Journey to the West: Demon Emperor: Beginning as a Little Toad

Chapter 463: Step on the South Sky, shatter the Lingxiao, and seek freedom.

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At the North Gate of Heaven.

The Great Emperor Zhenwu issued the "Ancestor Xuanwu Order" to the Xuanwu clan in the far north.

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There are four spirits in heaven and earth, they are "Azure Dragon in the East, White Tiger in the West, Vermillion Bird in the South, and Black Tortoise in the North".

The four spiritual beasts guard the four palaces of heaven and earth, east, west, south, and north, warding off evil and regulating yin and yang. They are the gods of the four directions.

The northern spirit beasts are the Xuanwu clan.

"Chu Ci: Yuan You" records: "A tortoise and a snake intertwined to form the shape of Xuanwu." "Book of the Later Han: Biography of Wang Liang" also notes: "Xuanwu is the water god of the north, with a tortoise and a snake in one body."

Everyone knows Xuanwu.

In fact, few people know that the Xuanwu clan is actually divided into two branches.

One lineage is the Black Snake, which has a dragon head, phoenix wings and a python body. It can break the clouds in the sky when it flaps its wings.

The second meridian is Guiwu. Guiwu has a dragon head, a turtle back, and a unicorn tail. It walks on the waves and is as majestic as a mountain.

The combination of the Black Snake and the Turtle Warrior creates the true form of “Black Snake and Turtle Warrior”, or “Black Tortoise” for short.

The black snake represents agility and is a yin animal, while the turtle represents stability and is a yang animal. The combination of the two, the intersecting of the turtle and the snake, and the balance of yin and yang, gave birth to the black tortoise.

This black snake is a flying snake with wings, and is somewhat related to the Teng Snake.

Teng Snake, also known as "Teng Snake", has no feet but can soar into the clouds, and its body is as fast as lightning. It is a flying snake.

Teng Snake is often regarded as the incarnation of Xuanwu and is often mentioned together with the divine turtle.

In the poem "Si Xuan Fu" written by Zhang Heng in the past, there is a line: "Xuanwu curls up in the cold armor, and Teng Snake twists itself around."

Cao Cao's famous poem "The Tortoise's Longevity" also has this line: "The tortoise may live long, but it still has its end. The viper rides on the mist, but it will eventually turn into dust."

In Journey to the West, the Great Emperor Zhenwu once said: "In the past, I... stepped on the 'Teng Snake and Divine Turtle', led the Five Thunder Gods and the Giant Dragon Lion..."

However, the probability of producing a black tortoise from the hybridization of a turtle and a snake is relatively low.

The number of true Xuanwu is also very small.

Among the Xuanwu clan, most of them are from the two races of Xuanshe and Guiwu.

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The far north.

The North Star Region is as dim as a veil, and there seems to be endless mysteries hidden in its flow, quietly concealing a small world of its own.

Its outer layer of nebula is ethereal, like a thin veil, quietly isolating the inner world from the vast universe, as if two worlds do not disturb each other.

At this moment.

The "Ancestor Xuanwu Order" of the Zhenwu Emperor was like a meteor that streaked across the sky, carrying with it the power of the stars in the sky, and sank straight into the mysterious little world.

In an instant, the situation in the small world changed drastically.

The ice field, which was originally as quiet as dead water, trembled violently, as if an ancient giant beast was about to break out of the ice.

The evil spirit of Xuanwu, which had been dormant for billions of years, rose up into the sky like an angry dragon, piercing through the sky, causing the stars in the star field to tremble and the light to flicker.

Not long.

The elite members of the Xuanwu clan poured out like a tide.

The head of the Black Snake lineage is the Black Snake Divine General, or "Snake General" for short.

When the snake was about to appear, the sky and the earth changed color. Its body was several thousand feet long, winding and circling, like a huge black dragon lying between heaven and earth. A pair of black wings slowly spread out, like a curtain covering the sky, blocking the sunlight for a moment, leaving only a haze.

Blue electric light flowed between the scales of the snake general. Every time it moved, the wind from the nine heavens would howl, distorting the space and making a series of terrifying "crunching" sounds.

The head of the Guiwu lineage is the Guiwu Divine General, or "Gui General" for short.

Above the icy sea, the Turtle God stepped out on the waves, with great momentum. On its carapace, the ancient star map shone brightly, and its tail was like the tail of a unicorn, strong and powerful. Every time it swung, it brought with it the momentum of overwhelming the mountains and seas. Every time it took a step, the ice field would burst into a thousand-foot cold light.

Among the Black Snake and Turtle Warrior clans, there are still five outstanding ones, all of whom are rare with the fusion of blood, extraordinary talents and extraordinary strength.

