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Chapter 494 Divine Descent Pill and Mo Family Mecha
Emperor Zhaoning's change surprised not only the players, but even An Rong, a native of the dungeon world, couldn't accept it for a while.

Although he did not think of Emperor Zhaoning as merely a puppet that could be manipulated at will, unlike Lü Changgeng and others, he still considered Emperor Zhaoning to be nothing more than a power-hungry mortal and did not take him seriously.

But in the blink of an eye, Emperor Zhaoning, who only cared about worldly power, became humanity's last trump card in the fight against the demon race, which made his thoughts very complicated.

His mouth was slightly open, as if he wanted to say something, but he didn't know how to start. Wu Changzhen spoke for him and asked the Demon Emperor:

"The 'he' you're referring to is Emperor Zhaoning? You two knew each other before?"

The Demon Emperor made no attempt to conceal anything, and said:

"We can be considered allies, or we can be considered competitors."

"He helped me lure down the immortal and provided information about him. In return, I helped him clean the sacrificial altar and provided enough demons."

Wu Chang looked enlightened. Judging from the Demon Emperor's words, he had been in contact with Emperor Zhaoning a long time ago. The time of contact was probably around the time when the Bright Society's incarnation immortal first connected to the world instance.

With Emperor Zhaoning acting as an inside agent, the fact that the Demon Emperor was fully aware of the actions of the Immortal and Lü Changgeng can be explained.

Moreover, judging from the Demon Emperor's words, the plan of the Bright Society and Lü Changgeng was not wrong; there really are immortal remains in the Demon King's inheritance land.

However, Emperor Zhaoning was worried that Lü Changgeng would fall out with the immortals if he had the remains of the immortals, and that if he appeared too much in the immortals' sight, they would notice something amiss. So he ordered the Demon Emperor to take away the four sets of immortal remains and place them inside the Heavenly Gate.

Guangming Society and Lü Changgeng were completely controlled by the two old men.

Emperor Zhaoning seemed to be able to hear everyone's conversation. He appeared to be talking to himself, but his voice traveled down through the celestial canopy as he said:
"It's a pity that the immortals descended too few times and were unable to feed the dragons nurtured by this world."

“You celestial beings have descended to this world to subdue demons and monsters, and you have been well-behaved all the way. Even if you have not made any great contributions, you have certainly worked hard. Originally, I did not want to take action against you.”

"Unfortunately, the plane's fortune is lacking, so we can only ask you celestial beings to sacrifice yourselves to protect the Dao."

After Emperor Zhaoning finished speaking, the golden-armored heavenly soldiers above his head began to move, capturing all the players who had not participated in the Demon-Slaying Army and were hiding in the city trying to survive the world dungeon.

These players did not create demon-suppressing blood talismans, and their essence remained intact. However, their strength was no different from being captured by a demon king-level heavenly soldier.

In less than ten breaths, dozens of players who relied on stealth were captured by the golden-armored heavenly soldiers, their internal energy sealed, and they were forced to the ground in the Lidi Temple.

The golden-armored celestial soldiers did not stop there. They appeared within the demon realm through a teleportation array, grabbed the players whose attributes and energy had been drained and who were powerless to resist, and brought them back to the Lidi Temple.

Wu Changzhen narrowed her eyes, "This is going a bit too far."

Knowing that Emperor Zhaoning could hear him, he said directly:
"If Your Majesty desires the Great Xuan's fortune to remain constant, why must you make things difficult for us?"

Emperor Zhaoning looked at Wu Changzhen across the distance and said in a completely emotionless voice:
"Sir, do you know what is being purified in these sacrifices to Heaven and Earth?"

Wu Chang, not knowing what Emperor Zhaoning was up to, replied:

"We must purify the calamities originating from the upper realm."

Emperor Zhaoning stood with his hands behind his back and continued:
"The rituals of worshipping Heaven and Earth are all for the purpose of turning disasters into good fortune and nourishing the world. So, I would like to ask you, sir, what exactly is this 'disaster energy'?"

Wu Chang understood Emperor Zhaoning's meaning, and he immediately burst into laughter, a laugh tinged with self-mockery. He was not only mocking himself, but also all the players, for underestimating the world dungeon boss.

"What does your majesty mean?"

Emperor Zhaoning said slowly and deliberately:

"For this world, calamity is just a name. The earth, water, fire, and wind that descend from the upper realm are calamities, but what about the spiritual energy that accompanies these four calamities? Isn't that also a calamity?"

