Chapter 799

"The ancestral shamans have not been restored, the demon emperor has lost his position!"

"Wandering among the Myriad Heavens, lingering in the flow of time, having a home they cannot return to, they can only drift about outside, constantly receiving news of a fire at home……The ancient great divine ability persons said, their state of mind is about to burst."

"The peak mighty one's clothes stained with blood, the law eye that illuminates past ages gazes upon time, the Candle Dragon Great Sage chants word by word, variegated blood tears streak across his face——He has exerted all his effort to deduce, in pursuit of the truth of the matter."

"The shamans and demons have all fallen, only the human race endures forever……Establishing a foothold among dragon and phoenix, setting up the cauldron to rule over shamans and demons, dominating an age, the Three Sovereigns are honored……"

"Pfft!"

"Unimaginable calamitous power surged; he violated a taboo, saw what he ought not to have seen, was instantly backlashed, coughed up blood profusely, his body shattered, blood staining the vast sky."

"Venerable Candle Dragon!"

"The mighty one guarding beside cried out in alarm, immediately took action, shared the pressure, assisted in resolving the calamity."

"The Candle Dragon with difficulty reformed his true form, shock lingering in his eyes, 'Human Dao……Human Dao!'"

"This is a scheme!"

"We have all been plotted against!"

"The Three Sovereigns contend for order! The Five Emperors return to their positions! Absolute Earth Heavenly Passage!"

"This great god of the Time Dao trembles, startled, frightened, afraid……The Supreme Emperor Divine Dynasty established, cutting off the fate of an age, slaying the Dragon-Phoenix Era, this directly laid bare many truths, allowing this thoughtful person to perceive……But he would rather not know anything."

"Too insane!"

"Because, this is Pangu playing a game!"

"Especially the Three Sovereigns, discussing high and low, superior and inferior order."

"Like that Dragon-Phoenix Era……the Heavenly Emperor August Emperor Shi is supreme, the Earth Emperor Houtu Shi is second, the Human Emperor Nine-Headed Shi is last."

"As for the Shaman-Demon Era, however the Supreme Emperor, the Nüwa Emperor, and the Xihuang contend; the outcome is not yet settled, it's hard to say who is superior."

"What about further ahead?"

"The Candle Dragon Great Sage penetrates time; at this moment he understands clearly."

That should be called the Human King Era, the era when humanity was honored, with the Five Emperors ruling and the Three Sovereigns supreme!

After all, the Mandate of Heaven of both the Witch and Demon races has been severed, yet each side's main force cannot return, so they can only watch as the Supreme Emperor Divine Dynasty is founded, "representing" them entirely!

In theory, the ancestral witches and great witches who bought shares in the human race's enterprises have already profited.

At the very least, breaking even is not difficult.

But… everything has gone off track, exceeding everyone's expectations, beyond what was planned.

In such a situation, who can feel at ease? Who dares to feel at ease?!

Zhulong's face showed worry, hesitating and unable to decide.

And some giant leaders could not stand idly by, immediately taking action.

Like the chief of the Nine Li lineage who ascended to become Yandi—Chiyou.

"We must do something!"

Chiyou convened a meeting between the Human King and the ancestral witches, directly announcing, "The situation has spiraled out of control… this so-called Supreme Emperor, although he founded a dynasty with the human race, I do not recognize him!"

"Did he pay respects to his ancestors?"

"Has he gained the recognition of all the great human kingdoms?!"

"He monopolizes the world's achievements for himself, presumptuously speaks for us, his conduct is vile; he ought to be attacked!"

The newly ascended Yandi finalized the regulations.

——As a general under Nüwa, he will not allow anyone to seize the fruits of Empress Nüwa's victory!

Chiyou wished to mobilize the strength of the human and witch races here, jointly attack the Supreme Emperor, and drive him from that position!

"Who is the Supreme Emperor?"

Suddenly, an ancestral witch asked.

"Whoever didn't come, is who…… Wenming didn't come, Xuanyuan also didn't come, left and right only these two!" Another being of great supernatural powers replied.

After a brief pause, seemingly having received information, this great being with supernatural powers added, "Latest news: Xuanyuan performed the Fengshan sacrifice on Mount Tai, offered sacrifices to Heaven, Earth, and all beings, ascended the throne as emperor, severed the fate of our witch and demon lines, and gained the favor of the human Dao!"

"He… does not uphold the witch's legal tradition; in the entirely new Supreme Emperor Divine Dynasty, he does not acknowledge the witch's nobility and transcendence."

He delivered a piece of bad news.

"Furthermore…"

"Moreover, he enforces the doctrine of great unity, flattening each mountain stronghold, thoroughly centralizing power… our homes are about to be stolen!"

This is truly like a bolt from the blue.

Many powerful beings had grim expressions.

Xuanyuan's actions are too extreme.

It overturns the ancient sacred Dao lineage, seeking to make all submit to its will.

"We want to go back!"

Chiyou gritted his teeth and proposed.

"But how to go back?" the Ancestral Witch Shebi Shi said gloomily, "We are blocked outside the boundary!"

