Douluo Dalu: Seven Kills

Chapter 593: Next level: Lust, laziness, and arrogance, the three original sins all come together! (Two in one)

"good."

Both the God of Destruction and the Goddess of Life were very impressed that Chen Junting successfully passed the test of the God of Greed.

But the points of appreciation of the two are different...

The God of Destruction admired Chen Junting's overall character, while the Goddess of Life admired his compassion for the weak from the bottom of his heart.

"Then comes the next test."

As he spoke, the God of Destruction looked at the other six Gods of Original Sin.

"Which of you comes first?"

The six gods of original sin looked at each other, and then the god of lust stepped forward leisurely, "My lord, let me go first."

However, the God of Destruction frowned slightly.

He glanced at the God of Lust, then looked down at the black screen. For a moment, he was silent for a long time.

Seeing this, the Goddess of Life couldn't help but ask:
"Destruction, what's wrong?"

In front of these subordinate gods, in order to maintain the dignity of the God of Destruction, the Goddess of Life did not use the couple's private nicknames, but called the God of Destruction by his name.

This shout seemed to bring the God of Destruction back to his senses.

"No, it's nothing."

Apparently his thoughts were clear now. The God of Destruction first looked up at the God of Lust, and then his gaze fell on the other two gods of original sin, the God of Pride and the God of Laziness.

"I roughly understand this kid. Perhaps all the original sins in his nature, lust, laziness, arrogance, and even jealousy, gluttony, and anger, these six are relatively low. So a single one may not have such a big effect on him."

Having said that, the God of Lust and his companions were not stupid people, and they would understand their master's simple meaning. So the remaining five Gods of Original Sin also stood up after hearing this.

"Lord, let's put this test together."

"destroy."

At this time, the Goddess of Life wanted to speak out to stop it.

In her opinion, if all the tests brought down by the six gods of original sin were combined together, it would be too difficult.

Because any creature with a little bit of intelligence will definitely be reminded of the original sin in their hearts. Once the other six original sins except greed are aroused, not to mention the young man in the lower world, even the gods and kings like them will not be immune.

"I know."

It seems that the couple are of one mind. Even without the Goddess of Life telling the full explanation, the God of Destruction already understood what he meant.

After giving the Goddess of Life a reassuring look, the God of Destruction's gaze fell on the three gods of original sin, the god of lust, the god of laziness, and the god of arrogance.

Obviously, he had already thought of this.

"I'll leave this test to you three."

At this point, the God of Destruction paused for a moment, as if he remembered something, and then looked at the God of Lust and said, "This kid also has a lover, so you don't need to separate your mind and spirit from the lower world to take the initiative to attack him like you did before with greed. You just need to attract his mind and then guide him a little to make it happen naturally."

"Yes, my lord."

Although she agreed very straightforwardly, the Goddess of Lust could not help but feel a little regretful. She had originally wanted to see what kind of person this newcomer, whom the Lord valued so much, was like.

After all, simply guiding is not as good as doing it yourself.

……

"Jun Ting."

"Boss."

"Jun..."

Amid the concerned cries, Chen Junting opened his eyes with difficulty in the darkness. But he saw that he was in his spiritual sea. Surrounding him were the four great souls and his teacher.

"What am I doing..."

In a daze, Chen Junting subconsciously opened his mouth to ask a question, but his voice suddenly stopped.

Because he was now fully awake, he recalled everything that had happened before.

When he touched the two sticks called "scepters" together, he heard the content of the second test given by Rakshasa Divine Seal: to pass the test through the state of mind and overcome the seven deadly sins.

Then, he lost consciousness.

And then…

"So that's how it is, and then I fell into a fantasy."

"Actually, to be precise, it wasn't an illusion." Hearing Chen Junting's mumbling, Alex corrected him.

"It's not an illusion? Oh, yes, it's a state of mind."

"Yes."

Alex nodded slightly. "Although the two sound similar, they are actually different in nature. Everything in the illusion is based on what you think in your mind, but everything in it is fake except you. However, the state of mind is different. Except for a few things, everything in it is you."

"for example…"

"The old man who gave you the jade is definitely a god."

"Oh, teacher, you are all watching."

For some reason, Chen Junting felt awkward.

This was not a bad experience for the first time.

If his judgment was correct, the original sin of the first level was greed, and the old man was most likely the god of greed among the seven deadly sins. But no matter what, the state of mind he showed in the greed level was nothing to embarrass him.

