Ming Dynasty: pacifying the rebellion and defending the border, dominating the world

Chapter 390 Regret, the Truth of the World, and Gains

The heavens collapsed, and the world shattered.

The world of Zongqing truly seemed to have reached its end, utterly returning to annihilation.

Gradually disappearing from Zhu Jinzhen's sight, until it completely vanished into nothingness and was never seen again.

Zhu Jinzhen's eyes remained completely unmoved.

It wasn't that he was cold-blooded; it was simply that he knew very well that although his palm strike had created a threat of world destruction, it ultimately did not actually destroy the entire Qing Dynasty.

At the last moment, the entire Qing world suddenly disappeared.

Although some things were destroyed, all the top experts from that world and all the masters in the human world were slaughtered.

However, it did not actually destroy that world.

"My mastery of the Emperor's Conferring of Gods technique is insufficient. Is time up?" Zhu Jinzhen looked down at his palm, revealing a regretful expression: "If I could truly master the Emperor's Conferring of Gods technique and the method of governing the dynasty, and persist for a few more minutes, I would be able to plunder at least 90% of that world's fortune with the Emperor's Conferring of Gods technique and the method of governing the dynasty."

The world is destroyed and its fortune is plundered.

Zhu Jinzhen believes that even without will and consciousness, the world will make the most correct choice.

Unfortunately, his intervention this time ultimately relied on external forces.

"The Nine Dragons Divine Robe, with the power of a single dragon, can destroy the heavens and the earth."

"It also contains the power of various stars."

"With just a little blessing, I have the power to destroy the world."

"Truly worthy of being a product of the system."

Zhu Jinzhen looked down at the Nine Dragons Divine Robe on his body with some emotion. Just now, he was able to move with world-destroying power and look down on the Heavenly Court, the Heavenly Court, the Underworld, and other beings who did not belong to that world era, thanks to the help of this Nine Dragons Divine Robe.

However, through this display of great power...

Zhu Jinzhen also discovered his current shortcomings.

Cultivation!

Or……

The Emperor's Conferment of Gods Techniques and the Mandate of Heaven's Fortune.

If he were the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty today, the ruler of the dynasty, and only needed to add one ten-thousandth of the power of the Nine Dragons Divine Robe, the Qing Dynasty would not be able to fall back to another dimension under his nose and escape the calamity.

Destroy a world, plunder a world.

Whether it's material resources, fortune, merit, the origin of heaven and earth, or other such things.

All of these could make Zhu Jinzhen truly rich overnight.

Unfortunately, the effort ultimately failed.

"I am still just a mortal, and I couldn't bring myself to be so cruel!"

Zhu Jinzhen looked up at the sky, as if he wanted to meet the gaze of the Heavenly Dao of the Martial World and receive a response, but unfortunately no one answered. Only the gentle breeze and the drifting white clouds remained in his eyes.

If Zhu Jinzhen had acted decisively and without hesitation from the start, killing the world without hesitation, he would have been able to destroy it.

There is at least a 50% chance that they will directly annihilate and plunder the entire Qing world.

However, after taking action, before ultimately destroying the world, Zhu Jinzhen still hesitated.

"Whether it's the Heavenly Court or the Underworld."

"There is nothing to fear."

“The sorrowful cries of all living beings made me hesitate.”

Zhu Jinzhen couldn't help but laugh at himself, realizing that he was really like those who act like prostitutes but want to maintain a facade of chastity, lacking the decisiveness to act ruthlessly.

But when you really ask yourself that question...

If time could be reversed and everything could start over, would Zhu Jinzhen hesitate?

His answer remained the same.

I will hesitate.

He was, after all, just an ordinary transmigrator who had just succeeded in the Jingnan Rebellion and had never even been an emperor. He couldn't bring himself to destroy a world and slaughter billions of lives without feeling anything. Perhaps, in the future, after his character underwent another transformation.

Only then could Zhu Jinzhen truly harden his heart, raise his hand to destroy the world, and disregard the life and death of all living beings, right?
"Oh, why are you getting so sentimental?"

