Chapter 707
by fanqienovelChapter 707: The Divine Empress Arrives, Captivating All
“Die for me!”
His intention was strong—he aimed to assassinate Tiankai!
At this very moment, Tiankai was still undergoing the Trials of the Heavenly Path!
This special trial matched the Flow of Time in the Red Heaven realm; unless Tiankai chose to abandon the subsequent trials, she could not resist.
Could they intercept the attack?
Numerous Honored Beings had a fleeting thought. Their power expanded to protect the other three contestants, but they acted a moment too late and could not shield Tiankai.
However, truth be told, with Tiankai’s current strength, even unguarded, her own power would be enough to ignore most attacks.
A mere Mystic Realm cultivator?
Even an Unmatched and undefeated one could not pose a threat to the current Tiankai; their protection would not make much of a difference!
Thus, the attacker successfully reached Tiankai, and brandished a conical Divine Artifact glowing with divine light, pouring all his strength into it!
“Break the Spirit Goddess Artifact!”
“Oh no!”
“Stop it immediately! This Divine Artifact can ignore all powers beneath authority!”
Honored Being Chihua realized the situation was dire. Although Tiankai was a True Spirit, she was also a student, and failing to protect her would be a serious dereliction of duty!
Then, the attacker prepared fully and threw out a Talismans.
“Time Talisman!”
Time began to speed up. His life-risking strike arrived so swiftly that even the Honored Beings could not react in time to stop it; it was a meticulously planned assassination.
However…
As Honored Beings, couldn’t they stop this assassination?
Of course, they could.
Chihua and Shui Faming were simply unwilling to intervene, not unable to do so.
The broken Spirit Goddess Artifact activated automatically. Under the enhancement of the power of time, it swiftly destroyed the force field surrounding Tiankai, on the brink of obliterating her physical body.
Tiankai knew she faced a crisis; she had to make a choice: should she continue participating in the trials…
Or abandon the trials to preserve her body?
She wouldn’t truly die, even with just the law realms; her means were far too many. Losing her body and reshaping it was an option, but the problem was that she had already reincarnated into a human. If her human form were to be destroyed again, even reshaping would likely have defects.
Was it worth it to challenge the subsequent Fourth Stage Heavenly Path?
She didn’t know, and the decision was difficult.
Suddenly.
The crisp sound of a bell echoed through the sky.
An invisible ripple came from distant time and space, and under the ripple, the broken Spirit Goddess Artifact and the assassin gradually transformed into fragments, as if glass had shattered.
A water-blue Heavenly Path appeared, spanning two worlds, with flying petals all around, as sacred music and Dao songs resonated together in a melodious and harmonious way.
“President, did I hear that correctly? Is that really him?”
Gong Haili showed an expression of disbelief.
“Most likely,”
Yun Ye nodded. The ringing of the Dao Artifact and the Dao song were too distinctive to be mistaken; it was the mark of heaven and earth.
“Wow!”
The crisp sound of chains echoed, and a figure slowly walked down from the sky.
In that instant, the entire Three Palaces City erupted with excitement.
Many Honored Beings bowed their heads.
“It’s truly His Majesty himself who has descended!”
He Shiguang looked at the Heavenly Path, unable to hide his shock and excitement, clearly showing how much he admired this presence.
He was indeed the host of the trials, standing in the spotlight, explaining to the countless people watching. However, as this great being appeared, he without hesitation knelt down partially, bowing his head to show the highest respect.
In reality, he was not alone; countless others followed their inner respect and knelt down, not daring to look up at the sky, their bodies trembling with excitement.
Even those with exceptional talents like Gong Haili and Chi Xue fell showed similar reactions, filled with emotion, rising to half-kneel without hesitation.
They lowered their heads, tightly closing their eyes, treating the newcomer as a divine being, while Yun Ye sitting nearby felt himself out of place.
He was surprised in his heart: “This is too exaggerated; Shui Wuge is almost the faith center of the Celestial Empire now…”
This was undoubtedly obvious.
From the establishment of the Celestial Empire to now, for twenty thousand years, it had been Shui Wuge who governed, and the people placed him alongside Shui Wuge out of respect for the founder of the Celestial Empire.
After governing for twenty thousand years, even a pig would have roots in its DNA, let alone the diligent Shui Wuge?
