I'm a villain in the superhero world.

Lu Buyi was well aware of the maximum power that this Dragon Emperor's consciousness could currently exert.

That's why he dared to let his true self remain calm and collected, only sending his avatar to suppress the enemy.

That's why he dared to assure Ji Mingyang that with him there, nothing would happen.

At the same time, he understood that the Dragon Emperor's consciousness was extremely hazy and would dissipate with only one strike at most.

Therefore, he did not rush to send the old man back to sleep after he woke up from his dream.

Instead, she quietly watched him look around, breathe the air, and gaze at this era that was so different from the past.

Lu Buyi watched the Dragon Emperor, who sometimes chuckled, sometimes looked sad, sometimes angry, and sometimes resentful.

But in the end, all of this returned to calm, an endless calm, an unfathomable calm.

—Lu Buyi did not immediately disperse the consciousness gathered by the Dragon Emperor, not out of sentiment or reluctance.

Rather, it represents the efforts and contributions the Dragon Emperor made for this era where "mortals are mortals and gods are gods"...

This gives him no reason to interrupt his gaze upon the world once more, looking down upon the people whose ancestors once lived under his rule.

Ultimately, the fact that their governing council has been able to contain the seals to this extent is largely due to accepting the legacy left by the era of kings.

The Dragon Emperor's role in this is self-evident.

As Lü Buyi watched the Dragon Emperor's breathing gradually calm down, he realized that the Dragon Emperor probably already had some understanding of the world.

And then, as expected, he received a message from the Dragon Emperor.

"The spirit of justice is protecting you in the shadows... I see—that's how it is."

"The era of kings has ended. Are you now the rulers of this world, successors to the will of the undeified god A?"

"The word 'rule' isn't quite right," Lü Buyi corrected appropriately amidst the sound of the waves crashing. "We usually call our actions 'governance'."

"Moreover, the mortal world is no longer under the jurisdiction of us extraordinary people. Just as you and other kings once envisioned, it is now an era where men belong to men and gods to gods, Your Majesty—"

People are people, and gods are gods...

This familiar phrase brought a touch of nostalgia and reminiscence to Ji Mingyang's eyes, as if the scenes of making vows in Mount Tai and the Epang Palace were still vivid in his mind.

The sound of the wind and waves grew louder and louder, even causing some of the Dragon Emperor's hair to flutter.

"No need to be modest."

"No matter what, you have succeeded. In the end, we kings have lost to you who inherited the will of the undeified god A."

"I dare not take credit—"

"If it were during the Age of Kings, without the foundation and preparations laid by you and several others for this future, we, who only inherited the will of the first Lord, would not have been able to achieve what we see before us in just a few thousand years."

This is not Lü Buyi being modest; it is the truth.

—It is a fact that the resurrected Dragon Emperor will be an inevitable enemy of this world.

And the former Dragon Emperor was one of their best role models and predecessors, which is also a fact.

But this is a world where contradictions and realities coexist.

A father and monarch who have been betrayed by his son and his subjects deserve to make the whole world bear his wrath!

No one could refute the logic behind this, but for the sake of the continuation of humanity, the ruling society, Lü Buyi, and others had no choice but to fight back.

"Basics, preparation..."

Ji Mingyang muttered these two words to himself, having grasped their meaning.

So he burst into laughter for no reason, a hearty laugh that was also a mockery of the two children who had betrayed him!

The night deepened because of the Dragon Emperor's laughter, and the four seas fell silent as a result.

Even the ever-flowing wind dared not make a move at this moment.

The Dragon Emperor knew what the will of the undeified A and its successor meant.

He knew even more that Lü Buyi, who was standing before him now, had come to shatter his will once again.

As he said, he only allowed his gaze to briefly look at the world again out of respect for his own contributions.

A conflict between them was inevitable, but at least for this moment, the Dragon Emperor did not make a move.

He was just asking; he was just laughing as he asked:

"Tell me, you heirs of the will of the undeified god, my two useless, traitorous sons—who defeated them, who continued my legacy?"

After finally learning that the traitors never got the future they wanted.

In the endless time of sealing, the aloof emperor finally found a sliver of solace.

This did little to quell his anger, but it did bring him genuine pleasure.

Who inherited the Dragon Emperor's legacy during the chaotic end of the Qin Dynasty, after the ancestral Dragon Emperor was sealed away, at the end of that era of kings?

