Chapter 2566: The Truth Revealed

At this moment, not to mention anyone else, even Zu An was a bit dumbfounded. He thought to himself, "Didn't I just shoot down the nine Golden Crows?"

The Wushan Goddess's expression was odd. She even began to wonder if Xi He and Zu An had fallen in love over time, genuinely developing feelings for him, and were therefore subconsciously trying to find an excuse for him.

And perhaps, in orchestrating various sinister grand formations, it was Dijun who had incited the ten suns to appear together.

If that's the case, it would make sense to say that Dijun caused the death of the ten suns.

However, in this scenario, should one say Xi He was too blinded by love, or that Zu An's charm was simply too great? To think she could even overlook the vengeance for her murdered sons...

Dijun was equally furious, pointing at Zu An and glaring at the Sun Goddess. "Xi He, are you insane?" he roared. "He is clearly the one who killed our sons. You couldn't possibly be protecting him to this extent because of your illicit affair, could you?"

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The words 'illicit affair' pierced his heart. Although he usually enjoyed flirting around and indulging in philandering, and the women around him often complained about it, he would often reassure them that he was just having some physical fun, and his heart belonged to them.

But he never expected that when such a thing happened to him, it would be so unbearable.

From a distance, the Eastern Emperor Taiyi also couldn't help but interject, "Indeed, Sister-in-law, if you and Eldest Brother have some misunderstandings, you can resolve them privately. It's quite inappropriate to side with an outsider like this now."

He couldn't understand why Xi He was so biased towards that man. Could it be that she was truly completely conquered?

The mere thought of this possibility made his face grow even darker.

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At this point, Gonggong was no longer just giving Zu An a thumbs-up; the look in his eyes when he gazed at Zu An was one of utter astonishment. How on earth had he done it?

He had originally viewed Zu An with the admiration of a senior for a junior, but now he felt he ought to address this fellow as a senior.

Xi He stared coldly at Dijun, her eyes filled with hatred and tears. "I'm protecting him?" she retorted. "Isn't it because you already killed my sons!"

"What!" As soon as these words were uttered, everyone present was stunned.

Some people's first reaction was to wonder if she had gone mad, while others looked thoughtful.

Dijun frowned. "You woman, you're slandering me and uttering such absurdities just for your lover!"

Xi He stared intently at him. "You thought you had done it flawlessly, but you needed to activate that Ten Sun World-Ending Formation. That formation requires the powerful living souls of ten Golden Crows as its core. And to avoid being discovered by others, after killing my sons, you even split your divine consciousness to possess their bodies, and went around in their forms, creating the illusion that they were still alive!"

"The Ten Sun World-Ending Formation!" Gonggong's expression changed upon hearing this, as if he had realized something.

Zu An and the Wushan Goddess exchanged glances, both seeing shock in the other's eyes. This coincided perfectly with the intelligence they had gathered.

Dijun's expression also flickered, but he still said, "I don't know where you heard such gossip. It's utterly baseless nonsense. As the dignified Heavenly Emperor, all living beings under heaven are my subjects. What reason would I have to do all this?"

The Six Enlightened Witches also nodded involuntarily. Although they were adversaries, they couldn't understand what motive Dijun would have for doing so.

"Because you want to completely wipe out the Witch Clan through this method, allowing the Demon Clan to dominate the world, and use this merit to achieve sainthood." Xi He's voice was cold, each word resonating clearly between heaven and earth.

Gonggong immediately burst into curses upon hearing this. "I always knew this guy was no good," he roared, "but I never expected him to be even darker than I imagined!"

Dijun's face twitched involuntarily. Sensing that several special divine senses were already observing the situation, he took a deep breath and said, "This is utter nonsense. I am already the Heavenly Emperor, merely half a step away from achieving sainthood. Why would I need to take such a huge risk to do something so deranged?"

"Furthermore, the Witch Clan's power is no less than our Demon Clan's. If I were to truly set up a grand formation against them, would I be insane to do it alone? The other heavenly beings would never tolerate it."

Hearing his explanation, several transcendent beings across the heavens and earth subtly nodded. All of this indeed made no sense. Could it really be that Xi He, having fallen for another man, was deliberately saying all this?

