Chapter 822: Humans Are Like The Earth, They Consume The Nine Stars

“Purple Sun Trueflame”

At this range, there was no way Goddess White Deer could’ve dodged out of the way. The seemingly insignificant wisp of flame hit her dead on.

“Aaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhh!!!”

The scream that escaped her lips was anything but divine. The purple flame engulfed her whole body and burned her white deer into a crisp instantly.

The Purple Sun Trueflame was one of the most yang and dominant flames in the world, and it was exceptionally effective against evils and demons. The three goddesses might style themselves as goddesses, but they were really Strangers. Therefore, the Purple Sun Trueflame was the bane of their existence. Given their close proximity, Goddess White Deer didn’t even have time to dodge or muster any sort of defense. As a result, she was dealt a grievous blow.

As Goddess White Deer fell from the clouds screaming, the yin and yang qi shackling him came undone on their own. He did not hesitate to throw a punch straight at Goddess White Deer.

Kick the dog when it’s down, always.

“How dare you!”

Unfortunately, he had just made a move when Goddess Green Lotus’ furious voice pierced through his eardrums, and a terrific pressure enveloped heaven and earth. Suddenly, the wall paintings where Goddess Green Lotus and Goddess Moonview resided unleashed a river of thick river of purple gold light. The two goddesses quickly absorbed them and rapidly grew in size. By the time they reached their full height, their entire body was purple gold, their pressure became so dense that it felt as solid as the sea itself.

The next moment, Goddess Moonview waved her hand. Moonlight merged together to form a round moon big enough to blot out the sky. Brighter than the sun itself, its light encompassed anything and everything.

There was nowhere for Ye Qing to run under such omnipresent moonlight. The moon then crashed into him and sent him flying through countless buildings. When he finally hit the ground, the earth undulated and rolled away from him like it was liquid. Everything within a hundred meters of the point of impact was destroyed.

Lying in the middle of the pit, Ye Qing barked out in laughter. “Hahaha... it’s not too light or heavy. Now that's what I call a proper strike!”

He wasn’t done laughing when a green lotus descended from above. It was the size of a normal lotus, and it possessed neither the power nor the pressure of the moon. As far as the ordinary eye could tell, it was just a normal lotus.

Then, the lotus started spinning. Every petal began emitting a mysterious air of Dao, and each air of Dao manifested a singular star.

The green lotus had given birth to nine stars, and the ground was falling inch by inch as if it could not bear the burden.

“Well met!”

Ye Qing pressed his hands against the ground and slowly pushed himself up. The earth within thirty meters of him began depressing little by little.

Strangely, the earth was undulating like it was a piece of fabric. It did not crack, and it depressed without a sound.

The lotus descended thirty meters. The earth around him too descended thirty meters.

Then, the earth abruptly bounced upward. At the same time, a thunderous thud that sounded like the drumbeat of heavens erupted.

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“Profound Yellow Mother Qi? Chaos Demon Ape Body? No wonder you’re confident in warrior Ye’s strength!”

Underneath the Goddess Wall Paintings, Wen Anran was watching Ye Qing’s battle with amazement and surprise.

“Indeed. Still, Joyless can’t hold out for long.” Feng Qingyou said unhurriedly, “It’s up to you now, Anran.”

“I will. In the meantime, I must ask you to safeguard me.” Wen Anran saluted her.

“Don’t worry. They won’t be able to lay a finger on you,” Feng Qingyou declared with certainty.

Wen Anran smiled. While holding her bamboo staff and stepping on astral qi, she took seven steps and tapped the ground seven times in a row. Each time, what looked like a star would sparkle on the ground, and a profound wisp of energy would rise into the air.

Seven steps later, seven stars lit up on the ground.

Seven taps later, seven stars glittered in the sky.

The Northern Dipper appeared in the sky, and the Seven Killing Star flashed on the ground. Together, they generated a storm of killing intent that seemed capable of choking the life out of the world itself.

Forget Goddess White Deer, Goddess Green Lotus, and Goddess Moonview, every living being in Goddess City felt the unparalleled killing intent and turned as cold as ice.

“Not good!”

The three goddesses turned as pale as a sheet and turned away from Ye Qing. They flew toward the Goddess Wall Paintings.

“There is neither door nor window for you in this direction!”

Ye Qing wasn’t going to let them, of course. He did not know what the killing intent was, but the three goddesses clearly felt threatened by it. Besides that, he was one hundred percent certain that it had something to do with Feng Qingyou.

Feng Qingyou’s strange words before the Goddess Festival began, his outlandishly potent fortune, and the fact that she hadn’t come to his aid for so long all pointed that the woman was plotting something. Now that an unknown variable had suddenly come into play, he could not help but suspect that Feng Qingyou was behind it. Scratch that, he was absolutely certain that it was her.

In fact, he suspected that Feng Qingyou had somehow manipulated things so that he would be chosen by the goddesses. He just didn’t have any evidence to prove this.

He did not know why Feng Qingyou was doing this either. It could be because she pitied the poor citizens and jianghu warriors who had been exploited by the three goddesses for centuries, or it could be because of something else. In any case, it was now clear that she had used him to draw out the three goddesses and to keep them busy. Why? To buy time for her to slay the three goddesses, of course.

Again, he had no idea how she was going to slay the three goddesses, but it didn’t matter. All he needed to do was to buy as much time for Feng Qingyou as possible.

That was why Ye Qing did not hesitate to go after the three goddesses as soon as they showed signs of leaving.