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

Chapter 81 Helpless Contact

Shouyang Mountain, or perhaps it should be renamed the capital of "Equal Heavenly Court".

Although he had already declared himself emperor facing south, Jin Bing still maintained his original simple lifestyle. He did not build a magnificent demon emperor palace, but only slightly expanded the previous chieftain's hut to accommodate the court officials and ministers of the Heavenly Court for their court assemblies.

It's not that he lacked the ability to make it more luxurious; in fact, it should have been. After all, it was the residence of the Heavenly Demon Emperor, one of only two centers of power in the primordial world, so it should be magnificent and grand.

However, in order to constantly remind himself of his ultimate ideal of reincarnation, Jin Bing rejected the extravagance and insisted on using the simplest chieftain's hut as the Demon Emperor's Palace.

As for why he is called "Demon Emperor" instead of "Human Emperor"?

This is a very important question because although Jin Bing's foundation is the human race, he advocates equality among all races. If we use "Human Emperor," although we can explain it using the "human" in "Heaven, Earth, and Man," he has a human race under his command who is named "Human."

Using the Human Emperor would be detrimental to uniting the vast demon race.

The concept of "demon race" has become quite widespread thanks to Di Jun's propaganda over hundreds of eons. Regardless of what each race thinks in their hearts, at least on the surface they still have a certain sense of belonging to the "demon race".

Therefore, Jin Bing called himself the "Demon Emperor".

Coincidentally, the witches, who were originally considered to be on their side, suddenly turned against them, turning the two sides into a replica of the "Lich War"...

At this moment, there are only two people in the "Demon Emperor's Palace".

"How is your arrow wound healing?"

Jin Bing looked at Xuan Du with a hint of helplessness.

"Great Chief, I'm alright..."

Despite his stubbornness, Xuan Du couldn't hide his pale face; he seemed to be still recovering from serious injuries, and in fact, he did have some injuries.

Before the Eighth Period, the great witch Hou Yi attacked the Central Plains Human Realm. The young and impetuous Xuan Du immediately volunteered to fight, but he fought badly and was hit by two arrows from Hou Yi, one hitting his kidney and the other hitting his knee...

If the great shaman Hou Yi hadn't taken the initiative to lead his troops away, this kid would definitely have been in trouble.

Although Xuan Du couldn't defeat Hou Yi in combat, he refused to admit defeat verbally and boasted to everyone he met upon his return:

Hou Yi is just so-so. We were evenly matched, and I almost managed to kill him in one-on-one!

Then he lay there for a full eight weeks, and his injuries still hadn't fully healed...

"Nothing wrong? Then I'll let you continue fighting Hou Yi?"

Jin Bing deliberately spoke, and Xuan Du's pupils immediately constricted, but he still stubbornly replied:

"Fine, let's fight! I'll break his bow this time!"

This kid...

Jin Bing shook his head, then said seriously:

"Don't worry, I won't let you fight Hou Yi this time..."

"Really?!"

Xuandu was instantly overjoyed!

Jin Bing: ...

"What you need to do this time is not to go to war, but to secretly contact the witch clan."

As soon as Jin Binggang spoke, Xuandu was stunned:

"Isn't that a bit odd, Chieftain? Haven't the witch tribe already gone to war with us? We should be determined to wipe them out!"

Xuan Du didn't understand. The Central Plains had been occupied by the Witch Clan, and the Northern Wilderness had been massacred. Those Twelve Ancestral Witches were clearly trying to destroy our Equal Heavenly Court. Shouldn't we have just slaughtered them to avenge them? Why bring them along to build relationships...?

"Those who are our enemies are the extreme supremacists of the Witch Clan, led by the Twelve Ancestral Witches. This does not mean that the entire Witch Clan is an extremist."

Jin Bing said solemnly:

"At least, Hou Yi wasn't one."

Hou Yi wasn't an extremist?!

Xuan Du looked bewildered and unconsciously clutched his kidneys...

"If Hou Yi really wanted to kill you, it wouldn't have been difficult."

Kim Byung sighed:

"Although you are a Great Immortal, you are still young and your skills are not yet mature enough. If Hou Yi, a veteran shaman, wanted to kill you, you would definitely not only be hit by two arrows..."

In his previous life, Hou Yi had served under him, so he knew all too well what kind of fighting prowess Hou Yi possessed.

Although in theory veteran shamans are on par with Grand Luo Golden Immortals, these old shamans, who have accumulated hundreds of eons of experience, could at least take on three ordinary new Grand Luo Golden Immortals at once!

Therefore, the fact that Xuan was only hit by two arrows and returned alive clearly shows that Hou Yi was holding back.

The fact that water can be released means... we can talk!

"So the fact that you came back alive is Hou Yi's way of conveying his attitude to me."

After listening to the Great Chieftain's explanation... and the Demon Emperor's explanation, Xuan Du, who was originally completely confused, couldn't help but agree wholeheartedly:

Indeed, he hadn't been able to inflict any effective damage on Hou Yi at the time, and was almost shot to death by the enemy. If the enemy had the intention to kill him, he definitely wouldn't have made it back.

But the result was that Hou Yi casually shot two arrows and then voluntarily withdrew his troops... The reason for this is obvious without even asking.

