Chapter 39

Isn't this a Hongmen banquet?

"When Zhao Si saw that Di Jun was truly abdicating, he was momentarily dazed, wondering if he had wrongly blamed the Heavenly Emperor?"

Check for any omitted clauses: we captured all.

Could Di Jun be a great good person who repays hatred with virtue? I've betrayed him so badly, yet he still wants to abdicate rather than put Jin Bing under house arrest—he really... I'm dying...

Could Di Jun be a great good person who repays hatred with virtue? I've betrayed him so badly, yet he still wants to abdicate rather than put Jin Bing under house arrest—he really... I'm dying...

Let's produce: 【3】 "Could Di Jun be a great saint who repays hatred with virtue? I've betrayed him so badly, yet he still wants to abdicate rather than put Jin Bing under house arrest—he really... I'm dying..."

Could Di Jun be a great good person who repays hatred with virtue? I've betrayed him so badly, yet he still wants to abdicate rather than put Jin Bing under house arrest—he really... I'm dying...

Thus: 【3】 "Could Di Jun be a great good person who repays hatred with virtue? I've betrayed him so badly, yet he still wants to abdicate rather than put Jin Bing under house arrest—he really... I'm dying..."

Something's off! There must be something wrong!

Thus: 【4】 "Something's off! There must be something wrong!"

Zhao Si furrowed his brow, re‑connected the entire simulation, and viewed it from a macroscopic perspective:

Thus: 【5】 "Zhao Si furrowed his brow, re-connected the entire simulation, and viewed it from a macroscopic perspective:"

The fundamental purpose of Di Jun's slaughter of humans is to harness the might of the Demon Race to eliminate humanity, this heaven‑ordained protagonist above all demons; therefore, theoretically, all his actions should revolve around this center.

Let's produce: 【6】 "The fundamental purpose of Di Jun's slaughter of humans is to use the momentum of the Demon Race to eliminate humanity, this heaven‑ordained protagonist above all demons; therefore, theoretically, all his actions should revolve around this center."

demon above demons

By abdicating to Jin Bing, his father's analysis of the Heavenly Emperor's purpose has two aspects: first, to use Jin Bing as a puppet; second, to take the blame for the slaughter incident. After all, both publicly and privately, the Heavenly Dao places the main responsibility on the reigning Heavenly Emperor, so Di Jun can use him as a scapegoat.

the Heavenly Dao

Thus: 【7】 "While his abdication to Jin Bing, his father's analysis of the Heavenly Emperor's purpose has two layers: one is to use Jin Bing as a puppet, the other is to take the blame for the slaughter incident; after all, both publicly and privately, the Heavenly Dao places the main blame on the reigning Heavenly Emperor, so Di Jun can use him as a scapegoat."

Check: we used "Heavenly Emperor". Good.

During the period when Di Jun set out to slay Hong Yun, seize the Purple Qi, and attain sainthood, the awakened Jin Bing repeatedly betrayed him several times:

Thus: 【8】 "During the period when Di Jun went out to kill Hong Yun, seize the Purple Qi, and become a saint, the awakened Jin Bing repeatedly betrayed him several times:"

One was to rally the Primordial Three Clans and the Wu Clan to side with humanity, attempting to stand against the top tier of the Heavenly Court.

Thus: 【9】 "One was to rally the Primordial Three Clans and the Wu Clan to side with humanity, attempting to stand against the top tier of the Heavenly Court."

