Tongtian: It Hurts Too Much! Nuwa Wants to Seize the Kongtong Seal!

Heaven and earth lost their color as the winds and clouds shifted.

As soon as Xuanyuan finished speaking, the disciples of the Sect of Interception were instantly enraged. Tongtian's face turned livid, and the hands hidden beneath his Daoist robe trembled slightly.

Anger, regret, and countless other emotions surged into his heart.

Supporting Lu Ya in restoring the Demon Court had yet to bring him any benefits, but the Human Clan's counterattack had come so fiercely that even he could not bear it.

"Must I make a move against these great Human Clan beings?"

Tongtian's gaze sharpened as he considered it inwardly.

Very quickly, however, he extinguished that thought.

During the Investiture of the Gods Tribulation, the various sects would contend and choose suitable people among the Human Clan to invest in. If he fell out completely with the Human Clan now, then even if the Sect of Interception tried to approach them in the future, it would be difficult to gain the recognition of Human Clan beings again.

How else could the Sect of Interception scheme for Heavenly Dao Luck and become the foremost sect?

"Ungrateful wretches, you have turned the natural order upside down!"

"If not for us brothers of the Sect of Interception supporting you, how could you have so easily ascended to the position of Human Sovereign? After using the Human Clan's fortune to attain peak Quasi-Sage cultivation, you cast us Human Emperor's Masters aside. You are utterly laughable!"

Kong Xuan pointed at Xuanyuan and the others' noses and berated them without hesitation.

The Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors—eight positions as Human Emperor's Masters!

Grand Master Xuandu had been Fuxi's master, Daoist Duobao had been Shennong's master, Yun Xiao had become Xuanyuan's master, and he, Kong Xuan, also occupied one position as Human Emperor's Master.

The remaining four positions had been evenly divided between the Sect of Enlightenment and the Sect of Interception!

The Sect of Interception had been the greatest winner. While controlling the Human Clan's fortune, they had also obtained the Human Clan's supreme treasure, the Kongtong Seal. Yet now Xuanyuan and the others wanted them to hand over these benefits. Kong Xuan was the first to refuse.

The position of Human Emperor's Master was a karmic bond with the Human Sovereign and the Human Clan!

Not only could it help them raise their cultivation and avoid harm while seeking advantage, it also gave the Sect of Interception legitimate grounds and authority to interfere in Human Clan affairs. No one was willing to abandon the position of Human Emperor's Master so easily!

"Demonic fiends, how dare you bark wildly here?"

"The Human Sect and Sect of Enlightenment have not harmed the Human Clan's foundation or insulted its dignity, so naturally we will not sever our karma with those three. But the Sect of Interception's wolfish ambitions are known to all. Our Human Clan can only cut all ties with you!"

"Human Sovereigns, three Human Progenitors, since Tongtian and the others refuse to leave each other any dignity, let us act..."

Shennong snorted coldly and immediately invoked the Human Clan's fortune.

At this sight!

The other Human Sovereigns and the three Human Progenitors showed no further mercy. They activated their Human Sovereign Dao Fruits, and an endless tide of Human Clan fortune surged forth, accompanied by incomparably vast and majestic mysterious laws and order.

"The Human Dao Origin!"

Deep light flickered in Ling Xiao's eyes, and he immediately grew somewhat excited.

At the beginning of the Primordial World's creation, there had been the Heavenly Dao, Earth Dao, and Human Dao. However, the Heavenly Dao controlled all things between heaven and earth, and thus invisibly suppressed the Earth Dao and Human Dao, preventing the wills of those two Daos from awakening.

Now, upon seeing the Human Dao Origin condense and its faint will evolve, a thought arose in Ling Xiao's heart.

If the Heavenly Dao, Earth Dao, and Human Dao all awakened, the Primordial World would surely undergo ultimate sublimation. Whether it was the world origin or the three thousand Great Dao laws, all would undergo heaven-defying transformation.

