Chapter 439: The Heavens Are Destroyed, the Dao Is Gone

Regarding the Lord of the Heavenly Court, the God of the Sky did not know too much.

However, having served the Master of Light in his early years, he also knew a thing or two.

As for how to hold the item bestowed by the Master in his hand, he understood in his heart that his initial guess was reality.

The current Lord of the Heavenly Court is merely a paper tiger.

Once the Master's Divine Power makes contact, it will turn into ashes.

"Please, Lord of the Gods, go to your death!"

A smile appeared in the eyes of the God of the Sky, carrying a trace of regret within it.

After all, the Lord of the Heavenly Court was once a Master.

But now, he must completely dissipate, not even leaving behind a corpse.

If it were left behind, that would be the corpse of a Master, and the value can be imagined.

The Divine Power of Light departed from the hands of the God of the Sky.

Radiant, holy, as if it were the most beautiful thing in the world.

Red Flower Elder, Jiu Elder, and the other three Elders of Strong Divine Power looked on with anticipation.

They knew the Master of Light was unfathomable and would not do things without certainty.

Since the God of the Sky dared to strike now, he had absolute certainty.

Lin Chao stood motionless, his gaze incomparably complex.

If the true Lord of the Heavenly Court were here, drawn by the Divine Power of the Master of Light, he would truly be unable to control himself and would perish together with that wisp of the Master of Light's consciousness.

However, Lin Chao is not the Lord of the Heavenly Court.

The Lord of the Heavenly Court has long since vanished into smoke and clouds, and does not exist in this world.

"Die."

The God of the Sky shouted loudly, and that wisp of Divine Power seemed to have consciousness, crazily rushing toward the Lord of the Heavenly Court—that is, the current Lin Chao.

There was simply... no way to avoid it.

Yet, when the Divine Power landed on Lin Chao, it instantly dissipated.

The scene the God of the Sky had anticipated did not appear; the Lord of the Heavenly Court still stood there safely, his body covered in white mist, his features unclear.

"You... are not the Lord of the Heavenly Court?" The God of the Sky revealed a look of shock.

The Lord of the Heavenly Court could not possibly have such a reaction.

Could it be... that the Lord of the Heavenly Court has already fallen?

Is this a Camouflage by an Elder of the Heavenly Court?

Having failed to eliminate the Lord of the Heavenly Court silently, the expression of the God of the Sky was somewhat ugly.

This, after all, is the base camp of the Heavenly Court.

"I naturally am." Lin Chao waved his hand, and the Heavenly Court God Token appeared.

Seeing this, the God Token flew toward the sky, breaking through the barrier previously set up by Red Flower.

If the Lord of the Heavenly Court had used the Heavenly Court God Token, he likely would have died and his Dao would have vanished before even rushing out of the barrier.

Lin Chao is not the Lord of the Heavenly Court.

As the Heavenly Court God Token flew into the air, golden light flashed across the entire Heavenly Court; all who saw this light had their expressions change abruptly.

A vast and ethereal voice also resounded throughout the entire Heavenly Court at this moment.

"The Heavenly Court God Token is here; troops of the Heavenly Court, heed the order!"

"Elders Red Flower, Jiu, and Xiao Yun have colluded with the Western Evil God, the God of the Sky, intending to plot against this deity."

"According to their crimes... they shall be executed!"

Before Lin Chao's voice had even faded, nearly a hundred terrifying figures appeared.

Countless amounts of Divine Power landed on the God of the Sky.

The Heavenly Court God Token is supreme, commanding all gods.

When the Lord of the Heavenly Court brings out the Heavenly Court God Token, all Heavenly Court Elders will put down their current tasks to obey the command of the Lord of the Gods.

Therefore, countless terrifying figures appeared within the Heavenly Court.

These figures represented almost all the combat power of the Heavenly Court.

Among them were over thirty of Medium Divine Power and several of Strong Divine Power.

Plus dozens of Weak Divine Power.

With these forces gathered together, even a Master would find it difficult to cope.

Elder Sanjin was full of fury; looking at the four hostile people in front of him, his face showed an expression of unbearable sadness: "Elder Red Flower... although I am hostile toward you, I have never thought of harming you, nor have I thought of harming the Heavenly Court."

"Your actions... truly deserve death!"

The Elders who arrived on the scene also had their expressions change drastically.

Especially the Peace Faction; many Elders had gloomy expressions.

Because, although most Elders favored peace, they had absolutely no intention of plotting against the Lord of the Heavenly Court.

Plotting against the Lord of the Heavenly Court was one thing, but the plot had failed.

Elder Red Flower looked at Lin Chao and suddenly roared: "He is not the Lord of the Heavenly Court, he is an impostor!"

The God of the Sky was now incomparably vigilant; countless amounts of Divine Power were pressing down on him, and even though he was of Strong Divine Power, it was difficult to fend off.

"Several thousand years ago, my Master once fought with the Lord of the Heavenly Court."

"On the body of the Lord of the Heavenly Court, there remained the injuries inflicted by my Master."

"But I have observed this person up close, and there is no Divine Power of my Master on his body."

"It is evident that this person... is not your Lord of the Heavenly Court!"

