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Chapter 871: Second-class Aspiration, True and False God Emperor (5.2k -in-)

"…Which Suzaku?"

After a brief moment of daze, Yu Chen blurted out the words subconsciously. Until this moment, he still had a glimmer of hope in his heart - he felt that the East Wasteland was vast and boundless, with countless inhabitants, and it was normal to have one or two names that were the same... right?

But the red-skirted woman bowed again and spoke softly, "I am a free man now, but I used to be one of the six wise men of the Benzhen Sect, the wise man Suzaku."

Yu Chen: "..."

Very good, no duplicate names.

The female ghost in front of him was none other than Hui Lao, the second most powerful person in the True Religion.

Yu Chen let out a long breath and asked her, "Then... do you know who I am?"

Zhuque shook his head. "I don't know your name, but I have a feeling that you can help me fulfill my unfulfilled wish. I have nowhere else to go, so I have no choice but to cross the vast world and come here. Please help me."

"I am the judge." Yu Chen said, "-- I am also the Emperor of Fengdu. I was the one who destroyed the Jiujing Continent of the Thirty-Six Continents. Your ancient immortal lineage's Hui Lao Qinglong, Fenghuang, the ancient immortal twins, and Angri also died in my hands."

After hearing this, Zhuque's expression was shocked, but he did not flee in panic, nor did he show any hostility.

She just let out a long breath, bowed and said, "So that's how it is. I know."

Yu Chen: "..."

Is this woman really confused or is she pretending to be confused?
"So, you and I are in opposition. I'm afraid I can't help you fulfill your last wish. On the contrary, I'm in charge of the underworld and the punishment after death. For the sins you committed in your lifetime, you will probably go to the eighteen levels of purgatory and suffer torture." Yu Chen continued.

"I know." Zhuque looked calm and nodded slightly.

Yu Chen: "..."

You know nothing, you know nothing!

Oil and salt are not allowed to enter, right?

"I've heard rumors a long time ago that the underworld contains thousands of hells and countless tortures. Today I learned that it's not just a rumor. It's truly magical."

Zhuque spoke softly, and then said: "--But no matter the crime or the punishment, I have no complaints. I only beg you to help me save one person. Isn't there a saying in the human world where you are? Saving a life is better than building a seven-story pagoda."

Yu Chen shook his head: "The Benzhen Sect and the Ancient Immortal lineage are not considered human beings."

"It's not from the lineage of the ancient immortals, nor is it from the Benzhen Sect." Zhuque shook his head and said, "I have nothing to do with them. I will die with my eyes open. I also want to ask you to save the Divine Emperor, Zhang Bairen."

After saying that, he knelt down prostrate himself.

After these words were spoken, Yu Chen was no longer able to do anything.

Divine Emperor Zhang Bairen?
This was the second time he heard his name today.

If this name came out of the mouth of Ji Tianming, the young master of Tianji Pavilion, Yu Chen would still think there was nothing wrong with it.

But when Hui Lao Zhuque said his name, everyone was shocked and astonished, not to mention...she actually asked Yu Chen to save that guy?
The Divine Emperor Zhang Bairen used Yu Chen as bait to lure the tiger away from the mountain, seize the imperial tripod, open the road to heaven, and revive the heaven.

Logically speaking, in this terrifying storm and upheaval, Yu Chen was hunted all the way by the leader of the Benzhen Sect, and the East Wilderness encountered countless Benzhen Sect spies who opened the door to the outside world, and it was in chaos. Only the God Emperor Zhang Bairen took great advantage - not only did he take back his emperor's tripod, but he also opened up the heaven and revived the long-sealed heaven.

He should be the one who benefits the most from this upheaval.

But in the end... Yu Chen is needed to rescue her?
What's even more outrageous is that it was Suzaku of the Benzhen Sect who asked Yu Chen to rescue him?
——Is this world a little crazy?
He took a deep breath and took out the Sutra of Salvation. As it shone with golden light, the ghost of Suzaku was captured by the golden light.

At the same time, the memories and experiences in her mind turned into a long kaleidoscope, flashing one by one in front of Yu Chen's eyes.

Yu Chen now has only one thought - I want to see what the hell is going on!
As the revolving lantern emerged, Yu Chen also knew the life of Zhuque Hui Lao.

Suzaku, her real name is unknown, or perhaps she didn't have a name from the beginning.

Tens of thousands of years ago, she was born in the holy land of ancient immortals. She had never seen her parents, because in the holy land of the ancient immortals, humans were merely tools for reproduction and procreation.

Countless babies are raised by people of the Benzhen Sect as soon as they are born. From the time they can remember, they are instilled with the philosophy of the Benzhen Sect. Those with superior talents can make further progress, while those who are mediocre will be thrown into the Holy Pool and dedicated to the ancient immortals of the ancient immortal lineage.

