Journey to the West: Demon Emperor: Beginning as a Little Toad

Chapter 394 Nine-headed Viper Xiangliu
East China Sea, East China Sea Dragon Palace.

When talking about the chaotic beasts when the world was created, Ao Jun's expression couldn't help but become solemn.

In his recollections, Ao Jun seemed to be touched by the war and chaos of that ancient era, his eyes flashing with remembrance and awe of the past.

She continued slowly:

"At that time, the primitive world had not yet taken shape, and chaotic beasts were rampant."

"But if we can survive this chaotic 'calamity of fierce beasts', the primitive world will be able to survive, and all living things will have a glimmer of new hope for life."

"On the contrary, the primitive world will be destroyed and return to chaos."

"Those chaotic beasts have no intelligence and only the instinct to kill and devour."

"They don't know good or evil, and they don't distinguish right from wrong. Their actions are completely driven by resentment. They rely solely on their instinct to destroy everything and wreak havoc on the vast land."

"The Chaos Beast is actually the remnant thoughts and remains of three thousand Chaos Demon Gods."

"Some high-level beasts may have retained some of the magical powers of the Three Thousand Chaos Demon Gods. Their power is so astonishing that it is enough to shake the entire prehistoric world."

"They are extremely powerful and their numbers are huge. Wherever they pass, the mountains collapse and the earth cracks, and the spiritual energy is exhausted. All the races in the prehistoric world are in danger of being exterminated."

"It was a dark and desperate time, when all living things lived under the shadow of the beasts of Chaos."

"Later, in order to protect the prehistoric world, the early prehistoric creatures united together to form an alliance to fight against the ferocious beasts."

"The main force of the ferocious beasts gradually collapsed under the heavy siege of the myriad races, and the arrogant beast king could not escape death in the end, and was beheaded on the prehistoric land."

"The prehistoric world was thus saved from catastrophic destruction."

"That battle was undoubtedly a crucial battle for the survival of the prehistoric world."

"All creatures worked together to resist the crazy invasion of the chaotic beasts on the primitive world, and built an indestructible line of defense with their flesh and blood."

"My grandfather, Zulong, was the ancestor of the dragon clan. He led all the scaly creatures in the world and resolutely participated in the war to protect the prehistoric world."

"He set an example by being brave and fearless, defeating the beast and performing an unprecedented feat."

Speaking of this, Ao Jun was very proud.

That was the most glorious time of the dragon clan.

At the beginning, the dragon, phoenix and unicorn tribes united with all other tribes to defeat the chaotic beasts.

The Ancestral Dragon and the dragon clan made unprecedented contributions in that thrilling "Dangerous Beast Disaster" and won the favor and recognition of the prehistoric world.

The Ancestral Dragon and the dragon clan thus obtained abundant merits and endless fortune from the Heavenly Dao, and thus laid the foundation for their hegemony.

It was after that that the dragon clan rose rapidly like the rising sun and became the overlords of the prehistoric world, dominating the prehistoric world.

These glorious experiences are precious memories left by Zulong, and are also the most precious wealth he left for the dragon clan.

No matter what Zulong did later, his bravery and sacrifice will be forever engraved in the long history of the dragon clan.

There may be some controversy about the merits and demerits of Zulong's life, and future generations will have to judge them.

However, it is undeniable.

Zulong once shed his blood for this primitive world, made great military achievements for this primitive world, and fought desperately for this primitive world.

If it weren't for Zulong's struggle, it's hard to say whether this world would still exist today.

When Xiao Chen heard this, he couldn't help but feel a surge of respect in his heart.

He looked at Ao Jun with a firm gaze and said sincerely:

"Zulong, you are a real hero."

"His heroic deeds are truly admirable."

"The dragon clan is lucky to have an ancestor like Zulong!"

When Ao Jun heard this, a hint of satisfaction flashed in his eyes, which was an acknowledgement of Xiao Chen's admiration for Zulong, but then this satisfaction was replaced by a hint of sadness.

