The Jade Emperor hadn’t even had time to feel excited when he was interrupted by the Supreme Elder Lord, who announced that a new match was about to begin.
Thus arose the Jade Emperor’s dilemma.
Both the Master of Heaven and the Primordial Heavenly Venerable had already departed. They had only agreed to assist the Jade Emperor in one battle and certainly wouldn’t help in a second.
A sudden thought crossed the Jade Emperor’s mind, and he returned to his seat.
At this moment, Xuankong darted onto the arena. His body was wrapped in a magical shield that alternated between black and white, constantly shifting in color, making him look very mysterious. Xuankong was a prodigy of the demonic realm, and this time he had traveled with Shui Miao to an alien planet. He had left alone to search for ten types of primal stones on that alien world, though Shui Miao could only guess at his true intentions, unaware of the full picture.
When all the immortals saw Xuankong, they suddenly realized—he was the real formidable opponent!
Leaving aside everything else, Xuankong had helped the demonic realm destroy ancient immortals. Just for this, no one dared to underestimate him.
“Jade Emperor, please summon the Master of Heaven to the arena!”
The Supreme Elder Lord pretended to know nothing and urged the Jade Emperor to send the Master of Heaven into battle.
But sending the Master of Heaven was impossible. The Jade Emperor’s brows slightly furrowed as he looked at the ancient immortals and loudly asked, “Who among you is willing to fight Xuankong?”
“…”
Upon hearing this, the ancient immortals all lowered their heads.
Xuankong was no ordinary opponent. He had volunteered to join the arena battle, so he must have some special deadly techniques. Under such circumstances, whoever stepped forward would only invite embarrassment and disgrace.
Of course, the celestial court wasn’t lacking in brave and capable Saint Dao cultivators, but no one was willing to step forward.
Earlier, someone had transmitted the truth telepathically to everyone—that the Jade Emperor had taken advantage of his cultivation of Yin-Yang and Five Elements energy to pass the tribulation and had defeated Buddha in a somewhat underhanded way. Everyone was aware of this and thus unwilling to fight for the Jade Emperor. Moreover, the conditions proposed by Shui Miao’s side merely involved changing the order of the Three Realms. This new order was full of vitality and radiated brightness, only weakening the Jade Emperor’s power while providing the immortals with the greatest room for development. Therefore, everyone favored it and hoped that Shui Miao’s side would win.
Everyone indeed had grown tired of the old feudal ideology.
Moreover, this time, Shui Miao had the support of powerful figures like the Supreme Elder Lord, the Goddess Nuwa, and the Lady Xuan Nu of the Nine Heavens. Many powerful beings in the heavenly court were unwilling to step forward.
Seeing no one volunteer for battle, the Jade Emperor couldn’t help but feel shaken, suddenly realizing how much he had lost the people’s hearts.
The Jade Emperor was an extremely intelligent person, but his thinking had been shaped by the feudal imperial system of old, trapping him in a rigid mindset. He was unwilling to break free from his long-established habits and reluctant to abandon the selfish model of an emperor who stood high above all, whose words carried absolute weight and authority. Therefore, he strongly opposed reform and resisted decentralization.
But now, the problem had arrived.
The Three-Eyed Divine Lord had long declared his stance, expressing dislike for the feudal imperial system, so he certainly wouldn’t fight for the Jade Emperor.
Even the Pagoda-Holding Heavenly King, who had always stood by the Jade Emperor’s side, now showed no willingness to fight.
This situation suddenly made the Jade Emperor realize that the heavenly court was only his own—it was clear that everyone else’s hearts had already been swayed by the idea of reform.
The Jade Emperor was extremely intelligent and naturally understood the root of his problem.
However, he couldn’t bear to lose face. Even if reform was necessary, he insisted that he must defeat Shui Miao first.
“Jade Emperor, maybe I should go out and fight?”
The Queen Mother unexpectedly sent a telepathic message to the Jade Emperor. Her mindset was similar to his—reform could happen, but only after defeating Shui Miao.
“Letting you fight would only disgrace me!”
The Jade Emperor angrily replied inwardly but still nodded, rising to his feet and saying, “Fine, since none of the immortals have the confidence, then I shall personally fight for the honor of the heavenly court.”
This was a provocation strategy, hoping that even one person might step forward.
But this provocation had no effect at all—nobody was foolish.
“Jade Emperor, I’m about to fall asleep waiting. If no one else is coming, then you might as well come yourself. After all, the heavenly court is only yours. For your own selfish little ideas, hurry up and come fight already!” Xuankong was growing impatient. With these cold words, he directly pierced the Jade Emperor’s pride.
“…”
He hadn’t managed to avoid the fight but instead received mockery.
The Jade Emperor’s face finally showed signs of embarrassment. In a flash, he and his throne soared onto the arena platform. Facing Xuankong, he nodded and rudely said, “Xuankong, you forged demonic artifacts and helped the demonic realm kill how many of our immortals? Later, you created puppets, attempting to dominate the Three Realms. How sinister your intentions are! Someone like you dares to stand on this arena today—I really wonder why my tolerance is so great!”
While saying this, the Jade Emperor deliberately turned his head to look toward the side of the Goddess Nuwa, implying that she couldn’t distinguish right from wrong.
“Hahahaha…”
Xuankong burst into laughter. “Jade Emperor, if we’re talking about responsibility, it’s entirely your own doing. Back then, the immortal and demonic realms coexisted peacefully, enjoying a flourishing era of harmony. But you—you started the war with the ancient immortals. Your goal was nothing more than to leap beyond the heavenly gates of the immortal and demonic realms. Unfortunately, your power wasn’t enough—you tried to steal a chicken but lost a handful of rice!”
