Emperor Liu appeared calm; the sovereign seated on the imperial throne overlooks the ministers, the scattered immortals below, and even the current Giant Witch Prince Ziying.
"In this realm, My Dao established the River God and Mountain God, caused the clouds to carry rain and created a peaceful and prosperous era."
Emperor Liu pondered, "Great Witch Tribe, currently how many of the Great Witch Clan People are there?"
"Our Yin Ruins population totals two hundred seventy-eight thousand people; we journeyed by large ship to the new continent and have twenty-eight core towns. The distant Du Guan Town is one of them," Ziying reported truthfully.
After all, they are so huge, running away is impossible.
From the imperial throne, Emperor Liu spoke:
"Twenty-eight Great Witch Tribes, still living on land, are rare mythical races, must procreate substantially and cultivate extensively to expand the population. I shall personally provide cultivation resources for you, aiming for everyone to reach the third realm while minimizing outings to avoid being ambushed by those ill-willed individuals."
Ziying didn't know how to retort.
Aside from you harboring ill intentions, who would dare kill the Great Witches?
There's no valuable resources, just ordinary mortal flesh, which would anger Nuwa this native race.
"Young Emperor of the Human World, you should understand, I, hold the world in my heart."
Emperor Liu spoke lightly, full of imperial spirit, he descended the steps from the throne steadily, clasped his fist toward the sky, and declared:
"The Great Witch Race, as a rare mythical species and Nuwa's native race, I shall plan blessings for them, aid their cultivation, appoint Mountain God, River God, and local officials to govern the lands, benefit all life… and even prepare graves for them after death."
"Ministers, look."
He pointed afar and said calmly, "This is My domain, whether it's that land or that mountain, I allocate funds to let the Great Witches rest eternally after death."
Ziying felt a chill on his scalp.
He instantly understood Emperor Liu's plan.
He envies the grandmaster's giant corpse.
Treating them as meat pigs, urging them to cultivate, using them as laborers across various regions, serving the common folk, and once they die, using their corpses for refinement!
Labor while alive, and even their bodies aren't spared after death, treated as materials.
Truly a demon!
In this world, who can compare to such a fiend?
Perhaps no one.
"Your Majesty is insightful."
Some radical Demon Cultivator immortals did somewhat agree.
Though the giant humans are few and hard to threaten, once they break through, in the same realm, who among them can oppose these giants?
Suppressing them is essential.
"I genuinely have the world in mind, ensuring prosperity for humanity."
Emperor Liu continued, introducing various policies, establishing order in his first court session.
The policies surprisingly are all beneficial to the people.
Even Ziying, listening on the side, felt this wasn't a great demon but a benevolent ruler for the world, couldn't help but exclaim: "Such grand strategy and insight… managing the realm diligently, this demon, who has devoured billions, actually has such policies, diligent and earnest."
In the following days, this demon worked diligently for the world in his court sessions.
Gathering refugees and rebuilding cities.
He even issued an edict of self-blame, enumerating his sins, sincerely admitting he was bewitched by Marrow.
The world's beings seemed confused.
"This Great Emperor has descended; the dark era seemingly hasn't appeared?"
"It's said that during his enthronement, Emperor Liu punched and shattered Marrow!"
...
Various news spread among the people.
Some said, "Emperor Liu was inherently kind, having accidentally consumed Marrow's avatar in childhood, was demonized, lost sanity... however, Buddha fed the eagle his flesh, with reincarnating body devoured by him, thus neutralized and his nature restored."
Some said, "Emperor Liu repented, era's fortune too! This peerless emperor, may have dark history, yet as the second emperor, shall also guide us to glory."
Many are praising.
Some even moved to tears, thinking they should have perished but survived, immensely grateful.
On this day, Emperor Liu issued a decree against Marrow, determined to show no mercy:
"In this world, still rampant are calamities, that Marrow gallivants everywhere, impacting cities, an estimated billions die from the monsters within the calamity annually... the citizens should flourish in Martial Dao, cultivate immortality!"
