Chapter 781: Houtu: I, Invincible!

Yinglong felt creepy all over.

Having seen and heard, she realized just how secret it was, and sighed deeply.

If Wenming's words are true, then the Human Dao… is really sneaky!

So sinister!

"Is that so?" Yinglong's eyes twitched wildly, "The Human Dao is so powerful, yet it still goes fishing? Just directly seize control of reincarnation, occupy yin virtue—wouldn't that work?"

"Besides, this method… is kind of lacking in virtue!"

"What's so strange about that?"

Wenming, however, smirked, "Although the Human Dao is strong, when doing things, one must still pay attention to rules and evidence!"

"Otherwise, who would still play with it?"

"It's the same now."

"The Human Dao audits the accounts, looks over past records… then it will surely encounter an unavoidable obstacle—the Heaven-opening merit!"

Wenming spoke leisurely and clearly, "Nüwa… has a huge sum of wealth from an unknown source, surpassing common sense."

"Moreover, what a coincidence!"

"It roughly matches the share lost in the primordial heaven and earth under the August Emperor."

Wenming's smile was playful, "If the Human Dao were foolish, naturally there would be nothing to do, and it wouldn't even notice this problem."

"But now… that's another story."

"Of course, matters need to be viewed dialectically, and hostile and friendly stances also need constant adjustment."

"If the Human Dao were to become smarter… it wouldn't directly turn hostile."

"After all, although the source of Nüwa's huge wealth is unclear… the money didn't disappear; she invested it back into the primordial world, raised the Wu Clan's forces, built a series of industries, with high annual returns, playing a good leading role in the Human Dao's development."

"What is this?"

"This is a chicken that turned from a golden egg into a laying-golden-egg chicken!"

"Rare talent!"

"The Human Dao seems to have lost, yet seems not to have lost… because the meat rotted in the pot, right?"

"As long as this vast merit ultimately circulates within the primordial heaven and earth, turning into genuine benign industries, securing employment and developing civilization, the Human Dao will never suffer a loss."

Wenming explained to Yinglong in great detail.

Different levels, different views.

Perhaps to ordinary people, a certain bigwig's ruthless move, taking a huge advantage from the Human Dao, a huge amount of merit going into a private treasury, should be suppressed!

But for the Human Dao, there's a subtlety—it cares about money, yet it doesn't care about money.

So-called qi fortune, so-called merit—actually they can be printed!

Even borrowing from the future—like eating tomorrow's grain today—is not impossible!

As long as the overdraft can be made up by the end, that's enough.

The Human Dao truly cares about industry! It's the welfare of all beings!

When an astronomical amount of merit wealth turns into a recyclable, regenerative industry, greatly benefiting all beings in the primordial heaven and earth… then the Human Dao should still reward it!

Illegal occupation.

But it made a contribution that drew worldwide attention.

Then many problems might actually be negotiable.

Of course!

Negotiation is negotiation, but we will certainly not indulge.

Past mistakes can be forgiven, but next time… there will be no next time!

This requires a leverage.

But is this leverage… easy to grasp?

Not easy.

Small leverage, small fault, useless.

Big leverage… with this level of wisdom, how could it easily be exposed?

And at this time.

Playing the next big game of chess, fishing for a big fish… is also done out of necessity.

"Nüwa back then cleverly took the Heaven-opening merit… in the end it will have to be repaid." Wenming chuckled, "It must be repaid with principal and interest."

"I say!"

"The Human Dao's abacus over there is clacking loudly."

"In the end, perhaps even Nüwa's Creation Authority and Reincarnation Authority will have to be coaxed into lending them over, to be turned over to the Human Dao!"

"The authority still belongs to her."

"But in name, it must be supervised by the Human Dao."

"This proves that the primordial heaven and earth ultimately still have the final say of the Human Dao's all beings!"

"And this requires secretly grasping a leverage, carrying out a struggle to decide primary and secondary, then finally coaxing Nüwa into signing an outrageous agreement……"

"And then finally……"

"Cast the net!"

Wenming seemed to see through the obstruction of time, witnessing the scene at the end of the great calamity.

An emperor emerges, overwhelms Houtu, blocking the cycle of reincarnation!

Moreover, several people full of bad ideas colluded to stage a trick, deceiving Nüwa into promising an outrageous agreement!

Yinglong clicked his tongue.

She felt these tactics were too many, also too deep.

This is like inspecting tax revenue.

Someone has stolen, leaked… the investigators know there must be such a thing.

Those being investigated also know what they did is improper, but they usually refuse to admit it.

Moreover, they will dispose of any evidence.

Thus a stalemate ensued.

Unless torture is used, it's hard to get a result.

But without evidence, how can torture be used arbitrarily? To extort a confession?

Or against a prominent figure?

Inappropriate.

So at this point, one needs to secretly set a trap and scheme.

Ultimately what is sought is for the opposing side to lower its head and yield, to act honestly.

