Chapter 2894: My Grandfather Also Means This
As White Queen walked out, a pillar of light surged from the deepest ruins of the Star Huan Heavenly Venerable Hall within the Divine Maiden Tower, piercing the darkness and illuminating millions of miles of territory.
In the city, dense arrays of formation inscriptions emerged, converging into an ancient formation.
It was a formation left behind by Star Huan Heavenly Venerable back in the day. With the capabilities of the Goddess Twelve Pavilions, they could only draw upon the divine veins beneath the earth to activate a single corner of it.
But that was enough.
White Queen radiated divine light like rain, her immortal countenance elegant and refined. She smiled and said, "Great Clan Elder, please enter!"
Anyone could see that White Queen activated the Heavenly Venerable Ancient Formation to intimidate Xue Jue War God, preventing him from going on a killing spree in the First Divine Maiden City and bringing calamity upon the Goddess Twelve Pavilions.
At the same time, she did not want to offend Xue Jue War God, so she lowered her stance and came out to greet him proactively.
A balance of hardness and softness.
This would neither make the Goddess Twelve Pavilions seem weak and easily bullied, nor offend Xue Jue War God.
The Heavenly Court gods finally relaxed their expressions, thinking to themselves that White Queen ultimately dared not offend the Heavenly Court and would surely check Xue Jue War God. No matter how strong Xue Jue War God was, he was not a God Venerable after all. The activation of the Heavenly Venerable Ancient Formation meant that the Goddess Twelve Pavilions had resolved to fight to the death.
Shang Hong strode forward, appearing beside White Queen, and respectfully bowed to Desolate Heaven. "Great Clan Elder, can you clarify whether Caiyi Shen died by your hand?"
All the gods present secretly admired Shang Hong's courage.
Seeing that Desolate Heaven did not speak, as if disdainful of answering Shang Hong's question, Zhang Ruochen said, "So, Heavenly Grandson, are you implying that you knew Caiyi Shen had long infiltrated Star Huan Tian to ambush the Hell Realm gods?"
Shang Hong's face darkened.
The Hell Realm gods changed color dramatically, realizing that the divine battle in the Rainbow Mountain Range was indeed related to Caiyi Shen.
"So the Heavenly Court broke the rules first, sending a Great God to Star Huan Tian long ago."
"Fortunately, the Great Clan Elder arrived and killed Caiyi Shen, or the consequences would have been unimaginable."
"A Great God came to Star Huan Tian, and the Goddess Twelve Pavilions couldn't have been completely unaware. White Queen must give our Ghost Clan an explanation." Little Ghost Heavenly Child said coldly.
A high-ranking god from the Heavenly Realm Faction said, "Nonsense! Even if Caiyi Shen came to Star Huan Tian, he would never break the rules of the Goddess Twelve Pavilions, let alone ambush Hell Realm gods."
Zhang Ruochen said, "Then why did Caiyi Shen sneak into Star Huan Tian? Heavenly Grandson, can you give us Hell Realm an explanation?"
"Why listen to his explanation? Fight!"
"Exactly! Today, we must turn the world upside down and bloodwash Star Huan Tian. The Heavenly Court is too treacherous. The Goddess Twelve Pavilions has probably long sided with the Heavenly Court, using the Linglong Assembly to make the Hell Realm gods fall and suffer heavy losses."
"Great Clan Elder, lead us to smash through the First Divine Maiden City, destroy the Goddess Twelve Pavilions, and kill all the Heavenly Court gods!"
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Beyond Zhang Ruochen's expectations, the Hell Realm gods were all hot-tempered, filled with murderous intent and soaring battle spirit.
Ghost Qi, Death Evil Qi, Shura Fiend Qi, Blood Qi... patches of divine energy spread out. The divine realm worlds of the Hell Realm gods unfolded within the divine energy, and dozens of Supreme Sacred Artifacts rose into the air.
The Heavenly Court gods naturally would not sit idly by. They also raised dozens of Supreme Sacred Artifacts, each radiating divine light as bright as the sun.
A divine war was on the verge of breaking out.
