"How utterly arrogant! A mere Donghua Daoist actually dares to establish the Donghua Immortal Palace and summon all the immortals of the primordial world to gather there. What do you all think?"
Di Jun's heroic eyes swept over the many subordinates below the hall.
His gaze kept drifting toward Li Mo.
At that moment, Li Mo was yawning, looking half-asleep.
Originally, he hadn't planned to come.
Who could have known that Di Jun would call him by name?
So there he was, forced to drag himself to the hall and slack off.
Hearing this, Shang Yang offered a suggestion. "Lord Di Jun, I propose that we go to the Donghua Immortal Palace to assess the situation and see which immortals are heading there."
"Lord Di Jun, I propose that we lead a million living beings and wipe out the Donghua Immortal Palace!"
Someone made the suggestion, brimming with bloodlust.
"Excellent idea!"
"Exactly!"
For a moment, the many subordinates below chimed in one after another.
The Witch Clan was violent, and the Demon Race was hardly any different in that regard.
Di Jun, however, flew into a rage and swore at them. "Nonsense! What on earth is going through your heads? Bai Ze has already received word that the Donghua Daoist has gathered no fewer than a million living beings under him. There aren't many powerful figures among them, but they absolutely cannot be underestimated."
"If we attack them head-on, how many of the million living beings under my command do you think will survive?"
At those words, many people looked toward Bai Ze.
They hadn't expected Bai Ze to have brought back that information.
Noticing everyone's gazes, Bai Ze couldn't help lifting his head, holding his chin higher than usual.
[Master is incredible! So all these years, he's been quietly setting all this up.]
[Since Dong Wang Gong has so many living beings under him, Jun Ge, you might as well slap him in the face.]
[He's establishing the Donghua Immortal Palace, isn't he? Just do it—establish the Demon Race, found the Heavenly Court, and claim the title of Heavenly Emperor. One-up him.]
[You were going to do all that sooner or later anyway.]
Di Jun felt a sudden jolt.
Li Mo's words were like a sudden revelation, clearing his mind and making everything click.
You establish the Donghua Immortal Palace? I'll establish the Demon Race, found the Heavenly Court, and claim the title of Heavenly Emperor. I'll even outrank you.
And I'll announce to the world that I am the true ruler of the primordial world to come.
He was so excited that he spoke up. "I hereby announce that, starting today, the Demon Race is established!"
At that, Li Mo glanced at Di Jun.
[Jun Ge, you really can read my mind! Why don't you go ahead and found the Heavenly Court too?]
"The Demon Race?"
"What's the Demon Race?"
"I've never heard of it!"
Listening to the uproar below, Di Jun spoke again.
"All beings nurtured by heaven and earth, born of nature—birds and beasts, fowl and fish, insects and spirits, all belong to the Demon Race!"
At these words, the many members of the Demon Race were astonished.
The Demon Race encompassed nearly all the living beings in the world as it was.
Di Jun wasn't finished. He continued, "Starting today, I establish the Demon Race's Heavenly Court. I shall be the Demon Race's Heavenly Emperor, and my younger brother Tai Yi shall be the Eastern Emperor."
At those words,
the primordial world shook!
Though Di Jun's voice hadn't been loud, it rang out as if through a loudspeaker.
Only, this loudspeaker's reach extended across the entire primordial world.
"Di Jun has established the Demon Race and founded the Heavenly Court!"
With a hum!
Two golden dragons, each a thousand zhang long, appeared in the sky.
The palace overhead seemed to turn transparent.
Everyone saw the scene.
Bai Ze was the first to cry out, "Golden dragons of merit! Those are golden dragons of merit!"
"The Heavenly Emperor has established the Demon Race and founded the Heavenly Court. Heaven's will has acknowledged him and bestowed merit!" The astrologer Shang Yang immediately fell to his knees and prostrated himself on the ground.
In an instant, the many members of the Demon Race knelt one after another.
[Amazing! Merit has descended from the heavens—and there are two dragons!]
