A Martial Odyssey 2

[Ren Arcadia]

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[chr350z]

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[mickttk]

Thanks Avidfan......really enjoy this novel

[RyuGen]

Thanks for the update Avidfan-san. So Yi Ping is most likely the successor to the God Pangu so that means at somepoint Yi Ping will reach to god level and probably will surpass everyone eventually. I cannot wait for Yi Ping to unleash more badass intensity and I like how the maidens told Yi Ping to respectful but still was defiant against a God awesome . Also the God Pangu imparted something to Yi Ping which I am hoping to see. Interesting to know other factions as well Arhat and Zen and a bit of there history involving with the Goddess Theocracy and the Stellar Sanctuary. A good fight scene is coming next chapter cannot wait to see.

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[ycb5959]

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[theSwordoftheWest]

Thank you Avidfan

[beelz]

Thank you for the chapter!

[Avidfan]

Thanks everyone. Actually I have finished most of Ch73 last Sunday but there are a few tricky passages that need to draft for the future chapters hence the delay. Thanks for the patience!

Also add a few extra paragraphs to end of Chapter 73.

Yi Ping was only playing scant attention. It was because he was looking at his surroundings. It was because earlier he had detected the presence of two others. But it seemed that the other two seemed to know that they had been detected by him and had taken further steps to remain invisible!

Or maybe he had been mistaken? It seemed strange that he was the only one that had detected them…

Are they friends or foes?

All of a sudden Lord Tian Zhong said malevolently, “Today the Goddess Isa and the Goddess Aiel must come with us!”

Without giving any warning Lord Tian Zhong had raised his long silver scepter against the Goddess Isa!

The Goddess Isa was not slow to react as she raised her Divine Constellation Sword as she said aloud, “Everyone back! This is not your fight!”

Immediately there was a beaming bright clash that exploded thunderous as the two divine weapons struck at the same time!
The imploding shockwaves were so great that almost everyone was forced to take hastily steps backward or forced to exercise their martial skills to defend against it!

At the same time the Goddess Isa and Lord Tian Zhong had coughed a bout of blood!

It was because their first strike was also their most powerful strike and they had exercised all their martial power as well as all their internal strength into it!

But Yi Ping had raised the Celestial Alice and displayed the Horizon Swordplay immediately to dissipate the exploding martial shockwave and at the same time he was shouting angrily as he intercepted Lord Tian Zhong and the Goddess Isa , “If you want to fight us then ask the other two to come out of their hiding places instead of sneaking around like tortoises!”

Lord Zhong Tian was a little startled that Yi Ping could dissipate their martial shockwaves without any ill-effects.

As he stepped back hastily when he was intercepted by Yi Ping, he shouted angrily. “Rubbish! There are only the three of us. Do you think we need to resort to any tricks to bring your exhausted party down? You have no idea who you are talking to and who I am!”

The Goddess Isa however was looking at her surroundings even as she exclaimed weakly, “There are two others in the vicinity? I didn’t sense any. Yi Ping, are you mistaken?”

Yi Ping was startled, “You didn’t sense them?”

Lord Zhong Tian hummed coldly as he halted the other two old monks, “Hold. I don’t need any help to bring the two of them down.”

He proceeded to say coldly to Yi Ping and the Goddess Isa, “If you want to fight me together or even your whole party, on the account that you are all not fully rested I don’t mind giving you an advantage. But you don’t have to resort to any tricks and should fight me with honor!”

The Goddess Isa whispered softly to Yi Ping, “Even though Lord Tian Zhong is a hateful person but he isn’t the type to lie…”

Yi Ping was startled, “I am mistaken?”

[Avidfan]

Chapter 74: The White Sage



But before Yi Ping could contemplate further Lord Tian Zhong had swung his long scepter at him!

Yi Ping took a quick glance at Lele, Lie Qing, Lingfeng and Yixian as he shook his head before he raised the Celestial Alice to say aloud, “I am alright. I have recovered half of my martial strength already!”

Everyone was astonished!

Lingfeng had quickly recovered up to thirty percent of her martial strength but that was only because of the effects of her Divine Invigorate Skill and that she had not been fighting at her full strength.

As for the Universal Old Man and the rest of the maidens, they were all battle weary and could barely muster their full strength to oppose this new threat!

Yixian nodded slightly as she took a step back as she closed her eyes in deep meditation. If she wants to help Yi Ping then she had to recover her martial strength as quickly as possible!

Lingfeng whispered softly, “Be careful!”

Lele cursed softly while Lie Qing was smiling weakly.

The Goddess Aiel whispered anxiously, “Yi Ping no please. Lord Tian Zhong is one of the super exponents of the Immortal Realm. You are not his match…”

Han Lin almost fainted but there was nothing that she could do!

There was a thunderous impact when Lord Tian Zhong had swung his long scepter and struck the Celestial Alice.

Yi Ping immediately coughed out blood as he was forced to take three steps back as he thought, “His martial prowess is like an unstoppable tidal wave…”

Yang Min, Shi Shi and Jing’Er gasped out at panicky the same time when Yi Ping had coughed out blood!

Youxue and the Celeste Wind Maiden were muttering, “Yi Ping…”

But Yi Ping murmured, “I am alright. He is not that strong…”

But before Lord Tian Zhong could swing his long scepter again, the Goddess Isa had displayed several wide cutting strokes to intercept him!

