Free Web NovelChapter 480: Chapter 100: Great Demon Profound Yellow, the Beginning of Smiting Heaven
Nine Nether.
Lu Xuan accepted the wisp of Six Paths True Intent and Reincarnation Origin sent over by Houtu and asked curiously,
"Lady, how do I use this? Do I just absorb it directly?"
Houtu lowered her gaze and said softly,
"Take it into your consciousness and merge it with your True Spirit. By doing so, you can leverage the Power of the Six Paths of Reincarnation. At your current realm, crushing an Immortal will be a simple matter. The higher your Cultivation, the more potent the Reincarnation Origin you can command..."
As she spoke, she stared at Lu Xuan, as if observing his reaction.
But Lu Xuan was extremely decisive. He inhaled the Six Paths True Intent and Reincarnation Origin in a single gulp, merging it with his True Spirit!
His brows furrowed sharply. His vision was consumed by the Six Paths of Reincarnation that spanned across All Realms and worlds. He felt as if he were drowning within it, living through a hundred, then a thousand lifetimes in a single instant!
An unknown amount of time passed. When Lu Xuan opened his eyes again, they were filled with the vicissitudes of time. He exhaled a breath of turbid air that transformed into an illusory cycle of reincarnation. Behind him, the plate of the Six Paths’ turning emerged, swaying slowly!!
He unconsciously unleashed his full power.
He took on his combat form with three heads, six faces, and nine arms. Each of his three heads had two faces.
They were wrath, compassion, ferocity, peace, misery, and majesty!
On the forehead of each of the six faces, a third eye appeared. All were in the form of a double-pupiled Celestial Eye, glowing with the light of Chaos.
Of his nine arms, one held the Chaos Gloomy Lamp, another grasped the Heaven-Reaching Fishing Drum, and two more held the Majestic Biyou Palace.
The remaining five hands grasped concepts such as Chaos, destruction, panic, Slaughter, and calamity.
The Mother Qi of All Things flowed through the patterns on his skin. The myriad forms of the Six Paths turned behind him, accompanied by the great sound of a boundless sea of blood striking the heavens!
In his entirety, he looked like a great demon. His killing intent pierced the heavens, and his eighteen eyes scanned the eight directions. Wherever his gaze fell, Immortals wept, Buddhas sighed, and Ghost Gods wailed in misery!
"Lady!"
Lu Xuan’s six faces called out in a layered, overlapping chorus,
"Thank you, Lady, for bestowing this treasure and technique!"
Houtu’s brow seemed to relax. She nodded slightly and advised,
"Do not be so reckless as to fight Supreme Profound Clarity again. That may not achieve your goals. I have gifted you the position of [Emperor Earth Deity], so why not use it?"
"I will obey the Lady’s decree!"
The layered, overlapping grand sound of the Six Paths boomed as Lu Xuan’s nine arms saluted in unison.
"I will go now! I will go now!"
As his voice fell, he rampaged through the Nine Nether. His majestic aura shook the Underworld until it was on the verge of collapse, and he charged straight out of the Ghost Gate!
After watching him depart, Houtu mused for a moment, her brow slightly furrowed.
’He merged the Reincarnation Origin with his True Spirit so directly... It seems I was overthinking things, was I?’
She had always felt that there was something deeply wrong with the battle between Profound Yellow and Profound Clarity, but she couldn’t quite put her finger on it. A sliver of doubt had remained in her heart.
Now, seeing Profound Yellow so decisively merge with the Six Paths True Intent and Reincarnation Origin, her doubts had mostly dissipated.
A faint smile appeared on Houtu’s face, her eyes profound.
’I am the Lord of the Six Paths, the Master of Reincarnation. Since this child has taken the Reincarnation Origin into his True Spirit, I can completely control him with but a single thought.’
’Normally, I would never do such a thing. It’s just a precaution, in case Profound Yellow really does have a problem...’
.........
’Does this count as entering the game myself, using myself as a piece?’
After leaving the Nine Nether, Lu Xuan’s gaze was profound as he fell into thought.
’I’ve devoured the Six Paths True Intent and the Reincarnation Origin. According to what my Three Masters said, by doing this, Houtu can take complete control of me whenever she wishes...’
’But for that very reason, Houtu will gradually come to trust me. This part of the game is now half-won!’ freēwēbnovel.com
’Control me... Heh!’
Shaking his three heads, Lu Xuan used his Divine Thought to glance at his current form and let out a bitter laugh.
"If I were to walk around like this, I’d probably scare the life out of every mortal and all the Divine Buddhas in the heavens without even doing anything, wouldn’t I?"
"It’s no wonder back in Gouxian Town, Yang Erlang and the others were so terrified of the name ’Profound Yellow’."
As he muttered to himself, a solemn expression appeared on all six of Lu Xuan’s faces as he looked up at the sky.
"I shall become a calamity."
He took a deep breath. Without even using Celestial and Earthly Laws, he simply released the suppression on his power and revealed his true form, which was already a hundred thousand zhang tall!
