Chapter 2922: White Queen Falls
Xuan Yi stood with his back to the White Queen, as upright and steadfast as a pine by the window, his form seemingly unmoved since ancient times.
The sky was dim, the night growing cool.
He said, "The aura of the Heaven-Seizing Divine Emperor is growing weaker and weaker! He is somewhere within this star domain—I can sense it."
The fear had already slowly dissipated.
The White Queen lifted her breathtakingly beautiful jade-like face, gazing toward the window, her heart filled only with boundless, complex emotions.
She trusted Xuan Yi's judgment. The so-called Blood Absolute War God was most likely Desolate Heaven.
Only Desolate Heaven would act without regard for anything to kill the Heaven-Seizing Divine Emperor.
By "without regard for anything," that included his own life.
When she first met Desolate Heaven, he was already such a persistent person—his heart like a rock, unwavering in all matters.
For a hundred thousand years, from the day of the Great Calamity of the Inverse God Clan until now, she could finally find release. For the White Queen, the most unattainable desire was to be killed by someone when she wished for death but could not die.
Yu Yao and Qing'er were her only two attachments in this world.
Desolate Heaven was the name she least wished to mention, her guilt toward him too deep.
Xuan Yi said, "I have heard that the founder of the Goddess Twelve Pavilions was Yu Chan, the fourth disciple of the Star Huan Heavenly Venerable, who inherited the Heavenly Venerable World. I have witnessed many powers in this world, but only the power of the Heavenly Venerable still fills me with awe. If the Heavenly Venerable World were within the First Goddess City, perhaps today you might..."
In the distant starry sky, the Star Soul Divine Throne of the Heaven-Seizing Divine Emperor had lost its light, vanishing into the darkness.
...
Across the entire universe, countless eyes turned toward Paradise Realm, then toward Star Huan Heaven.
The Fallen God Island Master stood beneath the peach blossom tree, letting out a deep sigh: "A bloody battle is ultimately unavoidable!"
"Perhaps I should go," a warm voice sounded.
A flash of light.
The Dragon Lord appeared beneath the peach blossom tree, hands clasped behind his back, lifting a handsome face that could drive all the women of the world mad, gazing toward the boundless starry sky.
The Fallen God Island Master said, "If you go, Feng Caiyi will inevitably follow. Once the balance is broken, there will be no possibility of preserving Star Huan Heaven! The Heavenly Court cannot truly push two Spiritual Power 90th-level powerhouses into the Hell Realm camp. In this game, both the Heavenly Court and Hell are weighing their options, and the Heavenly Venerable is likely still undecided. Let us leave this to Chi Xingtian and Qing Chan—we should have faith in them."
A Spiritual Power 90th-level powerhouse was enough to draw the attention of any faction.
Let alone two.
...
A three-thousand-mile-long blood-feathered divine peacock pulled a palace, stopping in the starry sky.
Behind the palace stood densely packed Rakshasa Clan soldiers in armor, each with thick blood energy, possessing the strength to move mountains and shift seas.
Luo Sha walked out of the palace, her crown crystalline, her divine robe like flowing water, her willow-leaf brows tightly furrowed with worry.
"Princess, should we still go?" a Rakshasa Clan deity asked.
Luo Sha said, "Go. Why not go? The fiercer the storm, the more inevitable this battle becomes."
...
Chi Xingtian transformed into a massive cyan cat, bounding through the starry sky, each leap crossing an entire star domain, appearing and disappearing.
Mu Lingxi stood atop the cat's head, urging, "The Destiny Temple's Mo Sang War God has fallen, and the Paradise Realm's Heaven-Seizing Divine Emperor is dead. The situation at Star Huan Heaven must already be at a critical juncture. We must get there faster."
They had no time to stop at Sea Stone Star Dock to find the Thousand Bone Empress, heading straight for Star Huan Heaven.
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The armies of the Heavenly Court's Thirteen Realms continuously teleported through space wormholes, forming battle formations, layered across the vast, boundless starry sky.