And at the same time Yi Ping had made a quick dodge as he separated the Celestial Alice to attack ambidextrously!

Lord Tian Zhong was taken aback as he exclaimed aloud, “Your divine sword is actually two divine swords?!”

Yi Ping answered coldly, “That is right!”

In a blink of an eye, Yi Ping had turned and slashed a dozen times at him!

Lord Tian Zhong was startled, “What is this swordplay?”

Yi Ping answered, “The Perfect Swordplay!”

Immediately bursting dust clouds flew out from the ground!

And everyone could only see three flashing shadows in the midst of the dust cloud as weapons and palms impacted thunderous from within!

Yi Ping had shouted as he slashed with the Celestial Antonym Alice, “Heavens Encompassing Technique!”

The Goddess Isa had also displayed her secret sword technique at the same time, “The Omega Constellation!”

Lord Tian Zhong had also shouted, “Dragon Subduing Demon Destroyer Stroke!”

Immediately there was a thunderous impact that ripped with such an earthshaking impact that everyone was swept off their feet, including the two other Arhat Practitioners!

When the thunderous impact had ended, Yi Ping and the Goddess Isa were both flung off and slammed onto the ground with a thunderous impact!

The eyes of the Goddess Isa turned gray immediately as she muttered weakly, “I…I have actually lost…I guess that I have slept for really too long and maybe this time…I can’t awake anymore…”

The Goddess Aiel forced out a bout of black blood from her mouth as she witnessed the grisly sight of the Goddess Isa whose forehead was bloodied. She exercised all her internal strength to call out, “Isa! Be strong! Other than the Goddess Celestial Alice, you are the strongest Goddess! You have lost only because we have been through three exasperating trials earlier!”

Such was the powerful impact of their clash of martial energies that the Universal Old Man and the rest of the maidens were exercising their internal strength to purge the external energies out or it would be fatal to them!

Yi Ping was convulsing as he coughed out black blood but he quickly mustered all his strength to crawl next to the Goddess Isa to say to her, “Isa!”

Lord Tian Zhong took a deep breath as he circulated his vital energies to restore his vital energy channels but he was otherwise unharmed, “I have won. Dead or alive, the Goddess Isa and the Goddess Aiel must come with us…”

“I won’t forgive you!”

It was Yi Ping!

He had risen to his feet and he was shivering, not with fear but with teething rage!

Lord Tian Zhong was startled, “You are still alive? After getting hit by the martial forces of my Subduing Dragon Demon Destroyer Stroke?”

“I won’t allow you to take Isa away. Or Aiel.”

The Goddess Isa was deeply touched by Yi Ping’s gesture that she murmured tearfully, “Silly you! I am so glad that you have survived the impact…but…that is enough. If you don’t provoke him further…then he won’t bother with a junior like you…”

Lord Tian Zhong hummed coldly, “But if he wants to die then it is my duty to fulfill his wish too!”

Yi Ping turned to say gently to the Goddess Isa, “I won’t let you die. I won’t let anyone take you away…I won’t….”

Lord Tian Zhong interrupted coldly, “Such brave words! Such foolhardy words! Stupid!”

Yi Ping turned to Lord Tian Zhong to smile weakly, “I may be silly but I am not stupid. I believe that there are goodness in this world and that is what we are all thriving for all the time, am I right to say so?”

All of a sudden Lingfeng began to shudder as she opened her eyes in shock!

It was because this was the same words that a mortal used to say to her!

Much later after he had overcome his Divine Calamity to become a celestial practitioner, he had taken the celestial name of the White Sage of Emptiness!

Lele’s fingers were trembling!

The White Sage had said that to her all too often!

Unlike Yixian or Lie Qing, Lele had remembered her past memories as Melody Star when she had accidentally stumbled into the deadly Celestial Annihilating Star Formation and in just a blink of an eye she had undergone a hundred years of celestial practice. Because of that she had even reversed her dark celestial state at the same time too!

But she had concealed this secret deep within her heart!

She was extremely close to Revelation Star (Yixian) and Luminous Star (Lie Qing) in the past. But they could no longer remember her as Melody Star…

She had felt extreme loneliness because everyone that she knows did not remember her anymore…

Yi Ping had turned around to look gently at Lingfeng and Lele!

Yi Ping said quietly, “This time it seems that my Great Emptiness Translucence is here to stay.”

Lingfeng gasped to herself, “Is that a hint that he remembers everything?”

Yi Ping turned to look at Lord Tian Zhong as he said weakly, “Our fight is not over yet. But I am warning you first, don’t force my hands or you may die!”

Lord Tian Zhong laughed aloud, “You must have received quite a hard knock on your head. Look at you, you are half-dead already!”

Yi Ping said quietly, “It seems that you have already reached the Lesser Cosmos Position.”

Lord Tian Zhong was startled but he soon composed himself to say, “You can tell? Since you can guess my state of divinity, surely you are well aware you have no hope against me.”

Yi Ping said slowly, “I didn’t guess it. I can sense the emanations of your divine aura. Just to let you know, I am at the Seventh Cosmos Position now.”

Lord Tian Zhong laughed, “What a joke. Do you even know how arduous it is even to reach the Heaven Position or even the Cosmos Position? Even if it is true but with your current injuries, I can crush you like an ant effortlessly!”

