Chapter 104

"Sorry for the poor hospitality, please be understanding……"

"After a brief acquaintance, the happy Zhao Si originally wanted to ask his good friend out for a meal as usual, but unfortunately the game wasn't in an update period, so this rented place was locked down and he simply couldn't leave."

"He had no choice but to rummage around the house, pulling out two buckets of instant noodles he'd bought last time, and prepared one bucket for himself and one for Jin Bing."

"And so the grand Heavenly Emperor just stood there, holding a bowl of braised beef-flavored instant noodles……"

"\"This…… is actually quite unique. \""

"Jin Bing quickly grasped the instant noodles' exact principle; although he had never seen such a thing in the primordial wilderness, he still politely praised it."

"While waiting for the noodles, Zhao Si, who had always been interested in the primordial wilderness, struck up a conversation with him."

"\"……I know roughly what's going on over there……\""

"……"

"\"Everyone, shoulder to shoulder! \""

"In an instant, all the demons were stirred up, and they couldn't help but join in shouting:"

"The little demon held up the false emperor's corpse and shouted:"

"\"Something's off! Really off! \""

"Jin Bing: ……"

"The false emperor of the human court, Jin Bing!"

"\"What should we do? Should we charge? \""

"The Golden Heaven Emperor, dozing at his desk, slowly opened his eyes; upon seeing the familiar sight of the Hall of Ascending to the Heavens, he inexplicably let out a sigh of relief."

"Fragments of the primordial wilderness."

"Another ox demon muttered:"

"Ah?"

"Zhao Si was dazed; although it felt counterintuitive, upon careful thought it seemed indeed to be the case……"

"\"And as for the fragments of the primordial wilderness……\""

"The false emperor also laughed as he unfurled the bright Golden Crow Fire, gripping the familiar Slaying Immortal Sword, and charged straight at the little demon."

"In an instant!"

"\"Although Hongjun didn't directly strike you down with lightning, his interference in your attempt to seize the Primordial Purple Qi itself is preventing you from gaining the ability to reach the Purple Azure Palace……\""

"Zhao Si thought:"

"\"But now I bear the myriad spirits of the primordial wilderness of the Four Wilds, Four Seas, and Central Province on my shoulders; I must lead them upward while also controlling humanity's ideological shifts…… At least for now I can't be idle. \""

"\"However, these texts are too brief, far from comprehensive. \""

"\"Game? \""

"\"The Slaying Immortal Sword, Golden Crow Fire, and Stabilizing Sea Pearl are strong, but there's nowhere to use them. \""

"A demon asked softly."

"The lion demon proudly said:"

"\"That sword has no magical power; it merely chopped my brother's flesh into two halves…… Fortunately he cultivates the body, so after piecing the two halves together and letting them settle for a few days, he can run and jump again! \""

"After watching, Jin Bing also seemed to review his three lifetimes of reincarnation, and he felt a great deal of emotion:"

"\"Just a few lines of text, and they sum up my deeds over dozens of eons……\""

"The false emperor of the human court who went against heaven and slaughtered all beings was finally buried thoroughly after lingering on his last breath."

"The history of the primordial wilderness has already turned a new page!"

"……"

"A lion demon as tall as a mountain, cursing while searching everywhere for the trace of the false emperor of the human court, Jin Bing."

"Three ages of the primordial wilderness, the Thirty-Three Heavens."

"\"Who says it isn't! \""

"Jin Bing:?"

"Although he didn't quite grasp the other self's words, he roughly understood the meaning, and thus added:"

"Without equality, that is merely a reenactment of the first and second round simulations, inevitably leading to an irreversible ending."

"After all, everyone grew up listening to the false emperor's terrifying stories; normally shouting 'Down with the false emperor' a couple of times is fine, but when the false emperor actually appears openly, hardly any demons dare to charge……"

"Jin Bing spread his hands helplessly and said:"

"\"My time is limited; without leading humanity toward equality, it's utterly impossible to possess sufficient strength before the Heavenly Emperor issues the slaughter-of-humans edict. \""

"As they talked about their pasts, Jin Bing gradually laughed and added to the conversation; once they opened up, they felt like long-lost half-brothers, meeting with deep regret……"

"\"You flatter me, you flatter me……\""

"\"So, after you became the Heavenly Emperor, have you been busy with these affairs all along? \""

"\"What can I do? \""

"\"What method?! \""

"After he shouted several sentences, all the demons finally realized something major had happened."