She sighed lightly and continued slowly:
"But later, my dragon clan, phoenix clan, and qilin clan fought for supremacy, destroying the ancient world."

"That war was extremely brutal. Mountains and rivers were shattered, rivers were diverted, all living things suffered from unforeseen disasters, and the entire world was almost destroyed."

"After the catastrophe, the heavens came down to settle accounts and severely punished the three clans for their crimes."

"As the dominant force in the battle for supremacy, our dragon clan has shouldered a tremendous amount of karma."

“That karma, like a heavy shackle, bound the dragon race’s progress and plunged them into endless suffering.”

"Since then, the dragon race's luck has declined, the race has withered, and the power of its bloodline has declined."

"There are fewer and fewer real dragons."

"In order to atone for their sins and regain the recognition of heaven and earth, the dragon race was forced to take it upon themselves to suppress the chaotic beasts and protect the four seas, and to make up for their past mistakes with practical actions."

"Senior Qinglong guards the east of the four poles of heaven and earth, and stabilizes the structure of heaven and earth with his physical body. He is the 'Eastern Qinglong'."

"Later, the human race rose up and became the protagonist of heaven and earth."

"In the era of the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, Senior Yinglong assisted the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors of the human race and helped the human race establish a glorious human civilization."

"Yinglong reached a cooperation with the human race and turned the dragon race into the totem of the Son of Heaven, making the 'True Dragon Son of Heaven' a sacred symbol in the hearts of the human race."

"Therefore, the human emperor is also known as the 'True Dragon' emperor."

“The dragon race also earned the luck and merit of the human race, gradually got out of the predicament, and formed an indissoluble bond with the human race.”

"I see……"

"Yinglong... Huanglong..."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Chen became thoughtful, and those ancient records and legends emerged in his mind.

In ancient China, dragons were used to symbolize imperial power. "True Dragon Son of Heaven" was an honorific title for the emperor in ancient China. It was believed that the emperor was a true dragon from heaven who had descended to earth, so "True Dragon Son of Heaven" was used as a nickname for the emperor.

This can be traced back to the era of the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors.

The "Yiwen Leiju" records the story of Huangdi and Huanglong: "Huangdi has the virtue of earth, and the 'Huanglong' appears. In the summer, the green dragon is born in the suburbs."

The Eastern Han Dynasty book Lun Heng Bone Physiognomy also records: "It is said that Huangdi had a dragon face, Zhuanxu wore a noon mask, Emperor Ku had double teeth, Yao had eight-colored eyebrows, Shun had double pupils... all of them were emperors."

The Records of the Grand Historian also records Liu Bang: "At that time, there was thunder and lightning, and Taigong went to see, and saw a 'dragon' on top. Later, she became pregnant and gave birth to Gaozu. Gaozu was a man with a prominent nose and a 'dragon face'..."

Dragons actually have many colors, and none of the four dragon kings are yellow.

The east is dominated by wood, which is the "eastern blue dragon", the west is dominated by gold, which is the "western white dragon", the south is dominated by fire, which is the "southern red dragon", and the north is dominated by water, which is the "northern black dragon".

Yinglong is the Huanglong, "yellow dragon", the Huanglong, the imperial dragon, the dragon of the emperor.

The dragons embroidered on dragon robes are mostly yellow.

Yinglong originally had wings on its back.

But after the Longhan catastrophe, the dragon clan was punished, and Yinglong was no exception.

Because Yinglong had killed too many people, the Heavenly Dao punished him by depriving him of his wings. Without wings, he became a pure yellow dragon.

Ao Jun continued:
"Senior Zhulong, lead the remaining members of the Ancestral Dragon to forever control the four seas."

"They are well aware of the terrifying power of Chaos, and also the cruelty of Chaos beasts."

"In order to prevent the power of chaos from eroding the three realms, Senior Zhulong has set up many seals deep under the sea to firmly suppress those ferocious beasts."

"They suppressed the ferocious beasts at the bottom of the sea to offset their boundless karma."

"It's called 'Dragon Palace', but it's actually a 'prison'."

