The Goddess in Rainbow Robes has fallen!
One stone stirred a thousand waves, and the storm raged without end.
As the divine seat planet in the starry sky dimmed, cultivators from the myriad heavens of Heaven all felt heavy-hearted and lost. The Goddess in Rainbow Robes was in her prime; she could not have passed away naturally from old age.
A renowned great god had met an unnatural death!
The gods of the Hell Realm were equally astonished. They sent messages one after another, asking what great event had occurred.
The deaths of Demon Eye, Wu Ma Jiuxing, and the Fourth Blood Ancestor combined were not even one-tenth as shocking as the fall of the Goddess in Rainbow Robes.
To the cultivators of the Yin-Yang Realm, it felt as if the sky had collapsed. Everyone was terrified and uneasy. With the Goddess in Rainbow Robes deterring the world, the Yin-Yang Realm had firmly stood among the strong realms. Its Saint-realm cultivators could look down upon those from weaker realms, take servants, and choose dao companions; none dared refuse.
Now that the Goddess in Rainbow Robes had fallen, the Yin-Yang Realm had lost its stabilising divine pillar. Could it still maintain its status as a strong realm?
Could its cultivators still lord it over those from weaker realms?
All the gods of the Yin-Yang Realm were roused. They set aside everything they were doing. Some hurried to the Paradise Realm, others to the Heavenly Palace, desperate to learn what had happened.
Within the defensive line of Heaven’s starry battlefield, divine light flashed continuously. One divine silhouette after another appeared inside the Giant Spirit Divine Hall.
Gods from the ancient civilisation factions gathered, exchanging information, thinking the armies of Hell had invaded.
“I know for a fact the Goddess in Rainbow Robes was cultivating in Shangqiu.”
“After Ancestor Shang sealed the heavens, she went to Shangqiu to listen to Shang Tian’s sermons and seek the path to break into the Grand Void Realm.”
“If she was really in Shangqiu, how could she fall?”
All eyes among Heaven’s gods turned towards the Paradise Realm. Countless strands of divine sense flew into Shangqiu, asking for the truth behind her fall. Yet Shangqiu remained silent and gave no response.
It could not respond. It could hardly tell the gods that it had secretly sent the Goddess in Rainbow Robes and Lord Black-Heart Demon to Xinghuan Heaven.
That would break the rules!
Inside the Giant Spirit Divine Hall, Thousand Star God-Ancestor gave a cold snort. “Four divinities have fallen in succession, including one great god. The Paradise Realm faction must have been secretly pursuing some colossal secret behind everyone’s back. Unfortunately, it seems they failed!”
“God-Ancestor, do you believe the fall of the Goddess in Rainbow Robes is connected to the previous three true gods?” one divinity asked.
Thousand Star God-Ancestor looked towards the starry position of Haishi Star Embankment. “This matter must be related to Xinghuan Heaven.”
“Below the God-Reverend level, very few can kill the Goddess in Rainbow Robes. I wonder which Hell Realm figure struck?”
“What if it was a God-Reverend?”
Thousand Star God-Ancestor was in a foul mood, worried for the safety of Yu Taizhen and Yu Chenjing in Xinghuan Heaven. He shot a cold glance over. “The Drunkard long ago declared that whichever side’s God-Reverend dares enter Xinghuan Heaven, he will immediately join the opposing side. Who in Hell is foolish enough to force the Drunkard over to Heaven’s side?”
Ordinary divinities had no idea who Thousand Star God-Ancestor meant by “the Drunkard”; many had never even heard of such a person.
Because the Drunkard’s words had been spoken ten thousand years ago.
In the Three Lives Realm, amidst a lush primeval forest.
The Blood Absolute War God wore a plain cyan-grey robe. He stood atop a mountain peak. A flash of contempt passed through his eyes. “Using my name just to kill a useless Goddess in Rainbow Robes? Truly picking the softest persimmon. Far better if I went myself, turned the heavens upside down, and brought the Twelve Goddess Workshops and all of Xinghuan Heaven directly under the Blood Absolute family banner.”
Then he roared, “Faster! Half an hour left!”
The primeval forest was shrouded in blood energy; beast roars shook the heavens.
Boom!
Boom!
