This Human Immortal Is Too Serious-Chapter 376 - 374: Rival in Love? The Fastest Divine Spirit in Heaven Palace!
The conflict in the Divine Realm dictates that whichever Divine Spirit enters the fray first will invariably find themselves at a disadvantage.
At such a moment, the strength of the Divine Generals becomes crucially important.
"Hmph!"
From midair, the Grand Elder let out a cold snort, looking down at the more than ten figures in disarray below. His authority, mighty enough to silence an infant, pressed down, rendering all creatures speechless, as if gripped by chilling fear.
A Barrier had already risen in that part of the Divine Realm. The Grand Elder did not force his way through; instead, outside the Barrier, he hovered above twenty-eight unconscious men and women.
What kind of strong beings could such minor gods have under their command?
The powerful individuals in Heaven Palace were primarily concentrated among the Divine Guards directly subordinate to the palace, and under the command of powerful gods such as the Head Manager and the Earth God.
Within the Featherfalling God’s Divine Realm, the Grand Elder could practically do as he pleased.
The majesty of the Blood Killing Dao went unrivaled for the moment.
Wu Wang was hiding not far behind the Grand Elder, who had cared for him greatly. He wouldn’t possibly allow the Elder to fall prey to the schemes of those minor gods.
The Grand Elder indifferently said, "Does the Featherfalling God’s Divine Realm have someone in charge who can come forward?"
Within the Barrier of the Divine Realm, the group of foreign experts looked at each other in dismay... Were not those in charge all lying at your feet?
"What’s wrong?" the Grand Elder said coldly. "Do you truly believe that such a Barrier can stop me?"
No sooner had he finished speaking than the Grand Elder slowly raised his hands. His veins bulged as if they were about to burst, while boundless blood energy surged backward, coalescing into a giant hand tens of zhang long that stabbed directly into the Barrier before him.
With a casual flick of the gigantic hand, the entire Barrier shattered.
Stepping forward, the Grand Elder’s eyes carried a chill. He was about to kill and establish his authority on the spot. The giant hand slowly reached forward, rapidly expanding to cover an area several hundred zhang in diameter, casting a shadow over the scores of Divine Realm experts below.
A muscular man with a bull’s head and beastly face let out an angry roar. Rising up, his imposing, zhang-high divine body radiated intense blood energy as he lifted a pair of bronze hammers and leaped straight upward.
Following him, seven or eight figures wielding weapons or howling towards the sky erupted with potent energy, each one hurtling towards the sky.
The Grand Elder’s eyes narrowed slightly; his blood robe fluttered as his blood-red hair soared to the skies. He spat out several blood arrows, and the giant hand solidified further by a third, slowly pressing down from above!
Thunderous booms were incessant.
Each time those Divine Generals made a forceful upward charge, the giant hand would tremble several times but was utterly insufficient to disperse it.
The Grand Elder’s eyes blazed with blood light, blood-killing patterns emerging on his face and neck. The giant hand descended at a steady speed. At this moment, no one doubted his murderous intent!
Fifty zhang, thirty zhang, ten zhang!
Several watchtowers on the edge of the Featherfalling God’s Divine Realm were crushed directly. The Divine Generals and soldiers below had begun frantically fleeing, but it seemed that half of them would not escape the span of that palm.
The Grand Elder deliberately slowed the descent of the giant hand; he wasn’t someone who killed indiscriminately after all.
Five zhang, three zhang—the giant hand was about to cover the land!
WHOOSH—
An ear-piercing shriek resonated, with a streak of blue light coming straight from Heaven Palace, splitting the blood hand conjured by the Grand Elder directly!
Tumultuous blood energy poured out like an avalanche or flood from within the Divine Realm, causing many creatures to vomit with their heads bowed. The weaker species had already fainted, their eyes rolling back.
The Grand Elder’s robe fluttered as countless blood energies formed into spiritual snakes, winding back into his sleeves from all directions.
In midair, there was a figure holding a longbow and wearing a longsword at his waist. His azure hair flowed like water, and he possessed a handsome, somewhat feminine face. Though over eight feet tall, he did not appear robust.
It was none other than the Featherfalling God.
"Stop!"
The god looked down at his Divine Realm. Although it was only the periphery that suffered disaster, the sight of dozens of buildings collapsing was still strikingly alarming.
Not to mention, most of his own Divine Generals were already lying there, unconscious.
"The God of Spring has truly gone too far in his bullying!"
