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

Chapter 455 Zulong's younger brother "Zu Xuanwu"

Inside the Tongming Hall, fairy mist is lingering and auspicious light is shining, fully displaying the majesty and solemnity of the heavenly court.

The Jade Emperor sat upright on the dragon throne, slowly looking at the Marshal Tianpeng, the Deputy Marshal Tianyou, the Yisheng Baode, and the Lingying Yousheng in front of him, raised his eyes slightly, and said:

"You have all heard about the Donghua Rebellion, right?"

When Marshal Tianpeng heard this, his eyes widened with anger, he gnashed his teeth and said in hatred:
"Your Majesty has always been kind to this traitor Donghua and treated him well."

"I didn't expect that he would become arrogant because of his favor, and even have rebellious intentions. He even tried to use the name of the Conferred God List to deceive the gods and disrupt the order of the three realms."

"Such a traitor with such evil ambitions and treason is truly intolerable to heaven and justice, and everyone has the right to kill him!"

Marshal Tianpeng became more and more angry as he spoke, his voice full of indignation:

"I am willing to personally lead 50,000 Tianhe naval forces to immediately launch an expedition and wipe out the rebels with the force of thunder."

"Leave another 30,000 naval forces to guard the Tianhe River and protect the Lingxiao Palace to ensure that the foundation of the Heavenly Palace is stable and not disturbed by the rebels."

Upon hearing this, Deputy Marshal Tianyou took a big step forward, bowed, and said with a firm look:

"Your Majesty, I am willing to go with Marshal Tianpeng to help him put down the Donghua Rebellion."

Yisheng Baode Zhenjun also took a step forward, bowed and said:
"Your Majesty, I have guarded the Netherworld for many years, and I also have a group of elite ghost soldiers under my command."

"I am willing to lead these Yin soldiers to fight out of the earth and attack overseas, and wipe out those overseas immortals who were bewitched by Donghua in one fell swoop, so that they will know the consequences of defying the Heavenly Court."

The Holy Lord held the Demon-Slaying Sword in his hand and said loudly:
"Your Majesty, I am willing to lead the Demon-Slaying Army to crush the rebels of Emperor Donghua and restore peace to the Three Realms."

……

When the three armies go out to fight, if the commander-in-chief has not been decided, it will be difficult to unite the troops.

"Who will be the head coach..."

The Jade Emperor sat upright on the throne, his eyes as fast as lightning, slowly sweeping over the True Lords Tianpeng Yuanshuai, Tianyou Fuyuanshuai, Yishen Baode and Lingying Yousheng who were standing solemnly below the steps.

no one is perfect.

The four divine generals in front of him were wearing armor, had extraordinary aura and extraordinary strength, but they each had their own strengths and weaknesses.

Although Marshal Tianpeng is the leader of the Four Saints of the North Pole, he ascended to heaven early and has a long career, but he is better at naval battles, and his ability in land battles is somewhat inferior, like a landlubber walking on flat land.

In recent years, Deputy Marshal Tianyou has mainly been helping the Emperor of Beiji Ziwei to handle the government affairs of the heavenly realm, or touring the nine provinces in the lower realm, and has been away from the battlefield for a long time.

Yisheng Baode Zhenjun (General Heisha) guards the underworld and commands the Heisha divine soldiers. He slays evil spirits like autumn wind sweeping fallen leaves. However, his magic is mostly aimed at evil ghosts and spirits, so it may be difficult for him to display his strengths in battles among the living.

This is not the case with General Yousheng (General Zhenwu).

In recent years, True Lord Yousheng has led the Demon-Slaying Army and has been eliminating evil spirits in the lower world as easily as butchering an ox.

His cultivation level has surpassed others and he has entered the realm of Daluo Jinxian, firmly sitting at the head of the Four Saints of the North Pole.

and.

As the Lord of the Three Realms, the Jade Emperor also knows something about the origin and identity of this True Lord Yousheng.

Lord Yousheng has an extraordinary origin, and is related to "Xuanwu", the North Pole among the four poles of heaven and earth.

The Jade Emperor had a clear mind. Although he knew the ability of True Lord Yousheng, he had never given him important power in the past because the time was not right.

The power struggles among the three realms are like a game between chess players, with light and darkness intertwined.

There are chess pieces that are placed in the open, and there are also chess pieces hidden in the dark.

And True Lord Yousheng is a hidden chess piece of the Jade Emperor.

Now the three realms are in turmoil, with Emperor Donghua causing chaos, it is the time to use people.

The Jade Emperor's gaze fell on True Lord Yousheng and he said:

"Zhenwu obeys orders."

