Chapter 659

Kuafu the divine general died.

Because he pursued and opposed the ten Golden Crow Imperial Princes, protecting the myriad peoples, a flaw was found in this process, and he was struck down in one blow by the Slayer-Witch Sword!

When he fell, the mastermind behind this event reaped the richest fruit, and with it made an ultimate leap, ascending to eternity!

"Woom!"

In merely a moment, in the Honghuang heaven and earth, even in the Suiyue Changhe and the Myriad Heavens myriad worlds, a shared omen rose!

——Ten suns rise together!

No matter where, no matter where, one can see ten brand-new suns standing side by side, illuminating the world!

The ten Imperial Princes crossed that threshold, and before being split to death by the Donghua Emperor's Sword, they were about to crash into that brand-new world——

The world of Great Luo!

Of course.

This isn't anything either.

Great Luo……for ordinary human Dao and myriad peoples, is an unattainable achievement of the Dao.

But compared to some ultimate existences at this level, it's nothing!

Although the Donghua Emperor is 'dead', his sidearm sword, after tempering, bears the blessing of the entire cycle of the netherworld, its ferocity boundless; even mighty divine beings feel dread upon seeing it, and would not provoke it unless necessary.

The Donghua Emperor's Sword slaughtered in all directions; even if these ten Imperial Princes had attained the Dao, they would still die in a single strike, no better off than Kuafu.

But these Imperial Princes had plotted for a long time, orchestrated this event, and had long prepared a plan, finding for themselves an excuse to escape guilt and reduce punishment——

Ascending to Great Luo would make them the precious talents of all humanity, capable of accelerating human development; thus they are willing to atone with merit, to make amends, conforming to the essence of the law—not to punish for punishment's sake, but to allow humanity to develop wholesomely!

——Of course, these are excuses, and regretting them afterward is only natural.

But no matter what, this caused the Emperor's Sword to hesitate for a tiny instant, also giving the ten Imperial Princes a chance to catch their breath, which is an opportunity to break through and prove the Dao.

Moreover, it allowed the Slayer-Witch Sword, after slaying Kuafu, to come rushing to reinforce!

In short, it comes down to……

Kuafu died in vain!

"Countless human soldiers who witnessed this scene with their own eyes glared, their eye sockets bursting, and cried out in grief and anger: 'Is there still any heavenly principle?'"

"Let the murderer go free, carefree and unrestrained!"

The myriad peoples grieved and raged.

But all they got in return was mockery.

"Who is heaven? Who is principle?"

"Only the gods are heaven; we are the principle!"

One Imperial Prince laughed loudly: "This, is the rule of the age!"

"If we didn't save you weaklings, Kuafu would naturally not have died… He used his life to exchange for your temporary survival, yet you don't realize how foolish this is!"

"He defied the age's rules, engaging in useless struggle and sacrifice for the weak… After countless ages, who will still remember his sacrifice today?"

"The myriad peoples are heartless, therefore they should pursue only profit!"

The Imperial Prince swayed people's hearts: "So, the true killer of Kuafu is not us, but you!"

"It is your weakness and incapacity, your use of so-called emotions to bind us, that lets us find his oversight, perceive his flaw, and send him to oblivion—who knows when he will return!"

"Weaklings!"

"Let out your helpless wails!"

In the brilliant radiance, ten Golden Crows stepped onto the eternal staircase; against this backdrop, it is a great wound to the hearts of humanity, a negation of the path.

This indeed swayed countless people!

But……

This bewilderment lasted no more than the blink of an eye, the Golden Crow Princes' swaggering arrogance lasted only a finger-snap, when a roar erupted, shattering the ten directions of heaven and earth.

That was Houyi awakening!

After awakening, he sent a message from afar, chilling to the bone.

"You tiny sparrows, do you see how you died?"

The words fell.

Arrow light blazed up, illuminating the myriad ages, boundless divine radiance spreading, roaring across the ten directions, myriad streams of color bursting forth, blindingly bright, each ray and beam causing the river of time to surge!

Such an arrow, Houyi having severed the emotional threads binding his heart, reached a power of terrifying extremity, cleaving the barrier of eternity, making infinite spacetime present!

Houyi's killing intent was fully aroused.

In such a brilliant, radiant arrow lay anger over the death of comrades, and also a resolute determination arising from differing paths that cannot coexist—upon seeing the Golden Crow Princes' scheme to attain the Dao, which is the mortal enemy of the path established by the 'Wu', Houyi thus knew……

Even if these were his brothers-in-law, he would today slaughter them cleanly!

"Farewell……"

In his heart lingered a hint of sorrow, at the corners of his eyes seemed tears—this was the parting from his wife at home—the final farewell!

Their relationship, after he made the decisive choice to kill, could never return to what it once was.

Perhaps this is the sorrow of the Wu-Yao era, a love destined to be torn apart by faction.

Of course, Houyi, as an outstanding hero of the Wu Clan, possesses intellect far beyond ordinary folk; even with heartache and pain, in the shortest time he can redefine himself, emerge from the ordeal of lost love and divorce, and step out of the gentle countryside.

