A Divine Artifact of the Daofather

Chapter 56: A Divine Artifact of the Daofather

Within the Seamless City.

“Daofather.” The sixty-one Empyrean Gods and True Immortals all spoke respectfully. As for the other Empyrean Gods and True Immortals? They had all died in that great battle which had seen the appearance of the Seven Radiance Empyrean God. The Seamless Gate had suffered extremely heavy losses during that battle. If not for the intervention of Lord Wuxiao, the Godking and Daofather Ink Bamboo probably would have chosen to admit defeat and withdraw from the Grand Xia world.

“We have suffered great losses in this Realm War,” Daofather Ink Bamboo said, looking down upon them. “But in this Realm War, the Seamless Gate will not choose to admit defeat.”

“We won’t admit defeat?”

The sixty-one Empyrean Gods and True Immortals below were all startled. The three Devouring Mountain Demon Gods stared at Daofather Ink Bamboo. They had long ago been rendered completely helpless by the Seven Radiance Empyrean God which was commanded by Red Snow Empyrean God.

“May I ask the Daofather, how shall we deal with the Seven Radiance Empyrean God?” The leader of the three demon gods, ‘Devouring Mountain Great Sage’, spoke in a high-pitched voice.

“Watch.” Daofather Ink Bamboo waved his hand.

Whoosh.

In the midair of the main hall, a gigantic object appeared. It was completely golden-red in color, dazzling and eye-catching. Its form resembled a spider, with eight slender legs that were like sharp swords. It coiled there in midair, radiating an aura that caused every single Empyrean God and True Immortal below to feel their hearts tremble.

“A Daofather Puppet?” Cries of shock rang out.

Daofather Ink Bamboo nodded. “It is indeed a Daofather Puppet.”

“I need to select one of you to control this Daofather Puppet.” Daofather Ink Bamboo spoke.

Instantly, the sixty-one Empyrean Gods and True Immortals were stunned. Then, a look of fanaticism appeared in their eyes, and even the three Devouring Mountain Demon Gods felt their eyes grow hot. They all understood how powerful a Daofather Puppet was. Its body was so tough and durable that even Daofathers and Elder Gods would have great difficulty destroying it. It possessed infinite strength and was incredibly hard to destroy. Its raw strength alone had already reached the Daofather level.

The power of a single Daofather Puppet was absolutely far greater than that of the ‘Three-Eyed Fiendgod’.

“This was spoils of war obtained from the Crimsonbright Realmverse. It is called ‘Armor-Shredder’.” Daofather Ink Bamboo willed it, and the ‘Armor-Shredder’ transformed into the shape of that Daofather Puppet. “You will control this divine artifact, Armor-Shredder, and transform it into this Daofather Puppet form. Attack using the eight legs of the Daofather Puppet.”

“You will spar with each other.”

“The victor shall control the Daofather Puppet.”

Daofather Ink Bamboo issued the order.

“Yes!” Every single Empyrean God and True Immortal was incomparably excited.

……

They began their internal sparring session. Soon, the more powerful ones began to emerge. True Immortal Baiji, Evergreen Sword Immortal, the three Devouring Mountain Demon Gods, the leading fairy of the Snowdance Nine Fairies, Fairy Snowdance… these powerful figures then began to spar with each other…

In the end, the battle for the right to control the Daofather Puppet came down to a contest between Evergreen Sword Immortal and the Nine-Headed Lion.

After a long and bitter struggle, Evergreen Sword Immortal, controlling ‘Armor-Shredder’, actually managed to win by a slim margin.

“Devouring Mountain Great Sage, the eight slender legs of this Daofather Puppet are like eight swords. I am a Sword Immortal, and I am skilled in the ‘Eight Trigrams Demon-Slaying Sword Formation’ created by Human Sovereign Fuxi. Thus, I am the most suited to control this Daofather Puppet. That is why I was able to struggle for so long before finally winning by an extremely narrow margin.” Evergreen Sword Immortal smiled. “You, Great Sage, are an Empyrean God, skilled in close combat. For you to compete with me in this was a disadvantage from the start. My victory was a lucky one.”

Evergreen Sword Immortal put on a very humble appearance.

He understood very well when to be proud and when to bow his head.

The three Devouring Mountain Demon Gods were clearly not people he could afford to offend. Even though he now controlled the Daofather Puppet, it was still under the command of the Seamless Gate. The Daofather Puppet belonged to the Seamless Gate. It had not been gifted to him.

“Hmph.” The Nine-Headed Lion’s face was ugly. He had actually lost.

Evergreen Sword Immortal’s face changed slightly, then returned to normal, but he secretly thought to himself: “I was rarely this polite, but he didn’t even give me face. Wait until I become a True God or a Daofather; you’ll be on your knees in front of me then.”

