Haotian's Divine Might! A Change in Punishment

"Haotian!"

Xingtian stared at the figure with an extremely solemn expression, his eyes filled with apprehension.

Although everyone in the Primordial World knew that the current Heavenly Court Heavenly Emperor was born a virgin, no one dared to underestimate Heavenly Emperor.

Leaving aside the terrifying phenomena at the time of the Heavenly Court's establishment and the Unseen shackles, Haotian's own cultivation as Two-Corpse-Severing Quasi-Sage was enough to awe the Primordial World.

Moreover...

Hongjun's page.

Who would dare underestimate them?

Even Haotian himself never considered his experience of serving as a page to Hongjun as a disgrace.

Haotian paid no attention to Xingtian's psychological changes.

Holding the divine axe in his hand, Haotian's face showed admiration, "It truly is a fine axe, but..."

The person using it was a bit incompetent!

As Haotian spoke, he looked at Xingtian, who was holding the axe handle, his meaning self-evident.

Haotian's cultivation and insight far surpassed those of the Mysterious Maiden of the Nine Heavens, who was once just a Rogue Cultivator.

Although the cultivation methods of the Witch Race are different from the Dao Method of Severing the Three Corpses of the Primordial World Era, Haotian still easily saw through Xingtian's current true strength and weakness.

It surpasses the level of One-Corpse-Severing Quasi-Sage, but falls short of the Ancestral Witch who was comparable to Two-Corpse-Severing Quasi-Sage.

Moreover, the Great Witch True Body is far inferior to the Ancestral Witch True Body, and its combat power is roughly equivalent to Two-Corpse-Severing Quasi-Sage and is wielding a high-grade spiritual treasure.

With the addition of the Heaven-Opening Divine Axe in his hand, his combat power is comparable to that of the Twelve Ancestral Witches of yesteryear.

However, for the current Heavenly Emperor Haotian...

"Too weak." Heavenly Emperor Haotian murmured, his hand holding the Heaven-Opening Divine Axe trembling slightly, and a surge of divine power flowed from the Heaven-Opening Divine Axe towards Xingtian.

"Buzz~ Buzz~"

Xingtian's hand was immediately injured by the force transmitted from the Heaven-Opening Divine Axe, even though he wanted to grip the Heaven-Opening Divine Axe tightly.

Even with Xingtian's current Great Witch body, his hands were mangled and his bones shattered, Heaven-Opening Divine Axe to slip from his grasp and be caught and raised high by the Heavenly Emperor Haotian.

"My divine axe..." Ignoring the injuries to his hands, Xingtian tried to rush forward and snatch the divine axe back.

But...

Suspended in mid-air, the Heavenly Emperor Haotian casually tossed his massive divine axe, tens of thousands of feet long, into the air where it began to spin.

With a casual grab, the Heavenly Emperor Haotian seized the axe handle and swung it fiercely, the axe light slicing across Xingtian's neck.

Even though this divine axe does not belong to the Heavenly Emperor Haotian, there is even a faint sense of resistance emanating from Xingtian wielding the axe.

But under the suppression of the Heavenly Emperor Haotian, with just a sharp axe blade, he beheaded Xingtian with a single stroke, and Xingtian's huge head immediately rolled off Xingtian's neck.

It rolled into the deep pit that had been blasted out by the divine lightning of the Mysterious Maiden of the Nine Heavens's grand formation.

Immediately afterwards, endless soil, sand, and rocks gathered from all around, burying and suppressing Xingtian's head.

A majestic divine mountain appeared on this Primordial World land, and the Heavenly Emperor Haotian casually tossed aside the Heaven-Opening Divine Axe in his hand.

The giant axe shrank continuously in mid-air, eventually transforming into an ancient, simple divine axe about one foot in size, which fell into the sacred mountain that suppressed Xingtian's head.

The Heavenly Emperor Haotian stood with his hands behind his back, looking down at the headless Xingtian Giant, and his majestic voice rang out.

"Disrespecting the majesty of Heaven, attacking the heavenly soldiers and generals, and attempting to abduct a serious criminal from Heavenly Court, I hereby Qi Ingestion you. Do you accept this?"

Below, Xingtian, headless, flailed his arms wildly, as if he hadn't heard Haotian's voice or seen anything around him.

As Great Witch comparable to Quasi-Sage, even if he lost his head, Xingtian should not have acted in this way.

Even with the power of Great Witch's body, a new head can grow back the instant it is beheaded.

This action clearly indicates that, at the moment of beheading, the Heavenly Emperor Haotian cast some kind of divine Divine Ability on Xingtian.

It renders the head unable to regenerate, and strips it of all its abilities, making it unable to see, hear, smell, or eat.

After groping around in the dark and silent environment for a while, Xingtian seemed to understand something and finally stopped struggling.

Then, he unleashed the full power of the Witch Race's Divine Ability, pushing the Great Witch's body to its limit in an attempt to grow a new head.