Yi Ping raised the Celestial Antonym Alice and the Celestial Synonym Alice as he said quietly, “But first, can we invite our two friends to come out of their hiding place first?”

Lord Tian Zhong hummed coldly, “Not this trick again…”

But no sooner had he muttered it, there were two flashes as two heavenly maidens, one in white and one in black appeared at the opposite ends of the horizon!

Everyone was stunned!

Yi Ping had been right!

There were two others that were secretly watching them!

Lord Tian Zhong and the two other old Arhat Practitioners were also stunned and they had turned ashen!

Who may they be that they could even cause the Lord Tian Zhong to be fearful?

Even the Goddess Isa and Goddess Aiel had completely turned as white as sheet!

The Universal Old Man muttered to the Goddess Aiel, “They are friends or foes?”

The Goddess Aiel began to tremble as she whispered anxiously, “Either way, we are in a big trouble. The maiden in white used to be a Zen Practitioner but she has since joined the side of the Arhat Practitioners. The maiden in black used to be an Arhat Practitioner and is also one of the Eight Heavenly Dragon Generals. However she has since defected and joined the Goddess Theocracy.”

Everyone was stunned!

So that means that these two heavenly maidens were not on the same side?

Slowly Lord Tian Zhong turned to the heavenly maiden in white who was fingering a long willow branch, “Our respects to the Goddess of Mercy. I didn’t know that the Goddess of Mercy is here today…”

He stole a glance at the heavenly maiden in black before continuing, “It seems that we have an extra company today. The Goddess Asura is actually here. I wonder if the Goddess of Mercy will be able to aid us against her?”

The Goddess Asura!

No wonder the Goddess Isa and the Goddess Aiel had both turned ashen!

It was because the Goddess Asura was said to be the current Eternal Goddess of the Goddess Theocracy!

The Goddess of Mercy replied coldly, “On account of what must I aid you? After all, we are from a different immortal clan. I am not interested in wasting my strength to fight one of the strongest practitioners in the Immortal Realm!”

Lord Tian Zhong was stunned as he stammered, “You are not helping us?”

The Goddess of Mercy answered coldly, “No! Why don’t you ask if your opponent is interested to fight you first before asking for my aid?”

Lord Tian Zhong smiled weakly, “The Goddess Isa and the Goddess Aiel are both from the Goddess Theocracy. If she doesn’t help then I will really be surprised!”

The heavenly maiden in black said serenely, “Oh? Actually I don’t intend to aid them at all…”

She seemed to stare at the Goddess Aiel, “But I am really annoyed when someone has suggested that the Goddess Isa is the second best fighter in the Goddess Theocracy…”

She added coldly, “…therefore I have decided to punish them myself.”

Yi Ping interrupted coldly, “Then you have to get past my sword first!”

But instead of getting angry with him, the Goddess Asura began to smile alluringly to him instead. This caused Yi Ping to be startled!

The Goddess Asura smiled gently, “You are Yi Ping? That is your divine sword the Celestial Alice? No wonder the Goddess Celestial Alice thinks of you day and night.”

Yi Ping was even more startled as he muttered, “Maiden Ziyan…”

Lord Tian Zhong gasped, “The Celestial Alice Divine Sword!”

All of sudden the Goddess of Mercy raised her eyebrows as she resonated with a surprise expression, “What? That is the Celestial Alice Divine Sword? The divine sword of the Dark Cosmos Lord?”

She had all of a sudden interrupted coldly as she walked forward, “I have decided to enact my great mercy by showering my compassions for my fellow Arhat Practitioners…”

Lord Tian Zhong and the other two old monks were speechless!



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[szfong]

Thanks for the short update, Avidfan..

[RyuGen]

OMG thanks for the quick update Avidfan you legend!. Man chapter 74 is awesome so goddess asura and goddess of mercy have joined the fray huh hmm so Yi Ping has got more of a struggle now. I think it is soon time for Yi Ping to take some names and kick butt. You got talent Avidfan always making each chapter entertaining.

[geraldsaw]

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[InfiniteUniverse]

Thank you Avidfan, Love your Wuxia novel Or should it be called Xianxia

[theSwordoftheWest]

Thank you Avidfan.

Wait, I'm confused. Could it be the Stellar Sanctuary actually not a place, but a doorway to another realm.

[ycb5959]

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[beelz]

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[Avidfan]

Thanks Szfong, Beelz, Ycb5959, InfiniteUniverse, Geraldsaw, theSwordoftheWest, RyuGen!

Quote: theSwordoftheWest
Thank you Avidfan.

Wait, I'm confused. Could it be the Stellar Sanctuary actually not a place, but a doorway to another realm.

It can be two of the options too, you know

[Avidfan]

Chapter 75: The Goddess of Mercy vs. the Goddess Asura



The Goddess Asura hummed coldly as she stepped forward, “So you are hankering over the Celestial Alice Divine Sword. Do you think that I will allow you?”

The Goddess of Mercy smiled coldly as she began to take rapid steps forward, “Did you just say that you want to teach them a lesson? Let me offer you my compassionate help too!”

The Goddess Asura answered coldly as her golden eyes began to flicker, “Humph! Humph! No need. I can handle it. The Celestial Alice Divine Sword belongs to the Goddess Theocracy and not to anyone else…”

She stole a glance at Yi Ping before saying, “And it is decided by the Goddess Theocracy that this Yi Ping will temporary hold the Celestial Alice Divine Sword on our behalf. Anyone that has funny designs on the Celestial Alice Divine Sword shall face the consequences of opposing the Goddess Theocracy!”

