Journey to the West: I have Nine Golden Crows Inside Me
Chapter 772: The Future Seen by the Emperor 612_2

Chapter 772: The Future Seen by the Emperor 612_2

It wasn’t just the Monster Sovereign who failed in their duties. The whole of Heaven Court had become a troupe of amateurs merely muddling through their roles, shirking responsibilities. They would procrastinate if they could, and if not possible, they would display a mere semblance of productivity.

If this was the state of Heaven Court, how could the Three realms remain in order?

Everyone was competing in incompetence, there was no denying that. However, the appearance of Jiang Chen had given the Emperor of Heaven a glimpse of hope for change. Therefore, he intended to entrust the power of the Great Emperor Gouchen to Jiang Chen, so he could rectify the decadent state of Gouchen’s heavenly palace.

At the same time, it was also a test for Jiang Chen. The Emperor of Heaven wanted to evaluate Jiang Chen’s competence and his capacity to rule the Human Race through this endeavor.

To become the leader of the Human Race, mere strength is insufficient. One must also possess a sufficiently strong ability to control and wisdom.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Immediately after receiving an affirmative answer from the Emperor of Heaven, Jiang Chen gladly accepted the task. With the power of the Great Emperor Gouchen in hand, he could now accomplish things that were previously impossible, like commissioning the entire demon clan.

This was a privilege exclusive to the Great Emperor Gouchen. As the ruler of the demon clan, he had the authority to command all demons. If his orders were not obeyed, all demons of the world would unite against the disobedient.

Wong Wong Wong...

In the emptiness of space, countless patterns emerged, intertwining into a mass that unleashed a radiant light. Soon after, the luminescence gradually faded, revealing the silhouette of a divine decree.

Boom!

A large seal wrapped in Emperor Qi flew out from the Emperor of Heaven. It was purple and gold in color and fell from the sky, covering the divine decree. Immediately, the radiance around the decree began to retract, rolling it up into a scroll which transmuted into divine light before falling into Jiang Chen’s hands.

"Jiang Chen, I’ve given you the decree, go now, do not disappoint me." The lofty voice of the Emperor of Heaven echoed in Jiang Chen’s ears, causing his consciousness to blur.

After an indistinguishable amount of time, Jiang Chen suddenly regained his senses, only to find that he had unknowingly left the Fire Cloud Cave and arrived amidst the outer chaos.

"Is this the power of a Great Divine Transcendent? He moved me from the Fire Cloud Cave without offering any resistance and without alerting me to any abnormality."

Once again, Jiang Chen realized the vast difference between himself and the Great Divine Transcendents. He wasn’t able to resist this power, which could easily erase his existence.

"The Imperial Edict!"

"With this object, not only is the Gouchen Star Map on the Gouchen Star mine, but all demons in the world will also be at my disposal."

Snapping back to consciousness, Jiang Chen looked at the golden imperial decree in his hand, a flash of excitement in his eyes. With this decree, he could command all the world’s demons.

At the same time, this decree was also an incredibly powerful magic treasure. Simply holding it in his hand, Jiang Chen could feel the unimaginable power it contained.

This power, in Jiang Chen’s sensing, was even stronger than himself. Not an exaggeration to say, if this decree were unleashed, it could probably obliterate even a Quasi-Saint. Because the decree contained not only the power of Emperor Fuxi but also the power of the Gouchen Star.

Once the decree is exercised, it can resonate with the Gouchen Star, thus unleashing an unimaginable force.

The Gouchen Star ranks fourth in the Cycle Stars, only next to the Sun Star, Taiyin Star, and Purple Mist Star. If its power exploded, what was killing a Quasi-Saint considered?

"Let’s go to the Gouchen Star!"

Jiang Chen accurately identified the direction silently and flew towards the boundless starry sky, preparing to go to the Gouchen Star to retrieve the Gouchen star map.

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After Jiang Chen left, inside the Fire Cloud Cave, the Flame Emperor suddenly asked Emperor Fuxi: "Your Majesty, what did you see in Jiang Chen that caused you to falter? If it was only about his divine ability, it shouldn’t have warranted such a reaction."

In the Flame Emperor’s view, although the divine ability in Jiang Chen posed a potential danger, it was merely a minor issue. Even if Jiang Chen couldn’t solve it, with his strength, it could easily be eliminated.

It wasn’t because his divine power was more profound than Jiang Chen’s, but because his power surpassed Jiang Chen’s by so much that he could shatter everything with his sheer force.

