After the Skyfall

Chapter 947 Requesting Rescue
The safest way for Li Yi to monopolize the Ziwei Imperial Palace is as Hanshan Heavenly King suggested: find a few God Kings. Just two or three Heavenly Kings from the Celestial God Clan would be enough to make the Imperial Palace easily obtainable.

Using the trump card, the power of the God Emperor, was a last resort. If it attracted other Heavenly Emperors, it could very well end in disaster.

Li Yi's eyes flickered slightly as he weighed the pros and cons.

If the Heavenly Venerable's Decree cannot be exposed, then he cannot easily use the power of the God Emperor, because even he cannot bear the risks brought about by the Heavenly Venerable's Decree.

But would it be better to invite other god-kings?
The more God-Kings there are, the more spoils they will get. Since others have come in person, it's impossible to let them go for nothing after the matter is accomplished. Moreover, the Heavenly Emperor's Weapon, the Time-Bound Imperial Furnace, is enough to tempt even the Heavenly Kings.

The reason I can discuss this with King Hanshan is because King Hanshan is my guardian king and stands on the same side as me. Even if I really obtain the Emperor Furnace of Time, I can simply share it with him.

However, the other Heavenly Kings might not think the same way. After all, in their eyes, the Heavenly Emperor's Weapon was an unclaimed item. If Li Yi could take it, so could any Heavenly King. They could just take it and leave, and Li Yi wouldn't be able to do anything about it.

"Hua Lü, you've really given me a huge problem." Li Yi felt a headache coming on.

Now he understood why Hua Qing had simply brought all these things out at once and generously given them to him.

Whether it's the Heavenly Emperor's Weapon or the Heavenly Venerable's Decree, they're both hot potatoes to him. If they were discovered, he would be hunted down by countless powerful figures. What Hua Qing needs is a safe and stable cultivation environment, as well as enough resources to support his cultivation to the Heavenly King Realm.

As for the rest, they are insignificant compared to one's own life.

Therefore, Hua Qing only wanted 50,000 catties of the Nine Heavens Divine Water, and nothing else.

But he didn't want it. Li Yi, who was used to being poor, wanted everything. He regretted not being a God Emperor, otherwise he wouldn't have to struggle with so much.

"Should we ask for reinforcements or not?" Li Yi began to weigh the options.

To request aid, a divine general must be dispatched now; otherwise, it will be too late to request aid once the Imperial Palace opens. The Heavenly Realm is so vast that even the Heavenly Gods and royalty cannot arrive in an instant.

After thinking for a while, Li Yi made a decision: "King Hanshan, send one of your generals to inform King Shenwei that you would like to come in person."

He ultimately made his choice.

"Flying Ant, White Blade, you two go to the Boundary Ship and personally deliver this letter to the Divine Might Heavenly King. There must be no mistakes," said the Cold Mountain Heavenly King. He then pointed his finger, and a wisp of divine power transformed into a secret letter, which he handed to a female general.

"Yes, Heavenly King."

After receiving their orders, the two divine generals immediately turned and left. They moved with incredible speed, manifesting their divine bodies, their bodies radiating divine light as stars shone around them. They used the World Step technique, and after only a few steps, they disappeared into the horizon.

Clearly, this matter was of great importance, and the two generals dared not be careless in the slightest, so they had to pass on the message as quickly as possible.

If it's too late, then it's pointless.

"Is one Heavenly King enough?" Hanshan Heavenly King asked Li Yi.

Li Yi said, "That's enough. Besides, if there are too many Heavenly Kings, I'm afraid I won't get much. I've been kind to the Divine Might Heavenly King, so this is my way of repaying him."

He also had his own thoughts.

Hanshan Heavenly King nodded slightly, not interfering too much with Li Yi's decision.

After this matter was finalized.

Li Yi led the group and immediately flew towards the imperial palace.

Although there are still twenty days before the Imperial Palace can be opened, he needs to go and see in advance how many forces have been involved so far. In case the Divine Might Heavenly King's support is not timely, he also needs to consider facing some dangers alone.

They continued flying forward for a while.

Li Yi seemed to have trespassed into the territory of some force, and immediately a heavenly general flew out to stop him, saying, "This is the territory of King Yu Tian. Please leave."

"Feather King?" Li Yi paused for a moment, then secretly transmitted his voice, "Hua Lü, do you know that Feather King? Was he one of your former subordinates?"

“I don’t recognize him. I know all the Heavenly Kings in the Imperial City. There is no such name as this Feather Heavenly King. He must be an outsider who has taken over this territory and become king by relying on his strength.” Hua Qing said with a somewhat gloomy expression.

This imperial city is truly in a state of chaos; without me, all sorts of monsters and demons have emerged.

"Since we don't know each other, that makes things easier."

Li Yi's eyes immediately flashed with killing intent, and he threw a punch. His divine power was instantly activated. He didn't need to light up the stars; he only needed to use the True Dragon Sky-Slaying Technique. His own strength was enough to defeat his opponent.

"what?"

The celestial general was greatly alarmed and instantly unleashed his peak attack in an attempt to withstand the opponent's attack.

Although the enemy was also a celestial general, their strength was too astonishing. With just a single punch, they forcefully tore through his attack, and the residual force slammed into him.

puff!
Blood gushed out, his body cracked, and with just one blow, he was severely injured and forced to retreat.

"If you block my way again, I'll take your life." Li Yi glanced at him coldly, but did not kill him, and then continued to move forward.

But his behavior was undoubtedly provocative.

Immediately, many celestial soldiers and generals within this territory received the alarm and rushed out together.

