Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
The blood-colored fane building shook, and an incomparably tall and mighty figure slowly emerged. A vast divine might was exuded from his body.
On his back were four pairs of enormous blood-colored wings. The armor he wore was as red as blood. Despite having a youthful appearance, he had eyes as deep as black holes, like the eyes of those who had experienced vicissitudes of life.
He was Jiatianxia, the founder of Fane of Bloody War, a powerful ancient deity of the same generation as Moon Goddess.
Among deities of Heavenly Realm, Jiatianxia was a prominent figure who could call the shots.
At this moment, Jiatianxia was exuding a terrifying murderous aura. His expression was as grave as undertaker’s. Apparently, he was deeply offended by the contempt of Wargod Bian Zhuang.
He would not have reacted to Bian Zhuang’s contempt if the one present were Wargod Bian Zhuang himself. Now, the one present was merely an avatar, yet he dared to make such an audacious remark. How could an avatar be so blatantly disrespectful to him?
“Bian Zhuang, show me how mighty the leader of the nine Wargods of Celestial Palace is.”
Jiatianxia’s gaze was as sharp as a knife. His eight blood wings flapped, releasing a monstrous Blood Qi.
Countless Precepts were activated and combined with the Blood Qi, forming a gigantic hand that could cover the sky. The hand carried unparalleled divine might as it struck straight at Wargod Bian Zhuang.
Wargod Bian Zhuang did not seem to mind at all. “How dare you use such petty tricks in front of me?” said Bian Zhuang in a scornful manner.
As he spoke, the Celestial River under his feet surged violently. It turned into a giant dragon, crashing into the gigantic hand.
BANG!
Although the divine power contained within the gigantic hand was powerful, it still exploded in an instant when it was struck by Celestial River.
Following that, the power of Celestial River did not decline. It continued to sweep towards Jiatianxia with unstoppable momentum.
Jiatianxia’s expression turned grim. The eight blood-red wings on his back expanded rapidly and became ten thousand miles long. They were like clouds that hung in the sky. Every feather emitted unusual red light. Each was as sharp as a divine sword.
Crash!
The Blood Wings tore through the air, cutting Celestial River apart.
However, the Weak Water that formed Celestial River took the opportunity to stick itself to the Blood Wings like shit to a shovel.
Weak Water was a unique kind of Divine Water in the world. Nothing could float on it. Everything, including a feather, would sink in it.
At the same time, Weak Water had an astonishing erosive power. It was said to be able to melt everything. It could be a threat to deities.
If not for that, Celestial Court would not have used Celestial River made of Weak Water as a protective barrier.
As the guardian of Celestial River, Wargod Bian Zhuang had long been able to control Weak Water at will. He could execute many types of unbelievable techniques with it.
Basically, Wargod Bian Zhuang was invincible in any battles that took place at Celestial River.
Seeing the battle between Wargod Bian Zhuang and Jiatianxia, the deities gathered near Sea of Truth retreated to make a space wide enough to be a battlefield for them.
At the same time, some deities also teleported the Saint realm cultivators away, so they would not get implicated.
With the strength of Wargod Bian Zhuang and Jiatianxia, if they accidentally unleashed any trace of divine power, there was no way a Saint realm cultivator could withstand the impact.
…
At the peak of Mountain of Truth, Zhang Ruochen had recovered from his injuries. He slowly opened his eyes.
He had been severely injured, and his physical body and Saint Soul had almost collapsed. However, the benefit he received was tremendous. Now that he had recovered, the strength of his physical body and Saint Soul had greatly increased, emitting an aura of immortality.
He could now forge the best Neverwither physique and breakthrough to Supreme Sainthood anytime. An ordinary Supreme Saint could not rival him.
‘I could feel a significant difference after merging my Realm-frame of Truth and Heart of Truth. The change is unpredictable that even I can’t see through it,’ Zhang Ruochen thought as he examined his Realm-frame of Truth with his spiritual power.
Technical speaking, the current level of his Realm-frame of Truth was at Shoreless Star Ocean. However, in terms of essence, the wonders it contained were far beyond the usual Realm-frame of Truth of the same level.
With a thought, Zhang Ruochen put his Realm-frame of Truth into his body. He needed to comprehend it carefully before he could utilize it perfectly.
With a Realm-frame of Truth, he could amplify his attack power ten times stronger at will, which was not achievable by many, not even the ten Divine Scions of the Fane of Truth for the time being.
Zhang Ruochen stood up and cupped his hands to thank the lord of the Fane of Truth. “Thank you, Senior. Under your guidance, I could refine Heart of Truth.”
“You earned it yourselves. It has nothing to do with me. Stay here for now. Don’t leave in a hurry,” said the lord of the Fane of Truth.
Zhang Ruochen asked, “Why?”
The lord of the Fane of Truth stretched out her finger. A huge crystal was immediately formed in front of them. It projected the image of outside.
