Journey to the West: I have Nine Golden Crows Inside Me
Chapter 889: Six hundred and eighty Thirty-six Human Race Taoist Masters descend to the Lower Realm

Chapter 889: Six hundred and eighty Thirty-six Human Race Taoist Masters descend to the Lower Realm

"Indeed, the Demon Clan is our mortal enemy, and since I am determined to become the Human King, I must clear all obstacles for our Human Race."

"At the same time, to become Human King, I must achieve unparalleled merits. Therefore, I have decided to lead a great army to flatten the Beijulu Continent, slay the demon gods therein, and establish my supreme merits, laying the foundation for my reign as Human King."

Jiang Chen nodded, declaring his intention to lead an army against the Beijulu Continent, hoping for everyone’s help—as it would be a stepping stone to becoming Human King.

"Attacking the Demon Clan is naturally not an issue for us, but for something as significant as this, don’t we need to report to the higher-ups of the Human Race?"

"I feel that the upper echelons of the Human Race might not agree with the Emperor Lord’s plan to attack the Demon Clan."

Someone hesitated for a moment before cautiously voicing their concern.

"Agree with what? Why should I seek the approval of the Human Race’s higher-ups to attack the Demon Clan?"

"If I aspire to the position of Human King, then I am the leader of the Human Race. My will is the will of the Human Race. Why would I need to ask for their consent?"

"Only those recognized by the Human King are the true higher-ups of the Human Race. Those who are not recognized by the Human King are merely ordinary strong members of the Human Race."

Jiang Chen spoke dismissively, his words showing complete disregard for the upper echelons of the Human Race.

He was planning to become the Human King, to rise above the Human Race’s high-ranking officials—why would he care about their opinions?

"This..."

Upon hearing his words, everyone exchanged glances. Suddenly, they found Jiang Chen’s argument to be extremely logical.

Since ancient times, it has always been subordinates who report to their superiors, not the other way around. Jiang Chen’s aspiration to become the Human King meant that he already saw himself above the Human Race’s top brass.

If there was truly something of concern within the Human Race, it should be the higher-ups reporting to Jiang Chen, not the other way around.

"The Emperor Lord is right. It was my oversight, I simply wasn’t thinking straight."

"Alas, the various divine palaces have controlled the Human Race for too long. Even I almost forgot the majesty of the Human King and the Human Emperor, and grew accustomed to their rule. This is not a good sign. If I am like this, let alone the rest of our tribe."

"Our Human Race is in need of a new emperor to emerge and restore our race’s glory."

That person shook their head, suddenly coming to a realization, alarmed that they had almost been tamed by the rule of the divine palaces of the Human Race.

This was not a good trend, as over time, should people completely forget the Human King, then the clan would not truly be a clan anymore, the Human King’s authority would be completely sidelined, and the Human Race would enter the age controlled by the divine palaces.

At that point, the divine palaces of the Human Race would not be ruling on behalf of the Human King but would take power directly for themselves.

"Attacking the Beijulu Continent and wiping out the Demon Clan should not be delayed. Since everyone agrees, let us set out immediately and march towards the Beijulu Continent to crush the Demon Clan!"

"Issue my decree, summon all the Sun Guards of the Sun Temple, we march to Beijulu Continent immediately, without error."

Seeing that everyone supported him, Jiang Chen had no reservations and issued the order directly, gathering all the Sun Guards from the Jiang Family to attack the Beijulu Continent immediately.

"We honor the Emperor Lord’s decree!"

Upon hearing the command, the elders of the Sun Temple who were present immediately stood up, acknowledged the order, and left the Sun Temple to mobilize the troops.

"Emperor Lord, the Jiang Family and the Ji Family may be named two families, but in reality, they are one. Now that the Emperor Lord aims to achieve the position of Human King, it is best to inform the Ji Family, so as not to neglect them and harm the many years of kinship between our two families."

"Additionally, if the Emperor Lord wishes to accomplish great deeds and swiftly eradicate the Demon Clan, securing the foundation for the Human King, relying solely on the Jiang Family’s power may not be sufficient.

"However, if we also gain the support of the Ji Family, then combining the strength of both families, the Emperor Lord’s aspiration to lead the Human Race would be almost certain to succeed."

"Within the Human Race, no force could oppose the union of the two families. Not even all the masters of the Hideaway Faction would dare to act against us, and they would have to bow before our combined power."

At that moment, a Taoist Master spoke up, suggesting that Jiang Chen inform the Ji Family and preferably gain their assistance.

"With shared bloodlines, now that I wish to join the world and contend for the position of Human King, it is indeed necessary to inform the Ji Family, lest they feel slighted."

Jiang Chen nodded. Such a significant matter truly warranted notifying the Ji Family.

If the Ji Family were to hear of this news from someone else, it would inevitably create a rift with the Jiang Family, feeling that they were not taken seriously enough to be informed in advance.

"Since the Emperor Lord agrees, we will immediately notify our brethren in the Ji Family."

Seeing that Jiang Chen agreed, everyone began using their Divine Abilities to send the message to their relatives in the Ji Family.

The Jiang Family and the Ji Family, two families united by marriage for generations, the older the existence, the closer the blood relations. Among those present, each Innate Dao Sovereign was older and their blood more closely related to the Ji Family than the last. In fact, some of the Taoist Masters had descendants in the Ji Family.

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"What, someone from the Jiang Family wishes to contend for the position of Human King?"

"To become Human King in this era, has Jiang Chen lost his mind?"

"This is a dead end; what are the people of the Jiang Family doing? Don’t they know to persuade Jiang Chen to give up this idea?"

"Let’s go, we should pay a visit to the Jiang Family and see what this is all about, and perhaps persuade Jiang Chen to change his mind."

Before long, the heads of the twelve branches of the Ji Family received the news that Jiang Chen wanted to become Human King, and they were all stunned.