Chapter 40: The Emperor of Heaven's Court

  "This remark is also only suitable for shouting at Dong Wang Gong."

  Listening to Emperor Jiang's words, Taiyi became even more enraged. "My demon clan currently has three quasi-saints, while your witch clan only has you alone. How dare you still speak so boldly and try to stop my demon clan from establishing the Heavenly Court? You're simply seeking death."

  "Hahaha, so this is why you demon tribe dare to ignore my witch tribe and directly establish the Heavenly Court," Emperor Jiang laughed loudly, then said in a cold voice: "Since that's the case, we don't need to make a big fuss and trigger the war between witches and demons. You three quasi-saints come together, let me see how I can crush your ambitions alone." His tone was firm and full of confidence, many cultivators who heard this couldn't help but admire him in their hearts, only Emperor Jiang dared to say such bold words.

  "Alright, that's quite bold. Then, Taiyi, Nüwa and I will have to experience the divine powers of Emperor Jiangzu for ourselves." Upon hearing this, Emperor Jun felt a sense of relief in his heart. Although the other ancestors had not reached the quasi-saint realm, their strength was not something that ordinary Da Luo Golden Immortals could compare with, and they were basically already half-quasi-saints. If they all worked together, he wouldn't have the upper hand. Now, Emperor Jiang surprisingly put down his aggressive tone, which was exactly what Emperor Jun had in mind.

  "Since you want to die, we'll fulfill your wish." Taiyi heard Emperor Jiang's words and could no longer hold back, directly taking out the Chaos Bell to offer it to Emperor Jiang.

  At the same time, Nüwa on the other side also moved, without speaking, but a pair of eyes stared fiercely at Emperor Jiang, and her hands began to pinch the magic seal.

  Houtu saw this momentum and couldn't help but worry: "Will big brother be okay?"

  Gonggong said with a big laugh: "Big Brother is invincible in the world, let alone three quasi-saints, even thirty quasi-saints are not afraid."

  Other ancestors ignored this sentence automatically.

  Hou Tu wanted to say something, but Zhu Jiu Yin stopped her, "Big brother has already made a decision and definitely doesn't want us to take action. Besides, if we act now after saying 'one challenges three', wouldn't that make big brother a laughing stock?"

  Zhu Jiuyin's words were convincing, and Hou Tu stopped talking, watching the battle between Emperor Jiang and Emperor Jun with him.

  But Emperor Jiang's reaction was not urgent, he first summoned the Qian Kun Ding and suspended it above his head, then summoned the creation of the green lotus and stepped on it with his feet. Only then did he counterattack with a punch, striking the incoming Hun Dun Zhong. The powerful punch from Emperor Jiang collided with the Hun Dun Zhong, producing a loud "Dang Dang" sound that shook the eardrums of the cultivators, causing pain. Many cultivators with lower cultivation levels had their primordial spirits momentarily stunned, entering a state of blankness. If not for the protection of the golden light of merit, even Emperor Jiang might have been affected.

  The Chaotic Bell was knocked flying back by Emperor Jiang's punch, but Nuwa's attacks came one after another. A melodious sound filled the air, sometimes like a mighty river and sometimes like a gentle stream. Emperor Jiang wore an expression of enjoyment, but his primordial spirit did not suffer any negative effects. He turned to look at Nuwa, seeing her holding a Sheng instrument-like spiritual treasure in her hand, and couldn't help but smile. This type of spiritual treasure directly attacked the primordial spirit, but Emperor Jiang had the Golden Light of Merit surrounding him, so he was not afraid.

  At this time, Emperor Jun rushed over, the Hetu Luoshu formed a Taiji formation, and he himself transformed into a three-legged golden crow, spitting out flames while revealing sharp claws, attacking Emperor Jiang.

  Taiyi withdrew the Hunyuan Bell and stopped launching attacks. His right hand tapped on it with a loud clang, but seeing that the "Kun" seal was useless, he began to use the "Zhen" seal of the Hunyuan Bell.

  Emperor Jiang saw this and no longer passively defended himself. He summoned the Invincible Brick Slab and the Hongmeng Quantian Ruler, directly striking the three-legged Golden Crow that was flying over. The Taiji formation formed by the Hetu Luoshu was blocked by the Qiankun Ding, and for a moment, they were at a stalemate. The flames spat out by the three-legged Golden Crow had already arrived, and these flames were the pre-heavenly spiritual fire, much stronger than those so-called Three Flavors True Fire, Nine Flavors True Fire, etc. Emperor Jiang didn't dare to resist head-on for the time being, and he instantly moved, directly dodging past them. The next moment, he appeared on the back of the three-legged Golden Crow, and the Invincible Brick Slab struck the Golden Crow's brain from behind.

  Just as he spoke, the shockwave emitted by Taiyi's Hunyuan Bell "Zhēn" technique arrived in a flash, causing Emperor Jiang's body to be shaken off course. Although he didn't suffer much damage, the Invincible Brick that was supposed to hit the back of Sanzu Jinwu's head missed its mark and instead struck his neck. Sanzu Jinwu let out a loud cry as his primordial spirit was shaken, but he didn't fall into a brief state of blankness. Seeing Emperor Jiang charging at him with the Hongmeng Quantian Ruler, he was greatly alarmed and transformed into a long rainbow, barely dodging the attack.

