[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-douluo-the-exiled-immortal-descends-sword-and-wi":3,"chapter-douluo-the-exiled-immortal-descends-sword-and-wi-douluo-the-exiled-immortal-descends-sword-and-wi-chapter-408":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Douluo: The Exiled Immortal Descends, Sword and Wine Slay the Gods",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1550331,2014,"Chapter 408: The Opening Move Is Calamity Rebirth! One Sword—Instant Defeat of the Gods","douluo-the-exiled-immortal-descends-sword-and-wi-chapter-408",408,"\u003Cp>\"Where is the Goddess of Flowers…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Zhexian's calm voice echoed throughout the divine hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The hearts of the assembled gods tightened as their gazes shifted back and forth between the white-robed youth and the solemn-faced God of Destruction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The atmosphere, already solemn, grew so heavy that even the starlight seemed to stagnate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among the seats of the second-class gods,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the Goddess of Flowers—surrounded by drifting blossoms—clenched the hand hidden within the sleeve.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Originally, the Goddess of Flowers had intended to privately seek an audience and explain matters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Never did she expect the newly ascended God King to strike so directly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As an ancient deity,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>dignity was more precious than mountains.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Otherwise,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>she would never have imposed such a harsh punishment upon the Nine-Hearted Begonia.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, under the gaze of all the gods,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>she could not allow her divine bearing to crumble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Goddess of Flowers greets the Sword Lord God King.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Goddess of Flowers rose gracefully and bowed toward the throne,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>a perfectly measured smile blooming upon her elegant face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You rule over all flowers under heaven,\" Li Zhexian said evenly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Where does the curse of the Nine-Heart Begonia come from?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Goddess of Flowers fell silent for a moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then spoke in a voice clear as jade striking stone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I govern the flourishing and withering of all flowers in the world. All blossoms rise and fall by my will.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"On the day of my divine birth, I issued a decree: all flowers were to bloom simultaneously at the midnight hour of the winter solstice.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I wished the snow-clad world to erupt with the most resplendent vitality, as an offering of praise to me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"When all flowers bloomed amid the cold winds, forming a magnificent haze of color, only the Nine-Hearted Begonia delayed—saving a mere mortal, and thus missing the appointed time.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Goddess of Flowers lifted their chin slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A god's birthday comes but once each cycle.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Nine-Hearted Begonia openly offended divine authority. Punishment was only fitting, to set an example.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Does the Sword Lord God King disagree?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As these words fell,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>most gods in the hall nodded faintly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Across countless ages,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>they had witnessed innumerable mortal affairs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their divinity had long since hardened like eternal, unmelting ice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To them, those who defied divine will deserved punishment as a matter of course.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The reactions of the five God Kings varied…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The God of Destruction remained impassive as a still pond; the Asura God appeared half-asleep with eyes closed; the Goddess of Life faintly furrowed her brow; while Ji Dong and Lie Yan watched the white-robed youth with smiling interest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under the gaze of three thousand gods,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Zhexian spoke calmly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Goddess of Flowers.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You are revered as the lord of all flowers. You should embody the virtue of nurturing growth, and show compassion for the struggles of all living beings.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yet within your heart there is no mercy—only arrogance that tolerates no defiance.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Such conduct stains the name of divinity. You are unworthy of continuing to wield the authority of flowers.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thus, I hereby judge you—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"To be stripped of the title of Goddess of Flowers.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"To be cast into the Heavenly Punishment Thunder Prison, there to suffer punishment for a thousand years, as a warning to others.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Goddess of Flowers's beautiful eyes flew wide open. All trace of composure vanished, replaced by sheer disbelief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Stripped of godhood?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cast into the Thunder Prison?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What had she done?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had merely punished a clan that offended divine authority—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>for a few thousand years, nothing more!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I refuse to accept this!\" She ground their teeth, petals swirling chaotically around their body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What wrong have I committed?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"To defy a god is to deserve punishment!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sword Lord—by what right do you judge me so?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not all gods were like the Asura God, who longed for successors. Many deities wished to remain eternally in the Divine Realm, enjoying the worship of countless worlds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the gods exchanged looks of shock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one had expected that this newly ascended God King would dare impose such severe punishment upon an ancient deity the very moment he took office.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sword Lord God King, please calm your anger!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the seats of the second-class gods,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the Butterfly God, Moonlight God, and Forest God rose one after another.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Goddess of Flowers merely acted on impulse. Please show some leniency!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Wind God, Light God, and other first-class Gods, after a long silence, also spoke in heavy tones:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sword Lord God King—this judgment is too severe.