Chapter 757: Close the Door, Release the Dragon, Strange Troops Kill the Ox!

I understand.

Xuanyuan hid a hint of murderous intent in his eyes; this was a legitimate opportunity for revenge.

The Kui Ox must die!

No one can protect him, I say!

As for how to arrange his fate after death, I've already prepared it for him.

First time!

Someone used mental illness as a topic to give Fengxi a lesson!

Laughing to death... I admit I'm not lightly ill either!

Feigning mental illness, and you dare offend a true mental patient?

Then let the Kui Ox know how to write the word 'death'!

On Fengxi's little notebook, the Kui Ox ranks near the top.

Thus, at this moment, Xuanyuan has arranged all the Kui Ox's posthumous affairs.

He thinks so!

Skinning and boning, that's a must!

The stripped skin can be used to make a drum.

The removed bones can be used to make drumsticks.

The remaining innate spiritual light can be filled into the drum, serving as the core foundation to achieve an innate spiritual treasure.

Just right, neither too much nor too little.

A Yao Marshal and a Taichu expert, killed to make an innate spiritual treasure—no matter how you say it, it could be the highest-grade innate spiritual treasure; using it wouldn't lose face.

As for the supreme treasure...

Innate supreme treasures are too rare.

Only the self-sacrificial achievement of a Taiji giant can accomplish such a transcendent heavy weapon.

This is beyond discussion... no one can force the sacrifice of Taiji.

After all, to establish oneself in Taiji is to be a candidate for Pangu.

As long as one doesn't offend too many people or be too stubborn, they'll give each other some face.

Their achievements in cultivation, and the contributions their paths bring to human evolution... in the dark, a bottom line has been drawn, which can be considered a protective charm.

Even if such a strong one is surrounded and killed, they won't continue with cruelty, specially refining them into tools, like camping at a respawn point—live once, kill once, never to recover.

At most, it's to let them 'expend a few lifetimes' residual fervor,' to experience the bitterness of a worker.

Regarding this, the Dragon Ancestor has somewhat different opinions.

However, he's currently out of the game, so he can't even protest.

Even whether he can return to the field to contend for Pangu still depends on the looks of several players.

After the heated discussion between the Green Emperor and the Huangdi, they felt it necessary to give the Dragon Ancestor comrade a chance in this era... no matter how slim.

After all... Di Jun doesn't handle human affairs!

"Once the Kui Ox dies, the Dragon Clan can join the battlefield."

Wenming sat in a more comfortable pose, "Led by the Responding Dragon, rebuild the peak Dragon Sect, participate in the war of thought, to counter the so-called prosperity circle established by Di Jun."

"But this way, when the Dragon Ancestor returns to the board, there will again be hope to rise... as long as he suppresses the Responding Dragon's influence and regains authority over the Dragon Sect."

"Choosing the lesser of two evils... compared to the Bird Sect's current harm, I find the Dragon Sect lovable; letting the Dragon Ancestor return again—how about that?" Xuanyuan said calmly, "Come what may, the Dragon Sect's path lets the Dragon Ancestor eat meat, and those below can at least drink some soup."

"After all, the precondition for transforming into a dragon lies there... even if there are similarly hierarchical orders pressuring, the benefits have already been issued."

"After transforming into a dragon, one moves toward the might of a true dragon, with longevity and sufficient safety guarantees."

"As for the Bird Sect possessed by Di Jun... that's different."

"Exquisite self-interest, selfish and self-centered, speech must have a contract spirit, appearing as the utmost fairness in rules and law... alas, extremes reverse; the more emphasized, the more lacking. The more contracts discussed, the more they like to loophole and exploit them, even to the point of tearing up contracts."

"Under this model, the strong stay strong, because beneficiaries gain more time and energy, using contract loopholes to endlessly squeeze the weak... victors eat meat, losers can't even drink soup."

"Obviously, this is detrimental to the progress of humanity as a whole, and detrimental to my effort to shape an optimistic, noble appearance for the masses."

"If there's truly no alternative, as humanity's spokesperson, I must choose between Di Jun and the Dragon Ancestor for Pangu... but my heart still leans toward the Dragon Sect."

"Even though that Dragon Ancestor guy always talks about how the Dragon Clan is, in practicing the Way of Dragon Transformation, he regards all willing spirits as his own people!"

"If one day the Dragon Sect is taken back from the Responding Dragon's hands by him, to contend for Pangu..."

"Considering his achievements, I also find it hard to say I'd interfere against my conscience, activating humanity's authority to cause trouble... all I can say is, let each fight according to their true strength."

Xuanyuan let out a light sigh.

The Dragon Ancestor, though stubborn, isn't much liked by humanity.

