48: Chapter 48 The Great Battle Is About to Begin

Yun Che, with a look of joy, stepped forward, bowed, and greeted her:

"Qing..."

He almost blurted out Xia Qingyue's name. At this moment, he desperately wanted to say to Xia Qingyue, "It's me! I am Yun Che!"

But having absorbed and read through Chi Wuwu's tens of thousands of years of life experiences, he quickly realized the impropriety and changed his words:

"I am Meng Jianyuan. I presume this fairy is the world-renowned Eternal Night Goddess, Shen Wuyi. A pleasure to meet you!"

Shen Wuyi merely glanced at "Meng Jianyuan" from the corner of her eyes, completely indifferent.

Although the man before her wore a white robe, had a cold and resolute face, deep eyes, and exuded an extraordinary aura, he only possessed the strength of the Half-step Divine Destruction Realm. In such an occasion, with three True Gods present and numerous powerhouses at the peak of the Divine Extreme Realm gathered, his existence appeared remarkably mediocre by comparison.

Shen Wuyi was expressionless and replied coldly:

"So you are Meng Jianyuan. Hearing of you is not as good as seeing you; you are truly a frivolous person. I really don't know what means you used to bewitch the Zhetian Goddess, causing such a huge disaster that the Mother God had to personally step in to clean up the mess for you?"

Yun Che was dumbfounded. Shen Wuyi's attitude toward him was pure indifference.

"I, the dignified Emperor Yun, when did I become a frivolous person? If I were truly such an unbearable person, why would you, Xia Qingyue, have treated me that way back then?"

Yun Che stared fixedly at Shen Wuyi, wanting to find some memories of the past in her eyes; however, there was not the slightest ripple in Shen Wuyi's eyes at the sight of "Meng Jianyuan."

Yun Che pondered secretly, "Could it be that she has no impression of me at all? Is it because I have taken on the appearance of "Meng Jianyuan"?"

"That's impossible, absolutely impossible. My Evil God profound veins, Dragon God bloodline, Phoenix Divine blood... especially my Ice Phoenix blood, how could she have no perception, no memory at all?"

"Please avert your gaze. Staring like this makes me feel very uncomfortable!"

Shen Wuyi was clearly displeased by Yun Che's direct stare, her tone carrying obvious dissatisfaction.

At this moment, the people around also noticed that the way Yun Che looked at Shen Wuyi was wrong, and they couldn't help but whisper.

"He really is a lecherous seed. He just met the Eternal Night Goddess and his soul has already been hooked away!"

"Simply a beast, or even worse than a beast. It's just a pity for Fairy Caili, I don't know what she saw in him!"

Divine Son Meng Jianxi said with a sneer:

"Oh, Meng Jianyuan, the matter of the Zhetian Goddess hasn't been resolved yet, and you've set your sights on the Eternal Night Goddess now, haven't you?"

However, he seemed to have forgotten that his words had inadvertently offended Shen Wuyi. Although both were noble Divine Sons and Divine Goddesses, Shen Wuyi was at the fifth level of the Divine Extinction Realm, while Divine Son Meng Jianxi was only at the first level. Given the huge disparity in strength, Shen Wuyi wouldn't even look at Divine Son Meng Jianxi properly.

"Shut your mouth—!" Shen Wuyi scolded Divine Son Meng Jianxi mercilessly. Her gaze was as sharp as a knife and as cold as ice, making Divine Son Meng Jianxi feel a palpitation and shrink back involuntarily.

Yun Che ignored the sarcasm of others, his heart already in a state of chaos.

Shen Wuyi, name Wuyi!

Could it be that she really has no impression of the past?

He recalled what Pan Zhusheng had told him.

"About twenty years ago, Divine Venerable Shen Wuyanye saved a girl at the edge of the Mist Sea. She had no memory, no past, was extremely young, not even sixty years old, yet her aptitude and talent were extremely high..."

He was no longer as ecstatic as when he first saw Shen Wuyi, and began to become calm and clear-headed.

At this time, he noticed that Xia Qingyue's "Ice-Snow Glazed Heart" was gone!

