Journey to the West: I have Nine Golden Crows Inside Me
Chapter 1544: One thousand twenty-one Irreconcilable Contradiction_2

This was his true purpose, to represent the Human Race in accepting the surrender of the other race.

After consolidating all the power in his hands, the Martial Sovereign’s fate of the Human Race was no weaker than that of the Human King. Yet he was still not the Human King, lacking the authority to command the Human Race.

Ultimately, the reason for this was that to become the Human King, it was not enough to just have fate on one’s side; one must also establish supreme merits for the Human Race.

The Martial Sovereign, despite holding tremendous power, had not really established any significant achievements for the Human Race. On the contrary, his current actions even bore the suspicion of splitting the Human Race.

Thus, even though his fate was not weaker than the Human King’s, he could still not become the Human King. However, if he wanted to contend with Jiang Chen, he had to become the Human King.

If that were not the case, then the Master of Hall of Gods, in becoming an enemy of Jiang Chen, would be plotting rebellion, would be revolting; with an illegitimate name and unconvincing words, he would suffer the backlash of the Human Race’s fate.

Conversely, if the Master of Hall of Gods became the Human King, then the outcome would be different; his struggle with Jiang Chen would turn into a battle for supremacy between two great kings. Just like in the Distant Ancient Era, when Xuanyuan, the Human Emperor, and the General Chiyou, two of the mightiest Human Kings, fought upon the earth for the throne of the Human Emperor.

Now, the aim for both Jiang Chen and the Master of Hall of Gods is to replicate the battle between Chiyou and the Human Emperor.

As such, both of them carry half of the Human Race’s fate; once a victor is decided, that victor will, like the Human Emperor Xuanyuan, consolidate the entire Human Race’s fate into one and ascend to the position of Human Emperor with ease.

The Human Emperor, that is the ultimate goal for both Jiang Chen and the Master of Hall of Gods; to truly rule over the Human Race, being just the Human King is not enough, one must become the Human Emperor.

But to become the Human Emperor, one must first become the Human King; only the Human King is qualified to contend for the position of the Human Emperor.

Moreover, the position of Human Emperor contested by Jiang Chen and the Master of Hall of Gods is different from the past, it is the strongest Human Emperor.

First, the Human Race’s fate is now stronger than during the time of the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, naturally making the position of the Human Emperor more formidable.

Secondly, the struggle between Jiang Chen and the Master of Hall of Gods involves more than just Human Race forces; other forces such as the Mystic Sect and all other races are also intervening.

And whichever side enters the fray must surely invest a portion of their fate as the entry fee.

The struggle for fate is so merciless; to reap without sowing is simply impossible. Before taking anyone else’s fate, one must pay an equal amount of their own fate as the price for potential failure.

The struggle for fate has always been a winner-takes-all game; the great battle between the two sides, affecting many forces, will surely condense a staggering amount of fate. And the victor gets to enjoy this fate alone.

The accumulated fate of victory, combined with the Human Race’s own fate, will form a Human Emperor’s Dao Fruit that is unprecedentedly powerful and verging on the incredible, with the lowest tier being a Daluo Jinxian of the Primordial.

In order to become the strongest Human Emperor, the Master of Hall of Gods must first become the Human King, no matter what it takes.

And to become the Human King, one must establish major achievements. Just like Jiang Chen, who also earned great merit by eradicating the remnants of the Demon Clan, avenging the Ancient Human Race, and thus was crowned as king.

So how to establish such merit?

Establishing merit is not actually difficult; the hard part is to establish a great merit worthy of becoming the Human King. After the remnants of the Demon Clan are wiped out, the simplest and quickest ways to become the Human King are reduced to just two.

The first is to subjugate all races; as long as they are willing to offer up their fate, even if only half of the races do so, the condensed fate is enough to create a Human King.

The second is to subjugate the lineage of the other race and reintegrate them into the Human Race. The additional fate obtained in this way would also be sufficient to support the birth of a Human King.

With the Mystic Sect as his backing, the Master of Hall of Gods could easily choose either of these two options. But after much consideration, he decided to subjugate the lineage of the other race first.

Because, in terms of closeness, the lineage of the other race has a closer relationship with the Human Race, as they are considered a branch of the Human Race. Meanwhile, all other races are more distant from the Human Race.

