'What skill is there in bullying a junior?'

Wu Wang, upon hearing this cry, seated himself even more firmly in the mud.

Of course, he still maintained a look of defeat, his eyes lifeless and pupils unfocused, his whole being radiated the dejection of a loser.

Now was not the time to stand up and retort with mockery.

His strength was far inferior to Emperor Shun's at this moment, and given Emperor Shun's clearly unstable emotions, if something untoward happened, it would be too late for regrets.

[Sleepy said: Reduce your threats to the lowest, and you can lie down even better.]

When ThreeOld Daoist Sanxian's shadow split into three behind him, Wu Wang had already understood what was happening.

This senior was a being with three souls in one body.

And as Emperor Shun began to speak incessantly, Wu Wang quickly grasped the situation.

At the very end of the Emperor Fuxi era within the Human Domain, Emperor Fuxi, in order to solve the hidden dangers of the Human Domain, took a path no one had ever thought of before—transforming Emperor Shun.

Such an idea was incredibly insane, but Emperor Fuxi, bound by the Dao of Fire, went alone into the Heaven Palace, invading Emperor Shun's consciousness through the Great Dao.

To counter Emperor Fuxi's tactics, Emperor Shun split his consciousness into three, creating his true body that held his Divine Power and had been slumbering in the Heaven Palace, the Order incarnation that maintained the operation and order of the Heaven Palace, and...

The main consciousness taken away by Emperor Fuxi.

The real Emperor Shun had been trapped by Emperor Fuxi within the Human Domain.

Wu Wang's mind was already picturing these two entities, who ought to be dominant masters of Heaven and Earth, reincarnating continuously within the Human Domain, experiencing the myriad states of human life, wandering through mountains and streams...

Why would Emperor Fuxi do this?

Having the power to take away Emperor Shun's main consciousness should also grant him the power to severely injure Emperor Shun.

That's it, the threat of the Candle Dragon. Emperor Fuxi's Eight Trigrams Dao interpreted the natural order of Heaven and Earth, and the current order was, in fact, also a necessary environment for the survival and development of the human race.

The downfall of Emperor Shun would lead to the return of the Candle Dragon. The berserk Candle Dragon would be much more difficult to deal with than Emperor Shun, and Emperor Fuxi likely did not have full confidence in a complete victory.

Emperor Fuxi did not wish to destroy the current order, but simply wanted the Heavenly Emperor to recognize the Human Domain, to let the Human Domain exist and thrive under the current order.

Such breadth of mind... Wu Wang was filled with profound respect.

Just as he was covertly glancing forward, he saw the figure slowly rising from the mud, existing somewhere between reality and illusion.

He had seen this figure before—Emperor Shun's main consciousness had once disguised itself as Emperor Fuxi, luring lost souls and fishing for Wu Wang to come.

It was indeed Emperor Fuxi. He rose to his feet, from the mud, from the dirt.

Clasped in his hand was but a sliver of light. Yet, this bit of light gradually restored clarity to his once-dormant consciousness, reviving the power exhausted over countless cycles of reincarnation with Emperor Shun. It was now fully resurging. No Divine Power infusion was needed, no elaborate schemes required.

With just a speck of Spirit Light, a hint of the essence of spring's renewal, he ignited half of Heaven and Earth with a spark.

A stream appeared at Emperor Fuxi's feet, as if he were standing upon a shallow surface of water. Then, this stream expanded and spread at a visible pace in all directions, covering the land in the blink of an eye.

'Supreme goodness is like water, benefiting all things without contention.'

Emperor Fuxi had not read the 'fragments' of scriptures left by Wu Wang, but his actions and principles were playing out the very essence explained by those scriptures.

Wu Wang felt a strange peace in his Daoist heart upon seeing this figure.

Above, Emperor Shun's face was utterly impassive, the fluctuating Divine Light around him surged with boundless anger.

His guard is down? Just like that, completely broken through.

This complete version of Emperor Shun seems much easier to deal with than his Order incarnation.

"Fu, Xi!"

Emperor Shun seemed ready to grind his back teeth in anger.

