Human Brain Farm-Chapter 396 - 381 Pursuit
"In the depths of the Abyssal Sea, it is suspected that an ancient beast has emerged."
"That giant whale is still wreaking havoc within Bikini Bottom, but that enormous evil octopus has already stepped out of the Abyssal Sea."
Officials along the coastlines of the entire Great Tang realm have begun to mobilize their armies, swiftly heading towards the shoreline.
Even the Four Seas Dragon Palace within the sea has started to stir, with shrimp soldiers and crab generals fleeing in panic.
Chang’an City of the Great Tang.
Li Shimin’s expression changed slightly.
The entire court trembled, whispering among themselves below.
"In the evil depths of the Abyssal Sea, another alarming chaotic beast has emerged, threatening the Human Realm. I have no choice but to personally lead the expedition," Li Shimin said, looking at the distant shadow and shaking his head at the ministers below: "There are very few formidable figures in the Human Realm."
"We are ashamed!"
Cheng Yaojin and the others blushed, "We are not figures like Yang Jian, who can block that demon for Your Majesty!"
They were filled with resentment.
Although they were great generals of the Great Tang, resources were scarce, and they were restricted by the Celestial Court, making it difficult to possess sufficient combat power and deep reserves.
Bikini Bottom is truly evil!
The entire Three Realms have begun to be engulfed in Bikini Bottom’s daily doomsday life.
Previously, the Celestial Realm watched from the sidelines, still finding some amusement.
But now that the Human Realm is involved, they are too enraged to speak.
Though Bikini Bottom is certainly a wicked dark world, with disasters erupting internally, the crises continually overflow, spreading to the outside world.
But more indifferent and ruthless are the high and mighty Saints, seeing all things as mere straw dogs, overlooking the entire Primordial Chaos with their ancient, cold gaze.
The Saints discovered this "evil embryonic" world, not only did they refrain from eradicating it in its infancy, but they also madly infused resources, driving this world to "devour people," creating "disasters," using them as sacrifices to offer up, thus continually growing this evil world.
However, they could not speak much.
After all, whenever an ultimate world is born, everyone secretly nurtures it, eventually fighting to seize the Rule Core of this world.
"I will personally lead the expedition."
Li Shimin stood up.
Rumble.
The entire world of Chang’an City instantly transformed into a giant millstone, rising from the ground, flying into the sky.
The Ghost Witch Doctor stood in the air of Chang’an City, looking at the massive Cthulhu sea monster in the projected image, shaking his head, "It seems that bringing Zhong Qingyu back has turned him into Octopus Brother, as expected of me."
After all, he is his own person, sharing a telepathic bond, and with such obvious actions, it’s easy to guess.
Although he didn’t know what exactly happened, it seems to be a retaliatory strike by his original self, trying to probe Chang’an City.
"Your Majesty, are you confident?"
Zhu Zhengwei said: "After all, previously Pai Daxing could contend with someone like Yang Jian; this giant sea monster in front of us probably isn’t inferior in combat power."
Li Shimin smiled, "If even I am not confident, then no one in these Three Realms would be confident... A mere Yang Jian cannot threaten the Human Emperor. Don’t underestimate the position of the Human Emperor. It is a position ordained by destiny, born to push the era forward, much stronger than you imagine."
"To be honest, the Rule Core of Bikini Bottom’s Celestial Dao evolves temporary rules each time, each with nearly the power of a Half-Saint. Only a Half-Saint can suppress it."
Zhu Zhengwei nodded.
The rules of Bikini Bottom set by his original self must possess a Rule Core with above-Half-Saint strength.
In front of him, as Saints continuously infuse resources, it seems like a wealthy upstart, indeed seemingly possessing a Rule Core with nearly basic Half-Saint strength.
Simply put, it is a Half-Saint-level shapeshifter, crazily altering its temporary rules.
"Then, Your Majesty, can you win for sure?" Zhu Zhengwei asked.
Li Shimin suddenly smiled, "You know, below the Saints, besides the prosperous Western Land Buddha sect founded by the Western Saint, how many Half-Saints are there in the Three Realms?"