Lord Yousheng took a step forward and said:
"Zhenwu is here."

The Jade Emperor issued an edict:
"I now appoint you as the commander-in-chief of the three armies, the Great Marshal of Zhenwu. You will command the sailors, heavenly soldiers, and ghost soldiers, coordinate the overall situation, dispatch the gods, lead the troops to the battle, suppress the rebellion, and restore peace to the three realms!"

"Tian Peng leads the Tianhe navy."

"Tianyou leads the Dou Lei and other divisions of heavenly soldiers."

"The Black Evil leads the Yin soldiers."

"You will advance from the water, land, and sky to crush the rebels!"

The Jade Emperor’s words are followed by law.

In an instant, Zhang Tianshi next to him had finished writing the edict with his brush and handed it to Yousheng Zhenjun.

The Holy Lord took over the decree and said in a voice like the collision of metal and stone:
"I accept your order!"

Marshal Tianpeng, Vice Marshal Tianyou, and Yisheng Baode Zhenjun also responded in unison:

"I accept your order!"

The four divine generals were so powerful that they shook the Tongming Palace, and it seemed that even the beams and pillars in the Tongming Palace were trembling.

Subsequently.

The Four Saints of the North Pole each received their orders and prepared to go to war.

The Jade Emperor suddenly sent a message to the True Lord Yousheng, the voice was as thin as a thread but went straight into the heart:
"Zu Xuanwu."

"If we win this battle, I will guarantee that the Xuanwu clan will be prosperous forever."

True Lord Yousheng paused abruptly, his body stagnated slightly, and then he turned around, clasped his hands, and responded in a voice as loud as a bell:
"Don't worry, Your Majesty. I will definitely fulfill my mission!"

True Lord Yousheng understood it in his heart.

Emperor Donghua is the "Hidden Emperor", so even if he wins this battle, it will be difficult to kill him.

The Jade Emperor would most likely just put him under house arrest or banish him to the mortal world.

However, the Jade Emperor pointed out his identity as "Zu Xuanwu" at this time.

This is to make him fight to the death and kill Emperor Donghua directly without leaving any survivors.

Let him kill Emperor Donghua directly to eliminate the trouble forever.

If this happens.

As long as the Jade Emperor is there, the Xuanwu clan will be rich and prosperous.

……

If the emperor wants to kill someone, he doesn't need to say it explicitly, his minions will do it for him. Why does he need to do it himself?

How can ordinary people guess the mind of an emperor?

……

“Zu Xuanwu…”

The Jade Emperor gazed at the receding figure of True Lord Yousheng, as if thinking about something.

As the Lord of the Three Realms, he is in charge of the Three Realms and has insight into reincarnation. How could the slightest movement of the Northern Black Tortoise, one of the four poles of heaven and earth, escape his eyes?

He already knew the origin of this "Prince of Jingle Kingdom" from the lower world.

He gave the name "Zhenwu" instead of "Xuanwu" to Lord Yousheng, naturally in order to conceal his identity and keep it secret.

Now it's time to use this chess piece.

……

The moment Yousheng Zhenjun (Zhenwu Emperor) stepped out of Tongming Palace, the sea of ​​clouds in the sky suddenly surged, as if a massive thunder was gathering in the depths of the clouds, causing the sky to dim and the wind and clouds to change color.

He stopped in front of the white jade steps, his eyes fixed towards the north. His gaze was like cold lightning that split the chaos, as if he wanted to see through the unknown secrets of heaven.

Deep in the soul of the Great Emperor Zhenwu, the true form of a prehistoric mythical beast in the form of a dragon, snake, and turtle was slowly emerging from the boundless underworld.

In an instant.

The entire North Gate of Heaven was shrouded in a cold and gloomy pressure; even the pillars of heaven that had stood for ten thousand years were faintly covered with frost.

Deep in the soul, the main body of the mythical beast is as majestic as three mountains and five peaks, and its carapace seems to be cast with thick meteorite iron. The star patterns on it are flowing like living things. The serrated protrusions on the edge of the shell are glowing with a cold blue light, and each pattern secretly matches the orbit of the seven stars in the northern sky, faintly revealing the unparalleled pressure that suppresses the heaven and earth.

"Hiss, hiss, hiss..."

A giant black snake poked out its ferocious head from behind its tortoise shell, its body winding like an upside-down river in the underworld, its eyes burning with two clusters of red-gold demonic fire, its scales glowing with a cold light like the ghost fire of the underworld.

This beast has a turtle body as its main component and a snake's body wrapped around it. It is the legendary Xuanwu beast that is a combination of a turtle and a snake.

