Chapter 2519

This is the instinct of fungal life.

Given the immense size of the Hidden God's body, this instinct cannot be suppressed, and the birth of new consciousness is also extremely secretive; even the Heavenly Demons would find it hard to detect.

Therefore, the Lingxu Assembly needs the "Yangguan Dao" to seek out these nascent consciousnesses, to nip them in the bud before they begin to grow.

Such a divine artifact as the "Yangguan Dao" is not something that can be casually refined; in fact, even for a great immortal like Shou'an Xianren, its appearance back then was purely coincidental.

Want to refine a second "Yangguan Dao"? Then go ahead and try.

To stabilize the Hidden God's body, the Lingxu Holy Sovereign really needs to think of a solution.

He Lingchuan's victory in the Battle of Yujing City, aside from preserving Panlong City and the Great Square Vase, is the most important of all these invisible victories!

He once again disrupted the Heavenly Gods' descent plan!

Ah, why say "again"?

Puyin Shen also said: "Because of this matter, you have almost become the Public Enemy Number One of the Heavenly Realm. If other Heavenly Gods discover it, my private contact with you—fearing that even without the Lingxu Holy Sovereign intervening, a Heavenly God would have me put to death."

He Lingchuan touched his face: "So I am this unwelcome in the Heavenly Realm?"

"Do you know how many Heavenly Gods hate you to the bone?" Puyin Shen's tone was also strange, "Once we descend to the lower realm, you will be the public enemy of all gods, and surely die without a burial place!"

He Lingchuan shrugged, indifferent. As the saying goes, when debts are many, one does not worry.

"Any other news? You just mentioned Naluotian?"

The Heavenly Demons hate him, indicating that his actions have caused them serious harm.

This is war.

The more the enemy is injured, the more advantageous it is for our side.

"Yes, Naluotian has made a move." Puyin Shen remained silent for a few breaths before saying, "Did you all discuss this beforehand?"

"What do you mean?" He Lingchuan's heart stirred, recalling his recent conversation with He Chunhua.

Could it be?

"Not long ago, Naluotian suddenly bombarded the Lingxu Assembly, accusing them of deceiving the Heavenly Realm, claiming that the divine bodies they could ultimately provide numbered less than two thousand!" Puyin Shen said word by word, "At that gathering, the Heavenly Gods were assembled in numbers of at least three thousand."

"Oh? How interesting!" He Lingchuan looked astonished—this was no pretense, for Naluotian's actions truly exceeded his expectations, "He couldn't possibly be spouting blood without evidence, could he? He must have proof in hand."

Truly worthy of being Naluotian—either do nothing, or when he acts, he makes a huge splash!

In broad daylight, and in a public setting.

"Yes." The most exciting part is right here: "He found two Heavenly Gods to serve as witnesses, and they are actually from within the Lingxu Assembly, conducting divine body research for the Holy Sovereign, their divine natures somewhat resembling that of the Life God."

He Lingchuan couldn't help but laugh: "What soft spot did Naluotian grasp on them, daring them to oppose the Lingxu Holy Sovereign directly?"

"This, I don't know." As a minor god, Puyin Shen is unaware of many deep secrets of the Heavenly Realm, "They further said that of these over two thousand divine bodies, only twelve hundred are allocated for internal use within the Lingxu Assembly, while the rest are to be used externally."

"Impressive!" He Lingchuan clapped his hands in praise, "Truly impressive!"

Actually, there is a flaw here: the two Heavenly Gods researching divine bodies are both servants of humans—how could they know how these over two thousand divine bodies will ultimately be distributed?

But it doesn't matter, as long as Naluotian prepares their script for them, the other Heavenly Gods will be willing to believe them.

Divinity is humanity.

"Even more terrifying……" Puyin Shen's voice carried a wry smile, "Naluotian actually produced a pre-determined list of eighteen hundred divine bodies!"

"A pre-determined list?"

"Yes, at that time, which Heavenly God is eligible for divine descent will already be written on the list."

He Lingchuan suddenly understood. No wonder Naluotian has been silent lately—he was secretly doing big things in silence.

"Has the Lingxu Holy Sovereign ever publicly announced the selection criteria for divine descent qualifications?"

"Never." Puyin Shen sighed, "In fact, most Heavenly Gods also know that good fortune won't come their way. But the gods always assumed there would be an omen when this process began; they never expected that upon hearing the news, they would already be near the end."

One must know when this began, in order to think of a way to compete for it.

The total quota is just over two thousand, and while the Heavenly Gods are all kept in the dark, eighteen hundred divine bodies have already been quietly assigned!

How many divine bodies for descent remain for the common gods? Four hundred or five hundred?

"Over the past hundred or so hours, the Lingxu Assembly has been in utter chaos."

He Lingchuan nodded slowly: "Of course it's the Lingxu Assembly! Previously, the Lingxu Holy Sovereign had hinted to them that nine thousand divine bodies would be allocated to them, but now it has shrunk to just over a thousand."

Compared to the Heavenly Gods, the psychological disparity among the Lingxu Assembly gods is certainly the greatest.

Dropping from over nine thousand to just over a thousand—formerly, each was guaranteed a descent to the lower realm; now, it's one in eight. Formerly, they could rest easy; now, they must crack their skulls to snatch a chance.

This is a fundamental difference—could the Lingxu Assembly not explode internally?

"Once this list is made public, those ranked lower on it have already seen over forty Heavenly Gods attacked, seventeen injured, and five killed—dead, dead, five. Both inside and outside the Lingxu Assembly."

The Soul-Capturing Mirror whistled: "So exciting? The Heavenly Gods are indeed formidable, not much inferior to the people of Changfeng Valley."

After hearing this, He Lingchuan immediately said: "Either they are furious and turbulent, or they are fishing in troubled waters."

Those ranked higher on the list are undoubtedly the big shots—others dare not provoke them; but those ranked lower, upon seeing it, everyone thinks: 'He is no more formidable than I am—why can he descend while I cannot? Did he pull some trick on the Lingxu Holy Sovereign?'

Screw him!

Ordinary Heavenly Gods may not yet feel such righteous indignation, but don't forget—this list was published by whom?

Never mind how Naluotian obtained the list; he must have known the outcome of its release, and likely prepared follow-up actions. Was the attack on the gods listed the work of the Chariot Heaven?

Earlier, the Lingxu Holy Sovereign used divine bodies as bait to ruthlessly dig into the foundations of various powers, and Chariot Heaven also suffered a loss, its internal affairs thrown into chaos—could they not be thinking of revenge?

Puyin Shen let out a long sigh: "The problem is, Naluotian's intelligence, combined with your recent good deed, has made everyone believe it even more."

The Heavenly Gods' plan to seize the "Yangguan Dao" was only recently thwarted by the Nine Abysses Great Emperor; the gods all understand that without this divine artifact, the Lingxu Assembly could not possibly produce so many divine bodies for descent.

Long-held suspicions have recently begun to erupt in concentration.

Coincidentally, Naluotian has just thrown out these two explosive pieces of news—could it not have blown the Heavenly Realm into chaos?

The advantage of rumors lies in their ability to spread widely without evidence, and still be believed by many people/gods.

He Lingchuan laughed: "You are mistaken—clearly, Naluotian seized this moment precisely to release these two major announcements."