A terrifying great demon, a hundred thousand zhang tall, walked slowly among the mountains. His eighteen eyes scanned the heavens and the earth, the Six Paths turned behind him, and every footstep thundered with the sound of a raging sea of blood!
THUD! THUD! THUD!
Step by step, the earth Lu Xuan trod upon cracked and trembled. Countless Immortals and Buddhas in the heavens cast down their gazes, utterly astonished.
"Is that... the Profound Yellow Emperor??"
Lu Xuan felt countless prying eyes. All six of his faces split into a chilling grin. He slightly opened his [Form Acupoint] and manifested his divine will!
"AHHH!!"
Some of the Immortal Gods who had been spying on Lu Xuan cried out miserably, tears of blood streaming from their eyes. The grand vistas they had just glimpsed were burned into their vision!
There was Old Nong, holding a Black and White Giant Hoe, treating the Celestial Realms as his fields and All Realms as his rice stalks;
There was a majestic Emperor Earth Deity who occupied all the land;
There was a graceful woman who held the Six Paths and grasped Reincarnation, and an ancient Daoist who seemed to be the final nirvana of all things!
Any Immortal or Buddha who spied on Lu Xuan with malicious intent was injured. Some Upper Celestial Venerables at the Celestial Realms level were relatively fine, only shedding tears of blood.
But some Immortals merely took a single glance and their bodies began to crack apart. Those not yet at the Immortal level nearly died outright!
THUD! THUD! THUD!
The hundred-thousand-zhang-tall, three-headed, six-faced, nine-armed great demon let out a layered, rumbling laugh as he strode to the West Mountain.
He snatched the Western Emperor from within it. His twelve nostrils exhaled at once, and the scorching waves of air battered the Western Emperor’s body until it was in ruins. He asked,
"Submit, or die."
The Western Emperor, caught in his palm, looked up in terror at the six different faces, each as vast as the Celestial Vault. He was suddenly dazed, seeing all sorts of terrifying visions as blood streamed from his eyes!
He cried out hastily,
"I am willing to serve you as my master!"
"Good."
Lu Xuan continued onward, still holding the Western Emperor. He went to the South, North, and Central Mountains in succession, and finally to the East Mountain, gathering all Five Mountains Emperors in his palm. He let out an overlapping roar,
"Submit, or death!"
Stared at by eighteen eyes, the Five Mountains Emperors felt a chill run down their spines. Each saw visions of the sea of blood, Old Nong, Reincarnation, Nirvana, and more. They were scared out of their wits and all kowtowed.
"We are willing to serve you as our master!"
The Immortals and Buddhas in the sky did not dare to look at Lu Xuan directly. They observed everything through their Divine Thought, and all of them trembled as they took in the scene.
Five titans of the Celestial Realms level, captured just like that??
Even though they were among the Weak Celestial Realms, having barely entered this echelon by relying on their worldly status, they could still easily crush Immortals!
In the Celestial Vault, Li Jing swallowed, his heart pounding in fear.
"Taibai, what in the world happened to the Profound Yellow Emperor...?"
Li Changgeng harbored no ill will, so he naturally dared to look directly at Lu Xuan. With a complex expression, he said,
"The heavens are about to change..."
Beside them, Yang Erlang, Li Nezha, and Zhu Wuneng looked at each other, a chill in their hearts.
This being had finally taken on the form they remembered: shouldering the Six Paths, with six faces, nine arms, and eighteen eyes, his body containing a sea of blood, his killing intent soaring to the heavens...
Feared by Immortals, dreaded by Buddhas, and avoided by Ghost Gods!
It wasn’t just these Immortal Gods who were terrified. At this moment, even several Daluo beings grew solemn!
The Donghua Emperor, clad in a Profound Robe and wearing an Emperor’s Crown, felt his eyelid twitch.
"This is the Profound Yellow you were talking about??"
The Immortal Mother opened her mouth, saying blankly,
"This... I don’t know either."
Beside them, the Emperor of Longevity in the South Pole swallowed and said in a low voice,
"Something’s not right. He captured the Five Mountains Emperors. Has he seen through the truth about the Earth Deities’ rebellion and plans to use the Five Mountains Emperors to command all the Earth Deities in the world?"
"That’s possible," the Gouchen Emperor said gravely. "But it will be useless. The Immortal Mother has already taken the Seal of the Earth Emperor from the Five Mountains Emperors, which is enough to command all the Earth Deities in the world!"
The Daluo beings began to discuss, all centered on the shocking transformation of the Profound Yellow Emperor. The change in him was too outrageous.
If before he was a majestic Emperor, now he was like a great demon walking the earth, a calamity descended from the dawn of creation!
"I have a very bad feeling!"
The Immortal Mother spoke solemnly.
"Look behind that Profound Yellow, the Six Paths Plate is turning... This won’t do. We must mobilize the demons, have Xiang Yu and Liu Bang formally attack Qin, and have all the world’s Earth Deities incite a great rebellion!"
As she finished speaking, the Gouchen Emperor nodded. He drew up a great decree and, in the name of the Demon Ancestor, sent it flying toward the home of the Demon Race, who dwelled at the edge of the Human World.
