Chapter 912 - 347: First Battle! Who Is the War God (3 Updates)

Chapter 912: Chapter 347: First Battle! Who Is the War God (3 Updates)

The Divine Venerable was pushed back a few steps by that divine light, and the commotion within the hall attracted the attention of the Divine Servants outside, the sound of armor friction echoing from afar.

Yet, when the two people walked out of the vortex and stood before the Divine Venerable.

The Divine Venerable was utterly shocked, his legs involuntarily kneeling down. His nobility, his gaze, his expression, all were cleaned away, leaving only a subservient demeanor.

...

In Luoxing City, Mu Qingge nestled in Si Mo’s embrace, together admiring the beauty of the starry sky.

"Qingge, if I say, I stepped in to destroy the Divine Hall for you, you would undoubtedly be a thousand times unwilling. But, if this matter, you let me stand by, allowing others to bully you, I would be a thousand times unwilling." Si Mo whispered.

Mu Qingge was speechless.

She found it amusing, suddenly feeling that Si Mo was becoming more eloquent. It seemed he had already gauged her thoughts, so what he said left her with no room to retreat, not even a chance to change the topic.

He had already given way, could she really not give him face?

"Then what do you want to do?" Helpless, Mu Qingge had to ask.

Si Mo turned her shoulders to face him. In his amber eyes, with deep affection, he said, "You can treat me as a soldier at your command, tell me what you need me to do."

These words made Mu Qingge’s heart skip a beat, silently thinking: ’In front of others, he is such a domineering and ruthless person. Only in front of me, does he lower himself so much.’

A trace of heartache made Mu Qingge reach out and cup Si Mo’s cheeks with her hands.

Si Mo’s large hand also covered her small hands, revealing a smile: "I told you before, I like you like this."

Mu Qingge slowly nodded, naturally remembering what he had said before.

"Si Mo, you don’t have to be so cautious with me." Mu Qingge said sincerely.

Si Mo’s body tensed slightly, he lowered his head and planted a kiss on her brow. "Because I don’t want to lose you." It was precisely because he didn’t want to lose her, that he was so cautious. Because he understood that Mu Qingge was not an ordinary woman; if he made her unhappy, she would turn and leave without hesitation, decisively.

Mu Qingge, amused and helpless, said, "Do I really make you so uneasy?"

Si Mo seized the opportunity to complain, "Wasn’t it because chasing you was so exhausting at the start?" He had put in so much effort, enduring countless hardships to successfully earn a place in Mu Qingge’s heart.

"Si Mo, you will never lose me." Mu Qingge gave her promise. She was not someone who was fickle or capricious.

Regarding the love between a man and a woman, once she was certain, she would not change.

"Then, are you trying to tell me that from now on I can be audacious, willful, and do as I please?" Si Mo’s long arms wrapped around Mu Qingge’s waist, pulling her close to him, tight against his body, and even through the clothes, Mu Qingge could feel the heat of his skin.

Mu Qingge’s cheeks flushed, she broke free from his embrace, coughed lightly, "I still have things to do, the army of the Divine Hall is not far from here."

"They can’t reach here now." Si Mo said.

But Mu Qingge spoke seriously, "It’s precisely because they haven’t reached here yet that we need to arrange our forces and prepare defensive measures."

"It’s not urgent for a moment, I promise, before we finish what we need to do, they won’t arrive." Si Mo finished speaking, and without another word, he lifted Mu Qingge by the waist and strode towards the bed.

...

Central Continent, Sky City, Divine Hall.

The Divine Venerable stood cautiously in his place, his gaze occasionally sweeping over those two from the Four Seas Divine Land who broke through worlds, his heart filled with anxiety.

These two stood in front of the transparent pillar collecting the Power of Faith, extremely silent.

This low pressure made the entire Divine Hall feel suffocated.

Outside the hall, the ground was completely filled with kneeling Divine Servants and Divine Servants. Serving the Divine Hall for many years, this was the first time they saw people from the Divine Clan, making their hearts both excited and anxious.

