Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors Self-Destructed-So What? Hongjun Seized the Three Daos of Heaven, Earth, and Humanity! Powerful!!!

"What a Heavenly Sovereign!"

Killing intent blazed in Good Corpse's eyes as he swept his gaze over the remaining seven.

"Are you all seeking death like him as well?"

But something even more unexpected happened.

Shennong slowly straightened his body.

The spine that had just been bent under pressure now stood perfectly straight.

A relieved smile appeared on his aged face, and his eyes carried a compassion that seemed to see through everything.

"Death?"

Shennong laughed, his laughter bleak as it echoed through the ruined Cave Abode.

"We have been imprisoned here for countless Yuan Hui. How is that any different from death?"

"If this broken body of mine can win even a sliver of hope for the countless members of the Human Race, why would I begrudge death?"

He turned to Xuanyuan.

Xuanyuan looked back at him.

The two Human Emperors exchanged a smile. Everything needed to be said had been left unspoken.

"Dao Ancestor Hongjun, today, I, Earth Emperor Shennong, refuse to be a slave of the Heavenly Dao!"

Shennong suddenly stepped forward.

The remaining Human Path Fortune around him burned madly, turning his entire body into a brilliant pillar of light.

"In the name of the Earth Emperor, with the body that tasted a hundred herbs, with the wishes of all people, I bear witness to the Human Dao! May the Human Dao truly be free and unfettered, truly governed by the spirit of the Human Dao itself, rather than suffering as slaves beneath the Heavenly Dao! Rebellion is a crime, freedom is a crime—how could things have come to this?!"

Boom!

The second deafening explosion rang out.

Shennong's body exploded within the pillar of light, turning into countless motes. Every mote carried his Dao and his wish as it scattered across the Primordial Wilderness.

Those motes