The Immortal Mother stood up and drafted a Golden Decree. Using the Great Seal of the Earth Emperor, she made it appear in the minds of countless Earth Deities.
Finally, the East Pole Qing Hua Emperor put pen to paper. His Decree slammed into the Netherworld, ordering Emperor Fengdu to throw open the Ghost Gate and let ten thousand ghosts pass through!
Fate fell into chaos, the grand tide of events churned, and the Human World became the center of the whirlpool!
"We need only watch quietly," the Immortal Mother said with a smile. "All the pieces are on the board. Victory is assured."
A smile also appeared on Gouchen’s face.
"Oh, Profound Yellow, Profound Yellow... with the demons raising their armies, the Earth Deities rebelling, the Human Race rising up, and the Shadow Soldiers invading... what will you do?"
He paused, then sneered.
"Attack the heavens... Let’s see if you can even take care of yourself!"
While these Chess Players chatted and laughed,
The Human World.
After the First Emperor ascended the throne, ninety-nine percent of the world’s demons were driven to the edges of the Human World to dwell in a vast wilderness tens of thousands of miles across.
But at this moment, that wilderness erupted. An innumerable tide of Great Demons surged toward the Human World!
Demon Qi formed a boundless canopy. The wilderness, hundreds of millions of miles wide, trembled. Mountains collapsed, the earth was torn asunder, and eight ancient Great Saints and nine thousand contemporary Demon Saints appeared in the world!
Meanwhile, within the mountains and rivers of the Human World, at this very same moment, from every mountain, every river, and every plot of land, an Earth Deity emerged.
Mountain Gods commanded myriad beasts to wreak havoc. River Gods stirred up vast, rolling floods. Land Dukes used their Great Magical Power to make the earth dragons turn over, causing massive earthquakes that left cities on the brink of collapse!
At the same time, in the Land of the Far North, the Ghost Gate swung wide open. The Shadow Soldiers, Fierce Ghosts, and others accumulated by the Netherworld over countless years marched out in neat formations. A chilling Ghost Qi filled the air as the Yellow Springs flowed forth!
And within the Qin Dynasty, eighteen Dukes raised their armies. The two largest rebel forces joined together: one led by Xiang Yu, all weapons and Slaughter, the other led by Liu Bang, with the Chixiao Sword’s cry!
Xiang Yu strode into the sky, his double-pupiled eyes turning. He gazed out at the canopy of Demon Qi, the calamities caused by the Earth Deities, and the grim Ghost Qi, and announced in a booming voice,
"The Qin Emperor is without virtue, and the Celestial Realm has sent down its wrath! We must attack the virtueless, execute the tyrannical Qin, and slay Ying Zheng! Only then can we right the nation, save the dynasty, and quell these disasters!"
His mighty voice echoed throughout the mountains and rivers of the Human World. He then raised the Great Halberd in his hand and roared,
"Charge! Charge!!"
The eighteen Dukes raised their armies and attacked!
Internal and external threats erupted at once. The Qin Dynasty was like a candle in the wind, liable to be extinguished at any moment!
In the heavens, the Daluo beings wore smiles. The arrogant Gouchen even turned and returned to his Emperor’s Palace.
He left behind a few words:
"The outcome is decided. I might as well take a nap. When I wake, the dust will have settled."
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「Xianyang, Imperial Palace.」
"Report! The eighteen rebel armies have taken over a hundred cities in a row! The army’s morale is wavering!"
"Report! A tide of Ghost Qi is in the North! General Meng Yi is requesting reinforcements!!"
"Report..."
One urgent report after another arrived, sending the entire Imperial Palace Hall into a panic!
Li Si spoke, trembling,
"Your Majesty, a decisive decision must be made! We must first quell the eighteen rebel armies..."
"No!" a minister jumped out. "Your Majesty, we should be repelling the demons from the southern wilderness..."
"No, no, we must close the Ghost Gate in the north! Otherwise, the Human World will turn into a Hell!"
"The rebellion of the Earth Deities is the most critical issue! The gods of the mountains and waters are endless..."
Amid the clamor, expressions of despair appeared on the faces of many old ministers. It was as if they could see a great mansion about to collapse.
But on the high throne, Ying Zheng kept his eyes lowered, paying them no mind. It seemed... he was waiting quietly.
An unknown amount of time passed.
"Brother Zheng!"
A cheerful voice suddenly rang out.
The ministers were stunned. They subconsciously glanced toward the hall’s entrance to see an exceptionally beautiful young girl skipping inside.
"How dare you trespass in the Imperial Palace Hall!" one minister scolded loudly, but most of the others remained silent.
’Zheng... Brother??’
Only Yan Huang, Li Yutong, and a few others in the court looked astonished, as they all recognized the young girl.
’Yan Jiangxue??’
’No, that’s not right. It’s the Little Peach Spirit!’
The next moment, Ying Zheng abruptly stood up, a smile on his face.
"You’re here?"
The Little Peach Spirit nodded cheerfully.
"Big Brother told me to tell you... the time has come. You can begin."
