Tales of the Mortal World
Chapter 283

Drums shook the heavens

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"This is where the god statue mentioned by that sorcerer stands!"

"A Land God Statue?"

Apart from the Fire Virtue Star Lord and Water Virtue Star Lord, who had come in person, most of the other divine beings were Celestial Officials of the Water Ministry. One glance told them this was a statue of a Land God.

At the same time, the Heavenly Gods could see at a glance that the statue was already an empty shell, which generally meant either the shrine had been empty to begin with or its god had perished.

Given the sorcerer's written petition to Heaven, however, they leaned toward the latter possibility.

The two Star Lords walked around opposite sides of the statue and, sure enough, saw those few indistinct words on its back. Something stirred in their hearts.

The other celestial officials felt much the same. The moment they saw the words, they could already picture something of what had happened.

Several pairs of eyes swept toward the river not far away. This waterway ultimately flowed into the Datong River.

"Take it back to the Celestial Court. Once we have sought the Heavenly Emperor's permission, we will use the Heavenly Mystery Instrument again!"

"Quite right!" "Let's go!"

The two Star Lords supported the statue themselves, then several streaks of divine light rose into the sky. All that remained was the hollow the seated statue had left in the field ridge.

This time, the Heavenly Emperor was already waiting in the Divine Firmament Treasure Hall, where a considerable number of celestial officials had assembled.

The Fire Virtue Star Lord and Water Virtue Star Lord personally carried the damaged statue of the Land God into the Divine Firmament Treasure Hall, advancing step by step. The Heavenly Gods on both sides all watched the statue.

"Reporting

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