After Chen Du finished speaking, his expression was calm and exhilarated, as if planting a seed, with conspiracy, open schemes, war, and even death all serving as nourishment for this seed.
He had carefully nurtured this seed in the Divine Realm, providing it with the best nourishment, and now, it was finally time to harvest. How could he not be exhilarated and overjoyed?
He stood before the Divine King, hands behind his back, radiating brilliance. At the age of twenty-something, he had accomplished an unprecedented feat, and his stroke would undoubtedly be a prominent one in the annals of history and the river of time.
"What if I kill them?" the Divine King asked curiously. To this day, he still did not understand Chen Du's ultimate goal. Was it merely to seek justice for Xia Peishu? Or to make He Li the supreme Divine King?
These goals were not insignificant, but compared to Chen Du's wisdom, they seemed rather petty.
Chen Du smiled and said, "If you want to kill them, I can't stop you, can I?"
The Divine King asked again, "What if I kill you?"
Chen Du spread his arms and smiled brightly, "I am standing right here."
The Divine King's brows furrowed suddenly, and without hesitation, he extended his hand and unleashed a beam of divine light.
Boom!!!
The divine light exploded, directly shattering the seats of the thirteen tribal lords in the hall. Chen Du remained unharmed, still with his arms spread, a smile on his face.
It was Xia Bailin who suddenly appeared, holding a deep red mirror the size of a round disk, like an impenetrable shield, blocking the Divine King's divine light.
"Xia Bailin," the Divine King said in a low voice, "you are indeed more than just at the peak of the He Yu realm."
Sweat beaded on Xia Bailin's forehead as he strained to block the residual power of the divine light. He forced a smile onto his aged, wrinkled face.
"I've been at the peak for many years, I can't quite remember. I could have advanced to become a Divine King, but this child, Xia Hu Chu, was born and took my opportunity. However, later, this child Hu Chu also didn't become a Divine King, which I found strange.
I didn't expect that brat Ku Du to be so deeply hidden. But so be it, my Imperial Spirit Divine Tribe will have another Divine King."
The Divine King's expression flickered between gloom and joy. "You mean He Li?"
Xia Bailin gathered his strength to disperse the residual divine light, the deep red round mirror floating before him. He looked at the Divine King's remarkably expressive face and laughed heartily with immense satisfaction.
"Indeed, without the suppression of the God-Seeing Mountain, your humanity has returned. Hahaha... Young Chen Du, I was truly foolish. I didn't understand your move back then, but now I see its brilliance. I am truly impressed."
The Divine King's expression changed slightly, and then his heart tightened. Yes, why did he have emotions?
Moreover, more and more celestial gods were developing emotions. Chen Du had also courted those divine tribes after the God-Seeing Mountain was destroyed.
The Divine King suddenly had an epiphany. It turned out that all of Chen Du's calculations were here. Orluguus of the Navia Divine Tribe was merely a catalyst, a beginning, or perhaps a coincidence.
He happened to encounter He Li, and He Li, using Orluguus's arrogance, had repeatedly disdained and provoked him until Orluguus attacked him. This gave He Li a reason to kill Orluguus, and at the same time, it provided Xia Hu Chu with an opportunity to act in the Divine Realm.
And Xia Hu Chu, while seemingly acting against the Navia Divine Tribe, was actually shattering the God-Seeing Mountain and unlocking the seal on the emotions of the suppressing celestial gods.
In this instant,
The Divine King looked at Chen Du with a complex expression, a mixture of shock, resentment, admiration, and praise, and even a hint of respect. A mere small coincidence,
And Chen Du was able to utilize it to such an extent. Even during this time, with just a few words, he sent a team of divine troops and almost allowed He Li to control the southern battlefield. No, he had already controlled the southern battlefield. Even when he tried to rectify the situation, the Ferei Divine Lord he sent later was also Chen Du's man.
Good! Good! Good!
The Divine King's gaze towards Chen Du shifted repeatedly, eventually filling with admiration.
"Chen Du, your stratagem is truly above that of a celestial god."