——The Houyi of old has passed; what will now appear before everyone is the most steadfast practitioner of the Wu Dao, devoting all his energy and youth of this era to the cause of striving for humanity and the myriad peoples!

A war god who looks down upon all the world, here begins his myth!

Thus, perhaps countless demon gods will stake their lives as testament, becoming Houyi's medals of merit along his journey!

And first, the Imperial Princes of the Heavenly Court—the ten Golden Crows—are the starting point of Houyi's campaign!

Under Houyi's incredibly fierce killing intent, this arrow's brilliance shone across infinite spacetime, transcending ordinary reason, transforming into an attack capable of slaying a Great Luo.

Great Luo is hard to kill……because infinite spacetime is eternal and self-sufficient, a single spark of spirit never falls, embodying boundless sands of the Ganges, the art of clinging to life is unmatched under heaven and above earth.

But at this moment, this arrow became an anchor in the ages, reflecting the epic and myth sung through myriad ages, reversing cause-and-effect fate—no matter where you hide, how many lives you have, you will die by my hand!

Boom!

The Myriad Heavens tremble, myriad ages roar in unison!

At this moment, boundless worlds are undergoing astonishing changes, too extraordinary!

The Golden Crow attains the Dao, the great sun shines upon the Myriad Heavens.

Another arrow from beyond the heavens, a long rainbow pierces the sun!

The Golden Crow Imperial Prince, aimed and shot dead by his brother-in-law with a bow and arrow, shuddered, sensing the deepest aura of death……Just moments ago it was showing off before Kuafu and the common folk, now it's about to pretend to be an idiot.

Kill!

It roared in anger, exerting all its strength to resist……At this point, it no longer puts on airs, lacking the nonchalance it had when betting its life against Kuafu.

After all, back then the Eastern Emperor's Sword might not be an Absolute Kill against them, but Hou Yi would!

Boom—rumble!

Boundless golden radiance bursts forth, all are the supreme divine abilities of the mighty and dominant clans of the Demon Race, even including the Golden Crow clan's innate divine ability, which draws in the great sun's divine light as a blessing, protecting itself.

But, all to no avail!

Hiss!

The eternal brilliant arrow-light swept across, countless spatiotemporal worlds, under the reflection of Hou Yi's utmost wrath, were blown apart, endless destruction, myriad ages' sinking, making the Golden Crow Imperial Prince's resistance as fragile as, just like the Slaughter Witch Sword slaying Kuafu, effortless!

In an instant, a great sun fell!

The supremely holy blood spattered onto the mortal realm, bloody yet fragrant, as if cleansing the scorching harm brought by the ten suns rising together, pure and clean, performing a holy baptism for the common folk.

——This is simply the greatest irony!

Just a moment ago, still a mighty 'powerhouse' boasting and looking down on the mortal realm, the next moment it was shot dead by a person, using its life force to bestow a blessing upon the common folk!

You look down on the common folk?

But your ending is so tragic, becoming a stepping stone for the growth of the very beings you look down upon!

With no woman in his heart, archery becomes naturally divine.

Hou Yi coldly carried out his decisive work of slaughter, having shot down a Golden Crow hen he did not stop, and indifferently turned his gaze to the second one.

You dare!

The Heavenly Emperor in the Sea of Stars is angry!

He observes the six directions, listens to the eight extremes; with his own power he commands the Great Zhou Heavenly Stars Array, remotely striking the ancestral court of the Wu Clan of Buzhou, opposing the incomplete Wu Clan formation; moreover, with a hint of divine will, he commands the illusory Slaughter Witch Sword, invading reincarnation, crossing blades with the Eastern Emperor's Sword.

Taking a moment, he even beheaded Kuafu with a sword!

Such divine might makes one tremble……Therefore, when he angers, he makes heaven and earth undergo a great cold, causing the common folk to tremble in fear.

Hou Yi, in his presence, shot dead his own kin—this is a great hatred!

With a raise of his hand, the illusory form of the Slaughter Witch Sword tears through myriad ages, its blade gleaming, seeking to slay Hou Yi.

How could I not dare!

Hou Yi roared in fury, the scene staging a son-in-law's violent blow to his father-in-law, this is a mythic-level grand drama, perhaps……this is what many Heavenly Emperors jointly feel as a messed-up situation, because their relatives are always unruly!

Today, stain everything with Golden Crow blood!

Hou Yi ignored Di Jun's actions, in the raise of his hand nocking a second white feathered arrow onto the string……This is not just killing, he also intends to exterminate the heart!

Using the Heavenly Court's heavy bow and arrow weapon, he slays the Heavenly Court's Imperial Prince!

At this moment, Hou Yi suffers painful parting, severing the threads of affection; moreover, comrades die because of his hesitation……Although reason can comprehend, the situation is intricately complex, the common folk are pawns, it is easy for great powers to place pieces in the mortal realm, making it hard to say who is right or wrong; perhaps everyone is a victim.

