High Priest Cui Ruo

The Goddess of Life.

Luo Ye was a hall woven from locust wood.

At the deepest part of the hall.

A woman with an exquisitely beautiful face sat upon a piece of snow-white jade.

Her eyes were closed.

A faint emerald radiance lingered around her body. It was the life divine power that had been refined to the extreme.

Cui Ruo.

The high priest worshipped by Jade Orchid City.

She was also the supreme guardian of this domain.

Even if the Jade Rabbit Emperor came before her, he would have to respectfully bow to her.

Suddenly.

Cui Ruo abruptly opened her eyes.

Just moments ago.

She had sensed a vast, majestic power blooming in the northern region of Jade Orchid City.

It was the power of someone breaking through the shackles of heaven and earth.

"Someone has become a god?"

Cui Ruo rose to her feet.

Her emerald robes fluttered without wind, rippling with circles of visible waves.

"And..."

"It's within Jade Orchid City."

Cui Ruo frowned.

A trace of displeasure surfaced on her exquisitely beautiful face.

The Jade Rabbit Empire was vast.

Although god-level experts were exceedingly rare, they did exist.

The Martial God Otto had dominated the Obelion Domain, while the Infernal Realm's Lord Bart had taken control of the Dark Forest.

For thousands of years, everyone had minded their own business.

Because of faith.

Gods needed faith to provide divine power and accelerate their cultivation.

Jade Orchid City was Cui Ruo's own territory.

Every inch of land and every citizen here contributed faith that belonged to the Goddess of Life.

But now.

Someone had become a god beneath her nose.

"Could it be a new generation of Heavenly Chosen?"

"Or some old monster cultivating in seclusion deep in the mountains and ancient forests?"

Cui Ruo's fingers lightly brushed the divine staff in her hand, producing a crisp, pleasant sound.

For thousands of years.

She had been cultivating within the Goddess of Life's divine temple.

She did not know much about Jade Orchid City's current situation.

"Never mind."

"Whoever it is."

"Since they are on my Earth Plate."

"By rights, I should go take a look."

As soon as she spoke.

Emerald light flashed through the great hall.

Cui Ruo's figure had already vanished.

Dark Forest.

This was the paradise of Flagrant Beasts and a forbidden zone for humans.

At the deepest part of the forest, a towering castle forged from black metal floated quietly in midair.

The Infernal Castle.

An old man dressed in plain black robes, with a goat beard, sat cross-legged in a chair.

He held a purple fruit in his hand, chewing it with relish.

Bart.

The true ruler of this plane.

Even those self-proclaimed god-level experts were merely ant-like existences in Bart's eyes.

Suddenly.

Bart stopped chewing.

His originally somewhat muddy eyes, narrowed into slits, suddenly widened.

Two rays of light shot out, seeming to pierce through space and directly observe the scene beyond countless distances.

"Oh?"

"That little fellow..."

Bart set down the fruit in his hand.

He leaned forward slightly, a look of surprise appearing on his face.

As the Lord of the Infernal Realm.

His divine sense covered the entire Jade Rabbit plane.

As long as he wished it, no secret could escape him.

Naturally, the fluctuations from someone breaking through the shackles of heaven and earth could not escape his perception.

But what surprised him was not that someone had become a god.

Becoming a god was nothing more than that.

It was indeed rare in this low-level material plane.

But in the supreme planes, thousands upon thousands of gods rose and fell every day.

What surprised him was the person who had become a god.

Lei Wen Bart.

"Interesting."

"That little brat has broken through again."

"A god at the thirty-sixth level. That's rather interesting."

Bart stroked his goat beard, clicking his tongue in amazement.

Naturally, he had long known that Lei Wen possessed exceptional talent.

But he truly had not expected Lei Wen to become a mid-level god so quickly.

However.

After sensing the aura coming from Lei Wen.

Bart stopped paying attention to him.

Indeed.

Lei Wen's talent was extraordinary.

But a mere mid-level god was not worth Bart taking to heart.

The Bart family castle.

The morning frost in the back garden had completely melted away.

Lian Qiu clutched Lei Wen's sleeve, chattering nonstop.

They had not seen each other for three years.

She had missed her old husband terribly.

"Husband."

"You have no idea."

"While you were away these past three years, that damned Second Prince harassed me again."

"He even wanted the Emperor to bestow a marriage upon us!"

"If Father hadn't stopped him, I would've frozen him into an ice sculpture long ago!"

Lian Qiu puffed out her cheeks as she complained.

Though she was not as strong as Lei Wen, she was still a nine-star Magic City mage in her thirties.

With her talent, she would likely be able to step into the Saint Domain realm before long.

That was precisely why.

More and more people pursued Lian Qiu.

Since Lian Qiu could not be bothered with them, she could only cultivate even harder.

Once she became a Saint Domain mage.

Those fools dreaming of marrying above their station would know the difference between themselves and her.

"It's just a small matter. Don't take it to heart."

"If anyone dares bother you again, just kill them."

"In this world, who would dare lay a finger on you?"

Lei Wen raised his hand and smoothed Lian Qiu's slightly messy hair.

His tone was utterly calm.

Killing a prince was no more significant to him than stepping on an ant.

And indeed, that was the truth.

The Second Prince?

Just a little clown.

Even if the Emperor truly issued an imperial decree.

As long as Lian Qiu refused, the Emperor's decree would be useless.

If it angered Lei Wen.

Lei Wen would not even mind replacing the ruler of Jade Orchid City.

After all.

Jade Orchid City's backer was a god-level high priest.

And the high priest was only a low-level god.

If Lei Wen wanted to kill the high priest, it would be an exceedingly simple matter.

For a moment.

Barte Lei's heart pounded wildly.

This was Jade Orchid City!

His son-in-law had become increasingly arrogant after becoming a god.

Yet Barte Lei did not object.

Because he could see the confidence in Lei Wen's eyes.

It stemmed from absolute strength.

Xue felt the same.

Because her son-in-law was a proud god-level expert.

Even toward the Emperor she respected, she no longer felt much reverence.

Just as the family was enjoying their happy reunion.

"Hmm?"

A figure emanating the aura of life appeared above the castle.

Cui Ruo held an emerald divine staff and looked down upon the castle below from on high.

Her gaze immediately locked onto Lei Wen.

"A mid... mid-level god?"

The instant she saw through Lei Wen's cultivation.

Cui Ruo's pupils contracted sharply, as though she had seen some kind of monster.

She had cultivated for thousands of years and was still only a low-level god.

Yet this young man before her had reached the realm of a mid-level god.

Was this not a joke?

"I'm at home talking with my family."

"You're standing up there watching. Isn't that rather impolite?"

Lei Wen glanced at the sky, his tone unfriendly.

After he spoke.

A tremendous pressure erupted from above Lei Wen's head and crashed toward Cui Ruo.