Chapter 762: Seventy-Two Masters, the Kui Ox Runs Rampant

The Xuanyuan map is exhausted, and the dagger appears.

He said he didn't know whether someone had deliberately staged this or it was just a coincidence… Anyway, for Nüwa to sit on the ground, wailing and writing seven huge "miserable" characters, that's no problem at all.

What a good fellow!

Using a beauty scheme here?!

Xuansu's heart was touched, and she gathered a handful of sympathetic tears for Nüwa.

Fuxi, Di Jun, Jieyin, Yuanshi, Donghua—one after another leapt about, forcibly tearing apart the Twelve Ancestral Witches' group.

No need to clash with weapons or use force to destroy; just a few soft words spoken at home, and the next day at the Ancestral Witches' meeting, Houtu would see several consecutive leave requests.

Can this still be played?!

After all the meddling, the Nüwa emperor herself ended up a commander with no troops!

A cold wind blew past, leaving her alone and disheveled in the wind.

Xuansu had a thousand words stuck in her heart; though she wanted to voice support for Nüwa, seeing Xuanyuan smile before her, his mouth twitched, and she finally had nothing to say.

"Too ruthless…"

The goddess Xuansu whispered softly.

"Perhaps someone just wants Empress Nüwa to be utterly convinced of her defeat." Xuanyuan blinked, "So, by choosing this method, there exists a plan to peacefully disarm the Wu Clan's top leadership, aiming to settle the matter within certain limits."

We're all one family, so many problems can be settled through negotiation, without descending into mutual destruction.

Likewise.

This also severely weakened the Twelve Ancestral Witches' fighting will—a blade that kills without shedding blood.

If it were another situation, with Xihuang's side stained with the Ancestral Witches' blood, letting the victims die miserably, then, under the law of "like injures like," the goddess faction led by Nüwa would naturally fight to the death, even if they had to fight for breath without steamed buns… But now?

There's too much to say.

And when each helper's position was eroded, Nüwa herself ended up isolated!

She leads the Wu Clan, commands the human Dao, holds the life and death of myriad beings; one day she may prove the Dao with Pangu, and even the August Emperor who opened heaven and earth would have to avoid her edge.

But once the Ancestral Witches' group collapses, the human Dao stance becomes doubtful, forcing Nüwa into a solo showdown against the August Emperor…

Perhaps after a thousand or ten thousand attempts, the outcome is the same; someday Nüwa will be utterly convinced of her defeat.

Xuansu pondered the peril of this struggle, silently sighing for Nüwa.

"Indeed… by seniority, Fuxi as the elder brother and little Nüwa as the younger sister makes sense."

"Playing dirty, little Nüwa really isn't a match for the August Emperor!"

"Spears are easy to dodge, hidden arrows hard to guard against… little Nüwa's fervent passion wanted to swap sun and moon for a new sky, yet she couldn't block the barrage of hidden arrows nearby, and got stabbed twenty-plus times in the ribs."

"We, her sisters, each helpless, unknowingly fell into a predicament, each being watched by a Great One and a Quasi-Great One, then subjected to both soft and hard measures…"

Xuansu glanced at Xuanyuan, seeing this Human Emperor appear gentle on the surface, yet he had sealed off all her routes of retreat.

"Although we haven't completely surrendered, even maintaining silence… this is also a factual betrayal!"

Betrayal.

Or being betrayed by those around.

Each betrayal is like stabbing Nüwa in the ribs.

If we say this is somewhat understandable… then when Xuansu thinks of Yandi's journey, his flamboyant style sparks and lightning, who chose him, gave him opportunity, ultimately making him a trusted confidant, becoming pivotal to the era and the course of human destiny…

"Little Nüwa… you're terribly blind this time…"

Xuansu put on a stern face, constantly complaining in her heart.

Time will tell.

Stabbing oneself, who can still save?

Even if willing, yet powerless!

After all, in this era, humanity now relies entirely on the Yan and Huang Emperors to hold up!

And the Yan and Huang Unity…

Still playing with a hammer?

Xuansu didn't even dare to report!

Worried about being laid off, the human front would completely collapse, and the Wu Clan would lose everything.

As one of the Ancestral Witches, she must answer to the many shareholders supporting this huge faction… even though she now knows the financial reports are fake, before a loss occurs, she can only watch helplessly, not daring to expose them.

The Yan and Huang Emperors, a peerless pair of stars, have become the trend!

Just thinking of this combo, it's all thanks to Nüwa's careful cultivation, maxing out assists…

Xuansu is completely unwell.

However.

Xuansu still has a bit of conscience left, making an effort to lend Nüwa a hand.

