In Taisu Heaven, within the Wa Emperor Palace.
Nuwa's face filled with relief. It had worked. Her elder brother had successfully gathered enough Protagonist's Fortune to become the Human Emperor.
She immediately rose from her seat, intending to head to the Primordial World and reunite with Fuxi, but...
Whoosh! Just then, vast swathes of purple qi swept in from beyond the Yellow River. Holding the Taiqing Talisman, Xuandu descended before Fuxi.
"Hm?" At the sight of Xuandu, Nuwa's expression changed. What was Laozi planning?
The expressions of Soaring Serpent and Duobao also shifted slightly.
Above the Yellow River, Fuxi looked at Xuandu, who stood before him holding the Edict Talisman, and asked, "Fellow Daoist, what brings you here?"
Yes, fellow Daoist. He was no longer the innate great god Fuxi, but Human Emperor Fuxi, so he addressed Xuandu as a fellow Daoist.
Xuandu smiled at Fuxi. "Human Emperor, receive the decree of Taishang, Renjiao Leader."
Fuxi frowned at those words. Truth be told, he disliked having a Renjiao leader above the Human Emperor. But... Renjiao had spread its faith among the Human Race for hundreds of thousands of years, and its roots ran deep. Even now that he was the Human Emperor, he could not defy its leader's authority at once. Helplessly, he could only draw a deep breath and bow with cupped hands toward the talisman in Xuandu's hand. "Fuxi awaits the leader's decree."
Xuandu proclaimed in a ringing voice, "Thus decrees the Daode Heavenly Venerable, Taishang, the Boundless Primordial Unity Leader: Fuxi, you were originally an innate great god who cultivated virtue and refined the Dao for countless epochs. As the Human Race had newly become the protagonists and its destiny was in turmoil, you volunteered to reincarnate as a human and stabilize its destiny as the Human