Chapter 2893: Killed with a Single Word
All the gods knew that from the grievances and grudges decades ago in the Abyss of Darkness, Zhang Ruochen and the Darkness Temple had already forged a death feud.
Involving the Darkness Temple, the gods of the various major forces in the Hell Realm dared not get involved, so they all stood by as spectators.
Standing behind Qingxuan Spiritual God, besides Taluo, was another false god, Moyuntu. Zhang Ruochen had met him on Yunfan Star.
Qingxuan Spiritual God showed no fear because Zhang Ruochen had stepped forward. A genius of the Eon level whose cultivation had been crippled was only being given face because Xue Jue War God was present.
Personal strength was the most important thing.
If one lacked personal strength, the higher they jumped, the more they would be ridiculed.
Qingxuan Spiritual God said, "What instructions does Envoy Ruochen have?"
"I wish to kill a god of your Darkness Temple," Zhang Ruochen said calmly.
Killing a god was spoken of as casually as slaughtering a pig.
Murmurs of surprise arose all around. The gods looked at Xue Jue War God, but saw that he showed no intention of stopping them.
Of course, Huang Tian and Zhang Ruochen had entered the city precisely to stir things up and let the entire world know that Xue Jue War God had arrived in Xinghuantian.
Qingxuan Spiritual God's gaze darkened as he looked at Xue Jue War God and said, "Great Clan Leader, forgive my bluntness, but the one who acted back then was the Hall Master himself. The grievance has its source, the debt has its debtor. If you vent your hatred on us innocent juniors, that would be equivalent to the Blood Absolute Family declaring war on the entire Darkness Temple. At that time, wouldn't many innocent juniors of the Blood Absolute Family also die?"
Clearly, Qingxuan Spiritual God did not take Zhang Ruochen seriously at all. In his view, even if Zhang Ruochen wanted revenge, he could only ask Xue Jue War God to act.
A cripple like him could not kill a god of the Darkness Temple.
Huang Tian did not respond to Qingxuan; such trivial matters were not worth his involvement.
It had to be said, Qingxuan Spiritual God's tactic of retreating in order to advance was very clever.
Even if Xue Jue War God's true body were here, he could not act, because Qingxuan Spiritual God had made it very clear: the grievance has its source, the debt has its debtor. If you want revenge, go find the Hall Master of the Darkness Temple, or his descendants. Don't elevate a personal grudge to the level of two major forces.
Unfortunately, he misunderstood the intent, thinking Zhang Ruochen was holding a grudge over the Darkness Temple Hall Master's actions back then and wanted revenge.
Was Zhang Ruochen the kind of reckless person?
Knowing full well the Darkness Temple was powerful, yet still charging head-on, would undoubtedly be asking for trouble.
Zhang Ruochen pointed at Taluo and said, "Come out! I, the Master, will give you the chance to kill yourself here."
Qingxuan Spiritual God glanced at Xue Jue War God, who seemed motionless and unwilling to get involved, then coldly shouted, "Zhang Ruochen, Taluo is a divine general under me, a god. How can you decide his life and death?"
"In the Yuhong Mountain Range, my son Kunlun almost died at his hands. If I don't avenge this, I am unworthy of being a father. Qingxuan, you cannot protect him!"
When he spoke the final word "him," his spiritual power and sound waves surged out together, shaking the Dao locks and divine patterns in the First Divine Maiden City into full visibility. The stone slabs on the ground, reinforced with formations, shattered one after another.
The gods present were all shaken by Zhang Ruochen's divine sound, their eardrums aching and minds roaring.
It was like a world-shaking divine sound!
"Boom!"
Behind Qingxuan Spiritual God, Taluo Divine General's seven-meter-tall divine bone body exploded, shattering into white bone fragments that scattered all over the ground.
A false god was directly shaken to death by Zhang Ruochen with a single word.
Even Qingxuan Spiritual God, powerful as he was, had no time to protect him. In fact, he too was stunned by Zhang Ruochen's spiritual power, his sea of consciousness stinging, and his divine soul felt as if it were about to be shaken out of his body and fly away.