These children have no names, only cold numbers. They will be given names only if they reach a certain level before a certain age.

And Suzaku's talent is one in a million. She has a natural affinity for the Great Way of Fire. Practicing the classics of the Great Way of Fire makes her even more powerful. She was accepted as a disciple by the previous Suzaku, and within just a thousand years, she broke through the Dao Fruit realm, and drew power from an ancient immortal in charge of fire in the Holy Pool as a Dao Fruit, thus breaking through the Dao Fruit realm.

——This kind of existence is called immortal disciple in the ancient immortal lineage and Benzhen Sect, also known as "descendants of ancient immortals."

Thousands of years later, Suzaku took over the authority of the previous Suzaku, ascended the throne of Hui Lao, and was responsible for managing the forging and smelting affairs of the holy land.

Although they are wise men, the Suzaku lineage does not have much contact with humans.

Afterwards, Zhuque and Qilin, who was also a wise man, became Taoist companions and spent a thousand years together.

Then, a few years ago, Yu Chen’s threat was discovered by the Benzhen Sect, and the leader of the Benzhen Sect decided to kill him before Yu Chen grew up.

But Yu Chen was not outside the domain at that time, but in the land of East Wilderness. It was not realistic for the leader of Benzhen Sect to kill people under the nose of Tianji Pavilion.

Therefore, the leader of the Benzhen Sect sent Qilin to descend to the Eastern Wilderness to divert the attention of Taoist Tianji and take the opportunity to attack and kill Yu Chen.

Then, Qilin died.

This was the first time that Zhuque began to doubt the Benzhen Sect and the ancient immortal lineage.

When she was young, she always thought that Benzhen Sect was her home and the ancient immortals were the parents. They would devote themselves to the ancient immortals, and the ancient immortals would also give them shelter.

But Qilin's death made Suzaku feel that they were discarded at any time.

Anyone can die if necessary.

The seeds of doubt and rebellion sprouted and were sown deeply until one day, they blossomed and bore fruit.

That day, the third godson of the Benzhen Religion found her.

He told her about his true identity. He said he saw her confusion and rebelliousness. He said the entire ancient immortal lineage was actually so cold-blooded and ruthless. He also said that although Zhuque was a wise man, because he was mostly responsible for smelting and forging, his sins were not serious and he still had a way to turn back.

Zhuque was also thinking about finding a way out for himself at that time - after all, judging from the fact that the Emperor of the Divine Court had infiltrated the Benzhen Sect, the Benzhen Sect might really be destroyed.

So she agreed to Zhang Bairen and drove him.

She didn't care whether the other party was using her, just as she was not really loyal to him but just wanted to find a way out.

Just taking advantage of each other.

Later, the Jiujing Incident broke out and Yu Chen invaded Jiujingzhou. Zhang Bairen noticed something unusual and began to make plans.

Taking advantage of the Nine Scenes Change, he lured the tiger away from the mountain and asked the leader of the Benzhen Sect to leave the Ancient Immortal Holy Pool.

Then he took advantage of the chaos to seize the imperial tripod and unseal the heaven.

Finally, as he had planned and calculated, he succeeded.

The Emperor's tripod ascends, the heavens reopen, and the countless gods that Zhang Bairen had sealed in the heavenly secrets are about to awaken.

Everything is so beautiful.

Zhang Bairen kept his promise and took Zhuque with him on the journey to heaven. He also promised that when the heaven was reopened and the divine court was re-established, Zhuque would have a position there.

Of course, Suzaku didn't quite believe it. She and Qilin had eaten too much of this kind of cake when they were in the Benzhen Sect and were already full.

But the result?

Just to kill one person, Qilin Hui Lao was sent out to die.

All she wanted was to survive.

Logically speaking, this wish was not a luxury - after all, the heaven had revived, the God Emperor had returned, and it was not a problem for him to protect a little Suzaku like her.

But unfortunately, neither man nor God's wishes come true.

——Neither she nor the Divine Emperor Zhang Bairen had ever truly set foot in the heavens.

On the way to heaven, Zhang Bairen told him about the grandeur and prosperity of the thirty-three heavens, the enormous potential of each and every god, and the magnificent picture after the recovery of heaven... But the next moment, four extremely terrifying and tall figures suddenly fell from the sky, blocking the way to heaven with infinite divine power and boundless vastness!
Suzaku asked the God Emperor who they were.

The Divine Emperor Zhang Bairen frowned and only said that it was the Four Heavenly Kings of Heaven. He also muttered that the Four Heavenly Kings should have all died in the battle, and only the God position should be left...

Suzaku didn't understand what was said, she just thought that she should say hello to her future colleagues.

