Chapter 908: Abandoned Wasteland

Chapter 908: Abandoned Wasteland

An incense stick of time passed. Xu Qing and the Captain were just barely visible making their way toward the edge of the thousands of meters of barren land that had been carved out by the power of teleportation.

The three gods silently watched them leave. Thēy knew that the flesh and blood of the broken face could be considered a precious treasure, and would be very useful to thēm. But thēy also came to the same conclusion as Xu Qing that it would come with catastrophic karma. It was good fortune, but also something taboo.

Considering thēy had just succeeded at becoming Flawless Gods, and now had hope of reaching the Altar God level, thēy didn’t want to stain themselves with such karma. All in all, thēy were gods. The Revered Ancient mainland was nutrients for the broken face, and everyone there was doomed to be devoured. But not thēm.

What was more, when thēir last connection to North Emperor was severed, thēy truly became gods. Even after Revered Ancient disappeared, thēy could continue on as subservient gods to the broken face.

Of course, there had been other options for them. For instance... thēy could have killed Xu Qing and the Captain. Or thēy could have taken the Father God’s blood and offered it back as a sacrifice.

Thus, as Xu Qing and the Captain made their way off into the distance, Sunfire’s expression remained icy and grim. Hēr killing intent was still there.

“What do you two think of that crazy ox?” Sunfire asked coolly, looking over at Starfire and Moonfire, but primarily Moonfire.

Moonfire said nothing, making it impossible to tell what shē was thinking. Shē hardly seemed to have even looked at the phoenix hairpin floating in front of hēr.

In contrast, Starfire was already fiddling with the other hairpin. Shē smiled. “In the end, the two of them helped us a lot. What’s more, though their arrival was within the scope of our omniscience, we can’t see what happens later, thanks to that crazy ox. I think it’s all very interesting. Why not allow some good karma to be sown with them?”

Sunfire frowned. “I can deal with Moonfire’s attitude. But as for you, Starfire, you and that idiot asshole are—”

Before shē could finish speaking, Starfire's eyes turned cold, and shē interrupted in a sharp tone. “His name is Xu Qing. He’s not an idiot and he’s not an asshole!”

Sunfire’s eyes narrowed, but before shē could say anything else, Moonfire spoke up. “Cut the crap. If you want to kill the scumbag, then do it. Given your omniscience, you know what could happen if you do.”

Having said that, Moonfire vanished into thin air. The hairpin vanished as well.

Seeing that, Sunfire held back from speaking. Given her omniscience, shē could see what might happen. But there were too many variables in that result. Moonfire and Sunfire were involved, and shē couldn’t see thēm with hēr omniscience. What was more, the golden hand that had shown up earlier was also unclear in hēr omniscience, as if it were being blocked by some mysterious shielding screen. Because of that, shē wasn’t completely sure of what would happen.

Meanwhile, Starfire was looking deeply at the reticent Sunfire. “Weren’t things decided once that person came to help? Besides, that person’s Master is on the way.” With that, Starfire faded away, leaving behind a few words as shē did. “By the way, I’m going to say it one more time. He’s not an idiot, and he’s not an asshole. His name is Xu Qing.”

Now Sunfire was left alone. After a moment passed, shē shook hēr head. “Gods are supposed to be emotionless. But you two....”

Shē sighed. As shē well knew, though the three of thēm were walking the way of the gods, the reality was that thēy hadn’t started out as natural-born gods. As a result, thēy were very nearly as emotional as Crimson Mother.

“Omniscience. Is there anyone that can truly have omniscience?” Sunfire closed hēr eyes and faded into thin air.

That’s fine. If she has a problem, I’ll beat her into giving in.

Xu Qing’s eyes glittered coldly. He hadn’t really been paying much attention to Sir Firedark, so he wasn’t sure if she’d ultimately succeeded at becoming a Smoldering God.

If she wasn’t a Smoldering God, then Xu Qing was completely confident that he could crush her. And even if she was a Smoldering God, as long as she only had one world, he was certain that, given his current battle prowess, he would still come out on top.

With that, he explained his plan to the Captain. The Captain thought about it and then gave his wholehearted approval.

What Xu Qing wanted to do was going to be dangerous, but it was necessary. In order to forestall any mistakes, the two of them discussed the plan and prepared some contingencies in case they needed to flee for their lives. That included preparing a few teleportation hairs. Though those hairs hadn’t been ensorcelled, given that the two of them had the blood of the broken face, it wasn’t hard to give them a big boost. Furthermore, they had the emperor’s corpse as a trump card. Although the corpse was completely mangled, it was still the fleshly body of North Emperor!

That said, considering what they had just accomplished, even further preparations weren’t going to be enough to completely guarantee their safety.

Luckily, as long as they were in the territory of the Firemoon Darkheaven people, and the three gods didn’t want to kill them, then other gods wouldn’t dare to get greedy and make a move on them.

***

A month passed. During that time, various species in Revered Ancient stayed on guard against the Firemoon Darkheavens. Some prepared for war. Everyone was waiting to see how the status quo would change.

There had already been an announcement regarding the banquet set to mark the end of the Great Hunt. The same thing happened at the end of every Great Hunt. Rewards were given to all cultivators who had earned a place in the rankings. What was more, considering how all three gods had risen to a higher level, the banquet was going to be even more amazing than usual.

It was to be held in Heavenfire City at God Mountain! The three stewards were all coming, as were all the powerful experts among the species. When the banquet started with a display of magical techniques and divine abilities that filled the sky with auspicious colors, Xu Qing and the Captain quietly arrived.

Rumbling booms echoed out like heavenly thunder. The auspicious images in the sky included holy beasts, dazzling flowers, and battle gods. It was truly an amazing sight.

***

Little did anyone realize that, at the same time, outside of the godwarding in the starry sky... the hundreds of motes of starlight that Xu Qing had observed were getting very close! They were actually a host of asteroids covered in magical symbols and pulsing with ancient and terrifying auras.

As they neared Revered Ancient, they avoided the broken face. Using various concealment techniques, they prevented their auras from spreading, ensuring that no one could observe them, either with divine sense or the naked eye.

Then they pierced through the godwarding, which was a one-way trip. Without any fanfare, they headed to different locations in Revered Ancient....

One of them crash-landed on a barren mountain that existed roughly in between Firemoon and human territory. The mountain was reduced to ash, and there was nothing left behind other than a gaping crater. Cold energy seeped out of the crater, freezing everything in the area. At the same time, a voice could be heard speaking.

“Finally here. A barren world with hardly any spirit energy. And there are signs of god invasion everywhere.... According to the legends, this is the wasteland we from the holy lands abandoned back in the day.”