Its shape can calm the mountains and rivers, and its power can intimidate all spirits!
At this moment.

A strange phenomenon suddenly appeared in the northern sky.

In the far north where no one has ever seen.

There is a "True Body of the Ancestor Xuanwu" stretching across the sky, its tortoise-like feet are like jade pillars piercing through the sea of ​​clouds, the friction sound of its scales is like the roar of billions of thunders, and the giant snake wrapped around its body is more than ten thousand feet long!

With a swing of its tail, the water of the North Sea was stirred up and rolled back into the sky.

The eyes of the Ancestor Xuanwu are as bright as the sun and the moon. The tortoise pupils are dark green, as if they contain the secrets of the ancient Xuanming; the snake pupils are red gold, as if they are burning with the fire of annihilation. The whole body is surrounded by the aura of water waves, and the feet are on the water of Xuanming. Every step he takes causes the North Sea to flood back, the Nine Netherworlds to shake, and the sky and the earth change color.

This ancestor Xuanwu exudes the pressure of ancient times, which is terrifying. It is hard to imagine how monstrous and ferocious it once was!

The two black tortoises echoed each other from afar, as if there was a mysterious connection flowing between heaven and earth. The Great Emperor Zhenwu looked at the true body of the ancestor black tortoise, thinking of the past, and a myriad of thoughts surged in his mind. He sighed:
"I shouldn't stand on the wrong side this time."

……

The most important thing in the Three Realms is to stand on the right side.

Standing on the right side is the most important thing. If you follow the right boss, resources, luck, and merit will come to you in abundance.

If you follow the wrong boss, the consequences will naturally be bad.

His cultivation as True Lord Yousheng was able to catch up and advance by leaps and bounds, and he achieved the Daluo Dao.

Actually, it has something to do with his background.

His footwork is also very unusual.

Zhenwu is Xuanwu.

Zhenwu Emperor, also known as Xuanwu Emperor.

There are four poles in heaven and earth. The Azure Dragon guards the east, the White Tiger occupies the west, the Vermillion Bird soars in the south, and the Black Tortoise sits in the north.

Xuanwu symbolizes the north and water, and is a combination of a turtle and a snake.

The ancestor of the dragon clan is the "Ancestor Dragon".

The ancestor of Xuanwu is the "Ancestor Xuanwu".

In the past, in the ancient times, the prehistoric dragon clan was the leader of the scaled armored creatures, controlling the four oceans and being the boss of the scaled armored water creatures.

The Xuanwu clan is also a species of scales and armor, so naturally they regard the Ancestral Dragon as their leader and obey his calls.

In other words, "Zulong" was once the elder brother of "Zuxuanwu".

Because at that time, the primitive dragon clan was strong, the Ancestral Dragon was also strong, so it was natural for the Ancestral Black Tortoise to follow the big brother.

later.

In the ancient world, the three tribes of dragon, phoenix and unicorn participated in a great war for supremacy, which destroyed the ancient world and led to karma.

The race to which Xuanwu belonged also participated in the war for supremacy among the three races along with the dragon race, which resulted in the Xuanwu race being entangled in karma.

However, Zu Xuanwu was a visionary after all.

He knew very well that continuing to fight with the dragon clan would only lead the Xuanwu clan into an irretrievable situation.

Therefore, Zu Xuanwu resolutely swore to the Heaven that he would rule the four poles forever in exchange for the continuation of his clan.

Heaven was moved and granted his wish.

From then on, Zu Xuanwu guarded one of the four poles of heaven and earth, and was called "Northern Xuanwu".

Among the four symbols of heaven and earth: the Azure Dragon in the East, the White Tiger in the West, the Vermillion Bird in the South, and the Black Tortoise in the North.

In terms of defensive power and physical strength alone, Xuanwu is naturally the undisputed number one.

It’s simple, the turtle shell is just hard.

The feet of the ancient black tortoise can even support the sky and serve as the pillar of heaven.

Therefore, when it comes to the task of guarding the four poles of heaven and earth, the easiest one belongs to Zu Xuanwu.

Zu Xuanwu, just need to quietly occupy the north to ensure the safety of the north.

The Xuanwu clan was not the leader in the fight for supremacy among the dragon, phoenix and unicorn clans, so their crime was not serious.

In addition, Zu Xuanwu has been guarding the North Pole diligently for so many years.

It can be regarded as a complete meritorious deed.

then.

Zu Xuanwu gave up his physical body, his own blood essence and most of his primordial chaotic true spirit, allowing it to continue guarding the North Pole of heaven and earth.

He separated a bit of his chaotic true spirit, entered the cycle of reincarnation, and was reborn.

