My brother is so cunning

Chapter 1023: Attack in Angry

Having heard such treasonous and misleading words, the Jade Emperor, who was usually very shrewd and never showed his emotions, couldn't help but twitch his eyes and tremble slightly. He managed to suppress the thunderous word "Insolence!" from his tongue.

The Jade Emperor had imagined the scene when the arrogant and powerful Wen Rui would turn against him, but even in his worst-case scenario, Wen Rui would only overturn the jade table, grab his beard, and shout: "Although you have lived for many years, you should not occupy this place for long. As the saying goes: emperors take turns, next year it will be my turn. I only ask you to move out and give me the Heavenly Palace, and that will be enough; if you do not, I will surely cause chaos and there will never be peace!"

Whether in the dead of night or in deep meditation, the Jade Emperor would always be awakened by such illusions. Over time, he gradually got used to it, mentally prepared himself, and firmly believed that when that day came, he would never lose his composure. Even if he was kicked off his throne, he would maintain the most basic dignity and then immediately run to Zixiao Palace to complain to the Dao Ancestor Hongjun, asking the Dao Ancestor to personally deal with this wicked beast.

However, upon hearing Wen Rui's words, the Jade Emperor felt a chill rush from his perineum to his crown chakra, and his immortal energy seemed to boil over, making it impossible for him to calm down.

These words completely negated the significance of the gods' existence and questioned the legitimacy of the Heavenly Court's rule over the Three Realms. Such heinous acts cannot even be described as rebellion.

The Jade Emperor, who was always good at framing people, couldn't even think of a suitable name for the crime for a moment.

revolution?

While he was still in shock and stunned, a flash of inspiration struck the Jade Emperor, and a new term suddenly appeared in his mind.

That's right, the crime is revolution, the crime of overthrowing heaven and changing destiny!

The Jade Emperor, with his strong spirit, struggled to control his emotions, but his voice was as cold as ice from the deepest hell: "The gods protect the human world; it is the mission of Heaven. How dare you use this to attack us? Incense offerings are not extortion, but the foundation of the order of the Three Realms—if the gods lose their incense offerings, their divine power will weaken. Who will suppress demons and evil spirits? Who will repair the increasingly thinning barrier of Heaven?"

If it were Wen Rui himself, he would have feigned fear and immediately changed his tune, admitting his slip of the tongue and asking the Jade Emperor for forgiveness.

Now is not the time to overturn the table; Wen Rui is far from being prepared to face enemies from all sides.

He wasn't afraid of starting a war immediately, but if gods fought, mortals would suffer, and the prosperous civilization of all living beings in the mortal world under the teachings of the Jie Sect would be destroyed in an instant.

Unfortunately, it's not Wen Rui speaking now, but Jarvis, who's just spouting the truth.

"Your Majesty, in all these years, it has been my master who has suppressed evil spirits and repaired the barrier of Heaven."

The puppet servant proudly retorted, "Besides, ordinary people who master the secret techniques of Heavenly Interception can unleash limitless potential beyond their birth and foundation. Relying on their own strength, they may not be unable to suppress demons or repair the Heavenly Palace!"

"you!"

The Jade Emperor could no longer contain himself and his anger erupted. He shouted, "You only know how to make mortals strive for self-improvement, but you've forgotten that 'reverence' is also a fundamental principle of Heaven! If all living beings only see themselves and not the gods and spirits of Heaven, how are they any different from untamed beasts?"

With this roar, the Jade Emperor inadvertently revealed the cultivation accumulated over countless lifetimes. The awe-inspiring pressure of the supreme deity swept through the hall, and the Lingxiao Palace seemed to instantly switch to the environment of a raging storm. The brilliant golden light and dazzling glass lamps inside the hall dimmed a bit.

The immortals either glared angrily or lowered their heads in deep thought, but the Creator Heavenly Venerable remained as if Stephen Hawking had been resurrected, his expression still blank, drool dripping from the corner of his mouth, completely oblivious to the situation.

Any living being, faced with the wrath of the Jade Emperor, would instinctively tremble and shudder from the depths of its soul. But special life forms that exist outside the Three Realms and transcend the Five Elements are immune to the supreme pressure of this ruler of the Three Realms.

This life form is silicon-based life, such as a silicon-based life form that sprang from a rock, like a monkey.

Coincidentally, robots whose consciousness and thinking come from silicon-based chips have also stepped one foot into the threshold of silicon-based life.

Although this servant robot possessed by Jarvis was made of ordinary iron, it had a huge heart composed of countless supercomputers connected in parallel. Facing the enraged Jade Emperor, not a single drop of condensation seeped out of its body, and its calm and composed iron head showed no change in expression.

Of course, this robot is not equipped with a bionic facial expression module, so it cannot make facial expressions even if it wanted to.

"Reverence is never about prostrating oneself in worship."

The puppet, cast from iron, spoke calmly, its mechanical voice devoid of any emotional fluctuation. It raised its hand and pointed to the swirling nebula outside the hall: "It is an exploration of the laws of heaven and earth, and a steadfast adherence to the inheritance of civilization. The gratitude that all living beings felt towards the gods when they were ignorant has been transformed into actions to make the world a better place after they have become enlightened—this is the deepest reverence for the Way of Heaven and the best reward for the gods."

Upon hearing this, the Jade Emperor felt as if he, with his supreme and unparalleled status, had been looked down upon by a pile of scrap metal.

His aura was no match for the slender servant puppet. The puppet's attitude was as if it looked down on all intelligent life in the world, and it did not think much of him just because he was the Jade Emperor.

"shut up!"

The Jade Emperor had never suffered such humiliation. Back then, when Yang Jian forced his way into the Lingxiao Palace, he was acting as a junior defying his elder. But the puppet acted as if he were on equal footing with the Jade Emperor, and didn't even take him seriously.

This natural expression of independence and self-confidence enraged the Jade Emperor, who was used to looking up to others, to the point of almost losing his mind.

After a roar, an invisible wave of energy rolled in, and the metal puppet instantly turned into a handful of dust, which was scattered and dissipated by the wave of energy.

Having destroyed the metal puppet, the Jade Emperor remained in the pose of unleashing his divine power, his raised arm lingering there, his angry expression frozen on his face.

He then realized with a start that he had lost control and attacked Wen Rui. The angry shockwave he unleashed had not been properly controlled and had enveloped both the metal puppet and Wen Rui within the range of the attack.

But when the same move, which had shattered the steel-boned puppet into metal slag, landed on Wen Rui, it strangely veered off course, failing to even stir the three long strands of beard on his chin.

The Jade Emperor's palm strike contained the power of two hundred million years, something no ordinary deity could withstand. Even if it landed on Wen Rui's father, Wen Zhong, it would at least cause him to vomit divine blood and have his divine body torn apart, even if it didn't kill him.

However, when it struck Wen Rui, he didn't seem to use any supernatural powers or magic to neutralize it; it simply bypassed him without causing the slightest impact, as if some invisible force was secretly protecting Wen Rui.

The Jade Emperor felt a certain familiarity with that invisible protective force, as it was somewhat similar to the profound mystery of destiny he had felt when he received countless divine revelations—the "Tao that can be spoken of is not the eternal Tao."

(End of this chapter)