Since upgrading to the Half-step Divine Destruction Realm, he could easily perceive Xia Qingyue's "Ice-Snow Glazed Heart" and "Nine Profound Exquisite Body."

Now, Yun Che already basically understood that Xia Qingyue had truly lost her memory, and perhaps, even her good "Ice-Snow Glazed Heart" was gone.

His heart was filled with doubts! However, no matter how many questions he had, he could only wait until later. The imminent battle was what he should be considering now.

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The sudden appearance of Divine Venerable Shen Wuyanye shocked Sovereign Dian Luohou, Meng Kongchan, and the others!

Sovereign Dian Luohou's gaze fell on the figure of Divine Venerable Shen Wuyanye, who was wrapped from head to toe in a heavy black robe. With a trace of unease, he asked cautiously:

"May I ask God-Honored Wuming, what is the purpose of your visit today?"

At this moment, everyone's gaze moved away from Shen Wuyi and turned to Divine Venerable Shen Wuyanye.

Divine Venerable Shen Wuyanye "looked" at Sovereign Dian Luohou and said in her hoarse, rough voice, like tearing cloth:

"Sovereign Jue Luo, there is no need to ask. The purpose of my trip is to ask your kingdom to withdraw your troops and turn hostility into friendship with the Zhimeng Divine Kingdom."

Divine Venerable Shen Wuyanye turned her head and nodded slightly towards Meng Kongchan's side.

"Old man Meng Kongchan, I am helping you this time because of your unrequited love for me back in the day!"

Hearing these words, Meng Kongchan felt a moment of embarrassment, thinking to himself, "Those were events from ten thousand years ago. The one I admired back then was clearly Sword Immortal Hua Qingying; when did I ever have real feelings for you?" Despite this, he couldn't help but cast a grateful look at Divine Venerable Shen Wuyanye.

The elders, protectors, and divine guards of the Zhimeng Divine Kingdom beside him were all invigorated. Originally, they were on the verge of desperation, holding the determination to die, but now they saw the hope of survival again. A few people with weak willpower were even amused by Divine Venerable Shen Wuyanye's words and laughed out loud!

Sovereign Dian Luohou's face had already become ugly, and he said sternly:

"This is a little grievance between my Senluo Divine Kingdom and the Zhimeng Divine Kingdom. I will leave after I have resolved it. I ask God-Honored Wuming not to persuade me!"

As he spoke, he calculated in his heart. A moment ago, his Senluo Divine Kingdom side still held an overwhelming advantage, but now, if he had to deal with both the Zhimeng Divine Kingdom and the Eternal Night Divine Kingdom, he did not have much confidence.

In truth, he certainly did not want Divine Venerable Shen Wuyanye to interfere in this matter. However, he clearly underestimated the situation. Since Divine Venerable Shen Wuyanye had come in response to the summons of the "Abyssal Pact," how could she retreat with just a few words.

Divine Venerable Shen Wuyanye said not without surprise:

"As far as I know, this matter arose because your kingdom's Divine Son Dian Jiuzhi and Zhimeng Divine Kingdom's Prince Meng Jianyuan agreed to a duel?"

Sovereign Dian Luohou seemed very patient and said politely:

"If we are to trace the source of this matter, we must start with Meng Jianyuan breaking the engagement between my son and the Zhetian Goddess...!"

Divine Venerable Shen Wuyanye didn't want to listen to his babbling at all and interrupted him directly:

"Engagement?! ... That was just a piece of nonsense casually said by the old man Emperor Yuan. Your Senluo Divine Kingdom actually treats it as a golden rule, and based on this, regards the Zhetian Goddess as private property, and views her normal interactions with Meng Jianyuan as treasonous, and has developed a murderous intent... It's truly ridiculous!"

"Taking a step back, since the Zhetian Goddess is already your Sovereign Dian Luohou's private property, why don't you keep a strict watch on her, and let her come out to flirt and attract bees and butterflies? ... Is it because you dare not control her, or because you simply cannot afford to provoke Sovereign Hua Fuchen and Sword Immortal Hua Qingying?"

