bioinnovel Chapter 317 Emperor Jun, King of Ten Thousand Demons!
Chapter 317 Emperor Jun, King of Ten Thousand Demons!
The words of Laozi echoed in the main hall.
Su Fan stood in front of him, silent for a long time.
Mid-stage of the Hunyuan era.
This level of skill would be considered top-tier in the Outer Heavens, and on Earth it would be invincible.
But in the primordial world, a world where Dao Realm experts are everywhere, his strength is simply not enough.
That spider, which was at the fifth level of the Dao Realm, would have been a corpse by now if it hadn't been for Laozi's intervention.
Su Fan took a deep breath.
"Senior, what can I do with my limited strength?"
Lao Tzu laughed.
"Strength isn't important. What matters is the luck you possess."
Su Fan was taken aback.
"Luck?"
Lao Tzu nodded.
"Yes. The reason you've come this far, the reason you've awakened so many gods, the reason you've detonated the fragments of Pangu's Axe, the reason you've entered the primordial world—it's not because of strength, it's because of luck."
"The gods of the primordial world have been asleep for three thousand years, the primordial world has been shattered for three thousand years, and the primordial world has been besieged by extraterrestrial demons for three thousand years—we need someone who can bring about change."
"That person is you."
Su Fan remained silent.
He recalled his journey so far.
From Earth to the Outer Heavens, from an ordinary God Master to awakening dozens of gods, from being hunted by God Hunters to killing their elders...
Every step was fraught with danger, yet every step also turned out to be a safe one.
This is perhaps what we call luck.
He raised his head.
"Senior, what should I do now?"
Lao Tzu looked into the distance.
"The primordial world is vast, divided into four major continents: East Sheng Shen Continent, South Zhanbu Continent, West Niu He Continent, and North Ju Lu Continent."
"Eastern Sheng Shenzhou is the territory of the Taoist sect, Southern Zhanbuzhou is the settlement of the human race, Western Niuhezhou is the place of practice of the Buddhist sect, and Northern Juluzhou is the world of the demon race."
"You are now on the edge of the Eastern Continent of Divine Victory."
Su Fan listened and silently made a mental note of it.
Lao Tzu continued.
"After the invasion of the extraterrestrial demons, all four continents suffered heavy losses. Countless people from the Taoist, Buddhist, human, and demon races perished."
"Those who survived all hid in their respective ancestral lands, relying on ancient formations to eke out a living."
Su Fan asked.
"So, what's the situation in the four continents now?"
Lao Tzu shook his head.
"This is bad. On the Taoist side, Yuanshi Tianzun and Tongtian Jiaozhu are both asleep, and only I am barely holding on. On the Buddhist side, Tathagata Buddha is also asleep, and the remaining Buddhas and Bodhisattvas are struggling to keep going."
"On the human side, of the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, only Emperor Fuxi is still awake, but he is also seriously injured and has not yet recovered. On the demon side, Emperor Jun and Emperor Taiyi are both there, but they... are not easy to talk to."
Su Fan raised an eyebrow.
"Difficult to talk to?"
Lao Tzu sighed.
"In that great battle, the demon race suffered the most heavy losses. Nine of Di Jun's ten sons died. Donghuang Taiyi's wife also perished in the battle."
"From then on, the demon race sealed off Beiju Luzhou, forbidding any outsiders from entering. Whoever went there would die."
Su Fan remained silent.
He had nine sons, and all nine died.
He could understand that kind of pain.
Lao Tzu looked at him.
"Su Fan, I wish to send you to Beiju Luzhou."
Su Fan was taken aback.
"Go to the demon realm?"
Lao Tzu nodded.
"That's right. This time, the extraterrestrial demons aren't just targeting the Taoist and Buddhist sects. They want the entire prehistoric world. The demon race won't escape either."
"If we can persuade the demon race to join forces, our chances of winning will be much greater."
Su Fan frowned.
"But you said that outsiders are not allowed to enter the demon realm..."
Lao Tzu laughed.
