Chapter 85: with translation of chapter title

The Demon Emperor's Palace.

Jin Bing sat alone by the window, quietly emptying his thoughts; this is one of the things he has done most often since nine great cycles.

Di Jiang will personally oversee the battle.

Jin Bing, who had received Hou Tu's message in advance, wasn't the least bit startled.

First of all, this time only the ancestral witch Di Jiang will come; the other ancestral witches won't come.

Secondly, Di Jiang probably wouldn't act personally; even if he did, I wouldn't be afraid, daring to take the field with the dignity of a Quasi-Saint—then don't blame the saints for coming to bestow his title!

Thus, after Jin Bing paid attention to this matter for a while, his thoughts drifted to other things:

Ao Guang quickly opened the camp gate, standing left and right of Xuan Du to guard the Demon Emperor, lest these rebels frighten the holy carriage.

"Wu Qu! Are you actually going to fight or not? If the vanguard loses, you just preserve your strength and then let us go to die? What gives you the right to be the Wu Qu star lord!"

As expected, Hou Yi suffered a crushing defeat.

Xuan Du instantly puffed up with pride, spending all day on Shou Yang Mountain boasting about how thrilling his battle with Hou Yi was, but after all, having long been carefully nurtured by the Great Chief, he is now far from what he used to be.

As soon as Jin Bing entered the camp, what met his eyes was a scene of chaos, with various star lords and demon commanders fuming, arguing fiercely, saliva flying, emotions running high.

The Daluo-level beings were in the middle, cursing and even throwing punches, while the Taiyi-level beings kept their distance, hiding in the corners, trembling.

"I don't want to lose either, it's all because of that bastard Hou Yi..."

"Ying Zhao, you old bastard! You're the traitor! I only lost fifty thousand heavenly soldiers, while you damned well sent a hundred thousand, and you still have the nerve to blame me!"

This kid...

Ever since taking two arrows back then, Xuan Du has been wanting to take harsh revenge, but his skills aren't up to par; if they really fought, Hou Yi could take him down with just a few arrows.

But who let Hou Tu and Shou Yang Mountain sign the treaty? This directly resulted in the 'egalitarian faction' great witches, represented by Hou Yi, acting all sorts of roles on the battlefield, even playing the part of internal spies.

Jin Bing sighed:

"Alright, alright, take me to the prisoner-of-war camp; I have something to do."

Under the new heavenly court, there will no longer exist semi-independent feudal clans like the Three Ancient Clans, nor will there be weakness caused by excessive oppression, and there will certainly be no situation where humanity legally dominates over all beings, acting high and mighty.

Both sides' strengths have gradually balanced.

"Charge into the Zi Xiao Palace, smash the dog's head of Hongjun, the lackey of the Heavenly Dao... Although it's far out of reach, it's indeed the only way."

Although the war between the two heavenly courts caused many casualties, under the suppression of the Heavenly Dao's karmic force, aside from the brute Witch Clan, no one launched a full-scale massacre; everything was kept to a minimum.

Now that they saw the true form, everyone was stunned, taking a while to react.

Quite lively, huh.

"Yes!"

But considering that a group of Daluo and Taiyi beings were too powerful and dangerous, Ao Guang stepped forward, requesting some sealing talismans from the Qing Long Old Ancestor, and had each prisoner sealed with the Three Flowers and Five Qi, to prevent any unrest.

Young Ao Guang stood at attention, his face a bit embarrassed and also nervous, after all the Demon Emperor had specially given him a chance to gain experience, yet he couldn't even manage a group of defeated, captured heavenly court rebels, truly failing the Demon Emperor's heavy trust.

Upon hearing that the Great Chief was going to the prisoner-of-war camp, Xuan Du's expression turned solemn, and he instinctively moved to guard beside him.

The prisoner-of-war camp is located at the foot of Shou Yang Mountain.

Adding Daluo and Taiyi, the total comes to about three or four hundred; speaking frankly, with so many high-ranking heavenly officials, Jin Bing had only seen such a gathering at the heavenly court's morning assembly back then.

