Chapter 833

August Emperor Heavenly Emperor showed a look of surprise, as if he had seen something utterly unbelievable.

In fact, that is indeed the case.

A generation Dragon Ancestor, abandoning the Dragon Dao, no longer possessing the body of the primordial dragon!

He gave everything, converting all his past capital into shares in humanity, then tallied his former achievements, exchanging them for a peak status worthy of a Human Emperor!

This is truly unbelievable.

Dragon Ancestor, Human Emperor…… how could this be transformed so?

However, this is unexpected, yet also reasonable.

Two eras, similar blossoms!

Dragon Ancestor the Great Sage, whether in the Dragon-Phoenix Epoch or the Witch-Demon Era, all within Pangu's game, let the Dragon Race and humanity establish a covenant…… the dragon's totem shines brilliantly through eternity!

At this very moment, relying on this channel, the Dragon Ancestor is undergoing the most profound transformation, transferring power and assets to break free from constraints and backlash, aiming for a final stand.

Of course, this comes at a cost…… but it is not he who will pay it.

Dragon Ancestor summons Zhulong, lighting the eternal lighthouse to illuminate myriad ages…… this intervention, affecting the Human Dao, is a Pangu.

That is a heaven‑killing karma, with an unsurpassable backlash.

Fortunately, as everyone knows, this Pangu of the Human Dao is not very bright, which is why Dragon Ancestor has room to operate.

——He sacrificed Yinglong!

This heaven‑sent 'daughter'? 'sister'?

For Dragon Ancestor, is there a more suitable price to shift onto a sacrificial offering?

Earlier, when Dragon Ancestor shook the Dragon Dao, assimilated the August Emperor, welcomed Zhulong, and suppressed Yinglong, he had already laid a backup.

Yinglong sought death, preferring to die rather than yield, and he fulfilled that wish.

Only, the form changed abruptly.

At the brink of utter defeat, this became Dragon Ancestor's last chip in his attempt to break the deadlock.

——Even if he fights until his last breath, he will never give up!

It is a tragedy for Yinglong, who, after great difficulty, seized the moment when Dragon Ancestor's Dao‑proof failed, escaped the demon's clutches, yet still could not fully get away…… the throbbing from the origin, which once took advantage of Dragon Ancestor, now must be repaid principal and interest.

——Want to reap the benefits without bearing the cost?

No way!

Sacrificial lamb…… you're the one!

Every gift of fate already has its price marked in the dark.

Having swallowed half of Dragon Ancestor's origin, he gained the qualification to inherit and seize the highest leadership of the Dragon Race, yet likewise must face debt collection!

The heaven‑killing karma, the Human Dao's backlash, transferred from Dragon Ancestor, descended upon Yinglong.

The blazing flames ignited Yinglong's body, making her sob and wail, in agony unwilling to live.

However, amid the wails…… this young Dragon Ancestor flashed a hint of cunning in her eyes.

Pain, it is truly pain.

Powerlessness, it is truly powerlessness.

Heaven‑sent misfortune, relying on herself alone, there truly is nothing she can do.

Involving Pangu's great karma, what could her puny arms and legs possibly withstand?

Moreover, she faintly perceives that all this is a scheme—not just Dragon Ancestor's scheme, but also East Splendor's, Heavenly Emperor's, and Human Emperor's!

Long before Dragon Ancestor the Great Sage had his body severed in half by East Splendor Sovereign on his deathbed, a shocking veil had already been woven, to be fulfilled in the future!

——Excellent! After unanimous discussion, the organization has entrusted you with an important mission.

——This job may cause you some grievance and burden you with a heavy cost.

——But rest assured, the organization will one day clear your name……

——You haven't woken up, made no sound…… we'll just take it as your tacit agreement, huh!

In a hazy half‑dream, half‑awake state, that was when she, back then still a Teng Snake, gulped down the Dragon Ancestor's origin, cocooned and transformed, her life essence leaping.

It seems like a murmur amidst the ages, wantonly exploiting this weak, pitiful, helpless little creature.

However……

In the time to come, another supreme power perceived the various shackles binding her.

Her final words before the curtain fell pointed out a way out, even preparing the tools to take over.

As payment, it merely required Yinglong to look after the Demon Race, as far as possible sparing her from future unjust treatment.

This is a true sovereign.

The flash at the end of life shocked Yinglong——it is no less than the virtue of Yandi!

Now, with the shifting of circumstances, fate has indeed followed this trajectory, truly fulfilling the warning of old.

This makes Yinglong sigh.

——Indeed.

——There is no peak powerhouse that is a fuel‑saving lamp.

——Some, even after death, can still bloody certain opponents, leaving them nowhere to cry.

——Magnificent, East Sovereign!

Sighing for the departed heroes, despite differing stances and pursuits, facing life and death…… it does not hinder her admiration.

Beneath the admiration lies the struggle to break free of shackles, brewing a counterattack.

