Honghuang: I Really Don't Want to Be the Heavenly Emperor!
Chapter 23

Great War 3

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The battle between the two sides was initially intense, but at a certain point, it suddenly stopped.

Looking around, it turned out that Di Jun and Dijiang's fight had ceased.

Di Jun: "Dijiang, why have you brought your troops to attack today?"

Dijiang: "As I said, what right does your Yao Race, a bunch of hairy, scaled, wet-born, and egg-hatched creatures, have to dominate the Primordial World? Hand over the Primordial World, and I will spare your lives."

As the war reached this point, everyone understood the Demon God Race's objective: the Primordial World.

Before Di Jun could say anything, Eastern Emperor Taiyi stepped forward and said, "Dijiang, you shameless wretch, you think you're worthy of enjoying the Primordial World? If you want to fight, then fight. Your Grandpa Taiyi isn't afraid of you pack of mad dogs."

As Taiyi spoke, the Chaos Bell vibrated, showing his readiness to charge.

But Di Jun remained silent. The Heavenly Court was not afraid of a war with the Demon God Race. Although the Demon God Race's population was rapidly increasing, the outcome of a battle was still uncertain.

However, now was indeed not the right time for a decisive battle.

Although the Yao Race controlled the thirty-three layers of the Heavenly Court, he, Di Jun, was not the Lord of Myriad Stars, but only the Lord of the Sun Star. The starry sky was led by Ziwei.

During the Immortal-Demon War, Ziwei died, which allowed Di Jun, as the Lord of the Sun Star, to command the stars. Later, he established the Yao Race and set up the Heavenly Court.

However, there were still forces in the starry sky that had never obeyed the Heavenly Emperor's orders, led by Doumu Yuanjun and Wenchang Dijun.

These two were the true hidden dangers of the Heavenly Court.

He had been making plans over the years. As soon as the time was ripe, he would lead an army to directly attack the remaining forces in the starry sky.

But now, with the Demon God Race launching a large-scale invasion, he was not afraid. However, if Doumu Yuanjun took the opportunity to attack the Heavenly Court, that would be a real disaster.

The Primordial World was undoubtedly important to the Yao Race, but the Heavenly Court and the starry sky were the foundations of the Yao Race.

Thinking of this, Di Jun had already made up his mind, but he was still unwilling. The territory in the Primordial World had been fought for by them, bit by bit.

To hand it over now, he could not accept it in his heart.

"Di Jun, withdraw from the Primordial World, and we will spare your lives."

The Demon God Race appeared fearless, as if they wanted to break through the heavens.

Di Jun did not reply, but instead, he cast a deep glance at all the members of the Demon God Race present.

"This Demon God Race will absolutely be a hidden danger to our Heavenly Court in the future."

But he, Di Jun, truly could not afford to gamble. If they stopped fighting now, there was still room for maneuver. If they continued to fight.

It would be a fight to the death, and neither side could stop it at will.

If the old forces of the starry sky attacked the Heavenly Court at that time, he, Di Jun, would be utterly defeated.

Everyone in the field was waiting for Di Jun's answer.

However, whether it was those present or those watching with great divine abilities, they could all see Di Jun's apprehension. Everyone's heart already had an answer.

Kunlun Mountain.

Tongtian Daojun said, "Eldest Brother, Second Brother, it seems the Heavenly Court is going to withdraw from the Primordial World."

Yuanshi Tianzun nodded and said, "Yes, Di Jun is going to retreat. I can only say that these brainless fellows have seized a good opportunity."

Yuanshi Tianzun had always disliked the Twelve Demon Gods. These brainless fellows only knew how to fight and kill, never comprehending the Great Dao.

Taishang Daojun seemed to not see the conflict at Buzhou Mountain, and sat on his futon, saying:

"The Dao that can be told is not the eternal Dao. The name that can be named is not the eternal name. The unnamable is the beginning of Heaven and Earth; the namable is the mother of all things. Thus, constantly without desire, one observes the mystery; constantly with desire, one observes the manifestations. These two emerge together but differ in name; together they are called the Profound. Profound and more profound, the gate to all wonders."

As soon as he finished speaking, Taishang Daojun succeeded in Slaying the Corpse.

A white light flashed, and Taishang used his treasure of achieving the Dao, a wooden staff formed from a lotus of the twenty-four-petal green lotus, to slay his Goodness Corpse.

Yuanshi exclaimed, "Eldest Brother, you've Slayed the Corpse?"

Tongtian did not speak, but his eyes were filled with envy, which quickly turned into determination.

Taishang nodded and said, "I broke through to the middle stage of Quasi-Saint some time ago, but I felt it wasn't the time to Slay the Corpse. Today, it is complete, so I Slayed the Goodness Corpse."

Yuanshi and Tongtian nodded. They had already sensed Taishang's breakthrough to the middle stage of Quasi-Saint a few days ago.

