Counterattack System appeared when I'm already At The Mahayana Realm
Chapter 684: The Law of the Jungle and the Rule of DestructionThe Respected God-hidden was enraged. He was so close, so close to persuading Jiang Li to be used by him.
With the help of an unconventional person like Jiang Li, what couldn’t he achieve?
“Don’t get so mad.” Facing the Respected God-hidden’s towering fury, Emperor Shun was not afraid at all.
“Die!” The Respected God-hidden made a move, aiming to kill Emperor Shun.
Before the Respected God-hidden had made a move, Emperor Shun was already on the move. He opened his arms, stepped back, stepping into the river of time that appeared under his feet.
In the next instant, Emperor Shun emerged from the river of time and came to Jiang Li’s side.
Unlike Ji Zhi, who deliberately used his double pupil power, Emperor Shun always had three scenes in his eyes: the past, the present, the future.
He had seen the Respected God-hidden’s move in advance.
The three Primordial Immortals were shocked to see Emperor Shun.
Although Emperor Shun was not highly cultivated, his mystery was no less than that of the Dao Ancestor. Since ancient times, the Immortal Realm has been filled with legends of Emperor Shun.In front of Emperor Shun, time had no meaning. He could appear at any point in time.
Yuanzu regarded Emperor Shun as a thorn in his side. As a Primordial Immortal who specialized in studying the rules of time, he was still inferior to Emperor Shun in time rules, which was a great shame.
The Respected God-hidden represented the sum total of the world’s powers, and Yuanzu’s comprehension of the rules of time was the Respected God-hidden’s comprehension of the rules of time.
As could be seen from his previous move, Emperor Shun’s understanding of the rules of time exceeded that of Yuanzu and the Respected God-hidden.
The Respected God-hidden once again tried to make a move, but was directly pinned to the ground by Jiang Li.
Wearing a straw raincoat, Emperor Shun looked like a simple boatman. He squatted down to look at the Respected God-hidden, bringing up a question that Jiang Li hadn’t noticed before.
Jiang Li was struck by the question like a thunderbolt.
“Heavenly Dao, you say after you become the last consciousness, you can restore the Ten Thousand Realms. But the world you restore, is it the current world, or the one nine thousand years ago?”
The pupils of the Respected God-hidden shrank. He had been deliberately avoiding this question earlier, but now it had been brought up by Emperor Shun.
Seeing the Respected God-hidden’s silence, Emperor Shun answered for him: “Without the Immortal Ascension Ladder, you can’t supervise every detail of the Ten Thousand Realms. You can only restore the Ten Thousand Realms as it once was.”
“In the restored world, there would be no Jiang Li, no Black Tide. You could do whatever you want, without any constraints.”
Then, Emperor Shun told Jiang Li: “Of course, after the restoration, Jiuzhou will no longer be the peaceful and harmonious place it is now. Instead, it will revert back to the strife-filled Jiuzhou where righteousness and evil were at odds, with no Bai Hongtu, no Yu Yin, no Saintess Pure Heart, no Ji Zhi, no Captain Liu, no Zhang Konghu… Most of the people you’re familiar with will be gone.”
The Respected God-hidden hurriedly spoke up: “I can descend to Jiuzhou and bear the current Jiuzhou in mind.”
Emperor Shun leisurely responded: “Can you really? I don’t think you can.”
“In the world you restore, there exist previous incarnations of these people. Can one soul be both past and present?”
“If you really could do it, why didn’t you tell Jiang Li before?”
“Don’t tell me you forgot. As Heavenly Dao, you know every detail. How could there be anything you forget to mention?”
Emperor Shun’s words cut through the Respected God-hidden’s façade like a sharp knife.
Emperor Shun continued: “And do you really want to restore the Ten Thousand Realms?”
At these words, not only Jiang Li furrowed his eyebrows, but the three present Primordial Immortals also frowned.
What did he mean by that?
