Ch 108: Shock in the Imperial Court! The Confucian Sage and the Demonic Khan are the Same Person?!
Great Capital Imperial Palace.
Emperor Zhiyuan sat high on the Dragon Throne, his face gloomy as he stared down at Chaghan Temur, Wang Baobao, the Yansheng Duke, and others below.
“So, the current situation is that our most elite Demonic Cavalry, without even crossing the Huai River, was severely damaged by the attack of that Confucian Sage?”
“And then, a Demonic Khan descended from nowhere. This new Khan used various means to gain control of the Demonic Cavalry… and now wants to come back and seize the throne from me?!!”
The corners of Minister of Revenue Zhang Chang’s eyes twitched, but he still nodded with difficulty. “According to the Demonic Souls who fled back, that is indeed the case!”
“Do you take me for a fool?!” Emperor Zhiyuan roared in anger, and a terrifying surge of Demonic Qi swept out, causing many Human-Demons, ministers, and generals to kneel on the ground, sweating profusely.
“Hahaha, first a Sage appeared, and then a Demonic Khan descended?” Emperor Zhiyuan laughed, but everyone present trembled even more violently. “A Demonic Khan descending directly from beyond the realm… in the last thousand years, apart from Emperor Taizu Genghis Khan, there was only Emperor Shizu Kublai Khan! Both were reincarnated into the Great Yuan Imperial Family!”
“What does it mean to descend from the outside? Do they think that spreading such rumors will make all the Demons in the world believe it, and thus throw my Yuan Dynasty into chaos? What do they take us for?!”
Chaghan Temur frowned. He was the son of the previous Prince of Runan. Although he had not inherited the title, he was still known as the Prince of Runan due to his excessive strength. He was also Wang Baobao’s adoptive father, the Grand Marshal of the world’s armies, and one of the three pillars supporting the Great Yuan alongside Tokto’a and the Yansheng Duke.
Frankly, he also felt that the claim of the Demonic Khan’s descent was extremely false, but apart from this explanation, nothing could reasonably explain everything that had happened so far. He couldn’t figure out what had happened… to make the Demonic Cavalry defect directly to a stranger!
“Your Majesty, please do not be anxious! Please sort out the situation first, and then resolve it step by step…” The Yansheng Duke only said half of his words.
A terrifying pressure came, and the expressions of those ordinary Demonic ministers who had already knelt down but whose cultivation had not yet reached the Transcendent Realm changed drastically. They found that they could no longer stand up.
“…This feeling is?!” Chaghan Temur’s expression became extremely solemn, and the hairs on his body stood on end.
The Emperor no longer spoke, and his pupils gradually contracted. Even the Imperial Crown Prince beside him, only a Heaven and Earth Realm existence, knelt down uncontrollably.
A deathly silence.
Footsteps gradually sounded, calm and carrying a strange power.
Finally, a figure wrapped in terrifying Demonic Qi appeared outside the door. He crossed his arms and swept across the entire scene with some interest, finally looking at the Emperor.
【Name】: Emperor Zhiyuan
【Race】: Demon
【Realm】: Transcendent Sixth Realm
【Divinity】: White Emperor Divinity
An unremarkable stat panel, it did not bring Chu Mo the slightest sense of threat. Compared to Tokto’a, this one was too weak, too weak. But…
“White Emperor, huh… should I say it’s as I imagined?!”
Chu Mo had long guessed that the Emperor might also be a pawn of the Five Emperors. Now, this guess was only confirmed…
“…Impossible!” Emperor Zhiyuan felt a slight dizziness. He had just questioned the Demonic Khan, and the next moment, he appeared directly in front of him? Moreover… what exactly was this method that directly made so many Demons kneel and submit?!
Why had he never heard of such a technique?!
Taking a deep breath, Chaghan Temur’s mind raced. He took the lead to step forward, his expression deep as he said, “I did not expect it to be the Khan in person! But Khan, you should understand the complexity of the current situation.”
“The world of Demons is already turbulent and uneasy. You should stand with us, first to pacify the world, and then consider who should sit on the throne of the Great Emperor!”
Emperor Zhiyuan’s eyes widened, and he glared fiercely at Chaghan Temur. What did you mean by that? Damn it, you really were the same as Tokto’a. This Imperial Court was full of traitors, villains, and rebels!
However, Chu Mo took a step, and actually appeared directly in front of Emperor Zhiyuan.
