Ch 176: Third Holy Mother: Jade Emperor Wants to Make Trouble for the Netherworld Emperor? I’ll Slap Him Right There

“Only similar cases, none that are exactly the same?” Zhang Ninghai frowned, breaking the silence. “Unprecedented?”

“Then the trouble might be bigger than we thought.” The Cultivator Association President took a deep breath. The first time it’s happened means no one knows whether this is an opportunity or a disaster.

If it happened in another city, he could watch the excitement from the sidelines. But it’s happening in his hometown, where he’s stationed… If this is a major disaster… the President didn’t dare imagine the consequences.

“It’s also possible that it’s happened before, but the local authorities suppressed it.” Anya noticed the unusual atmosphere and immediately spoke up. “But no matter what, we need to control the scale of this from spreading!”

“But, the scale of this spatial turbulence…” Another person looked troubled. This probably isn’t just affecting the surrounding few domains, but even those further away can sense something’s wrong…

“I’ll personally communicate with the Domain Lords of the surrounding domains and report it to Kyoto!” Anya said decisively. “Temporarily seal it off. After I’ve dealt with the situation here, we’ll see what Kyoto thinks… and then see if we can try to enter it!”

“Amitabha.” Fa Hai chanted a Buddhist prayer. “I’ll personally sit guard here!”

He’s also one of Jiangning’s top experts.

With such a big event, no matter how you look at it, at least one top expert is needed to protect this world passage that looks anything but simple… Most importantly, he actually sensed a strong sense of déjà vu from the projected image earlier.

He vaguely had a guess… So, he couldn’t let anyone else take responsibility for guarding it!

Anya looked deeply at Fa Hai and nodded slightly. Then, she suddenly clapped her palms together, and a White Snake condensed behind her.

“I am… Queen Mother of the West!”

The Heroic Spirit Skill was activated at this moment. Traces of the Great Dao were interwoven in the sky, gradually condensing into a continuous and terrifying mountain range. An unimaginable amount of spiritual energy was contained within, as if it could be released at any moment.

Kunlun Mountain!

In mythology, Kunlun Mountain is the Queen Mother of the West’s Daoist sanctum.

Anya pointed, and Kunlun Mountain seemed to become a tangible substance, circling around and around. Blocking the spatial rift! She seemed to resonate with the heavens and earth. Coupled with the terrifying energy within, even those with observation abilities would inevitably be interfered with by Kunlun Mountain and unable to truly see what was surrounded by the mountains.

Many people at the scene narrowed their eyes, and their hearts stirred slightly.

“Yes…”

“How is that possible…”

“There’s no reason!”

Everyone was surprised. They could accept it if Anya summoned the second Heroic Spirit, Queen Mother of the West. But… many people at the scene had seen Anya summon the White Snake, recognizing that the White Snake was still White Maiden.

When did White Maiden become the Queen Mother of the West?!

However, no matter how confused they were, those standing here at this moment were all high-ranking officials of Jiangning, genuine elites. After glancing at Anya and realizing that she had no intention of explaining, they all pretended they hadn’t noticed anything.

Anya is the highest leader of Jiangning. How could they, as people in the official system, be so tactless as to ask if she didn’t want to reveal it?! Were they really prepared to never be promoted in the future?!

Several people at the scene also stepped forward, expressing their desire to guard the place with Fa Hai, but they were rejected by Fa Hai. In the end, under Anya’s orders, they left one by one.

◈◈◈

Anya turned around and returned to the Domain Lord’s office.

Although it was an office, it was unimaginably vast and magnificent, like a world of its own. The sky had a sun and moon condensed with great supernatural powers hanging high, and the exotic flowers and rare herbs were fragrant and pleasant.

“Nüwa. Get in touch!” Anya opened her mouth, but finally pinched her brow. “Never mind…”

Anya prepared to personally meet with Chu Mo later. Although Nüwa had a confidentiality system, if a high-ranking figure from Kyoto with extremely high authority… personally inquired, confidentiality would naturally be ineffective.

