Simulating the primordial era? That's way too extreme.

Chapter 37: Becoming Emperor!

"He...he became a saint?!"

The news of Di Jun's attainment of sainthood caught Zhao Si completely off guard!

According to his original plan, after successively splitting several powerful races among the demon race, the human race camp had already gained a partial advantage over the entire demon race in the prehistoric world, both in terms of low- and mid-level combat power and high-level combat power.

Even if the Heavenly Court had no intention of participating in the war between the demons and humans, and even if Emperor Jun really led Taiyi Kunpeng and other high-ranking quasi-saints to personally intervene and support the demon race, our side would not necessarily be afraid of them.

Furthermore, the Golden Crow Prince openly sided with the human race and actively persuaded the demon race to surrender.

The demon race on the other side didn't dare to make a move:

What if the Crown Prince gets hurt in a fight?

Originally, it was a righteous act of mobilizing the entire demon race to eliminate them, but if a demon were to injure the crown prince, the meaning would be completely different. It's possible that the Heavenly Court's iron fist might not strike the human race but instead strike its own head first...

How dare they harm the Crown Prince? These are no ordinary rioters!

The above are Zhao Si's predictions for the future development of the situation. The ultimate goal is to lead the human race to victory in the war.

In order for the protagonist Jin Bing to gather enough information to start the third round of simulation, we have no choice but to let the demon race suffer first. I... let Jin Bing bear the infamy!

But plans can never keep up with changes. Just when everything was going according to plan, the news of Di Jun's ascension to sainthood came like a bolt from the blue, directly disrupting all of Zhao Si's schemes.

No matter what the plan is, it is based on the premise that the plan cannot be overturned by absolute power. Di Jun, who is at the peak of the Quasi-Saint level, is powerless against the plan, but Di Jun, who is a Saint, has the power to do so!

The saying "below even a sage are all ants" is not an exaggeration.

"Wait a minute, how could Di Jun possibly become a saint!"

Zhao Si was completely confused:

According to the classic prehistoric storyline, the purple aura of the Red Cloud Ancestor should become "the one that has vanished," either disappearing without a trace and waiting for the protagonist of the novel to become a saint and use it, or being split into three by a mysterious force and merging into the bodies of the three future human emperors, making the three emperors the top existences second only to the six saints.

There's no way Di Jun could actually obtain it and use it to prove his Dao and become a saint!

"The plot took an unexpected turn..."

Zhao thought for a moment:

"The Primordial Purple Qi of the Crimson Cloud did not transform into the vanished One, nor did it split and enter the bodies of the Three Sovereigns... Could it be because the human race is now vastly different from its weak state in the story, resulting in a butterfly effect?"

That's very possible. What exactly were humans in the original storyline?

With a low level of civilization and limited public awareness, apart from lucky individuals like Xuandu who joined the great religion of the sages, the people were basically in the condition of primitive people, with nothing to offer except for their high reproductive rate.

First, let the demon race slaughter them, then hide in the sanctuary of the saints to live a hard life, becoming merit refreshers for the saints' disciples. First the Three Sovereigns, then the Five Emperors, gradually raising the overall quality, and only then did they enter the stage of civilization.

Even if they eventually conquered the Heavenly Court, it was mainly because the war between the Lich King and the Demon King exhausted the Heavenly Court's elite forces, and the Sage himself and his disciples intervened to take sides.

The title of "protagonist of heaven and earth" is undeserved.

But what about the human race now?

Under the great instructions of the sole chieftain, the human race completed its overall sublimation in less than ten eons, not only moving from barbarism to a highly civilized society with a population in the trillions, but also popularizing the cultivation of immortality among all people.

Today, the human race is composed of countless True Immortals, with Heavenly Immortals numbering in the billions, Mysterious Immortals in the tens of millions, Golden Immortals in the tens of thousands, and Taiyi Immortals in the hundreds. Although there are no Great Luo Immortals yet, they are already a powerful race capable of directly confronting the prehistoric demon race.

Given time, it is not an exaggeration to say that he will replace the demon race; he truly deserves the title of the protagonist of heaven and earth!

Why would a protagonist of heaven and earth need the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors?

Without the existence of the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, it is clearly impossible for the Primordial Purple Qi to be distributed to the Three Sovereigns of the human race by the "mysterious power".

As for who this "mysterious power" is, and why it exerts its power when the Three Sovereigns are present, but not when the Three Sovereigns are absent, Zhao Si will have to unravel the mystery slowly.

However, the most pressing matter at hand is figuring out how to deal with the Heavenly Emperor's wrath. Having been betrayed by Jin Bing countless times, it's hard to say how he might punish Jin Bing and his cronies...