“…Damn it!” Emperor Zhiyuan subconsciously wanted to activate the Luck Technique, but the person in front of him also had a faint light flash across his fingers: Demonic Lord Over All!
【Skill Name】: Demonic Lord Over All
【Quality】: Sacred Domain （Purple Level）
【Description】: The condensation of the Heavenly Khan’s life traversing the Eurasian continent. As the King of Kings, Antichrist, Scourge of God, and Emperor of the Demonic Empire, only a step away from ruling the known world, every word he utters is no different from the will of the gods to the world. Therefore, when using this skill, the direction of all things in the world will operate as much as possible in the direction he expects!
In short, a Heavenly Mandate aura. Or it can also be called the Protagonist Aura…
Because he dominates the world, his will is the direction in which the world operates… Of course, if the difference in strength between the two sides is too great, this skill will not work…
For example, if Chu Mo returned to the Main World and wanted to use this to defeat the world-renowned Emperor Taizu of Ming or the First Emperor… it was estimated that apart from angering them, it would be of no use.
But unfortunately!
Although the strength of Emperor Zhiyuan and Chu Mo differed greatly, Chu Mo was far stronger than the other… Even though, strictly speaking, the two were at the same realm.
“Ah?!” Emperor Zhiyuan’s body trembled violently. He inexplicably felt that his Luck Technique was out of control, his expression dull and incomprehensible. Although his Luck Technique could not be considered proficient, it should not have caused the problems that only infants could have made.
Even the Imperial Crown Prince, whom he looked down upon, could not have made such a mistake!
A hand shrouded in Demonic Qi calmly pierced through the weak point of the Luck Technique and grabbed his neck with a bang, lifting him high.
A brief silence, then a clamor.
“How is this possible… this speed?!” Chaghan Temur’s scalp tingled, and he was incredulous. Could it be a Divine Human of the Transcendent Seventh Realm, or even above Transcendent?!
Impossible, if that were the case, shouldn’t they immediately ascend to the Immortal Realm? But if it was only the Transcendent Sixth Realm, how could the speed have made it impossible for him to react at all?!
“Release His Majesty!” The Yansheng Duke let out a low roar, and a terrifying divine light flickered on his forehead as a surging spiritual power swept out, directly attacking Chu Mo’s wrist that was grabbing the Emperor.
To this… Chu Mo only glanced at him casually.
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Heart-Mind Technique, activate.
A vast divine light was projected from his forehead, evolving into forms: the sun, moon, stars, heaven and earth, flowers, birds, fish, and insects… Every moment, the scenes were changing. The Way of the Heart-Mind: My Heart is Truth! Turning falsehood into truth.
This and the Principle Investigation Studies created by Chu Mo could even be defined as two relative extremes. The ultimate in illusion and falsehood, reversing illusion into reality because of the heart!
The terrifying spiritual power silently entered the Heart Realm, without causing the slightest disturbance.
And the Yansheng Duke, because of this spiritual touch, sensed a trace of the magnificence and vastness of the Heart-Mind mysteries, and his body shook violently. He barely managed to support himself, almost falling to the ground.
Silence, shock, bewilderment.
“You are that… that Human Sage? No, Demonic Sage!” Zhang Chang’s teeth chattered. He had thought of countless possibilities before, but he had never imagined that such an incredible thing could happen.
The Demons, who were known as barbarians, could actually walk to such an unimaginable point on the Literary Path?!
Chaghan Temur, who was about to attack, paused, and his eyes became uncertain, with contemplation and doubt. If this new Demonic Khan really did what all the Demons could not do, and touched the ultimate wisdom of the Humans…
Then this one might indeed be a Demonic Sage-Emperor far surpassing the Great Emperor! Perhaps he could be compared to Emperor Shizu or even Emperor Taizu.
If that was the case, even changing an Emperor seemed to be an acceptable price for them… because perhaps only such an unparalleled Demonic Hero could lead them to carve out a new world in this chaotic era!
“…No!” The Yansheng Duke suddenly spoke. His voice was hoarse, his face pale, and he was sweating profusely. Clearly, because of that spiritual collision, his mind and soul had suffered a great impact, even damage.
“He is not, not the previous Human Sage… Compared to that ultimate good and evil! He is completely two extremes, Mind is Principle, Unity of Knowledge and Action…”
The Yansheng Duke could not continue, and gasped for breath.
The scene fell silent again.
