavenly nets unfurled, as if about to break the seal.

For the witch clan, this would have been good news—their greatest power would be freed—but given the current situation......

Oh wow!

That scene is hard to imagine.

After all......

Nüwa emerged looking dazed, and immediately had to face a wave of unknown liquid attacks in a confused manner......

Just thinking about this scene gets one drunk!

If something else goes wrong, for example——

Some things, by coincidence, pierce Nüwa's defenses and land on her......

Alright.

That brother should consider preparing his afterlife.

No.

Maybe he won't even need to think about his afterlife; perhaps he'll be blown away on the spot.

——Spitting saliva all over the leader, do you still want to stick around?

Kill them! Kill them all! I have to say, Hongjun's plan is too vicious.

He faces an unprecedented life challenge, feeling it hard to dodge perfectly, and he can also block everyone's escape routes.

So he chose to drag Nüwa along as a backup! If we're unlucky, we'll be unlucky together!

Anyway, afterward Hongjun patted his butt, returned to the Purple Cloud Palace, worked overtime day after day, never leaving the main gate or the second gate.

As long as he pretends to be deaf and dumb, self-hypnotizing, he can act as if no one outside is criticizing him.

As for Nüwa......

Hehe!

Hongjun wonders if she still has the face to stand before her subordinates, issuing commands and directing the world as before? This round, this round is a war at the bottom of integrity.

In terms of thick-skinnedness, the Dao Ancestor admits he can't compare to those pretty boys among the witches who actually came up with the stunt of 'spraying people'; their bottom line is much lower than his.

But what about Nüwa here?

Hongjun still has some confidence!

——He has even lower integrity than Nüwa!

That's enough! 'On this point, Nüwa isn't like her brother...' Hongjun thought leisurely, flicked his whisk, swinging the cocoon with rhythm and flair, like a windmill turning 'whoosh, whoosh', to try to encompass all the brutal strikes and block those Daluo experts' various odd attack trajectories, 'The Wasteland's bad water is one stone, August Emperor alone occupies eight dou!'

"'Come to think of it, if Nüwa could be shameless, my troubles would really be big......'"

The Dao Ancestor still had leisure to daydream.

Anyway, his 'killer move' has been unleashed: simply and cleanly using Nüwa as a hostage to command the witches, throwing the problem back to the other side, see what you do? The fact proves the effect is quite significant.

Like the melon-eating spectators—Fuxi, his face changed, and he could no longer watch the show calmly.

Also there was the leading big brother—Di Jiang Ancestor Wizard, who at this moment felt as if his foot had been stepped on, grieving the loss of relatives, and let out a wail: 'Don't!'

After the wail, he quickly issued an order: 'Stop! Everyone stop!'

This order was carried out most swiftly.

After all, Hongjun this time is completely not doing human affairs.

——One hand waving the whisk is bad enough, but the other hand is actually recording!

Right! Recording!

From the moment he started waving the whisk, everything was recorded...... what anyone said, what anyone did, all logged.

This is to ensure 'grievances have a head, debts have a master'——if anyone really sprayed Nüwa, he will definitely send the recording up, point out the culprit, and then wait for the later drama to unfold.

How shameless! Under this series of operations, many great witches panicked and decisively swiftly carried out Di Jiang's orders.

Fortunately, everyone possesses extraordinary cultivation achievements, and again they are Daluo.

Although when 'spraying' Hongjun, to achieve success they even used the strength of suckling, employing various flirtatious footwork, striking vital points.

But, wanting to retrieve it, they can still barely manage.

Great witches and ancestor witches each displayed their divine abilities; some reversed time, going out the way they came in.

Some redefined concepts, returning directly to nothing, solving the problem at its root.

……

To take care of Nüwa, everyone really exhausted their thoughts and mental resources.

But that's just how it is, and there are vicious sorts, kicking a man when he's down! "Don't retreat! What are you retreating for?"

Hongjun laughed loudly, letting the silkworm cocoon remain in the greatest state of intimidation—on the verge of being unsealed but not yet—actively charging forward, swinging here, smashing there, feeling utterly exhilarated.

With such a hostage in hand, even Fuxi could do nothing about him, and could no longer step forward to extort.

The group pet has been captured—what will its mindset be? At this moment, everyone understands.

He spat blood—

Only these two words can perfectly describe their respective complex feelings.

Hongjun, having gained the upper hand for a moment, showed no mercy, tossing the spirit ball into the air, as if about to say at any moment—

"It's decided—you're the one—Nüwa!"

Then, with a "swish", a Nüwa leapt out from inside, utterly absurd.

"Nüwa… sigh! Nüwa!"

Di Jiang Zu Wu, driven to desperation, let out a furious, sorrowful howl: "Inadequate for success, excessive for failure!"

"Everyone, listen to my command!"

"We, the Wu Clan, will never accept coercion!"

"Even if our leader is imprisoned, we must keep fighting; we cannot sit bound hand and foot, letting the enemy manipulate us."

(End of chapter)