Chapter 531
Eastern August Emperor
Dragon Head Staff
When Donghua Emperor was about to completely break free of all restraints, leap out of the net and slaughter, the dragon-head cane leapt onto his body, pulling the power of the vast Honghuang, the Heavenly Dao which had already lost its form, at this moment manifested a physical form, towering over the lofty, endless layers of spacetime, and then lightly 'grasped' the dragon-head cane, and that was a strike!
Dao Ancestor
Hongjun
Nüwa
Only when the Heavenly Dao moves is Hongjun at his strongest state!
But usually speaking, this is unrealistic, facing too many obstacles.
Oaths and bindings, environmental shackles… and so on and so forth.
Imperial Elder Brother
Thus, there came the most vicious blow in history, straight for the back of the Donghua Emperor's head.
Absolute Kill
After being kicked by Nüwa as if venting anger, he was already feeling bad, his whole body stiff.
Three Thousand Great Luo
Purple Cloud Palace
Heavenly Dao Essence
Heavenly Dao Battle Formation
Zhou Tian Star Dou Great Formation
Du Tian God Slaughter Great Formation
Even as overbearing as Donghua, with a Pangu-level achiever remotely controlling it, everyone was dazed for a moment.
By the time he could break free of the negative state…… it was already too late.
The dragon-head staff—its activation was too sudden.
He lashed out violently, a sudden blow to the head—this strike was almost fatal!
It's not about how high the damage is.
But rather, the timing, background… are all too subtle; within a near-failed retaliatory move of humanity, it can be called a turning point!
A most subtle spacetime causality node appeared, imprinted by the dragon-head staff on Emperor Donghua's existence trace, like an undying lighthouse, guiding the gaze that summons Honghuang, locking on again and will continue to lock on.
When Hongjun acts, it is far from ordinary.
That staff is extraordinarily exceptional, bearing the Dao Ancestor's deepest emotions since birth, equivalent to putting one's own past life on the line; when it activates, the entire Honghuang universe's Heavenly Dao is set in motion!
The Heavenly Dao is the supreme crystallization that gathers the wisdom of three thousand innate divinities; even Xihuang once served as its chief designer, enabling it to bear the highest function of assisting cosmic operation, and compared to the Human Dao, which can only unite and burst with battle power at special moments, it is normally extremely strong and intensely present.
Life and death, bestowal and withdrawal—the Heavenly Dao is supreme!
In ordinary times, what the Human Dao cannot manage, the Heavenly Dao manages; whom the Human Dao cannot execute, the Heavenly Dao kills… Heavenly thunder strikes, punish first, report later—Honghuang permits it—this is the Heavenly Dao!
Especially the Heavenly Dao of this era.
The three thousand Great Luo reached an agreement, allowing the Heavenly Dao to become perfect, letting the system spirits ascend to the pinnacle—even if as the price of exchange, they must be confined year-round in the Purple Cloud Palace, working overtime day and night.
But when the Heavenly Dao essence can step forward, give it its all…
Even an existence of Pangu level must take a serious look at him.
Three breaths.
——This is the time to erase the lighthouse mark.
It is also the time from birth to death.
Originally, under Nüwa's full exertion, Emperor Donghua had his causal threads severed one after another, reduced to nothing; he had already embarked on the path of sneaking out, his whereabouts confused and obscured, making Honghuang unable to catch up.
But the enthusiastic Dao Ancestor, moved by the deep sibling bond between Xihuang and Nüwa, thus lent Xihuang a hand—better let Donghua die than let Nüwa lose hope of Pangu? Good! I'll fulfill you!
Let Donghua… go die!
……
"Hum!"
When the mark was attached, the lighthouse flared, the once-severed tracking threads reconnected, and the war spread!
And this time, among the main forces of the entrapment and slaughter, a great general was added——
The Heavenly Dao!
The Heavenly Dao, originally formed by the hands of the three thousand Great Luo of Honghuang.
Now it shines brightly, bolstered by the Human Dao, Honghuang gazes downward—in an instant, all active Great Luo combat power is drawn by Jieyin, taking it as the core to construct a brand-new grand formation!