The Featherfalling God cursed, "My Divine Realm is so distant from the God of Spring’s Divine World. Even if the God of Spring wishes to expand his territory, he shouldn’t have come to bother me here now!"
The Grand Elder shook his sleeve, causing four lifeless figures to fall to the ground, with the capsules containing fire poison also floating around him.
Wu Wang was already prepared to reveal himself. In his mind, the Grand Elder was slightly obstinate in his ways, and dealing with these Innate Gods, it was uncertain if he would gain the upper hand.
But before Wu Wang had withdrawn the Yin Yang Qi, the Grand Elder had already begun to speak in an unhurried tone,
"This Innate God seems rather unreasonable. You secretly sent someone to destroy the guardian giant wood of the God of Spring’s Divine World, and now you think you can deny it?"
The Grand Elder knows how to tease people? Wu Wang immediately felt invigorated, hiding in the shadows to continue watching the drama unfold.
The Featherfalling God’s figure slowly descended, glancing at the four foreign beings below with a detached air. "You, the Divine General, accuse so bluntly. Although I, the Featherfalling God, may not rank among the most esteemed Main Gods of Heaven Palace, I still have some reputation. How can I allow you to slander me like this!"
"Slander?" The Grand Elder made a saluting gesture and replied calmly, "Then why is it... that when I listen to you, Divine Spirit, I detect a hint of guilt?"
"Guilt? You’re not worthy!"
"Indeed, I am not worthy." The Grand Elder saluted towards the sky. "My master is the fourth Supporting God of Heaven Palace. He has tasked me with full authority to handle this matter, and I am here to represent him. Does the Featherfalling God believe I am insufficiently significant? Well, there’s nothing I can do about that. Our Divine Realm has just begun its rise, and I am the only one with old bones strong enough to travel abroad. Why don’t I call upon my master to appear right now and have a little comparison with you, Featherfalling God."
"Enough!" The Featherfalling God immediately responded, "Your master is an important person with many affairs to tend to; there’s no need for them to show up here... Bring forth the people!"
Below, a myriad of silhouettes rushed forward, ranging from rat-eared weird people over five feet tall to giants three zhang tall covered in stone, from repulsive beastly faces to slender figures swaying like willows, all kneeling by the Featherfalling God’s side.
Clearly, some masters had also not shown themselves just now.
"Greetings, my lord!"
With a dark expression, the Featherfalling God asked, "Are these four from our Divine Realm?"
The various Divine Generals glanced at the four individuals and quickly shook their heads.
"My lord! They are certainly not people from our Divine Realm!"
Featherfalling God waved a hand and, looking impatiently at the Grand Elder, said indifferently, "You heard them. They are not my people. Someone must be intentionally framing and scheming to provoke the God of Spring to strike at me. You may take your leave now."
"Oh?" With a smile that was not quite a smile, the Grand Elder touched his finger ring, and two Image Projection Beads floated out, revealing a scene within. The Divine Souls of the four were being whipped by countless Blood Whips, their cries of agony chilling to the bone.
And among these four, one had mentioned the name of the Featherfalling God in person.
"This esteemed God," said the Grand Elder calmly, "it is not that I distrust you, but this matter is shrouded in mystery, unclear as to who is scheming from behind. The Giant Wood Spirit is a gift from the Young Officer to my master, and my master treasures it immensely. The relationship between the Young Officer and my master should be clear to the Featherfalling God. Indeed, they are currently jointly nurturing a Divine Spirit named the God of Death. If the Giant Wood Spirit were to suffer a calamity, my master would definitely lose his temper. Fortunately, I found out in time."
The Featherfalling God’s voice was cold. "What are you implying?"
"This place is right beneath Heaven Palace, and that divine statue spanning the heavens and the earth seems to be the Divine Statue of the Heavenly Emperor." The Grand Elder said with a laugh, "Perhaps the Featherfalling God would like to swear an oath, facing the Divine Statue of the Heavenly Emperor, to say ’Whoever is behind this shall suffer Heavenly Punishment.’ If you do, I will turn around and leave immediately."
The gaze of the Featherfalling God was incredibly icy. But the Grand Elder was not at all intimidated, calmly facing him.
"This matter was not of my doing," suddenly spoke the Featherfalling God, his voice softening a bit. "Let’s put an end to today’s events. I will personally apologize to the God of Spring later."