"And this Dragon Palace in the East China Sea may seem magnificent and splendid, but in fact it is a strict 'prison'."

"Underneath it, there is a huge underwater prison, where countless ferocious beasts corrupted by the power of chaos are imprisoned."

"The people of the Dragon Clan must patrol the cracks on the seabed day and night and repair the seals of the ferocious beasts to prevent them from escaping and causing trouble in the three realms."

"Moreover, the dragon clan also needs to regularly offer dragon blood and dragon souls from the direct bloodline of the Ancestral Dragon as sacrifices and inject them into the seal formation to suppress the revival of the ferocious beasts."

"You must not be born easily."

"I can only be trapped in this Dragon Palace."

Xiao Chen couldn't help but sigh when he heard about the vicissitudes of the dragon race from the "primordial overlord" to the "hell warriors". All things in the world, no matter how glorious they were, will eventually fall from grace, and the dragon race is no exception.

These three realms are vast and boundless, hiding countless secrets.

Deep in the sea, there must be something deeply suppressed.

After all, "Shen Gongbao" was severely punished by Yuanshi Tiandun and punished to use his body to block the eye of the North Sea.

Perhaps, Yuanshi Tianzun used the body of "Shen Gong Bao" as another form of sacrifice to strengthen the seal of these chaotic beasts.

Xiao Chen seemed to be thinking about something, as if he had realized something.

The timeline of Journey to the West is actually introduced at the beginning, and it has always been very clear:
"Thanks to Pangu for creating the world, the Three Sovereigns for ruling the world, and the Five Emperors for establishing order..."

The story of Journey to the West begins in the era after the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors.

The stories of the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, as well as the even more distant primitive times, are all chapters of the past for the present world and do not belong to his current timeline.

Among the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors of the human race, they never appeared in person in the entire Journey to the West and their whereabouts are unknown.

It seems to have disappeared in the long river of history.

Among the legendary stories of the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, the only character who appears in passing in Journey to the West is Dayu, the Human Emperor among the Five Emperors.

The magic weapon "Ruyi Jingu Bang" in Sun Wukong's hand is actually not a magical weapon, but a "stator" used by Dayu to measure the depth of rivers and seas when he was controlling floods.

This "Ruyi Golden Cudgel" can be long or short, thick or thin, hard or soft, and its shape can change in a variety of ways according to the owner's wishes.

This function is very obvious, it is used for exploration and it is a very good exploration tool.

No matter how complex the waters are, the Ruyi Jingu Bang can accurately explore them.

The original main purpose of the "Ruyi Jingu Bang" was to explore the complex underwater terrain and determine the depths of rivers, lakes and seas to help Dayu successfully control floods, rather than being used specifically for fighting as people later knew.

At this moment, Ao Jun said with some resentment:

"And what happens next is related to you."

"My dragon clan has four sea-stabilizing magic needles."

"They are the Ruyi Golden Cudgel, the Suixin Iron Soldier, the Sky-supporting White Jade Pillar, and the Sea-supporting Purple Gold Beam."

"Four magic needles guard the east, south, west and north seas respectively."

"This Dinghai Shenzhen is actually a part of the seal for the vicious beast."

At this point, Ao Jun's tone became heavy:

"After the Dinghai Shenzhen was 'borrowed' by your group, the seal of the beast became somewhat loose."

"Some 'sea beasts' are beginning to stir."

Having said this, Ao Jun stopped talking and looked at Wuzhiqi, meaning:

"Speak for yourself."

In the past, in ancient times, the era of the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors.

Wuzhiqi was once a wild and unruly demon who ran rampant.

He dared to confront the Human Emperor Dayu directly.

After all, Wuzhiqi is a water ape. He naturally likes water. He wants to turn land into water and turn large tracts of land into his own water kingdom.

But it is not easy for people to survive in water.

As the representative of the human race, Emperor Dayu was responsible for controlling floods and protecting the people.

The two are naturally opposed.

But right.