Yi Ping smiled bitterly when he had caught her glance as he thought, “Just a few moments ago, we are about to draw swords against each other. Is she really on our side or she has an ulterior motive?”

The Goddess Isa mustered what little strength she had to say feebly, “Yi…Ping…she has her own agenda…don’t be a fool to trust…her…”

The Goddess of Mercy gave a wryly smile as she said, “Oh but there are four of us here and only one of you right now!”

Everyone was half-amused.

That was exactly what Lord Tian Zhong had said to belittle Yi Ping and his group earlier!

The Goddess of Mercy was implying that none of them were their match except for the Goddess Asura!

The Goddess Asura smiled coldly, “As if I am afraid of you!”

Yi Ping shook the dust from his robes as he said coldly to the Goddess Asura and the Goddess of Mercy, “I say again. I will protect Isa. If you want to get her or my sword then you have to fight me first. All five of you can have a go at me at the same time!”

The Goddess of Mercy took a closer look at Yi Ping before she answered coldly, “Mortal, you speak too hasty. There is always a higher peak and someone greater. Repent now or I shall make you pay dearly for your blasphemy.”

Yi Ping replied coldly, “You really think you are a Goddess and above us?”

The Goddess of Mercy smiled coldly, “Naturally I am.”

All of a sudden Lele was on her feet as she said weakly, “You call yourself the Goddess of Mercy? What happens to your compassion?”

Yi Ping, Yixian and the rest were startled that Lele was on her feet again after such a short time.

Yixian was worried that Lele may be forcibly suppressing the harmful martial energies that they had received earlier. If so, the repercussion would be extremely severe as she may suffer a phenomenon deviation or serious internal injuries. Moreover even if she did purge out the erratic energies out, what was the point? She was not their match!

Yixian herself had already purged out the erratic energies but she was concentrating on regaining her martial strength and waiting for an opportunity to intervene.

So she said hastily, “Lele, calm down please.”

Han Lin was also startled as she urged at the same time, “They are all true immortal practitioners. At our current condition, we won’t stand a chance…”

The Goddess Aiel had popped a pill into her mouth in the meantime as she hastily sought to regain her martial strength even as she was cursing softly, “What a waste of my good pill. What a bad timing…”

The Celeste Wind Maiden smiled weakly at her, “My Mistress, do you have any more pills to spare?”

The Goddess Aiel looked at her pouch before replying artfully, “It is dangerous to consume my pills in your current state…”

Han Lin was half-amused as she interrupted softly, “What a good excuse! When she is fully recuperated, do you think that she will require your divine pills?”

The Goddess Aiel began to flush lightly as she smiled weakly, “Han Lin, this is not the time to start an internal strife.”

Han Lin replied coldly, “Now is not the time to be selfish or be calculating either. Xiao Qian may be our last hope. Even if we can’t defeat them, she may survive to exact vengeance for us a thousand years later!”

The Goddess Aiel smiled weakly as she took a divine pill and handed over to the Celeste Wind Maiden, “Xiao Qian, your swiftness movement skill has almost no equal. Run if you are able to and don’t forget to seek vendetta for us!”

The Celeste Wind Maiden took a forlorn look in the direction of Yi Ping before looking at the Goddess Aiel, Han Lin and Jing’Er, “We have known each other for such a long time that we are not simply a master and servant relationship. We are like…close sisters…”

She popped the divine pill before she smiled gently at them, “We are a group of bickering sisters. Even though my Mistress has always been selfish and calculating but I know that in the end she has always put our best interest in her heart. Therefore I refuse to leave and will fight to the very end instead!”

The Goddess Aiel cursed softly, “Why are you so foolish…”

The Celeste Wind Maiden smiled, “Other protégé mistresses and masters will have flown into a terrible rage when others have consumed their most precious divine pill or talk back to them but you are different from all the others that I have known. You have never for once lost your temper at us. I have always suspected that your selfish antic is to hide your true state of divinity from the others. I am right. No one suspect that you are an immortal practitioner.”

The Universal Old Man could not help interrupting weakly as he coughed out a bout of black blood, “If you have known her while she is still the Sagess Ai then you will surely know that she is the best and is selfless. The real selfish one is actually me. I have freaked out at her generosity and…”

He looked at the Heaveness before sighing softly, “…that I have joined another group of celestials because I have thirsted for the knowledge and treasures of the Stellar Sanctuary…”

The Goddess Aiel was beaming with tears as she said coarsely, “No more please…”

Lie Qing said quietly, “She is certainly a really bad actress.”

The Universal Old Man said weakly, “…now I know why. She is actually an immortal practitioner. All along I have a precious treasure beside me but I did not know how to treasure her…”

The Goddess Aiel looked away as she cried softly, “No more please! Enough!”

Lingfeng the Heaveness caught the Universal Old Man on his shoulder as she shook her head gently.

The Universal Old Man sighed miserably…

Meanwhile, the Goddess of Mercy seemed to stare blankly for just a while before her golden eyes flickered all of a sudden as she said coldly to Lele, “That is just my immortal title when I was still a Zen Practitioner but it has no meaning now. I am much more enlightened now. If I don’t go to hell and experience the agonizing suffering then I won’t attain enlightenment.”

