Chapter 13 Love-Brained God 13: Slaying the Gods
The commotion outside was so loud that the Heavenly Emperor naturally heard it, but he had no intention of going out to uphold justice for Fan Zhi.
Putting everything else aside, she was just a lowly maidservant who dared to trespass into the Heavenly Emperor's palace. Naturally, she relied on her mistress, the Heavenly Empress.
Relying on her status as a member of the Phoenix Clan, the Heavenly Empress was arrogant and domineering, doing whatever she pleased. She had spies planted all over the Heavenly Palace, and her every word and action was firmly under her control.
Even if he were to exchange a few more words with that maid, it wouldn't be long before the Empress found a pretext to throw her off the Execution Platform.
The Heavenly Emperor was furious about this, but each time, the Heavenly Empress could come up with a reason to shut him up.
"Ye Yun, you promised me that you would only have me in your life and would never take another man. You betrayed me!"
"Tolerating that bitch Xiyin's existence is the limit of what I can do. Ye Yun, you'd better not test my patience."
Knowing he was in the wrong, the Heavenly Emperor could only turn a blind eye.
However, he had a different opinion regarding what the diva said.
He did indeed promise the Empress that he would never take another woman as his concubine.
At that time, he was just an ordinary prince in the Heavenly Realm. His father had one Heavenly Empress and three Heavenly Consorts, while he only had one Heavenly Consort, which was already a great honor for the Heavenly Empress.
However, the diva was still not satisfied and kept clinging to the promise she made back then.
She didn't even consider that promises are only useful in the present moment. But as time goes by, their identities, positions, and experiences change, so how can she use past promises to demand things from him today?
The Heavenly Emperor closed his eyes, and the noise outside gradually faded away, returning to silence once more.
The diva has overstepped her bounds far too many times. This time, let's treat it as a minor punishment to warn her. Hopefully, she can understand that her patience is limited.
The day she completely exhausts the feelings between them, they will probably never be able to go back to how things were.
"Mother, what did Father say?"
Xi Yin had just returned to her Luoying Palace when Ye Chao arrived.
Without wasting words, he went straight to Xiyin asking how his matter was going.
Looking at her son's handsome face, Xiyin's face broke into a bright smile.
She reached out and touched her son's head, smiling as she said, "Don't worry, what can't your mother accomplish? Your father has already promised that once you cross over to the Heavenly Realm, he will grant you the title of God of War."
Upon hearing this, Ye Chao's eyes lit up instantly.
"Really? Did Father Emperor agree?"
Xi Yin nodded: "I agree."
Seeing her son's excited expression, Xiyin continued.
"However, your father needs you to lead troops to the Eastern Wilderness to exterminate monsters. Only by completing this mission can you obtain the title of God of War."
"Eastern Wilderness?"
Ye Chao frowned, and after thinking for a moment, he retrieved the location of the Eastern Wilderness from his memory.
The Eastern Wilderness was originally the territory of the Nine-Tailed Fox clan, and the previous Heavenly Empress was also from the Nine-Tailed Fox clan. During her reign, she had a fierce argument with the former Heavenly Emperor.
The former diva, refusing to back down, chose to immolate herself in her palace.
The former Heavenly Emperor was enraged and led his heavenly army to annihilate the Nine-Tailed Fox clan. The child born to the former Heavenly Emperor and the former Heavenly Empress was also stripped of his immortal bones and banished to the mortal realm.
If it weren't for this reason, even with the support of the Phoenix Clan, Ye Yun, an illegitimate prince, would not have been able to become the Heavenly Emperor in one leap.
After the fox clan was wiped out, the Eastern Wilderness became a place overrun by demons and monsters, where spiritual energy was mixed and no other clans were willing to go.
Nowadays, only some mortals who were once under the jurisdiction of the fox clan live in the Eastern Wilderness.
"Why go to the Eastern Wilderness to exterminate demonic beasts? Could it be that Father has other plans?"
Ye Chao always felt that things were not so simple.
Reminded by Ye Chao, Xi Yin suddenly came to her senses. After thinking it over carefully, she hesitated and said...
"Could it be that your father wants to reclaim this territory of the Eastern Wilderness?"
Ye Chao nodded: "I think that's possible. However, the territory in the Eastern Wilderness is quite large. If we take it back, which clan will Father bestow it upon?"
Xi Yin's expression shifted, and her tone revealed a hint of excitement.
"Could it be that they are going to bestow a reward upon the Celestial Chicken clan?"
Xi Yin belonged to the Heavenly Chicken clan.
The Heavenly Chicken Clan is the race closest to the Phoenix. In fact, Xi Yin believes that the Heavenly Chicken Clan's talent far surpasses that of the Phoenix Clan. It's just that the Phoenix Clan occupies the best resources and enjoys the offerings from other tribes.
They maintain their status and position by sucking the blood of countless races.
If the Celestial Chicken Clan had its own territory and its own vassals, given time, it might very well surpass the Phoenix Clan and become the most noble race in the entire world.
Ye Chao: "..."
Looking at his mother, who still harbored illusions, Ye Chao hesitated to speak.
The phoenix is an ancient mythical beast with a noble lineage; how could the celestial chicken clan compare?