Thus, in the Flame Emperor’s view, the reason for the Heavenly Emperor’s changed countenance should not be due to Jiang Chen’s divine power.

At one side, Human King Xuanyuan also said, "Indeed, Your Majesty, although Jiang Chen’s divine ability is profound, his strength is too weak. Any of us three could easily help him resolve the danger, why did you change your face for this?"

Confronted with the questioning of the two sovereigns, the Heavenly Emperor’s eyes suddenly deepened, and he said inexplicably, "On Jiang Chen, I saw an extremely unbelievable scene."

"His future is full of uncertainties, but the scenes displayed by each of his potential futures shock me."

"I saw that, in the near future, he will unify the Nanbuzhan Continent, ascend to the Human King’s throne, then emulate the First Emperor, mobilize his troops to the other three continents, and prepare to unify the human world, to forcefully claim the position of Human Emperor."

The Heavenly Emperor’s voice just fell, and the Flame Emperor and Emperor Huang both exclaimed simultaneously, "What?"

"Human Emperor’s position?"

"That can’t be, the Eight Emperors of the Human Race are set by the Heavenly Dao. It’s a mighty trend that cannot be altered. Anyone who dares to go against this trend will be shattered to pieces."

"Even if they were as shocking as Great Yu and the First Emperor, with talents comparable to the Five Emperors, they were unable to resist the mighty trend, and were killed by the Heavenly Dao at the critical moment of ascending to the throne of Human Emperor."

"The Heavenly Dao does not allow the Human Race to have a ninth Human Emperor!"

The Flame Emperor and Emperor Huang were very agitated; they were even more shocked by what the Heavenly Emperor said. The Human Race already has eight Emperors, and Heaven’s Mandate had been fulfilled it’s impossible to have a ninth Human Emperor.

For Jiang Chen to dare to go against Heaven’s will and vie for the position of the Human Emperor, how was that different from courting death? In front of him, both Great Yu and the First Emperor had this ambition and took actions to realize it. But what was the result? Both fell at the final step and were executed by the Heavenly Dao.

Although Jiang Chen is brilliant, were Great Yu and the First Emperor not brilliant? They both fell, could Jiang Chen be an exception?

If Jiang Chen was present, he would definitely be shocked. After the demise of the First Emperor, he had always been wondering, who could possibly kill someone as strong as the First Emperor? Now the truth came out from the Flame Emperor and Emperor Huang, it wasn’t someone else who killed the First Emperor, but the Heavenly Dao’s curse.

Just like Great Yu, the First Emperor also fell at the last step of becoming a Human Emperor and was killed by the Heavenly Dao.

Now that they have learnt from the Heavenly Emperor that Jiang Chen is showing tendencies to follow the footsteps of the other two, how could the Flame Emperor and Emperor Huang not be upset? The Human Race had finally produced a brilliant hero, they simply couldn’t let him die under the Heavenly Curse.

Emperors Flame and Huang were once Heavenly Emperors themselves and had sufficient control over their emotions. They quickly calmed down and continued to ask the Heavenly Emperor, "Your Majesty, this is just one possible future, it may not necessarily come true. Perhaps a slight change in thought and the course of Jiang Chen’s future could change."

"Your Majesty, apart from this one, what else did you see in the future?"

They remembered the Heavenly Emperor’s previous words that Jiang Chen should have more futures, which also shocked the Heavenly Emperor.

Flame Emperor and Emperor Huang were very curious as to exactly what kind of future would make such a figure as the Heavenly Emperor flustered again and again.

Upon hearing their questioning, the Heavenly Emperor’s gaze became even more unpredictable, as if he can see through the River of Time and Space, taking in all the futures.

He was recalling the scenes he had previously seen on Jiang Chen.

The Heavenly Emperor was truly shocked. When he first used the Innate Eight Diagrams, he just intended to see how Jiang Chen’s future would be, so that he can find a solution to the hidden danger in his body from it.

But to his surprise, the scenes appearing before his eyes left him stunned. As if he couldn’t believe what he was seeing. It was truly astounding!

The Heavenly Emperor felt that since he became the Human Emperor, all the shocks he received up until now did not add up to the shock he received today.

"I saw in the future, the shadow of a huge mountain gradually emerging behind Jiang Chen, growing bigger and more like Mount Buzhou. In the end, Mount Buzhou completely reappears behind him, giving off an aura that dominates the past, present, and future."

"Subsequently, the four continents began to reform, forming a whole, the numerous Cave Heaven Blessed Lands hidden in the depths of time and space also emerged in succession, re-integrating into the earth."