"Take me inside to have a look."

Compared to the brutal Witch-Demon War of the first era, and the second era's demon-on-demon slaughter.

"Yes!"

After three lifetimes of struggle, accumulating countless lessons, dying over and over, this time we have finally come closest to victory.

"Your... Majesty!"

After all, we're still far off; better not think too much, first get through this immediate crisis, then we can talk about defeating the Sun Star Lord.

Thinking 'sinful!', Jin Bing coughed, stood up, and walked out of the Demon Emperor's Palace.

Jin Bing smiled and said.

Previously, when Hou Yi again led troops to attack, the vengeance‑eager Xuan Du voluntarily offered to take the front line.

With myself overseeing from the throne, plus using reincarnation to fine‑tune the balance among the tribes, I dare not guarantee there will be no problems, but at least lasting peace and order will be easy to achieve.

My series of actions merely amounts to patching up the existing big hole, just trying to delay as much as possible.

Once we have crushed the Witch Clan and the Supreme Heavenly Court, I will ascend to the position of Heavenly Emperor, ruling heaven and earth in the most legitimate and just way amid the cheers of all beings in the primordial wilderness.

「……」 (no)

Inside are high‑ranking prisoners captured from the Supreme Heavenly Court, divided into two factions: one is the steadfast loyal hounds of the Heavenly Emperor, who absolutely refuse to surrender, constantly cursing Jin Bing as a traitor and longing for death.

The other faction is more moderate, thinking that Jin Bing's side isn't bad either; after all, he is also the Heavenly Emperor's appointed successor, so if they are simply outmatched, there's nothing to say—just surrender.

Having walked out of the palace, Jin Bing let out a breath, and Xuan Du, still wearing a smile, immediately ran over.

"Great Chief!"

And the people in the camp naturally soon noticed him; the appearance of the enemy's false emperor was certainly familiar to everyone.

As the Supreme Heavenly Court engaged in various perverse actions, the Sun Star Lord successfully lent assistance to our side.

If there were no problems at all, that would surely be impossible, after all the predestined protagonist—a thing that shouldn't exist—has actually become real, and from the moment it appeared, the future has been fixed.

Humanity will surely prevail over all beings; there's no doubt about it.

Given the current trend, Jin Bing can even conclude that the outcome will be decided within the next one or two yuan hui.

Thinking of this, he gradually broke into a smile:

Di Jun did far better than the Three Ancient Clans, and I will do even better than Di Jun; the future heavenly court will have far greater ideals and administrative capacity.

There's no doubt that in this life I am a huge winner, achieving the greatest feat with the smallest casualties.

The people's resentment toward the Supreme Heavenly Court keeps growing, while the number of wild Daluo beings supporting the Egalitarian Heavenly Court keeps increasing; adding the captured heavenly court star lords and demon commanders, our side's total of Daluo Golden Immortals has already exceeded three hundred and is still rising.

As Xuan Du escorted Jin Bing just outside the prisoner-of-war camp, they could already hear the noisy cursing coming from inside.

Supreme Ultimate! Damn it, speak up! You lost so fast, now I have to go rescue you!

"Mysterious Capital!"

This sounds disheartening, but there's no other way, because the fundamental contradiction lies in the Heavenly Dao; if we don't correct the Heavenly Dao, then we can't resolve it……

Now, having seen enough all at once, a strange feeling instantly welled up in my heart……

Jin Bing's expression turned strange, then he summoned Ao Guang, who was in charge of guarding the prisoners.

Seeing his smug look, Jin Bing knew he was again bragging everywhere about his glorious victory over Hou Yi.

……

"Shang Yang, you traitor! Speak! Did you defect to Jin?"

Until Jin Bing, amidst the left and right guardians' expressions as if facing a great enemy, smiled and greeted everyone:

"All you star sovereigns and demon commanders, how have you been lately? This shabby hut can't compare to the splendors of the heavenly palace……"

As soon as these words were spoken, the crowd exploded in an uproar!

……

(End of chapter)