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Chapter 858 The Purple Star Will Perish
One by one, star-bearing immortals, like shooting stars, crashed into Flower Fruit Mountain, creating craters upon craters on its surface.

Confused and bewildered.

The Big Dipper, the Southern Dipper, the Twenty-Eight Mansions, Wuqu and Wenqu, Rahu and Ketu, and the Seven Luminaries within the Three Enclosures—all the star lords belonging to the Ziwei Emperor were left behind.

Even the Ziwei Emperor himself was not spared; the Ziwei Star was obscured by the moonlight.

The Ziwei Emperor, whose face was ashen, was also kept behind. However, his cultivation was more refined, and he was only one step away from becoming a Great Luo Golden Immortal. Therefore, he was still able to maintain his composure and stand tall on the clouds, unlike the other star lords who were thrown into Flower Fruit Mountain in a sorry state.

The Great Emperor Gouchen, who could gather the four elements of thunder, fire, plague, and battle, flew towards the Eastern Heavenly Gate of the Heavenly Court without encountering any obstacles.

Even the Jade Emperor's close confidants, such as the Four Heavenly Masters, were not hindered when they returned to the Heavenly Court.

Fei Peng and Chong Lou acted as if they couldn't see them, letting them leave.

Emperor Gouchen understood perfectly that this time, Hu Xiuwu was clearly targeting Emperor Ziwei.

'That's strange, I've never heard of them having any conflicts before.'

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Not to mention that even the bystander Emperor Gouchen was puzzled, Emperor Ziwei, who was directly involved, did not understand why Hu Xiuwu was targeting him.

Why did Hu Xiuwu choose to let Lei Huowen Dou Si Bu go rather than keep him and all the constellations?

Is there some irreconcilable hatred between them?
The Purple Star Emperor was completely baffled. He needed to find out why Hu Xiuwu was targeting him in order to find a glimmer of hope.

A Grand Luo Golden Immortal was determined to kill a Taiyi Golden Immortal, and even one of the Four Emperors of Heaven was powerless to stop him.

Unless He changes His mind.

But if the reason for killing him was unknown, how could the Ziwei Emperor have made Hu Xiuwu change his mind?

'...Even when Hu Xiuwu was in Heaven, they had no contact whatsoever. Why did Hu Xiuwu insist on keeping me alive? Could it be that Subhuti, the Patriarch of Lingtai Fangcun Mountain, wants me dead?'

It's normal that the Ziwei Emperor couldn't understand it. Even Sun Wukong, Nezha, Prince Zhang, and the chosen one Sun Xunyin, all of whom were his own people, didn't understand where the Ziwei Emperor had offended Hu Xiuwu.

Perhaps, among those present, only Zhang Qiling, who had followed Hu Xiuwu the longest, knew the reason why the Ziwei Emperor was destined to die today.

The Ziwei Emperor, also known as the Central Heavenly North Pole Ziwei Emperor, is one of the Four Emperors of Taoism. He is ranked below the Jade Emperor and assists the Jade Emperor in managing the celestial realm, in charge of the heavenly and earthly laws, leading all the stars in the sky, and controlling ghosts, gods, and thunder.

The "Northern Yin Fengdu Taixuan Subduing Demon Black Law Spirit Book" states: In the past, the Northern North Purple Palace Jade Void Emperor resided in the Purple Palace Enclosure, serving as the master of all phenomena, surrounded by all stars, and the emperor of all golden immortals, ascending to the Golden Palace and ruling Fengdu below.

The most crucial sentence, which is also the reason why Hu Xiuwu targeted the Ziwei Emperor, is "He is in charge of Fengdu."

Hu Xiuwu received the divine office of the Great Emperor of Fengdu in the Northern Yin, created by the Shangqing Sect in the mortal world, and then ruled Fengdu and controlled the six realms of reincarnation.

The Dongyuan Collection states: In the first year of the Longhan era, there was the Northern Yin Fengdu Luoshan, where the six caves of ghosts, gods, demons, and monsters roamed the land, killing living people. Their evil deeds were so severe that no one could control them. The Supreme God summoned the Northern Emperor, who led the divine generals and heavenly troops to drive away the evil spirits and protect the people. After accomplishing his task, the Northern Emperor ascended to the Central Heaven and naturally took the position of the Supreme Purple Palace.

