Chapter 3672: Return
“Whoosh!”
Jade Cave Mystery transformed into a wisp of white light and vanished within the Space Divine Temple.
Heavenly End God Venerable’s eyes instantly turned dark and gloomy.
He saw through the schemes of the Radiant Divine Temple and the Paradise Realm with perfect clarity.
On the surface, they appeared to be helping the Space Divine Temple, but in reality, they had set up a chess game targeting the Kunlun Realm within the Space Divine Temple.
Everyone knew that the Kunlun Realm was on the rise and might very well seize the position of the ruling world of the Western Universe. To become a ruling world, one must inevitably gain the support of the various major worlds of the Western Universe, the major powers of the Heavenly Court, and even the Twenty Heavens.
If that Tai Shang of the Kunlun Realm truly succeeded in extending his life with the divine medicine, he would surely command a following of hundreds.
The Paradise Realm could no longer stop this, and the Heavenly Palace and the Twenty Heavens would never allow them to act recklessly.
The only option was to isolate the Kunlun Realm, exaggerate its threat, and make it hostile to more powers, so that the Paradise Realm could hold onto its position as the ruling world.
The Space Divine Temple was an opportunity!
If the Kunlun Realm took a tough stance and launched a full-scale attack, it would inevitably offend many major worlds and the Twenty Heavens. Even the Heavenly Palace would step in to suppress them in order to stabilize the internal affairs of the Heavenly Court.
At that point, who would still support the Kunlun Realm as the ruling world?
Conversely, if the Kunlun Realm chose to endure and let the matter drop, with a god of their own realm fallen and unable to obtain justice, how could other major worlds be willing to follow them?
This would undermine the Kunlun Realm’s prestige.
The Radiant Divine Temple’s move was indeed clever—doing nothing themselves, yet securing a sure victory. However, Heavenly End God Venerable found himself in a difficult position, where any choice would be wrong.
Xie Tianyi, the Vice Hall Master of the Array Destruction Hall, had come in person, holding a divine staff, his expression quite amused. “God Venerable need not be so troubled. This is the Heavenly Court, after all. As long as you stand on the side of reason, what can the gods of the Kunlun Realm do to you?”
“That may be true, but I fear that in the face of absolute power, there is no room for reason.”
Heavenly End God Venerable sighed, then added, “It’s a pity that the Hall Master is in seclusion for a death meditation in the Void Ruins.”
Xie Tianyi said seriously, “God Venerable is a Great Unbound Infinite, a figure with the potential to succeed the Hall Master. On the divine battlefield, you once made the gods of the Hell Realm flee in terror. Why speak such disheartening words today?”
Heavenly End God Venerable sneered inwardly.
He wanted to say that the Array Destruction Hall had a blood feud with Zhang Ruochen, having lost two elders in succession. In the Kunlun Realm, the Array Destruction Hall had acted even more ruthlessly than the Space Divine Temple, and the two sides were already irreconcilable. Naturally, they would be happy to see the Space Divine Temple and the Kunlun Realm gods fight it out.
Xie Tianyi said, “The support of Hall Master Ke and the Radiant Great Palace Master for the Space Divine Temple is no empty talk. I am here at the invitation of the Great Palace Master to lend a hand to the Space Divine Temple.”
“This is the Space Divine Temple’s own affair. I appreciate Hall Master Xie’s kindness, but I must decline,” Heavenly End God Venerable said with a gentle tone.
Fifth Elder Xue Qing walked into the main hall of the temple and said, “God Venerable, Chi Xingtian has arrived! Several elders have stopped him on the eastern bank of the Immeasurable River.”
Xue Qing, born from the Elf Clan, had delicate features, wore a crystal crown, and had pure white hair, exuding a handsome and leisurely demeanor.
Even with a madman like Chi Xingtian coming, he remained calm and composed.
Heavenly End God Venerable had long sensed the situation at the Immeasurable River. His expression was steady, and his eyes regained their sharpness. “Under no circumstances let him cross the Immeasurable River! Tell him that Chi Kunlun is a god of the Space Divine Temple, and the temple will surely investigate the truth. Once the matter is clarified, it will be reported to the Heavenly Court, and the murderer will not be allowed to escape justice.”