But how to put it...

This is also a respectable existence.

This is an honest person!

It makes it hard to think of defeating him with cheats.

Of course.

If we can gang up, we definitely will gang up.

After all, the Dragon Ancestor's gang-mocking ability is too strong!

It's hard to endure without wanting to cut him down.

"Then that's settled." Wenming gave a slight nod; at this moment he truly represented the Green Emperor, communicating with Xuanyuan as the Huangdi, the two Five Directions Heavenly Emperors of humanity, reaching a secret conspiracy they couldn't speak of.

"I will first bring the Responding Dragon to rise, wandering this land, letting her lead the remaining Dragon Sect forces, to polish the sign."

"Arduous struggle, showing sufficient spirit... once you settle the Kui Ox's obstacle there, letting the Dragon Clan return, forces will greatly increase; combined with my tactics, enough to strike, even overturn the Bird Sect's prosperity circle rule."

As for future matters, how the old dragon will regain the Dragon Master upon his return and use it to compete with Pangu… that's his own business.

We are giving him this opportunity……

Wenming smiled meaningfully, "If he truly had that ability, to break Hongjun's shackles and leave Nüwa speechless… what harm would there be in letting him have a free hand?"

The two Five Directions Heavenly Emperors conversed and reached a consensus.

Under Di Jun's tossing about, everyone discovered—still, the thick‑skinned simpleton dragon is a bit more endearing.

Letting the Dragon Master return to its peak is a rebalancing of the Bird Master's prosperity‑circle plan, giving a stable card amid the chaotic currents of the Human Dao to offset some of the turmoil.

The Dragon Master is the foundation of the Great Sage Dragon Ancestor Pangu.

It spans the human and dragon races, achieving ideological unity—this is in fact remarkably similar to the prosperity circle that Di Jun is now building.

The only difference is that the Dragon Ancestor's path follows proper procedure, having once aided human development, with merit intact, and later even received personal endorsement from the Human Sovereign, allowing dragon thought to become mainstream among humans, representing a certain era of their spirit.

The Dragon Totem—this is the highest praise, already elevated to idol status, standing upon the divine altar!

Even as times change and ages pass, though the Human Sovereign may have objections to the Dragon Master, he merely replaces the lineage's leader with one of his own, rather than striking the Dragon Master entirely from the record.

It cannot be erased!

Because no one can deny that the dragon's way and the dragon's ideal have long been entwined with humanity.

Even the most ancient regimes are called the Dragon Master!

The Green Emperor Fuxi even has a human body with a dragon tail… it's hard to say this isn't some kind of causal reflection, acknowledging part of the dragon's path.

It is inevitably so.

After all, the founder of the great unification is undoubtedly the Primordial Dragon.

This relationship cannot be cast aside.

A single tail displaying the dragon's form is also fitting.

Likewise, the Dragon Ancestor has always been the strongest challenger, challenger, and goad to the Human Sovereign.

For the slightest lapse, he would have a righteous mandate to seize human authority and govern the world by the Dragon Master's Way.

This is the situation Di Jun is currently plotting and has already set in motion.

The Bird Master's Way spans the demon and human races, and can likewise accumulate provisions for Pangu… but compared to the Dragon Ancestor's down‑to‑earth approach, this one has a bit of opportunism, its methods involving deceit, coercion and lure, leaving people with no way out.

Warfare is deceitful… setting aside good and evil, Di Jun is still quite capable, adept at seizing opportunities.

Otherwise, it would be hard for an ordinary innate divine identity to become, in one fell swoop, one of the four foremost hopefuls for Pangu in the present age.

The Dao Ancestor Hongjun governs the world by the Heavenly Dao and controls the demon folk and Pangu.

The Holy Empress Nüwa attacks heaven with humanity, purifying the source of Pangu.

One masters heaven, the other masters humanity; their paths are the most upright, the purest.

The greatest stakes lie in their hands; what remains are only scraps and leftovers.

To compete with them, one must necessarily forge a different path.

In response, the Dragon Ancestor and Di Jun each gave their answer in turn.

One, standing on humanity's position, incorporated dragon thought and, via the Way of Transforming into Dragon, merged all tribes, achieving a great convergence of spiritual paths.

The other attempted to build a framework arising from demon and humanity, yet transcending both, measuring everything by benefit and driving the age forward by desire.

In short, these "innovations" essentially dilute the shares originally held by the landlord, vying for a chance to rise to the top.

But ultimately, who will win the deer?

That still depends on each side's means.

……

"Kill the Kui Ox, place it into the dragon tribe, and strengthen the Dragon Master."