If he were to subjugate all races first, then the powerful beings under his command would all be from different races, so how could he comfortably claim the title of Human King? Wouldn’t that be awkward?

Once the decision was made in his heart, the Master of Hall of Gods immediately took action; that was his purpose for rushing to the Hall of Gods—to subjugate the lineage of the other race, reintegrate them into the Human Race, and then, with this merit, to ascend to the position of Human King in one stroke, gaining the capital to confront Jiang Chen on equal footing.

"Does Martial Sovereign wish to become the Human King?"

"Yes, the Human Race is the protagonist of Heaven and Earth. Even for a Saint, it is impossible to give up on them."

"Therefore, upon realizing that the Human Race was dissatisfied with themselves, the best option, if eliminating the Human Race was not possible, was to replace them with an obedient ruler."

"In this way, one could firmly control the fate of the Human Race."

The foreign powerhouses understood then; they had previously thought that it was the Human King who had angered the Mystic Sect, causing the Mystic Sect to abandon the Human Race. But now it seemed that the Mystic Sect hadn’t abandoned the Human Race but had given up on the Human King instead.

If the current ruler was disobedient, then just kill him and replace him with an obedient one. Just like how they destroyed Great Shang in the past and supported Great Zhou.

A repetition of the Investiture of the Gods battle, isn’t that so!

"We have seen Your Majesty!"

Once the foreign powerhouses guessed the intention of the Martial Sovereign, they immediately became compliant and paid their respects, treating him as the Human King.

"No rush, no rush!"

"You have not returned to the Human Race yet, there’s no need for such courtesy. After you return to the Human Race, it will not be too late to pay respects."

The Martial Sovereign smiled modestly and, while speaking, used his Divine Ability to help everyone up.

"The Martial Sovereign is too kind. It’s just a matter of time, but given that the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors choose to stand with the Human King, would there be complications to our return to the Human Race?"

After everyone stood up, they thought of the Human Emperor’s attitude and couldn’t help but express their worried inquiries. These foreign races had personally experienced the era when the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors ruled the Human Race, aware of their terror and their significant influence on the Human Race.

If such beings were resolute in preventing their return to the Human Race, then even if the plan of the Martial Sovereign were excellent, it would remain a fantasy with no chance of implementation.

"Rest assured, my friends. Although the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors are strong, they cannot control us. Our lineage only respects Heaven and Earth, the Taoist Ancestors, and the Saints, not the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors."

"Our lineage’s ancient ancestors were ruling over Heaven and Earth before the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors were even born, so why must we reverence them?"

"Moreover, our lineage’s survival in the hands of the Ancient Demon Clan is entirely due to the mighty power of the great transcendents of the Mystic Sect, not much related to the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors."

The Martial Sovereign reassured everyone not to worry about the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors because they couldn’t control them.

It was indeed the truth. The people of the Martial Sovereign’s lineage had been protected by the great transcendents of the Mystic Sect during the Demon Clan’s slaughter of humans and had thus escaped disaster.

Later, as they progressed, the same great transcendents of the Mystic Sect had also exerted great efforts behind them.

The help rendered to them by the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors was minimal, and such help was all exchanged with their genuine merits; it was what they deserved.

Therefore, they did not feel that they owed anything to the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors. On the contrary, they felt that it was the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors who owed them.

No matter how it was, at least, this is what they believed.

Based on such belief, the great transcendents that helped them naturally held a higher status in their eyes than the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors.

"You all should know that our lineage of the Human Race is different from the Human King. We honor the Mystic Sect, believing in following Heaven’s mandate and serving humanity, not in the philosophy that human will can overcome Heaven’s mandate."

"Human power is finite, while Heaven’s power is infinite. To foolishly try to match human power against Heaven’s is utterly overestimating oneself. If the Human Race continues to walk the erroneous path of believing that human will can overcome Heaven’s mandate, it will eventually face a Neverending Calamity."

"Only by promptly changing our course and accepting the leadership of the Mystic Sect, acting in compliance with Heaven under the guidance of the Saints, can we have lasting prosperity."

"The reason for our lineage’s existence is precisely this: with the help of the Mystic Sect, to take the Human Race’s control from the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors and then pull the Human Race back from the wrong path."

"I believe that, under the guidance of the Mystic Sect, the Human Race will undoubtedly become better and better."