After breaking up with my girlfriend, I became a Great Sage of the Demon Clan.

Suddenly, the face of the God Gouchen, where the Milky Way converged, lit up, and behind the beaded curtain of his crown, two round beams of light shone where they should have been his eyes.

What was truly deadly was that the eyes behind the beaded curtain descended like two searchlights, falling from the sky and striking Zhou Yan.

God Gouchen, you are watching me.

Zhou Yan was somewhat bewildered.

Yingzhao, standing to the side, looked at Zhou Yan with a complicated expression.

Lu Wu actually summoned the Heavenly Emperor. The red ropes and talismans displayed now were all prepared by Lu Wu back then, and Ying Zhao learned them from him. But the problem is, Lu Wu didn't summon the Heavenly Emperor, otherwise she wouldn't have been beaten to death by Little Yama.

But Zhou Yan summoned it.

If this were a period drama that Yingzhao likes, and you encountered a plot where the emperor ignores the loyal prime minister and favors the eunuch of the Eastern Depot, you should shout "Eunuchs are abusing their power and corrupting the court!"

Of course, this isn't a TV drama, and Zhou Yan isn't the powerful and influential eunuch, Ying Zhao whispered a reminder in Zhou Yan's mind.

"Your Excellency, it's time to read the imperial edict."

Zhou Yan's eyes darted around, glancing at Ying Zhao out of the corner of his eye.

The tone of his voice was as if a junior eunuch were speaking to a senior eunuch.

Zhou Yan's gaze followed the precious edict of Gouchen Shangdi downwards. In fact, when it was read aloud earlier, Zhou Yan had also seen the text below the precious edict of Gouchen Shangdi, which basically said that Qiao You (Chaos) was a good woman and requested the Emperor of Heaven to confer her godhood.

That's right. The method Yingzhao found for his daughter to become a god wasn't to recreate the Uncertain Pearl or anything like that, but to directly ask the Heavenly Emperor to personally bestow the title upon her.

Zhou Yan didn't know if the personal conferment would be successful. If it was, why not take this opportunity to pray for blessings and ask the Emperor to max out his awakening level?

The thought quickly faded, and Zhou Yan's gaze swept over the red ropes and talismans around him.

These red rope talismans are all rituals of Gouchen God, which secretly correspond to the divine name of the Heavenly Emperor. At the same time, after these red ropes were set up, Qiao You's (Chaos) birth date and time were burned, expressing hopes and wishes.

Simply put, the things that this altar was going to do had already been reported to God Gouchen in advance by burning paper money.

If Zhou Yan were to change his tune and decide to pray for Qiao You himself instead, and the ritual went wrong, who knows what unexpected things might happen.

Zhou Yan sighed inwardly and continued reading the memorial in his hand.

"Reporting to the Great Emperor of the Western Supreme Ultimate:"

On the seventh day of the eighth month of the Xin Chou year, Bai Ze searched the world and found that Qiao's youngest daughter was virtuous and talented, a fine lady from a prestigious family, born with exquisite beauty and outstanding talent. Bai Ze praised her for her gentle and intelligent appearance, virtuous character, respectful and cautious conduct, and for establishing a good name for her in the imperial family.

He is of noble character, intelligent and quick-witted, well-mannered and respectful, and possesses a refined and tranquil nature.

By the grace of the Emperor, I humbly request that you be granted the title of deity in the Pantheon of Gods, so that you may bring blessings to all living beings.

Zhou Yan finished reading the memorial with a bitter face.

After Zhou Yan finished reading, the surroundings quieted down. Ying Zhao and the four ferocious beasts all looked at Gouchen God, who was in the form of the Milky Way.

The crown and beaded curtain before God Gouchen trembled slowly. The trembling made no sound, but to Yingzhao and the other ferocious beasts, the beaded curtain seemed to strike their hearts, causing their whole bodies to tighten in waves.

"What Bai Ze said..."

A gust of wind arose, a sound that, though not loud, was extremely vast and resounding, causing everyone present to tremble in their very souls.

Yingzhao, the gardener, was the first to lose control; her knees buckled, and she fell to the ground with a thud.

The four ferocious beasts managed to hold on and didn't kneel.

