Free Web NovelChapter 481: Chapter 101: The Netherworld Revolts Against Heaven, the Human Race Takes Up Arms
"The board is set! The board is set!"
The laughter of a Daluo, brimming with vigor, echoed across the Celestial Vault!
Having just escaped the temporal chasm, Donghua Emperor shook his head faintly.
"You’ve all prepared so thoroughly. What more is there for me to do?"
The Emperor of Longevity in the South Pole glanced at him and said with a faint smile,
"The Immortal Mother was the one who released you. If it were up to me, I would have let you continue to languish in that temporal chasm!"
The old man, revered by the living as Donghua Emperor and the Eastern King, narrowed his eyes dangerously. The Immortal Mother stepped in to mediate.
"Alright, alright. Let’s not start infighting now that the dust is about to settle. Our own struggles can wait. At the very least, we should wait until the Qin Dynasty has fallen and the Han Celestial Son has taken the throne,
until the words ’Mandated by Man’ on the Human Dao Jade Seal are replaced with ’Mandated by Heaven’..."
After a pause, the Immortal Mother gazed down upon the vast Human World. Its myriad scenes of chaos reflected in her eyes as she said with a smile,
"Oh, Profound Yellow, Profound Yellow... how will you ever break this game?"
...
「Xianyang.」
"Relay my decree."
Ying Zheng descended from his throne, step by step, his presence overwhelming.
"Great Wall, manifest!"
As his words fell, the national fortune of the Great Qin began to roil. The court ministers strode out of the hall and gazed into the distance.
Under the complex gazes of Yan Huang and Li Yutong, a gleam of light appeared on the horizon. An endless Great Wall materialized from it,
This heroic pass, bearing the immense weight of the Human Dao Fortune, crashed down to block the path from both the south and the north, directly confronting the vast canopy of demonic qi and the grim waves of ghost qi!
The demons and ghosts had not yet arrived, but their tidal wave of energy came first. It slammed into the majestic pass, creating a thousand-layered surge, yet the pass did not waver in the slightest, its divine light still shining brilliantly!
One of the ministers murmured in a daze,
’The Great Wall... Did His Majesty foresee this all along?’
The construction of the Great Wall had consumed immeasurable manpower and resources, taking a full eight thousand years to complete. It was criticized by countless people throughout the world during that time, but at this moment, it revealed its divine martial prowess!
Meanwhile, in the Celestial Vault, a Daluo stared down at the Great Wall. He frowned slightly, then sneered.
"And this is supposed to be useful?"
As he spoke, the surging demon tide reached the southern Great Wall, led by eight ancient Great Saints.
Each possessed a heaven-shattering aura, far surpassing the likes of the Five Mountains Emperor, who had only barely scraped their way into the Celestial Realms by relying on their worldly status!
Behind the eight Great Saints, another nine thousand Immortal-Level Demon Saints spanned the Celestial Vault, brazenly unleashing their overwhelming presence, shaking heaven and earth.
Nine thousand Immortals!
Even the Celestial Court, after its recent major overhaul, could not muster such a force!
In a sense, these nine thousand Immortals already possessed the power to strike down the heavens!
A Great Saint with a horse’s body, a human face, tiger stripes, and avian wings stared at the Great Wall and asked calmly,
"Bai Ze, this pass is completely deserted. Is it a trap?"
The Great Saint Bai Ze, who had a dragon’s head, green hair, and horns, shook his head.
"No! We just need to charge in and reclaim the lands that are ours!"
"Excellent!"
The ancient Great Saint Ying Zhao, the one who had just spoken, licked his lips and let out a tremendous roar!
The heavens shook and the earth quaked as phantoms of countless realms rose and fell around him. Just as Ying Zhao was about to smash through the Great Wall, the sound of a bull’s moo suddenly echoed from its ramparts!
"Hmm?"
Bai Ze’s expression changed. He stared intently and saw a Daoist in a Daoist Robe and Daoist Crown, riding a Cyan Bull, slowly coming to a halt atop the Great Wall Pass!
"That’s..." He was horrified. "Supreme Profound Clarity!"