"Apologize?" The Grand Elder chuckled lightly, speaking indifferently, "My purpose here has been achieved; knowing who is behind this is enough. My master only asked me to investigate this matter. With that, farewell, Featherfalling God."
Having said that, the Grand Elder made a saluting gesture and turned to leave right in front of the Divine Spirit. His blood robe fluttered, his figure gradually drifting away on the clouds.
The Featherfalling God’s expression changed several times, as the hand holding the longbow clenched and unclenched repeatedly, but in the end, no arrow was loosed.
He frowned deeply, thinking to himself that things had gotten troublesome.
Then, he glanced at the Grand Elder’s departing figure, with a slight twitch at the corner of his mouth.
Are all the Human Domain cultivators monsters?
This Transcendent from the Human Domain, who refers to the God of Spring as his master, has not only gained a protective talisman bestowed by the Heavenly Emperor Himself, but today alone he pressured my entire Divine Realm! He injured so many of my Divine Generals and has now even left me, a minor God, fearful and anxious.
The God of Spring is truly difficult to deal with.
The Featherfalling God watched the four beings, now almost crippled. A flash of Divine Light in his eyes, and the bodies of those four, along with the two Treasure Beads, abruptly exploded into pieces.
He had originally planned to use the gambit ’such an obvious flaw must be a trap set by someone’ as an excuse after the ambush was revealed.
But what he hadn’t expected was that the other party simply wouldn’t take the bait.
"My Lord, what shall we do?"
"It’s fine," the Featherfalling God said indifferently. "Prepare for battle everywhere. The God of Spring’s followers in his Divine Realm number less than three hundred. What can he use to wage war against me? Hmph! A bunch of useless trash! Reconstruct the Barrier and add several more layers!"
Having said that, the minor God transformed into a streak of blue light and vanished instantaneously.
「A short while later, within Wu Wang’s Divine Realm.」
The Grand Elder and Wu Wang laughed face to face, the old Demonic Cultivator’s laughter sounding particularly hearty and resonant.
Wu Wang said with a smile, "Grand Elder, you handle these matters with such ease."
"Ah," the Grand Elder sighed with admiration. "Occasional frictions between Sects in the Human Domain, under the mediation of the Benevolent Emperor Pavilion, are mostly trivialized. I’ve also learned some tricks to squeeze people like this. Sect Master, we’ve now entirely seized the initiative; that Featherfalling God has actually acknowledged the situation. Even if he were to swear an oath, would Heavenly Punishment truly descend upon him?"
Wu Wang nodded seriously. "It truly would. Try it if you don’t believe it."
"Oh?" The Grand Elder stroked his beard and murmured thoughtfully, "That being said, under Heaven Palace, one cannot casually make vows anymore."
"This time serves as a warning to the Featherfalling God," Wu Wang said calmly. "I’ve suddenly thought that later, when the people from the Northern Wilderness arrive, we need not target only the neighboring minor Gods."
The Grand Elder asked curiously, "If we don’t target these minor Gods, how can we expand our influence outwardly?"
"Strike afar, assimilate the near."
Wu Wang laughed. "If they don’t move out, we’ll simply march our armies past their front doors every day... Anyway, handling this matter will be quite easy later on. Let’s wait until our forces are assembled."
"Good."
The Grand Elder stroked his beard and murmured, feeling slightly unsatisfied after this small test of his mettle, eager to venture out and stir up more troubles.
In the Emperor’s City, the Annihilation Sect’s two powerful reinforcements were thriving, like fish in water, fitting in perfectly and working tirelessly.
Wu Wang urged the Grand Elder to set up more Formations and to reduce going out on normal days, then rode the clouds back to Heaven Palace with great pomp and splendor.
His mother had already been urging him. His cannon was all set up, with the Featherfalling God being the first target, but the delay in receiving the ammunition was surely upsetting the rhythm.
However, as Wu Wang approached the vicinity of his own Temple, he sensed a somewhat unfamiliar Dao charm.
He frowned and looked toward the Temple gate, where a straight figure stood silently, enveloped in a faint golden light. From the back, the figure looked quite ’slender’, but its aura indicated that this was no woman.
What was strange was that it seemed not to be a man, either.
The Yin and Yang were completely balanced within this being.
This God gave Wu Wang a sense of dazzling brilliance.
Before he moved forward, the God seemed to sense Wu Wang’s presence, turned to look at Wu Wang, and revealed an extremely handsome face. Even the front of his slightly protruding chest, the slender waist, and the absence of an Adam’s apple...
