pertwk Chapter 2647 Madness in the Sky
Chapter 2647 Madness in the Sky
Chapter 2647 Madness in the Sky
Normally, it's Narakuten who keeps making things difficult for Him, but now it's His turn to let Narakuten taste what it's like to be unable to defend Himself.
Then, He Lingchuan heard another unexpected name.
Logically speaking, although he had never personally dealt with this deity, many major events over the past twenty years were related to Him, even in the Panlong World.
Even the many things that Lingxu did in the human world were related to Him.
She is the Mother of Crossing.
He Lingchuan first heard this name not in reality, but in the Panlong World. Jin Du Mu could reincarnate demon children into human women, bringing them into the human world. These half-human, half-demon creatures were extremely powerful compared to humans. Jin Du Mu originally intended to use them against Panlong City, but failed.
In reality, He Lingchuan had dealt with His descendants more than once.
However, this list reads "Saint Mother of Jindu," with the addition of the word "Saint," which makes all the difference.
"It seems that even the Mother of Crossing has finally found happiness after suffering," he asked He Chunhua. "Do you know this Heavenly Demon?"
He Chunhua shook his head. There were over 60,000 celestial beings, and he knew little about these miscellaneous gods.
Besides, he's preoccupied with many things on his mind right now.
Then, He Chunhua recounted the devastating news from his family:
The death of He Changjue.
He Lingchuan was also taken aback and remained silent for a long time.
"To force me to continue attacking Baling, they actually killed my grandson!" He Chunhua gritted his teeth. "Gods, how despicable are they!"
When discussing the death of the eldest grandson, he was a dignified ruler and a strict father in front of He Yue; but in front of He Lingchuan, he couldn't help but tear up.
Because his eldest son was much stronger than him.
"You still call them 'gods'?" He Lingchuan's face was ashen. "You've served Naraku for so many years, haven't you already seen through their nature?"
He Chunhua had known for a long time that the Heavenly Demons were hateful, but her resolve to deal with them had never been as firm as her eldest son's. Only now did she truly feel the pain.
"I want to ask you..." He Chunhua's throat tightened, and after calming himself down, he whispered, "Should I do as they wish and send troops to Baling, or should we leave it as it is and let the army return to Shen a few months later?"
He Yue is still on the front lines, and He Chunhua, as the ruler of the country, faces three choices: to send reinforcements, to remain in place, or to withdraw.
Let's remove the "withdraw" option for now. He Changjue has just been murdered, and the people of Shen are outraged. It's impossible for He Chunhua to withdraw his troops immediately, both for public and private reasons.
Then, he either angrily reinforced his troops and launched a full-scale attack on Baling, which was a fight to the death.
Alternatively, let He Yue continue attacking Baling, while Shen Guo sends fewer troops or no troops at all, and then stop after a few months when public opinion has calmed down.
He Chunhua knew, of course, that the second option was rather pathetic, and that the Crown Prince might be the first to disagree.
However, this war was most likely instigated by Bega or a deity. If Shen continues to escalate the war, it could very well end up with its people impoverished, its wealth depleted, and its people dead. And this is exactly what he, as a responsible monarch, least wants to see.
Upon first hearing of the tragic death of the eldest grandson, He Chunhua was filled with grief and indignation; however, after calming down for a few days, his reason prevailed.
However, he couldn't discuss this matter with He Yue; instead, his eldest son was the best candidate.
"Fight, keep fighting, but don't go all out." He Lingchuan said without hesitation. "The world is in chaos right now, with war raging everywhere. This is exactly what the Heavenly Demons want. Look around Bega, which country is at peace? How many countries are not embroiled in war? Fu Kingdom, such a small place, first had a traitorous general assassinate his emperor, and then surrendered itself to the Xu Luo Demon Kingdom. Even Su Yao, an island nation far from Bega that never provoked it, was easily swallowed up by the Bo Lang Demon Kingdom because of its prosperous maritime trade and population growth over the past twenty years."
"The gods are about to descend, and now Bega must do everything in his power to create nightmares for them, leaving no room for pretense. Therefore, those who obey will not prosper, but those who oppose will perish! Shen Kingdom is right next to Bega and has no power to go against them. As for your current actions, I will give you four words: outwardly compliant but inwardly defiant."
The Heavenly Demon wants Shen Kingdom and Baling to be mired in war and wants to draw an endless supply of Nightmare Qi from the human world. Shen Kingdom should not openly disobey, at least not on the surface.
But it's possible to go through the motions without putting in any real effort, and to act one way on the surface while doing another behind the scenes.
“The predicament that Panlong City faced back then has now befallen you. If you don’t want to follow in Panlong City’s footsteps, remember these four words well.” He Lingchuan said solemnly, “You understand the concept of ‘moderation’ better than I do.”
He Chunhua did not respond, his face gloomy.
That's what he thought too, but he needed confirmation from his eldest son.
The approval from the Nine Nether Emperor reassured him that he had not done anything wrong.
The world was in chaos, and the situation in the State of Shen was dire. The most important thing he could do to lead the State of Shen was to protect itself.
"In just one month, 1,517 Heavenly Demons have died in the heavens." He Lingchuan had his own sources of information, and his words shocked He Chunhua: "So many have perished?"
It wouldn't be surprising if more than two hundred people died in the human world, but the human population is in the hundreds of millions, while the celestial realm only has more than sixty thousand demons! So, that means that for every thousand demons, twenty-five have fallen, and that's within a month!
How utterly chaotic the situation in the heavens is!
"Now you know why Naraku Heaven can't care about you and Shen Kingdom anymore, right?" He Lingchuan said solemnly. "The Heavenly Realm is in complete chaos. The turmoil of the past three thousand years combined can't even compare to what's happening now."
"This is a massacre." He Chunhua felt uneasy, without the slightest encouragement. "What exactly does the Holy Venerable Lingxu intend to do?"
A wise person would know upon hearing this number that the Heavenly Realm is deliberately condoning, or rather, deliberately instigating, the killing! As the supreme maintainer of the Heavenly Realm's order, why does the Holy Venerable Lingxu turn a blind eye?
"The outcry against the Holy Venerable Lingxu is already deafening." He Lingchuan sneered, "But this is not the peak. As you know, not all Heavenly Demons can obtain a spot in the lower realm, and the so-called 'descent of the gods,' especially for those few righteous gods to descend to the mortal world, requires an environment with extremely abundant spiritual energy."
"By the way, among the more than 1,500 Heavenly Demons who perished, not one was a True God or a Great God." The Heavenly Realm originally had 36 True Gods, but ten years ago there were only 16 left, and there are still 16 now.
These top figures have, for the time being, barely maintained a balance.
Without needing to be explicitly stated, He Chunhua immediately understood, and his expression changed drastically:
"Could it be that He would raise a butcher's knife against His own kind?"
"Isn't this what humans always do? The Heavenly Demons do it too, is that strange?" He Lingchuan said calmly. "The Holy Venerable Lingxu can even kill his own kind and even his own accomplices, so killing A Yue's son is nothing new to him."