Journey to the West: I have Nine Golden Crows Inside Me
Chapter 878 - 674 cost_2

Chapter 878: 674 cost_2

"Today, if you dare to make a move, let’s see if you will fall?"

This voice was extremely ancient and powerful, as if it had weathered countless eons, and it contained an unrivaled dominance, directly threatening a Quasi-Saint, vowing to slay him.

"It was impetuous of me, I should not have acted, but the Jiang Family head spoke disrespectfully. Shouldn’t he apologize to me?"

The man, who was the master of the Divine Palace, slowly withdrew his hand, his anger subsiding along with it, only to frown and speak into the void.

"So what if he spoke to you disrespectfully? If you can’t stand it, you can always curse back, can’t you? It’s well known that the Divine Palace is most adept at verbal sparring; why put on airs here?"

The person deep within the void did not show himself, seemingly disdaining to meet the master of the Divine Palace, speaking through the void in a tone full of scorn.

Having been mocked by Jiang Chen, the master of the Divine Palace was angry and ready to reprimand Jiang Chen. Yet, when mocked by this hidden expert of the Human Race in the void, the master of the Divine Palace did not even dare to let out a fart and forcibly suppressed his anger.

This showed that the person hidden in the depth of the void had a status so high that even the master of the Divine Palace dared not provoke him.

"Jiang Chen, do you truly wish to disregard the grand schemes of our Human Race, insisting on attacking the Beijulu Continent, igniting the spark of war?"

Unable to confront the senior in the shadows, the master of the Divine Palace continued to fire at Jiang Chen.

"Of course, I have already put out the word. If I back down halfway, the world will laugh at Jiang Chen for being cowardly; if this affects our Human Race’s prestige, then my sin would be great."

Jiang Chen nodded, his tone resolute.

"Isn’t that perfect? The Emperor Lord backing down halfway, damaging our Human Race’s prestige, aligns with our clan’s strategy to keep a low profile, showing weakness to all clans."

"Or is it that the Emperor Lord is more concerned about his own reputation and unwilling to give up the plan to attack Beijulu Continent? That would be unacceptable. How can the personal concerns of the Emperor Lord be comparable to the grand plan of our Human Race?"

The master of the Divine Palace, perhaps used to looking down from his high position, spoke to Jiang Chen as if a superior facing a subordinate, his tone exuding an air of arrogance.

"What did you say?"

Upon hearing the master of the Divine Palace’s words, Jiang Chen felt that he must either be a spy for the external races within the Human Race, or he was a fool, completely lost due to his obsession with the strategy of feigning weakness.

The former is malicious, the latter is foolish. For someone in his current position, folly is more frightening than malice. In either case, neither possibility bodes well for the Human Race.

"The prestige of the Human Race, how important it is, fundamental to our clan, how could it be squandered so carelessly? I think you have gone mad, only focusing on showing weakness to the enemy, oblivious to how many of our clan members’ hearts you are chilling."

"If our people lose confidence in our clan, then your plan has succeeded, but to what end? The Human Race will have become fragmented, unable to grow stronger."

Jiang Chen shook his head, the prestige of the Human Race was its credibility, which could not be carelessly squandered.

"The Emperor Lord is overthinking it. As long as we are here, the Human Race will not become fragmented. Now is the time for the Emperor Lord to sacrifice for the Human Race. As long as you give up on the assault on the Demon Clan, our clan’s plan will advance another step."

The master of the Divine Palace spoke, wanting Jiang Chen to be the sacrifice for the strengthening of the Human Race.

"Set this as the price, set that as the price, why not see the master of the Divine Palace voluntarily sacrifice himself as the price for the strengthening of our Human Race?"

"If you were to commit suicide, one man’s death could surpass countless others’ deaths, this price would certainly be sufficient. Once the clans know of the master’s death, they will surely realize that the decline of our Human Race has become evident."

To pressure with righteousness; Jiang Chen knew how to play that game as well. If he, Jiang Chen, could become a sacrifice, then naturally, the master of the Divine Palace could too.

"I have considered this matter, but the grand plan of the Human Race still requires my guidance, I truly cannot afford to fall; thus, I had to abandon such thoughts."

The master of the Divine Palace spoke, claiming his own importance was too great to allow for his demise.

"Isn’t that even better? The more important the master is, the greater the value of his demise, which will convince all clans even more of the Human Race’s decline."