“You…”
The Jade Emperor’s face immediately turned grim. He suddenly summoned the Wheel of Reincarnation, preparing to attack Xuankong.
“Are you embarrassed and furious?” Xuankong showed no fear at all, coldly staring at the Jade Emperor and continuing, “In fact, in your heart, you don’t care about the people of the Three Realms at all. All you care about is your imperial throne and your arrogant pride. What you desire most is to leap beyond the heavenly gates of the immortal and demonic realms—not alone, but taking a group of people with you, such as the Queen Mother and your harem of women. Your goal is simple: after leaping beyond, you want to continue enjoying your false, lofty glory.”
“Lies! Nonsense! I will destroy you!”
Provoked by Xuankong’s words, the Jade Emperor became furious and immediately activated the Wheel of Reincarnation, emitting a ray of golden-yellow light toward Xuankong.
This golden-yellow light was the light of reincarnation from the Buddhist realm. When it shone on a person, it could extract their soul and forcibly reincarnate it into the Buddhist realm.
However, this light had absolutely no effect on Xuankong.
Xuankong sneered at the Jade Emperor, “Jade Emperor, you’re too foolish. Have you forgotten what I do? Let me remind you—unless you use your own spiritual power, you can never kill me with artifacts. If you want to kill me with artifacts, you might not succeed even in your next life!”
“Arrogant!”
The Jade Emperor roared furiously. The Wheel of Reincarnation emitted a new glow, displaying the Six Paths of Reincarnation…
Yet Xuankong still stood there unharmed.
“Shui Miao, how come Xuankong is so powerful?”
Holy Mother Shuitianyi was surprised. She hadn’t expected Xuankong’s formation to resist the Wheel of Reincarnation.
Shui Miao kept his eyes fixed on the Six Paths of Reincarnation light. After a pause, he sent a telepathic message in response, “Xuankong’s understanding of formations is more profound than mine. He has already deciphered the operating principle of the Wheel of Reincarnation. Using the ten primal energies he collected, he refined a Taiji Liangyi magic shield. Adapting to any situation, it can instantly change its properties to completely harmonize with the opponent’s attack. In other words, the Six Paths of Reincarnation light striking him is like hitting air. Therefore, no matter what artifacts the Jade Emperor uses to attack him, he won’t be able to break through his magic shield. Unless…”
“Unless what?”
Holy Mother Shuitianyi hurriedly asked.
Shui Miao frowned slightly, “Unless Xuankong runs out of primal energy, then the magic shield will lose its effect. Xuankong reminded the Jade Emperor to attack with spiritual power, which must be because his primal energy is nearly depleted!”
“If his primal energy runs out, won’t he be reincarnated?”
Holy Mother Shuitianyi was shocked.
“Whoosh!”
Suddenly, the Jade Emperor stopped attacking with the Wheel of Reincarnation and fiercely struck Xuankong with a palm, sending him flying out of the arena.
Shui Miao immediately channeled his spiritual power, swiftly teleporting Xuankong back, infusing him with primal energy and administering medicinal pills to help him recover.
Xuankong then whispered to Shui Miao, “Brother, I’m fine. Just now, I bet correctly, and everything went exactly as I planned. I successfully verified my judgment of the Six Paths of Reincarnation light. The principle of the Wheel of Reincarnation is the same. If you use my method, you won’t have to fear attacks from the Wheel of Reincarnation anymore. Also, my primal energy was completely exhausted just now. If he hadn’t used spiritual power to strike me out, I might have been reincarnated by him.”
“That was too risky, big brother! You were gambling with your life!”
It was such a valuable brother!
Shui Miao was deeply moved, never expecting that Xuankong had done all this for him.
At that moment, Xuankong transmitted the information about his insights into the Taiji Liangyi magic shield to Shui Miao through telepathy.
Shui Miao focused his mind, sensing the information. Immediately afterward, he entered the Time Tower, activated the primal stones, and forged a Taiji Liangyi magic shield.
Once the shield was awakened, Shui Miao obtained an ultimate-grade saint artifact.
Instantly forging an ultimate-grade saint artifact!
This scene stunned everyone present, even causing the Jade Emperor’s eyelids to twitch violently.
“Second match—You Cao will enter the arena…”
The Supreme Elder Lord was somewhat surprised that Xuankong had lost so quickly. Knowing nothing about You Cao, this alien Saint Emperor, he couldn’t help but feel uneasy.
“You Cao, take this Taiji Liangyi magic shield. Use your primal energy to activate it, and it will protect you from the influence of the Wheel of Reincarnation.”
Shui Miao handed the ultimate-grade saint artifact shield to You Cao.
Shui Miao had sensed You Cao’s memories and knew that he possessed a large amount of primal stones—enough to activate the Taiji Liangyi magic shield for several years.
You Cao performed a blood-activation ritual on the shield and discovered it was an ultimate-grade saint artifact. He was immediately filled with excitement.
“Divine Creator of Creation, rest assured—I, You Cao, will not disappoint you.” You Cao said, then secretly sent a telepathic message to Shui Miao, asking, “Divine Creator of Creation, may I use the Saint Emperor’s Eye at a critical moment?”
“Hmm…”
Shui Miao slightly furrowed his brows, paused for a moment, and then nodded, “Act according to the situation. I trust in your wisdom.”
“Understood!”
You Cao excitedly clasped his fists together and immediately darted onto the arena.
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