Lele immediately interrupted coldly as she raised her Divine Echo, “Rubbish!”

She raised her voice to say coldly, “I am the Joyful Goddess, Prime Celestial of the Celestial Palace. I hereby challenge all of you!”

The Goddess of Mercy smirked coldly, “Lord Tian Zhong, Reverend Du Fa, Reverend Du Shang, what are you all waiting for?”

Reverend Du Fa who was the old monk standing on the right side of Lord Tian Zhong immediately said, “We will naturally make a move but is not now!”

The Goddess of Mercy asked coldly, “What do you mean?”

Reverend Du Shang said, “We have no wish to interfere with the Goddess Asura or with you. After all, we are low ranking immortal practitioners.”

Lord Tian Zhong said solemnly, “That is right. We are only teasing them earlier. After all, we are fellow immortal practitioners.”

Lie Qing laughed coldly as she said, “They are waiting for the outcome of the duel between the Goddess Asura and the Goddess of Mercy. Then they will seize the opportunity to nail down these two troublesome foes and to seize the Celestial Alice Divine Sword for themselves. This stratagem is called downplaying oneself to wait for an opportune time and planning an offensive by faking a withdrawal!”

The Goddess of Mercy stared at Lord Tian Zhong, Reverend Du Fa and Reverend Du Shang coldly before saying, “The Arhat Practitioners of the Enamel Sect are really humorous.”

Lord Tian Zhong stroked his long white beard before saying, “However as far as I know the Goddess of Mercy from the Eight Lotus Immortal Sect is not known for retracting her words and will go to great lengths to ensure everything she has said is followed to the tiniest detail.”

Reverend Du Shang added wryly, “Even to the point of betraying the Zen Practitioners and to join the Arhat Practitioners because of her pledge.”

The Goddess of Mercy smiled coldly, “Very good. It seems that you know me more than I know myself.”

Reverend Du Shang smiled, “It is because you are an eminent immortal practitioner in the Immortal Realm after all.”

The Goddess of Mercy then proceeded to look coldly at Yi Ping, Lele and the Goddess Asura.

Yi Ping said quietly as he clasped tightly the Celestial Antonym Alice and the Celestial Synonym Alice, “I am ready!”

Lele raised her long black scythe on her right hand and the Divine Echo on her left hand as she said, “I am ready as well!”

The Goddess Asura took out a black rod that had two golden hexagon heads from behind her. With a sudden spin, it had become a long black staff with two golden hexagon heads as she hummed coldly, “Whatever!”

The Goddess Isa was startled, “The Symphony of Destiny!”

Even the Goddess Aiel was startled, “How did she get that divine staff?”

Lingfeng’s curiosity was piqued, “What is that staff?”

The Goddess Aiel said quietly, “That is not just a divine staff. That is an immortal weapon that is wielded by the Goddess Celestial Alice.”

Lingfeng was startled, “It is an immortal weapon?”

The Goddess Aiel nodded slowly, “Like the Heavenly Earth Sword and the Divine Constellation, it is also an immortal weapon. It is a very formidable weapon….but how did she come into possession of it…”

The Goddess Asura smiled coldly, “That is because I am an Ex-Eternal Goddess of the Goddess Theocracy. That is why. What so surprising about it? The Symphony of Destiny is the leadership sectarian symbol of the Goddess Theocracy.”

The Goddess of Mercy, Lord Tian Zhong, Reverend Du Shang and Reverend Du Fa were puzzled.

Lord Tian Zhong asked, “Ex-Eternal Mistress? What do you mean? You have retired already and have appointed another as Eternal Goddess?”

The Goddess Asura chuckled jovially as she smiled amusedly. Finally she smiled at them before saying, “Haven’t you heard? The Goddess Celestial Alice is back so naturally I have to step down. But by her grace, I am allowed to keep the Symphony of Destiny.”

Lord Tian Zhong, Reverend Du Shang and Reverend Du Fa had turned pale immediately!

Reverend Du Fa stammered, “She…is still alive? Where is she now?”

The Goddess of Mercy was startled as well.

The Goddess Asura replied, “Naturally she is here in the Stellar Sanctuary as well. Maybe she is around the vicinity but with your present divinity, it is impossible for you to sense her.”

Immediately Lord Tian Zhong, Reverend Du Shang and Reverend Du Fa were scanning their surroundings nervously!

Yi Ping was startled as he asked, “She is here?!”

The Goddess of Mercy said calmly to the three Arhat Practitioners, “Don’t fret. She is just calling a bluff. Given her unfriendly disposable toward us, if the Goddess Celestial Alice is here she would have shown up already. Moreover there are four of us and only two of them.”

Lord Tian Zhong asked nervously, “The Goddess Celestial Alice is really here?”

The Goddess Asura hummed coldly, “What? Are you fearful already? You know that by the decree of the Goddess Celestial Alice, the Stellar Sanctuary is forbidden to all the other immortal practitioners.”

The Goddess of Mercy smiled coldly, “We are the Arhat Practitioners and we don’t care about the stupid rules that are set by the Zen Practitioners. All we are care of now is that the Pangu Immortal Formation is now broken and we are free to enter the Stellar Sanctuary.”

Yi Ping muttered, “The Pangu Immortal Formation?”

The Goddess of Mercy continued, “Do you really think that the rest of the Zen Practitioners really care about the edict of the Goddess Celestial Alice? Along the way, I have sent several of them into oblivion!”

