Chapter 867: Who Props Up Heaven, Who Sacrifices, Who Borrows a Knife…

"Five Direction Heavenly Emperors!"

In Chaos, Nüwa was roaring.

The battlefield here is linked to Honghuang, so any changes there likewise affect this place.

Isn't it clear? The Blue Emperor was controlled, directly bringing misery to the August Emperor.

Now, an even more critical node has been locked onto—that is… the Human Dao!

This is a most crucial chip; whoever gets it can use it to gain the upper hand.

The Black Emperor's move against it, innovating the era, causing the era to repeat and thus becoming a calamity, is a test for Nüwa.

Under normal circumstances, this could be settled with a flip of the hand.

But now, locked in a fierce battle with the August Emperor, the outcome hangs by a thread—this is deadly!

Of course… this could actually be not a problem.

—If Nüwa's goal were simply to win.

—Winning without regard to cost or consequence.

—Winning while disregarding the era and all living beings.

The ancients have long left a precedent… What, fleeing ashore!

What, transferring assets!

Taking advantage of the crisis, as the supreme leader, personally moving to plunder the world, sweeping away all the foundational wealth in one go, leaving a mess for the next era, and slipping away cleanly… This method, though immoral, is not impossible.

If Nüwa were to adopt this method, at the very least for a short time she would still possess supreme power, treating the Human Dao as weapons, Honghuang merely a tool in her hand, she could still wage war against the August Emperor and even defeat him.

Only afterward would she be listed by the Human Dao, merely noted in a little ledger.

But for an ordinary Pangu, what would this be, a major hindrance?

Having reached such an achievement, one is already considered transcended.

Unbound and unencumbered, without thought or desire.

Sometimes worries are merely disputes over face… but for Nüwa now, her greatest past dream, if she hardens her heart, is within easy reach.

She is not a god greedy for power and status.

But…

She ultimately softened her heart.

The other Wa Emperor, sensing the world's lament, ultimately took upon herself to bear the blue heavens, standing firm between heaven and earth.

Thus, it caused a chain of incidents… The White Emperor acted, the Chaos Bell shifted the axis of time, the Blue Emperor escaped, attained a state of great freedom, and resolved the predicament of the August Emperor on the far shore of Chaos.

Nüwa sought benevolence and attained benevolence.

Buzhou broke.

But… it seems it hasn't broken after all.

A new Buzhou has been erected.

On the thread of time, Nüwa's silhouette seems to coincide with that of Pangu after he opened heaven and earth and transformed into myriad things… at the very least, their spines align.

Perhaps…

The one who left behind a spine to prop up heaven and earth back then… is her!

"You can't do that."

The August Heavenly Emperor, transformed into a Chaos demon god to endure the axe, wiped the blood from his lips, "Soft-hearted, kind-hearted—that is your greatest weakness."

"Normally it's fine, but at critical moments, you still want to save the myriad peoples… that will directly lead to your defeat."

"Just like now."

The August Emperor has already taken six blows; his soul was about to be split out, but now he has gained a chance to breathe, "If it were changed to Cang, or Jun, or even Yun… you wouldn't have such worries."

"They wouldn't even blink an eye, just focusing on wielding the weapon 'Honghuang' to thrash me, this drowned dog."

"As for afterward? Just default on the debt—the debtor is the big boss!"

The August Emperor chuckled, "What is this? This is an opportunity given to you, yet you're useless… little Wa!"

He caught his breath, his spirit seeming to return to its peak, "Honghuang is merely your weapon, yet you end up shackling yourself by maintaining it…"

"It seems this trial… you have lost!"

The August Heavenly Emperor's eyes shone brightly as he delivered his closing words.

Nüwa glared at him, yet could not speak.

"You can't do that." Fuxi said faintly, "Of course, you can still regret now… not saying to fully return to before, at the very least you could deal me a heavy blow before Honghuang's foundation runs dry."

"But, you must be quick."

He smiled, like a devil tempting, becoming Nüwa's heart tribulation, "When the era is completely renewed, if you again cannot seize the initiative, carry out your will to the end, and instead let the Five Direction Heavenly Emperors grasp the mandate of heaven… your present indecisiveness truly is a free gift…"

Hearing these words, Nüwa stared at him fixedly.

But in the end… on the far shore of time, the Wa who upheld heaven and earth ultimately did not let go.

If she changed, she would no longer be herself!

Nüwa's nature is gentle, but sometimes she can be terrifyingly obstinate.

To a certain extent, in terms of being hard-headed, she is not inferior to the Blue Dragon Great Sage at all!

Unfortunately.

These days, being hard-headed alone cannot smash a hole in the sky.

Oh… wrong, actually one can indeed smash a hole in the sky.

The previous one so hard-headed was already used to ram Buzhou Mountain; indeed he collapsed a patch of sky, ushering in a whole new era.

"As a bystander, to be frank… that's excessive!"

In the hidden recesses of time, a soft sigh echoes; the neutral party lingers.

