Chapter 184: Please Be Human!

Thump, thump, thump!

In the Heavenly Court and the mortal realm, five primordial treasures suddenly felt something tethering their very essence shatter. Looking closer, they found the flames on their foreheads had vanished.

What the hell?

We’re free!

After establishing heaven and earth, has the Dao Sovereign truly departed this world? Or has he merely hidden away, abandoning us completely? They couldn’t help but ponder. Regardless of the truth, they were liberated.

In the sky, the Thunder Hammer burst into wild laughter. "Hahahaha! The Dao Sovereign who created heaven and earth has departed! No one can stand above me in this world anymore! I am free to roam between heaven and earth! This Heavenly Court and the mortal realm shall be ruled by me! My era is coming!" With a mighty swing of its hammer, a great Shaman descended with a pointed hammer, striking it on its backside. Its old face instantly flushed crimson, and it let out a heart-wrenching roar:

Rumble! A deafening peal of thunder echoed, accompanied by lightning flashes.

"Hehehe..." The Thunder Hammer couldn't help but turn its head to look at the newly appointed Shamanic Heavenly Thunder God. It sneered twice, committing his face to memory. "When I rise to power, I'll assign him the role of chief stable hand, responsible for shoveling dung for the Heavenly Court's mounts!"

Meanwhile, a Thunder Whip muttered to itself: "Eras are shifting. The primordial ancient gods and the nascent beings fought over the destiny of heaven and earth. The primordial ancient gods lost and were all slain. From now on, the protagonists of this world can only be the nascent beings, yet we are still getting beaten up! Who told us to be the eight primordial spiritual treasures? We are said to be on par with the thirteen primordial ancient gods, all born at the dawn of creation, yet they want to overthrow us, the 'corrupt' class born of primordial times...." The Thunder Whip fell silent for a moment. "But the ancient era of creation is over. The first Heavenly Court era of this world has begun. We cannot remain in this situation. I must find a way to turn things around."

At the South Heaven Gate, on the God-Slaying Platform.

"Recently, as I've enforced the Heavenly Laws, I've slain quite a few ancient gods, and my power has greatly increased." Long Wuming, hanging upside down by his legs from a door beam, said expressionlessly, "Do you dare to let me down? I will bathe the Heavenly Court in blood."

Rumble! A sun streaked across the sky. In the sky, a great Shaman Emperor sat in a divine sun chariot, his brilliant golden crow primordial spirit pulling the vehicle, soaring above the clouds. Its splendor was breathtaking, inspiring awe. As the sun chariot passed Mount Changyang, it suddenly became empty, yet the golden crow continued its flight in the sky.

A towering, shadowy, powerful being imperceptibly arrived at the base of Mount Changyang, whispering from the shadows: "Ancestor Wu..." Looking at the suppressed head, he couldn't help but tremble, saying, "Over these years in the Heavenly Court, I've felt a terrifying ancient entity among our Twelve Ancestral Shamans... Our Human Ancestor, Xuyou Nian, paved the way for slaughtering gods for all beings, to replace them, and the ancient gods were bound to perish... But the ancient Heavenly Court was overthrown too easily, as if they willingly allowed themselves to be overthrown. Perhaps, among us, ancient beings have already descended to the mortal realm and are hiding in our midst. This is why Emperor Qi dares not easily rescue Ancestor Wu...."

Tiantu, suppressed beneath the mountain, gnashed his teeth. "The Twelve Ancestral Shamans definitely have ancient beings from the past mingled among them, stealing our achievements and still sitting high above all heavens! And there's more than one! Even Emperor Qi cannot be trusted!"

"What?! But Emperor Qi is..." the powerful being exclaimed in shock.

Tiantu fell silent for a moment, his voice dry and hoarse. "Hehehehe... It cannot be ruled out that some ancient being descended to become a woodcutter, the first Shaman in all creation, and used me to personally overthrow their own rule!"

The being in the shadows suddenly trembled all over. If that were true... it would be utterly horrifying! What kind of cunning and deep strategy would it take to achieve such a feat? ...Can we truly win against such an opponent?