"Earth, water, fire, and wind are calamities; spiritual energy is a calamity; demonic energy is also a calamity. And what about those immortals who issued decrees with ulterior motives, and you celestial beings from beyond the realms? Aren't you also calamities?"

“What is a disaster can be transformed into auspiciousness, nourishing all living beings.”

When Emperor Zhaoning asked what "disaster qi" meant, Wu Chang understood what the emperor meant.

Emperor Zhaoning ruled the Great Xuan Dynasty. Relying on the luck of humanity and the Book of Earth, he maintained close ties with the Humanity Alliance. While being favored by the Humanity Alliance, he had also long ago made contact with the Demon Emperor and formed an alliance.

It is no exaggeration to say that Emperor Zhaoning was the center of the entire world's dual-world relationship. He was able to receive information from all sides and participate in various events. He was probably involved in fabricating the story of the origin of the celestial beings. He must have known about the immortals' evaluation of the celestial beings long ago.

In this situation, when he asked what "disaster energy" meant, it certainly wasn't simply referring to the four calamities cast from the upper realm, but rather the essence of disaster energy.

The essence of the calamity is the erosion of the abyss from the third layer of the abyss.

The real question for Emperor Zhaoning is, in the current situation, what exactly is the Abyss Erosion that is being projected from the outside into the world's instance plane?

If we consider the concept that Abyssal corruption is the source of the extraordinary, then all things containing extraordinary power are born from the influence of Abyssal corruption.

Aside from the spiritual and demonic energy within the instance, ten thousand players undoubtedly represent the greatest abyssal corruption.

In the context of world instance planes, both players and calamity energy are abyssal erosions that cultivators cannot directly absorb; they are simply different in form. With proper processing, they can be transformed into easily absorbable states.

Emperor Zhaoning valued not only the players' origins and the fortune of the celestial beings, but also the players' very existence!

Wu Changzhen shook his head slightly and said to Emperor Zhaoning:
"His Majesty has been watching us from the very beginning, hasn't he?"

Emperor Zhaoning did not answer, but only sighed:
"Actually, I am reluctant to part with my husband."

Wu Changzhen said:

"In that case, I suppose His Majesty will understand if I offer a little resistance."

Emperor Zhaoning said:
"How do you intend to resist, sir?"

Wu Changzhen walked towards his true form and said:

"Invite the gods."

Emperor Zhaoning: "Summon the gods?"

Wu Changzhen said, "The boundless universe contains countless worlds. Just as the immortals mentioned by Lü Changgeng did not originate from the same place as the upper realm beyond the Heavenly Gate, there are naturally many more upper realms that can intertwine with this world, and many more immortals that can be summoned by people through rituals."

He took out the medicine box he had obtained from the Great Xuan Treasury from his personal space and handed it to his main body.

The medicine box contained pastries he had taken from the imperial kitchen of Zhenyue Palace. The pastry fillings were made from spiritual fruits rich in spiritual energy, a flavor that Eileen liked.

"This is the Divine Descent Pill, which contains the will of the gods and can allow the gods to temporarily reside in mortal bodies and descend to the human world."

Wu Changben handed the medicine box to Eileen, who covered the medicine box with her sleeve and stuffed the pastries inside into her mouth.

A moment later, dazzling golden light burst forth from Eileen's body, and she slowly floated into the air, revealing her divine form.

A halo of light burning with white flames condensed above her head, and four wings formed of light stretched out from her back.

With a flap of its wings, a gust of wind arose, causing An Rong to stagger, making the painter who was trying to escape within the aura of disaster turn back, making Emperor Zhaoning frown, making the Demon Emperor look solemn, and causing the giant dragon and the three-legged golden crow in the Demon Birth Pool to pause for a moment.

He also blew away the remaining crumbs of pastry at the corner of Eileen's mouth.

Wu Changzhen bowed slightly and said:
"Welcome the eternal light of our Lord."

Eileen slowly opened her eyes and, mimicking the majestic voice of the Great Mother, said:

"Why have you awakened me?"

Wu Changzhen immediately pointed at the Demon Emperor and complained:
“The demons here are ferocious, and the believers are not strong enough to resist them. They have been driven to a dead end.”

"The demon is rampant, declaring that it will devour all the immortals who have descended from the upper realm. I beg my lord to take action and slay this fiend!"

Demon Emperor: ? ? ?
The Demon Emperor, who had initially been watching with a detached, am now filled with question marks.

