Chapter 253

Since you have decided to witness the true moment of ending, in the days ahead you will wholeheartedly, calmly and quietly begin waiting with your remaining subordinates.

In your estimate, Minghe continues to produce the Asura clan as cannon fodder on one side while suppressing Lao Jun on the other; this small primordial wasteland will eventually end, but it should still be able to last at least several tens of aeons.

Therefore, you have prepared yourself for long-term imprisonment, after all you have no other pursuits left.

Cultivation? Could it possibly be higher than that of a sage?

Power? You're not a power-driven being.

Your life has already been rich enough; over three lifetimes you have witnessed far too much, growing from an illiterate country bumpkin to the Profound Heaven Emperor who rules the five realms, with underlings immortals as numerous as ox hairs.

In terms of merit, you have slain countless man-eating heretics, giving countless mortals the chance to live like human beings, and finally you tried to save everyone; if the Heavenly Dao were to bestow merit upon you, you would have boundless merit!

In terms of karmic burden, for an unrealistic dream of opening and moistening, you slaughtered all the people of the primordial wasteland, yet the opening and moistening failed… and furthermore, your opening and moistening act caused the scrapping of Minghe's sky-mending mechanism, greatly shortening the lifespan of heaven and earth, bringing the apocalypse forward.

If one were to calculate your karmic debt, you would likewise instantly have boundless karmic debt; no ancient demon lord would deserve death more than you.

Boundless merit, boundless karmic debt—you are such a complex person…

Now, as this legendary emperor whose merit and demerit are half each, you only wish to witness that final moment once more.

"It's just a pity for those who are about to go mend the sky…"

You stand before the membrane of heaven and earth shimmering with purple-red hues, your gaze piercing through its crystalline veil to behold the brilliant primordial starry sky beyond, and further see the diminished version of the five realms of heaven and earth.

You know that Minghe will soon create enough Asura clans to continue mending the sky, and poor them will repeat your tragedy: born to be cannon fodder…

"Father is the hero who bore the end-times heaven and earth, but he is absolutely not a good father."

You sighed, and in fact you spoke too lightly; Minghe's behavior toward the Asura clan is simply more outrageous than that of the most wicked beast of a father!

"Acting on obsession, one is naturally no different from a demon."

Jin Bing also sighed: "You father and son are actually the same kind of person; He sacrificed the Asura clan for his obsession, and you slaughtered the primordial wasteland for yours."

"You both believe you are doing the right thing; to achieve it, you can easily decide to sacrifice others' lives, and even if they are unwilling, you force them to be willing."

"Asura, indeed worthy of being an Asura…"

Jin Bing's blunt words made your heart jolt; you originally wanted to reflexively retort, stating your own hardships and reasons, trying to prove yourself right!

But when the words reached your lips, your mind instead recalled the countless Asura clan members whom you and your father had manipulated in turn, thereby causing their deaths…

Well, you indeed cannot refute his blunt truth, even though it hits hard to hear.

Still, you retorted: "You say this is the Asura clan's problem, but aren't you yourself an Asura now?"

"This…"

Jin Bing was also left speechless, for the matter of his origins has now become clear—he too is an Asura!

This pirated Jin Bing is essentially a copy made from part of the genuine Jin Bing's true spirit, and also a first-edition trial product from when Minghe was creating the Asura clan.

Therefore, strictly speaking, he should also call Minghe 'father'…

Cough!

Seeing the situation turn unfavorable, Jin Bing hastily changed the subject: "…Actually, not entering the Eternal Primordial Wasteland is also a good thing."

You glanced at this guy: "How so?"

"Because of inequality!"

Jin Bing spoke solemnly.

"Back then, making humans equal with all beings was already fraught with difficulty; first, Di Jun made things difficult in every way, and if I hadn't timely concealed the information, he would surely have targeted humanity!"

"Then there is humanity itself; humans are innately noble, not only possessing high aptitude but also enjoying special favor from the Heavenly Dao. If I had not from the start educated them with the ideal of equality, supremacist thinking would surely have led them down the path of oppressing other races."

Speaking, Jin Bing pointed at you again and said helplessly, "The Asura clan and humanity are roughly alike, both are protagonists of heaven and earth; once you enter, the Heavenly Court will certainly not stand by idly!"

"Although the Mysterious Capital is not as crazy as Di Jun in madly slaughtering the Asura clan, as the second protagonist of heaven and earth, the Asura clan will surely challenge the Heavenly Court's hard-won equality of all races."

Moreover, the Asura clan and humanity have different ways of stacking buffs: humans trigger a buff by doing good deeds with left foot stepping on right foot, so as long as Jin Bing educates them well, they basically won't cause major chaos.

However, the Asura clan can only stack buffs by killing people; the more they kill, the stronger they become, and without killing they are no different from ordinary demons. Therefore, to become strong quickly, they will surely engage in frequent slaughter, basically making everyone a terrorist!

If this were to happen in the Eternal Primordial Wasteland, there would be no need for the Mysterious Capital to deliberately target them; all spirits would spontaneously despise and boycott the Asura clan… until they are driven down the same old path as humanity in the era of Jin Bing II: either wipe out all spirits, or be wiped out by all spirits!

