106 — Chapter 106: The Heavenly Emperor’s Petty? Then What Is This!

Upon hearing what Ye Chen said.

Many cultivators made a face, because they could hardly believe someone could say something like that.

The Heavenly Emperor had already done more than enough for the human race. All these years, he had guarded the Nine States, enduring such loneliness in exchange for peace in the human world.

And now, humans were all cursing at the Heavenly Emperor. Even these cultivators couldn’t stand it any longer.

If they were in the Heavenly Emperor’s shoes, they might have decided to make the human race go extinct.

But the Heavenly Emperor never asked for the human race to pay him back for anything.

The fact that he didn’t just wipe them all out was already a tremendous show of grace. What gave them the right to ask the Heavenly Emperor to protect the humans?

He had used human dao to attain his cultivation powers, but he didn’t owe the human race anything.

The fact that he did anyway meant that it was the humans who owed him. Why should they hurl insults at him just because he didn’t save them from their plight?

Besides, based on what they could see right now.

The Heavenly Emperor had given his Quasi-Emperor dao fruit to Changxi. The cultivation he had before this had gone back to square one.

Where would he have found the strength to save the humans from an attack by the demon race and get them through such a crisis?

But Ye Chen was still considered a man blessed by the gods, a man destined to be their greatest hero.

Many people didn’t dare to offend him even though they felt bad for the Heavenly Emperor.

Some even chimed in.

“Yes, that’s right. The Heavenly Emperor is being a little too petty. He was merely misunderstood by the humans, that’s all. He’s supposed to be the most powerful among humans and the humans had showered him with such love and respect, yet he cruelly abandoned them. He’s really inhuman.”

“That’s right, that’s right, he’s really inhuman. There was a good reason why the humans misunderstood him, anyway. After all, it was Queen Xihe who made herself look like him and committed those murders!”

“This wasn’t the fault of humans at all, but the Heavenly Emperor harbored a grudge against them for it. That’s being way too petty.”

Ye Chen’s words had successfully fanned the wind back in his favor.

Even though he hadn’t done anything wrong in this particular instance, the image everyone had of the Heavenly Emperor was still a devil overflowing with wickedness.

And that’s why the sympathy toward the Heavenly Emperor only lasted a moment before being led back to where they started by what Ye Chen said.

Right now, Ye Chen breathed a little sigh of relief in his heart.

But just a little, because Changxi was still a problem.

He could sense that Changxi’s emotions were extremely unstable.

He wanted to try and persuade her, but didn’t dare to in the end.

That’s right, he didn’t dare to. He was afraid that like Bai Su, she would just yell at him.

But looking at her now, she had not woken up from her sorrow and regret yet.

He could only hope that she could calm down and think about the situation, that she would not lose her rational, that she would think of the bigger picture and not immediately turn against them like Gu Youwei.

Because if that really happened, this Great Empress was going to be way out of his reach.

…

Inside the mirror.

Ugh!!

A mouthful of blood sprayed down from the void.

Gu Changqing had lost his Quasi-Emperor dao fruit and his cultivation was falling at an alarming rate. He was severely injured even as he traveled through this part of the universe and was covered in blood.

He returned to Beixuan Continent and came back to the Nine States where the humans lived.

But.

In that moment, Gu Changqing sensed that outside the Nine States, a powerful surge of demonic qi had arrived.

That was countless members of the demon race!

Some of them were Half-Saints, Saint Kings and even Supremes.

It was as if they were ready to flatten the Nine States underfoot.

“It’s that woman again.”

Gu Changqing frowned.

Right from the start, he had sensed that someone was behind all of this.

Regardless of whether it was Changxi, Xihe, or the ancient emperor of the demon race, they had merely been pawns in the game.

The real mastermind behind all this was the woman whose fox tail he had chopped off.

But Gu Changqing didn’t have the time to think about why that woman would do such a thing, or how and when he had ended up in a feud with such a wicked woman.

He tore through the void and rushed into the Nine States.

…

Outside the mirror.

The entire place was silent and everyone was even in a daze.

“Wasn’t it said that the Heavenly Emperor didn’t help the humans?”

“Wasn’t it said that the humans kneeled and begged the Heavenly Emperor to come but he ignored them?”

“Then what is this now?!”

Some cultivators began speaking up.

And now, the ones who had said the Heavenly Emperor was petty, had reddened faces.

The two human cultivators were even more stunned and couldn’t believe what they were seeing. “But the Heavenly Emperor really didn’t appear among our race during this crisis.”

Several cultivators made a face. “If he didn’t appear, then what’s this we’re seeing? Look at where he’s headed! If he’s not headed for the humans, then where?!”

The two cultivators fell silent, unsure of how to respond.

“One thing at a time – the Heavenly Emperor has already done his part to contribute to the humans!”

“Before climbing his way up human dao, he had already opened up so many dao paths and given them countless cultivation methods and ways to attain immortality. He even gave up an immortal weapon to keep the qi within the human race and gave them true words of the heavenly way.”

“After he had done so much, even if the Heavenly Emperor had really massacred ten cities worth of people, I don’t think he has done anything that’s crossed the line.”

“But the thing is, he didn’t do any of that, and before understanding the real truth, the humans blamed him, cursed him and insulted him repeatedly.”

“The Heavenly Emperor didn’t even blame the humans for all this! And now that they’re in trouble, he’s diving straight toward them without hesitation.”

“You must remember that he’s no longer as powerful as he was before!!”

“After losing his Quasi-Emperor dao fruit, his cultivation is down to almost zero, never mind the fact that the demons that have come include Supremes!”

One of the cultivators couldn’t stand it anymore and finally spoke up.

After saying that, he got the agreement of many around him.

Even though Ye Chen gave these people a warning glare, they ignored it completely.

Right now, Ye Chen’s expression was as dark as the night sky!

He couldn’t control them anymore!

He couldn’t control these cultivators anymore!

They seemed to all stand on the Heavenly Emperor’s side now.

But nobody could blame them for that. The amount of undeserved blame and suffering that the Heavenly Emperor had gone through had truly moved their hearts.

“Heavenly Emperor!!!”

Unbridled rage blew up inside Ye Chen’s heart. He gnashed his teeth and wished he could kill Gu Changqing inside the mirror right now.

…

Inside the mirror.

Gu Changqing flew down to the mortal world and landed just outside the Nine States.

In the distance, smoke filled the air, dust flew everywhere.

It was like a tsunami rolling as the smoke and dust accumulated and rushed toward the humans as though it was unstoppable.

That smoke and dust was left behind by the countless demons running toward the Nine States.

The spacetime shattered and terrifying demonic qi came together to shake every dimension.

“Bell, come!”

Gu Changqing quietly commanded.

The sound of huge waves resounded within the void and a yellow gold ancient bell suddenly appeared next to him.

Gu Changqing stepped on the bell and stared at the vast army of demons.

In that moment, that vast army also stopped in their steps.

Even though it clearly looked like the comical scene of a bug trying to shake a large tree.

But despite this crazy disparity in power, that vast army of at least a million demons actually stopped.

Everyone stared in fear at the man in front of them.

Everything was silent.

“I was able to wash Tangshan in blood back then. Today, I can also kill all of you right outside the Nine States.”

“Those who dare to attack the human race shall die!”

A not very authoritative voice rang out quietly.

But it was enough to make the vast demon army feel their hair all stand on end.