Chapter 274

【Ding! Faced with this final dilemma, you choose: (seek shelter from Pangu's will, break free from Minghe's control, leave the Sea of Blood, and split from Him!)】

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Thus line 1 translation: 【Ding! Faced with this final dilemma, you choose: (seek shelter from Pangu's will, break free from Minghe's control, leave the Sea of Blood, and split from Him!)】

Check: we kept the brackets and punctuation.

【You, feeling lost, couldn't help but brighten up.】

Translate: "The confused you couldn't help but have your eyes light up." More natural: "The bewildered you couldn't help but brighten up." Let's do: "The bewildered you couldn't help but brighten up." Keep period.

Thus: 【The bewildered you couldn't help but brighten up.】

【Exactly! Although Pangu's true body is gone, Pangu's will still remains within you; you can ask Him for shelter, and He will surely not refuse!】

Same as 【14】 (typo corrected). Output same.

Thus: 【Exactly! Although Pangu's true body is gone, Pangu's will still remains within you; you can ask Him for shelter, and He will surely not refuse!】

【As for strength, He, as the reconstituted Will of Heaven, although He lost the Primordial Body, remains equivalent to a Saint; as long as He agrees to be your guarantor, Minghe could never force you……】

Translate: "As for strength, He, as the will of the reformed Heavenly Dao, although He has lost the Primordial Body, His very self is still equivalent to a saint; as long as He agrees to be your guarantor, Minghe cannot possibly force you……" Use ellipsis.

Thus: 【As for strength, He, as the will of the reformed Heavenly Dao, although He has lost the Primordial Body, His very self is still equivalent to a saint; as long as He agrees to be your guarantor, Minghe cannot possibly force you……】

【Thus you immediately called upon the Pangu's will attached to you, asking Him to protect you!】

Translate: "Thus you immediately called upon the Pangu's will attached to you, asking Him to protect you!" So: 【Thus you immediately called upon the Pangu's will attached to you, asking Him to protect you!】

【The big idiot is thinking.】

【29】 "Big idiot thinking."

Thus: 【The big idiot is thinking.】

【The big idiot is crashing.】

【The big idiot has stopped thinking……】

【「Okay! 」】

Translate: "The big idiot stopped thinking……" Keep ellipsis.

Thus: 【The big idiot stopped thinking……】

【His reply was extremely brief, and He didn't even feel that you were using Him, because His intelligence does not support such complex thinking.】

【To Him, whatever you say, He will agree.】

【Having gotten the response you wanted, you suddenly became excited, slapped your hand, and said something utterly bewildering to Jin Bing, who was waiting for you to decide your future path.】

Translate: "His reply was extremely short, and He didn't feel that you were using Him, because His intelligence doesn't support such complex thought." So: 【His reply was extremely short, and He didn't feel that you were using Him, because His intelligence doesn't support such complex thought.】

【「This isn't home. 」】

Translate: "To Him, whatever you say, He will agree." So: 【To Him, whatever you say, He will agree.】

【Jin Bing:?】

Translate: "Having gotten the response you wanted, you suddenly became excited, slapped your hand, and inexplicably said to Jin Bing, who was waiting for you to decide your future path:" Actually need to keep meaning: "Having gotten the response you wanted, you suddenly became excited, slapped your hand, and inexplicably said to Jin Bing, who was waiting for you to decide your future path:" Then the quote follows. We'll translate as: 【Having gotten the response you wanted, you suddenly became excited, slapped your hand, and inexplicably said to Jin Bing, who was waiting for you to decide your future path:】

【Before Jin Bing could react, you directly used the power lent by Pangu's will, and with a wave of your hand you wiped out the ten million Asura clan who were busy building their new home; in their bewildered reaction, you casually threw them into the Primordial Fragments!】

Translate: "「This is not home. 」" So: 【「This is not home. 」】

【Jin Bing was no exception, but at the last moment he seemed to have understood something; his eyes no longer held confusion, only anticipation.】

Translate: "Jin Bing：?" Keep colon and question mark. So: 【Jin Bing：?】

【「Hope…… it will succeed. 」】

【「Of course it will succeed! 」】

【You smiled, then put away the Primordial Fragments and fled!】

Translate: "Jin Bing was no exception, but at the last moment he seemed to have figured something out; his eyes no longer held confusion, only anticipation." So: 【Jin Bing was no exception, but at the last moment he seemed to have figured something out; his eyes no longer held confusion, only anticipation.】

【The vast Sea of Blood city cluster instantly became a ghost town with not a single person……】

Translate: "「Hope…… it can succeed. 」" Keep ellipsis. So: 【「Hope…… it can succeed. 」】

