Chapter 376: The Completion of Changing Heaven and Earth

"Fan Dier, you despicable clown who plays with schemes and tricks, how dare you fool this seat."

"Fan Dier, you truly deserve to die. I will slaughter you, I will break all your limbs, imprison your soul, transform your husk into a female beast, and throw you into the cheapest brothel in the bottom hive, letting you be used by countless filthy vagrants..."

When these two roars and curses resounded through the Imperial Capital.

As the mastermind and the one who started it all, Li Yu could not help but gasp.

The War Marshal of the Dragon Emperor Army sounded like he was merely asking a furious question.

But the Mad King Iliya!

His words sounded very serious.

And no one in the Imperial Capital doubted his resolve; if he wanted to do it, he could do it.

The true events of the past many years all proved this point.

He was, after all, Iliya!

If one truly offended him to death and fell into his hands.

Never mind a Pope, even if his own father came, he would still be unable to escape that miserable fate.

Back then, during the new Emperor selection, Iliya did not even spare his own sister and brother, which shows that when he goes mad, there are no limits.

This is why?

He is so favored by the "God of Debauchery."

Perhaps in the eyes of that God of Debauchery, this crazy little golden-haired thing is simply too cute and too fun.

The War Marshal, and the Mad King.

The reasons for their rage were impeccable.

Especially after their "own true god" provided divine guidance, the two were absolutely certain: the Pope was the mastermind behind all this disaster.

Moreover, he was nearing completion.

After all, the entire empire was about to be conquered by the so-called "God Emperor Sect," which was actually the Dragon Emperor Sect in disguise.

And the two of them, because they were fooled and provoked by him, had killed each other to the point of being severely wounded.

If they had not awakened in time!

Then the scene that would follow would be: the snipe and the clam fight, and the fisherman reaps the benefit. This Pope, whose conduct is comparable to the filthiest prostitute, would emerge at the last moment to clean up the mess, kill them both, take the entire empire for himself, and the Long Chao Star System would completely fall into the hands of the Lord of Change.

The polytheistic belief structure would completely turn into monotheism, that is, the Change.

Realizing this, the War Marshal and the Mad King instantly cast aside their previous grudges.

Without hesitation, they struck toward the headquarters of the Papacy.

While furiously cursing, they directly announced the crimes committed by Pope Fan Dier, declaring him the mastermind behind the attempt to overturn the entire rule of the Long Chao Empire.

Following the orders of the two supreme leaders, the Dragon Emperor Army, the Imperial Guard, and the Inquisition, among other forces, began a siege against the Dragon Emperor Sect.

In this way!

Those rebel armies coming up from the bottom hive, though numerous, had very few transcendent beings, so no one paid them any mind.

The rebellion, which should have been thwarted, unexpectedly became incredibly smooth.

The insurgent army was at a loss for a moment, so they could only continue to cheer "Long live the God Emperor," and then, according to their program, continue to advance in an orderly manner....

"Brilliant!"

"A very shameless and very effective method. Even if you are exposed in the future, you will still be favored by the 'Change,' the 'Lord of the Veil,' and the 'God of Folly.'"

In the darkness, Li Yu seemed to hear the toad croak that represented joy once again.

Clearly, the fun before him made the Toad God very satisfied.

This is hardly surprising.

Who would refuse such a twisty and lively spectacle?

This is one of the reasons why Li Yu, who could have used three clones from the beginning to simultaneously ambush the three demigods and lead them to kill each other, deliberately left out Pope Fan Dier.

To create an extra layer of contradiction and conflict for the sake of the effect of the plot twist.

Of course, the real reason is that if one pursued the three killing each other from the start, it might have gone wrong.

After all, that Pope is the Chosen of the Change.

This means he is a treacherous person skilled in schemes and calculations, and more likely to sniff out the scent of Li Yu, a "kindred spirit."

If he were exposed, Li Yu's plan would fall short of success.

Now, though!

No matter what the Pope says, even if he really produces ironclad evidence, it is likely too late.

Because the War Marshal and the Mad King are both severely wounded, and the three supreme leaders have fought each other for so many years, they will never allow him to remain unscathed alone.

"The most critical point is!"

"I have never appeared, and have never been a threat."

"In the eyes of the War Marshal and the Mad King, the [God Emperor Sect], consisting only of a bunch of low-level transcendents, is nothing. As long as the Pope is not allowed to dominate alone, then as long as they wait for the Lord of Judgment to leave, they, supported by the Chaos Gods, are invincible, and all rebellions will be easily resolved."

"The Long Chao Star Empire has often had rebellions since its establishment, but they are always easily quelled because the ruling class is backed by the Chaos Gods. There may be some power shifts internally, but the general trend has never changed. The poor have no hope of turning their lives around and can only be expendable materials generation after generation."

"Very desperate, but very real."

"Who can escape this path dependency that has lasted for thousands or tens of thousands of years?"

"Therefore, the eyes of these three supreme commanders will only fall on the other two, and they will not pay much attention to anything else."

These prophetic thoughts of Li Yu soon became reality.

At the Papacy headquarters, Pope Fan Dier, who was also suffering from the torture of the Lord of Judgment, was praying to the "Change" for protection.