Divine Venerable Shen Wuyanye was a person who spoke without restraint. Every sentence and every word she said was like a poisonous sword light or a sharp spear thrown at Sovereign Dian Luohou. To the people of the Zhimeng Divine Kingdom, these words were all reasonable.

Someone couldn't help but shout:

"Old man of the Senluo Divine Kingdom, since you value the engagement bestowed by Emperor Yuan so much, why don't you go to Emperor Yuan to preside over justice, take the Zhetian Goddess away, and personally betroth her to your useless son? Why come to the Zhimeng Divine Kingdom to make trouble?"

"You don't go to the Zhetian Divine Kingdom to discipline the Zhetian Goddess, but come to the Zhimeng Divine Kingdom to make things difficult for our Prince Jianyuan!?"

...

At this time, Sovereign Dian Luohou certainly wouldn't say that he had already been to the Zhetian Divine Kingdom, and had even beaten Goddess Hua Caili into a serious injury, leaving her a cripple.

Meanwhile, the hall masters of the Senluo Divine Kingdom on the side were already filled with righteous indignation, especially the Palace Master of the Zengguang Divine Temple, Palace Master Guang Ritian. He had already been humiliated in the Zhimeng Divine Kingdom before, losing face, and had long wanted to take this opportunity to regain his dignity. He looked at Divine Venerable Shen Wuyanye with an angry face, as if he wanted to melt her with fire.

Divine Venerable Shen Wuyanye was a person who took pleasure in gratitude and vengeance. How could she tolerate such an attitude from a hall master? She immediately moved her mind, and a white light flashed. Palace Master Guang Ritian immediately felt his face surrounded by a ball of scorching fire. In an instant, his eyebrows and beard were burned clean, and even the hair he didn't have much of was burned in half. The people of the Senluo Divine Kingdom were all shocked!

Sovereign Dian Luohou was shocked and quickly waved his hand to attack, extinguishing the fireball covering Palace Master Guang Ritian's head.

He knew that Divine Venerable Shen Wuyanye was not here with good intentions. He was angry and annoyed, his face turning red and then purple, but he still suppressed the anger in his heart and said:

"This matter is indeed Meng Jianyuan's fault first, and Meng Kongchan's indulgence of his son's violence later. I ask God-Honored Wuming to retreat for now. After I have dealt with Meng Kongchan and his son, I will naturally leave the Zhimeng Divine Kingdom?"

Divine Venerable Shen Wuyanye remained unmoved and said disdainfully:

"If you produce ten or eight more sons to challenge Meng Kongchan's son to a duel, I will naturally not interfere. But now that Divine Son Dian Jiuzhi has lost in a one-on-one fight, you are bullying others with your power, not taking our divine kingdoms seriously. I am afraid this is not something I can agree to."

At this moment, Sovereign Dian Luohou's anger had reached its peak.

"In that case, God-Honored Wuming is determined to muddy these waters?"

Before the words fell, a long spear appeared in Sovereign Dian Luohou's hand. It was the legendary Sky-Shattering Thunder Spear. This spear had accompanied him through countless battles, but it had been silent for many years. Since the Pure Land Assembly ten thousand years ago, it had not shown its edge again.

"Sovereign Dian Luohou, do you really think this Venerable would be afraid of you?"

However, Divine Venerable Shen Wuyanye did not show any weakness. With a wave of her hand, a black ribbon several feet long appeared in her hand, which was her famous weapon, the flowing light star river ribbon.

"Sovereign Dian Luohou, there is no point in talking more, let's fight!"

At this moment, Meng Kongchan naturally did not show any weakness. He stretched out his hand and waved, and a huge transparent sphere appeared in his palm, which was the well-known Phantom Void Orb. Looking from a distance, the inside of the sphere seemed to have light smoke drifting, dreamlike and illusory, as if countless unspeakable creatures were drifting freely within it.

At the same time, hundreds of people from both sides also took out their weapons and set up their formations.

A great battle was imminent!