Chapter 27: Luo Hou: Pledge Loyalty to Me! Blood‑Soak the Star Court! Choose!

"At this moment shouldn't he be roaming the whole Honghuang Tian Di, gathering the calamity Qi of heaven and earth, preparing to battle Hongjun and the others?"

"How does he still have time to come find me?"

Diti looked beyond the Ziwei Imperial Star, shouted loudly for Luo Hou who was requesting an audience, and a hint of contemplation flashed in his eyes.

Knowing that the other side and Hongjun intend to trap him to death, seize his treasure, and occupy control of Honghuang Tian Di,

he therefore harbors no goodwill toward them.

Moreover, the last time Luo Hou came to him in the lower realm.

Although the two have not torn the façade apart, they are essentially at the stage of being dead to each other.

Now, the other side actually takes the initiative to seek him out.

Could it be that they want his help?

"You wait here; I'll be right back."

Saying that, Diti flashed over to the outside of the Ziwei Imperial Star and activated the Primordial Boundless Ten‑Thousand‑Way Array to guard against Luo Hou's deceit.

"State your business quickly."

"I still have urgent matters to attend to."

They are not even acquaintances.

Diti naturally gave Luo Hou no friendly expression.

His cold, indifferent gaze urged him to speak quickly, and once done, to leave at once!

"Your Majesty the Star Emperor, I come this time hoping to obtain your assistance and that of the Star‑Shining Divine Court."

Regarding Diti's attitude, Luo Hou was not overly concerned and instead lowered his bearing even further.

One who asks for help should be aware of one's own position.

If one speaks lofty throughout the whole process.

Thinking that helping me is your honor.

And with an almost charitable attitude, beg others to help you.

That is pure wishful thinking!

Moreover, even if the other side is forced by pressure of power and reluctantly agrees.

But can you truly guarantee that the other side won't betray at the crucial moment?

Or perhaps, while you let your guard down, they will stab you in the back and send you to the afterlife?

"My decisive battle with Hongjun is imminent; to ensure it is flawless."

"I hope you can extend a helping hand, to hold back the three forces of Yin‑Yang, Qian‑Kun, and the Five Elements, and the remaining problems will be easily solved."

"When Hongjun is defeated and this decisive battle is won, you may claim any treasure you desire."

"Or you may choose not to take any treasure."

"As long as I can manage it, whether it's the Four Swords that Slay Immortals or the God‑Slaying Spear, you are free to take them!"

What a fellow—Luo Hou, in order to kill Hongjun and win the Dao‑Demon Conflict, truly spares no expense!

Not only are all the spoils after the war his alone.

Even the world‑renowned Heavenly Dao Fierce Demon Artifact, the God‑Slaying Spear, and the Four Swords that Slay Immortals can be offered as bargaining chips.

Truly, he lives up to being a demonic‑path overlord.

Hongjun, that old stinky bug who swindles everywhere with just his mouth and empty words.

If it weren't for his grand promises that tilted the Heavenly Dao.

Who the ultimate winner of the Dao‑Demon Conflict is.

It really isn't certain!

Only, regrettably, he does not wish to involve himself in the Dao‑Demon Conflict.

Whether aiding Luo Hou or assisting Hongjun.

The final outcome can only be shouldering an enormous, unpayable debt.

After all, the karma of blowing up the western ley lines, leaving them ruined, lifeless, and unable to return to their peak.

Once tainted even slightly, it would likely fill the Star‑Shining Divine Court's years of accumulation entirely.

It's also unlikely to settle the owed account.

"I understand your purpose."

"But I do not wish to involve myself in your and Hongjun's mess."

"If there's nothing else, leave at once."

Upon hearing this, Luo Hou's respectful, gentle expression suddenly cooled by three degrees.

His tone and bearing also regained a hint of his former authority.

"Cultivator friend, do not rush to refuse."

"The world bustles, all for profit!"

"The world clamors, all for profit!"