No one raised their heads, even closing their eyes, taking things too seriously, so that no one noticed Yun Ye’s demeanor.
Beside him, Gong Haili, overwhelmed with excitement, completely ignored Yun Ye, her mind focused entirely on the infinite imagination of encountering the great being.
“Welcome, Your Majesty!”
Chihua and Shui Faming also bowed their heads in salute, joining the many cultivators present in offering the highest respect to the newcomer.
Even as Major Achievement Honored Beings, they did not dare to look upon the Divine Empress’s face when she descended, feeling genuinely fearful.
The steps came down from the sky, and a regal woman in a light blue imperial robe walked gracefully, jewelry and bells creating a harmonious melody without any other display.
Her long black hair cascaded to her ankles, and a light blue mist enveloped her entire body, forming flowing ribbons that appeared beautiful but were actually chains.
This was an outing; before the people, she showed no sign of fatigue, her demeanor perfect.
Yet, aside from Yun Ye, no one dared to look at her, which was somewhat regrettable.
As she walked, time and space seemed to shatter and surge; dense silver lightning appeared and disappeared with each step, causing all sensing cultivators’ Spirit Senses to ache, utterly shattered, forcing them to withdraw all senses to minimize such pressure.
Everyone knew this was not intended; as an unparalleled existence that had persisted for twenty thousand years, she constantly battled against the span of heaven rules. The overflowing power, if not suppressed by chains resembling water ribbons, could easily flatten continents and sweep through the entire Red Heaven realm.
She was not suited to walk in the outside world!
This figure was the ruler of the current Celestial Empire, bearing no special title but simply referred to as the Divine Empress, the master of the Heavenly Stem Cave Heaven…
Shui Wuge!
She noticed Yun Ye immediately, nodded lightly at him, and said, “Everyone, please rise; the Celestial Empire does not have such unnecessary ceremonies.”
“Following Your Majesty’s command!”
Chihua and Shui Faming slightly raised their heads but did not dare to look directly at Shui Wuge, maintaining a humble and cautious posture.
Even the Honored Beings behaved this way; those cultivators who truly respected Shui Wuge naturally had no desire to rise.
Shui Wuge was accustomed to such scenes. With a wave of her hand, everyone was lifted by a force and stood up.
Now everyone became unrestrained, fervently wanting to behold her perfect presence.
With just one glance, they experienced unparalleled satisfaction as if witnessing a myth, and with the second glance, they felt a sense of inadequacy, diverting their gazes to a corner of her imperial dress, not daring to gaze too long at this convergence of all perfect existence.
As Shui Wuge herself landed on the viewing platform, Chihua and Shui Faming seemed to recall something and hurriedly approached to plead for punishment.
“We have failed in our protection, allowing Your Majesty to intervene personally. Please punish us!”
“We will thoroughly investigate the assassin’s origins!”
The two Honored Beings realized that the Divine Empress was always monitoring everything and had deliberately appeared to support Tiankai.
She wanted Tiankai to win!
Otherwise, even if the Heavenly Crown Artifact was summoned to govern the order of the entire Red Heaven realm, it would come to pass after the crime was committed, not directly stopping it or allowing the assassin to be erased by the rules of the Dao Artifact.
She appeared too swiftly, with a special motive!
“Your negligence will be judged by the Dao Artifact now; the priority is to reopen the Trials of the Heavenly Path.”
“Only Tiankai has been left out… this is very unfair.”
“Honored Beings, the True Spirit is also part of the Celestial Empire; she should receive the honors and powers she deserves, and cannot be delayed by anyone.”
Shui Wuge sat down, offering advice as a visitor, but the faint killing intent in her words made Chihua and Shui Faming’s faces change.
They exchanged a glance, no longer daring to delay, and ordered the formation to be fully activated, erasing the influence on Tiankai’s growth in power.
A beam of light soon descended again, broadcasting Tiankai’s trial live.
The broadcast held significance; without it, while Tiankai would still receive the rules of slaughter, the luck she gained would be greatly reduced!
Just a moment ago, the two Honored Beings planned not to fix the formation, allowing Tiankai’s growth to slow…
What was the Divine Empress truly aiming for in supporting such a reborn king?