"That's why I sent you. You are the envoy of the conferment of gods, blessed with good fortune. If someone else went, they might be killed as soon as they entered Beiju Luzhou. If you go, there might be a glimmer of hope for survival."
Su Fan remained silent.
He looked at Laozi.
"Senior, are you sure I'm not going to my death?"
Lao Tzu laughed.
"I'm not sure. But this is the only way."
Su Fan took a deep breath.
"Okay. I'll go."
Lao Tzu nodded.
"Alright. I will send someone to escort you to the border of Beiju Luzhou. But once you enter the territory of the demon race, you will have to rely on yourself."
Su Fan stood up.
"When are we leaving?"
Lao Tzu looked at him.
"Now."
……
The border of Beiju Luzhou.
A desolate Gobi Desert.
Su Fan stood on the Gobi Desert, looking at the gray sky in front of him.
That place is the territory of the demon race.
There was no sun in the sky, only a thick layer of gray clouds.
Lightning could be faintly seen rolling within the gray clouds.
The earth was black, and not a blade of grass grew.
In the distance, there is a massive pass.
The pass is thousands of feet high and pitch black, resembling a crouching giant beast.
The pass was filled with demon soldiers.
Some of them had wolf heads, some had tiger heads, and some had eagle heads; each of them exuded a terrifying aura.
The lowest level is the second level of the Dao Realm.
The highest level is the fourth level of the Dao Realm.
Su Fan took a deep breath and walked towards the pass.
He was stopped when he reached the pass.
A wolf-headed soldier looked at him, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes.
"Human? How did you get in?"
Su Fan looked at him.
"They came in."
The wolf-headed soldier was taken aback, then laughed.
"Come in? Do you know where this is?"
Su Fan nodded.
"I know. Beiju Luzhou is the territory of the demon race."
The wolf-headed soldier sneered.
"You knew that, yet you still dared to come? Are you looking for death?"
He waved his hand, and a dozen soldiers surrounded him.
Su Fan didn't move.
He looked at the wolf-headed soldier.
"I want to see Di Jun."
The wolf-headed soldier was stunned.
Then he burst out laughing.
"Hahahaha! A human at the mid-stage of the Primordial Chaos realm wants to see our Demon Emperor? Have you lost your mind?"
The other soldiers joined in the laughter.
Su Fan waited until they finished laughing.
Then he said.
"My name is Su Fan. I am the Envoy of the Gods."
The wolf-headed soldier was taken aback.
"The Investiture of the Gods? The one who supposedly holds the Investiture of the Gods?"
Su Fan nodded.
"right."
The wolf-headed soldier's expression changed.
He looked Su Fan up and down, his eyes full of surprise and doubt.
"You...you're the one who killed the Seventh Elder of the God Hunters, the God Conferring Envoy?"
Su Fan nodded.
"right."
The wolf-headed soldier remained silent.
He looked at Su Fan, then at the person behind him—there was no one there.
Then he laughed.
"Even if you are the Investiture of the Gods, so what? This isn't the Outer Heavens, it's the Northern Continent. You, a mere mid-stage Primordial Chaos cultivator, are nothing more than a mouthful for me."
He reached out and grabbed at Su Fan with one claw.
Su Fan did not dodge.
The Immortal-Slaying Sword was drawn.
A sword strike was unleashed.
Sword light and claw shadows collided.
boom--!!!
The wolf-headed soldier took three steps back, his expression changing.
Su Fan took a step back, his expression unchanged.
He looked at the wolf-headed soldier.
"Can we go and report it now?"
The wolf-headed soldier's face turned ashen.
He gritted his teeth.
"You wait."
He turned and walked into the pass.
……
After an incense stick has burned.
The wolf-headed soldiers emerged.
Behind him followed an old man dressed in golden armor.
The old man wore a golden crown, had a tiger's head, and exuded a terrifying aura.
Fifth level of the Dao Realm.
The old man with the tiger-headed head looked at Su Fan, a scrutinizing glint in his eyes.
"You are the Investiture of the Gods?"
Su Fan nodded.
"right."
The old man with the tiger-headed head was silent for a moment.
Then he spoke.
