Chapter 3113: Battle to the Qilin Star Domain
Xue Li continued, "We also respect the Heavenly Mother! If Zhang Ruochen could restrain himself a little, even if he made some minor mistakes, no one would bother with him. Who would dare to bully him? Not only would the Rakshasa gods unite to punish them, but the entire Hell Realm would stand with him."
"But Zhang Ruochen is utterly unworthy of being the Heavenly Mother's divine envoy. His actions are a disgrace to her prestige. The fact that the Rakshasa gods did not come with the Divine Mother to plead for him is the best proof of this."
Muto War God's voice was deep and somber. "In the Dark Great Triangle Star Domain, Zhang Ruochen allied with the Wind Clan and that daughter of the Heavenly Court's Heavenly Venerable, opposing the Hell Realm at every turn, even killing a great god of Hell. He damages the interests of Hell Realm and maintains close ties with the core high-level figures of the Heavenly Court. Divine Mother, do you not think such a rebel deserves death?"
"The identity of the Heavenly Mother's divine envoy cannot be placed above the interests of Hell Realm. The Rakshasa gods all understand this. The Divine Mother cannot be unaware."
"Your plea for him must be solely because of the marriage contract between Princess Luo Sha and Zhang Ruochen, right? It's actually very simple. After we kill Zhang Ruochen, the three of us will accompany the Divine Mother to the Destiny Temple and ask the Fortune Divine Venerable to dissolve the marriage contract."
Pu Chuanqi also spoke up. "Zhang Ruochen indeed has extraordinary talent and thick luck, but looking at his actions, he is certainly not one to live long. He is destined to die a bad death. This marriage contract should have been dissolved long ago. Why push your own daughter into a pit of fire?"
Seeing that the three Tai Xu great gods were resolute, Heavenly Sound Divine Mother did not plead further. She left with Luo Sha and Gu Shejing.
However, she only retreated to a distance, not leaving the Qilin Star Domain.
"These three are so arrogant, forcing me to annul the engagement. When the Darkness Temple and Tiannan attacked and crippled Chen's cultivation for no reason, nearly killing him, he wasn't the Heavenly Mother's divine envoy yet. But should this grudge not be avenged? Pu Chuanqi, even as a great god, was clearly greedy, wanting to seize the treasures on Chen's body. Now he turns the blame onto Chen."
Luo Sha knew the three Tai Xu great gods could certainly hear her words, but she didn't care. She continued, "Mother, are we really just going to let this go?"
"We have done what we should. Your father has gone to the Starry Sky Battlefield. Should we call him back for this matter?" Heavenly Sound Divine Mother's gaze was deep and unfathomable, as if pondering something.
Luo Sha's heart trembled. She looked at Heavenly Sound Divine Mother in disbelief.
If Heavenly Sound Divine Mother truly wanted to act, she could mobilize a large number of gods from the Tian Luo Divine Kingdom. How could she be unable to stop Muto War God, Pu Chuanqi, and Xue Li?
To say a few light words and then claim that what should be done has been done?
Was this all just for show?
Luo Sha said, "Mother, do you truly want to annul the engagement?"
"Sha'er, this is not a question of annulling the engagement. It is a game between the most powerful forces in heaven and earth. Does Zhang Ruochen represent only himself now? You are very intelligent. You should understand the stakes involved."
Heavenly Sound Divine Mother's gaze was tender as water, yet completely inscrutable. "We had to plead for Zhang Ruochen because you are his fiancée, but we can only represent ourselves. The Tian Luo Divine Kingdom, or the Rakshasa Clan, cannot oppose the entire Hell Realm for the sake of Hundred Clans Royal City and Xinghuantian. The interests of the Rakshasa Clan do not lie in Hundred Clans Royal City or Xinghuantian."
"Zhang Ruochen must take responsibility for what he has done, not the Tian Luo Divine Kingdom or the Rakshasa Clan."
"If you want to become the ruler of the Tian Luo Divine Kingdom in the future, you must learn to separate personal feelings from the interests of a nation and a clan."
"Zhang Ruochen understands this better than you. Did he ask Blood Absolute War God to help him? Did he send a message to you, asking the Rakshasa Clan to assist him? He knows very well what he is doing."
"Since he dares to come to Hell Realm and go to the Fate Divine Domain, he is not pinning his hopes on the Rakshasa Clan. He has enough confidence in himself. If Muto War God, Pu Chuanqi, and the others could deal with Zhang Ruochen, would Jiu Tian have let him come to Hell Realm?"
"What we can do is show our stance. Let Zhang Ruochen know that even if he commits a heinous crime and becomes an enemy of the world, we will not kick him when he is down, nor will we stand by coldly. We will still stand with him. But we can only represent ourselves."
"Is that all?" Luo Sha said.
Heavenly Sound Divine Mother looked like Luo Sha's elder sister, very young, beautiful, and ethereal. Her red lips parted slightly, a faint smile on her face as she transmitted her voice. "Since we have appeared here, how could we possibly represent only ourselves? We may think so, but Muto War God, Pu Chuanqi, and Xue Li will never think so. That alone is enough to make them cautious and thus protect Zhang Ruochen's life."
"Because they know that protecting Zhang Ruochen's life is our bottom line."
Heavenly Sound Divine Mother looked at Gu Shejing and smiled. "The Luozu Cloud Mountain Realm holds the same stance, right?"
"In the Dark Great Triangle Star Domain and Hundred Clans Royal City, Zhang Ruochen indeed acted too aggressively. Even if his cultivation is crippled again, even if he is trampled into the mud and suffers great setbacks, it is deserved. But in this world, only the Heavenly Mother can take his life. Anyone who crosses this line becomes a mortal enemy of the Luozu Cloud Mountain Realm." Gu Shejing said.
