CH 23

Chapter 23: Barrier-Breaking Master Played Dumb

The Divine Trial Convention has existed since ancient times. It was a trial organized by the God Realm for the selection of the Gods of War. However, previously it was limited to the participation of the Immortal and God Realms. This Divine Trial Convention with the participation of the six realms was considered unprecedented.

The venue of the divine convention was set at the border of the Immortal Realm, a place called the Yin Peak, where two peaks stood tall. One was exuding vitality with lush flowers and plants everywhere, while the other was barren, with only swords stuck everywhere. The two peaks were in a state of Yin and Yang, hence the name Yin Yang Peak.

Lou Muge’s purpose in participating in the Divine Trial Convention was to go to the Yin Peak with discarded swords everywhere, because his sword was sealed on that mountain.

If a worker wants to do a good job, he must first sharpen his weapon. If he wanted to emerge again in the Six Realms, his priority was to retrieve his weapon.

Lou Muge was not a person who could live just for the sake of remaining alive. Since he was back, he would return in style.

The participants in this Divine Trial Convention encompassed the entire Six Realms, and it was also the perfect time for him to inform everyone that he was back.

After Lou Muge stepped into the Immortal Gate, he saw a vast expanse of whiteness in front of him. In the next moment, the white mist dissipated, and vast grasslands appeared on all sides. Several huge immortal mirrors floating in the air came into view first, followed by the dense crowds of people standing below. His heart skipped a beat, but his face feigned calmness.

He wondered if those scenes in Shan’an just now were seen by these people.

After the immortal gate closed behind him, the immortal stone on his wrist broke into several pieces and fell to the ground, turning into a completely ruined stone.

The immortal mirror reflected the people who were still in the trial. Participating in this divine trial was a life and death struggle, just like Ze Wan who died. Whether her soul could be retrieved also depended on the ability of her relatives.

Wen Changchu felt uncomfortable and wanted to scratch his body up and down, standing in the Immortal Realm. He whispered to Lou Muge, “Let’s stay away from these people.”

“Are you going to participate in the next trial?” Lou Muge asked him sideways.

The first trial of the Divine Trial Convention was a test of character, and the second was to distinguish the power level.

In short, whoever would finally defeat the crowd and take the lead from thousands of people would be entitled to the throne and be granted the title, God of War.

Wen Changchu said, “I want to enter the God Realm.”

Lou Muge glanced at him. “Could it be that you were sent by the Devil Race to break into the God Realm…”

“No,” Wen Changchu hurriedly denied it. He glanced around and whispered, “I want to go to the Old God Realm and find a friend of mine.”

“The Old God Realm?” Lou Muge wondered. “Has your friend been captured by the Old God Realm?”

“I heard that he was imprisoned there.” Wen Changchu frowned impatiently. “It’s really a nuisance, I have to save him.”

“You can’t enter the Old God Realm through the God Realm. Don’t you know that the two clans are fighting to death?” Lou Muge rolled his eyes and turned that wisdom in his head. “That being the case, do me a favor and wait for me. Once the matter is resolved, I can take you to the Old God Realm.”

“Do you know how to get there?” Wen Changchu asked.

“Of course,” Lou Muge said, “Don’t worry, I promise to bring you there.”

Wen Changchu nodded and patted his shoulder. “Boss, if there’s anything I can do for you, just tell me. I’m definitely obliged.”

After the two reached a deal, Lou Muge pointed to the mist-shrouded mountain in the distance. “I’m going there.”

In the center of the two Yin and Yang peaks, there was a competition arena, guarded by immortal soldiers.

The Immortal Realm and the God Realm put a lot of thought into this Divine Trial Convention. After the Six Realms heard that the God Emperor disappeared, many people cast covetous eyes on the God Realm. Even the Old God Realm couldn’t hold themselves back. The two sides have been fighting for the position of the leader of the Six Realms for ages, so now that the God Realm was almost unguarded, the Old God Realm would certainly not miss this good opportunity.

It was a top priority to select a God of War who could overpower the cultivators of the Six Realms.

Lou Muge bypassed the crowd and took Wen Changchu to Yin Peak.

The Immortal Realm was boiling with people and mixed races. It was a lively time when suddenly a gong echoed. Everyone stopped gossiping and glanced toward the source of the sound.

However, what they saw was a man almost covered with blood, banging the gong next to the immortal mirror with his hands. He seemed to have used all his strength, making the sound so deafening.

This attracted Lou Muge’s attention. He stopped and turned to look, only to see that the person knocking the gong was actually Zhang Rong who had just been beaten half to death. He was glaring at him, telling him wordlessly that he was about to suffer.

“Lou Muge has appeared!” Zhang Rong beat the immortal gong vigorously. His mouth was bleeding, but he managed to hiss and say, “Lou Muge has come to the Immortal Realm—”

When Wen Changchu heard this, his two beautiful eyebrows wrinkled. He lifted Lou Muge’s back collar and strode forward. “Let’s get going.”

Lou Muge was lifted up until his toes were grazing the ground. He quickly walked away from the crowd along with Wen Changchu.

The announcement accompanied by the gong spread out with a bang. Almost through the entire grounds of Yin and Yang Peaks, it was transmitted to the immortal gods who were sitting and talking in the palace hall.

One of the women suddenly slapped the table and stood up, pale in shock, “Someone beat the gong!”

“Let’s go check it out first!” Several Immortal Lords moved at the same time and went to the place where the immortal gong was. Only when they reached there did the see several people from the God Realm also arrive with ease.

Zhang Rong’s words were thrown into the crowd, and the news exploded immediately, rolling out a circle of sound waves.

