Godslayer: Starting with a sword god, the Night Watchers can't hold on any longer.

Chapter 444: Shifting the blame

Seeing Zuo Qing stand up to greet him, Jiang Ziya smiled and waved his hand, indicating that there was no need for such formalities.

"There is something I need to inform you about my descent to the mortal realm."

"After deliberation among the gods of Heaven, it was decided."

Soon, the Great Xia Gods will mobilize their entire forces and head to the Olympian realm to annihilate the nascent Kelvin divine kingdom.

"At that time, there will be no deity to oversee the Great Xia territory, and the defenses will inevitably be weak."

As he spoke, Jiang Ziya took out an exquisitely crafted talisman from the cloth bag on his chest.

"Keep this talisman safe. If, after we leave, foreign gods launch a large-scale invasion, you can use this talisman to inform the Heavenly Venerable."

"We will send reinforcements as soon as possible via reverse teleportation anchor points."

Upon hearing this, Zuo Qing frowned slightly.

Is this a little too fast?

Although he felt something was off about the matter, since the Great Xia God had already made his decision, he couldn't say anything more.

"I understand. I will keep a close eye on any unusual developments coming from the border during this period."

"Very well. By the way, is young friend Lin here?"

Lin Xiaoyou?

Seven Nights?

"Master Jiang's timing is unfortunate. He and Shen Qingzhu went to the foreign lands seven days ago and have not returned yet."

"Beyond the realm?" Upon hearing this, a look of doubt appeared on Jiang Ziya's face.

"That's not right... The Celestial Venerable clearly said that Young Friend Lin is currently in the capital city..."

"what did you say?"

"It's nothing. Since young friend Lin isn't here, I won't bother you any longer. I still have some things to prepare for the Celestial Venerable."

"Ah... okay, take care, Master Jiang."

After speaking, Zuo Qing bowed slightly and then sat back down at his desk, looking puzzled.

"What does the Celestial Venerable want with Lin Qiye...?"

"Is there another plan?"

After thinking for a long time without coming to a definite answer, Zuo Qing could only put the matter aside for the time being and continue to work on the documents in his hands.

..........

Heavenly Court, Eastern Heavenly Gate.

"Lin Qiye isn't here?"

"That's exactly what Zuo Qing said."

"Strange... According to the divination, Lin Qiye shouldn't have left the capital..."

"I had the same question before."

Upon hearing this, Yuanshi Tianzun frowned slightly and looked at his hands with suspicion.

Is there something wrong with my divination skills?

How about we test it again when we have another chance?

"I understand. Go and prepare. We'll set off in three days."

"I respectfully obey the Heavenly Lord's decree."

After Jiang Ziya left, Yuanshi Tianzun walked to the table with a heavy heart and knelt down. With a wave of his hand, seven dazzling stars that shimmered with strange light danced and leaped at his fingertips as spiritual energy flowed.

In the time it takes to breathe, the seven stars gradually formed a crystal fairy brush and fell into the palm of the Primordial Celestial Venerable.

"This trip to Great Xia..."

"Is it good or bad..."

After hesitating for a moment, He picked up the glass jade pen, bent down and wrote eight large characters on the immortal paper covered with Taoist script.

Immediately afterwards, He made a hand seal with one hand, and gently swept the two fingers of his left hand together in his right palm, and a brilliant golden spiritual power instantly swept around his body.

The immortal paper covered with Taoist script also slowly began to burn at that moment.

Upon seeing this, Yuanshi Tianzun's expression softened slightly.

"Looks like there's nothing wrong..."

"Nothing unusual was found during the divination..."

"That's not right... If my divination technique didn't go wrong, why couldn't I tell that Lin boy had already left Great Xia and gone to the outer realms?"

"How strange..."

"How strange..."

Pulling himself out of his thoughts, Yuanshi Tianzun glanced at the divination chart that revealed an auspicious omen, then muttered to himself as he walked toward the Lingxiao Palace.

And at the very moment he left the East Heavenly Gate...

A flash of scarlet appeared briefly on the auspiciously auspicious sheet of paper...

..........

Moon.

The center of the arched altar.

Michael, who stood like a stone statue, slowly opened his gleaming golden eyes.