【"True Solar Fire from the Ten Golden Crows": the true fire produced by the golden crows transformed from the essence of the innate sun, capable of burning the heavens and boiling the seas, refining treasures, it is the utmost yang and utmost rigid divine fire; in the beginning of the human calendar, it was bestowed by the Ten Golden Crows upon an unknown dragon‑race Heavenly Emperor (bound).】

Let's break down:

【"True Solar Fire from the Ten Golden Crows": the true fire produced by the golden crows transformed from the essence of the innate sun, capable of burning the heavens and boiling the seas, refining treasures, it is the utmost yang and utmost rigid divine fire; in the beginning of the human calendar, it was bestowed by the Ten Golden Crows upon an unknown dragon‑race Heavenly Emperor (bound).】

We translate:

True Solar Fire from the Ten Golden Crows

the true fire produced by the golden crows transformed from the essence of the innate sun

capable of burning the heavens and boiling the seas, refining treasures

it is the utmost yang and utmost rigid divine fire

in the beginning of the human calendar

was bestowed by the Ten Golden Crows upon an unknown dragon‑race Heavenly Emperor (bound)

We need to keep the brackets 【】 at start and end. So final line: 【10】 【"True Solar Fire from the Ten Golden Crows": the true fire produced by the golden crows transformed from the essence of the innate sun, capable of burning the heavens and boiling the seas, refining treasures, it is the utmost yang and utmost rigid divine fire; in the beginning of the human calendar, it was bestowed by the Ten Golden Crows upon an unknown dragon‑race Heavenly Emperor (bound).】

"True Solar Fire from the Ten Golden Crows":

Thus: 【10】 【"True Solar Fire from the Ten Golden Crows": the true fire produced by the golden crows transformed from the essence of the innate sun, capable of burning the heavens and boiling the seas, refining treasures, it is the utmost yang and utmost rigid divine fire; in the beginning of the human calendar, it was bestowed by the Ten Golden Crows upon an unknown dragon‑race Heavenly Emperor (bound).】

【No, not just humanity, but also the Wu Clan and the Primordial Three Clans; although ordinary demon race strength cannot kill a Quasi‑Saint, turning them into bare‑pole commanders poses no problem at all.】

the Wu Clan, the Primordial Three Clans, Quasi‑Saint

Thus: 【11】 【Not, not just humanity, there's also the Wu Clan and the Primordial Three Clans; although ordinary demon race strength can't kill a Quasi-Saint, beating them into bare commanders is no problem at all.】

【No, not just humanity, but also the Wu Clan and the Primordial Three Clans; although ordinary demon race strength cannot kill a Quasi‑Saint, turning them into bare‑pole commanders poses no problem at all.】

【You realize you are being forced to lead everyone down a path destined for destruction, but you refuse to sit and wait for doom; in desperation, you recall the early‑departed Guang Chengzi and other holy disciples.】

Guang Chengzi

Thus: 【12】 【You realize you're being forced to lead everyone down a doomed path to destruction, but you don't want to sit and wait for death; in desperation, you think of the early‑departed Guang Chengzi and other saint's disciples.】

【Then he gestured for you to look up at the sky; you puzzled, you raised your head, and in the next moment you saw ominous black qi coiling endlessly above your head, the black qi vast as an abyss, permeating all humanity, within which endless calamities seem to evolve...】

We need to keep the ellipsis at end.

Thus: 【13】 【Then he gestured for you to look up at the sky; you puzzled, you raised your head, and the next moment you saw ominous black qi coiling endlessly above your head; the black qi was as vast as an abyss, permeating all humanity, within which endless calamities seemed to evolve……】

【In the beginning of the human calendar, the Golden Heaven Emperor ascended the throne on Mount Shouyang, ennobled Xuan Ming as Heavenly Empress, ennobled Er Bai Ge Ge as Heavenly Master, and the rest of humanity, the Wu Clan, dragons, phoenixes, qilin, etc., each received their ennoblements, and a general amnesty was granted to the world.】

Golden Heaven Emperor, Mount Shouyang, Xuan Ming, Heavenly Empress, Heavenly Master, the Wu Clan

Thus: 【14】 【In the beginning of the Primordial era's human calendar, the Golden Heaven Emperor ascended the throne on Mount Shouyang, ennobling Xuan Ming as Heavenly Empress and Er Bai Wu Ge Ge as Heavenly Master; the rest of humanity, the Wu Clan, dragons, phoenixes, qilin, etc., each received their fiefdoms, and a general amnesty was proclaimed.】

