Seeing that the West Zhou was about to face a disastrous defeat, and even King Wu was captured by Emperor Xin, at the crucial moment, Zhong Shenxiu drove his chariot forward and shouted:

"This is the art of Immortal Law, used by Qi Refiners! Emperor Xin, release King Wu immediately!"

"Immortal Law?"

Emperor Xin was slightly taken aback; he had never heard of this term.

But it didn't matter, after all, Jiang Shang knew about it, and as for Ji Fa, he might as well kill him on the spot.

As he was about to strike a fatal blow, suddenly, the God Slaying Armor on his body emitted a crackling sound, and the red light in the eyes of the fierce beast head at his chest went out.

"This..."

...

"My King!?"

In the Royal Palace of Shang City, Daji suddenly felt uneasy. Staring at a broken jade pendant in her hand, her expression changed dramatically: "No... Why has the God Slaying Armor malfunctioned? Wugeng!"

"Mother!"

Wugeng stepped forward: "Father will surely win a great victory, mother need not worry..."

"Good child, come here!"

Daji beckoned him over.

Wugeng, suspecting nothing, approached, only to see a flash of cold light; Daji suddenly drew a dagger and held it against his vital point.

"Mother, what are you..."

Wugeng was dumbfounded.

"The God Slaying Armor failed, something might have changed on the front line, perhaps the deities have intervened... I swore to live and die with your father, but you must escape, leave some of your father's bloodline..."

Daji said quickly: "I will destroy your appearance, from today onward, you are no longer the descendant of the Mystic Bird, nor the son of Emperor Xin... but just an ordinary commoner..."

Wugeng wanted to say more, but a sharp pain suddenly spread across his face.

"Ah!"

...

On the battlefield.

Feeling the almost invincible aura of Emperor Xin disappear, Ji Fa was not going to miss this great opportunity.

In his hand appeared an earthen spike, which he thrust directly into the gap of the God Slaying Armor.

Pfft!

A large gush of blood erupted, yet Emperor Xin's face remained in disbelief as he staggered back a few steps, his grip loosening.

Ji Fa landed on the ground, gasping heavily.

"Haha... haha..."

Blood gushed from Emperor Xin's mouth and nose as he let out a hoarse laugh: "Destiny! Destiny! Ji Fa... I did not lose to you, but to the deities!"

In the sky, a black dragon of Primordial Pill level was preparing to act, when suddenly all its scales stood on end.

A dispassionate eye appeared in the void, quietly staring at it.

"God of Kunlun!"

The black dragon roared and fled without looking back.

Witnessing this, Emperor Xin hesitated no more and retreated, blood spraying all the way.

Even without the God Slaying Armor, he was still an Innate God and Demon, capable of battling tigers and dragons!

But now, gravely injured, he was no match for the West Zhou army.

Da Shang was defeated!

Ji Fa witnessed this and jumped onto Zhong Shenxiu's chariot, shouting: "Emperor Yin is tyrannical, defeated at Mu Ye, soldiers, charge with me!"

The remnants of the West Zhou Alliance Army launched an attack, and the three thousand soldiers and horses of Shang City were instantly routed.

...

Shang City.

Royal Palace.

Emperor Xin, dripping blood, entered the palace and saw Daji calmly waiting.

"A thousand deaths wouldn't be enough for me!"

Daji knelt on the ground, weeping bitterly.

"It's not your fault; I can see it now, this is... a divine conspiracy!"

Emperor Xin's face was smeared with blood: "Since I declared, the deities have been plotting to destroy my Da Shang, but I have no regrets, because humanity needs to resist, needs a banner... My only regret is not being able to perish a deity on today's battlefield, to set an example for everyone, including Ji Fa!"

"My king is unrivaled, but regrettably not accepted by the world..." Daji bowed again: "I have secretly sent Wugeng away... and prepared the kerosene inside the palace."

"Haha, my beloved indeed knows my heart."

Emperor Xin laughed heartily: "Accompanied by my beloved on the road, I die without regret!"

As the West Zhou army stormed Shang City, they saw a fierce fire rising from the Royal Palace.

Ji Fa watched this, falling silent: "Six hundred years of great Shang, perished for angering the deities..."

"The king seems very reflective."

Zhong Shenxiu asked with a smiling gaze beside him.

"No!"

Ji Fa looked at the Qi Refiner; the other claimed to have only minor ties with Kunlun, but he suspected that this Jiang Shang might be a deity!

But before, with the goal of eradicating Shang, they could cooperate sincerely.

Now, the situation was different, and the atmosphere between the two became subtly complex.

"I... the solitary one feels that the religion of Kunlun cannot go unestablished; when Great Zhou unifies the world, we must rebuild the West Queen Mother Temple and cast the gold statue of the Queen Mother of the West!"

Ji Fa solemnly promised.

'Oh please... A statue without Qingyuan's blessing is just a large figure, but she doesn't seem to care... otherwise, she would have manifested long ago, avoiding all this mess.'

Zhong Shenxiu mocked inwardly, smiling on the surface: "I am merely an outsider Qi Refiner, no need for Your Majesty to say these things to me..."

Ji Fa's expression immediately froze, and he commanded the soldiers to quickly extinguish the fire and capture the nobles and ministers of the Shang Dynasty.

Of course, most importantly, he searched for clues related to the God Slaying Armor.

Not knowing that these things had long been handed over by Daji to Wugeng, who had fled away...

...

After the fall of Shang, Ji Fa was elected as the 'World Ruler' and 'Emperor of Zhou,' truly replacing Shang and securing the throne.

Immediately, under Jiang Shang's suggestion, he implemented a feudal system, not only enfeoffing many lords but also ennobling many Ji clan disciples to protect Great Zhou.

The decision not to use a centralized system, of course, was considered carefully.

After all, it was still a primitive society, transportation in all regions was poor, literacy was mostly in the hands of the nobility and witches, and even if they wanted central authority, there were not enough qualified officials.

Besides, there was the presence of extraordinary power.

Those Innate Gods and Demons, each equating to thousands in an army, would never be willing to submit!

Reluctantly recognizing Great Zhou was only because Ji Fa had the greatest strength; if their lands were also taken, Ji Fa would immediately be denounced as even more tyrannical than Emperor Xin, with the people revolting in no time.

Thus, even without Zhong Shenxiu's suggestion, after much discussion with his ministers, Ji Fa might still adopt this method.

However, Zhong Shenxiu also declined the suggestion to enfeoff him in the Qi Land or to become the Prime Minister of Zhou, instead traveling the world every day in an ox cart, observing firsthand the world he created.

One day.

The ox cart slowly passed through a marketplace.

Here, people exchanged goods, and management was quite chaotic. Many brought their clay pots, cloth, and iron tools to trade, bartering directly.

The most prevalent among these were slaves.

The once-high merchant class was now largely demoted to slaves, causing prices to plummet.

Among them, a tall young man whose face was disfigured by dozens of scars stood staring blankly at Zhong Shenxiu's cart.

Zhong Shenxiu laughed heartily, ignored him, and went on his way...

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