Chapter 10: The Great Battle of Zifu, Dong Wang Gong Dies

  But then Kunpeng, after listening to the Tao in the Purple Mansion, did not return to the North Ming Sea, but instead followed Emperor Jun Taiyi to the Sun Palace. After the three of them sat down, Emperor Jun spoke first: "I wonder what the evil master thinks about the words of the Taoist ancestor in the Purple Mansion?"

  Kunpeng pondered the meaning of Emperor Jun's words while cautiously replying, "I don't know what teachings Emperor Jun has to offer?"

  Di Jun didn't beat around the bush and said directly, "There are nine holy thrones, now eight of them have been taken away. The remaining one throne, how can the many immortals of Honghuang share it? In this case, we need to come up with a plan!" Di Jun's words hit the spot for Kunpeng, who immediately asked, "I wonder if Di Jun has any clever plans? Kunpeng is all ears and listening respectfully."

  Kunpeng has already ascended, Emperor Jun said: "In the vast expanse of the universe, there are not many people who can obtain this noble position, but neither are they few. First and foremost is Dongwang Gong, the leader of all male immortals in the vast expanse of the universe, appointed by the founder of Taoism. His power is immense, his cultivation is also extremely high, so in my opinion, as long as Dongwang Gong exists, we absolutely have no chance of obtaining the sacred position. I wonder what you think, fellow Daoist Kunpeng?"

  Kunpeng thought carefully and indeed, as Emperor Jun said, perhaps Emperor Jun had ulterior motives for saying so, but the Eastern King was indeed the greatest obstacle to the sainthood of the Honghuang immortals. Although Kunpeng's mind was thinking of finding trouble with Red Cloud, from a long-term perspective, the Eastern King was the biggest competitor. At this time, Kunpeng had already acknowledged Emperor Jun's words.

  "What solution does Emperor Jun have in mind?" Kunpeng thought to himself, knowing that the only way to resolve this was to eliminate Dong Wang Gong. However, he couldn't say it out loud, as failure would lead to an unending feud with Dong Wang Gong. As someone skilled in calculation, Kunpeng wouldn't dare do such a thing.

  Emperor Jun also understood Kunpeng's concerns, but he wanted to dominate the Hongyuan and had to deal with Dong Wang Gong first. After all, Dong Wang Gong was the first male immortal appointed by the Daozu himself and held great prestige in the Hongyuan. This would also reduce the number of competitors for the sacred position, a win-win situation.

  Emperor Jun spoke in a stern tone, "I suppose the demon master already knows that there's no other way to resolve this except to make Dong Wang Gong disappear completely." Although Kunpeng thought the same, hearing Emperor Jun say it still made him feel a chill run down his spine. This was the first male immortal appointed by the Hongyuan Daozu!

  However, for the sake of obtaining the sacred position, he had to face each and every one of his opponents. Taking a deep breath, Kunpeng said, "It seems that Emperor Jun has already thought of a solution. Please go ahead and speak, I have no objections." This was equivalent to accepting Emperor Jun's invitation.

  "Good, with the help of the demon master, this matter will be half done and double the results. Don't worry, Emperor Jun has already contacted many Taoist friends, and nothing will go wrong. Let's prepare now and set off." Emperor Jun said with great joy, Kunpeng nodded in agreement.

  The Zifu region. On this day, many cultivators suddenly appeared in the sky above.

  "Halt! This is the Imperial Palace, outsiders are not allowed to trespass. Retreat at once!" The guards surrounding the palace discovered them and blocked their way.

  "Call out the Eastern King, we demons want to have a word with him." The speaker was none other than the Eastern Emperor Taiyi. As soon as he finished speaking, he raised his hand and released a blast of solar true fire, instantly vaporizing one of the guards before they could even react. At this moment, everyone revealed their true forms, and it turned out to be Emperor Jun Tiandi and a group of powerful gods, followed by a large crowd of demons that surrounded the Purple Mansion in dense numbers.