Although the possibility of those bigwigs personally checking her call records and then suspecting Chu Mo was very small, it wasn’t zero! She chose to be cautious.

“Please dial Zhu Biao’s number.” Anya said softly. Soon, Nüwa projected a virtual screen.

“Little Junior Sister, what happened again?” Zhu Biao’s expression was very serious. “Is it something related to… that Great Demonic Lord?!”

Perhaps it really is related to that person? Anya thought to herself, but on the surface, she shook her head. “It’s not about discussing that. What I want to report is… something that Nüwa evaluated as unprecedented!”

After Anya told the whole story, a huge wave surged in Zhu Biao’s heart.

“Suspected to be… the wreckage of a world? Are you sure it’s world wreckage and not the collapse of some main world grotto-heaven?”

“…I can only say that there shouldn’t have been a grotto-heaven in that location before.” Anya glanced at the sky. As the Domain Lord, she had recorded the approximate locations of all the grotto-heavens within the main cities above Level 3.

“And…” Anya hesitated. “The energy fluctuations inside that world… the law fluctuations… I feel like something’s strange!”

Zhu Biao thought for a long, long time, then nodded. “I understand… I’ll go communicate with the Old Man now… It’s a bit troublesome. The Old Man just went to the Divine Court for a meeting! But it shouldn’t be a big problem. Since they’re having a meeting at the Divine Court, they can discuss it at the same time…”

After chatting for a few more words, Zhu Biao hung up the communication.

After thinking about it, Anya personally contacted several Domain Lords in the surrounding area.

Finally, she moved her lotus steps lightly, used the Close at Hand, Yet Worlds Apart, and rushed to Chu Mo’s room again. But after knocking on the door, she found that he didn’t respond.

“…Is he out? Could he have rushed to the side where the world fell? But even if he really rushed over there, there’s Fa Hai taking care of him… Or, did he log into the Heroic Spirit World?” Anya pursed her lips and had Nüwa leave a message asking him to contact her when he had time, and then rushed back.

◈◈◈

She still had all sorts of affairs that hadn’t been dealt with because of the accident today.

These all needed to be dealt with urgently!

◈◈◈

Kyoto World City.

The central ring.

Inside an unremarkable palace in the very center.

Apart from the concentration of spiritual energy, there was nothing special about this place! Unremarkable. Even the materials used to build the palace were the most ordinary wood…

However, this palace had a different meaning because of its location.

The Dragon Robe Maiden sat quietly at the head of the table. She scanned the hundreds of seats in the room, lowered her eyes slightly, and after thinking for a moment, suddenly sensed one terrifying aura after another surging.

Divine Heroic Spirits, Demonic Heroic Spirits, Demon Heroic Spirits, Human Heroic Spirits, and even Ghost Heroic Spirits…

Some had their true bodies descend, such as Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhuge Kongming. Others had their thoughts reside in the Heroic Spirit, allowing the Heroic Spirit to descend. This was a special ability gained after a Heroic Spirit reached Level 7!

They could truly condense the Heroic Spirit inheritance into a Heroic Spirit entity and embed their thoughts into it, allowing it to exist apart from the main body.

“Court Lord, why did you call us here so mysteriously this time?” A bald monk asked, somewhat confused.

“There’s a bit of a problem with the Heavenly Realm defense line… A new round of riots has begun!” A man who had arrived in his Heroic Spirit body also said expressionlessly. “So if we’re having a meeting… please hurry up! Or first discuss what you need me to vote on… After I vote, I need to leave immediately!”

Many people echoed him. Of course, there were also many people who looked lazy… The top Heroic Spirits who cared about the world were naturally firmly locked in by all sorts of affairs in the Divine Province…

But those who were too lazy to get involved in the official system were naturally very leisurely, like Chu Mo! Generally speaking, unless something really involved the destruction of the country and the death of the family, the officials wouldn’t forcibly order the top experts in the private sector…

And there was a part, like Zhu Yuanzhang, who had once been in the official system. Although he was busy, he was now considered semi-retired, so he was also much more relaxed… But he still needed to use his Emperor Heroic Spirit to cooperate with the First Emperor in handling the suppression of the Divine Province’s Ancestral Dragon Vein. He couldn’t leave the capital without permission!