The expressions of the other Great Saints of the Demon Race changed as well. Of course they recognized Supreme Profound Clarity. He wasn’t overwhelmingly powerful himself, but his background was Heaven-Reaching!
The Daoist on his Cyan Bull stood alone atop the pass. One man and one bull were enough to bring the infinite Demon Race, nine thousand Demon Saints, and eight ancient Great Saints to a dead stop!
Ying Zhao jerked back and asked his companion,
"Bai Ze, what do we do now?"
Bai Ze’s expression flickered between cloudy and clear. He then ordered,
"The eight of us Saints will trap this Supreme Profound Clarity. Remember, only trap him. Do not harm him. The rest of our brethren will smash through this pass, and then—"
Before he could finish, he saw the nine thousand Demon Saints advance in unison. He immediately frowned and shouted,
"Come back! You must not harm Supreme Profound Clarity—"
Before he could finish, the nine thousand Demon Saints had reached the Great Wall Pass. They arranged themselves across the Celestial Vault, their gazes fixed on Supreme Profound Clarity!
The next instant.
The nine thousand Demon Saints bowed as one.
"Students, we greet Saint Lu!"
Their voices were a great tide.
"Excellent." Supreme Profound Clarity smiled and gestured. The nine thousand Demon Saints landed on the Great Wall Passes, their demonic qi erupting toward the heavens!
The eight Great Saints were dumbfounded.
In the Celestial Vault, the watching Immortals and Buddhas were aghast. ’Nine thousand Immortals... all of them submitted?’
That was nine thousand Immortals!!!
In Jasper Pool, the smiles on the faces of the Daluo stiffened. The Immortal Mother shot to her feet, clearly not having anticipated this. "How can this be?!" she exclaimed in shocked anger.
The Emperor of Longevity in the South Pole frowned.
"Twenty thousand years ago, Profound Clarity preached to the world. Could these demons have been enlightened by him back then?"
He paused, finding it hard to believe.
"But for all of them to reach the Immortal Level in just twenty thousand years... how is that possible? Could someone be helping them from the shadows?"
Donghua Emperor frowned.
"Twenty thousand years ago, you say? Simple. I’ll go back twenty thousand years and slay these little demons in the past. A Daluo may not be able to interfere in the present, but that doesn’t mean we can’t act in the past!"
With that, he stepped into the River of Time.
Only after he had vanished within did the other Daluo suddenly react, their expressions changing dramatically.
"Wait! Come back!"
But it was too late. Donghua Emperor arrived in the Spring and Autumn Period. He saw Supreme Profound Clarity riding the Cyan Bull, Preaching the Dao.
Behind him followed nine thousand spirits. At his side were a young girl and a young man, while an old farmer led the bull from the front!
He looked down indifferently and brought a palm down, intending to obliterate all nine thousand spirits. But out of the corner of his eye, he saw the Old Nong leading the bull suddenly look back and grin.
The next instant.
「Back in the time of the Qin Dynasty, within Jasper Pool.」
Under the gazes of the other Daluo, Donghua Emperor was slapped right out of the River of Time. His body was shattering, half his face was obliterated, and he was on the verge of death!
He screamed in terror,
"Who was that?!"
The Immortal Mother rubbed her forehead in exasperation.
"Much of Ancient History has changed. It’s not the past you remember. Do not act so rashly again!"
Gouchen, who had left the Emperor’s Palace at some point, had also returned to Jasper Pool. He looked at the Eastern King with an expression of sympathy born from shared suffering and sighed.
"You were lucky you weren’t slapped to death on the spot... Think about the name: Supreme Profound Clarity!"
Donghua Emperor coughed up a mouthful of blood, his pupils shrinking abruptly.
"Supreme Profound Clarity... Supreme???"
He hastily sealed the River of Time, overcome with the feeling of having narrowly escaped death. The temporal chasm hadn’t destroyed him, yet he had almost perished completely the moment he got out!
’If that slap had been even a little heavier... ’
Donghua Emperor said no more.
The Immortal Mother sighed and rubbed her brow.