"The Asura clan, by nature, means slaughter; this represents that we absolutely cannot meld into all spirits like humanity does, and we are naturally the enemy of the great cause of equality."

Jin Bing was not joking; the Asura clan's main trait is defying heaven!

Those forty-eight Asura troublemakers that provoke the Mysterious Capital's disdain are not accidental products but necessary ones; every Asura clan member is a potential troublemaker…

"So, not entering the Eternal Primordial Wasteland is also correct."

Jin Bing's words left you unable to remain silent: he is right.

He even spoke too lightly!

"The saying 'Asuras and dogs not allowed inside' is enough to prove the Mysterious Capital's hatred of the Asura clan…"

"But in the future we will inevitably have to coexist with all spirits."

You let out a faint sigh: "If the rebirth of the Primordial Wasteland fails, I too have no recourse; to achieve a perfect ending, I can only bring everyone together into the Eternal Primordial Wasteland."

"But if the Primordial Wasteland's rebirth succeeds, it's even worse! For the people in the Eternal Primordial Wasteland will surely return to the Primordial Wasteland, and we cannot monopolize the Primordial Wasteland and prevent them from coming back."

"And once they return, what are we to do? Will we still inevitably have to coexist with them?"

"They will inevitably meet, and conflicts will inevitably arise…"

Hearing your sigh, Jin Bing also froze, for he had never considered such distant matters, but now that you have laid out the problem, he cannot help but think about it…

"Separate governance of the two realms?"

"That's impossible, since neither side will yield the Primordial Wasteland; in the end they can only coexist within one era."

Furthermore, the Asura clan can stack buffs by slaughtering each other; when everyone is merely mortal it's fine, but once all cultivate immortality, driven by the craving for buffs, they will surely lose control, making separate governance useless…

"How about… learning from what I did back then?"

Jin Bing pondered: "Back then, when I eradicated the roots of supremacism among humanity, it was through hands-on education that I cultivated them into a vanguard race devoted to equality, and thus overthrew Di Jun's Heavenly Court."

In theory, the Asura clan can also be civilized through faith and ideals!

However, you are not optimistic about this idea: Asuras are Asuras, humans are humans; the two sides' ways of stacking buffs differ, destined that their educational methods cannot be interchangeable…

【"What's the point of thinking so much!"】

【Jin Bing slapped his head and laughed, "We've only just begun—when the ship reaches the bridge, it'll go straight naturally; there'll definitely be a solution when the time comes!"】

【"Really?"】

【You helplessly shook your head……】

【"Besides, anyway, you still have at least several dozen yuanhui to think about!"】

【Jin Bing comforted you, saying, "With such a long stretch of free time, we've got nothing to do—we can wait and think! I don't believe we couldn't figure it out in all this time… huh?!"】

【He suddenly let out a gasp, and his face showed doubt and surprise!】

【"What's wrong?"】

【You asked curiously, with everything settled and only waiting left, what could possibly make the esteemed pirated Gold Heaven Emperor so doubtful?】

【"The Opening Yang Star has fallen!"】

【"Huh?"】

【You hurriedly looked in the direction Jin Bing pointed, your gaze piercing the membrane of heaven and earth and extending toward the outer Primordial Wasteland Starry Sky.】

【This sea of stars that had previously fallen was picked up by Minghe while he was refining the earth's wind, water, and fire, and then returned to its original position.】

【In theory, only when this Lesser Wasteland is again on the verge of collapse will the stars fall; yet this Lesser Wasteland has just been born, and Minghe this Sage personally maintains it—how could the stars be falling?】

【"They really fell?!"】

【You stared agape at the vacant spot where the Opening Yang Star had been, then the Heavenly Wolf Star fell, followed by a star of the Horn Mansion falling, a star of the Well Mansion falling…】

【The stars fell in twos and threes to the ground, and then the newly formed Five Regions and Four Seas of the Wasteland began to wail anew before shattering apart!】

【The Wasteland Heaven and Earth that had just been reborn and able to continue another wave was suddenly about to collapse again……】

【"No! Where's Father?!"】

【You're somewhat dazed—shouldn't Minghe go to the rescue? Where is he?】

【The heaven and earth he desperately tried to save are heading toward destruction—where is he now?】

【For some reason, you and Jin Bing stared at each other, and a very strange idea arose.】

【Could it be……】

【……】

【Having passed through ten yuan, six hui, and two yun, you and Jin Bing, together with the Asura Tribe, set up the Heavenly Stars and Dipper Great Formation, shattered Mount Buzhou, and brought doom upon heaven and earth!】

【It is the fated moment when the Ultimate Sage Minghe battles the escaped Hongjun the Heavenly Dao, and then reseals it with the Six Sacred Treasures!】

【It is the fated moment when the Ultimate Sage Minghe refines the earth's wind, water, and fire and recreates heaven and earth!】

【It is the fated moment when the Ultimate Sage Minghe actively topples the newly rebuilt Mount Buzhou, causing the stars to fall and heaven and earth to split, and the Wasteland Heaven and Earth, having suffered countless disasters, once again faces doom!】

【And the reason for his seemingly contradictory actions is only one……】

【He believes in you!】

【……】

(End of Chapter)