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within the divine hall,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the air congealed like primordial black ice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The auras of the gods intertwined silently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The pressure was so immense that even the stars in motion trembled and dimmed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The gods watched coldly from the sidelines, each harboring their own calculations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The very first judgment issued by this newly ascended God King—who also served as an Enforcement God—had already been openly challenged by multiple deities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How, then, would he bring this to a close?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Goddess of Flowers still wore a resentful, teeth-gritting expression, yet deep within those beautiful eyes flickered a trace of smug satisfaction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The gods who had spoken up—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>most of their divine authorities were tied to flowers, nature, or elemental forces, all intricately connected to the Goddess of Flowers's own domain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Goddess of Flowers sneered inwardly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So what if he's a God King? His foundation is still shallow!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could he possibly judge all of these gods as well?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among them are even first-class deities like the Wind God and the Light God!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I wield the authority to maintain the connection between the Divine Realm and the mortal world, and to pass judgment upon gods.\" Li Zhexian's voice carried no anger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its calmness was chilling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His gaze swept across the gods who had stepped forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What is the crime for questioning a verdict and interfering with enforcement?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Silence followed for several breaths.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a few heartbeats of silence, Ji Dong spat out two words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Severe punishment.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Calamity Rebirth. Blessing of Bai Ze.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no warning, no gathering of power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That forbidden force which had once slain a god in the mortal realm—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>now erupted brazenly within the divine hall of the Divine Realm Committee.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the terrifying fluctuations of law spread outward, the Sea God's expression changed drastically. In an instant, he flashed outside the divine hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mad—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The word escaped him before he hastily corrected himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Decisive!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Far too decisive!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wind God, Light God—how dare you provoke the Sword Lord!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this very moment,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the Qinglian Sword in Li Zhexian's hand transformed into a streak of blood-red light, its blade erupting with annihilating power that made the stars wail.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Insolence!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How dare you fight within the divine hall!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sword Lord—you've gone too far!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Light God, Wind God, and several second-class gods changed color instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Divine radiance flared around them,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>interweaving into a barrier of flowing seven-colored light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chi—!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A blood-red sword light sliced through the air like a crimson thread.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The barrier, forged from the combined power of multiple gods, was cut apart as easily as paper.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sword momentum did not diminish.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It swept across the outer star paths of the divine hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Several stars were lightly grazed by the stray sword qi—and silently split in two, drifting apart in the void.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Pff!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Wind God, Light God, and several second-class gods spat out divine blood in unison. The radiance around them dimmed sharply, their auras collapsing into weakness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everything happened too fast!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a single sword strike, several gods were utterly defeated!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Zhexian used the most direct method possible\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>to answer the doubts of the gods—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and to shatter the Goddess of Flowers's last hope that \"the law does not punish the many.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The divine hall fell into dead silence, broken only by hurried breathing and the suppressed groans of the injured gods.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Goddess of Flowers trembled as she looked toward the youth upon the throne, hurriedly trying to speak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the flat side of the Qinglian Sword had already lashed across her dignified face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She were sent crashing into the wall of the divine hall, cracks spreading like spiderwebs as her body slid slowly downward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Zhexian's eyes narrowed slightly, sword marks flowing within them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The power of time and space enveloped the Goddess of Flowers, causing all the surrounding flowers to lose control—blooming and withering wildly at his will.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"With such base authority over flowers,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>you dare make noise before me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Zhexian swept his gaze across the hall. Wherever his eyes passed, the gods lowered their heads.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The mortals of the world do not deserve mercy?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I became a god only moments ago. The warmth of humanity has yet to fade from me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"From this day forward—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Any god who dares again to look down upon the mortal world…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Should first ask whether they can withstand this sword of mine.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After he finished speaking,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>long silence followed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No god dared respond.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Zhexian turned toward the God of Destruction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Destruction, what were you going to say?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>New fanfic check it out! 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