But before she could utter a single word, the words had just reached her throat when a giant god holding a golden sword among the four majestic figures glared at her and denounced her as an invader, and slashed at her with his sword!
At that moment, the terrifying sword light that seemed to be made of gold covered the whole sky and occupied all of Suzaku's vision. If the next moment, the Divine Emperor Zhang Bairen had not sacrificed the Emperor Cauldron to block the golden sword light, Suzaku would have been reduced to ashes.

She looked at Zhang Bairen in horror.

The other party was also quite puzzled. He took out the Emperor's Tripod, revealed his identity, and ordered the Four Heavenly Kings to kneel down and obey his orders.

But after hearing that, the Four Heavenly Kings still had their eyes wide open and roared, "We are here on the orders of His Majesty the God Emperor to kill the demons," and then they came charging forward!
Zhang Bairen frowned, his eyes gloomy, and controlled the Emperor Tripod to fight with the Four Heavenly Kings!
The four heavenly kings were extremely majestic, wearing divine armor and tall crowns. Each one of them was several times more powerful than Suzaku!
Among them, the first Heavenly King holds a golden sword, and when he swings it, the sword shines like rain, cutting through time and space; the second Heavenly King holds a Pipa magic instrument, and when he plays it, there is endless divine sound, and spiritual light fills the sky, and wherever the divine sound passes, everything is reduced to ashes; the third Heavenly King is wrapped around a bright red dragon, and the ferocious dragon head opens and closes, spewing out endless horrific divine fire, which turns into a rolling sea of ​​​​fire that burns everything; the last Heavenly King also holds a giant black gold umbrella in his hand, which sprinkles endless divine light when it is opened, penetrating and destroying everything in heaven and earth!

The divine power is infinite and terrifying!
Zhuque even thought that under such a terrifying attack, no one could resist except for the terrifying existence in the "Heavenly" realm!
But the Divine Emperor Zhang Bairen is obviously not a human!

Although he is a reincarnation and his Taoism is far inferior to that of the emperor in his previous life, he is still the reincarnation of the emperor of Divine Court after all. He is holding the emperor tripod in his hand. When fighting with the four heavenly kings, he is not only not at a disadvantage, but also has the potential to suppress them!

"He then held up the tripod, and released thousands of wisps of energy, crushing the endless void. He stepped on the six directions and eight wastelands, raised his hand and shook it, causing the magic weapons of the Four Heavenly Kings to explode and become shattered!"

Suzaku commented.

"If that's the case, wouldn't it be easy to defeat them? Why do they need my help?" Yu Chen frowned.

"Because... there are reinforcements." Suzaku said.

Her revolving lantern continued to flash.

The Four Heavenly Kings were severely suppressed, and the Divine Emperor Zhang Bairen had a calm and majestic expression on his face, asking who the "His Majesty the Divine Emperor" they were talking about was.

But before the Four Heavenly Kings could say anything, they saw countless shadows descending above the rosy clouds in the sky!

Look at those golden auspicious clouds covering the sky, layer upon layer, and countless golden-armored soldiers holding swords and riding on celestial horses are coming in grandeur!

Boom boom boom!
The war drums are beating!

Kill kill kill!

Roaring like crazy!

The heavenly soldiers and generals raised their longbows high and shot down countless divine arrows, like a golden rain, covering the sky and the earth!
And among those magnificent heavenly soldiers and generals, there are many majestic figures descending from the sky!

There is a golden-armored god holding an exquisite pagoda in his hands; there is a young immortal, stepping on a wheel of lights, wearing a red silk scarf, holding a flaming spear in his hand; there is a towering god, wearing silver armor, with a fluttering cape, vertical pupils on his eyebrows, holding a three-pointed, two-edged divine spear in his hand, carrying a golden and red giant axe on his back, and leading a vicious dog...

In short, after the Four Heavenly Kings were defeated, one after another terrifying gods and men who were extremely terrifying in the eyes of Suzaku descended and attacked Zhang Bairen together!
The golden-armored god threw up the pagoda, suppressed it, and collapsed time and space; the young immortal transformed into a three-headed, six-armed man, with his magic spear across the sky, piercing through everything; the three-eyed god opened his eyes, emitting infinite divine light; and the dog did the same, it actually swallowed the sun with its mouth, devouring it...

Coupled with the terrifying offensive of the endless heavenly soldiers and generals.

Zhang Bairen, who had just recovered a trace of strength after obtaining the Emperor's Tripod, gradually fell into a disadvantage. Even with the Emperor's Tripod protecting him, he was still defeated and could not move forward!
Just then, Zhang Bairen turned around and let Suzaku escape.

Zhuque was stunned. Although she had originally planned to run away, she was not prepared to die with Zhang Bairen on the road to heaven.