“This is a battle between two deities!” Zhang Ruochen was surprised.
The lord of the Fane of Truth said, “You have attracted the attention of deities when you successfully ascended Mountain of Truth. And some deities did not want you to receive Heart of Truth.”
Hearing this, Zhang Ruochen suddenly realized that Heavenly Realm and its allies did not want him to live.
“Amazing. He can rival the Jiatianxia.” Zhang Ruochen was shocked.
Jiatianxia was the strongest figure in Fane of Bloody War. He was one of the ancient gods of Heavenly Realm known as a Forerunner of Heaven and Earth. Who could rival him?
The lord of the Fane of Truth said, “That’s Wargod Bian Zhuang, the guardian of Celestial River. And that was just his avatar.”
“An avatar?”
Zhang Ruochen was shocked. “What about the current Jiatianxia? Is he also an avatar?”
With Zhang Ruochen’s current cultivation, he was unable to size up Jiatianxia and Bian Zhuang. If the lord of the Fane of Truth had not projected their fight using a crystal condensed with the Precepts of Truth, Zhang Ruochen probably wouldn’t have been able to see the two deities clearly.
The gap in cultivation level was too big.
The lord of the Fane of Truth smiled. “This is the real Jiatianxia himself.”
Zhang Ruochen fell in silence. There were many hidden talented cultivators in Celestial Court. No matter how good you are, there is always someone better. And that’s why we should be humble, reverent, and try to improve ourselves at all times.
The title “top cultivator below Supreme Sainthood” might sound impressive.
However, there were many bigshots among the Supreme Saints. After all, none among those who had ascended from Hundred-Shackle Realm were weak. Every single of them had a legend.
Just Qing Sixue alone, Zhang Ruochen didn’t have the confidence to fight against her under the cultivation realm of Saint Kinghood.
The lord of the Fane of Truth said, “Needless to be this shocked. Wargod Bian Zhuang is an ancient god, the leader of the nine Wargods of Heaven Palace. He’s even shouldered the responsibility of guarding Celestial River.
“If he didn’t have such combat strength, Heavenly Realm would have been attacked by Infernal Court deities many times.”
“Why did they fight?” Zhang Ruochen asked.
The lord of the Fane of Truth said, “Because of you.”
“Me? Senior, is that a joke? There’s nothing between Wargod Bian Zhuang and me.” Zhang Ruochen gave a bitter smile.
“Not you, but Moon Goddess.”
Zhang Ruochen smiled. “That’s interesting. You mean Moon Goddess has the charm enough to attract Wargod Bian Zhuang?”
“You think Moon Goddess doesn’t have that kind of charm? Well, she was known as Celestial Court’s most beautiful woman back then. Countless deities had fallen for her.”
Despite her fierce appearance, the lord of the Fane of Truth was friendly to Zhang Ruochen. She treated Zhang Ruochen as her equal instead of a Saint King. The two conversed without any scruples.
Zhang Ruochen was surprised. “Isn’t a god’s state of mind supposed to be perfect? How could he be entangled in feelings?”
Zhang Ruochen had always thought that all deities were heartless. They would give up everything to fulfill their great wishes or pursue the ultimate realm of cultivation.
Just like Chi Yao.
Her children did not seem to be matter to her.
The lord of the Fane of Truth shook her head. She said, “A perfect state of mind is not achievable by severing one’s feelings and desires, but by doing as one pleases. That fellow, Bian Zhuang, was considered a weirdo among the deities. He could be reliable as the guardian of Celestial River, yet he would dare to abandon his duty and charge into Infernal Court alone for Moon Goddess, and no one could stop him.”
“As for the relationship between him and Moon Goddess… Hehe, who knows? He claimed that he would be willing to join Guanghan as long as Moon Goddess agreed to go on Celestial Boat trip with him, sailing the entire Heavenly River. ‘I’m willing to give up Celestial River for a date with Moon Goddess’ was his exact words.”
Zhang Ruochen sweated and sighed in his heart. Wargod Bian Zhuang was indeed a weirdo.
Zhang Ruochen wondered how deities in Celestial Palace reacted when they heard him willing to abandon Celestial River just for a date with Moon Goddess. Had they thought of replacing him with another deity to guard Celestial River?
“Since Moon Goddess’ return, no one dares to make a move against Guanghan openly. The truth is they are afraid of Wargod Bian Zhuang, a god who has earned his fame through fights and slaughters.”
Hearing this, Zhang Ruochen could not help but look at Wargod Bian Zhuang. Even though this Wargod was doing this for Moon Goddess, he was undoubtedly his savior this time.
Zhang Ruochen knew very well that many people would want to harm him after receiving the Fane of Truth’s reward. Even the deities might attack him. He was truly pushed to the cusp of the storm.
Above Mountain of Truth, Wargod Bian Zhuang’s avatar was in an intense fight against Jiatianxia. Perhaps to reduce the damage, the two had entered a void.
