Claiming the Throne of Gods, Starting from the Rebirth of Nezha
Chapter 257: Regicide, Prince Bing Ling Kills the Heavenly King

Chapter 257: Chapter 257: Regicide, Prince Bing Ling Kills the Heavenly King

"Chengtang’s dominion still commands two portions of the world’s fortune, with such protection, how could he be so easily killed?"

Nezha laughed, "I have always been quite lucky too."

"Come on, are you blind? When others want to kill you, does the heavens come to save you? Compared to Yin Shou, your luck is that of a wretched soul, a poor wretch."

Nezha laughed, "Then let’s try killing again!"

He brandished the Fire-tipped Spear, when thunder above suddenly turned into falling swords and knives, slicing downwards. Nezha would be minced if he didn’t dodge in time.

Nezha had to retreat temporarily, condensing a Seven-colored Miao Tree with the great Dao rules to protect his body. However, the power of the thunder even split through the rules!

Yet Nezha’s movements were as swift as lightning, stepping forward and reaching Yin Shou. If the thunder fell, it would strike both of them dead.

Nezha watched as the second bolt of thunder fell, but it was absorbed halfway by the lightning rod he had set up earlier.

At this moment, the sound of iron clanging reached his ears, like a hundred dull knives scraping bones. The first to pierce through the night fog were the reflections of twelve long knives.

Frost covered the Mystic Iron Armor of the samurai, rivets on the joints formed a fierce pattern of the Big Dipper. Each step they took seemed to crush three palace bricks beneath their feet.

"Where is His Majesty?"

Undaunted by death, they charged into the smoke and dust, only to witness Nezha stomping Yin Shou’s head into pieces.

The stench of blood filled the air as the samurai charged towards Nezha.

"Helping a tyrant do evil."

Nezha looked up, seeing the clouds had dispersed. Knowing King Zhou was dead, he rejoiced, swung his iron spear backward, and the nearest samurai were shattered into blood mist through their armor!

He disdained to strike at weak mortals further, transforming into a red light and shooting towards Xiqi as fast as lightning.

With King Zhou and Daji dead, Nezha was eager to see how the world would change now.

...

At the moment, outside Xiqi City, the defeated army had retreated back into the city. Horses and men were in low spirits, even Yang Jian had been eaten by the Flower Fox Mink. The palace no longer had the heart to hold any banquets.

At this time, Jiang Ziya only wanted to sleep well, but Huang Feihu, the Martial King, came to discuss military strategies. He had no choice but to apologize to Lv Ping and get out of bed to find Huang Feihu.

As soon as he reached the front yard, a gust of wind blew, snapping the flagpole.

Jiang Ziya was alarmed, hurriedly burned incense to ask the gods, and used money to seek the Eight Diagrams. Moments later, his face turned ashen with fright.

He then bathed, dressed, let his hair loose, and wielded his sword to perform a ritual, summoning the waters of the North Sea to shield the entire Xiqi.

Far to the east at Kunlun Mountain, at Yuxu Palace.

"Truly a troublemaker."

Yuanshi Tianzun sighed, looked at the glass bottle in his hand, shook his head with a bitter smile, and then flicked a drop of water from his fingertip.

This water was the Three Lights Divine Water, which broke through the void and fell into the sea water Jiang Ziya had summoned, shielding Xiqi City.

Meanwhile, the Mo Family Brothers hadn’t given up. Mo Liqing and Mo Lihong, one summoned the Qing Yun Sword, the other opened the Primordial Pearl Umbrella. Dark clouds merged, cold mists muddied the sky, rumbling like thunder, pressing like a mountain, and did not disperse until midnight.

The brothers, thinking they had succeeded, awaited the dawn to collect the corpses of the Xiqi people. They first paid homage to each other, then feasted and drank heavily with the entire army.

The Flower Fox Mink also rested secretly.

This Flower Fox Mink had no cultivation, was a natural spiritual beast, but its ferocity could make an ordinary Taiyi Golden Immortal tremble.

This beast knew only to eat humans, but did not know the Yang Jian it devoured was a calamity. He had practiced the Eight-Nine Mysterious Skill, had seventy-two transformations, learned the endless wondrous Dao of the Chan Sect, and was unbreakable like Vajra, titled the Lord of the Wondrous Dao.

After being eaten by the Flower Fox Mink, he remained unharmed. Seeing the Mo Family Brothers asleep, he thought, "This beast doesn’t even know who I am and dares to eat me!"

He pinched the heart of the Flower Fox Mink, and with a cry, it died.

Yang Jian transformed into a breeze, intending to report to Jiang Ziya. But as he arrived at Xiqi City, he saw the fortune pillar at Zhaoge had completely collapsed!

His face turned white, and he said, "This is not good."

