Chapter 782: The Purple Microcosm Sets, the Eastern Emperor's Divine Might, the Demon Ancestor Goes to Work

"Not bad!"

A powerful being holds an affirmative attitude; his gaze upon the Nine Provinces Barrier is full of amazement, for he has seen an almost perfect creation.

Defense maxed, repelling the enemy without……Thus, even if the Heavenly Court wanted to pull a move where both sides perish, they couldn't do it!

Within the Nine Provinces Barrier, the human race is naturally invincible!

Even if external enemies charge in, they're merely delivering heads.

With this as reliance, they can attack recklessly without any rear worries.

Even if outside carnage reaches heaven-collapse and earth-shatter, the human civilians and compatriots in the rear remain stable and peaceful.

This is the most important!

No matter how great the storm, there is also a tranquil harbor, a resting place for all beings.

In this era of fiery chaos, what could compare to a secluded utopia that would make the weary souls of the long war era lean their hearts toward it?

This alone forged the foundation of victory for the human race.

Only the present human race could construct such a grand project……The Nine Provinces Barrier, it amalgamates too many wisps of wisdom.

Using mountains and rivers as the formation, with unique design, it incorporated the immortal Great Wall once created by the Dragon Master, filled the nine sons of the Dragon Ancestor to achieve the nine cauldrons, and further aided by the Dao and Law of each supreme divine artifact, suppressing the universe!

Within the barrier, the human race's order is heaven!

When a dragon comes, it must be coiled.

When a tiger comes, it must lie prone.

Even if it is some great teaching Supreme Emperor, Saint Dao Master, facing an ordinary human king blessed by the Nine Provinces Barrier, being scolded by him……As long as this human king has not lost virtue, acted contrary, violated the human race's traditional order, the Saint cannot do anything to him half a point; everything must follow procedure, cannot say directly slapping him to death——that would be challenging the might of the entire Nine Provinces Barrier!

Not convinced?

Then one can only first retreat, note it down in a little notebook, then secretly shoot hidden arrows, making him muddle-headed, losing virtue, abandoned by the human race, abandoned by all beings.

Only then can one grin wickedly and take revenge.

The Nine Provinces Barrier is exactly this strong and……overbearing!

It is protection, protecting all beings, so that even if the strong can look down on the weak, they still need to reason.

This is equality, and also fairness.

Of course.

Although the Nine Provinces Barrier is strong, we still need to observe the basic rules.

If a true Pangu assault comes, we cannot withstand it.

However, for now……it is enough!

The myriad gods perceive the subtleties of the Nine Provinces Barrier, guess its rough mysteries, hearts all sigh, tense and solemn.

The human race has turned the rear into an impregnable fortress; what that means needs no further explanation.

——Pouring all the clan's strength, the ultimate bloodbath arrives!

Dragon Master, Bird Master, Fire Master, Cloud Master……the four pillars of the human race as spearheads, commanding countless allies who have submitted to humanity, gathering at Mount Buzhou, relying on this heavenly pillar, they charged into star space, directly striking the Heavenly Court's main base!

Mount Buzhou.

This is the only place in the Nine Provinces Barrier's mountains and lands that could not be made perfect.

Because it is too special.

Connecting heaven and earth, penetrating the Myriad Heavens, reflecting all realms, it is the most transcendent myth.

Although the Nine Provinces Barrier is strong, facing this generation's Pangu backbone, trying to encompass it……is somewhat unreasonable.

But this also doesn't matter.

After all, this mountain still looks very sturdy; who could break it?

People rarely have such worries.

……

"Charge into star space, overthrow the Heavenly Court, pacify all turmoil of this era!"

The human race's human king roared, they led the troops, combined with the main forces of the Fire Master and Cloud Master who had already been fighting madly here, together they charged into the Heavenly River, entered star space, and stormed the Heavenly Court!

The strong have their battlefield, the weak have theirs.

At the peak of Mount Buzhou, it is the clash of soldiers.

Upon the ages, it is the game of the eternal.

All remaining brilliance of this era has almost gathered here!

The gods of the Heavenly Court.

The Wu Clan's shamans.

The sages of humanity.