Not the Zhou Tian Star-Dou Grand Formation, nor the Du Tian God-Slaying Grand Formation, but——the Heavenly Dao Battle Formation!
A formation that could be designed in theory but is utterly unnecessary in reality.
After all, if we could unite so completely, even the Pangu big shot would be stirred to launch a campaign—why would we need a formation?!
That is precisely now, when such a bizarre situation arose.
Even among the Pangus they started fighting, tearing at each other, only then did the moment arrive for the Heavenly Dao Battle Formation to be put to use.
And from this detail one can also see——
A certain unnamed Heavenly Dao essence obviously prepared for this long in advance, working overtime day and night, just to do the right thing at the right time and place!
First came a divine move—the staff as a bludgeon; then came a seamless connection—the spacetime node; finally came the sealing Absolute Kill—the Peerless Battle Formation!
Three consecutive strikes, making up for the shortcomings of the Human Dao!
Indeed, the Human Dao is strong.
But its nature determines that it lacks sufficient subjective initiative, being merely taken and used, lacking innovation.
How could the Dao Ancestor, with too much time on their hands, just sit around plotting revenge on someone, determined to someday raise their brows and let out a sigh of relief?
Then!
Then!
What humanity cannot do, the Heavenly Dao does; what humanity does not want to do, the Heavenly Dao also does!
=> "What humanity cannot do, the Heavenly Dao does; what humanity does not want to do, the Heavenly Dao also does!" Need to keep punctuation.
When humanity errs, because of Nüwa it falters, then let the Dao Ancestor come to make up the final Absolute Kill!
When humanity errs, because of Nüwa it falters, then let the Dao Ancestor come to make up the final Absolute Kill!
「Boom—! 」
「Boom—」
Boundless Daoist Qi submerged myriad ages of spacetime, shattered absolute nothingness, unknown whence it came, following the direction where the lighthouse gleamed, surging and tracing back, ultimately trapping the Eastern August Emperor in a tiny realm.
Boundless Daoist Qi submerged myriad ages of spacetime, shattered absolute nothingness, unknown whence it came, following the direction where the lighthouse gleamed, surging and tracing back, ultimately trapping the Eastern August Emperor in a tiny realm.
Here, the definition of time both exists and does not exist.
=> "Here, the definition of time exists, yet also does not exist."
Past, present, future—all the power of every Daluo Divine Sage is thoroughly drawn in, overlapped and stacked, transformed into a torrent that can pierce eternity, flooding toward the Eastern August Emperor!
=> "Past, present, future—all the power of every Daluo Divine Sage is thoroughly drawn in, overlapped and stacked, transformed into a torrent that can pierce eternity, flooding toward the Eastern August Emperor!"
Moreover, there is also the Heaven-Opening Divine Axe!
Moreover, there is also the Heaven-Opening Divine Axe!
=> "Even, there is the Heaven-Opening Divine Axe!" Could be "Even, there is the God Axe that opened Heaven!" We'll translate as "Even, there is the Heaven-Opening Divine Axe!"
This divine axe, which previously sought to chop down the sixth axe but failed in its strike, now also has the killing move appended, with the Heavenly Dao as its core, assisting to complete the final ultimate destruction!
This divine axe, which previously sought to chop down the sixth axe but failed in its strike, now also has the killing move appended, with the Heavenly Dao as its core, assisting to complete the final ultimate destruction!
「Hum—! 」: same.
=> Sound: "Hum—" maybe "Hum—". We'll output 「Hum—」.
Fragments of spiritual light scatter, and the Eastern August Emperor's form continually fades.
=> "Flickers of spiritual light scatter, the Eastern August Emperor's form continually dims."
At this moment, the concepts of life and death are endlessly imposed upon him, sending him to the bliss of rebirth.
=> "At this moment, the concepts of life and death are endlessly attached to his being, sending him to the bliss of rebirth."
Life is his instinct.
=> "Life, is his instinct."
Death is the will of humanity.
=> "Death, is the will of humanity."