Ancient God.
Wu Wang suddenly remembered something Yun Zhongjun, his elder brother, had mentioned about the Ancient Gods: some Ancient Gods’ appearances were indistinguishable between male and female, even lacking certain... parts, pursuing a perfect and flawless appearance regardless of gender.
"Heh."
The other party chuckled lightly, having fully turned to face Wu Wang, not hiding the fury in their eyes, their voice icy, "So it was you who deceived Young Officer into leaving?"
Wu Wang arched an eyebrow, glanced at the situation inside the main hall, and saw Young Officer sitting in a hanging basket teasing Xiao Ming, her lips slightly puffed up, seemingly a bit angry.
Wu Wang calmly stepped forward, shook his head slightly at the Innate God and spoke gently, "It’s true that I have a good relationship with Young Officer, but saying I deceived her seems a bit improper."
"Very well!" The corner of this guy’s mouth twitched frantically, and two dazzling beams of golden light burst from his eyes. "Is that your daughter?"
"Yep, Xiong Ming," Wu Wang replied with a smile. "My real name is Xiong Ba."
This god almost bit through his own back teeth.
"I am the son of the God of Light, the Flowing Light God! Today I challenge Xiong Ba to a fight to the death! The purity of Young Officer will not be tarnished, and I will take good care of your daughter!"
What wild child had run out here, and one who was not yet sensible at that.
He was about to speak when suddenly there was a blur before his eyes. The familiar Dao rhythm and faint fragrance rushed towards him. Young Officer had already appeared before Wu Wang, glaring angrily at the Flowing Light God.
Young Officer’s voice was a bit icy. Clearly, there must have been an argument earlier, otherwise she wouldn’t be so furious.
"Leave this place. I don’t want to lose my temper at you again."
"I won’t allow you to be defiled by a despicable creature!"
"That’s enough! What do you know when you have just woken up?" Young Officer was trembling with anger, her pretty face slightly pale.
"Hey," Wu Wang suddenly reached out, his movement naturally pulling on Young Officer’s tender wrist, then somewhat forcefully dragged her behind him, and flashed a gentle smile at the Flowing Light God.
Wu Wang whispered, "Your friend?"
"Mhm, a good friend from the third divine age," Young Officer whispered back. "He must have been awakened by my elder brother. He presides over the Dao of Flowing Light and is a descendant of the Ancient God of Light; he is very powerful..."
"No matter how strong he is, I can’t back down when it comes to these things." Wu Wang whispered back with a laugh. He casually looked at the Innate God before him—who, if he wore a wig, could undoubtedly bring disaster upon an entire nation—and said indifferently, "Whether I am despicable or not, only after we have fought will you have the right to comment. I’ll accompany you if you want to fight; no need to make it as formal as a challenge. However, I want to make one thing clear to you: my fight with you is to maintain my own reputation, to honor the glory of my mother, and not to contest over pride or vanity. Who Young Officer decides to befriend or grow close to is her own choice, and no one can make decisions for her. Even if I were to lose to you, it would not affect my relationship with Lord Young Officer, nor would I feel so ashamed I’d need to cut ties... although I won’t lose."
Liu Guang stared at Wu Wang’s right hand, silent for a moment, then pointed at the sky and shot up towards the heavens.
Wu Wang turned his head to peek at Young Officer, squeezing her small hand a bit mischievously. Only then did she realize that they were holding hands...
Her small hand swiftly retracted with a SWISH. Young Officer’s pretty face flushed red, but she stuffed a puppet into Wu Wang’s hand.
"Be careful, he’s the fastest divine spirit in Heaven Palace."
Wu Wang nodded with a solemn expression, secured the puppet close to him, then turned to look at the sky. His form transformed into a beam of silver-white light, flying up above the clouds.
The Head Manager finally decided to act, although Wu Wang hadn’t taken much notice of Liu Guang’s presence before.
This battle, it seems, had been delayed for much longer than he had calculated.
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PS: Just a note, everyone can vote and like the characters. Lin Suqing has been in the lead for so long that I’ve decided to elevate her to [Main Character]. If Ling Xiaolan receives an increase of ten thousand likes within half a month, I will officially upgrade her to [Female Lead].
(This does not involve changing the outline, but character popularity will affect their prominence in the daily storyline, just like the occasional thousand-word description of Lin Suqing in previous Chapters. Jingwei’s exclusive story has yet to unfold.)