"You're playing this love card too skillfully." The goddess's eyes bright, "Whether by reason or law, you've taken it all, leaving no room to breathe."

"But I think, if this game could have give-and-take, it would be most suitable… Do you agree?"

"I don't deny it." Xuanyuan gave a slight nod.

"Then that's good…" Xuansu sighed in relief, "You can break our cohesion; we should likewise be able to divide your camp."

"As long as there's a chance, offense and defense could swap… especially you, Xuanyuan."

"You speak for the human Dao, you ought to be most upright… an honest official can't settle family matters, why must you meddle in the negotiations between Fuxi and Nüwa?"

"I have a small hope—I hope that afterward, you don't necessarily help Nüwa, but at least remain neutral on related matters."

Xuansu said this very seriously.

"This… what capacity are you demanding of me?" Xuanyuan asked with interest.

"Your teacher, how?" The goddess Xuansu said earnestly, "As payment, I will keep secret the truth you revealed today, and in future battles, I will fully cooperate with your plan, conceal the truth, and bear all outside suspicions."

And after the war, my share of the victor's gains... I don't want it; I'll donate it all to Human Dao.

With this, as the initiation fee you pay me, at the most crucial moment in the future, I can show a little favoritism to Xiao Wa...

Xuan Su sighed lightly, "These years have really been hard for her; to defend her inviolable dignity as Wa and the supreme honor, to overthrow Xihuang's authority, she has truly worked herself to the bone, struggling hard."

At least let her have a hope of winning once, okay?

"Ha..." Xuanyuan burst into laughter, "Your relationship is really good."

But... if this could be exchanged for your diligent work, cooperating with Human Dao's great undertaking to set things right, what's wrong with my agreement?

Xuanyuan smiled, "You want a teacher's identity? That's not a problem."

"Anyway, I don't have much else, but teachers... the more the better."

He said excitedly, "I've already planned it... I'll stir up seventy-two teachers."

"Many Ancient God Great Sages each have their own strengths, possessing unique shining points that can enhance my core competitiveness."

"You... as the spokesperson for Human Dao, really can let go of face..." Xuan Su could only say that.

"What is face? Can you eat it?" Xuanyuan countered, leaving Xuan Su speechless.

"Anyway, I'm just here to overturn the table." Xuanyuan openly expounded his path, "Some entrenched-interest ancient gods sit idle, do little actual work, yet love to point fingers at the times."

"This won't do."

"Human Dao is determined to reform... from now on, performance and such will be caught."

"The teacher position is of utmost importance; it's necessary to launch a strike, cast a wide net, catch more fish..."

"Used as an example to remind everyone——"

"Don't think about the iron rice bowl!"

"You won't do it! There are plenty who will!"

Xuanyuan talked at length about the future.

Xuan Su, however, became dazed.

Afterwards, what she heard was a muddled consciousness, her memories became faint.

Only one thing gave her a scalp-tingling feeling, making her suddenly feel……

This Human Dao has awakened, it seems like it's smashing people's rice bowls?!

Iron rooster!

Holding a pessimistic outlook on the future, she acted as promised.

Head to the East Sea, attack Flowing Wave Mountain!

She intends to kill a god.

——Kui Ox Great Sage!

Not only do I want it dead, but I want it to die beautifully, its death making Xuanyuan feel he's vented his spite, to serve as his achievement as a teacher.

Thinking of this, Xuan Su felt a bit drunk all over.

Xuan Su felt some sympathy for the Kui Ox Great Sage...

You say you're fine, why provoke Fengxi?

This is settled now, right?

Human Dao takes revenge, no matter how many years, it's never too late; the later, the crueler the means!

Normally, killing someone is just a cut to the neck.

Now...

Flaying and bone-breaking!

"Alas!"

Xuan Su let out a deep sigh, feeling the dreamlike absurdity of this era.

A crack elite army, under her command, set out on the campaign.

The objective is clear.

Time and space were pierced, mountains and rivers undergoing change.

The illusions of heaven and earth were left behind; the elite forces she commanded, swift as wind and lightning, shifted without pause, reaching the designated battlefield in the shortest time.

There, a transcendent powerhouse displayed great divine might, covering the sky with one hand, flipping the palm to slay dragons!

"Boom!"

A top-tier Great Divine Ability Expert stood on the immortal Divine Mountain, gazing over the boundless vast sea waves; suddenly he extended his hand, lifted his fingers, and coldly, mercilessly swept across the East Sea.

"Crack!"

Countless black fissures stretched out, unknown how many billions of miles of the vast sea they cut across.

