Chu Yan held up one finger.
"First question: if the Human Race honored you as their Holy Mother, would you protect them until the Immeasurable Tribulation?"
Chu Yan was setting a trap.
As soon as he said this, the Endless Great Powers of the Primordial World were instantly startled.
"He was only a newly born life-form. How could he know about the Immeasurable Tribulation?"
"What was he trying to do?"
One after another, they began to discuss it.
Even Taiqing was dumbfounded. As expected, a race protected by the Heavenly Dao was unlike any other.
"I created the Human Race. It's only right that I protect them."
Nuwa answered with absolute certainty, but Chu Yan merely gave a cold laugh.
Protect the Human Race? If she truly protected them, then they wouldn't have suffered so miserably during the Witch-Monster Tribulation and the Investiture of the Gods Tribulation.
Just wait. Chu Yan was already digging his second trap.
"Second question."
Chu Yan asked again:
"Although you created the Human Race, you belong to the Monster Race. If the Monster Race slaughters the Human Race one day, will you immediately step in to protect the Human Race and punish the Monster Race?"
What the hell?
In an instant, the Endless Great Powers of the Primordial World were floored.
"This... Has this kid gone mad? He actually wants Nuwa to punish the Monster Race? Does he not know that Nuwa belongs to the Monster Race?"
The Monster Race was instantly displeased, too. You damn ant, how dare you tell the Monster Race what to do?
Far away in the Heavenly Court, Eastern Emperor Taiyi and Di Jun flew into a rage.
"Scoundrel! A mere ant dares to sow discord among the Monster Race? You're asking for death—"
His voice boomed like thunder, instantly echoing across the Primordial World.
A Three-legged Golden Crow appeared as a phantom, and in an instant the Shore of the East Sea grew scorching hot.
Eastern Emperor Taiyi's Dharma Body had descended.
But the next instant, a terrifying Sky-Supporting Giant appeared.
"You feathered beast! The Primordial World was created by my Father God. Even my Witch Race hasn't said a word yet. What the hell are you?"
An Ancestor Witch appeared.
He threw a punch straight at the Golden Crow phantom, bringing with it an aura powerful enough to destroy heaven and earth.
Bang—
Eastern Emperor Taiyi's phantom was shattered on the spot.
"Witch Race, you've gone too far!"
"I'll go as far as I damn well please. What are you going to do about it?"
Baleful energy surged between heaven and earth. The Witch and Monster Races looked ready to fight again.
In an instant, a Taiji Diagram appeared and suppressed both races.
"Enough! Nuwa is about to become a Sage. Anyone who dares cause trouble will answer to me."
Then he gestured for Nuwa to speak.
Nuwa panted heavily before slowly replying:
"If the Monster Race slaughters the Human Race, I will stop them."
Nuwa was being clever, too, but Chu Yan didn't care. The trap was already set. The final one was the important part.
"Good. One last question."
Chu Yan asked again:
"If some other Great Power schemes against the Human Race one day, will you help them avoid being schemed against? Even if the other party is a Sage?"
This...
In that instant, every powerful expert was shaken.
What did Chu Yan mean by that? Could it be that he knew something about the Human Race's future?
They all looked at Chu Yan, as if they could see right through him.
Even more shocking was what Chu Yan had said. What did he mean?
Did he mean that one day a Sage would scheme against the Human Race? Why? How could a mere ant of a race possibly attract a Sage's attention?
Hongjun was also taken aback in the Purple Heaven Palace. Sensing that events were veering off course, he immediately began to divine.
"Hmm? What do you mean by that?"
Nuwa, too, sensed the gravity of the question. Since it concerned a Sage, she had to be cautious.
But Chu Yan replied:
"You don't need to ask what I mean. Just answer yes or no."
Chu Yan looked straight at Nuwa, his gaze unwavering and the corners of his mouth curled into a faint smile.
