Chapter 695

"You say, does this make sense?"

The Nine-Infants Yao Marshal sighed in the starry sky, wiped the bloodstains from his body, yet could not stop them.

The blood water trickled, dripping onto the Heavenly River, dyeing a stretch of star‑sea red, with myriad stars suspended within.

He looked back, and there was a mountain of corpses, a demon army routed——

A casual sword of the Human Emperor swept across the Heavenly River, severed the Nine Heavens' Weak Water, and utterly destroyed!

Fortunately, this Yandi still had a trace of mercy; though he destroyed its form, he did not kill its spirit, leaving a bit of soul to go to the netherworld, awaiting reincarnation.

It can be said that this is quite good.

In the Heavenly Court they played a hand of 'openly repair the plank road, secretly sneak through Chen Cang', exploiting a loophole in the reincarnation rules, and after stirring up mountains and rivers in the Underworld…… the Wu-Demon bloodbath—those not killed had their souls scattered; how could it end!

Here, however, there was a glimmer of life…… although not much, the rules of the Underworld were shifting, and the Great Emperor of Fengdu was doing his part.

However, for a Yao Marshal, these things are merely trivialities, not worth too much attention.

After all, compared to others' life and death, he could barely take care of himself—what spare mind would he have to worry about those?

"I feel it's quite unreasonable……"

"This Human Emperor is too strong……"

The demon god that followed him, shaking, cradled its own head with difficulty and managed to set it back on its neck, but the terrifying sword‑mark remaining caused the demon god's blood to flow ceaselessly, the supreme sharp aura occasionally leaking out, and its torn hands were drenched in blood.

"And that sword……"

"When the Emperor Donghua left, it was never this ferocious…… this truly is the rightful sword master!"

"Now it's good…… how do I feel that in the Human Emperor's hands, it's absurdly strong?"

"Not even the Jade Disc of Creation can suppress and maintain balance!"

"This destroys the balance!"

The demon god said as such.

Indeed.

This is utterly absurd.

The residual might of the Jade Disc of Creation still lingers; even a Grand Wu of the Taiyi level dare not roam freely, for fear of being targeted and struck down outright.

They must wait for the Jade Disc to lose its potency before they can act without restraint.

Only that Human Emperor!

Wielding the Donghua Sword, he slaughtered all the way, utterly without taboo, simply unreasonable!

At the moment the dinosaur army collapsed, he turned the tide, protecting the Wu Clan army that had overstretched its lines and suffered heavy losses from the Demon Race's counterattack using the starry sky as home ground, stabilizing his footing, consolidating the front, and writing a legend.

Every demon god and surviving Yao Marshal had to avoid his sharp edge…… a moment's carelessness, clashing with the madly hacking Fengxi, would mean death or injury.

Until the critical moment, when a demon emperor came to kill——

Donghuang Taiyi!

Having fulfilled his role as a tool, he together with the Báizé Yao Marshal summoned a Pangu who cared nothing for martial virtue, after which they actually had little more to do.

Donghuang gained liberation, escaping the state of being one with Chaos, near the Dao, although the cost was terrifying, his eyes grew brighter, evidently his realm had greatly improved.

Even if he had acted as a pawn.

But after all, he did inherit a portion of Pangu's legacy, gaining a considerable boost…… in the present, when top figures of both the Wu Clan and Demon Race find it hard to intervene openly, he counts as the foremost in Daoist cultivation realm!

A reasonable and justified strengthening.

After all, the Demon Race now has too many problems…… who knows how many bigwigs, appearing loyal and devoted, are actually pillars of the Heavenly Court.

Behind the scenes, they might be making deals with Nüwa, like a certain demon master whose name is inconvenient to reveal.

The August Emperor August Emperor looked and felt that this honest child Taiyi would sacrifice his head and spill his blood for the Demon Race above and below, his sympathy evident, so he took charge, allowing the demon race, bereft of its top strategist Heavenly Emperor, to still persist.

——protect by force!

Fists cannot solve all problems, but they can solve most of them.

Donghuang can be defeated.

But he must not be defeated by ordinary people.

Otherwise…… when the winner later seeks the authority to demand luck and merit from the Way, should it be given or not?

In the new version, Donghuang received a boost.

Now, with Houtu powerless and Gonggong expelled, the two peak powers of the Wu Clan withdrawn, Donghuang can still hold up a sky for the Demon Race, until the future when the Human Emperor reaches his peak form, a fair battle will decide superiority and life or death.

For now, it's merely a warm‑up, each side building momentum.

"Clang!"

The Chaos Bell, bereft of the primordial Chaos imprint, still mighty; at its toll, time surged, causing the star‑sea to raise waves, spray flying, shielding the entire Heavenly River navy, letting the army layer upon layer in the flow of time and space, orderly in attack and defense.

The Human Emperor's sword aura shocked the world, piercing cold through heaven and earth, yet before this formation it lost its previous edge that swept all away, resolved by Taiyi.