Anyone who has seen "The Son of Yin and Yang: The Chaotic World at the End of Qin Dynasty, Five Dragons in the Same Court" will definitely be able to answer this question.

Therefore, when faced with the Dragon Emperor's question, Lü Buyi did not hesitate for a moment and softly gave the answer.

"Your Majesty the Dragon Emperor, do you still remember that child from the humble people you taught for a few short days on Mount Mangdang?"

"He was the one who single-handedly ended the chaotic world after you were sealed away."

"Not only did you avenge the traitor, but you also ensured that your legacy and ideals have been passed down, laying an indispensable foundation for the present era in which man is man and God is God."

At this point, there's no need to say anything more.

The Dragon Emperor already knew that person's name, and he also remembered how the person had stubbornly struggled in the mud.

"Liu Ji..."

"The seeds I casually sowed eventually brought me revenge..."

"Is this also one of the inevitable consequences of the balance of Yin and Yang?"

In fact, Lü Buyi has already given a very brief account of Liu Bang's actions in this world context.

He didn't even tell the Dragon Emperor in detail how Liu Bang had done it—

It's important to understand that during the reign of five emperors, it wasn't just Fusu and Huhai who stirred up chaos in that era.

There are also two new Yin-Yang Children born into the world after the two of them were abandoned by the power of Yin and Yang.

Xiang Yu and Han Xin.

Under such circumstances, Liu Bang accomplished something almost impossible, achieving an unbelievable victory at Gaixia.

In the final battle of the Five Dragons, Liu Bang launched a frontal attack on the other four "dragons" simultaneously, ultimately achieving a great victory.

Han Xin was suppressed, Xiang Yu was executed, Fusu was sealed away, and Huhai was exiled...

Lu Buyi felt that if he told the Dragon Emperor this, the Dragon Emperor would probably find it hard to believe for a while.

Fortunately, the Dragon Emperor did not inquire about the details, as if knowing the result was enough for him.

"Lu Buwei's descendant, the successor of the will of the undeified A—I know you have come to expel this shred of my consciousness."

"I'll leave it to you, since you brought me good news. Anyway, this isn't the right time for me to recover."

"but--"

Lu Buyi was somewhat taken aback by the unexpectedly easy-going nature of the person in front of him, but then he heard the Dragon Emperor's tone change.

"Although the power emanating from this sliver of my consciousness is negligible, I myself have already merged into the sun."

"Leaving aside whether you can eliminate my will... can you really dispel this manifest will that I have gathered now?"

Lu Buyi could tell that the Dragon Emperor still had some interest in the power of the world today.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have asked that question.

Therefore, he did not hide his abilities, but simply raised his right hand and extended the first two fingers.

"I am ashamed to say that I am not yet able to eradicate the root of your will."

"But relying on the legacy of our ancestors, we are confident that we can prevent it from gathering again before the sun fully awakens and your fundamental will is revealed."

Having said that, Lü Buyi no longer paused, and under the Dragon Emperor's interested gaze, began to cast a spell—

"Lust is the gate of suffering in the heart, love is the gate of suffering in the spirit, greed is the gate of suffering in the form, extravagance is the gate of suffering in the essence, and the body is the gate of suffering in the soul."

"The five gates of suffering in samsara, concentrate your spirit and gather your soul..."

"Certainly--"

Accompanied by chanting incantations, five gates of suffering slowly rose from the edge of the outer sea, surrounding the Dragon Emperor and Lü Buyi, in five directions, several hundred meters away.

The Dragon Emperor's current display of will was completely frozen, and not a single trace of it could be leaked.

But this alone is far from enough to shatter the Dragon Emperor's will.

Even if it is only a tiny trace of will, it still belongs to the Dragon Emperor himself.

How could ordinary techniques possibly break it apart?

Therefore, at this time, we need to use the contingency plans that the former Son of the Sun made for the current situation and its possibilities.

—Your swordsmanship is now complete, so take it and slay any dragon that dares to slay it!

The swordsmanship left behind by Lü Dongbin, the ancestor of the Lü clan in the Far East and one of the sons of the sun god, was specifically designed to deal with this situation.

"Let me show off a bit in front of my friends this time..."

She murmured these words softly, under the Dragon Emperor's calm and unperturbed gaze.

Lu Buyi put two fingers together and gently touched Ji Mingyang's brow.

But with the power of the Wisdom Sword, one can escape the five gates of suffering in the cycle of rebirth.

That's right, this is...

Sever the ties of love with the sword of wisdom!