This bit of chaotic true spirit was reincarnated and turned into a prince of Jingle Kingdom.

This prince of Jingle Kingdom was extremely intelligent since childhood, and his path of spiritual practice was also smooth.

On the day when his mission was completed, he ascended to heaven in broad daylight, returned to the Three Realms, and became the mighty Zhenwu Emperor.

There is a poem in Journey to the West called Zhenwu Emperor:
"The title bestowed by the Jade Emperor, the name of Zhenwu. The mysterious void responds, the tortoise and the snake merge into one."

The name "Zhenwu" is the combination of a turtle and a snake, which hints at the origin of his ancestor Xuanwu.

and.

Under the command of Emperor Zhenwu, there are many generals with the avatars of dragons, snakes, and turtles, such as the two generals of turtle and snake, the five dragon generals, etc.

These are the trusted generals of Emperor Zhenwu.

On the journey to the West, Sun Wukong sought help from the Great Emperor Zhenwu.

These dragon, snake, and turtle generals were sent by the Great Emperor Zhenwu to follow Sun Wukong to attack the Yellow Eyebrow King.

When the little demon at the front door saw this, he hurriedly ran in to report, “The Monkey King is leading a few dragons, snakes, and turtles, and they are challenging us outside the door!”

The Yellow Eyebrow King was also surprised and asked, "How come this monkey has the appearance of a dragon, snake, or turtle? Where did this kind of monkey come from?"

In fact, these "dragon, snake, and turtle" generals are members of the Xuanwu clan.

That is, the other Xuanwus.

The Xuanwu people followed "Ancestor Xuanwu" - now the "Emperor Xuanwu" - to continue fighting all over the world and serve under him.

The name of this "Xuanwu Emperor" is also called "Zhenwu Emperor", which actually refers to him, the head of the Xuanwu clan.

However, Zu Xuanwu gave up his physical body, his own blood essence and most of his primordial spirit... and afterwards, his vitality was severely damaged.

Even though Zu Xuanwu was reincarnated and rebuilt after a long period of time, he has only recovered to the level of Daluo Jinxian.

The wind in these three realms has never stopped.

Many times, we have no choice.

Back then, his ancestor Xuanwu stood on the wrong side and followed the dragon clan to participate in the war between three clans.

As a result, the Xuanwu clan suffered a heavy blow and never recovered, falling into a long period of decline.

Now, the situation is turbulent again.

Now, this time, he followed the Jade Emperor to fight against Emperor Donghua.

……

"Prince Dong..."

"Emperor Donghua..."

The Great Emperor Zhenwu frowned slightly, and a trace of solemnity flashed across his eyes.

Today, the Emperor Donghua, after all, is just the King of Dong who has partially lost his memory and whose Taoism has declined.

However, who is Dong Wangong?
He is the incarnation of innate pure yang energy and is endowed with great fortune. In his past, he was also a quasi-saint with extremely noble destiny, and he can be ranked among the top among the innate gods.

Looking back to the past, Dong Wanggong was able to compete with Donghuang Taiyi and Di Jun for the existence of the Emperor of Heaven, and his strength was top-notch in the Three Realms.

It is also considered to be the top batch.

Even though the King of the East has been damaged and his power has declined, his former strength is still there.

Dong Wanggong also holds the innate companion spiritual treasure "Innate Pure Yang Sword" in his hand, which is extremely powerful.

The Great Emperor Zhenwu thought to himself that even if he had used his ancestor Xuanwu's true body to fight against Duke Dong, he probably would not be able to defeat him.

What's more, he had already abandoned his ancestor Xuanwu's true body to guard the North Pole of heaven and earth.

This situation is really tricky.

The Xuanwu clan is best at defense.

The shield of Xuanwu has unparalleled defensive power.

Now, although he has the Xuanwu method, he does not have the Xuanwu's physical body, so it is not easy.

"I see……"

The Great Emperor Zhenwu suddenly realized something, and a glimmer of enlightenment flashed in his eyes.

Perhaps, the Jade Emperor never expected that he could defeat Emperor Donghua.

The Jade Emperor just wanted to take this opportunity to see how much strength the current Emperor Donghua had restored from the King of the East.

How much strength does Emperor Donghua have hidden?

And his ancestor Xuanwu may have been just a "vanguard".

Thinking of this, Emperor Zhenwu had a plan in mind.

The Great Emperor Zhenwu turned around and stepped into the rolling sea of ​​clouds, heading straight towards the North Gate of Heaven.

The extremely huge true body of the Ancestral Xuanwu still stands quietly in the far north, emitting endless pressure and guarding this primitive world.

(End of this chapter)