They were slaughtering, campaigning, and emitting the most brilliant light of their lives!

All the elites of the Heavenly Court have already contracted, holding fast to star space……They rely on their familiarity with the Heavenly River and the Star Sea, from every corner bringing surprises to the enemy.

The Star River turns, ever-changing; the next moment is not the same as the previous; those not deeply versed in its principles will naturally get lost.

Especially these years, after Chonghua's demise, the Heavenly Court sensed the tide turning, and further relied on its control over the origin of the Zhou Tian Star Sea to alter the orbital laws of countless stars.

Such actions have great impact……After all, the Demon Race's clan-sealing great formation——the Zhou Tian Star Dipper Great Formation——has its foundation in this very starry expanse, aligning with countless stellar orbits!

Now, these things have changed; the formation's power will inevitably be affected.

However……

Right now, even the proper Zhou Tian Star Dipper Great Formation is gone; this problem……is no longer a problem.

——First hold out until the true form of the Heavenly Emperor Jun returns, then we'll talk!

Once this Star Sea changes, it is naturally effective.

Even the She Bi Shi Ancestral Witch among the Twelve Ancestral Witches, originally the Dipper Mother Sovereign, in the previous era was even more revered as Mother of the Stars, mastering the Star Sea.

But now, facing the drastically changed starry sky, one also has to scratch one's head, feeling at a loss where to begin.

At the critical moment, it was the Purple‑Star Monarch who stepped forward.

He raised his own natal star, letting it stand supreme, its radiance pouring down to illuminate the entire star‑sea world, revealing countless traps and hidden ambush troops!

This mighty one is paving the way with his own life!

After all, this approach is not meant to leap onto the battlefield and mock all enemies——

Fire at me!

So……

He died.

Slain personally by the East Emperor.

The Slaughter‑Witch Sword dropped by Chonghua is now gripped in Taiyi's hand.

Just a single sword!

"Boom—rumble—!"

One star‑river collapsed, slain by a single sword of the East Emperor; the Purple‑Star Monarch standing there neither dodged nor fled, firmly raising his Purple‑Star star, and thus also bore the brunt of Taiyi's Absolute Kill strike.

A mighty one has fallen in Dao!

He died too swiftly!

The East Emperor inherited the Dao and law of the Chaos Bell, received Pangu's legacy, then practiced his own path, innovating and pushing forward, yet his progress on the cultivation road is still terribly distant.

Even though the Heavenly Court is now on the verge of collapse.

Yet he did not decline with the Heavenly Court's decline; on the contrary, he is like a divine sword honed to an edge—once drawn, the world turns cold!

He seems to have surpassed himself, yet also appears to be the final brilliant flare before extinction.

The Purple‑Star Monarch experienced Taiyi's divine might and truly realized how arduous it has been for the Flame Emperor and the Yellow Emperor, who have stood at the forefront bearing Taiyi's pressure all these years.

"The bearing of that realm is indeed beautiful……"

At the moment of his death and the fading of his Dao, the Purple‑Star Monarch's lingering thoughts were not particularly sorrowful; there was only satisfaction and release.

"Friends, I will go on ahead……"

"If we win, remember to pull me back afterward……"

In a lingering sigh, the Purple‑Star Monarch's lingering thoughts dissipated.

"We will not forget the Dao‑friend's sacrifice!"

A human king shrouded in divine light wiped the tears from his eyes, resolute beyond measure: "If we win, we will surely pull you back……"

"Among the stars, the Purple‑Star shall be supreme! It shall be honored!"

"One day, when you go through the motions, it shall be yours…… it will surely be yours!"

This is a promise.

But soon, this promise was sunk.

After all, this is a battlefield!

The bloodiest, most cruel battlefield!

There is no room for much hesitation over the grief of a comrade's death.

The human army, following the illuminated path opened by the lofty Purple‑Star, began its conquest and extermination.

Fortunes shift!

Back then, the human race was pressed by the Heavenly Court onto the mountains and rivers of Honghuang and soundly beaten, several times on the brink of extinction.

Now it's all reversed!

And this is merely a low‑level battlefield.

Having attained the Great Luo, a transcendent eternal existence, there naturally exists an even higher arena.

