Reborn as King Zhou, He Rebuked Nuwa

The Great Dao endured forever, never ceasing through the ages!

The Primordial World stretched through the ages, until the Investiture of the Gods!

At this time, inside the Nuwa Temple in the Human Ancestral Land,

Incense smoke drifted through the air, and offerings burned in abundance.

Today was the day the Human Emperor Di Xin would offer incense to Nuwa.

A vast crowd knelt on the ground, trembling.

For the Human Emperor had just committed an outrage against all propriety.

And Ye Xuan was a little stunned himself.

A jumble of memories surged into his mind!

Chaoge? Nuwa Temple? I... transmigrated?

I became the Human Emperor Di Xin, whose name would be cursed for all eternity?

His expression turned grim. After Di Xin, there would be no more Human Emperors.

He had become the human race's eternal sinner.

From then on, every living creature under heaven would become a straw dog of the Heavenly Dao!

Ye Xuan came to his senses and looked around. A huge white-jade statue stood in the temple.

On the wall beside the statue was his masterpiece.

The phoenix-canopied chambers are a wondrous sight, adorned with intricate patterns in powdered gold.

Curving brows like distant hills sweep upward in emerald hues; fluttering dance sleeves set off rosy robes.

Like pear blossoms drenched in rain, she vies in delicate beauty; like peonies veiled in mist, she displays her charms.

If only this enchanting beauty could move,

I would take her back to the Changle Palace to attend her king.

Damn it!!!

I'm screwed--

As a transmigrator, he naturally knew the legends of the Investiture of the Gods inside and out.

Whether it was the struggle between heaven and humanity,

The battle between the sages' Dao lineages,

Or the Great Tribulation of the Investiture of the Gods,

All of them began with the heroic feat he had just performed.

It seemed he had ultimately fallen for Saint Zhunti's trick-the number-one bastard in the Primordial World.

Ye Xuan naturally knew this was Saint Zhunti's scheme.

As Ye Xuan pondered, heaven and earth suddenly changed color. Golden light burst forth, auspicious clouds churned, flowers rained down across the sky, and waves of strange fragrance filled the air...

Ye Xuan's expression changed, and the hairs on his body stood on end!

Nuwa had come.

This was the descent of Saint Nuwa's will. Was she going to punish him so soon?

Though Ye Xuan was terrified, he eventually managed to calm himself.

He knew that though he was unlucky, he would not die immediately.

At that moment, he raised his head and looked skyward.

He saw divine might sweeping across the sky.

A huge, formless face flickered faintly in the air.

There was a hint of anger on the face.

Ye Xuan took a deep breath.

Since he had transmigrated, he absolutely could not sit and wait for death.

He was the Human Emperor, ruler of the mortal world and sovereign of heaven and earth.

Even if he died, he would die standing tall and proud.

If he cowered and lost the bearing of a Human Emperor, his Human Emperor fortune would likely drain away even faster. Only then would he truly be screwed.

Having thought it all through,

He took a deep breath and strode forward seven steps in succession.

He suddenly drew the Human Emperor Supreme Sword from his waist and thrust it straight at the heavens.

"I am the Human Emperor, sovereign of heaven and earth! What sort of beast dares be so rude?"

Ye Xuan's authoritative voice rang throughout heaven and earth.

Even though he knew the one who had come was Nuwa, he still put on an act and rebuked her.

For a moment, the officials and commoners alike broke out in cold sweats. Had the king gone mad?

He was actually provoking the Holy Mother?

Just then, however, a formless presence soared straight up from Ye Xuan.

It was none other than the incomparably potent presence of the Human Emperor.

Ye Xuan roused the Human Emperor's fortune, which soared into the sky and confronted Empress Nuwa's auspicious manifestations in a stalemate.

No matter what, he could not lose the bearing of a Human Emperor.

Just as Ye Xuan gritted his teeth and held on,

A voice like thunder suddenly boomed in his mind from somewhere unseen.

["Ding! The host has triggered the Human Emperor's fortune. The Hongmeng Corpse Driver System has awakened!"]

["Ding! The Hongmeng Corpse Driver System's beginner's gift package has been delivered! Host, please check it immediately!"]