Development and construction are the main contradictions that need to be resolved.

"Alas! Lady Nüwa is so pitiful."

Yinglong sighed for Lady Nüwa.

"What's there to pity?" Wenming scoffed, "In fact, if she were a little more humble and didn't harbor delusions of challenging her family's status, these tactics would have nothing on her."

"After all, isn't it just her competitive spirit acting up?"

"Look—"

"In order to surpass the August Emperor, the things she did……"

"The merit of opening heaven, is it that this little money‑grubber secretly schemed to keep it for herself? Trying to use it as her startup capital."

"Casting a net into the Suiyue Changhe to fish out future heroes, in order to build an army, she ended up pulling the dawn of humanity's future from the Suiyue Changhe, affecting the original chaos and murkiness of humanity, letting good overcome evil, letting righteousness overcome wickedness…… Was this her decision?"

"Moreover, the establishment of the human race, in order to guard against the kitchen dwellers making trouble, hurriedly stirred the Feng clan, sending humanity's spokesperson upward, laying the foundation for becoming the Flame Emperor…… Was this also Nüwa's own doing?"

"Moreover, the present situation."

"I dare say."

Wenming whistled, "That's so radical, seventy or eighty percent, because of the Opening Mountain Axe…… She wants to overturn the board and smash me to pieces!"

"With absolute power…… and this power, Houtu, who bears the burden of reincarnation, possesses it!"

"Lady Nüwa has never been inferior to anyone in her life."

"What a pity!"

"It's this competitive streak, this obsession with winning and losing, that makes her go more and more astray."

Wenming gave a calm, composed evaluation: "If she would just yield at any step, not contend or grab, remain calm and tranquil…… who could trap her?"

"Rather than like now…… the more she does, the more mistakes she makes."

"Until she handed over the chance to turn the tables to humanity."

"If she were to suppress herself with steadiness and act prudently…… what could humanity do to her?"

"There's simply no way to scheme against her."

"Cannot be done."

"Nor does she wish to do it."

"After all…… she is the Creator Holy Mother of humanity's myriad beings!"

Wenming sighed, "Just because of this title, within countless kalpas, she will surely become Pangu!"

"As long as she doesn't commit crimes against humanity or world‑destroying sins…… no one can shake her."

"\"Heaven, Earth, Ruler, Parents, Teacher! \" Wenming said, \"These positions are all destined for Pangu. \""

"\"Opening heaven and earth can accomplish a Pangu. \""

"\"As sovereign of all beings, as parent of all beings, as teacher of all beings…… all can also accomplish a Pangu. \""

"\"There is great karma, and also great achievement. \""

"\"If Lady Nüwa stays grounded, works diligently, neither greedy nor grasping, she shall have everything she desires. \""

"\"What a pity. \""

"\"She does all this just for the illusory family status, believing only in this era could she truly overthrow Fuxi, and thus she acts rashly……\""

"\"Hmm……\""

"\"I fear her final fate will be worrisome! \""

Wenming murmured as if prophesying.

"\"Will Lady Nüwa meet with misfortune? \" Yinglong asked anxiously."

"\"Misfortune? That won't happen. \" Wenming shook his head, \"It's just that some things will be sought but not obtained…… and furthermore! \""

"\"The more one seeks to gain something, the more one will lose……\""

"\"She values her family status, so perhaps at that time……\""

"\"She will not advance but retreat! \""

Wenming sighed.

"\"How is that possible? \" Yinglong puzzled, \"Great Sage Fuxi and Lady Nüwa, this pair are just two people…… how far could Lady Nüwa retreat? They're already at rock bottom! \""

As for that, Wenming merely smiled, gave no direct answer, only having a thought arise in his mind.

"\"Who says a floor tile can't be retreated further? \""

"\"There's also the basement……\""

"\"But…… what does this have to do with me? \""

I'm glad I made it in time!

After all, this way...

Contradictions and such... should have been shifted, right?

……

At the gods' peak, looking down on the world, only with me, Houtu, does heaven exist!

The source of the Underworld, the hub of reincarnation, a goddess who surpasses ancient and modern times, unbeatable.

She solidified from the illusory and faint, gradually breaking free from her burdens.

Azure Lotus Flower, Qiankun Cauldron, pushing aside Fuxi to set the myriad worlds!

The surging floods are the massive printing of the Underworld's spirit money, thereby inverting truth and falsehood, reality and illusion; the counterfeit Houtu form, like a shoddy project, slowly coalesces, seeking to temporarily conceal the truth and cross the sea, to deceive the past agreement—this is the scheme set by Dao Ancestor Hongjun, forcing her to be eternally sealed in reincarnation.

The vast, boundless qi of the Underworld, belonging to the qi of gods and ghosts and carrying the unique essence of reincarnation, leads to massive money printing; if mishandled afterward, it could cause an economic disaster, yet also promote temporary prosperity.

Houtu is confident.