As if, in front of the Divine Clan, they were as small as dust, daring not to act rashly.

"So this is where the problem occurred, I was wondering why cultivation lately felt so slow, and even stagnant." One of the two Divine Clan adults, who stood with their backs to the Divine Venerable, began to talk, one of them said.

The other replied, "This time, it’s still discovered early, if we found out any later, when more impurities accumulate, cultivating with such impure Power of Faith, we’d likely suffer backlash."

After he finished speaking, his eyes turned cold as he glanced at the kneeling Divine Venerable behind them.

The Divine Venerable immediately felt a tingling sensation on his scalp, his whole body almost prostrate to the ground. "Upper God, please listen to this servant’s explanation."

He called himself a servant, showing that even though in the Middle Ancient Realm he stands as a high and mighty Divine Venerable, in front of the Divine Clan, he is utterly humble.

"Oh? Well, let’s hear your explanation." The one from the Divine Clan who looked at him said with an amused gaze.

The other also turned to look, his gaze not cold, but contemptuous. As if, in his eyes, the Divine Venerable was no different from a pig or a dog.

The Divine Venerable’s heart was full of anxiety.

He only knew that the Power of Faith collected in the Divine Hall belongs to a few forces in the Divine Land. But specifically which forces, he had no idea.

Because no master would voluntarily explain anything to a servant. A sensible and obedient servant also wouldn’t ask questions he’d better not ask.

Anyway, people from the Divine Land rarely come down, and those who do, are the masters of the entire Divine Hall.

The Divine Venerable composed himself, organized his language, and then said, "It is all because of that Mu Qingge who doesn’t believe in the Upper God and despises the Upper God!"

"Mu Qingge? Mu surname?" One of them, upon hearing Mu Qingge’s name... or more precisely, upon hearing her surname, revealed an interested expression.

The one beside him laughed, "You don’t think she’s a remnant of the Mu Clan, do you? Ten thousand years have passed, even if this Mu Qingge has some connection to the Mu Clan, she poses no threat. The remnants of the Mu Clan above are already living like stray dogs, not to mention this Lower Realm?"

His words made his companion fully agree.

The latter nodded, saying, "Indeed, I’m overthinking."

After the two finished their discussion, the slightly plump one then said to the Divine Venerable, "Continue."

"Yes, Upper God." The Divine Venerable, with a face full of fawning servility, composed himself and continued, "That Mu Qingge is arrogant and very insolent, treating the Divine Hall with utter disdain and having a terrible attitude..."

"Enough, no need for these empty words. Don’t think you can manipulate our emotions with them. What’s happened, and why is the power of faith no longer pure? Speak truthfully," interrupted the taller figure.

The Divine Venerable’s words were repeatedly cut off. In the Middle Ancient Realm, who dared to treat him like this?

Yet, in front of these two, he could only swallow his anger. He lowered his eyes, carefully hiding the darkness in them, and continued, "Mu Qingge possesses an ancient treasure, which the Upper Realm ordered to be obtained long ago. I have secretly searched for a long time before finally locating it. However, Mu Qingge, relying on her talent, refuses to hand over the treasure. I tried persuading her kindly, but she ignored me. Helplessly, I had to send people to use some methods to force her to give it up. But she used despicable means to kill those I sent multiple times, and even colluded with demon cultivators with ill intentions. Left with no choice, I ordered war, but she slandered and spread rumors in the background, deceiving the people, causing them to doubt their faith in the Divine Hall and the Divine Clan..."

"And what did you do?" asked the taller Divine Clan member.

The Divine Venerable looked up, bewildered.

The slightly plump one explained, "Zibo is asking, after discovering the people’s wavering faith, what did you do to remedy it?"

The Divine Venerable understood and immediately replied, "To quickly eliminate impurities, I sent troops to secretly investigate and kill anyone who did not have faith in the Divine Hall and the Upper Gods."

"Foolish!" scoffed Zibo.

The slightly plump Divine Clan member consoled with a look and asked, "The ancient treasure you mentioned, is it the Heaven-Burning Furnace?"