The Goddess Asura hummed coldly, “Serves them right for defying the edict of the Goddess Celestial Alice!”

The Goddess of Mercy was slightly taken aback as she asked, “Have you no compassion for your fellow Zen Practitioners?”

The Goddess Asura replied nonchalantly, “They know that they are risking their lives by coming here. Even if you don’t kill them, they would have been killed by the numerous denizens and immortal formations of the Stellar Sanctuary. Since the result is predictable, why should I grieve for them?”

The Goddess of Mercy hummed coldly, “Then may I know why the Great Goddess Asura is here in the Stellar Sanctuary? Why waste your precious immortal life for foolish immortals like us?”

The Goddess Asura laughed softly, “I am risking my life? What makes you think so? I don’t think so.”

The Goddess of Mercy furrowed her golden eyes as she muttered, “Oh?”

The Goddess Asura said, “While this is your first time in the Stellar Sanctuary, this is already my seventh time in the Stellar Sanctuary.”

The Universal Old Man was startled as he muttered, “It is her seventh time?! The Stellar Sanctuary has appeared only seven times throughout the history of the Celestial Realm. As for me, this is only my fifth time in the Stellar Sanctuary…”

The Universal Old Man was one of the first ancient celestial practitioners to enter the Stellar Sanctuary. He had only missed the Stellar Sanctuary only twice. The first time was because due to the immerse distance he was not able to make it in time to the Stellar Sanctuary. The second time was because together with the Heaveness and the Great Lord Sage, they had decided to explore the Astronomic Stellar Formation.

Lingfeng was muttering, “How is it possible?”

The Goddess of Mercy was also muttering, “How is it possible? But even then…”

The Goddess Asura laughed softly as she continued for her, “But even then the trip to the Stellar Sanctuary can still be treacherous and there is still the Pangu Immortal Formation. The Pangu Immortal Formation is created by the Goddess Celestial Alice and so naturally, there are instructions on how to bypass it in the Goddess Theocracy. That is one advantage of being an Eternal Goddess. Am I right to say so?”

She smiled gleefully before continuing, “And of course, not many people know that there is a map of the Stellar Sanctuary. I don’t have to fight if I feel I am taking a risk. Most of the time, I am a silent observer.”

She stole a glance at the Universal Old Man and the Heaveness, “There are only the two of you now. There used to be the three of you.”

She shot a look at the Goddess Aiel, “Do you really think that the Goddess Theocracy isn’t aware that you have been secretly entering the Stellar Sanctuary? By my grace, I merely observe and take no action.”

The Goddess Aiel said defiantly, “Don’t forget that I had been banished to the Celestial Realm. Therefore I have the right to enter the Stellar Sanctuary…”

The Goddess of Mercy interrupted coldly as she took out a large golden mirror, “That is enough talk already!”

The Goddess Isa gasped softly, “The Heavens Sundering Mirror!”

The Goddess of Mercy said icily, “That is right! That is my immortal weapon. I didn’t want to take the Heavens Sundering Mirror out but since the Goddess Asura has already taken the Symphony of Destiny out, she is leaving me with no other choice!”

Lord Tian Zhong clasped his long scepter as he exclaimed aloud, “Good! The Heavens Sundering Mirror! An immortal weapon that is the equal to the Symphony of Destiny!”

The Goddess Aiel was gasping nervously, “If the two immortal weapons clashed against each other, the consequences of their impact cannot be imagined!”

Lingfeng was also trembling slightly as she warned, “If the Universal Force is within these two immortal weapons then it is advisable for us to steer as far away as possible.”

The Goddess Asura hummed coldly as she agreed, “That is right. Enough talk already.”

As she said, she lifted the Symphony of Destiny gently in front of her but everyone could feel a cold fluttering wind gushing against them!

Yi Ping was startled as he muttered, “Even at this distance, I can feel her martial strength…is it due to her unfathomable internal strength or her immortal weapon? And how does my divine sword fare against these two immortal weapons?”

The Goddess Asura said coldly as she walked rapidly toward Yi Ping, “Four versus one?”

The Goddess of Mercy smiled gently, “You are underestimating Lord Tian Zhong and his fellow Arhat Practitioners. Maybe you are not aware that they have almost perfected their Subduing Demons Tri-Formation. Even for me, I may not be able to defeat the three of them at the same time!”

Lord Tian Zhong smiled weakly, “Thank you for reminding us…”

Lie Qing whispered to her group, “This is called inflating the ego of the others so that they will become overconfident. In this case, confident is the decisive factor in their confrontation against the Goddess Asura.”

The Goddess of Mercy laughed softly as she too, walked rapidly toward Yi Ping. At the same time, her mirror began to glow with a brilliant light that even her face appeared to be gleaming brightly!

Yi Ping had also stepped forward as he looked at Lord Tian Zhong, Reverend Du Fa and Reverend Du Shang as he said weakly, “Don’t force my hand…”

Lele had also stepped next to Yi Ping as she whispered to him, “Most likely the Goddess of Mercy will be trying to engage the Goddess Asura. It is because she cannot afford to allow a dangerous foe on her back. Therefore we will just focus on that Lord Tian Zhong, Reverend Du Shang and Reverend Du Fa.”

Even though it was a just soft whisper but to these super exponents, they could clearly hear her plans.