Yet Emperor Fuxi simply stood with his hands clasped behind his back, looking up at the figure of Emperor Shun.

Even now, with only his Divine Soul and suppressed by the might of Emperor Shun, he retained his calm and composed demeanor, still the same as ever.

Fu Xi smiled and said, "Having walked so much of the path, have you still not realized?"

Emperor Shun's mouth twitched wildly as he suddenly pointed a finger at Fu Xi!

The Great Dao resounded with a metallic clang!

This small world nearly collapsed as hundreds of Great Daos roared angrily. It was the power of the Divine Court of the Heaven Palace descending upon this place!

The Heavenly Emperor, the Heavenly Emperor, if he cannot use the order he constructed to suppress everything, how can he call himself the Heavenly Emperor?

Perhaps, this was also a major reason why Emperor Fuxi chose a 'curved path' strategy back then.

In the sky, the phantom images of hundreds of mythical beasts suddenly appeared and lunged crazily below.

Fu Xi stood unmoved, but a figure rushed into the sky from behind him.

Shen Nong!

The contemporary Human Emperor of the Shennong Family!

With a wooden staff raised high in front of him, a fire Azure Dragon appeared under his feet, and shallow white flowers bloomed atop his wooden staff.

These flowers gently rotated, eerily causing the beastly scenes in the sky to vanish without a trace.

The previously raging powers of the Heaven Palace Divine Court calmed down at this moment.

Even Wu Wang, upon witnessing Shen Nong's divine skills, felt the urge to relax and rest.

It's as if a burly man is beckoning to me from ahead, saying, 'Handsome, tea first!' What a strange power this is.

Emperor Shun's gaze hardened.

Shen Nong stood on the head of the Fire Dragon, a calm smile on his lips.

Fu Xi let out a soft sigh as the phantom image of the Tai Chi Yin Yang Diagram emerged beneath his feet, and he said softly, "Lianshan, trap him for just a moment."

With a swing of Shen Nong's wooden staff, a smile with vibrancy Wu Wang had never seen on this old predecessor's face emerged.

"Good."

That single word conveyed immense confidence.

Emperor Shun's forehead filled with dark lines, but he did not have the thought to leave just yet. Seeing that mobilizing the power of the Heaven Palace Divine Court was ineffective, he clenched his left hand, and an exaggerated, long Longsword appeared in his palm.

The Longsword drew a shallow scratch forward, and ripples spread through Heaven and Earth.

Shen Nong softly chanted, "This divine skill was originally prepared for my final battle, but now it seems I can't hide it any longer."

Emperor Shun's nostrils flared slightly as he slashed his Longsword horizontally at Shen Nong.

Shen Nong flung his wooden staff, and it seemed to come to life, emitting the sound of dragons and tigers, transforming into wooden 'scales' that assembled into a whip-like Longsword.

Shen Nong's protective treasure, the Zhe Whip!

The Zhe Whip gently tapped forward, and the old predecessor's figure became extremely agile, facing Emperor Shun head-on, blooming flowers of every color where he passed between Heaven and Earth.

Wu Wang watched, momentarily speechless. My father-in-law, at his age, still pursues such 'style' in his duels!

Of course, that was manifested by the Great Dao and not something Shen Nong did intentionally.

In an instant, this small world erupted into a fierce battle.

At this moment, Emperor Shun, stronger than the Order incarnation and also than his original body that had just appeared not long ago, should have been enough to suppress Shen Nong.

But Shen Nong now erupted with divine skills never seen before.

This Human Emperor was like a towering tree, protecting Wu Wang and the others, along with Fu Xi's lingering soul, enduring the assault of heavenly lightning, fire, frost, and falling meteors.

No matter how intense the battle between the Heavenly Emperor and the Human Emperor became, this world did not shatter, and not a single wave from the duel reached the ground.

Shen Nong had quite a few hidden treasures.

There, under the Great Tree, Wu Wang slowly stood up, looking thoughtfully at the 'water surface' beneath his feet.

Suddenly, he heard a familiar calling.

"Wu Wang, Wu Wang?"

Looking up, he saw the Sanxian Daoist, wrapped in Divine Light, calling out in bewilderment.

