Wanwan stood frozen, eyes locked on Shi Feixuan in disbelief.
Speak of the devil, and the devil appears...
Why couldn't this woman stop showing up at the worst times?
"Don't be afraid," Shi Feixuan said calmly. "Just answer: are you willing, or not? As a fellow woman from the same world, I'd be more than happy to offer you to the Eternal God."
Her voice remained gentle, like rippling water—
—but the pressure that filled the courtyard was suffocating.
Even without raising her tone, Shi Feixuan radiated divine might.
Xu Ziling looked at the sword light in her hand—formed entirely from divine radiance—and swallowed nervously.
Is it really possible to forge light into a weapon?
This… this is the power of the Eternal God?
Wanwan stared at the brilliant blade at her neck.
Then, unexpectedly, she smiled.
"What choice do I have?" she said, smirking. "But sister, aren't you afraid I'll take the Eternal God's favor away from you?"
"Heh…" Shi Feixuan laughed faintly. "If you've got the charm, feel free to try."
She flicked her sword lightly.
The rainbow glow shattered into petals that floated through the courtyard like falling sakura blossoms.
And then—
In the blink of an eye, the flowers became blades.
Thousands of them.
A bloom of divine slaughter.
All those who had opposed the Eternal God were cut down.
Xu Ziling's head was severed instantly.
The rest of the Zen sect members and guards were pierced through the heart—dead before they hit the ground.
That one just now… had been staring at my face too much anyway. He deserved it.
Shi Feixuan thought coldly.
Three days later.
The city in Liaodong, once occupied by Bi Xuan, was turned to ash.
A single sword of divine light had vaporized the entire city. The blast had carved a canyon hundreds of meters deep into the earth.
Every last Korean soldier stationed there had perished.
Elsewhere, the fleeing Sui Emperor—along with his children and personal army—was also slain by a flash of divine swordlight.
No one survived.
Li Xiuning and Shi Feixuan led a force of two goddesses and twenty-nine divine women.
Their descent was like an act of divine punishment.
They spread the Eternal God's will across the world, showing that in this realm, there was only one true god.
Anyone who defied Him—
Died.
Shi Qingxuan, daughter of Shi Zhixuan, heard that her father had been captured and was soon to become a walking corpse.
Terrified, she rushed from her hiding place to beg for mercy.
As for the remaining cultists of the Demon Sect?
Upon hearing that the goddesses had returned, they abandoned all resistance.
They had merely been delaying the inevitable.
Now that divinity had returned, what mortal dared stand against them?
One after another, they surrendered, branded as sinners of the world.
Their only path to redemption was 30 years of hard labor in service to the Eternal Faith.
In Jiangdu City.
All buildings had been demolished and replaced with a glorious divine altar.
All the wealth—jade, gold, sacred lumber—from across the Central Plains had been funneled here.
Even as Li Shimin fought for dominance, he had secretly been preparing this offering.
Now, the grand altar had been completed for over two weeks.
And the national sacrifice was ready to begin.
Four women prepared for the sacred offering:
Wanwan, demoness and rival to Shi Feixuan
Shi Qingxuan, the Evil King's daughter
Shang Xiuxun, heiress to the Flying Horse Ranch
Song Yuzhi, daughter of the Heavenly Sword family
They had all been bathed, anointed, and purified.
Soon, they would become divine vessels.
Time ticked by.
Until finally—
At noon, a dull bell tolled.
Across the Central Plains, tens of thousands of Eternal Temples lit incense.
Tens of millions knelt in prayer.
The sky shifted, becoming a swirl of iridescent color.
Thunder rumbled, but under the power of the Eternal God, lightning clouds were dispelled.
Li Xiuning looked at the four kneeling women.
"The state sacrifice begins. Goddesses, offer your lives!"
Wanwan and the others bowed deeply, then stepped into the altar.
BOOM.
The heavens responded.
The sky churned.
The earth shook.
Panic rippled across the crowd, but the priests of the Eternal Faith quickly calmed them.
Under divine guidance, the people returned to silent reverence.
A national sacrifice was no ordinary offering.
This was not a single altar—it was a worldwide ceremony.
Across every city, town, and province, offerings were raised simultaneously.
Countless strands of faith energy flew skyward, converging through the swirling aurora that marked the Eternal God's path.
Then, the trembling ceased.
White clouds faded.
The sky above became a vast cosmic night, filled with stars.
At its center, the swirling divine light opened a gateway—
A glimpse into the God Realm.
Li Shimin could barely breathe.
His voice rang out:
"O Great Eternal God, I am Li Shimin—two-star chief priest of this realm. The national sacrifice has begun! Please descend with your divine power, for the sake of your people!"
Everyone across China heard it.
The voice of the High Priest echoed in their hearts.
The celestial night above, shimmering and peaceful, comforted them.
It felt… like home.
This was the Eternal God's domain.
The place their souls longed to return to.
Even five-year-old children, guided by their parents, began to chant the name of the Eternal God.
Altars ignited across the land.
Offerings glowed gold.
Until finally—
From deep within the ley lines, the Golden Dragon of National Fortune emerged.
It soared into the sky, winding through the divine aurora.
This was the manifestation of the Tang Dynasty's fate, and of the world's collective destiny.
Eyes glowing, Li Shimin stepped forward.
He raised his arms toward the sky.
"As High Priest and Servant of the Eternal God, I offer the Golden Dragon of Qi Luck and the world itself as sacrifice!"
"May the Eternal God descend—bring salvation to our people!"
And below—
Millions chanted as one:
"We pray for the descent of the Eternal God! Save our world!"