Good people… should be the ones with a gun pointed at them?

This won't do!

So… at the end of the Witch-Demon Era, only Nüwa is qualified to oversee the Human Dao and attack the August Emperor.

Those who can slip away… Jun, Cang, Jun… this era's Dao fruit has nothing to do with them!

This is the choice of the myriad beings!

Therefore…

He plucked at the strings of fate, turned up a dark token, deliberately triggering a clumsy trap set earlier by some goddess, letting unseen karmic shackles silently wrap around him.

Heaven and earth's conscience…

The secretive one murmured, "When people reach ten thousand, IQ halves…… the IQ of the Human Dao has always been worrying…… so this is definitely not me letting things slide…… well, that's how it is!"

It is Lady Nüwa's cleverness, anticipating the enemy's moves, divine stratagems, wisdom supreme under heaven…… Exactly! That's right! That's how it is!

But… can this fool His Majesty the August Emperor?

Personally… I feel it's a bit uncertain.

Alright… I'll arrange things again, afterwards turn traitor, plot twist, swapping the crown prince like the civet cat…

Only need to sacrifice one Yandi……

Little Nine Nine Nine……

It's decided, it's you!

Once again, it's time for you to go sacrifice yourself!

Your sacrifice will not be forgotten by the will of all Fengxi, nor by the myriad beings of the Human Dao.

Muttering to himself, in the end even this secretive one felt embarrassed and emotional.

When in doubt, sacrifice Yandi.

Feng·999·Xi has all along truly sacrificed his life and shed blood!

He died when he was the Great Emperor of Fengdu, died when he was Yandi…… now that he has finally been revived with difficulty, he still has to die again!

Comrade Yandi Fengxi, he has risen above lowly tastes, is a noble person.

He neither likes nor cares about power, and is the embodiment of the fine virtue of those beings in the Human Dao who are willing to sacrifice and contribute for the collective.

One does not seek position, but always takes it upon himself to benefit the age and benefit the myriad beings; if there is a unanimous expectation, only by becoming a generation's Human Emperor can one truly protect Honghuang and all spirits…… then one must grit one's teeth and personally step up, completely setting aside personal selfishness, becoming the standard of the age, forging the radiant Holy Way.

Feeling moved, he grabbed Yinglong's little head, gave earnest instructions, personally taught the details, letting this little follower who had accompanied him all along, as well as…… the little camera, go do what needed to be done.

Only today do I know I am myself.

Yinglong the Great Sage suddenly enlightened, a flash of wisdom light burst from his mind, he activated the strongest skill under Honghuang Pangu, comparable to the supreme divine abilities "Daoist, Please Stay" and "You Know Too Much".

Milady! I hereby report under my real name……

Turning around, she solemnly dialed the hotline, then transferred to the secret number of Her Majesty Nüwa, beginning a splendid leap in the dragon's life.

The one who arranged Yinglong and plotted all this sighed.

There's no such thing as a pure companion pet!

Lady Nüwa, after all, also came from mixing in the Dragon-Phoenix Era.

What treatment did the Grand Primordial Dao Ancestor receive back then?

Covered in innate spiritual treasures…… enviable? No one would envy……

Every single one of them are eyes!

The Twelve Ancestral Witches, with bodies of dragons and snakes…… on them is a unique personal image, combined into the Dao becoming the Slay-Monster Special Forces, at a glance you know it's quite improper…… but they have money! They have resources! However they do it, it's called art, not insanity.

Back then we little witches, what were we joining in the fun for? This one coiled with a Teng snake, that one stepped on a black dragon……

They are all things created by the Lady herself……

With this effort, it'd be better to give us some personal magical treasures; that would be true shared growth and shared advancement.

Sigh…… I don't want to expose her muddling through……

By now, we should also cooperate with her in this wave……

After all……

We should also invite the true Red Emperor of the Five Directions Heavenly Emperors to take his place!

At the same time, also sever the last thread of karma……

Let Her Majesty Nüwa personally slay Yandi——that steadfast will of mine that truly upholds and follows her original intention!

By the way, give His Majesty the August Emperor an explanation……

Even Yandi is dead, showing that Her Majesty Nüwa is no ordinary figure!

In the vast ages, the will of the Human Dao coalesces and grows strong.

At the final moment, the piece falls, and everything will be settled!

Expressed outwardly, it is that in the Chaos battlefield, the Honghuang weapons under Nüwa's grasp suddenly restabilized, no longer self-disrupting their formation, while also taxing Nüwa's mental energy.

The August Emperor watched, his face suddenly changed.

Moreover, in the Honghuang cosmos, Yandi leaps forward, he wishes to bear the calamity of Nüwa who supports heaven and earth, in a posture of rushing into boiling water and treading fire!

He demands the authority of creation, to combine with the reincarnation he already possesses, the thorough burning and sacrifice, randomly taking away two fortunate ones.

Holy fire as fire.

Collective fundraising as clouds.

Take me as the sacrifice.

Bless the myriad beings.

