[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-simultaneously-transmigrated-i-forge-the-dao-acr":3,"chapter-simultaneously-transmigrated-i-forge-the-dao-acr-simultaneously-transmigrated-i-forge-the-dao-acr-chapter-669":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Simultaneously Transmigrated: I Forge the Dao Across Multiverses",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2346107,4584,"Chapter 669: Standing Equal with the Ten Yama Kings! Redrawing the Order of the Three Realms","simultaneously-transmigrated-i-forge-the-dao-acr-chapter-669",669,"\u003Cp>If this were a world where power resided solely within oneself, that would be fine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But in the Honglou world where Luo Fu now stands, human incense and faith are the foundation of all transcendence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When humanity begins its violent upheaval, it is not merely a reshuffling of the mortal realm—even celestial deities and earth spirits risk being swept into it if they are careless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beneath the terrifying prestige of a founding monarch, a single command can drive even the most battle-hardened troops, forged in war, to storm temples and shatter shrines—even those with flourishing incense worship.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To offend a mortal emperor, especially one whose power is at its peak, is a cost no celestial deity or earth spirit can bear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This chaos does not merely destroy order in the mortal realm—it plunges both heaven and the underworld into disorder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the special position of the Capital City God is precisely the one all celestial deities and earth spirits dread most.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, when humanity undergoes radical reform, this very position shifts with the whim of the founding emperor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>History has seen cases where loyal City Gods of the fallen dynasty were utterly destroyed by the new emperor’s wrath—stripped of their divine status, their souls annihilated entirely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The current situation of the Fuming Spirit King is truly unprecedented and uniquely extraordinary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having served as Capital City God across two dynasties, his status has become so uniquely entrenched among underworld deities that he now stands on equal footing with the Ten Yama Kings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is the result of centuries of accumulated incense worship, swelling his power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Luo Fu’s words struck straight to his heart, the Fuming Spirit King’s expression flickered for a moment, then he adopted a righteous posture: “Though I was a founding minister of the former dynasty, its heavenly mandate had ended; I merely followed heaven’s will and the people’s desire.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What a fine phrase—following heaven’s will and the people’s desire.” Even if Luo Fu himself despised this City God, even if the Fuming Spirit King could genuinely aid Luo Fu—accelerating the fall of Beiqing and unifying the realm—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Fu would still rather have his own Luotian Army conquer the world with blood and steel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Fu knows he must enact true renewal—a complete reordering of the Three Realms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under these circumstances, no compromise is permitted. No exchange of interests will sway him. Before Luo Fu’s new order, every old order must be shattered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though many cities in Jiangnan have surrendered without a fight—even within Jinling, many former dynasty nobles have not yet been purged—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is merely a temporary stratagem.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such tactics may work in the mortal realm, but they cannot be applied to heaven or the underworld.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The reason is simple: a human life lasts barely a century.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But celestial deities and earth spirits endure for hundreds of years—some major divine positions last for a thousand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even for the sake of smoothly implementing his new order, Luo Fu will never treat celestial deities and earth spirits as he treats mortals.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the mortal realm, Luo Fu could even swear an oath upon the Luo River and be fine—but with deities, such leniency is impossible, for they directly govern the Dao’s laws, and many great deities are manifestations of the Dao itself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Either clash head-on, or seek common ground—there is no room for coexistence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Fuming Spirit King, this peculiar underworld deity straddling the mortal and netherworld realms, has likely spent too long lounging in the capital.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He has forgotten that in the realm of transcendence, power is the sole foundation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Now that Beiqing’s heavenly mandate has also ended, are Itachi planning to defect once again?” Luo Fu sneered at the Fuming Spirit King. “Do Itachi truly believe I will retain a City God who served two dynasties?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Does Prince Zhao not care for the safety of his own kin and clan?” The Fuming Spirit King’s face darkened instantly, as if struck by a sudden realization.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Kin? Clan?” Luo Fu scoffed. “I shall be the founding ancestor—my clan begins with me. And surely Itachi know the grudge I hold against the Luo clan?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Fuming Spirit King genuinely did not know.