# Chapter 2728: Return to the Tribe
"My divine soul is mostly concentrated in my head."
"I must retrieve my head to unite soul and body, break through the divine soul imprisonment, and escape."
The cyan giant cat walked along the seabed, occasionally looking up at the headless divine body, letting out a rare, melancholic sigh.
Zhang Ruochen said, "From what I know, the Great God's head was refined into a battle treasure by the Nether Hall, called the Xing Tian Cauldron."
"This cauldron has boundless power. Once activated, it can manifest a giant divine demon that summons lightning from all directions. It strikes the heavens above and shatters the earth below."
"Not only that, but the cauldron's surface is inscribed with profound curse patterns that can unleash unparalleled cursing power."
Upon hearing this, the cyan giant cat was overjoyed: "Excellent! Excellent! This means my divine source and divine soul are still intact. If the Nether Hall has also spent resources nurturing the divine soul, that would be even better."
Zhang Ruochen didn't know how to respond to him, saying, "The Xing Tian Cauldron is so terrifying. Does the Great God think I can seize it with my current cultivation?"
"With your current cultivation, naturally you cannot be a match for my head. But the head's power source is the divine source and divine soul. If you can suppress them, then it cannot exert any power," the cyan giant cat said.
"How do I suppress them?" Zhang Ruochen asked.
The cyan giant cat said, "One hundred thousand years ago, before I went to the Hell Realm, I first separated my divine star soul and hid it in a secret place. The divine star soul has no consciousness or power, but if you can refine and control it, you can suppress the divine soul and divine source in the head."
Zhang Ruochen's heart stirred greatly, saying, "If I refine the Great God's divine star soul, can I mobilize the Great God's star soul divine throne for my own use?"
Chi Xingtian's divine star soul was by no means comparable to that of an ordinary god.
"I did not cultivate a star soul divine throne. What I cultivated were the twenty-four War God Stele Diagrams."
Zhang Ruochen asked, "Where are the twenty-four War God Stele Diagrams?"
"They were all shattered one hundred thousand years ago," the cyan giant cat said.
Zhang Ruochen was momentarily stunned. After recovering, he said, "The thirty-six Heavenly Demon Stone Inscriptions have been preserved for countless tens of thousands of years without being damaged. How were your War God Stele Diagrams shattered?"
"Can they be compared? The thirty-six Heavenly Demon Stone Inscriptions were nurtured by the Heavenly Demon over his entire lifetime. They are divine artifacts of the Kunlun Realm, immortal objects."
Even if the cyan giant cat was tough and stubborn, he dared not compare himself to the Heavenly Demon.
Zhang Ruochen nodded, saying, "Alright, where is the Great God's divine star soul hidden? Wait, that's not right. If the Great God didn't cultivate a star soul divine throne, how could he have a divine star soul?"
The cyan giant cat said, "If you trust someone, use them without suspicion. If you suspect someone, don't use them. Since I am placing my hope of escape on you, I won't hide anything from you."
"In fact, any god whose head is severed, losing their divine source and most of their divine soul, cannot live long."
"Why have I been able to linger on even one hundred thousand years later?"
"That's because I also cultivated a second divine source, hidden in the Xuanpin. Even though the Heavenly Mother studied my body for many years, she never discovered this secret."
"It is precisely because of this second divine source that I am confident that once I retrieve my head, I can break through the divine soul imprisonment and escape."
"That divine star soul was deliberately separated when I cultivated the first divine source and hidden in the Jiuli Divine Temple, nurtured by the divine vein power mobilized by the temple. If I ever encounter calamity and my divine soul is damaged, I can directly refine it and instantly return to my peak state."
Zhang Ruochen carefully examined the cyan giant cat, thinking to himself, No wonder you dare to be so arrogant, daring to battle the gods of the ten clans of Hell. You indeed have various life-preserving methods, completely fearless.
If you can even cultivate a second divine source, what else is there to fear?
He was indeed a bold and meticulous person. Earlier, I almost underestimated him because of his straightforward and rigid personality.