The question is what about the next ones?

Is it laziness?
Or arrogance?

Or jealousy...especially lust!

There are always things that embarrass him, and this is undoubtedly his dark history.

As if she had noticed this, the normally calm Xue Di couldn't help but tease her, "If you feel embarrassed about what's going to happen next, let's both cover our eyes. How about that?"

"That's not necessary."

Although what follows will be a dark history, Chen Junting is not so "stingy". He waved his hand and pretended not to care: "Anyway, we are all one, not to mention that those are all fake."

"I've seen it, but I won't say anything else."

"Don't worry about that."

The four great souls smiled and nodded.

However, at this moment, Chen Junting's consciousness in the sea of ​​​​spirituality twisted again, and he immediately realized that -

The next level is coming!

Then, everything in front of my eyes suddenly went dark again.

……

Daqian Dynasty, the 34th year of Yuanxi. At the top of Mount Tai, the wind was fierce.

The fifty-five-year-old Chen Junting stood on the Fengshan platform, his bright yellow dragon robe fluttering in the mountain wind, making rustling sounds as it rolled.

Under the Fengshan Terrace, envoys from all nations and civil and military officials prostrated themselves like ants. The praises surged like ocean waves, the sound of which seemed to soar into the sky. The invisible sound waves surged endlessly on the top of Mount Tai.

At this moment, Chen Junting took a deep breath and let the cold mountain breeze with a little cool air fill his lungs.

Thirty-five years...

Since he was a child, his father told him that he was the grandson of Emperor Gaozong of Daqian and the legitimate bloodline of the Daqian royal family. However, when he was a teenager, he learned that the court at that time was not Daqian, but Dawu. He was very confused, so he asked his father. Since then, he learned from his father that a generation of evil queen usurped power and seized the dynasty that belonged to Daqian. The evil queen not only slaughtered loyal ministers, but also Emperor Gaozong's concubines and their Chenqian royal family. His father had no choice but to give up his dignity and live under the butcher knife of the evil queen.

Under the rule of the evil queen, Dawu was plagued by large-scale construction projects and corrupt officials were in power. The evil queen was even more ambitious and warmongering, but she never won a single victory, which led to the people in the country living in misery.

So at the age of 20, he raised his arms in the name of Emperor Gaozong's grandson, and started an army with the slogan of "restoring the Chen Qian royal family and killing the evil queen". He formed the Shence Army, which took him a whole year. On the snowy night of the Spring Festival, he crossed the cold river, launched a surprise attack on the pass, and headed straight for Luodu where the evil queen was entrenched, and then imprisoned her.

At this point, he restored the Daqian Dynasty.

After that, Chen Junting worked day and night, because the revival of the entire dynasty and the livelihood of its people rested on his shoulders.

For a full thirty-four years, he was close to virtuous officials and kept away from villains. He put frugality and diligence first, did not build large-scale buildings, and encouraged agriculture and commerce, so that the granaries were full. The food stored in the granaries was enough for the people of Daqian to eat for five years, making the treasury that was almost squandered by the demon queen rich again, and all the people lived and worked in peace and contentment, and no one picked up anything on the road. In addition, he deterred the barbarians and expanded the territory, directly doubling the territory of the Daqian Dynasty, making all nations come to pay tribute, and all the people of Daqian were proud of Daqian. It is also known as the "Yuanxi Prosperous Age".

That is why he came to Mount Tai to offer sacrifices to the gods!
Chen Junting prayed loudly, the sound was like a dragon's roar, and it resounded far away on the top of Mount Tai. The ceremonial officer presented the Xuan Gui, and he took it and placed it steadily in the huge bronze tripod in the center of the altar. The flames in the tripod rose up, and the flames illuminated his majestic brow.

After the Fengshan ceremony was over, Chen Junting returned to Chang'an. Sitting in the palace, a trace of fatigue flashed across his eyes.

Today, he is no longer young.

At this time, Chen Junting stared ahead, and a dark green and a dark red light flashed in his eyes. These two lights were like leaping flames, quietly licking the long-buried fatigue and desire in his heart. For more than 30 years, he worked day and night, with a pure heart and few desires, tightening the reins of the empire like an ascetic monk. Now that his achievements have been accomplished, his spirit has faded, and old age seems to seep out from the depths of his bones, like a maggot on the tarsal bone. The white hair at his temples seems to remind him that perhaps he does not have much time left.