"Your Majesty Donghuang!"

A shout like mountains roaring and seas echoing rose from the mouths of countless star‑sky demon subjects; they prayed, they kowtowed, they worshipped together, and the demon race's fortune, ravaged and shattered by the dinosaur army, regained its heart, gathering around Donghuang's side, making him ever more lofty and divine.

"I am still here…… the demon race will not fall!"

Donghuang dragged his weary battle‑body, as a single emperor, at the moment the Jade Disc of Creation lost its last deterrence, he stood before the Wu Clan that was regrouping and gathering strength.

At this juncture.

He seemed to have the whole world against him; within the Heavenly Court there were shifting tides, some powerful beings' thoughts uncertain, or they harbored the idea of finding a new boat.

Within the Wu Clan, although the Great Array of Heavenly Gods and Slaughter is absent and Gonggong is suppressed, to speak frankly, because the major trouble‑maker—the Dragon Ancestor—has disappeared, the internal atmosphere has become more harmonious, even more united!

Teammates aren't very reliable.

The opponents are quite united.

Only Donghuang alone goes to uphold the last sky for the demon race, protecting its people from slaughter by the Wu Clan.

"Taiyi, you're not bad."

Torch Dragon Great Sage praised, "However, just you alone, you also want to block us several... seems somewhat strained."

"I want to try... you can also try to see if you can get past my line of defense."

East Emperor struck the divine bell, as if sending himself off, or perhaps sending off his opponent.

"Since you sincerely invited us, we might as well obey." Torch Dragon Great Sage smiled, "Let's go together, kill him!"

On the battlefield, this ancient time sage no longer cared about martial ethics; ganging up was as easy as lifting a finger.

In an instant, he himself went up.

And closely following were the Ancient God Emperor Jiang, the Ancestral Witch Jumang, and the Human Emperor Fengxi, joining forces to attack and kill!

These people... none of them are simple.

Standing at the forefront of the Demon Race's battle line, the East Emperor lowered his gaze, seeming sorrowful, yet also seeming to enjoy solitude; alone against the ganging up, he displayed his own flair.

Amidst the bursting blood light, he nonetheless displayed the aura of a great hero; despite his serious wounds, he remained a handsome figure in the crowd.

"This Heavenly Court has finally produced a reliable Demon Emperor."

Yinglong Divine General stood in the Dragon Clan's main base; the surrounding atmosphere seemed somewhat subtle, she subdued the Four Sea Dragon Kings and the Nine Sons of the Dragon Ancestor, and between them there was a hidden rivalry.

Riding on the reputation of bringing in reinforcements, she flaunted herself among the Dragon Masters, letting them get to know the future leader in advance, even though this severely harmed the interests of the Dragon Masters' original personnel.

But it was quite obvious.

Under the circumstances of the Dragon Ancestor's defeat, with the Human Emperor intermittently giving Yinglong support, Yinglong seized the advantage, firmly suppressing the core cadre of the Dragon Ancestor Great Sage, and still had leisure to comment on the state of affairs.

"Your Majesty Nüwa, to surpass all heroes, you wish to defy the Heavenly Dao; although you are a Demon Emperor, you have no authority."

"Your Majesty Xihuang, who opened the earth and heaven, whose breadth embraces Honghuang, long since surpassed the Heavenly Court's framework by who knows how much... to serve him as emperor, or is the Heavenly Court just putting gold on its own face?"

Yinglong flattered the two big shots who had shown her much favor, her lips sweet as honey, she was quite eloquent.

However, when the object of pointing out the land and mountains was placed on the Heavenly Court's Two Eastern Emperors, the style changed.

"Heavenly Emperor Jun... heh!"

"Your thoughts are too deep, your scheming as deep as an abyss, calculating this, calculating that... although your intellect is outstanding, you nonetheless lose some dignified aura; as a leader of the Demon Race, becoming a hegemon is just so-so, but wanting to reach the top, become the sovereign of all beings? I think it's unsuitable."

"East Emperor Taiyi...!"

"Before, it wasn't great either... although it protected the people, it was overly indulgent; outside the Demon Race, it was cold and unfeeling."

"But looking again now, in the face of danger he does not panic; solely to follow his own heart and mind, he places life and death outside himself, single-handedly bearing the collapse of heaven..."

"There's something to see."

"Someone like me, who exhausts heart and blood to save you all... is not much different."

After Yinglong spouted nonsense, he turned to look at the silent Dragon Masters ministers, "So I think you should also make the correct choice."

"The Dragon Ancestor is not dead... you, a person of unknown origin, also dare to covet the divine artifact?!" A minister suddenly said.

"Don't put it so absolutely!" Yinglong was not annoyed, "Why would I go to such trouble to save you? Naturally because Elder Brother Dragon Ancestor, when he realized he had no fortune, understood that when he was suppressed and the dragons leaderless, countless calamities would befall the Dragon Race; at that time, what was most needed was someone who could bear everything, a Dragon Outstanding."