Another divine general, Moyuntu, was not directly struck by the spiritual power sound wave, but he still fell backward to the ground, his divine soul severely injured, and many places on his divine body cracked open.
Qingxuan Spiritual God recovered, both angry and shocked.
Who could have thought that Zhang Ruochen, whose martial cultivation was completely crippled, could have spiritual power this strong?
"The grievance has its source, the debt has its debtor. Today, I only kill him alone." Zhang Ruochen looked at Qingxuan Spiritual God with a provocative gaze.
Qingxuan Spiritual God's face was as cold as frost, but he did not make a move.
Once he made the first move, Zhang Ruochen would surely counterattack like thunder, until he was killed.
It was already very clear: Zhang Ruochen was using the matter of Chi Kunlun to attack the Darkness Temple, declaring to the world that he had returned and would settle scores.
Qingxuan Spiritual God was not stupid, so he naturally had to restrain himself.
Although this lost face, it could save his life.
"Taluo deserved to die, and Envoy Ruochen killed him well."
Leaving these words behind, Qingxuan Spiritual God no longer had the face to stay in Xinghuantian. He grabbed Moyuntu and left the First Divine Maiden City. He had to rush back to the Darkness Temple immediately to report the news that Zhang Ruochen was not dead to the Hall Master and formulate a response plan.
The gods of the Heavenly Court and Hell Realm recovered from the spiritual power sound wave and stared at Zhang Ruochen as if looking at a ghost or demon.
Just as Qingxuan Spiritual God had said, the Hell Realm gods had previously flattered Zhang Ruochen solely because Xue Jue War God was present, giving face to Xue Jue War God. In reality, no god would take a cripple seriously. Even if you had a big background, at most they would avoid provoking you.
But they would never have any respect for you.
At this moment, the expressions of all the gods present changed.
"An Eon-level genius, truly the master of an era. Even without cultivating martial arts, cultivating spiritual power allows him to look down on the world. Today, I have witnessed what it means to be a peerless hero!" The Shura clan god Shuo Qianhai, like a praise king, was the first to say this.
Another god said, "How could the Heavenly Mother have misjudged? Heaven blesses our Undying Blood Clan. In the future, we lose one War God but gain a Tai Shang."
Many felt this Undying Blood Clan god was exaggerating, saying anything to please Xue Jue War God.
For gods who cultivated spiritual power, the highest goal was the Divine Master.
Tai Shang was something to be looked up to but never reached.
It was like a mortal's highest goal being to climb the world's highest peak, not daring to dream of reaching the stars, sun, or moon.
But thinking that Zhang Ruochen had only become a god of spiritual power a few decades ago, yet his spiritual power intensity had already surpassed Qingxuan Spiritual God, they were inwardly horrified and a terrifying thought arose.
Could Zhang Ruochen really have the chance to become the Undying Blood Clan's Tai Shang in the future?
Yu Chenjing was protected by Yu Taizhen's domain and was not harmed by Zhang Ruochen's spiritual power sound wave.
Her starry eyes fixed tightly on the spirited Zhang Ruochen, she bit her lip angrily and said, "Tenth Uncle, it seems you were right. This guy hid it deep this time, even I was fooled by him."
"Qingxuan Spiritual God's spiritual power has reached the peak of the seventy-third level. Zhang Ruochen's spiritual power is at least seventy-fourth level. The cultivation matches up," Yu Taizhen said.
Yu Chenjing said, "What do we do now? If Xue Jue War God goes on a killing spree, the Heavenly Court will surely suffer heavy losses."
"This is the First Divine Maiden City! In their core territory, if White Queen can't even stop Xue Jue War God, the Goddess Twelve Pavilions would have been destroyed countless times by now."
Yu Taizhen was a martial arts fanatic and had always regarded Xue Jue War God as his idol, but he knew clearly that without a God Venerable, no one could act lawlessly in the First Divine Maiden City.
Besides White Queen, there was also a Divine Master in the city.
