Chapter 387: Uprooting Root and All

The sky gradually darkened, and the night wind was cool.

On the grassland, Dongbo Xueying sat beside his wife. Within a hundred-meter radius around them, the air remained as warm as spring.

“Jing Qiu, you will definitely recover,” Dongbo Xueying gazed at his wife.

In the distance, Palace Master Chen and others remained present, unwilling to approach and speak. They all sighed inwardly. They had won the war, and Dongbo Xueying had single-handedly crushed threats like the Witch God and the Great Demon God. Yet now, they faced such a situation. Palace Master Chen and the others wanted to help, but their strength was of no use.

The night was long. When the sun finally rose from the eastern horizon, its warm rays once again bathed the land.

Palace Master Chen suddenly approached Dongbo Xueying.

“Palace Master Chen?” Dongbo Xueying turned his head.

“My true body has conveyed the news of this war to many of our Xia Clan ancestors within the Spark Palace,” Palace Master Chen said. “The ancestors were all thrilled and delighted. However, many of them are deeply dissatisfied with the Temple of the Earth God. Countless Xia Clan people have long worshipped the Temple of the Earth God. Logically, when facing invasions from other deities, we, as worshippers of the Earth God, should be protected by the Temple. Yet the Temple failed to act at a critical moment. Moreover, as you mentioned, the Temple of the Earth God might have secretly reached an agreement with them.”

Dongbo Xueying nodded.

“Many of our ancestors are furious. They believe we should no longer allow the Temple of the Earth God to spread its faith among the Xia Clan. If it refuses to protect us, then it should just leave! There are plenty of other divine beings eager to spread their faith among the Xia Clan. Moreover, with your strength, Xueying, you may even be able to refine the Heart of the World in the future,” Palace Master Chen continued.

Dongbo Xueying nodded slightly.

Indeed.

For countless eons, the Xia Clan had worshipped the Earth God and offered boundless faith. Yet, at the critical moment, how did the Temple of the Earth God respond? Aside from the Xia Clan’s own demigods who came to assist voluntarily, the true deities of the Temple of the Earth God never descended!

“If the Temple of the Earth God had sent a divine avatar to help, even to manipulate the Star Tower, the efficiency would have greatly increased, and Jing Qiu would not have had to fight so desperately.”

“Even without manipulating the Star Tower, if they had joined forces with me, the Witch God’s avatar and the Great Demon God’s avatar would never have been able to mock me or trap me inside that black flower!” Dongbo Xueying knew clearly that the deity of the Temple of the Earth God was stronger than the Great Demon God! He could even overpower the Demon God. Even if the Great Demon God had unleashed the black flower, the deity from the Temple of the Earth God could have helped him easily evade it.

But…

It was all hypothetical!

The deity of the Temple of the Earth God did not intervene. He allowed everything to unfold.

“Then let him go!” Dongbo Xueying said coldly. “He has enjoyed the faith of countless Xia Clan people for generations, yet he watched as our clan faced annihilation at a critical moment!”

“One concern remains—the Temple of the Earth God must be hiding a divine avatar’s physical form. If we take action, the divine avatar might descend at any moment,” Palace Master Chen warned.

“No problem. Even if he descends, it will be of no use,” Dongbo Xueying replied. “Leave this to me.”

Of course.

His Illusionary Reflection now covered the entire Xia Clan world, omnipresent! It could even invoke some of the world’s power. As long as he was within the Xia Clan world, no divine avatar could escape him. To kill one would be effortless, just as he had easily destroyed the Great Demon God’s avatar and the Witch God’s avatar.

“Alright, as long as you’re confident, Xueying,” Palace Master Chen nodded quickly. He, too, was filled with anger. He could not allow the entire Xia Clan to continue worshipping such a Temple of the Earth God.

…

In fact, Mountain Master He, Yuan Qing, and others had long discussed this. Even the ancestral deities of the Xia Clan had unified their thoughts. They only feared the divine avatar! Now that Dongbo Xueying had given a definite answer, Palace Master Chen immediately took action.

A letter was sent to all Xia Clan’s transcendent beings! Including those of the Temple of the Earth God!

