Reigning Supreme in countless worlds With Beast taming
Chapter 683 - 677 Destiny Goddess One-Eyed Giant

Heavenly Punishment, strictly speaking, is not the same as Heavenly Tribulation!

While one is the punitive measure descended by the Heavenly Dao, the other is a test imparted by the Heavenly Dao!

Punishment only causes suffering, and if one cannot endure it, their soul will scatter, their Dao will perish, and all will come to an end!

But if the trial is passed, one naturally receives a reward from the Heavenly Dao; even if the trial is not passed, a glimmer of hope remains, not utterly devastating the soul—some even retain their soul and remnants of their body to become Loose Immortals.

Even if the soul is dispersed, as long as the Lifebound Spirit Light remains, one can still be reincarnated to Cultivate anew!

However, the Biluo Heavenly Dao is damaged, and though the Ghost Ancestor has vowed grand aspirations to establish reincarnation for the myriad spirits of Biluo and continue the cycle of life, perfecting the Heavenly Dao Laws, he is still striving towards these goals. This is also why the Ghost Ancestor is so interested in the Netherworld of higher realms.

Qin Feng and Li Miaozhen had been able to benefit from the Heavenly Punishment in this realm, absorbing and Refining so much Power of Laws, primarily because they had the ability to break the Heavenly Punishment, thus transforming it into their Heavenly Tribulation and Creation in this world.

But this world differs from Biluo; originally, it had no concept of Heavenly Tribulation.

Even Heavenly Punishment is exceedingly rare for the gods of this world, unless a deity commits a great detriment to the world, otherwise, the World Will would not carelessly dispense punishment.

After all, the World Will operates hazily, primarily maintaining the operation of the world, and lacks the vigour of living beings!

Thus, even extremely ancient spirits have seldom seen Heavenly Punishments.

The One-Eyed Giant recognized the presence of Heavenly Punishment here primarily because of remnants of World Will in the environment, coupled with the wildly chaotic energy fluctuations in the Void. Additionally, with the coincidental invasion from another world, it was easy for it to conjure such thoughts.

Of course, the most critical factor was during the initial forceful invasion of this realm by the Ten Directions Ghost City, leading an army of cultivators—that time, the World Will fluctuated too intensely, and the ensuing Heavenly Punishment lasted for several days and nights. The One-Eyed Giant had participated in the original war resisting the invasion of the Biluo Cultivators, which is why it was so keenly aware of the scent of Heavenly Punishment.

Hearing the words 'Heavenly Punishment', Medusa and the other two goddesses were also shocked.

No wonder the energy fluctuations here are so vast, and the traces left by the battle startled them—it turned out to be Heavenly Punishment!

"So it seems, the beings who killed Adonis and Amalthea must certainly be powerful extraterrestrial entities—only such beings could draw Heavenly Punishment."

The bird-headed goddess gritted her teeth with a grinding sound, her eyes revealing intense hatred: "I will return immediately to gather my tribe for the war, and I will avenge Adonis!"

On the other side, Medusa and the Sea Goddess glanced at the bird-headed goddess and subtly shook their heads, clearly finding it absurd how this goddess was so infatuated with Adonis' beauty.

However, a woman in love cannot be judged by ordinary logic, and since they belonged to different factions of deities, they did not persuade the bird-headed goddess to be calm.

For them, having one more deity willing to join the inter-realm war was certainly not a bad thing. Although a Lower deity would not make a significant difference in the battle, more forces are always better, especially since this goddess had her kin and followers as well.

The One-Eyed Giant did not pay attention to the subtext among the women, his forehead's solitary giant eye flashing with golden Divine Light, his gaze sweeping across all the areas affected by the battle.

After a moment, he said, "Judging from the remnants on the battlefield, the extraterrestrial entities targeted by the Heavenly Punishment appear to be two individuals. Neither is weak, but neither is overwhelmingly strong either, still within the realm of Lower gods."

"I'm not so sure about that!"

Medusa shook her head, her array of serpents all hissing, nostrils flaring as she sensed the residual energies in the air, speaking, "From what I see, perhaps they were two Middle Rank gods, but were severely injured by the Heavenly Punishment.

If they were of equal rank, and had just endured a barrage of Heavenly Punishments, how could they still have the strength to slay two deities!

Adonis is one thing, but Amalthea's strength is not to be underestimated..."

Before she could finish her sentence, a nearby goddess holding the remnants of Adonis angrily said, "What do you mean by that? Are you suggesting that my Adonis was incompetent?"

"Hmph!"

Medusa was far from a tempered being and had no intention of pampering the bird-bodied female goddess. In a cold voice, she said, "Do I even need to mention Adonis's abilities?

Just a pretty vase, what else can he do apart from seducing women everywhere?

