The Eternal Legend (First update, seeking votes)

An Eternal Legend (First Update, Please Vote)

Angel Yan stared dumbfoundedly at the giant towering between heaven and earth, falling silent.

Because of Li Hao's youth and frivolous attitude, although she had not looked down on him, she had indeed been somewhat less cautious and respectful. Otherwise, she would not have teased him so brazenly or jokingly called him a brat.

After all, for any race, time was the best remedy for growth.

Just as Di Leona needed a thousand years to pass through her lengthy childhood before she could barely adapt to her own power.

How strong could a creature less than a hundred years old possibly be, no matter how powerful it was?

Angel Yan had originally believed that Li Hao was merely proficient in foreseeing the future, or that he relied on an extraordinarily powerful treasure to know everything about everyone.

His combat strength should have been relatively weak.

But now, she realized that she had been wrong. Terribly wrong.

Even Morgana might not have possessed such power, right?

No, Morgana should have been far inferior. Perhaps only the Queen could deal with him.

Most terrifying of all, no one knew whether this was his limit, whether he had even stronger trump cards, just as no one knew the extent of his knowledge of the Heavens and Myriad Worlds.

Angel Yan lowered her head slightly and sighed softly.

The group leader truly was a mysterious and powerful existence.

Angel Yan quickly composed herself, spread her wings, and flew before Li Hao.

"Sorry, I wasn't much help with this mission." Angel Yan seemed slightly dejected. Biting her red lips lightly with her pearly teeth, she said in a low voice, "I'll transfer the five thousand mission reward points to you later, Group Leader."

Li Hao narrowed his eyes and gave Angel Yan a long look.

Had this battle dealt her quite a blow?

Otherwise, this smug slacker angel would not have lowered her head so easily.

Li Hao secretly reveled in it, pondering when he could trick Angel Yan into giving him the Angel Race's supreme law, Holy Language.

Speaking of Holy Language, it was not merely a language used for communication.

It was a special cultivation method capable of directly rewriting the rules of heaven and earth, even altering the laws of the universe. If used properly, it could permanently change the laws and Great Dao of heaven and earth.

Li Hao withdrew his Dharma body, stood opposite Angel Yan, and said casually, "No need. Since the Chat Group judged the distribution ratio of the mission rewards this way, it naturally has its reasons. Those five thousand points are yours. There's no need to transfer them to me."

Angel Yan looked at Li Hao in astonishment.

Five thousand points were no small sum. Just the tremendous transformation Little Dragon Maiden had gained from two thousand points was enough to show how precious five thousand points were.

This guy...

Angel Yan's feelings were complicated, a mixture of shame and happiness.

Li Hao's tone shifted as he smiled teasingly. "Don't forget, you still owe me a Transmigration Talisman. Without these five thousand points, are you planning to repay me with your body?"

Hearing this, Angel Yan immediately snapped out of her complicated emotions.

She shot Li Hao an annoyed glare, her face full of helpless amusement.

This bastard.

Though Angel Yan grumbled inwardly, she did not refute him.

One could not be picky after accepting favors. In Angel Yan's eyes, she had obtained those five thousand points entirely thanks to Li Hao. Letting him take a little verbal advantage now was only fair.

She did not even notice that, without realizing it, her attitude toward Li Hao had already changed.

In her eyes now, Li Hao was a true powerhouse, one far beyond herself.

Age and identity had nothing to do with it!

Li Hao did not say much more to Angel Yan and leaped toward Little Dragon Maiden.

Little Dragon Maiden leaned against a fallen tree trunk. Her pristine white dress was covered in fallen leaves and dust, with mottled bloodstains around her collar. Even her originally fair and delicate face had become smeared like that of a little tabby cat.

Though she looked bedraggled, Little Dragon Maiden wore a rare smile, clearly in an exceptionally good mood.

When she saw Li Hao approaching, her smile grew even brighter.

"Thank you, Group Leader."

Li Hao asked, "How are you?"

"I'm fine. Just a few minor injuries. A few days of rest will be enough." At this point, Little Dragon Maiden blinked her bright eyes and teased, "I wasn't killed by the Outer Realm Heavenly Demon, but I almost got stepped to death by the Group Leader."

Li Hao's expression did not change, though he felt a little awkward inside. He had been too busy showing off to pay attention to Little Dragon Maiden.