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though this Capital City God had held his position across two dynasties, even the highest City God could not fully control the underworld’s mortal system.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many provincial City Gods have existed for nearly a thousand years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though his case is unusual, he could never wield absolute authority over the entire mortal City God network.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though Luo Fu grew up in the capital, his original power base emerged from the Canal Gang—he seized Yangzhou first, then took Jinling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amid the chaos of mortal upheaval, the underworld’s intelligence network suffered severe damage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, the Fuming Spirit King knew only Luo Fu’s origins—his experiences, his mindset, his intentions—he knew nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is why, after awakening his past-life memories, Luo Fu’s cognition and values are now anchored in his former life—he cares nothing for clan loyalty in this era.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, during his rise, the Luo clan gave him not a single ounce of aid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhu Yuanzhang began from humble origins, yet he had nephews and cousins at his side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Luo Fu? The Luo family gave him absolutely nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under these conditions, Luo Fu does not even harbor resentment toward his clan—he is merely indifferent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Fuming Spirit King dared barge into Luo Fu’s chambers because he believed he held the Luo clan’s safety as leverage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Luo Fu raised his banner in Jiangnan, the Luo clan was captured en masse when Prince Teng crushed the capital’s elite troops in Yangzhou.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Fuming Spirit King came, convinced he could rescue the Luo clan—and treated this as a bargaining chip—never imagining this world contained a being like Luo Fu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Someone who truly does not care about clan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His heart sank instantly. His demeanor changed—no trace of arrogance remained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He spoke earnestly: “Prince Zhao, though Itachi suffered persecution from your clan before rising, kin are the root of the family, clan the foundation of the state. With your present stature, Itachi ought to repay injury with virtue.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Repay injury with virtue? Then how do Itachi repay virtue?” Luo Fu did not believe in such nonsense. “If Itachi have no other reason, today Itachi shall meet your soul’s annihilation within this Jinling royal palace.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wait!” Seeing Luo Fu’s blood qi surge violently, the martial aura of the new dynasty’s upheaval radiating around him, the Fuming Spirit King cried out: “I can help Prince Zhao unify the realm faster!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Not enough,” Luo Fu shook his head. “I shall seize the realm with my own tiger-wolf army. Why need others’ aid?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Fuming Spirit King panicked completely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His only two cards were obvious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One: the members of the Luo clan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But because the Luo clan had offered Luo Fu no support when he was bullied by the Jia household servants, after leaving Beizhili, he seized the Canal Gang and forged his Luotian Army from scratch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Luo clan, in turn, was entirely captured by Beiqing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But if Luo Fu truly does not care for his clan, then this card is useless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The other card—the Fuming Spirit King’s final leverage—was to serve as an inside agent, using his status as Fuming Spirit King to fabricate a divine mandate legitimizing Luo Fu’s rule.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet no matter how he imagined it, he never expected that even this condition—saving Luo Fu immense cost and accelerating his conquest—would fail to move him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Fu gazed coldly at the Fuming Spirit King: “If Itachi have no other reason, prepare to pay the price for intruding into the royal palace!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Luo Fu spoke, the Fuming Spirit King’s spirit trembled violently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without hesitation, his form dissolved into a wisp of green smoke—he sought to escape via incense divine methods.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Too late. Such a crime as intruding into the sovereign’s chamber could never be pardoned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the instant his form scattered—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An invisible force of mortal destiny, wrapped in Luo Fu’s blood qi and yang energy, instantly formed an impenetrable prison, trapping the Fuming Spirit King completely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Now Itachi wish to flee? Too late.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Fu sneered, clenching his fingers—his hand seized the Fuming Spirit King’s spirit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A terrifying spiritual force surged instantly into the Fuming Spirit King’s consciousness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before he could even cry out or beg, his mind was shattered by Luo Fu’s spiritual power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though Luo Fu was still a boy under twenty, he shared the power of over a dozen other worlds—this Fuming Spirit King’s mere centuries of incense accumulation could not withstand it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an instant, after erasing the Fuming Spirit King’s self-awareness, Luo Fu comprehended his intentions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No wonder—he had once defected during the last dynastic transition.