Controlling Heaven, Dominating Earth

"Alright, Chan'er, your big brother will show you what the Heavenly Court is like right now!"

With that, Qin Hong took Yang Chan's hand and, along with Yang Jian, headed directly for the Heavenly Court.

Seeing Qin Hong finally leave, the few Dragon Kings who had been on the verge of death and unable to move moments before instantly became lively again, their previous miserable state completely gone.

With a whoosh, they all flew up from the ground and plunged into the nearest body of water.

Although Qin Hong had hit them hard, he hadn't intended to kill them. Thus, despite looking terrible, the Dragon Kings hadn't actually suffered any serious injuries, only superficial ones.

Now that Qin Hong was gone, they immediately regained their strength.

"He's practically a little devil!"

As soon as they entered the water, the Dragon Kings burst into tears.

"He really doesn't treat us like dragons!"

"Exactly! This is too outrageous!"

"We are Dragon Kings! When have we ever endured such humiliation!"

"Wuwuwu... My dragon horns are broken, it hurts so much!"

"You're still talking about that! You... look at me! I... I had several teeth pulled, and now I can't speak properly!"

It could be said that Qin Hong's beating.

Did little damage but was extremely insulting!

"No, we can't just let this go. He hit us, so he must pay the price!"

"It was the Heavenly Emperor who ordered us to do it. Now that we've been bullied, let's go find the Heavenly Emperor!"

"Yes, good!"

"That makes sense. Let's go find the Four Seas Dragon Kings first!"

These dragons, who mortals saw as capable of summoning wind and rain, were mere small fry among cultivators. In Haotian's eyes, they were even worse.

Their status was so low that they didn't even have the right to ascend to the heavens. They had to find the Four Seas Dragon Kings first and then use them to appeal their grievances to Haotian!

Meanwhile, on the other side.

"Second brother, are we... are we really going to the Heavenly Court to meet... the Heavenly Emperor?" Yang Jian, being led by Qin Hong, was still in a daze, as if everything happening before him wasn't real, just a dream!

The Heavenly Emperor?

Haotian!

The one who ruled the entire Heavenly Court and all the deities.

Immensely powerful.

Extremely high in status.

For him and Yang Chan to go up like this now was just too...

"What else?" Qin Hong said calmly.

"It's just the Heavenly Court!"

"It's not some extraordinary place!"

"Besides, if Sister Chan'er wants to see it, we'll go take a look!"

"As for Haotian, what's there to fear? I'm here!"

"Can't we talk things out properly? I'll have a good discussion with him!"

"Uh..."

I'm just worried about your definition of "talking things out properly"!

Hearing Qin Hong's words, Yang Jian wanted to say more but didn't know how, so he simply shut his mouth. However, the tension on his face didn't lessen in the slightest.

"Ding, Host has beaten evil dragons, relying on his powerful background to force the evil dragons to not dare retaliate."

"System rewards Host with one Innate Spiritual Fruit, Wind Thunder Apricot!"

As Qin Hong rode the clouds, the system's voice suddenly sounded in his ear.

"Oh? Wind Thunder Apricot?"

"Wow, this is a good thing!"

"I just casually beat up a few small dragons, and I got such a great treasure as a reward!"

"It seems I can't keep a low profile anymore!"

"I thought I had already maximized the benefits of having a powerful background, but it seems I've only just begun!"

"Beating up a few broken dragons earned me a Wind Thunder Apricot. If I were to... deal with Haotian..."

The Wind Thunder Apricot is a primordial spiritual fruit, containing the power of wind and lightning laws. Ordinary people who consume it can instantly use both wind and lightning laws, making them incredibly powerful.

It was precisely because Lei Zhenzi ate the Wind Thunder Apricot that he grew wings and could wield the power of wind and lightning.

With the Wind Thunder Apricot, plus the Yellow Middle Plum obtained earlier, Qin Hong's strength could be significantly improved again.

At that time, he could simultaneously use the power of wind and lightning while tempering his physical body.

Qin Hong thought happily, Wouldn't that be like me beating myself up?