The armies were ruthless and merciless, their momentum soaring.
Armor gleamed brightly, banners covered the sky, and every soldier was a Saint.
False God divine generals rode white dragons, flying above the formations to patrol.
Before the armies stood thirteen majestic divine temples. The aura emanating from each temple was terrifying beyond measure, capable of stabilizing space and preventing sneak attacks from Hell Realm deities.
The Mandala Flower God sat within one of the temples, asking a divine general beneath her, "Still no contact with Fan Xin?"
The divine general shook his head, saying, "The Immortal Goddess should have already entered Star Huan Heaven. Given the current situation there, no news can be transmitted out."
"The fall of the Heaven-Seizing Divine Emperor and Qian Mo Sang makes this battle unavoidable today. Star Huan Heaven must already be seething with undercurrents—she should not have gone," the Mandala Flower God said, shaking her head.
A transmission from Jia Tian Xia echoed in the temple: "Please, Flower God, come to the Blood Battle Temple for discussion."
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The night was dark, but the ten suns never set, glowing a deep red.
On the mortal world of Star Huan Heaven, chaos reigned.
Outside the Goddess Garment City, the magma had cooled, and the entire city was gripped by panic. The cultivators within seemed to sense the approaching doom, mounting their chariots and fleeing the city, disappearing into the distance.
They had no idea that fleeing the city was useless.
In the eyes of deities, a city and a great world were no different.
At the city gate, a white-robed nun gazed at the eerie red sky, her eyes as calm as a still lake.
Blood Butcher stood behind her, wanting to flee but daring not. His Adam's apple bobbed as he said in a dry voice, "Zen Lady, even the Star Soul Divine Throne of Mo Sang War God has gone dark. There must be great terror within the city. Let us wait until the Hell Realm army arrives before entering! Or wait for the Great Clan Leader to return?"
The white-robed nun ignored him.
The Nether Flower Pavilion Master's heart was heavy, for she saw that in the star domain near Star Huan Heaven, another Star Soul Divine Throne had vanished from the sky.
It was the city lord's disciple, Ye Yun Shuang.
Even the city lord's disciple had fallen—one could imagine how dangerous the city was at this moment.
Entering the city meant there was a high chance of never returning.
Suddenly, the flow of air in heaven and earth became urgent, and another Star Soul Divine Throne disappeared above.
That star domain turned to darkness.
"The White Queen has fallen!"
The Exquisite Zen Lady lowered her gaze, looking toward the city.
The Nether Flower Pavilion Master felt as if struck by lightning. Her delicate body trembled violently, and she collapsed to her knees, all traces of charm gone. Tears streamed down like rain as she sobbed, "City Lord!"
The White Queen had shown great kindness to the Nether Flower Pavilion Master.
Without the White Queen's help, the Nether Flower Pavilion Master would never have been able to cultivate to godhood. She would likely have become the lowest of slaves long ago, dying amidst torment.
"Shua!"
The Nether Flower Pavilion Master, disregarding everything, transformed into a divine light and charged into the city.
The Exquisite Zen Lady glanced at Blood Butcher and said, "Let's go."
"Must we?" Blood Butcher said.
The Exquisite Zen Lady stared at him.
Blood Butcher nearly knelt before her, trembling with fear, "First, a Destiny Temple War God falls, and now the White Queen is dead! The White Queen was the city lord of the First Goddess City, controlling all the formations within the city, including a corner of the Heavenly Venerable Ancient Formation. Just how terrifying must the enemy be? This emperor won't go—not even if you beat me to death."
The Exquisite Zen Lady nodded seriously and said, "Fine, I don't need you to lead the way. I'll just perform a soul search directly."
Blood Butcher's heart raced, and he said, "No! This emperor must lead the way. The ruins of the Heavenly Venerable Divine Temple are very dangerous, and the location of the Space Teleportation Array is hard to find. Go ahead, Zen Lady, after you!"