Blood energy condensed into powerful blood beasts, launching attacks against Blood Qingsheng, Blood Tianyi, Blood Qi, Blood Chen, Blood Ningxiao, and dozens of other true-god seeds personally selected by the Blood Absolute War God.
Special attention was given to Ye Luochen, Chi Kongle, and Xia Yu.
In his view, the talent and potential of these three surpassed the rest.
Why had the Blood Absolute family suddenly produced so many true-god seeds?
The greatest reason was that a thousand years ago, the Nether King had brought back a vast quantity of resources and treasures from the Origin Divine Hall. In addition, Blood Qingsheng had obtained many Sacred Will Pills personally refined by the Supreme from Zhang Ruochen, which greatly aided Sacred Will cultivation.
With abundant resources, the Blood Absolute War God could naturally train them without restraint, personally instructing them.
He had plenty of time now, after all.
In the Heavenly Fortune Division of the Temple of Destiny, calculations pointed straight at Xinghuan Heaven.
Yet they could not determine the cause of the Goddess in Rainbow Robes’ death.
A supreme master of spiritual power resided in seclusion in Xinghuan Heaven. The entire star domain was shrouded, able to contend with destiny and become an uncalculable place.
The Heavenly Fortune Division sent word to the war god of the Temple of Destiny nearest Xinghuan Heaven, asking him to investigate at once.
For the Hell Realm, the fall of the Goddess in Rainbow Robes was certainly good news. Yet dying in Xinghuan Heaven felt extremely abnormal. After all, Hell and Heaven had long ago agreed not to send great-god-level powerhouses there.
Inside the First Goddess City, uproar boiled over.
From divinities down to great saints and all Saint-realm cultivators, everyone discussed this universe-shaking event. However, the vast majority did not know she had fallen in Xinghuan Heaven.
Some divinities connected it to the great-god-level battle that had erupted in the Yuhong Mountain Range.
Lord Luan-Ying and Lord Blood Hou from the Demon God Realm went together to visit Shang Hong, hoping to probe indirectly for the truth.
Lord Luan-Ying said, “All the gods say the Goddess in Rainbow Robes was cultivating in Shangqiu and could not possibly have fallen. It must be that Shang Tian used great divine power to conceal her star-soul divine seat, making her appear dead, right?”
Lord Blood Hou laughed heartily. “Our Demon God Realm and Paradise Realm are close allies. If Shang Tian has some grand operation, he should at least inform us, no?”
Shang Hong was in an extremely foul mood, lacking his usual refined elegance. His face cold, he said, “This matter has nothing to do with Shangqiu. You two need not probe. In any case, the Goddess in Rainbow Robes was half a disciple of my ancestor. No matter who killed her, Shangqiu will make them pay a terrible price.”
Before the two lords could ask further, Shang Hong waved a hand. A gust of wind struck them.
When they landed, they were already outside the palace hall.
Both Lord Luan-Ying and Lord Blood Hou were high-position gods of profound cultivation; otherwise they would not have dared scheme against the currently ascendant Chi Yao.
They exchanged a glance and saw shock in each other’s eyes.
As high-position gods themselves, they were at least three tiers below Shang Hong. If they became enemies, even together they would probably be powerless to resist.
Just as the two demon lords stood stunned by Shang Hong’s strength, exclamations erupted one after another from the Heavenly Goddess Tower.
“Is it true?”
“How is that possible?”
Divinities who had been residing in various palaces pushed open their doors and flew into the sky, their divine radiance blazing like suns.
Lord Luan-Ying and Lord Blood Hou looked up and saw Shang Hong in mid-air.
They even saw the exquisite, ethereal figure of Empress Bai appear atop the roof of the Goddess Queen Palace, yet her aura far surpassed that of the other divinities.
All the gods looked in the same direction: the western gate of the First Goddess City, or rather, the Yuhong Mountain Range further west.
“What powerful presence.”
Lord Luan-Ying and Lord Blood Hou soared upward. The entire western sky had turned blood-red. Rivers of blood energy flowed across the heavens, spreading towards the First Goddess City.
Two figures emerged from the Yuhong Mountain Range. Moments later, they passed through the city gate.