As he fought, Jiatianxia was more and more shocked. He couldn’t believe that he failed to gain any advantage against Wargod Bian Zhuang’s avatar.
With a wave of his hand, Jiatianxia took out Infernal Asuran Icon.
The map unfolded and turned into a vast illusory realm. It revealed a vast crimson-yellow continent. The continent was enveloped by thick Blood Qi and densely covered by countless rivers, lakes, and seas of blood. It was a terrifying sight.
One could see countless inscriptions flowing on the continent, emitting unimaginable Saint energy.
During the battle on Mount Yueshen, Moon Goddess had seized the Infernal Asuran Icon from Bloodlord Erjia. However, after the battle ended, she returned the treasure to Jiatianxia as soon as both sides had reached an agreement.
After all, Infernal Asuran Icon was the most important treasure of Fane of Bloody War. They could not afford to let it fall into other hands.
In comparison, the power of Jiatianxia’s Infernal Asuran Icon was undoubtedly much more powerful than Bloodlord Erjia’s.
Thick blood pillars shot up from the illusory Asuran Continent and bombarded Wargod Bian Zhuang.
These blood pillars contained an extremely powerful divine power that could shatter large swaths of the starry sky.
“A broken map, yet you dared to show it. Watch me smash it into pieces.”
Wargod Bian Zhuang did not dodge. Instead, he took the initiative to meet them.
He swung Heavenly Mugwort Bell to meet the incoming blood pillars.
Bang.
Countless inscriptions flowed on the surface of Heavenly Mugwort Bell. It released a hazy, chaotic metallic glow. It was indestructible and shattered the blood pillars one by one.
In the next moment, Heavenly Mugwort Bell grew rapidly. It was almost as big as a Macroworld.
Wargod Bian Zhuang’s strength was unparalleled. He directly smashed the enlarged Heavenly Mugwort Bell.
Rumble.
Heavenly Mugwort Bell was incomparably heavy and extremely hard. It pierced through Asuran Continent in an instant, and the entire illusory realm showed signs of collapsing.
Jiatianxia hurriedly released more divine power and even used the portion of Canon he had mastered to inject it into Infernal Asuran Icon to stabilize Asuran Continent.
“Suppress it.”
Jiatianxia growled and pushed the power of Infernal Asuran Icon to the limit.
All the blood flowing on Asuran Continent rose up and turned into an endless sea of blood, trying to flood over Wargod Bian Zhuang.
This blood had killed countless gods and was filled with resentment and evil. Even the body of a deity would be corroded.
The body of Wargod Bian Zhuang suddenly turned into a vast Weak Water wrapping around Heavenly Mugwort Bell and sweeping in all directions.
Boom
In the blink of an eye, the boundless sea of blood was shattered into pieces by the impact of the Weak Water transformed by the Wargod of Heavenly Mugwort.
Even Asuran Continent was shattered into pieces, and the land turned to dust.
Bang
Jiatianxia suffered a violent impact, and his body flew backward. Divine blood was spat out of his mouth, and three of the blood wings on his back exploded. The remaining five blood wings were stained with divine blood and became blood wings worthy of the name.
The Infernal Asuran Icon appeared once again, and there were clearly several cracks on it. It was badly damaged.
When Jiatianxia saw the Weak Water—that Bian Zhuang had transformed into—charging at him again, he did not dare to fight it head-on. Instead, he put away the Infernal Asuran Icon and tried to flee the scene.
In an instant, Jiatianxia left the void and returned to the blood-colored fane building.
Without stopping for even a moment, Jiatianxia controlled the blood-colored fane building and prepared to break through the void space and leave Celestial Domain of Truth.
“Where do you think you’re going?” Wargod Bian Zhuang roared.
Even though Jiatianxia was very fast, Heavenly Mugwort Bell still smashed into the blood-colored fane building.
Crack.
The blood-colored fane building let out a shattering sound, and immediately a large piece fell.
In the face of Bian Zhuang, Jiatianxia did not want to stay any longer. He did not care about his reputation. Running away from Bian Zhuang was all he wanted.
The Weak Water gathered and reverted to the form of Wargod Bian Zhuang. He retrieved Heavenly Mugwort Bell and stared at the blood-colored fane building.
“Heh? You are so fast when trying to run away. How dare you stand out while being a loser? Jiatianxia, you’d better hide in the blood-colored fane building and never come out again. Otherwise, I will beat you up every time I see you.” His tone was full of disdain.
Seeing this scene, all the deities present were shocked. Many of them looked at Wargod Bian Zhuang with respect.
“Jiatianxia, an ancient god mastering a Canon, can’t even defeat one of Bian Zhuang’s avatars. How could this possibly happen? Just how powerful Bian Zhuang is?” Blackheart Demonlord was extremely shocked.
It was only now that he knew the meaning of the leader of the nine Wargods in Celestial Palace. Bian Zhuang was truly unrivaled, standing at the top of the galaxy and universe..