【It is fate; all the demon provinces of the Northern Wastes have rebelled, under the banner of "Restoring the Great Governance", they have allied against Heaven, demanding that the false emperor abdicate in favor of the previous emperor's sons!】

Northern Wastes Demon Provinces, false emperor, previous emperor

Thus: 【15】 【It is fate: the demon provinces of the Northern Wastes all rebel, under the banner of 'Returning the Great Governance', they ally against Heaven, demanding that the false emperor abdicate in favor of the previous emperor's sons!】

Zhao Si, surveying the whole situation, opened his eyes and solemnly gazed at those several passages of text where Jin Bing, as emperor, accepted the homage of all the people and officials:

Thus: 【16】 Zhao Si, surveying the whole situation, opened his eyes solemnly and looked at the several passages of text where Jin Bing's ascension to emperor and acceptance of homage from all the people and officials:

This is clearly a stratagem devised by Di Jun to thoroughly provoke the demon‑human showdown; previously, demons slaughtered each other only on a small scale, and their nature could only be considered mutual brawls among civilian forces.

Di Jun

Thus: 【17】 This is clearly a yang plot designed by Di Jun to thoroughly provoke the demon‑human showdown; previously, demon‑human mutual slaughter was limited to small scale, and its nature could only be considered petty clashes between civilian forces.

But once a major war breaks out, the human side will surely be unable to withstand the united demon race; the ultimate outcome can only be the complete destruction of the false Heavenly Court side!

false Heavenly Court

【Heavenly Empress Xuan Ming sees you frowning all day, so she comforts you and suggests that she and her siblings go forth to suppress all rebels; after all, rebels are at most Taiyi or Daluo, and a Quasi‑Saint can slaughter them at will!】

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Could Di Jun really be a great benevolent who repays hatred with virtue? I've stabbed him in the back like this, yet he actually wants to abdicate instead of putting Jin Bing under house arrest—he really... I'm dying...

Something's off! There must be something wrong!

Zhao Si furrowed his brow, re-connected the entire simulation, and viewed it from a macro perspective:

The fundamental purpose of Di Jun's slaughter of humans is to borrow the Demon Race's great power to exterminate humanity, this heaven-ordained protagonist demon above demons; therefore, theoretically, all his actions should revolve around this point.

And his abdication to Jin Bing, according to Father King's analysis of the Heavenly Emperor's purpose, has two layers: one is to use Jin Bing as a puppet, the other is to pin the blame for the slaughter on him; after all, both publicly and privately, the Heavenly Dao places the main responsibility on the reigning Heavenly Emperor, so Di Jun can use him as a scapegoat.

During the period when Di Jun went out to slay Hong Yun, seize the purple aura, and become a sage, the awakened Jin Bing repeatedly stabbed him in the back:

One was to pull the Primordial Three Clans and the Wu Clan to side with humanity, attempting to stand against the top echelon of the Heavenly Court.

【"Sun True Fire from the Ten Golden Crows": the true fire produced by the golden crows transformed from the primordial solar essence, capable of burning the heavens and boiling the seas, refining treasures, is the utmost yang and rigid divine fire; in the beginning of the human calendar's primordial epoch, it was given by the Ten Golden Crows to an unknown dragon clan Heavenly Emperor (already bound).】

【No, not only humanity, but also the Wu Clan and the Primordial Three Clans; although ordinary Demon Race strength cannot kill a half-sage, beating them into bare commanders is no problem at all.】

【You realize you are being forced to lead everyone down a doomed path to destruction, but you refuse to sit and wait for death; in desperation, you think of the early departed Guang Chengzi and other sage disciples.】

【Then he gestured for you to look up at the sky; you puzzled, raised your head, and in the next moment saw ominous black qi coiling endlessly above your head, the black qi vast like an abyss, permeating all humanity, within which endless calamities seem to evolve……】

【In the primordial epoch of the human calendar, the Golden Heavenly Emperor ascended the throne on Shouyang Mountain, ennobled Xuan Ming as Heavenly Empress, ennobled Er Bai Ge Ge as Heavenly Master, and the rest of humanity, the Wu Clan, dragons, phoenixes, qilin, etc., each received their ennoblements, and a general amnesty was declared.】

