Chapter 701

Fortune is the main theme of Honghuang.

Only with the creation of this Great Dao did this colorful cultivation civilization flourish and develop.

Only because it can gather the strength of the weak, truly achieving quantitative change leading to qualitative change, thereby condensing the existence of the human path…… If all are united, with the myriad beings of the world of one heart and virtue, even a mighty divine ability wielder standing at the pinnacle of heaven and earth can be driven into eternal slumber.

It safeguarded the last dignity bottom line of the vast majority of beings in the world!

As long as the fortune Great Dao remains for a single day, those forced into desperation among humanity have the trump card of overturning the table, deterring powerful forces for billions of years.

This is not only a weapon of thought, but also the most violent strategic weapon in reality!

Of course, the profundity of fortune goes far beyond this.

Merely overturning the table creates an antagonistic contradiction between the strong and the weak, which is not particularly beneficial to Honghuang's development.

After all, at bottom, most of the time, the vast multitude of humanity are merely the backdrop of history…… To push civilization forward, one must ultimately rely on a 'flash of inspiration', with many stunning talents serving as the main force.

They possess great wisdom, naturally achieving great accomplishments, and unknowingly they have risen to the position of the strong.

For such talents, it is naturally impossible to simply push them to the opposing side; while imposing checks and balances to make them observe order, the founders of the fortune Great Dao also granted them a certain qualification to obtain cultivation resources from it.

Unite all possible forces as much as possible to accomplish an unprecedented feat.

In the end, it truly succeeded.

Accompanying such an incredible feat, fortune achieved Honghuang, and Honghuang achieved fortune; around it, a complete system of rules for human identity was constructed.

What Wu Clan, what Demon Race…… these huge hegemonic camps are all 'superstructures' built upon the 'economic base' of this fortune.

When at this moment the foundation is shaken, such destructiveness is terrifying.

Even if the Nether River Devil Ancestor cannot negate fortune, merely slightly influencing one or two demon emperors and ancestor Wu in their rule over their respective peoples is enough to make them suffer a great loss.

'Cough!'

The backlash struck first; Donghuang coughed blood, staining the star river red.

He held the sage virtue of the demons, borrowing the demon master's way, intending thereby to enlighten all demons under heaven, born with countless ancestral experiences, achieving supreme teaching…… but this costs money!

The demon race's fortune is stable, so there's no problem.

But when the foundation shakes and threatens to collapse, they immediately suffer heavy losses.

Especially, Taiyi also protected Kunpeng——the demon master is the biggest target of such backlash under normal circumstances.

But all were taken on single-handedly by Donghuang, who bore them alone.

Although Donghuang is somewhat upright, it must be said that he has great magnanimity and a broad mind.

As a ruler, he naturally strives to fulfill the duties befitting a sovereign…… It is his choice; if he makes a mistake, he will not shift blame but will bear it all himself.

'Taiyi!'

Kunpeng let out a light sigh, his tone ambiguous.

'No problem…… I won't die yet.' Donghuang spoke calmly, 'Even Cangdu couldn't kill me; the Nether River is far short!'

'Sigh……' Kunpeng said softly, 'You've misunderstood; I don't mean that.'

'I don't really care about your life or death; after all, we have no kinship, merely a pure employment relationship.'

'What I want to say is, although your life or death isn't important to me, it still matters greatly to the demon race as a whole…… after all, it's the last remaining conscience.'

'So, take it easy; don't stubbornly bear it alone—if you can find someone to share the burden—like me, I'll appropriately take on a share.'

'Otherwise, your approach will cause misunderstanding, severely lowering the evaluation of the average intelligence of our Heavenly Court's high ranks……'

Taiyi blinked slightly.

Sensing Donghuang's astonishment, Kunpeng felt quite satisfied.

——Calling you out for mocking me before!

——Now I've gotten my face back, right!

But Donghuang's performance right after that made Kunpeng's sense of accomplishment vanish.

'Alright, next time I won't help you bear the harm.' Taiyi nodded seriously.

This child remains straightforward.

'Uh——'

Kunpeng's mental and emotional state stagnated.

He suddenly wanted to give himself two big slaps, and meanwhile conduct a deep self‑examination.

'What madness possessed me to think of discussing tactics with this guy?'

Kunpeng sighed; divine life is not easy.

——After finally being moved, I wanted to help you…… shouldn't you say thanks, exchange some pleasantries, and then naturally reach an agreement?

How could this be!

'Such a fool!' the demon master muttered inwardly, 'Serves you right—your brotherly relationship with that Di Jun guy will forever leave you only the younger‑brother position in the family!'

'It's just your single‑mindedness! Straight as an arrow!'

'Never even think of turning things around for eternity!'

'Even Nüwa is a bit sharper than you!'

'You can't even prop yourself up against a wall! No hope!'

