# Chapter 3008: All the Truth
Zhang Ruochen showed no fear in the face of that imposing aura, instead speaking with regret: "The one who killed Feng Qi and Qiu Yu Divine Lord was not me, but you, Divine King."
The figure standing within the divine mist had eyes like the blazing sun at high noon in midsummer, glaring angrily at Zhang Ruochen.
Chi Yao flew to Zhang Ruochen's side, standing shoulder to shoulder with him, and said: "So it was you, Elder Divine King, who orchestrated everything behind the scenes. Why?"
In the distance, the golden chariot once again burst forth with bright radiance, then scattered streaks of golden light traces that filled this space.
Xuan Yuan Lian's voice emerged: "If Divine King wants to silence witnesses, you might as well kill me too."
Yu Divine King suddenly turned from anger to laughter, a laughter filled with infinite bitterness and helplessness. He said with melancholy: "Zhang Ruochen, how exactly did you figure it out?"
Zhang Ruochen said: "It's only because Divine King wasn't ruthless enough. You killed Qiu Yu Divine Lord but spared us—otherwise, I wouldn't have dared to make such a guess."
"In fact, the biggest flaw was that with so many things happening in Douluo City today, Lord Divine King was clearly in the city, yet acted as if completely unaware. Even if you needed to activate the realm-protecting divine formation and control the Nine Palace Divine Seal, it shouldn't have been to this extent."
"The pity is Feng Qi. He was utterly loyal to you, and even at the moment of death, he still didn't forget to divert our attention toward Heavenly Fox Grandmother. Even dying from the Three Calamity Corpse Poison, he wanted to keep the secret buried."
Hearing Feng Qi's name, Yu Divine King's emotions and aura fluctuated violently.
He closed his eyes, his face full of grief, and said: "Yes, you're right. He died because of me. I am the one who caused his death... But I had no choice. I could only do this."
From within the golden chariot, Xuan Yuan Lian's voice rang out: "So then, Feng Qi telling me that Zhang Ruochen could cure the Three Calamity Corpse Poison was actually an attempt to use the antidote to restrain Heavenly Fox Grandmother?"
"Wouldn't that mean no one would have to be harmed?" Yu Divine King gave a bitter laugh.
Zhang Ruochen said: "In fact, this wasn't your first plan."
"Divine King's most fundamental goal was to have the gods of the Hell Realm destroy the realm-protecting divine formation. Moreover, you had to remain completely uninvolved, leaving no trace of suspicion among the Heavenly Court gods."
"But even if a major upheaval occurred at the Fire Seed Assembly, it would only draw you there. At the Divine King's Mansion, Heavenly Fox Grandmother was still stationed, so the Hell Realm gods had no way to succeed."
"Heavenly Fox Grandmother has a strange temperament and doesn't get along with anyone, but she does have a granddaughter—Nine-Tailed Heart Fox."
"So Lord Divine King dispatched Feng Qi to the Demon God Hall to contact Nine-Tailed Heart Fox. What exactly happened at Demon God Hall, I cannot guess."
"But Demon God Hall surely had designs on the fire seed of Heavenly Beginning Civilization. And coincidentally, Feng Qi was Lord Divine King's disciple—how could they let such a good communication bridge slip away?"
"As long as Feng Qi used the fire seed as bait, Demon God Hall would certainly agree to all his demands."
"For example, Feng Qi said he had learned the route of the Wind Clan's Great Saint transporting resources and wanted to seize that wealth. As the fire seed envoy of Demon God Hall, how could Qiu Yu True Lord not satisfy this request?"
"But this was precisely falling into Feng Qi's trap!"
"Feng Qi controlled a Bone Clan army and used Yin-Shang Corpse Poison. Traveling with him were Nine-Tailed Heart Fox and Qiu Yu Divine Lord. If this matter was discovered, everyone would inevitably suspect Nine-Tailed Heart Fox, and through her, Heavenly Fox Grandmother."
"That day, even if I hadn't passed by there, Feng Qi would have dragged things out until Feng Xi arrived."
"Once the Wind Clan suspected Heavenly Fox Grandmother, how could she continue to stay in such an important place as the Divine King's Mansion? Your goal would have been easily achieved."
"Unfortunately, Feng Qi was still too soft-hearted. He didn't want to harm the innocent Heavenly Fox Grandmother."
"So when he saw I could cure the Yin-Shang Corpse Poison, he tried every means to get me to help Heavenly Fox Grandmother with the Three Calamity Corpse Poison. This way, he could also restrain her."
"But precisely because of this momentary soft-heartedness, he made me suspect him. I was also the one who guided Feng Xi and the Wind Clan's gods to point their spearhead at Feng Qi. From that point, your plan had already failed."
Yu Divine King looked deeply at Zhang Ruochen and said: "In such a short time, you were able to see through this entire matter so clearly. That's quite rare. No wonder Luo Ji speaks so highly of you. Although what you said differs somewhat from the truth, you've guessed about seventy to eighty percent."
"But do you think we have truly failed?"
Zhang Ruochen's expression turned serious.
Yu Divine King said: "Do you know why Qiu Yu, after learning of my plan and knowing that the Demon God Realm couldn't obtain the fire seed, still helped me push this matter forward?"
"What could attract Qiu Yu is only Truth Esoterica." From within the golden chariot came Xuan Yuan Lian's voice.
"You're wrong, Sir Lian. For members of the Quantity Organization, what they want is destruction, what they want is for the storm on the Starry Sky Battlefield to rage even more fiercely."
