Youyou glanced at Mingye over there and continued, "I had informed the Sixth Emperor of this matter beforehand, and I also waited in the Seventh Heaven for three days, but the Emperor did not summon me. The celestial maiden's illness in the lower realm cannot wait, so she came to fetch water herself."
"Hmph! Utter nonsense!" Emperor Hongfei was even more furious. "How could a mortal from the lower realm possibly ascend to the Seventh Heaven? Even if there were a way, a mortal body cannot withstand the might of the Seventh Heaven. Even if you really did trespass into Ye Yang Palace for the sake of those lowly people from the lower realm, offending a divine ruler is enough to warrant your death a thousand times over, and you still dare to covet the water of the Sacred Pool!"
You You clenched her fists. "Does Your Majesty mean that even if the celestial maidens of the lower realm are in trouble, which could potentially cut off the path for mortal cultivators to ascend to heaven, you will not care?"
"There is a difference between immortals and mortals. You are just a bunch of ants from the lower realm. What do you have to do with me!" Hong Fei snorted coldly, and glared at her again, his disgust intensifying.
"I understand!" Hearing her nonchalant reply, Youyou's doubts were instantly put to rest.
"Then kneel down immediately, confess your crimes, and submit to execution, lest I order your men..."
“You are not a Seventh Heaven Emperor!” Before he could finish speaking, You You suddenly spoke up with certainty.
"What did you say?!" Hong Fei froze, a flash of panic crossing her eyes. Even Ming Ye beside her subtly changed his expression. "Nonsense! Stop spreading rumors here!"
“You are not the Seventh Emperor!” You You said in an even louder and more certain voice.
A woman who can make such a wish can stand tall and live freely. How could a woman with such a grand ambition be like the person before him? He exudes an undisguised disgust and contempt for women, and even upon hearing of the murder of a fellow celestial maiden, he remains completely unmoved!
so……
"You absolutely cannot be a seventh-level emperor!"
"That's utter nonsense!" The other person's panic intensified.
"Let me guess how long you've been impersonating the Seventh Heaven Emperor? Several hundred years, right?" You You continued, "From the sixteenth year of the Immortal Calendar, which is 1657,600 years ago, to the beginning of the Seventh Heaven, which is 1,250 years ago?"
"Shut up!" As if eager to stop something, she turned to the immortals and loudly ordered, "Take her down immediately!"
The immortals were taken aback, perhaps intimidated by You You's confident tone, and hesitated. The female immortals at the very back, in particular, widened their eyes, looking as if they had suddenly understood something.
"Although I don't know how you did it, or who you are?" Youyou pulled out the bead she found at the bottom of the pool and said with certainty, "But I think... this thing should be yours!"
"How did you get this?" Sure enough, Hong Fei's eyes widened suddenly, and his face showed great panic. He had no trace of the emperor's majesty and rushed towards her without regard for anything else, trying to snatch it back. "Give it back to me!"
"Sorry, you're too ugly. Living here is an eyesore!" You You's hand tightened, and with a crisp crack, the inner core in her hand was instantly crushed to pieces.
"No!" she cried out in alarm, followed by a heart-wrenching scream as she collapsed to the ground. Moments later, a tattered phantom emerged from the Seventh Emperor. Unlike the magnificent and beautiful emperor from before, the figure that appeared was actually a man, and his face, resembling the surface of the moon, was simply... an insult to the word "ugly."
But the illusory figure turned and crawled towards Mingye, as if grasping at the last glimmer of hope, grabbing at the other's clothes, its face contorted like a demon, "Save me! Save... God... You said you would help me become a god, as long as I attract more female immortals... You promised me..."
Mingye didn't even look down. Instead, he stepped forward and stomped on the remnant soul of the demon immortal, instantly shattering its spirit. The immortal didn't even have time to scream.
"Hmph, useless thing, it's just an eyesore!" Mingye snorted coldly and looked up at the opposite side. He hadn't said a word about You You exposing Hong Fei's fake identity from beginning to end, as if he didn't care at all, as if others knew.
"I didn't expect you to be able to find the inner core at the bottom of the pool. You're quite clever." Mingye still sneered. "However, you don't think that destroying a puppet in my hands will change anything, or do you think that this will allow you to escape the Seventh Heaven?"
Even if the entire Seven Heavens knew the Seventh Heaven Emperor was a fake, so what? Perhaps if this had happened a few hundred years ago, he would have been a little worried. But now the entire Seven Heavens were in his hands, all these male immortals were his people, and many of them knew the truth. What made her think she could win? Was it because of the female immortals cursed throughout the Immortal Palace?
"I didn't think that way!" You You patted the dust off her palms, shook off some of the inner core she had just crushed, and looked directly at Ming Ye. "I know that this demon immortal is no good, but you, who orchestrated all of this, are the real trash!"
“…” Mingye’s brows furrowed immediately, as if anger had been stirred up.
"I've already said, I came from the upper realm to collect the water from the sacred pool!" You You summoned his spirit sword again and continued, "Since you refuse, I'll beat you until you do!"
"Hmph! A mere lowly Earth Immortal, ignorant of the immensity of heaven and earth!" Before Mingye could speak, the god on the right stepped forward, his face full of anger, and said, "Let me teach you some manners!"
As she was about to make a move, Mingye unexpectedly stopped her, glancing at Feng Rong beside her. He narrowed his eyes, a glint of something in his eyes, and said, "Is the Heavenly Maiden so arrogant because this Divine Lord is here?"
“Phoenix God Lord…” He suddenly clasped his hands in a fist salute to Feng Rong, and said with a calculating look, “You are a member of the ancient gods, the most noble Phoenix clan. Do you really intend to stand on the side of such a female immortal?”
"If you want to fight, then fight! What are you talking about?" Feng Rong glared at him. He had never liked any male creatures around You You, no! He should say living creatures, especially this person in front of him. He felt that this person was particularly annoying at first glance. "My You You said that you will fight until you give me the pool water. Who wants to go first?"
Mingye's expression changed, but he held back and continued, "Phoenix God, you've probably chosen the wrong side. The Phoenix Clan has been dormant for many years, losing the power of Nirvana. If I said... I have a way to awaken your entire clan, would you reconsider, God?"
"What did you say?!" Feng Rong paused, and even You You was startled. "You know how to awaken the Phoenix Clan?"
"I have been a god for a long time, and although I descended to the mortal realm to come to the immortal realm, I still know a thing or two about the affairs of the divine race." Seeing the other party's expression change, a glint of light flashed in Mingye's eyes as he continued, "I never wanted to be your enemy, and I even have some past ties with your race. Why should Phoenix God Lord get involved? As long as you don't interfere in today's events, I will tell you the method to awaken the Phoenix race, so that the Phoenix race can return to the world!"
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