569: Chapter 237: The Return of Great Yi_2 569: Chapter 237: The Return of Great Yi_2 Just Sun Wukong, Tathagata Buddha, and Yang Jian working together, with a bit of planning, could have inflicted such severe damage on him.
What if Great Emperor Ziwei also took action?
Maybe the Jade Emperor would really be defeated.
Thinking of this, those immortals who had sided with the Jade Emperor felt some panic.
They had come to support the Jade Emperor mainly because of his strength and invincibility.
But if the Jade Emperor was not strong and invincible, then naturally they would not feel as secure.
Some immortals and demons who were not very loyal in the first place were starting to have second thoughts.
Now it seemed that the Ziwei Heavenly Court was more reliable.
Although Great Emperor Ziwei was not invincible, he had many subordinates, described as a host of stalwart warriors.
Unlike the Jade Emperor, who, once defeated, would be completely finished.
Subordinates of Great Emperor Ziwei, just a few strong ones could rival the Jade Emperor.
In that case, relying solely on the Jade Emperor was simply hopeless.
At this moment, they thought about the Jade Emperor’s plan.
To release the Ancient Gods from beyond the heavens, then strike them down with his trump card.
Many immortals believed that the Jade Emperor’s trump card was nothing more than his five top-tier disciples of the Great Heavenly Venerates.
Such a lineup wouldn’t even be able to beat Great Emperor Ziwei.
Let alone the more powerful Ancient Gods from beyond the heavens.
Those who had lived since ancient times were very clear about how powerful those Ancient Gods were, just how formidable both Emperor Jun and Tai Yi Eastern Emperor were.
If they were to return, even the combined forces of the entire Three Realms might not be enough to defeat them.
Just relying on the Jade Emperor alone to win against them was, in their view, no different from a joke.
The braggart Jade Emperor.
At this moment, their understanding of the Jade Emperor immediately changed from what it had been before.
“This round, the Jade Emperor has lost,” said Yuanshi Heavenly Venerate.
Lord Taishang laughed, “Ziwei may not be very cunning, but he has one good point: he knows how to use people effectively and is magnanimous.
Unlike the Jade Emperor who plots everything himself, resulting in everyone turning against him, and now he truly is all alone.”
The crowd nodded, agreeing with Lord Taishang’s statement.
The Jade Emperor was too calculating, and even those close to him couldn’t discern his thoughts.
This was one of the reasons why they had given up on the Jade Emperor in the first place.
A person whose thoughts you can’t see through can’t hold their position.
The reason why The Three Pure Ones are who they are is because they understand each other.
What thoughts each of them harbors, they all know very well, so they don’t encounter the kind of things they don’t want to see.
“There’s no suspense in this battle.
At this point, even if the Jade Emperor were to win, he would still be defeated.
He prides himself on unmatched strategies and plotting, but ultimately he was defeated by his own doings,” said Lingbao Dao Venerate with a smile.
Lord Taishang and the others nodded, strongly agreeing with Lingbao Dao Venerate’s words.
The Jade Emperor didn’t lose to Sun Wukong and the others; he lost to himself.
He trusted no one and schemed against everyone around him.
This led to others losing trust in him, and they were reluctant to be close to him.
Consequently, the Jade Emperor really became all alone.
“By the way, what do you think the Jade Emperor’s trump card really is?” asked Lord Taishang curiously.
Yuanshi Heavenly Venerate shook his head.
With a slight smile, Lingbao Dao Venerate said, “We’d have to ask the Jade Emperor himself about that, but it’s certain that those five top-tier Heavenly Venerates are definitely not his trump card.
He must have something else up his sleeve, but probably only he himself knows what it is.”
Even though Lingbao Dao Venerate and the others could monitor the world, there were still powerful beings who could act right under their noses.
If the Jade Emperor wanted to deceive them, it wasn’t as if he had no means to do so.
Even The Three Pure Ones couldn’t possibly keep track of every single movement in the world at all times.
“It must be something extraordinary.
This Jade Emperor, with his deep scheming, is rarely matched; I’m rather looking forward to it,” Yuanshi Heavenly Venerate said with a faint smile.
Hearing his remarks, both Lord Taishang and Lingbao Dao Venerate couldn’t help but smile wryly.
No matter what trump card the Jade Emperor held, The Three Pure Ones would not take it too seriously.
In the Three Realms, there were not many things that could escape their knowledge.
They were actually quite aware of the disciples of the Jade Emperor.
The battle in the Ling Xiao Palace was becoming more and more intense, with every strike accompanied by a spray of blood.
Everyone was shocked.
No one knew when the fight would end.
The four in the midst of the great battle seemed to have gone mad.
By then, the Jade Emperor had also given up on so-called dignity.
He fought desperately, relying on his Immortal Body, and gradually began to turn the tide.
If it weren’t for Sun Wukong being so wildly relentless, taking more than seventy percent of his attacks, Tathagata and Yang Jian would both have been thinking of leaving by then.
But precisely because Sun Wukong absorbed more than seventy percent of the attacks, both Tathagata Buddha and Yang Jian had no intention to retreat.
They pushed their mana to the limit while employing their Mysterious Skill to protect themselves.
Neither had Sun Wukong’s or the Jade Emperor’s undying bodies—if they were killed, they would truly be unable to come back to life.
As they saw the situation potentially turning in favor of the Jade Emperor, they all grew anxious.
The Jade Emperor sneered, “Just with you, you wish to kill me?
Delusional.
I am the Supreme of the Three Realms, invincible throughout the Realms.
What does it matter if you join forces?
How does it matter if you ambushed me?
Now, aren’t you still on the brink of defeat?
I will capture you, grind your bones to dust, and cast your souls into the Nine Netherworlds, ensuring you never reincarnate.”
Hearing the Jade Emperor’s words, everyone felt a chill run down their spines.
From this, they could tell just how much the Jade Emperor hated Sun Wukong and the others.