Journey to the West: Become stronger by taking on disciples, start by recruiting a demonized Sun Wuk

Venus bowed his head and replied, "As you command."

He stepped aside.

The Jade Emperor ignored the people of Xianyang and asked Ying Zheng, "Ying Zheng, do you plead guilty?"

Upon hearing this, Ying Zheng burst into laughter: "Hahaha!"

The Jade Emperor frowned: "What are you laughing at?"

Ying Zheng sneered, "I laugh at your utter stupidity!"

"You are the Jade Emperor of Heaven, and I am the Holy Emperor of Great Qin. We are equals, neither subordinate to the other. By what right do you demand that I confess my crimes!"

Before the Jade Emperor could speak, Venus stepped forward again.

"presumptuous!"

He roared at Ying Zheng, "You are merely a mortal emperor, yet you dare to sit on equal footing with the Jade Emperor!"

"You're so ignorant!"

"The Jade Emperor was personally appointed by the Dao Ancestor as the ruler of the Heavenly Dao, governing the three realms of Heaven, Earth, Humanity, and Gods!"

"You, Ying Zheng, are no match for him!"

After saying this, Venus turned to the Jade Emperor and reported: "Jade Emperor, Ying Zheng is extremely arrogant. There's no need to waste words with him."

"Please, Jade Emperor, subdue him immediately!"

The Jade Emperor remained silent, because Ying Zheng spoke again.

Ying Zheng roared, "You're the one who's being insolent!"

"When did it become your place to interrupt when I was speaking to the Heavenly Emperor!"

"Where are the civil and military officials and soldiers of the Great Qin?!"

The officials and soldiers of Qin answered in unison, "Your Majesty, we are here!"

Ying Zheng ordered, "Slap his mouth!"

"Yes, sir!"

The ministers and soldiers of the Qin Dynasty immediately activated the Order Tree Formation.

The countless branches of the Tree of Order merged instantly, transforming into a giant whip that lashed fiercely at Venus.

The terrifying pressure from the peak Quasi-Saint above terrified Taibai Jinxing, causing his soul to scatter.

"Your Majesty, help!"

All the powerful beings in the primordial world who were paying attention to Ying Zheng and the Jade Emperor saw it.

Ying Zheng launched the first attack, targeting Taibai Jinxing, a close confidant of the Jade Emperor.

This is tantamount to publicly slapping the Jade Emperor in the face.

Everyone gasped in shock.

"Ying Zheng was indeed unparalleled in his fierceness!"

"The Jade Emperor himself arrived, but Ying Zheng was not afraid; instead, he launched an attack!"

"That courage alone is admirable."

"I am now certain that Ying Zheng must have a backup plan to deal with the Jade Emperor, otherwise how could he dare to be so domineering towards him?"

"Not necessarily. Perhaps Ying Zheng was just a young and fearless calf."

"snort!"

The Jade Emperor's eyes widened in fury, he was extremely angry, he snorted coldly, raised his right hand, and then suddenly pressed it down.

Instantly, a golden Dharma image appeared behind the Jade Emperor.

Fa Xiang also extended his palm to meet the whip-like shadow of the Tree of Order.

"clang!"

The golden Dharma Image and the Tree of Order collided violently, the sound of metal clashing resounding throughout the heavens and earth!

The Tree of Order unleashed a full-force attack, which was easily neutralized by the Jade Emperor.

Not only that, the Tree of Order was also forced back half a step by the force of the recoil.

Upon seeing this, Ying Zheng's pupils suddenly contracted.

He ordered the officials and soldiers of the Qin Dynasty to use the Order Tree Formation to attack Venus.

Firstly, Venus truly deserves punishment; secondly, this was an opportunity to test the Jade Emperor's power.

The result is now clear.

Although the Order Tree Array can unleash the power of a peak Quasi-Saint, it is still far inferior to a true peak Quasi-Saint!

On the Jade Emperor's side.

Venus, having escaped death, immediately kowtowed to the Jade Emperor in gratitude.

"Many thanks to the Jade Emperor for saving my life; I will never forget it!"

The defeated remnants of the Heavenly Court had all gathered before the Jade Emperor.

The crowd knelt on the ground and confessed their sins: "We are incompetent. We failed to eliminate the rebels and capture Ying Zheng alive, and we have betrayed the Jade Emperor's trust. Please punish us, Jade Emperor!"

The Jade Emperor's face was gloomy as his gaze swept over Zhao Gongming, Jinling Shengmu, Bixiao, Qiongxiao, and the other Jiejiao immortals in turn.

