The Heavenly Emperor of the Solitary Destructive Heaven, Feng Qing Yang, was famously known for his law of destruction and Sword Dao in all Devata Realms even before he entered the Asura Hell. Everyone knew he specialized in the law of destruction. Hence, no one expected him to attack using the law of earth.
Zhou Bing Wu, the Heavenly Emperor of the Equally Prosperous Heaven, was ranked fifth on the Devata Realms’ Heavenly Emperors ranking, after all; this meant he was stronger than 76 other Heavenly Emperors. Everyone wondered if Feng Qing Yang’s law of earth was enough to defeat Zhou Bing Wu.
On the other hand, a few Heavenly Emperors, including Zhou Bing Wu, were even more convinced that Feng Qing Yang had attained godhood when they saw him using the law of earth.
Zhou Bing Wu’s expression changed drastically as soon as he saw Feng Qing Yang’s mustard energy. He could sense the terrifying aura of the giant sword. Although this was only the second time he had sensed such an aura, he would never forget it. There was no mistake the aura was the Divine Energy, the energy of the gods. There was no more doubt that Feng Qing Yang had truly attained godhood. Hence, he did not hesitate to plead with Feng Qing Yang. “Heavenly Emperor Feng Qing Yang, please show mercy… I…”
Zhou Bing Wu shuddered. Although he was on the brink of a breakthrough and becoming a god, the strength difference between him and a god was like heaven and earth. Even without using fused profundities, a god could easily defeat him. After all, the Divine Energy was far superior to the Celestial Origin Energy. As someone who was close to attaining godhood, he knew this better than everyone.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Before Zhou Bing Wu could finish his words, he was interrupted by a series of loud explosions.
With this, Zhou Bing Wu knew Feng Qing Yang was not moved by his words at all. Therefore, he hastily mobilized his energy. The flames on his body surged higher and shrouded him, making him look like the blazing sun in the sky. Alas, not only did the giant easily breach his defenses, but he was also struck the ground.
Boom!
The giant sword disappeared after Zhou Bing Wu fell to the ground heavily. He was in a miserable state as he struggled to his feet. Panic and fear flashed in his eyes; there was nothing he could do against the Divine Energy.
The venue was as silent as a graveyard for a moment before the crowd broke out in an uproar.
“Heavens! Heavenly Emperor Feng Qing Yang has attained godhood!”
“His strength is really terrifying! It’s said that the Heavenly Emperor of the Equally Prosperous Heaven who ranks fifth on the Devata Realms’ Heavenly Emperors ranking is close to attaining godhood, and yet, he couldn’t even defend himself against Heavenly Emperor Feng Qing Yang at all?”
“Most importantly, Heavenly Emperor Feng Qing Yang didn’t even use the law of destruction that he specializes in! I’ve never heard anything about him comprehending the law of earth prior to this. Can you imagine how stronger he is if he had used the law of destruction earlier?”
“That’s right!”
This was the first time Feng Qing Yang had publicly used the Divine Energy. With this, everyone was able to confirm that he had truly attained godhood; the rumor was true!
“Little Brother Feng…” Although Ding Fung, the Heavenly Emperor of the Primeval Heaven, knew from before that Feng Qing Yang had already attained godhood, he was still shocked when he saw how easily Feng Qing Yang had crushed Zhou Bing Wu. A bitter smile appeared on his face as he realized Feng Qing Yang had been restraining his strength during their duel. At that time, he could not help but wonder if the Divine Energy was as powerful as rumored. After all, although he had lost, he could still somewhat hold his ground against Feng Qing Yang during the duel. As it turned out, Feng Qing Yang had been holding back most of his strength during their duel.
Meanwhile, Tang San Pao was indescribably excited. The awe and reverence in his eyes intensified as he stared at Feng Qing Yang who was standing in the distance. “So this is the power of the Divine Energy? Amazing!”
Tang San Pao, who was sitting behind Duan Ling Tian was exhilarated. The excitement in his eyes intensified as he gazed at Feng Qing Yang who was in the distance.
In comparison to the others, Duan Ling Tian and Ling Jue Yun were relatively calm.
Duan Ling Tian had learned about the differences between gods and celestials previously from Feng Qing Yang, after all. Moreover, he had also met the servant of the Yun Clan in the past who managed to force Feng Qing Yang to escape into the Asura Hell in the past. Therefore, he was not as shocked as the others.
As for Ling Jue Yun who had grown up in a Realm of Gods and was surrounded by gods since birth, how could he not know how powerful gods were? Moreover, he knew that a few Temple Masters of the Title Temple branches in a few Devata Realms had already known that Feng Qing Yang had attained godhood; otherwise, how could they rank him third on the Devata Realms’ Heavenly Emperors ranking? Moreover, only gods could leave the Asura Hell alive. Since Feng Qing Yang survived the Asura Hell, it was not surprising at all that he had attained godhood.