Li Mo watched as the golden dragons of merit swiftly descended, thinking to himself.
But what stunned the members of the Demon Race below the hall was this:
The first golden dragon split into three, with its parts descending upon three different people.
Di Jun, Tai Yi, and Li Mo!
The second golden dragon of merit split into two and descended upon Di Jun and Li Mo.
The entire hall was stunned.
"How could this be? The golden dragon of merit has descended upon that man!"
"Who is he? Just a lowly guard from the Sun God Palace, isn't he?"
"You don't know? That's Bai Ze's disciple, Li Mo. Lord Di Jun values him greatly."
"Isn't that a bit too much? At least a fifth of the two golden dragons descended upon Li Mo."
Even Li Mo himself was dumbfounded.
[How does this have anything to do with me? Could it really be that Jun Ge favors me and deliberately gave me a share?]
Li Mo looked at Di Jun. That was the only explanation that made sense.
But Di Jun knew exactly what had happened.
I only established the Demon Race and Heavenly Court because I listened to you.
As the two golden dragons of merit entered his body, Li Mo felt his cultivation rise at once.
From the peak of True Immortal, which he had reached through accumulated cultivation, he advanced straight to the mid-stage of Mystic Immortal.
The speed of this advancement felt wonderful to Li Mo.
[Jun Ge, oh, Jun Ge—tell me, how am I supposed to escape in the future?]
"Bai Ze, your disciple seems to be earning more and more of Lord Di Jun's favor. The lord even took the initiative to give him a share of the merit." Shang Yang gave a wry smile and said to Bai Ze beside him. In his eyes, Di Jun had done it deliberately.
Hearing this, Bai Ze was delighted. He patted Shang Yang on the shoulder and said, "Don't worry. The disciple I raised understands the greater good. He won't give you trouble. You'll be a mighty general of our Demon Race in the future too!"
Shang Yang's mouth twitched. He practically wanted to slap Bai Ze across the face a few times.
This merit could only raise Di Jun's strength to an even higher level.
It wasn't enough to bring him to the Quasi-Saint realm.
After all, he still didn't know how to enter the Quasi-Saint realm.
He immediately collected the second golden dragon of merit and sent it into the Eight Treasures Merit Dragon Pool.
The Heavenly Court had just been established, and Di Jun had claimed the title of Heavenly Emperor.
Once this news spread, it stirred a great commotion throughout the primordial world.
Beyond the primordial world, within Chaos, inside the Purple Skies Palace,
even Hong Jun opened his eyes and murmured, "Strange. Why is the time Di Jun claims the title of Heavenly Emperor different from what I calculated?"
Hong Jun had calculated that Di Jun would establish the Heavenly Court and claim the title of Heavenly Emperor only after the second lecture.
"The great calamity is approaching, and heaven's secrets are in chaos. It's only natural that my calculations aren't entirely accurate."
With that, Hong Jun closed his eyes once more.
Kunlun Mountain!
"Heh. Wet-born, egg-hatched creatures dare to call themselves Heavenly Emperor? Utterly ridiculous." Yuqing Yuanshi gave a derisive laugh, holding Di Jun and Tai Yi in utter contempt.
"Elder brother, what do you think?" Yuanshi asked Laozi.
"What does it have to do with me?" Laozi smiled faintly and said nothing more.
"What about Third Brother?" At that moment, Tongtian Daoist held a sword in his hand and traced circles through the air.
"The primordial world is in chaos, and living beings are suffering. Having someone to lead them might be a good thing," Tongtian Daoist said gravely.
"Hmph! So you're supporting those two raggedy birds?" Yuanshi Daoist frowned, displeased.
"Elder brother, that's rather crude of you," Tongtian Daoist said before closing his eyes.
"I only gave you a seat. Is that all it took to win you over?"
Yuanshi pressed him, but Tongtian didn't answer.
Meanwhile, Dong Wang Gong, the Donghua Daoist, was beside himself with rage, roaring furiously.
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