“Evergreen, you will temporarily control the Daofather Puppet.” Daofather Ink Bamboo issued the order.

“Evergreen shall not disappoint the Daofather.” Evergreen Sword Immortal spoke with incomparable respect, but his voice was filled with confidence.

Dark clouds covered the heavens and the earth. A fierce wind howled, and there was even the faint spattering of raindrops.

Right at this moment, the vast, mighty armies of the Seamless Gate surged forth with tremendous momentum. The power of heaven and earth itself churned violently, causing the dark clouds in the sky to become chaotic. Patches of dark clouds collided with each other, causing flashes of lightning and bolts of thunder to wildly scatter about, as if they too were frightened by the armies of Immortals and demons below.

“Crimsonbright, come out and fight!”

The armies began to chant their challenge.

The Seamless Gate’s army was located in the wilderness, several thousand kilometers away from the Eight Dragons Cloudcity. Their challenge shook the heavens and the earth.

……

“They dare to challenge us?”

“They didn’t dare to come out before, but now they are taking the initiative?”

“Hmph, the Seamless Gate thinks they haven’t died enough yet.”

“Let’s teach them a proper lesson.”

Immediately, a clamor arose within the Eight Dragons Cloudcity. The gathered Empyrean Gods, True Immortals, and the group of commanders and leaders including Ji Ning, all flew towards the main hall.

Within the main hall.

Daofather Crimsonbright was already seated on his throne.

Ji Ning and the others entered, their eyes filled with battle-intent, clearly eager to go out and fight.

“We cannot accept their challenge.” Daofather Crimsonbright’s brows were furrowed with worry. He spoke in a low voice.

“What?”

Everyone was stunned.

We can’t accept?

“May I ask the Daofather, why not?” Red Snow Empyrean God spoke.

“The Seamless Gate is determined to seize the Realmheart of my Crimsonbright Realmverse. Their desire is extremely strong. They have even managed to forge a Daofather Puppet.” Daofather Crimsonbright shook his head. “Sending you out now would be sending you to your deaths.”

“A Daofather Puppet?” Red Snow Empyrean God, Yuanguang Empyrean God, Snow Scorpion Empyrean God, and the others all revealed confused looks.

The seven of them had been living in seclusion in the Starseizing Major World for far too long and knew very little about the outside world.

“A Daofather Puppet?” The Xia Emperor and the others exclaimed in shock.

Ji Ning was also puzzled. He had no idea what a Daofather Puppet was.

“You have seen Empyrean God Puppets before,” Daofather Crimsonbright said. “I believe you understand how troublesome Empyrean God Puppets can be.”

“Yes. Their power barely reaches the Empyrean God level, but they are incredibly tough and durable. It is very difficult for an ordinary Empyrean God or True Immortal to destroy them.” Red Snow Empyrean God nodded.

“The power of a Daofather Puppet barely reaches the Daofather level, but they possess infinite strength and are also incredibly tough and durable. Even I cannot destroy one.” Daofather Crimsonbright sighed. “You wouldn’t be able to harm it in the slightest, but it would be able to harm you. Red Snow… you and your Seven Radiance Empyrean God would need another Seven Radiance Empyrean God of comparable power to assist you if you wished to restrain that single Daofather Puppet. Otherwise, a single Seven Radiance Empyrean God would simply be toyed with and beaten until it had no strength left to retaliate.”

Everyone understood now.

All of their hearts turned cold.

Having a single Seven Radiance Empyrean God was already a stroke of luck. Having another one? That was far easier said than done.

A single Daofather Puppet was stronger than the Karmic Punishment Deity, Ji Ning, and the Seven Radiance Empyrean God combined. There was simply no way to fight it. One had to consider that the enemy also had a Three-Eyed Fiendgod, which was only slightly weaker than the Seven Radiance Empyrean God. If a battle truly began, it would indeed be a one-sided slaughter.

……

The atmosphere in the entire main hall was oppressive.

No one was willing to accept this.

“BZZZZ~~~” Suddenly, a wave of ripples could be sensed.

Ji Ning and the others couldn’t help but turn their heads to look. Through the open doors of the hall, they could see a figure walking out from a spatial rift in the distant high skies. It was a handsome, youthful-looking man with a red birthmark between his eyebrows. This handsome youth was dressed in a Daoist robe. He drifted down from the skies and arrived directly at the main hall of the Eight Dragons Cloudcity.

“Yun Chen greets the Daofather.” The Daoist-robed youth smiled as he bowed.

Daofather Crimsonbright’s eyes lit up.

“I have been sent by Human Sovereign Shennong to assist the Daofather in winning this battle.” The Daoist-robed youth spoke with a confident smile.