"Senior, come down first!"

Wu Wang immediately called out, as the ThreeOld Daoist Sanxian looked up at the changing colors of the sky—he too could only see that within the thin sky, bursts of light were exploding, unable to capture the figures of His Majesty Shennong and the Heavenly Emperor.

With a trembling voice, Sanxian asked, "What, what has happened? I merely felt as if I had slept, how could I have, have been enshrined by the Heaven Palace?"

Wu Wang sighed in his heart.

"Senior, please come down first."

"Ah," the ThreeOld Daoist Sanxian tried to control his body and managed to land steadily in front of Wu Wang.

However, the Fanged Serpent suddenly raised his hand, keeping the ThreeOld Daoist Sanxian separate.

The ThreeOld Daoist Sanxian immediately said, "I'm fine standing, just fine standing... Wu Wang, what has happened here? Who is that standing over there? Why do I feel so familiar with them?"

"His Majesty is dueling with Emperor Shun," Wu Wang pondered for a moment, "that person is Emperor Fu Xi."

The divine body of the ThreeOld Daoist Sanxian trembled slightly.

Seeing that he was not able to help in any way, and that even the Fanged Serpent could not join a duel of this level, Wu Wang decided to calm down and simply relayed the events that had happened before to the ThreeOld Daoist Sanxian.

The more he talked, the more the ThreeOld Daoist Sanxian's eyes widened, as he kept touching his forehead, neck, and chest, his eyes filled with trembling.

"I, I am an incarnation of His Majesty Fu Xi? What should I do..."

"Not an incarnation," Wu Wang pondered a few times, "to be precise, it should be that Emperor Shun and His Majesty Fu Xi's consciousness once resided within you. In the end, senior, you are still yourself."

Sanxian paused for a moment, stood dazed for a while, but was then awakened by the tremors of the Great Dao coming from above.

He asked, "What can I do?"

Wu Wang was unable to reply at the moment, as he truly did not know anything about it.

"What can I still do?"

Sanxian asked again, urgency in his eyes, and the wrinkles that had lessened due to ascension as a God seemed to increase again at this moment.

His voice trembling, he asked, "Logically speaking, I should be able to do something! Maybe I could help both His Majesties, could help the Human Domain. Wu Wang, do not concern yourself with personal favors or past bonds; you are wise and full of ideas."

"I truly do not know," Wu Wang said as he folded his hands behind his back and sighed, looking towards the Old Red Rose seated in meditation beside them and another elder.

They showed no reaction. Their years of experience in dueling had taught them to seize every opportunity to heal their injuries. They would be ready to rush forward and offer themselves whenever His Majesty Shennong needed support.

Wu Wang said, "This is a contest between Emperor Shun and His Majesty Fu Xi; both are among the foremost entities between Heaven and Earth, and I am still too far from their level. Even my presence here was deliberately orchestrated by Emperor Shun, who lured me step by step. His Majesty Shennong had already seen through Emperor Shun's calculations earlier but did not take the initiative to speak to me about it directly, only hinting at me. Senior, do you know why His Majesty didn't tell me explicitly?"

The ThreeOld Daoist Sanxian shook his head blankly.

Wu Wang sighed, "It's because he feared that knowing too much would cause me to hesitate. The phrase 'the key to breaking the situation lies in my God of Spring's divine power' that His Majesty mentioned actually has multiple layers of meaning. Upon careful consideration, going with the flow and using their strategies against them are indeed the only solution to today's predicament. My own guess is that Emperor Fuxi, in his willpower contest with Emperor Shun, has gradually been worn down, his power withering, and Emperor Shun has subtly taken the lead. Today's situation has arisen because Emperor Shun could no longer endure it and, having suppressed the will of Emperor Fuxi, is eager to free himself..."

"That guess is actually not incorrect."

A slight chuckle came from the side.

Wu Wang turned his head to look, only to see Emperor Fuxi, who had been standing far away with his back to them, now turned around, stepped forward two paces with his hands behind his back, and approached them.

The entire process involved no flickering, no trace of movement—it was all so natural.

