Chen Shi felt turbulent waves crashing inside his mind, countless thoughts flashing through in a split second.
Empress Houtu was undoubtedly a magnificent goddess; the myriad continents of the Earthly Immortal Realm drifted and sank, all enshrouded beneath her divine might, while the heavens beyond the heavens contained thousands of realms that also bore traces of her. With such a mighty existence, her avatar descending upon the Western Ox Continent—who would dare to block her?
Yet someone dared precisely that!
The round axe swung from the darkness to sever the bridge of light struck out against Empress Houtu's avatar, cutting off her path, and its wielder clearly acted with absolute confidence and nothing to fear!
What kind of person possessed such audacity?
What terrified him even more was why the assailant would risk offending Empress Houtu just to prevent her avatar from descending upon the Western Ox Continent.
What secret did the Western Ox Continent hold?
Even as Chen Shi pondered, he saw behind the gateway that massive round axe spinning to strike once more, severing the other section of the bridge.
That section was a bridge forged from the divine might of the Huaxia Gods to escort Empress Houtu's avatar. Though it had been severed earlier and the empress's avatar had linked them with her long sleeves, this fresh break instantly stripped away both support and destination coordinates, leaving her unable to locate the Western Ox Continent!
Without a second thought, Chen Shi conjured the West King's Jade Seal and hurled it into the gateway!
He channeled the West King's Jade Seal, mobilizing the divine might of all deities across the fifty provinces of the Western Ox Continent. Almost simultaneously, deities such as Ganyang Mountain Lord of Xinxiang, Lord Guan the Righteous and Brave of Qingzhou, Mazu of Gongzhou,