Not long after, the court announced the emperor's decree.

The reign title was changed to "Yongjia".

It means: eternal peace and harmony.

……

"It's so difficult."

A female voice that was enough to arouse lust in people's hearts rang out, "Lazy, how many times have you done it in the past 'thirty years'?"

"..."

"Lazy!?"

“ZZZ——”

"Don't sleep! Let me ask you, how many times did you do it?"

"Well..., three times, once every ten years."

"Ha!? You only did it three times! I thought! I did it twenty times, and he had more than thirty beautiful concubines. But then again, this guy has strong willpower. He didn't indulge in pleasure at all, and he didn't neglect his duties at all. Fortunately, we succeeded this time."

"It's just arrogance. I tried twelve times but still couldn't succeed."

"But it's almost time. Don't you think so, lazy?"

“ZZZ——”

"Okay, it's useless to tell you."

But at this moment, the voice of the God of Pride sounded.

"No, I succeeded after you too."

……

In the first year of Yongjia,

After the embers of the Fengshan Ceremony had already cooled, a desire for pleasure almost like revenge had already begun to grow wildly in Chen Junting's heart.

After all, in Chen Junting's words:

I have worked day and night for this country, and even been a slave for so long, I probably don't have much time left to live. So in the last few years, can't I enjoy myself?

So just over a month after he returned to Chang'an and changed the reign title to "Yongjia", another imperial edict shocked the court and the public: transfer the treasury silver to the imperial treasury to build a summer resort in a cool area.

And a year later...

"His Majesty!"

The old Prime Minister Han Xiu's hair and beard were all trembling. At this moment, he knelt in front of the Purple Palace, holding up the Ten Gradual Commentaries in both hands.

The ink on the silk is dripping, and every word is like crying blood.

"The government gradually became lax, extravagance became increasingly prevalent, and the wise and virtuous became increasingly alienated"!
Then his hoarse voice echoed in the empty hall: "Your Majesty! The evil queen has not yet taught us a lesson. This is the beginning of the disaster for the country! Your Majesty!"

Chen Junting sat high on the dragon throne, his eyes swept across the scroll of remonstrance, as if sweeping across a wisp of dust that was an eyesore. A cold arc appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he raised his wrist slightly. The scroll drew an arc and fell accurately into the gilded brazier with a coiled dragon not far away.

Red flames suddenly sprang up, greedily devouring the silk. The ink words twisted and charred in the flames, and the slight crackling sound made by the flames burning the silk was like the echo of the old minister's heartbreak.

"You are such a noisy peasant!"

Chen Junting's voice was not loud, but it was as sharp as metal and stone, piercing through the sound of burning flames. "I have ruled the world for more than thirty years, creating the prosperous Yuanxi era until the Yongjia era. Isn't it unworthy to have a place to rest and a forest garden?"

His eyes were as sharp as a dragon's, piercing the old minister below the steps.

"Han Qing, you are old now, it's time to enjoy your retirement."

There was an unquestionable tone in his words.

Han Xiu's cloudy old eyes stared at the jumping flames in the brazier...until he took a deep breath, as if to engrave the last bit of clarity in this palace into his lungs, and then kowtowed heavily, and the dull sound of his forehead hitting the cold gold bricks could be clearly heard.

"Your Majesty, I, an old subject, beg for my bones."

His voice was dry, draining all his strength.

Chen Junting had no expression on his face and just waved his hand gently.

"Yes. Someone, give the old prime minister a ride."

Two eunuchs stepped forward silently and helped up the old minister who had exhausted his efforts for the empire. Han Xiu's hunched back staggered out of the Purple Palace and then disappeared in the dazzling daylight outside the palace.

It was not until he left the Zichen Palace that he met Crown Prince Chen Shuo.

"Prime Minister, you are..."

"Your Highness, I am no longer the Prime Minister."

When Prince Chen Shuo heard this, he was shocked!
"Why is this happening, Prime Minister?!"

"Ugh--"

After sighing, Han Xiu told the prince the whole story. In the end, he even asked the prince for help.

"Your Highness, whether His Majesty can change his mind depends on you. It's fine to simply build a summer resort. But Your Majesty wants to build a forest garden. I'm afraid that from now on, extravagance will prevail!"

"Please rest assured, Prime Minister."

The prince raised his eyes and stared at the Purple Palace. "This is my great country. I will advise my father!"

(End of this chapter)