Novel Full Chapter 2113: 2058–2059: Arrival of Wu 37, Dire Crisis (Part 2)
Chapter 2113: Chapter 2058–2059: Arrival of Wu 37, Dire Crisis (Part 2)
Even if it’s said that perhaps there were reasons the Great Yu Crown Prince did not resist, under the threat of a Supreme Overlord, capturing a supreme strongman with a flip of his hand, the combat power demonstrated by Wu Thirty-Seven is terrifyingly powerful.
“Heh, Brother Wu, shouldn’t collaborators show their sincerity when necessary?” The Great Yu Sovereign was unmoved. Even though there was some sarcasm in the other’s words, he appeared as if he hadn’t heard a thing, even shifting the blame.
Thick-skinned, shifting the blame, this is an instinctive technique of an emperor. Regardless of how he thought before seeking help, now that he has asked for assistance, he must find a way to fight for a position and can’t simply lose the initiative and let the other side dictate everything.
“Wu! Witch Deity Teaching! You are Wu Thirty-Seven of the Witch Deity Teaching!” Governor Xu instantly understood the visitor’s identity, understanding why the other brought such a significant threat.
Though he didn’t know Wu Thirty-Seven personally, it didn’t mean he hadn’t heard of him, or rather, the relationship between the entire Great Ming Divine Dynasty and the Witch Deity Teaching meant they had to have a sufficient understanding of the Teaching.
Governor Xu, although not a native direct lineage of the Great Ming Divine Dynasty, since joining and recognizing the Dynasty, naturally had to understand its various rivals and potential enemies.
And without a doubt, the Witch Deity Teaching, which once had a close cooperative relationship with the Great Ming Divine Dynasty, is a potential enemy for the Dynasty, or rather the Jade Emperor Lineage, ranked even higher than Shenxiao Sect within the Dynasty.
Once during the Jade Emperor’s rise, before the Heavenly Court was established, the Great Ming Divine Dynasty had two top-level alliances, which were the Shenxiao Sect and the Witch Deity Teaching, but after the Jade Emperor ascended the throne, these two powers gradually drifted away from the Jade Emperor Lineage.
Unlike with the Shenxiao Sect, where conflicts and frictions over interests were kept within certain limits, the Jade Emperor, though having some plans, never really abandoned his status as a superficial disciple of the Longevity Taoist Monarch.
But the Witch Deity Teaching was different. The cooperation was purely interest-based, for purposes of development after the Heaven and Earth Ascension and to gain from the Conferred God War.
Gathered for interests, both sides eventually split when those interests clashed. The entanglement between the Jade Emperor and a line of Confucianism was quite severe, with considerable competition between the Great Confucians of Confucianism and the Witch Deity Teaching, leading to significant conflicts known to all involving the entire Great Ming Divine Dynasty and the Witch Deity Teaching.
The Jade Emperor’s recent strategy shift towards power struggles with the Human Race Five Emperors was further incited by the Witch God Sect Leader. Although the Jade Emperor couldn’t refuse such an open scheme, it didn’t mean he would swallow his pride, and he would certainly find an opportunity to reclaim this plot.
Now the Great Ming Divine Dynasty began its conquests and annexations across the region, naturally observing disturbances in various directions. Their intelligence had noticed that many strong figures from the Witch Deity Teaching were acting among various forces on the Divine Continent, plotting something collaboratively.
Seeing the Great Yu Sovereign crush the jade talisman to summon a powerful figure from the Witch Deity Teaching, he immediately realized it was Wu Thirty-Seven, a strong figure from the Witch Deity Teaching who had been active in the Northern Frontier of the Central Earth Continent recently.
The naming of strong figures in the Witch Deity Teaching is different from other powers. Regardless of whether a strong figure originally came from the Witch Deity Teaching or joined later, once recognized and granted authority by the Teaching, they receive a unique sequence number.
In the past, Wu Twelve, now the Ju Mang Ancestor Witch, was such an example, and the current Wu Thirty-Seven in front of him is the same.