What does this mean? Emperor Zhaoning betrayed you, intending to turn all the celestial beings into nourishment for the Heavenly Dao. You broke ties with him, sent down the gods, but instead you falsely accused him, causing the external gods to attack me. What kind of logic is this?

His gaze first fell on Wu Changzhenwo, then on Emperor Zhaoning, a puzzled expression creeping into his eyes.

These two wouldn't conspire to lure him into a false sense of security, thereby summoning an external deity to join forces against him, would they?

This is something Emperor Zhaoning would do.

The Demon King, abandoning his previous relaxed demeanor, looked up at Eileen and said:
“Alien deity, you are indeed very strong, so strong that even at my peak, I might not be your match.”

"It's a pity you came at the wrong time. Although I am no longer at my peak, I have an advantage that is even greater than when I was at my peak."

"That celestial being was right about one thing: if we can absorb you, great things can be accomplished!"

The Demon Emperor stretched out his hand towards An Rong and said:

"The things that were entrusted to you should now be returned to their rightful owner."

Before An Rong could react, the auspicious banner on his body was drawn by the Demon Emperor, trying to escape his control.

Just as the command flag was about to leave his body, Wu Changzhen teleported to An Rong's side, grabbed the flag, and pressed it down in his hand, making it unable to move.

A question mark reappeared on the Demon Emperor's face. He waved his hand again, but he found that the bond between him and the Auspicious Banner was no match for Wu Chang's brute force.

Wu Chang stuffed the flag back into An Rong's arms and said:

"Hold it tight, don't let a thief steal it."

An Rong grasped the flag and used his will to suppress the auspicious flag again, saying:

"Thank you."

The Demon Emperor was somewhat embarrassed when he reached out twice but failed to retrieve the Auspicious Banner.

But as a superior, one must be able to deal with all kinds of emergencies. He did not retract his outstretched left hand, but instead stretched out his right hand as well. His body began to swell, and his head and limbs transformed into a dragon shape.

A moment later, the Demon Emperor transformed into a half-dragon, half-human being. He roared, brandished his claws, and charged straight at Eileen. Eileen's gaze sharpened, and she seamlessly switched from the majestic and compassionate goddess of light to the goddess of war.

Eileen dislikes fighting, but she is second to none in combat. Her understanding of order allows her to easily see the weaknesses of chaos and disorder, including in battle.

She accurately read the Demon Emperor's weakness, and with her right hand wielding the Eternal Lake, she blocked the Demon Emperor's claw attack while also striking the Demon Emperor's weak left forearm.

The Demon Emperor cried out in pain. He used the scales and flesh of his left arm to clamp the Eternal Lake, and with his arm outward, he lifted the Eternal Lake upward. At the same time, he swung out his right dragon claw and stabbed Eileen's chest with his palm like a knife.

A flash of black light appeared in Eileen's left hand as she grasped the "Severing Right and Wrong" sword given to her by Tianji, holding it horizontally in front of her to block the Demon Emperor's right claw.

The world instance plane has been downgraded and suffered from a long period of spiritual energy cutoff for thousands of years. The Demon Emperor has declined compared to his peak and can barely stay at the level of the Archangel. However, compared with Eileen, who has a divine kingdom, wields the immortal holy fire, and is on the path to becoming a middle god, he is at a disadvantage in terms of hard power.

The sword and the dragon claw were locked in a stalemate for a short time before the Demon Emperor was defeated. The "Severing Right and Wrong" sword blade broke through the dragon claw's scales and cut into the gaps between its fingers. Eileen pressed down on the sword, slamming the Demon Emperor from the air to the ground.

At this moment, the Demon Emperor raised his left arm to block the Eternal Lake. If he relaxed even slightly, the Eternal Lake would strike him on the head.

His right claw was almost cleaved open vertically by the sword, pressed to the ground by the blade, and his entire chest was exposed, revealing his weakness.

Seizing the momentary opening, Eileen stepped on the Demon Emperor's right claw, which was pinned to the ground, and drew her sword, Duan Shifei, slashing horizontally at the Demon Emperor's chest.

A flash of sword light appeared, revealing a deep wound that reached the bone. The Demon Emperor's chest flesh was torn open, and the sprayed crimson blood scattered in the air, transforming into four kinds of calamity energy: earth, water, fire, and wind, which rushed towards Eileen.

Using the cover of the Four Calamities, the Demon Emperor spun around and retreated, his left arm loosening its flesh and blood as he pulled it out from under the Eternal Lake Sword. At the same time, he severed his right claw with a backhand, freeing his right arm from Eileen's feet.

