Chapter 183: The Three Rebels in Heaven Si Ling didn’t think these three were…
Ten days later.
For thousands of years, humans imagined that divine combat was all about magic, but the celestial realms themselves are also advancing with the times. The celestial realm's modern equipment is no less advanced than that of the mortal realm, the only difference being that mortal equipment relies on technology, while celestial equipment relies more on mana.
In the 21st century, the fights between ordinary gods are not much different from those tens of thousands of years ago, but when it comes to war standards, it is just like in the human world where it comes down to equipment.
Therefore, in the past ten days, Si Ling has been solving equipment problems almost non-stop.
It is absolutely true that the army burns money. From the day preparations began, 30,000 years of savings were poured in like water.
But she had no reason to complain, because this wasn't something that could be solved with money. While the black market for reselling new weapons had always existed, such a large-scale transaction was too risky for any black marketeer.
Not only did she buy it successfully, but the price was also very reasonable. This was all thanks to the Fox Ancestor. However, the Fox Ancestor was also very grateful to Si Ling because after the spell of returning all things to the abyss was lifted, her sister, who had been missing for 30,000 years, came back.
It was only then that Si Ling learned that the Fox Ancestor actually had a name, Yechui, and her sister was called Yeming - their mother was Shuang Ye, one of the Seven Holy Lords. Using the last character of one's own name as the first character of a child's name was a naming tradition of many celestial races in that era.
The only drawback was that Shuang Ye did not reappear with the lifting of the "All Things Return to the Abyss." Ye Ming and the foxes of the Three-Tailed Fox Tribe, who hurried back to the east, all claimed she had disappeared before then. No one knew where she had gone. Some said she had escaped into some secret realm, while others said she had died, pierced by an arrow tempered with the true fire of the sun by Emperor Jun.
But in any case, Fox Ancestor Yechui was already quite satisfied. For the past ten days, she'd been calling her "Sister" all the time, unable to conceal her excitement at the long-awaited reunion. Unfortunately, Yeming, while objectively understanding that she'd spent thirty thousand years in the void, hadn't felt it while inside. This long period of time had passed like the blink of an eye, so her only true feeling was the joy of escaping death at the hands of Di Jun. She struggled to empathize with the long-awaited reunion.
So, on the seventh or eighth day, Ye Ming was almost driven to nervous breakdown by Ye Chui's constant calling her "sister." During a rare break, Si Ling, Hyun Lan, and Hyun Chi sat together in Ye Chui's Fox City cave, drinking tea. Ye Ming walked in with unsteady steps, plopped down at their table, and said with a blank look in her eyes, "Your Majesty, is it possible that my sister has been possessed by another spirit, and that Xin Zi is no longer a three-tailed fox?"
Si Ling, who was drinking tea: "?"
Xuan Chi glanced at Si Ling and put down his teacup: "Ah? Why?"
Ye Ming looked up dully: "I think she's more like a cicada spirit. Give her a tree and she'll howl all summer long."
Si Ling laughed in silence and was about to comfort Ye Ming when she suddenly felt a breath that made her eyebrows jump: "Sang Yuxuan is here." She said softly.
Hyun-ryeon and Hyun-chi stood up simultaneously, disappearing their tea sets. Ye-ming also got up from the ground and joined them in retreating to Si Ling's side, looking as if they were discussing something serious.
Half a minute later, Xuanlian and Xuanchi's mother, Sang Yuxuan, the leader of the Suhuang tribe, walked into the cave.
She was completely unaware of the scene just moments ago, and knew nothing about the relationship between Xuan Chi and Si Ling - for the time being, only the sisters Xuan Lian and Ye Ming knew about this relationship, mainly because Si Ling felt that the war was imminent, and it didn't seem serious to tell everyone "your monarch and commander are having an affair" at this time.
So when Sang Yuxuan saw Si Ling, she had a serious and businesslike look on her face. She brought Si Ling two important pieces of news. The first one was: "Yechu has just delivered the last batch of weapons. Now everything is ready."
The second one reads: "Lucifer sent a message saying that the commotion here has aroused Jehovah's fear, and Satan went to Heaven in person to explain. Lucifer said that although this can temporarily stabilize the situation, it is not a long-term solution."
"I see." Si Ling pondered, "Since everything is ready... send someone to ask Lucifer if Satan can hold off for three days. If so, everyone can use these three days to rest and then we will launch our army."
Sang Yuxuan gave a direct answer: "Lucifer said that Satan can only hold out for ten days at most. If a large number of people and weapons are still entrenched in Hell after ten days, Jehovah will most likely send an archangel to investigate. We can then explain to the archangel, but the news will likely reach Heaven."
"Ten days is enough time for everyone to leave the West." Si Ling nodded. "Go and pass on the order. We will set off in three days. Xuan Chi will be fully responsible for all military matters."
"Yes." Sang Yuxuan took the order and left.
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Three days later.
East, Heaven.
Most of the world's impressions of heaven come from literature and film and television works, and these works often only show scenes of heaven due to plot requirements.
In reality, what the immortals call "Heavenly Court" is merely the core of power, essentially the Heavenly Palace where the Emperor resides, plus the caves surrounding it built by higher-ranking immortals. If one were to compare this area to the human world, it would be no more than the core area of a capital city.