He completely ignored her teasing and said calmly, "Mm, that's good. The mission has been completed. We plan to send Guo Jing back to Xiangyang to finish the hidden mission, then return. As for this world's future course, that will be up to you."

Little Dragon Maiden looked somewhat disappointed upon hearing this.

Her years of solitude had made her cherish these hard-won friends immensely.

But Little Dragon Maiden also knew that the two of them could not remain in this world for long.

Little Dragon Maiden quickly put away her complicated feelings and regained her cool, tranquil, immortal bearing. Smiling, she said, "If the Group Leader has time in the future, you're welcome to come visit anytime."

As for the future course of this world, Little Dragon Maiden did not answer.

Because she still had not made up her mind.

Li Hao smiled and nodded, then turned and left.

The task of sending Guo Jing back to Xiangyang was simple, and it was completed in less than half a day.

Amid Guo Jing and Huang Rong's utterly baffled expressions, Li Hao and Angel Yan both chose to return to their respective worlds, vanishing into the horizon alongside pillars of white light that shot into the sky.

Guo Jing looked dazed and somewhat amused despite himself. He murmured, "What was all that about?"

Even now, he still could not understand why those two great deities, who had no connection to him whatsoever, had brought him from Kaifeng back to Xiangyang.

Huang Rong looked equally dazed as she explained, "A few days ago, I encountered those two at the Han River. Two true gods—they said they had come to eliminate the Outer Realm Heavenly Demon, and that they would bring you back safely. I thought they were merely trying to comfort me. I never expected..."

Guo Jing fell into thought, roughly understanding what had happened.

Outer Realm Heavenly Demon!

No wonder Mongke had become so terrifying!

Alas!

Thinking of his late brother Tolui, Guo Jing could not help but sigh.

Huang Rong did not dwell on Guo Jing's private thoughts. Pondering, she said, "I do not know where those two divine beings came from, but since they saved Brother Jing, should we build temples to worship them? It would count as repaying this debt of gratitude."

Guo Jing nodded. "That is only proper."

But as soon as he finished speaking, his expression turned strange. "I imagine someone has already begun building temples for the two divine beings."

Huang Rong looked at Guo Jing in confusion.

After a brief hesitation, Guo Jing simply recounted what had happened in Kaifeng.

Huang Rong was left dumbfounded.

The mysterious Dragon Maiden of the Ancient Tomb Sect.

A giant who towered between heaven and earth, whose single step shattered the sky and split the land!

After hearing Guo Jing's account, Huang Rong suddenly felt sorry for Mongke.

Just what monstrous sins had that man committed to draw the wrath of such a terrifying god?

And in truth, just as Guo Jing had said.

The entirety of Kaifeng Prefecture had already gone mad.

The sudden appearance of a colossal giant, possessing supreme power capable of destroying heaven and earth with every gesture.

That terrifying sight had become a nightmare none of them would ever be able to forget.

After Mongke's death, the Mongolian army had no desire to continue fighting. They even wanted to flee back home immediately. However, after considering that god who towered between heaven and earth, the Mongolian generals barely managed to suppress the urge to retreat north.

Following a brief negotiation, Mongolia and Great Song decided to temporarily cease hostilities.

Then, the two sides joined forces to build a magnificent temple outside Kaifeng Prefecture, hoping to appease the wrath of that god who towered between heaven and earth.

A war that should have been unimaginably brutal ultimately came to an end through such a dramatic turn of events.

News of the god who towered between heaven and earth at Kaifeng Prefecture also spread at the fastest possible speed.

Later historians recorded:

In the summer of the sixth year of Shaoding, the allied armies of Song and Mongolia crushed Jin Capital.

At that time, a supreme god descended from the heavens. His body was as towering as Mount Tai, and with every movement, heaven and earth shattered.

When the supreme god departed, he left behind a lake outside Kaifeng Prefecture, named God's Arrival Lake.

The commanders of the Song and Mongolian armies, awed by divine might as oppressive as a prison, thus ceased hostilities and agreed to a truce, taking the area one hundred li north of Kaifeng as their border. Later, all sides joined forces to construct dozens of palaces at God's Arrival Lake as temples for the supreme god, worshipping the deity in hopes of calming his wrath.

Three months later, the Zhengyi Sect of Mount Longhu conferred upon the supreme god the title Great Emperor Lingyun Tongtian Xiansheng, with Emperor Lizong's approval.

From that point onward, temples to the Great Emperor sprang up throughout the Nine Provinces, and everyone recited the name Tongtian.