Chapter 281. Constellation Uprising (1)
The S-rank Constellation ‘Grand Preceptor of the Golden Whip,’ Wen Zhong, sat on his throne with a deep frown.
He was replaying what had happened in the Material Realm...
and the more he thought about it, the worse his mood became.
“You look absolutely furious, Grand Preceptor Wen.”
The one speaking through the communication window was the A-rank Constellation ‘Divine Child of Three Heads and Six Arms,’ Nezha.
“Did what happened bother you that much?”
“Watch your tongue, Nezha.”
Wen Zhong glared at him with all three eyes.
“I am already filled with rage.”
“Because Taigong Wang manipulated you?”
"..."
“Well, you’ve always been a proud man.”
Taigong Wang had originally been Wen Zhong’s enemy.
He was the one who destroyed the Shang Dynasty that Wen Zhong had devoted his loyalty to.
That grudge had never completely disappeared.
After becoming Constellations, Wen Zhong had reunited with Nezha, Yang Jian, and others who had once served Taigong Wang.
Over time, they had put aside their old hostility.
But Taigong Wang himself was different.
And yet...
commands from Taigong Wang had been planted deep inside Wen Zhong’s subconscious.
If the Nameless King is allowed to continue, this world will no longer be able to maintain itself.
I understand that much.
Wen Zhong clearly understood the command that had been embedded in his mind.
That was why he didn’t regret what he had done to the Nameless King in the Arctic.
But the fact that Taigong Wang had placed commands inside his mind...
filled him with intense disgust.
That treacherous bastard...
Wen Zhong ground his teeth.
Even while alive, he had suffered endlessly because of Taigong Wang’s schemes.
Taigong Wang had been more than a Taoist.
He had been a strategist and tactician.
He constantly devised bizarre plans that a conservative man like Wen Zhong would never even imagine.
Every time, Wen Zhong had been left grinding his teeth in frustration.
And now...
nothing had changed.
Who could have imagined that Taigong Wang had turned Wen Zhong himself into a puppet?
“Nezha.”
“What?”
“When enough time passes, will I forget these memories?”
“Probably.”
“You’ll forget that you were assigned to maintain the Constellation system under Taigong Wang’s orders.”
“You’ll forget that you attacked the Nameless King to fulfill that role.”
“You’ll forget all of it.”
“Disgusting.”
But what truly disgusted Wen Zhong...
was that even after suffering something like this, he had no power to resist.
If he tried...
he would simply be purged like the Nameless King.
“Grand Preceptor Wen, just endure it a little longer.”
“Soon you’ll forget everything and return to your normal life.”
“In a world where the Nameless King and Kang Yujin are gone?”
“Yes.”
“Does that really not bother you?”
Wen Zhong asked.
“You cared deeply about Kang Yujin.”
“It can’t be helped.”
Nezha hesitated slightly.
“We have to follow orders.”
"..."
Hearing that answer...
Wen Zhong remembered Kang Yujin’s final words.
Kang Yujin had asked him...
to keep taking his side.
But... I couldn’t do anything.
All Wen Zhong had been able to do was stand there and watch as Kang Yujin and the others were forcibly thrown into Hell.
Remembering that moment...
Wen Zhong felt overwhelming helplessness.
“What kind of Constellation am I supposed to be...?”
"..."
“What is a Constellation worth if he can’t even protect one person?”
His fist clenched on its own.
“Nezha.”
“What is the purpose of our existence?”
“Grand Preceptor Wen...”
“Why did Taigong Wang place us in these positions?”
Wen Zhong opened his eyes wide.
“What exactly is Taigong Wang trying to accomplish?”
“Grand Preceptor Wen.”
“That’s enough.”
Nezha’s voice became cold.
“If you keep going, you’ll be purged too.”
“Ridiculous...!”
Wen Zhong shouted and slammed one hand against the armrest of his chair.
But at that exact moment...
his Observer emitted an alert.
"...?"
Without much thought, Wen Zhong glanced at the notification window.
Then his eyes widened.
“No way...!”
“What is it?”
Wen Zhong immediately operated the Observer.
He connected to Constellation Tube...
and opened a newly started livestream.
─ I stand before every Constellation in the Spirit Realm today to reveal the truth.
“Nameless King...!”
Wen Zhong exclaimed.
The Nameless King had appeared on Constellation Tube.
Wasn’t he sent to Hell?
How did he come back?!
It was genuinely shocking.
Yet Wen Zhong felt more joy than surprise.
“Wen Zhong, what did you just say?”
Nezha asked in alarm.
But Wen Zhong didn’t answer.
He focused entirely on the video.
─ The time has finally come to reveal everything.
─ The conspiracy of Taigong Wang...
─ the one who stood behind everything that happened in this world.
“What the hell is going on?!”
Nezha shouted at the Observer screen.
“We threw him into Hell!”
“How did he come back?!”
The Nameless King was speaking calmly on the screen.
And the Constellation Tube chat was exploding with comments.
─ Taigong Wang?
─ You mean Jiang Shang of Zhou?
─ Was there a Constellation like that?
─ No.
─ He existed in the Material Realm too, so he shouldn’t have become a Constellation.
─ Then how is Taigong Wang involved?
─ He’s trying to explain it right now. Listen.
─ Thanks to the Nameless King, there’s never a dull moment.
─ Every time things start getting quiet, he comes back with massive content.
─ The Nameless King is truly a god!
─ Long live His Majesty!
Watching the comments fly past...
Nezha grabbed his head.
“I can’t believe he’s doing this...!”
They had been caught completely off guard.
Nezha had never imagined the Nameless King would expose everything publicly through Constellation Tube.
“If he spreads the story like this...”
“we can’t purge them one by one anymore...!”
That was the problem.
Until now, Nezha and the others had eliminated anyone who investigated Taigong Wang.
If rumors spread to multiple Constellations...
they simply eliminated everyone who had heard them.
But that method only worked when information traveled secretly from mouth to mouth.
Once it was publicly broadcast to an unspecified mass audience through Constellation Tube...
there was no way to respond properly.
“This is something only the Nameless King could do...!”
Nezha shuddered.
In the past, something like this would have been impossible.
