Chapter 2233: Lingxi Emperor

With a gentle touch of her jade-like hand, space tore open. Fairy Linglong followed the golden tablet and arrived before the gates of a grand hall veiled in mist.

Zizai Heaven, Zizai Heavenly Palace!

The palace gates were tightly shut.

"Fairy Linglong of Linglong Heaven, invited here to pay respects to Emperor Lingxi!"

Fairy Linglong bowed, cupping her fists, standing rooted to the spot, not daring to move.

The Nine Heavens and Nine Emperors might sound similar, but only an emperor truly understands that the one from Zizai Heaven is the real master of the God Realm, unparalleled by anyone.

There was no wind, no sounds of birds or beasts; the air was so still it felt congealed.

Fairy Linglong held her breath.

The other party had sent a golden tablet to invite her, and she had come, but not only were the doors shut, there was no word from within. What did they want?

It seemed she hadn't offended this Supreme Sovereign!

"Fairy Linglong, invited here, hopes Emperor Lingxi will grant an audience!"

After an unknown period of silence, seeing there was still no movement, Fairy Linglong spoke again.

Half an hour had passed since she bowed and cupped her fists, and her posture hadn't changed at all. It wasn't that she couldn't move, but that she dared not.

After waiting another half an hour, the palace still hadn't opened. Just as Fairy Linglong was growing increasingly uneasy, a faint voice echoed.

"This is a clone formed from a wisp of my consciousness. I'll give you three moves!"

As the voice faded, a figure appeared outside the palace gates. Dressed in plain white, serene and elegant, the figure seemed integrated with nature, yet also not of this world.

Fairy Linglong's eyebrows twitched.

She truly hadn't offended this person... So why was she being given three moves?

"Understood!"

Though puzzled, knowing the other party's command couldn't be altered, she took a deep breath, raised her eyebrows, and struck forward with her palm.

*Tear!*

The space before her tore like paper, and dark cracks appeared in the area outside the palace.

The cracks fell upon the white-robed figure like ripples of water hitting a rock, leaving no trace.

"One!" the white-robed figure said, expressionless.

Seeing that the other party was completely unharmed, Fairy Linglong gritted her silver teeth, not daring to conceal anything further. She clenched both fists and brought them down simultaneously.

Although she was a woman, her talent and skill were no weaker than any of the other Eight Emperors. Her cultivation was such that even Emperor Yunchi would have to temporarily avoid its sharpness.

Unleashing her full power at this moment, her two fists were like world-destroying millstones. Wherever they struck, there were no longer mere cracks, but spatial dust.

This meant that with a single punch, space itself was shattered into powder, and no living being within it could possibly withstand it.

However...

The white-robed figure remained motionless, allowing the force to land on them without even a mark on their clothes.

"Two!" the white-robed figure continued.

Knowing this was the last move, a drop of blood flew from Fairy Linglong's brow, instantly igniting. The next moment, her aura surged again, and she struck down with another palm.

This strike was more than twice as powerful as the first. However, space neither shattered nor turned to dust; instead, it twisted.

Her palm landed on the white-robed figure, who remained perfectly still. Immediately after, the figure raised its head, and a voice echoed in her ear: "Three!"

As the words finished, the figure flicked a finger.

Fairy Linglong immediately flew backward, spitting blood violently in mid-air, and collapsed heavily to the ground, her face ashen.

A single flick of a finger had caused her severe injury.

The two were not on the same level.

"Thank you, Emperor Lingxi, for your guidance..."

Suppressing the pain in her body, Fairy Linglong dared not say more. Instead, she gritted her teeth and asked, "I wonder, what did I do wrong...?"

The one from Zizai Heaven usually never made a move. If they did, it meant they were displeased and looking for someone to vent on.

It's just...

"Where exactly did I offend you? Couldn't you tell me so I could change?"

To be severely beaten upon arrival...

She wouldn't rest in peace even if she died!

"If you want to teach me a lesson, you need to cultivate further," the voice said. "This level of strength... is still far from enough!"

With a gentle sway, the white-robed figure transformed into a drop of clear water and fell to the ground.

It was merely a clone made of water by the other party!

She couldn't even defeat a clone made from a drop of water...

The one from Zizai Heaven was indeed the most supreme being in the God Realm; no one could contend with them.

While shocked, Fairy Linglong was even more bewildered.

"Teach me a lesson?"

"You are so powerful; even with ten times the courage, I wouldn't dare teach you a lesson! Wasn't it clearly you who taught *me* a lesson?"

"No... that's not right..." she thought. "I just finished muttering to myself that I wanted to teach Zhang Xuan's favored woman a lesson, and then I was summoned here... Could it be...?"

Her body suddenly stiffened, and Fairy Linglong's face was filled with horror.

If her guess was correct, that Zhang Xuan... was truly too extraordinary.

His beast pet was that one, his girlfriend this one...

Was he really just a normal peak High-Rank Celestial God?

"From now on, I'll never cause trouble for this guy again..."

It was just a guess in her heart, and she didn't know if it was correct, nor did she dare to ask. Fairy Linglong gently swayed and returned to Linglong Heaven.

As soon as she returned to her palace, she saw a middle-aged woman hurriedly approach her.

"Congratulations, Fairy! My felicitations, Fairy!"

"What's there to be happy about?"

She had just had a Conferred God King killed, then been publicly humiliated, and was even summoned by the one from Zizai Heaven to be beaten up... Filled with frustration, what joy could there be?

"The two individuals you brought from God Mountain a few days ago," the middle-aged woman said, "have been cultivating inside the Time-Space Mirror. Just now, they not only reached the peak of God King, but also simultaneously passed the test..."

"They passed?"

Her eyes widened, and Fairy Linglong's face was filled with joy.

After being repeatedly humiliated, this was indeed the best news.

These two individuals were found by her on God Mountain, and she had spent untold resources to cultivate them. Their breakthrough now meant that during this spiritual energy tide, Linglong Heaven would no longer be as passive as last time.

Linglong Heaven now had the initiative to choose.

"Let's go take a look!"

The frustration in her heart vanished. With a gentle sway, she arrived before the Time-Space Mirror.

From the outside, it appeared to be an ordinary mirror, but in reality, the flow of time inside was ten thousand times faster than the outside.

This meant that since bringing these two from God Mountain, several centuries had already passed.

However, advancing from newly breakthrough deities to peak God Kings in just a few centuries meant their cultivation speed was truly terrifying.

With a mental thought, the two figures from within the Time-Space Mirror were brought out.

They were two girls: one appeared somewhat quiet, while the other was as cold as frost, without any expression.

The passage of time within the Time-Space Mirror had left no trace on them.

As soon as they emerged from the mirror, powerful forces and auras simultaneously radiated from their bodies, as if they would tear space apart.

Although they were only at the peak of God King, their strength was greater than that of ordinary Conferred God Kings.

Their cultivation techniques, their mental states... everything indicated they had reached a perfect state.

The more she looked, the more pleased she became. Fairy Linglong smiled faintly, looking at them with shining eyes, filled with anticipation.

"You have both reached the peak of God King," she said, "and can now bear the power of a conferred title. Are you willing to become my Conferred God Kings?"