Holding a Torch Against the Wind

"Conquering a Pure Land is a Defiled World Great Deeds; thus, after each conquest of Pure Land, a new King of the Defiled World is born."

The Emperor of Humanity's words were calm, yet carried a cruel undertone.

Jiang Yuu You frowned and asked.

"Senior Emperor of Humanity, in my understanding, isn't the conquest of a Pure Land accomplished by the King of the Defiled World and countless Defiled World Army, even Defiled Thrall, working together?"

"But only one person can accomplish great things, and only one new King of the Defiled World. How does this new King of the Defiled World become the one who accomplishes great things?"

The great feat of conquering the Pure Land was accomplished by many people of this Defiled World, but only one person can become Monarch through this feat.

In His view, the one who accomplished the greatest feat should be the King of the Defiled World.

But the King of the Defiled World is already Monarch, and can no longer be a king. The others who followed the King of the Defiled World in attacking and destroying the Pure Land should not be the representatives who completed the great task of destroying the Pure Land.

"Haha, I asked that question back then too."

Faced with Jiang Yuu's doubts, the Emperor of Humanity laughed loudly.

"The existence of the King of the Defiled World, like that of the Transcendence One, defies common sense and logic. It is devoid of causal necessity, transcends cognition, and lacks common sense."

"Moreover, there is another characteristic within this Defiled World."

"If I devour you, all your achievements, power, and accomplishments will be mine."

"Therefore, as long as a person of this Defiled World consumes enough other people of this Defiled World, they will gain enough merit to qualify as the King of the Defiled World."

"Cannibalism?"

Jiang Yuu You frowned deeply once again.

"Of course, I have personally witnessed how, in battle, the strongest and most complete among the enemies of this Defiled World can suddenly attack and kill their own comrades, refining and devouring them."

The Emperor of Humanity nodded.

Even the mighty King of the Defiled World is no exception to this.

"This characteristic has both advantages and disadvantages for us."

"The structure of this Defiled World, in my view, is a very strange and disorderly society. They not only have to fight against us, but also have to be wary of their own people."

Jiang Yuu secretly noted it down.

The Emperor of Humanity continued.

"At that time, after four Pure Land had been destroyed in succession, news finally came out."

The remaining five Pure Land instantly became restless.

The five Lord of the Pure Land signed a defensive alliance to protect each other and avoid being defeated one by one by the enemies of the Defiled World.

Many Ascendant, some filled with fear and unease, returned to their own "wells," while others fled to Beyond Transcendence realms beyond the Pure Land.

But all of this is useless.

"The five King of the Defiled World of this Defiled World, not long afterward, did not act together to destroy the Pure Land one by one."

Instead, they acted separately, with each King of the Defiled World responsible for conquering and destroying a Pure Land.

"They invaded the five Pure Land almost simultaneously, catching the Ascendant off guard."

"In this way, the alliance between the five Pure Land is rendered meaningless."

"In His Emperor Yuanshi's image, the King of the Defiled World conquered the Pure Land of Calamity was known as the Defiled King of the King of the Crimson World."

"Although there is some difference in strength between Him and the strongest First King of the Defiled World, He is still much stronger than the Empress of Calamity, the Sovereign of the Pure Land of Calamity."

"This is an objective fact. Although the Empress of Calamity is the Lord of the Pure Land and is much stronger than ordinary Ascendant, she is still no match for the King of the Defiled World, who is comparable to Transcendence One."

"To paraphrase the words of those Defiled World enemies, how can the Lord of the Pure Land compare to us who have accomplished such a great feat?"

"They fought their way out of mountains of corpses Blood Sea, shattering a patch of Pure Land and the remains of countless comrades, before finally achieving Monarch through hardship."

"These are the reasons they have the confidence to become king."

"Thus, after the initial exchange, the Empress of Calamity, the Lord of the Pure Land of Calamity, realized that she could not defeat the Lord of the Crimson World."

"Fortunately, their Pure Land was not destroyed in a single day, unlike the Pure Land of Life."

"Although the Pure Land army suffered repeated defeats, their enemies were not as powerful as those faced by the Pure Land of Life, which gave the people of the Pure Land of Calamity some time."

"After a great battle, she suddenly summoned His Emperor Yuanshi and His brothers and sisters to her side and spoke to them."

"My children, the Pure Land is about to perish."

"I can no longer protect you, nor the people of this Pure Land."

"Flee, flee far away, far from this Pure Land, far from the enemies of this Defiled World."

then.

Emperor Yuanshi refused to flee. He pointed to the gray-red mist that had corrupted half of the Pure Land, and to the countless acts of malice within it, and asked.

"But Mother, the great enemy of this Defiled World has come all the way, and the endless Defiled World permeates everything. No Pure Land, no Lower Realm, no 'well' can be spared."

Even if we escape now, where can we escape to?

"We cannot defeat the King of the Defiled World, nor can we defeat Defiled World enemies. Even if we leave the Pure Land now, in the future, we will be found, killed, and corrupted one by one by the Defiled World. We have no hope."

"It would be better to take up a torch and face the wind, and die on this last Pure Land."

However, faced with His Emperor Yuanshi's despairing words, the Empress of Calamity shook her head and said...

"No, my son. The Defiled World is not invincible, nor is its King of the Defiled World invincible."

"Mother, even you, the Lord of the Pure Land, cannot defeat them. Who else can?"

Of course.

The Empress of Calamity looked at them and suddenly revealed a secret known only to the Lord of the Pure Land.

"In the most ancient times, when the first Ascendant came to the Pure Land of the Upper Realm, he not only discovered the secrets of the Pure Land, but also left behind a maxim."

"When a Pure Land falls, an emperor will emerge."

"When a Pure Land crumbles, a supreme being will be born."

At the time, no one cared how the Pure Land could collapse.

But now it has come true.

Everyone was surprised, and someone couldn't help but speak up.

"Mother, aren't you describing the King of the Defiled World?"

I don't think so.

The Empress of Calamity laughed.

"We have speculated for many years that the Pure Land actually occupies a Supreme Authority that Beyond Transcendence, and we, the Lord of the Pure Land, can only borrow it, but cannot truly control it."

"Only when the Pure Land is destroyed and its Embers dissipate into the Beyond Transcendence will this Authority be released, giving future generations the hope of overcoming this Defiled World."

"Therefore, I want you to leave the Pure Land, to leave it far away, to go to the depths beyond Beyond Transcendence, to a place far away and unreachable by this Defiled World."

"You can go to distant lands beyond the Nine Great Pure Lands, to one of the countless Lower Realm, or even to the Lower World of True Nothingness, a place where nothing exists."

As long as there is life, there is hope.

"I hope that after the Nine Great Pure Lands are destroyed, you can find a way to Beyond Transcendence the Nine Great Pure Lands and reclaim the nine Authority that were originally held by them, become the emperors spoken of by the first Ascendant, and return to avenge us."