As soon as the words "Heaven-Burning Furnace" were uttered, Zibo’s gaze also shifted over, and both their eyes showed concealed excitement and greed.

The Divine Venerable nodded and said, "Precisely the Heaven-Burning Furnace!"

They exchanged glances, and the slightly plump one asked, "Where is Mu Qingge currently?"

The Divine Venerable quickly said, "She is in Luoxing City; she is the City Lord of Luoxing City."

"Luoxing City? A thousand years ago, the City Lord who destroyed a Divine Hall and personally disbanded her city?" Zibo raised his eyebrows.

The slightly plump one laughed, "Zibo, that woman has long been dead; how could it be the same person?"

Zibo nodded almost imperceptibly and murmured, "True. We were the ones dispatched to handle that matter back then."

"Indeed, that woman was impressive. But unfortunately, too fierce. We battled her for three days and nights before finally luring her into the Star Devouring Array to kill her," reminisced the slightly plump one.

Zibo mocked, "Seems like Luoxing City has always opposed our East Divine Land."

Hearing their conversation, the Divine Venerable had some vague guesses and timely said, "Two Upper Gods, the current City Lord of Luoxing City, Mu Qingge, is also a woman."

"Hmm? A woman! Interesting, truly interesting," Zibo said with narrowed eyes.

The Divine Venerable said, "Two Upper Gods, I have already dispatched a hundred thousand troops to Luoxing City. However, the power of faith has been tainted, and I fear the dispatched army may not be able to fight."

"I thought it was something significant; it’s merely a minor issue. Clearing such impurities is quite easy," said the slightly plump Divine Clan member, waving his hand.

From his palm, a golden light sprayed out, enveloping the power of faith, slowly drawing out the hair-thin gray impurities, restoring the purity of the power of faith.

...

A hundred li from Luoxing City, the Divine Hall’s hundred thousand troops, when feeling unwell, camped on the spot and did not advance.

At this time, after suffering for a while, the hundred thousand troops gradually felt their strength returning, and the discomfort gradually withdrew.

"I am recovered!"

"Me too!"

"I am also recovered!"

"It must be the Upper God, knowing our plight and coming to our aid!"

"Thank the Divine Light for its blessings, thank the Upper God for his favor!"

A hundred thousand strong, restored to full, prepared to set out once more.

Mo Yang led the Dragon Tooth Guards, stealthily arriving to witness this scene, and couldn’t help but raise his hand, ordering the team to halt. His eyes were heavy, and his heart unwilling.

They originally intended to catch the Divine Hall’s hundred thousand troops off guard, taking advantage of their lack of battle prowess.

But they did not expect to arrive a step too late!

"Retreat," Mo Yang decisively ordered.

Two hundred men came silently and left just as quietly.

They returned to Luoxing City with the utmost speed, while the Divine Hall’s hundred thousand troops also raced to Luoxing City after recovering.

Inside the City Lord Mansion, Mu Qingge was examining Luoxing City’s defense map when she heard hurried footsteps approaching, causing her to look up.

"Little Lord!" Mo Yang walked to her, kneeling on one knee, hands in fists.

Seeing his serious gaze, Mu Qingge raised her eyebrows and asked, "What happened?"

Mo Yang replied, "Little Lord, we were ordered to intercept the Divine Hall’s army and found they seemed to have recovered."

Recovered?

A glint of light flashed in Mu Qingge’s eyes, understanding Mo Yang’s meaning. The scouts had reported that the Divine Hall’s hundred thousand troops were unwell, prompting her to send Mo Yang to intercept, but they were still too late?

"Surely, something went wrong at some point!" Mu Qingge confirmed in her mind.

She didn’t dwell on it and said to Mo Yang, "Since it’s so, give orders to prepare for battle. I want to see if the Divine Hall has trained any competent fighters."

"Yes!" Mo Yang immediately complied.

After he left, Mu Qingge’s eyes narrowed slightly as she folded her hands behind her back, ambitions surging within as she thought, ’War, I’ve never feared it. Come on! I’m waiting!’