Though the sequence of Wu Thirty-Seven is much further than the once-ranked Ju Mang Ancestor Witch, the past ranking of Wu Twelve was for the entire Witch Deity Teaching. Nowadays, the ranking of the strong is based on the subordinates of each Ancestor Witch Venerable Position in the Witch Deity Teaching.
Yet even so, for Wu Thirty-Seven to obtain this position signifies a well-known strongman in this world, considering today’s Witch Deity Teaching is more flourishing than before. Even the top supreme strongmen might not claim they can secure a better sequence.
With the Witch Deity Teaching’s current resources and competitive intensity, in many strong evaluations, anyone who can make it into the top fifty has True Immortal potential and sufficient resources to achieve True Immortal.
It’s essential to know that several Ancestral Witch Venerable Positions in the Witch Deity Teaching have not yet been filled, and even true heirs have not been determined. From observing several Ancestral Witches of the Witch Deity Teaching, if one can gain the Ancestral Witch Venerable Position, there’s a high probability of reaching the Taoist Monarch level.
True Immortal is an unattainable level for most cultivators, not to mention the distant Realm of the Taoist Monarch. Even some True Immortals, if their qualifications are not suitable, are not hesitant to join to compete for the Ancestral Witch Venerable Position as it is related to fulfilling the hope of reaching the Taoist Monarch.
Wu Thirty-Seven, as a supreme overlord of the top level in the Witch Deity Teaching, has extraordinary strength. Over the years he has crusaded in all directions for the Witch Deity Teaching, suppressing countless strongmen and forging his supreme reputation.
Now that he appears here, especially summoned by the Great Yu Sovereign, it’s clear there is some collusion, and such an opponent naturally keeps Governor Xu highly wary.
Although he can claim the title of supreme overlord with the Vermilion Bird Divine Body, the gap with seasoned and established supreme overlords like Wu Thirty-Seven is significant.
He could confidently defeat the Great Yu Sovereign with the Vermilion Bird Divine Body but does not confidently think he can defeat Wu Thirty-Seven.
Especially coming from such a top immortal sect as the Witch Deity Teaching, the resources at the other’s disposal are far beyond his comparison, even if his backing, the Great Ming Divine Dynasty’s resources, cannot compare.
Indeed, because the Jade Emperor Lineage possesses resources by virtue of the Jade Emperor’s position as Emperor of Heaven, even if it’s slightly less than the Witch Deity Teaching, it would not be much less. However, that’s the resources of the highest-level strongmen and the collective resources of the Jade Emperor Lineage.
The Jade Emperor Lineage’s many branches, not to mention the resources divided among the Heavenly Court’s royal family, feudal lords, noble officials, civil and military officials, are not too substantial compared to the opposition.
Wu Thirty-Seven is the entire Witch Deity Teaching’s True Immortal Seed, the middle combat power, while he has just made a breakthrough and is merely a member of the Duke Dingguo branch. The disparity is immense.
For someone like Wu Thirty-Seven, if he brought out an Immortal Artifact, he wouldn’t be surprised, nor would any strong figures from any power be surprised.
With his current strength, he simply cannot win.
At this moment, he wasn’t even considering the Taoist Zhong beside him. Although the opponent’s Divine Soul Technique was indeed powerful, it was innately restrained by the strongmen of the Witch Deity Teaching.
This situation is somewhat dangerous!
This was the first thought that floated into Governor Xu’s mind when he saw Wu Thirty-Seven appear.
More than that, he even connected this to a series of chain reactions. Without support from strongmen, today’s Xu City and even the entire Northern Border might not be held.
The Divine Dynasty’s plan could be derailed by this.
Knowing the multitude of strong figures in the Witch Deity Teaching, one Wu Thirty-Seven wouldn’t be coincidental. There might be more strong figures involved in similar deeds, linking up with other forces.
Moreover, if only the Witch Deity Teaching were the one stirring up the turmoil, it would be manageable. If other top immortal sects or large immortal sects were also playing dirty tricks behind the scenes, the situation could indeed crumble.
This would mean the opponents they’d face wouldn’t merely be the Human Race Five Emperors but many more adversaries.