Journey to the West: I have Nine Golden Crows Inside Me
Chapter 1203 - 840 Human Race split, started by my hand_2

Chapter 1203: 840 Human Race split, started by my hand_2

"Regardless of the tribe or the bigger picture, Jiang Chen, today, we must apprehend you by any means and bring you to the Fire Cloud Cave for His Majesty to deal with, so as to prevent you from really making a catastrophic mistake,"

The Master of the Martial Hall and the Master of the Law Hall exchanged a glance, which solidified their resolution to capture Jiang Chen.

Originally, their reason for taking action against Jiang Chen was somewhat flimsy, completely indefensible if things escalated. But now, with the order Jiang Chen had issued, their reason for acting against him immediately became justified.

It was no longer about fulfilling some personal objective by attacking the Human King. It was about reluctantly taking action against the Human King for the greater good of the Human Race.

The stakes had suddenly escalated!

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How could Jiang Chen, keen as he was, be deceived by their thoughts? Moreover, he was fully aware of the consequences his orders would have, wasn’t he?

He knew everything, yet he still proceeded because Jiang Chen did it intentionally. He issued such a radical order to force those factions within the Human Race that were dissatisfied with him to become even more discontent, preferably causing an uproar that would grow as large as possible.

Only then would all the opposing factions against Jiang Chen reveal themselves, thereby sparing Jiang Chen the effort of searching for them one by one, making it convenient to eliminate them all at once.

Having decided to cleanse the Human Race, Jiang Chen would not hesitate. His actions were tailored towards accomplishing this objective.

The internal factions within the Human Race were incredibly complicated, not only connected to the Mystic Sect but also linked to various other races and the Demonic Way, and even covert connections with the Demon Clan existed.

All these were destabilizing factors within the Human Race. If Jiang Chen wanted to become the Human Emperor, he needed to eliminate them all first to secure a stable and unified force.

But how easy would it be to eliminate these destabilizing elements?

After so many years of development, they had become inextricably linked with the Human Race, touching every aspect of it. If not prompted to reveal themselves, slowly investigating them would lead nowhere, even if it took a million years.

If it had been easy to investigate, the predecessors would have resolved the matter, and why then would they leave such a problem to future generations?

The issues left by the predecessors were those they couldn’t solve themselves, reluctantly passed down to future generations in the hopes that later wisdom could tackle these challenges.

Unfortunately, the predecessors were disappointed, as the successors also failed to devise a perfect solution, leading to the situation becoming more complicated over time, ultimately becoming utterly irresolvable.

Honestly, when Jiang Chen took over this mess, he also thought long and hard, but unfortunately, he couldn’t devise a sound method. However, though he didn’t come up with a sound method, he did think of a risky one.

In Jiang Chen’s view, the problems within the Human Race had penetrated deep into the bone; normal methods simply wouldn’t solve them. To eradicate the issues completely, he had to take drastic actions, cutting off all the rot and undergoing a painful but necessary purification.

What did those unstable elements within the Human Race seek? Was it not to stir chaos within the Human Race and profit from it?

If so, then let it be as they wished—let the Human Race plunge into chaos. As long as chaos ensued, Jiang Chen wouldn’t need to do anything; those destabilizing factors would reveal themselves one by one.

This is what is called breaking down to rebuild!

However, as good as this strategy might be, it was extremely perilous—an error could lead to the situation spiraling out of control, possibly dragging the Human Race into an era of Neverending Calamity.

Throughout history, countless geniuses of the Human Race existed; had none of them thought of this method? Of course not. Many had considered this approach, but due to its extreme risk, they dared not actually implement it.

Lacking the courage was one aspect, but another was that the situation had not yet deteriorated to a point necessitating such a risky move.

But now, the situation had evolved to its worst state, leaving no other options.

If successful, the unstable elements within the Human Race would be entirely eradicated, and at that time, the unity of the Human Race would solidify unprecedentedly, comparable to the Ancient Era.