Desperation has become complete; a tiny spatiotemporal realm is to become the burial ground of a supreme being, where the Absolute Kill occurs.
=> "Desperation has become; a tiny realm of spacetime shall become the burial ground of a supreme being, Absolute Kill here."
Under absolute destruction, the Eastern August Emperor's form is utterly annihilated, and even his primordial spirit perishes.
Under absolute destruction, the Eastern August Emperor's form is utterly annihilated, and his primordial spirit is also extinguished.
=> "Under absolute destruction, the Eastern August Emperor's form is utterly annihilated, letting his primordial spirit also perish."
This is death! It is a fall!
=> "This is death! It is a fall!"
But the emperor is too strong; even as body and spirit are destroyed, concepts are reset, something arises from nothing, and he spontaneously comes into being, continuing to stubbornly live.
=> "But the Emperor is too strong; even as form and spirit are both destroyed, concepts are redefined, something from nothing, he again spontaneously arises, continuing to stubbornly live."
But the array besieging him is too terrifying, too unimaginable.
=> "But the array besieging him is too terrifying, too unimaginable."
Humanity, Heavenly Dao, Divine Axe, Three Thousand Great Luo, past and present and future—all condensed; truly, there is no way to heaven, no way to earth.
=> "Humanity, Heavenly Dao, Divine Axe, three thousand Daluo, past present future… all condensed, truly there is no way up to heaven, no door down to earth."
But what does it matter to be alive?
=> "What does it matter to be alive?"
Unable to break free, even if revived, it's only to die again!
=> "Unable to break out, even if revived, it's merely dying again!"
In the snap of a finger, the Eastern August perishes again, leaving not a trace.
=> "In the snap of a finger, the Eastern August perishes again, not even a scrap of death remains."
Life and death, endlessly reincarnating.
=> "Life and death, reincarnation endless."
Again and again, flickering, is the Eastern August wavering between life and death.
=> "Again and again of flashing and fading, is the Eastern August wavering between life and death."
After cycling through 129,600 flickers, the emperor's originally radiant innate immortal light also slowly gathered dust, no longer as splendid as before, no longer illuminating the universe.
=> "After twelve million nine thousand six hundred cycles of flashing and fading, the Emperor's originally radiant innate immortal spiritual light gradually becomes dust-covered, no longer as splendid as before, illuminating existence and non-existence."
「Hongjun」!
「Hongjun」
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=> "Xihuang coldly shouted, slowly raising his fist."
「Eh! He's here! 」 - inside quotes English.
「Eh! He's here! 」
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=> "The Dao Ancestor smiled—this is absolutely a smile from the heart, the satisfaction of years of resentment dissipated in an instant."
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=> "Once, you broke a leg of my true body."
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=> "Now, I counter and kill one of your chips."
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=> "Evened out!"
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=> "Truly evened out!"
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=> "Of course, although the Dao Ancestor is so happy he wants to fly up, he also knows it's not advisable to overly provoke the other side."
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=> "Since we've already dealt a blow, we ought to suitably give a red date."
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=> "Absolutely cannot push Xihuang to the point of completely breaking face."
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=> "After all… the August Emperor still exists, and he is too strong!"
we have quotes around Honghuang, Pangu, August Emperor, Eastern August. Inside quotes we have English terms. Good.
=> "Hongjun sees clearly—don't look at 'Honghuang' this Pangu, who can be so mighty and vigorous to go cause trouble for the August Emperor, and can still slaughter wildly at this moment, even seeming about to smash 'Eastern August'."
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Those are due to some special factors.
=> "Those are all due to some special factors."
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=> "If we truly let go, who will tidy up whom is still uncertain!"
quotes around Honghuang.
=> "When the August Emperor disregards all cost and locks in a death struggle with 'Honghuang'… no matter the result, Honghuang's losses will inevitably be catastrophic."
The August Emperor now will restrain himself; besides a bit of old sentiment, there is also an important reason—Nüwa holds massive shares in the Honghuang cosmos, making her highly likely to become Honghuang's highest chairwoman, using the connection to prove the Dao with Pangu!