Three of them had dragon heads and snake bodies, their scales covered with frost and their bodies were winding. The other two had dragon heads and turtle bodies, carrying the shadow of Xuanshan on their backs and stepping on the waves of the sea.

These five are honored as the "Five Dragon Generals". Although they have not yet achieved the true Xuanwu form of a combination of a turtle and a snake, they are almost there.

At that moment, the Turtle God roared, and the sound shook the star field:
"Ancestor Xuanwu has issued an order. All members of the Xuanwu clan, follow me to help him!"

In an instant.

The Black Serpent God flapped his wings and roared loudly, and his wings rolled up thousands of hailstones, which fell like a meteor.

Behind him, the elite Xuanwu troops were like a black torrent, surging endlessly with great momentum.

The Teng Snake turned into light and shuttled through the void like a ghost, as fast as lightning, leaving only a trail of afterimages.

The divine tortoise stepped on the waves, creating a huge wave that seemed to submerge the heaven and earth.

The Five Dragon Generals mobilized the power of the stars, and wherever they passed, the void was torn into dark blue cracks.

Instantly.

In the North Star Region, a black torrent rose into the sky. The Xuanwu army, carrying the dormant anger of the Xuanwu clan for billions of years, rushed towards the North Gate of Heaven with an unstoppable force!

As the Great Emperor Zhenwu said:

"The Xuanwu clan has not appeared in the world for a long time."

The power of Xuanwu, gods of the three realms today, do you still remember it?

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Beside the heaven, the Milky Way is vast.

The mighty Tianhe navy was putting on their armor and grasping their weapons in an orderly manner, and boarding the warships in rows and in neat steps.

The huge Tianhe formation, like a sophisticated chess game, was assembled one after another.

The 40,000 naval officers and soldiers clad in shining iron armor were like towering mountains, resolute and unshakable.

The weapon in his hand flashed with cold light, like a dormant beast waiting for an opportunity to bite. His awe-inspiring power was frightening.

Marshal Tianpeng had a tall and majestic figure and calm demeanor as he slowly put on his armor that was as white as snow.

He held a nine-toothed rake in his hand and stood proudly at the bow. His white robe fluttered in the breeze. He looked calm and majestic, and there was an oppressive aura around him that made those around him remain silent.

At this moment.

At this time, 40,000 naval troops were wearing bright armor and ready for battle.

Hundreds of warships were lined up in an orderly manner; more than a hundred generals were guarding their positions, ready to go, waiting for the order from Marshal Tianpeng to go to the battlefield.

"Sand, sand, sand..."

Above the Milky Way, a gentle breeze curled up, gently blowing the white battle robe of Marshal Tianpeng.

Suddenly, the wind grew stronger.

"Hu, hu, hu..."

Marshal Tianpeng's flag fluttered in the wind, making a whirring sound like the clanging of golden drums, as if cheering for the upcoming battle.

The time has come.

Marshal Tianpeng raised his sword eyebrow, drew the sword from his waist, pointed the sword at the direction of Fangzhang Xianshan, and gave an order with a voice like thunder, shouting:
"The whole army goes out!"

“Ride the wind and waves, and move forward at full speed!”

"I will obey the Marshal's order!"

Behind Marshal Tianpeng, there came the uniform response of 40,000 Tianhe navy soldiers, the sound shook the sky and resounded throughout the heavens and the earth.

"The water of the Heavenly River is for my use!"

"Three thousand weak waters, rolling back the heavenly power!"

After saying this, Marshal Tianpeng shook his wrist and gathered his strength, infusing the Nine-toothed Rake in his hand with divine power.

The Nine-toothed Rake shone brightly.

Marshal Tianpeng chanted the mantra and cast the Tianhe Water-drawing Spell:

"Hurry up and follow the orders of the Great Emperor of North Pole Ziwei, capture!"

“Water nourishes everything and reaches everywhere!”

"Overseas sea, go!"

In an instant.

The water of the Milky Way was summoned, and its waves were turbulent but condensed in an orderly manner, forming a bridge that spanned the void and led to the overseas area of ​​Fangzhang Immortal Mountain.

More than a hundred huge ships, with full sails, looked like rocs spreading their wings, riding the wind and waves, and like an arrow shot from a bow, rushing towards the overseas sea area of ​​Fangzhang Immortal Mountain.

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The underworld.

Dark and shady mountains.

It is a sinister underworld with cold winds and thick black fog. No sounds of birds or animals can be heard, only ghosts and monsters roaming around.

On the stone cliffs, in the thorn bushes, at the bottom of the mountain stream, and in the dark caves, ghosts and monsters appear and hide.

