# Chapter 2591: Headless Divine Demon
Both female deities were stunningly beautiful, yet overwhelmingly powerful, with many similarities in their personalities.
The more dominant they were, the stronger their possessiveness.
Zhang Ruochen had a headache. The powerful figures of the Heavenly Realm Faction and the Hell Realm could descend at any moment, and these two were exceptionally intelligent—didn't they know that? Fighting now was by no means a wise move.
Chi Yao could not afford to be exposed, and Bai Qinger also needed to hide her identity.
A headache, truly a headache.
Zhang Ruochen shouted the words "Stop it," but unfortunately, his voice was drowned in the ocean of divine qi from the two deities, not even stirring a ripple.
Toward Chi Yao, Zhang Ruochen had initially been filled with hatred and doubt.
Later, as he understood the truth of eight hundred years ago more deeply, the doubts in his heart grew even greater than the hatred. Toward this woman he had once deeply loved, the most deeply imprinted woman in his memories, he was filled with confusion and bewilderment.
If she was already heartless, why had she sought him out to overcome her love tribulation before becoming a god?
If she truly did not want to come to the Origin Divine Temple, given her personality, even the Dragon Lord's words probably would not have swayed her.
If Chi Yao truly deserved to die ten thousand deaths, then why did the cultivators of the Kunlun Realm regard her as the ruler of the world, the emperor of revival? His most trusted cousin, Kong Lanyou, had gone from initially opposing her to standing together with her. The woman he had once loved, Huang Yanchen, had completely acknowledged her, even going so far as to stand against him.
Zhang Ruochen was extremely troubled inside, sometimes wondering if he was the one who was wrong?
From the moment the blood of the Undying Blood Clan flowed through his body, had he already been wrong? Perhaps he should not exist in this world.
If he was truly wrong, why had no one come to tell him? Why had no one come to teach him what was correct? To show him a path. Could it be that Zhang Ruochen did not even have a single true friend who dared to speak the truth to him?
Could it be that those who dared to speak the truth to him were all enemies?
Were the words of those enemies the truth?
Was he the Eon-level great villain, the traitor of the Kunlun Realm, the hybrid of humans and the Undying Blood Clan? Were everything he did wrong?
On the path of life, everyone needs someone to dispel doubts, a guide, to recognize their true self in confusion, to be awakened in self-indulgence, to stop on the wrong path, to have someone lend a hand at the cliff's edge of thought.
Every time, Zhang Ruochen had to comprehend and reflect on his own.
But the reason humans are called humans is that the heart can waver, can change due to external things, and eventually deviate. Every person is a combination of contradictions.
Before making a mistake, people desperately find reasons for themselves, telling themselves they must do this, that this is the only way.
Where exactly is the line between right and wrong?
Empress Chi Yao and Bai Qinger confronted each other, their divine might clashing, their momentum colliding. Neither noticed that Zhang Ruochen below was in an extremely abnormal state.
"Today, I want to see the strength of so-called divine realm Eon-level geniuses, but unfortunately, you have not yet condensed your Star Soul Divine Throne, so you are still too inexperienced."
Empress Chi Yao summoned the Blood Drop Sword, and the sword's blood light soared into the sky, causing rolling blood mist to appear above, turning into a boundless sea of blood.
In terms of cultivation time and age, Bai Qinger surpassed Chi Yao.
In terms of time since becoming a god, Chi Yao had only been a god for a few years. For this very reason, Bai Qinger was not afraid of her at all.
Bai Qinger said, "In the Hell Realm, can you even use the power of your Star Soul Divine Throne? Actually, a pitiful woman like you has long since lost her inner peace. Even though I have not yet condensed my Star Soul Divine Throne, defeating you would be as easy as turning my hand."
"Who are you calling pitiful?" Empress Chi Yao's voice was cold and deep.
Bai Qinger said lightly, "Not just pitiful, but utterly pathetic. You have children but no husband. As a deity of the Heavenly Court, your children are in the Hell Realm. The so-called Empress of the Kunlun Realm is nothing but a lonely soul. The so-called deity is even inferior to the most ordinary woman in the mortal world. If you are not pitiful, who is? If you are not pathetic, who is?"
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At the top of the giant stone altar.
The trap formed by the blood lake and the sword island had existed for endless years. The power of the existence who set up the trap had long since nearly dissipated.
Now, the blood water in the lake had turned into blood qi and dispersed.
Xue Lingxian, who had broken into the divine realm, stood by the dried-up blood lake, listening to the exchange of insults coming from below. He stood still, showing no intention of intervening.
The Underworld King had also arrived at the giant stone altar at some point, standing opposite Xue Lingxian, separated by the lake in a standoff.
He felt the two surges of divine power rising from the lake bottom, but similarly, he had no intention of going down.
The two deities stood quietly by the lake, their figures imposing and their demeanor calm. They had actually forgotten that they belonged to the opposing camps of the Heavenly Court and the Hell Realm and should be fighting. Instead, they pricked up their ears and listened intently.
Ji Fanxin was the first to notice Zhang Ruochen's abnormality and quickly called out, "Zhang Ruochen, what's wrong with you?"
"Whoosh!"
A sword qi flew out from within Zhang Ruochen's body, cutting away the various distracting thoughts in his mind.
Zhang Ruochen opened his eyes and gently shook his head at her, calling out, "White Tiger!"
The next moment, Zangjin Baihu appeared beside Zhang Ruochen, releasing a divine might and momentum even stronger than that of Empress Chi Yao and Bai Qinger. It let out a deafening roar.
The tiger's roar not only traveled out of the giant stone altar but also echoed throughout the ruins of the Origin Divine Temple, faintly audible even ten thousand miles away.