"\"Who knows? Anyway, it's definitely here! \""

"The atmosphere gradually grew oppressive."

For example, I've always wanted a cultivation manual, but this fucking game doesn't show any manuals at all, and those gifts are all weirder than the next, anyway none of them can let me have cultivation...

Just then, a person suddenly popped out from the corner, and amidst everyone's shocked gazes, he pointed at the false emperor and began loudly berating him:

False emperor! I cannot coexist with you!

Jin Bing shook his head:

A mouthful of genuine old demon master flag authentic demonic words—anyone in the know can tell at once, this is absolutely a demon race member pure as can be, born of the Thirty-Three Heavens!

Looking at these rather familiar items, Jin Bing inexplicably felt some nostalgia; as for his grudge against Zhao Si, he didn't know what to say.

Zhao Si naturally nodded.

"As for the Five Elements Fruit Tree…"

Jin Bing finally found someone to vent his bitterness to.

Xuan Du looked utterly bewildered.

"So, you really don't plan to become a Sage? To completely solve humanity's problems, it's absolutely impossible for anyone below a Sage."

"No!"

Zhao Si also started complaining.

"The False Emperor is dead! Long live the Sacred Emperor! Long live the Demon Race!"

Suddenly, a sun-like brilliance rose, dazzling everyone's eyes.

Before the demons could complain, the cluster of Golden Crow fire from the sky fell to the ground, and a yellow-robed youth whom everyone knew so well they'd recognize him even as ashes appeared before everyone's eyes.

"Azure Dragon Blood and the Five Elements Fruit Tree—one turns you into a monster if eaten, the other bears fruit only once every three hundred years and is utterly useless."

"No! That isn't the sun!"

"It's the False Emperor's Golden Crow fire!"

"You want to just swallow it outright? The Dao Ancestor from beyond the heavens keeps interfering, returning it directly to Hongyun—I can't just seize it, can I? Hongyun is a minor matter; it's the Dao Ancestor's attitude that's deadly…"

Upon hearing this, the demons grew even more fearful!

"Long live the Sacred Emperor! Long live the Demon Race!!!"

Amidst the crowd's shocked or admiring gaze, this transformed minor demon produced a string of blindingly bright five-colored fine-light objects and roared as he hurled them at the False Emperor.

"False Emperor, prepare to die!"

Anyway, Jin Bing couldn't possibly threaten him, so Zhao Si hesitated only a moment before handing over his phone.

"No way!"

Zhao Si asked curiously.

But after establishing equality, the old man Hongjun directly gave you a deus ex machina—what can you do?

"Indeed, this game is inherently an unequal power struggle; no matter how you micro-manage, the enemy always has a deus ex machina…"

An ox and a lion chatted intermittently as they walked and talked…

"You're not a Sage's disciple, yet you can use the Dharma Eye to see merit?"

That's indeed true.

After much thought, Jin Bing still couldn't figure it out, so he blamed everything on the mysterious game.

Although he was spouting tough talk, why does he sound so timid?

"That's impossible!"

But once the Dao Ancestor took action, he completely lost hope…

He returned the phone to Zhao Si's hand and then commented:

Vast water-element primordial energy surged in all directions; the sharp metal sword qi that made the demons feel a chill also flew everywhere, and there was also blazing Golden Crow fire.

These three kinds of power, far beyond everyone's imagination, terrified the demons into crawling away, after which they dared only to watch the battle from afar.

Jin Bing laughed and said:

"I have two ways to handle this."

Jin Bing said with a strange expression:

"The Sage's Dao Fruit—its grade is hyped up, but in my hands it can only produce spiritual energy."

Jin Bing rose and walked toward the square plot of land as large as a dining table, his face gradually showing emotion and nostalgia.

"I'll teach you cultivation methods; once you slowly train and become strong, you can drive them away yourself."

After a long while, the yellow-robed False Emperor bathed in Golden Crow fire finally spoke:

"A fine head—no demon to cleave it?"

"The first kind."

Saying this, Zhao Si took out all the gifts one by one and listed them:

"The Kunpeng award—it taught me demon script and demonic rhetoric, but it's otherwise useless."