"Just us alone, naturally it won't work… but what if the primordial divine beings reunite?" Yinglong suddenly said, "The fate of the witch and demon races is indeed shattered, yet you all still retain your former identities—primordial divine beings!"

"Now is the time to return to the origin!"

"Then… we need to eliminate the Demon Race's final resistance!" Chiyou, following Yinglong's line of thought, expanded, "Indeed, the identity of the primordial divine beings once rendered great merit to heaven and earth, gathered into fortune, moved the mighty power of Honghuang, naturally able to break through obstacles, and Jieyin us back."

"However, Donghuang's bones are hard; he refuses to bow his head, dead or alive!"

"Then let's break his bones!"

Zhulong the Great Sage said coldly, killing intent palpable, making all the gods take notice, "I have sensed something… the Chaos Bell is no longer in his hands!"

"He himself is on the brink of death; it is Xihuang who gave him a breath, allowing the remnants of the Heavenly Court to linger."

"If the Chaos Bell were present, we would still need to fear him threefold… after all, the Mountain-Splitting Axe sacrificed itself in an explosion, and Xuanyuan has become independent."

But now?

Candle Dragon rose up, its killing intent decisive to the extreme, "Taking advantage of his illness..."

Take his life!

The Human Kings and Ancestral Wu present all spoke in unison.

When their wills aligned, boundless killing intent enveloped the Myriad Heavens and all worlds; within the lament of ages, the image of a sovereign's downfall was reflected.

Words must be deeds.

Actions must be decisive.

This group of ancient gods and Great Sages possesses tremendous executive power.

The moment their resolve was set, it was a fierce outbreak of slaughter.

The wandering Human and Wu clans' alliance outside the Honghuang realm, together with a group of commanding elites, reassembled their banners, stepped through countless spacetime, and marched toward where the Eastern Emperor dwelled.

The Heavenly Court side responded in disarray, mustering remaining courage to face off……but they were no match.

That was to be expected!

The Monster Clan Heavenly Court was destined to perish!

It was merely that Xihuang appeared out of nowhere, giving it a breath of life.

But the disparity in strength remained huge; Xihuang only prolonged life, unable to resurrect the dead.

When war reignited, the Demon Race still could not withstand the enemy—for their emperor was about to fail!

Taiyi had already reached the end of his life, and moreover lost the Chaos Bell.

The Slay-Wu Sword was again taken by Xihuang to expend its residual heat, luring out this great fish, Houtu.

Though the Eastern Emperor was brave, his cultivation surpassed all post-Wu-Demon eras, his battle power shocking heaven.

But alas… fate turned against him, and indeed the hero fell into twilight.

This weakening was too severe; even if he wished to act against the tide, he lacked the power to turn the heavens.

The Heavenly Court was unable to resist, fled in defeat, and struggled to break out, merely to buy the Eastern Emperor a buffer of time.

However, the Wu Clan gave no such opportunity.

Great Sage Candle Dragon seized the moments of time, pursued relentlessly, showing no mercy once gaining advantage, letting no remnant of the Heavenly Court escape—whether they fled anywhere or hid in any corner of the Myriad Heavens through eternity, they could not escape the hunt!

Your great momentum is gone!

The fate of the Demon Race is ended! The great fortune of the Human Race reigns supreme!

Accept fate! Surrender!

Ancestral Wu Jumang sent a faint sigh through sound, stirring the hearts of the Heavenly Court side, causing divinities to continually defect from the Demon Race's ranks.

One must admit, although the Taihuang Divine Dynasty also stabbed the Wu Clan, even piercing their kidneys.

But no matter what, it is founded upon the Human Race!

One could say that this era's Wu-Demon rivalry has actually ended, with the Wu Clan victorious!

Although they will soon face internal Wu-Human disputes over uneven spoils……no matter what, the Demon Race has no chance left.

Even if the Slay-Wu Sword achieved merit!

But even so, the Demon Race cannot rise… merely the demon's spirit, possessing humans to be reborn, causing the Wu path to die out.

But, does it matter?

No, it doesn't matter.

From the moment the Mountain-Splitting Axe detonated, the Heaven-Opening Axe mark was triggered, exiling all gods, the Human Race became the victor.

But the hero became a new evil dragon.

The fate of the Demon Race has already ended; this is already a broken ship about to sink.

When someone urges surrender, there naturally will be those who surrender.

One demon god after another defected from the Demon Race to join the Wu Clan's camp, letting the snowball roll, further unbalancing the strength comparison.

In the end, they truly drove the Monster Clan Heavenly Court into desperation!

Ambush on all sides, Absolute Kill!

But by this point, it also moved some Human Kings and Ancestral Wu to lament.

Because on the eve of the Heavenly Court remnants' collapse, there were still those who followed the Eastern Emperor, never parting.

—That is, knowing full well that defeat was certain, yet standing firm!

Rare and precious.

Have you not seen, even as mighty as the Demon Master Kun-peng, they have already slipped away?

He still has a conscience, deserving of the wages given by the Heavenly Court, and did not flee to join the Wu Clan… otherwise, if the Demon Master led the surrender, the consequences would be severe.