  Di Jiang sighed in regret, but didn't pursue the attack. Instead, he turned to face Tai Yi, who was shocked to see Di Jiang approaching. Tai Yi quickly placed the Hunyuan Bell on his head, and Di Jiang's fierce punch had little effect.

  This chaotic clock's defensive capabilities aren't bad, Emperor Jiang thought to himself. He stopped using his fists to attack and instead grabbed the Invincible Brick beside him, striking the light screen emitted by the Chaotic Clock one hit at a time.

  Taiyi was initially somewhat disdainful, but when the Invincible Brick hit the light screen, his primordial spirit shook violently. Only then did he realize that this Invincible Brick could penetrate the defense of the Hunyuan Bell and directly attack his primordial spirit! It's even more ferocious than Nüwa's Shenghui attack.

  Di Jiang's palm struck out with great force, landing dozens of times in a row. Tai Yi felt his head spinning and his brain swelling, and if he took a few more hits, he might pass out. Without hesitation, he summoned all his strength and punched Di Jiang.

  Di Jiang was overjoyed when he saw it, and the Space Shattering Fist collided with it. When Tai Yi attacked, he withdrew the Hun Dun Bell's light screen, but was immediately knocked flying by Di Jiang. The fist that collided with Di Jiang emitted a cracking sound, and many bones were broken.

  Dijiang took advantage of the victory to pursue and attack, wanting to rush up and add another blow, thoroughly making Taiyi lose his attacking ability. At this time, Nüwa on the other side had already discovered that her sonic attacks were ineffective against Dijiang, seeing Dijiang injuring Taiyi, she directly threw the sheng flute in her hand to relieve Taiyi from the siege.

  Nüwa's throw also contained the power of a quasi-sage, and Emperor Jiang did not dare to ignore it. He knew that he could no longer pursue Taiyi, so in a fit of rage, he mobilized his full strength to strike the incoming Sheng Hui. The Sheng Hui immediately burst open, releasing a strong spiritual wave, which pushed Emperor Jiang out for over a hundred feet, but he was not injured.

  The crowd of cultivators watching were shocked, Emperor Jiang's physical body was too powerful, and he actually burst the Sheng Hui that Nüwa had refined for a long time with brute force. Although this was only a postnatal spiritual treasure, it was not something that an ordinary quasi-sage could accomplish.

  Nüwa's spiritual treasure was destroyed, and the strand of yuan Shen inside was annihilated. She couldn't help but spit out a mouthful of blood, suffering a minor injury. For a moment, her hatred for Emperor Jiang was like an endless river, and she didn't care about being a woman, directly flying up to engage in close combat with Emperor Jiang.

  "Impossible!" Below, Fuxi was shocked to see this. Emperor Jiang's physical body was extremely strong, and he could only be slowly exhausted to death with the help of spiritual treasures and magical incantations. If they went up to engage in close combat, they would only suffer losses. Hadn't they seen what happened to Taiyi?

  Unfortunately, Nüwa was furious at this time and wouldn't consider so much. Emperor Jiang had provoked her three to five times, but now she thoroughly exploded.

  At this time, Di Jun also transformed back into human form and flew back. Seeing Nüwa about to engage in close combat, he hastily took out the Hetu Luoshu, using all his strength to fix Emperor Jiang's body shape, trying to influence Emperor Jiang's movements a bit, so as to create an opportunity for Nüwa. At the same time, he loudly shouted "Taiyi".

  Taiyi immediately got up and exerted his full strength to ring the Chaos Bell, aiming at the Qiankun Ding on Emperor Jiang's head, so that Emperor Jiang would lose this defense and make it easier for Nüwa to attack.

  Di Jiang smiled, not resisting, and let Taiyi's Chaos Bell fix his own Qiankun Ding. He also allowed Emperor Jun's Hetu Luoshu to fix his body shape, and at the same time, he withdrew the Canghua Green Lotus under his feet, standing in mid-air, watching Nüwa strike towards him.

  What is he doing? The onlookers were greatly perplexed, unsure of Emperor Jiang's intentions. Hou Tu looked worried, as Nüwa was almost a Saint, and even in close combat, her magical powers were formidable; how could Big Brother be so unguarded, wouldn't something go wrong?

  Unable to help herself, Nüwa flew in front of Emperor Jiang and saw him smiling at her, which made her even angrier. She immediately infused her magic into her hand and threw a punch at Emperor Jiang, the next moment it had already landed on his chest.

  However, at this moment, the complexion changed immediately. Nüwa only felt that her fist hit an iron plate jade stone, and her hand received a strong counterforce, while Emperor Jiang remained unmoved.