"Even if the master can easily give up the prestige of our Human Race, surely he cannot be unwilling to give up his own life as well? Although the master is strong, his importance can never outweigh that of our Human Race’s prestige."

The situation suddenly turned around as Jiang Chen seized control using the master of the Divine Palace’s own words.

"It’s not possible, if I were to fall, then the grand plan would surely be thwarted..."

The Divine Palace Master shook his head, unwilling to die.

"Tsk tsk, such is human nature."

"When the cost falls on others, everyone acts with apparent righteousness, standing on the moral high ground to accuse others. But as soon as the price becomes their own, they immediately change their face, making all sorts of excuses."

"What, you can sacrifice others, but others can’t sacrifice you? Sometimes, don’t think too highly of yourself, the Human Race won’t cease to survive without you."

"No one should be sacrificed at will, and at the same time, there is no one who cannot be sacrificed. Mortals can be, I can be, and so can Divine Palace Masters!"

"This world, won’t stop turning without anyone."

What a load of crap about doing it for the Human Race, in the end, it’s all for oneself. To act in one’s self-interest isn’t disgusting, but to use the interests of the many for personal gain, that’s more than just disgusting, it provokes a murderous intent.

"Nonsense, I see you’re just unwilling to sacrifice for the greater good of the Human Race, and that’s why you’re being so unreasonable here. Jiang Chen, you are the sinner of our race, our Clan’s great endeavours of revival will be destroyed by your hands."

Having his inner thoughts exposed by Jiang Chen, the Divine Palace Master became enraged and cursed at him.

"Yes, yes, yes, if I don’t give up attacking the Demon Clan, I’m being unreasonable. But when you, for your personal gain, disregard the lives of countless clan members, you’re hailed as righteous."

"Right, you’re correct, whatever you say goes, are you satisfied now?"

"So, now please kindly fuck off and don’t show up in front of me again, otherwise I won’t be able to restrain myself from hitting you."

The other party was flustered, starting to blurt out whatever came to mind; Jiang Chen had no intention of arguing with him, only wishing he would leave quickly.

To deal with such people, the simplest method is not to argue with them. Let them say whatever they want, I’ll simply shut off my senses.

"Go, scram, if you don’t leave now, I’ll invoke the Sun Temple."

Seeing that the Divine Palace Master still refused to leave, Jiang Chen threatened.

It was just as the sound of his voice faded that the light emitted by the sun became even more brilliant, and the vague outline of a divine palace began to emerge.

Clearly, Jiang Chen was not joking; if the Divine Palace Master did not leave, he really would invoke the Sun Temple.

"Hmph, Jiang Chen, your stubbornness is destined to make you a sinner against the Human Race, bringing catastrophe to our race and subjecting countless future generations to criticism..."

Knowing the prowess of the Sun Temple, the Divine Palace Master let out a harsh statement and left unwillingly.

He had to leave; if a fight were to break out, he would be no match for the experts of the Sun Temple once they attacked in force. To stay would only bring humiliation; naturally, he did not wish to remain.

"Parasites!"

"You are all parasites of our Human Race. I hate that I am not the Human King; otherwise, I would have executed you all without hesitation."

Just as the Divine Palace Master’s figure vanished, Jiang Chen suddenly spoke out, his words filled with killing intent.

The Divine Palace Master’s body jerked violently, clearly having heard Jiang Chen’s words. However, he did not respond but left with a cold snort.

"Alas, even the Three Emperors are not in control of their own fates; otherwise our Human Race would not have come to this," lamented the ancient voice in the void, helpless.

From the beginning to the end, nobody mentioned the Three Emperors in their conversations because the upper echelons of the Human Race all knew that the Three Emperors and Five Lords were not acting of their own volition. Otherwise, why would they hide away in Fire Cloud Cave and not come out?

The Human Race was fraught with disorder; a single decree from the Three Emperors could resolve it all. Was it their reluctance? Not reluctance, but inability.

Though the Three Emperors and Five Lords were powerful, they bore the pressure from the Saints, constrained at every turn.

"It’s been too long since a Human King emerged from our Human Race. Without a unified authority to rule, our race remains divided, with power struggles and incessant fighting, giving rise to countless troubles."

"What the Human Race lacks is not power, but a strong, authoritative ruler who can suppress all the internal forces and unify them."