Xue Qing said, “Given Chi Xingtian’s cultivation, if he forces his way through, I’m afraid we won’t be able to stop him.”
“If he dares to force his way through, we will treat it as an invasion. At that point, I will personally take action to suppress him,” Heavenly End God Venerable said.
Xie Tianyi laughed, “Why would God Venerable need to act personally? This is the Space Divine Temple, and the Immeasurable River is protected by a space divine formation laid down by the Hall Master. If that mere Chi Xingtian dares to force his way through, burying him at the bottom of the river would be no more than he deserves.”
“Boom!”
The temple shook, and countless formation runes emerged.
Heavenly End God Venerable waved his arm, tearing open a space rift several zhang long, and looked toward the Immeasurable River.
The battle had already erupted. Chi Xingtian was locked in fierce combat with five elders of the Space Divine Temple, the fluctuations of divine power so intense that space itself trembled.
Heavenly End God Venerable’s face darkened with anger as he shouted, “Activate the Immeasurable Prisoner God Formation to suppress him!”
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“I just want to go to the Space Divine Temple to seek justice for the fallen god of our Kunlun Realm! Why are you blocking me here? Are you trying to cover something up? Has the Space Divine Temple become the Space Divine Temple of the Quantity Organization?”
Chi Xingtian controlled the thirty-six Heavenly Demon Stone Inscriptions, sending the five elders flying. Stepping on rolling demonic qi, he crossed the Immeasurable River with his physical body alone.
Looking into the distance at the Immeasurable River, the channel did not seem particularly wide, as if any cultivator could leap across it with ease.
But this river was the most dangerous barrier protecting the Space Divine Temple!
The closer one got to the river, the more one could feel its extraordinary nature. Once you stepped onto the river’s surface, you would immediately find yourself in a world of endless horizons, with rippling water stretching for thousands of miles, and the opposite shore nowhere in sight.
Turning back, you could no longer see the shore you had just stepped from.
The five elders, some releasing spiritual power and others releasing divine qi, activated the space formation runes hidden in the river’s waters.
“Rumble!”
Pillars of water shot into the sky, surrounding Chi Xingtian at the center.
The water pillars seemed to possess life, crashing toward Chi Xingtian from all directions, compressing the demonic qi domain he had erected, causing space to shrink continuously.
Xue Qing returned to the bank of the Immeasurable River and raised his voice, “Chi Xingtian, you must understand that Chi Kunlun is a god of the Space Divine Temple, no longer a god of the Kunlun Realm. The moment you struck, you violated the rules of the Heavenly Court and became an enemy of the Space Divine Temple. And without any evidence, slandering the Space Divine Temple as the Space Divine Temple of the Quantity Organization is the greatest insult to us.”
“The Kunlun Realm is going too far! Do you think that with the appearance of a Tai Shang, you can throw your weight around?”
“Even if an investigation into the truth of Chi Kunlun’s fall is necessary, it is not your place, Chi Xingtian, to conduct it.”
“Isn’t this just an excuse to take revenge on the Space Divine Temple? We are not clay figures for you to manipulate at will.”
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Including Xue Qing, the six elders pushed the Immeasurable Prisoner God Formation to its limit. Although Chi Xingtian’s combat power was formidable, he had not yet reached the Infinite Realm and could only barely hold on with the help of the Heavenly Demon Stone Inscriptions.
Chi Xingtian had only thought that Zhang Ruochen would not return from the White Clothes Valley, and that Chi Yao was being blocked by Xuanyuan Lian. As the War God of the Kunlun Realm, whether for public or private reasons, he should come to the Space Divine Temple to seek justice.
Who would have thought that, even with Jie Tian having arrived at the Heavenly Court, the Space Divine Temple would still be so tough, not only blocking him outside the Immeasurable River but also fabricating charges to suppress him.
Who gave them the guts?
The Eight-Winged Yaksha Dragon flew out of the void, transformed into human form, and landed on the bank of the Immeasurable River.
Chi Xingtian sensed her aura and showed a hint of joy. “Dragon Eight, you’ve come just in time! Help me break this damned space divine formation!”
The Eight-Winged Yaksha Dragon’s face was as cold as frost. “And you call yourself the number one War God below the Infinite Realm? Aren’t you embarrassed?”