"Hesitation is human nature. I'm not one of those dark sovereigns who lie dormant for billions of years and treat all living beings as food." Zhu Jinzhen shook his head, shaking off the chaotic thoughts in his mind. What he needed to do was not to be sentimental, but to focus on the present.

"The world, though chaotic, is a complex place."

"But its appearance made me finally understand something."

"The world... also has cycles."

A glint of light flashed in the depths of Zhu Jinzhen's profound eyes. It was the reality beyond the world he had glimpsed through the Emperor's Conferring of Gods Technique. The evolution of the Zongqing world was somewhat strange. Its current background was Zongqing, but if we look to the future, it may very well turn into Hong Kong Zongqing or... Zombie Zongqing.

At least, in the glimpse of the future of the Zongqing world that Zhu Jinzhen glimpsed through the Emperor's Conferment of Gods technique, he saw the old witch become a zombie and a certain Maoshan Taoist priest.

"Zombie Taoist Master Mao Xiaofang?"

Zhu Jinzhen looked somewhat surprised. The world turns endlessly, and there is no eternal protagonist. The protagonists he manifested in the current context of the Qing Dynasty are many, such as Hu Fei, Wei Xiaobao, Kangxi, Chen Jialuo, and so on.

But in the next era, destiny will turn and fortune will change.

A new protagonist destined for greatness will emerge.

And the world...

"The world seems to be an endless cycle."

"How strange."

"Could this be the difference between the worlds after I transmigrated?" Zhu Jinzhen scratched his head. Before he transmigrated, the world carried civilization, and civilization determined the future direction of the world. But the Zongqing world was different, very strange.

It's like a pre-programmed sequence that will eventually end, undergo reform, and enter the next cycle.

"If that's the case with the Qing Dynasty world, then... what about the world beneath my feet?" Zhu Jinzhen looked down, his mind filled with countless thoughts, and he couldn't help but wonder if the martial arts world was similar.

Thousands of years later, when civilization has completely ended and disappeared.

The world will enter a new cycle, giving rise to new civilizations and species.

that……

"Which era is Zongwu in?"

"In the world of martial arts, there are traceable backgrounds of gods and demons, yet the myths and legends that leave no trace of gods and demons are not merely products of this era within the context of martial arts."

It's no wonder Zhu Jinzhen was puzzled by this.

At Zhu Jinzhen's current level, even before he received the Nine Dragons Divine Robe as a reward from the system's daily sign-in event, Zhu Jinzhen, who had surpassed the realm of terrestrial celestial beings, could not perceive any gods or demons in the Comprehensive Martial World that existed beyond the world's upper limit.

Besides the existence of Guan Yutian in the neighboring Song Dynasty and the appearance of the Helian Mountain Dragon Pearl, which further convinced Zhu Jinzhen that this world must have had a background of gods and demons.

Then, Zhu Jinzhen and his secret guards could no longer find any trace of true gods and demons.

"That's all."

After pondering for a long time, Zhu Jinzhen could only temporarily put aside these useless speculations.

Without evidence, and without firsthand witnessing, it cannot be proven.

Further speculation is futile.

Moreover, even if there is reincarnation in the world of martial arts, what can Zhu Jinzhen do?
"Let's first see what I've gained from this operation." Zhu Jinzhen's worries disappeared, and a faint smile appeared on his face. Although his attack on the Zongqing World was not entirely successful, it was not without its gains.

On the contrary, he reaped considerable rewards.

such as……

As Zhu Jinzhen thought, he opened his left hand, revealing a celestial court bathed in radiant light and shrouded in celestial energy, as well as a condensed version of the underworld and the six realms of reincarnation, floating in the air above his palm.

"Heavenly Court, Underworld."

"Although it is a projection of the Qing Dynasty that does not belong to the era."

"They are not products of mythology, and may even be just empty shells, but they may still provide better inspiration."

"Moreover..." Zhu Jinzhen's gaze narrowed slightly as he stared at the illusory Heavenly Court and Underworld bathed in myriad rays of light, and many wondrous thoughts began to form in his mind.

(End of this chapter)