【You, rebelling against your tyrannical father!】

Translate: "「Of course it will succeed! 」" So: 【「Of course it will succeed! 」】

【Minghe naturally discovered your big move immediately; after being bewildered, he became furious: "Rebellious son!"】

Translate: "You smiled, then gathered the Primordial Fragments and fled!" So: 【You smiled, then gathered the Primordial Fragments and fled!】

【Violent blood light shot up to the sky; Minghe Saint wielded twin swords, blazing with rage, chasing furiously: "He does not allow his children to defy his will!"】

Translate: "The vast Sea of Blood city cluster instantly became a ghost town devoid of a single person……" So: 【The vast Sea of Blood city cluster instantly became a ghost town devoid of a single person……】

【He has decided that, once He catches you this time, He will subject you to mental control, turning you into an obedient, filial son.】

Translate: "You, have launched a rebellion against your domineering father!" So: 【You, have launched a rebellion against your domineering father!】

【Whether you take this Heavenly Emperor position or not, you will still be it!】

Translate: "Minghe naturally detected your big move immediately; after bewilderment came shock and anger: 'Unfilial son!'" So: 【Minghe naturally detected your big move immediately; after bewilderment came shock and anger: 'Unfilial son!'】

【What about the protagonist? What about the anchor point? Saints have ten thousand ways to make you live and obey!】

Translate: "Violent blood light shot up to the sky, Minghe Saint wielding twin swords, blazing with fury, chased after you madly: 'He does not allow his children to defy his will!'" So: 【Violent blood light shot up to the sky, Minghe Saint wielding twin swords, blazing with fury, chased after you madly: 'He does not allow his children to defy his will!'】

In the Thirty-Three Heavens, the Heavenly Emperor clad in a black crown stood with hands behind his back in the Hall of Ascending the Heavens.

Translate: "He has decided that, once He catches you this time, He will subject you to mental control, turning you into an obedient, filial son." So: 【He has decided that, once He catches you this time, He will subject you to mental control, turning you into an obedient, filial son.】

He is Xuandu, who has served as Heavenly Emperor for countless aeons!

Over the long ages of cultivation, he is no longer the naive youth of mankind; he has experienced so much that it is enough to forge him into a true qualified Heavenly Emperor.

The great chief taught him much, and life and experience taught him even more……

Translate: "What about the protagonist? What about the anchor point? Saints have ten thousand ways to make you live and obey!" So: 【What about the protagonist? What about the anchor point? Saints have ten thousand ways to make you live and obey!】

【……】

Translate: just ellipsis. So: 【……】

Translate: "After long years of tempering, he is no longer the naive youth of the human race he once was; he has endured so much that it is enough to forge him into a truly qualified Heavenly Emperor." So: 【After long years of tempering, he is no longer the naive youth of the human race he once was; he has endured so much that it is enough to forge him into a truly qualified Heavenly Emperor.】

Translate: "The Great Chief taught him much, and life and experience taught him even more……" So: 【The Great Chief taught him much, and life and experience taught him even more……】

A hint of worry appeared in his eyes:

Translate: "His eyes showed a hint of worry:" So: 【His eyes showed a hint of worry:】

"Disaster, finally coming……"

He held a secret letter in his hand, sent from the Reincarnation Hall's Hou Tu.

The content is simple: the Asura clan that had just settled in the Sea of Blood has shown movement; they seem dissatisfied with the Heavenly Court and even want to seize the Heavenly Emperor's position!

Translate: "He held a secret letter in his hand, sent from the Reincarnation Hall's Hou Tu." So: 【He held a secret letter in his hand, sent from the Reincarnation Hall's Hou Tu.】

Moreover, many Wu, Yao, and human clans are secretly plotting to betray the Heavenly Court, hoping to profit from serving the dragon; once the Asuras seize the throne, they plan to turn themselves into new nobles of the Heavenly Court……

Translate: "The content is simple: the Asura clan that had just settled in the Sea of Blood is showing signs of movement; they seem dissatisfied with the Heavenly Court, and even want to seize the Heavenly Emperor's position!" So: 【The content is simple: the Asura clan that had just settled in the Sea of Blood is showing signs of movement; they seem dissatisfied with the Heavenly Court, and even want to seize the Heavenly Emperor's position!】

Just from what Hou Tu discovered, several primordial Wu are involved; as soon as the Asuras raise arms, they will promptly bring out food and drink to welcome the royal army!