  "What brings all of you to my Purple Mansion?" Before long, the Eastern King emerged from the crowd and looked at the leaders among them, frowning as he asked. Among these people who came, there were no less than a hundred who had heard the Tao in the Purple Palace, but the Eastern King did not know why they had come.

  And then, Dong Wang Gong returned to the Purple Mansion after leaving the Zixuan Palace. He had been cultivating in the Purple Mansion ever since. After all, Hong Jun's last sentence, "If you don't become a saint, you'll be an ant," was greatly influential, and it's likely that even Hong Jun couldn't have predicted its impact. Or perhaps Hong Jun intentionally said those words. In any case, the many immortals deeply believed in them. So when he returned to the Purple Mansion, he didn't go about performing his duties as the leader of the male immortals as usual. Instead, he immediately went into seclusion to cultivate.

  However, today someone suddenly came to report that a large number of cultivators had gathered outside the Purple Mansion, and it was unknown why. The Eastern King heard this and didn't understand, so he came out to take a look. Upon looking, there were actually so many powerful divine transcendents gathered here, which also made the Eastern King's heart tremble with fear. However, he felt that as the first male immortal appointed by the Hong Jun Dao Zu, he didn't think that these people could do anything to him, so he came out to ask what they were doing here.

  "Dong Wang Gong, your subordinates have been killing my people at will, causing heavy losses to our tribe. Even if you are the first male immortal appointed by Hong Jun Dao Zu, you cannot act arbitrarily. Just a few days ago, many of our tribesmen came to me asking for justice. What do you have to say now?" Emperor Jun asked loudly.

  Dong Wang Gong's eyebrows furrowed even deeper upon hearing this. It was true that his subordinates often killed and devoured the demonic tribe, which was an open secret. However, he had never seen Emperor Jun express any opinion on this matter before. After all, such things were common in the Hong Huang world, and the witch tribe did it more ruthlessly than him. Moreover, similar situations often occurred within the demonic tribe itself.

  Dong Wang Gong was both perplexed and furious at the same time. However, looking at so many powerful gods, he restrained himself from erupting.

  "This is indeed a case of my poor discipline, I hope fellow daoists will forgive me." Since the Eastern King was appointed by the Dao Ancestor as the first male immortal, this was his first time being so humble and subdued. However, looking at the person in front of him, he lost his temper again.

  "Hmph, is it enough to just apologize? If I burn down your Zi Fu, can you just say sorry and that's the end of it?" The Eastern Emperor said with a strange tone.

  "Hmph, what do you all want me to do?" East King Gong said in a furious tone. He had already apologized for this small matter, and now they still wanted to make a fuss about it? East King Gong couldn't help but get angry too.

  "Hah, we don't want anything else, just your life!" Dong Huang Taiyi shouted sternly, then stopped talking and took action directly. Suddenly, the crowd behind him received the signal and attacked together.

  "You dare to be so presumptuous!" The Eastern King shouted loudly, holding the Dragon Head Cane and fighting with everyone. Emperor Jun immediately set up the Great River Map Array to prevent the Eastern King from escaping, while others attacked with all their might. The Eastern King was transformed by the pre-heavenly yang energy, his cultivation was at the peak of Daluo Jinxian, plus the Dragon Head Cane given by Hongyuan Daozu, his strength was rare in the vast wilderness, and he swung the Dragon Head Cane, emitting the strongest yang energy to attack the immortals. The immortals also brought out their unique skills to fight with him, and for a time, the sky above the Purple Mansion was filled with sword lights and shadows.

  Dong Wang Gong was after all just one person, facing many cultivators who were no weaker than him. He gradually became unable to hold on, at which point Di Jun shouted to Kun Peng and the others: "With me and Taiyi here, that's enough; there's no need for everyone to waste their time here, quickly go assist the various demons in attacking the Purple Mansion." Upon hearing this, everyone immediately jumped out of the battle circle and charged towards the Purple Mansion.

  "You're quite bold, Emperor Jun! So you want to destroy me, the Eastern King, and come up with such a lame excuse. Don't you know that I'm the first male immortal personally appointed by the Ancestor of Tao? Are you not afraid of being held accountable by the Ancestor?" The Eastern King listened to Emperor Jun's words and knew that he was trying to take him down without giving him any chance to turn things around.