But she didn't expect that the other party would personally let her escape. If this happened in the Benzhen Sect, wouldn't they be the pawns that would be used to resist danger while the superiors escape?
She asked him why.

He smiled and said, "——I am the Divine Emperor, and I should protect the people under my rule."

After saying this, he separated a strand of his power and pushed the Vermillion Bird off the Heavenly Road and into Penglai.

Zhuque, who landed in Penglai, looked at the infinite and majestic road to the sky with a complicated expression.

Then, move forward.

She didn't know where she was going, but she wanted to find anyone, anyone, as long as they could save the "arrogant" Emperor of the Divine Court.

Unfortunately, as soon as she left Penglai, she met the ancient races who had rushed over.

She could have hidden herself, but in order to save Zhang Bairen, she chose to stand up and ask them for help.

But the ancient races sensed the disgusting and familiar aura of the ancient immortals, and without further ado, a great battle broke out.

In the end, Suzaku died.

However, the remnant soul was still obsessed and, following the guidance of some unknown being, it crossed the ocean and came to the Tianzang Abyss to find Yu Chen.

——This is the truth of everything.

Yu Chen let out a long breath and closed the Sutra of Saving People.

He asked Suzaku: "You didn't tell those ancient races everything? They didn't believe it?"

"They didn't give me a chance to speak." Zhuque shook his head.

Yu Chen: "..."

reasonable.

That's quite reasonable.

After all, the three realms and the ancient immortal lineage are at war to the death, and with the ancient races rushing forward, Suzaku probably won't have a chance to speak.

But getting back to the point, this Divine Emperor Zhang Bairen had made many calculations, even taking Yu Chen into account.

As a result, just when she opened the heaven and prepared to reign again, such a mishap occurred.

It can truly be said that...retribution is inevitable.

Although Yu Chen didn't know what was going on in that heaven, the fact that someone severely whipped the God Emperor Zhang Bairen was a relief for him - of course, the God Emperor could be beaten, injured, covered in dirt and in an extremely miserable state, but he must not die.

Because he is crucial in fighting against the ancient immortals.

"Why are you laughing, sir?" asked Suzaku.

"I remembered something happy." Yu Chen shook his head, then changed the subject and said, "But what I can't understand is that you have been in the Benzhen Sect for tens of thousands of years, and you have only known Zhang Bairen for a few years. How could you die for him?"

Zhuque's expression became complicated, and he laughed at himself: "Since I was born, some people have coveted my talent, some people need my avenue, some people use my ability, and even Qilin is attracted by my physique... But no matter when, what they need is only those things that I have.

So, maybe after being treated as a pawn and a tool for so long, if you are treated like a human being once in a while, you will be morbidly and insanely grateful, right? "

Yu Chen was silent for a long time, then he sighed and said, "Although I am happy to see the God Emperor suffer, he...cannot die.

So I will do my best to fulfill your wish, but I have to be frank with you. After this, you will still need to go to the Judge's Hall in the underworld to be tried and sentenced."

After Zhuque heard this, his eyes lit up instantly and he knelt down again.

"——Thank you, sir!"

Afterwards, he was captured by the golden light of the Sutra of Salvation and went to the bank of the Yellow Springs River.

At the same time, smoky gray words appeared crookedly on the Sutra of Saving People.

【Second Grade Great Vision】

[Rescue the God Emperor]

【Duration: One year】

[There will be a reward at the end of the matter]

Yu Chen closed the Sutra of Saving People, let out a long breath, and carefully combed through Suzaku's revolving lantern, but his brows were furrowed.

——Whether it is based on what Zhang Bairen said to Zhuque or the information given by Tianji Pavilion, the heavenly realm should be a wasteland now. There should only be the gods transformed from the countless immortals who fell in the battle of falling heaven thousands of years ago.

But now, these thrones have been occupied by someone for unknown reasons.

——Because he had read the intelligence about the heaven provided by the Tianji Pavilion, Yu Chen easily recognized it from the revolving lantern of Suzaku.

In addition to the Four Heavenly Kings, those who participated in suppressing and intercepting Zhang Bairen included the Great Demon-Subduing Marshal Tota-Bearing Heavenly King who wielded the Xuanhuang Pagoda, the three-headed and six-armed Great God of the Three Altars and the True Lord of Qingyuan Miaodao... The owners of these gods all perished in the Battle of the Falling Sky.

In addition to this, what is even more incomprehensible is what the Four Heavenly Kings said when facing Zhang Bairen.

——We are here on the orders of His Majesty the God Emperor to kill you demons.

If they are not making up stories, it means there is a Divine Emperor in the Heavenly Realm today.

Who is he?

If he is the Divine Emperor himself, who is Zhang Bairen?

(End of this chapter)