【It's fate, the northern wilderness demon provinces all rebel, under the banner of "Restoring Governance", they ally against Heaven, demanding the false emperor abdicate in favor of the previous emperor's sons!】

Zhao Si, surveying the whole situation, opened his eyes and solemnly looked at those several passages of Jin Bing's ascension to emperor accepting the congratulations of all the people and officials:

This is clearly a positive scheme designed by Di Jun to thoroughly provoke the demon-human war; previously, demon-human mutual slaughter was limited to small scale, and its nature could only be considered civilian forces fighting each other.

But once a major war breaks out, the human faction will surely be unable to withstand the united Demon Race; the final outcome can only be the complete destruction of the false Heavenly Court faction!

【Heavenly Empress Xuan Ming sees you frowning all day, so she comforts you and proposes that her siblings go out to suppress all rebels, after all rebels are at most Taiyi or Golden Immortal, a half-sage can slaughter them at will!】

【But you refused her good proposal, because you know it's better for a half-sage not to go out; once they do, who knows, the rebels might dig out wild sage treasures from the remote countryside……】

【The Golden Heavenly Emperor dispatched the southern volcanic feather tribes to suppress it, to no avail.】

【It's fate, the central provinces all rebel……】

What does this indicate?

This shows that Di Jun has taken all his old subordinates away; now this Heavenly Court is entirely a makeshift troupe put together by Jin Bing's supporters!

And without that group of Heavenly Court Golden Immortals and half-sages, can this still be called a Heavenly Court?

Obviously, not.

In Zhao Si's expectation, with this top-tier configuration not inferior to the Demon Race's Heavenly Court, a future human counterattack against the Demon Race is not impossible; when the simulation settles, the evaluation will surely be extremely high!

But unexpectedly, due to a butterfly effect from some unknown link, Di Jun actually became a sage……

【It's fate, the western wilderness demon provinces all rebel, under the banner of "Purifying the Monarch's Side", they ally against Heaven!】

【The Golden Heavenly Emperor sent the great Wu Clan Empress Yi to lead Wu troops to suppress the western wilderness, to no avail.】

【Children, I have no opinion.】

【For this, you specially made a trip to Kunlun Mountain, caught up with old acquaintances like Guang Chengzi, and asked them to seek a livelihood for humanity.】

【Micro-manage? Or just forget it; leave professional matters to professionals, you yourself know you lack that ability.】

【Seeing you puzzled, Guang Chengzi sighed, then he waved his hand before your eyes……】

Not at all!

【Not long after, ten listless little golden crows found you: "Boss, we can't play together anymore."】

【The bound gift to an important primordial figure: "Sun True Fire from the Ten Golden Crows"!】

Under the absolute superiority of the sage's power, Zhao Si's all flashy calculations collapsed on the spot; the wallflower old bastards of the Primordial Three Clans slid and knelt in place, cutting themselves off; the twelve ancestor Wu Clan, though confident they could surpass the peak half-sage Di Jun, were forced to kneel under the sage's overpowered strength.

【The Golden Heavenly Emperor dispatched the Northern Sea Black Dragon King to lead water troops to suppress it, to no avail.】

Don't believe it? Look, as soon as the Golden Heavenly Emperor took the throne, the whole world rose in rebellion; all forces of non-human factions came to attack the false emperor!

Curious Zhao Si felt no scorching heat, yet could clearly sense the violent destructive power contained in this ball of fire capable of annihilating all things!

Considering the safety of the rental house, Zhao Si dared not use it to burn things to test its power; after briefly playing with it, he tossed it into his sea of consciousness, accompanying the sage's dao fruit and the immortal-slaying sword, anyway it's not useful now.

One is that, in Di Jun's urgency to cut his relatives and friends out of the slaughter incident, he actually persuaded his ten precious sons to stand opposite their father, variously urging the demons to surrender on the demon-human battlefield, undermining demon morale, thus greatly participating in the demon-human war, making it hard to cut them out again.