"allow……"

With a single "Yes," the light spread across the heavens and earth, a vast and mighty force like a ray of light tearing through the night, changing the color of the world.

Whether you call it divine pronouncements or the law of words, the Chaos standing in the east corner trembled. This ferocious beast, originally a little girl who was only 1.5 meters tall, began to stretch and grow from 1.5 meters to 1.7 meters, and at the same time, her chest protruded outward.

The little girl has transformed into a mature woman.

He progressed from a demigod to a true god.

The Heavenly Emperor bestowed the title, making him a true god among true gods. Even Lu Wu back then could not possibly strip him of his Chaos Godhood.

A crack appeared in the sky, and light fell like swords. The eyes of God Gouchen, which were like searchlights, dimmed, and the stars on his body extinguished one by one.

Zhou Yan immediately shouted.

"Respectfully seeing off the Great Emperor of the Western Taiji Heavenly Empire back to his palace!"

After two breaths, God Gouchen vanished, and light tore through the darkness, restoring light to the world.

Chapter One: Vermilion Bird

As darkness returned to dawn, large swaths of sunlight streamed down, illuminating everything around them with crystal clarity.

Zhou Yan stared blankly at the sun that had reappeared overhead.

For a moment, Zhou Yan doubted whether his previous prayer to God Gouchen as the chief priest was a dream. But the next instant after this thought arose, Ying Zhao, who had walked from behind Zhou Yan to his side, put his arm around Zhou Yan's shoulder, took out his phone, and pointed it at Zhou Yan's face and his head that was forcibly leaning in.

"Your Excellency, will you smile?"

Zhou Yan still looked bewildered. The camera shutter flashed, capturing the bewildered Zhou Yan and the grinning Ying Zhao.

Yingzhao released Zhou Yan and looked at the photos she had taken.

This is a photo of Bai Ze when he was still young and inexperienced. When Bai Ze becomes a great figure in the future, this photo will definitely have great historical value.

Zhou Yan turned to look at Ying Zhao, who was holding a phone, and said absentmindedly.

"it's over?"

Yingzhao hummed in agreement, and the smile on the centenarian's face vanished, replaced by a complex expression.

"It's so good that God Gouchen didn't destroy the world."

Zhou Yan couldn't help but chuckle.

Zhou Yan remembered that he had read a claim that a certain Ultron once spent five minutes browsing through all the world's online information and then decided that the human race should be destroyed.

Zhou Yan thought this made a lot of sense. Fortunately, God Gouchen was not Ultron; He came and went without saying a word.

Yingzhao patted Zhou Yan on the shoulder.

"And then, Your Excellency, do you want to go home by yourself, or..."

Yingzhao's expression turned cold.

"I'll help you kill Bai Rusu?"

Now, besides Ying Zhao and his group, only Bai Rusu knows that Zhou Yan is an Awakened. If Bai Rusu is killed and Ying Zhao and his group keep quiet, Zhou Yan can continue to live as an ordinary person.

Zhou Yan calmly met Ying Zhao's gaze.

a long time.

Zhou Yan gave a self-deprecating laugh.

"I am still human."

Yingzhao clicked his tongue.

"I thought you, Your Excellency, would say that killing Bai Rusu would be useless, and that you would be discovered sooner or later."

With Bai Rusu dead, the Vermilion Bird will definitely investigate. As someone who had a lot of contact with Bai Rusu, Zhou Yan will definitely be arrested and questioned by the Vermilion Bird's team. At that time, there will be no way to hide Zhou Yan's identity.

Zhou Yan countered with a question.

"So in your eyes, morality is not the main reason for my choice."

Yingzhao turned around.

"Your Excellency, I'm already over a hundred years old. There are some things I can only observe with greater detachment, hmm..."

Yingzhao suddenly looked in one direction, where fiery clouds stretched across the sky.

Chaos, who had already transformed into a mature woman, accompanied her father as he watched, and then sneered.

"It's Suzaku!"

"dad!"

Back then, the Vermilion Bird almost burned Chaos to death. As a demigod, Chaos couldn't defeat the Vermilion Bird, one of the Four Divine Beasts. Now that Chaos has become a true god, along with Yingzhao, the two true gods combined might not be able to defeat the Vermilion Bird.