Translate: "Moreover, many of the Wu Clan, Demon Race, and humans are secretly plotting to betray the Heavenly Court, hoping to profit from the merit of submitting to the dragon, so that once the Asuras seize the throne, they can transform themselves into new nobles of the Heavenly Court……" So: 【Moreover, many of the Wu Clan, Demon Race, and humans are secretly plotting to betray the Heavenly Court, hoping to profit from the merit of submitting to the dragon, so that once the Asuras seize the throne, they can transform themselves into new nobles of the Heavenly Court……】

This is not hard to understand: first, the Wu clan entered the equal Heavenly Court as defeated villains, with poor background and late entry; if not for the ancestral Wu's swift surrender, the Wu clan would have had no say in the equal Heavenly Court.

Having missed the chance to serve the dragon once, the Wu clan now wants to serve the dragon again, hoping to get a big share in the new Heavenly Court and wipe out the disgrace of defeat!

Second, and most importantly, the essential reason: the opposing side has Saintly support! Xuandu clearly remembers the great chief's battle against Emperor Jun in the Heavenly Court; their victory was entirely due to the Saints' backing.

Translate: "This is not hard to understand. First, the Wu Clan entered the Egalitarian Heavenly Court as defeated villains; their background was poor, they joined too late, and if not for the primordial Wu surrendering quickly, the Wu Clan would hardly have any say in the Egalitarian Heavenly Court." So: 【This is not hard to understand. First, the Wu Clan entered the Egalitarian Heavenly Court as defeated villains; their background was poor, they joined too late, and if not for the primordial Wu surrendering quickly, the Wu Clan would hardly have any say in the Egalitarian Heavenly Court.】

Now, the Saints have again supported a force to seize the throne; to Xuandu, this is nothing short of heavenly catastrophe and earthly destruction!

Translate: "Precisely because they missed a chance to submit to the dragon, the Wu Clan has always wanted to submit again, so that in the new Heavenly Court they can get a big share and sweep away the decadence of the defeated!" So: 【Precisely because they missed a chance to submit to the dragon, the Wu Clan has always wanted to submit again, so that in the new Heavenly Court they can get a big share and sweep away the decadence of the defeated!】

Xuandu intended to instantly crush the Sea of Blood with quasi-Saint power, but the opposing Minghe is simply too overpowered, causing him to experience for the first time the helplessness that Emperor Jun once felt.

Translate: "Second, and the most important and fundamental reason: the opposing side has saintly support! Xuandu clearly remembers the great battle between the Great Chief and Di Jun in the Heavenly Court; their victory then was entirely due to the saints' pressure." So: 【Second, and the most important and fundamental reason: the opposing side has saintly support! Xuandu clearly remembers the great battle between the Great Chief and Di Jun in the Heavenly Court; their victory then was entirely due to the saints' pressure.】

How to fight? Can't fight! As soon as the enemy dares to raise troops, the Heavenly Court's morale will waver, countless traitors will jump ship, leading to the Heavenly Court's defeat and the new emperor's ascension……

Translate: "And now, the saints are again supporting a force to seize the throne; to Xuandu, this is nothing short of earth-shattering news!" So: 【And now, the saints are again supporting a force to seize the throne; to Xuandu, this is nothing short of earth-shattering news!】

"Could it be… that I will become the next Emperor Jun?"

Translate: "He wanted to immediately use his quasi-saint strength to level the Sea of Blood, but Minghe on the other side is just too overpowered, causing him to experience for the first time the helplessness that Di Jun felt back then." So: 【He wanted to immediately use his quasi-saint strength to level the Sea of Blood, but Minghe on the other side is just too overpowered, causing him to experience for the first time the helplessness that Di Jun felt back then.】

Xuandu sighed bitterly.

Translate: "How to fight? Can't fight! As soon as the other side dares to raise troops, the Heavenly Court's morale will immediately waver, countless traitors will seize the chance to defect, leading to the Heavenly Court's defeat and the new emperor's ascension……" So: 【How to fight? Can't fight! As soon as the other side dares to raise troops, the Heavenly Court's morale will immediately waver, countless traitors will seize the chance to defect, leading to the Heavenly Court's defeat and the new emperor's ascension……】

However, he had long anticipated today's ordeal; from the day he blocked the Asura clan's entry into the eternal Primordial Wilds, everything was already destined! Doing so is tantamount to provoking the Saints and seeking one's own death.

Translate: "「Could it be…… that I will become the next Di Jun? 」" So: 【「Could it be…… that I will become the next Di Jun? 」】

But he still did it.

Translate: "Xuandu let out a bitter sigh." So: 【Xuandu let out a bitter sigh.】

Aside from protecting his subjects from being disrupted by the Asura clan's lunatics, his main reason is that he does not believe the Primordial Wilds have any future!

