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Chapter 28: The Tenth Day of Qis Departure, Hong Huang Encounters Calamity

  The twenty-eighth day of the tenth month, Qi Chu and Hong Huang suffered a disaster.

  The Emperor Jun and the Eastern Emperor Taizhen spent day and night in seclusion, contemplating the "Zhou Tian Star Big Array". Both of them were extremely intelligent and finally grasped the key to operating the array. They inputted the running trajectory of the 365 stars into the "He Tu" and "Luo Shu", so that when the "Zhou Tian Star Big Array" was activated, each star would transmit its energy to the "He Tu" and "Luo Shu" according to its trajectory. Although gathering the power of 365 stars might not be enough to break through the Witch Clan's "Twelve Heavenly God Killing Array" and kill the ancestors of the witches, it would be more than enough to trap the nine ancestral witches.

  The Demon Emperor Jun and the Eastern Emperor Taiyi seemed to have seen the ancestors of the Wu tribe die one by one, while the demon clan was called the champion of Honghuang. Therefore, both of them worked hard to make the final improvement on the 'Zhou Tian Star Big Array'.

  In the days when Emperor Jun and Donghuang Taiyi were in seclusion, all major and minor matters of the demon clan and the Ten Golden Crow Prince were entrusted to Fuxi, the Great Sage of the demon clan. Fuxi governed with benevolence, and with the support of the Holy Mother Nüwa from behind, he managed the demon clan in an orderly manner.

  Due to Fuxi's busy schedule, the heavy responsibility of teaching the Ten Golden Crows naturally fell on other powerful demons. Each of these demon saints had their own duties and didn't have much time to teach the Ten Golden Crows about human morals. They simply instructed each of the Ten Golden Crows to take turns going to the Desolate Expanse for a day of play, while also spreading the True Sun Fire. The other nine remained on guard in Heaven's Court. With their identities as demon princes, the Ten Golden Crows became arrogant and unruly, cold and cruel.

  The Tenth Golden Crow Prince was born to the Demon Emperor Jun and the Demon Queen Changxi, and he could naturally borrow the true fire of the sun from birth. His talent was not ordinary, and he also received guidance from high-ranking experts in various demon tribes. Over the years, they all had the cultivation of a Golden Immortal. In the era when the Ancestor of the Saints, Zong Shu, was in seclusion and did not come out, while other powerful cultivators were wary of the strength of the demon tribe, the Tenth Golden Crow Prince could naturally roam freely in the vast wilderness.

  The golden crow's innate talent is outstanding, and if they can have a good teacher to guide them properly, they will naturally achieve great success in the future. However, the two emperors, Emperor Jun and Taiyi, are extremely fond of the Golden Crow and do not teach them the proper way to be human, nor do they act as good elders should. Moreover, with many affairs to attend to in the heavenly court, they naturally neglect their supervision. As time goes on, the Golden Crow becomes more and more spoiled, roaming freely and unbridled in the Heavenly Palace.

  In the Heavenly Court, those demonic tribes with high magical powers naturally looked down on Emperor Jun and Taiyi, not bothering to pay attention to them as they acted recklessly; those demonic tribes with lower magical powers often suffered greatly but did not dare to speak out, and could only swallow their anger. The entire Heavenly Court from top to bottom was disgusted with these few spoiled brats, but hid it from Emperor Jun and Taiyi.

  The Golden Crow Prince had been swaggering in the Heavenly Court for many years, and after feeling that he had played with everything he could play with, he gradually became bored. Several people discussed it and went to the vast wilderness together to have fun.

  Those demon tribes serving the Golden Crow knew that with their strength and temperament, they would definitely cause big trouble in the Honghuang, so they hurriedly blocked them and kept a close eye on them everywhere to prevent them from sneaking away.

  That day, the Golden Crows gathered together to discuss how to have fun. Suddenly, Old Tenth said: "Everyone, we each go out to play in the wilderness every day, it's too boring. Why don't we all go out together tomorrow?"

  While everyone else was applauding and cheering, the boss said with a calm demeanor: "It's fun, but I'm afraid the Great Sage Fuxi won't allow it!"

  Lao Shi said, "We can just not let him know."

  After everyone's discussion was over, they quietly slipped out of the palace together early in the morning on the second day. Unfortunately, they were discovered and stopped from leaving Heaven by the demonic tribe who had been keeping a close eye on them.