"If you feel my offered reward does not meet your wishes, feel free to speak up."

"As long as you can act to help me slay Hongjun, everything you require can be negotiated."

Diti did not expect Luo Hou, a dog‑type, to turn his face so quickly.

Just a single disagreement, and he instantly became this man‑eating demeanor.

Yet earlier he had praised the other.

Now it seems he and Hongjun are of the same ilk.

Both are eager to flatter whenever they are useful.

But once they lose any utilitarian value, they instantly turn hostile and deny others, the hypocritical scoundrels.

"The outer starry sky does not welcome you."

"Please hurry and scurry back to the West immediately!"

Luo Hou, seeing that matters have come to this point, no longer continued the pretense.

He originally intended to use Diti's momentum, win the Dao‑Demon Conflict, and then turn around to deal with the opponent.

Seizing control of the Star‑shining Divine Court and Thus line: Honghuang Tian Di.

Now it seems that, compared with verbal persuasion,

military conquest suits him better!

He immediately brandished the Four Swords of Immortal Execution, wielded the God‑Slaying Spear, his whole body radiating overwhelming demonic might, murderous intent soaring as he pointed at Diti from afar.

"Calling you a fellow Daoist is merely a compliment to you."

"I didn't expect you to be so brazen, daring to tell me to scram; truly you know nothing of the heavens and earth!"

Speaking thus, the later-stage might of the Primordial Golden Immortal was unleashed without reservation, bearing down on Diti.

"Finally, I give you one more chance."

"Swear an oath to the Great Dao, lead the Star‑shining Divine Court, and forever be loyal to me."

"Otherwise, today I will take a little effort to send all of you to meet Pangu!"

"Has the fox's tail finally shown itself?"

Diti gazed at the overwhelmingly powerful Luo Hou, his eyes showing no fear at all, but rather a hint of contempt.

With the aid of the Fragment of the Creation Jade Disc, even the three Wang Shu sisters have already entered the realm of the Primordial Golden Immortal.

How could he still be at the Grand Luo Perfection?

Do you truly think that over all these years he has been indulging in pleasure, making no progress at all!

"You actually think you can slaughter the Star‑shining Divine Court?"

"What a colossal joke."

With a deep, cold shout, Diti no longer held back any ounce, and for the first time unleashed his full might.

Grasping the Hongmeng Measuring Heaven Ruler, standing on the World‑ending Black Lotus, with the Map of Mountains, Rivers, and State suspended above, boundless merit golden light manifested behind him, and merit auspicious clouds encircled his body!

During these several Yuan Gatherings, he not only elevated all six laws to the Great Dao.

With the unparalleled elegance of a twelve‑grade blossom at its peak, he ascended to the realm of the Primordial Golden Immortal!

Even the Mortal Path, aided by Father God's vital blood and the post‑sublimation Force of the Great Dao, stepped into the Primordial Golden Immortal!

And this was only the strength he had attained before a Yuan gathering.

Today, after a Yuan gathering.

With the aid of the Fragment of the Creation Jade Disc.

He has already raised all six Great Dao realms to the early‑stage limit of the Primordial Golden Immortal!

The mortal body, continuously refining Father God's Jade Essence, was the first to breach the mid‑stage realm of the Primordial Golden Immortal!

Even Luo Hou, possessing a cultivation nearly at Primordial Golden Immortal Perfection,

relied on the foundation of body‑method dual cultivation, combined with three supreme treasures, as well as the divine pills and magical artifacts forged during the several Yuan Gatherings.

The opponent would not even dare to behead him.

Even managing to escape the outer starry sky safely would already count as his mercy and softness!

"I didn't expect you, you pathetic waste, to have also broken through to the Primordial Golden Immortal realm."

"It seems that Hongjun and I have both underestimated you."

Luo Hou, gazing at the aura Diti exuded, found that he could faintly match him, and the murderous intent in his eyes surged threefold.

(End of Chapter)