Although the Goddess Houtu was in charge of the Netherworld, she could still keep the events that happened in the ancestral court of the human race from her sight. She knew perfectly well what Hu Le's intentions were; he simply wanted her to support him in becoming the Human Emperor.
If it were anything else, she might have agreed out of consideration for Taiyi and his wife.
However, she could not agree to the throne of the human emperor.
It wasn't that she had her eye on the Human Emperor's Dao Fruit.
What she has always been vying for is the Earthly Sovereign Dao Fruit.
Rather, it was Lady Xuanming who had her eye on this position.
She and Lady Xuanming were like sisters, and since Lady Xuanming was so interested in this, she naturally wanted to give her full support...
After exchanging pleasantries, before Hu Le could speak, the Goddess Houtu said directly, "I have already guessed your purpose in coming. Is it for the throne of the Human Emperor?"
Hu Le nodded slightly: "Your Majesty's guess is correct. I do indeed intend to compete for this position. I wonder if Your Majesty could assist me?"
Houtu Niangniang shook her head: "If it were anything else, I might be able to grant your request, but this is the only matter I'm afraid I cannot!"
"Why? Could it be that Your Highness is also interested in this?" Hu Le asked, frowning.
Just then, a female cultivator with a cold expression came out from the back hall and said loudly, "It is not my sister, but me."
"Goddess Xuanming!" Hu Le stood up, somewhat astonished.
"Indeed, it is I. You are but a junior, yet you dare to covet the throne of the Human Emperor?" Xuanming Niangniang's voice was like pearls falling on a jade plate, clear and cold.
Hu Le's face also darkened. "Hmph! I am my master's direct disciple. If I'm not allowed to sit on the throne of the Human Emperor, am I to be handed over to you?"
The Goddess Xuanming sneered, "The throne of the Human Emperor belongs to the virtuous, so how can we allow your family's private property to be passed on?"
Hearing this, Houtu frowned slightly, feeling that Xuanming had gone a bit too far.
Why bring up Queen Jin Detian when you can talk about this younger generation?
It should be known that Empress Jinde and Taiyi risked their lives to injure Hongjun Laozu for the sake of their divine race's future destiny. Such a righteous act would surely impress any member of the divine race.
Otherwise, if Hongjun, having just achieved the Primordial Dao Fruit, were to use his saintly power to suppress the primordial world, how could the innate saints and deities hold their heads high? The Xuanmen might just use this to overwhelm the gods and monopolize the fortune of the primordial world...
"Heh, so you think you're one of those virtuous ones?" Hu Le stood up and stared coldly at Xuanming Niangniang.
"Hmph! Regardless of whether I am virtuous or not, I am more qualified than a junior like you to sit on the throne of the Human Emperor. If you know what's good for you, you should withdraw from the competition. For the sake of Lady Jinde, I will allow you to continue to sit as the chief of the Yanhuang tribe."
"But if you remain stubborn and determined to fight me, then don't blame me for taking away your position as clan leader and banishing you from the human race."
"You?!"
"Not bad! You think I can't do it?"
"Hmph! Go ahead and try if you dare. Do you really think I'm afraid of you?"
With a flick of her wrist, the Goddess Xuanming revealed a gleaming sword, which she pointed at Hu Le. "You brat! So rude! Today I will teach you a lesson on behalf of Goddess Jinde, so you'll know what true arrogance is!"
"It's still uncertain who will teach whom a lesson!"
Hu Le reached out and grabbed the purple bamboo staff that was stuck in his waist.
"This is the residence of Sister Houtu. It is not a place for fighting. If you have the courage, go out and fight me."
With one hand holding a sword and the other lifting the hem of her skirt, Lady Xuanming leaped out of the Houtu Palace.
"Your Majesty, please forgive my rudeness."
Hu Le bowed slightly to Houtu Niangniang and then jumped out as well.
Houtu Niangniang shook her head helplessly, but did not stop the fight between the two.
Since Lady Xuanming intends to seize the throne of the Human Emperor, she naturally needs to subdue all humans. This Emperor Dongxuan is the biggest obstacle on Xuanming's path to becoming emperor, which will also allow the two to determine a winner...
Hu Le leaped out of the Houtu Palace and looked up to see the Xuanming Goddess standing in the void above the red moon, surrounded by a hazy red light.
He moved swiftly and arrived in front of Lady Xuanming. With a flick of his bamboo staff, he pointed it straight at her.
Xuanming Niangniang blocked with her sword, but felt a powerful force strike her, and she was forced to retreat.
"What incredible brute strength!"
Xuanming Niangniang was secretly alarmed. This junior was said to have obtained the physical body of Pangu, so he should not be underestimated.
Her mind raced, and with a flick of her left finger, a beam of cold light shot out from her fingertip.
This light was formed from the condensed energy of innate ice spirit. When she wielded it, it carried a strong aura of killing intent, possessing the power to freeze time and space and freeze all things.
The cold light arrived in an instant, and Hu Le hurriedly summoned the Kan-Gen-Kun Banner, releasing a burst of seven-colored light to protect himself.
At this moment, he had only slightly refined the Chaos Bell, and had not even completed the refinement of one of its innate restrictions, so it could not exert much power at all.
Therefore, he simply did not use this treasure and continued to use the Kan-Gen-Kun Flag.
Fortunately, this treasure was also an unparalleled protective artifact. Once it was summoned, it immediately blocked the beam of innate ice-cold light.
Of course, the Xuanming Lady's attack did not stop there. With a flick of her sleeve, countless ice crystals flew out from her sleeve, changing in the wind and turning into icebergs that crushed towards Hu Le.
"Good timing!"
He saw the mountains looming overhead, hurtling towards him with a whooshing sound.
Hu Le shouted and shook his bamboo staff. A beam of innate five-colored divine light suddenly rose up, sweeping across the sky amidst the icebergs. He then pointed with his left hand and released a chaotic black and white divine light.
Since Hu Le achieved the Great Luo realm and completely mastered the Innate Yin-Yang Great Dao, he can now use various Innate Yin-Yang supernatural abilities according to his will. With the support of the power of the Great Dao, they are even more mysterious and incredible.
As soon as the Primordial Yin-Yang Chaos Divine Light appeared, it cleaved through the chaos, separating the clear from the turbid, and arrived in front of the Xuanming Goddess in an instant.
Its speed is like light or electricity.
Fortunately, Lady Xuanming was no ordinary person either, and her Taoist cultivation and supernatural powers were not bad. At the critical moment, she raised her hand and released a white, misty light to block in front of her.
"boom!"
The white light was instantly shattered by the chaotic black and white divine light, and Xuanming Niangniang seized the opportunity to leap away, throwing her sword in her hand at the same time.
The sword trembled in mid-air, transforming into countless sword lights that fell from the sky and instantly engulfed Hu Le.
Hu Le shook the Kan-Gen-Kun Banner, releasing a burst of seven-colored light that firmly blocked the sword light's attack.
These sword lights carried the devastation of late winter; not only was the chill astonishing, but wherever the sword lights shone, all life was annihilated, plunging both time and space into a state of annihilation.
Hu Le stood at the center of the sword light, the Kan-Gen-Kun Banner continuously unfurling, rising up rays of light and mist, blocking the sword light. At the same time, he took a deep breath, and suddenly his body was surrounded by chaotic primordial energy, and he threw out a powerful punch.
Bang!
Before the fist even arrived, the space itself shattered, and the shifting sword light vanished in disarray...
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