Chapter 1270: Chapter 479: God of Treason and Betrayal_3

"If you don’t want to reveal your true form, I shall tear off this skin of yours and see what kind of mountain spirit or wild ghost you are."

As he spoke, he stepped forward three times in succession.

With the first step, cracks appeared on the skin of the Fake Incense Fire Taoist.

With the second step, the skin of the Fake Incense Fire Taoist, like an old tree, began to shed its bark in patches.

With the third step, the skin completely shattered, and the Fake Incense Fire Taoist revealed his true form.

He was a man whose body was covered in faces.

The faces varied; male and female, old and young, some beautiful and handsome, others ugly and grotesque.

These faces on a single body appeared extremely bizarre.

"Is it really like this?"

Zhou Xuan could not help but pinch his nose; he felt a bit nauseous.

Then, from the audience, Li Changxun’s voice echoed: "Mr., this is the ’Hundred Human Phenomena’; this person is none other than one of the Dual Heavenly Gods of Mingjiang Prefecture—Dream Realm Heavenly God."

"So it’s you?"

Zhou Xuan instantly broke into a smile, appearing enthusiastic and said, "Mr. Meng, every meeting in this world is a reunion after a long farewell... actually, not very long... not many days have passed."

"Zhou Xuan, you are so full of yourself."

All the faces on the Dream Realm Heavenly God glared at Zhou Xuan.

Zhou Xuan bent a finger, saying, "Last time, when I rebuilt Mingjiang Prefecture, you tried to steal my Wish Power. At that time, you were tyrannical and demanded explanations without the shame of a ’thief’ caught red-handed."

"I gave you an explanation then—today, as you fall into my hands, you owe me an explanation."

"Fortunes change; today, they’re in my favor."

Though Zhou Xuan’s expression remained calm, his words were filled with murderous intent.

The Dream Realm Heavenly God was not particularly afraid, still having his killing move.

His ultimate move was to appeal to human justice.

"Zhou Xuan, I am of Heavenly God Level and a Guardian of Mingjiang; perhaps I’m a bit greedy, but as a Heavenly God, why shouldn’t I be greedy?"

The Dream Realm Heavenly God said, "The Buddha Country is approaching, and Jing Country already has flaws in its combat power. If it loses me, a Heavenly God Level entity, that would be a great loss."

"If you kill me, your ancestors won’t stand by idly."

"The Nuo God would not want to see my demise."

He pointed to the audience, saying, "You, Zhou Xuan, are the faith of Mingjiang Prefecture’s people. And so am I."

"Do you know how many households in Mingjiang Prefecture offer me worship?"

"Do you know how many of the Mountain Barbarians, the Yin Hall, including Peng Town, regard me as their sole God?"

The Dream Realm Heavenly God shouted into the sky, "Peach Blossom Tree, have you forgotten who your master is?"

Every Heavenly God is born accompanied by an Ancestor Tree.

The relationship between a Heavenly God and their Ancestor Tree is extraordinarily close.

This is why the Dream Realm Heavenly God didn’t directly rush the dome—because if he used his Law, the Peach Blossom Ancestor Tree would surely recognize him.

Once the Peach Blossom Ancestor Tree recognized him, when the real Incense Fire Taoist arrived, he’d know the Dream Realm Heavenly God had been to Xie Family’s Cave.

As soon as the Incense Fire Taoist knows, so does the Witch God, and by then, he’d be in serious trouble.

"Come down, protect me, and help me leave this place."

The Dream Realm Heavenly God roared at the Peach Blossom Ancestor Tree, trying to intimidate it with his former authority.

But the Peach Blossom Ancestor Tree acted as if it didn’t hear, while the willows extended their branches to cover the Peach Blossom Tree, as if blocking its ears.

"You treat the Peach Blossom Ancestor Tree so rudely, yet want its help?"

Zhou Xuan turned around and pointed at the Dream Realm Heavenly God, asking the audience: "Everyone, I want to ask you, is he truly your faith?"

The audience fell silent.

The legends of Dream Realm Heavenly God and God of Suffering indeed accompanied the growth of many in Mingjiang Prefecture.

As children, they would nestle in their parents’ arms, hearing elders speak of the two Heavenly Gods’ tales.

To call it faith isn’t an exaggeration.