Amidst light laughter, this Human Emperor's corporeal existence—including his primordial spirit and soul—shatters, collapses, dissolves into infinite points of light, guarding a brilliant innate immortal spiritual light, illuminating the souls of all sentient beings of the Human Dao!

The entire Honghuang cosmos trembles at this moment, a greatest power surges forth, descending with that innate immortal spiritual light as its guide!

Forbidden……Fire Cloud Cave!

Yandi's final cry, a boundless chaos swirling, supreme divine power infinite and endless, representing an ultimate extremity, as if the true Pangu had made a move!

Hum!

Endless spacetime was shattered, one law after another obliterated, then recreated anew, dragging in Huangdi and Qingdi as creation and reincarnation flashed, becoming a temporary seal.

Within the seal, Qingdi shouted to kill, Huangdi roared in anger, and light—its sound alone could shatter the Myriad Heavens universe in a great explosion……inside it was brutal and mad.

Nüwa witnessed all of this, her hands clenched into fists, as if hating her own impotence and helplessness, she could only let her trusted lieutenant sacrifice himself to create an opportunity for her.

But in the end, she said nothing, merely a heavy action.

Sweep clean the six directions!

Eradicate all enemies!

Is a new era coming?

Afraid of causing trouble?

Simple!

Directly slaughter the vested interests of the previous era, all voices not aligned with her camp!

Then the next era will still be the age under her command!

Wind, pull tight, ho!

Seeing the situation was wrong, the White Emperor and Black Emperor immediately turned tail and fled!

Can't afford to provoke.

At this moment, even Nüwa cannot be provoked.

They followed their hearts' choice, each running faster than the last, so fast that Nüwa couldn't catch up for a while.

Hah!

Nüwa snorted coldly, changing her target.

——She went to kill those previously jumping, joyful subordinates of the Five Emperors!

Die!

She was like a pot of pent‑up fire, schemed against and deceived in every way……at this moment it erupted completely!

Her wrath swept across the age, burning through era after era.

One ancient deity after another collapsed in pools of blood……this time, it was the turn of the ancient gods and great shamans who followed Nüwa to laugh.

Even though they had previously gained the upper hand against the Five Direction Heavenly Emperors, losing too many comrades in battle.

Fighting to this point, they are merely a remnant force.

But, seeing their former arrogant rivals being cleared out one by one, they finally vented their spite.

One Great Luo after another, blood‑soaked in Honghuang.

This is even more terrifying than the Severed Earth Heavenly Thread!

After all, the Severed Earth Heavenly Thread still required gradually establishing rules to bind the various ancient gods……this would be a prolonged game.

And now?

Nüwa went on a killing frenzy!

She killed madly!

If the gods are all slain by you, is there still a need for restraint?

Fleeing means death, standing firm also means death……like a Golden Turtle ancient god, a mighty power who had achieved extraordinary feats in the flesh, yet was still seized by the fiery Nüwa wielding the Heavenly Crystal Divine Sword, his primordial spirit shattered outright, slain on the spot!

A flash of the sword revealed the true form of the Golden Turtle, which was then stripped of bone and flesh with a flowing blade technique, showcasing Nüwa's culinary mastery.

Meanwhile, its four legs were preserved, to serve as the cornerstone supporting the heavens of the new era.

This is merely a microcosm.

Faced with such Nüwa, even Heavenly Dao Saints dare not breathe, clinging tightly to their gates, almost muttering——'You can't see me,' 'You can't see me.'

Blood rain shrouded the age's end, yet brought boundless blessings to the new era, letting the ancient gods return to heaven and earth, their essence cleansing all beings.

The Great Sage Yinglong, treading mountains and rivers, his eyes shifting myriad ways.

After a long, long while, she let out a soft sigh.

'Killing with a borrowed knife……they're all dead, just give some condolence money afterward, no need for grand ennoblement——who let you not endure to the end?'

'When they return again, order will already be set……what more can they stir up?'

'Even if we must retake our original authority……we'd still have to hold a meeting, discuss, and stage a Gods‑Sealing Calamity.'

'Who is making the wedding dress?'

'Some human emperors, striking……really are ruthless……'

The Great Sage Yinglong sighed, then silently vanished.

Nüwa also paid no heed to her.

Because, she had reached the most important moment of her life.

……

'So that's how it is.'

'The Five Direction Heavenly Emperors, the final missing authority—are they trying to steal it from me?'

In the dim spacetime juncture, Nüwa was exhausted in body and mind, unable to express how complicated and sorrowful her feelings were.

'Creation and reincarnation……'

'Sigh……I should have thought of this earlier……'

'But, it's not too late now……'

'Let me end all of this!'

The light of the Dao fruit blossomed, the sealed, solid treasury — at this moment the great doors opened for her — because she had obtained the key!

In the eternal radiance, she seized a manifestation of Pangu's achievement, stealing heaven and replacing the sun!

"I feel... suppressing the August Emperor..."

"Three axe blows are enough!"

(End of chapter)