Luo Sha also understood that Zhang Ruochen was no longer the Zhang Ruochen of old. In the Dark Great Triangle Star Domain and Hundred Clans Royal City, the number of Hell Realm great gods and gods he had killed had reached a level that shocked even her father.
This was clearly drawing a line with Hell Realm!
The battle at Xinghuantian had drawn a line with the Heavenly Court.
Now, Zhang Ruochen was no longer a junior in the Saint realm, no longer just the grandson of Blood Absolute War God, no longer just her fiancé, Luo Sha. His most important identity was the Lord of Xinghuantian.
"They're here!" Gu Shejing said.
At the location of the wormhole, powerful spatial fluctuations appeared, forming ripples.
A blood-colored divine ship, like a lightning centipede, slowly passed through the wormhole and descended into the Qilin Star Domain.
Muto War God, Pu Chuanqi, and Xue Li all released divine light, their aura surging.
Had Zhang Ruochen actually broken through the siege of the gods from Earth Fiend Ghost City, Longevity Hall, and Zangjin Bone Sea?
It seemed, as they had expected, Blood Absolute War God had made a move.
Muto War God transmitted to Pu Chuanqi, "This battle is to reclaim your Purple Sea Asura Lamp. Don't forget your promise."
"Rest assured, War God. If you can reclaim my divine artifact, I will go through fire and water for you from now on, without hesitation." Pu Chuanqi said.
"Zhang Ruochen, Blood Absolute, why don't you show yourselves?"
Pu Chuanqi knew that Zhang Ruochen and Blood Absolute War God's concealment methods were extremely powerful. Thinking they were hiding on the blood-colored divine ship, he struck out with a hand seal, like a five-fingered sky.
Xiao Hei knew that the Yin Yang Eighteen Formations could not block Pu Chuanqi's attack. He immediately said, "Zhang Ruochen is not on the ship, Pu Chuanqi. I am the son of the Ice Emperor. If you kill me, the Ice Emperor will surely take your dog life."
Pu Chuanqi hesitated for a moment, then withdrew some of his power.
"Boom!"
The Yin Yang Eighteen Formations collapsed. Xiao Hei and the five gods of the Lost Paradise all spat blood, collapsing limply to the ground. Xue Tu and Bore were also severely injured.
"It seems Zhang Ruochen and Blood Absolute War God are indeed not on the ship." Pu Chuanqi said.
How could Zhang Ruochen and Blood Absolute War God, so arrogant, watch their subordinate gods be severely injured without making a move?
"Whoosh!"
The wormhole shook again.
Zhang Ruochen's voice came from within the wormhole first. "Pu Chuanqi, you, a dignified Tai Xu great god, strike so viciously against a few Bu Tian realm new gods. You have no shame. Do you dare to duel with me?"
The Old Corpse Ghost and Zhang Ruochen flew out of the wormhole.
"Boom!"
In an instant, the Old Corpse Ghost's body swelled, divine power surging outward, becoming over ten thousand miles tall again.
Zhang Ruochen swallowed a spiritual power divine pill, standing on the Old Corpse Ghost's shoulder. He formed hand seals, releasing powerful spiritual power from his body, pouring it into the Ming character token.
The Old Corpse Ghost let out a long howl, spitting a beam of mysterious light from its mouth.
The mysterious light streaked across the sky, striking Pu Chuanqi.
Pu Chuanqi's body was covered in dense rule divine patterns, his divine realm world expanding outward, but it only lasted a moment before all his defensive power collapsed.
The mysterious light struck his headless divine body.
The body of a Tai Xu realm peak god, tempered a thousand times, was now as fragile as clay. Flesh flew everywhere. The pain that struck directly at his divine soul made Pu Chuanqi scream.
It was too sudden!
Pu Chuanqi was caught off guard.
"How dare you!"
Muto War God was the first to react. His black body burst into flames, condensing into a giant arm spanning ten thousand miles, swinging the Soul-Suppressing Hammer.
The Soul-Suppressing Hammer was a sub-god-level supreme sacred artifact, containing a hint of divine artifact aura.
Zhang Ruochen knew that Ghost Lord and the others would surely cross the wormhole to pursue him, so he had to end this battle quickly.
The Old Corpse Ghost's physical body was formidable. It swung its palm, colliding with the Soul-Suppressing Hammer.
"Bang!"
Muto War God's giant arm, condensed from black flames, could not withstand the opposing force. It shattered, and the Soul-Suppressing Hammer flew away, falling into deep space.
Muto War God was stunned for a moment, clearly not expecting the Old Corpse Ghost to catch his attack with its bare hands.
On the other side, Xue Li was on high alert. He raised his hands to the sky, condensing a magnificent ghost city above his head, identical in form to the Fengdu Ghost City.
The ghost city was not a phantom but a real entity, as if the Fengdu Ghost City had descended here across space.
The ghost city crashed into the Old Corpse Ghost, but was shattered by a single punch.
The mysterious light from the Old Corpse Ghost's mouth, like a bright waterfall in the starry sky, fell upon Xue Li, sending this Tai Xu realm mid-stage great god flying hundreds of thousands of miles away. A supreme sacred artifact he used for protection melted directly into molten iron.
His ghost body was corroded by strange gray death qi, showing signs of decay, spreading inward toward his divine sea.
Xue Li was shocked, thinking he was facing a god king. While refining the death qi in his body, he retreated into the distance, probing the Old Corpse Ghost's true nature with his divine thoughts.
A loud crash came from Xue Li's left.
He saw that Pu Chuanqi, who had been reduced to a skeleton by the mysterious light, was now smashed into bone fragments by a rotting corpse hand. Zhang Ruochen, standing on the Old Corpse Ghost's shoulder, had a bright circle appear around him, seizing all of Pu Chuanqi's esoterica.