Chapter 2943: Heavenly Mother Emerges
The Judgment Venerable's divine shadow appeared above Fate Divine Mountain, looking down at the gods of the Judgment Hall below, and said: "Who said Heavenly Mother would not emerge? Who said her divine decree was utterly useless? Who can tell me, how did she come to appear in the world?"
All the gods of the Judgment Hall fell silent, none daring to respond.
"All actions against Zhang Ruochen stop here. There is no need to make an enemy of a Heavenly Venerable because of him." Having said this, the Judgment Venerable's divine shadow dissipated.
The pressure on the gods of the Judgment Hall greatly decreased. They looked at each other, bitter smiles on their faces.
"Even if Heavenly Mother is formidable, our Judgment Hall represents the Destiny Temple. How can we compromise because of this?" said an aggressive ancient god, feeling greatly displeased.
The Judgment Hall was the sharpest sword of the Destiny Temple, never compromising with any force. Not only this powerful ancient god, but the other Great Gods, True Gods, and False Gods present all had very ugly expressions.
"Zhang Ruochen is on the 'God-Defying Scroll'. How can our Judgment Hall let him go?"
"Feiwei Highness, do you think the Venerable is making a mountain out of a molehill this time?" A god called out to Qing Feiwei, who was about to leave.
Qing Feiwei stopped, smiled, and said: "I only know that the Venerable's actions must see further and weigh priorities more clearly than we do. By the way, let me remind you all: Heavenly Mother has not shown herself for hundreds of thousands of years, yet she emerges because of Zhang Ruochen. Weigh that carefully. Don't follow in the footsteps of Mosang War God. The Judgment Hall's losses have already been heavy enough."
Hearing this, the gods in the Judgment Hall's main hall were shocked. The clamor died down, and their divine shadows dissipated one after another.
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"Pay respects to Heavenly Mother!"
The gods of the Rakshasa Clan, some walking out of temples, some standing on mountain peaks, some crawling out from underground, some standing on star ships, almost simultaneously bowed to the beam of light on Xinghuantian.
Even Luo Yan Great Emperor of the Tianluo Divine Kingdom could not receive such treatment.
The cultivators of the Hell Realm worshipped the strong.
And Heavenly Mother was the universally acknowledged number one expert of the Rakshasa Clan, the faith of the entire clan, like an Ancestor incarnate. In fact, many cultivators of the Rakshasa Clan firmly believed that Heavenly Mother's cultivation surpassed even Fengdu Dadi, qualifying her to contend for the position of Heavenly Venerable.
That kind of worship was something cultivators of other clans simply could not understand.
The news spread from the divine realm to the saint realm, and then to the common people of the various divine kingdoms. The entire Rakshasa Clan was boiling.
A young boy from an ancient clan said excitedly: "The number one expert of the Rakshasa Clan has returned. The clans of Hell, the realms of the Heavenly Court, will probably tremble because of this."
"I never expected Zhang Ruochen to have such weight in Heavenly Mother's eyes. I used to be very dissatisfied with him, thinking his bloodline was impure and he was unworthy of Princess Luo Sha. Now, I fully support this marriage. Besides him, no one is qualified to marry Princess Luo Sha."
Someone laughed: "Zhang Ruochen is Heavenly Mother's envoy. Who do you think you are? Does he need your approval to marry Princess Luo Sha? Haha!"
"To be honest, with such a noble status, the proud daughters of the Rakshasa Clan are probably scrambling to marry him. Not just marry him, even being able to follow him is an extremely glorious thing! He is the person closest to Heavenly Mother!"
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The Patriarch of the Undying Blood Clan looked at the huge divine shadow with red robes and white hair in the starry sky, his eyes shining with light. He kept muttering: "Too incredible, too incredible. The goddess has actually emerged. This is going to be interesting! Xue Jue, your grandson is quite good."
"Do I need you to tell me?" said Xue Jue War God.
"Being favored by the goddess, he definitely won't be bad. In the future, he might really achieve great success in spiritual power."
Xue Jue War God couldn't stand the old man's fanatical demeanor and said: "You said I don't have the bearing of a Grand Clan Leader. Look at yourself now. Where is the style of a clan patriarch?"
