Chapter 940: Depriving You of Your Position as Sect Leader

The appearance of Yin Qi left everyone stunned.

They had considered all sorts of possibilities, but never once did they think that the one to finally appear would be Yin Qi!

It was not just the various factions; the civil and military officials of Great Shang were equally stunned.

Is this the Great King?

"G-G-Great King!"

Zhang Shaokang's eyes went wide, his heart shaken beyond measure.

Yet after the shock, only reverence and admiration remained in his heart, his eyes filled with fervor.

"Brothers, follow me and kill!"

Zhang Shaokang shouted loudly.

With the Great King here in person, what else did they have to fear?

Besides, with the Great King watching right here, how could they not give it their all?

……

"Di Qi! What is going on?"

Yuanshi Tianzun, Tongtian Jiaozhu, Zhunti, Jieyin, Houtu, Haotian, Zhenyuanzi, and others were all shaken beyond measure, feeling as if their minds could not keep up.

The Heavenly Rules established by the Sages had actually failed to restrict Di Qi!

More importantly, Yin Qi is not even fifty yet.

To have cultivated to the Quasi-Saint realm before the age of fifty, and to be able to trade blows with Laozi—such cultivation is not even enough to be described as having peerless talent; even the term "Son of the Heavenly Dao" seems somewhat insufficient.

This speed of cultivation exceeded their understanding.

After the shock, everyone's expression turned solemn, because Di Qi's performance made them realize that Honghuang was truly about to descend into chaos.

Although the former Great Shang Celestial Dynasty had terrifying potential, the Human Emperor's lifespan was short, destined for a path that would not last long.

But a Human Emperor who is a Quasi-Saint is an entirely different concept.

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Fire Cloud Cave.

"Hahaha!"

"Hahaha!"

"Hahaha!"

The hearty laughter of the Three Sovereigns echoed and lingered continuously in the hall.

Only now did they understand that Di Qi's confidence had always come from himself.

Although puzzled, the fact remained.

The Yellow Emperor said with excitement: "We used to say that apart from cultivation, we were inferior to Di Qi in every aspect. Now it seems we are inferior to him in every way. But I am still happy."

Shennong also sighed with emotion: "Indeed, who could have imagined that Di Qi himself was actually a Quasi-Saint? No wonder he has always been so confident. Thinking back to when we were fifty, we were probably only at the Mysterious Immortal stage."

Fuxi was the most composed: "Di Qi's performance has indeed shocked the world. But the Sages he must face will surely bring him endless difficulties ahead. It is just a pity that we can only watch helplessly."

………

Zhaoge Imperial Palace.

Zhou Ji, Huang Feiyan, Feng Yanran, and other concubines were also watching the live broadcast.

When they saw Di Qi appear at the Shushan Sword Sect and trade blows with Laozi from afar, everyone was stunned.

Is the Great King no longer a mortal?

Among them, the ones most shocked were Daji and Xiao Yanzhi.

Recalling the past, they suddenly realized how ridiculous they truly were; they feared that all their performances and little schemes had been seen through by the Great King.

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Shushan.

The slaughter continued.

Except for Yin Xi, who escaped due to Laozi's intervention, all other disciples were firmly trapped within the sect, having no power to fight back under the assault of the Martial Hall, with hundreds of thousands of disciples being massacred.

Corpses littered the fields, and blood flowed like a river.

Yet no one felt pity.

Although the Shushan Sword Sect had millions of disciples, only about a hundred thousand remained within the sect.

These were all Inner Disciples of Shushan. More Outer Disciples were distributed everywhere, controlling various industries and continuously transporting all kinds of cultivation resources to the Shushan Sword Sect every year.

Yin Qi stood with his hands behind his back, gazing into the distance toward Shouyang Mountain.

He watched as Laozi's pupils constricted in the Eight Views Palace; Laozi stood up abruptly, meeting his gaze.

In those eyes were shock, wariness, and killing intent.

Laozi took a step and arrived at Shushan. His gaze was sharp, devoid of its usual indifference, and he said coldly: "Di Qi, you have hidden yourself well, deceiving everyone. If this Daoist is not mistaken, the Yang God from before, and that Chen Zhan and Chen Nan, were all you."