At this moment, Zu An chimed in to help, "Of course you alone couldn't deal with the Witch Clan. That's why you needed to stir up conflict between the Witch and Demon Clans, ultimately instigating a full-scale war between them."

Dijun's expression changed. "You rascal! I haven't even settled accounts with you yet, and now you're here spreading malicious rumors again."

Just as he was about to make a move, a water arrow suddenly shot from the side. It was Gonggong. "Let him speak," he said.

The Eastern Emperor Taiyi raised an eyebrow. His attention had just been on watching the drama unfold, and for a moment, everyone had paused their actions, allowing Gonggong the chance to interfere.

Zu An seized the opportunity and said, "First, you exploited Gu's personal ambition and the rift between the brothers Erfu and Yayu. You incited Gu to provoke Erfu into killing Yayu. Having committed such a grave crime, Erfu would certainly not escape heavenly punishment afterwards. At that point, you would manipulate the situation; if Erfu were executed, then Zhulong and indeed the entire Witch Clan would become highly displeased with the current Heavenly Emperor, planting the seeds of hatred.

"On the other hand, with Yayu dead, given his father Zhulong's status, there was a high chance he could be saved by an immortality elixir. Gu could then seize the opportunity to acquire the immortality elixir. Whether it was Gu's own ambition or your incitement, ultimately Gu killed Baojiang, the Heavenly God who guarded the immortality elixir. The Heavenly Court would then inevitably have to execute him to uphold justice.

"Your maneuver was a three-pronged attack, and no matter how events unfolded, Ancestral Witch Zhulong would lose at least two sons. How could such hatred be easily set aside?

"As expected, although Zhulong made no statement, Gu's mother, Nüba, openly condemned the Heavenly Court. Coupled with some people fanning the flames, the entire Witch Clan was in an uproar. I presume some individuals at Zhongshan Mountain at that time were specifically arranged by you to steer public opinion, weren't they?"

Dijun snorted coldly. "Nonsense!"

Zu An didn't argue, continuing, "Only you didn't anticipate that the current Heavenly Emperor would resolve this hatred through the method of 'Severing Heaven and Earth's Connection.' He himself sacrificed one of his most talented grandsons, and the Witch Clan, on their part, had nothing more to say.

"But how could you let your meticulously planned scheme come to naught? Later, you deliberately tipped off Nüba, making her aware that her son's death was related to you. That's why she went around cursing and forcing you to appear. Since it was inconvenient for you to show yourself, you appeared in the guise of several Golden Crow Princes, and used their hands to slay Nüba.

"When the Golden Crow Princes stepped forward to avenge their father, even if their methods were a bit extreme, it was understandable. Even if others in the Heavenly Court were displeased, they couldn't really say anything.

"But the Witch Clan surely couldn't tolerate this insult. For instance, well-known Grand Witches like Kuafu and Xingtian went to seek an explanation from the ten Golden Crows. As a result, one was scorched to death, and another had his head chopped off by you." Zu An paused. He had originally wanted to say that Grand Witch Yi had also been killed by him, but remembering that he was now Yi, he ultimately refrained. "Just now, I avenged them by shooting down nine Golden Crows, which would then give you a legitimate reason to kill me."

"The Witch Clan is naturally hot-tempered. With so many important Grand Witches dying one after another, and combined with the conflicts of recent years, new and old grievances piling up, they would inevitably want to kill you for revenge, such as someone as hot-tempered as Gonggong." Hearing this, Gonggong proudly puffed out his chest. This was indeed something he would do.

Zu An gazed at Dijun, his eyes like lightning. "Because the other heavenly beings do not know that all of this is your scheme, they would certainly not stand by and watch you, the next Heavenly Emperor, come to harm. At that point, there's a very high probability that both sides would launch a full-scale war. Once the war began, it would be a fight to the death. Then you would deploy the world-ending formation you prepared in advance to grind down the Witch Clan of the earth. The Heavenly Court, far from blaming you, would instead be grateful for your thorough preparation. You would establish immense merit. Am I not right, Lord Next Heavenly Emperor!"