Ding Ning's heart pounded as she listened.
Although Ming Di was suspected of killing the innocent, he had his reasons. He might not be a great emperor, but he was definitely a good father.
In order to avenge his daughter, Ming Di dared to make the entire world his enemy. Just this courage and boldness alone made Ding Ning's blood boil. Ming Di continued to speak.
Later on, when the gods were prepared, they set up ambushes to kill Ming Di. Ming Di fell for them many times. Fortunately, his cultivation was strong and he managed to escape despite being injured.
But as time went by, the gods began to suspect the human demon's true identity. After all, even the Human Emperor and the Immortal Emperor had been ambushed by the human demon so why was Ming Di the only one who remained unscathed?
Thus, they escaped while the human demon was injured and went to visit Ming Di in the Underworld to find out if he was the human demon.
Ming Di knew that they were starting to get suspicious, so he endured the pain and drank with them. Although he managed to fool them into leaving in the end, he knew that his identity would be exposed if he continued, so he decided to lay low for a while.
Unexpectedly, Ming Di lost control of his inner demons while he was recuperating and killed his closest guards. By the time he woke up, he had made a huge mistake and it was too late for regrets!
Ming Di was devastated. Afraid that he would kill the innocent again, he hung up his crown and left. He planned to seal himself in Tian Shuitian and spend the rest of his life with his daughter's corpse. The Underworld was without a ruler and fell into chaos.
Unexpectedly, Tian Shuitian disappeared without a trace.
His daughter's soul had been extracted and her corpse had disappeared along with Tian Shuitian. It was easy to imagine Ming Di's feelings at the time.
In order to find Tian Shuitian, the demonic Ming Di traveled across the heavens and killed countless people. The name of the human demon made the entire Three Realms tremble.
The Human Emperor was the closest to the Human Realm so the demonic Ming Di treated the Human Emperor as his biggest suspect. Thus, he followed the Human Emperor in secret and found him acting suspiciously.
At this point, Emperor Ming's expression turned extremely strange. "I didn't expect to stumble upon this place by following the Human Emperor. When I discovered that Tian Shuitian was truly here, I immediately thought that the Human Emperor was behind this."
"Is that not the case?"
Ding Ning knew that he had touched on the crux of the matter and asked subconsciously.
"No!"
Emperor Ming smiled bitterly, but his tone was firm. He then explained, "At that time, I also thought that he was the culprit and wanted nothing more than to kill him. But in this world without the Heavenly Dao, I might be able to defeat him, but I couldn't kill him."
Ding Ning deeply agreed with this. At the Peak of Huashen Realm, the inhuman level, one's vitality was terrifyingly strong, and his life-saving means were also unimaginable. Even if he could not defeat his opponent in the same realm, if he wanted to escape, absolutely no one could stop him.
"So, you set up the Sacred Mountain's restriction to trap him?"
Ding Ning took it for granted and speculated.
"No, I wasn't the one who set up the Sacred Mountain's restriction. You should know the history of the demon race very well. This was formed from the remnants of the Dao left behind by the ancestors of the demon race and the Black Blood Plague Tribe. When I followed the Human Emperor here, the Sacred Mountain was already here."
Ming Di shook his head in denial. "In order to kill the Human Emperor and prevent him from escaping, I suspected that he was after the Source of this world after confirming that he would return to the Kunpeng World from time to time in order to kill the Human Emperor and prevent him from escaping. That was why I was in no hurry to act. Instead, I stayed here and spent countless hours studying the restrictions on the Sacred Mountain. Only after I had thoroughly understood the restrictions did I painstakingly create that desolate space from before. I lured the Human Emperor into it and trapped him. I wanted to slowly exhaust his strength before killing him in one fell swoop."
Ding Ning's respect for Emperor Ming was instantly aroused. The Sacred Mountain's restriction was formed by countless overlapping formations. How could Emperor Ming have studied it so thoroughly? What kind of genius was this? No wonder the Empyrean Fairy admired no one but him when it came to the Dao of Formations. No wonder he could detonate the formation runes and blow up the entire Sacred Mountain.
"What happened after that?"
"After that, I successfully trapped the Human Emperor and slowly exhausted his strength. But later, I realized that I had wronged him."
Emperor Ming rubbed his nose awkwardly, his expression a little awkward. "At that time, I was so eager for revenge that I didn't think too much about it. But when I successfully created the desolate space to trap the Human Emperor, I realized that Tian Shuitian had been swallowed by the Kunpeng. It wasn't the Human Emperor's doing."
"The Kunpeng swallowed Tian Shuitian?"
Ding Ning was so shocked that he opened his mouth into an O shape with a dull look on his face.
"That's right. At that time, the Kunpeng had not completely lost its consciousness. It even warned me and the Human Emperor to leave quickly."
Emperor Ming's expression was gloomy. "Tian Shuitian was still here. How could I be willing to leave? So I communicated with the Kunpeng's will and learned that the Kunpeng knew that the world was not complete enough and needed some world laws to fill it up. It just so happened that Tian Shuitian had no master, so it swallowed Tian Shuitian."
"You communicated with the Kunpeng's will?"
Ding Ning immediately perked up. The Kunpeng's will had always been his imaginary enemy. He naturally hoped to learn more from Emperor Ming.
Emperor Ming looked at him meaningfully and nodded slightly. "Not only did we communicate, but we also reached an agreement."
"What agreement?"
Ding Ning's heart inexplicably sped up as a guess formed in his mind.
He had always thought that Old Donkey had tricked him into this place. But now, he felt that Old Donkey was just a pawn. The real chess players were likely Emperor Ming and the Kunpeng.
"The Kunpeng promised me that it would not swallow Tian Shuitian. I promised the Kunpeng that I would raise someone with the bloodline of the Three Supremes to perfect this world!"
