Dao Ancestor Hongjun merely glanced indifferently at Grand Pure Sage, then beckoned with one hand. "God-Beating Whip, come."
"The Jade Emperor neglected his duties, causing countless beings in the Primordial World to suffer. Strip him of his Quasi-Saint cultivation and punish him with twenty lashes!"
The Eye of Heavenly Punishment descended with a massive pillar of light, enveloping the Jade Emperor.
"Heh." The Jade Emperor threw his head back and roared. The divine light tried to force him to kneel, but his face remained resolute as he stared up at the heavens, refusing to yield.
The divine light grew even brighter, crushing the Jade Emperor to his knees. But gritting his teeth against the pressure of that supreme force, he refused to bend even as he spat blood. His trembling legs slowly rose again, and he stood back up!
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The Jade Emperor straightened his back and glared furiously at the Eye of Heavenly Punishment, his face filled with arrogant defiance!
He would not kneel to heaven! He would not kneel to earth! He would kneel only to his Old Father, Zhang Yifan!
The Eye of Heavenly Punishment was not worthy!
The Jade Emperor radiated overwhelming might. His imperial aura surged without end, and his tall, imposing figure stood out from the crowd, moving all the heavenly gods deeply and leaving them utterly shaken.
Before they knew it, tears had actually welled in the gods' eyes, but the hot blood in their hearts burned more fiercely than ever.
Following this Jade Emperor was worth it!
Giving their lives for such a Jade Emperor was worth it!
This spirit, this might, this arrogance—this was what a Jade Emperor should be!
Sect Master Tongtian, Grand Pure Sage, and the other Saints could not help glancing sideways, secretly sighing at how unyielding the Jade Emperor's bones were.
However, the Jade Emperor's peak Quasi-Saint cultivation was still stripped away in an instant, dropping him to the late Grand Unity Golden Immortal realm. Yet the Jade Emperor did not care in the slightest. He would just eat a few more meals at Old Father Zhang Yifan's place.
Then the God-Beating Whip came crashing down!
The Jade Emperor's flesh split open at once, and blood spread across his ruined imperial robes.
Yet the Jade Emperor's face remained proud, his imperial dignity undiminished. He stood as immovable as a mountain, without even the slightest tremor in his body.
"Father!"
The Seven Fairies shouted and tried to rush forward, but Queen Mother held them back.
Another lash.
Yet the Jade Emperor stood proudly upright with his hands behind his back, staring coldly at Hongjun as he calmly accepted his punishment.
No matter how badly his flesh split or his bones broke, the Jade Emperor did not let out so much as a cry of pain. He even calmly and stylishly straightened his imperial robes.
Holy crap!
He had actually managed to show off!
Sect Master Tongtian and the others could not help sighing in admiration!
Queen Mother's eyes shone as she wore a lovestruck expression. So handsome! This was her man!
The Jade Emperor? The ruler of the Three Realms?
Even the dignified ruler of the Three Realms could only endure the lashes beneath the punishment of heaven. Saints were no exception.
This was the Primordial World.
In this world, only one person was supreme: Dao Ancestor Hongjun.
The Primordial World belonged to only one person: Dao Ancestor Hongjun!
He was the heaven of this place!
The Jade Emperor and the Saints were merely chess pieces for others to slaughter as they pleased.
I, Zhang Bairen, would never become such a Jade Emperor!
The Jade Emperor secretly swore that Dao Ancestor Hongjun would surely be hacked into a thousand pieces and tortured to death!
In that instant, the Jade Emperor stood arrogantly, his imperial dignity even more imposing. His imperial aura surged like a tsunami, shocking everyone present. Even Hongjun could not help secretly praising the Jade Emperor's arrogance.
The mortal realm.
Inside Zhang Yifan's little courtyard.
Kirin Ancestor, Big Black Dog, and the others were currently staring at the Jade Emperor in astonishment.
Nine Ten-Legged Golden Crows and Dragon Ancestor, Big Goldfish, also turned their heads one after another, secretly praising him. This young master Jade Emperor was indeed extraordinary.
During the Witch-Demon Tribulation, even the might, dignity, and imperial aura of the Demon Race's Heavenly Emperor in the Heavenly Court had been inferior to the Jade Emperor's current presence.
"Grandpa, the Jade Emperor is getting whipped," Yang Jian said.
"Getting whipped?" Zhang Yifan raised his eyebrows. "What happened?"
