TL Note: Everyone, I just noticed I mistranslated Hashirama's name. I translated his name as thousand hand Hasirama during the heavenly dao fight. It should have been Senju Hashirama.
The scroll actually contained a detailed record of the Ten Thousand Beasts Realm's Human Emperor, Gu Aotian's plan!
It turned out that—
Gu Aotian, the Human Emperor of the Ten Thousand Beasts Realm,
was actually the very first one to be corrupted by the Evil God.
After that, Gu Aotian used overwhelming power as bait to successively draw in the Four Heavenly Kings.
Thousand-Bone Bolun was the last one to be fooled into joining, ultimately becoming a mere pawn of the Evil God.
Over several hundred years, Human Emperor Gu Aotian continuously captured non-human races from the Ten Thousand Beasts Realm and nearby realms—
All to use the blood and souls of these powerful non-human races as sacrifices,
in order to summon the Evil God!
As for the little girl who had been imprisoned here earlier—
Her origin was terrifyingly extraordinary.
She had been chosen as the vessel of the Evil God!
According to the original plan:
Today, Thousand-Bone Bolun would personally escort hundreds of thousands of non-human sacrifices to Ten Thousand Beasts City.
Then, three days later, the ritual would begin to summon the Evil God!
Once the Evil God descended—
The entire Ten Thousand Beasts Realm would be the first to be corrupted!
The more intelligent lifeforms were eroded and contaminated by the Evil God's aura,
the stronger the Evil God would become!
The plan explicitly stated:
Among humanity's strongest figures—
Longevity Immortal Emperor was sleeping,
Purgatory Immortal Emperor had been exiled,
and all other Immortal Emperors were trash in front of the Evil God!
So once the Evil God descended—
Humanity would be finished!
Of course—
That was just the opinion of Thousand-Bone Bolun, an Evil God brain-dead fanboy.
As for who was actually stronger—the Evil God or the Immortal Emperors—
Only if those two bastards fought would anyone really know.
"Purgatory… has been exiled?"
Beef Noodles focused on this particular point.
He wasn't sure whether it was just a coincidence of names—
Or whether the Purgatory Immortal Emperor mentioned here
was really the same little boy he had once saved in the Primordial Era.
But deep down, Beef Noodles had a strong feeling—
It probably was the same person.
After all, that kid Purgatory was a walking cheat.
"As expected of Heavenly Dao Noodles, you really uncovered the entire plan!"
"So that's how it is…"
"Incredible! If not for Heavenly Dao Noodles, even we Heavenly Tribulations might've been fooled!"
The Nine-Colored Heavenly Tribulation read the scroll while shamelessly showering praise.
"Heavenly Dao Noodles, what should we do now?" it asked urgently.
"What do you think?" Beef Noodles replied.
"I believe we should rush to Ten Thousand Beasts City as soon as possible and stop the Evil God's descent!"
Beef Noodles curled his lips slightly.
"I think the enemy already understands our current strength," he said calmly.
"If nothing unexpected happens, they've definitely set up the strongest killing formation—
and its main purpose is probably to stall for time."
"This…"
The Nine-Colored Heavenly Tribulation thought about it and had to admit it made sense.
"Then what should we do?"
"Heavenly Dao Noodles, please lead us!!!"
At this moment, only Heavenly Dao Noodles,
the incarnation of the Primordial Heavenly Tribulation, the Heavenly Dao Five Calamities,
could possibly oppose the Evil God's descent.
"Heh—don't worry."
"I already have a brilliant plan."
"Oh?"
"Is it some earth-shattering strategy?" the Nine-Colored Heavenly Tribulation asked excitedly.
"Very simple."
"First, we gather the brothers and prepare for a group fight—
ahem—I mean, summon the other Heavenly Tribulations and combine all Heavenly Tribulation power!"
"Then, I'll arrange for these humans to act as the vanguard and clear the path for us!"
"And at the critical moment…"
Beef Noodles grinned.
At the critical moment, I step in, crush the battlefield, stomp the boss flat, rake in massive profits, and become the most badass guy on the field!
While I'm at it, I step on Brother Ming, marry multiple wifes, and reach the peak of life!
Hahahahahaha!
"As expected of Heavenly Dao Noodles!"
"So that's it—I get it! I get it, I really get it!"
The Nine-Colored Heavenly Tribulation was ecstatic.
"Gather all Heavenly Tribulations, combine into the strongest form—yet not rush in blindly!"
"Instead, we hide in the shadows and let the human race serve as the visible fighting force to wear the enemy down!"
"If the humans suffer heavy losses, it will naturally attract the attention of human great powers—perhaps even Immortal Emperors!"
"Then, when the humans have crippled the enemy, we strike and reap the final victory!"
"Brilliant! Absolutely brilliant!"
"I'll go summon the other Heavenly Tribulations immediately!"
The Nine-Colored Heavenly Tribulation nodded repeatedly, then shot into the sky, erupting into countless streams of nine-colored light that streaked rapidly toward the distance.