Emperor Ming's tone was calm, but his answer was earth-shattering. Ding Ning's guess was verified.
"What about Old Donkey? Is he a pawn that Senior set up? "
Ding Ning did not believe that Emperor Ming did not know of Old Donkey's existence at this point. He simply asked calmly. No one was willing to accept their fate of being manipulated by others. His tone was already tinged with indignation.
"Old Donkey? Oh, you mean the Monster Emperor? He's an executor. With him leading the charge, I don't have to show my face in public. "
Emperor Ming said matter-of-factly.
Ding Ning was shocked. "Monster Emperor? You're saying he's the Monster Emperor? Isn't he Emperor Peng? "
Emperor Ming raised his brows and laughed. "According to your bloodline, he's your senior. How come you don't even know who he is? He's a true Monster Emperor. He only severed his own cultivation when he came to the human world five thousand years ago. He even pretended to be his own son, Emperor Peng, which was how he fooled everyone. That old bastard is a sly beast and doesn't speak a single word of truth. "
"He's still being toyed with by you."
Ding Ning's entire life's worth of setbacks couldn't compare to today's. He was extremely displeased and mocked the Monster Emperor.
"Of course. That old bastard didn't attain his dao as early as I did. His throne isn't as high as mine, he's not as strong as me, and he's not as smart as me. It's a piece of cake for me to make use of him."
Emperor Ming did not feel ashamed. Instead, he felt proud of himself.
Ding Ning felt helpless. He deeply understood the essence of shamelessness. Moreover, Emperor Ming was the strongest of the three realms. When he decided to be shameless, no one could stop him.
"Ding Ning, I know you're unhappy and feel like you're being used as a chess piece. But if you want to become a chess player, you have to become stronger."
Emperor Ming's expression suddenly turned serious and he looked down on the world. "The weak are prey to the strong and the fittest survive. This is the eternal truth of the Heavenly Dao. Don't feel aggrieved just because you're a chess piece. You have to know how many people in this world are not qualified to become my chess piece. If you want to be a chess player, you have to have the ability to jump out of the chessboard."
Ding Ning wanted to retort but didn't know how to. Although Ming Di's words weren't pleasant to hear, he was right. There were countless people in this world who wanted to become Ming Di's pawn but couldn't get it.
But he had never been one to submit to others. Although he had nothing to say, he was still unhappy with Emperor Ming's lecturing attitude. He grumbled, "According to what you said, I should feel honored to be your chess piece."
"The benevolent see the benevolent, the wise see the wise. It doesn't matter what you think. In reality, I'm also a chess piece on a much larger chessboard."
Emperor Ming suddenly said disinterestedly.
Ding Ning looked at him in confusion. "You're the strongest of the three realms. Who else would treat you like a chess piece?"
"Heh, so what if I'm the strongest of the three realms? I still can't protect my daughter. I'm still at the mercy of others. "
Emperor Ming laughed bitterly in self-deprecation.
Ding Ning's heart trembled. That's right. Who was the mastermind behind the extraction of the mermaid's soul? Why was he targeting the mermaids?
No matter how strong Emperor Ming was, he was still at the mercy of others. He couldn't even find the true culprit behind his daughter's murder. He had no choice but to be led around by the nose. He was just a pitiful chess piece.
Emperor Ming waved his hand and changed the topic. He continued to narrate what happened next.
After trapping the Human Emperor and reaching an agreement with the Kun Peng's will, Emperor Ming continued to create the bloodline of the Three Supremes while searching for the true culprit behind his daughter's murder.
Unfortunately, the bloodline of the Three Supremes was not so easy to cultivate. His search for the true culprit was fruitless.
It was only in the ancient times when Chiyou was born and established the Jiuli tribe, which had the same name as the Nine Heavens, that Emperor Ming paid close attention to it.
Following this trail, Emperor Ming realized that his daughter had been reborn in the form of a totem. He finally understood who the true culprit was.
"Who is the true culprit?"
Ding Ning asked anxiously when he saw that Emperor Ming had stopped talking.
Emperor Ming's gaze was unfathomable as he shook his head. "I can't say."
"Can't say? Why? "
This answer was completely out of Ding Ning's expectations. A look of shock appeared on his face.
He couldn't understand why Emperor Ming, as the strongest of the Three Realms, wouldn't take revenge if he knew who the true culprit was. Why couldn't he even tell him?
Unexpectedly, Emperor Ming still didn't give him an answer, as if he was extremely wary of the true culprit. He changed the topic. "Later on, Chiyou was killed and Yan and Huang fought for supremacy. In the end, Yan Di was defeated by Huang Di and surrendered. Huang Di thought that he would be able to obtain the Human Emperor's position, but the Human Emperor was still alive and the position could not be bestowed by the heavens. How could Huang Di accept this? In order to find the Human Emperor, he even opened the Tower of Babel to let the demons and monsters into the human realm. He made an agreement with them, hoping to borrow their strength to find the Human Emperor."
"What? Huang Di really opened the Tower of Babel? "
Ding Ning was horrified and cried out involuntarily.
Emperor Ming glanced at Ding Ning in surprise. "The Yao Emperor didn't tell you?"
"Not only did he not tell me, he even tried to defend Yan and Huang Di, saying that they died on the Sacred Mountain."
The corners of Ding Ning's eyes twitched as he spoke through gritted teeth. He had thought that what the old donkey had told him was true. He didn't expect that this old thing was only 70% true and 30% false.
"It's not really a lie. Yan and Huang Di really did die on the Sacred Mountain. They wanted to obtain the Human Emperor's position, but unfortunately, they overestimated themselves."
Emperor Ming said admiringly, "The Yao Emperor has always been an unscrupulous fellow. Throughout history, he has tricked many people into joining the Human Emperor's position."
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