Chapter 20 The Love-Brained God 20: Slaying the Gods
Thinking this to himself, Ye Chao said it aloud.
“Fanfan, spirit stones are not easy to collect. I only have this many on hand. If you feel it’s not enough, we can send them back when we go out to travel the world and collect enough spirit stones.”
“I love you. The hometown you love is the hometown I love. I will definitely consider everything for you.”
Fanfan was deeply moved and hugged Ye Chao tightly, refusing to let go.
"Chen Ri, how fortunate I am to have met you. No one in the world has ever treated me better than you."
Ye Chao smiled slightly, his tone gentle and sweet, but where Fanfan couldn't see, his face was extremely cold and devoid of any emotion.
With a few words, Ye Chao coaxed the naive and foolish flower fairy. Then, he casually mentioned the two flower fairies, Tao Yao and Xing Su, saying that they were Fan Fan's good friends and would not let Fan Fan work alone.
It's easier to take advantage of a group of people. If Fanfan goes alone, she'll probably be discovered. But with three people together, the chances of being discovered are much lower.
Ye Chao didn't need to think of any reasons to coax Fanfan; she had already convinced herself.
“I will talk to them. They also like the Flower Realm and know that I am doing this for the good of the Flower Realm. They are also willing to contribute to the Flower Realm.”
The matter was settled. Ye Chao handed the spirit stones to Fanfan and casually reminded her to hide them well so that no one else would find them.
"I discovered this spirit-gathering array while exploring a secret realm. It should be an ancient array that few others recognize. Keep an eye out for the other people in the Flower Realm and give them a surprise later."
Fanfan nodded, mustered her courage, kissed Ye Chao's forehead, and then ran away, covering her flushed face.
After Fanfan left, Ye Chao's expression turned completely cold. He cast a cleansing spell to remove the scent Fanfan had left on him.
The female immortals in the Flower Realm are inherently deficient. Putting aside their talents, their intelligence alone makes them unworthy to stand shoulder to shoulder with him.
If he hadn't had to come to this Flower Realm, he wouldn't have gotten involved with this stupid, pig-like female immortal.
"Such a foolish existence should not exist. Without the Flower Realm, the spiritual energy in the Four Seas and Eight Deserts would probably be even more abundant."
The fairies of the Flower Realm are all such stupid and foolish creatures; their existence is nothing more than a waste of spiritual energy. It would be better if they all disappeared, so as to free up more spiritual energy for the Heavenly Realm.
Ye Chao leaned back on the soft chaise lounge, looking at the small and simple room, his disdain obvious.
He would never set foot in such a shabby place unless he was forced to.
The more Ye Chao looked at him, the more annoyed he became. In the end, he simply closed his eyes, out of sight, out of mind.
Qi Wang's gaze swept over Ye Chao, then he silently approached him.
Ye Chao, however, was completely unaware of this.
The so-called gifted second prince of the Heavenly Realm is actually quite weak.
Qi Wang snapped his fingers, and Ye Chao's body stiffened before he slumped to the ground.
Just then, the Empress was secretly peeking outside and saw Ye Chao fall down.
The Empress was unaware that Qi Wang had come to the Heavenly Realm. Only after seeing Ye Chao did she belatedly look around and, judging from the surging spiritual energy around her, this was indeed the Heavenly Realm.
Did Qi Wang kill Ye Chao?
The moment this thought arose, a monstrous wave surged through the usually calm and composed heart of the Empress.
While Ye Hao's death saddened her, if Ye Chao were also killed, the throne of the Heavenly Emperor would certainly not fall into Ye Chao's hands.
Once she finds a chance to escape and return to the sacred land of the Phoenix Clan to be reborn, she can have another child with the Heavenly Emperor.
Although that bitch Xiyin had two sons and a daughter, apart from Ye Chao who inherited some of the Heavenly Emperor's thin golden dragon bloodline, the other two children all had the lowly Heavenly Chicken bloodline.
Given the Heavenly Emperor's temperament, he certainly wouldn't pass the throne to those two bastards.
As long as she can return to the Heavenly Emperor's side and have another legitimate son with him, the throne of the Heavenly Emperor will eventually fall to her child.
With that thought in mind, the diva cheered herself up again.
She suppressed her disgust and resentment and spoke in a soft voice.
"I know you killed Ye Chao for my sake, but you must understand that imprisoning me will not make me fall in love with you."
What Qi Wang wanted was nothing more than her affection. For someone with such an extreme personality, a direct confrontation wouldn't work; a more conciliatory approach was necessary.
Even though the Empress hated Qi Wang to the core, in order to escape, to seek revenge, and to give birth to a new legitimate son for the Heavenly Emperor, she still forcibly changed her temperament and coaxed Qi Wang in a soft voice.
"Even if you continue to pressure me like this, I will never fall in love with you, not even after a thousand or ten thousand years."
"If you want me to fall in love with you, you must first give me freedom."
"I promise you, I won't run away. I will try to fall in love with you."
The Empress Dowager couldn't believe that Qi Wang wouldn't be tempted by such a condition she had proposed.