In other words, the Great Emperor of Fengdu in the Northern Yin is, in mythology, an incarnation of the Great Emperor of the North Pole of the Central Heaven, Ziwei.

There is a causal connection between Hu Xiuwu and the Ziwei Emperor. Although no one in Black Myth knows this yet, this connection is Hu Xiuwu's weakness, which is the Xun position in the Bagua Furnace.

Once the Jade Emperor gains insight, he can use the Ziwei Emperor to cast a curse on him, or simply interfere with the operation of the divine position of the Northern Yin Fengdu Emperor.

Although they belong to different worlds, the cause and effect between them can be utilized by the Great Luo Golden Immortal.

However, this loophole is also an opportunity.

The Jade Emperor could use the Ziwei Emperor to influence Hu Xiuwu, but Hu Xiuwu could also in turn influence the Ziwei Emperor, seize control of the Heavenly Court over the stars, and take away the power to appoint star officials.

They could even obtain the true Zhou Tian Xing Chen Grand Array.

There was no personal feud between Hu Xiuwu and the Ziwei Emperor; it was merely a struggle over the path of cultivation.

But the struggle between different paths is even more ruthless, leaving no room for maneuver.

The Purple Emperor still thought there was room for reconciliation, and attempted to negotiate with Hu Xiuwu, hoping to soften his stance and admit defeat. Little did he know that the two were locked in a life-or-death struggle, a fight to the death.

Only one of the two will survive.

But one knew the truth, while the other still clung to illusions.

It was already destined that the fate of the Ziwei Emperor would end today.

The moonlight gave the order, and we were bathed in its light.

Sun Wukong, Prince Zhang, and Nezha.

The divine generals Fei Peng and the demon lord Chong Lou of the allied forces of gods and demons both raised their heads, pretending to listen.

Received a message carried by the moonlight.

Several gazes focused on the Ziwei Emperor.

They were all renowned fighting gods in the Three Realms. Even Fei Peng and Chong Lou proved their strength by sacrificing the lives of the three star lords, Yan Shou, Yi Suan, and Du E.

Even the Great Emperor Ziwei couldn't help but feel a chill run down his spine when these fighting gods locked onto him.

Emperor Ziwei suppressed his unease and forced himself to remain calm:
"Where is the Golden Immortal? I have important matters to discuss with Him."

Sun Wukong chuckled maliciously: "You won't see Him again."

The Ruyi Jingu Bang instantly turned crimson, accumulating its most powerful and potent force.

With a single strike, his formidable power crashed down like the sun.

There were no strange phenomena of spacetime shattering, only pure force and potential.

Only the pure power to split the earth, pierce the sky, sweep away 100,000 heavenly soldiers with a single blow, and kill a Taiyi Golden Immortal with a single blow.

Even the Purple Emperor dared not meet it head-on, and lightning crackled and thunder roared around him.

With the Five Thunders in motion, the Purple Emperor transformed into lightning, using the Thunder Escape Technique to escape Sun Wukong's staff attack with lightning speed.

But before the Ziwei Emperor could dissipate the light of lightning, Chu Baiqiang, carrying the aura of the Buddha of Mountain-Carrying, blocked his path, seizing a fleeting opportunity.

He bit the Ziwei Emperor hard with the Chu Bai Spear. Although he failed to injure the Ziwei Emperor, he forced the Ziwei Emperor to disperse his escape light.

After the Purple Emperor dispersed his escape light, he realized that he had fallen into the encirclement of Sun Wukong, Prince Zhang, Nezha, Fei Peng, and Chonglou.

"Ugh."

Emperor Ziwei sighed, and the Ziwei star in the sky lit up, its brilliant purple light piercing through the moonlight's blockade.

"bring it on!"

The great battle immediately broke out.

It wasn't just the Ziwei Emperor and a group of fighting gods.

The Chosen One, Sun Xunyin, along with Zhu Bajie, led generals such as Kuiyu, Youlian, and Zhan Kui, as well as the allied forces of gods and demons, to besiege the Star Lord who had fallen to the ground.

In the blink of an eye, the tide turned between offense and defense.

Just moments ago, the Heavenly Court was besieging Hu Xiuwu and Sun Wukong at Flower Fruit Mountain.

Now it has become a situation where Hu Xiuwu's side is besieging the star officials of Zhongtian Beiji.