Kun-peng merely vanished, adopting a reclusive posture, fading from mortal sight.

Within the Heavenly Court, only the Eastern Emperor, this sole Grandmaster of Great Simplicity, remained to support it……until he could no longer do so.

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Majesty!

Demon gods shed tears, mighty beings feel sorrow.

Scarcely more than a hundred Grand Luo guarded the feeble Taiyi, as if protecting a fragile treasure.

The Eastern Emperor awoke from slumber, silent and soundless.

Perhaps next time, after enduring multiple mighty beings' joint siege and heavy wounds in breaking out, he will never awaken again.

The Ancestral Wu do not observe martial virtue.

If they can gang up, they will never duel singly.

Several Great Simplicity giant heads, leading a group of top-tier experts, besieged the blood-depleted Taiyi who had also lost his supreme treasure.

His subordinates all rose up and attacked, exterminating the peak strength of the Demon Race.

That numerical gap is too huge!

The human and Wu Clan forces together number in the thousands of Great Luo!

Besieging and slaughtering over a hundred remnant Demon gods of the Heavenly Court.

The Eastern Emperor not only had to fend off his opponents, but also protect the Heavenly Court's spark, breaking out with difficulty.

Repeated exterminations quickly exhausted Taiyi's essence, energy, and spirit, bringing him to the brink of death.

Taiyi had a premonition.

Perhaps, he cannot withstand the next one.

However, he let go of it, calmly accepting such an ending.

「Taiyi Majesty…… really can't, we…… might as well surrender! 」

A Demon god, tears in eyes, advised: 「That way, perhaps you could still preserve a useful self, for the future! 」

「Only a Taiyi who dies in battle, no Eastern Emperor who surrenders. 」 Taiyi spoke softly, echoing in the ears of his subordinate commanders; his voice was not loud, even weak, but the will within was extremely firm.

「I will not surrender. 」

「As the Demon Emperor, I will bear responsibility to the end. 」

Taiyi rose, but staggered a little, 「Preserve a useful self? 」

「If a people, a faction, from top to bottom, only think of preserving a useful self…… then at the critical moment, who would come to sacrifice? 」

「Without enough resolve to sacrifice, one cannot sustain a faction's vigor, nor its rebirth from fire…… that is the true future. 」

Taiyi, supported by the Demon Race Great Sage, gazed vacantly into the distance, where the Wu Clan's great army was pursuing and killing.

「I will die…… my death will accomplish the Demon Race, leaving them a courage and a belief to fight to the death in the deepest part of their hearts. 」

「If one day the Demon Race is heavily oppressed and cannot bear the burden…… this courage will reappear, supporting a tremendous upheaval of heaven and earth. 」

「Then…… even if this era's Demon Race loses, it will not be a total loss, leaving hope for a future counterattack. 」

At the moment of life and death, the Eastern Emperor had immense fearless courage and resolve.

He had long since looked past his own life and death; his thoughts truly bore the burden of a ruler.

「Then you………」 Taiyi looked back at the demon gods and generals who still firmly followed him as the Heavenly Court faced imminent collapse, and sighed softly, 「but you need to preserve yourselves. 」

「I have left the seed of hope; you go protect the space for it to survive…… this is perfect. 」

「So, you can surrender. 」

「Majesty! 」 a sorrowful voice shook the ages, the Demon god wept.

「No need for that. 」 the Eastern Emperor's gaze calm, 「I can still have one final battle, to repel them…… after that, I too should have my oil exhausted, wick burned out, to sleep for eternity. 」

「At that time, you bring my mortal remains to surrender to them…… they should accept you. 」

「Perhaps consider sincerity? Or the matter of gaining trust…… you could also go through the motions, adding some blade and axe to me. 」 Taiyi smiled, 「You decide for yourselves. 」

「How could I, a subject, do such! 」 the great Demon god cried sorrowfully, 「I am willing to discard my ruined body, to follow Your Majesty in a bloody battle to the death! 」

「Don't…… not worth it. 」 the Eastern Emperor waved his hand, pressing him down, 「Meaningless sacrifice, the blood already shed is enough. 」

「If you have the heart, just preserve a useful self, and do a few small things for the Demon Race's survival. 」

「Let it be that after myriad ages, people can still remember: there once was a clan that embraced all sentient beings, all spirits are demons! 」

Taiyi said, as splendid streams of light gradually blossomed on his body.

He grew ever taller and heroic, like the most radiant sage, bearing the age, carrying the rise and fall of a people.

The Eastern Emperor, he ignited everything.

In the brilliant light, is the Demon Emperor's final song.

Taiyi used the last strength of his life to compose the myth of the demons.

The void surged, the ages roared…… the Eastern Emperor's transcendent belief resonated with the human way, resonated with all sentient beings.

He used the end and conclusion of his own life to leave for mankind a treasure hidden deep in the heart.

This even includes the human race!

He could have lived.

According to the most rational analysis of gains and losses, deciding how to act…… the Eastern Emperor could have survived.

But he refused.

(End of chapter)