Wenming rapped the case, "After that we will act against the prosperity circle, pulling out the nails one by one… such as suppressing that top enforcer—Wu Zhiqi."

"Step by step, until we completely overturn the prosperity circle."

"This is no easy task, after all, besides Di Jun, Taiyi is also watching."

"On our side, peak forces are not easily mobilized."

"And now Di Jun has won two battles in a row, the Heavenly Court has added two new Yao Marshals… it's really tough to handle."

Wenming shook his head.

"Indeed." Xuanyuan nodded, "As I am now, serving as the main fighting force, I have constantly been guarded against by Taiyi… the moment I move, step onto the field… the next instant Taiyi appears before me, blocking any advance."

"Fortunately, I also have some preparations here."

"The Heavenly Court facilitated the promotion of two Yao Marshals, little knowing that Yingzhao and Bifang were not completely dead and have even declared their surrender."

"This can serve as a surprise force."

Xuanyuan calculated the cards in his hand.

"On my side, I also have a surprise force… Hongyun can be of use." Wenming also briefly mentioned that he, too, holds a trump card.

In fact, if not for Chonghua wielding the Slaughter‑Witch Sword in the Eastern Barbarians, he himself would not be unable to move at all.

Unfortunately, Di Jun's power has just begun to take shape, so he cannot afford to relax, nor can he reveal any weakness.

—He seeks an opportunity to take Chonghua away in one sweep, causing him to die violently on the way!

This calls for a suitable show of weakness.

"If Hongyun emerges, can you explain it convincingly on your side? Don't let people suspect that the Eastern Thearch also faked his death." Xuanyuan asked hesitantly.

"That's easy… at that time we'll say, under the persuasion of your Cloud Master, after a friendly negotiation, and amid the larger struggle against the Bird Master, the remnants of the Dragon Master chose to burn their boats, unsealing the ancient suppression that the Dragon Ancestor once placed on the sage Hongyun." Wenming tossed it off lightly, "What does your Cloud Master's initiative have to do with the Eastern Thearch?"

"The Dragon Master is in Yinglong's hands, the Cloud Master is your leader… you two fabricate lies together—who could still expose them?"

Wenming said, this is nothing.

"As everyone knows, the Eastern Thearch died utterly—unlike Hongyun's death at the hands of the Dragon Ancestor, the Eastern Thearch's demise was personally dealt by the Human Dao; how could there still be any problem?"

"We must have faith in the Human Dao!"

Wenming spoke earnestly while telling a joke.

"All right." Xuanyuan let out a light sigh, "That should be enough to get by."

"With these unexpected cards from the Heavenly Court, we could even pull together a small force to slay Kui Ox back then." He pondered, "A swift strike, achieving the goal in one battle."

"Kui Ox's Dao is the sun and moon, wind and rain, thunder and lightning… Coincidentally, this squad has a very subtle counter to each."

"Bifang excels at fire; water and fire are incompatible."

"Hongyun commands the clouds, covering the sun and sealing the moon, and can also manipulate wind and rain."

"However, thunder and lightning…"

Xuanyuan raised his eyebrows.

"Sun and moon, thunder and lightning—you can seek help from outsiders." Wenming reminded, "The Wu Clan has the Ancestor Witch Xizi, who masters thunder and lightning."

"Her true identity is also the Goddess Xuansu of the Dragon-Phoenix Tribulation, who once participated in revising the calendar, and she is a top-tier war goddess among the goddesses."

"Sun and moon, thunder and lightning—she is familiar with all of them."

"If you want to slay Kui Ox, she could certainly be of use."

"Really?" Xuanyuan nodded, but also felt troubled, "But what pretext could we use?"

"Why would we need a pretext?" Wenming smiled faintly, "Kui Ox threatens the East Sea; the human side naturally ought to guard against and deal with him."

"Sending a former ancestral witch to take charge, given her expertise—isn't that the most reasonable thing?"

"But who would know?"

"Your intention isn't defense, but to go forth with a fierce killing heart!"

"Four experts at the same level as Kui Ox, all more senior than him… carrying out a siege, I can't see any way Kui Ox could survive."

"This is an Absolute Kill situation!"

"Very good…"

"A gang fight—I love that the most."

Xuanyuan's eyes lit up.

"Killing isn't hard; the aftermath is the problem." Wenming warned, "Once Yingzhao, Bifang, and Hongyun appear, this is a showdown."

"You need to handle Xuansu's affairs… otherwise…"

"By then, she will report to Nüwa…"

"Oh ho!"

"Your fun will just get bigger."

"No problem!" Xuanyuan wasn't worried, his expression still subtle, "Back then, I had some acquaintance with her… perhaps… could… buy her over?"

(End of chapter)