Kunpeng thought it over and felt that for certain sacred groups with fraternal siblings, the birth order had already been predetermined in the dark, explaining everything.

That moment set the younger‑brother position in the family, and it can never be changed thereafter!

With an elder brother above, the elder brother must be extremely cunning, while the younger brother/sister is definitely a fool!

'Speaking of which, it's also pitiful……'

'I've cultivated all my life, yet I can't beat these fools…… Heaven is blind!'

Kunpeng lamented to the heavens about the injustice, while also making preparations to meet the impact.

Taiyi did as he said.

Just now he said, not helping to bear the damage, next time he really won't bear it!

Kunpeng spat out a mouthful of reverse blood; the whole god is now unwell.

……

Chi!

Donghuang's ordeal is not unique; the Human Emperor also suffered a calamity.

When the human race's fortune faintly faded, as their leader, he too felt ill at ease.

The thrusting sword light coiled back, slashing his body, causing Fengxi to be spattered with blood all over, appearing extremely tragic and heroic.

Fortunately, perhaps because the divine sword in his hand has an extraordinary origin, inherited from the Heavenly Emperor, and also connected through kinship to the relationship with the originator of the Great Dao, in times of danger it burst forth with divine light a millionfold, awakening to the utmost, a Great Dao of Law unfurled, spanning past, present and future, stabilizing the tumultuous great fortune of the human race, governing the clan with legal principles, supporting for a while, sharing the pressure on the Human Emperor, and surviving the blood calamity tribulation.

However, this cannot last long.

The gods observed the situation, knowing the demon ancestor's supernatural powers were strange; over time, the Wu Clan and the Demon Race would fall into a disadvantaged position.

"Holy Virtue breaks the final fate, yet is broken by fortune!"

"How is the River of Netherworld interfering with the Great Dao? This makes no sense!"

The demonic forces surged, giving birth to countless demonic monsters; among them, some demon lords took advantage of the chaos to loot, and who knows how many are great supernatural beings opening alternate accounts to muscle in.

However, these are not major problems…… the Wu Clan and the Demon Race, as the righteous hegemony, have never been lacking in mid-tier strength, and quickly suppressed these 'foot soldiers'.

Only the three Five-Operations Dao Lords, especially the existence of the River of Netherworld Demon Ancestor, determine the outcome of top-tier strength.

At this moment, the demon ancestor grandly displayed his demonic might, causing the demon god and great shaman to tremble with fear.

They wanted to go help, but realized they were actually powerless, unable even to withstand the aftermath of the blood battle.

That is a battlefield only the Great Void can tread!

Of course, this does not prevent them from exhausting their thoughts and wisdom to provide spiritual assistance.

Exactly!

Soon, an ancient god discerned the mystery, spoke out the reason for the River of Netherworld Demon Ancestor's rampant ravaging, feeling somewhat emotional and also somewhat helpless.

Karmic Authority!

The Great Dao, inscribed with the origin of heaven and earth, in former times could not be lightly moved.

For convenience of use, the Heavenly Emperor back then divided it into two, allocating merit and karmic force.

Merit is reward, karmic force is punishment.

These two are the closest to the origin of the Great Dao.

Now, merit is ownerless, hidden deep, only karmic force remains, controlled by the demon ancestor.

The demon ancestor thus used this karmic authority to interfere with the stability of the Great Dao, affecting the fortunes of the Wu Clan and the Demon Race!

They arrived at a result.

But this result is even more puzzling.

To stop karmic force, only merit with higher authority priority can act.

But we are currently lacking merit authority!

"Unable to break karmic force, then let's break the Great Dao!" Di Jiang Zu Wu hardened his resolve, he tried to act against the River of Netherworld, but unfortunately lacking Holy Virtue's protection, facing a demon ancestor with a leaning toward the Human Dao, he was utterly powerless; though he himself was uninjured, he could not injure the opponent in the slightest.

Even in the end, the River of Netherworld paid him no heed, ignoring Di Jiang Zu Wu's existence.

This enraged the peak achiever of the Space Great Dao, who uttered words that shook the gods' spirits.

"Break…… the Great Dao?!"

The Candle Dragon Great Sage wore a look of shock: "Di Jiang Zu Wu, what are you saying?"

"When impoverished, change; when changed, then pass!" Di Jiang Zu Wu's expression was somewhat inscrutable: "Only an invincible person, there is no invincible Dao."

"Moreover, now the Great Dao merely functions by instinct; if we dare not act even in such a situation, what are we still fighting for as the protagonists of heaven and earth?"

"Without the awareness to inherit the teachings of the sages and open peace for myriad ages, even if the Human Dao is reunified, it is merely retracing the old path of the past."

Di Jiang Zu Wu was very serious.