["Ding! The Hongmeng Corpse Driver beginner's mission has been issued. Mission: Host, please proceed to Great Mount Sumeru in the west and rescue the suppressed ancient Ancestral Dragon's corpse. Free the Ancestral Dragon's corpse from suppression and fulfill the Ancestral Dragon's last wish by protecting the dragon race! Rewards: ancient Ancestral Dragon bloodline and control over the Ancestral Dragon's corpse!"]

A series of thunderous voices exploded in Ye Xuan's mind.

Ye Xuan's mouth twitched.

Had his golden finger arrived?

The Hongmeng Corpse Driver System?

It wanted him to go to Great Mount Sumeru in the west to drive a dragon corpse?

Was the Ancestral Dragon's corpse suppressed beneath Great Mount Sumeru?

Wasn't this system mission a little ridiculous?

He was the dignified Human Emperor, yet it wanted him to drive corpses? Wasn't that beneath his dignity?

But when he thought of the corpses of those supreme experts of the Primordial World,

Ye Xuan's heart began to burn with excitement.

Countless supreme experts had fallen in the Primordial World.

If he brought out the corpses of ancient experts like the Ancestral Dragon, Yuanfeng, the Primordial Qilin, Demon Ancestor Luohu, and Beast Emperor Shen Ni,

Wouldn't he be able to sweep through the Primordial World, unstoppable wherever he went?

And there were also the three thousand Chaos Gods and Demons who had fallen long ago--

The Great Tribulation of the Investiture of the Gods?!!!

I am the ruler of heaven and earth. If anyone's being invested, then it should be me doing the investing.

At that instant, Ye Xuan felt as though he could swallow mountains and rivers.

That said, he soon found himself troubled again.

Though he possessed boundless strength, he was a mere mortal. How could he possibly reach the west?

Besides, Great Mount Sumeru was the ancestral seat of the Western Teachings.

The two sages of the west held the fort there.

Wouldn't going to Great Mount Sumeru be the same as walking right into a trap?

If Zhunti said, "You have an affinity with the west," when he got there,

Wouldn't he, the Human Emperor, be screwed?

For now, though, he had no attention to spare for anything else.

For Empress Nuwa's will in the heavens showed no sign of withdrawing.

Could something unexpected happen? Naturally, this made Ye Xuan extremely nervous.

At the same time, Ye Xuan cursed inwardly.

It was all that bastard Zhunti's fault.

He had used his tricks to cloud Di Xin's mind,

Using the Human Emperor's hand to humiliate Nuwa.

He had drawn Nuwa into taking action and ruining Great Shang's fortune. His main goal was to start the Great Tribulation of the Investiture of the Gods ahead of time.

And Nuwa had indeed been fooled.

The Great Tribulation of the Investiture of the Gods was forced to begin early.

That bastard Zhunti deserves to die, resorting to such underhanded tricks!

He clouded my mind and used my hand to humiliate Nuwa.

If I get the chance, I'll curse him until his head is drenched in dog's blood! That bastard!

Ye Xuan kept his eyes fixed on the heavens,

While muttering inwardly.

His hatred for Saint Zhunti had reached its peak.

Nuwa, hidden in midair, was momentarily stunned.

For some reason, the Human Emperor's voice had sounded in her heart.

Only after a long while did Nuwa come to her senses.

Are these the thoughts of that tyrannical, muddleheaded ruler?

How had the muddleheaded ruler's thoughts reached her ears?

Could she and this muddleheaded ruler be linked in mind, their hearts beating as one?

Was all of this a scheme by Zhunti of the west?

How dare Zhunti?

Nuwa frowned deeply.

She immediately began calculating the secrets of heaven.

Sure enough, she found that a sage's power had concealed the secrets of heaven in an exceedingly subtle manner.

That sage's power was none other than the power of Zhunti of the west.

Sensing it, Nuwa was instantly enraged.

It really was Zhunti of the west behind this.

She now understood the whole affair.

Zhunti wanted to start the Great Tribulation of the Investiture of the Gods early and draw her into taking action, forcibly shifting the karma of the tribulation onto her shoulders.

Wouldn't that make her, Nuwa, the scapegoat?

What a clever scheme indeed--

Nuwa was so furious that she laughed.

If she had not suddenly heard the Human Emperor's thoughts,

She really would have been kept in the dark about all of this.

Nuwa could not help letting out a cold laugh.

She then withdrew the auspicious manifestations filling the sky.

And revealed her true appearance.

"Human Emperor Di Xin, would you be interested in accompanying me on a trip to the west?"