“The Temple of the Earth God has received the worship and offerings of the Xia Clan for thirty million years. Yet when the Witch God and the Great Demon God unleashed a catastrophic calamity to destroy our clan, the great deities of the Temple of the Earth God remained indifferent and watched everything unfold, never intervening. Such deities are simply not worthy of our worship!”

“All ancestral deities of the Xia Clan and the entire Xia Clan Elders’ Council have decided.”

“From today onward, destroy all Temples of the Earth God!”

“The Temple of the Earth God will never again be allowed to spread its faith among the Xia Clan.”

This public letter announced a new era of faith for the Xia Clan. The Temple of the Earth God had fallen from its divine pedestal, reduced to the same status as countless evil gods and demon gods, or even worse! Because the Xia Clan would relentlessly pursue and attack it.

At the same time…

Detailed measures were being arranged.

“Begin spreading the word that the Temple of the Earth God secretly colluded with the Witch God and the Great Demon God to exterminate the Xia Clan.”

“Especially those who worshipped the Temple of the Earth God must be made to understand that it was the Temple that betrayed our clan!”

“Longshan Pavilion will act, destroying all Temples of the Earth God, capturing all temple members, and imprisoning those fanatics forever.”

The Xia Clan’s methods were ruthless.

Once the believers who contributed faith turned to endless hatred, the cost for the deities receiving faith would be devastating. Therefore, the Three Heavens Divine God of the Temple of the Earth God could only silently watch everything unfold, unwilling to publicly step forward. He feared the resentment that countless worshippers might generate.

Once hatred arose, the past faith would instead produce a backlash.

“We Xia Clan will make the Divine God of the Temple of the Earth God understand that enjoying our faith while watching our clan face annihilation comes at a price,” the transcendent beings of the Xia Clan devoted themselves wholeheartedly. Yuan Qing even personally acted, capturing some stubborn transcendent beings of the Temple of the Earth God. Of course, most transcendent beings of the Temple of the Earth God quickly aligned with the Xia Clan.

Who among the transcendent beings would be a fanatic? Their cultivation was based on the rules of heaven and earth.

…

In the headquarters of the Temple of the Earth God.

Deep underground in a sealed secret chamber, a mighty and imposing body was encased in ice. His body was twenty meters long, bald, and his face was that of a normal human.

Boom!

A vortex appeared above the icy body. The vortex was deep and unfathomable, connecting to a place in the divine realm—the Kingdom of Bo Yu. There, a great Three Heavens Divine God named Wu Hai resided on an ordinary planet.

“Whoosh!” A humanoid phantom flew out of the vortex and entered the icy body.

Crackling sounds echoed as the ice, frozen for countless eons, began to shatter. The mighty and towering body stood up. Naturally, a simple layer of clothing formed on his body. With a wave of his right hand, a great axe, which had always been placed in the secret chamber, flew into his hand. He casually placed it behind his back.

“Daring to strip me of my faith in this mortal world and spreading lies that I have abandoned these mortals? The Xia Clan truly deserves to die!” Divine God Wu Hai’s eyes burned with fury. “Let me see how powerful Dongbo Xueying, the strongest of the Xia Clan, really is.”

Divine God Wu Hai was confident. Although it was only a divine avatar, he believed his cultivation was far too high for a mere transcendent to touch him.

Whoosh.

With a single step, Divine God Wu Hai instantly vanished.

…

On the grassland.

Although many changes were occurring within the Xia Clan, its strongest being, Dongbo Xueying, remained by his wife’s side on the grass.

“Jing Qiu,” Dongbo Xueying gently combed his wife’s hair.

Buzz~~~~

A familiar fluctuation descended. Though still vast and mighty, it made Dongbo Xueying feel nervous and excited. It was the Temple of Time and Space!

“Dongbo Xueying, I never thought you would actively seek to join to save your wife. Although you previously rejected us twice, our Temple of Time and Space will no longer invite you. However, since you are now the one seeking to join… our Temple of Time and Space naturally will not refuse,” a deep, indifferent voice spoke. The Temple of Time and Space did not prohibit joining. In the divine realm, some desperate transcendent beings willingly joined the Temple of Time and Space to become reincarnators and risk their lives.

“Please heal my wife,” Dongbo Xueying quickly pleaded.