As long as she can manifest her true body and eliminate a few rivals, the consequences of this massive money printing can also be shifted and quelled.

Turning internal contradictions into external ones, war and plunder, is a panacea that can solve many economic difficulties!

Even if I bear reincarnation and need one hand to suppress the Underworld for stability, I, Houtu, can still be invincible in the world!

Houtu senses the evolution of her false form and is very satisfied.

This progress is fast.

It won't take long; then she can steal heaven and replace the sun, go out to fight the primordial wilderness again!

Wait until I go out...

I'll first beat Taiyi into the ground!

Then kick Xuanyuan flying!

Then, search heaven and earth, drag the sneaky Green Emperor hiding in the shadows out and whip him!

As time passes, the false form becomes more nimble, gradually replacing the oath she was forced to swear; Houtu... has swollen!

However, she indeed has the capital to swell.

In this era where all horses fall silent, the strongest have been eliminated; who can still stop her?

Once she enters the battlefield, it's nothing but indiscriminate slaughter!

With absolute power in hand, composure and calm return.

Houtu looks down upon the world, gazes at the star sea, probes the mountains and rivers, smirking; the war god returns.

……

The Jiuzhou Barrier is complete!

The foundation of the Human Race is set!

When Jiuzhou diverged and the Nine Tripods were forged, boundless divine power swept the universe, shocking mankind and the gods.

What kind of divine power is that?

Sweeping the Three Realms and Six Paths, the myriad heavens of all ages tremble!

Is this even reasonable?!

An Ancient God Great Sage spat in disgust, swore to the heavens, suspecting something was amiss.

——Not looking down on the Human Race, but feeling that with the Human Race's meager foundation, such a mighty formation could not truly be achieved!

——It could be mentioned alongside the Zhou Tian Xing Dou Great Formation and the Du Tian Shen Sha Great Formation!

Strong enough to wage war against the mightiest beneath Pangu!

Yet, what foundation does such a formation rely on?

One is the primordial stars, with countless yao spirits entering the formation to support it.

Or simply plucking hair from Pangu's body, obtaining his essence blood, and rebirthing from a drop of blood!

What does the Human Race rely on!

Facing such doubts, a spokesperson for the Human Race stepped forward and said——

Everyone, don't doubt; this is reasonable and logical!

We hold a counterfeit Heaven-Opening Axe, the Mountain-Opening Axe, from which we have grasped a hint of Pangu's profundity—isn't that quite normal!

Furthermore, by being clever, allied bigwigs of the Human Race kindly offered the profundity of their weapons; taking inspiration, we used the ancient mountains and rivers as clay to forge divine weapons, guarding the borders... plus a bit of lucky coincidence, achieving such a formation and barrier—it all makes perfect sense!

Moreover.

To prove that the Human Race loves heaven and earth, cherishes all beings with noble integrity—unlike the Demon Race's Zhou Tian Xing Dou Great Formation—our Jiuzhou Barrier symbolizes peace and protection!

Within the barrier, it can seal and suppress the shockwaves of mighty divine abilities, pacifying worldwide conflict!

……

The Human Race has developed a strategic trump card, a shocking achievement to the world.

All the Human Kings immediately convened a press conference, announcing to the myriad races.

This barrier, focused on defense and protection, aims to create a utopian land for humanity's myriad beings, far from war and slaughter... here, one need not worry about the strong bullying the weak; everything follows a fair and equal order!

Therefore, the Human Race welcomes all contemporary races to come for study and exchange... the Human Race will open up as much as possible, letting myriad races come to pay tribute!

Outstanding heroes and talents, if willing, can apply to join the Human Race... the Human Race is promoting a Human Race Community of Shared Destiny plan; as long as they can assume human form, all myriad races who enter the Human Race become part of it!

——The draft once proposed when Chonghua was the Lord of the Bird Master was later revised and used.

However, some core aspects were changed, and some details were modified.

After all...

Just because the user has issues doesn't mean the method is flawed.

That method, indeed, is a good method; it can end conflict more swiftly, bringing order from chaos.

Wen Ming is not polite either……Come on, take it!

From now on, we can turn monster beasts……beast-people are also people, right!

What bird-people, tiger-people……don't ask, asking just means they're a branch of the human race!

Whether catgirls or foxgirls……everyone, don't be so limited!

As long as we follow the order we've established, recognize the human race's values, and are able to transform using Lady Nüwa's transformation method……the human race can branch out and thrive, there's nothing impossible.

Wen Ming pointed it out at the Human King Joint Conference.

Therefore, he also made a deal with the Human Race Orthodox Fire Master.

He exchanged the management rights over blessings and virtue for the patent of the transformation technique.

The human race thus expanded, thriving and prosperous.

Everything was so beautiful.

However, the Great Divine Ability User had a feeling.

——The final bloody battle has arrived!

With the Nine Provinces Barrier formed, the human race has no more rear worries……no need to worry about our lair being stolen, we can go all out in battle!

(End of chapter)