"God of the Sky, this is not a place for you to stir up trouble!" Elder Sanjin spoke; he, who usually appeared unreliable, now looked incomparably fierce.

"Sanjin, you don't believe him, but do you not believe me?

This person is definitely not the Master.

I fear the Master has already been ambushed by this person!" Elder Honghua could not help but say.

Now, only by insisting that the person before them was not the Lord of the Heavenly Court could they have a glimmer of hope, or even turn the situation around.

Elder Sanjin looked at Lin Chao with a complex gaze, but he still said, "Only the Master can control the Heavenly Court God Token; if he is not the Lord of the Heavenly Court, could it be you?

Elder Honghua, you are muddled!"

"Sanjin, don't change the subject.

If he were the Lord of the Heavenly Court, why not lift the mist and reveal his form?

Always hiding and covering up, I fear the Master has long since been ambushed by this person!" Elder Honghua said loudly, "In recent years, the number of times the Master has appeared has become fewer and fewer; I fear it is because she was afraid of revealing her flaws."

Elder Honghua was, after all, in a high and powerful position in the Heavenly Court, and the faction she belonged to still had some loyal people.

And many Elders of the Heavenly Court, especially those in Elder Honghua's camp, also revealed suspicious expressions and could not help but speak out.

"Elder Honghua's words have some truth."

"Could it be that the Master... has truly been ambushed?"

Even among the War Faction, some people felt doubt.

Seeing this, Elder Sanjin was furious: "The Heavenly Court God Token is here; how dare you all doubt the Master?"

"Master, do you dare to dissipate the mist and let us see your face? One look and we will know!"

Dissipating the mist would reveal not just the face, but also the hidden characteristics of Divine Power.

"Generally speaking, the one who makes the claim bears the burden of proof.

However, I am too lazy to waste words with you today.

I... am indeed not the Lord of the Heavenly Court."

Lin Chao said softly.

The voice was no longer that androgynous tone.

"What?"

Within the Heavenly Court, many Elders' expressions changed drastically.

Elder Sanjin thought of something, and a look of pain emerged from the depths of his eyes.

"Hahaha, you admitted it!" Elder Honghua was overjoyed; she had not expected that person to admit it so quickly.

At the same time, she was very curious about who the other party actually was.

Among the Peace Faction, Elders who had previously dared not come forward now stood out.

"This person ambushed the Master; they must be executed!"

"They should be killed!"

They trimmed their sails to the wind; seeing that the advantage was on their side now, they no longer hid.

Suddenly, about one-third of the people in the Peace Faction moved toward Elder Honghua.

Even in the War Faction, one or two people went over.

The rest did not move and were still watching.

"Have you all come out?" Lin Chao looked at that group of people, his gaze calm, "There is too much filth in the Heavenly Court; since you have all revealed yourselves, then it is time to clean it up."

"Heh, the one who should be cleaned up is you.

Elder Sanjin, this person has already admitted he is not the Lord of the Heavenly Court.

The Master has likely been ambushed by him; let the two of us join forces to Slay this villain."

Elder Honghua had not expected that things could take such a turn; although it was strange, this was her only chance.

The two Elders with Strong Divine Power behind her were also eager to try.

However, just at this moment, an ethereal female voice came.

"Sigh."

The woman only sighed, but as the sound landed on the scene, many people's expressions changed drastically.

Especially those ancient ones who had once had contact with the Lord of the Heavenly Court.

This sighing sound... was the true Lord of the Heavenly Court.

Following that sigh, a figure appeared before the gods of the Heavenly Court.

The woman was in a plain white robe, yet it could not hide her peerless grace.

She parted her red lips slightly: "Although he is not the Lord of the Heavenly Court, he is here at my invitation to keep an appointment on my behalf."

Seeing this woman, an expression of disbelief appeared on Elder Honghua's face.

"Impossible!"

"How are you still alive!"

"How could this be!" The God of the Sky was also completely shocked.

In his heart, the Master of Light was an existence comparable to the Father God.

The Master of Light could actually fail!

From the Lord of the Heavenly Court, he had not sensed any Divine Power of Light.

How exactly did the Lord of the Heavenly Court strip it away?

He did not know.

And at this time, other Heavenly Court Elders saw the woman and finally no longer hesitated, bowing one after another: "Greetings, Master."

Elder Sanjin felt both doubt and excitement.

Only Kong Elder, who is Proficient in the art of divination, revealed a trace of desolation on his face.

The woman before his eyes was... Forty-nine.

Half a year can be said to be long, and it can also be said to be short.

It might pass in the blink of an eye, but for a wanderer far from home, looking back might mean being separated by life and death.

In the span of half a year, the Ancient Tang Empire underwent tremendous changes.

The royal family of the Ancient Tang Empire personally issued an order to prohibit proselytizing.

Those who proselytize shall be executed without mercy.

This caused a huge uproar in the Ancient Tang Empire; many vested interest groups rose up in resistance, but they were ruthlessly suppressed by the Ancient Tang royal family.

In the past, no one touched these vested interest groups because there were people within the Heavenly Court who were happy to see it happen.