He stiffly reached out and pressed the golden holy sword stuck in the moon's surface down another third.

At the same time, a golden divine barrier, centered on Him, quickly enveloped the entire moon.

"Hehehe... Michael... Give up the struggle... Return to the Lord's embrace..."

'Thump—!'

'Thump—!'

boom! !

Just as this mocking and shrill voice rang in Michael's ears, the moon, shrouded in a golden membrane, trembled uneasily.

"Humph!"

Seeing this, Michael snorted coldly, and his terrifying supreme divine power erupted at that moment.

As the purest and most sacred yang energy swept through, shrill screams and desperate wails followed one after another.

"Enough! You madman!! You think burning your very essence can stop us from returning?... "

"How naive!..."

Upon hearing this, Michael did not reply, but instead retracted his outstretched six wings and slowly enveloped his body.

The world is not ready.

Even if you have assimilated into the Holy Lord's consciousness, I cannot let you leave so easily...

As long as Michael lives, the Cthulhu pantheon will never rise to power!

Before its wings completely closed, it took a deep look in the direction of the blue star.

How much longer are you going to sleep...?

I'm afraid I... won't be able to wait that long...

..........

Three days later.

The outer perimeter of the Olympian realm.

In the void, a magnificent golden palace stood silently.

Before the Southern Heavenly Gate, the three Heavenly Venerables stood side by side, coldly watching the entrance to the divine realm that emitted a faint light amidst the swirling mist.

"The plan remains unchanged. All the immortals will obey orders and depart. After setting up the teleportation anchor points, they will return immediately."

"The three of us will go and investigate again. If we find nothing unusual, we will launch a general attack in two hours."

"Follow the order!"

As soon as the voice of the Primordial Celestial Venerable fell, dozens of streams of light flew out from above the ancient and simple celestial palace and disappeared into the mist.

"The division of labor remains the same. Lingbao and I will investigate any unusual situations within the Divine Realm. You, old scoundrel, are in charge of the outer perimeter of the Divine Realm. Remember, do not alert the enemy."

"clear."

After receiving the mission instructions, the two Heavenly Venerables, Morality and Spiritual Treasure, nodded and then disappeared from the side of the Primordial Heavenly Venerable.

Is this a very auspicious omen?

Why do I always feel that... Olympus today is different from before?...

Upon realizing this, a hint of worry appeared on the face of the Primordial Celestial Venerable.

"I hope I'm just overthinking it..."

After pondering for a moment, unable to discern what was amiss, Yuanshi Tianzun also set off for the skies above the divine realm to conduct final pre-battle reconnaissance.

Meanwhile, in the realm of the gods, Olympus.

An Qingyu, who was sitting under the World Tree exchanging her source power, paused for a moment and swallowed as if she had a premonition.

He subtly turned his head and, seeing that the Black Goat was still lying motionless on the dry meadow, he calmed down and continued with his work.

"You're really good at keeping your composure..."

Um? ?

"You don't think I wouldn't notice all your little tricks, do you?..."

Hearing the Black Goat's shrill voice, An Qingyu turned around in confusion and asked.

"What do you mean?"

"Dear Xiao An... if I don't point it out, will you continue to act?"

"Honestly, I'm really curious to see what kind of show you've prepared for me..."

At this point, the Black Goat, which was lying in the shadows, gently shook its massive body and opened its eyes to stare with interest at An Qingyu, whose expression remained unchanged.

"I do not know what you're talking about?"

"Is that so? If you don't know... then so be it..."

"Let me guess... are those fools from Great Xia right outside the Divine Realm, waiting to rush in and annihilate us in one fell swoop?"

"Let me guess again... You must have opened the entrance to the realm of the gods on Olympus, right...?"

Upon hearing this, although An Qingyu's expression remained calm, her heart was in turmoil.

That's right, An Qingyu did open the entrance to the Olympus realm, but he believed that his methods wouldn't alert anyone.

Not only that, he also planted a hidden piece within the very origin of the divine kingdom.

Once the gods of the Great Xia descend upon the divine realm, he can manipulate the seed buried deep within the origin of the Kryptonian system to disrupt the divine power of the Black Goat, thereby achieving the goal of completely annihilating them.