  Jinwu was spoiled, how could he bear such days? The more others blocked him, the higher his interest became. Failing to sneak away, in a fit of anger, they knocked out several serving demons and ran towards the outside of the Heavenly Palace with a swagger. Fortunately, considering the long service of these demons, they didn't use their full strength.

  Ten golden crows emerged, and suddenly there were ten suns in the sky. Normally, one sun would cause a drought wherever it passed, but now with ten suns appearing at once, the vast land was being scorched like a furnace.

  The vast wilderness cracked open everywhere, trees were instantly incinerated, rivers were evaporated, and flying birds and beasts were burned to charcoal one by one. Humans could only wait for death, some powerful individuals holding bows and arrows trying to shoot the Golden Crow, but the Golden Crow's body possessed the true fire of the sun, and before the arrow even reached its body, both the person and the bow turned to ashes. Wherever the Golden Crow passed, not a single blade of grass was left, no chickens or dogs remained. In the dwelling place of the Not-Week Mountain humans, there was Wu Dao, who used his pre-heavenly spiritual treasure 'Xuan Water Shield' to protect the humans, barely resisting the damage caused by the true fire of the sun to the human tribe. In other places, countless lives of humans, demons, and witches were lost.

  The ten golden crows didn't have any sympathetic hearts, but instead found it entertaining, dancing and laughing in the sky, which only fueled the fire even more.

  The golden crow flew at an incredible speed and soon arrived at the gathering place of the Wu tribe. As soon as the golden crows saw the people of the Wu tribe, they immediately remembered the tragic death of their mother, the witch queen Changxi, and flapped their wings fiercely, directing the true fire of the sun towards the crowd of witches.

  The ten Golden Crows all have Golden Immortal cultivation, at this moment the various ancestral witches are still in seclusion, how can those witch crowds be the opponents of the Golden Crows, the gathering place of the witch tribe was burned to pieces, everywhere is the sound of injured witches wailing.

  After Jinwu ran out of the heavenly court, the demon tribe that served them slowly woke up and was frightened to death when they found that the prince was gone. These little demons didn't dare to report to the Heavenly Emperor for fear of being punished for dereliction of duty. One clever one thought of an idea and went to find the White Ze, the Demon Saint. This White Ze is the military strategist of the heavenly court, although his combat power is not high compared to other demon saints, but he has a good understanding of the first heavenly god calculation, even Taiyi can't compare with him, he is knowledgeable and has a strong memory, nothing in heaven or earth is unknown to him. Moreover, he is kind by nature, if the little demons have any difficulties, White Ze will always respond to their requests, he is a well-known good master in the heavenly court.

  Bai Ze learned that the Ten Golden Crows had left the Heavenly Court, and fearing that the Crown Prince would suffer a loss, he hastily employed his divine powers to observe what several of the Princes were doing in the Desolate Expanse. Seeing several people wreaking havoc in the Desolate Expanse, he knew in his heart that the Ten Golden Crows had caused great chaos, and hastily went to report to Emperor Jun.

  Di Jun found out that Jin Wu had stolen down to Hong Huang, and he was greatly alarmed, fearing that they would encounter the witch tribe and suffer a loss. He ordered Bai Ze to bring the few people back to the Heavenly Court, but unfortunately it was too late.

  The actions of the Ten Golden Crown Princes, however, enraged Da Wu Kuafu. After Hou Yi's disappearance, who was known as the greatest archer under the Ancestors, Da Wu Kuafu and Xing Tian were left to guard the tribe during the Ancestors' closed-door meditation period. Among them, Kuafu wielded a staff that could travel a hundred miles in a single day, while Xing Tian wielded the divine axe Ganjiang and the shield Zhuguo. Both of them had achieved the late-stage Golden Immortal cultivation. Kuafu was incredibly fast, while Xing Tian had boundless strength. Together with Hou Yi, they were known as the three greatest young talents of the tribe.

  Kua Fu saw the golden crows rampaging, so he picked up his Zhuriu staff and struck out at the golden crows. The Zhuriu staff was also a precious treasure of the Wu tribe, born with the magical powers of the You tribe, so it didn't fear the true fire of the sun on the bodies of the golden crows. The golden crows were caught off guard and were beaten until they were dizzy and disoriented, then hastily fled in the direction of the Heavenly Court.