"Oh! The Primordial weightlifting champion!"

Jin Bing: …

"Last time your cousin was cut in half by a sword right here—the False Emperor certainly couldn't escape this area."

Jin Bing sighed.

"Alright, alright, keep bringing up the next memorials—I'm about to start!"

"This is clearly aimed at you!"

"You can!"

"Merit is a private product bestowed by the Heavenly Dao, and it's tied only to the heaven-ordained protagonist; only by helping the heaven-ordained protagonist can one earn merit... it's impossible for it to be based on you…"

"And the second kind?"

"I can not only see it, but also take it; the game says everything revolves around me, so as long as I do good deeds, I can obtain merit…"

The False Emperor just stood there openly before everyone's eyes, saying nothing; the demons also dared not speak, not even daring to breathe, for fear of being the first to be struck.

Jin Bing was somewhat curious.

The demons said nothing, merely retreating a few steps in fear.

"As for the second kind…"

To be frank, although Jin Bing has always been upright, the primordial purple qi is truly too important; he once even considered using underhanded means to seize it.

He looked at the busy Demon Race inside, then at the purple light symbolizing the Heavenly Dao's invasion, and turned to Zhao Si:

After such a prolonged battle, with a sigh, the False Emperor's fire gradually faded, until it was snatched away by an unnamed little transformed demon.

But once far away, under the cover of the Golden Crow Fire, nothing could be seen clearly; only that the two sides seemed to be engaged in a great battle...

"Great Chieftain, why did you fall asleep? Are you feeling unwell……"

Zhao Si scratched his head and pondered:

"It should be that your banner is too conspicuous, openly bringing the heaven-ordained protagonist to pursue equality, clearly opposing the Heavenly Dao."

Jin Bing carefully received the "divine artifact" that could dominate the life and death of the Primordial Chaos, and with Zhao Si's help flipped through historical information, for the first time viewing his three lifetimes from a textual perspective……

With each passage he read, Jin Bing began to recall, matching these text fields one by one, and his face gradually showed an expression of sudden understanding.

Xuandu, who had been attending to the Heavenly Emperor, immediately came to his side, worriedly asking, fearing something might happen to the Heavenly Emperor's dragon body.

"I just saw you asleep, I didn't dare to call you……"

"Yes, that's it!"

"It's the thing that can let you help me make a decision?"

Jin Bing seemed to have grasped a key point, and suddenly furrowed his brow:

"It's fine, just resolved a heart knot."

Zhao Si couldn't help but retort.

"Where is the False Emperor!!"

The Heavenly Emperor laughed and said.

The ox demon widened its big bull eyes and immediately recognized the sun-like terrifying fire in the sky.

"I actually don't want to be busy."

"Actually, you don't need to wait for it to bear fruit; eating it directly is the same, the effect is even better, after all spiritual medicines are used this way……"

"Huh? Asleep yet with a heart knot?"

The Heavenly Emperor seemed in a good mood; Xuandu, unable to figure it out, only pouted, withdrew from the hall, and continued carrying memorials inside.

Mainly, before coming over, he never imagined that another version of himself had no cultivation; at first he even thought "himself" was a mighty expert surpassing the Dao Ancestor……

"Damn False Emperor, where did he hide?"

"I originally wanted to directly repay Hongyun with gratitude for saving my life… but who knew this guy wouldn't buy it at all, the lifesaving grace couldn't compare to his Primordial Purple Qi……"

"Yes! With all these demons rushing up together, the False Emperor couldn't possibly kill us all before his magical power runs out!"

Zhao Si anxiously said, this Primordial Chaos fragment that can only be seen but not used is quickly becoming his heart ailment.

Zhao Si asked curiously:

"You haven't even attained sainthood, yet you dare to challenge the Heavenly Dao; if you do attain sainthood, what then?"

Dare to openly scold the False Emperor, what a warrior!

"No wonder you're a body refiner!"

"It's fine!"

"Oh, by the way, how's your older cousin?"

Soon, all the demons rushed over in haste:

"The Primordial Chaos fragments are the worst, with a second wave of demons occupying them……"

"……"

"Merit dharma eye and karma dharma eye are useless."

The Heavenly Emperor's work is never done……

……

(End of chapter)