kingnovel Chapter 816: A Calculated Scheme
Chapter 816: A Calculated Scheme
"Ancestor, the offerings are ready. If we don't act now, when will we?"
Liu Xiang struggled on the ground, screaming pitifully.
The offerings she referred to were Liu Longyue and Chen Li.
Once the Moon Goddess devours the mother and child, she will surely return in her full glory.
However, the Moon Goddess did not merge with the Divine Embryo and devour Liu Longyue and Chen Li as Liu Xiang had expected. Instead, she absorbed the residual aura within the Divine Embryo. As the aura she had imprinted in the Divine Embryo disappeared, the once lifelike Divine Embryo stood still and closed its eyes.
Liu Longyue said to the illusory image of the moon goddess with a complicated expression, "I told you, I am not you."
The Moon Goddess shook her head, and with a wave of her hand, the divine embryo collided with Liu Longyue. Instantly, the two merged into one, bursting forth with dazzling radiance. The radiance of the ancestral temple, which connected to the bright moon in the sky, surged once again, and streams of divine aura emanated from Liu Longyue's body.
Chen Futu and Fu Shuang were shocked. "So this is the path she was meant to take—fusion with the divine embryo."
Liu Longyue finally entered the realm of gods, her physical body merging with the divine embryo, embodying two forms in one person: Liu Longyue in one thought, and the Moon Goddess in the other.
This is a divine embryo specially left by the Moon Goddess for Liu Longyue. It is a treasure formed by illuminating countless days and nights and absorbing endless moonlight. It contains vast divine power and is an unparalleled foundation painstakingly forged.
"No! Ancestor, you mustn't do this!"
Liu Xiang struggled to her feet, her face contorted with rage, as she unleashed her power to try and interrupt Liu Longyue's advancement.
Chen Futu snorted coldly, "Kneel down."
hum!
The overwhelming divine aura pressed down upon him, causing Liu Xiang to prostrate himself on the ground, unable to move an inch.
The subsequent advancement went smoothly, and Liu Longyue reached the mid-stage of the Divine Path in one step. Her divine power was as vast as mountains and seas, seemingly endless.
This is the greatest opportunity left by the Moon Goddess. Now, Liu Longyue has merged with the divine embryo, and her combat power far surpasses that of others of the same level. Her physical strength has also reached the level of a divine weapon.
Liu Longyue opened her eyes, looked at her hands, and then spoke to the illusory image of the moon goddess floating above the divine weapon: "You have treated me this way, yet I will not fail you. One day, I will surely restore your true spirit and allow you to be reborn from the ashes."
The Moon Goddess understood. She smiled gently, touched Liu Longyue's face, and finally returned to the divine weapon without moving, returning to Liu Longyue's palm.
Click!
The array patterns within the ancestral temple exploded one after another, causing the entire small world to shake.
Liu Longyue approached Liu Xiang, looking down at her aged face. "You want to kill me? You're overthinking it. The Moon Goddess isn't like you, harboring selfish motives. You don't understand the relationship between me and the Moon Goddess at all. I received the Moon Goddess's inheritance a long time ago and knew about the existence of the Divine Embryo."
"What?" Liu Xiang was dumbfounded. She thought this was the biggest secret of the Moon Goddess Pavilion. Apart from a limited number of people, no one knew about it, and it would not appear in the inheritance. She thought the Moon Goddess was going to be reborn, so she used the divine embryo to control everything.
As a result, Liu Longyue told her that the Moon Goddess's inheritance contained the divine embryo, which was not left to her by the Moon Goddess, but to Liu Longyue!
This incident shattered Liuxiang's worldview, making it unacceptable to her. She shouted angrily, "You're talking nonsense!"
"Hehe, originally I didn't want to merge with the divine embryo, but instead wanted to undergo the tribulation of the mortal world to enter the Dao. Later, you didn't help during the great tribulation, and your paths are different from mine, so I thought I would come here to sever ties with you and leave the divine embryo to you. But you planned to use the divine embryo that the Moon Goddess left me to trick me. Little did you know, this will not only fail to trick me, but will also help me directly advance to the realm of the divine path."