The Undying Blood Clan Patriarch quickly straightened his expression, smoothed his hair, adjusted his robes, and said: "How about now?"
"Old man, how many years have you been cultivating? And you still keep mentioning 'goddess' all the time. You're disgracing the face of our Undying Blood Clan as patriarch!" said Xue Jue War God.
The Undying Blood Clan Patriarch said: "What do you know? You simply can't understand how dazzling Heavenly Mother was in our era, how stunningly peerless she was. Cultivators who survived from that era can be counted on one hand. The goddess is still young, beautiful as ever, while I... sigh, time waits for no one. The passionate, heroic youths in fine clothes and spirited horses have become decrepit old men."
Xue Jue War God shook his head, not wanting to deal with this old lovesick fool, but his spirits were greatly lifted. "Hey, old man, do you think Heavenly Mother's emergence can change the situation on Xinghuantian?"
The Undying Blood Clan Patriarch said without thinking: "Do you even need to ask? Since the goddess has stepped forward, not only can she protect Xinghuantian, even protecting the God-Defying Clan is no problem."
"Is that so? But Starry Sea Angler and Thieving Heaven are both top-tier figures, yet they couldn't protect Xinghuantian. And the God-Defying Clan issue is even more sensitive," said Xue Jue War God.
The Undying Blood Clan Patriarch showed a disdainful expression and said: "What are those two old ghosts compared to the goddess? Let me ask you, if Fengdu Dadi wanted to protect the God-Defying Clan, could he do it?"
Xue Jue War God said: "Fengdu Dadi is the Heavenly Venerable, unmatched in the world. His will represents the will of the Hell Realm. If he wanted to protect the God-Defying Clan, naturally no one would dare to object!"
"Snap!"
The Undying Blood Clan Patriarch clapped his hands together and said: "There you have it! Kid, I'm not bragging. If the goddess hadn't disappeared for these hundreds of thousands of years, fading from the world's view, whether that brute Fengdu could become the Heavenly Venerable is still debatable."
Then, the Undying Blood Clan Patriarch pointed at the divine shadow in the starry sky and said: "See that? The goddess's emergence is so forceful. It's clearly using Zhang Ruochen's hand to slaughter in all directions and intimidate those who underestimate her. Let those ancient gods who have forgotten her, let those new gods who have never heard her name, tremble at the mention of 'Heavenly Mother' from now on. Why can she be so forceful? Because she herself is strong, fearing no one."
"No one dares to intervene in a matter, but she dares. This stems from her absolute confidence."
Xue Jue War God actually agreed with the Undying Blood Clan Patriarch's view. His worries about Zhang Ruochen dissipated, and he sighed sincerely: "Only by being invincible under heaven can one be truly strong. I wonder when I can reach the level of Hao Tian, Fengdu Dadi, and Heavenly Mother?"
The Undying Blood Clan Patriarch stood straight, full of spirit, and said: "Since the goddess has made her stance, stepping forward to take on everything, then we have nothing to fear. I see you can't wait any longer. Go. The Undying Blood Clan's army is temporarily under your command."
"The Patriarch has great boldness."
Xue Jue War God tore through space and disappeared into the starry sky.
The Undying Blood Clan Patriarch rubbed his nose, feeling that the words "great boldness" sounded like an insult. But the word "Patriarch" was spoken quite sincerely.
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Luo Sha smiled brightly, her teeth showing: "So it's Heavenly Mother who has emerged. With her stepping forward, it will inevitably affect the whole situation. Now the battle on Xinghuantian finally has a turning point."
An ancient god in black armor laughed: "Princess, you're wrong. This isn't affecting the whole situation. This is deciding the outcome in one move!"
"Not only deciding the outcome in one move, but also greatly elevating the consort's status and reputation, shaking the world with one move. From now on, who would dare to harm the consort? We gods of the Rakshasa Clan will be the first to refuse."
Luo Sha was in a good mood and secretly decided that once the situation on Xinghuantian stabilized, she must quickly arrange the marriage. Otherwise, with a long night full of dreams, if someone else got there first, wouldn't her future status be invisibly lowered?