As for the entire "heaven", it is actually the same as the human world and hell, with cities, villages, forests, wilderness, mountains, and rivers.
Therefore, when a sudden, devastating spell struck down the celestial troops stationed at the eastern celestial border, the ordinary gods, living ordinary lives like ordinary humans, were largely unaware of the situation. For the first seven days, the army advanced steadily under Xuan Chi's command, without any pressure.
On the eighth day, Si Ling finally saw higher-level gods coming to fight, but facing this group of gods who had existed for tens of thousands of years, the cultivation of the new generation of gods was really not enough.
After dozens of fights, Si Ling never suffered a defeat and also seized a batch of high-quality fairy deer, fairy horses and fairy cranes.
On the thirteenth day, the army pressed to the outside of the high wall of Heaven. Si Ling raised his head and saw three big men who were holding weapons and glaring at them from above the city wall. They were known even to children.
Erlang Shen Yang Jian, the Great God Nezha of the Three Altars and Sea Assembly, and the Monkey King Sun Wukong.
Xuan Chi narrowed his eyes at them and raised his halberd: "I'll go meet them."
"Wait." Si Ling, who was sitting on the fairy deer, raised his hand to stop him. The two sides confronted each other in silence for a moment, and then the three of them came down to meet him.
The three-pointed, double-edged sword in Yang Jian's hand slammed to the ground with a clang. A deep roar echoed in all directions, accompanied by a surround sound: "Who are you, the evildoer? How dare you invade the Heavenly Palace? Submit now!"
Si Ling ignored him and looked at Nezha with a smile.
The great god Santan Haihui, who loves to watch his own fan works, transformed himself into a new look like the big lotus in a box office hit animated film at the beginning of the year. The new look is more fierce than the old one.
Si Ling said lightly: "The new skin is good, congratulations to the Third Prince for winning the box office."
"..." Nezha didn't say anything. Most likely, he didn't know what to say when this topic was brought up in front of the formation.
The Monkey King laughed and said, "Hey, you're quite polite, girl. So why make such a fuss? Listen to me, Sun Wukong. Heaven is not a place for you to vent your anger. Go back to where you came from. We won't bother with you."
Si Ling thought for a moment, "The Great Sage accompanied Tang Sanzang on his pilgrimage during the Zhenguan era. Before that, he was trapped beneath the Five Elements Mountain for five hundred years, and he'd lived for several hundred years before that. Counting from the Zhenguan era to today, another 1,300 to 1,400 years, would that mean the Great Sage should be over two thousand years old now?"
The Monkey King scratched his head and laughed again: "Arithmetic is also good, why are you asking this?"
Si Ling smiled: "I have been a ghost for 30,000 years. It is not polite for the Great Sage to call me a little girl."
The Monkey King was startled, then he clasped his hands together and made a mock bow. "So it's for you, Senior. My apologies!" He then said earnestly, "What's up with you, Senior, that you're causing such a scene in Heaven? Tell us and we'll help you settle the matter."
Nezha frowned: "Great Sage, why are you wasting your time talking to her..."
"I'm unhappiness, and the three of you can't appease me." Si Ling smiled lightly, lowered his eyes and breathed, and a hot current carrying a golden pill surged up. Not long after, the golden pill floated out of his mouth.
After thirty thousand years of cultivation, if his Yuanhun exploded here...
The three men on the opposite side were all startled. Yang Jian brandished his three-pointed, double-edged sword and was about to fight: "Don't mess around!"
The generals on both sides of Si Ling also turned pale. Xuan Chi said in a trembling voice: "Don't be impulsive."
"I don't act recklessly." Si Ling smiled faintly and tilted his head towards Xuan Chi, "I'm not impulsive either."
"My Yuan Soul contains tens of thousands of years of my memories. Once you have seen it, you will know why I am here." She examined the Yuan Soul that slowly drifted towards them, her voice calm yet powerful. "If you can destroy my Yuan Soul, you can kill me, but I believe you are all men of justice. You will make your own decisions after you have seen it."
The next second, the Yuanhun, having flown between the two sides, hovered in mid-air. Driven by Si Ling's will, it suddenly erupted in golden light. Like a tidal wave, the golden light roared towards the three rebels, instantly enveloping them in an unfamiliar scene. The sight of the Heavenly Court tens of thousands of years ago left them speechless.
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"It's too dangerous." Xuan Chi gritted his teeth. Si Ling shook his head: "Don't panic."
A person with justice at heart—she meant it when she uttered these six words.
But they were also serious about labeling them as "the three most rebellious people in heaven."
The reason these three are so famous in the Three Realms is certainly because of their outstanding strength, but in a sense, it is more because they have condensed a spiritual core.
This kind of core makes the people, gods, monsters and ghosts on this land believe that "God has its own way of retribution, and no one can escape it" and that "evil cannot defeat good, it is the will of heaven."
At the same time, people also believe that "kings, princes, generals and ministers are all born with different species"... The Monkey King even said in person, "The emperor takes turns, and it will be my turn next year!"
Under these core beliefs, Si Ling didn't think that these three would still fight to the death with her for the current Emperor of Heaven after knowing the whole story.
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