Yet accomplishing this would be extraordinarily difficult!

Still, Ling Xiao at least had this thought in mind...

"Heavenly Dao above, today we Human Sovereigns and Human Progenitors strip the disciples of the Sect of Interception of their positions as Human Emperor's Masters and summon the Kongtong Seal into our Human Clan. May the Heavenly Dao bear witness!"

The Daoist voice was resounding, echoing throughout heaven and earth.

The will of the Human Dao had yet to awaken, and the Heavenly Dao reigned supreme in the Primordial Wilderness!

Thus, even the Human Sovereigns and three Human Progenitors could only ask the Heavenly Dao to serve as witness!

"Sever!"

Holding the Xuanyuan Sword, Xuanyuan lightly swept it toward the Human Clan's fortune. At once, entangled karma was stripped away, transforming into flying ash and vanishing.

Daoist Duobao, Yun Xiao, Kong Xuan, Zhao Gongming, and Our Lady of Wudang all had their auras directly weaken by a degree. Had their foundations not been deep, their cultivation would have fallen by an entire realm.

Without the Human Clan's fortune protecting them, the baleful aura of heaven and earth immediately invaded their bodies, while the ominous laws of the tribulation coiled around their primordial spirits.

Ling Xiao alone saw the changes most clearly!

"Tongtian and these disciples of the Sect of Interception must regret this to their very cores! Restoring the Demon Court may satisfy the Sect of Interception's ambitions, but it is ultimately an act against heaven, not one that follows the greater trend."

"They brought this upon themselves. They deserve no pity!"

Ling Xiao raised a brow and watched everything calmly.

"Kongtong Seal, return to your rightful place!"

The Human Sovereigns and three Human Progenitors shouted in unison. The Human Clan's fortune shifted unpredictably, immediately transforming into a Fortune Golden Dragon over a hundred million zhang long, which raised its head and roared toward the heavens.

Boom!

Tongtian's body shook. The Kongtong Seal within his primordial spirit trembled as boundless Human Clan fortune and dazzling golden light swept out. Even he could not suppress it.

In the blink of an eye!

The Kongtong Seal severed its connection with Tongtian. The primordial spirit imprint within this Human Clan supreme treasure vanished completely, leaving only the Human Dao Origin and will to grow ever denser.

"No!"

Tongtian gritted his teeth and cursed inwardly.

With control of the Kongtong Seal, one could depose and establish Human Sovereigns. It had been a powerful tool in his plans for the Investiture of the Gods Tribulation, yet now it had simply left him.

It hurts too much!

A suffocating feeling engulfed Tongtian!

The Kongtong Seal hung above the East Sea.

Nine dragons coiled around one another. On the four sides of the seal's base were the sacred visages of the Five Heavenly Emperors, while beneath the seal was a Great Dao talisman inscription—the two words, "Kongtong."

"The Kongtong Seal is a supreme treasure of the Human Dao. It possesses the authority to control the Human Clan's fortune and depose or establish Human Sovereigns, but if used in battle, its effects are greatly diminished. If it incurs Karmic Force of Slaughter, it will even suffer backlash."

"When the Kongtong Seal first emerged, I used the status of the Sect of Interception disciples as Human Emperor's Masters to invoke the Human Clan's fortune and cause this supreme treasure to fall into Tongtian's hands."

"Now that it has returned to its rightful owner, it can be considered that no great calamity has been caused!"

Ling Xiao gazed wistfully at the Kongtong Seal and murmured to himself.

Defying the greater trend and acting against heaven—for countless ages, in order to prevent the Sect of Interception from being destroyed in the Investiture of the Gods Tribulation, he had exhausted himself and incurred some karma.

The Kongtong Seal should have been controlled by the Human Clan from the beginning. Seeing this Human Dao supreme treasure about to return to its rightful owner, the stone in Ling Xiao's heart finally fell.

