Ex-Wife is a Big Villainess
Chapter 832 - 406: Last Words

Chapter 832: Chapter 406: Last Words

"Did you summon the Red Demon?"

The Asura Queen slightly opened her enchanting phoenix eyes, staring in astonishment at the Human Emperor hidden in the shadows.

"Yes."

The Human Emperor slowly stroked the warm and translucent jade ring on his thumb. In the dim light of the palace, the jade ring glimmered with a mysterious sheen.

Ran Qingchen was instantly infuriated: "Are you insane!?"

The Human Emperor spoke:

"Immortal, demon, human, along with your Asura Clan, the hierarchy of the Four Realms has always been extremely strict, with insurmountable chasms stretching across them.

This established order seems to have long been set in stone by the lofty Heavenly Dao, allowing no room for change.

Yet, wanting to break this rigid order with my strength alone is nearly impossible. Hence, I summoned the Red Demon."

The Asura Queen angrily retorted: "You are a complete madman! Do you realize the catastrophic consequences this reckless act will bring? You’ll destroy this world!"

"Destroy?"

The Human Emperor slowly stood up, his hazy figure even more enigmatic under the shroud of shadow, "Under heaven, all lands belong to the sovereign. Everything in this world should be under my control. Why should those so-called Immortals look down upon us from above?

Besides, do you really think those so-called Immortals are truly Immortals? What do they exchange for the so-called immortality they speak of?"

In the shadows, the Human Emperor’s eyes were cold and proud like a frozen pool, seeming to see through all the illusions of the world, yet conveying a disdain and ridicule for the established rules.

"For an Immortal above to live another day, they would extract a year’s lifespan from a mortal below! Is this what they call immortality?

Birth, aging, illness, and death are the natural laws of the Heavenly Dao, rules that everything in the world should follow, yet now they only apply to ordinary people, while those lofty Immortals can wantonly defy them!

What I want is equality among all creatures. To rid the heavens of those high-and-mighty Immortals, to make this land free from unruly demons that wreak havoc.

The leader of the souls of all beings should be humans! Only then will there be true fairness and order in this world."

The Asura Queen fell into silence.

After a long while, she said coldly:

"Is there really absolute equality among all beings in this world? From ancient times to the present, the laws of the jungle have always prevailed.

Those not of our kind are surely of different intentions! Our Asura Clan has always relied on its own strength to stand in this world.

I will not place hope in others’ promises to break any so-called order. Our Asura Clan will with its own abilities, cut down and eliminate every Immortal and demon in this world!"

She paused, her gaze growing colder, her tone sinister as she said:

"As for the Red Demon, if I find it poses a threat to our Asura Clan, I will destroy it with my own hands without hesitation, never giving it the chance to cause trouble again!"

The Human Emperor couldn’t help but sigh softly:

"Heaven and earth are unkind, treating all things as straw dogs; the Saint is unkind, treating the people as straw dogs..."

The Human Emperor closed his eyes, murmuring to himself:

"Too many words lead to exhaustion, better to keep to the center... better to keep to the center... what exactly is this keeping to the center?"

...

As strange memories drifted away like light smoke, Ran Qingchen seemed to awaken from a mesmerizing dream, her consciousness gradually returning to reality.

"How odd, why did I suddenly recall this memory?"

Ran Qingchen slightly frowned, her eyes filled with confusion.

She slowly scooped up a handful of crystal-clear water from the pond, watching the sparkling droplets slide through her slender fingers, and fell into deep bewilderment.

Though she had successfully merged with the Residual Soul of the Asura Queen, the fragment of memory that just appeared in her mind still felt extremely vague.

It was as if there was a hazy veil, revealing only a rough outline.

She never thought she had ever negotiated face-to-face with the last Human Emperor of the previous dynasty.

Recalling those years, she was besieged in concert by the three masters of the Heavenly Human Realm from the former dynasty and was suppressed in the Underground Palace.

Not long after that, the previous dynasty suddenly collapsed as if toppling like a house of cards.

In truth, from the limited memory, the Asura Queen did not believe the last emperor of the former dynasty, as recorded in history books, to be a brutal, incompetent tyrant.

The sudden collapse of the former dynasty was a mystery.

If one must find a possible answer, the Asura Queen thinks it was the Human Emperor’s excessive ambition, attempting to slay the Immortals.

Such an act undoubtedly completely infuriated those exalted Immortals who have always seen all beings as ants.

Thus, the Immortals mercilessly stripped the dynasty of its fortune, causing what once seemed prosperous and flourishing to rapidly fall to ruin like a meteor.

Even as the Asura Queen, though she usually exuded an air of fearlessness, occasionally spouting grandiose words,

it was merely for verbal enjoyment.

To truly take such arrogant actions, she, too, felt a bit of trepidation.

After all, the power of the Immortals is too strong; how could they be so easily provoked?

But the Red Demon...

Thinking of this, Ran Qingchen felt her head was wrapped tightly like a tangled skein.

She rubbed her temples vigorously, trying to clear her chaotic thoughts, but her mind remained a muddle, with no clear ideas.