The Heavenly Venerable Ancient Formation was indeed powerful, but only a corner of it could be activated. To suppress Xue Jue War God, the First Divine Maiden City would surely have to pay a heavy price.
If over a hundred gods started fighting together, the Heavenly Venerable Ancient Formation could not suppress them, and the First Divine Maiden City and the entire Star Huan Tian would likely be destroyed.
The Saint realm cultivators in the city were all terrified, trembling and lying prostrate on the ground, unable to stand.
At Weiming Manor.
Yu Yao walked into a courtyard. "Master, if you don't intervene, Star Huan Tian will face a great calamity today."
The Drunkard stood by the Sacred Lake, grabbed a handful of divine lotus seeds, and scattered them into the lake to feed the two white geese. He said, "It won't come to blows."
"Xue Jue War God's actions are unpredictable and without rules. What if he strikes?" Yu Yao said.
The Drunkard smacked his lips. "Can't you see who he is? Your spiritual power is even higher than his, reaching the eighty-first level. As your master, I find this quite embarrassing."
Generally speaking, reaching the eightieth level of spiritual power corresponds to a Great God of the Grand Void realm.
Of course, a god's combat power fluctuates greatly due to various factors like Profound Meaning, war weapons, divine abilities, and foundations. There is no absolute correspondence, only rough judgment.
Hearing this, Yu Yao suddenly understood. She looked at Xue Jue War God again, her gaze shifting subtly.
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The situation before them was spiraling out of control.
Even White Queen, who had weathered countless storms, showed a trace of worry in her eyes.
Several pavilion masters of the Goddess Twelve Pavilions were even more panicked, wanting to rush into the Heavenly Venerable Ancient Formation to control it and prepare for the largest divine war since the Middle Ages.
For Star Huan Tian, this was an unprecedented crisis. One misstep could lead to the destruction of their realm.
A clear, beautiful voice like heavenly music came from the Divine Maiden Tower: "Everyone, please put away your war weapons and cease hostilities for now. The Goddess Twelve Pavilions truly did not know that Caiyi Shen had come to Star Huan Tian, just as we did not know when the Great Clan Elder arrived."
"Swoosh!"
Origin divine light surged from the tower like a white waterfall.
The next moment, Bai Qinger, wearing a veil, leaped down from the white divine light waterfall and landed between the Heavenly Court and Hell Realm gods.
Though her figure was delicate, her eyes showed no fear as she looked around with a commanding presence.
She had the heroic bearing of "even if a thousand people stand against me, I will go forward."
Bai Qinger's appearance immediately eased the tense atmosphere between the Heavenly Court and Hell Realm gods.
Zhang Ruochen naturally knew when to stop. Under the gaze of the crowd, he walked toward Bai Qinger. "Today, my grandfather and I came to the First Divine Maiden City not to demand an explanation or to destroy the Goddess Twelve Pavilions. Miss Qinger is the disciple of the Star Sea Fisherman. For her sake, we Hell Realm will give face."
Hearing the name "Star Sea Fisherman," the murderous intent of the Hell Realm gods receded even more.
Zhang Ruochen's gaze swept over the Heavenly Court gods. "There will be plenty of opportunities to fight on the Starry Sky Battlefield in the future."
The straight man, Shuo Qianhai, asked, "Then why did Ruochen Heavenly Envoy and the Great Clan Elder come to the First Divine Maiden City?"
Zhang Ruochen had already walked up to Bai Qinger. He glanced at her clear, water-like apricot eyes, grabbed her soft jade hand, and raised his voice: "Just to tell everyone that tomorrow's Linglong Assembly is canceled. Bai Qinger will be my wife, Zhang Ruochen. If anyone wants to compete with me, you don't have the strength."
Zhang Ruochen's sudden move caught Bai Qinger off guard, and he grabbed her firmly, unable to evade.
But it had to be said that Zhang Ruochen at this moment was overwhelmingly domineering and full of charm.
Bai Qinger's heart lake rippled, a warm current spreading through her body. For the first time, she felt a flutter of emotion.
Not because of Zhang Ruochen's talent as an Eon-level genius, nor because of his identity as the Heavenly Mother's Divine Envoy, but because he could say such unreasonable words before the gods for her sake.
