I Am King Zhou, Human Emperor!

What he had not expected was that King Zhou, a mere mortal, knew so much about Peaches of Immortality.

The Peaches of Immortality in the Heavenly Court were indeed spiritual roots of heaven and earth, with endless wondrous uses. But as King Zhou had said, Peaches of Immortality came in different grades.

The three-thousand-year Peaches of Immortality were the ones he had presented this time, and he had already explained their effects.

The six-thousand-year Peaches of Immortality, however, allowed one to ascend in radiant splendor and live forever after eating them.

As for the nine-thousand-year Peaches of Immortality, eating them granted a lifespan equal to heaven and earth, as enduring as the sun and moon.

If one did not know the details, then everything would naturally be easy to discuss. The three-thousand-year Peaches of Immortality were already precious enough.

They could prolong one's life. Even if it was only for a few extra years, would King Zhou not obediently take the bait?

But once he knew the details, it became an entirely different matter!

There were three kinds of Peaches of Immortality in total, and the three-thousand-year variety was undoubtedly the worst!

What did the Heavenly Court mean by this? Did they look down on the Human Sovereign, bringing only the lowest-grade Peaches of Immortality to fool him?

Did they think that the dignified Human Sovereign was unworthy of the six-thousand-year Peaches of Immortality, or even the nine-thousand-year ones?

As soon as these words were spoken, every minister was outraged. Their gazes toward Taibai Jinxing brimmed with fury.

When the ruler was humiliated, his ministers would die for him! They had insulted the king of Great Shang so gravely. Even if they were Immortals and Gods, so what?

In the past, they might have feared deities. But after the king had personally slain a god, much of that fear had long since dissipated.

Under such circumstances, how could Taibai Jinxing fail to realize that this matter had completely fallen through?

With no other choice, he could only leave. Fortunately, King Zhou did not make things too difficult for him.

While Taibai Jinxing was wondering how he could explain matters to the Jade Emperor upon his return, Zi Shou was also discussing this matter with Grand Tutor Wen.

"Grand Tutor, do you think the Heavenly Court will fly into a rage over this and bring endless natural disasters upon Great Shang?" Zi Shou asked.

Although he already had an answer in his heart and had made his decision, he still needed to ask.

"Your Majesty thinks too highly of the Heavenly Court. They do not dare act recklessly," Grand Tutor Wen said.

According to Grand Tutor Wen, the current state of heaven and earth was such that the human race occupied the Primordial Land and was the undisputed Protagonist of Heaven and Earth.

The Human Sect, Exposition Sect, and Jiejiao Sect were all lineages of Saints. Most cultivators in this world came from the disciples of these three great Saint lineages.

There were some mighty experts in famous mountains and great rivers, but they had always cultivated in seclusion and rarely appeared in the world.

There were also the lineages of two Saints in the Western Land, but the Western Land was barren, and the Western Religious Sect had yet to become formidable.

The Heavenly Court had existed for a long time, but its reputation was insignificant and its strength inadequate. No one took the Heavenly Court seriously.

Now, the human race was flourishing, resplendent as the Great Sun. Even Saints could not ignore the human race, so there was naturally no need to care about the Heavenly Court.

If any deity canonized by the Heavenly Court dared to act recklessly, they could simply be slain. The Heavenly Court would not dare do anything.

With Grand Tutor Wen's words, Zi Shou was completely relieved. In the end, he had still underestimated the human race of this era.

After the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, the human race had formally entered its flourishing age. This did not mean that the human race itself was exceptionally powerful.

Rather, the human race was flourishing, its fortune resplendent as the Great Sun, hanging high in the sky where none dared look directly upon it.

As the current Human Sovereign of the human race, gathering the Human Race's Fortune around himself, not to mention slaying gods—even slaying Saint disciples would actually be nothing much.

This was the power of the prevailing tide. None in the world could stand against it!

Of course, such momentum would last only around twenty years. After the Canonization of the Gods, it would be an entirely different scene.

Meanwhile, Taibai Jinxing had already returned to the Heavenly Court and reported the events of his journey to the Jade Emperor.

"This is going too far! The Exposition Sect has humiliated me, and now even a mere mortal dares humiliate me! Do they truly think I, the Jade Emperor, do not exist?"

Jade Emperor Haotian immediately flew into a rage. Before Taibai Jinxing had gone to the human race, he had said that the Heavenly Court could not lose face.

Yet now, King Zhou had acted so forcefully. What face did the Heavenly Court have left?

"Please quell your anger, Your Majesty. He is the Human Sovereign, after all! Besides, no matter how arrogant and tyrannical he is, he does not have much time left," Taibai Jinxing said.

"You are right. One day in heaven is one year on earth. How much longer can that King Zhou remain arrogant?" Jade Emperor Haotian said joyfully.

The Canonization of the Gods had already been decided, and it had been personally decreed by the Dao Ancestor. How could there possibly be an accident?

At most, he only needed to wait twenty days in the Heavenly Court. King Zhou would likely become nothing more than a pile of bones.

"However, with King Zhou being so forceful, life truly will not be easy for those canonized deities," Taibai Jinxing said.

As Jade Emperor Haotian's trusted confidant, how could he not understand Jade Emperor Haotian's thoughts?