  "Haha, how would the Taoist ancestor care about such trivial matters. Don't worry, after you die, someone will definitely inherit the title of Male Immortal." Emperor Jun said with a big laugh, his attacks becoming even more ferocious. Dong Wang Gong heard Emperor Jun's words and knew that today might be a bad omen, they had clearly come prepared.

  After another fierce battle, the Zifu Zhou immortals were slaughtered. Only a few people escaped, and most of those who remained were eliminated by the demons, who also suffered heavy losses. At this time, the land was scorched for thousands of miles, with blood, weapons, and corpses everywhere. The battles in the sky had almost come to an end, with the losers dragging their enemies down with them as they died. The brutality of the battle can be seen from this!

  Di Jun saw that the situation was already settled and shouted at Dong Wang Gong: "Dong Wang Gong, your fortune has been exhausted today, why not surrender?"

  Dong Wang Gong retorted sternly, "Cheng Wang is a defeated fugitive, don't speak too much. There's only a Dong Wang Gong who dies in battle, but no Dong Wang Gong who kneels in submission!"

  "Then let's fulfill you!" Taishi shouted, waving his hand in a flurry of motion. Countless true fires of the sun shot towards Dong Wang Gong from all directions. Dong Wang Gong mustered up his remaining strength and swung his dragon-headed staff, barely managing to block the attack. However, Emperor Jun took advantage of the opportunity to strike him with the Luoshu, sending Dong Wang Gong flying out with a mouthful of blood and severely damaging his primordial spirit. Stumbling back to his feet, he glared at Emperor Jun, Taishi, Kunpeng, and the others with eyes full of resentment. Emperor Jun declared loudly, "Dong Wang Gong, the Purple Mansion has been destroyed, you have no hope left. If you don't surrender now, your only fate will be death and annihilation!"

  "Hahaha, I am the Eastern King, the ancestor of Taoism, the leader of the male immortals, roaming freely in the vast wilderness. I ask myself what wrong have I done? Today you rats dare to attack my Purple Mansion with unfounded charges! Now you still have the nerve to ask me to surrender? Even if I die, I won't let you off easy!" As soon as he finished speaking, the Eastern King's primordial spirit condensed into a single point and exploded with a loud bang. The people around him cried out in alarm after hearing his words and immediately raised their defensive treasures, but even so, they were still injured by the force of the Eastern King's self-explosion.

  The smoke dispersed, and although the crowd was injured, they were not seriously hurt. Then they gathered together, all with some joy, after all, one of the major opponents for the holy position was injured, and their own chances increased greatly. After a brief exchange of pleasantries, the crowd dispersed.

  This time, the matter of the Purple Mansion has had a huge impact. The Eastern King Gong was the first male immortal to be divided and appointed by the founder of the Hong Jun Taoist sect, and now he has fallen in such a way. After the shock, what's left is excitement. What are they excited about? Of course, it's that one less competitor for the holy position, and the one who was eliminated can be said to be the biggest rival, so they're naturally excited. As a result, in the vast expanse of the Hong Huang, all the cultivators were overjoyed at the death of the Eastern King Gong. It's not just that no one mourns his death, but most people are actually rejoicing in it, what a tragedy.

  But Tongtian and the others who had obtained the sacred position did not care about this matter. They all understood that since they had obtained the sacred position, the Hongyuan immortals were already dissatisfied in their hearts. If they went to intervene in the affairs of the Eastern King now, it was likely that the immortals would think that they did not want anyone among them to become a saint, and thus provoke the immortals to rise up and attack them, which would be no fun at all. Besides, they were not related to the Eastern King, so why bother with his life or death?

  The biggest winners this time are undoubtedly Di Jun and Tai Yi. Not only did they eliminate Dong Wang Gong, a contender for the holy seat, but after this great war, the two of them can be said to have shaken the world, with few in the vast expanse of the universe unaware of their names. They are also ambitious and eager to recruit followers, expand their power, and seem determined to contend for dominance over the universe.

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