Chapter 2558: You Just Have to Suck It Up

The Golden Crow Crown Prince's hair stood on end as he saw Zu An staring coldly at him from not far away, especially noticing the giant red bow.

"Big Brother, it's a misunderstanding, all a misunderstanding," he said, hastily forcing a smile.

"I still prefer the arrogant way you were just now," Zu An said, not stopping. The bow in his hand was gradually drawn to its full extent, and a white arrow began to take shape.

"Big Brother, I was wrong, I was truly wrong. I shouldn't have come out to play. Please, considering my diligent service in illuminating the earth all these years, spare my life. I promise to do good deeds and accumulate virtue in the future to properly make amends for this mistake." The Golden Crow Prince had been successful and revered for years, always praised wherever he went. He had never been so humble as he was today.

He secretly vowed that once he escaped this predicament, he would settle the score with Zu An later.

Although Zu An was formidable, he was merely a rogue cultivator. How could he compare to someone with his noble lineage?

Zu An sighed, recalling a classic quote from the internet in his previous life: "You don't know you're wrong; you know you're going to die."

As soon as he finished speaking, the bowstring was released, and a beam of white light appeared directly in front of the Golden Crow Crown Prince's forehead.

Zu An's expression suddenly became solemn because the Golden Crow Crown Prince was not instantly shot to pieces as expected; the arrow was blocked by something inexplicable.

He looked closely and saw a golden bell shadow appear around the Golden Crow Crown Prince.

The semi-transparent golden giant bell had incredibly profound divine runes carved on its body, and its entire form seemed to be covered in layers of misty veil.

Only those with sufficiently strong cultivation could feel the wisps of Dao resonance flowing from it.

Feeling the supreme divine power emanating from this golden bell, Zu An felt that his own pure Buddhist bell illusion was like a bankrupt, counterfeit version compared to it.

Bursts of celestial music rang out, and the void ahead gradually parted, revealing what looked like a realm of chaos, followed by layers of light.

A figure solidified within those lights, with silver hair like an inverted galaxy and strands of true solar flames burning at its tips. Each strand of hair seemed to have etched Dao traces into the void.

The dark gold patterns on the profound black imperial robe seemed to be condensed from the souls of countless primordial fierce beasts. The figure, simply standing there, exuded heaven-reaching might.

The figure's gaze was not sharp; on the contrary, it was quite gentle. Yet, as Zu An was swept by this gaze, he felt as if needles were pricking his skin, and all the hair on his body stood on end.

"Strange, there's a trace of the Witch Clan, and also human bloodline..." That being glanced at Zu An, equally puzzled.

"Di Jun?" Zu An took a deep breath, calming the tension in his muscles.

The silver-haired middle-aged man shook his head slightly. "Di Jun is my elder brother. People often call me Taiyi."

"Eastern Emperor Taiyi!" Zu An's pupils constricted. That was the supreme deity, ranked alongside Di Jun in legends.

That golden bell shadow just now must be the Eastern Emperor Bell, the primordial treasure with the strongest defense in the world. No wonder his full-power Sun-Shooting Arrow couldn't penetrate it.

"Uncle, this brat killed all my other brothers! You must deliver justice for us!" Seeing Eastern Emperor Taiyi, the Golden Crow Crown Prince's previously hunched back instantly straightened, and he loudly shouted.

"This brat is dead for sure! Uncle has always treated us brothers very well. With Uncle here, who in heaven or on earth can touch me!"

"All the other Golden Crows are dead?" Eastern Emperor Taiyi's expression showed surprise.

Feeling enveloped by a powerful aura, Zu An said in a deep voice, "They didn't all die; only eight did. This world cannot be without a sun, but two are still too many. One is best."

Eastern Emperor Taiyi's expression was cold. "Oh, you intend to keep killing?"

The Golden Crow Crown Prince seized the opportunity to hide behind him, a look of schadenfreude on his face. "This brat is truly courting death, daring to spout such nonsense in front of my uncle! Does he really think my uncle has a good temper?"

Although he could feel the overwhelming pressure from Eastern Emperor Taiyi, Zu An showed no fear. "All ten of them appeared together, causing immense suffering and the death of billions of beings across the world. Such a grave crime deserves more than death. As someone of esteemed status in the Heavenly Court, are you going to pervert justice for personal gain?"

Eastern Emperor Taiyi said indifferently, "Their actions are subject to the Heavenly Laws. When is it your place to take private action?"

"Furthermore, they have illuminated all creation for years, and countless beings have thrived relying on them. With such merits, even if they made a small mistake this time, it's not a crime punishable by death. Yet you openly harmed righteous gods appointed by the Heavenly Court. In fact, your crime is much greater than theirs, and you deserve to die by a thousand cuts."

"A small mistake?" Zu An was first stunned, then burst into laughter. "I foolishly thought you were a renowned great deity, a noble existence in the Heavenly Court, capable of discerning right from wrong, good from evil. I never expected you to be just like any ordinary person, openly biased and applying double standards."

Eastern Emperor Taiyi scoffed, "The ways of heaven are constant; they do not exist for good, nor perish for evil. There is no such thing as right or wrong. These notions of good and evil are merely self-deceptions of mortals in the human world. For you to seriously discuss this with me, it's quite amusing."

"Amusing, is it?" Zu An snorted coldly. "Perhaps you currently consider humans weak and insignificant, and their concepts beneath your notice, but in this world, ultimately, righteousness and benevolence are the prevailing currents."

Eastern Emperor Taiyi's expression darkened. "How many years have you lived, and how many has this Emperor lived? Is it your place to boast shamelessly before this Emperor? Let this Emperor teach you the ways of this world. Now, I am strong and you are weak; I am of noble status, and you are merely a rogue cultivator. Therefore, I sentence you to death by a thousand cuts. Even if you are unconvinced, you can only endure it. This is the truth of the world!"

He casually snapped his fingers. The air around Zu An suddenly turned violent; the previously gentle breeze transformed into millions of incredibly sharp blades, directly enveloping every part of his body.

"Uncle, don't let him die too easily!" Seeing this, the Golden Crow Crown Prince's face was filled with excitement.

Zu An felt that the space around him was completely constrained. He was utterly unable to dodge; not to mention the Art of Rainbow Transformation, even his previous instant-movement abilities could not be used.

Truly worthy of being a top-tier great deity!

He dared not hesitate in the slightest, activating all his defensive measures.

The illusion of the Pure Buddhist Bell appeared around him. After he had survived his Heavenly Tribulation, this manifested Pure Buddhist Bell was many times more powerful than before.

Yet, even so, in the face of those millions of energy blades, it shattered almost instantly.

"How can this broken bell compare to my uncle's Eastern Emperor Bell..." The Golden Crow Crown Prince had only spoken half his words when his eyes nearly popped out of his head. He saw another bell suddenly appear around Zu An, with Dao resonance flowing around it. If it wasn't the Eastern Emperor Bell, what was it?

The countless terrifyingly powerful energy blades from before were all blocked by that Eastern Emperor Bell illusion.

Truly worthy of being the number one defensive treasure in the world.

Eastern Emperor Taiyi was also startled. "Divine Pattern Weapon Diagram? How can you possess this cultivation method!"