Chaos will make the Vermilion Bird repay the debt of fire it once inflicted a hundredfold!

Yingzhao interrupted.

"There's no need. We'll retire from the world from now on. There's no need to fight to the death with those guys like Suzaku."

Yingzhao glanced at Qiongqi.

Qiongqi grinned and lay on the ground. After a while, the middle-aged man's body was covered in hair, and a "king" character appeared on his forehead. The biggest change was that a pair of wings grew on his back.

The Qiongqi, as a ferocious beast, is shaped like a winged tiger.

Today, Qiongqi, with its high level of awakening, has revealed its mythological form.

Yingzhao and the other three ferocious beasts sat on Qiongqi's back.

Zhou Yan glanced at Ying Zhao, who waved back at him.

"Your Excellency, we owe you a favor."

Zhou Yan nodded slightly.

The winged tiger Qiongqi took flight and galloped away from the fiery clouds.

Zhou Yan watched the group leave, then turned back to look at the direction where the sky appeared unusual.

Zhou Yan had seen countless sunsets in his life, but the sunset he saw this time, with its unusual direction, was completely different from anything he had seen before.

In the past, the fiery clouds only resembled the color of fire. This time, the fiery clouds in the sky were pure flames, like a ceiling being burned. Sparks licked at flammable wood and cement, and the flames spread outwards in ripples like violently rippling water.

The trend of the sky burning was still increasing. At first, only one-third of the sky was burned, but after a few breaths, half of the sky was engulfed by flames.

The flames came from afar, dyeing the sky and earth blood red. If Zhou Yan didn't know that this was just a real-life super-powerful CG scene of a top-tier awakened being appearing, the kind that costs at least 10,000 RMB per frame, he would have suspected that the world was about to end.

The flames eventually engulfed two-thirds of the sky. Above Zhou Yan's head, the sea of ​​fire surged with countless waves, and blood-red light cascaded down like a waterfall.

The whole world has been given a blood-red filter that is a hundred times stronger than before.

It was in this apocalyptic scene, where a sea of ​​fire overwhelmed the sky, that an extremely clear sound resounded throughout the land. A bird's head emerged from the sea of ​​fire, followed by its entire body.

As if pulling the entire sea of ​​fire, the Vermilion Bird emerged from the sea of ​​fire and fell down carrying the endless sea of ​​fire.

Chapter Two: White Tiger

The Milky Way, no, it's an inverted sea of ​​fire.

Zhou Yan watched as a sea of ​​fire, enough to engulf a city, fell over his head.

However, this was just a CG cutscene used by Suzaku to show off its majesty. The falling sea of ​​fire did not raise the surrounding temperature. In fact, the closer the sea of ​​fire landed, the smaller the flames became, and Suzaku's figure, which originally covered half the sky, continued to shrink.

So much so that when she reached three meters in front of Zhou Yan, the top awakened being, Zhuque, had transformed into a super mature woman who was almost 1.7 meters tall, with her entire body wrapped in golden flames and even her hair made of flames.

This true god, who had just ignited two-thirds of the sky with flames, looked down at Zhou Yan from his high vantage point.

Zhou Yan opened the attribute panel of this true god, and well, it was all question marks.

The Vermilion Bird looked down at Zhou Yan and said coldly.

What just happened here?

Zhou Yan recounted how Yingzhao summoned Gouchen God and had Gouchen God personally seal Chaos. However, during this sealing process, Zhou Yan replaced the priest with Yingzhao, while he himself was merely an observer.

After hearing this, Zhuque turned his head and looked at the altars around him, and then saw the destiny plate on the altar that had opened the gate to the nine heavens.

A flame rose from the edge of the natal chart, lifting it up and flying diagonally towards the Vermilion Bird.

Zhou Yan glanced at the horoscope.

Name: Destiny Chart.

Rank: Ancient Artifact.

Supernatural powers.

The Gate to All Realms: Connecting to the Nine Heavens above and descending to the Nine Netherworlds below.

The cycle of sixty years has come to an end: all divine powers have been exhausted, and it will take 99 years before the next awakening.

Measure the heavens and the earth: to understand fortune and misfortune (supernatural powers exhausted, currently unusable).

Method to awaken early: Sacrifice the son of the plague god.