Chapter 33: The Iron Rooster Hongjun! Luo Hou

Once these words were spoken, even Universe could not help but be slightly stunned.

Such generous conditions.

They were indeed more tempting than what Hongjun had offered.

And although Luo Hou was revered as the Demon Ancestor,

the personality he revealed to the outside world had always been one of keeping his word, overbearing and tyrannical.

Basically, as long as he promised something, he would not go back on it, nor would he shrink away in cowardice.

Compared to him, Hongjun—who was skilled in flowery speech and empty promises,

only knew how to play schemes and tricks, and most of the time, was an "iron rooster" who didn't want to cough up even the slightest benefit—

was indeed more credible...

"Damn it, poaching my people right in front of my face."

"He really is a piece of work!"

Hongjun was not blind.

Seeing that the intensity of Universe's resistance had decreased,

he understood that the other party had clearly been moved by the generous conditions offered by Luo Hou.

Fury surged in his heart, and he wished he could crack open Universe's skull to see if there was actually a brain inside!

Setting aside whether the other party would actually fulfill the promise,

even if one took ten thousand steps back,

Luo Hou had given a generous reward,

but you had already sworn an oath of loyalty to serve as a slave and servant for all eternity.

If he wanted to take back everything he had given you and then extort you for another round,

could you really resist and refuse to hand it over?

Or would you just commit suicide?

"To not even see through such a low-level verbal trap."

"I really don't know how you've survived until now!"

Regarding Universe's wavering, it was not just Hongjun who was burning with rage; even Five Elements and Yin-Yang felt incomparably depressed.

It was just that they hadn't thought about the deeper implications.

They only felt that they seemed to have agreed too early.

If they had been thick-skinned enough to compare prices before the battle started and asked Luo Hou what he was offering,

perhaps the benefits they ultimately obtained would have been far greater than what they had demanded from Hongjun.

Thinking of this, the two of them slightly reduced the intensity of their attacks and subconsciously glanced at their financier, hoping the other party would raise the price.

If they could even get them to compete with Luo Hou,

that would naturally make them even more excited.

When the snipe and the clam fight, the fisherman gains!

That is the logic behind it.

However, how could Hongjun let them have their way?

He immediately shouted toward the Immortal-Slaying Sword Gate.

"Universe, you brainless idiot!"

"You don't even know you've fallen into a trap!"

"If you swear an oath to the Great Dao to serve Luo Hou for eternity,"

"then everything you obtain from this day forward,"

"if the other party asks you to offer it up,"

"will you hand it over or not?"

Although he knew that most of these rewards would not need to be fulfilled after the Dao-Demon struggle ended,

he did not want to argue with Luo Hou.

Since exposing the lie directly could settle everything, why waste the effort and breath?

Why let others' greed surge and damage his own interests?

It must be said, this move of pulling the firewood from under the cauldron

was played beautifully by Hongjun.

As the loud shout fell, Universe's slightly contemplative eyes instantly became much clearer.

Yinyang and Wuxing, seeing Hongjun directly flip the table, stopped expecting anything.

"Sure enough, we thought too much."

"Getting this iron rooster Hongjun to pluck his feathers, even if Pangu were resurrected, it probably wouldn't be possible."

"Fine, that he agreed to give us each twenty percent of the merit and let us loot the spoils of war is already him going all out."

"Wanting him to cough up any more is probably impossible."

"..."

As the two communicated silently, they both increased the intensity of their attacks.

Yin and Yang continuously manipulated the Yin and Yang Great Mill and the Supreme Ultimate Diagram to fiercely attack the Juexian Sword Gate.

Wuxing manipulated the Central Yellow Apricot Flag, the Eastern Green Lotus Flag, the Southern Flame Flag, and the Western Cloud Flag from among the Innate Five-Direction Flags.

Using the Great Dao of Five Elements, he frantically ground away at the Luxian Sword Gate!

"As expected of reincarnated Demon Gods born not long after the world was opened."

"Truly, everyone is dripping with wealth!"