"Come with me. The Demon King wants to see you."
Su Fan followed him into the pass.
……
Deep within the Northern Continent.
A colossal palace floats in the sky.
The palace is entirely golden, covers an area of thousands of miles, and is magnificent.
The palace was guarded by countless powerful demon warriors.
The lowest level is the third level of the Dao Realm.
The highest level is the sixth level of the Dao Realm.
Su Fan followed the tiger-headed old man into the palace.
Deep within the palace, there is a grand hall.
Two people were sitting in the main hall.
A man dressed in a golden robe, wearing an imperial crown, with a majestic face.
His aura was unfathomable.
Seventh level of the Dao Realm.
Di Jun.
Another man, dressed in a black robe and wearing an Eastern crown, had a stern face.
His aura was also at the seventh level of the Dao Realm.
Donghuang Taiyi.
Behind the two stood dozens of demon experts.
The lowest level is the fifth level of the Dao Realm.
The highest level is the sixth level of the Dao Realm.
Su Fan stood in the center of the hall, feeling the terrifying aura around him, and a chill ran down his spine.
But he remained expressionless.
He looked at Di Jun.
"Human Su Fan greets the Demon Emperor."
Di Jun looked at him without saying a word.
Donghuang Taiyi spoke.
"You're the one who conferred the titles of gods?"
Su Fan nodded.
"right."
Donghuang Taiyi sneered.
"A mid-stage Primordial Chaos cultivator dares to come to my demon race?"
Su Fan looked at him.
"Why wouldn't you dare?"
Donghuang Taiyi was taken aback.
He never expected that a human at the mid-stage of the Hunyuan realm would dare to speak to him like that.
His face turned cold.
"Do you know where this is?"
Su Fan nodded.
"I know. Beiju Luzhou is the territory of the demon race."
Donghuang Taiyi sneered.
"You know that and you still dare to talk like that? Believe me or not, I'll smash you to death with one slap!"
Su Fan smiled.
"I believe you. You're at the seventh level of the Dao Realm; killing me is no different than killing an ant."
"But what happens after you kill me? The extraterrestrial demons are still outside. They won't stop coming in just because you kill me."
Donghuang Taiyi's expression changed.
Di Jun raised his hand to stop him.
He looked at Su Fan.
"Envoy of the Gods, what brings you to my demon race?"
Su Fan took a deep breath.
"I would like to ask the demon race to help us deal with the extraterrestrial demons."
The main hall was quiet.
Then, Di Jun smiled.
That smile was cold.
"Deal with the extraterrestrial demons? Do you know how many of my demon race died in that great war?"
Su Fan remained silent.
Di Jun continued.
"Of my ten sons, nine are dead. The Eastern Emperor's wife died in battle. Of the three hundred and sixty-five Great Saints of the demon race, less than one hundred survived."
"My demon race shed countless blood for the sake of the primordial world. And in the end? The Taoist sect retreated to the Eastern Continent of Victory, the Buddhist sect retreated to the Western Continent of Niuhe, and the human race hid in the Southern Continent of Jambudvipa, leaving my demon race alone in the Northern Continent of Julu to face the extraterrestrial demons."
He looked at Su Fan.
"Do you know how many of my demon race have died in the past three thousand years?"
Su Fan shook his head.
Di Jun said slowly.
"For three thousand years, the extraterrestrial demons have attacked every year. Every year, tens of thousands of my demon race members die."
"Three thousand years, tens of millions have died."
"Those who survived all walked over the corpses of their clansmen."
He looked at Su Fan.
"Now, you want my demon race to take action again? On what grounds?"
Su Fan remained silent.
He looked into Di Jun's eyes.
Those eyes held anger, sadness, and resentment.
But there was no trust.
Distrust of Taoism, distrust of Buddhism, and distrust of the human race.
Su Fan took a deep breath.
"Demon King, I know how much suffering the demon race has endured. I have no right to advise you to let go of your hatred."
"But the extraterrestrial demons will not refrain from killing you just because you hate the Daoist sect, nor will they refrain from eating you just because you hate the Buddhist sect."