Qi Wang, who was about to probe Ye Chao's memories: "..."
No, why is this diva suddenly acting crazy again?
Why must you give her freedom to win her love? Why will she try to fall in love with him?
Qi Wang even suspected that he might have damaged the Empress's brain during his previous battle, otherwise why would the Empress, who was already in a soul form, suddenly say such a thing?
For Qi Wang, the Empress was merely a passport that allowed him to gain the Heavenly Realm's approval. What exactly was the Empress imagining while she was imprisoned in the jade pendant?
The Empress was still rambling on and on, spouting a whole bunch of nonsense, but it all boiled down to one core message: if she was released, she would give Qi Wang the love she wanted.
Qi Wang: "???"
What does he want her love for?
Qi Wang was too lazy to waste words with this guy whose thought process was so unusual, so he directly cut off the Empress's connection with the outside world.
The Empress, suppressing her true thoughts and feigning deep affection, tried to persuade Qi Wang: "..."
Why did it suddenly get dark?
Realizing what Qi Wang had done, the Empress stomped her feet in anger.
"You're completely impervious to reason. Even if you lock me up like this, and even if you try to coax me, I will never fall in love with you!"
No wonder Qi Wang couldn't win her love. When Ye Yun was pursuing her, he took meticulous care of her.
She didn't even need to say anything; with just a change in her eyes, Ye Yun would present what she wanted to her.
The Heavenly Queen still remembered that when the two countries were at war, Ye Yun, who was both the Crown Prince and a general, heard that she had a poor appetite. So, during the most dangerous time of the war, he secretly ran back from the front lines to buy her her favorite osmanthus milk tea.
The Heavenly Queen was born a celestial being, possessing an otherworldly beauty. She was wealthy and revered by all.
Her admirers are found all over the world, and countless people are willing to offer her countless rare treasures just to catch a glimpse of her beauty.
She didn't care about any of them. If it weren't for the Heavenly Emperor Ye Yun touching her heart in the mortal world, she wouldn't have been with Ye Yun.
In the past, she wouldn't have given Qi Wang a second glance. After all, although his strength was outstanding, his appearance was indescribable. To say he was ordinary would be an understatement. In the Empress's eyes, his appearance could be described as ugly.
How dare someone like that have designs on her?
She had given him a chance by offering herself, but instead, he became enraged and completely imprisoned her.
The Empress was furious, but the spiritual energy in this space was thin, barely enough to keep her soul from dissipating. The Empress, still agitated, fainted after only a short while due to the instability of her soul.
As for Qi Wang, he didn't care about the Empress in the jade pendant. As long as she didn't die, he didn't care about anything else.
He focused his attention on Ye Chao.
Qi Wang used magic to search Ye Chao's memories. This technique was gentler than the soul-searching technique and caused much less damage to the caster.
Furthermore, since Qi Wang was only looking at recent memories, it wouldn't have much impact on Ye Chao.
After the spell was cast, Qi Wang could see Ye Chao's memories clearly and also understood why Ye Chao had come to the Flower Realm incognito.
He made a promise to the Heavenly Emperor, saying that he would rely on his own abilities to overcome the tribulation of ascending to godhood.
His solution was to use the lives of the beings in the Flower Realm to shield him from the heavenly tribulation.
[Anyway, these fairies in the Flower Realm are weak and their existence is of no use to the Heavenly Realm, so I might as well use them for my own purposes.]
This is Ye Chao's truest thought.
What deep love for Fanfan, what guilt he felt towards the Flower Realm for taking Fanfan away—all he did was to wipe out all the creatures of the Flower Realm at the Flower Goddess's coronation ceremony.
Qi Wang looked at Ye Chao with a cold gaze.
He had thought these gods simply didn't regard mortals as human beings, but he underestimated them. They not only didn't regard mortals as human beings, but they also disregarded anyone weaker than them.
They truly took the saying "everything in the world can be used for my own purposes" to the extreme.
Even more insidiously, in order to avoid punishment, he did not do it himself, but instead handed over the carved array to Fanfan.
[It was the flower fairy's own choice; what does it have to do with me? She was willing to do it for me.]
[She said she was willing to give anything to help me. Heaven knows, I didn't force her; it was her own promise, and she chose to keep it. What does it have to do with me?]
Qi Wang glimpsed Ye Chao's memories and also his truest thoughts.
Ye Chao had absolutely no genuine feelings for the Flower Fairy Fanfan; everything he did was merely to exploit her.
What a truly filthy deity, with vile thoughts and despicable methods.
Qi Wang did not kill him, but left a hidden trick deep in his soul.
After Qi Wang left, Ye Chao woke up.
Qi Wang's strength far surpassed his own, and Ye Chao was so powerful that he didn't even know that someone had tampered with his clothes.
"How did I suddenly fall asleep?"
Ye Chao had no doubt that someone was plotting against him. After all, in the Flower Realm, even the Flower Masters were insignificant in strength. Who could possibly attack him without anyone noticing?
Meanwhile, the resourceful Fanfan had already found Taoyao and Xingsu and told them what she needed to do.
"Taoyao, Xingsu, I need your help with something..."
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