But...

The severed neck seemed to possess an insurmountable force, suppressing the Divine Ability that was trying to rebuild the head.

Finally, on Xingtian's chest, two eyes slowly opened, his navel split open, and a mouth slowly opened.

At the same time, the abilities of the ears and nose that were not previously visible were also restored within the body.

Xingtian regained all of his senses of sight, hearing, smell, and taste, which had been taken from him, but he looked strange and unusual.

A black and red Sha Qi appeared in Xingtian's hand, Ganqi appeared in his hand, pointing at Haotian from afar, his eyes filled with fighting spirit.

"Oh, I underestimated you." Heavenly Emperor Haotian looked down at Xingtian, a smile appearing in his eyes.

With a thought, the Heavenly Emperor Haotian conjured endless divine chains in the surrounding void, firmly locking Xingtian in place, unable to move.

Even their mouths were sealed with chains.

The Heavenly Emperor Haotian had no interest in understanding the extent to which Xingtian had mastered the vulgar language of the Witch Race.

Ignoring Xingtian's resentful eyes, the Heavenly Emperor Haotian turned around and looked at the Mysterious Maiden of the Nine Heavens and the 100,000 heavenly soldiers and generals.

"Mysterious Maiden greets the Heavenly Emperor. Mysterious Maiden failed in her duties and nearly had a serious criminal abducted. Please punish me, Heavenly Emperor!" Mysterious Maiden of the Nine Heavens bowed deeply and said in a deep voice.

Behind the Mysterious Maiden of the Nine Heavens, the 100,000 heavenly soldiers and generals, whose strength had been almost completely drained by the formation, also struggled to their feet and bowed down, their voices ringing out in unison and loudly.

"May the Heavenly Emperor punish me!"

A smile appeared on the face of the Heavenly Emperor Haotian.

A single Early Quasi-Sage Mysterious Maiden of the Nine Heavens, along with 100,000 heavenly soldiers and generals, could contend with Xingtian, who was equivalent to Two-Corpse-Severing Quasi-Sage.

If it weren't for the Heaven-Opening Divine Axe, Xingtian would have already died and his soul would have returned to heaven and earth. How could he not be satisfied?

The Heavenly Emperor Haotian unleashed a burst of divine power.

Within the Heavenly Court Heavenly Realm, seemingly endless Innate Spiritual Qi descended from afar, directly merging into the Mysterious Maiden of the Nine Heavens and the bodies of the hundred thousand heavenly soldiers and generals.

The originally weakened Mysterious Maiden of the Nine Heavens quickly recovered to her original state, and the 100,000 heavenly soldiers and generals were restored to their peak strength in an instant, even becoming three times stronger than before.

"You shall all return to the Heavenly Realm and be confined for ten thousand years."

The voice of the Heavenly Emperor Haotian reached the ears of the Mysterious Maiden of the Nine Heavens and the 100,000 heavenly soldiers and generals.

Everyone was taken aback for a moment, then, including the Mysterious Maiden of the Nine Heavens, their faces relaxed and showed joy.

Being confined to a place like the Heavenly Realm for ten thousand years is, in other words, a paid vacation of ten thousand years!

"Heavenly Emperor!"

The voices were equally synchronized, but compared to the weakness in their previous voices, their current loud and clear voices were full of confidence.

The Heavenly Emperor Haotian turned his gaze to the captured Great Witches Fengbo and Yushi, as well as Chiyou, his expression becoming stern and majestic once more.

"The Fengbo and Yushi intervened in the Human Race war, intending to incite conflict between Human-Witch, and wreak Primordial World."

"Originally, I planned to have you two serve ten Yuanhui (a unit of time) in the Heavenly Court to ensure Primordial World and abundant harvests in the prehistoric world, but now..."

Haotian paused, observing the varied expressions on their faces, before saying in a deep voice, "They will serve an Immeasurable Tribulation in the Heavenly Court to ensure Primordial World weather and abundant harvests in the prehistoric world. If they make any mistakes, they will be severely punished."

Upon hearing this, the bound Fengbo and Yushi breathed a sigh of relief.

Although an Immeasurable Tribulation is very long, just surviving it is... not good at all.

The thought of having to work diligently and flawlessly to ensure Primordial World and peaceful future for an Immeasurable Tribulation incredibly daunting.

The Fengbo Yushi felt that the future was limitless.

Meanwhile, Xingtian, who was bound below, was dumbfounded.

When the Heavenly Emperor Haotian said this, he did not deliberately lower his voice, or rather, he was speaking specifically to Xingtian.

Upon hearing that the original ten-yuan society's imprisonment period had been transformed into an Immeasurable Tribulation, increasing five thousand times to become a fifty-thousand-yuan society, he couldn't help but feel guilty.

Although Fengbo and Yushi did not blame Xingtian in their hearts at this moment, the more they did so, the more guilty Xingtian felt.