Yin Qi nodded indifferently and said: "Correct."

Laozi said: "This Daoist is very curious, how did you break through the restrictions of the Heavenly Rules? Or is it that you are the reincarnation of some peerless great power from the past?"

A Quasi-Saint under fifty—Laozi did not believe it.

One must know that he possessed the constitution and comprehension of an Upper Grade God and Demon, yet it still took him tens of millions of years to cultivate to the Quasi-Saint realm.

If not for the Dao Ancestor's sermons, this time might have taken hundreds of millions of years.

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He did not believe that anyone could break the Heavenly Rules set by the joint efforts of the Sages, nor did he believe that anyone could achieve the Quasi-Saint realm as a mortal in less than fifty years.

Therefore, the most reasonable explanation was that Yin Qi was the reincarnation of some peerless great power.

Since the Opening Heaven and Earth, no one knows how many powerhouses have been born in Honghuang.

There were even many who were once capable of contending with Hongjun Daozu and Demon Ancestor Luohou, such as Qiankun Laozu, Yinyang Laozu, Wuxing Laozu, Yangmei Laozu, and so on.

Yin Qi said indifferently: "It is rumored that a Saint is omnipotent; you may well perform the Calculation yourself."

Laozi did not take it to heart and continued: "I once traced back the Fengshen War and discovered that the brutal slaughter between our various sects was driven by a mysterious force behind the scenes; I imagine it must be you."

Yin Qi knew that Laozi's purpose in saying this was to incite hatred among the other Saints.

He shook his head and said: "Laozi, your followers and disciples are being slaughtered, yet you actually have the mood to stand here and ramble on with me.

I must say, your heart is truly cold enough.

Not only my Human Race, but Yuanshi and Tongtian are also nothing more than two tools in your eyes, aren't they?"

Speaking to this point, his expression became solemn, and he said sternly: "You are the Human Teachings Sect Leader because you became a Saint through my Human Race, but in your eyes, what is my Human Race?

Back during the Witch-Demon War, the Demon Race slaughtered my Human Race, nearly wiping us out.

Yet you remained indifferent, neither hearing nor asking.

The Witch and Demon races both suffered heavy losses and withdrew from the Primordial Continent, which should have been an opportunity for my Human Race to rise.

Yet for your own selfish interests, relying on your Saint cultivation and your status as the Human Teachings Sect Leader, you forcibly imprisoned the Three Sovereigns in the Fire Cloud Cave, and later used despicable means to deal with the Five Emperors, causing the Five Emperors to go missing.

With such conduct as yours, are you even worthy of being the leader of my Human Race?

Today, I, as the Human Emperor and the ninth-generation Common Master of the Human Race, declare: from this day forward, your status as the Human Teachings Sect Leader is stripped away; from now on, the Human Race shall only honor the Saint Mother, and may the Heavenly Dao bear witness."

Yin Qi's voice was like rolling thunder, spreading across the entire Primordial World in an instant.

Whether it was the Primordial Continent, the distant Outer Starry Sky, or the mysterious Yincao Difu.

"You wicked beast, you are courting death!"

Laozi was enraged.

This was defying the natural order; it was simply defying the natural order.

As the Human Teachings Sect Leader, he was nominally on par with the Saint Mother Nuwa and was one of the highest leaders of the Human Race.

Even the Human Emperor once needed him to confer a title.

But now, Yin Qi actually dared to strip him of his position as the Human Teachings Sect Leader in the name of the Human Emperor, just like a beggar from a Village suddenly saying to an Emperor that he wanted to abolish the Emperor's throne in the name of the common people.

If it were just talk, although Laozi was furious, he would not have gone berserk.

The key was that as Yin Qi's words fell, he clearly felt that the Human Luck he enjoyed was rapidly plummeting, from the original thirty percent to less than ten percent in a few moments.

If one had to state a percentage, it was likely only three or four percent left.

It had decreased by a full ten times.

How could this not make him furious!

If not for the Kongtong Seal being in his hand, he would likely not even have this three or four percent of luck left.

A million years of hard work, returned to the starting point in a single day. (End of chapter)