Chu Yan knew that although the Human Race would become the Protagonist of Heaven and Earth after the Witch-Monster Tribulation, they had been schemed against from the moment they were born.
Now Chu Yan had Nuwa by the throat. Unless he got enough out of her, he wouldn't back down.
Besides, five Sages would appear in a single day in the future, and all of them would have some connection to the Human Race.
If he didn't ask for a fortune now, when would he?
This was the Primordial Human Race's only chance to turn the tables.
Nuwa looked at the Three Pure Ones, then at Western Jieyin and Zhunti. After hesitating for a moment, she finally nodded.
"Fine. I agree."
Nuwa panted heavily, her eyes full of hatred as she stared at Chu Yan and spoke each word clearly:
"If anyone else schemes against the Human Race one day, I will protect them, even if that person is a Sage."
"Really? Do you dare swear a Dao Oath?"
What the hell...
In an instant, countless Great Powers were nearly knocked off their feet again.
"What is this kid trying to do? He's forcing Nuwa to swear an oath, despite being a mere ant? She's a future Sage!"
"Outrageous! Where does Chu Yan get the nerve to force the Dao Ancestor's disciple to swear an oath? What is he trying to do?"
"Heavens! The Human Race dares to stand against the future Six Sages? Who gave him the nerve?"
One after another, they were stunned. What the hell was going on?
"Chu Yan, you... You want me to swear an oath?"
Nuwa was suddenly dumbfounded. A mere ant wanted her to swear an oath? She was a future Sage, after all, and was about to become one. Did he not trust her?
"That's right. Swear an oath, or the Human Race won't honor you as their Holy Mother, and you won't be able to become a Sage."
As Chu Yan finished speaking, a smile crept onto his lips, as if to say, I've got you by the throat. What are you going to do about it?
Damn it...
Nuwa was furious enough to burst a lung.
"Chu—Yan—! You want me to swear an oath? Do you even know that I'm a future Sage, and that I'm about to become one? And you still want me to swear an oath?"
If she could, Nuwa would have torn Chu Yan apart a hundred times over.
"Heh. You can choose not to swear. I'm not forcing you."
Damn you...
Nuwa pointed at Chu Yan, ready to curse him out. But when she saw his confident smile, she didn't know how to argue back.
Chu Yan had her completely cornered, leaving her utterly powerless.
"Fine, fine, fine. I'll swear."
Nuwa was so angry that her Three Corpse Gods nearly leaped out of her, but for the sake of her Saint Position, she could only swallow her anger.
Damn it, she couldn't fight him, and she couldn't kill him.
Should she create another race? But the General Trend had already been set.
Nuwa took a deep breath before slowly saying:
"I swear, as long as the Human Race honors me as their Holy Mother, I am willing to—"
"Wait, wait."
Motherf—!
"Chu Yan, what—are—you—doing—again?!"
Nuwa went mad. She grabbed her head with both hands and screamed, her hair standing on end with rage.
She looked ready to be driven insane by Chu Yan.
But Chu Yan only smiled faintly.
"There's a problem with your oath. I told you to swear a Dao Oath, not just make a promise."
A Dao Oath and an ordinary oath weren't the same. An ordinary oath would at most receive a response from the Heavenly Dao. Once Nuwa became a Sage, the Heavenly Dao's oath would come to nothing, because Sages were untouched by Karma.
But a Dao Oath was different. It was sworn to the Dao—to the Origin Dao, the source of the Myriad Daos.
Everything in the world, even things that had escaped the Three Realms and were no longer bound by the Five Elements, still existed within the Dao.
The Heavenly Dao was within the Great Dao, the Great Dao within the Primordial Dao, and the Primordial Dao within the Origin Dao.
Once a Dao Oath was sworn, if Nuwa broke it, she would surely suffer the consequences.
The Heavenly Dao would suffer as well, because it had failed to keep the oath in check.
Chu Yan looked at Nuwa and said:
"You should say it like this..."
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