Seeing Xingtian's expression, the Heavenly Emperor Haotian chuckled inwardly.

"Chiyou!" Haotian said, looking at the ferocious-looking Chiyou beside him, "During the Human Race war, you invited the Witch Race to interfere with the battle, intending to provoke a war Human-Witch and Primordial World."

"Originally, I intended to have him fight an Immeasurable Tribulation for the Heavenly Court, to atone for his sins through meritorious service, but now..."

"Let's change it to being torn apart by five horses and use it to suppress an Immeasurable Tribulation in the Primordial World!" Heavenly Emperor Haotian casually said.

"Forehead..."

When Chi You first heard that he was fighting an Immeasurable Tribulation for the Heavenly Court, Chiyou secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

After all, even if the Immeasurable Tribulation battles doubles, it's impossible to reach five thousand Immeasurable Tribulation! Besides, by fighting abroad and redeeming oneself through meritorious service, one can eventually regain one's freedom.

But as soon as Haotian spoke, Chiyou was stunned and stared blankly at Heavenly Emperor Haotian in front of him.

But the Heavenly Emperor Haotian completely ignored Chiyou's gaze. With a wave of his hand, Chiyou was split into five parts, with each part of his body flying off to different parts of the Primordial World.

Even as it flew away, the eyes of Chiyou's head still conveyed the meaning of 'Why don't you follow the rules?'

Xingtian below was completely stunned.

If the doubled punishment from the Fengbo and Yushi only made him feel guilty, then the current change in Xingtian's punishment made him feel even more guilty.

In mid-air, the Heavenly Emperor Haotian looked down at Xingtian with a thought, and the endless divine chains that had bound Xingtian slowly retracted into the void and disappeared.

Xingtian no longer had any intention of resisting. Instead, he remained silent, retracted his Great Witch True Body, transformed into a headless Innate Dao Body, and turned to walk towards the sacred mountain that suppressed his head.

The Underworld.

After watching the whole thing with a blank expression—no, it should be said that Lady Pingxin turned around and looked at Haotian beside her.

"Many thanks to my young friend Haotian for this!" Pingxin said with a smile on his expressionless face.

"Your Majesty's willingness to incorporate the Six Paths of Reincarnation into the Heavenly Court is something that Haotian should be thanking you for!" Heavenly Emperor Haotian shook his head slightly, bowed, and said softly.

"The Six Paths of Reincarnation were originally established out of compassion for all living beings in the Primordial World. Now that they are under the control of the Heavenly Court Heavenly Emperor, they can be considered to have been brought into the orthodox order."

He smiled Pingxin and calmly.

"Your Majesty is merciful." Haotian also smiled appropriately.

Certainly.

Such statements are just for show; anyone who actually believes them is...

In any case, neither the Heavenly Emperor Haotian nor Lady Pingxin had ever believed them.

Looking at Xingtian, who stood alone in the Round Light Mirror before him, stepping into that barren sacred mountain.

The Heavenly Emperor Haotian suddenly spoke up and asked, "Haotian Majesty, may I be informed of this matter? Why was Haotian tasked with plotting against Xingtian and the other members of the Witch Race?"

Pingxin looked at Haotian, pondered for a moment, and then said calmly, "No."

Heavenly Emperor Haotian: "..."

Ignoring the Heavenly Emperor Haotian's expression, Pingxin had a thought, and a figure appeared out of thin air beside him, then spoke to the Heavenly Emperor Haotian.

"Since the Six Paths of Reincarnation have been incorporated into the Heavenly Court, then I will create another avatar to join the Heavenly Court as well," Pingxin said.

Haotian really wanted to refuse, but when he felt Pingxin's 'gentle' gaze, a bright smile immediately appeared on Haotian's face.

Thank you, Your Majesty.

"No need to thank me," Pingxin said very politely, then looked at the clone.

The clone instantly understood what it should do and immediately appeared before the Heavenly Emperor Haotian.

"From this day forward, I will emulate the Houtu Earth Goddess and uphold the mandate of Heaven!"

"Houtu greets the Heavenly Emperor Haotian!" Houtu bowed respectfully to Haotian from afar.

"There's no need for such formalities, Lady Houtu." Haotian quickly returned the greeting; even if it was an avatar, it was still an avatar of Sage.

Moreover, among all the Sage, Houtu is the most special one, and he dares not treat her lightly.

He could only sigh inwardly that his Heavenly Court had gained another powerful deity he couldn't afford to offend.

Thinking of those three Sages who occupied three heavens and forcibly transformed the Thirty-Six Heavens of the Heavenly Realm into Thirty-Three Heavens.

Haotian sighed inwardly.

Fortunately, those three Sage still gave Dao Ancestor Hongjun face and didn't occupy the top level of the Daluo Heaven, otherwise...

I'd rather not be the ruler of Heavenly Court!