The anguished cries conceal the faint threads of karma, similar maneuvers, the same debt transfer!

"I'll give you a hand."

The soft whisper of Emperor Hong echoed quietly in her ear, it was the Human Emperor adding fuel to the fire, letting her go faster.

The firelight of the Human Dao burns, real yet illusory, affected, controlled, splendid yet the damage reduced, just watching, ferocious.

At the same moment, in the midst of the Honghuang heavens and earth, that Heavenly Emperor Jun, who had been slaughtered until blood sprayed heaven and earth, bones and blood flying, and only with great difficulty had been gathered and pieced together by Xihe and Changxi into a barely complete form, twitched a finger unintentionally; a faint spark of life grew, revived!

Suddenly, he opened his eyes!

……

Yinglong fell, Dragon Ancestor ate his fill.

"The Dragon Clan–Dragon Ancestor's deceitfully obtained Human Dao assets formed debts that Yinglong must bear. As for where those assets went, they were consumed among humanity, benefiting the 'Human Clan–Ancestral Dragon' or whatever… Does it matter?"

No relation!

What does Dragon Ancestor's debt have to do with my Human Emperor Ancestral Dragon!

The operation of running ashore, casting off all karma, entering with a brand‑new identity.

This is Dragon Ancestor the Great Sage's final gamble!

After all, he isn't truly fleeing, discarding the dragon clan like worn‑out shoes.

But the times are harsh; he had no choice but to seek life in death… Afterwards, he still wishes to repay the debt.

But before that……

He wants the enemy to pay the price!

Dragon Ancestor had already given up everything, fallen into despair.

Having fought to this point, staking everything, he ultimately lost to the Heavenly Emperor, and even laughably, it was like lifting a stone only to drop it on his own foot.

His schemes fell short of others', he felt resentful, but in the end he also resigned himself to fate.

His skill was inferior; death was deserved.

Though the Dragon Ancestor is stubborn, he can afford to lose.

However, August Emperor's words were light and casual, that aloof, condescending tone… What kind of breadth and pattern? Treating all equally? Surely he wouldn't shortchange the dragon clan?!

What is this?

The victor's arrogance?

It makes Dragon Ancestor unable to swallow that breath, alive or dead.

He wants to rise!

He throws punches at this damned trend and fate!

And he indeed has such capital, finding the final partner capable of realizing cooperation——

Humanity!

Looking back suddenly, Dragon Ancestor discovers…… In this world, is there any stage more suitable for him to launch a desperate counterstrike than humanity?

None!

Humanity and the Heavenly Emperor have already broken ties!

When the Human Emperor Nine Heads charged into the Dragon‑Phoenix era, only to be suppressed, slain and buried by August Emperor the Heavenly Emperor, karma was sealed, and ultimately a victor must be decided!

As for another interfering factor——Nüwa?!

Di Hong still blocks the path before reincarnation; this in fact suffices to indicate some problem.

The Human King's system reveres Nüwa, but…… that's all it is—mere reverence!

As for who commands humanity?

That is indeed something worth pondering.

"I still have a chance……"

"The chance for a final showdown……"

"The Dao of the Dragon has failed, but I can still support humanity and fight the final battle!"

"As for what comes after……"

"I could not fail to enact the Dragon's heir, letting everyone be like a dragon…… The dragon's spirit, eternal through the ages!"

In adversity, Dragon Ancestor remains calm.

"Spanning the ages, the Three Sovereigns cannot approach, the Five Emperors cannot near…… I proclaim myself sovereign and emperor, supreme above all!"

"Emperor!"

"The emperor who bears heaven's mandate, at that time I was the trend, I was destiny!"

"Pangu…… Pangu!"

With the body of the Human Emperor, he stands through the ages, inheriting the resistance of the Human Emperor Nine Heads, penetrating the path of Shun, reflecting the light of time, Dragon Ancestor's aura surges mighty and vast!

He erased the backlash of his failed Dao, repaired the wounds of the Divine Needle that Stabilizes the Sea—since he is no longer a 'dragon', how could that needle still harm him?

That simply won't do!

With the backlash gone and wounds healed, he instantly returned to his peak form, a powerhouse capable of measuring himself against August Emperor and the Empress Nüwa!

After all, Dragon Ancestor has experienced that glorious level; though he failed, he felt it, comprehended it, one proof eternal proof…… thus he is peerlessly mighty.

But this time, there is no August Emperor disturbed by meddling with household registers, and Nüwa, who has undergone an ultimate transformation to some degree…… they are equally more ferocious.

The Dragon Ancestor knows this clearly, understands——even so, he still has no chance of victory.

Now the plan is only……

He sent a sound transmission into the void.

Still whispering guidance to Yinglong at Di Hong's ear, a sudden transmission from a temporary comrade rang out.

Di Hong's eyes flickered with a subtle light, half‑smile, half‑not.