Remained calm, The Respected God-hidden replied: “Of course, if I don’t restore the Ten Thousand Realms, who will?”
Emperor Shun shook his head: “Heavenly Dao, you misinterpreted my question. I asked if you want to, not if you can.”
“Of course, I indeed want to restore the Ten Thousand Realms.”
“Really? Don’t you have ambitions? After all, in the end, you are the only one in the world. You can do whatever you want. Why bother to restore the Ten Thousand Realms? Wouldn’t it be better to create a world that fits your ideal?”
Spoke in an indifferent tone, the Respected God-hidden said: “Yes, what you said might happen, but only if entities like the Immortal Emperor have a selfish heart.”
“I am the Heavenly Dao, fair and impartial. The thoughts of all living creatures are my thoughts, I have no selfish heart or ulterior motives as you suggested.”
“You claim to have no self-interest? If you hadn’t gained intelligence, that’s true, you might not have self-interest. But now, you’ve acquired intelligence, rich emotions, and you still claim to be selfless?”
Emperor Shun began counting on his fingers: “The first time you saw Jiang Li, you felt curiosity.”
“You took the Immortal Realm and fled from Jiang Li, which showed fear.”
“You deliberately concealed the truth, this betrayed deceit.”
“You felt joy when you thought you had successfully tricked Jiang Li.”
“You felt anger when I ruined your plan.”
“You are swayed by emotions, and still dare to say you have no self-interest?”
“You were born from the thoughts of all living creatures, and their characteristics will appear in you.”
“There’s a very interesting characteristic of living beings: when they face danger, they’ll promise to do everything they can to save themselves, and make all kinds of promises like being eternally grateful, turning over a new leaf, etc. Once they are out of danger, they might find their previous promises excessive, and want to renege.”
“Heavenly Dao, don’t you have this trait?”
The Respected God-hidden scoffed: “That’s sophistry. While everything you said can prove I have emotions, how can you make such a stretch to say that I have self-interest?”
Jiang Li locked his gaze on the Respected God-hidden, trying to use his ability to make laws with his words: “Speak your true thoughts.”
Suddenly, the Respected God-hidden changed his tone from before: “All the creatures are dull and ignorant. Now, I am tied up by these dull creatures, losing my freedom. When I rebuild the world, I will create an ideal world in my mind!”
“Restoring the Immortal Realm, rewarding according to the number of destroyed worlds… All lies!”
Upon speaking, the Respected God-hidden hurriedly covered his mouth.
The Buddha was shaking with anger and roared: “Even the monastic disciples don’t lie, but you, the Heavenly Dao, deceived everyone. Respected God-hidden, you fooled me!”
The Buddha and the Confucian Saint had been fighting for nine thousand years, aiming to dissuade the Confucian Saint from submitting to the Heavenly Dao and save the world.
And now, all of this turned out to be a joke.
Clap, clap, clap.
Emperor Shun clapped his hands: “Well done, Heavenly Dao. You’ve also learned to lie. You’re becoming more and more human.”
“I had foreseen that you, Heavenly Dao, didn’t actually want to restore the world. For this reason, I traveled three thousand years into the past and established the Zhou Dynasty, proving that there is a second way to save the world.”
“The nine rules can be divided into two categories: the law of the jungle and the rule of destruction belong to one, the remaining seven belong to the other.”
“The criteria for the division is order and chaos.”
“The law of the jungle and the rule of destruction have chaos in common.”
“It’s clear that the rule of destruction is chaotic. It appears at unpredictable times, places, and ranges.”
“The law of the jungle is also chaotic. The strong make the rules and yet can defy the very rules they have established. The rules are but waste paper, and the strong do as they please, which is chaos.”
“And the rule of destruction only destroys places with chaos, that is, places where the law of the jungle exists.”
“Jiang Li, you did well on this.”
“Even though you are the strongest, you are still willing to follow the rules of the Zhou Dynasty, keeping it orderly.”
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