"No matter. The Demon Race gambit is useless for now, but it doesn’t affect the overall situation. Countless Shadow Soldiers, Ghost Messengers, Vengeful Ghosts, and Fierce Ghosts are marching out of the Ghost Gate. They will surely plunge the Qin Dynasty into a catastrophic plague of ghosts—"
Before she could finish, in the Human World, another scene unfolded.
「The Land of the Far North.」
Billions of Ghost Spirits stood in formation as the entire Ghost Gate trembled ceaselessly. Emperor Fengdu emerged from within, followed by the Ten Halls Yama. The aura of the Netherworld surged, shaking heaven and earth!
The Immortal Mother and the others gazed down at this scene, smiles gracing their faces. The Emperor of Longevity in the South Pole nodded.
"For Emperor Fengdu to personally emerge from the Nine Nether, he’s shown us great respect. After this, perhaps we can foster a closer relationship with him!"
A strange expression appeared on Emperor Qing Hua’s face as he nodded repeatedly.
"Indeed, indeed..."
Beside them, the Eastern King, having barely stabilized his injuries, coughed up a mouthful of black Emperor’s Blood and suddenly spoke.
"Who is that?"
The Daluo glanced over, their expressions shifting slightly. They saw Profound Yellow’s Emperor Chariot streaking across the sky, a delicate-looking young girl seated within!
A True Phoenix pulled the Emperor Chariot. Within a few breaths, it had landed in the Land of the Far North. The girl hopped down from the chariot and stood directly before the billions of Ghost Soldiers and the Ten Halls Yama!
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The Ten Halls Yama stepped forward majestically and bowed at the waist.
"We greet the Princess!"
Little Peach Spirit waved her hand excitedly.
"Grandpa Fengdu! My brother says to attack the Eastern Celestial Court!"
"Excellent." Emperor Fengdu said with a smile, then added in a chiding tone, "Lass, since you have inherited my line of succession and become the Princess of the Netherworld, you should be calling me Foster Father."
"Okay, Grandpa Fengdu!" Little Peach Spirit beamed.
Emperor Fengdu sighed in resignation but didn’t correct her again. Instead, he looked up, grinned toward the Thirty-Three Celestial Realms, and let out a thundering roar.
"The celestial order is in chaos! The Celestial Court has lost its way! Follow me! We march on the Celestial Court! We attack the East Pole!"
Billions of Yin Messenger Ghost Soldiers roared in response, their voices an endless tide. Led by the Ten Halls Yama and Emperor Fengdu, they surged toward the eastern Celestial Vault!
Ghost Qi shot to the heavens! The Thirty-Three Celestial Realms trembled! The Immortal Gods were in an uproar!
The Underworld Department... had rebelled!
The Daluo turned pale, shooting to their feet in horror. The Immortal Mother’s eyes were nearly splitting with rage.
"Fengdu! How dare you!"
Gouchen and Longevity’s faces darkened. The Eastern King spoke with a cold voice.
"The Underworld Department is rebelling... Hmph. In the years I was away, you all have done a fine job indeed. Even the Underworld Department dares to rebel!"
He shot to his feet, his physical shell now barely healed, and declared majestically,
"Fengdu’s rebellion is a grave taboo. The Immortal Gods of the heavens are watching. We must make an example... Is that the Princess of Fengdu? She must be cut down as a warning to all!"
As he spoke, the Eastern King, Donghua Emperor, made his move. His palm descended tyrannically, striking toward Little Peach Spirit. Emperor Fengdu, who was just approaching the East Pole Celestial Court, paled and roared in fury,
"You dare!"
He tried to intervene, but it seemed he was too late. Donghua Emperor’s great palm had already arrived!
"Yaa!"
Little Peach Spirit flinched. Following her brother’s prior instructions, she shouted at the top of her lungs,
"Uncle Shakyamuni, save me!"
The next instant.
Spirit Mountain trembled. A Buddha’s finger extended, shattering the Eastern King’s great palm. The finger then shot upward, rocketing into the highest heavens, smashing through pavilions and terraces as it struck the Eastern King!
