荔枝影院

Edited by: Michyrr

Wang Chong’s heart instantly sank. While three to four years might be rather long to an ordinary human, for the long-lived Heaven, it was barely anything, a brief flash.

Wang Chong had known that destroying the Celestial Palace wasn’t enough to kill Heaven, but he had not imagined that his soul would be able to heal so quickly.

“This isn’t even my greatest worry.”

The High Priest shook his head, deep concern appearing in his eyes.

“Heaven does not tell us everything, and on some matters, even the Supremes know only a few snatches, but I do know one thing.

“Heaven was sealed numerous epochs ago. We gathered various materials, even seeking them from the deep ocean and the depths of the earth, in the hopes that we could find some precious material that would assist Heaven in breaking out of the seal, but all of our efforts failed.

“Later on, someone finally asked when Heaven would break out of the seal, or if there was perhaps another way. Normally, Heaven would not answer, and these questions are normally taboo. But this time, Heaven’s avatar replied.

“Heaven said that the seal on him was incredibly powerful, almost unbreakable. Even the end of days and the collapse of the world would find it hard to destroy that seal. In other words, breaking the seal is essentially impossible.

“But Heaven said something rather strange as well. He said that after around thirteen hundred years, there would be a special event that would loosen his seal, providing him the best chance to break free,” the High Priest sternly said.

“What!?”

Wang Chong’s pupils constricted, his face paling.

“This answer left everyone surprised. At the time, I asked, why was it thirteen hundred years rather than now? What sort of special event would occur?

“Heaven was in a good mood, so he said a little more. He said that at set intervals, calamity would descend on the world. A civilization might be destroyed or a continent might crumble, but that disaster that would come thirteen hundred years later would be different. That would be an unprecedented destruction of the world’s foundation!” the High Priest sternly said.

Wang Chong’s heart trembled as a vague idea took form in his mind.

“...Heaven didn’t go into more details, and up until now, none of us have dared to ask any more questions. At that time, Luo Supreme had yet to betray the Celestial God Organization.

“I was the one who had asked the question, so I remember the events very clearly. At the time, Heaven said that it would be thirteen hundred years from then, and given the time that has passed... that time is now!”

The High Priest turned and gave Wang Chong a profound glance, his meaning obvious.

Wang Chong’s mind reeled, having long ago been rendered speechless.

Thirteen hundred years...

His mind in turmoil, countless thoughts occurred to him, and his expression slowly turned grave.

He had never imagined that this would be the news the High Priest would bring. If he was right, then it meant that the next time he faced Heaven, it would be in his original body, not an avatar.

“Wang Chong, though Heaven only brought up that point casually, with no one knowing why he believed that this incident would take place in thirteen hundred years and was seemingly very sure of it, all of us sensed that Heaven was not speaking nonsense.

“Moreover, upon second thought, the fact that Essence Supreme’s group began to suddenly gather Doomsday Insignias might be linked to this matter.

“This is all I can tell you. You will have to rely on yourself for the rest. Heaven will come back, and if Heaven’s original body breaks from his seal, all of us will be doomed.

“He will build another Celestial Palace and make everyone his slaves!” the High Priest sternly said.

“Many thanks, Senior. I understand,” Wang Chong sternly said.

The news the High Priest had brought was extremely important to him. At the very least, with this warning, he would have enough time to prepare, even if Heaven did manage to break out of his seal.

The High Priest did not stay for very long. After exchanging a few more words with Wang Chong on matters concerning the Celestial God Organization, he silently departed. Just like when he had come, no one in the Wang Family Residence was aware that he had departed.

After a few moments of thought, Wang Chong said, “Pass on my order. Summon Old Eagle, Zhang Que, Young Master Qingyang, Li Siye, and Xue Qianjun. In addition, notify King Song, Zhangchou Jianqiong, Crown Prince’s Junior Guardian Wang Zhongsi, Tongluo Great General Abusi... I have a matter to discuss with them.”

“Yes!”

Outside the study, a figure swiftly departed.

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As time passed, all was calm in the capital, but there were ripples beneath the surface.

In his new status as the Supreme King, Wang Chong had summoned all his subordinates to his estate, together with all the top commanders of the Tang Empire and the various sovereigns of the surrounding countries.

They held a conference that lasted for three days and three nights, no one leaving Wang Chong’s estate for the duration.