But he still hates!

After all, he needs to vent!

Ignoring the Slaughter Witch Sword's cleaving, another arrow, its light like a rainbow, pierces the Suiyue Changhe, being sung and praised in the epics of the Myriad Heavens, becoming a holy legend.

Hou Yi, firm and silent, mourns for the Heavenly Emperor.

The second Golden Crow Imperial Prince has died!

And yet he is still not dead!

Simply because, by his side, there is also… Fangxun!

The one behind Fangxun intended to let the Eastern Barbarian Bird Master share the hatred value……Now Hou Yi has done this so beautifully, his protection hasn't even arrived yet, how could he mess up?

Amidst light laughter, Fangxun made his move.

Moreover, the Eastern Emperor's Sword followed up, killing intent surging to the heavens, as if angered by being deceived, it slashed toward the Sea of Stars, directly striking the Heavenly Emperor's true form!

You all, retreat quickly!

The Heavenly Emperor gave a low shout, instructing his own offspring.

At the same time, the stars glittered brilliantly, shining resplendently; there were demon gods shifting stars and constellations, displacing spacetime, to rescue the Imperial Prince.

But Hou Yi's killing intent is too heavy; even in the most special circumstances, he retains a transcendent perspective.

Between heaven and earth, there is no way for you to survive!

Hou Yi's gaze deep and solemn, revealing boundless terror; the death knell tolls for the Golden Crow.

Third arrow!

The third Imperial Prince dies!

Fourth arrow……

Fifth arrow……

Sixth arrow……

Seventh arrow……

Eighth arrow……

Ninth arrow!

When the nine arrows were spent, the nine imperial princes of the Heavenly Court fell and were buried in this era!

They fell on the road of dreams and ambition, becoming a speck of dry bone in this epoch!

Even that faint glimmer of luck they had condensed was struck dim, suppressed by the myth of "Da Yi Shooting the Suns" that praises the Myriad Heavens, driven into the realm of endless birth and death, as if an eternal seal!

Da Yi turned fierce, the honest person grew angry; this is simply shocking!

By this time, when Da Yi went to draw arrows again, he suddenly realized that the nine feathered arrows previously given as a set had been used up, and he could only use his own.

And of the ten Golden Crows, only one remained alive, the sixth prince, Liu Ya.

"Wu Clan…… Human Clan……"

"Wait for the Fire Master to be wiped out."

"Wait for Samsara to be breached."

"All your defenses, all your foundations, have been swept clean, leaving no power to retaliate……"

"I want you all dead completely!"

His cold, eerie tone, like it came from the darkest reaches of the universe, was the Heavenly Emperor Jun speaking, yet it brought immense terror.

"Yi!"

"I gave you the chance to choose, yet you act so recklessly……"

"I will make you unable to seek life, unable to seek death!"

"Erase your consciousness, suppress your true spirit, so you never see the light of day, forever filled with regret!"

At this moment, the Heavenly Emperor is infinitely terrifying.

His voice, like a demon's sound, who knows how many living beings' souls it has shattered.

Only a lone sprout remains alive; the Heavenly Emperor has reason to go mad!

But……

"Rest assured, you cannot accomplish this."

Suddenly, a soft whisper echoed between heaven and earth, reaching the ears of the Myriad Gods.

The Ancient Gods and Great Sages all stared in shock.

Because, this voice is not unfamiliar to them, yet it should not appear like this.

This is the voice of…… the Yandi!

After a moment of doubt, then came astonishment, amazement.

They turned their gaze to the realm of Samsara, where, between the seen and unseen, a layer of hidden mist drifted apart, and a slice of heavenly secret, hidden in the void, became visible.

"This……"

"Fuck!"

"No way?"

"Nüwa? Fengxi? They……"

"Sinister! Too sinister!"

……

Time rewinds a bit.

When Samsara churned, the power of the Heavenly Court began to act mischievously, the two Yao Marshals joined forces, and threw the Underworld Yin Court into chaos.

This is the most chaotic situation.

Under the command of the Ying Zhao Yao Marshal, the vast ghost army formed by continual covert crossing manifested, attacking the Five Directions Ghost Emperor's Residence!

Under the deception of the Bifang Yao Marshal, countless internal rebellions erupted, taking advantage of fire to loot, muddy waters to fish, and far too many yin spirits vented their inner malice!

"How can you do this?!"

In the Heaven's Vault, the Fengdu Great Emperor, embodied as the Underworld Sun, wailed mournfully, "How sorrowful and pitiful you are!"

"You were originally free and carefree living beings!"

"But because of the Heavenly Court's summoning, you stepped onto the battlefield, becoming tools for others' profit!"

"They disregarded your will, using you as cannon fodder, constantly sending you to die!"

"Even now, after you have died, they still do not let you go, letting you continue to fight…… the reward they give, however, is to let you be reborn!"

"How absurd!"

"You submit so easily, yet you are just kneeling to earn money!"

(End of chapter)