=> "The August Emperor now will restrain himself, besides a few remnants of old affection, there is also a very important reason—Nüwa holds massive shares in the Honghuang cosmos, is very likely to become Honghuang's highest chairwoman, borrowing the path to prove the Dao via Pangu!"
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Breaking others' things, the August Emperor won't feel heartache.
=> "Breaking others' things, the August Emperor won't feel sorry."
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=> "But this barely counts as our own thing… then we must take it easy."
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=> "Carefully managed, we hope for the sibling duo of Pangu, becoming a male-female double evil, a domineering pair."
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=> "This is the root of the August Emperor's everywhere tolerance—being bound by reverse interests!"
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=> "When Nüwa loses hope in Pangu, if 'Honghuang' still remains so inflated……"
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=> "Hongjun does not want to guess whether the August Emperor will proactively break the bottom line, carrying out a retaliatory strike."
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=> "For example, bloodbath the heavens and earth, slaughter the myriad beings!"
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=> "Humanity, using underhanded means, defeated the Eastern August Emperor… the August Emperor endured, but that doesn't mean he has no temper!"
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=> "Another example, destroying the foundation of the universe, collapsing the system of qi fortune and merit—this is the path created by Fuxi, and also the root by which Honghuang can ascend to eternity."
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If lost, one who has suffered a vital energy injury cannot escape.
=> "If lost, one heavily wounded in primordial qi cannot escape."
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=> "So……"
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=> "What ought to be pacified, still must be pacified."
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=> "When Xihuang raised his fist, showing he had lost patience, the Dao Ancestor promptly offered a sweet date, quelling his anger."
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=> "This is simple."
「Mm, I almost forgot…… I am to lend Majesty a hand, so that Nüwa Dao friend does not waste Majesty's painstaking effort。」
「Mm, I almost forgot…… I am to lend Majesty a hand, so that Nüwa Dao friend does not waste Majesty's painstaking effort。」
we have outer 「」 and inside we have English with single quotes. We need to ensure we kept outer 「」. We wrote: 「Hongjun spoke with conviction: 'Nüwa Sovereign is unwise, has committed a great mistake; currently recorded by humanity in the register, listed in the dishonor roll, Pangu's hope greatly diminished, facing elimination—how can this be? 」. Note we placed a space before closing 「」? Actually we need to put closing 「」 directly after the question mark, no space. So: 「Hongjun spoke with conviction: 'Nüwa Sovereign is unwise, has committed a great mistake; currently recorded by humanity in the register, listed in the dishonor roll, Pangu's hope greatly diminished, facing elimination—how can this be? 」. There is a space before the closing 「」? We should remove space. So: 「Hongjun spoke with conviction: 'Nüwa Sovereign is unwise, has committed a great mistake; currently recorded by humanity in the register, listed in the dishonor roll, Pangu's hope greatly diminished, facing elimination—how can this be? 」. Actually there should be no space before the closing 「」. So final: 「Hongjun spoke with conviction: 'Nüwa Sovereign is unwise, has committed a great mistake; currently recorded by humanity in the register, listed in the dishonor roll, Pangu's hope greatly diminished, facing elimination—how can this be? 」. Wait we need to ensure the closing 「」 is right after the question mark. So: 「Hongjun spoke with conviction: 'Nüwa Sovereign is unwise, has committed a great mistake; currently recorded by humanity in the register, listed in the dishonor roll, Pangu's hope greatly diminished, facing elimination—how can this be? 」. There's still a space before the closing? Let's write exactly: 「Hongjun spoke with conviction: 'Nüwa Sovereign is unwise, has committed a great mistake; currently recorded by humanity in the register, listed in the dishonor roll, Pangu's hope greatly diminished, facing elimination—how can this be? 」. I see a space before the closing 「」 after the question mark? Actually the pattern:... be? 」. There is a space between? and 」. We need to remove it:... be? 」. So final: 「Hongjun spoke with conviction: 'Nüwa Sovereign is unwise, has committed a great mistake; currently recorded by humanity in the register, listed in the dishonor roll, Pangu's hope greatly diminished, facing elimination—how can this be? 」.