After all, Bai Qinger knew that Zhang Ruochen had a gentle and humble personality. For him to be so flamboyant, so domineering and overbearing at this moment was no easy feat.
For what?
For her, of course.
"Boom!"
The Heavenly Court and Hell Realm gods exploded, blood rushing to their heads.
If not for Xue Jue War God sitting nearby, they would have charged up, chopped off Zhang Ruochen's hand holding Bai Qinger, and torn him to pieces.
Too arrogant!
Completely unreasonable!
Wasn't it agreed to compete fairly at the Linglong Assembly? Wasn't the Heavenly Venerable Gauze required?
Was there no sense of order?
Could he show the Heavenly Venerable Gauze before being so arrogant?
Did bringing Xue Jue War God give him the right to openly snatch someone?
Standing nearby, "Xue Jue War God" was also dumbfounded. He didn't expect this bastard to pull such a stunt, using his power to forcefully marry his daughter.
Zhang Ruochen pointed at "Xue Jue War God." "My grandfather also means this. Is anyone dissatisfied? Step forward and fight."
Fight?
Fight whom? Fight Xue Jue War God?
Although countless gods were furious, not one dared to step out. Didn't they see that Xue Jue War God's eyes were red, filled with boundless killing intent?
Zhang Ruochen said, "If you lack the courage, please leave Star Huan Tian now. The Linglong Assembly is over. On the wedding day, you are welcome to come to the Blood Absolute Family for a cup of wedding wine. I, Zhang Ruochen, will welcome you."
"That day shouldn't be too far off," Bai Qinger suddenly said.
Zhang Ruochen was slightly surprised and looked at her. Bai Qinger raised her snow-white neck, her eyes serious, not at all like she was joking.
"Pfft!"
Some gods spat divine blood.
Seeing Bai Qinger and Zhang Ruochen standing shoulder to shoulder, a perfect match, husband and wife in harmony, countless gods of noble status and powerful cultivation felt hatred and jealousy in their hearts, yet were helpless.
Clearly, Bai Qinger and Zhang Ruochen had a past.
What was the point of this Linglong Assembly?
Instantly, a large number of gods wailed and sighed, tearing through the void and leaving, unwilling to stay in the First Divine Maiden City any longer.
Most were Heavenly Court gods.
They chose to leave at this moment for another, bigger reason. Who knew if Xue Jue War God would go on a killing spree?
Taking this opportunity to leave was best.
Shuo Qianhai laughed heartily. "Ruochen Heavenly Envoy's romantic style remains unchanged. Adding another wife is truly cause for celebration."
"Why say 'another'?" a god from the Undying Blood Clan asked.
Shuo Qianhai said, "After all, Ruochen Heavenly Envoy has a prior engagement with Princess Luo Sha. But Princess Luo Sha's talent falls short of Miss Qinger's. Who will be the primary wife is still uncertain!"
Shuo Qianhai suddenly felt a chill, noticing that the Divine Prince of the Heavenly Luo Divine Kingdom had tried several times to rush forward but was dragged back by an invisible hand. He found it strange—did this Divine Prince enjoy such back-and-forth friction on the ground?
"Both are Eon-level geniuses, a union of the strong. Congratulations, Great Clan Elder."
"Great Clan Elder, when exactly is the wedding? You must invite this god."
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The Hell Realm gods all went to congratulate Desolate Heaven.
With the matter settled and even Bai Qinger herself expressing her stance, how could Desolate Heaven stop it?
But how could he let this loss go without compensation?
Desolate Heaven said, "There's no need for you all to worry about the wedding. I have my own arrangements. The losses from the Linglong Assembly and the materials needed for the First Divine Maiden City to forge the divine city will all be borne by my Blood Absolute Family, as the betrothal gift."
Hearing this, the pavilion masters of the Goddess Twelve Pavilions finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Xue Jue War God valued face the most. Having said this before the gods of the world, he would surely keep his word. Even if the Linglong Assembly was canceled, the Goddess Twelve Pavilions seemed to have suffered no loss.