  Kua Fu, however, was getting more and more excited from killing, and relying on his incredible speed, he only chased after them to kill. The Golden Crows ran for a while, saw that only Kua Fu was chasing after them, suddenly became angry and ashamed, each of them spewed out the true fire of the sun, and together they surrounded and attacked Kua Fu.

  Kua Fu alone, how can he be the opponent of the Golden Crow? He relies on his daily struggle to support himself, retreating while fighting. The Golden Crow sees that Kua Fu is no match, and doesn't hurry to kill him, but instead slowly toys with him. As a result, Kua Fu is burned all over, thirsty and helpless, unable to withstand the Golden Crow's siege. He thinks to himself that today he will probably die here, and at the moment of his death, he remembers his brother Hou Yi. He thinks that if Hou Yi were here, he would definitely shoot and kill the Golden Crow. At this point, Kua Fu lets out a loud roar towards the sky: "Brother, avenge me!" Suddenly, a loud sound is heard, and Kua Fu has already died in a frenzy.

  Dà Wū self-destructed, what a miserable and cruel scene. In an instant, the sky was darkened, and the Golden Crows were blown to pieces, each vomiting blood. Fortunately, Kuafu's strength was almost exhausted, so the Golden Crows managed to save their lives. The Golden Crows, still in shock, hastily flew back to the Heavenly Court.

  They say brothers are connected at heart, but Hou Yi was practicing in the mountains of Buzhou and didn't know that his brother had blown himself up to death. He was overcome with grief, looked up at the sky and let out a long wail, which startled Chang'e beside him, who hastily asked what had happened.

  Hou Yi didn't say a word, but pulled Chang'e's hand, choking back tears. In his heart, he recalled the bits and pieces of growing up with the Wu tribe and Kuafu, scene after scene flashing by. Hou Yi resolutely let go of Chang'e's small hand and rushed to the cave where Kunpeng was in seclusion.

  Kunpeng had been sitting upright in the cave, and during his closed-door period, he felt the temperature of heaven and earth rising. He calculated with his fingers, but still didn't understand what was happening. With a long sigh, he came out of seclusion.

  Hou Yi came before Kun Peng, not saying a word, and knelt down in front of him. Kun Peng thought to himself that what was destined to come would eventually arrive. He then asked Hou Yi: "Have you made up your mind?"

  Hou Yi's tiger eyes were filled with tears, and he nodded his head slightly, saying to Kun Peng: "Master, Chao Fu is my brother, if I don't avenge this grudge, Hou Yi will have no face to live in the world. It's just that Jin Wu's body has the true fire of the sun, Hou Yi is afraid of not being able to defeat him, if Hou Yi has any misfortune, please ask Master to take care of Chang'e for me." After finishing speaking, he made a three kneels and nine knocks grand ceremony to Kun Peng!

  Kun Peng looked at Hou Yi kneeling on the ground, but felt relieved in his heart. It was rare for Hou Yi to be so emotional and righteous. As a teacher, how could he watch him die in vain? He simply said to Hou Yi: "The two tribes of Wu and Yao have been fighting since Pangu opened up the sky and earth, and after millions of years, neither can do anything about the other. It's just that they are interdependent and mutually restrictive. Since you've made up your mind, go ahead."

  Hou Yi heard this and only said to Kun Peng: "Disciple still asks the teacher to point out the way, how to deal with that Golden Crow?"

  Gonggong did not directly answer Hou Yi's question, but instead asked him back: "Disciple, do you still remember what we said that day in the valley of Bu Zhou Mountain?"

  Hou Yi suddenly came to a realization and knocked his head against Kun Peng's, saying: "Disciple bids farewell to Master!"

  Kunpeng let out a sigh, after all, he was a member of the demon tribe. He said to Hou Yi, "You must remember that the sky cannot be without the sun! You go now, and when the time comes, I will come myself."

  Kunpeng saw that Hou Yi had already left, and thought to himself that since he had been in seclusion for several hundred years, it was time for him to go out. Otherwise, it would be difficult to say whether Hou Yi could survive this disaster.

  At this time, he thought to himself that all the saints were probably waiting to watch the play again, just like three thousand years ago. He despised those high and mighty saints in his heart, but didn't say a word. Instead, he flew out of the Kunlun Mountains and headed towards the Desolate Expanse.

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