The whole family is insanely eavesdropping on my thoughts Chapter 553
Chapter 553: Stripping of Divinity
The Execution Platform hung beyond the Nine Heavens.
At this moment, divine generals clad in silver armor surrounded it tightly. Above the clouds, deities gathered, their divine presence weighing heavily upon the air.
The platform was a vast circular structure, with towering pillars carved with dragons and phoenixes standing solemnly around it.
Thick iron chains crisscrossed, binding several men dressed in white robes.
Their hair was disheveled, and their once-pristine robes were stained with blood. The chains gripped their wrists tightly, crackling with lightning that continuously tormented their divine souls.
Zong Bai knelt on both knees, blood trickling from the corner of his lips.
His gaze drifted toward the horizon, as if peering beyond the clouds to the one who occupied his heart.
Xian Ting still wore a faint smile on his lips. As the God of Life, he governed all living beings with a gentle disposition, yet now, he stood upon the Execution Platform, awaiting the destruction of his divine soul.
“Will you all persist in hiding the whereabouts of the heartless fiend?”
“Zong Bai, you ascended to godhood after only a thousand years of cultivation. Your power is profound, and you oversee divine law. Your future is boundless—why would you forsake everything for a heartless fiend?”
“This Execution Platform spares no one—be it god, human, or demon. You must think carefully!”
Bound at both hands and feet, Zong Bai knelt.
Despite his battered state, his spine remained straight.
He knelt, while Qing Xu Immortal Lord stood.
Yet, in this moment, Zong Bai’s presence overshadowed Qing Xu Immortal Lord’s.
Feng Xu, ranked eleventh among the Celestial Realm’s immortals and a close aide of Han Chuan, felt a flicker of malice in his eyes.
Lu Chao Chao was utterly detestable. So were her seven disciples.
Zong Bai’s gaze was sharp, his voice hoarse yet tinged with ridicule and sorrow. “Who is truly divine? And who is the real fiend?”
“A heartless being is doomed to perish—be it human or god.”
“She was born without a heart. Forcibly reviving her defies the heavens and is a grave crime! Zong Bai, as the God of Justice, you knowingly transgressed the law. Your punishment must be severe!”
“Sheng He, God of Fortune. You bestowed your luck upon her, ensuring her smooth path. How foolish!”
“Xian Ting, God of Life. You, the most merciful and loving, revived a fiend. Worse yet, you gave her your eyes?”
Traces of blood still stained Xian Ting’s eyes.
He lowered his head, his expression dark.
When he suffered divine punishment, his life force was threatened. His eyes had been torn from Lu Chao Chao and forcibly returned to his body.
Chao Chao… How was she now?
He dared not imagine her without her eyes. Just the thought made his heart bleed.
“Xing Hui, War God, you are the most foolish!”
“You were the Celestial Realm’s strongest war god. With you present, the four seas knew peace. The divine army revered you. You were their pride!”
“Yet you shattered your divine soul, descending to the mortal realm to restore Lu Chao Chao’s soul, nearly losing yourself in the process.”
“Now that you have finally returned, reveal Lu Chao Chao’s whereabouts, and I will personally plead for your reinstatement as War God.”
“Your illustrious achievements were hard-won through countless battles. Do not act recklessly.”
Xing Hui’s armor was soaked in blood, its once-glorious sheen marred. He raised an eyebrow, smirking playfully at Qing Xu Immortal Lord.
Qing Xu’s mouth spoke of persuasion, but his expression brimmed with satisfaction.
No doubt he wished to trample them beneath his feet.
“Come closer,” Xing Hui taunted, smirk widening. “I’ll tell you.”
Qing Xu chuckled. “Good, very good. War God Xing Hui truly understands the times. Think about it—seven of you risked your lives to revive Lu Chao Chao.”
“But now? News of your impending execution has spread. Yet, she remains absent. Are you not disheartened?”
“The dead are gone. A heartless being—can they truly be called human?”
“This revived existence—god or fiend, who can say? Right, War God?” He inched closer.
“Come closer, or others may overhear. You wouldn’t want someone else claiming your credit.”
Qing Xu nodded, grinning as he leaned down.
The moment he got close, Xing Hui spat.
Before the gathered deities of the Three Realms, the spit landed squarely on Qing Xu’s face.
“You wretch!” Qing Xu swung his palm in a furious slap.
A loud crack echoed.
The blow twisted Xing Hui’s face, his cheek swelling instantly. Yet, his eyes glimmered with mirth. “Wretch? Who is the real wretch?”
“Is it not all of you?”
“You feast at her table, then curse her name. Hypocrites and cowards!”
“When the Heavenly Dao collapsed, Chao Chao sacrificed herself for the Three Realms. From start to finish, she never hesitated, never wavered.”
“And you? Do you feel no shame? The so-called benevolent gods, who secretly poured their filth into the mortal world—forcing the weakest, most innocent mortals to bear your sins? What a joke.”
“She was reborn, and at the mere age of four, you branded her a fiend. Hahaha…”
“She alone sought to stop it. Who is the true god? Who is the true fiend?”
“You, who call yourselves righteous, who forced millions to die for your own gain.”
“Pah! The Celestial Realm is disgusting.”
“I take pride in rejecting godhood!” Xing Hui’s words sent a tremor through the crowd. Many deities averted their gaze, unable to meet his piercing eyes.
“Enough nonsense!” Han Chuan Celestial Sovereign barked.
“Ming Kong of the Ten Thousand Swords Sect funneled filth into the mortal world. What does that have to do with our Celestial Realm?”
“Lu Chao Chao was born to save the world. Yet she was revived without a heart, a clear sign of corruption!”
“You gods abused your power, committing grave sins. None of you will escape judgment! An example must be made!”
Behind Han Chuan stood countless deities—
The pillars of the Celestial Realm.
The very beings Lu Chao Chao had once saved.
Han Chuan withdrew the Imperial Seal, entrusted to him by the Monarch Emperor to govern the Three Realms.
“Gods of the Celestial Realm, heed my decree!”
“Zong Bai, God of Justice. Xian Ting, God of Life. Xuan Yu, God of Darkness. Sheng He, God of Fortune. Gan Tang, God of Four Seasons. Xing Hui, War God. Chong Yue, God of Time and Space.”
“For abusing your power and forcibly reviving a fiend, your crimes are severe!”
Before him, Yan Qing Celestial Sovereign stood, with seven divine cores hovering before him—
Their very essence of divinity.
“I hereby decree: the seven gods shall be stripped of their divinity.”
“And cast upon the Execution Platform—where their souls shall be annihilated!”
A murmur rippled through the assembly. Frowns deepened as eyes turned toward the condemned gods.
“Lu Chao Chao sacrificed herself for the Three Realms, and was revered across all lands. Statues were built in her honor, offerings made in her name. Her disciples fought to the death for salvation, earning their divine seats.”
“And now, they are to be stripped of their godhood so easily?”
“Are we not ungrateful wretches?” Ling Xiao Immortal Lord chuckled from his place in the clouds, holding his beloved in his arms.
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