The Eastern King was pierced through. More than half of his Dao Foundation collapsed, and his just-healed body exploded. The injury echoed through eternity, reflecting in both past and future, leaving him on the brink of death!
"If there is a next time, I will annihilate your soul and extinguish your True Spirit."
The ancestor of Spirit Mountain issued his warning, then added with compassion,
"Mercy, mercy."
The Eastern King lay paralyzed on the ground like a dead dog, his face once again a mask of terror.
"How can this be?!"
He coughed up blood and curled back onto his grand throne, eyes squeezed shut. He dared not meddle in matters any further, desperately trying to stabilize his wounds lest he be annihilated by the passage of time and perish completely!
He was truly terrified.
The other Daluo were also stunned, a sense of lingering fear rising in their hearts. ’It’s a good thing he was here to test the waters...’ they thought.
Gouchen and Longevity both looked at the Immortal Mother, thinking that her decision to release the Eastern King had been truly brilliant!
After a long silence, Emperor Qing Hua rose in fury.
"Fengdu is rebelling! I must return to the Eastern Celestial Court at once to suppress this uprising!"
With that, he departed in a hurry.
After Emperor Qing Hua left, the Immortal Mother finally came to her senses. She took a deep breath and said in a strained voice,
"It’s fine! Even if the Demon Race can no longer advance, even if the Underworld Department rebels, we still have Liu Bang and Xiang Yu, who are backed by the great trend!"
She paused, her face grim.
"Especially Liu Bang. He is supported by the Mandate of Heaven. His status is akin to that of King Zhou and Jiang Ziya during the late Shang Dynasty. For whatever he wishes to do, Heaven and Earth themselves will lend their aid—"
As her words fell.
「Before Tongguan Pass, the eighteen Dukes had already gathered their forces.」
Supported by Zhang Liang, Liu Bang stepped forward. He suddenly turned his head and gave an order.
"Attack!"
The army under his command erupted into action, joining forces with the Qin Army that poured from Tongguan Pass to encircle the other seventeen Dukes!
"The Mandate of Heaven is mine!"
Liu Bang raised the Chixiao Sword high, and the power of Heaven descended upon him like a great canopy!
The next instant, he pointed his sword at Xiang Yu and the others, demanding,
"All the disasters in this world are the work of the meddling Immortal Gods! There are myriad demons to the south, myriad ghosts to the north, and above our heads, the Immortal Gods watch as the Human Race tears itself apart..."
"We are all of one race! We should not raise our blades against one another. If we must wage war, then we shall wage war against the heavens!"
"Therefore, will you surrender?!"
As his voice thundered, Wu’an Monarch, Yan Huang, Li Yutong...
...one after another, the Immortals of Great Qin arrived. Ying Zheng himself descended, driving a Nine-headed True Dragon!
Among the seventeen rebel armies, all except Xiang Yu’s faction laid down their weapons.
Xiang Yu was so furious his hair seemed to stand on end.
"My men of Jiangdong will fight to the death! We attack the unrighteous! We will execute the tyrannical Qin—"
Before he could finish, a purple aura stretched thirty thousand li from the east, and an elderly scholar appeared.
"Confucius!"
Someone exclaimed.
Confucius ambled over, lowered his head, and spoke softly,
"The Human Race does not fight itself. Will you surrender?"
His words carried the resonance of the Dao. The last rebel army let go of their hilts, and the tens of thousands of soldiers bowed as one.
"KILL! KILL! KILL!" Xiang Yu’s eyes turned red. As he moved to slay Confucius, the Human Dao Trend manifested and crashed down, crushing the Spirit Transformation within his Physique!
The violent light in Xiang Yu’s eyes dissipated, replaced by clarity. He came to his senses and lowered his head in shame.
"Today,"
atop the Nine Dragon Chariot, Ying Zheng raised his eyes.
"We march on Heaven."
As his voice fell, brilliant lights shot toward the heavens from every corner of the Human World!
Three hundred and sixty-five Heaven-Reaching Platforms shone with Infinite Light, their three hundred and sixty-five pillars of light transforming into Heaven-Ascending Ladders!
"Today, we march on Heaven!"