"You guys, really, really!"

"When we get back to Heaven, I'll settle accounts with you for today!"

The main responsibility for the Heavenly Court's crushing defeat lies with Zhao Gongming and other immortals of the Jie Sect.

If they were truly loyal, Ying Zheng would have been taken to the Heavenly Court long ago!

It would not have led to the current situation where the Heavenly Court has been defeated and lost face!

The Jade Emperor has decided that upon returning to Heaven, he must find a way to make the Jie Sect immortals of Heaven completely obedient and work for him.

We must never tolerate their perfunctory and half-hearted behavior again!

"Jade Emperor, I am innocent!"

Zhao Gongming shouted, "I am just a god of wealth, a civil official."

"I was wrong to entangle Ying Zheng, and you shouldn't have pursued the matter after you returned to Heaven."

"I'm heartbroken by how you've treated me."

The Jade Emperor said coldly, "Zhao Gongming, you know what you've done."

"I don't have time for you right now, let's talk about it back in Heaven!"

After saying this, the Jade Emperor turned and left.

Zhao Gongming was still muttering to himself, "I'm just a god of wealth, a civil official!"

"To send a civil official to fight a war and then accuse me of incompetence—is that even reasonable?"

Bixiao and Qiongxiao laughed, then immediately covered their mouths.

The Jade Emperor was furious, and they dared not provoke him further.

The remaining heavenly soldiers and generals knelt on the ground and wailed loudly.

"Your Majesty, our brothers are all dead, all of them are dead!"

"Your Majesty must avenge us!"

The Jade Emperor's voice was deep and resonant: "Generals, rest assured, I will make those heavenly soldiers and generals who died pay for their crimes in blood!"

The heavenly soldiers and generals were consumed by a burning desire for revenge; they longed to witness the Jade Emperor crush Ying Zheng.

But they will never see this.

The Jade Emperor turned around and looked directly at Ying Zheng.

"Ying Zheng, submit to the Heavenly Court, and all your crimes will be nullified!"

"Your officers and soldiers will also be able to serve me from heaven."

"I promise to pardon all their crimes!"

The heavenly soldiers and generals were completely dumbfounded!

Jade Emperor, is this what you meant by not letting those brothers who died in vain?

Ying Zheng laughed again: "Jade Emperor, I have said that you and I are of equal rank and neither of us is subordinate to the other."

"You are not qualified to recruit me, and I will not accept your offer!"

A fierce glint flashed in the Jade Emperor's eyes: "Do you really want to oppose me?"

Ying Zheng sneered, "Jade Emperor, your words are utterly shameless!"

"When have I ever opposed you?"

"You manage your Heavenly Court, and I manage my Great Qin Holy Dynasty. We shall keep to ourselves."

"But you sent a large army to attack my Great Qin Dynasty, which led to us going to war."

"Tell me, who's really against whom!"

The Jade Emperor coldly declared, "I am the Supreme Being of the Heavenly Court, personally appointed by the Dao Ancestor and recognized by the Heavenly Dao, ruling over the Three Realms and bestowing titles upon all gods!"

"Your Great Qin Holy Dynasty has neither the approval of Heaven nor the grace of the Dao Ancestor, yet you have arbitrarily appointed officials, thus violating the majesty of the Heavenly Court."

"My military campaign against your Great Qin Dynasty is a just war!"

"And you, Ying Zheng, when my Heavenly Army came to capture you, you did not surrender, but instead killed my Heavenly Army soldiers."

"Your actions are tantamount to defying me and the Heavenly Court. What excuse do you have?"

The Jade Emperor's hypocritical words made Ying Zheng burst into laughter!

What exactly is the Jade Emperor trying to say? "It's perfectly justified for me to attack you, but if you retaliate, you become my enemy!"

This is the most absurd thing Ying Zheng has ever heard in his life!

Ying Zheng didn't want to say any more.

Talking to such an unreasonable person is a waste of time!

He thought the Jade Emperor would take action immediately.

But the Jade Emperor said, "Ying Zheng, I'll give you one more chance. Tell me who your master is, and who is the person behind that faceless statue!"

"I can spare your life!"

After speaking, the Jade Emperor looked at the faceless statue on the altar.

He frowned.

To him, the statue was just an ordinary stone, nothing special.

The Jade Emperor did not believe that the faceless statue was actually the Dao Ancestor Hongjun, but he dared not gamble.