"What they want is the entire primordial world. Demons, Taoists, Buddhists, and humans are all their prey."
Di Jun sneered.
"So what? At worst, we'll all die together."
Su Fan looked at him.
"If you die, the demon race will be wiped out."
Di Jun's expression changed.
Su Fan continued.
"You are not afraid of death, the Eastern Emperor is not afraid of death, and none of the seniors present are afraid of death. But what about those lesser demons? What about those newborn cubs? Do they also want to die?"
The main hall was quiet.
Di Jun remained silent.
Donghuang Taiyi's face turned ashen.
Those demon experts had complex expressions in their eyes.
Su Fan looked at them.
"I'm not here to beg you. I'm here to tell you that the extraterrestrial demons have arrived. If we don't join forces, we'll all die."
"I understand that you hate Taoism, Buddhism, and humanity. But what happens after you've finished hating? Are you just waiting to be devoured by the Heavenly Demons?"
Di Jun stared at him.
"Are you finished speaking?"
Su Fan nodded.
"That's all."
Di Jun stood up.
"see a visitor out."
Su Fan was taken aback.
"Demon Emperor..."
Di Jun turned around, his back to him.
"Since you dared to come, I will spare your life. But the demon race will not be involved."
"Let's go."
Su Fan remained silent.
He watched Di Jun's retreating figure, looked at Donghuang Taiyi's cold eyes, and observed the complex expressions on the faces of the demon experts.
He knew that there was no point in saying anything more.
He turned and walked out of the main hall.
……
The border of Beiju Luzhou.
Su Fan stood in front of the pass and looked back.
Under the hazy sky, the massive pass resembled a crouching behemoth.
On the pass, the demon soldiers were still watching him.
His eyes held curiosity, disdain, and pity.
Su Fan took a deep breath, turned around and left.
……
The palace of Laozi in Dongsheng Shenzhou.
Su Fan entered the main hall and saw that Laozi was waiting for him.
"You're back?"
Su Fan nodded.
"I'm back."
Lao Tzu looked at him.
"How is it?"
Su Fan shook his head.
"Not good. Di Jun refuses to make a move."
Lao Tzu sighed.
"As expected. The demon race has hated the Daoist sect for three thousand years; it can't be resolved with just a few words."
Su Fan remained silent.
Lao Tzu looked at him.
"What are your plans next?"
Su Fan thought for a moment.
"I want to go and see the human race."
Laozi raised an eyebrow.
"Southern Jambudvipa?"
Su Fan nodded.
"Yes. Surely someone from the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors era would be willing to step in, right?"
Lao Tzu remained silent for a moment.
Then he nodded.
"That's fine. There might still be a chance for the humans."
He looked at Su Fan.
"But you must be careful. The Southern Continent is not peaceful either. Extraterrestrial demons have infiltrated it, and it is even more dangerous than the Northern Continent."
Su Fan nodded.
"clear."
……
Southern Jambudvipa.
A scene of ruins.
Su Fan stood before a collapsed city, gazing at the scene before him.
Most of the city wall has collapsed, and there are ruins everywhere.
Countless corpses lay scattered across the streets.
There were humans and extraterrestrial demons.
Blood flowed like rivers, and corpses littered the fields.
The air was thick with the pungent smell of blood.
Su Fan's face turned ashen.
He crouched down to examine a human corpse.
He was a young man, in his early twenties, wearing tattered armor.
His chest was pierced by sharp claws, leaving a large hole.
Su Fan stood up and continued walking forward.
Corpses were everywhere along the way.
Some were torn to pieces, some were corroded into bones by venom, and some had their lifeblood drained.
Miserable.
Su Fan walked for a long time before finally seeing a complete city.
The city was not large, but its walls were very high and were filled with soldiers.
At the city gate stands a stone tablet.
The stone tablet is inscribed with three large characters: Fuxi City.
Su Fan's eyes lit up.
Fuxi.
The first of the three emperors of the human race.
He strode towards the city gate.
At the city gate, two soldiers stopped him.
"Halt! Who goes there?"
Su Fan looked at them.