Within the void partition, Diti looked at the magic treasures in the hands of Wuxing and Yinyang, and a flash of realization crossed his eyes.

He had originally found it a bit strange.

Even if Hongjun's fortune was strong and he had plenty of free time,

according to the rule that magic treasures have spirits and opportunities are destined by heaven,

it was impossible for him to balance his cultivation

while accumulating a massive amount of innate spiritual treasures sufficient to distribute to three thousand guests, plus over a hundred high-grade and top-grade innate spiritual treasures.

Now it seemed that the magic treasures he had harvested

probably came in large part from the selfless contributions of these "close friends."

If not for their legacies,

at least seventy percent of the magic treasures in the Honghuang world that could be named would not have fallen into Hongjun's hands!

"As the place where the Father God was gestated, formed from the lotus leaves of the Chaos Green Lotus, I must find a time to recover the legacy."

"According to later classifications, the Innate Five-Direction Flags eventually belong to Yuanshi, Jieyin, Taishang, the Queen Mother of the West, and Minghe."

"I have no time for now; when the items fall into the hands of those five, or when Hongjun is preaching, I can easily get them by extorting him."

With thoughts flickering in his eyes, Diti slowly withdrew his gaze.

He looked at Universe, who had reacted,

but had little ability to resist.

Universe himself was just a support character compared to the crowd of reincarnated Demon Gods.

Although the Universe Cauldron and Universe Map were good magic treasures, they were more inclined toward refining treasures and stabilizing the world.

His actual combat power was simply incomparable to the God-Slaying Spear and the fully unsheathed Immortal-Slaying Sword.

After only a few days of fighting, Universe was already covered in sword marks and holes.

But this was not the most dangerous part.

Being pierced by the God-Slaying Spear and broken by the Immortal-Slaying Sword would not only leave injuries that could not be recovered in a short time,

but would also constantly erode his sanity with the boundless ferocity and extreme killing intent carried by the two!

After several days, Universe's eyes had long been occupied by scarlet red, and his entire way of attacking had gradually developed into attacking without defending.

"No, absolutely cannot go on like this."

"If I continue to fight Luo Hou,"

"even if Hongjun achieves the final victory,"

"I will lose my sanity and become a puppet beast that only knows how to kill!"

"At that time, no matter what benefits there might be, you will not be able to make use of even half of them..."

As his thoughts fluctuated, Universe looked at Luo Hou, who was attacking again, a flash of ruthlessness in his eyes, and he deliberately exposed a flaw, colliding head-on with the God-Slaying Spear's light.

At the cost of half his body collapsing, he feigned inability to fight further and retreated outside the Immortal-Slaying Sword Formation.

"Hong, Fellow Daoist Hongjun, I, I have the heart to kill the enemy, but I am powerless to turn the tide."

"The task of solving the great demon Luo Hou is left to you all."

"This Daoist has tried his best!"

With a miserable expression and a tone of reluctance, Universe shouted several times before falling to the peak of Mount Xumi.

However, he would not sit and wait for death.

With his current state of a half-crippled physical body, chaotic soul, and nearly exhausted magic power,

as long as a few Da Luo Perfection experts were willing to trade their lives, they could keep him here forever!

If he continued to stay here, what if he was seen by a loose cultivator who came to loot Mount Xumi?

Driven by greed, they might gather experts from ten thousand tribes to surround and kill him.

That would truly be escaping the dragon's pool only to enter the tiger's den!

Immediately, leaving behind an external incarnation capable of deceiving outsiders, he quietly escaped into the void.

He prepared to find a place to go into seclusion and recover for a period of time.

When all the fighting ended, he would reappear to demand his reward.

Then he would head to the outside of the Chaos Heaven to travel with Yangmei and Time.

From then on, unless necessary, he would never step into the Honghuang world again!

However, his thoughts were beautiful, but reality was incomparably cruel.

The moment he escaped into the void,

Diti decisively took action, manipulating the Chaos Bead to take him into the Chaos World!

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 34 =====