As he spun around to face away from Eileen, the dragon tail that had gathered behind him pierced towards her like a spear, accompanied by the aura of the Four Calamities.

Although Eileen fought the Demon King with a sword, her true strength lay not in melee combat, but in light magic.

The Four Calamities could wreak havoc in the world's dungeon planes, but they couldn't cause any trouble in front of her. With just a thought, she used the Great Bright Purification Technique to calm the Four Calamities.

As for the dragon's tail after the Four Calamities, the Demon King took advantage of Eileen's lack of a tail, forgetting that she had four more wings than him.

Two of its wings blocked Eileen's attack, steadily catching the Demon King's thrust, while the other two flapped, scattering countless white feathers that pierced towards the Demon King.

The white feathers of light pierced the Demon Emperor's body and transformed into the Undying Sacred Flame. The Undying Sacred Flame is a power that only a mid-level god can wield, so naturally the Demon Emperor could not withstand it. In the blink of an eye, he was enveloped by the Undying Sacred Flame.

If the girl with the tiger teeth or the painter were surrounded by the undying holy flame, they would be in grave danger unless they possessed a life-saving A-grade consumable item.

However, the Demon Emperor was, after all, a lower-level god of the Archangel level, and he also controlled the power of the Four Calamities. Earth, water, fire, and wind are the original forces that construct the world. With the four elements circulating in his body, he managed to extinguish the Undying Holy Flame by sacrificing a large amount of blood and divine power.

In their back-and-forth exchanges, the Demon King and Eileen had their first round of probing.

Eileen was unharmed, and the hem of her clothes was not dirty.

In contrast, the Demon Emperor's left arm was struck by the Eternal Lake, with half of the arm bone cut through. He severed his right hand to escape, and was slashed in the chest by the Severing of Right and Wrong, with the exposed flesh revealing his internal organs. Sixty percent of his scales fell off, and his skin suffered extensive burns.

The difference in strength between the two is obvious.

This result truly surprised everyone present.

Emperor Zhaoning knew the Demon Emperor's strength. In his opinion, even if the Demon Emperor could not be on par with Eileen, he would at most be at a slight disadvantage.

After all, everyone was a summoned immortal. He and Lü Changgeng built an inner world to collect the luck of humanity, and invited two divine messengers who were even stronger than the Demon King to help them. One swallowed the sun, and the other used the Rainbow Bridge to open the gate to another dimension.

The three-legged golden crow that they had managed to summon with great effort was easily captured by the Great Immortal.

It makes no sense that Peace could summon a celestial being with just a single elixir without any foreplay, someone stronger than the Three-Legged Golden Crow.

Moreover, the Demon Emperor's strength surpasses that of the Great Immortal, so to say that they are evenly matched is the safest guess for Emperor Zhaoning.

To everyone's surprise, the Demon Emperor suffered such a crushing defeat.

He didn't understand. If it was so easy to invite the immortals to descend, what did their efforts amount to? And what was the Three-Legged Golden Crow?
Emperor Zhaoning looked at the three-legged golden crow in the Birth Demon Pool, and the three-legged golden crow seemed even more aggrieved than he was.

He originally thought that by uniting with Peace, he could gain a glimmer of hope, and even after Peace finished conquering the dungeon, he might be able to eliminate Peace and become the ultimate winner.

So before Eileen appeared, he was still cheering for peace, but who would have thought that he cheered too much and caused peace to summon a strange guy.

If it weren't for the fact that Da Xianyuan whipped his face with his dragon tail and it hurt so much, he would have thought he was still sleeping inside the divine tree and having a ridiculous nightmare.

Is this still the Desolate Realm instance? The giant dragon transformed from the Great Immortal's Fate, and Emperor Zhaoning who controls more than 10,000 demon king-level heavenly soldiers, had already overturned his understanding. As a result, the battle scene between the Demon Emperor and Eileen made his legs tremble with fear.

The thought of completing the mission had completely vanished from his mind; only the desire to live remained.

He's heard that there's some conflict between Peace and the Organization, and he must find a reason to have Peace spare his life before the dungeon ends.

Emperor Zhaoning and the Three-Legged Golden Crow had high hopes for Eileen, but Wu Chang did not lose himself in the great victory of the first encounter, but sensed some danger.

Judging from the situation, Eileen did have an absolute advantage, but she did not cause any damage to the Demon Emperor's essence.