The Dragon Robe Maiden clapped her hands, and Nüwa projected one illusion after another in front of everyone. It was the Confucian-Taoist Method condensed into words!

“This time, I’ve come… because of!” The Dragon Robe Maiden only said half of her words. She frowned slightly and suddenly realized that the atmosphere at the scene was a little off.

“Xu Xian!” A man slowly spoke. He stared intently at the words in front of him, and a large amount of memory surged out. He seemed to feel a phantom pain, and his body trembled violently. There was coldness, astonishment, and even a hint of killing intent and fear in his eyes. “No, the Netherworld Emperor! Has he awakened… He actually! It’s actually now…”

“Emperor Zhenzong of Song! What’s wrong with you?!” Another person frowned and spoke. He looked back and forth, keenly realizing that the other party’s state was a little off.

Moreover… the Netherworld Emperor?!

Emperor Zhenzong of Song was undoubtedly an extremely trashy emperor in history, but after he transformed into a Heroic Spirit, it seemed that because he was the creator of the Jade Emperor, he had an extremely deep connection with the Jade Emperor. So his quality was outrageously high!

It could even be said that Emperor Zhenzong of Song could also be called a Divine Heroic Spirit! After the Final Awakening, he would awaken the form of the Jade Emperor… However, even though Emperor Zhenzong of Song’s cultivation was currently the best in the world and could be called a Divine Province giant, he still hadn’t truly awakened the Jade Emperor form…

Professional researchers had stated that Emperor Zhenzong of Song’s Final Awakening, wanting to truly transform into that Jade Emperor, might be several orders of magnitude more difficult than a normal person’s Final Awakening. It might even be normal for him to never be able to awaken… After all, it was only born because of Emperor Zhenzong of Song! The possibility of awakening that form was already earth-shattering…

“…It’s nothing!” After a brief silence, Emperor Zhenzong of Song suddenly laughed. He was a little simple and honest, and the temperament on his body returned to being as gentle as jade.

He sincerely gazed at the Dragon Robe Maiden. “It’s just that the creator of this technique… has a very deep connection with my Heroic Spirit! I want to meet him. Maybe it can bring some opportunity to my Jade Emperor form’s Final Awakening.”

“Of course, I won’t blame him if I can’t awaken… But, I’m thinking that he should have just awakened as a Heroic Spirit, right? Even if it’s for the sake of past affection, I hope to take him as a disciple… I’ll nurture him well!”

Emperor Zhenzong of Song spoke sincerely.

However…

Zhu Yuanzhang’s eyes instantly became sharp. Not to mention the hostility you showed when you lost your composure earlier… Taking his father as your disciple? Are you worthy! Are you worthy of anything!

But before he could lose his temper…

Suddenly, a terrifying divine light bloomed on an empty chair.

A graceful figure gradually took shape, and she had a bright and magnificent Baolian Lantern shining in her hand. Sacred, pure, transcendent, with a peerless beauty…

The scene was quiet for a moment, and the expressions of many people changed slightly.

“Is that the one from Mount Hua?”

“She… other than attending a Divine Court meeting once after Yang Jian awakened forty years ago! She hasn’t…”

“Strange…”

The Dragon Robe Maiden was also a little confused, but joy still appeared on her face. After all, coming to participate meant she was willing to obey the Divine Court’s orders. The Third Holy Mother was a private citizen… so it wasn’t possible to directly issue orders! If she was willing to help, the official pressure would also be much less…

She said happily, “Welcome…”

The Third Holy Mother swept the scene expressionlessly, then locked her gaze on Emperor Zhenzong of Song. She didn’t even wait for the Dragon Robe Maiden to finish speaking before raising her hand and slapping Emperor Zhenzong of Song!