#926 - Crazy Emperor

This figure was naturally the Heavenly Emperor. As the controller of the Heavenly Court, everything that happened within it was under his watchful eyes.

With the suppression of the Heavenly Court's origin, even Heavenly Venerate Saints would be restricted here, and his own strength would be enhanced. With this ebb and flow, he would have the power to contend with an ordinary Heavenly Venerate.

If it were just one Heavenly Venerate, the Heavenly Emperor would not be afraid at all.

But now there were two!

"Where did this kid find so many people..."

The Heavenly Emperor examined the surging crowd within the Heavenly Court, a look of surprise on his face.

The God Realm had collapsed, and even the Heavenly Court had become like this. Most of the former gods had been captured by the Three Pure Ones. How could there still be so many gods?

Moreover, listening to the conversation between Qin Changqing and the others, it seemed that these young people were all that guy's children!

How was this possible!

"Hmph, so what if you brought so many people? As long as I don't go out, even if there are ten times more people, they still won't be able to find me!"

A look of triumph flashed in the Heavenly Emperor's eyes.

He had been the master of the Heavenly Court for so many years, and his control over the Heavenly Court's origin had already reached a point of perfection. Otherwise, how could he have avoided the Three Pure Ones' investigation for so many years?

Before him, a light curtain slowly rose, and rays of light outlined the scene outside.

"Chang'e... my Chang'e!"

The Heavenly Emperor looked at Chang'e, who was always nestled beside Qin Changqing, a twisted look appearing on his face.

He had coveted Chang'e's beauty for so many years, using all kinds of schemes to bring her to the Heavenly Court, but the Queen Mother had ruined it. Later, he secretly sent all kinds of treasures to Chang'e, just to have his way with her.

But in the end, it benefited someone else!

"Chang'e, how dare you betray me!!"

The Heavenly Emperor's breathing was rapid, his eyes fixed on Qin Changqing and Chang'e in the light curtain, almost spitting fire. Suddenly, he stretched out his right hand and abruptly inserted it into the light source beside him. When he pulled it back again, he was holding a figure in his palm.

This was a man with a half-dried body. It could be seen that this person should have been an extremely tall and burly man, but at this moment he was extremely weak, his eyes dim and without luster.

"Giant Spirit God, you have been loyal to me for so many years, let's be loyal to me one last time. I need your strength!"

As he spoke, rays of light suddenly extended from the surrounding light source, directly inserting into the Giant Spirit God's body.

The Giant Spirit God's body convulsed violently, and his figure shriveled at an extremely fast speed. At this moment, he briefly regained his senses. Seeing this scene, he was immediately shocked and angry, struggling and roaring: "Heavenly Emperor, I have guarded the Heavenly Court for you for so many years, why do you treat me like this—"

The Heavenly Emperor sneered: "Why? Because I am the Mandate of Heaven! I want you to live, you live; I want you to die, you die. Being able to die for me is your honor. Go in peace. When my Heavenly Court reappears in its former glory, I will not forget the contribution you made today!"

"Hypocritical... I..."

The Giant Spirit God's face was twisted, but he could no longer say more. His body had been completely drained.

This was not the end. The threads inserted into his body began to entwine with each other, firmly wrapping his entire body, compressing it inward. Finally, the tall and burly Giant Spirit God was completely compressed and swallowed, leaving not even dregs.

And the surrounding light source was obviously brighter.

"Not enough..."

The Heavenly Emperor's eyes flickered, and he once again reached into the light source, dragging out three more figures from inside.

On the left was a kind-faced old man, wearing an official hat and holding a jade scepter in his hand.

These three were the three gods of fortune, wealth, and longevity representing the Heavenly Court!

Their appearance together symbolized good fortune, wealth, and longevity.

However, the three of them at this moment were in a disheveled state, the divine robes on their bodies had long lost their luster, and even the Longevity Star's high forehead had shriveled.

"Fortune, Wealth, and Longevity Stars, you have lived long enough, and it's almost time to die!"

The Heavenly Emperor looked at the three terrified men and said with a faint smile: "I will personally send you on your way!"

Hearing this, the Fortune, Wealth, and Longevity Stars immediately begged for mercy desperately: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, we have done nothing, why do you want to kill us!"

"Your Majesty, spare us! If you want us to do anything, we will do our best to do it!"

"This old man hasn't lived long enough, this old man doesn't want to die yet—"

However, no matter how the three of them cried and begged for mercy, the Heavenly Emperor ignored them. With a wave of his hand, thousands of threads quickly inserted into their bodies, and the three men's bodies, like the Giant Spirit God, quickly began to lose their vitality.

"Not enough... not enough... still not enough!"

The Heavenly Emperor's expression had gradually become crazy, constantly dragging figures out of the light source.

These were originally what the Heavenly Emperor wanted to keep to deal with emergencies, but now, seeing Chang'e's appearance, he had already lost some of his senses, and was single-mindedly wanting to take Chang'e back.

And the surrounding light source was becoming more and more powerful.

"Chang'e—"

The Heavenly Emperor suddenly raised his head and roared, grabbing towards the light curtain in front of him.

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At this moment, the Heavenly Court was full of figures, all members of the Evergreen Alliance, who had dispersed everywhere, burrowing into every corner in search of the Heavenly Emperor's trace.

"It's strange, didn't the Heavenly Court leave behind a lot of gods in the first place? Where did they all go? Why are there only you left?"

In a palace, Qin Qiming, Qin Qixian, and Qin Qishuo formed a small team to search, accompanied by Lü Dongbin and Tie Guai Li.

At this moment, Lü Dongbin could be said to answer every question Qin Qiming and Qin Qixian had, his attitude was so good that it couldn't be better: "After the great calamity, the Heavenly Emperor cast a spell to hide the Heavenly Court. At first, it was fine. The gods left in the Heavenly Court were glad that the Heavenly Emperor existed, allowing them to escape a calamity."

The two then recalled some bad memories, and their emotions fell: "But as time went by, in order to avoid the Three Pure Ones' investigation, the Heavenly Court's origin also needed a lot of energy supply. Thus, people in the Heavenly Court began to disappear gradually. My master also disappeared at that time!"

"Master?"

Qin Qiming asked curiously: "Han Zhongli of the Eight Immortals?"

According to legend, Lü Dongbin was enlightened by Han Zhongli, and later worshiped him as his teacher, eventually entering the Heavenly Court.

Lü Dongbin nodded: "At first, we didn't know what was going on. We went to the Heavenly Emperor together and asked him to thoroughly investigate. The Heavenly Emperor also showed a very shocked look, saying that he would do his best to find the murderer, but there was no result!"

After a pause, a look of anger appeared on Lü Dongbin's face: "Later, someone finally discovered the clue. It turned out that the Heavenly Emperor was behind all of this, the purpose was to maintain the operation of the Heavenly Court's origin. To this end, he did not hesitate to plunder the gods, draining them one by one, turning them into nutrients to supply the Heavenly Court's origin!"