Taishang: "The disputes in the Primordial World have nothing to do with us. No matter who dominates Heaven and Earth, will anyone dare to invade our Kunlun Mountain? We only need to cultivate diligently, comprehend the Great Dao, achieve Hunyuan, and then attain sainthood, which is the most important thing."

After hearing Taishang's words, Tongtian laughed heartily. Who in the Primordial World dared to invade Kunlun Mountain? Wasn't that a joke?

After Tongtian finished laughing, he also nodded solemnly. Eldest Brother Taishang's breakthrough had indeed given him infinite motivation.

Buzhou Mountain.

Di Jun's expression was extremely grim. Although this decision was difficult, it still had to be made.

But at this point, Di Jun seemed to have let go.

He then said, "Withdraw the troops."

There is gain in loss, and he is indeed the first Heavenly Emperor in the Primordial World.

No one was surprised by Di Jun's decision, but they were all deeply impressed.

Whether it was cultivators with profound cultivation or ordinary beings, sometimes it was easy to obtain something, but difficult to give it up. This was also the inherent flaw of all living beings.

In this regard, Dao Ancestor Hongjun created the method of Slaying the Three Corpses.

Taiyi cast a hateful glance at all the Demon God Race members present, as if wanting to engrave this humiliating moment in his memory.

Then, he shook the Chaos Bell, and it let out waves of chimes.

The Yao Race began to withdraw their troops one after another, returning to the Heavenly Court.

But just then, Donghua suddenly shouted, "Not good."

As soon as the words fell, he immediately returned to the east.

By the time he reached the eastern battlefield, it was already too late.

He saw that the Demon Gods Ci Tie and Gui Che of the Yao Race were attacking Yuan Xiong from both sides. Ci Tie directly killed Yuan Xiong with one blow, even scattering his true spirit.

Xiong Er's eyes lost their luster upon seeing this scene.

"No!"

But it was already too late. Neither Donghua nor the Demon God Ju Mang could react in time; the scene unfolded too quickly.

After both sides ceased fighting, Yuan Xiong was still battling Ci Tie. They hadn't paid it much mind, as they were all aware of the animosity between these two and knew it wasn't the first time they had fought like this.

When all eyes turned to Buzhou Mountain, awaiting the Heavenly Emperor Di Jun's decision.

No one expected Gui Che to launch a sneak attack from behind, directly targeting Yuan Xiong's Primordial Spirit.

Ci Tie seized the opportunity while Yuan Xiong's Primordial Spirit was injured and directly killed Yuan Xiong, not even sparing his true spirit.

Donghua said nothing to Xiong Er; at this point, words were meaningless.

He then withdrew his spatial abilities and brought Xiong Er to the battlefield.

As soon as they landed, Xiong Er ran over and hugged Yuan Xiong, who was falling from the sky.

Yuan Xiong had no trace of life left in him.

Almost no one noticed Xiong Er's actions; instead, all eyes were fixed on Donghua.

Fuxi: "Fellow Daoist East King Gong, what brings you here?"

Donghua smiled and was about to say something when he suddenly exclaimed, "How dare you!"

He saw that Ci Tie was about to attack Xiong Er.

Seeing this, Donghua was so enraged that his Three Corpses seethed. He considered himself a man of good temper, both in his past and present life.

This was the first time since arriving in the Primordial World that he had felt the urge to kill.

Donghua waved his hand, and the Pure Yang Sword, like a falling sky, directly sliced through the air.

It struck Ci Tie, who was about to make his move.

Ci Tie had no time to react. The sword pierced directly through his body, and he fell uncontrollably to the ground.

The Pure Yang Sword returned to Donghua's hand.

Donghua looked up at Fuxi and said, "Fuxi, is this one of your Heavenly Court's people? To attack a junior, have you no shame? Do you not remember our shared experience of listening to the Dao at Purple Heaven Palace?"

At this moment, the Demon God Race members also glared resentfully at Fuxi. Although they disdained Gui Che's earlier actions, they could understand it during a great battle.

But attacking a junior like Xiong Er was something even they couldn't stomach.

Although the Iron Eater Beast was not part of their Demon God Race, they were a subordinate clan. If no explanation was given today, it would be difficult to resolve.

Seeing this, Fuxi let out a helpless wry smile: "Fellow Daoist East King Gong, everyone, I have failed in my discipline. I have nothing to say."

He truly didn't know what to say. If he tried to protect Ci Tie, given Donghua's demeanor, he would definitely attack if Fuxi spoke out.

Coupled with the presence of the two great Demon Gods, even he, Fuxi, would have difficulty leaving unscathed today.

Abandoning Ci Tie was also unrealistic.

If he, Fuxi, were to say such a thing, could the Heavenly Court still have a place for him? Although he didn't value the power the Heavenly Court brought him, he remained there to fulfill his ideals.

But no matter how bad Ci Tie was, he was still his subordinate and a member of the Heavenly Court. If he truly did that, would Fuxi lose face?

The scene fell into silence.

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ps: The title of this book has been changed to: Primordial World: I Really Don't Want to Be the Heavenly Emperor

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