"The deities are a minor matter. The expansion of the Heavenly Court's faith cannot be overlooked. What do you think should be done?" Jade Emperor Haotian asked gravely.

The Heavenly Court's widespread canonization of deities across the Primordial Land had one primary purpose: to make the human race offer sacrifices, thereby gathering the faith of the human race.

This was crucial to whether the Heavenly Court could rise to greatness, and it was something he could not ignore.

Although King Zhou did not have long to live, if he continued targeting deities so forcefully, how could those canonized deities gather the human race's faith?

"King Zhou has changed completely. He now carries himself somewhat like a wise ruler, and Great Shang truly shows signs of revival!

"But the Canonization of the Gods has already been set. At this time, there should be someone more anxious than us," Taibai Jinxing said unhurriedly.

Although his trip to the lower realm had failed to achieve its purpose, he had not returned entirely empty-handed.

Through Shang Rong, he had learned of King Zhou's various actions. His heart was now filled with apprehension toward this Human Sovereign.

"Oh? Beloved Minister, are you referring to the Exposition Sect?" Jade Emperor Haotian asked as something stirred in his heart.

Even his form of address had changed, showing that his mood had improved considerably.

"Precisely! The Jade Pure Saint controls the Investiture of the Gods List. The matter of the Canonization of the Gods is already inseparable from the Exposition Sect," Taibai Jinxing said.

"Hahaha! The Canonization of the Gods concerns the human race. If they learn what King Zhou is like now, how could the Exposition Sect remain indifferent?"

Jade Emperor Haotian's face was full of delight. With Taibai Jinxing's words, he had already understood the significance.

"Your Majesty is wise! The Exposition Sect will only be more anxious than we are. And with King Zhou's current forcefulness, how could he bow his head to the Exposition Sect?" Taibai Jinxing said.

He could not help feeling pleased with himself. On his way back to the Heavenly Court, he had pondered hard and finally devised this plan to make the wolf devour the tiger.

"Indeed, an excellent plan. Beloved Minister, you have put much thought into it! Let the Exposition Sect and King Zhou bite each other like dogs while we sit back and watch!" Jade Emperor Haotian said.

The Exposition Sect had once humiliated him, and King Zhou had also made him lose face. Naturally, he was happy to see the two sides fight.

When the time came, he could sit atop the mountain and watch the tigers fight. No matter which side won, he would profit without loss.

After Taibai Jinxing departed, just as Grand Tutor Wen had said, all of Great Shang remained calm and peaceful, with no natural disasters appearing.

Shang Rong had become far more obedient, while Bi Gan was fully promoting those inventions and had already achieved some results.

After lying low for a time, the Nine-Tailed Fox became restless again and resumed "running into" him by chance.

Taking advantage of this rare opportunity, he cultivated diligently for a time, and his cultivation advanced once more.

A dragon's roar rang out. Zi Shou's body crackled, his entire spine shining like gold as every vertebra shifted, like a savage dragon awakening.

Countless Heavenly Dragons emerged, containing divine splendor. As if alive, they roared and circled around his body.

The void rumbled without pause as Heavenly Dragons coiled about, inhaling and exhaling essence energy, all of which was drawn into his great spine.

The Heavenly Dragons tempered his spine, and his vertebrae shifted continuously until his spine was finally transformed completely into the shape of a dragon.

Great completion of the Dragon Transformation Secret Realm!

The next moment, stars filled the sky, more dazzling than the sun. Each star expanded, as heavy as a mountain.

This was the phenomenon, Stars Shine Azure Sky!

Then the void shook violently, revealing an Infinite Star Domain, vast and boundless, profound beyond measure!

This was the phenomenon, Infinite Star Domain!

"Great completion of the Dragon Transformation Secret Realm. I have entered the Immortal Platform First Heaven!"

This breakthrough held extraordinary significance for him.

Entering the Immortal Platform Secret Realm meant that he had stepped into the final secret realm of the human body, and it also meant that his cultivation had truly reached the threshold.

Moreover, after entering the Immortal Platform Secret Realm, he could now wield the Emperor's Dao Weapon: Wushi Bell.

Though he had not yet become immortal, and might still be nothing but an ant in the eyes of cultivators like Grand Tutor Wen,

at least he was now a somewhat stronger ant, no longer completely incapable of fighting back.

As he pondered this, the Luck Torch began burning fiercely, erupting with brilliant flames.

Recently, as Bi Gan promoted his inventions, the Luck Torch had clearly grown somewhat stronger.

Could it be that quantitative change had caused qualitative change, and the Luck Torch had undergone another fundamental breakthrough?

But the flame flickered a few times. Though it had grown somewhat larger, it remained a ball of fire, its form unchanged.

Just as he felt somewhat disappointed, the Hall of Heroes of the Human Emperors began to tremble, and a message appeared in his mind.

"Great Emperor's Arena: Can randomly battle Human Emperors from All Heavens and Myriad Realms at the same cultivation level?"

Although the Luck Torch had not reached a new level, the Hall of Heroes of the Human Emperors had unlocked a new function.

The Great Emperor's Arena, as its name implied, was an arena where one could battle countless Human Emperors from All Heavens and Myriad Realms.