Suddenly, he heard those two angry curses!

As soon as he opened his eyes, he had to face the Mad King and the War Marshal, who were furious and had joined forces to kill him.

Just as Li Yu had expected.

The Pope immediately sensed the conspiratorial nature of this; it was too obvious.

But the direction of his thinking was as follows:

"Who is playing schemes behind the scenes, manipulating fate?"

"Is it the Lord of the Veil, the God of Folly, or believers of evil gods from other universes? I have heard that in the Void Universe, there is an evil god named 'Yellow Robe,' whose believers are fond of spreading chaos."

"Or, is it the arrangement of my Great Lord?"

"This rebellion and my being tortured are all part of the plan."

"If that is the case, my Lord should give me guidance..."

Before the Pope could think of a result.

He had to deal with the siege of the other two demigods.

Although the Mad King and the War Marshal were both severely wounded from fighting each other and being tortured by the Lord of Judgment.

But two against one, Fan Dier's situation was not good.

After all, whether it was the Mad King or the War Marshal, both were skilled in combat, while he, as a believer of the Change, was the most afraid of head-on slaughter.

He was skilled in glib talk, fooling fate, schemes and tricks... but these paths had all been blocked by Li Yu in advance, leaving him not even the slightest gap or room to maneuver.

At the same time, the two demigods, awakened by their own "Main God," were chasing Pope Fan Dier like madmen in order to perform and atone for their sins.

Gradually, the latter also began to slide from being tortured and controlled with light injuries toward the state of being severely wounded.

How could these three high and mighty demigods have imagined?

That all this chaos was caused by a disaster star who only had a Sequence 4 cultivation base and came from a "remote, rural place."

Step by step, he had tossed an interstellar empire into such a state.

They could imagine even less.

That even at this point.

The three of them were still being used by Li Yu.

They were the chosen followers of the "Change," the "Blood God," and the "God of Debauchery" respectively, and especially the Mad King, who was extremely favored, naturally mastered many related divine forbidden arts.

In the slaughter with opponents of the same level, these could not be concealed.

Naturally, without exception, they were completely spied upon by Li Yu.

Naturally, without exception, he was completely seen through by Li Yu.

Outside the battlefield, the Toad God was watching from a high dimension beyond the multiverse.

Li Yu, meanwhile, was in the space-time rift, peeking at those forbidden arts and secrets.

Just by looking, it was naturally impossible to learn them.

He did not intend to learn them either; he just wanted to "steal the law." Roughly stealing a bit of the form and spirit was enough; it would always be useful in the future.

It was precisely this mindset that created Li Yu's ability to play anyone and deceive anyone with ease today.

By rights, with the plan progressing to this point, Li Yu's goal had already been accomplished.

How to sabotage a huge target?

How to conquer an empire that rules an entire star system?

This is what the Demon Star Order Masters were supposed to do in this conquest of the weird realm, and they all failed.

And Li Yu's demonstration was almost perfect.

Even the Toad God believed that the intermediate steps could not be improved further.

However, Li Yu himself was very clear.

His plan seemed perfect, but in reality, he was walking a tightrope the entire time.

His plans all seemed perfect, but in reality, he was walking a tightrope.

Every step is critical.

If even the slightest error occurs, the plan will fail.

It is even possible to suffer a crushing defeat right up until now, such as if the Lord of Judgment suddenly realizes they have been deceived, descends with their true form, or simply retreats, which would cause the Chaos Gods to descend.

Of course, even if he truly fails, Li Yu has a way to save his life.

Fortunately!

Nothing has been exposed.

As time passed bit by bit, there was no further feedback from the Lord of Judgment; this "unintelligent" avatar of theirs was still being directed and controlled by Li Yu.

Within each planet, including Dragon Emperor Star, the rebel army has gained the complete upper hand.

The God Emperor Sect, which Li Yu had fully cultivated, brainwashed, and rebuilt, simultaneously began to transform the entire empire across military, political, and religious lines.

The structure of faith!

The rules of operation!

Both began to undergo earth-shaking changes.

And the three demigods who could change everything—the Mad King, the Warmaster, and the Pope—all headed toward severe injury and weakness, just as Li Yu had anticipated.

Pope Fan Dier’s injuries were even more severe.

The reason?

One could tell from the curses continuously transmitted from the headquarters.

The Mad King and the Warmaster felt that Pope Fan Dier was an untrustworthy liar and a whore, so they gave him no chance to speak or deceive them, and both went for the kill.

This resulted in him becoming the most severely injured of the three, despite being in the best condition at the start.

Even as demigods, with injuries this severe, it would take the three of them hundreds of years to recover.

This also meant that they would be powerless to reverse the now-drastically altered Long Chao Empire in the short term.

The Chaos Gods are not running a charity!

Even for believers and chosen ones.

It is impossible for them to provide support without compensation; the Boundless Spirit Realm is too vast and there are too many believers, so if everyone reaches out to ask, even the most powerful divine entities would be drained dry.

Therefore, everything has a price.

In other words!

Li Yu’s mission is considered complete at this point.

The next moment, he indeed heard the notification sound from the Demon Star Order.

Only, compared to the past, this one was somewhat special.

PS: There is more to come.

(End of this chapter)