"I am the one he entrusted!"

Yinglong spouted nonsense, a bunch of ridiculous talk, all just fabrication.

Obviously nonexistent things, yet here he forged an imperial edict, packaging himself as the successor Dragon Lord, causing the Dragon Masters' originally arranged candidate successor to step aside.

After all, it was by Fengxi's side, having been influenced over countless years.

Although his nature was good, he was led astray.

No way.

Those near vermilion become red; those near ink become black.

"Little Dan Zhu!"

"The Dragon Clan's this pool of water is too deep; you can't hold it, better let me, the older sister, take charge, that's most appropriate."

Yinglong earnestly said to the son of Fangxun.

Dan Zhu remained silent for a moment, then said word by word, "Empty talk has no proof; do you have any evidence?"

"If not, only deceiving me with lies, Dragon Masters... the Dragon Race up and down would rather die in battle than suffer humiliation!"

"You want solid evidence?" Yinglong's eyes lit up, "Yes!"

Come!

Let me show you...

At the Demon Race's most critical moment, the East Emperor stepped forward, becoming the hero who turned the tide.

And in the back-and-forth between life and death, from despair hope was seen again; the Demon Race also suffered a great stimulating tempering, and in the dark a kind of transformative undercurrent surged.

In the era's tribulation fire, there is always a glimmer of light shining.

The Demon Race tasted the Wu Clan's bitterness, yet will not stand still; they will also draw lessons and learn to imitate.

They will learn the Wu Clan's path, learn the Wu Clan's thoughts... this is a lesson bought with countless blood and fire!

And this, too, is a good remedy for the Human Dao's self-healing.

When the illness is beyond cure, life and death hang by a thread; without a major breakthrough, there can be no major establishment.

Only after being hurt and awakened will one voluntarily learn and transform... this exactly matches the idea of the Human Dao; the thoughts and notions of the human race fully spread out, repeatedly undergoing rebirth in the era's tribulation fire, ultimately completely healing itself.

This is a painful process.

In this process, some demons would be fearful, like ostriches burying their heads in the ground, pretending not to see, then being ruthlessly crushed by the era's wheels.

Some demons, out of fear, would burst into anger, exhausting their thoughts to find the loopholes in the human race's path, creating another set of rules, thereby actually deepening and expanding the Demon Race's path, going even farther.

This is also something the benevolent and rational aspect of the Human Dao likes to see.

Because with dialectic, with contention, with discussion, there will be progress... the existence of problems is not frightening; just settle them properly.

With each problem solved, the human race's path will go farther.

Fengxi enjoys seeing all challenges.

Finally, there are also demons who, in the era's hardships, understand the correctness of the human path, heartfeltly accept it, and put it into practice... Such beings, one or two, are nothing much.

When there are countless billions... then the human way, with all united, up and down working together, can brandish blades against the gods, severing heaven and earth!

"'Honghuang proves itself as Grand Luo, itself eternal.'"

"'So, the human way will go very far, very far...'"

"'Some problems, now avoided, will still appear in the future.'"

"'Better to resolve them all at once, lay a good foundation, to avoid future trouble.'"

"The Human Emperor wields a sword, joins forces with the three top primordial witches, and the East Emperor wages a bloody battle here."

"In the frenzied conquest, Fengxi still maintains a calm spirit, standing on high ground, looking toward a more distant future."

"To plan for the present, one should plan for ten thousand generations."

"To plan for a locality, one should plan for the whole."

"In a moment of enlightenment, he grasped the essence of the August Emperor Heavenly Emperor's Way of Change, placed a piece in the ages, and toyed with the vast mundane world."

"'Therefore, in today's battle, Taiyi will be injured, but will not die...'"

"'This, is the result most in line with the will of the human way.'"

"'We must both fish and enforce the law, and also stimulate potential a bit, to see if we can get some surprises...'"

"'Sigh... I'm not having it easy either.'"

"The Human Emperor chuckled inwardly."

"Finding a moment to overlook heaven and earth, he silently moved some pieces."

"The Covenant of the Five Fortunes still stands!"

"Once, everyone kept a low profile as gods, each being an honest child."

"But that was because each witch-demon's foundation still remained; the Grand Formation of the Zhou Tian Star Dipper and the Grand Formation of the All-Heaven Gods and Fiends could easily crush anyone who defied."

"But now, none remain!"

"\"It's time to move! \""

"In the dim darkness, a soft whisper let a killing intent pierce ancient and modern within a expanse of crimson Sea of Blood, as twin swords spanned heaven and earth."

"Nether River Demon Ancestor!"

"Yuan Tu Avici!"

"The Shura lineage stepped onto the stage of the era's competition today."

"And this, is not the end."

"(End of chapter)"