Just as the Demon Emperor and Eileen separated, the Demon Emperor used the harmony of earth, water, fire and wind to quickly restore his body. Not only did his scales grow back, but his severed right arm also regenerated.

This is not the power of the Demon Emperor, but rather a great celestial destiny from the Birth of Demons Pool.

The Demon Emperor previously said that Eileen came at the wrong time, and that he now has an advantage over her at her peak, which probably refers to the Great Immortal Fate.

As the chosen one of the planes, the Demon Emperor can absorb the immortal energy and demonic power accumulated in the Great Immortal Fate. Before the Great Immortal Fate is exhausted, his immortal power is almost inexhaustible.

Combining the earth, water, fire, and wind characteristics of his immortal power, as long as he cannot be instantly killed, he can reshape himself countless times with the backing of a great immortal destiny.

The Demon Emperor was indeed powerless to fight back in the short term, but if this dragged on, their defeat would come when Eileen's divine power was exhausted.

To win, the connection between the Demon Emperor and the Great Immortal Fate must be severed, or at least the Great Immortal Fate must be restrained to prevent the Demon Emperor from so recklessly extracting immortal energy.

He took out the magical omniscient crystal and inquired about the way to break the deadlock.

The omniscient crystal's answer was simple: contend for the right path.

The Great Immortal Fate determines the future of the world instance; it is the path to be fought for, and all those who participate in the struggle for the path will be favored by the Great Immortal Fate.

They are at a disadvantage from the start when facing those who contend for the Dao, but the contenders will neutralize the bias of those who contend for the Dao, and when conflicts arise, those who contend for the Dao will not intervene.

Therefore, the solution to the problem lies with An Rong.

Wu Chang told An Rong about the dispute over the right of way. An Rong agreed without hesitation and asked:

How can I compete with them for the right of way?

Wu Changzhen said:

"The Demon Emperor has taken over the Birth Demon Pool, and Emperor Zhaoning is presiding over the Ziwei Exorcising Array, thus taking over the Earth Sacrifice Ceremony. That leaves us with only the Heaven Sacrifice Ceremony."

"What we need to do is occupy the four altars for worshipping Heaven, and use that to enter the game."

Wu Chang shouted in the direction of the abnormal gas from the fire;

"If you continue to hide, then you won't need to come out at all in the future."

A flash of red light appeared, and the painter emerged from the clouds of disaster, standing ten steps away from the group.

The painter looked at Wu Changzhen with a strange expression; he was clearly also frightened by Eileen's strength.

He asked, "Our agreement is only to cooperate, not to risk our lives. What good will it do you to drag me into this?"

Wu Chang tossed over the hidden side quest to join the Tai Sui faction, saying:
"To come or not to come?"

The number of people in Wu Chang's camp instantly increased by 1, and then the painter asked:
"What do you want me to do?"

Players in the Demon-Slaying Army can no longer use the Demon-Suppressing Blood Talismans they crafted.

Wu Changzhen pointed in turn at Gu Zhihan, himself, the painter, and An Rong, and said:

"The four altars of earth, water, fire, and wind are just right, one for each person. By imprinting one's consciousness into the altar, one can gain control over it."

"After taking control of the sacrificial altar, immediately return to the Heavenly Gate."

The group nodded in understanding, but An Rong pointed to the area above the Heavenly Gate, where Emperor Zhaoning was directing golden-armored heavenly soldiers towards it, and asked:
"If we disperse to the four altars for sacrificial rites, who will stop these heavenly soldiers?"

Wu Chang stepped out in his true form and said, "Give these heavenly soldiers to me."

The painter looked at the densely packed golden-armored celestial soldiers. Even he was helpless against their sheer number, let alone a native of the instance who hadn't even condensed divinity.

He couldn't help but ask, "Are you sure you can do it?"

Wu Changzhen took over the conversation and said:
"It is indeed difficult for Sect Leader Tang to do it alone, but I have an item that can help Sect Leader Tang."

Wu Chang, controlling his main body, asked:

"What are you referring to?"

True self performs a double act:

"I've heard that the Tang Clan is skilled in mechanisms and hidden weapons. I've already witnessed the art of hidden weapons in Sect Leader Tang. I wonder how skilled Sect Leader Tang is in mechanisms?"

Wu Chang's true form said:

"Nature is extremely good at it."

The True Self clapped its hands, waved its hand to retrieve the Peacekeeper, and said:

"Alright! Then this Mo family mechanical puppet will be yours to pilot, Sect Leader Tang."

(End of this chapter)