At the end of that time, at the origin of heaven and earth, the ancient god‑great sage is singing a mournful song!

"Boom!"

A bolt of lightning flashed, and heaven and earth were in the process of creation.

"Whoosh!"

A sweeping gust of wind rolled across, and the universe was withering.

……

The Myriad Heavens arose, and then perished.

Amidst creation and destruction, what remains unchanging is the Dao!

The Dao collides.

The Dao faces off.

The boundary between being and non‑being is no longer so distinct here.

This is the ultimate battlefield.

Here, nothing external can remain eternally unchanged…… sometimes even the Dao itself will be overturned, turning into nothingness!

Because Taiyi is waging the conquest!

Humans, the Wu Clan, the Demon Race…… the fiercest fighters of each are now almost all gathered here.

The Heavenly Court has a demon emperor, a heavenly empress, a demon master, and a Yao Marshal.

It is Taiyi, it is Kunpeng, it is Báizé, it is Shangyang, it is Guiche, it is Qinyuan, it is Citie, it is Xihe Changxi……

Three Taiyi Supreme Emperors lead a handful of top‑tier mighty adepts, fewer than ten.

All along, the Heavenly Court has suffered huge losses, its vitality depleted; several Yao Marshals have fallen in battle, several have surrendered, and it is no longer at its peak.

On the human side, the ancient ancestral Wu, the outstanding human emperor, the surrendered Yao Marshal…… together they actually surpass the Heavenly Court in number!

Xuanyuan, Goumang, Zhulong exist; three Supreme Emperors exist.

Also there are Feilian, Bifang, Yingzhao, Doumu, Xuansu, Jinmu, Leize, Taiyuan, Yinglong, Chiyou, etc., great beings.

Moreover, there are also members outside the discussion—

Wenming!

His own strength appears not particularly strong, merely an ordinary great being's level…… yet he holds the Opening Mountain Axe—who would not be frightened upon seeing it?!

If he were really cut down, even the Yao Marshal would have to die!

At this point, the war between humanity and the Heavenly Court seems to have little suspense.

The strong of humanity block the demon race's experts here, while the lower soldiers go to steal the tower…… Once they smash the Heavenly Court's Heavenly Net, destroy the so-called orthodoxy of the Heavenly Dao, and even break the final fate of the demon race……

At that point, the demon race's expert corps must either surrender or die!

Theoretically, it is like this.

But……

Some people, their existence seems to be to transcend common sense, to break common sense.

In dire straits, the East Emperor instead reveals his sharpness, completely going berserk!

The death of the Purple Micro Star Lord is the greatest proof!

He actually, for a moment, broke through the encirclement!

Then, across vast expanses of time, he cut down a sword from the end of ages, slaying this great being!

Ferocious to this extent!

At that moment.

The East Emperor was gazed upon by all divinities, and no longer did anyone dare to look down on him.

Before, everyone openly didn't think much, but in private they often muttered—'A lucky fellow, if I had the Chaos Bell, I could also take off.'

Now, the gods have come to know the East Emperor anew.

Is the Chaos Bell important?

Indeed, it is very important.

However, Taiyi's talent is also stunning!

The existence of the Chaos Bell merely accelerated his growth…… Without the Chaos Bell, he could still reach this step!

Moreover, he is still giving back, letting the Chaos Bell that bought 'East Emperor' stock benefit, the bell's body gradually acquiring a subtle divine rhythm, as if breaking free from constraints, escaping from some path, having infinite future.

"Interesting."

When the Chaos Bell's change occurs, a secret spacetime realm lies within the primordial source of Mount Buzhou that outsiders cannot tread; there, an emperor holds a flower and smiles lightly, appearing pleased.

By the emperor's side is an ancient zither, its body made of paulownia wood; when a gentle breeze passes, the strings sound on their own, playing celestial tones that echo eternally.

"Not bad, making us proud."

"Putting my mind at ease."

The emperor spoke leisurely, rose to his feet, slightly raised his head, and seemed to take in the three realms and six paths, all of ancient times and the myriad heavens, within his gaze.

The fortunes of the struggle between humanity and the Heavenly Court, the operation of the myriad heavens' spacetime…… are all clear to him in his heart, as if this world holds no secrets for him, and will all be known to him.