While it's possible that Hou Yi wanted to use him to demonstrate the value of the Wu tribe's provocations to the "Supreme Heavenly Court" in order to gain benefits there, it also sent a political signal that the two sides could talk.

Xuandu seemed to understand but not quite:

"What if the chief's conditions are very harsh?"

"Could it be more demanding than ceding the Central Plains?"

Jin Bing asked with a smile.

The Sun Star Lord's act of ceding territory was a divine assist, directly pushing the various tribes and powerful beings living in the Central Plains to their limits.

These days, countless demons who have escaped from the Central Plains are coming to seek refuge in the Eastern Wilderness. There are Great Luo Immortals and Great Yi Immortals, eager to join forces with the Equal Heavenly Court to smash the Sun Star Lord's face...

"In theory, the Wu tribe represented by Hou Yi is unlikely to ask us for too many benefits, otherwise their reputation would be truly ruined. If the entire prehistoric world were to gang up on him as a traitor, the Wu tribe would definitely not be able to withstand it."

Jin Bing said in a deep voice:

"Your main mission in this trip to the Wu tribe, besides probing Hou Yi's attitude, is to find out exactly who the important figures in his faction are. If we can win them over, to what extent are they willing to do things for us?"

Xuan Du nodded repeatedly as he listened:

"Rest assured, Great Chief, the mission will be accomplished!"

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After Xuandu left, only Jin Bing remained in the "Demon Emperor's Palace".

Standing alone by the window, letting the sunlight fall on his face, Jin Bing sighed:

"This is truly a last resort..."

Emotionally speaking, he really didn't want to talk to Hou Yi.

After all, Hou Yi had conquered the Central Plains and killed many of his own people. Those children were children he had watched grow up and raised himself, so he had a very deep affection for them.

Whether out of self-interest or hatred, Jin Bing desperately wanted to behead this guy and offer him as a sacrifice to the heavens!

But... we can't be so willful now.

On one hand, the pressure from the Supreme Heavenly Court was too great. Tens of thousands of Golden Immortals and above were fighting against their own Heavenly Court's experts in various parts of the prehistoric world. The occupied areas of both sides changed every day, and they were at a disadvantage.

Ultimately, the Supreme Heavenly Court possessed a profound foundation that was incomparable to their own. Even if they had restricted the high-level experts, the Supreme Heavenly Court still held a huge advantage in the middle and lower levels. If it weren't for the fact that the human race was strong enough, they would have been completely defeated long ago.

Even if the human race could withstand the pressure, their disadvantages still existed; it could only be said that their defeat was relatively slow...

On the other hand, it was the Sun Star Lord's act of ceding territory!

Although in the long run, the Sun Star Lord's cession of the Central Plains to the Witch Clan is extremely harmful, it will force the strong and the people of the Central Plains region to side with his own camp.

The longer the conflict drags on, the more powerful wild demons can be mobilized. Hundreds of Great Luo cultivators and countless Taiyi and lower-ranking demons will join their side, and they may even be able to persuade high-ranking celestial officials such as Star Lords to defect.

The Sun Star Lord's plan is a serious departure from the very foundation upon which the Heavenly Court was founded, and it is a path to certain death.

But... it really does work!

With his territorial concession, the Wu tribe, who had been merely observing, suddenly unleashed their full power, with nearly a hundred great shamans and countless shaman soldiers joining the battle, directly overwhelming Jin Bing and leaving him in a state of disarray.

This time, the Witch Clan slaughtered three parts of the Northern Wilderness, with hundreds of millions of deaths. This forced Jin Bing to mobilize the Great Luo Golden Immortals from various front lines and urgently summon twenty True Dragons to launch a war to reclaim the Northern Wilderness!

Logically speaking, although the war between the two heavenly courts has been ongoing, it has mostly ended with surrender, and there has been little massacre.

This is not simply because of kindness. The greater reason is that the karmic consequences of Heaven hang over all living beings. If the slaughter is excessive, then a sage might come to act on behalf of Heaven.

Therefore, the battle lines changed very slowly. Even if one side suffered a major defeat, it would not lose too much manpower and would continue fighting.

But the Wu tribe doesn't care about that. Born noble, they don't incur karma from killing. Let alone ordinary creatures, even Jin Bing, who had accumulated immeasurable merit in his previous life, was still killed without hesitation. The Heavenly Dao didn't utter a single word!

This time, they immediately launched a large-scale massacre in the Northern Wilderness, easily wiping out 30% of Jin Bing's strength in the Northern Wilderness in one battle...

If this slaughter continues, before Jin Bing can even use the help from the Sun Star Lord to strengthen his forces, these lawless bastards will actually make their way all the way to Shouyang Mountain!

"The witch clan is naturally superior to demons; killing demons doesn't incur karma... What a nuisance!"

Enraged, Jin Bing clenched his fists. In all his three lifetimes, he had never felt such hatred for the injustice of fate as he did today.

A human destined protagonist, whose mad slaughter of all living beings has karma, but even saints dare not step in to settle scores, which means he can slaughter at will!

A descendant of Pangu from the Wu clan, born with a superior demonic power, he can kill those with great merit at will, and his slaughter will not incur any karmic consequences!

Heavenly Dao, what exactly are you?

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(End of this chapter)