The Black Emperor, Architect of the Eighty-One Tribulations

Once Fairy Zixia had left, the Black Emperor dropped his airs as Great Emperor Wu Shi's guardian and showed his true colors. He lunged in for a bite, seething with regret. "An Innate Dao Embryo slipped right past me! I actually believed your nonsense and held back. You brat, you owe me an Innate Sacred Body Dao Embryo!"

"Holy shit, you really are a dog. You turn on people faster than they can turn a page." Lin Xian's expression changed. He hurriedly swept his arms through the air, drawing on the great Dao of heaven and earth. Faith Power surged toward him, and a radiant halo appeared behind his head.

Like a peerless divine being, he brought the Nine Secrets: Jie and the Nine Secrets: Dou into resonance. A Purple Mountain took shape and pinned down the Big Black Dog. Lin Xian then used the Nine Secrets: Xing to put some distance between them before he got bitten.

Even trapped beneath the mountain of Faith Power, the Black Emperor refused to yield. "We should've done it my way. Knock them out, slip them an aphrodisiac, and shut them in a bridal chamber for a few days. Then out comes the Innate Sacred Body Dao Embryo."

"I'd take the child to Purple Mountain, bring out the Beginningless Scripture, and everything would fall into place."

"This isn't about what I want! It's to quell the unrest, bring peace to the Great Universe, and secure the future of the Human Race!"

By the end, the Black Emperor was bursting with righteous indignation. He sounded like justice incarnate, standing on the moral high ground and scolding Lin Xian as though he were the villain.

Holy Master Lin's face darkened. "And what if they don't have a child?"

The Big Black Dog froze, then muttered,