The news of Di Jun's ascension to sainthood caused an instant uproar throughout the prehistoric world. Both humans and demons rejoiced at this moment!

The demons cheered, of course, because they believed that the now-sainted Heavenly Emperor would surely uphold justice against the rebellious humans, and that this protracted war of justice would soon end in a complete victory for the demons.

The humans cheered for two reasons: first, they had always opposed demons but not the heavens, and their opinion of Di Jun had always been positive, so Di Jun's ascension to sainthood was naturally a good thing; second, they knew that Di Jun wouldn't stay on the throne for long after becoming a saint, and their own chieftain would soon be able to ascend the throne and become emperor!

[And as you listen to the optimistic remarks of the humans around you, even in the sweltering summer heat, your hands and feet feel icy cold, and your whole body is trembling...]

Your wife, Xuanming, noticed your unusual behavior. Although she was also surprised by Dijun's ascension to sainthood, she held your hand and gently comforted you, assuring you that now that you were married, she and your brothers and sisters would never abandon you.

You force a smile and tell her that you possess immeasurable merit, so much so that even if the Heavenly Emperor becomes a saint, he would have to think twice before killing you. But deep down, you know that merit can only save your life. As the executor of the Heavenly Dao, Di Jun has a thousand ways to bypass the punishment mechanism, enough to make you wish you were dead...

On that very day, the three men who had publicly allied with you—the True Dragon King, the True Phoenix King, and the Qilin King—approached you. They told you, with troubled expressions, that their ancestor had been unwell recently and seemed to be nearing the end of his life… so could you please delete that alliance agreement?

【you:……】

[BYD, you're already thinking of jumping ship before the game even starts?!]

You're so annoyed by these inconsistent, outdated people that you almost want to laugh. What do you choose?

[A: Delete my ass! Those three old bastards still want to jump ship? Give them all a bomb of gold! B: My heart softens, considering these three were the first to publicly support me, I'll allow them to jump ship.]

"Alright, alright, so it turns out you three are the real opportunists!"

Zhao Si was naturally moved by the Wu Clan's firm support, but he wasn't too surprised by the three old bastards' decisive decision to jump ship.

After all, the fact that these three old guys have managed to survive from the ancient times to the present shows that they are the most opportunistic group of people. If things turn bad, they will decisively jump ship as a matter of course.

However, on the other hand, these three factions have already been more than kind to us. When they formed an alliance at the beginning, they dared to express their support and take sides despite the obvious disparity in strength between us and the enemy, which shows that they were taking a great risk and were indeed mentally prepared to fight the Heavenly Court head-on.

However, circumstances are beyond human control. Before Di Jun became a saint, although there was a gap between the two sides, it was not a complete crushing situation. At most, it was a 40/60 split, and a fight was still possible.

However, after Di Jun became a saint, it was no longer a 40/60 split, it wasn't even 10/90, 10/00 was the reality!

The sage who observes the way of Heaven and acts in accordance with it is ultimately too over-the-top...

At this point, their act of jumping ship, though still illogical, was actually quite reasonable, and Zhao Si couldn't blame them.

"Besides, if I don't let them jump ship and insist on dragging them down with me, those three old bastards might get pushed to the limit and betray their teammates..."

It's better to lose a friend than to gain an inside traitor.

After a brief deliberation, Zhao Si made her choice:

Choose B!

[You chose option B, your heart softened, and considering that these three were the first to publicly support you, you allowed them to jump ship.]

[You reluctantly but magnanimously agreed to dissolve the alliance. The three clan leaders were extremely grateful to you, and then hurriedly returned home to report to their ancestor, publicly announcing that they were severing ties with you and the human race, and that the dragon, phoenix, and qilin were still an inseparable part of the great demon race, etc...]

In an instant, all the demons laughed, while the humans were filled with panic. One after another, human subjects anxiously came to ask you what to do, all the pressure weighing heavily on your back, making it hard for you to breathe.

[It was at this crucial moment that Emperor Jun and other high-ranking officials returned to the Heavenly Capital, riding on auspicious purple clouds that stretched for 30,000 li. Then, an edict bearing the Heavenly Emperor's seal was delivered to you from the Shouyang Mountain Palace.]

[The Heavenly Emperor has issued a decree summoning Great Chief Jin Bing to the palace for an audience. He also conveys a message to all the races of the primordial world, stating that as a sage, he should distance himself from the mortal realm and that a grand abdication ceremony will soon be held, in which he will, according to the decree, abdicate the throne of the Heavenly Emperor in favor of Great Chief Jin Bing of the human race!]

The vast wilderness was instantly thrown into chaos...

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(End of this chapter)