Wu Wang quickly lowered the hands he had clasped behind his back and bowed to Fu Xi.

"Wu Wangzi pays respects to Your Majesty."

"Mm," Fu Xi nodded with a smile and said in a gentle voice, "It's but a remnant soul, no need to address me as Your Majesty, lest we embarrass Lianshan."

"No, no," Wu Wang said hastily, "His Majesty Shennong holds you in the highest regard."

Fu Xi smiled without a word.

At this moment, Shennong was in the high sky, fighting a life-and-death battle with Emperor Shun and gradually being suppressed.

However, in the place where Shennong was fighting to his last breath to protect, the atmosphere was unexpectedly... serene and harmonious.

Fu Xi sized up the Fanged Serpent with a glance and gave a slight nod. Then, he turned to Wu Wang and asked, "May I borrow the Yan Emperor's command? I will leave some benefits for you."

"Your Majesty, please take it, take it."

Wu Wang's hand trembled, nearly tearing his Daoist body open and digging his Immortal Platform out from the realm of the virtual and the real.

He produced the Yan Emperor's command and handed it forward with respect.

Fu Xi smiled and nodded slightly, saying, "You are not bad, just a bit indolent."

Wu Wang hurriedly said, "I will definitely be diligent from now on!"

Fu Xi spoke gently, "Hmm, you have too many things on you, and they are too mixed. However, it's not bad that the Human Domain has one more hope not limited to itself, and the human race has one more way out that is not just the current situation."

After speaking, Fu Xi turned to the ThreeOld Daoist Sanxian and asked warmly, "Fellow Daoist, do you still have anything in this world to which you are attached?"

"Not a single bit of attachment," the ThreeOld Daoist Sanxian hurriedly replied.

"I need to borrow your life," Fu Xi said, his eyes full of regret.

Sanxian was about to draw his Longsword and end his own life.

Fu Xi said, "Just follow me to face Emperor Shun. You, me, him, we have long been one."

Sanxian paused, then nodded repeatedly, following behind Fu Xi somewhat nervously.

Fu Xi looked up at the sky, his gaze somewhat distant, and slowly closed his eyes.

He murmured, "Senior Suiren truly posed a difficult problem for me. In the past, I picked up the Dao of Fire, blocking my own path forward, just to protect those I wanted to protect. Latterly, I tried every means to prove my own Great Dao, yet I was bound by the Dao of Fire, ultimately leaving me half a step away from transcendence. In the end, I chose a path that others may not understand. I offer my Dao, to grant longevity to Heaven and Earth."

As the words faded, Fu Xi transformed into a wisp of a shadow, which entered Sanxian Daoist's chest, then reappeared behind Sanxian Daoist.

The Yan Emperor's command issued a low roar, condensing into a small Azure Dragon shadow, circling behind Fu Xi.

Sanxian Daoist now understood what needed to be done, took a deep breath, and, controlling the Divine Power he had not yet mastered proficiently, soared towards the high sky.

Shennong's Great Dao suddenly erupted, and the old predecessor used a self-detrimental method to suppress Emperor Shun's Great Dao for a short time.

Emperor Shun had no intention of retreating. He had not even summoned reinforcements from the Heaven Palace at this moment.

The major battle in the Southeastern Region was erupting. The Heaven Palace trembled continuously as the Candle Dragon began to strike at the Heaven and Earth Seal. The Heavenly Emperor's power was not present, which awakened hundreds of slumbering Innate Gods and forced several rarely seen Strong Gods to reveal themselves.

And in that small world, under the gaze of the figure in the Starry Sky Temple, reflected in Wu Wang's eyes…

A Great Star rose from the ground to the sky, breaking into the colorful battlefield of the Duel, into the intersecting realm of the Great Dao and Heaven and Earth, flanked by the Fire Azure Dragon and Shennong, rushing towards that incredibly furious figure.

"Emperor Shun!"

Fu Xi's figure stood resolute, towering into the sky.

Just like back then when he confronted Emperor Shun in the Heaven Palace, he said the same words:

"Three natures: god, human, beast.

Three talents: heaven, earth, man.

Your human nature, I will now bestow upon you."

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