With such a person, it's better not to play clever tricks or use petty schemes before him.
It would only invite disgust.
Zhang Ruochen said, "Of the three great divine temples of the Kunlun Realm, the Dragon God Temple has been destroyed, the Tongtian Divine Temple is said to have been taken by the True God Xuan Yi, and the Jiuli Divine Temple has vanished without a trace."
"The Jiuli Divine Temple was likely destroyed long ago, disappearing from heaven and earth."
"Your plan simply won't work."
The seabed fell into silence.
Zhang Ruochen said, "How about we wait until I step into the divine realm before slowly devising a plan to seize the Xing Tian Cauldron."
The cyan giant cat muttered to itself, "I think that even if the Nether Hall has refined my head and controlled my divine source and divine soul, they cannot completely refine my will."
Suddenly, it said, "How about you carry a drop of my divine blood on you? If the divine soul in my head senses the aura of the divine blood, it might not attack you."
"Heh heh!"
Zhang Ruochen gave an awkward but polite smile.
Of course, he didn't distrust Chi Xingtian's will.
But he would never do such a foolish thing without certainty, because if he gambled and lost, he would lose his life.
Helping Chi Xingtian was fine, but first, he had to ensure his own safety.
Zhang Ruochen waved his hand, saying, "Great God! You've waited one hundred thousand years. There's no rush. If there's nothing else, I'll come back to Luozu Cloud Mountain Realm after I become a god and seize the Xing Tian Cauldron."
Zhang Ruochen pulled Mu Lingxi, intending to leave.
"Wait a moment!"
The cyan giant cat's expression was serious, saying, "It's not that I can't wait, but I'm worried that the Kunlun Realm can't wait."
"What do you mean by that?" Zhang Ruochen's heart stirred greatly as he asked.
The cyan giant cat said, "One hundred thousand years ago, Lord Wen Tian led us deep into the Hell Realm, intending to destroy the energy source of the Yellow Spring Star River, but we fell into a killing formation pre-arranged by the Hell Realm."
"One god after another self-detonated their divine sources, using their flesh and blood, their heroic spirit, to forcefully break through the killing formation, destroying the energy source, causing the Yellow Spring Star River to stop, preventing it from crashing into the Kunlun Realm and devouring the entire Heavenly Court Myriad Realms. This also delayed the full-scale war between the Heavenly Court and Hell by one hundred thousand years."
"But what needed to be done back then was only half accomplished."
"Now, one hundred thousand years have passed. They have likely repaired the damaged energy source. Once the energy source is reactivated, the starry sky grand formation arranged by Yunshen Daozhu will not be able to stop it."
"At that time, the first world to be destroyed will be Kunlun."
Zhang Ruochen was greatly shaken.
He was both shocked by the sacrifices of the gods of the Kunlun Realm one hundred thousand years ago. If not for their bravery and responsibility, Zhang Ruochen and Mu Lingxi would not be standing here today.
At the same time, he was alarmed by the potential crisis that could erupt at any moment.
In the Kunlun Realm, he had too many relatives and friends. He absolutely did not want disaster to befall them.
Zhang Ruochen even more did not want the full-scale war between the Heavenly Court and Hell to erupt now.
He needed time, time to grow stronger. Otherwise, in a war of this scale, let alone changing anything, it would be extremely difficult just to protect himself.
If the Hell Realm only used the Shura Star Pillar Realm to impact the cosmic starry sky of the ancient civilization factions, this war might not even reach the level of full-scale war even after an entire eon.
But if the Yellow Spring Star River broke through the Kunlun Realm's blockade, then the full-scale war between the Heavenly Court and Hell would be only a matter of days.
At that time, the Heavenly Court Myriad Realms would have no retreat, and who knows how many planets and great worlds would turn into molten lava in the universe.
The so-called vision of "establishing a new cosmic order" would become a joke.
Zhang Ruochen said, "How many people know about this? Was the message sent out one hundred thousand years ago?"
