Simulates history, but Chongzhen is the Divine Emperor at the beginning

Chapter 273 The Real Story, The Emperor of the Jin Kingdom!

Gazing at the high and mighty, smiling God-Emperor, you fell silent.

First, you looked at your own vast and tyrannical divine power, then at the vision of Western Paradise shrouded within it. The overwhelming sense of power from this dual divine strength still surged within you, as if you were the only one worthy of respect in heaven and earth!

[You believe that you now far surpass the Tyrannical God-Emperor in terms of power. If you so desire, you can easily conquer the entire world like Him, and any enemy who dares to fight you will be knocked to the ground with a single punch!]

But right now, these dual divine powers offer you absolutely no chance of victory, because you've realized something both cruel and hopeless...

"There's no need to fight anymore..."

[You suddenly feel like laughing: You've always known that Zhao Gou's power lies in illusion, yet when you finally decided to fight him, you never even considered that he would use illusion. You simply assumed that he would engage in a brutal, hand-to-hand combat with you, just like Emperor Chongzhen...]

No, it's not that I didn't expect it.

Thinking it over, you shook your head: you had actually considered this, but... what could you do?

[The only resources you can offer, no matter how powerful, are the power of the Tyrannical God and the power of the Western Paradise. Regardless of your countermeasures against Zhao Gou, you can only ultimately choose from these.]

[In this way, you're like a pure warrior who has maxed out both physical resistance and physical attack, thinking that you're invincible with your invulnerability and critical hits, only to be permanently controlled by the enemy mage Zhao Gou the moment you step onto the field, forcing you to retire on the spot...]

This is a classic case of a numerically-driven monster encountering a mechanically-driven monster; you can't do anything about it!

Therefore, your heart turned ice-cold, and you fell completely silent...

【…】

[Of course, while you remain silent, Zhao Gou is quite the opposite! He is extremely excited and eager to share his joy with you, his only listener!]

"How was it? Surprised?"

Having accomplished his mission, Zhao Gou was quite the chatterbox. Facing the silent audience, he grinned broadly and said, "You're probably still wondering when you were exposed, aren't you? Well, I'll mercifully tell you!"

"From the moment you told me about the Ming Dynasty in the imperial prison, I knew you were no ordinary person! Because there's only one way to get from the Ming Dynasty to the Song Dynasty, and that's through that gate between heaven and earth!"

"And what is the Gate of Heaven and Earth? It is the seat of authority over the entire universe! Unless Zhu Youjian is dead, there is no way a second person could cross through the gate! Therefore, the one who crosses through the gate is the master of Heaven and Earth!"

"But Grand Tutor, you made two mistakes right from the start: first, you lied to me, saying that Zhu Youjian was not dead, and that the Heavenly Venerable extended the Ming Dynasty's life by prolonging Zhu Youjian's life... How could that be?"

"Secondly, you claim to be just an ordinary messenger... That's an utter joke! You could only be the Lord of Heaven and Earth himself!"

"So from that time on, I never truly trusted you. All the favors I bestowed upon you and all the words and actions I took towards you afterward were deliberately orchestrated by me... If the Grand Tutor can fabricate something, so can I!"

Your gaze flickered, then you lowered your head even further...

Seeing the change in your expression, Zhao Gou became even more excited: "Are you wondering why I lied to you like this? What benefit would I get from lying to you?"

"Then I might as well be frank. The reason I lied to you was because I wanted to strengthen myself, to spread illusions throughout the world, and ultimately unify the north and south, becoming a ruler of heaven and earth like Zhu Youjian!"

"However, the method I initially chose was still to invade the Jin Kingdom. After all, there is no one stronger than me in this world, nor is there anyone equal to me. If I want to accumulate divine power, I can only settle for second best and use the strength between nations to replace the strength between individuals..."

As he spoke, Zhao Gou couldn't help but reminisce.

"However, Zhu Youjian's appearance gave me a simpler hope!"

"Although He is a barbarian who only knows brute force, He is still the true ruler of heaven and earth, and in terms of status, He is a head higher than me, who only controls half the country... So I took the opportunity to propose dual cultivation to Him, who was new to the country..."

"But I never expected that He wouldn't even help with this small matter, leaving me with no choice but to resort to force in the end!"

[As he spoke, He sighed regretfully, "It's a pity that He still ran away in the end... I grieved for many years, thinking that I would never have another chance in this life."]

"Until Grand Tutor you revealed your identity..."

【…】

He spoke at length, some parts complete, some fragmented, which led you to re-examine the logic.

First of all, you gave Him a weakness from the very beginning, which is why He set his sights on you...

The story you fabricated was riddled with errors in Zhao Gou's eyes, so the more you tried to conceal yourself with an ordinary identity, the more ridiculous it would seem to him.