Zhang Ruochen watched Qingxuan Spiritual God leave, feeling quite displeased. A true god had actually backed down like this? Was this the same Qingxuan Spiritual God who had once said, "No one dares to be an enemy of the Darkness Temple"?
Killing a false god was not enough to establish authority.
He needed to change targets.
Zhang Ruochen looked around, his eyes sharp and fierce, sweeping over one god after another.
The gods present seemed to guess Zhang Ruochen's thoughts, and in an instant, few dared to meet his gaze. Gods from forces that had grudges with Zhang Ruochen even retreated, hiding out of his line of sight.
Zhang Ruochen saw Luo Sheng Tian. This Divine Prince's gaze was even fiercer than his, and he tried several times to rush forward, but was dragged back by the gods of the Tianluo Divine Kingdom.
Zhang Ruochen's gaze fell on Shang Hong and paused for a moment before quickly moving away.
Forget it, too strong!
He was a young man less than three thousand years old, facing an old god who had lived nearly a hundred thousand years. He should stay calm. Even if he was borrowing the tiger's might, he couldn't get too arrogant.
"That dwarf, the one five feet short by half an inch, yes, you. Where are you hiding? I can tell from your aura, you're a god from Tiannan?"
Zhang Ruochen pointed at a short, blue-skinned god.
"Envoy Ruochen, you misunderstand. I am a god of the Underworld Clan, with no connection to Tiannan," the short god said.
Zhang Ruochen said, "In this life, I despise dishonest people the most! If you're not a god of Tiannan, why are you retreating?"
"It's the Divine Prince charging forward that pushed me to the back!" the short god quickly explained. This father and son pair were not to be trifled with, and they had deep enmity with Tiannan. If misunderstood, the consequences would be severe.
Zhang Ruochen looked skeptical, then angrily shifted his gaze and saw a ghost clan god, looking like a seven or eight-year-old child, with an aura similar to several of Ghost Lord's descendants.
"That little ghost! Little ghost, don't look around, I'm talking to you. Are you a god from Earth Fiend Ghost City?"
"I am Tiantong, from Fengdu Ghost City. Envoy Ruochen, what instructions do you have?" the ghost clan god said, his voice old despite his youthful appearance.
"Alright, alright, step back. Can't I even find a decent enemy today?"
Zhang Ruochen looked at Huang Tian and was about to send a voice transmission telling him he had done his best. Suddenly, his peripheral vision caught sight of Luan Ying True Lord and Xue Hong True Lord, and his eyes lit up.
Luan Ying True Lord and Xue Hong True Lord knew exactly what Zhang Ruochen was thinking. Their expressions changed drastically, and under the astonished gazes of the crowd, they transformed into two beams of divine light and fled.
It wasn't that they were afraid of Zhang Ruochen.
It was that once Zhang Ruochen made a move, they couldn't just stand there and not fight back, could they?
Once they fought back, how could Xue Jue War God not intervene?
Unable to provoke, they could only flee.
In fact, when Zhang Ruochen's gaze had lingered on Shang Hong for that half-moment earlier, Shang Hong had also been somewhat nervous.
Luan Ying True Lord and Xue Hong True Lord were incredibly fast, and before Zhang Ruochen could even prepare to chase, they had already disappeared from sight.
Huang Tian stood there like a statue, not moving at all, making no attempt to stop them.
"The Great Clan Leader graces the World Divine Maiden Tower with his presence. This humble one failed to welcome you from afar, please forgive me."
Just then, led by White Queen, nine figures radiating divine light walked out of the World Divine Maiden Tower. Each had a powerful aura and stunning beauty. Some were cold as ice, with ancient swords on their backs. Others had immortal-like muscles and divine bones, wearing veils. Still others were seductive as demons, with skin like frost and snow.
All were postures that could captivate the mortal world.
The gods of the various major forces present had gathered, but few had ever seen White Queen's true form.
For a moment, their gazes were all drawn to her.
Zhang Ruochen was quite worried that Huang Tian's true identity would be seen through by White Queen, so he couldn't help but look at him. However, he saw that Huang Tian's gaze was still sharp and bold, showing no fluctuation. No flaws!