Zhang Chang uncontrollably scratched his ears, staring blankly at the Yansheng Duke, and then glanced at Chu Mo, forcing his stiff brain to operate.
The Yansheng Duke meant… currently, there were two Sages in the world?!
One for the Humans… and one for the Demons?!!!
Moreover, not a Sage of already existing theories like Neo-Confucianism, but two Sages who had both created new paths?!!
How was this possible… Not to mention different Confucian and Taoist theories! Even the same Confucian and Taoist theories…
Since ancient times, only the Former Song Dynasty, where the Literary Path was extremely prosperous, and the Warring States Period, where the Hundred Schools of Thought coexisted, had seen multiple Confucian and Taoist Sages appear at the same time.
Not to mention, the person in front of them was still a Demon… No one had ever heard of a non-Human race mastering this kind of Way!
Chu Mo did not speak. His eyes narrowed, and under the effect of Demonic Lord Over All, Mount Langjuxu reappeared, and the imprints of the Demonic Khans on it seemed to come completely alive, truly walking into reality, carrying that great majesty.
They calmly and coldly swept over Chaghan Temur, Zhang Chang, the Yansheng Duke, and others, making their bodies stiff.
“…How can this be?!” Chaghan Temur almost suffocated. He was certain that Tokto’a should indeed be dead… But why did that one’s Mountain God Divinity appear on this person?!
Was it the natural selection of the Divinity?
Moreover, why was the Demonic intent above so easily aroused! Even if Tokto’a and Emperor Zhiyuan joined forces, using the Great Emperor’s status and the Mountain God of Mount Langjuxu, the Demonic Khans still disdained it… They were unwilling to come out!
They had even deduced at the time that perhaps only top figures like Genghis Khan and Kublai Khan had a slight chance of awakening the Demonic Khans. But now… Did this further confirm that this one was truly comparable to the Two Ancestors?!
Demonic Qi suddenly surged in Chu Mo’s palm——
God-Seizing Method, Devouring Method!
The Great Emperor only had time to let out a miserable scream. All of his Blood Qi and the Divinity within his body were completely devoured by Chu Mo and completely obliterated.
【In the tenth year, you successfully digested the White Emperor Divinity, and you successfully awakened the Supernatural Power: White Emperor!
You have mastered the Great Power of Metal and the White Tiger Divine Form… 】
Chu Mo exhaled lightly and kicked out indifferently. The Imperial Crown Prince, who was kneeling on the ground and trembling, instantly exploded into a cloud of blood mist, his soul scattered.
Chu Mo calmly sat on the Dragon Throne, stretched his body, and said indifferently, “Alright, now, who opposes… who supports?”
A brief silence.
The Yansheng Duke was actually the first to kneel and kowtow. “Your subject, Kong Si Hui, greets the Great Emperor Khan! May your glory shine upon the land beneath your feet, as eternal as the sun.”
The Yansheng Duke, who had been fighting back vigorously before, was actually the first to kneel. Of course, he also had his reasons. The Emperor and the Imperial Crown Prince were both dead. If they didn’t let this Demonic Khan ascend, were they supposed to let some other useless Imperial Crown Prince from the Imperial Family ascend?!
Zhang Chang’s expression changed several times, and he also knelt down with a bang. “Greetings, Your Majesty! Long live Your Majesty!”
One after another, the ministers who had already knelt down, especially the Demonic ministers, uttered those words without any psychological obstacles. After all, they had also personally witnessed Chu Mo devour the Great Emperor…
Since this one had also mastered the Blood Sacrifice Method, what was there to worry about?! The Demons had never had any loyalty to the Great Emperor…
In the end, only Chaghan Temur remained standing for a long time, his expression uncertain. His adopted son, Wang Baobao, tugged at the edge of his armor, and fear and entreaty appeared in his eyes.
The situation had already been controlled by the other party. What was the use of resisting stubbornly? If the other party gave an order, even if your strength was heaven-defying, how could you possibly withstand the siege of everyone present?!
Chaghan Temur was silent for a long time, and finally, under the playful gaze of the new Great Emperor, he knelt down reluctantly, gritting his teeth and lowering his proud head.
He said hoarsely, “Greetings, Great Emperor! You are the incarnation of the Eternal Heaven, the eagle and pride of the grasslands, the chieftain of thousands of tribes… I am willing to become your sharp sword, and offer you my complete loyalty!”