Yang Jian then told Zhang Yifan everything he had seen and heard.
"Hahahaha, well done! Wonderful!"
Yet after hearing this, Zhang Yifan clapped his hands and laughed heartily, even praising the beating.
What?
Kirin Ancestor, Dragon Ancestor, the Nine Golden Crows, and Yang Jian were all utterly astonished.
"Grandpa, why is that?" Yang Jian could not understand it at all.
"That whip isn't beating the Jade Emperor. It's beating all the beings of the Primordial World, and it's lashing the Saints!" Zhang Yifan said with a laugh.
"Lashing the Saints?"
Yang Jian and the others were even more puzzled. The Jade Emperor was clearly the one being whipped, so how had it become an attack on the Saints?
"Dao Ancestor Hongjun is displaying his supreme authority."
"The protective heavenly formation could be withdrawn whenever he pleased. The authority to mobilize the power of the Three Realms could be locked away whenever he pleased. He can grant you an incomparably noble position, and he can just as easily turn you into a lamb awaiting slaughter."
"The peak Quasi-Saint cultivation he had painstakingly refined over countless years was easily stripped away in a single day."
"Since Dao Ancestor Hongjun can strip the Jade Emperor of his cultivation today, how can he not strip the Saints of theirs tomorrow?"
"Since he can whip the noble ruler of the Three Realms, the Jade Emperor of the Heavenly Court, today, how can he not whip the Saints tomorrow?"
"You think Dao Ancestor Hongjun is whipping the Jade Emperor, but in reality, he is whipping the Saints! He is telling them to behave and put themselves in the proper place."
"Whether they are Saints or ordinary beings, they are all screws arranged by the Heavenly Dao. Each has their own destiny, and not one of them is allowed to move even half a step."
What?!!
Kirin Ancestor, Yang Jian, and the others were deeply shaken.
This really did seem to be the case!
"Then why was it good that he was beaten?" Yang Jian still did not understand.
"From this moment onward, the Saints, the great experts of the Primordial World, and Dao Ancestor Hongjun are no longer of one heart." Zhang Yifan laughed. "At this moment, Dao Ancestor Hongjun is like a tyrant."
"What do ordinary people do under a tyrant?" Zhang Yifan asked Yang Jian.
"They... rebel!" Yang Jian's expression changed drastically, and then he smiled.
"One of the conditions for the Primordial World to advance is killing Dao Ancestor Hongjun. Right now, Dao Ancestor Hongjun has personally pushed all the great experts of the Primordial World to his opposite side. This is indeed not a bad thing."
"Ah, you've finally figured it out. Hongjun has brought this disaster upon himself." Zhang Yifan laughed. But why had the Primordial World changed? Something was wrong.
Above the Heavenly Court.
At this moment, the Jade Emperor had also realized this.
Grand Pure Sage, Jieyin, Zhunti, Nuwa, Sect Master Tongtian, and the other Saints were all surging with thoughts.
Although the one being punished was the Jade Emperor, no one could laugh, and no one was treating it as a spectacle.
Even Grand Pure Sage was frowning, without the slightest joy of having gotten revenge.
Sect Master Tongtian took a deep breath and suddenly said, "Teacher, enough! Stop!"
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Sage Jieyin, Sage Zhunti, and Saintess Nuwa all turned to look at Sect Master Tongtian.
He had actually dared to provoke Dao Ancestor Hongjun at a time like this?
Hongjun acted as if he had not heard him and did not stop.
Sect Master Tongtian flashed forward, blocked the Jade Emperor, and grabbed the whip that Hongjun had swung down!
What?!!
The Saints were stunned!
The countless great experts of the Primordial World were also stunned!
Sect Master Tongtian had actually stopped Hongjun from punishing the Jade Emperor and even stepped forward to seize the whip?
Sect Master Tongtian was truly damn incredible!
He had actually dared to step forward at a time like this!
That courage alone was enough to awe the entire Primordial World!
"What?" Dao Ancestor Hongjun looked at Tongtian, his expression still indifferent and utterly undisturbed.
"I said, enough!" Sect Master Tongtian faced Dao Ancestor Hongjun directly, showing no weakness.
"You can receive the punishment you deserve later. Move aside." Dao Ancestor Hongjun waved his hand and pushed Sect Master Tongtian away.
Even a Saint could not resist this force.
"You old bastard!" Sect Master Tongtian suddenly roared. "You're unworthy of being the Dao Ancestor!"
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