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"I died so miserably!"

The shrill wails cut through the silence like a sharp blade, as if to tear apart the human soul.

"I won't let you go even if I'm a ghost!"

The bitter curse echoed in the air, carrying endless hatred and unwillingness. "To die under the peony flowers, even as a ghost, I will be romantic!"

There was obscene laughter mixed in, revealing a creepy and twisted pleasure.

"You will be a hero in life, and you will be a hero in death!"

The cry, which was heroic yet out of place in this gloomy place, seemed like the last stubbornness of the dead soul.

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Amid the sounds of ghosts crying and wolves howling.

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One of the Four Saints of the North Pole, General Baode (General Heisha), stood on a high platform, surrounded by evil spirit.

A group of evil ghosts and heavenly soldiers were guarding him on his side. They had ferocious faces and fierce eyes. They were the loyal minions of General Heisha.

A group of deaf and mute soldiers stood on both sides. Although they could not hear the sounds of the world and could not speak a word, this also meant that they would not be bewitched by words and were difficult to be controlled by mental means.

"The God of No Justice destroys the evil spirits and fights against the Heavenly Ding to lock up the ghosts!"

"The deaf and dumb soldiers follow my orders, the flying eagles and running dogs search for souls and pursue spirits!"

"Anyone who dares to disobey the law will be burned to ashes by lightning and fire and his five spirits will be annihilated!"

"Hurry up and follow the orders of the Great Emperor of North Pole Ziwei, capture!"

General Heisha looked sternly as he glanced at the densely packed ghost soldiers and evil spirits below the stage. He muttered something and waved the command flag in his hand, constantly dispatching troops from all directions.

Those ghost soldiers and ghost messengers were all wearing tattered armor, with hideous faces, some with green faces and fangs, some with sunken eye sockets, and exuding a sinister ghost aura.

The romantic ghost king, with a handsome face but revealing an evil spirit, holds a folding fan with a pattern of a charming beauty painted on it...

The starving ghost king, his stomach was as shriveled as a drum, his eyes were full of desire for food, he held a huge bone stick, on which there were still some pieces of meat...

The dead ghost king exuded a strong fighting spirit, as if he had not yet recovered from the cruel battlefield. He held a Tyrant Spear in his hand, and the tip of the spear flashed with a cold light...

There is also the powerful ghost king, the plague ghost king, the ruthless ghost king, the unrighteous ghost king, the one-horned ghost king, the traitorous ghost king...

They held eerie weapons and quickly assembled under the command of General Heisha. More than 40,000 ghost soldiers and ghost messengers were arranged in a neat yet eerie square formation.

They are only waiting for General Heisha's order to break through the underworld, stir up trouble, and turn the world upside down.

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Above the heavens, auspicious clouds linger, but they conceal a solemn and murderous intent.

In the camps of the Dou and Lei tribes, flags were fluttering, war drums were beating loudly, and a murderous atmosphere filled the air.

Deputy Marshal Tianyou was wearing golden armor, a purple gold crown on his head, and holding a spear. He stood on the platform, his eyes like torches, scanning the majestic heavenly soldiers and generals below the stage, dispatching the elite soldiers of heaven.

Soon, more than 100,000 heavenly soldiers and generals gathered.

They were dressed in neat armor, holding sharp weapons, with determination and fearlessness in their eyes. Their ranks were neat and their steps were firm, like an unstoppable torrent of steel.

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At this moment, the Great Emperor Zhenwu took command, leading the Five Thunder Generals, his own 30,000 troops, and the elite of the Xuanwu clan.

Marshal Tianpeng led 40,000 Tianhe navy.

General Heisha dispatched ghost soldiers and ghost messengers from the underworld, totaling more than 40,000 people.

Deputy Commander Tianyou mobilized more than 100,000 heavenly soldiers and generals from the Dou and Lei departments.

This time, the Heavenly Court dispatched a total of 200,000 heavenly soldiers, who advanced from three directions: the heaven, the earth, and the water. With great momentum, they headed straight for the Immortal Mountain of Abbot.

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Flag-offing was a sacrificial ceremony held before going out on a military expedition in ancient times.

In ancient times, it was very common to sacrifice the heads of enemy soldiers to the flag. In ancient times, there was a tradition of beheading the generals and offering sacrifices to the flag before the army went out to war.

Its purpose is to deter the enemy, rally the troops and boost the morale of the army.

For example, during the Conferred Gods Conferred Battle, Yang Jian captured Jin Dasheng, the bull monster among the Seven Monsters of Meishan. Jiang Ziya ordered the bull monster to be beheaded and the bull's head to be hung on a flagpole as a sacrifice.