Accompanied by the darkness that devours all things, the deep blue sea water roared, the dark red blood rose... the entire East Sea became unsettled, the seabed trembled violently, as if cleaved by the axe-light of heaven's creation, cutting across ages of dust.

In such violent turmoil, unknown how many sea-dwelling beings perished; in the Dragon Clan's long-held headquarters, over the years, almost all beings carried a trace of dragon blood, yet now they suffered disaster, dragon offspring were wiped out in swaths.

"Massacre!"

The East Sea's waters turned crimson for a moment!

"Roar!"

An ancient dragon roared, bursting from the deep sea, its whiskers straight, eyes blood-red.

It charged, roared, struck heaven and earth; with a boom, a patch of heaven and earth exploded, becoming a great destruction, the scene terrifying, "Kui Ox!"

"You act so recklessly, carrying out slaughter—give me your life!"

"Hah!"

The Kui Ox Evil God sneered, "Just you?"

"No way!"

The demon god stood in the utterly splendid and radiant realm of the Great Dao, one divine chain after another formed from traces of the Great Dao dancing, roaring the world, shackling the cosmic law, covering the ordinances of Heaven's will.

He was creating his own state, expounding his own civilization, depicting it upon this vast, boundless sea.

Clearly he was the invading side, yet on the enemy's home ground he seized everything, becoming the supreme will that none could defy.

That resisting ancient dragon, though extraordinary and possessing the power of a Great Luo, was now the pillar of the declining dragon race… Alas, facing a top-tier great divine ability wielder, it appeared so frail, unable to withstand a single blow.

At the ends of heaven and earth, the Myriad Heavens' divine thunder exploded, blinding purple lightning streaked across the sky, furious winds swept the vast sea, the sun and moon turned and changed… Kui Niu's Dao unfolded, and wherever it passed, even time froze, the Suiyue Changhe trembled, and thus its flow was severed.

All things withered, the universe fell silent, myriad orders collapsed and dissipated, all phenomena turned into nothingness, together with the one who swung his fist at him in resistance.

「Pfft! 」

The ancient dragon's body burst into a blood mist, even its skull split open, suffering calamity in Kui Niu the demon god's forbidden art.

「Look. 」

「You really can't. 」

「Killing you won't cost me much effort. 」

Kui Niu the Great Sage spoke lightly and casually.

「Hateful! 」 the ancient dragon, with only a shattered skull left, let out a mournful angry roar, stirring the waves to surge and strike the heavens.

But no matter how tumultuous and boiling the waves, they will eventually fall, as if inscribing the sorrow of the dragon race's decline from prosperity.

「If the Dragon Ancestor were here, how could he allow someone like you to be so arrogant! 」

「The Primordial Ancestor could kill you without breaking a sweat! 」

「You are nothing but a petty clown! 」

The ancient dragon roared.

This made Kui Niu the Great Sage's eyes grow sharper by three parts, his hand heavier, as one after another Great Dao symbols manifested, blooming in his Dao domain, revealing the ordinances of the Three Thousand Great Daos, expounding the supreme truth of the universe's birth and death.

A furnace was taking shape, as if it could refine away heaven, earth, and the universe!

This is the Heaven-Earth Furnace!

The ancient dragon's skull, right at the furnace's center, was seared by the most terrifying Great Dao fire, feeling endless agony.

All spirit and will were burned away, burned to nothing for myriad ages… This is a dreadful torture!

Yet even so, the ancient dragon's backbone remained hard—even though he had no body left.

But as long as his breath did not scatter, he still had the courage to shout at heaven and curse the Dao.

「You're afraid! 」

「When the Primordial Ancestor returns, it will be time to settle accounts… you slew my kin, and you will ultimately pay with your life! 」

The ancient dragon bellowed.

「Nonsense! 」 Kui Niu flew into a rage, sneering, 「Now the dragon race is merely yesterday's flower, long past its prime! 」

「Dragon Ancestor? 」

「What of the Dragon Ancestor! 」

「Wait until he can return, then we'll talk! 」

「Even if he returns, what then? 」

「He can't overturn this heaven! 」

Kui Niu the Great Sage's voice rumbled like thunder echoing across heaven and earth, 「I have come here to utterly extinguish your hope and send you, who know nothing of Heaven's numbers, on your way! 」

「I gave you the chance to join the Heavenly Court, yet you refused… since that is so, we have no choice but to tread upon your corpses to pass! 」

「May the Heavenly Court endure forever! 」

「May the divine race endure forever! 」

Kui Niu the Great Sage made such a declaration, wielding the coldest hand of a broker.

He slaughtered the Eastern Sea, killing dragon after dragon, aiming to utterly ruin and destroy the entire dragon race!

(End of chapter)