Chapter 174: Ignorance of Heaven and Earth
Astral Realm.
This is not the universe’s starry sky in the traditional sense. It is more like the dark side dimension of the universe. In this dimensional world, time has no meaning, and Star Gods are eternal.
“Almighty God who wields light and flames, Eternal Day God above all, please listen to the call of your most faithful believer.”
Jiang Li’s solemn, low voice followed the sky-piercing pillar of starlight, seemingly traversing infinite time and space, to a Mysterious Existence.
At the same time, the solar radiance mark on the back of Jiang Li’s hand suddenly disintegrated, merging into the starlight.
Instantly! Boom— A giant formation lit up with boundless starlight, shooting straight into the sky. Jiang Li and Archbishop Aus breathed rapidly, staring intently at the column of starlight.
In their expectant gazes, a vague, flickering humanoid figure appeared in the column of light. Whoosh— As the pillar of starlight suddenly retracted, a woman with a colossal Rose-gold Divine Ring suspended behind her floated in mid-air.
She was a tall woman clad in a divine golden dress, barefoot. Golden rings floated around her fair ankles, and her rosy toenails lightly tapped the void, sending circles of golden ripples spreading out.
Her divine eyes were closed, and a radiant golden sun mark flickered between her eyebrows. Looking down from above, the corners of her fox-like eyes gently curved, giving her an elegant, majestic aura befitting a queen.
“Goddess!” Jiang Li was so excited he almost fainted. He quickly knelt on one knee, his reverent voice trembling.
This was the first time he had seen the Eternal Day Goddess alive. Although it was only a divine projection, it was enough for him to brag about later!
It was just a pity that Xia Feng was dead. Yes, damn it, after summoning the Goddess, he discovered that the Eternal Day Holy Son had been killed by the Archbishop?!
He was so furious he almost wanted to chop off the Archbishop’s head. But as things stood, all he could do now was pretend he hadn’t noticed the Eternal Day Holy Son.
“What is it?” The Eternal Day Goddess tilted her face and looked at Jiang Li. She did not open her eyes, nor did her red lips move, yet her majestic, serene voice sounded out of thin air in the space.
Jiang Li quickly explained the reason for the summoning.
At the same time, Xia Feng, in his Nirvana state, felt a tempest in his heart. Why did the Eternal Day Goddess’s voice sound so familiar?
And her appearance, it also looked a bit familiar. The more Xia Feng thought about it, the more he felt something was not right. This Eternal Day Goddess… seemed to be that mysterious Sister Yi?
After listening to Jiang Li’s explanation, the Eternal Day Goddess tilted her head.
“You summoned me for such a trivial matter?”
“My sincerest apologies, respected Eternal Day Goddess,” Archbishop Aus quickly bowed. “It seems there is also a divine being behind the Peach Organization. Therefore, to ensure the smooth cooperation with Burning Heaven, we had to trouble the Goddess to project her presence to protect us.”
Hearing this, Gong Changyi looked at Archbishop Aus not far away. She paused, then without lingering, her closed divine eyes looked into the distant void.
“Are those two women the members of the Peach Organization you mentioned?”
As Gong Changyi spoke softly, both Aus and Jiang Li were startled. Cha Nai Xue, in Naraka’s Between, her expression changed slightly.
But just then, Xia Feng’s Nirvana time ended, and he was forced to recondense his body, appearing in the darkness.
Everyone looked over in confusion. Archbishop Aus was taken aback, his cloudy eyes narrowing. “Interesting, you’re still alive.”
Xia Feng’s reappearance also surprised Jiang Li, who then looked at the Eternal Day Goddess high in the sky with ecstatic joy. The Eternal Day Goddess’s divine eyes were half-closed, seemingly staring at Xia Feng, but her expression showed no change.
Seeing this, Jiang Li felt uneasy and confused. Had he made a mistake? Was Xia Feng not the person the Goddess was looking for?
Forced to reveal himself, Xia Feng felt helpless but maintained a calm demeanor. His black eyes lifted slightly, meeting the gaze of the Golden Skirt Goddess suspended in mid-air.
The atmosphere seemed to stagnate for a full two seconds. The hall was silent, so quiet you could hear a pin drop.
Looking at the familiar woman’s face, Xia Feng felt a sense of closeness arise within him. Vague memories began to surface. It seemed that when he was young, he enjoyed following a big sister named ‘Gong Changyi,’ calling her ‘Sister Yi, Sister Yi.’
Xia Feng could sense that this woman named Gong Changyi would not harm him and was very close to him.
But—
As the serene lips of the majestic Goddess gradually curved in an eerie smile, Xia Feng’s pupils involuntarily widened. A tingling sensation spread from the back of his spine to the top of his head, a fear from the depths of his soul, a natural dread of his natural enemy.
Bang— It was as if a sound suddenly exploded in his mind, screaming at him to run! Run!!!
“Goddess, such a petty scoundrel does not require your intervention.” Archbishop Aus walked towards Xia Feng with a faint smile. “I will handle it.”
“Swish—”
With that, as Archbishop Aus took a step, his figure vanished from his original spot, turning into a humanoid bolt of lightning that appeared behind Xia Feng. He let out a mocking, light remark, “Foolish boy, be smarter in your next life.”
He struck out with a palm, lightning crackling, but he unexpectedly hit empty air.
!
Archbishop Aus looked up in surprise. Xia Feng’s figure had already flashed upwards. He drew the string of his emerald-green longbow, releasing his Fourth-stage spirit pressure. A dark, high-pressure energy cannon roared directly at him, Boom—
Archbishop Aus raised his palm again and struck out, easily annihilating the solemn cannon.
“Fourth-stage…” The Archbishop’s eyes narrowed as he stared at Xia Feng in confusion. He had indeed sensed a fleeting Fourth-stage spirit pressure just now, but how was that possible?
This kid named Xia, he’s only 18 years old, right?
Xia Feng stood on a tall pillar, looking down. He had discovered that this Archbishop was skilled in close combat, and his skin was covered by a psychic-type defensive spirit robe. The Shadow of the Blood Fiend could easily break through it.
Dealing with the Archbishop would be much simpler now. He just needed to use his Fourth-stage defense to tank a blow from the old man and then throw him into the Evil Dragon Space.
What made Xia Feng hesitate, however, was that the Eternal Day Goddess showed no intention of intervening. Yet, her closed face seemed to follow his every move, her lips curved in a smile of amusement.
He felt that this Goddess was both familiar and dangerous. Xia Feng couldn’t determine friend from foe for the moment, so he decided to ignore her and, with his mind racing, attacked the Archbishop again!
Seeing the young man charging at him fearlessly, Archbishop Aus’s cloudy eyes grew cold. “Truly ignorant of Heaven and Earth.”
Xia Feng’s performance did surprise him. To possess Fourth-stage spirit master strength at just eighteen years old, there were no more than three individuals in the entire history of the Empire with such talent, as far as he knew.
But even the most gifted would be futile if they didn’t grow strong enough.
Now that he had the Eternal Day Goddess’s protection, even if the Peach Organization came, they wouldn’t be able to threaten his life. Therefore, he held nothing back. He stomped his right foot on the ground, and his entire body transformed into a purple-black divine lightning bolt, charging towards Xia Feng.
Two streaks of light, one black and one white, exploded in the darkness with sonic booms and thunder. Just as they were about to collide, a fair, slender arm reached out from the void.