"We pray for the descent of the Eternal God! Save our world!"
The booming voice of the prayer pierced the world and echoed into Liu Che's ears.
"It seems the plan has gone well. The national sacrifice has begun—it's time for me to act."
Step by step, everything had been arranged for this moment.
Right on cue, the system chimed in.
Ding… your believer Li Shimin has sacrificed four goddesses, including one Daughter of Destiny. You gain +15% of the world's luck.
Ding… your believer Li Shimin has initiated a National Sacrifice and offered a fragmented world. You now hold more than 80% of the world's luck—world plunder is now possible.
Ding… please begin the plundering process. Initiating now will enable increase multipliers. Delay may result in failure.
Liu Che stepped out from the Eternal Temple.
His divine body transformed into an immense hand that stretched across the skies, reaching straight for the fragmented world.
From the perspective of the Datang World, that hand blotted out the sun and sky.
Their entire world seemed no more than a toy in this being's grasp—small, helpless, and insignificant.
Even the once-feared Heavenly Dao was powerless now, barely able to express token resistance.
The creatures of this world sensed its sorrow… but those practicing Eternal Meditation remained unaffected.
"Because the Divine Envoy Li Shimin has ended the rebellion, eradicated heresy, and brought peace to the land, he is hereby granted the right to ascend to the God Realm.
From this moment on, this world shall be elevated to a Divine Realm. All beings may pursue immortality. Animals may cultivate into spirits. Mortal limitations are no more."
The divine decree thundered through the skies—vast and boundless.
It shook every heart.
The world had ascended.
From this moment on, mortals could now become immortals. A myth long deemed unreachable had now become reality.
With the suppression of the Heavenly Dao completed, Liu Che felt an immediate sense of relief.
The burden on his divine core lightened—though he didn't dare let down his guard.
This was the first world he had fully conquered.
He needed to ensure stability.
Activating the law of Nine-Colored Divine Light, Liu Che whispered a single word:
"Rise."
The fragmented world lifted from the Chaos Sea, tearing through countless barriers before it finally settled into his God Domain.
As the Datang Double Dragon World was captured, Liu Che realized something profound:
Not all "worlds" are planets.
Once stripped of its false shell, the Datang World was only a continent.
Its "global" appearance had been a clever illusion maintained by the flow of Heaven.
Even Liu Che had been momentarily fooled.
Ding… world successfully captured. Multiplier activated: x1000. The world begins expanding.
The system activated instantly.
The Datang World, now under Liu Che's dominion, was wrapped in divine power.
Mountains rose a thousandfold, valleys expanded, rivers widened, and skies stretched higher.
That once-small continent began transforming into a true planet.
Immortal essence began to flow naturally through its ley lines.
The sky grew vast, filled with constellations and nebulae. Dense divine clouds rolled across the firmament.
The earth thickened.
Not just the terrain—but even ancient bloodlines began awakening.
A bird flying in the sky suddenly ignited in flame—its ancestral Qingluan bloodline had awakened.
A towering tree, over a thousand years old, rose upright and bowed toward the heavens.
The transformation lasted for three days.
Only when the evolution was complete did the world finally settle.
The people awoke from the divine vision as if emerging from a dream.
At that moment, a figure appeared in the sky—wreathed in nine-colored divine light.
Li Xiuning and Shi Feixuan immediately dropped to their knees.
"We greet our God!"
Li Shimin, stunned by the appearance, also fell to the ground.
All across the world, silence fell.
Even the wind stood still.
"I am the Eternal God. Moved by your piety, I have elevated your world to the realm of the immortals. But do not become complacent.
Cultivate with sincerity. Those who walk the wrong path will be judged by divine wrath."
As if to affirm His words, colorful divine lightning danced across the sky, forming into a thunder dragon a hundred thousand miles long.
This was the power of conquest.
With the Heavenly Dao now shattered, Liu Che had full control.
He could let a person live—or erase them in an instant.
And in that moment, he felt his divine control increase by another 20%.
His power had grown firmer. His spiritual foundation was more stable than ever.
Li Shimin, filled with reverence, bowed deeper.
"I will forever remember Your words and uphold Your will with all my heart."
Now that God Himself had descended, no one dared resist.
True peace had finally arrived.
Liu Che nodded in approval.
"Rise. You've performed well, Divine Envoy. Though there were some minor shortcomings, the overall result was commendable.
I hereby promote you to four-star envoy and grant you a three-star divine law codex.
Cultivate well. Do not disappoint Me."
A hush fell over the land.
Magic…
He had received the law of God itself.
Did this mean… he now had a chance to become a god?
Compared to this, even becoming an immortal felt trivial.
Immortals were mere ants in the eyes of gods!
Tears welled in Li Shimin's eyes as he received the golden scripture floating down from the heavens.
His voice trembled as he shouted:
"Thank you, Eternal God! I will never forget this grace!"
Above, the clouds of divine light slowly dispersed.
Liu Che returned to the Eternal Temple.
The Datang World had been completely drained of resources.
Even the Qi Luck Golden Dragon had been merged into the plane of his God Realm.
Such was the path of divine cultivation—efficient, merciless, and absolute.
Li Xiuning and Shi Feixuan looked at each other and immediately took their seats atop their divine lights.
Without wasting time, they followed the other goddesses and ascended to the highest celestial star.
Though neither had visited their mortal parents…
Now that they resided in the God Realm, visits could be made at any time.
On that day, the people of the Datang World rejoiced.
The world had entered a new era.
An era where immortal fruits and divine grains grew everywhere.
A land once limited by mortality—
Now stepped boldly into the realm of the gods.