Instantly, the praises for Emperor Liu grew louder.
...
...
New continent.
Aboard a large ship.
Ziying sat fishing, "Yet nobody knows, that so-called calamity pinned on Marrow, is your quota for consuming the populace yearly."
Beside him, Emperor Liu was eating a large, bright red cherry.
Gulp!
Clearly an ant-sized body, yet the mouth instantly widened like a frog, swallowed the cherry, spat out the pit, and smiled broadly: "Though I eat people, am violent, evil, capricious, but am a good person."
"Has nobody realized the world's true nature?"
"When a widely recognized good person occasionally commits a bad deed, he receives backlash from all beings."
"When a merciless murderer who's killed billions suddenly does a good deed, people are instantly moved to tears, grateful for their spared lives."
"The Jiaxia Sun Dynasty's history has already taught us these lessons, hasn't it?"
He stretched lazily, a sly smile on his handsome face, "Learning from history reveals gains and losses... how did Jiaxia handle those who repeatedly acted against him? It's lies, deception."
"This is what the God of Wisdom should do." Emperor Liu said faintly, his hands behind his back: "Today, I am talented enough, have overthrown the world with violence, yet why wouldn't there be others more talented to overthrow me in the future? When will vengeance end?"
"The Celestial Court persists from the moon, beings continue rebelling, but no need to be anxious... I, will gradually convert them with truth, goodness, beauty, to cease responding with grievance and incorporate them into this occasional calamity era."
Ziying's skin felt prickly.
He seemed to witness the birth of an evil, eerie new mythological era.
This world hasn't changed much.
Only periodically experiencing calamities... the Emperor descends, impersonating Marrow, devouring people everywhere.
His diligent governance, kind and valorous, praised by the world, actually, the mortal realm is the pasture of this demon, grazing those plump and strong lambs.
The era truly changed, the mythical world has fully awakened, he gradually incorporates the Great Witch Tribe's setting, contending with humans.
"Giant, you and I are alike." Emperor Liu gazed at the nearby Emperor of the Human World, "Equally ruthless, decisive, hearing you plotted Marrow's demise at night, I knew, we are kindred spirits."
"We both understand the best timing to kill Marrow...."
"Back then, I was young, like you once were, dared to slay Marrow's third realm avatar on Marrow's land, why? Because knowing killing him then, he wouldn't retaliate."
"Yet, trying to overthrow me, you fall just short, a little bit difficult."
"Just short, huh?" Ziying said.
"Yes." Emperor Liu stood, pointed to the vast sea, "The coastline."
Ziying's face turned dark, realizing this supposed tyrant isn't entirely cruel, rather human... drawing nearer reveals, though still fierce, capricious, an inherent humanity.
Ziying asked again: "We sail this large ship to Atlantis, for what purpose?"
"Those damned underwater civilizations, hidden frustratingly," Liu Luo shook his head, wearing the Celestial Emperor's Robe, "Visiting western Atlantis for two reasons."
"First, last time I came, though the others escaped, discovered the World Tree, it's a variant tree giant witch.... enormous in size, astonishingly gathering billions of faith, breaking through poses a threat to me!"
After all, being equally fourth realm, ants surely struggle against humans.
"Second, want to meet God, heard their monastery can traverse far into the past, see if it's possible to visit that period to witness the dark mist."
"After all, the world is dull, aside from eating people, I must find tasks, otherwise it lacks challenge."
He held the "Mayan Civilization Chronicle", seemingly read numerous times, cherished, spoke with an unquestionable tone, "Emperor Liana.... appears to be an interesting woman tens of thousands of years ago, single-handedly embodying an era of Martial Dao, seems like the type of girl I admire, truth, goodness, beauty.... I've somewhat fallen for her."
As they sailed, arriving at a deep blue sea, all was silent surrounding them.
Crash!
Liu Luo hammered the ocean fiercely, waves surged high, laughed heartily:
"Atlantis, those mages, come out, or I shall massacre another hundred billion for excitement!"
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