But Lele was not afraid to let them know their intentions. It was because she was stating the obvious!

Yi Ping nodded carefully but he said, “Lele, I can handle this alone…”

To the utter surprise of Yi Ping and to everyone, Lele nodded and took three steps back as she said nonchalantly. “You can fight alone. I am too weak to fight anyway.”

Han Lin smiled, “Lele, you have just given me a good scare. No matter what, Lord Tian Zhong is leagues above us and it takes courage to admit our failings. It is not a shame to admit defeat in the face of a superior opponent…”

All of a sudden they were interrupted by a furious implosion when the Goddess Asura and the Goddess of Mercy had made their moves against each other!

A series of icy cold windforce immediately stirred from around them!

The Universal Old Man was startled, “They are obviously internal arts practitioner but they were able to create such a strong icy wind…”

The Celeste Wind Maiden immediately said as she lifted her sleeve to take a step back, “…it is similar to sword energies but it is not…”

Yixian said, “They are both negative internal arts experts…”

As the Goddess Asura attacked the Goddess of Mercy with her Symphony of Destiny, the air around her exploded thunderous when she had imbued her immortal weapon with her martial power!

The Goddess of Mercy parried the Symphony of Destiny with the Heavens Sundering Mirror. There was a brilliant light that was followed by a thunderous implosion!

Immediately the ground beneath them gave way as imploding dusts scattered in all directions!

Lord Tian Zhong, Reverend Du Fa, Reverend Du Shang and Yi Ping had barely taken a step forward when the Goddess Asura and the Goddess of Mercy had attacked each other!

In a blink of an eye, the Goddess Asura and the Goddess of Mercy had displayed a dozen ingenious strokes!

As the Goddess of Mercy swung the Heavens Sunder Mirror, a beacon of light flashed past the Goddess Asura. As that beacon of light struck the ground, it exploded thunderously into a pillar of towering flames!

The Goddess of Mercy said icily, “I will disintegrate your golden body into dust and destroy your soul once and for all!”

As the same time she had suddenly displayed a flurry of palm attacks charged with her deadly martial power with her left hand as she shouted, “Thousand Weaving Hands!”

The Goddess Asura hummed coldly as she slammed the Symphony of Destiny into the ground. Immediately a thunderous burst of martial explosion so earthshaking erupted from around her that everyone could feel the ground shaking underneath them!

But her opponent was the Goddess of Mercy who quickly parted the martial explosion with her Heavens Sundering Mirror and her Thousand Weaving Hands as she flew into her!

The Goddess Asura was not slow to react either as she raised both hands into dozens of claws as she cried out, “The Phantom Claws!”

Immediately there were dozens of explosive flurries!

Even an immortal practitioner like Lord Tian Zhong and the Goddess Isa could barely count the number of exchanges that had taken place!

The Goddess Isa gasped out, “I have heard that the Goddess of Mercy has an epitome martial divine skill that is called the Thousand Weaving Hands. Today I have finally witnessed it…she can actually part the martial outburst of the Symphony of Destiny with her bare hands…”

The Goddess Aiel muttered, “Who will win? But whatever is the outcome, it won’t be good for us…”

Lord Tian Zhong laughed as he looked piercingly at Yi Ping, “No matter who wins or loses in the end, you won’t get to see it. That is because it won’t take long for us to defeat you and seize the Celestial Alice from you...”

Yi Ping interrupted coldly with a shout, “Fat hope!”

When he had shouted, he had already leapt forward!

Lord Tian Zhong raised his palm forward, “The Big Dipper Hands!”

And the other two old monks did the same too as they mustered all their martial power to shout at the same time, “The Big Dipper Hands!”

Yi Ping shouted, “The Asper Divinity!”

All of a sudden there was three bursts of martial outburst that swirled around him and exploding outward!

Immediately the entire ground beneath them shook violently as the four imploding forces made a headlong collision!

Everyone that was concerned for Yi Ping was gasping!

Even the movements of the Goddess Asura and the Goddess of Mercy seemed to be slowed down…

As Yi Ping invoked the Asper Divinity, almost immediately he had raised the Celestial Antonym Alice which was the heavier divine sword of the two as he shouted, “Heavens Encompassing Stroke!”

And at the same time he had also raised the lighter Celestial Alice to shout next, “The Divine Horizon Sword!” as he sent dozens of piercing windforce forward to neutralize the crushing effects of the three Big Dipper Hands!

Yixian was trembling as she prayed softly, “Ping’Er…”

It was because she knew the effects of using three epitome techniques at the same time could cause a serious repercussion!

Lie Qing was startled as she gasped too. Was it even possible to use two or three epitome techniques at the same time without negating the earlier techniques?

Golden intricate lines began to surface on the Celestial Synonym Alice as it took the form of a golden dragon with five claws!

To the utter surprise of everyone, Reverend Du Fa was suddenly cut down even before Yi Ping had reached him while Lord Tian Zhong seemed to have received an invisible hard knock as he was forced back three steps with his long scepter raised defensively in front of him!

He too was wondering what was going on!

But before he could ponder further, Yi Ping had unleashed the Heavens Encompassing Stroke at them with the Celestial Antonym Alice!

Lord Tian Zhong roared angrily as did Reverend Du Shang as they raised their staff and palms at Yi Ping!
Yang Min suddenly said, “This is the same technique that had defeated the Demon Bull King!”