No one except the participants knew what was being discussed, and when the conference ended, waves began to spread through the Tang Empire.

From the shore of the Eastern Sea all the way to the Cong Mountains, even past them to the western border of the Arabian Empire, all of the continent’s soldiers were marshaled, but this time, it was not to prepare for war.

Another several months went by, and the continent remained calm and peaceful. The Celestial God Organization really had seemingly withdrawn from the continent.

But far away, in a distant space that few knew of...

Rumble!

Lightning crackled down from the clouds, a destructive deluge that blasted toward the center of this dimension, where there was a figure who radiated a powerful and chaotic storm of energy.

Each time a thick lightning bolt cracked down, that human figure in the center trembled, seemingly in immense pain.

Around that man was a spiderweb of thick chains that loudly clanged as the man trembled.

Despite the immense pain, the man in the center of this dimension remained tight-lipped, only occasionally exclaiming slightly.

After a long while, in this realm of endless lightning, Heaven’s aura finally began to calm down.

“Wang Chong, whether you are the Child of Destruction or Child of Prophecy, one day, We will return this pain a hundredfold!”

In the seal, Heaven looked up at the sky and furiously roared, his voice brimming with killing intent and hatred.

In the Celestial Palace incident, Heaven had suffered an unimaginable wound, his soul almost breaking apart.

The backlash from the destruction of a personal ritual tool was something that no outsider could understand.

Ever since that day, Heaven had been forced to use this method, each day subjecting himself to the pain of ten thousand lightning bolts. Even so, despite the massive pain he endured, his soul was recovering much more slowly than expected.

The progress made each day was triflingly insignificant.

This only made the killing intent in Heaven’s heart intensify.

After a long while, Heaven finally managed to calm himself down.

“Great One...” A voice rang out, breaking the silence.

The place that Heaven had been sealed had always been a secret. Whether it was Wang Chong or Supremes like Luo Supreme, they had all tried to find it, but no one had ever been able to succeed. Logically speaking, no one except Heaven could be here.

“How is it?” Heaven suddenly said.

As he spoke, a fingernail-sized point of light appeared in the middle of the dimension. Closer inspection would reveal it to be a mental fragment that appeared to have been torn off from a soul.

The energy signature of this mental fragment was identical to Essence Supreme’s.

The Soul Detaining Art!

This was one of Heaven’s unique arts. He could take a part of a person’s soul, allowing him to control that person’s life. At the same time, for the sealed Heaven, it served as an extremely effective method of communication.

This method was only implemented after the schism in the Celestial God Organization.

In addition, though this was the place where he was sealed, the area was entirely under Heaven’s control. Even Essence Supreme could only communicate with Heaven, and he still had no idea where Heaven’s exact location was.

“Great One, everything has been taken care of. The last batch of sea beasts has moved out from the continent. In addition, I have already begun the Behemoth Creation experiments. It won’t be long before an army of true Behemoths can be formed,” Essence Supreme respectfully said.

No one had ever been able to defeat the Celestial God Organization, not even that Child of Destruction. Though they had lost this time, they had yet to give up. All they were waiting for was a chance at revenge.

“Great One, what should we do now?” Essence Supreme respectfully said.

This ordinary question made the dimension become eerily still. Heaven was silent, unable to speak for some time.

Not even he knew what should be done next.

This seal was a giant cage that kept him firmly locked within this place.

Wang Chong had destroyed his avatar, destroyed the Pantheon Pearl, and destroyed the Celestial Palace, but Heaven could do nothing in response.

He couldn’t even create another avatar.

Given Wang Chong’s current level of strength, Essence Supreme’s group was no match for him. Moreover, on the trip to the steppe, Essence Supreme had been badly wounded.

“Great One?”

Essence Supreme did not have as many concerns on his mind as he once more sought an answer.

“That Child of Destruction—how should we handle him?”

Heaven frowned, continuing to say nothing.

Awooooo!

As Heaven was pondering his answer, a painful howl that seemed like a mixture of both human and beast resounded through the dimension.

That sudden howl abruptly ended the current topic of conversation.

“Great One, is that the Child of the World? Is he still like this?” Essence Supreme asked.

Heaven’s dimension had a powerful sealing energy over it, and Essence Supreme could not sense anything too far away from his mental fragment. However, Essence Supreme had still managed to sense a little of An Lushan’s aura.