Chapter 868: Lord of the River, Hebo (1/2)

Boom!

Sparking with hellfire, the Stone of Three Lives continued on its trajectory and slammed into Dusk Snake with tremendous strength. His body instantly disintegrated into a mass of ash and sparks, but his detached head sailed into the great river below like a meteor of doom.

Lu Yun stared coolly at the churning waters below, making no attempt to intervene.

Boom!

A second explosion rocked the land. Great waves reared above the water surface as an enormous hand rose out of the river and slapped the snake’s head back with unbridled force.

Lu Yun easily grabbed the returned head.

“My deepest gratitude!” He bowed at the river.

“How dare you, Bingyi?!” Dusk Snake’s head shrieked in Lu Yun’s clutches, his eyes dripping with venom.

A hazy figure emerged from a high wave of the surging waters.

“There’s no need for gratitude.” The figure flashed Lu Yun a slight smile, sparing no attention for Dusk Snake. “This seat was appointed Lord of the River, Hebo, by His Celestial Majesty himself. Celestial Master Fuxi ordered me to protect the humans residing by the banks of the great river, so this was part of my duties as the river god.”

Hebo was the greatest god within the Yellow River. [1]Although he wasn’t a connate demon god, he’d received his divine decree directly from the hands of Taiyi. Since the river was one of the greatest in the great wilderness, his access to its full power enabled him to rival a chaos realm connate demon god.

Nothing that happened in the Yellow River basin could escape his notice. He’d learned of Lu Yun’s existence long ago and how important the young man was to Fuxi.

Nevertheless, the human race had to rely on their own deeds in their development. Hebo was only going to protect it from destruction. He didn’t care if some tribesmen were worshipping gremlins or other spirits as river gods.

Lu Yun hadn’t known about Hebo before, but upon his return to the great wilderness, he’d sensed a terribly powerful being residing within the great river.

Noting Hebo’s blatant disregard for his existence, Dusk Snake raised his voice and called out, “Bingyi! This seat is a celestial king of the celestial court, assigned by His Majesty to guard the cosmos. He...”

And then Hebo was gone, his manifestation crashing back down as water droplets. Dusk Snake stared dumbly at the great river, uncomprehending of how his noble self had been ignored just like that.

“Don’t you understand yet?” Lu Yun boomed, striking an imposing figure between heaven and earth. He clutched the snake’s head firmly in his hands, leaving no wriggle room. “Taiyi’s passed away and so has his celestial court dispersed. Hebo now serves Fuxi.”

Color drained out of Dusk Snake’s face.

Numerous powerful minds scanning the area retreated as soon as they saw Lu Yun carrying Dusk Snake’s head.

Dusk Snake was a powerful connate demon god. Although Taiyi had subdued him and made him a celestial king of the heavenly court, he was no meek wallflower to quietly bide his time. Now that Lu Yun had decapitated even him, no one dared risk the ire of someone with such immeasurable power.

No one considered him a regular empyrean realm cultivator either. Someone who could kill a chaos realm being was surely on the same level, despite his projected cultivation!

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