Chapter 1777 - The Changing of Times Is Nigh (1/2)

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

After a long, long while, a heavy voice rang out from the sanguine temple. “Wars between G.o.ds are forbidden in the Celestial Court, and even I cannot break that rule. This matter is both Yanshen’s and Bloodlord Erjia’s fault. As to what it will take for you to let them go, name your price.”

Following that, others could not hear the conversation between Yueshen and the lord of the bright red temple anymore.

No one knew what kind of agreement was reached, but in the end, Yueshen released both Yanshen and Bloodlord Erjia from the Kaiyuan Deer Cauldron.

However, it seemed that both Yanshen and Bloodlord Erjia had lost something within the cauldron as they appeared extremely weakened.

The two G.o.ds looked in Mount Yueshen’s direction as a sense of humiliation and fury they had never felt before rose within them. In the end, they turned into two streams of divine light that flew toward the sanguine temple in the sky.

A moment later, the temple disappeared and hid away in the void.

Both Yanshen and Bloodlord Erjia appeared before the Fane of b.l.o.o.d.y War. By then, the two G.o.ds had composed themselves and displayed a stalwart demeanor. They were now talking to the lord of the Fane of b.l.o.o.d.y War.

Yanshen’s pupils burned with fire as he said, “Yueshen has taken away about ninety percent of both Bloodlord Erjia’s and my divine blood, as well as a huge amount of divine spirit and divine souls. We have been greatly weakened and will not be able to recover in a short period of time. I really cannot take this lying down.”

Someone’s voice then rang out from the temple complex. “If you commit a grievance, you have to bear the consequences; even G.o.ds are not exempted from that. Both of you are the ones to blame for this mess.”

Yanshen was immediately silenced, and he did not talk back.

Winners took the throne, while losers were branded as bandits.

Failure was the biggest mistake, and no quibble would help his cause.

“Master, your disciple does not understand. Why did you have to come to a compromise with Yueshen? I do not believe that you are afraid of Yueshen, Master. Even if she could really infiltrate the Heavenly Realm, destroy the Fane of b.l.o.o.d.y War, and slay all living beings in the Heavenly Realm, she would still only be met with a path of demise. I do not believe that Yueshen would take such an action where neither side wins,” Bloodlord Erjia said.

The voice from the temple rang out again. “The matter today has proceeded beyond our initial plans. Someone from the Heavenly Palace has spoken out, so things will end as they are. If we press the matter, it will only get worse and not do us any good.”

Bloodlord Erjia frowned and said, “Someone from the Celestial Palace? Who? Why is he not giving you any face, Master?”

“The one who guards the Celestial River.”

Bloodlord Erjia and Yanshen glanced at each other; all of a sudden, there was nothing left to say.

…

The storm that erupted in the Shatuo Domain was like a tidal wave. Soon, it spread all across the Celestial Court and even into the mortal realms.

In the past, few cultivators had ever heard of the Shatuo Domain, but now, the domain, alongside the Guanghan Realm and Kunlun Realm had all become instantly famous.

Yueshen, whom the cultivators had long forgotten, had finally allowed them to truly know her through the last battle.

Now, Yueshen’s name was thunderous.

Of course, most cultivators would never understand the world of G.o.ds, and they dared not comment casually about it. So, alternatively, Zhang Ruochen, the young Saint King became the focus of talks amongst the cultivators across the realms.

Zhang Ruochen’s actions in the Celestial Domain of Truth only got the top scions in Heaven to be familiar with him.

The battle on Mount Yueshen made him famous in the Celestial Court, and he became a hot, controversial figure within the realm of Saints. Even the heavenly scions whose names were on the “Saint King Merit List” and “Duelist Heavenly King List” had all been robbed of their limelight by him.

After all, he was probably the only person at the cultivation level of a Saint King to have been able to influence a battle between G.o.ds.

The Thousand-star Domain.

The Thousand-Star Domain was a cultivation territory given to the Thousand-star Civilization by the Heavenly Realm, and the concentration of Saint Qi within it was ten times higher than in Shatuo Domain. The activity levels of its heavenly and earthly precepts were also far beyond the Shatuo Domain. It was a veritable superior domain.

“That guy sure is something. He was brave enough to directly challenge a G.o.d. His mind is indeed superior to mine, and it looks like I will need to train my mind harder,” the Maiden of a Thousand Stars said.

The Fane of Death.

The moment Han Qiu heard news of the battle on Mount Yueshen, a smile appeared on her pretty face. “As expected of a man that I have taken a liking to. He is just extraordinary.”

She then looked a little worried. “I hope he did not die in the crossfire of that battle between G.o.ds.”

Le wiped the sword in his hand and said, “Zhang Ruochen is definitely not dead. Even if he did die, he would probably come back fighting his way out of death’s door. He is just far more resilient than anyone else.”

His battle involving the G.o.ds made waves, but that did not last too long as it was soon overwhelmed by even more shocking news.

A hundred thousand years ago, the Kunlun Realm, which was ranked top five in the “Merit List of Ten Thousand Realms”, had been breached by the Infernal Court. Since the Kunlun Realm was one of the realms under the Celestial Court, the G.o.ds from the Celestial Palace had rushed over to protect it and ward off the Infernal Court’s invasion.

The Kunlun Realm was one of the few long-lasting realms in the universe. Throughout its history, it had given birth to many legendary figures and left behind countless miracles, opportunities, as well as legacies.

Even though the Kunlun Realm was past its prime, it was still a treasured ground, coveted even by the G.o.ds. They would naturally prevent it from falling into the hands of the Infernal Court.

Amid the starry skies not too far away from the Kunlun Realm, a terrifying battle between the G.o.ds broke out.

G.o.ds from the Celestial Court and ten clans of the Infernal Court fought silently across the boundless stars. One by one, the stars were annihilated like dense fireb.a.l.l.s as they flew through the night sky.

There were meteor showers every night.

All of the cultivators became nervous and restless for fear that the battle would take a more brutal turn as it went on, just like a hundred thousand years ago. Back then, half of the G.o.ds had fallen and thousands of realms had been destroyed.

One month later, the battle between the G.o.ds in the stars ended, and news spread across the Celestial Court.

“Several G.o.ds have fallen amid the stars. The G.o.ds from both the Celestial and Infernal Court do not want the situation to develop to the point of no return, so they have ceased their fighting.”