Time! In the preparations of Qin Wudao and Hongjun, it swiftly passes!
"War!"
Three months later, Hongjun’s cold and supreme voice emanated from the Purple Mist Palace, echoing across myriad realms, lingering in the ears of countless beings for a long time.
All living beings could hear the suffocating killing intent from this voice.
"If you want war, I will join you in battle!"
In the temporary palace of the outer chaos world, Qin Wudao heard Hongjun’s voice, gave a cold sneer, and with saintly power, his voice resounded through the inner chaos world.
With a flicker of his body, he left the palace, standing atop the nine heavens, the emperor’s way of Hongmeng crossed the sky, imperial might was magnificent, suppressing the nine heavens and ten earths.
Behind him, ministers like Zhuge Liang, Guo Jia, and Xiao He stood with solemn expressions.
To a large extent, the upcoming great battle would determine the survival of the Qin Dynasty.
Rule Domain!
Those who surpass the great Dao, the top powerhouses who established rules!
Yet they had never fought against a powerhouse of the rule domain, although filled with confidence, there was still some unease.
In the inner world of chaos, the doors of Purple Mist Palace opened, and Hongjun slowly walked out.
At this moment, outside the Purple Mist Palace, it was crowded with figures, holding weapons, exuding powerful auras.
Among the Unity Realm martial artists were Taihong, Guhao, Tai Yuan, Zhi Yang, Shenwu, and Daoshou!
Among the Dao Saint Realm martial artists were the eight clan leaders of Protectors of Heaven, Emperor of Heaven, Empress of Heaven, and thirty-six disciples!
Seven Unity Realm beings!
Forty-six Dao Saints!
As for the Pre-saint Realm martial artists, there were even more, including the three thousand world’s Heavenly Dao, three thousand mundane guests, elders of the eight clans of Protectors of Heaven...
All added together, there were nearly ten thousand people!
Such terrifying power, if spread outside the Xuan Universe, would likely cause all civilizations of this universe to be in an uproar, shivering in fear.
"Shatter!"
Under the gaze of all, Hongjun flew into the sky, looking at the seal of the human emperor that imprisoned him for several epochs, a cold killing intent flashed, and he said coldly.
As he spoke, so it would be!
The three thousand great Daos surged, and an invisible terrifying power swept, heavily striking the seal of the human emperor.
Buzz!
The world of chaos shook violently.
Immediately, everyone saw a layer of golden canopy at the junction of the inner world of chaos and the outer world of chaos, formed by countless dao patterns, isolating everything.
Powerhouses like Taihong, Tai Yuan, Emperor of Heaven looked at the seal of the human emperor, filled with endless hatred.
It was this seal that had imprisoned them for several epochs!
Although, the inner world of chaos was vast, boundless.
But in essence, it was still a prison.
And they, the pinnacle existences of this world, all became prisoners.
How could it not incite anger?
"You have still succeeded!"
At this time, the seal of the human emperor shone brightly, countless golden light spots flew out, condensing into a human figure, wearing royal robes, holding the imperial sword, mighty and formidable.
This person, was the human emperor!
"The human emperor!"
In the outer chaos world, Ren Zu, Emperor Shang, Emperor Xia, and other seasoned human masters who experienced the ’Dark Era’, all knelt with a ’thud’, tears welling up.
They grew up listening to the legendary stories of the human emperor!
Over time, the human emperor became the ’god’ in their hearts, and now seeing the human emperor naturally filled them with excitement.
"Greeting the human emperor!"
Upon seeing the human emperor, Qin Wudao showed respect and deeply bowed.
Zhuge Liang, Xiao He, Wang Yangming, Dong Zhongshu and other ministers also slightly bowed, showing their respect.
On the human emperor, there were too many legends.
The creator of the human race!
The ruler of myriad worlds!
Moreover, the initiator of the ’War of the Heavens’!
His talent, his bravery, his perseverance, and fearlessness, destined to be embedded in the spirit of the human race, passed down through generations.
The human race will not perish!
The spirit of the human emperor will forever remain!
"Without you, I would have succeeded several epochs ago!"
Hongjun examined the human emperor, his eyes filled with pride and boundless killing intent!
He knew, the shadow of the human emperor in front of him would be the last mark left by the human emperor in the world, disappearing completely after today, turning to dust in history.
"Even without me, someone would challenge the rules you created!"
"We who practice martial arts and seek the Dao should have an unyielding spirit, how could we become slaves of you, Hongjun, forever subjugated by you?"
The human emperor spoke calmly.
"Haha!"
Hongjun paused, disdainfully said: "Shallow! Human emperor, don’t think too highly of yourself, you unified the myriad realms, becoming the supreme emperor, defining strict rules, aren’t ordinary immortals in your eyes still less than ants?"
"How is what you did any different from what I’ve done?"
At this point, Hongjun paused for a moment, continued: "Let me tell you, in this world, fairness doesn’t exist!"
"As long as there is a distinction of strength among martial artists, there will be a distinction between high and low, noble and base among the beings of this world!"
"My strength is great, therefore I can set the rules, above all beings!"
Hongjun’s voice was loud, spreading across myriad realms, reaching Qin Wudao’s ears.
"Fairness!"
Qin Wudao whispered, with a complex expression.
He knew, in this world, there is never absolute fairness.
Like a Dao Saint martial artist and an ordinary immortal, could he treat them equally?
No!
Nor could it be achieved!
Not only in the martial world, but even in the mundane world, there is no absolute fairness, ordinary people exhaust their lives just to barely fill their stomachs.
And some people?
Born noble, holding a vast portion of the world’s wealth!
Fairness!
Is only relative.
Qin Wudao looked at the human emperor, curious about how this legendary sovereign would respond to Hongjun’s words.
"Admittedly, I did establish a state, defined strict rules, and in my eyes, ordinary immortals are indeed as weak as ants!"
The human emperor stared at Hongjun, his gaze sharp as a sword: "However, the state I established has no enslavement, everyone is free, everyone can pursue martial arts!"
"The rules I set are comprehensive laws, from noble lords to commoners, all must follow, protecting countless weak beings from the oppression of the strong, allowing them to cultivate and live in a safe environment!"
"But you, Hongjun, use enslaving rules to confine all beings, establish authoritarian rule, where the strong are revered and the weak are ants, isn’t this a disaster for countless beings?"
"The so-called enslaving rules are to sever the martial path of all beings, to fulfill oneself!"
"Towards this, I disdain! And oppose!"
Hearing the words of the human emperor, Hongjun’s expression turned ferocious as he said: "Pedantic! Reverence for the strong is an ancient and unchanging truth; didn’t you and I train hard to escape being ants?"
"How is it that now, upon becoming strong, you sympathize with ants?"
His voice was filled with anger and questioning.
What are the beings?
Just tools!
"Ants?"
The human emperor shook his head and laughed coldly: "Therefore, you extinguished your humanity, committing evil to become strong!"
"Even in this battle, you don’t hesitate to use disciples, sacrificing their martial path to bring endless pain to the world, solely to achieve your victory, stabilizing your dominion!"
Chapter 1299: 1292: Fairness?
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