Journey to the West: I have Nine Golden Crows Inside Me
Chapter 936 - 699 blackmails Kunpeng, Beidou Nine Stars Banner_4

Chapter 936: 699 blackmails Kunpeng, Beidou Nine Stars Banner_4

At this moment, the Kunpeng ancestor, who was cultivating in seclusion within the palace, suddenly opened his eyes with an expression of alarm and uncertainty as he examined Jiang Chen closely.

Jiang Chen was someone he was quite familiar with. He had observed him in secret for a long time and had even clashed with one of his incarnations not long ago. At that time, although Jiang Chen was exceptional, he had only managed to attract the Kunpeng’s sideways glance, but now Jiang Chen had become the Human King and was worthy of his serious attention.

But what shocked Kunpeng was not that; he marveled at how Jiang Chen had acquired an Innate Dao Fruit in such a short time since they had parted ways.

Though Innate Dao Fruits were not rare, those in the Prehistoric World who had obtained them were few; in the Ancient Era, almost no one had acquired them, but before the Great Ancient times, quite a few did, and almost each of them was the protagonist of their era.

Like the Ancestral Dragon, Ancestral Phoenix, and Ancestral Qilin, as well as Honjan Daizu. These beings had all once obtained Innate Dao Fruits and possessed bodies capable of opening the Tao.

In truth, while the power boost brought by an Innate Dao Fruit was strong, to someone of the Kunpeng ancestor’s realm, it was not something to be concerned with. However, the greatest benefit of possessing an Innate Dao Fruit wasn’t the increase in strength, but rather the inherent strand of Fate it carried that could open Heaven and Earth.

Those who carry the Fate to open Heaven and Earth bring misfortune when killed; even the Kunpeng ancestor wouldn’t want to make an enemy of such a person. Killing them would not bring any benefits, and it might even provoke targeted retribution from the Heavenly Dao, leading to a streak of ill luck, or even getting mysteriously wrapped up in a killing calamity was not impossible.

Just look at the Twelve Ancestral Witches’ arrogance in the Ancient Era; they even dared to curse the Heavenly Dao, yet the Heavenly Dao did not punish them. The main reason was that they carried the Fate that could open Heaven and Earth, and even the Heavenly Dao couldn’t easily strike them down.

"Trouble indeed!"

Kunpeng frowned, left the Demon Teacher’s palace, and flew in the direction from which Jiang Chen was approaching. He knew Jiang Chen was a harbinger of trouble, but he couldn’t just avoid meeting him.

Otherwise, given Jiang Chen’s temperament, he would certainly seize the opportunity to cause a commotion in the Northern Netherworld – and that would be less than ideal.

...

"Human King of the Human Race, what brings you to my Northern Netherworld?" His figure had yet to arrive, but the Kunpeng ancestor’s voice already resounded from afar.

The blizzard reversed its flow, and an old man dressed in a black robe with a facelike a dark eagle appeared before Jiang Chen.

The newcomer was none other than the Kunpeng ancestor!

"Beneath the vast sky, all land belongs to the sovereign; along the edges of those lands, all beings are subjects to the ruler. Since I am the Human King, I can go wherever I please in this wide world, can’t I?"

Jiang Chen stopped in his tracks, stood with his hands clasped behind his back, and spoke leisurely to the Kunpeng ancestor.

"Haha, even the Jade Emperor dares not claim that all under heaven is his own, and you, merely a Human King and not even a Human Emperor, dare to spout such arrogant words. Aren’t you afraid the wind might blow your tongue away?"

"Moreover, you surely don’t need this old ancestor to teach you that disasters stem from careless talk, do you?"

The Kunpeng ancestor narrowed his eyes and spoke to Jiang Chen with a sneer.

This statement, if made by the celestial Tiandi Fuxi, would have held no issues, because, after all, he ascended to heaven and became the Tiandi by invitation from the Saints and Great Divine Transcendents, who then agreed to heed his commands and bestow upon him supreme authority.

However, when Jiang Chen makes such a claim, it seems laughably presumptuous. He’s just a Human King who hasn’t even pacified the Human Race, yet he dares to speak of matters concerning the whole world—is that not worthy of ridicule?

"Whether it is or isn’t, what the ancestor says doesn’t matter – the facts have already explained everything."

"For instance, if you dare to go to the Human Race, I dare to drive you out. Yet when I come to the North Sea, you have to treat me with courtesy and step out to welcome me yourself. As for driving me away and fighting me, ancestor, do you dare?"

Jiang Chen also spoke with a smile, not offended in the least, even taking a step forward to make it easy for the Kunpeng ancestor to strike at him.

"You..."

"Shameless!"

Upon hearing this, the Kunpeng ancestor’s face turned green with fury. Jiang Chen was the first to turn such shamelessness into something so seemingly graceful and refined.

Was this his welcoming? It was not; he had come forward only out of fear that Jiang Chen might seize the chance to create trouble in the Northern Netherworld and was now personally watching him like a hawk.

As for fighting Jiang Chen, the Kunpeng ancestor indeed dared not, putting aside Jiang Chen’s current status, the solely fact that he carried an Innate Dao Fruit was enough to make the Kunpeng ancestor hesitate to lay a hand on him.

On the other hand, there was nothing about the Kunpeng ancestor that Jiang Chen needed to fear. If he truly went to the Human Race, let alone Jiang Chen, the other Human Race masters wouldn’t hesitate to strike at him.

Do you actually think he’s been staying in the Northern Netherworld to cultivate his character? That’s laughable—he’d like to go out too, but unfortunately, he can’t.

The last time he ventured out, he hadn’t gone far when a Heaven and Earth Ding fell from the sky, nearly crushing him to death on the spot. If it weren’t for someone stepping in to save him, he would have been gone.

Since then, the Kunpeng ancestor was scared witless and holed up in the Northern Netherworld, pretending to be indifferent to worldly affairs.

...

Ultimately, the Kunpeng ancestor’s appearance here was not because he was welcoming Jiang Chen, but rather from fear and wariness that Jiang Chen would cause trouble. Driven by necessity, he had shown up before him.

But Jiang Chen turned it around, portraying his wariness as a welcome, turning his shamelessness into something people just wanted to punch right in the face.

"Kunpeng ancestor, do you want to hit me? Come on, I’ll just stand here unmoving, and you can strike me. Your incarnation struck me down into serious injury with a single blow before, very gleefully, I might add."

"Now that your true self is here, your power must far exceed your incarnation’s, maybe you could kill me with one punch, and avenge those fallen demon gods."

Jiang Chen said with a smile, provocatively inviting attack, and even took a deliberate step forward to make it easier for the Kunpeng ancestor to hit him.

"What incarnation?"