Haha, so I was the clown all along!

At this moment, Qin Hong could hardly wait to see Haotian and do something that couldn't be described with words!

The current Heavenly Court was nowhere near comparable to the former Demon Clan's Heavenly Court.

The former Demon Clan's Heavenly Court relied on Mount Buzhou, built atop its summit.

It could truly look down upon the entire Primordial Era.

At that time, the Heavenly Court had the Demon Emperor Dijun, Donghuang Taiyi, and Demon Master Kunpeng. Fuxi was also a giant in the Demon Clan. These four were all Quasi-Saints, each possessing powerful treasures, with combat power comparable to Saints!

Below them were the Ten Great Demon Sages, all late-stage Grand Unity Golden Immortals, with incredibly formidable strength.

After the Witch-Demon War, the power of the Witch Clan and the Demon Clan was basically exhausted.

As the fighting reached its end, Mount Buzhou collapsed. The Demon Clan's Heavenly Court lost its support and nearly fell to the mortal realm.

Vast amounts of Skywater poured down upon the mortal realm.

In this situation, Saint Nuwa took action to refine stones and mend the heavens, and the Three Pure Ones used their great divine abilities to place the Heavenly Court in the Ninth Heaven, preventing it from falling to the earth.

This led to the current Heavenly Court where Haotian resides.

It was built upon the foundation of the Demon Clan's Heavenly Court.

In fact, after the Witch-Demon War, Haotian served as the Heavenly Emperor.

Although the Heavenly Court was in the Ninth Heaven, it was not disconnected from the earth. There were many Heavenly Ladders on the great earth that led directly to the Heavenly Court!

At that time in the Primordial Era, the Heavenly Emperor governed the gods and immortals, while the Human Emperor ruled the mortal realm. Their statuses were equal.

Sometimes, the Human Emperor, out of sheer boredom, would lead the Human Race to attack the Heavenly Ladders and have a fight with the Heavenly Emperor.

Most people were unaware of these secrets, but Qin Hong, as the son of Saint Tongtian, had these stories told to him.

If nothing else, the Earth Emperor Shennong and the Human Emperor Xuanyuan, two of the Three Human Emperors, had ascended to the heavens and fought battles!

Later, the Heavenly Emperor felt that this situation was unsustainable. The Human Emperor constantly led people to ascend the Heavenly Ladders and fight, which was too...

Thus, all the Heavenly Ladders connecting the earth and the Heavenly Court were severed, prohibiting the Human Race from ascending to the Heavenly Court again.

This was also out of fear that if they were to fight with the Human Emperor one day and lose, it would be too embarrassing!

Furthermore, after the Witch-Demon War, most of the Primordial Era's destiny was on the Human Race, and the Human Race was favored by the Heavenly Dao.

The Human Race grew stronger and stronger. If one day, some Human Emperor decided to ascend and take the position of Heavenly Emperor, it would be a disaster.

Even though it hadn't happened before, they had to guard against it, right?

Otherwise, if the Human Race took down the Heavenly Court, it would truly become a huge joke in the Primordial Era.

Therefore, Haotian used the excuse of the Twelve Golden Immortals of the Sect of Enlightenment and cried to Hongjun in Zixiao Palace to perform the Investiture of the Gods, all for the purpose of bringing reinforcements to the Heavenly Court and supplementing its strength.

Once the Investiture of the Gods Tribulation was over and the 356 Heaven and Earth Righteous Gods on the Investiture of the Gods Scroll took their positions, and the Heavenly Dao was complete, the Heavenly Court's strength would reach its peak, becoming the foremost power in the Primordial Era!

Controlling the heavens and dominating the earth!

The entire world would be under the control of the Heavenly Court.

Even the Human Sect, Sect of Enlightenment, Sect of Interception, and Western Sect founded by Saints were nothing in the eyes of the Heavenly Court.

As for the myriad races in the Primordial Era, they could only bow their heads and submit to the Heavenly Court.

Whatever the Heavenly Court said, was law!