Now, half a year ago, a shocking change occurred in the Heavenly Court.

Red Flower Elder colluded with the Western Evil God to plot against the Lord of the Heavenly Court.

In the end, the conspiracy was exposed, and a great battle broke out in the Heavenly Court.

No one expected that Xiao Yun Elder of the Peace Faction had actually been a hidden piece left behind by the God Lord all along, launching a surprise attack on Red Flower Elder from behind.

The Peace Faction, which had originally been at the height of its power, was easily suppressed.

And that God of the Sky was also easily suppressed by a mysterious guest of the Lord of the Heavenly Court.

At that time, the entire Heavenly Court seemed to hear a dragon's roar, and a terrifying creature pierced through the God of the Sky.

It was nearly an instant kill.

Many of the Elders of the entire Heavenly Court had excited looks in their eyes.

This world has dragons, but they are mostly in the West.

However, those dragons, in the eyes of the gods of the Heavenly Court, were merely Giant Dragons.

In legends, besides Giant Dragons, there is another type of terrifying creature in the world, and that is the Divine Dragon.

In some traces left behind by the Father God, it was mentioned that the dragon is an extremely terrifying creature.

In his words, even the Father God was wary of them.

Are those Western Giant Dragons even worthy?

Regarding that guest of the Lord of the Heavenly Court, the Heavenly Court Elders had many speculations in their hearts.

During these six months, Lin Chao was not idle either; he continued to use the power of the Heavenly Court to go to the Ancient God Temple to refine puppets.

He refined many more puppets.

However, he only gained one more puppet with Strong Divine Power.

That one was named Eighty-one.

Up to now, there are only two puppets with Strong Divine Power: one is Forty-nine, and the other is Eighty-one.

Regarding Xiao Bing's identity, Lin Chao still had no clue.

It is worth mentioning that in the twelfth month, with snow filling the sky, an Ancient God Temple appeared in the world.

This was the ninety-ninth one.

However, no one saw the appearance of this Ancient God Temple; only Lin Chao and Xiao Bing could see it.

Even the gods of the Heavenly Court could not see it.

Although it was strange, Lin Chao thought for a moment, then took Xiao Bing's hand and stepped into the Ninety-ninth Ancient God Temple.

He finally saw the last Ancient God Statue.

That is—the Father God.

"The Father God's statue." Lin Chao looked at the Father God's statue with a complex gaze.

The Father God's statue was in human form, but it had three eyes; the last eye was located in the middle of the forehead and was a vertical pupil.

This image was very similar to a Mythical figure Lin Chao knew of.

However, the Father God had only one arm.

Legend has it that he used one arm to create this world.

Lin Chao looked at the Father God's statue and was dazed for a moment: "Xiao Bing, are you familiar with this?"

In fact, Lin Chao highly suspected whether it was possible that Xiao Bing was the daughter of the Father God, or perhaps... she was the Father God?

It was very likely that the two had a deep connection.

Xiao Bing looked at the statue, appearing to be in thought, and finally shook her head: "I don't recognize it, I've never seen it."

Xiao Bing's answer caught Lin Chao quite by surprise.

"You don't recognize it?"

Xiao Bing's identity remained a mystery.

However, he gripped Xiao Bing's hand tighter.

No matter what Xiao Bing's identity was, wasn't she still the Xiao Bing who accompanied him by his side?

Lin Chao looked at the statue and, as in the past, used it as material.

Then he began to refine.

This refinement was somewhat different from the past.

Previously, even when refining a puppet with Strong Divine Power, it would take at most two or three days.

But this time, Lin Chao spent a full hundred days, three months of time.

This was extremely terrifying.

Lin Chao was not anxious; instead, he became immersed in it.

It was as if crafting the puppet was a very joyful time.

On the hundredth day, the puppet was completed; there were no strange phenomena, and the world remained as quiet as before.

However, a scene that surprised Lin Chao occurred.

Before he could even speak to the puppet, it stood up directly, its eyes deep and profound, murmuring in its mouth.

"The Heaven is destroyed."

"The Dao is gone."

"The Spirit has perished."

"Yet I am still alive."

The voice was sorrowful, appearing to be in great pain.

"What?" Lin Chao felt it was strange, and his gaze was also vigilant.

Yet this puppet, after finishing its murmurs, returned to normal once again.

The strength of this puppet also exceeded Lin Chao's expectations.

It appeared to be Strong Divine Power, but Lin Chao felt it was far more than that.

Moreover... this puppet was somewhat abnormal.

Although Lin Chao bestowed upon him the name Ninety-Nine, and he also addressed Lin Chao as Young Master, just like the other puppets.

However, at times, he would still murmur in his mouth.

"The Heaven is destroyed."

"The Dao is gone."

"I am still alive... Hahaha..."

Yet when Lin Chao asked, this puppet had absolutely no memory of this.

This was truly bizarre.

"It seems the Ancient God and the Father God are neither so simple."

Lin Chao could only speculate this way.

Especially the Father God.

Perhaps, the statue of the Father God also carried a trace of the Father God's obsession?

Even if the statue was turned into material and refined into a puppet, this wisp of obsession still remained?

(End of this chapter)