"Just in case," Beef Noodles muttered,
"I'll organize the information and post it on the forums—
Ask the forum big shots how to fight a Cthulhu-type boss…"
After thinking it over, he found a safe spot and logged out at light speed.
At the same time—
He Yiming was leading over five thousand demon-race players, rushing forward at full speed—
When he suddenly received a system notification.
"Sect Legendary Quest Released: Stop the Evil God's Descent!"
Objective 1: Gather all disciples and reach Ten Thousand Beasts City
Objective 2: Eliminate Evil God Apostles Gu Aotian and Chi Mo
Objective 3: Prevent the Evil God from descending into the Ancient Era through its vessel
"Friendly Reminder: The Evil God's strength is extremely high. Once it successfully descends, it will surpass the host by more than ten thousand times!"
...
"Time Limit: Three days!"
...
Accompanied by the system mission notification, He Yiming was completely dumbfounded.
A Legendary Quest?
Another Legendary Quest?
And it's an Evil God's descent?!
He Yiming felt a little panicked and couldn't calm down. Even if two Nangong Li came… cough cough cough… what the hell am I thinking? Damn it, this is all because that bastard Beef Noodle corrupted me!
"Three days… isn't that way too short?" He Yiming was speechless.
He didn't even know where Ten Thousand Beast City was, the players were scattered everywhere, and with this time limit, the difficulty instantly skyrocketed several times!
"If I go all out, and assuming I know the direction of Ten Thousand Beast City, I can barely make it!"
"But King Lufei and the others' whereabouts are unknown. Even if I go pick them up right now, it would absolutely be too late!"
"There's simply not enough time!"
...
He Yiming's expression sank.
This Legendary Quest was insanely difficult!
But the hardest part wasn't the enemies—
It was the time limit!
He Yiming was only at the Heavenly Pill realm, not Nascent Soul or Divine Transformation. On top of that, the players were scattered everywhere searching for opportunities. How could he possibly gather everyone in time?
I'll head to Ten Thousand Beast Prison first!
Thus, after spending another two-plus hours, He Yiming finally arrived at Ten Thousand Beast Prison.
"Holy shit!"
The moment He Yiming arrived, he was stunned.
Ten Thousand Beast Prison had basically been beaten into ruins.
Guard corpses were everywhere—an utterly tragic sight.
There were also several hundred guards still alive, stripped naked and hung upside down, roasted by fire one moment, frozen the next—miserable beyond belief.
The ones carrying out the executions were naturally Great Yan's Strongest Fire Mage and the other first and second beta test veterans who had been crying for help earlier.
"Look, Brother Ming is here!"
"Holy shit, so many people—it's the third beta test demon-race newbies!"
"Tsk tsk tsk, Brother Ming came too late. The boss was already killed by Brother Noodles, and we basically cleared all the mobs. Brother Ming didn't grab a single hair this round!"
...
Great Yan's Strongest Fire Mage and the others couldn't help shaking their heads.
"What happened? What's going on?"
He Yiming looked around and asked.
Wasn't this supposed to be the first- and second-test players charging in like the Calabash brothers to save Grandpa, only to all flip over and get captured alive?
How did they reverse the situation before he even arrived, and nearly flatten the entire prison?
"Brother Ming, it's like this…"
Great Yan's Strongest Fire Mage roughly explained what happened.
"Heavenly Dao-Noodles?"
He Yiming was speechless.
That bastard Beef Noodle actually survived the Primordial Era alone? He wasn't killed by the Heavenly Dao Five Calamities?
Are you kidding me?!
"Hahahahahahaha!!!"
At that moment, an arrogant and unrestrained voice suddenly rang out.
"!"
He Yiming and the players turned their heads—and instantly wanted to puke.
"Invincible… why is it so lonely~~"
"Brother Ming, why are you so slow and weak?"
"In this era, who else can be my opponent?"
"The era of Immortal Emperors? No!"
"This is the era of me, Beef Noodle!"
...
Accompanied by a self-proclaimed invincibility song, Beef Noodle made a shocking entrance, slowly descending from the sky, petals falling all around him. His entire presence was solemn, sacred, handsome, and flashy!
"Holy shit! Is Brother Noodles really making his entrance this flashy?"
"Damn it, this is shameless!"
"You guys—what benefits did Brother Noodles give you to make you scatter flower petals for him to show off?"
...
The other players instantly exploded in chatter, full of envy, jealousy, and hatred.
"Unfilial disciple! Get down here!"
However, He Yiming shouted loudly!
"Holy shit!"
Beef Noodle instantly lost control of his body, fell straight from the sky, and smashed face-first into the ground right in front of He Yiming.
Bang!
As Beef Noodle landed, an extremely heavy and massive storage bracelet fell wildly in front of He Yiming.
"Worthy of my beloved disciple Beef Noodle—finally knows how to show filial piety to this Sect Master! Since you've offered such a great gift, this Sect Master will accept it!"
He Yiming spoke leisurely and snatched the huge storage bracelet away in a flash.
Beef Noodle: ???
Other players: ???