# 1076
Chapter 1077: Divine Might Reappears
At the sight of the Taoist priest, the hearts of all five Egyptian Ennead gods trembled simultaneously.
The Sun City had been completely sealed—how had this Taoist priest entered? Why hadn't they sensed even a trace of his presence?
"Yuanshi Tianzun…"
The phantom atop the Sun God Pillar furrowed his brow. "What? Do you wish to seek the Dao, just like Lord Tao Te Lin?"
Yuanshi Tianzun stood above the Sun City and shook his head:
"Not quite. Today, this humble Taoist has not come to seek the Dao… this humble Taoist has come to accuse."
"Accuse?"
At these words, the phantom's eyes narrowed.
"Over twenty years ago, you Egyptian god of the dead Osiris, along with the death gods of three other divine nations, shattered the Great Xia underworld stronghold of Fengdu into fragments, each taking a piece. The largest of those fragments is here, in your Sun City.
Two years ago, four of your Egyptian pillar gods launched a joint assault on the Eastern borders while secretly stealing from Great Xia's Fengdu once more—severing an entire city and pulling it into the mist. You intended to use this as a medium for a national curse, seeking to destroy Great Xia's foundations.
Do the gods of your Sun City… plead guilty?"
The phantom atop the Sun God Pillar stared at Yuanshi Tianzun, and a sudden ill foreboding rose in his heart. After a moment of silence, he still shook his head.
"And if we don't plead guilty?"
"Whether you plead guilty or not is of little importance." Yuanshi Tianzun replied calmly. "What matters is that this humble Taoist is already standing here."
"And what does that change?"
The phantom coldly snorted. The divine pillar beneath him burst forth with blinding sunlight, while from the other four pillars, successive pillars of divine light erupted skyward. At the same time, countless patterns of divine power wove themselves beneath the nine pillars, as if something was being酝酿.
Throughout the Sun City, one Egyptian deity after another flew into the sky, warily gazing at the Yuanshi Tianzun standing in the clouds.
"This is the Egyptian Divine Nation, not your Great Xia's Heavenly Court." The phantom slowly intoned. "Even a Supreme God cannot forcibly break through a divine nation's power. Even if the supreme Western god Odin himself came, he could do nothing to my Sun City… so what can you do, alone?"
Yuanshi Tianzun smiled. "Who said that there is only me here?"
Upon hearing these words, the phantom's eyes contracted sharply. He seemed to sense something and looked up toward the emptiness above Yuanshi Tianzun's head.
Yuanshi Tianzun, draped in his Taoist robe, stood in the clouds. He gently raised his hand and pointed into the distance above:
"Heavenly Court."
These two simple words caused the entire Sun City to shudder violently. From the emptiness directly overhead came a deafening roar, and turbulent spiritual energy rolled outward. A massive golden silhouette that blotted out the sky gradually materialized.
Upon that golden silhouette, countless magnificent fairy palaces could be seen standing grandly, with several spiritual waterfalls cascading from the heavenly gates, pouring from the heavens down to the mortal realm…
That was Great Xia's divine nation—the only freely movable celestial divine nation in the world… Heavenly Court.
At the sight of that golden fairy palace, the pupils of the five pillar gods contracted sharply. Great Xia's Heavenly Court had been hiding directly above the Sun City this entire time? Why hadn't they sensed anything?
As Heavenly Court manifested, one divine figure after another burst forth from the fairy palace, various colored rainbows flowing between the clouds, transforming into countless Great Xia divine silhouettes standing atop the clouds, looking down at the vast Sun City beneath them.
The Twelve Golden Immortals, the Four Heavenly Kings, the Five Elders of the Five Directions, the Six Ding and Six Jia, the Seven Stars of the Northern Dipper…
Once all the deities had taken their positions, a majestic figure clad in a white robe with gold embroidery and an imperial crown stepped out from Heavenly Court. He stood in mid-air, gazing down coldly at the gods of the Sun City below, and boundless imperial might came crashing down.
The fluctuations in his aura had already approached Infinity, nearing the level of a Supreme God.
He was the emperor of the Gods of Great Xia—the Jade Emperor.
He parted his lips, and a deep yet authoritative voice echoed through the clouds: "Form the formation."
The countless divine figures descended onto the clouds, simultaneously channeling their divine power. In the gray heavens above, points of starlight began to glimmer, and the countless stars spread like prairie fire, rapidly covering the entire sky.
The illusory starlight gradually descended, like a massive inverted bowl, enclosing the Sun City, completely cutting it off from the outside world. A terrifying aura poured down from those countless stars, causing the other four pillar gods' hearts to quake violently.
The phantom atop the central Sun God Pillar wore an expression of grave solemnity.
Judging by the intensity of that Great Xia formation, it was certainly not something assembled on the spot. The Great Xia gods must have hidden near the Sun City several days ago, secretly constructing the formation… If that was the case, then Nephthys and Nut, who had gone out to investigate Great Xia's situation and had not returned since, were likely already dead.
From the beginning, Great Xia's target hadn't been Asgard at all—it had been the Sun City?
Damn it! He should have realized earlier. Among the four divine nations of the current alliance, the Sun City was the only one that had suffered devastating damage, the weakest divine nation. Four pillar gods had fallen, and the national fortune had greatly diminished. Furthermore, they had incurred the deepest grudge against Great Xia…
When the Great Xia gods emerged, to break through the passive situation of being besieged by four divine nations, they would naturally move first with thunderous force to annihilate the weakest Sun City!
The challenge that Tao Te Lin had sent to Asgard ten days ago was merely to draw the attention of the other divine nations and lull the Sun City into a false sense of security while secretly laying out the formation.
Now that the Divine Temple and Great Xia had joined forces to deal with Odin, the situation in the mist had become complex and unpredictable. The other divine nations would all choose to protect themselves—this was the perfect timing to strike the Sun City!
Unfortunately… by the time he realized all of this, it was already too late.
As the great stellar formation completely locked down the area around the Sun City, the Egyptian gods had lost all means of retreat. They couldn't send word of the Sun City's attack to the outside world. Even if they could, at this moment, the other divine nations might not come to their aid anyway.
Within this massive cage, only one side could emerge victorious—either Heavenly Court or the Sun City.
Countless Great Xia gods stood beneath the countless stars, gazing down at the Sun City below. Their divine power and hearts surged with emotion. Their thoughts were profound.
The last time they fought side by side was already countless ages ago. After sacrificing themselves to become steles, enduring a hundred years of reincarnation, they had finally stood together once more… This was rebirth after extinction, and also the beginning of a brand new era.
In the air, the Jade Emperor's voice rang out clearly:
"A hundred years of reincarnation have passed. Heavenly Court returns to the mortal realm. May all fellow immortals follow this Emperor… and once again restore Great Xia's divine might!"
"Kill——!"
As his voice fell, the countless Great Xia divine figures descended from the heavens. The pent-up grievances and rage of a hundred years transformed into boundless battle intent, erupting violently in this moment!