One of them, a beautiful woman, fell beside him in a panic when she saw Zhang Rong, holding his arm, “God King Zhang Rong, how could you be injured so badly?!”

Zhang Rong grabbed the woman’s wrist with a hand, and said weakly, “The Devil Venerable, the Devil Venerable has appeared, right here. Make haste and inform God King Ze Chen!”

He was really in a state of embarrassment. His clothes were not only burnt to tatters, but also stained with blood and mud. His hair was in disarray, and none of his usual appearance was visible. He caught his breath, and his eyes rolled after saying this, fainting on the woman.

After hearing his words, the woman realized the seriousness of the matter, and hurriedly said to others, “Quickly, please invite God King Ze Chen here!”

An uproar ignited in the crowd, and endless heated discussions exploded. Some people were talking about whether the appearance of the Devil Venerable was true or not, while others were looking forward to Ze Chen’s appearance.

Ze Chen gained fame far and wide when she was young, and there countless people in the Six Realms were her followers.

She was originally from the Phoenix Clan in the Immortal Realm, the youngest daughter of the clan chief, but she was born aggressive and insanely powerful. She overwhelmed the gods at the Divine Trial Convention and won the God of War Crown in one fell swoop. To this day, she was still well-known in the God Realm.

Ze Chen was mainly in charge of this Divine Trial Convention, and it was precisely for this reason that the demons and monsters gathered together dared not cause trouble easily. Rumors have it that the God of War, Ze Chen, wasn’t open to negotiations. She advocated respecting the strong, that fists could solve everything. Anyone who troubled her would be killed and buried.

Shortly after a moment of peace, a fiery flame suddenly rolled up in the air, and the flames burned red like the sun. Before anyone could think anything, a lady in red appeared from the fire, and the flames were snuffed out one by one from the tips of her jet-black hair, her beautiful eyes, and her pure white wrists. She stood in the air, staring at everyone below.

A pair of slender eyebrows rose a tad arrogantly, and her red eyes circled around the crowd. She gently parted her lips, and she drawled languidly, “Did someone say Lou Muge appeared?”

Lou Muge did appear, and now he was being carried by Wen Changchu. He was just about fluttering his arms to fly up.

Immortal soldiers stood guard at the Yin and the Yang Peaks. They watched from a distance as two people, one tall and one short, rushed towards them. They stepped forward to stop them. “What are you doing?! This is a forbidden area.”

Lou Muge smiled flatteringly. “My brother is having a stomachache right now. He wants to find a remote place to resolve it. Big Brother, please be accommodating.”

The immortal soldier pointed to another direction, “Go there. There’s no one there.”

“That won’t work. My brother said that the scenery here is good, so it must be here.” Lou Muge was firm.

When Wen Changchu heard it, he immediately nodded in cooperation.

“Do you still need to look at the scenery when you poop?” The immortal soldier was confused.

“My brother…” Lou Muge lowered his voice, bent his head, and lamented, “He’s not in his right mind, so he’s fond of things like this.”

The immortal soldier suspiciously glanced at Wen Changchu. Fortunately, this wolf cub himself was smart. He immediately imitated a fool’s appearance he saw in the Mortal Realm. He scrunched his nose up pursed, widened his eyes blankly, and imitated a seizure, looking silly.

“Go away.” The immortal soldier still didn’t cave in. He waved his hand and said, “Mortals are trouble.”

Lou Muge was displeased at his answer, and instantly started to act. He pointed behind the immortal soldier and said in shock, “Someone ran in!”

The immortal soldier swiftly turned around. He was about to have a fit of rage, but he heard a loud shout behind him, followed by a pain in the back of his head. Soon, he collapsed on the ground unconsciously, without uttering a single sound at all.

Lou Muge succeeded in the sneak attack, dragged Wen Changchu, who was still having a seizure and ran in, muttering, “Your acting is quite on point.”

“I saw how that old man named Chuangen in Shan’an Village looks like this,” Wen Changchu replied.

Fortunately, there were few guards beside Yin Peak, so the two of them entered smoothly and came to the foot of the mountain.

The Yin Peak was a hundred feet high, rushing straight into the sky. If you try to look up, all you could see was a blanket of white mist. You could feel the cold air emanating from the peak as soon as you get closer.

For thousands of years, no grass has grown on Yin Peak, yet tens of millions of artifacts have been sealed there. Anyone who wanted a weapon could go up the mountain to obtain one. If the artifact acknowledges a master, the master could take it away. If not, nobody could ever pull it out of the mountain.

Lou Muge’s sword was sealed here. He instructed Ning Shaosi to seal the sword here before he died, so that he could easily find it after returning to the world.

Although there were few guards on the edge of Yin Peak, the mountain itself had a barrier set up by those Divine Immortals. If he wants to enter, he must first break the barrier.

Lou Muge touched an invisible barrier and said to Wen Changchu, “Do you have a way?”

“Don’t underestimate me.” Wen Changchu hummed, pulled out his machete, and pushed Lou Muge out of the way. “Step back…”

He took a few steps back according to his instructions, and saw Wen Changchu holding the handle with both hands. He raised his scimitar high, the blade glowing with a dark light, and with the wheezing of the wind, his blade fell sharply and powerfully.

The scimitar slammed into the barrier ferociously, and two kinds of rays of light suddenly flourished, reaching a balance. Wen Changchu pressed his hands again, his arms displaying a strikingly powerful appearance, and the entire barrier was instantly shattered.

But the moment the barrier was shattered, a deafening bell rang out of the blue from the distant sky, as if telling everyone that someone had broken the barrier of Yin Peak.

Lou Muge and Wen Changchu’s faces changed at the same time.