Although He still doesn't quite understand what exactly happened in the Ming Dynasty, it's clear that you are the "Heavenly Venerable of Bliss" who replaced Zhu Youjian, and that's enough!

[It was precisely because you inadvertently revealed your identity that Zhao Gou had the idea of ​​"violating" you: since you are the "Heavenly Venerable of Bliss," then if He were to violate you, it would perfectly meet the requirement of "insubordination"...]

[If we think about it this way, then His previous extraordinary protection and favor towards you were clearly to cultivate a relationship with you: He wanted you to genuinely want to practice dual cultivation with Him!]

[On this basis, if He then uses the argument that "the people of the world have been harmed by the Jin army" to morally blackmail you, the effect will be even better...] [Imagine a monarch who is willing to take the blame and apologize for everything for you, using the people you care about most to morally blackmail you... Unless you're the protagonist in a simulation, can you really avoid falling for it?]

Therefore, it is evident how sinister His intentions were...

Of course, even if you're truly heartless, and this method fails to sway you, and even provokes stronger resistance... that's fine too!

[Because your foundation is still based on Zhu Youjian's methods, and Zhu Youjian is clearly no match for Him, so even if you resist with all your might, you can't possibly defeat Him... In fact, the more you resist, the more excited He will become...]

Therefore, under normal circumstances, He has you cornered, and no matter how many backup plans you have, you can't turn the tables...

Finally, here is the true version of the story of Zhu Youjian and Him!

[Back when He was in the Heavenly Prison, He told you a story: The main plot was that He and Zhu Youjian, a visitor from another world, got along very well and became fast friends. However, due to the sudden attack on Zhu Youjian by the Jin emperor, even the two of them combined could not resist. In the end, He could only watch helplessly as Zhu Youjian was beaten to a pulp by the Jin emperor and then fled back to the Ming Dynasty...]

But after hearing His self-disclosure, the true version of this story should actually be like this: Zhu Youjian, a visitor from another world, encountered the lustful Emperor Zhao Gou. Zhao Gou, who had been struggling with half of the country's territory, couldn't resist the temptation and offered to do the other a small favor!

[As a result, Zhu Youjian, who believed in the principle of "the emperor guarding the nation's gates and the monarch dying for the state," refused to comply, forcing Zhao Gou to resort to force... but even force failed, and somehow Zhu Youjian escaped...]

That's roughly the story.

However, you still have some questions about this story: How exactly did Zhao Gou defeat Zhu Youjian?

[After all, based on your current understanding, Zhao Gou is essentially a fragile mage; at best, he can only control Zhu Youjian, and he can't deal any effective damage whatsoever!]

[No matter what, Zhu Youjian was the tyrannical emperor of the Ming Dynasty, protected by a simple and brutal divine power. How could Zhao Gou, who played illusions, possibly defeat him and leave him barely alive as he fled?]

[This is a very important question because you are now facing the same treatment as Zhu Youjian. If you know the reasons behind it, you might be able to take precautions in advance...]

【You think so. 】

[Perhaps because you are currently in Zhao Gou's illusion, He has also roughly sensed some of your thoughts...]

"Are you wondering how I will deal with you, with your superhuman strength?"

He asked with a smile.

You paused, then slowly nodded.

[God Zhao Gou smiled: "Very well, things have come to this point, there's no need for me to hide it from you anymore..."]

"I'm not afraid to tell you, I truly cannot handle your extraordinary divine power, just as I couldn't handle Zhu Youjian back then."

"Therefore, I need to find a special helper..."

As He spoke, He turned to look north, frowned, and spoke with a deep sense of disgust: "It's coming..."

【It? Who?】

You were startled at first, then involuntarily looked north, your brows furrowing, because you could clearly feel an extremely chaotic and eerie aura slowly approaching!

It is indescribable, unknowable, and unbearable to look at directly, because the moment you try to understand what it is, you will immediately feel dizzy and your consciousness will be thrown into chaos...

[You must immediately be on guard: This is a divine power erosion effect you've never encountered before!]

To resist this strange, chaotic encroachment, you had to expend a large amount of tyrannical divine power to maintain your consciousness... As your tyrannical divine power rapidly depleted, you gradually withstood the encroachment of this alien divine power, and thus became aware of a part of "its" form...

[It is a black sun, twisted tendrils, and tangled limbs!]

It has a thousand heads, each with a thousand mouths, and each mouth with a thousand tongues... It has a thousand hands, each with a thousand fingers, and each finger with a thousand heads...

It's so chaotic and distorted that even though you see its image clearly, you can't describe its exact appearance... You even wonder: could it be that none of the images you perceive are its true form?

Or, are these all its true appearances?

【you do not know……】

All you know is that there is only one person in this world who fits "its" definition.

[“It” was the Jin Dynasty emperor, Wanyan #*％*……]

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(End of this chapter)