Chapter 1140 - Opening Ancestral Court (2/2)

Celestial Venerable Gong transformed into a rainbow and followed closely behind.

God Emperor Lang Xuan, Divine King Zu, Celestial Venerable Xu, Celestial Venerable Huo, and the rest looked at each other. God Emperor Lang Xuan coughed and said with a smile, “Dao friend Hong and Dao friend Gong have always been on bad terms with each other. When I first met them, it was when Dao friend Gong was beating Dao friend Hong up badly. If they go together, some trouble might occur on the way; I’ll go to help smooth things out between them.” After saying that, he also left.

Divine King Zu hurriedly shouted, “They don’t even recognise their own families once they start fighting. If it’s only Dao friend Lang Xuang, I’m afraid he cannot stop them. I’ll go and help!”

Celestial Venerable Xu frowned and looked towards Celestial Venerable Huo, “Celestial Venerable Hong and Celestial Venerable Gong have mysterious origins, whilst Lang Xuan and Divine King Zu have ancient origins: existing since the Ancient Primordial Era and have survived until now. The four of them left because they know many secrets. Celestial Venerable Qin is definitely not the only one who attacked Celestial Heavens. Celestial Venerable Huo, why did you not choose to return?”

Celestial Venerable Huo said gently, “If you don’t leave, how can I leave?”

Celestial Venerable Xu said coldly, “I have no interest in you.”

Celestial Venerable Huo walked side by side with her and said with a smile, “Among the ten Celestial Venerables of Celestial Heavens, the only pure Celestial Venerables are you and I. Grand Emperor and Celestial Emperor are hidden among them, with other ancient lifeforms hidden about. It is hard to distinguish who is truthful and who is deceitful. If you and I become allies, we can advantage and retreat together, increasing our chances at victory.”

Celestial Venerable Xu stopped her footsteps and replied with a smile that wasn’t a smile, “Celestial Venerable Huo, aren’t you always a part of Celestial Venerable Huo’s faction? Aren’t you afraid that Celestial Venerable Hao will know about your words?”

With a stern face, Celestial Venerable Huo said, “I admire you. If we can get along, Celestial Venerable will only think more highly of me. Even if you’re half god, you’re still half human.”

Celestial Venerable Xu sneered and continued to move forward. “I’m a half god. What I don’t understand is that you’re clearly a human Celestial Venerable, yet you are more concerned about stifling the human race’s power more than anyone else. Those years, when you besieged Celestial Venerable Yun, when you killed Light Emperor, you also sent your main troops. When you killed Celestial Venerable Yue and Celestial Venerable Ling, when you eliminated High Emperor, you were also at the forefront. Against you’re own race, you have been too harsh.”

Celestial Venerable Huo had a solemn expression as he said in a sunken voice, “For the future of the human race, I had no choice but to take action. They are incapable of revolting against Celestial Heavens, against ancient gods, against the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth. They struggled for the lives of the human race, when in reality, it is impossible! It is impossible for the human race to win; they have to submit to stronger power to survive.”

He looked into the distance with a deep gaze, “For their own selfishness, they wanted to sacrifice the lives of our entire human race. I’ve asked the people under my jurisdiction, and everyone is living very well: no one wants to revolt! People who walk different paths cannot work together. Even if it’s a precious friend of the past, I won’t show mercy and let them trample on my human race!”

Celestial Venerable Xu shot a glance at him and said, “And that’s why you are also concerned about the trip to the Great Void. You are the first to come in order to kill Celestial Venerable Qin and exterminate Carefree Village.”

Flames cracked behind Celestial Venerable Huo’s head, turning into a wheel of light. “He is fishing for fame. I cannot let him drag my human race into the land of eternal damnation![1] If he joins forces with the ancient gods, it’s destined to be a path of no return; he will only become a dog raised by the ancient gods! If he manages to succeed, the human race will become dogs like him; they will not be able to live their current lives! I have tried to convince him, but he’s too stubborn. If that’s the case, let me end his sinful life so that he can’t make any more mistakes!”

Celestial Venerable Xu couldn’t resist asking, “What about Celestial Venerable Mu?”

Celestial Venerable Huo was puzzled.

“Back then, when Celestial Venerable Mu went to the celestial heavens, there were three Celestial Venerables protecting him in Jade Pool. You were one of them, right?”

Celestial Venerable Xu sneered and said, “You are also two-faced; you say one thing, yet you mean another.”

Celestial Venerable Huo shook his head and said, “You’re wrong. Among the ten Celestial Venerables, I disdain him the most. I can’t even tolerate a speck of his existence.”

He clasped his hands behind his back, “Celestial Venerable Mu is even more of a troublemaker than Qin Ye; his words and actions are far more bewitching. If he continues, the human race would be doomed! For the future of the human race, I will naturally be the first to kill him. Furthermore, Hao and I are friends, why would I betray Hao to save him? I wasn’t among the three Celestial Venerables that saved him that day.”

Shaking his head, he continued, “If the human race wants to survive, we have to eradicate these rebels and traitors, not leaving a single one alive! My heart aches every time I see those people of Eternal Peace being bewitched by these rebels. Isn’t it good to just be alive? Such a pity, I had a chance to kill him in the Great Void but I was muddle-headed for a moment. It was because he had saved me that I could escape from the Supreme Divine Consciousness Domain two hundred years ago, and so I didn’t kill him.”

He said indifferently, “However, at South Extremities[3], he commited a heinous crime and severed ties with me. I won’t have such worries the next time I kill him.”

“Your heart is in good faith, but you are too harsh on your own race,” Celestial Venerable Xu said with a smile.

Suddenly, her expression changed, and she raised her hand to stop the army of Celestial Heavens. She sneered and said, “You actually built Youdu here! How impudent, a brat dares to be Earth Count here! Where’s your respect? Come out!”

[1] The literal meaning is “the land of unrepeated myriad calamities”

[2] So according the the author (in the notes after the story has finished), he said that the world of TOHG isn’t flat. There was someone who made a pretty accurate map of the world on some chinese forum but I have never found it to this date. If anyone found it, please email me and I’ll embed it onto one of the latter chapters. ????

[3] I don’t remember what the previous translator gave this word. It’s the land of South Deity. The machine translator liked the term “South Pole” but they’re a separate heaven compared to Yuandu (I don’t understand how TOHG geography works T.T)