“But after this Fox Spirit arrived, nurtured by power and pleasure, she revealed her bloodthirsty nature, abused cruel punishments, slaughtered loyal officials, and committed countless evil deeds.”
“She had long violated Nuwa’s original intention. How could Nuwa possibly intervene to help her?”
Chesia tilted her head: “So the promise of becoming an Immortal is gone too?”
“She invented punishments like the Red-Hot Bronze Pillar, the Scorpion Pit, cutting out hearts and disemboweling people… If it were you, would you dare let such a person become an Immortal?”
Su Fu explained, “Even Immortals must abide by heavenly laws. She’s causing such chaos before even becoming one.”
Chesia: “……Alright, she’s indeed beyond saving.”
Meanwhile, inside the royal palace of Chao Ge.
King Zhou was reclining on the dragon couch, with Daji half-lying in his arms, her slender jade fingers plucking grapes and feeding them into his mouth.
Musicians played decadent music in the hall, and dancers swayed their alluring figures.
Suddenly, a guard rushed in:
“Your Majesty! It’s terrible! The Xiqi army is at the city gates!”
“What?!” King Zhou roared angrily, his face ashen, “These disloyal and unfilial people!”
He abruptly drew the Juque Sword hanging beside the dragon throne, “Men! Prepare my armor! I shall personally go meet these traitors!”
King Zhou turned to Daji, full of heroic spirit: “My beloved consort, wait for me. After I pacify the rebel army, I shall return to celebrate with you!”
Daji’s eyes sparkled, “Your Majesty, then… would it be alright if your concubine accompanies you? I am truly worried…”
“The battlefield is dangerous, beloved consort, you should…”
“Your Majesty.” Daji’s eyes filled with tears, looking at King Zhou pitifully, “If Your Majesty were to suffer even the slightest harm, how could your concubine live on alone? It would be better to let me go with you… at the very least… at least I could watch over Your Majesty…”
She gently touched King Zhou’s face, her voice trembling: “Your concubine… fears she may never see Your Majesty again…”
King Zhou’s heart softened like water at her words, and he actually nodded in agreement: “Very well. With my beloved consort by my side, I shall surely achieve victory!”
Outside the hall, Verdandi and the others followed behind King Zhou. Although the Zhou army was at the gates, they were not the least bit flustered.
After all, Consort Daji had the Sage Nuwa behind her. One must know that Sages possessed immense power to change the course of battles.
Now that the other Sages were under house arrest, it was the time for Nuwa to reign supreme.
Everything was stable!
In fact, after that great battle at the Ten Thousand Immortals Array, they had originally planned to flee immediately. But just then, Consort Daji suddenly told them that she was actually a mole sent by Nuwa.
She was specifically here to bewitch King Zhou and accelerate the collapse of the Yin-Shang dynasty.
When they heard this news back then, they were almost ecstatic. They never expected to have stumbled upon the hidden route, accidentally clinging to a real powerful leg.
So from beginning to end, they had been on the winning side.
Although they had chosen the wrong Shang Dynasty, they had accidentally chosen the right mole faction within the Shang Dynasty, with the Sage Nuwa backing them. How could they not win?
Helios even had time to chat: “By the way, Su Fu still hasn’t appeared, has she?”
“She’s probably hiding.”
Shin Fujiwara shrugged, “Maybe she’s hiding within the Zhou army right now?”
Everyone exchanged glances and smiled at each other.
To be honest, they were even a little excited. From the moment they learned they were the mole faction, they had already won by just lying down.
They might even get major credit.
After all, if not for Consort Daji doing so much, how could the Shang Dynasty have collapsed so quickly?
When rewards were distributed, they might receive even more than those who fought in battles, as being a mole was the most dangerous.
But in reality, they had enjoyed a life of luxury, power, and pleasure throughout the entire Dungeon, all thanks to Consort Daji.
What was called winning by lying down? This was it!
On the city tower, King Zhou ascended with Daji to look into the distance.
They saw that outside the city, a dark mass of Xiqi troops filled the view, banners blotting out the sun, weapons like a forest.
“Traitor Jiang Ziya!” King Zhou roared angrily, “And Ji Fa! You disloyal, unfilial scoundrels, how dare you attack my Chao Ge?!”
Jiang Ziya rode out on his Four Incompatibilities mount, holding the Divine Whip, and declared loudly: “King Zhou is unrighteous, decadent and excessive, killing loyal ministers, tormenting the people, incurring the wrath of heaven and the resentment of the people! Today, I come by the Mandate of Heaven to carry out Heaven’s will!”
“Hahaha!” King Zhou laughed wildly, “Mandate of Heaven? If Heaven wishes to destroy me, I shall defy Heaven!”
He waved his hand grandly, looking at Verdandi and the others: “My beloved ministers, it’s up to you now. Beat them until they are utterly defeated!”
He had long been fooled by Verdandi and the others into confusion, even believing they were more powerful than so-called Sages.
Below the city wall, Jiang Ziya’s side grew tense.
Everyone stared at Verdandi and the others, ready for battle.
However, Verdandi and the others, who were the center of attention, were somewhat dumbfounded.
Helios lowered his voice: “Why hasn’t Nuwa arrived yet? Does she really want us to fight a round first?”
“Sh-should… should there be any accidents?” Shin Fujiwara broke out in a sweat.
Verdandi forced herself to remain calm: “Don’t panic. It might be a test of our loyalty…”
King Zhou, seeing them delay, urged impatiently: “What are my beloved ministers waiting for?!”
Verdandi gave a look. Shin Fujiwara and Helios stepped forward with gritted teeth.
One was the High Priest of the Amaterasu Pantheon, the other was the Sun God of the Greek Pantheon.
Logically, no matter who the opponent was, these two should be able to hold out for a while.