【This is an unsolvable positive scheme.】

【You reluctantly bade farewell to the ten clingy little golden crows; although you brought them here for calculation, after spending a few aeons together, you still have deep feelings for these ten adorable little guys, and at parting they gave you a gift.】

【Now you finally understand why Di Jun abdicated to you: he wants to forcibly continue the slaughter plan you unilaterally broke, and with the inviolable dignity of a sage, he smiles watching you being forced step by step, according to the original plan, to lead humanity toward destruction……】

But just as the dust settled and everyone despondently awaited the final judgment, Di Jun acted contrary to expectation, showing considerable magnanimity: not only did he not pursue everyone's vicious betrayal of him, he actually laughed and truly abdicated to Jin Bing.

Actually, Di Jun has zero tolerance for any backstabbing by Jin Bing's faction; for the sake of the sage position and his life, he won't personally carry out slaughter, but that certainly doesn't mean he'll let all opponents off the hook.

【But unexpectedly, Guang Chengzi helplessly shook his head, indicating that times are different now, humanity's demise is a foregone conclusion, beyond salvation; even a sage would not dare to risk intervening to protect.】

【It's fate, the southern wilderness demon provinces all rebel, under the banner of "Heaven's Mandate to Pacify Turmoil", they ally against Heaven, demanding the Golden Heavenly Emperor abdicate and yield to the worthy!】

【Guang Chengzi sighed, looking at you with pity.】

Humanity, must be exterminated!

Wu Clan, must also be exterminated!

But after the Golden Heavenly Emperor ascended the throne, this intensity was immediately maxed out, and the mutual slaughter escalated to the level of war……

【Given these guys' obsession with merit, and how past sages set up refuges for humanity in their previous lives, you'd expect they wouldn't refuse this boon.】

There are people from the Primordial Three Clans, people from humanity, people from the Wu Clan, but no one from the Demon Race! The Demon Race not only does not recognize his throne, but therefore formally raised troops to rebel against Heaven, vowing to overthrow the false emperor, 'Restoring Governance'……

Primordial Three Clans, must also be exterminated!

You think you can just slip away after kneeling and cutting?

Di Jun, who has experienced three betrayals, looks down on it; everyone must die!

How will the future plot proceed?

Similarly, Kunpeng, Taiyi, the Ten Great Monster Sages and others, even the former Heavenly Court senior officials like the various Star Lords, were not described as paying homage to the new emperor.

【Ding! A gift from an important figure of the Primordial Wasteland has been detected. Bind it?】

""True solar fire?""

Continue the game:

【"What is this?" you ask blankly.】

【You know full well that this is Di Jun summoning them back, your clever scheme of personally hitching the ten golden crows to the chariot is a joke before the already sainted Di Jun……】

As soon as the Holy Emperor was born, he overwhelmed the entire Primordial Wasteland, and thoroughly turned the scheming Jin Bing into a ridiculous jumping clown……

This leaves one bewildered—could it be that Di Jun's brain went bad after becoming a saint?

【Beacon fires rise everywhere, the provinces fall into chaos; as the Heavenly Emperor you cannot suppress them, court affairs deteriorate, and almost daily reports of rebellions big and small reach the court.】

""So, Di Jun's killing intent has not changed at all!""

The next moment, a clump of gold‑white fire flew out of the phone screen and landed in Zhao Si's palm.

Another gift?

Zhao Si did not hesitate:

""Bind!""

""This Heavenly Court, though called orthodox, is in fact a sham dynasty and could never stay stable.""

【Within a short period after succession—less than one yun—the territory the Heavenly Court could control shrank by over seventy percent; aside from the Four Seas and the human stronghold in the Eastern Wasteland, everywhere else had collapsed. Watching the situation deteriorate day by day, you are frantic, but aside from meaningless suppression, you can do nothing.】

【"Karma!"】

……

(End of chapter)