"Human, Su Fan, requests an audience with Emperor Fuxi."
The two soldiers exchanged a glance.
"A soldier said."
"The Emperor does not receive outsiders. You may leave."
Su Fan frowned.
"I am the Envoy of the Gods. I have important business to discuss with the Emperor."
The soldier was taken aback.
"The Envoy of the Gods?"
Su Fan nodded.
"right."
The soldier hesitated for a moment.
"You wait."
He turned and ran into the city.
……
After an incense stick has burned.
The soldiers came out.
Behind him followed an old man dressed in hemp clothing.
The old man had white hair and beard, a kind face, but deep eyes.
His aura indicated he was at the sixth level of the Dao Realm.
The old man looked at Su Fan, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes.
"You are the Investiture of the Gods?"
Su Fan nodded.
"right."
The old man laughed.
"I, Fuxi, have been waiting for you for a long time."
Su Fan was taken aback.
"Are you Emperor Fuxi?"
Fuxi nodded.
"Yes. Come in."
Su Fan followed him into Fuxi City.
……
Deep within Fuxi City, in a simple palace.
Su Fan sat opposite Fu Xi.
Fuxi looked at him and smiled.
"Envoy of the Gods, I have heard about your deeds. Collecting statues of Chinese gods to fight against the God Hunters, you have done a good job."
Su Fan lowered his head.
"You flatter me, senior."
Fuxi waved his hand.
"No need to be modest. You got to where you are today because of your real skills."
He looked at Su Fan.
"You came to Southern Jambudvipa to get the human race to deal with the extraterrestrial demons, right?"
Su Fan nodded.
"right."
Fuxi paused for a moment.
Then he sighed.
"It's not that I don't want to take action, it's that the human race... no longer has the ability to do so."
Su Fan was taken aback.
"What do you mean?"
Fuxi looked out the window.
Outside the window, there was only ruins.
Fuxi spoke slowly.
"In that great war three thousand years ago, the human race suffered the heaviest casualties. Of the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, only I survived. Of the great powers of the human race, less than one in ten remained."
"For the past three thousand years, extraterrestrial demons have invaded every year. The Southern Continent has been shattered."
He looked at Su Fan.
"The Fuxi City you see now is the last intact city of the human race. There are fewer than 100,000 humans in the city."
Su Fan fell silent.
One hundred thousand.
This is far too few people for a race.
Fuxi continued.
"I also want to intervene. But if I do, who will protect these 100,000 people?"
He looked at Su Fan.
"Envoy of the Gods, I cannot gamble with the lives of my people."
Su Fan remained silent for a long time.
Then he stood up.
"Senior, I understand."
Fuxi looked at him.
"You don't blame me?"
Su Fan shook his head.
"I don't blame you. You have your own difficulties."
Fuxi smiled.
"Good boy."
He thought for a moment, then took out a jade talisman from his pocket.
"This is my keepsake. If you can find other sleeping human powerhouses, you can use this to awaken them."
Su Fan accepted the jade talisman.
"Thank you, senior."
Fuxi nodded.
Go ahead. Be careful.
Su Fan turned and left.
……
The palace of Laozi in Dongsheng Shenzhou.
Su Fan returned three days later.
He sat in the main hall, looking somewhat tired.
Lao Tzu looked at him.
"How is it?"
Su Fan shook his head.
"Humans are unreliable. Emperor Fuxi said that only 100,000 people remain in the human race, and he cannot gamble with their lives."
Lao Tzu sighed.
"As expected."
He looked at Su Fan.
"What are your plans next?"
Su Fan remained silent.
He thought about it.
"Senior, I would like to visit Xiniu Hezhou."
Laozi raised an eyebrow.
"Buddhism?"
Su Fan nodded.
"Yes. Buddha set up a seal back then, so there should still be many masters in Buddhism."
Lao Tzu remained silent for a moment.
Then he nodded.
"That's fine. There might still be a chance with Buddhism."
He looked at Su Fan.
"But you must be careful. Xiniu Hezhou is the most dangerous place right now. The main force of the extraterrestrial demons is there."