Overwhelming divine might radiated outward. Cultivators below the great saint level fell to their knees one after another, filled with heartfelt awe.
“It’s the Blood Absolute War God. He has actually come to the First Goddess City. What terrifying pressure! Even the city’s dao locks cannot fully suppress his divine might.”
“He is one of the ten great clan patriarchs of the immortal vampire race, ruler of an entire clan. For the Blood Heaven Clan to sweep Xinghuan Heaven would be child’s play.”
“The Blood Absolute War God is a ruthless figure who once dared attack Tiannan. Without the protection of the holy city’s dao locks, the murderous aura on him could kill ordinary Saint-realm cultivators outright.”
The Blood Absolute War God wore the War God Belt around his waist, blood wings soaring from his back, the Blood Dragon War Halberd in hand, long hair flying wildly. His tiger eyes blazed with boundless battle intent. He looked as though he had come to conquer Xinghuan Heaven and storm the First Goddess City.
The cultivators of the Hell Realm were fine; they were wildly excited, blood boiling.
Cultivators of Heaven, from divinities down to half-saints, turned ashen. They only wanted to flee Xinghuan Heaven at once. Yet the Blood Absolute War God’s divine might covered thousands of miles; even divinities dared not act rashly.
“Tomorrow is the Linglong Assembly. Heaven and Hell long ago reached a tacit agreement to allow only divinities of this cosmic cycle to come to Xinghuan Heaven. The Blood Absolute War God is a great god from the previous cycle. By coming, is he not breaking the rules? Is he not afraid Xinghuan Heaven will become the next starry battlefield?” a divinity from the Pangu Realm said.
Someone sighed. “The Blood Absolute War God has always been famous for ignoring rules.”
The Pangu divinity was instantly rendered speechless.
“Look quickly, who is that?”
The divine light on the Blood Absolute War God was too dazzling. Lower and middle-position gods dared not stare at him directly, so only now did the divinities clearly see the face of the person beside him.
Among the divinities, many might not know who the Great Slaughter War God-Emperor was.
But who in the world did not recognise Zhang Ruochen?
“Zhang Ruochen!”
“He’s actually still alive.”
“It seems the Blood Absolute War God came to Xinghuan Heaven because of Zhang Ruochen.”
“Both the Blood Absolute War God and Zhang Ruochen were in the Yuhong Mountain Range.”
“I understand now! No wonder the Fourth Blood Ancestor fell. No wonder the Great Slaughter War God-Emperor dared act so arrogantly and lawlessly. It turns out the Blood Absolute War God was backing him.”
…
After the Blood Absolute War God and Zhang Ruochen entered the city, the divinities who had been hovering in the air landed one after another.
Hell Realm divinities rushed forward in waves, cupping hands in salute.
“Congratulations, Great Patriarch, on recovering Sword God Ruochen. Heaven blesses our immortal vampire race,” said one immortal vampire divinity.
A Shura divinity laughed. “Sword God Ruochen? He is Angel Ruochen, Angel of Heaven. With Empress Tianlao’s protection, of course he turns calamity into fortune. Angel Ruochen, I am Shuo Qianhai of the Fallen Star Divine Hall of the Shura Clan.”
“Today we must celebrate properly and give a welcoming banquet for the Great Patriarch and Angel Ruochen. What is wrong with the Twelve Goddess Workshops? Why have Empress Bai and the twelve workshop masters not yet come out to greet them?”
…
Some Hell Realm divinities, upon seeing Zhang Ruochen, reacted as if they had seen a ghost and did not dare approach.
Among them was the pseudo-god of the Dark Divine Hall, Taro, a Bone Clan being over seven metres tall, wreathed in ghostly flames.
In the Yuhong Mountain Range, he had once attacked Chi Kunlun and nearly seized the Shen Yuan Ancient Sword.
Now Taro stood beside Qing Xuan Spiritual God, one of the Twelve Spiritual Gods of the Dark Divine Hall, silently repeating, “Zhang Ruochen definitely does not know about that. He definitely does not know.”
Yet Zhang Ruochen’s gaze still fell upon him.
“Everyone, I would like to settle a personal grudge first!”
Zhang Ruochen stepped out from the cluster of divinities and walked towards Qing Xuan Spiritual God and Taro.
