My God, I am the emperor, the lord of mankind.

Chapter 234 Water Virtue
Some parts of the golden body of the Buddha statue in front of you have cracked and fallen off due to long-term wear and tear, revealing the wooden body underneath.

But the Buddha's head still shone brightly under the surrounding golden light, flashing with a frightening blue light.

Sounds rumbled from all around, like the whispers of the sea.

As time goes by, the environment here has become more and more serious, and there is even a sea breeze mixed with a faint fishy smell blowing in the air.

"Although the destiny of fire and virtue is sleeping now, it can still protect my Ming Dynasty."

Zhu Houcong asked his question.

Although Zhu Houcong was not willing to let the Ming court rely too much on these things beyond mortal imagination to maintain its rule.

However, destiny's deterrent effect on demons from all directions is obviously still very effective.

At least the wild gods outside the pass occasionally plundered people and animals on the border, but except for the Mongols and a few forces that also had fragments of the destiny, no one dared to really go deep into the hinterland of the Ming Dynasty and face the fierce power of the complete destiny.

"We cannot afford to betray destiny."

Zhu Houcong looked at the unfamiliar destiny in front of him. It was so powerful, but it was different from Huode.

He carefully felt the things in front of him, recalling the feeling of facing destiny in his dream in the southern suburbs of the capital.

Although the sense of oppression brought by the strange destiny in front of him is not much different from that of Huode's destiny.

But if you taste it carefully, there seems to be some differences between the two.

As for what exactly is the difference——

Not perfect enough?
Yes, although the power and oppression brought to Zhu Houcong by the thing in front of him was almost the same as that of Huode Tianming.

But it gave Zhu Houcong a vague sense of abruptness.

It's like it can't perfectly control its current power.

Moreover, what is in front of me is not the complete form of this creature.

Both materially and spiritually.

Physically mutilated, there is a vague sense of confusion.

Sleepwalking?

For some reason, such an idea suddenly flashed through Zhu Houcong's mind.

"no need to worry--"

It seemed that he could see Zhu Houcong's hesitation.

He spoke again.

This time, the sea breeze was getting stronger and colder.

Zhu Houcong subconsciously took two steps back to steady his body.

"As time goes by, the sleeping time of Fire Destiny will be longer and longer, and it will not have much time to free up its hands to retaliate against you. If it really intends to forcefully wake up, I will take action - —”

"Isn't the decline of your Ming court over the years not enough to prove that Huode Tianming can no longer provide you with reliable protection?"

"..."

Hearing His seemingly reasonable promise, Zhu Houcong rarely fell into silence.

The thing in front of me may have a much deeper understanding of the Ming Dynasty than Zhu Houcong thought.

I'm afraid it can't be fooled by ordinary means.

The being hidden in the Buddha statue in front of him seemed to be very confident. The True Compassionate Buddha could not take his eyes away. He was quietly waiting for Zhu Houcong's answer.

Feeling something strange, he turned his attention to Fengniao who was silently pretending to be dead.

The face of the ancient Buddha with a compassionate face turned cold.

The phoenix bird underground obviously felt the ancient Buddha's gaze, and knew that it couldn't hide even if it wanted to, so it had no choice but to bite the bullet and open its eyes.

Zhu Houcong's imagination of preferring death to surrender and vowing to die to maintain the dignity of the Lord God did not appear.

The phoenix bird with its wings broken looked at the terrifying thing in front of it, its eyes full of fawning.

"The last time I saw you, the world returned to Qin, and 500 years of troubled times ended. The gods of the past were either sealed and fell into a deep sleep, or were expelled. Back then, you overpowered the world and wiped out all the demons in the world with your heroic appearance..."

"Is the moon still suitable for survival?"

The compliment from Xuanniao in front of him seemed to be very helpful to him, but he heard that the other party had actually seen the end of the troubled times with his own eyes.

The compassionate ancient Buddha in front of him showed a bit of anthropomorphic surprise in his eyes.This made the sense of disobedience in Zhu Houcong's heart become even stronger.

What is in front of me does not seem to be a truly unknowable thing like Huode Tianming. It is cold and profound, omniscient, omnipotent, and difficult to fathom.

"It seems that in this long time, you have forgotten many things——"

Seeing this scene, Fengniao in front of him didn't know what he thought of. Suddenly, hope ignited in his eyes, and his tone became a little excited.

"Put away your petty thoughts——"

The thing in front of me sounded a warning.

"Although it will still take a hundred years before the body is reunited again, you should understand - whether it is time or the transformation of the stars in the universe, everything is on our side. This is the general trend, and even the destiny of the universe cannot go against it. ."

Zhu Houcong thought about the thing's answer just now.

The world was unified for the first time, Da Qin?
Xia was the virtue of wood, Shang was the virtue of gold, and Zhou was the virtue of fire. In the Qin Dynasty, when water was used to extinguish fire, it was natural that the virtue of water was the orthodoxy.

The identity of the thing in front of you has been revealed.

Shui De Destiny!

But if you think about it this way, the two destinies of water, virtue and fire are naturally in conflict with each other. There have been constant struggles throughout history, and there may have been many conflicts and deep grievances——

Reminiscent of the subsequent changes and adjustments made by the Han Dynasty to the Mandate of Heaven.

Zhu Houcong was keenly aware.

The relationship between these destiny is probably more complicated than I imagined.

"The Taiyin Star will always belong to you! The blackbirds live here, all thanks to your kindness."

The phoenix bird in front of him looked extremely humble.

"According to the ancient contract, the Phoenix Bird has guarded the lost Taiyin for generations, and after Lord Huodexing fell into sleep, he welcomed its true owner——"

"It won't be long, a hundred years is just a moment -"

Shui Detianming seemed to be very satisfied with Fengniao's answer.

Looking at Shui De Tianming who was fooled by just a few words in front of him.

Zhu Houcong silently gave Fengniao a thumbs up in his heart and subconsciously breathed a sigh of relief.

However, the next moment, I heard Shui De Tianming's answer.

The heart that had just been put down was hanging again.

"No further talk! According to your human words! It's time to get to the point! What's your answer? The Emperor of Mingting, the favored one of Huode Destiny! Are you going to lead your dynasty to be destroyed together with Huode Destiny, or do you comply with it? How about following the trend of history and serving the new master who is about to rule this land in advance?"

The giant Buddha in front of him twisted his head, and Zhu Houcong felt that he was being targeted by an incredibly terrifying predator.

"Forehead--"

Now the pressure is on myself.

Zhu Houcong chose to delay as much time as possible.

"Don't try to deceive me. Someone once tried to deceive me and twisted the rules I set. They ushered in a world-destroying flood as punishment——"

Shui De Tianming in front of him saw Zhu Houcong's hesitation.

After all, one is the future and the other is the present.

No matter how they choose, Zhu Houcong and Ming Ting are bound to suffer revenge from one party.

The most important thing is that Zhu Houcong has no means to counter these things.

How to answer?

Fortunately, Fengniao, who was heavily suppressed on the ground, spoke to the rescue again.

"It is because of your kindness that human beings can continue to multiply in this land! But since ancient times, how many people have been able to understand your tolerance and compassion, and how many people are as wise as Dayu? Most of them are like Gun. I hope you don’t get angry and give them more time to think, so that they can realize your mind as broad as the sea, and then sincerely serve you!”

The black bird beside him slapped the rainbow fart again.

The gaze that was fixed on Zhu Houcong had just relaxed a little.

Shui De's destiny - or rather, the fragment of destiny in front of him became joyful again.

(End of this chapter)