In my opinion, it's very likely that Amalthea died trying to save him, otherwise, with her lower god spirit at its peak and the sea as her domain, how could she be killed so easily?"

"You…"

The bird-bodied goddess glared furiously, knowing well that Medusa spoke the truth. Reluctantly, she gave Medusa a fierce glare, turned around, and flew away with Adonis's mangled corpse.

"I sense that those two Otherworldly powerhouses probably went in that direction."

Most of the snakes on Medusa's head aimed toward the southeast, while her own gaze rested on the One-Eyed Giant and the Sea Goddess, asking, "Shall we chase after them to see, those Otherworldly strong ones have endured such fierce heavenly punishments and fought with Amalthea and her gang, they might be seriously injured?

If we can catch up, maybe we can kill them!"

"I'd rather not go!"

The One-Eyed Giant shook his head, "Instead of wasting time on two powerful beings who offer little benefit, I'd rather focus on finding those two thieves who stole the golden apples from Mount Olympus.

Compared to those capable of withstanding heavenly punishments and slaying Amalthea, I'd rather deal with those weaker demigods!"

"Oh?"

Medusa's eyes lit up upon hearing this, "Do you have a clue?"

"Not really a clue."

The One-Eyed Giant spoke modestly, yet his expression was smug, "I merely found the place where Philotes died earlier, and from there, we found some traces. Then we asked the Destiny Weaver, the goddess Clotho, to help us find those two thieves."

"What, you actually reached out to the heads of the Three Fates, and Clotho is willing to use divine power to peer into destiny to find those two thieves?"

Not only Medusa, but the other Sea Goddess was also stunned.

"Hehe, when Clotho was young, she once faced danger and was saved by our One-Eyed Giant Tribe. She owed us a favor, and as a Destiny Goddess, she is not willing to owe this favor forever, so she agreed to our request!"

The One-Eyed Giant glanced at Medusa and the Sea Goddess, saying, "This time all the divine spirits of my tribe will act, and under the guidance of the Destiny Goddess, we will definitely find the direction in which those thieves escaped.

As long as we capture them, we are not greedy, we will return half of the golden apples to Heavenly Empress Hera, and the rest, perfect as a reward for our second elder who is on the cusp of becoming a top-level deity!"

He paused, sending a warning glance towards them, "I'm telling you this because our actions won't go unnoticed by you, but you better not have any crooked ideas. If you try to snatch our fruits of victory in the end, be careful, it might trigger a war!"

The thoughts Medusa and the Sea Goddess originally harbored froze instantly upon these words, and they were forced to drop any notions they had.

It was one thing under normal circumstances, although the One-Eyed Giant was formidable, each of their powers was also strong. Even the gods of the sea were a bit stronger than the One-Eyed Giant Tribe; in a real battle, they would not fear them.

But presently, as all gods were fighting the Otherworld intruders, it was not appropriate to initiate a war, lest as the instigators of the conflict, they would be condemned by all gods.

Moreover, even if they managed to snatch the golden apples from the One-Eyed Giants, they probably wouldn't get much share; why offend the One-Eyed Giant Tribe unnecessarily?

Even if they could benefit, if the One-Eyed Giants weren't a match for their group, would they find it challenging to deal with only them?

Thus, the two goddesses shook their heads and eventually bid their farewell.

Unlike Medusa, however, the Sea Goddess went to the territories of other formidable sea gods nearby, seeking divine beings to join her in pursuing the two who triggered the heavenly punishment.

Since they couldn't snatch the golden apples, they decided to target those two powerful beings who had incurred heavenly punishment!

Otherwise, how could they have slain Amalthea in the Sea Area and still managed to escape unscathed, maintaining their dignity as Sea Gods?

...

Although Qin Feng and Li Miaozhen were unsure if someone was tracking them, they cautiously changed their direction several times, used various methods of evasion, and even after returning to the land, Qin Feng dragged Li Miaozhen underground, stealthily traveling thousands of miles before they felt safe to return to the surface.

"This should be fine now!"

Qin Feng was somewhat proud, "Even if someone can trace our faint aura, would they really burrow into the ground like earthworms to find our tracks?"

Li Miaozhen chuckled lightly and asked, "Should we now head back to the Cultivator's camp, or should we visit other Divine gathering places?

Most of the Divine have been summoned to the frontline, and the rear is vulnerable. If we take this opportunity to sneak into several powerful Divines' palaces and seize some treasures, that wouldn't be bad.

Even though it's tough to find a treasure as beneficial for our Dao Cultivation as the Golden Apple, this is after all a High-Rank world, and the treasures favored by the top-level Divines must be of great value!"

"Sister, you make a good point!"

Qin Feng nodded, ready to agree with Li Miaozhen's point when his expression suddenly changed.