"Look, Zhou Xuan, I watched from the sidelines for quite a while, and know your current strength comes from the people’s call to you,

but I am also Mingjiang Prefecture’s Heavenly God. I am naturally meant to occupy half of this faith. Without this faith, not even the Nuo God would tolerate it, even if he did, he couldn’t cut me down."

"Is that so?"

Zhou Xuan turned to the Dream Realm Heavenly God and said, "Do you know why, after I dealt with the Pharmacist and Hulu Taoist, this stage wasn’t dismantled?"

The Dream Realm Heavenly God remained silent.

Zhou Xuan answered his own question, "It’s because our duel has been permitted to recommence by the stage."

"Do you remember my stage’s rules? You must clarify your intentions, why you came, how you came, what you intend to do here, without speaking a single lie. If you do, the stage will erase you."

Zhou Xuan was coaxing the Dream Realm Heavenly God, inducing him not to doubt the truth of his words.

"Can this stage deal with a Heavenly God Level?" The Dream Realm Heavenly God appeared unconvinced.

But Zhou Xuan could see through his fleeting evasiveness that this Heavenly God actually held some belief in his words.

This shard of belief became Zhou Xuan’s weapon.

He coldly said, "Then you, Dream Realm Heavenly God, may as well try uttering a lie to see if this stage erases you,

but I’ll remind you, the stage can grant me the aura of ’Supreme Will’, so guess how high its rank is."

Zhou Xuan was entirely utilizing the Dream Realm Heavenly God’s ignorance of the "Colorful Play Master’s" methods, deceiving him.

"Humph." The Dream Realm Heavenly God snorted coldly, refusing to engage.

Zhou Xuan then asked, "Let’s cut the chit-chat, Dream Realm Heavenly God, tell me, why did you come to this stage?"

"I came to seize..."

The Dream Realm Heavenly God wanted to lie, to claim he came to seize the Wish Power and the Green and Red Fish.

To seize Zhou Xuan’s possessions might still be seen as tolerable by the audience, but it would not be an irreparable offense.

Yet Zhou Xuan gave him no chance to lie, pointing to the stage and saying, "If you continue lying, this stage will erase you..."

The Dream Realm Heavenly God abruptly stopped speaking, maintaining silence.

Zhou Xuan seized the opportunity, saying, "Dream Realm Heavenly God, if you won’t speak, I’ll say it for you; you came to this stage merely to supervise whether the Medicine Buddha has betrayed you."

"I haven’t much connection with the Buddha Country; what betrayal should I fear?" Dream Realm Heavenly God’s gaze already slightly changed.

"Not much connection?"

Zhou Xuan said coldly, "Dream Realm Heavenly God, that Medicine Buddha said—Jing Country has a backdoor ready to open any time, introducing many from the Buddha Country to Jing Country,

I bet that backdoor is not naturally formed but man-made—is it your Dream Realm?"

"You... you... spew lies."

"How many years has it been? How many Buddha Country people have you let in? Heavenly God Level, a guardian of the human world, meant to protect the Sky Dome Heavenly Fire Clan from descending, to guard against various divine countries invading Jing Country, yet what have you done, you traitor and collaborator?"

Zhou Xuan unleashed a torrent of curses, leaving the Dream Realm Heavenly God desiring to retort,

"If you want to retaliate, remember, no lies are allowed on this stage."

Zhou Xuan fiercely pointed at the stage’s dome.

The Dream Realm Heavenly God forcibly swallowed his retort.

Zhou Xuan continued, saying, "Mingjiang Prefecture’s Hong Bo disaster, how many died? The Fire Tribulation, how many died in Mingjiang Prefecture again? Those were calamities caused by you, the Heavenly God Level."

"Those matters were clearly perpetrated by the Three Divine Beings Level, nothing to do with me!"

"Those matters involved the Seeking Wave Monk from the Buddha Country; how did the Seeking Wave Monk land in Jing Country? The Buddha Country’s expedition seeking the starry sky’s prosperity first appeared at Tattoo Clan Peng Town,

how convenient, Tattoo Clan’s ’Tattoo’ Tangkou happens to be one of the three Dream Hall Tangkous."

Zhou Xuan declared vehemently.

The three major Dream Hall Tangkous—the storyteller, the tattoo, Mr. Ye.

According to Peng Sheng, those Buddha Country people were summoned by the Tattoo Clan’s ’Tattoo’.

Zhou Xuan never suspected it before, but today, with the Dream Realm Heavenly God emerging as the "traitor and collaborator" god, Zhou Xuan pieced these things together comprehensively...