If he had been born into the Empress's womb, he wouldn't be in this situation, having to cultivate himself so diligently to gain the Emperor's favor.
Ye Hao is inferior to him in every way; he only became the Crown Prince of Heaven because he was born into the right family.
If it weren't for his bad background, how could that bastard Ye Hao have been able to keep him so firmly under his thumb?
However, Ye Chao did not discourage Xi Yin; instead, he went along with her words.
"Perhaps that's how it is. Father loves you so much that he's willing to give your race some dignity for your sake, which is not unreasonable."
The mother and son chatted for a while longer, but soon changed the subject and started talking about other things.
"By the way, there's a severe drought on Earth. The Heavenly Empress will surely disregard the heavenly rules and descend to Earth to visit that bastard Ye Hao, all for his sake."
Xi Yin brought up the matter of Fan Zhi coming to find her: "The Empress must not be in the Heavenly Realm, otherwise her personal maid would not have gone to find His Majesty."
She advised Ye Chao to be more careful and take advantage of the Empress and Ye Hao's absence from the Heavenly Realm to consolidate his power and remove any spies the Empress had planted around them.
"We don't have much time left. If Ye Hao successfully survives his tribulation and returns, he will likely be firmly in control of his position as crown prince."
Ye Chao nodded: "Mother, don't worry, I know what I'm doing."
As they talked, the two began discussing Ye Chao's tribulation.
"Have you chosen a location for your tribulation?"
Ye Chao nodded: "I've made my choice, Mother. Don't worry, I have successfully passed the tribulation to ascend to the rank of Immortal. The tribulation of a God can't be much harder."
Seeing that he understood the situation, Xi Yin felt relieved.
“Chao’er, the future of your mother, your younger brother and sister all rests on your shoulders. The Empress has long hated us. If Ye Hao ascends the throne, there will probably be no place for us in the Heavenly Realm.”
They had already broken ties with the Heavenly Empress, to the point of no return. Now, with the Heavenly Emperor backing them up, they still had a fighting chance. But if he were to ascend to the throne, the mother and her two children would surely die.
Ye Chao nodded, his tone serious.
"Mother, don't worry, I won't let you down. I'm determined to get the position of Crown Prince. I will definitely not let the Empress and that bitch Ye Hao stay above us forever."
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The human realm and the celestial realm were originally connected. When cultivators in the human realm achieved perfect merit and survived the heavenly tribulation, they could ascend to the celestial realm and be ranked among the immortals.
However, according to the information Qi Wang obtained from Ye Hao's soul, the Heavenly Emperor severed the heavens and the earth 20,000 years ago, cutting off the passage between the Heavenly Realm and the Human Realm.
Since then, spiritual energy in the human realm has become increasingly scarce. Originally, this world could have been completely transformed into a cultivation world, but because the Heavenly Emperor severed the passage between the two realms, cultivators have been unable to make any progress.
Ten thousand years ago, this world was almost devoid of spiritual energy, and the environment had become extremely harsh. Countless living beings died in large numbers, leaving only a few powerful beings in the human world struggling to keep it afloat.
As they searched for a way to save the world, they discovered the secret behind its changes.
Their world was originally like a sealed eggshell, with everything inside forming a positive cycle, endlessly regenerating and eternally indestructible.
But someone opened a hole in this world, causing spiritual energy to leak out continuously.
Abundant spiritual energy allows cultivators to achieve immortality, and after a cultivator dies, the spiritual energy returns to the world, nourishing this place.
However, the growth of spiritual energy cannot keep up with the leakage. In order to preserve the last bit of life in this world, they had no choice but to sacrifice their own lives to plug the loopholes in this world.
Their sacrifice gave the world a glimmer of hope.
After ten thousand years of recuperation, humanity reappeared in this world, but the original cultivators had become legends. The new humans were too fragile, and the gods appeared at the right time to help them.
As a result, people gradually forgot that their ancestors also had the ability to move mountains and fill seas, and forgot that they could also overcome one difficulty after another on their own.
They believed in gods, worshipped gods, and placed all their hopes on gods.
The reason why the Heavenly Emperor initially severed the connection between the Heavenly Realm and this world was simply to allow the Heavenly Empress to use the spiritual energy of this world to fill the gaps in Ye Hao's condition.
In the eyes of the Heavenly Emperor and Empress, exchanging the lives of beings from one world for the complete spiritual veins of the Heavenly Prince was a very worthwhile deal.
Later, the humans of this world successfully saved themselves, and the Heavenly Emperor, in a way, "made use of waste" by reopening a one-way passage, allowing the gods to descend upon this world.
The demon who once single-handedly destroyed this world has transformed into its savior and the god they worship.
To prevent the people of this world from discovering the truth, the gods of heaven made thorough preparations.
Only those from the celestial realm can freely enter and leave this world, while those from this world who wish to leave will be discovered the moment they enter the passage.
Countless gales will shred anyone who enters the passage into dust, leaving not even a fragment of their soul.
Qi Wang stood beside the passage leading to the Heavenly Realm and glanced down at the jade pendant hanging at his waist.
The empress was still struggling, trying to break free from the jade pendant.
However, countless fine golden threads bound her tightly within them, and no matter how she struggled, she could not break free from their restraints.
The faith they once embraced has become a cage that imprisons her.
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