"Do you want humanity's great authority, a pledged loan?"

"Good!"

"I'll give it to you!"

Dragon Ancestor was overjoyed beyond expectation, yet also somewhat doubtful, "The Human Emperor is so carefree, so trusting…… aren't you worried I'll default on the debt?"

"I dare agree, naturally I have confidence." Di Hong lightly laughed, "But this is not convenient to disclose to you."

"As for what comes next, I just wish fellow Daoist success!"

"If we cooperate, both benefit…… you block August Emperor Nüwa, I suppress Houtu's gods, each taking what we need."

"As for the end, who among us can become Pangu…… depends on our respective methods."

Di Hong smiled, cut off the contact, and simultaneously transferred to another sovereign, "It's time for you to appear!"

"Do you want your younger brother to return someday?"

"If you want…… then handle it yourself!"

A bout of unspeakable silence.

Good!

Finally, it was a low murmur, sorrowful and poignant.

……

Kill!

From shifting the debt, to near-death and revival, to the consummation of the secret deal, it was actually just a brief moment.

The Dragon Ancestor Great Sage, unwilling to accept a fate of decline, struggled to rise in rebellion, transforming from dragon to human, and unleashed a world-shaking slaughter!

However, it can be foreseen.

Before, he, like a snake swallowing an elephant, stole the Heavenly Emperor's authority, interfered with August Emperor's condition, yet still could not prevail.

What's more, now?

Although this time, Nüwa no longer targeted him, instead they subtly achieved a comrade-in-arms relationship, jointly resisting August Emperor's pressure.

But…… useless!

Without special circumstances, the Dragon Ancestor cannot defeat August Emperor, nor can he contend with Nüwa!

If that is the case……

Then let's create a special circumstance!

In the Dragon Ancestor's desperate bloody battle, his gaze held enough ruthlessness.

The miserable howling Yinglong, once again discovered something amiss.

What's going on?!

She shockingly discovered that the surging calamitous power erupted, not limited to the dragon clan's karmic backlash!

And…… humanity!

Young dragon, too naïve.

The Dragon Ancestor Great Sage's icy pupils surfaced deep in her sea of consciousness: "Besides being the Dragon Ancestor, you are also the Master of the Dragon Teacher!"

It's the same, it's secondhand goods I sneaked from you!

When you took my benefits, you were happy, right?

Now, principal and interest…… give them all back to me!

Better to die, what do I have to fear! Yinglong's eyes widened.

Your life, what does it count? The Dragon Ancestor said softly, "Using you to overturn the player behind you is what matters most!"

You, a young dragon, what qualifies you to rise?

Who is giving you a guarantee?

If there's a problem here, your guarantor…… could be held jointly liable!

I remember now.

The Dragon Master, originally was August Emperor's Dragon Master.

Your earliest record was as Nüwa's charioteer…… your most outstanding achievement was being the teacher of Yandi.

If that is the case……

Then I will take you as a spear, transforming into shattering the era's calamitous light; I will take you as an offering, letting humanity descend with the mighty power of exile!

The Dragon Ancestor chuckled low, the surging divine powers evolving, overly complex and also terrifying.

He had once dabbled in the Heavenly Dao of the Grand Unity Dao Ancestor, and also replicated the Legal Dao of the East Hua Emperor; one responds to heaven, the other to humanity…… At this moment, these two paths resonate, and with the offered Yinglong as a sacrifice, they stir the vast, profound subconscious of all beings in the unseen, penetrating the humanity of two eras!

Pursuing the responsible party, using Yinglong as a pawn, enacting eternal exile!

Of course, this is bragging.

How could the Dragon Ancestor possibly eternally exile two supreme masters?

Even for a moment it's a stretch.

But, used here and now, it's enough!

Amid the temporal chaos, humanity's vast power descended; in the twisting epoch, it closed into a ring, and in a daze, it seemed as if the strong ones of this place were all sealed and imprisoned!

Well done, you Dragon Ancestor!

The Heavenly Emperor smiled faintly, "Even if someone else bears your debt, that would be fine, but you still want to overturn us with this?"

Your scheme of framing and entrapment is also quite extraordinary!

This move is too slick!

So what? As long as it works.

The Dragon Ancestor wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth; previously he was outmatched, and still is.

But this time, he does not seek victory; he only needs to buy some time to adapt.

You act so recklessly, do you really think no one can punish you?!

August Emperor suddenly displayed great dignity.

「Who is it, acting recklessly? 」

Suddenly, someone shouted loudly.

「Who again, treating the will of the myriad beings as nonexistent?! 」

「The era's end, since the Heavenly Court of the dragon and phoenix has been buried, don't come out jumping around anymore! 」

This is Di Jun's voice!

At some unknown time, the heavenly emperor of the Demon Race has revived!

He is covered in blood, yet draped in brilliant starlight, with both hands holding up the entire starry world, like the greatest sage!

(End of chapter)