Translate: "However, he had long anticipated today's situation; from the day he blocked the Asura clan from entering the Eternal Primordial, all this had been destined! Such an approach is nothing short of actively provoking the saints, seeking his own death." So: 【However, he had long anticipated today's situation; from the day he blocked the Asura clan from entering the Eternal Primordial, all this had been destined! Such an approach is nothing short of actively provoking the saints, seeking his own death.】

Anyway, the Primordial Wilds will eventually be destroyed; dwelling on this is pointless—offense is offense.

Translate: "But he still did it." So: 【But he still did it.】

Who could have imagined that this fated-to-end Primordial Wilds would actually survive……?

Translate: "Apart from wanting to protect his realm from being wrecked by the Asura clan's lunatics, the biggest reason is that he does not believe the Primordial has any future left!" So: 【Apart from wanting to protect his realm from being wrecked by the Asura clan's lunatics, the biggest reason is that he does not believe the Primordial has any future left!】

"No matter what, this time there's no chance left; the Minghe Saint will certainly not let me be Heavenly Emperor again."

Translate: "Anyway, the world will be destroyed in the future; dwelling on this is useless, so offending is just offending." So: 【Anyway, the world will be destroyed in the future; dwelling on this is useless, so offending is just offending.】

"As for the Taiqing Saint and the Holy Mother, they can at most save my life; they certainly won't contend with the Minghe Saint over the Heavenly Emperor's position."

Translate: "But who could have imagined that this Eternal Primordial, destined to end, would actually survive……" So: 【But who could have imagined that this Eternal Primordial, destined to end, would actually survive……】

"I… at most will be a bit more dignified than Emperor Jun."

Translate: "「No matter what, there's definitely no chance this time; Minghe Saint will certainly not let me be Heavenly Emperor again. 」" So: 【「No matter what, there's definitely no chance this time; Minghe Saint will certainly not let me be Heavenly Emperor again. 」】

Speaking of which, Xuandu is not actually attached to the throne; he is not a power‑hungry person, he only took the position because the great chief insisted on entrusting it to him, and furthermore he truly wants to safeguard the great chief's hard‑won egalitarian cause—that's why he has been Heavenly Emperor for so many years.

Translate: "「As for the Taiqing Saint and the Holy Mother, at most they can save my life; they certainly won't contend with Minghe over the Heavenly Emperor position. 」" So: 【「As for the Taiqing Saint and the Holy Mother, at most they can save my life; they certainly won't contend with Minghe over the Heavenly Emperor position. 」】

Xuandu does not fear losing the throne; he fears that the new emperor who takes it will fail to protect the egalitarian cause, or even actively destroy it—"The Asura clan is inherently cruel and merciless; if an Asura were to become Heavenly Emperor, …"

Translate: "「I…… at most will just be a bit more dignified than Di Jun……」" So: 【「I…… at most will just be a bit more dignified than Di Jun……」】

Xuandu kept worrying, but having no solution, he could only sigh.

Translate: "Speaking of which, Xuandu isn't actually attached to the throne; he's not particularly power-hungry, and he only took the position because the Great Chief insisted on entrusting it to him. Moreover, he genuinely wanted to safeguard the Great Chief's hard-won egalitarian cause, which is why he remained Heavenly Emperor for so many years." So: 【Speaking of which, Xuandu isn't actually attached to the throne; he's not particularly power-hungry, and he only took the position because the Great Chief insisted on entrusting it to him. Moreover, he genuinely wanted to safeguard the Great Chief's hard-won egalitarian cause, which is why he remained Heavenly Emperor for so many years.】

Sometimes he really is annoyed by these Saints! Although the egalitarian Heavenly Court exists because of the Saints' support, once the Court is settled, the Saints become a destabilizing factor.

Translate: "Xuandu doesn't fear losing the throne; he fears that the new emperor who seizes it won't be able to guard the egalitarian cause, and might even actively destroy it! 'The Asura clan has always been brutal and inhumane; if we let an Asura become Heavenly Emperor, ……'" So: 【Xuandu doesn't fear losing the throne; he fears that the new emperor who seizes it won't be able to guard the egalitarian cause, and might even actively destroy it! 'The Asura clan has always been brutal and inhumane; if we let an Asura become Heavenly Emperor, ……'】

These Saints' battle power is completely overpowered; although the Heavenly Court has the support of myriad spirits, to the Saints they are merely chickens and dogs.