The various Saints have their own sects and traditions in ancient Primordial Chaos.
For example, the Expository Teachings of the Primordial Venerable Lord and the Jie Sect founded by the Tongtian Sect Master, both lost their glory over time, giving rise to the prosperous Buddha sect of the West and thus the birth of the Western Journey Tribulation.
And besides this nearly sole sect of the Saints, how many Half-Saints are there in the Three Realms, Zhu Zhengwei didn’t know.
"Among those with notable Half-Saint battle power in the Three Realms, with clear backgrounds, there are three and a half in total," Li Shimin said coolly.
"The first one is the legendary Immortal Zhenyuan, a transcendent figure beyond the world."
"The second is naturally the current Celestial Emperor, the first ruler of the Celestial Realm in the Three Realms, the current Jade Emperor."
"The third naturally is the Human Emperor of the Human Realm, that is, me... On the surface, the two of us equally govern both above and below, but it is only equal on the surface."
"These three all possess Half-Saint power, but within the same realm, the disparities are enormous. Among them, one Half-Saint barely entered this realm at a great cost. Do you know who that is?"
"The Human Emperor."
Zhu Zhengwei nodded, saying, "Every generation of the Human Emperor possesses earth-shattering combat power. With the frantic push of Chang’an City, they almost all have Half-Saint cultivation, but their lifespan is short, each as fleeting as a blossoming epiphyllum... This is their price for immense combat power."
The combat power of the Human Emperor is flawed.
Unlike the solid strength of the Jade Emperor or Zhenyuanzi, they cannot use it freely.
Moreover, each significant use of the Human Emperor’s Chang’an City Power of Rules greatly accelerates their lifespan’s depletion, and frequent battles might lead to premature deaths.
"And the remaining half?"
"The Underworld has long been divided; their Fengdu Rule Core has split into ten parts, with each of the ten King Yamas controlling 10%. Together, they count as half."
Zhu Zhengwei pondered.
The forces within the Three Realms are intricately complex.
The Celestial Realm ruling over the Human Realm and the Underworld seems only natural.
The Power of Rules of the Human Emperor, theoretically not weaker than the Three Realms, holds the time, but the side effects are too severe, leaving each generation struggling, expending their lives in vain.
While the Rule Core of the Underworld can contend with the Celestial Court without side effects, it’s unfortunate the Underworld has split, possibly due to the Celestial Realm’s manipulation fueling internal strife.
"From this perspective, these Half-Saints each hold a heaven-defying rule," Zhu Zhengwei said, "Moreover, these rules are predetermined positions ordained by destiny."
"Indeed, the rules determine a person’s upper limit, so many want to seize others’ limits; opportunities must be grabbed!" Li Shimin laughed heartily, "For instance, all ten individuals of the Underworld wish to unify their power and absorb each other."
"For example, many aspire to seize my throne, overthrow my Li Tang Dynasty, and become the Human Emperor."
"Or, like me, the Human Emperor, wishes to overthrow the Celestial Court and become the Celestial Emperor... shedding this frail body burdened with immense side effects."
Zhu Zhengwei broke into a cold sweat.
Openly wanting to switch to a position without side effects? 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝙬𝙚𝓫𝒏𝓸𝓿𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝙤𝓶
Over the years, he truly regarded himself as a confidant.
But he had no way to escape.
"Your Majesty!" Zhu Zhengwei opened his mouth.
"No worries, even a Saint cannot spy on me without my awareness," Li Shimin shook his head, "I am the Human Emperor ordained by the hidden will of the Primordial Chaos universe."
Li Shimin continued to speak.
"And I wish to become the Jade Emperor, but the Jade Emperor seeks to overthrow the Saints above, seizing their seats," Li Shimin’s words astonished, "So, everyone is in the process of constantly climbing upward."
"Precisely, everyone is climbing upward."
Zhu Zhengwei felt a solemnity, silently adding a line.
And the Saints have not stopped there; they too wish to overthrow me, this hidden Creator God, and seize my seat.
But as the Creator God, how could I not resist?
Having created a world of Bikini Bottom as the Creator God, bestowing this world of Primordial Chaos, how could I not resist?
