Journey to the West: I have Nine Golden Crows Inside Me
Chapter 781: Six One Six, Jade Emperor’s Great Enemy (5000)_3

Chapter 781: Six One Six, Jade Emperor’s Great Enemy (5000)_3

"How did it come to this? I merely intended to transform into an Innate Divine being. Why did I suddenly end up as an enemy of the Jade Emperor?"

Jiang Chen was somewhat helpless. To be an enemy of the Jade Emperor was not his intention. After all, his relationship with the Jade Emperor had always been good, and he had even benefited considerably from it.

But what could he do now?

"Damn it, as expected, defying the natural order comes with great tribulations. Becoming an enemy of the Jade Emperor must be the tribulation associated with my attempt to transform from my natural state into an Innate Divine Being."

After contemplating for a while, Jiang Chen roughly guessed what was going on. He was not born an Innate Divine Saint, but had transformed into one. Even though he still received approval from the Heavenly Dao and was granted all the treatment he was entitled to.

But to defy the natural order, one can hardly escape from tribulations. Making an enemy of the Jade Emperor was the tribulation he needed to face for his transformation into an Innate Divine Saint. Only by overcoming it could he survive in the world as an Innate Divine Saint. If he failed, he would die, and everything would be in vain.

"A tribulation, huh!"

Understanding that this was a tribulation, Jiang Chen knew that there was no escaping it. He had to face it head on. Fortunately, even though the tribulation was huge, it didn’t deprive him of time to prepare.

This was the advantage of having support. Without any warning, the time of Jiang Chen’s major tribulation had been postponed, giving him time to prepare.

The intervention of Empress Nuwa and the Upper Qing Saints had affected the Jade Emperor, who hadn’t realized the threat Jiang Chen posed to him.

So, for now, he wouldn’t notice Jiang Chen, nor take any action against him. As for how long the power of the two Saints could influence the Jade Emperor, that was uncertain. However, there should be no problem in the short term.

This period was left for Jiang Chen to break the game. To come up with a strategy to break the deadlock before the Jade Emperor noticed him.

"Breaking the deadlock, how to break it? Firstly, the simplest way is to make the Jade Emperor believe that I pose no threat to him. In such case, with the Jade Emperor’s indifferent attitude towards everything, he certainly won’t take action against me."

"The second is to become stronger and surpass the power of the Jade Emperor. So that even if he discovers that I possess the destiny of the Heavenly Emperor, he can’t do anything to me."

Jiang Chen quickly thought of three ways to break the deadlock. The first was to destroy his core, allowing his status to fall back from an Innate Divine Saint to an Innate Divine Demon. In this way, the Heavenly Emperor’s destiny would naturally torment him, and the Jade Emperor would have no reason to act against him.

However, this was something Jiang Chen would never do. It was hard enough for him to transform from an Innate Divine Demon into an Innate Divine Saint, and asking him to give it up so easily was impossible.

So, this approach was not feasible.

The second was to quickly strengthen himself and acquire the power to fight or even defeat the Jade Emperor within a short period. This was of course impossible. The Jade Emperor’s strength was close to that of a Daluo Jinxian of the Primordial. If Jiang Chen wanted to catch up with him, it would be difficult, even if he had millions of years to spare.

So, this approach was also not feasible.

The only remaining option was to become Emperor Ziwei. Known as the head of the four defenders, the master of stars and the most revered existence under the Heavenly Emperor. At the same time, Emperor Ziwei is also known as the sub-ruler of the Three Realms, future Heavenly Emperor.

If Jiang Chen became Emperor Ziwei, then his possession of the Heavenly Emperor’s destiny would be a natural occurrence. As the future Heavenly Emperor, having the destiny of the Heavenly Emperor is normal, isn’t it?

"All roads lead to becoming Emperor Ziwei. Unless this is fate, was I fated to this position from birth? Or am I the destined lord of the Purple Mist Star?"

Jiang Chen felt that he was born to be Emperor Ziwei. How else could the only method to break the deadlock, in the end, lead to becoming Emperor Ziwei?

Connect this to his Dao name, Yu Dou. Who would believe in such a coincidence? Clearly, it was fate, hinting at him from the unknown, reminding him to act quickly.

"My destiny is set!"

"My fate is intertwined with the Boundless Starry Sky. Otherwise, how could I have assembled half of the Heavenly Star Banner, which has been lost for many years?"

Out of the 365 Heavenly Star Banners, 141 had already fallen into Jiang Chen’s hands. These included the 108 Heavenly Gang and Earthly Fiend banners, the twelve Lunar Mansion banners, and the Five Elements banners.

Without fate suffused with the Heavenly Stars, how could he have obtained so many Heavenly Star Banners?

The more Jiang Chen thought about it, the more he felt that the position of Emperor Ziwei belonged to him. One or two coincidences could be brushed off, but with so many things coming together, it was no longer appropriate to describe it as a coincidence. Could it be destiny mandated?

"There’s no rush. Whether it’s true or not depends on whether I can get the remaining Heavenly Star Banners. If more of these banners appear in front of me, there won’t be anything more to say. Such is destiny."

To verify his hunch, especially how easy it was, it depended on whether Jiang Chen could find the rest of the Heavenly Star Banners. If he could gather the whole set in his hands, there would be nothing left to discuss. If it wasn’t due to fate, who could accomplish such a feat?

"Swallow!"

Coming back to his senses, Jiang Chen stopped contemplating. He opened his mouth wide and sucked in the chaotic elemental energy in front of him into his belly, quickly refining it.

Emperor Gouchen was in charge of the dynastic transitions and wars in the mortal world, so on Gouchen Star, various powers related to war intermingled.

The energy of war, the aura of chaos, all of them were incredibly violent and carried chaotic power. They were like destruction personified, intent on wiping everything out before rebuilding order.

When they entered Jiang Chen’s body, they started to riot immediately, to make Jiang Chen’s power chaotic and out of his control. However, the most violent power in his body was the Chaotic energy.

The Chaotic energy surged and directly swallowed up the energy of war and the aura of chaos, not leaving a trace. At least a few forces could match the power of the Chaotic energy. However, even this powerful Chaotic energy had met its match: the Emperor’s mandate!

ps: 1000 more words than yesterday.