During the Battle of Red Cliffs in the Three Kingdoms Period, Zhou Yu said to Cai He, "Who are you to pretend to surrender? I am short of amulets to offer as sacrifices, so I would like to lend you your head."

Afterwards, Zhou Yu beheaded Cai He and used his head as a sacrifice.

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At this moment.

In front of Taiyuan Palace, dark clouds were as black as ink, pressing heavily on this blessed land of immortals.

But Wang Lingguan's head was hung high, ruthlessly hung on the flag of Emperor Donghua for sacrifice.

Wang Lingguan's eyes were wide open, and he died with his eyes open, as if there was still some lingering anger and unwillingness before his death.

Wang Lingguan's blood was slowly poured into the wine in the cup.

The wine was originally clear and transparent, but now it became a glaring scarlet red due to the incorporation of blood.

"Everyone, please raise your glasses."

Emperor Donghua was wearing the robe of the Emperor of Heaven, with a stern face, and gently raised the wine glass.

"Emperor, let us raise our glasses!"

The nine elders of Yingzhou, including General Meng Hao, General Cang He, General Chen Ye, and General Lian Song, sat together, unable to hide the passion and madness in their eyes, and raised their glasses one after another.

"Is this day finally coming?"

"I wonder if I can meet Nezha?"

"To avenge the skinning and cramping!"

Ao Bing muttered to himself, his eyes gleaming with excitement.

He held two coiled dragon ice hammers in his hands, wore a ten thousand dragon armor, picked up the wine glass, and drank it all in one gulp. His heroic posture fully demonstrated the courage of the dragon clan.

Many overseas immortal leaders followed suit, raised their glasses together, and drank the wine filled with the blood of the immortals.

As the wine went down their throats, it was as if a ball of fire was raging in their chests. The desire for freedom in the hearts of the immortals was completely ignited, turning into endless fighting spirit.

They threw the wine glasses hard to the ground. With a crisp "pop" sound, the glasses shattered and the fragments flew everywhere, as if the long-suppressed fire of resistance instantly spread across the prairie.

In an instant, the army of hundreds of thousands of scattered immortals surged like a raging tide, mighty and powerful.

They were dressed in fairy clothes of various colors, holding magical weapons, and emitting powerful fairy energy fluctuations all over their bodies.

"Kill, kill, kill!"

"Kill, kill, kill!"

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Flags were flying, war drums were beating, and shouts of killing were shaking the sky.

The great war among the immortals in heaven is about to begin.

At this moment.

Auspicious clouds are floating, and the three stars of fortune, wealth and longevity are coming on the clouds.

They are also immortals from overseas. They have always liked to be free and unrestrained, and are deeply annoyed by the strict management of the Heavenly Palace.

Of course, thinking back to the past.

The Taoist sects of Chan, Jie and Ren all advocate freedom and dislike the cumbersome management model of the Heavenly Court.

All immortals want to be free and unrestrained, detached from the mundane world.

However, the Jade Emperor ordered the twelve immortal leaders of the three religions to go to the Heaven to pay homage, but these twelve immortal leaders were unwilling to give up their freedom and disobeyed the order.

Finally, the Jade Emperor went to the Zixiao Palace in person to complain to the Taoist Ancestor, asking for the will of Heaven and to send down the List of Gods, thus establishing the current heavenly system.

Now, Emperor Donghua has rebelled against God and promised to "be free and unrestrained in the path of immortality". Isn't this what they want in their hearts?
Fuxing looked at Emperor Donghua, frowned slightly, and sighed:

"Emperor, what are you going to do?"

Emperor Donghua smiled faintly and said:

"Step on the South Sky, shatter the Spiritual Sky, and seek freedom."

"We have been bound by the heaven for a long time. Today we must break the shackles and give the immortals freedom!"

Fuxing knew that the time was not right and the future was uncertain, so he could not help but advise:

"Emperor, the power of the Heavenly Court is huge and its foundation is deep. It is not easy to shake it."

"What if I don't go back?"

"What should we do then? Wouldn't all our efforts be wasted?"

Emperor Donghua took out a white peony petal, which was as white as snow, like the last trace of tenderness and attachment in his heart.

He took a look, then placed the white peony petal on his chest, his eyes firm, and he smiled faintly:

"Then go and never come back!"

Say it.

"Zheng" sound.

Emperor Donghua suddenly drew out the Xiantian Pure Yang Sword.

He pointed his sword at the Lingxiao Palace in the thirty-three heavens, looked up to the sky and laughed wildly:

"Step on the South Sky, shatter the Spiritual Sky, and fight your way to a free and unfettered immortal!"

"Gentlemen, please follow me and fight!"

(End of this chapter)