Divine & Bizarre: Increasing Points to Invincibility-Chapter 1054 - 309: The Devious Immortal Venerate Throws the Heavenly Court into Chaos
The faint smell of gunpowder that had settled was stirred up once more, and everyone’s gaze fell on Fan Wu and the Heavenly God, General Lei.
Confronted with the opponent’s aggressive posture, Fan Wu smiled and said, "So, what are you going to do now? Do you want to kill me right here, kick me out of the Heavenly Court, or just shoot the breeze and then not dare to do anything?"
Every word from Fan Wu was spoken in a calm tone, but to General Lei, they were excruciatingly piercing. Gritting his teeth in anger, he said, "How dare a mere mortal like you disrespect a mighty Heavenly God? Even if the Water Virtue Star Lord invited you here, I must teach you a lesson!"
General Lei walked toward Fan Wu, came over, and raised a fist bigger than a furnace, about to crush down on Fan Wu. Especially his face, which turned unbearably red, clearly showing his rage.
Just as his fist was less than a meter away from Fan Wu, suddenly, as quickly as he’d approached, he flew back at hundreds of times that speed!
The Heavenly Soldiers and Generals present could only see a blur before it vanished from sight. By the time they realized what had happened, General Lei was nowhere to be seen; then a thunderous roar came from another direction.
They quickly turned their heads and saw General Lei crashed into a wall, collapsing it entirely.
"Hiss!" A group of deities couldn’t help but gasp. They hadn’t seen how Fan Wu had struck; his speed was too fast.
Who would have thought that General Lei, possessing such great strength, would not be a match for a common mortal like Fan Wu? It was utterly baffling.
Afterward, General Lei, who had been sent flying by Fan Wu, never got up again. It was unclear if Fan Wu’s punch was too heavy, or if the general was too embarrassed to stand up.
However, Fan Wu’s punch made all the Heavenly Soldiers and Generals lower their proud heads and acknowledge that this mortal was not someone they could provoke.
When Fan Wu found a spot and casually sat down, the Heavenly Soldiers and Generals started discussing again, and from their conversations, Fan Wu gathered much information.
One piece of information was that within the Heavenly Court, a group of 300 Heavenly Soldiers had gone out on a patrol and never returned; evidence suggested that the wily Immortal Venerable had harmed these deities.
Another piece pointed out that these Heavenly Soldiers disappeared in the Seventh Layer of Heaven—a place neither in the mortal world nor in the Underworld but a region of the Heavenly Court.
A third noted that the Heavenly Court suspected the wily Immortal Venerable was eyeing the court, but he was overly elusive and entirely untraceable.
The fourth was that they had sought out Fan Wu, thinking that since he had encountered the wily Immortal Venerable, he would be familiar with the Immortal’s aura, and perhaps he could track him down.
These were the four key pieces of information. After hearing them, Fan Wu had a new understanding of the wily Immortal Venerable, surprised by his audacity to openly attack so many soldiers of the Heavenly Court.
That meant this Heavenly Demon possessed formidable strength, certainly not something ordinary Heavenly Soldiers and Generals could match. The task for this group of Heavenly Soldiers and Generals was most likely only to track the Immortal, not to fight him.
The group of Heavenly Soldiers and Generals discussed at length but couldn’t figure out a solid plan. Eventually, it was Fan Wu who broke the silence and asked them to take him to the place where the Heavenly Soldier had disappeared.
The Heavenly Soldiers and Generals looked at each other and, after some thought, decided to take Fan Wu there to see for themselves.
After a while, they appeared in the Seventh Layer of Heaven of the Heavenly Court, which did not seem to have many palaces. Looking out over the auspicious clouds, they were surprisingly covered in fragrant grass.
A Heavenly Soldier explained to Fan Wu that this place was mainly used by the Heavenly Court to breed celestial horses, celestial oxen, celestial rhinos... in essence, it was an area for breeding mounts.
Indeed, Fan Wu saw many rare and exotic beasts here, each extraordinarily powerful. Any one of these creatures could be considered a Great Demon if placed in the mortal world.
"Smell that... a familiar scent, though faint," suddenly said Fan Wu, causing all the Heavenly Soldiers and Generals around him to become instantly alert. The fact that Fan Wu of Qiulong Temple sensed a familiar scent, could it possibly be the crafty Immortal Venerable?
Fan Wu continued: "If I am not mistaken, this scent should belong to the crafty Immortal Venerable. His presence extends from here, spreading to..."
Before Fan Wu could finish his sentence, he suddenly heard a distant, resonant booming like a great bell, a sound that seemed to travel across the entire Three Realms.
At the same moment, the expressions of the Heavenly Soldiers and Generals beside him changed drastically.
A Deity General exclaimed in shock, "That’s the Great Dao alarm bell of the Heavenly Court! The sounding of the Great Dao alarm bell signifies an attack by Heavenly Demons from beyond our realm on the Heavenly Court!"
Shortly after his words fell, a stern voice spread throughout the entire Heavenly Court: "Heavenly Demon, the crafty Immortal Venerable, has attacked the Ninth Layer of Heaven. The Heavenly Soldiers and Generals of the Seventh, Eighth, Tenth, and Eleventh Layers of Heaven, immediately proceed to aid the Ninth Layer!"
What? They were still tracking the traces of the crafty Immortal Venerable, but unexpectedly, he suddenly appeared and attacked the Heavenly Court? What audacity! 𝑓𝘳𝑒𝑒𝓌𝘦𝘣𝘯ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝑚
And... the sounding of the Great Dao bell indicated that the damage inflicted by the opponent in the Ninth Layer of Heaven had reached a level that the Heavenly Court found unacceptable!
"Hurry! To the Ninth Layer of Heaven!" The group of Heavenly Soldiers and Generals rushed towards the Ninth Layer of Heaven of the Heavenly Court, leaving Fan Wu alone in the Seventh Layer of Heaven.
Looking at the open expanse of auspicious cloud meadow in front of him, and then at the retreating figures of the Heavenly Soldiers and Generals, Fan Wu furrowed his brow: "If I remember correctly, that fellow was once directly banished back by True Martial Great Emperor, indicating he is inferior to True Martial Great Emperor."
"Under these circumstances, he actually has the courage to brazenly attack the seemingly insignificant Ninth Layer of Heaven? Isn’t he afraid that True Martial Great Emperor, or others in the Heavenly Court similar to True Martial Great Emperor, might intervene?"
"Or could it be..." Amidst thousands of thoughts, Fan Wu decided to stay in the so-called Seventh Layer of Heaven to see what would happen.
As time ticked by, he faintly felt something subtle happening above, possibly indicating a great battle unfolding in the Heavenly Court’s Ninth Layer of Heaven that had never happened before.
Those Heavenly Soldiers and Generals inside must have engaged in combat with that crafty Immortal Venerable, right?
"Hmm?"
Suddenly, Fan Wu narrowed his eyes: "As expected, it’s not that simple."
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