Upon entering the pillar of light, Fang Xiu and Fang Yao felt a gentle ascension force acting on their bodies, and their bodies slowly rose into the sky under the influence of this force.
There seemed to be some spatial laws involved. The speed of ascent was no different from that of riding an elevator, but the distance covered was exaggerated. In just a moment, the two figures had disappeared from everyone's sight.
Fang Xiu felt as if he were crossing layers of spatial barriers, ascending step by step into another world, which was the legendary Heavenly Court of the Nine Provinces.
It is obvious that it is not at the same latitude as Kyushu.
Soon, the two arrived at the South Heavenly Gate, but the Giant Spirit God had already disappeared, leaving only a magnificent and imposing gate.
Fang Xiu remained calm as he stepped into the South Heavenly Gate. The next moment, the world spun around him, and the surrounding scenery was like a giant palette of colors being scrambled together.
A moment later, when his vision returned, he found himself in a vast and boundless universe, filled with brilliant stars, cold and desolate.
Countless stars move along mysterious trajectories in the universe, each fulfilling its own function. At the very center of the universe, nine enormous stars stand together, eternally unchanged, radiating divine light of various colors.
These nine stars are all different. One burns like the sun, radiating billions of rays of intense light. Another star shines like the moon, emitting a soft, silvery glow. However, this star is now unusually dim, as if it might go out at any moment.
As for the other stars, they were even stranger. One star was composed entirely of gas clouds, as if someone had gathered together endless storms.
The enormous golden star, as if cast from gold, shines brilliantly.
The stars are formed by the interweaving of the five elements: metal, wood, water, fire, and earth...
But the most striking one must be that completely black star, its surface devoid of any luster, like a black hole, lifeless and filled with deathly stillness.
Fang Xiu's eyes flickered slightly. Did a single star represent a god?
He sensed some familiar auras from the stars, such as the giant golden star, which was filled with the aura of the Giant Spirit God.
The silver stars, like the moon, were filled with Jiang Mengyue's aura. The reason the stars were dim was because Jiang Mengyue had not yet truly become a god.
As for that star formed by the intertwining of the five elements, it was filled with the aura of the Heavenly Venerable, who was one of the two who descended to the mortal realm with the Giant Spirit God and then fled in a sorry state after their bodies were destroyed.
Fang Xiu vaguely understood that these stars represented the power of the gods of the Nine Provinces. The Giant Spirit God was a god known for his strength, so his star was the largest, resembling a big, clumsy creature.
The Venerable Qian Tian takes the mysteries of the Five Elements as his foundation, so his stars are filled with the power of the Five Elements.
Following this logic, the powers wielded by the other deities are also easy to determine: the sun naturally possesses the power of the sun, the moon the power of the moon, and the wind-like stars possess the power of storms... except for that star that is as black as a black hole...
Fang Xiu carefully sensed the dark star, and a forbidden, ominous, and terrifying aura emanated from it, yet it gave him a sense of familiarity.
die!
The power represented by the dark stars is death!
He finally understood why he felt a sense of familiarity: it was hard to find someone in the world who had died more than him; he was the man closest to death, and therefore very familiar with the aura of death.
Looking directly at that dark star gives one the illusion of facing the terrifying reality between life and death.
Just then, the voice of the Lord of Heaven came from the dark stars: "Fang Xiu, I have been watching you. You are a very special being."
The voice was majestic and powerful, seemingly echoing throughout the entire cold universe.
Fang Xiu remained expressionless and said directly, "You are not the Jade Emperor."
His tone was very certain, because he had received the Jade Emperor's inheritance, the Nine Dragons Supreme Scripture. Although he only obtained the Celestial Dragon, he knew very well that the real Jade Emperor could never have such a cold and deathly aura.
Upon hearing the words "Jade Emperor," the dark star fell silent.
After a long while, a voice of reminiscence finally came out: "It has been a long time since I have heard this name. That's right, I am not the Jade Emperor. I am just the current ruler of the Heavenly Court. You can call me... Yama."
The next moment, a cold and sinister man dressed in a black imperial robe, engraved with a hundred ghosts, appeared on the dark star. He had sword-like eyebrows and bright eyes, pale skin, and lips as red as blood. Behind him, the phantom of the eighteen levels of hell faintly appeared, with endless evil ghosts floating in it.
Fang Xiu frowned slightly: "King Yama?"
Yama nodded: "Exactly."
Fang Xiu never expected that the one currently in charge of the Heavenly Court was actually Yama, who was not considered a powerful deity in ancient mythology.
But then I thought about it again. There are only nine gods in the Nine Provinces, including the Giant Spirit God. So it's not surprising that Yama became the ruler of the Heavenly Court. It's just a case of choosing the tallest among the short.
"This is the Great Formation of the Nine Provinces, and also the core of the entire Nine Provinces." Yanluo's indifferent voice slowly rang out.
"The gods of the Nine Provinces once guarded this place, but now only eight remain, resulting in the incompleteness of the Nine Provinces Grand Formation and giving the Demon God an opportunity to take advantage of it."
Looking at Yama's proud figure, Fang Xiu calmly asked, "So? What are you trying to do by saying all this?"
Yama's gaze traversed the endless stars and landed directly on Fang Xiu. He said indifferently, "Fang Xiu, you are very special. Even though you possess the divine essence of a demon god, you do not seem to have been corrupted. Even I find it difficult to define you as either human or demon."
The future Moon Goddess and the descendants of Nuwa are all related to you. Zhou Qingfeng also told me that you would never join the side of evil.
So... I've decided to give you a chance, a chance to prove yourself.
On the day the Moon Goddess becomes a god, a demon god will surely attack the Nine Provinces Grand Array. The purpose is to force us to stay within the array's core. At that time, the Moon Goddess will be left unguarded, and your task is to protect her and help her become a god.
This is also a good thing for you, after all, the two of you have already formed a heavenly bond..."
Just as Yama was speaking, he was interrupted by an uncontrollable, sinister laugh. He frowned slightly, a cold glint flashing in his eyes, and looked at Fang Xiu.
Fang Xiu was grinning savagely, as if he had heard the funniest thing in the world.
"Hehehe..." He looked at the aloof Yama, his eyes filled with mockery, contempt, and ridicule.
"What are you laughing at?" Yama asked in a cold voice.
Fang Xiu was still laughing: "Hehehe... Is this the arrogance of a god?"
Suddenly, his face contorted into a ferocious, icy expression, his silver and red eyes staring straight at Yama: "What are you? You think you're worthy of giving me a chance?"
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