During the process of flood control, Dayu received help from the magical artifact "Ruyi Jingu Bang" bestowed by Taishang Laojun. With the strong support of Yinglong, Wuzhiqi was finally defeated and suppressed by Dayu.

But Wuzhiqi was not destined to die.

After all, Yinglong is a member of the dragon clan, and Wuzhiqi, as the son-in-law of the dragon clan, is also a family member of Yinglong.

At the critical moment, Yinglong still showed some mercy and did not kill Wuzhiqi.

His dragon-girl wife Ao Jun also pleaded with Yinglong and promised Dayu to help suppress the nine-headed water snake Xiangliu.

This saved his life.

Later, Wuzhiqi broke free from the seal, and Dayu was gone, but he was targeted by the Heavenly Court again and was suppressed by them again.

Once again, it was his dragon-girl wife Ao Jun who stepped forward and put in all her efforts to bring him back to life.

Wuzhiqi knew very well that if it weren't for his dragon girl wife Ao Jun, he, Wuzhiqi, would be gone again.

After experiencing all these twists and turns and hardships, Wuzhiqi finally put away his previous rebelliousness and ambition.

He started to take good care of his family.

After all, what more could a husband ask for with a wife like this?
Wuzhiqi nodded and continued to tell Xiao Chen about the events of the ancient times, his eyes gleaming with memories:
"In the old days, during the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors era of the human race, I had an old rival named 'Xiang Liu'."

"Xiang Liu is a nine-headed water snake, and also a nine-headed venomous snake. He has great abilities."

"Xiang Liu is not only powerful, but also cunning."

"I've fought with Xiangliu for territory before, but I couldn't defeat him."

"Xiang Liu's ability to manipulate water is not inferior to mine. He controls the water flow as naturally as breathing, as if he is the embodiment of aquatic creatures."

Wuzhiqi gestured as he spoke, as if he was back to the time when he had a fierce battle with Xiangliu.

"He still has nine lives, did you know that?"

"Every time I thought I had defeated him, he would appear in front of me alive and kicking as if nothing had happened."

"Nine lives, who can bear this?"

Wuzhiqi shook his head as he spoke, his tone revealing a hint of regret for the past and fear of Xiangliu:
"He also has the deadly Xiangliu poison in his body. It's unpleasant to touch him."

"That poison is so strong that it kills anyone who comes into contact with it. Whenever Xiang Liu and I fight, I have to be very careful, for fear of being contaminated by his venom."

“It’s extremely difficult.”

"Xiang Liu?"

After hearing this, Xiao Chen's mind suddenly became clear.

After all, Xiangliu is very famous.

He had heard the name Xiangliu in many ancient books and legends.

Xiangliu, also known as Xiangyao, is a ferocious beast in ancient Chinese mythology and legends, a nine-headed water venomous snake. Its fame is enough to scare people to death.

According to some records from previous lives, in the era of the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, Huangdi divided the world into nine provinces, which gave the world a clear territorial division.

However, during the reign of Emperor Yao, the nine-headed snake Xiangliu occupied the area west of Yongzhou. He murdered the people, invaded and destroyed tribes, and left devastation wherever he went.

Xiangliu has a ferocious appearance, nine heads and a body like a thousand-foot-long green snake. Whenever he appears, wherever he goes becomes a swamp, floods occur, and the people suffer.

During the process of flood control, Dayu discovered that Xiangliu was constantly destroying his flood control results, making the floods more severe.

Dayu knew very well that if Xiangliu was not killed, the task of flood control would never be resolved.

The story of Dayu and Xiangliu was recorded in the Shanhaijing: Overseas North Classic:

"Xiangliu has nine heads and a snake body, which coils itself around itself and feeds on the nine lands. Wherever it eats and nibbles, that is the source of the marsh. It is not bitter but bitter, and no beast can live there."

"When Yu was controlling the flood, he killed Xiangliu. His blood was so foul that no crops could grow. The land was full of water and could not be lived in."

Speaking of the incident of "Yu controlling the flood and killing Xiangliu".

There is also an unknown secret hidden in it.

Very few people know about it.

(End of this chapter)