"Tongtian, if you have nothing more to say, then we shall take our leave!"

Suiren spoke solemnly to Tongtian.

His purpose had been achieved, so there was no need for him to press so aggressively.

The disciples of the Sect of Interception had still rendered some service to the Human Clan. Perhaps stripping them of their positions as Human Emperor's Masters and taking back the Kongtong Seal from Tongtian seemed somewhat unfair, and might draw criticism from the beings of the Primordial Wilderness.

But the crime lay in the present, while the merit would benefit generations to come!

As the foremost of the Human Progenitors and one of the pillars of the Human Clan, even if given another chance, Suiren would still do the same.

"I have no desire to judge what you Dao Friends have done. Take care of yourselves!"

"As for the restoration of the Demon Court and Lu Ya and the Golden-Winged Great Peng taking charge of its affairs, I am merely their nominal master. Therefore, I cannot interfere in Demon Court affairs. If they offend the Human Clan, then I ask that you Dao Friends forgive them."

Tongtian snorted coldly, making his stance clear to Suiren and the others.

If Lu Ya and the Golden-Winged Great Peng attacked the Human Clan, Tongtian would not bear responsibility for it. With Bai Ze, Ancestor Kunpeng, and the others overseeing the Demon Court, he was not worried that any chaos would arise.

"Excellent!"

Suiren nodded slightly and said nothing more.

Immediately after!

Boundless sacred flame transformed into a torrent and swept toward the Kongtong Seal in the sky. Yet in the next instant, his expression changed slightly.

"As the Human Saint Mother, I should control the Kongtong Seal!"

The mantis stalked the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind!

Before a Human Dao supreme treasure, Nuwa no longer cared about saving face.

When the Kongtong Seal had first emerged, she had regretfully failed to contend with Tongtian for it. Now that this Human Dao supreme treasure had become ownerless, she naturally had to try.

"Saint Mother, what are you doing?"

Xuanyuan shouted angrily, raising the Xuanyuan Sword to block Nuwa before the Kongtong Seal. The other Human Sovereigns and three Human Progenitors all wore grave expressions as they stared unwillingly at Nuwa.

Nuwa had created the Human Clan and was honored as the Human Saint Mother.

Although she now supported the restoration of the Demon Court and had committed many acts detrimental to the Human Clan, if she forcibly tried to seize the Kongtong Seal, they could not act rashly.

After all!

As descendants of the Human Clan, they could not attack Nuwa. This was both propriety and law!

Otherwise, the Human Clan would fall into great chaos!

"Dao Friend Nuwa, I have never seen anyone as shameless as you!"

Zhen Yuanzi was generous and righteous by nature. Unwilling to see the Human Sovereigns and three Human Progenitors fall into such a dilemma, he simply made his move.

The Earth Book covered heaven and earth as endless power of the earth veins poured forth.

"Dao Friends, quickly take the Kongtong Seal!"

Seeing this, Daoist Hong Yun reminded Suiren and the others.

At this moment!

Shennong sighed softly. "With the Saint Mother stepping forth to contend for the Kongtong Seal, if we do not take it, we are disloyal to the Human Clan. But if we take it, we are unfilial to the Saint Mother."

"Caught between loyalty and filial piety, the Kongtong Seal should choose another worthy master!"

Helplessness and pain enveloped Shennong.

Saint Mother Nuwa loved the Demon Clan but did not cherish the Human Clan.

Could it be?

From beginning to end, had the Human Clan merely been a tool for Nuwa to scheme for fortune and attain sainthood through the Dao?

Roar!

The Fortune Golden Dragon let out a long roar and flew into the Kongtong Seal.

Before Nuwa or anyone else could react, the Kongtong Seal suddenly broke free from every restraint and appeared in Ling Xiao's arms in the blink of an eye.

The will of the Human Dao formed a connection with him.

Everyone present felt as though their heads had exploded...