He felt a vague unease, as if something ominous was watching him.

"What's wrong?"

Seeing this, Li Miaozhen immediately turned serious and looked around to see if any powerful foes were hiding nearby.

However, with her keen perception, after looking around for a long time, she found nothing and turned her puzzled gaze toward Qin Feng.

"I don't know!"

Qin Feng shook his head, "Just a sudden sense of unease."

"Oh?"

Upon hearing this, Li Miaozhen closed her eyes, concentrated for a moment, but didn't feel what Qin Feng described.

The sense of sudden unease is a unique intuition that emerges in Body Refining Cultivators when they reach a certain level of power, alerting them to danger beforehand.

However, ultimately a Body Refining Cultivator is still a Body Refining Cultivator, with strong physical bodies but not adept at strategic calculations, and this intuition is not entirely reliable, sometimes even minor dangers can trigger it.

In terms of Body Refining Cultivation, Li Miaozhen's White Tiger Dao Body was even more formidable than Qin Feng's Azure Dragon Dao Body.

Because she focused on a single path, whether it was crossing tribulation to temper her body or absorbing the power of laws, she never missed out on the benefits of her Dao Body.

Unlike Qin Feng, who had to consider so many laws, thus reducing the benefits received by the Azure Dragon Dao Body.

Since she didn't feel any intuition, Li Miaozhen thought it might not be a serious matter, otherwise, her spirit would not remain unaffected.

However, Qin Feng was less optimistic, frowning in contemplation for a long time before suddenly summoning out the Spirit Turtle from the second layer of the Demon Refining Pot, who was deep in slumber at that moment.

This Spirit Turtle had previously received a substantial amount of Origin Power from the Golden Apple, allowing its Cultivation to surge, advancing its realm directly to the level of Primordial Spirit; it could now be considered a Great Demon!

"Master!"

The Spirit Turtle was in deep slumber within the Beiming Immortal Mansion, taking the opportunity to Refine the Origin Power and solidify its Cultivation. Suddenly yanked out by Qin Feng, it jolted awake and hastily opened its eyes.

Seeing Qin Feng, the Spirit Turtle habitually called out 'Master.'

However, after sensing the Immortal Qi on Qin Feng, it stretched out its turtle head and widened its round eyes, opening its mouth unsure how to react.

Previously, when Qin Feng had transferred the Origin Power of the Golden Apple into it, it was overjoyed, thinking Qin Feng was foolish to not cultivate it himself but rather give such a rare treasure to it.

After receiving so many benefits from Qin Feng, its perception of him had greatly improved, thinking that even if it were to break free from Qin Feng's binding, it didn't necessarily need to ruin his life.

But now, witnessing the powerful aura and surging immortal power on Qin Feng, it realized it had thought too much.

Qin Feng had not absorbed the Origin Power himself purely because he had already gained more benefits.

He had... already become an Immortal!

This realization suddenly disheartened the Spirit Turtle.

Even though it had experienced many fortuitous encounters during its time with Qin Feng, advancing from the Dharma Image Middle Stage to Primordial Spirit and stabilizing its foundation with the Origin Power, all this paled in comparison to Qin Feng becoming an Immortal.

Even with these opportunities, with its current strength, if it continued to cultivate in a conventional manner, it would still need a hundred years of arduous Cultivation to potentially achieve the status of a Demon Immortal!

But by the time it became an Immortal, who knows how powerful Qin Feng would have become?

This discovery left its spirit dejected, fearing that it might never escape Qin Feng's control in this lifetime!

Was it destined to resign itself to this fate?

Though serving under Qin Feng wasn't bad and had brought it many benefits.

However, it desired the benefits, the freedom, and to wander was incredibly important to it!

Thus, it felt conflicted.

Before it could resolve its conflict, Qin Feng spoke, "Help me calculate the fortune of this journey, will it be auspicious or ominous?"

"Yes, Master!"

Though disheartened, the Spirit Turtle dared not delay and energetically began its divination.

However, before it could conclude, its eyes shimmered with spiritual light, and it suddenly exclaimed in surprise.

"What is it?"

Qin Feng quickly asked.

"Master, someone has tampered with you! Wait, what is this spell?"

The Spirit Turtle shook its head slightly, letting out a soft sound of surprise as the Eight Trigrams Divine Pattern on its back flickered continuously.

After a long moment, its aura faltered, and it promptly stopped the divination, speaking uncertainly, "It's the Path of Destiny, Master. You've been entangled by someone proficient in the Destiny Principle with Destiny Threads. These threads are invisible and colorless, hard for ordinary Spiritual Eyes to see, and they possess no attack power, which is why you haven't noticed them."

"Destiny Threads?"

Qin Feng and Li Miaozhen looked at each other, both seeing surprise in each other's eyes.

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