There was a tremendous explosion as the three of them clashed together!

All of a sudden Yi Ping had fallen backward as he coughed out a bout of blood while Lord Tian Zhong and Reverend Du Shang were flung off to the side!

All the maidens began to shout panicky, “Yi Ping, Ping’Er!”

Lord Tian Zhong simply could not believe that Yi Ping had the martial strength to force them back!

But he calmly got to his feet together with Reverend Du Shang and the bloodied Reverend Du Da; it was because they had already won!

Reverend Du Shang said breathlessly, “He is just a mere celestial practitioner but his show of martial strength was pretty impressive.”

Indeed Yi Ping was on his ground and he was struggling to stand now. All of his martial strength had departed from him!

Yixian, Lie Qing, Yang Min, Shi Shi, Jing’Er, the Celeste Wind Maiden, Lingfeng, Youxue and Han Lin were all crowding around Yi Ping panicky.

Even the Goddess Isa and the Goddess Aiel had risen to their feet as they looked at Lord Tian Zhong defiantly!

Lord Tian Zhong warned coldly, “Get lost or don’t blame me for being nasty!”

Just as he was about to take a step forward, there were two screams that had come from the Goddess Asura and the Goddess of Mercy!

It was because Lele had suddenly interrupted their fight!

Lele had locked her palms at both the Goddess of Mercy and the Goddess Asura at the same time!

What was going on?!

The Goddess Asura and the Goddess of Mercy had both turned extremely pale while Lele seemed spirited all of a sudden!

The Goddess of Mercy gasped softly, “You! You dare to drain our internal strength!”

The Goddess Asura gasped feebly, “The Celestial Force! How did you learn this demonic skill?! What is your relationship with the Jade Emperor!?”

Lele muttered softly, “He is my grandpa! I didn’t want to use this skill but the two of you leave me with no other choices!”

The Goddess of Mercy gasped weakly, “Impossible! The Jade Emperor is still alive?!”

Lele said icily, “What do you think?”

The Goddess Asura had broken into a cold sweat as she muttered to the Goddess of Mercy, “This is not the time to ask this. Quick release your hold on us…or….”

Lele said, “Or I will pay dearly for this?”

The Goddess of Mercy gasped weakly, “Please! Let go of us…I don’t want my years of attainment to be ruined…”

Lele said coldly, “Then beg me! The two of you!”

The Goddess of Mercy said weakly, “I plead with you…”

The Goddess Asura gasped painfully as she cried out, “I begging you to stop…anything you say…”

Lord Tian Zhong, Reverend Du Shang and Reverend Du Fa had all turned ashen when they had heard the name of the Jade Emperor being mentioned!

Reverend Du Shang stammered, “This is really the true Celestial Force?”

Reverend Du Fa asked, “Do we help the Goddess of Mercy or not?”

Yi Ping was startled but he quickly composed himself as he urged hastily, “Lele let them go immediately!”

Everyone else was also startled at this sudden reversal!

No one had noticed Lele when she had suddenly interrupted the Goddess Asura and the Goddess of Mercy!

Lie Qing asked, “What skill is this?!”

Lele whispered softly, “The Boundless Celestial Absorbing Skill…”

Lele had once asked the Jade Emperor, “Grandpa, I don’t understand why the Holy Amalgamate Skill has the ability to drain the others of their internal strength but the Celestial Force did not seem to have the ability. I have thought that the Holy Amalgamate Skill originates from the Celestial Force? Or is it because my Negative Celestial Force lacks the ability to drain?”

The Jade Emperor laughed, “Lele, you are asking me a question yet you are giving me so many answers to choose from.”

Lele said unhappily, “It must be that our Celestial Force is weaker than the Holy Amalgamate Skill! Or is it because you taught me a weaker version of the Celestial Force. Or because you enjoy letting the Celestial Liege bullies me!”

The Jade Emperor turned solemnly, “Our Celestial Force does have the ability to drain practitioners of their internal strength. Unlike the Holy Amalgamate Skill which only drains the internal strength of the practitioners temporary, our Celestial Force can drain the internal strength of the other practitioners permanently and add it to our own!”

Lele asked, “Oh really? Even from practitioners with a different internal strength from us?”

The Jade Emperor replied solemnly, “Yes. However you can only use the absorbing skill only once and is always exclusive reserved for your strongest opponent.”

Lele asked excitedly, “You mean I can drain the Invincible Divine Force and add it as my own?”

The Jade Emperor laughed, “The Invincible Divine Force is an exception and you must never absorb it.”

Lele asked curiously, “Oh?”

The Jade Emperor warned solemnly, “Or you will end up being drained of your internal strength by the practitioners of the Invincible Divine Force. It is because the most important intricate heart formulas of this unique divine skill are the ‘Drain Intricacy’ and the ‘Negate Intricacy’. The moment that you have tried to amalgamate your opponent’s internal strength is also the moment the practitioner of the Invincible Divine Force is able to absorb it back. So be warned!”

Lele looked a little disappointed as she gave a soft sigh but she quickly asked again, “Then what is the name of this secret absorbing art?”

The Jade Emperor replied gently, “The Boundless Celestial Absorbing Skill.”

Lele clapped her hands happily, “Then Grandpa you must teach me. Then I will be able to teach my brother a lesson!”

The Jade Emperor sighed softly, “I didn’t say I will teach you.”



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