As a result, from the opposing camp, Nezha leaped out on his Wind Fire Wheels: “This young master will meet you!”
At the same time, Yang Jian, holding his Three-Pointed Double-Edged Glaive, with the Heavenly Eye between his brows slightly open, also stepped forward.
The battle began. Nezha, stepping on his Wind Fire Wheels, instantly rushed before Helios, his Fire-tipped Spear thrusting straight at his throat.
Helios hastily blocked, but felt an irresistible force strike him. He was sent flying, vomiting blood.
He frantically summoned his Sun Chariot, but before it could even take off, Yang Jian’s Howling Celestial Dog bit onto a wheel and yanked it down.
On the other side, Yang Jian, with just one move, sent Shin Fujiwara’s Yata no Kagami flying, then proceeded to beat him until he was rolling on the ground to dodge.
“How can this be?!” King Zhou watched from the city wall, dumbfounded, “Didn’t my beloved ministers say their divine power was boundless? How can this be?”
He quickly shouted to Verdandi on the side: “Grand Tutor! Go quickly!”
Verdandi:
‘Are these people that fierce? No wonder the Shang Dynasty Test Takers kept dying.’
But she didn’t want to seek death. She hurriedly looked at Daji. Where was the promised Nuwa? Why hadn’t she come yet?
Daji looked completely at ease, as if everything was under control. She even gave Verdandi a meaningful glance, signaling her to continue.
“Something’s not right………………” Verdandi’s heart sank, but seeing Shin Fujiwara and Helios about to be skewered, she couldn’t afford to think more.
“Disaster Star Track!” she shouted sharply, activating her strongest trump card, an S-level Divine Artifact.
In an instant, the void tore open.
Rumble—
A sound like thunder trembling echoed between heaven and earth, followed by an extremely high-speed train roaring out from the void, its momentum terrifying.
Jiang Ziya and the others were greatly alarmed: “What kind of demonic art is this?!”
Just as this terrifying power was about to sweep through the entire Zhou army camp, a sigh echoed between heaven and earth.
“……”
It was Nuwa.
Everyone saw a plain white figure descend gracefully from the clouds. With a casual wave of her hand, she crushed the Disaster Star Track into dust inch by inch.
“Pfft—”
Verdandi immediately vomited blood and was sent flying backward. The backlash from her Divine Artifact being destroyed felt like her internal organs were burning.
At the same time, Daji’s expression changed drastically. She turned to flee.
She knew better than anyone that her actions of cruel torture and slaughter had long blocked her path to becoming an Immortal.
But before she could run more than a few steps, Nuwa grabbed her from a distance, lifting her back like picking up a chick, and directly threw her before the formation.
“Nine-tails! Do you know your crime?”
Daji trembled all over, kowtowing frantically: “Your Grace, spare me! I… I was misled! I was momentarily greedy………………”
“I beg Your Grace, for the sake of our past relationship, spare my life!”
“You still dare to quibble?!”
Verdandi and the others lay collapsed on the ground. The pain from their injuries couldn’t compare to the collapse in their hearts at this moment.
What?! The Nine-tailed Fox was actually messing around? What about the promised mole mission?!
“No way… how could this Fox Spirit be so suicidal?!” Helios trembled with anger, “We actually believed her lies?!”
Shin Fujiwara’s face was ashen: “It’s over………… it’s all over… What winning by lying down? It’s clearly a suicide mission.”
He directly vomited blood in anger, “We were fooled by that damned Nine-tailed Fox!”
They had originally been about to run away, but then they were tricked back by Daji.
She said Nuwa was her backer, but now Nuwa was the Sage coming to settle accounts with them?
The sky had fallen.
Helios never expected that he would be played like a fool by an NPC!
Daji clearly wanted their combat power, wanted them to help the king turn the tide against the odds.
“No way… what was this Fox Spirit thinking?” Verdandi’s expression was ferocious, “Does she think the Sage is dead?!”
The few of them looked at each other, their eyes filled with resentment.
Nuwa gently waved her hand.
The Nine-tailed Fox and Verdandi and the others simultaneously spat out a mouthful of blood, the Divine Power within their bodies instantly dissipating.
“This Sage is too powerful, right?” Helios惊恐地 discovered that the surging Sun Divine Power within him was rapidly dissipating.
“No good…………… If we wait any longer, we’ll definitely die!” Shin Fujiwara gritted his teeth, “We have to risk it!”
The few of them exchanged glances and simultaneously erupted into action.
Helios burned his essence blood, Shin Fujiwara sacrificed his final Yasakani no Magatama, and Verdandi even prepared to self-destruct her Divine Artifact.
Seeing this, Nuwa was slightly surprised.
“Resist…. Me?”
She swayed, her delicate hand gently pressing down.
“Boom!!!”
The world fell silent.
There was no earth shattering explosion, no dazzling clash of techniques.
As easily as crushing a few ants, the three instantly exploded, turning into a blood mist, their souls scattered before they could even scream.
The nine-tailed fox trembled to the side, her legs giving away and she knelt on the ground, her eyes filled with terror, not daring to breathe.
“The nine-tailed fox’s actions are unforgivable,” Nuwa said calmly to Jiang Ziya, “and I leave her to your disposal.”
Jiang Ziya bowed respectfully, “Thank you for your mercy, Your Majesty.”
Nuwa nodded slightly, her figure gradually disappearing into the clouds.
Chesia watched with lingering fear and asked, “This….is the power of sage?”
“These aristocratic scions were among the best of the examinees, yet they didn’t even have a chance to resist, they died instantly.”
A wave of lingering fear washed over her, “Luckily you survived!”
Su Fu: “…..”
What else could she have done?
Speaking of which, Verandai actually believed the nine-tailed fox??