Queen Mother of the West held the altar aloft in her left hand and the Five Direction Flags in her right. Five-colored light flowed around her body as she charged straight toward the River of Destiny with vast, surging force.
"Even if you are a Primordial Daluo Golden Immortal, do not dream of escaping destiny's shackles." A figure emerged upon the River of Destiny. With a wave of its hand, countless chains shot toward Queen Mother of the West like spirit serpents.
"I am a Primordial Daluo Golden Immortal. Though the sun and moon decay, I shall not decay; though heaven and earth perish, I shall not perish. Who can do anything to me? Even if the world is destroyed, I can continue to survive within chaos. I transcended this world long ago—how could your River of Destiny trap me?" Queen Mother of the West's voice was full of defiance. At that moment, the divine light protecting her began to recede, and for the first time, Zhang Chen saw Queen Mother of the West's true appearance from atop the altar.
How could he describe her?
A poem bore witness:
In Jade Pool's fairy realm, she outshone every bloom; jade bones and ice-like skin held radiant splendor.
Cloudlike hair was pinned askew with glittering stars and moon; rainbow robes trailed lightly through mist and sunset haze.
Azure phoenixes glanced back at her startled swan-like shadow; Pan Peaches hung their heads in shame before the Jade Emperor.
With one enchanting smile, heaven and earth turned clear; the rosy clouds of Nine Heavens paled beside her adornment.
Zhang Chen could not help but stare blankly. Queen Mother of the West's beauty was without equal, like an incarnation of the Great Dao itself, flawless beyond reproach and impossible to behold without falling under its