If unsuccessful, the Human Race would descend into internal strife, with the worst outcome possibly leading to its complete fragmentation.

With such severe potential consequences, it’s no wonder everyone was reluctant to take this risk.

Now, however, Jiang Chen had no other choice; he had to resort to desperate measures, constantly aggravating the internal conflicts within the Human Race, facilitating its factional splits, and then, once all the unstable factors had emerged, systematically eliminating them.

In the end, it was with absolute power that he quelled the internal chaos of the Human Race, and with this supreme merit, he ascended the throne of the Human King in one fell swoop.

This was the path Jiang Chen had set for himself to become king, exceptionally perfect. If he could achieve what he envisioned, the accomplishments would definitely be sufficient for him to become the Human King.

However, although the plan was perfect, implementing it was extremely difficult. He would face too many obstacles; a single misstep could cause a total collapse, leading to the worst possible situation.

At that time, not to mention becoming the Human King, Jiang Chen might not even be able to secure his current position and could even become the greatest criminal of the Human Race.

Nevertheless, despite the numerous difficulties ahead, Jiang Chen was not afraid because the Three Emperors and Five Sovereigns stood behind him.

Jiang Chen dared to take such risks because he had the support of the Three Emperors and Five Sovereigns. Or rather, the Three Emperors and Five Sovereigns thought the same way; they also knew that to resolve the current problems faced by the Human Race, this was the only method.

A complete upheaval was indispensable.

There is no problem that war cannot solve.

The Human Race had enjoyed peace for too long and accumulated too many conflicts; there were no other methods to alleviate the situation, and an urgent need for an internal war to resolve these disputes had arisen.

Hence, the Martial Hall Lord, who was effectively put under house arrest, could easily come out of seclusion and appear before Jiang Chen. Otherwise, with the strength of the Human Race, if they really wanted to restrain the Martial Hall Lord, how could they let him escape so easily?

The reason for letting him out was nothing more than to use him to intensify the internal conflicts within the Human Race.

The Three Emperors had ideas, Jiang Chen had the courage; the two sides agreed instantly, resulting in this astonishing plan.

Top-tier characters did not need face-to-face conversations to cooperate; just from the traces left by the other, they could reach an understanding.

The release of the Martial Hall Lord by the Three Emperors and Five Sovereigns was an expression of their thoughts, and if Jiang Chen did not have this tacit understanding, unable to grasp the ideas of the Three Emperors and Five Sovereigns, another prodigy of the Human Race would immediately emerge to carry out this plan.

Fortunately, Jiang Chen was a clever man. The moment he saw the Martial Hall Lord, he guessed the thoughts of the Three Emperors and Five Sovereigns, thinking along the same lines as them—that was the similarity seen in heroes.

The Martial Hall Lord and the Law Hall Lord could be pieces for the Mystic Sect, used by their Great Divine Transcendents, but since they were pieces, similarly, they could also be used by the Human Race.

Such was the tragedy of being a pawn—unable to control their own destiny, subjected to the manipulation of others.

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"You think you can stabilize your positions by taking me down? It’s a good idea, but I’m afraid you don’t have the ability," he said.

Looking at the Law Hall Lord and Martial Hall Lord, who were displaying expressions of triumph, a hint of pity flashed across Jiang Chen’s eyes.

Indeed, these two were very pitiful. As late-stage Quasi-Saints, wherever they were placed, they would be revered and worshipped by countless people.

Yet, due to being entangled in the disputes between the Human Race and the Mystic Sect, even as powerful as they were, they had become pieces controlled by others, losing their freedom.

Isn’t that pitiful?

"How dare you, a mere stripling, utter such arrogant words."

One-on-one, the two Lords might not have the confidence, but two-on-one, they were fully confident.

Jiang Chen had only cultivated for a few years, while their combined training time, even just the fraction of it, surpassed Jiang Chen’s age.

As for backing, they were even less worried. Jiang Chen had the Upper Qing Saints behind him, but they worked for the Mystic Sect.

ps: There’s more tonight; I’m going to explode.