The Exquisite Zen Lady and Blood Butcher arrived at the World Goddess Pavilion. The women inside already knew of the White Queen's fall and were weeping in sorrow.
Chaos, crying, and panic spread among them.
The once bustling and lively sacred land of pleasure had become shrouded in gloom.
"The pavilion master is dead, the city lord has fallen. Today, Star Huan Heaven faces its great calamity, and the Goddess Twelve Pavilions will cease to exist."
"Flee quickly! Get out of the First Goddess City first, or when divine might descends, the entire city will be destroyed."
"Why is heaven so unjust? What have we done wrong?"
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The Exquisite Zen Lady and Blood Butcher entered the Goddess Royal City. The Nether Flower Pavilion Master was already inside, holding the White Queen's corpse and weeping.
The Exquisite Zen Lady observed her surroundings, noticing the handprints on the two divine temple doors. She extended a snow-white, crystalline jade hand, measuring them for a moment.
From the handprint depressions, a thick, heavy, and dark force erupted.
Blood Butcher stood nearby, glancing at the handprint depression. He felt an immense, boundless hand pressing down on him and involuntarily stepped back two paces.
The Exquisite Zen Lady grasped with her five fingers, crushing the residual force in the handprint depression. A hint of gravity appeared in her usually calm eyes.
Blood Butcher approached the Nether Flower Pavilion Master, looked at the White Queen's corpse, and couldn't help saying, "This is the White Queen? Impossible!"
The corpse in the Nether Flower Pavilion Master's arms was ancient and withered, white hair like snow, thin as a rake—no different from a skeleton buried for ten thousand years.
Yet, based on the aura emanating from it, Blood Butcher could be certain it was indeed the White Queen.
What terrifying power had killed her?
The Exquisite Zen Lady examined the formations within the Goddess Royal Hall, finding them relatively intact, as if no fierce battle had occurred.
She said, "This is a Time Erosion Corpse!"
"What Time Erosion Poem?" Blood Butcher said.
The Exquisite Zen Lady said, "Peach Blossom Calamity, Time Erosion Corpse. Peach blossoms are beautiful, time is cruel. Using such a vicious method as the Time Erosion Corpse to kill a woman renowned for her beauty at a pace as slow as the passage of time—this is the cruelest thing in the world!"
"At least she left a whole corpse!"
Blood Butcher sighed like that, then turned around to find that the Exquisite Zen Lady had already vanished.
The ruins of the Heavenly Venerable Divine Temple remained dim, completely cut off from the outside world.
The Exquisite Zen Lady followed a trail of footprints, stepping through stone walls and entering the ruins. From afar, she saw a young man standing at the edge of the Space Teleportation Array.
That young man had already repaired the shattered Purple Gold Array Tower, placing it back in its original position.
The Exquisite Zen Lady said, "Why use the Time Erosion Corpse to kill? You were too cruel to her!"
Xuan Yi pressed his palm against the Purple Gold Array Tower and said, "After death, nothing remains. The manner of death doesn't matter. Mo Jie is dead, Qian Mo Sang is dead, Yu Bai Wei is dead, and you still dare to come here. Who are you?"
The Exquisite Zen Lady said, "Who I am is not important. What matters is that I know who you are. And I know why you came here. After repairing the Space Teleportation Array, can it still teleport?"
Xuan Yi said, "It seems your goal is the same as mine."
"Not the same! I came to find someone; you came to kill. If you want to kill him, you'll have to get through me first!" The Exquisite Zen Lady formed the Fearlessness Seal with her jade fingers, and divine light radiated from her body in ten thousand beams.
Xuan Yi showed a look of realization and said, "In the last ten eons, the Underworld Clan once had a woman of unparalleled brilliance named Kong Yin Xue. She was a fellow disciple of the Sixth Patriarch, studying under Yu Tian Buddha. Though of the Underworld Clan, her Buddhist teachings were profound. You are a descendant of Kong Yin Xue! Is the Raging Heaven Divine Venerable your father or your grandfather?"