The crowd’s attention was all on Feng Qing Yang at this moment.
“His strength is too terrifying and domineering! The Heavenly Emperor of the Equally Prosperous Heaven is heavily injured with just a strike of his sword!”
“No wonder the legendary Heavenly Emperor said the Heavenly Emperor of the Equally Prosperous Heaven isn’t worthy. He wasn’t lying at all!”
At the same time, a few Heavenly Emperors and Temple Masters of the Title Temple branches arrived at the venue. However, since everyone’s attention was focused on Feng Qing Yang, no one noticed their arrival.
Feng Qing Yang said icily and determinedly, “Heavenly Emperor Zhou Bing Wu, if you insist on intervening on behalf of Situ Zhuqing, you’ll die!”
Everyone, including Duan Ling Tian, thought Situ Zhuqing was doomed. Clearly, as Feng Qing Yang had demonstrated, even if Zhou Bing Wu insisted on intervening, Zhou Bing Wu would only fail miserably.
Feng Qing Yang shifted his eyes to the gloomy Situ Zhuqing and said, “Situ Zhuqing, do you think I won’t find out that you’ve inserted a small part of your soul into the Wishful Celestial Wood? Do you think you’re safe from me just because you sent your clone here?”
Realization dawned on the crowd when they heard Feng Qing Yang’s words. As it turned out, this was not Situ Zhuqing’s real body!
“I heard the Wishful Celestial Wood will produce a clone if you send a small part of your soul into it. Although the clone doesn’t possess the full strength of the original body, the clone is almost indistinguishable from the original. Perhaps, one would only be able to detect it with one’s Divine Consciousness if one is very strong…”
“So the Heavenly Emperor of the River Luo Heaven showed up using a clone from a Wishful Celestial Wood?”
“The Wishful Celestial Wood is extremely valuable even in the Devata Realms. Nevertheless, it’s not surprising that a Heavenly Emperor possesses a Wishful Celestial Wood…”
Finally, Situ Zhuqing rose to her feet. She looked at Feng Qing Yang with a grave expression as she said, “Heavenly Emperor Feng Qing Yang, although you’ve attained godhood, you’re not invincible. To be honest, my partner is a god in a Realm of Gods. He’ll be coming to the Devata Realms once the passages between the Devata Realms and the Realms of Gods reopen in 300 years. Let me warn you: he’s not an ordinary god. If you do anything to me, he definitely won’t let you go!”
Situ Zhuqing knew it would be futile to plead for mercy. Therefore, she decided to intimidate Feng Qing Yang by mentioning her partner who was a god in a Realm of Gods.
Once again, a commotion broke out among the crowd. No one expected Situ Zhuqing’s partner to be a god from a Realm of Gods. Although they knew she had a daughter, the identity of the father had always been a mystery. The rumors in the past said that another Heavenly Emperor or a mighty celestial living in seclusion had fathered her child. It was only recently that people found out Situ Zhuqing had two daughters instead of one and that Duan Ling Tian killed one of her daughters.
Situ Zhuqing continued to say threateningly, “My daughter, whom your true disciple, Duan Ling Tian, killed, was his biological daughter…”
At the end of Situ Zhuqing’s words, the crowd shifted their attention back to Feng Qing Yang.
“Heavenly Emperor Feng Qing Yang has only recently attained godhood whereas Heavenly Emperor Situ Zhuqing’s partner must have been a god for a long time now since he’s from a Realm of Gods. Therefore, Heavenly Emperor Feng Qing Yang might not be his match.”
“How shocking! I didn’t expect the Heavenly Emperor of the Luo River Heaven’s partner to be a god.”
“Heavenly Emperor Feng Qing Yang’s true disciple killed a god’s biological daughter?”
Meanwhile, Duan Ling Tian narrowed his eyes when he heard Situ Zhuqing’s words. Similar to the others, he did not expect the Heavenly Emperor of the Luo River Heaven’s partner to be a god.
Most people assumed Feng Qing Yang might take a step back out of fear so they were shocked when they heard him say, “So what?”
As soon as Feng Qing Yang finished speaking, tens of thousands of sword rays shot out of his body and fell on Situ Zhuqing like torrential rain.
The Wishful Celestial Wood was destroyed immediately.
Most people felt distressed when they saw such a precious item destroyed. Nevertheless, they knew such a precious item was nothing to Feng Qing Yang. In fact, the Heavenly Palace of the Solitary Destructive Heaven was likely to have planted the Wishful Celestial Wood. After all, Wishful Celestial Wood would normally grow in land where supreme-grade Celestial Crystals were found. Most Heavenly Palaces and some strong heaven-grade forces were built on top of these supreme-grade Celestial Crystal mines.