Hongjun spoke with conviction: "Nüwa Sovereign is unwise, has committed a great mistake; currently recorded by humanity in the register, listed in the dishonor roll, Pangu's hope greatly diminished, facing elimination—how can this be?"
There must be something wrong somewhere!
The Dao Ancestor spoke passionately, "I know Nüwa well; she is certainly no saint who abandons public duty for private interests."
Ah!
I've remembered!
"Empress Nüwa is not harboring nefarious intentions, releasing the tiger back to the mountain… but rather had long been coordinating with me!"
"Everything she has done so far is entirely according to my orders!"
"I am the Dao Ancestor, she is my subordinate Saint, having some connection—this is quite reasonable."
"I have long suspected Donghua of major suspicion, secretly colluding with the August Emperor, but alas lack evidence."
"Thus, I secretly conspired with Empress Nüwa, using the Witch‑Demon Tribulation as bait, joining forces to stage an act and lure him into the urn."
"As expected, Donghua has been exposed!"
"This is the merit."
"Moreover… the claim that Nüwa allowed Donghua to escape is also nonexistent."
"Her actions remain my orders, intended to lessen the destruction that Donghua, cornered and fighting desperately, would wreak upon the Honghuang!"
"Strike into the special zone, then carry out the slaughter… see my brilliant coordination—obviously a long‑laid plan!"
Hongjun said this, looking at Xihuang, and spoke with a smile.
"Your Majesty, what do you think of this report I submit to the Human Dao?"
"It is enough to wash Nüwa clean… the accusation of selling out Honghuang's interests is nonexistent!"
"With this great meritorious servant of mine guaranteeing it, she is merely an undercover agent…… after splitting my achievements evenly, regaining the Human Dao's trust would be a breeze!"
"Empress Nüwa is not a rebel, but a great loyal subject of my Honghuang realm!"
"Her stance is steadfast, she sacrifices kin for righteousness…… truly a hero among the gods!"
Reversing black and white, calling a deer a horse—such tactics, Hongjun has reached the pinnacle.
Xihuang gave Hongjun a deep look, then suddenly laughed, "In that case, do I still need to thank you?"
"No thanks, no thanks!" the Dao Ancestor waved his hand, "I am Hongjun, most eager to help others."
Having said that, he submitted that explanation, not changing a bit.
Then…
Immediately, the Human Dao's suppression of Nüwa vanished.
As before, trust remains the same, even more intimate now.
Pangu's hope has returned, and even grown a bit greater.
This is utterly outrageous!
The Human Dao believed Hongjun's nonsense.
He actually believed it!
As for Nüwa and some leader powerhouses, their bewildered, shocked expressions go without saying.
At this very moment, even Xihuang, who personally witnessed the whole process, does not know whether to show an annoyed or amused expression.
Suddenly, this ancient Heavenly Emperor lost interest.
——What's the point of quarreling with such a Human Dao over grudges and feuds…… isn't that somewhat beneath one's dignity?
"I am an expert!"
In response, Hongjun held his head high, chest out, "If I speak, the Human Dao will still believe me."
"Even if it is indeed somewhat outrageous."
"In this regard, Nüwa still ought to learn from me."
"Such a blatant 'release the tiger back to the mountain' is too naïve; not getting punished would be ghostly."
"Clearly there are better ways to achieve the goal."
"For instance, spread rumors that Donghua is fighting desperately, possibly self‑destructing somewhere, blowing up and killing the common folk of certain places, irredeemable—regard it as a necessary sacrifice for the Human Dao to achieve its goal."
"Spread more of them, and the Human Dao will instantly fall into chaos—who would be willing to sacrifice?"
"Vehement protest! Protest again! Protest to the end!"
"The Human Dao, after all, is not a concrete being, but an aggregation of the consciousness of countless billions of common folk."
"Unless a leader endowed with supreme virtue commands them, possessing transcendent personal charm, can the common folk willingly sacrifice for ideals and goals."
"Otherwise… hey! Everyone looks out for themselves; sharing spoils is fine, but taking the fall? Nah, forget it."
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