"Snap!"
Above, at the position of the original blood moon, a thin layer of stone wall was shattered by the sound waves, connecting with the top of the altar.
Xue Lingxian and the Underworld King, standing by the blood lake, each took a few steps back, seemingly unwilling to let those below know that they had been standing up there all along.
Empress Chi Yao and Bai Qinger finally stopped, their gazes falling on Zhang Ruochen below.
Zhang Ruochen's eyes were deep and cold. "Chi Yao, you should leave. Leave now. I will personally go to the Kunlun Realm to retrieve the Six Divine Swords, and when that time comes, all grievances will be settled together."
Chi Yao stared deeply at Zhang Ruochen, her gaze sharp, but inside, she was wondering if her actions today had been too much.
"Boom!"
From above came a violent tremor.
Ripples appeared in the space, spreading downward from above.
Even the divine clouds enveloping Chi Yao and Bai Qinger were shaken, showing signs of dispersing.
Such a terrifying attack could not have been unleashed by an ordinary deity.
Zhang Ruochen looked up into the sky, his heart tightening. He realized that the true powerful figures of the divine realm were about to descend. Were they from the Hell Realm or the Heavenly Court Realm?
"Swish!"
"Swish!"
Chi Yao and Bai Qinger turned into two streaks of meteor-like divine light, flying first to the top of the giant stone altar.
Then, Zhang Ruochen and Ji Fanxin, riding Zangjin Baihu, also reached the top of the altar.
Looking up, Zhang Ruochen saw a sight that was utterly shocking.
In the starry sky above, there stood a divine demonic giant whose height was immeasurable in thousands of miles. He had no head; his eyes and mouth were on his body. In one hand, he held a shield, and in the other, an axe.
His divine body occupied a third of the starry sky above.
"Boom!"
Another axe strike came down, shaking the countless stars.
Between the stars, dense formation inscriptions appeared, resisting his attack.
But still, stars shattered, turning into fireballs.
"Whoosh!"
The terrifying wave of power penetrated the formation layers and landed on the giant stone altar. If not for the resistance of the four deities, Zhang Ruochen and Ji Fanxin, with their cultivation levels, would not have been able to withstand this shock.
These stars were all suspended in the sea, serving as the formation bases for the protective array of the Origin Divine Temple.
That headless divine general was directly breaking through the formation in the seawater to descend into the Origin Divine Temple.
Bai Qinger said, "This is the protective realm demon god of Luozu Cloud Mountain Realm, and also the former Kunlun..."
"No need for you to say it. I know who he is. The Qingli King of the Nine Li Divine Temple, Chi Xingtian. What a pity. The once-feared war god who shook the starry sky has been beheaded and refined into a mindless demon general."
Xue Lingxian sighed like this, then turned his gaze to Chi Yao and Zhang Ruochen. "The gods of the Hell Realm will descend upon the Origin Divine Temple at any moment. We must leave immediately."
The Underworld King said, "Zhang Ruochen cannot leave with you."
Xue Lingxian said, "Whether he leaves or not is not for you to decide."
"I am his maternal uncle, so what I say counts. Are you outsiders trying to interfere in the family affairs of my Blood Absolute Clan?" The Underworld King directly put away the Heng Star Divine Sword, ready to fight Xue Lingxian with bare hands.
Everyone's gaze fell on Zhang Ruochen, wanting to know what choice he would make.
Zhang Ruochen's gaze landed on Chi Yao. "The day I step into the divine realm will be the day I go to the Kunlun Realm to find you."
Chi Yao held the Chaos Time-Space Lotus, using its power to forcibly tear open the space here, creating a space gate several zhang long. She stepped inside with Xue Lingxian and Haitang Popo, who had returned.
"I will wait for you in the divine realm."
As the space gate closed, Chi Yao's voice drifted out lightly.
The formations and divine patterns of the Origin Divine Temple had been mostly destroyed by that headless demon god, unable to stop them from breaking through space and leaving.
For some reason, Zhang Ruochen felt a long sigh of relief deep in his heart. He then turned to Bai Qinger and said, "Aren't you leaving?"
"It's not easy to leave. I don't have a treasure like the Chaos Time-Space Lotus. But yes, it's time to go. Zhang Ruochen, I will also wait for you in the divine realm. Remember, you must come to the Goddess Twelve Pavilions to marry me." Bai Qinger appeared very calm as she walked down the giant stone altar.
Halfway down, she suddenly stopped, turned around, and said very seriously, "If you cannot reach the divine realm, or if you don't come to marry me, I will take revenge on you. If I cannot take revenge on you, I will sink into the mortal world and find countless men who resemble you."
Zhang Ruochen's heart trembled. He smiled bitterly and said, "Are you joking?"
"Do I look like someone who jokes? The two of us came together by chance and coincidence, but I am a serious woman. Since I have set my sights on you, you must take responsibility for me. Do not die before reaching the divine realm, or you will die with great regret."
Bai Qinger smiled charmingly, turned into a streak of white light, and rushed into the gray, hazy world of ruins.
At that moment, Zhang Ruochen finally understood what regret meant. There was a kind of woman that, once entangled with, became very troublesome and could easily backfire.
"Don't think about it. Never try to reason with women; you can't understand their thoughts. Let's go. We need to leave." The Underworld King said.
Zhang Ruochen asked, "Uncle, how much Origin Esoterica did you obtain in the Origin Divine Temple?"
"Origin Esoterica? None!"
"Treasures?"
"What treasures?"
Zhang Ruochen stared intently at the Underworld King, his eyes dazed, wanting to see clearly whether the Underworld King truly had not seized any Origin Esoterica or various treasures, or if he simply did not want to share a portion with him.