"Take command of the Jade Void Heavenly Court?"
Just as everyone stared in astonishment, Lady Jade Mother gave a cold laugh and said:
"I did indeed underestimate your ambition."
The Jade Emperor smiled.
"Jade Mother, I invited you once all those years ago. Today, I invite you again."
As he spoke, the Jade Emperor shook out both sleeves and declared haughtily:
"Jade Mother, as long as you withdraw from this Heaven-Treading Contest today, I shall let bygones be bygones."
So furious that she laughed instead, Jade Mother said:
"Don't! If you let bygones be bygones, how am I to exact vengeance upon you for the extermination of those innocent Heavenly Officials who fell and the countless living beings who died such miserable deaths!"
Boom...!!
As she spoke, an ear-piercing sword cry rang out. Jade Mother's Sword Case opened once more, and hundreds of Flying Swords shot toward the Jade Emperor together.
Clang! Clang, clang, clang...!
Just as before, every one of these Flying Swords was formed from mighty edict power.
Rumble...!
The instant the Flying Swords reached the Jade Emperor, their sword light abruptly merged into one, manifesting once again as a mountain phantom image.
Boom!!
In the space of a breath, that immense phantom image of Mount Buzhou came crashing down upon the Jade Emperor.
Clang...!!
This time, the Jade Emperor likewise unleashed another sword strike.
Swish!
Amid an ear-piercing whistle through the air, the phantom image of Mount Buzhou summoned by Jade Mother was once again cleaved in two by the Jade Emperor's sword light, formed from pure Geng Metal power.
Then the Jade Emperor gave a cold laugh and said:
"Jade Mother, you have squandered your last chance."
Clang--!
As he spoke, light blazed ten thousand zhang around the Jade Emperor. In an instant, the dazzling golden