Within the Nanhua Kingdom, the Human Race fought a fierce battle against the demon and devil races!
Liu Ling'er once again displayed her invincible might. Not only did she slay a demon god, she also beat Ao Qin and Tuoba Kui so badly that they couldn't lift their heads even when they joined forces!
The demon and devil armies suffered defeat after defeat!
In the end, they retreated into the Mist-Hidden Forest!
The Human Race couldn't let the demon and devil races come and go as they pleased!
This time, the Human Race was determined to deal the two races a devastating blow!
With an invincible God Realm expert like Liu Ling'er among them, there was no way the Human Race would let the demon and devil races off lightly!
The human experts pursued them into the Mist-Hidden Forest!
Near a small lake deep in the Mist-Hidden Forest, the human experts encountered the experts of the demon and devil races once again!
A great battle involving only Quasi-God and God Realm experts erupted!
Liu Ling'er remained incomparably valiant!
She faced two demon gods and two devil gods alone, without falling at a disadvantage in the slightest!
It wasn't that no human expert was willing to help her. Rather, only because she held back four formidable God Realm opponents could the other human experts hold their own against the remaining demon and devil experts.
Dongfang Lin, Duanmu Lan, and the other human God Realm experts were all waiting for Liu Ling'er to win!
As long as Liu Ling'er slew one more of the enemy's God Realm experts, the demon and devil forces would collapse in an instant!
Moreover, the humans had complete confidence in Liu Ling'er, believing she would surely live up to their expectations!
Otherwise, the human experts wouldn't have pursued the enemy.
In fact, Liu Ling'er really could do it!
She focused her fierce attacks on one demon god and would be able to kill him before long!
This silver wolf demon god was extremely old, his blood Qi had begun to decline, and his lifespan was likely nearly exhausted.
Under Liu Ling'er's relentless attacks, the silver wolf demon god's Divine Body was gradually nearing collapse. He couldn't hold out much longer.
If the other three God Realm experts hadn't helped him, the silver wolf demon god would have died long ago!
Bang!!
Liu Ling'er sent the silver wolf demon god flying with another kick, and he spewed divine blood from his mouth!
Liu Ling'er closed in after him!
One more strike, and she could end the silver wolf demon god's life!
At that critical moment, the silver wolf demon god suddenly shifted dozens of zhang to the side, but Liu Ling'er could cover that distance in an instant.
Then something happened that Liu Ling'er and all the human God Realm experts had never expected!
Every demon and devil expert on the entire battlefield unleashed a full-force attack beside the silver wolf demon god at once!
Most of these demon and devil experts each had a human expert as an opponent!
They chose to take their opponents' attacks head-on, risking grievous injury to do this together.
Everyone had thought the demon and devil experts were concentrating their attacks on Liu Ling'er, but that wasn't the case.
Their attacks converged on a single point, twisting the space there until it resembled a pot of boiling water!
Whoosh!
An enormous black vortex appeared, with winding streaks of silver light flickering in and out of sight within it!
"Not good!"
"It's the Ascension Passage!"
"This is bad!"
The human experts immediately realized what was happening!
The passage for ascending to the God Realm had been hidden and sealed for so many years that, at first, everyone had completely overlooked the fact that its entrance was in the Mist-Hidden Forest.
By the time they remembered, it was too late!
Everything happened in the blink of an eye. The demon and devil races had prepared thoroughly and hadn't given Liu Ling'er or the other human experts even a moment to react!
Liu Ling'er had been so intent on killing the silver wolf demon god that she had pursued him too closely, bringing her too near the entrance to the Ascension Passage.
Just like that, she and the silver wolf demon god were sucked into the black vortex together!
That was how the Ascension Passage worked. Anyone who approached its entrance would be forcibly sucked in, even an invincible God Realm expert!
The silver wolf demon god would most likely die inside, but he hadn't been far from death to begin with!
Given Liu Ling'er's strength, she would most likely make it through safely and ascend to the God Realm.
That was enough!
The demon and devil races only wanted her to leave the Divine Firmament Continent; they weren't trying to take her life!
The black vortex soon vanished, and Ao Qin, Tuoba Kui, and the other demon and devil experts couldn't help breathing sighs of relief!
The demon and devil races had paid a heavy price for this plan. If it had failed, life would have become even harder for them in the future!
"Dongfang Lin, your invincible God Realm expert is gone. It's time to negotiate!"
Tuoba Kui called out across the distance, "Our Devil Race's demand is simple. All we want is for my younger brother, Tuoba Ke, to be allowed to return to the Devil Race!"
"Hmph! Don't even think about it!"
Dongfang Lin refused to back down. "Even before we had an invincible God Realm expert, our Human Race never feared you!"
Although Liu Ling'er had left, she had dealt the demon and devil races devastating blows in the battle three years ago and again this time. The gap between their strength and the Human Race's was no longer as great as before.
The Human Race had once again repelled an invasion by the demon and devil races!
This was good news that encouraged the entire Divine Firmament Human Race!
However, good news wasn't the only thing that spread across human lands. There was bad news as well!
The invincible goddess Liu Ling'er had accidentally entered the passage leading to the God Realm!
Returning from the God Realm was extremely difficult. For someone who had only just ascended, it was simply impossible!
This news naturally reached the Chishui Royal Palace as well.
Lin Heng was dumbfounded!
After all the trouble he'd gone through to make his mother an invincible God Realm expert, she had been sent to the God Realm!
His once incomparably favorable environment for growing up had been turned upside down in an instant!
Even his toes could have figured out that the people who had once treated him with the utmost respect would surely change their attitudes completely!
Without his invincible God Realm mother, the importance the Great Xia Imperial Clan placed on him would surely plummet to its lowest point!
The Great Xia Imperial Clan cares a lot about face and its reputation. They probably won't say outright that they don't acknowledge the marriage agreement, but they can stand by and let anyone who wants to kill me make a move. They might even pull some tricks in secret!
It's no big deal, unless a God Realm expert acts in person... But what God Realm expert would attack a three-year-old child?
Compared to his own safety, Lin Heng was more concerned about how his mother was faring in the God Realm.
His mother had been an invincible God Realm expert on the Divine Firmament Continent, but in the God Realm, she was probably at the bottom.
In his previous life, he had been an orphan. In this life, he truly regarded Liu Ling'er as his mother!
From Liu Ling'er, he had truly felt a mother's love!
I have to get to the God Realm as soon as possible. I can't let Mother suffer there for too long!
Lin Heng made a silent vow.
Yongning Palace.
Su Ying hurried over to pay her respects to the principal consort, Shi Feifei!
Shi Feifei dismissed the palace maids attending her, then exchanged a glance with Su Ying, and they burst out laughing!
"Heaven has finally opened its eyes!"
After laughing, Su Ying let out a long breath, releasing the resentment pent up inside her!
"Yes!"
Shi Feifei also felt as though a thousand-pound burden had been lifted from her shoulders.
For the past three years, the two of them had been terribly stifled!
They hated Liu Ling'er to the bone, yet they had been forced to pretend they had turned over a new leaf. Whenever they encountered Liu Ling'er or Lin Heng, they had been as obedient as guard dogs!
Now everything was fine!
Liu Ling'er had gone to the God Realm, and the two of them could finally return to their former way of life!
"Principal Consort, that little bitch is gone, but her son is a menace too!"
Su Ying said, "That brat Lin Heng has a marriage agreement with the Great Xia Imperial Clan, after all. There's a good chance he'll inherit the throne someday!"