  Nüwa hesitated, unwilling to give up, and wanted to try another punch. However, Emperor Jiang moved swiftly, his large hand grasping Nüwa's fist, twisting it lightly, and instantly pinning her against himself with her back pressed against his chest. The two of them suddenly appeared somewhat intimate in their posture. Meanwhile, the Hetu Luoshu that had been constraining Emperor Jiang's body couldn't hold on any longer and flew back at the moment he made his move.

  Di Jun and Tai Yi were greatly shocked, they did not expect that Di Jiang's simple physical defense was so powerful. How could they fight like this? If it continued, the three of them would eventually be exhausted to death. For a moment, they all had the idea of stopping the battle.

  "Does hitting me make you feel good?" Di Jiang said lightly, his breath blowing onto Nüwa's ear, and the anger in her heart suddenly dissipated, replaced by a strange feeling.

  "Let me go at once, you wicked immortal." Nuwa said loudly as Emperor Jiang continued to hold onto her and wouldn't let go.

  Di Jiang didn't bother with her, instead looking at Di Jun and Tai Yi who were not far away. If they still wanted to continue attacking, then he couldn't be blamed for not being gentle. First, he had to make Nüwa lose her combat strength.

  "Emperor Jiang Zu Wu, the establishment of the Heavenly Court is a matter of following the heavenly way. Do you really want to stop it?" Emperor Jun suddenly asked without attacking again.

  Di Jiang smiled to himself, knowing that Di Jun had no intention of fighting again. He couldn't help but say with a smile: "I also agree with the establishment of the Heavenly Court, it's just that two emperors should be established, one from your demon tribe and one from my witch tribe."

  "This is impossible." Taiyi immediately refused, but was stopped by Emperor Jun.

  "Emperor Jiang Zu Wu, if two emperors are established, how will the heavenly court be managed?" Emperor Jun asked, suppressing his discontent.

  It seems that Emperor Jun really wants to compromise, and Emperor Jiang is even more delighted in his heart.

  "On the heavenly court, there are 365 orthodox gods. I only need Jiao, Kang, Di, Fang, Xin, Wei, Ji; Dou, Niu, Nu, Xu, Wei, Shi, Bi; Kui, Lou, Wei, Mao, Bi, Zhi, Shen; Jing, Gui, Liu, Xing, Zhang, Yi, Zhen. These twenty-eight star positions are all that's left, the rest are controlled by the demon tribe."

  Di Jun furrowed his brow upon hearing this, the 365 orthodox gods, Emperor Jiang only needed 28, it seemed like a bad deal, but things were definitely not that simple. Moreover, Di Jun had discovered that these 365 godly positions would greatly benefit the calculation of the Zhou Tian Star Battle Array, and losing 28 of them would have a significant impact. However, thinking about Emperor Jiang's strength, he knew he had to make concessions, and after considering it for a moment, he agreed.

  Emperor Jun nodded in agreement, and Emperor Jiang's heart was filled with joy. He continued to say: "After the Heavenly Court is established, the thunder, fire, and wind will disperse from the Thirty-Three Heavens, and a land of spiritual energy will be formed. My Wu tribe only needs the outermost ten heavens, do you have any opinions?"

  Di Jun was shocked. How did he know that the thirty-three days of thunder and fire would disperse? Di Jun felt more and more unable to see through Di Jiang, but nodded in agreement.

  With Emperor Jun's consent, everyone was overjoyed and after discussing the heavenly court matters again, they began to formally establish the heavenly court.

  Only to see Di Jun suddenly flew into the high sky, loudly saying: "The Heavenly Way is above, now the demon clan is here, establishing the Heavenly Court, governing the vast expanse, rectifying all things in order. From now on, I, Di Jun, will be the Demon Emperor and the Witch Emperor, jointly governing the vast expanse. At the same time, Taiyi will be the Eastern Emperor, Nüwa will be the Nü Emperor, Fuxi will be the Xi Emperor, and Kunpeng will be the Demon Master, with heaven and earth as witnesses."

  At that moment, the Heavenly Way responded, and the clouds of merit gathered, descending upon the multitude. Emperor Jun and Emperor Jiang each obtained three accomplishments, while Taiyi, Nüwa, Fuxi, and Kunpeng each obtained one accomplishment. Fuxi and Kunpeng used this opportunity to behead the benevolent corpses, achieving the fruit of quasi-sainthood. The cultivators watching from the sidelines couldn't help but feel envious, and even the Three Pure Ones' expressions were moved.

  Di Jiang's face changed, and he was once again outmaneuvered by Di Jun. Not only did he establish the Two Emperors, but also simultaneously established the Three Sovereigns and One Master, none of whom were from the Wu tribe. However, thinking that his Wu tribe's destiny had not been usurped by the establishment of the Tian Ting by the Yao tribe, and having achieved its original goal, he said nothing more and did not linger, directly returning to the clan with the ancestors of the Wu tribe. He still needed to carefully plan for the position of Emperor Wu and the Twenty-Eight Star Constellations.

  As soon as Emperor Jiang and the others left, the faces of Emperor Jun and Tai suddenly turned gloomy. They would not let him get away with snatching the throne from them so easily.