Son of Heaven
Although Qin Tian and the others were already at the Later Phase of the Saint Grade, seemingly only one step away from leaving their names on the Firmament Ledger,
But only they themselves know that with their current strength, they can't even make the Firmament Ledger appear.
Although thanks to the Great Thousand Creation Pill, their cultivation level was significantly higher than before.
Even if given five years, at best they could only barely trigger the Firmament Ledger.
Therefore, they really lacked confidence that they could reach the level of Flame Emperor and Martial Ancestor within just five years.
Our only hope now rests on Futu Yun.
Meanwhile, Futu Yun had already entered seclusion.
This battle brought him many insights.
Compared to the power of the Firmament Ledger,
The Heavenly Evil God's act of integrating the Evil Spirit Continent into the Great Thousand World actually gave him new inspiration.
He has figured out how to break through to the Heavenly Sovereign.
Before the Internal World achieves unification, it is also rife with chaos and conflict.
The various races were constantly fighting amongst themselves, and even within the human race, there was endless warfare.
As long as Futu Yun doesn't interfere, the ambitious creatures in this world will always be able to cause quite a stir.
All these conflicts came to a complete end with the "emperor" completing the unification.
But in reality, this world itself has developed its own will.
This will is united by all the living beings within the Internal World.
The emperor who completes the unification is the one who carries this will.
The bearer does not have to be the emperor.
It doesn't even have to be human.
But once unification is achieved, this will can be carried on.
Therefore, if the emperor is killed or his rule is overthrown, the Internal World will once again fall into chaos.
This is detrimental to Futu Yun —if his Internal World cannot achieve unification, he cannot break through to the Heavenly Sovereign.
He also considered overthrowing the old emperor and installing a prince as a puppet emperor.
But as it turns out, such emperors were mostly mediocre and incompetent.
The emperors who manage to maintain their rule are always ambitious, hungry wolves.
They cannot be obedient lackeys to be manipulated, much less puppets.
But there is another possibility.
If one is to say that one's self, as the creator god, is the Heaven's Way of this Internal World,
That so-called "emperor" is Humanity's Way, or the spokesperson for Humanity's Way.
Therefore, it would be more appropriate to call him "Human Sovereign Emperor" rather than "Emperor".
What was the fate of the Human Sovereign in the previous historical era?
Three thousand years ago, the Chaoge City fell, Deer Terrace was engulfed in flames.
That fire was later defined as the final chapter in a tyrant's evil deeds.
That man named Di Xin was permanently nailed to the pillar of shame as "King Zhou of Shang".
It all began with that frivolous poem he inscribed on the wall of the Nuwa Palace.
A bloody tragedy that led to the downfall of a nation, triggered by harassment of a goddess.
But history is never a completely objective and impartial record.
Instead, it is an oil painting that has been repeatedly painted over and modified by the victors.
The so-called Investiture of the Gods was, from the very beginning, a meticulously planned political frame-up!
If Nuwa truly possessed Divine Ability that reached the heavens and the earth,
Why not just send down heavenly lightning to strike that disrespectful king dead?
Instead, they're sending out a fox demon to orchestrate a decades-long conspiracy that will plunge the world into chaos and suffering?
Because Di Xin's identity was far more than just "King of Shang." He was Human Sovereign who dared to confront the gods.
That poem was by no means a blasphemous act of impulsiveness, but rather a resolute declaration of war.
He is challenging the absolute dominance of "Heaven" over "Man" since the Pangu time.
When all the civil and military officials prostrated themselves on the ground and shouted "Long live the Emperor!"
Only Di Xin, dressed in royal robes, stood tall and elegant, calmly gazing at the enormous statue.
There was no trace of awe in his eyes, only an almost anatomical scrutiny.
This system of "Divine Right of Kings" is less a blessing from the gods to humankind,
It's more accurate to describe it as a power grab that has lasted for millions of years, characterized by unequal power dynamics.
As the Human Sovereign who bore the destiny of the entire human race, Di Xin was determined to personally sever the chain around the neck of the human race.
Nuwa's anger did not stem from the shame and embarrassment of being "offended."
Rather, it stems from the fear of having one's cards "seen" by the authorities.
She couldn't directly eliminate Di Xin, because the fate of the Human Sovereign was inextricably linked to that of the entire human race.
Killing the Human Sovereign is tantamount to declaring war on the entire human race, and the resulting backlash from the Heaven's Way is something even she cannot withstand.
All she could do was destroy Di Xin's legitimacy as Human Sovereign.
This transformed him from a hero of humanity into a tyrant and traitor despised by all.
Because the source of the Human Sovereign's power comes from the support of the human race.
A conspiracy targeting the Human Sovereign, with the entire world as its chessboard, has begun.
The punishments established by Di Xin to deter rebellious nobles.
It was exaggerated into the "Burning Pillar Punishment" that harmed the people, and was also depicted as a cruel game to please Daji;
The victory banquet held by Di Xin to reward his army that had conquered the east and to break with aristocratic etiquette.
It was falsely accused of being a "Pool of Wine and Forest of Meat," and portrayed as a decadent and licentious revelry;
Di Xin's measures to break the clan monopoly and promote talented people from humble backgrounds
It was distorted into "recruiting treacherous officials and persecuting loyal and virtuous people".
Bi Gan and Weizi, representatives of the old aristocracy who opposed reform, were instead portrayed as tragic heroes, like martyrs.
A lie repeated a thousand times becomes the truth.
Under the relentless propaganda offensive, the image of Di Xin was thoroughly demonized.
He transformed from a visionary and reform-minded ruler into a debauched and tyrannical tyrant.
When all the people of the world recognized Di Xin as a tyrannical and cruel ruler...
The human race's fortune, upon which he, as the Human Sovereign, depends, will collapse like a tower built on a sand dune.
The downfall of Human Emperor Di Xin was by no means just an ordinary dynastic change.
That was the most tragic end of an era when "humanity" stood as an independent civilization, rivaling "heaven".
For Futu Yun, at this moment he was equivalent to "Nuwa".
And that "emperor" who defied the heavens was none other than "Human Emperor Di Xin".
This war was unequal from the start.
Human Emperor Di Xin faced King Wu of Zhou, who was waving the banner of "Mandate of Heaven."
But he himself was already on the verge of being abandoned by the people he had sworn to protect.
This emperor, who fought for the freedom of humankind, was ultimately betrayed by his own people.
His enemies were never Ji Fa of Western Qi, or even Nuwa high in the heavens.
His true enemy is the servility that has been rooted in the depths of people's hearts for thousands of years.
It is a blind fear of the gods.
There is also a cowardly dependence on the comfortable status quo.
He wanted to help the people who had been kneeling up.
But these people, fearing the loss of divine "protection," cut off his legs first.
The "emperor" in Futu Yun's Internal World was in an even more miserable situation than Di Xin in the previous historical era.
Even Nuwa dared not personally attack Di Xin.
However, Futu Yun was able to directly intervene and launch a world-destroying attack on the Internal World.
As long as several natural disasters occur in succession,
A single phrase, "the emperor has lost his virtue," can turn that high and mighty emperor into a rat that everyone wants to kill.
Unless he's willing to bow down to God.
Even if he were to back down, Futu Yun would not show any mercy.
Because he is the heaven of the Internal World, and the Son of Heaven of this world can only be his own son!