Yang Jian, skilled in observing Qi, knew this meant Yin Shou was dead.

He should not have died so soon.

"Is this the Heavenly Dao?" Yang Jian frowned, recalling he had not seen Nezha today. He was alarmed, cursing inwardly: "This Nezha is really looking for death, if he disrupts the Divine Enthronement, I will never forgive him!"

Returning to the Prime Minister’s Mansion, Yang Jian reported to Jiang Ziya. Despite being relieved, Jiang Ziya was anxious hearing of King Zhou’s death, and let Yang Jian rest while he pondered alone.

Yang Jian was unwilling to rest. Thinking the Mo Family Brothers were difficult to deal with, he returned to Chengtang’s camp, transformed into the Flower Fox Mink, and stole all their treasures.

The news of Yin Shou’s death would take some days to reach.

The next morning, the Mo Family Brothers were sad and quiet after discovering their treasures were stolen. They challenged the Xiqi forces, seeing them intact made them feel hopeless.

The brothers decided to fight one more battle, and then sought aid from Master Wen.

Todays’ Xiqi line-up did not feature Nezha or Yang Jian but an unfamiliar young Taoist.

This Taoist was none other than Huang Feihu’s youngest son, Huang Tianhua, disciple of the Pure Virtue True Lord at Qingfeng Mountain’s Purple Sun Cave.

Huang Tianhua had a story:

Before leaving the mountain, his master gave him two hammers, the Jade Qilin and the Fire Dragon Spear, and warned him never to forget his roots, or face death.

As soon as he descended the mountain, he changed from his Daoist robe to armor and royal garment. Before he could meet his father, he ate meat, having been vegetarian on the mountain. Jiang Ziya scolded him and made him change back into the Daoist robe.

Though young, he was in the Golden Immortal Realm, but his rank was unstable, forcibly raised using immortal pills within the Chan Sect.

That day, Huang Tianhua fought Mo Liqing on the battlefield.

Their steps met, spears and hammers clashed, and in less than twenty rounds, Mo Liqing’s White Jade Vajra Bracelet, a beam of light hit Huang Tianhua’s back, knocking his Golden Crown off, causing him to fall off his mount and die instantly.

His body was retrieved by Yang Jian, and the armies continued to face off.

Huang Feihu mourned his son bitterly. Qingfeng Mountain sent someone with an elixir, revived him, and scolded him harshly before gifting him a magic item called ’Heart-piercing Nails.’

The next day, Huang Tianhua rode out on the Jade Qilin to challenge. Mo Family Brothers responded.

First, Mo Liqing fought him for three to five rounds. Huang Tianhua couldn’t win and fled.

Mo Liqing chased him, but Huang Tianhua turned and tossed out a Brocade Bag.

Inside the Brocade Bag was a seven and half inch object, emitting radiant flames, called the Heart-piercing Nails.

Huang Tianhua took it in his hand and threw it back, a golden light pierced Mo Liqing, killing him instantly!

Mo Lihong and Mo Lishou were enraged and charged. Huang Tianhua used the Heart-piercing Nails twice more, killing each brother instantly.

With Chengtang’s forces temporarily retreating, Xiqi claimed a great victory.

Yet Jiang Ziya was not pleased.

Knowing King Zhou, Daji, Fei Zhong, and You Hun were dead, Zhaoge had no heir, chaos was inevitable, and they wouldn’t attack Xiqi again.

However, without Chengtang’s threat and King Zhou dead, Xiqi had no reason to attack Zhaoge under the banner of "assisting the monarch".

News came that the Marquis of the East was defeated by Dou Rong at Youhun Pass, while Deng Jiugong, with his fierce daughter Deng Chanyu, repeatedly defeated the Marquis of the South.

Once wars in the southeast calmed, a long-awaited peace might come.

Peace.

Peace.

Peace.

Thinking of this, Jiang Ziya furiously slammed the table, bloodied hands be damned.

He wanted peace, but hated the mundane life of fishing by the river even more!

Returning to such days, even Lv Ping would leave him.

This reminded him of being in Yuxu Palace, laughed at by everyone for his inability to form a Golden Core, seen as a disgrace to his master Yuanshi Tianzun.

"Impossible."

Jiang Ziya lay on the bed, muttering, "The Divine Enthronement battle is a matter for the Three Sects, it cannot end just because Yin Shou is dead, the Heavenly Dao cannot be altered."

He worried, then turned, cursing Nezha for the trouble.

But where had Nezha gone? Even flying to Zhaoge and back wouldn’t take this long.

...

Nezha indeed had not returned.

After killing King Zhou and Daji, he was intercepted and chased all day and night without shaking his pursuer.

The one chasing him was Grandmaster Wen Zhong.

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