Chen Du smiled and said, "Your Majesty is too kind. I just wonder, in this current situation, how does Your Majesty intend to proceed?"
"Naturally, I will suppress him, and then kill He Li. Even if your plan is fully realized, before me, it is like thin paper, easily torn apart," the Divine King said with a smile. Since the God-Seeing Mountain was gone, there was no need to deliberately suppress his humanity. For the first time, the Divine King revealed a mocking smile.
"Is that so?" Chen Du also smiled.
The Divine King stopped wasting words. With all the pieces falling into place, further discussion was pointless. Before the Divine King realm, all else was an illusion. If Xia Kuduo were here, perhaps they would have a chance to fight, but unfortunately, Xia Kuduo's fate was unknown, and he was still exiled in the river of time.
The Divine King slowly rose from his divine throne. Xia Bailin felt as if he were facing a great enemy, his entire body tensed. The deep red round mirror artifact radiated divine power, protecting him and Chen Du.
The Divine King raised his hand and struck again. A surge of divine power slammed forward, like a rainbow piercing the sun.
With a resounding boom, the divine power shield formed by the deep red round mirror instantly shattered, filling the hall with fragments. Xia Bailin and Chen Du were directly blasted out of the Divine King's Hall.
This turn of events stunned the tribal lords and divine lords battling in the sky above the Divine Realm. The Divine King had made his move!
With a single blow, he had defeated Xia Bailin, who had been a peak divine lord tens of thousands of years ago.
One must remember that the Imperial Spirit Divine Tribe was an ancient remnant tribe, their combat power unmatched. Xia Hu Chu alone could suppress a realm and maintain balance with the twelve divine realms, let alone Xia Bailin.
"Pfft!"
Xia Bailin spat out a large mouthful of blood, staining his blue and white robes. He looked at the cracked round mirror before him with a sorrowful expression. The next moment, he composed himself, turned back, grabbed Chen Du's shoulder, and said in a deep voice,
"Child, you cannot die. He Li still needs you. You are a member of my Imperial Spirit Divine Tribe. As the tribal lord, I will surely protect you."
Chen Du was stunned for a moment. "I am not Imperial Spirit..."
"You are now. Hurry and go!" Xia Bailin shouted sternly, unleashing his divine power and sending Chen Du to the edge of the Wood Kui Star Tribe realm, urging him to leave the Divine Realm.
"Ridiculous. How can you escape?"
The Divine King's voice seemed to descend from the heavens, echoing throughout the Divine Realm.
Another beam of divine light shot out from the Divine King's Hall, soaring into the sky, then transforming into a brilliant pillar of light that shot straight towards Xia Bailin.
"Is the Divine King realm truly unshakeable?!"
Blood flowed from the corners of Xia Bailin's mouth. His gaze was burning as he looked towards the Divine King's Hall in the distance. Then, he raised the round mirror with one hand and shouted loudly. His peak divine lord level divine power erupted completely, and the deep red round mirror shone brightly.
The next moment,
A divine statue tens of thousands of feet tall rose from the ground, holding a dark red round mirror and raising it towards the sky.
Boom boom boom...
The round mirror spread out like a nested array, each wave larger than the last.
Rumble!!!
The beam of divine light directly shattered more than ten layers of the round mirror before finally striking Xia Bailin's divine statue.
Xia Bailin ignored the shattering round mirrors and raised his arms to block. With a deafening roar that nearly caused the Divine Realm to collapse, his divine statue, tens of thousands of feet tall, was pierced through by the divine light and immediately dissipated.
Xia Bailin fell to the ground, his body covered in wounds, all of them bleeding black and red blood.
The Divine King's relentless, crushing attack had, in the end, only involved two strikes.
The Divine King appeared before Xia Bailin. He did not look at Xia Bailin but towards Chen Du's direction. However, he asked Xia Bailin,
"Ancient remnant tribes, since you have submitted to the New Divine Era and knelt before this King, why did you not continue to kneel? In doing so, you could have preserved the lives of your entire tribe."
Xia Bailin wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and chuckled, "I've knelt for too long. I don't want to kneel anymore."
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