She had been entrusted by the Dragon Lord to secretly keep an eye on Chi Xingtian, preventing him from escalating the situation to an uncontrollable level.
Her psychological expectation was that as long as Chi Xingtian did not kill a god, she would not show herself.
Who would have thought that the Space Divine Temple would be so tough, and Chi Xingtian would end up as the unlucky one?
The Eight-Winged Yaksha Dragon sensed an unusual atmosphere, but at this moment, she had no choice but to appear.
She sensed a powerful aura and couldn’t help but look upstream of the Immeasurable River, her gaze falling on a stone man.
This stone man was over ten zhang tall, clad in armor, with a commanding gaze and eyes full of battle intent.
The Eight-Winged Yaksha Dragon sneered, “Did Wanchi God Venerable return so quickly? Or have you been hiding in the Space Divine Temple all along?”
Wanchi God Venerable, born from the Stone Realm, was the strongest figure in the Space Divine Temple after the Hall Master and Heavenly End God Venerable, specializing in warfare.
Wanchi God Venerable’s body was like a stone mountain, his aura formidable, and his voice hoarse and piercing. “Ever since Grand Elder Canghai was confirmed as a Quantity Envoy, the Space Divine Temple has been targeted by the entire Heavenly Court. We several God Kings and God Venerables have all become objects of your suspicion, as if everything we do is wrong, with an indelible stain on us. But who can be sure that the Quantity Venerable behind Canghai is necessarily in the Space Divine Temple?”
“Your Space Divine Temple produced a Quantity Envoy, and then a divine prodigy died, and you still have the nerve to argue? You don’t even have the courage to let us cross the Immeasurable River, yet you dare to claim innocence?”
The Eight-Winged Yaksha Dragon had a fiery temper and lost all patience for reasoning. She directly spread her four pairs of black yaksha wings, summoned a divine mace as thick as a bowl, and said, “If you want to fight, I’m not afraid of you!”
“Let’s go directly! Help me break free first.”
Chi Xingtian’s voice came from the Immeasurable River, tinged with urgency.
“Today, you won’t escape! The Space Divine Temple is not a place where just anyone can come to provoke,” Xue Qing said. His spiritual power erupted massively, splitting into hundreds of streams that merged into the water pillars.
Immediately, the water pillars coiled around Chi Xingtian, wrapping him into a sphere.
Even the thirty-six Heavenly Demon Stone Inscription divine steles were sealed inside.
The water sphere floated up and flew toward the Space Divine Temple.
The Eight-Winged Yaksha Dragon’s eyes burned with anger as she transformed into a streak of light and chased after it.
The yaksha wings on her back continuously sliced through the space above the Immeasurable River, and even with the divine formation blocking her, she shattered it with her divine mace.
“Dragon Eight, you are a God Venerable! Do you know what the consequences of your attack will be?”
Wanchi God Venerable flashed and teleported, his massive body blocking the Eight-Winged Yaksha Dragon’s path.
“You dare to call me Dragon Eight?”
The Eight-Winged Yaksha Dragon glared with fury and fiercely swung her divine mace.
“Boom!”
The clash of the two God Venerables sent powerful divine energy shockwaves sweeping in all directions.
Fortunately, this strike occurred above the Immeasurable River, where all the divine power was neutralized by the formations and chaotic space within the river.
The Eight-Winged Yaksha Dragon was truly enraged and was about to transform into her true dragon form when she saw three divine lights fall from the sky, attacking the six elders of the Space Divine Temple.
In just a brief exchange, the six elders guarding the water sphere were defeated, each injured.
After recognizing the faces of the three gods, not only the Eight-Winged Yaksha Dragon but also Wanchi God Venerable was stunned.
They were “Qing Su” from the Imperial Ancestor Divine Dynasty, “Quan Zhong Sheng” from the Radiant Divine Temple, and “Queen Dai Xue” from the Elf Clan—all top-tier Tai Xu Realm Great Gods.
A massive ship-shaped shadow covered Wanchi God Venerable’s body, dimming his vision slightly.
He looked up and saw a majestic divine ship flying overhead, breaking through layer after layer of space barriers on the Immeasurable River, heading straight for the Space Divine Temple. The aura emanating from the divine ship made even him, a God Venerable renowned for combat, hold his breath.
(Chapter End)