Moreover, with Heavenly Mother's emergence, her sole divine envoy would naturally rise in status. Who knows how many fawning forces would trample down the threshold of the Blood Absolute Family. If she didn't have a legitimate position to oversee things, who knew how many marriage agreements the Blood Absolute Family might accept in the meantime?
Luo Sha said: "Since Heavenly Mother has made her move, what do we have to fear? Father, I will now lead the Rakshasa Clan army into Xinghuantian."
The gods of the Rakshasa Clan were all eager, rubbing their hands, their battle intent boiling. They had long been unable to wait.
Luo Yan Great Emperor knew deeply that whether it was Wuqing Zong going to the Ancient Desolate Ruins City or Heavenly Mother's emergence, both must have come at a great price. And that Wuqing Zong had actually managed to invite Heavenly Mother out was somewhat unexpected to him.
Was Heavenly Mother's emergence for the God-Defying Clan, or for that junior Zhang Ruochen?
Or was it to intimidate the world and enhance the Rakshasa Clan's say among the ten clans?
As the Great Emperor of the Tianluo Divine Kingdom, he had to think more. He couldn't help but think of Tian Yin. If she were here, with her intelligence, she would surely be able to analyze the various implications behind this.
"Father, what are you thinking? The Rakshasa Clan army has been assembled. We can now march on Xinghuantian to rescue my imperial brother," said Luo Sha.
Luo Yan Great Emperor said: "No rush. Wait a little longer. I want to see, once the gods of the Heavenly Court are defeated, what choices those standing behind will make."
Luo Sha was clever and even more intelligent than her mother, but she had become a god relatively recently. Many of her thoughts were still at the level of mortal warfare. She lacked experience in divine realm games, judging the overall cosmic situation, and gauging the thoughts of top-tier gods.
Luo Sha was somewhat uneasy and said: "Heavenly Mother is ultimately not here in person. Her true body is now in some unknown distant place. From such a distance, the power she can lend to Zhang Ruochen must be limited. Zhang Ruochen is still so young. His understanding of divine realm power is limited. How can he possibly fight against more than ten top-tier Great Gods of the Heavenly Court? What if he loses..."
Luo Yan Great Emperor interrupted her and said: "Do you know what 'care causes confusion' means? You have focused all your attention on Zhang Ruochen. Have you considered that if the Hell Realm army marches in like this, fighting might feel satisfying, but how could Xinghuantian withstand a war of such scale?"
"Zhang Ruochen is guarding outside the Divine Maiden City to protect the cultivators inside. If this battle, due to the involvement of the Hell Realm army, destroys the Divine Maiden City and Xinghuantian, do you think he would be happy?"
"The current situation is not clear, and there is a possibility of it developing into a large-scale divine war. Divine wars can be fought, but not like mortal wars. Do you know how difficult it is to cultivate a god? Every time one falls, it pains my heart."
Luo Sha calmed down, cupped her hands, and said: "Father's words are very true."
Luo Yan Great Emperor waved his hand, and the ancient god in black armor standing behind him stepped forward.
"Yu Ying, Luo Sha, gather all the Rakshasa Clan Great Gods who have come to this star region, regardless of which divine kingdom they belong to, and lead them to Xinghuantian."
The ancient god in black armor was surprised and said: "Great Emperor just said..."
Luo Yan Great Emperor said: "I didn't tell you to fight! But Zhang Ruochen is, after all, my son-in-law, Luo Yan. Since I have come, if I don't show some presence, in the future, anyone would dare to bully my descendants. Don't make a move unless absolutely necessary. Stand by and intimidate those Heavenly Court bastards who like to bully the few. Let them also taste the fear of being worried."
"Father is wise," Luo Sha said with a smile.
"Look, Xue Jue War God is leading the Undying Blood Clan gods there first! The Undying Blood Clan is too cunning. They only act when they see Heavenly Mother has stepped forward and someone can bear all the responsibility."
"What's going on? Why is Xue Jue War God popping up again? He's been stealing the spotlight too much today!"