Yu Divine King raised the bone flute. Wisps of blood mist surged from it, and Qiu Yu Divine Lord's screams faintly echoed—his spiritual will still not yet extinguished.
A somewhat familiar "Quantity" character divine mark seal floated within the blood mist.
"What exactly is the Quantity Organization?" Zhang Ruochen asked.
Yu Divine King did not explain, putting away the bone flute.
The golden chariot was silent for a long moment before speaking coldly: "Then he truly deserved to die."
Seeing how they avoided the topic of the "Quantity Organization" and refused to discuss it, Zhang Ruochen realized that these three characters must be of extraordinary significance. He silently committed them to memory.
Yu Divine King looked back at Zhang Ruochen and said: "Do you know what you miscalculated?"
"The missing Heavenly God Sacrifice." Zhang Ruochen said.
Yu Divine King nodded and said: "In truth, I did indeed dispatch Feng Qi to contact the Death God Hall, expressing my intention to surrender. But that was all a trick to use them! When the realm-protecting divine formation was truly destroyed, I would have immediately suppressed all the Hell Realm gods who entered Heavenly Beginning Civilization."
Zhang Ruochen asked: "Is the Heavenly God Sacrifice within Nine-Tailed Heart Fox's divine realm world?"
"You are very clever."
Yu Divine King said: "Heavenly Fox Grandmother has a strange temper—this was originally her weakness, yet it became something I could not overcome. Only Nine-Tailed Heart Fox is her soft spot."
"I told Nine-Tailed Heart Fox that if she helped me accomplish this matter, I would ask the Old Heavenly Lord to cure Heavenly Fox Grandmother of the Three Calamity Corpse Poison."
Zhang Ruochen sneered: "But Nine-Tailed Heart Fox is someone in the know. After the deed was done, you would certainly kill her to silence her."
Yu Divine King looked toward Douluo City, his eyes full of longing and expectation, and said: "This war cannot drag on any longer! If it continues, all the divine qi, saint qi, spiritual qi, and even the life essence of Heavenly Beginning Civilization will be drained dry, turning it into wasteland, into those dead stars scattered across the starry sky. Why should that be?"
"Soon, the Hell Realm is about to act! Once the realm-protecting divine formation is destroyed, I can use the pretext of protecting the Heavenly Court gods and the saint realm army to take the entire Heavenly Beginning Civilization Great World into my divine sea and retreat behind the Starry Sky Defense Line. Then no one will have to die. No one."
"No, you two will have to die."
The three-zhang-tall golden chariot suddenly lit up with countless inscriptions, transforming into a streak of golden divine light that slammed toward the light wall of the Clear Sky Glass Cover, attempting to escape.
Time imprint light points converged into an ocean, blocking Yu Divine King's path.
Yu Divine King's voice rang out melodiously: "Sir Lian, before a Boundless Realm god, how could you possibly have a chance to escape?"
"Boom!"
The golden chariot was struck down from midair by a large handprint formed from condensed rules, crashing into the sea and splashing up great waves.
All the time imprint light points in heaven and earth were annihilated.
"Your attainment in the Way of Time seems quite good! I too have some research in the Way of Time. Very well, I'll kill you with time!"
Yu Divine King stood in place, casually raising his palm above his head. Instantly, a vast long river of time condensed, descending from the sky like a Milky Way waterfall, continuously crashing down upon the golden chariot.
The golden chariot was pressed down by the long river of time, unable to move. Time flowed rapidly, eroding Xuan Yuan Lian's lifespan.
Zhang Ruochen quickly spoke to stop him, saying: "Divine King, do you truly believe that killing all those in the know will make everything seamless, with no one the wiser? I can understand your desire to save Heavenly Beginning Civilization Great World, but you, Elder, have been blinded by this obsession. Do you think your methods can fool the Twenty Heavens? Can they fool Hao Tian?"
Zhang Ruochen wasn't trying to save Xuan Yuan Lian, but to save Yu Divine King, to save Heavenly Beginning Civilization.
From the moment Zhang Ruochen had first taken the enormous risk of directly exposing Yu Divine King's identity, this had been his intention—hoping he wouldn't continue down the wrong path, ultimately causing Heavenly Beginning Civilization to lose even its fire seed.
"I have no way back! You two... should also depart. I'm sorry, truly sorry."
Yu Divine King's tears were evaporated by divine qi. He summoned another long river of time, surging violently toward Zhang Ruochen and Chi Yao.
"Whoosh!"
They were already locked onto by Yu Divine King's divine thought. That field, that momentum, was like ten thousand divine ropes binding them. No matter what method they used, they could not move their feet.
This was the absolute gap in cultivation!
Zhang Ruochen looked at Chi Yao and said: "It's all my fault. This time I truly meddled too much."
Chi Yao said nothing, only extending her left hand with difficulty, breaking through the divine thought field, and tightly clasping Zhang Ruochen's palm, facing the surging long river of time.
"Boom!"
The long river of time suddenly scattered three zhang away from Zhang Ruochen and Chi Yao, bursting like brilliant fireworks.
A withered, skeletal old man had somehow barged in, standing behind Zhang Ruochen and Chi Yao. It was the field erupting from his body that had scattered the long river of time.
The pressure on Zhang Ruochen lightened. He turned to look, both surprised and delighted, and said: "Old fellow, how are you in Heavenly Beginning Civilization?"
"Don't talk. You need to get to Heavenly Lord Mountain immediately. The situation there is too troublesome—I can't handle it. Those women can't get pregnant and still cause trouble. Leave this place to me. This is the easier part."
Jie Venerable waved his chicken-claw-like hand, urging Zhang Ruochen to go.