"you……"
Liu Xiang is numb.
She didn't understand why the Moon Goddess did this. Wouldn't it have been better to seize Liu Longyue's foundation and use the divine embryo for nirvana?
"So you can't become a god. The Moon Goddess sees further ahead than you. To put it bluntly, a divine fetus may be very strong in this world, but how powerful can it be in the upper realm? The body I find for the Moon Goddess in the future will definitely far surpass this divine fetus. She has been kind to me and has helped me constantly. She will surely be rewarded in the future, while you have led your people to their doom. You should think twice about what you've done."
Liu Longyue's words were both deadly and psychologically damaging. Liu Xiang pounced on her like a dog and clung to her leg, pleading, "Young Master, I was confused for a moment. Please don't abandon us!"
"Young Master, please have mercy!"
With a clatter, a large group of people knelt down inside the ancestral temple, each with a sorrowful expression.
Their desolation may have been a facade, but they must be truly regretting it now. They misunderstood the moon goddess's meaning and underestimated her nobility.
Chen Futu slipped into the hall and, in front of everyone, grabbed Liu Longyue's slender waist and embraced her tightly.
Liu Longyue rolled her eyes at her playfully, "Aren't you ashamed? Li'er is still here."
"I'm hugging my wife, what business is it of his? He's just an accident."
Chen Li watched his parents being all lovey-dovey and his face immediately darkened. "Fine, fine, then I'll leave?"
"Who are you?" Liu Xiang looked at Chen Futu with trepidation. Chen Futu, with an air of arrogance, said, "I am the current Human Emperor, Chen Futu."
"The Human Emperor...you..."
Liu Xiang and the other high-ranking officials present were stunned. Liu Longyue had clearly said earlier that the Human Emperor and a group of Martial Gods had suffered serious injuries.
Liu Longyue said calmly, "I lied to you. The human world fought against the curse and returned victorious. His Majesty and all the Martial Gods are safe and sound. If I hadn't told you that the Human Emperor was seriously injured, how would you have dared to attack me?"
The moment those words were spoken, the entire room fell silent.
They finally understood that Liu Longyue was not the Moon Goddess after all. The Moon Goddess would not resort to such schemes and tricks. The Moon Goddess's life was one of brightness, integrity, nobility, and transcendence.
Perhaps the Moon Goddess was right; only those who act in this way can go further. It's a pity that a group of high-ranking members led their people down the wrong path, and they never had another chance.
"Husband, let's leave them behind and go."
Liu Longyue gently grasped Chen Futu's hand, smiled sweetly, and was breathtakingly beautiful.
Chen Futu grinned, revealing a set of white teeth, and transmitted his voice, "You've fused with the divine embryo, so your body must be changing. I have to try it out."
“Let’s go home and let my husband have his fill.”
Liu Longyue ignored Liu Xiang and the others, and pulled Chen Futu out of the ancestral temple. Chen Futu did not make a move to kill the group of people.
Sometimes, living is more painful than dying.
When Liu Longyue breaks through the void and ascends to heaven, the Grand Elder and the others will probably regret it to the point of despair.
As for retaliation, that's even more impossible.
With the current combat strength of Lizhou, let alone the God of War, even with the current Emperor and demigods, it would be a matter of minutes to flatten the Moon God Pavilion.
Not intervening this time was a way of giving face to the Moon Goddess and repaying her kindness.
Back then, the Moon Goddess transformed into a possessing Dharma form to help the Holy Emperor, who had just entered the Northern Region, kill a Quasi-Emperor and quickly gain a foothold.
This favor is immense; to kill her disciples and followers today would be going too far.
The Moon Goddess noticed this and a small Moon Goddess Temple flew out from between Liu Longyue's eyebrows, circled around Chen Futu, and expressed her gratitude.
Chen Futu smiled and said, "Moon Goddess, rest assured, one day I will definitely repair your true spirit and reshape your physical body."
The Moon Goddess Temple swayed and then disappeared once again into Liu Longyue's spiritual sea.