Translate: "The more Xuandu thought, the more worried he became, but having no solution, he could only sigh." So: 【The more Xuandu thought, the more worried he became, but having no solution, he could only sigh.】

Having witnessed how the Saints once dragged Emperor Jun down from the throne, Xuandu now feels increasingly powerless toward the Saints.

Translate: "Sometimes, he really finds these saints annoying! Although the Egalitarian Heavenly Court was able to be established precisely because of the saints' support, once the court was consolidated, the saints instead became destabilizing factors." So: 【Sometimes, he really finds these saints annoying! Although the Egalitarian Heavenly Court was able to be established precisely because of the saints' support, once the court was consolidated, the saints instead became destabilizing factors.】

translation.

Translate: "These saints' combat power is completely overpowered; even though the Heavenly Court has the support of myriad beings, to the saints they are merely clay dogs and tiles." So: 【These saints' combat power is completely overpowered; even though the Heavenly Court has the support of myriad beings, to the saints they are merely clay dogs and tiles.】

translation.

Translate: "Precisely because Xuandu once witnessed how the saints drove Di Jun from the throne, he now feels increasingly powerless toward the saints……" So: 【Precisely because Xuandu once witnessed how the saints drove Di Jun from the throne, he now feels increasingly powerless toward the saints……】

Don't worry!

Suddenly a laugh rang out; Xuan Du frowned, about to scold the heavenly official who dared barge into Lingxiao Palace, but when he turned his head, he was startled.

"Great... Great Chieftain?!"

Jin Tian Di laughed as he stepped into the treasure hall:

"How come? Heavenly Emperor Xuan Du, you don't recognize this rustic idle person of mine?"

Xuan Du waved his hands repeatedly, excited and curious, and asked:

"Great Chieftain, how did you come here?"

The former emperor's sudden visit surely couldn't be just a simple desire to meet him; Xuan Du guessed in his heart: it's probably related to the Asura clan!

Jin Tian Di smiled, then turned serious and said: "I came specifically to tell you not to worry about the Asura clan threatening the Heavenly Court's endeavors."

"Because... there are no Asuras left in the Primordial."

"Ah?" Xuan Du stared, not understanding what the Great Chieftain meant: "What do you mean?"

"No Asuras left?"

"Where did the Asuras go? They couldn't have all been wiped out suddenly, could they..."

"My meaning is exactly what the words say."

Jin Tian Di sighed: "The Asura clan is no longer in the Eternal Primordial; this place is not their home, and they no longer need their father's rough arrangements."

"The children have grown up; they no longer wish to be ruled by their father, they can take care of themselves, manage themselves, and decide their own future and destiny!"

"They will build a new home, a home independent of their father..."

By this point, Xuan Du finally understood; he could not believe:

"The Asura clan... defected?"

"That's not called defection."

Jin Bing felt deeply moved:

"This is an expedition, an expedition to break with the Nether River Sage!"

"They have already succeeded..."

……

【Having received the Nether River's renewed rough arrangements, anger rose from your heart, evil grew from your gallbladder!】

【You immediately led all your clansmen, launching a splendid betrayal against the Nether River, relying on Pangu's Will, and swiftly fled beyond the Eternal Primordial……】

【The Nether River raged, and with the dignity of a sage personally came in pursuit!】

【One child, one father, one before and after; your pursuit and flight made the great divine beings of the Primordial curious beyond measure, watching a splendid show.】

【Until the pursuit reached the border of the Eternal Primordial!】

【Relying on your Pangu's Will, with the power of 'creation from nothing,' you instantly opened up a small world in the Chaos beyond this border!】

【You entered it without hesitation……】

【"Unfilial son!"】

【The Nether River's eyes split wide; He could not accept the children's betrayal, and immediately launched the fiercest attack on this small world with sage's means, the slaughter of the Avici hellish qi surged wildly, fiercely cleaving the membrane of heaven and earth.】

【But…… this had no use at all.】

【With Pangu's Will sealing space, even the Nether River could not break through the heaven-earth membrane; He could only rage helplessly!】

【He repeatedly hacked at the small world, his entire sage's power surging.】

【But you, who had hidden in the small world, calmly took out fragments of the Primordial and released from them Jin Bing and tens of millions of Asura clansmen……】

【"I have succeeded."】

【You smiled at everyone, your smile utterly relaxed.】

【"No one will ever be able to command us to do anything we do not wish to do, not even our father."】

【"We will build a new home far more beautiful than any previous era, no longer encountering deceit or sacrifice, and no longer self-destructing!"】

【Amid countless admiring gazes, you fervently announced to everyone the most important news since the birth of the Asura clan.】

【"From now on, this is our new home!"】

【"We are free!!!"】

……

(End of chapter)