"But……" The Candle Dragon stared blankly, his gaze at Di Jiang Zu Wu utterly strange and bizarre, as if seeing a ghost, or seeing his own dead self's ghost, feeling truly absurd.

"Saying it is simple, but this is equivalent to overturning a trace of Pangu's ancient Dao…… especially since August Emperor is still lively and jumping!"

"Whether it can succeed or not aside, even if successful…… we must also prepare for the aftermath, to debate the Dao with August Emperor and face death and the vanishing of the Dao."

"Who can bear this pressure?!"

"Wisdom, courage, and strength—all must be sealed off from heaven and earth to have any hope of victory…… those who truly possess this ability have all been kicked out!"

"Relying only on the remaining personnel…… can there be any hope?"

"Or what?" Di Jiang Zu Wu countered, "Dealing with a final fate already exhausts one to death, just to squeeze out a Holy Virtue."

"However, the fluctuation of the Great Dao's instinct makes the path of Holy Virtue incessantly turbulent, showing a declining trend."

"Moreover, the River of Netherworld has its own Killing Fortune Great Dao!"

"How to counterbalance?"

Di Jiang Zu Wu solemnly said, "We now rely on numerous personnel, relying on numerical advantage to encircle, merely limiting his advance…… but this is not a long-term plan!"

"Don't forget, this demon calamity…… the point is to sustain war through war!"

"We can block it now, but in the future…… it will become mysterious."

"Then what do you say…… how should we act?" The Candle Dragon calmed down, seeming to accept Di Jiang Zu Wu's proposal, able to consider going all out.

"Naturally, we make our move in spacetime!"

Di Jiang Zu Wu's eyes icy cold, "the Wu Clan, we two are the lords of spacetime."

"The Demon Race holds the highest authority over spacetime——the Chaos Bell!"

"Joining hands, we will scramble the entire Honghuang spacetime, enlighten that which has escaped, creating endless variables, achieving infinite parallel spacetimes!"

"We will plant hope within this."

And we, these peak combat powers, our strongest main battle bodies, will reenact the Three Thousand Great Daos, striving to suppress the Underworld River for a moment.

This moment is boundless time.

I believe that the seed of hope will surely sprout within it and attain the final result we aspire to!

Is it a time-loop? the Candle Dragon Great Sage looked at Di Jiang, as if understanding everything, "Good, I understand."

Since you have such courage... how could I not support?

The Candle Dragon Great Sage suddenly smiled, "I cast my vote for you; go ahead and stake everything on this battle!"

With the Time Ancestor Witch's approval, the Wu Clan's situation was settled.

After all, the Wu Clan now only has three Taiyi-level Ancestor Witches on the surface!

The two, united in heart, the Primordial Phoenix Great Sage—Ancestor Witch Jumang, will have no objection.

As for the remaining seven Ancestor Witches...

Such is also good." Lei Ze Great Sage said solemnly, "Even if we fail, we can still strive for enough time... by then, perhaps Nüwa and the Dragon Ancestor will be able to return!"

With such a leading supporter, the remaining Ancestor Witches have nothing to oppose.

When the Underworld River Demon Ancestor was about to steal home and win, there were actually not many paths to choose.

When such will was transmitted to the center of the Heavenly Court, Donghuang calmly agreed.

I believe the Demon Race's path will not lose.

Taiyi finally struck the Chaos Bell; this great bell resounded through past, present, and future, shaking the Myriad Heavens and Ten Thousand Worlds. The bell's sound was so mighty and vast, faintly carrying a sense of sorrow, unknown for whom it tolls.

Then let us join hands together!

Di Jiang's eyes were deep, as if hiding the greatest abyss between heaven and earth, burying countless secrets and dark schemes: "We innate deities grasp cosmic authority, grasp the root of the Great Dao."

Just one or two doesn't amount to much.

But if we unite, even if the Human Dao must respect us... we have grasped the lifeline!

Now, taking this as sacrifice, we unite the Three Thousand Great Daos, emulate the profound yellow of heaven and earth, the chaos of the universe, and seal the Demon Dao!

Even if our realms are inferior to the Underworld River, we can only seal it temporarily... but this is enough!

The rest is up to fate!

Di Jiang spoke, his form glowing, the authority of the Space Great Dao burning, as if he had taken this foundation of existence from the heavens, earth, and universe.

He was the first, but not the last.

One by one, the innate deities united the Dao, their strongest main battle bodies stepped onto this path, joining forces to evolve a shocking net that ensnared this era, restricting the infection of the Demon Gate.

Underworld River, dare you join the fray?!" the Ancestor Witches shouted loudly, the Demon Emperor roared, and together they moved to suppress the Underworld River.

You have quite the gall!" the Demon Ancestor laughed, "How could I not dare?"

Your net has flaws, lacking those pillars; it will eventually break... then it will be as if I killed all of you once!

My Dao will be fulfilled!

(End of chapter)