"All the gods fell, blood stained the star river. Who could send a message out?" The cyan giant cat looked up to the sky and sighed, sinking into bitter and painful memories.
"Let's go!"
Zhang Ruochen grabbed Mu Lingxi's wrist and flew toward the sea surface, his mind in turmoil, his sense of crisis greatly increased.
Flying to the shoulder of the headless divine body, Zhang Ruochen ultimately swung his sword and cut, taking a large amount of divine blood from Chi Xingtian's body.
How could one drop be enough?
After leaving the Demon Realm Sea, the full moon in the sky had faded considerably.
The blood-red clouds gradually brightened.
The night was almost over.
"Come with me and leave Luozu Cloud Mountain Realm," Zhang Ruochen said.
Mu Lingxi said, "No, I must stay."
"Staying here has no meaning. Come with me," Zhang Ruochen said urgently, wanting to quickly pass the message to his grandmaster, at least to let them be prepared in advance.
To avoid being caught off guard, with the realm destroyed and people dead.
Mu Lingxi forcefully broke free from Zhang Ruochen's grip, saying, "It was you who told me to live for myself. Now that I've made my choice, why won't you give me the chance to live for myself?"
Zhang Ruochen looked at her, momentarily unable to refute.
Mu Lingxi said, "I know you're worried about my safety, but it was you who had the Great God Xing Tian take me as his adopted daughter. Now my adoptive father is imprisoned at the bottom of the Demon Realm Sea. I promised him that I would definitely rescue him. Now that the promise is not yet fulfilled, I will absolutely not leave."
Then, her gaze softened, and she said, "Chen Ge, if I leave with you, even if you find my adoptive father's head in the future, what reason would you have to come back to Luozu Cloud Mountain Realm? Don't worry, a thousand years have passed. I have the ability to protect myself."
"You must remember, as long as you are alive and well, even if I am exposed, Luozu Cloud Mountain Realm won't dare to do anything to me. So, don't do anything dangerous. Take care of yourself."
She walked up to Zhang Ruochen and gently kissed him on the lips.
Then Mu Lingxi draped the divine skin over herself, and her body slowly sank into the ground, her eyes always showing reluctance.
That divine skin was made from Chi Xingtian's skin, inscribed with profound divine patterns, with extraordinary concealment power.
In the end, Zhang Ruochen did not forcefully take her away.
Because he thought that if his grandmaster had forcibly kept him in the Kunlun Realm back then, he would have been unhappy. Mu Lingxi was not a little girl; she had the right to make her own choices.
Zhang Ruochen sighed with melancholy and left Luozu Cloud Mountain Realm.
Luo Sha was already waiting in the starry sky, standing at the bow of the divine ship.
"Whoosh!"
Zhang Ruochen flew over like a streak of light, stopping in front of the divine ship, hovering in midair.
The divine ship's formation opened a gap.
He flew inside.
"Where is Lingxi?" Luo Sha asked.
Zhang Ruochen said, "I didn't find her. We can't search any longer. Once Gushe Jing crosses the divine tribulation, the consequences will be disastrous. We must leave immediately."
This lie was not clever.
Luo Sha did not expose him, saying, "Don't worry. When I return, I'll ask my father to personally write a letter to the Heavenly Mother. I believe my father's face is worth something to the Heavenly Mother. She won't vent her anger at your escape on Lingxi."
"I was also planning to go to the Daluo Divine Palace to pay respects to the Great Emperor," Zhang Ruochen said.
The divine ship set sail, flying toward the core star domain of the Tianluo Divine Kingdom.
After visiting the Daluo Divine Palace, Zhang Ruochen went straight back to the Blood Heaven Tribe.
At the Daluo Divine Palace, Zhang Ruochen postponed his marriage to Luo Sha until after he became a god. He also told Emperor Luo Yan and Divine Mother Tianyin about the curse that the Heavenly Mother had mentioned, claiming, "If I cannot become a god, I dare not marry Luo Sha, lest I delay her."
Emperor Luo Yan and Divine Mother Tianyin agreed.