While this is theoretically feasible, it all depends on the Black Goat being unaware of its actions.

"But none of that matters anymore. If those annoying rats dare to enter the divine realm, I will make them..."

"No one will return."

"Hehehe~~!!"

What exactly does "black goat" mean?

An Qingyu could easily tell from His behavior that He must have left some methods at the entrance to the divine realm or even in the origin, but with his current level of understanding, he simply could not identify what the [Black Goat] had done.

Although An Qingyu had basically figured out His temperament during this period of contact, he could not rule out the possibility that this was just the Black Goat putting on an act for him.

Therefore, the reason why the Great Xia God was drawn to besiege the soon-to-be-formed Kingdom of the Khrushchev was fraught with uncertainty.

The most urgent task now is to figure out how to inform the Heavenly Venerable about this matter discreetly.

Even if He ultimately decides to attack the realm of the gods, He can still make some preparations in advance.

What should we do?.......

Pulling herself out of her thoughts, An Qingyu stopped what she was doing, turned around, and sat down heavily in front of the makeshift house.

"What, now that I've seen through you, you're not in the mood to work today?"

Seeing this, the Black Goat wiggled its massive body happily and jokingly made a smug sound.

Has anyone ever told you that your voice is really annoying?

An Qingyu rubbed her slightly sore temples and chuckled as she spoke.

"What I do and how I do it are my own business. I don't need you to tell me what to do. Besides... you don't seem to have any other skills besides giving birth to some junk, do you?"

"Oh, right, it can also laugh like a ghost."

As he said this, he reached out and pushed up his thick glasses perched on his nose, sensing the change in Black Goat's emotions.

However, the latter, contrary to his usual behavior, did not show the slightest displeasure at his overstepping of authority.

"You're very clever; even at this point, you're still trying to provoke me."

"Although I am indeed very angry, now is not the time to settle scores."

"Oh? Now that you mention it, you seem quite confident."

"No need to worry, how could we possibly know about that lord's plans?"

"We just need to do our own jobs well..."

“So, Xiao An.” With that, [Black Goat] finally stood up unsteadily and slowly stepped out of the shadows.

"I... am now retreating. You must take good care of the origin of our divine kingdom..."

"If something goes wrong with it... I'm afraid no one can save you..."

After saying this, the Black Goat let out a long howl, then turned into a wisp of black smoke and dissipated into the air.

Upon seeing this, An Qingyu's face darkened completely.

This bastard really is a non-stick pan!

There are two main reasons why the black goat suddenly left.

One reason is that He did indeed sense an aura that He found extremely annoying around the Olympian realm, and if He wasn't mistaken, it was probably those despicable Great Xia gods.

Another issue is that if the divine kingdom falls and the nascent primordial power is lost again, He, as one of the three pillar gods of the Khrushchev system, will likely bear the blame.

so.......

He wanted to find a scapegoat to take the blame for himself.

Anqing fish is the best choice.

This is a good opportunity to see if the host of the [Key to the Gate] truly submits to them.

This is a triple win! If that important person knew, they'd probably praise my clever methods...

At the same time, in the void.

Yuanshi Tianzun watched as the Black Goat, which had turned into black mist and disappeared into the divine realm, fell into deep thought.

Could it be that... we've been exposed?

Otherwise, why would the Black Goat leave beforehand?

His aura was still extremely unstable. Instead of taking this time to rest and recuperate, he abandoned this divine kingdom and disappeared into the void.

Is there any need to continue this operation?

Just as He was lost in thought, the Moral Celestial Venerable, who had gone to explore the entrance to the divine realm, also sent word.

Although the entrances to the various realms of the gods on Olympus remained open, He discovered many young Black Goats in their dormant state inside.

In order not to disturb the young, He did not continue to venture deeper, but chose to retreat temporarily and share this information with all the gods of Bactria.

"The main body is gone... leaving behind the cubs?"

"Looks like... they really are waiting for us to take the bait..."

At this thought, a hint of something else appeared in the gaze of the Primordial Celestial Venerable as he looked at An Qingyu...

A terrifying killing intent!

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