This is the ultimate achievement of the Heavenly Mechanism Easy Way—omniscience!

Looking over the world, in the most ancient era, nothing can match this 'omniscience' except the ultimate achievement of the Way of Creation—'omnipotence'.

The Easy Way understands everything.

Creation creates everything.

Together, they are omniscience and omnipotence!

It is also the greatest black bank of the ancient era.

Unfortunately, with the changing times, the black bank seems to have dissolved.

But it also seems not to have.

It's hard to calculate clearly.

Like at this moment.

The emperor gazes upon the battlefield at the source of ages, and looks down upon the swelling, clamorous Houtu in the cycle of rebirth; his eyes flicker, quite playful.

No one can know his thoughts.

Even at his side, the demonic ancestor Luo Hou, who has embodied the Slay-Immortal Sword Formation, having witnessed all things personally, still does not understand.

Perhaps, he dares not understand.

Feigning deafness and muteness, striving to lower his own presence, working silently, he refines the boiling slaughter, destruction, and death qi of heaven and earth at this moment into the Slay-Immortal Sword Formation, letting it accumulate the most terrifying power.

One day, this power will erupt…… and it will be unparalleled terror!

An entire era's lament of blood and hardship lies within this sword formation…… who could withstand it?!

Even Luo Hou, the demonic ancestor, himself feels alarmed.

That is a height he has never before reached.

That's also correct.

Back then he seemed mighty, but actually?

He was schemed against from start to finish.

The gods working together even produced the primordial Heavenly Dao!

When the Heavenly Dao came crashing down, the Slay-Immortal Sword Formation back then…… was just ordinary.

How could it be like today?

Enter Mount Buzhou, to draw upon and nurture the primordial source.

The living beings of an era can almost be considered a blood sacrifice for this formation!

And the final formation master will be Humanity itself!

Rahu thought a bit, his scalp tingled, and meanwhile... he gloated over others' misfortune.

He mourned silently for the Dao Ancestor.

He mourned silently, silently, and then secretly laughed out loud.

It's not that he can't stand seeing others do well... it's just his personal experience, which makes it inevitable for him to harbor resentment.

——Everyone is just a tool, everyone is being confined.

——Why do you, Hongjun, sit in the Purple Cloud Palace, high above, praying for all beings?

——I'm locked up in the Hell Prison, while the reputation spreading outside is no better than that of a sewer rat?

——Unfair!

"May my fellow Daoists die, not me..."

Rahu muttered to himself, "Old friend Hongjun, don't blame me... who made you the necessary target for me to atone through meritorious service and demonstrate good conduct to earn release from prison?"

"Besides..."

"Harming others to benefit myself is the supreme righteous path of my Demonic Sect!"

"It's natural and just, reasonable and logical."

"If you knew, you'd also have to understand, right?"

…

The Demonic Ancestor has changed.

He used to believe that work was impossible to work, that in this lifetime he could never work!

Only by wielding a knife to rob and bully the gods could he barely sustain his livelihood!

When he slew the Dragon Ancestor, he was overjoyed—I had the stature of Pangu!

What is Hongjun? What is Fuxi? What is Nüwa? What are the gods?

Sooner or later, I'll cut them down one by one.

What a pity.

Dreams are beautiful.

Reality is bony.

One day, he was arrested and turned over, judged by the gods, punished for multiple crimes, thrown into the Hell Prison, tightly confined for a long time, and he foresaw that the rest of his life would be spent this way, never seeing daylight again...

He finally understood.

He needed to align with the organization, to become a diligent worker.

Work makes me happy!

After reformation, Rahu became a god useful to the Honghuang, a god useful to all beings.

Refining the heavenly tribulation qi, turning waste into treasure, the Slay Immortal Sword Formation received the greatest enhancement,

One day, it will draw its sword for all beings!

The Sovereign quietly watched this scene, slightly satisfied.

He again gazed into the starry sky, his eyes flickering slightly, then suddenly laughed.

"My dear younger sister, if you hold it in any longer you'll burst..."

"In that case, I'll just go along with her wish this once..."

(End of chapter)