Meanwhile, from within the Jianmu tree, a faint voice drifted out: "Huh? The flames on my head are gone! Has the Dao Sovereign truly left this world? Hahahaha! I'm free! I can finally sneak out!" A moment later: "Damn it, someone help me cut this tree down and dig me out! I'm completely stuck!"

One by one, the primordial spiritual treasures, scattered across the Heavenly and mortal realms, grumbled and plotted. While others endured in silence, Meng Mei, being more outspoken, could no longer hold back and posted online: "An era has passed! Let's stop sabotaging each other, please just be decent human beings! We players are getting beaten to death by the natives! Let's come out and make peace!"

This message dropped, and everyone in the forum was stunned. Infighting? Beaten to death? Weren't these four bigwigs living a life of luxury inside, with wine and meat in abundance? The Earth Mother who controls the land, the Thunder God who controls lightning, the God of Cookery, the Lightning Mother, the God of Justice...

One Sword Turtle Breath: "Hehehe! Everyone, look at the screenshot she posted earlier. The so-called Earth Mother is actually completely immobile, essentially in solitary confinement, serving as a bridge connecting heaven and earth..."

Everyone: ???

Everyone's faces flushed crimson with laughter. So, Meng Mei was just putting on a brave face to impress others. But it's understandable for a girl to care about her image.

Meng Mei Wants to Evolve into a Dragon: "Hehehe, everyone quickly look at the Thunder God screenshot he posted. In that picture... he's actually the Thunder God's hammer. See that spiked hammer? He gets hammered on the butt every day, responsible for screaming..."

Everyone looked at the screenshot. The pointed hammer held in hand was extremely sharp, and on closer inspection, it was faintly stained with blood. And the rectangular Thunder Hammer, its rear end was very swollen and red, even somewhat purplish-black. Everyone had thought this was simply the weapon's design... Could it be... a butt?

Everyone spat out their food. In an instant, everyone's stomachs ached terribly, almost to the point of collapse. Someone on a date, secretly looking at their phone, instantly spat food onto their girlfriend's face and couldn't help but yell: "We have no grudge, why are you doing this to me!"

Everyone found it highly entertaining. These people were practically cannibalizing each other! One setting up the next, a chain of traps.

One Sword Turtle Breath: "Hehehe, everyone, look at the God-Slaying Platform screenshot. His true identity is actually that suspended axe..."

Long Wuming: "Everyone, look at the screenshot of the handsome Wu Gang cutting the tree. His true identity is actually the cinnamon tree being chopped..."

In an instant, everyone revealed their own plights. At this point, other 'red-name' players who had joined later and whose consciousness had been directly erased, such as Hulu and others, also began to mock and insult them. The entire network instantly erupted. It was too sensational. Simply insane! More thrilling than the year's hottest trending gossip.

Primordial Thunder Hand: "Shocking! A massive mutual sabotage event! (Dumbfounded)"

Akina Speed: "Damn! You guys even drew out the Alchemist Emperor, who'd been lurking for over ten days! You're truly incredible, to be so miserable yet still boasting to each other on the forum? (Terrifying)"

Little Tiger Descends the Mountain: "People's hearts are not what they used to be (Horrifying)"

Chunzi Loves Learning: "As mighty players, we could have unified the ancient world, an era where gold was everywhere. At the very least, we could have been minor Heavenly Court deities. Instead, you've hurt each other and engaged in infighting (Laughing my ass off)"

Meng Mei, by Request: "Dying from mutual slaughter."

Everyone was roaring with laughter! These people might appear glamorous on the outside, but inside, they were all being used as tools...

Meng Mei Wants to Evolve into a Dragon: "Cough, cough, cough... Anyway, I'm not the worst off, but if we keep sabotaging each other like this, it definitely won't work. We're going to be doomed. The first true Heavenly Court, the Shamanic Heavenly Court, has been established. Let's stop hurting each other and join forces! Let's crowdfund again and prepare to storm the heavens! We'll break through the sky and show them the power of us players, the Fourth Natural Disaster!"