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Fuming Spirit King’s appearance in the Jinling palace was not merely his own doing—it stemmed from dual motives.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>First, he indeed wished to defect again—from Beiqing to Luo Fu—but only if Luo Fu proved capable of overthrowing the dynasty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Second, he had been sent by the Beiqing emperor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To negotiate peace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the battle outside Yangzhou, Beiqing was utterly exhausted—unable to muster any force to oppose Luo Fu in the short term. Peace talks were their only option.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet the court was in uproar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To some extent, Beiqing’s political atmosphere mirrored the late Ming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many courtiers clearly saw that Beiqing’s best course was to negotiate with Luo Fu—at least buy time to rebuild its defenses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Otherwise, once Luo Fu stabilized Jiangnan, his northern campaign would crush Beiqing’s meager forces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet no faction—nobles or ministers—dared propose peace. Whoever suggested it would be branded a traitor, cursed for eternity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, the late Ming was truly crushed by dual fronts: internal rebellions by Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong, and constant bloodletting by the Manchu Eight Banners.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Beiqing? Though Luo Fu held half the southern realm, the north faced no constant external enemy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This made it even harder for anyone to propose peace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet the emperor and the retired emperor were not fools.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After reviewing Beiqing’s resources following the Yangzhou defeat, they realized they must rebuild strength quickly—lest Luo Fu launch a direct northern invasion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But if the emperor himself proposed peace, he would inherit eternal infamy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neither the current emperor nor the retired emperor wished to bear that stigma.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, the Fuming Spirit King—already wavering in loyalty—became the only viable option.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Fuming Spirit King used the Luo clan as leverage not because he could transport them from Beiqing’s capital to Jinling—but because their capture was one of the emperor’s own peace conditions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Fu’s rebellion had caused such a commotion—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The emperor and retired emperor, of course, moved immediately against the Luo clan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, rebellion was a crime punishable by extermination of nine clans—a heinous sin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon capturing the Luo clan, Beiqing should have executed them all without delay.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the Yangzhou battle ended too swiftly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before the emperor and retired emperor could act, the outcome was decided.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, the Luo clan had been granted a brief reprieve.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After reading the Fuming Spirit King’s memories, Luo Fu understood the full truth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His face twisted with contempt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now the Heavenly Court and the Underworld are both under Luo Fu’s control, and he has seized half of the mortal realm—yet the Retired Emperor and the reigning monarch of Bei Qing still believe Luo Fu might entertain thoughts of peace talks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It is sheer delusion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, Fu Ming Spirit King’s intrusion into the Jinling Royal Palace served as a warning to Luo Fu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though the royal palace’s defenses, meticulously arranged against mortals, were flawless, they still had vulnerabilities when facing celestial deities and earth spirits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, only beings possessing the true status of a genuine deity could penetrate the palace; ordinary yin spirits had no such qualification.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even ordinary genuine deities, unless they reached a certain rank, could not enter the palace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the City God of Bei Qing’s capital, Fu Ming Spirit King carried the people’s faith, possessed sufficient status and strength, and was a genuine deity—only then was it possible for him to manifest directly in Luo Fu’s bedchamber.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But with this warning, Luo Fu casually raised his hand, and a seal instantly appeared in his grasp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beneath the seal, eight dragon-script and bird-seal characters glowed brilliantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Tian’s lifespan, ruling over Heaven and Earth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a dragon’s roar, Luo Fu’s voice reverberated through the Heavenly Court and the Underworld.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",2065,"2026-06-21T01:08:31.665Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","d410ccbee021d4a906d562955858b17d37bc869d8d72b9744197103f96df9296","simultaneously-transmigrated-i-forge-the-dao-acr-chapter-670","simultaneously-transmigrated-i-forge-the-dao-acr-chapter-668",686,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fsimultaneously-transmigrated-i-forge-the-dao-acr-cover.jpg"]