They stared at Li Yi but did not make a move immediately. Instead, they tried to find out his identity through various methods.

And soon, through their intelligence network, they roughly understood what was going on.

"This is a group of guards from the Celestial Clan. The young man leading them must be a member of the Celestial Royal Family. Are they also going to participate in the struggle for the Imperial Palace? Qinglan Heavenly King had contact with this group before at the Tower of Babel."

"Damn it, it must be Qinglan Heavenly King who leaked the secrets of the Imperial Palace and attracted a powerful enemy, but no matter what, he shouldn't have brought in the Celestial Clan. Isn't this like inviting a tiger into the house?"

"Don't get into a conflict with them. They seem to be deliberately provoking us, and there might be some kind of conspiracy involved." These days, the generals are being extremely cautious. Even when faced with Li Yi's sudden provocation, they did not choose to retaliate immediately. They had a premonition that the other party's actions were purposeful and not as simple as they imagined.

Seeing that they weren't going to make a move, Li Yi chose to ignore them and swaggered across their territory.

Anyone who dares to stand in their way will have to bear the wrath of the Celestials.

Moreover, since Hua Qing's imperial city has been so wantonly occupied, as Hua Qing's good brother, he has a responsibility to help him clean it up and, incidentally, establish his authority.

But a group of heavenly generals cannot achieve the effect of establishing authority.

If a superstar were willing to cooperate, that would be ideal.

Li Yi deliberately slowed down as he crossed the area, thinking that the other party would choose to swallow their anger and act as if nothing had happened. However, just as he was about to approach the Imperial Palace, the aura of a Heavenly King came from afar and arrived out of nowhere.

"The Feather King has arrived."

"King Yutian."

Many of the heavenly generals cheered, and at the same time they secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Li Yi stopped in his tracks and glanced at the Feathered King. Although he was similar to a human, he had a pair of pure white and crystal-clear divine wings on his back, like an angel from Earth's mythology.

Clearly, the other party is also a special race.

At this moment, King Yu Tian personally stared at Li Yi with sharp eyes, but he did not show any anger.

He couldn't afford to offend the Celestial Royal Family.

His purpose in coming here was simply to control the situation. Even if he suffered some losses and lost a few men, it would be worth it as long as he could get rid of the other party.

"Can the Cold Mountain Heavenly King kill this Feather Heavenly King? Our Heavenly God Clan is new here and wants to compete for the Imperial Palace. It's inevitable that some fools will provoke us. Using the head of a Heavenly King to establish our authority will surely be very effective." Li Yi narrowed his eyes and secretly transmitted his voice.

"He's just a mere Heavenly King of the Feathered Clan; killing him won't be difficult," Heavenly King Hanshan calmly replied.

This is the confidence of the Celestial Race. After reaching the same realm, there are not many races that can rival them. The Feathered Race is just an ordinary race among the various races in the Celestial Realm, nothing amazing.

If they can't even win this, the Heavenly God Clan will lose all face.

“Alright, please make the move, Heavenly King,” Li Yi said.

As soon as he finished speaking, the Cold Mountain Heavenly King suddenly moved and disappeared from his original spot. A special divine power of the Heavenly God Clan erupted, and a chilling aura poured down, freezing the world in an instant, as if time and space were about to freeze.

In the blink of an eye, Yu Tianwang was transformed into an ice sculpture, a look of astonishment in his eyes.

It seemed like no one reacted.

But then, Yu Tianwang was enraged. He roared and flapped his wings, unleashing his power as a Heavenly King that shattered the ice. He then revealed his Heavenly King weapon and wielded a huge purple-gold hammer as he charged toward Hanshan Tianwang.

"The Celestial Clan has gone too far! Hear my command, surround and kill these people, don't let a single one escape!" He sensed the killing intent in their eyes, and even if he showed restraint today, it would be futile.

Since that's the case, then let's give it our all.

While taking action, Yu Tianwang quickly sent a message to the other Tianwangs.

Many Heavenly Kings have gathered here to compete for the Imperial Palace, and the Feathered Heavenly King is one of them.

He hoped that these Heavenly Kings would join forces with him to drive away the Celestial Clan first; otherwise, even if the Imperial Palace opened, they would not gain much benefit from such a fierce tiger crossing the border.

In an instant, King Yu made numerous arrangements.

"Divine power to open the heavens."

But at this moment, the Heavenly King of Cold Mountain also revealed her Heavenly King Weapon, a giant axe that could freeze the peaks for thousands of miles and was as if it were carved from ice and snow. As a female Heavenly King, she wielded the giant axe and showed terrifying combat power.

And it comes down to a deadly move right from the start.

Stars lit up the divine body, and the Lebu Killing Array brewed a fatal blow.

This axe strike was truly earth-shattering; the sky above the imperial city was shrouded in darkness, and everything around seemed to be reduced to chaos.

The two Heavenly Kings then engaged in a fierce battle.
But with just one strike, King Yu was horrified. He felt his Heavenly King power being completely crushed, and his Purple Gold Hammer was almost blasted away after just one hard-fought attack.

Even his body was creaking, as if it couldn't bear the weight and was about to break apart.

"Is this the Heavenly King's combat power of the Celestial Clan?" Only now did King Yu realize just how terrifying such a top-tier powerful clan in the Celestial Realm truly was. Even among Heavenly Kings, the difference in strength was immediately apparent upon first exchange.

But he persevered, though now he was beginning to consider giving up.

Can't beat it.

Totally unbeatable.

If he continues fighting, he will surely die.

The Imperial Palace is not yet open, and he doesn't want to fight to the death with the Heavenly King of the Celestial Clan at this time; it would be pointless.

Moreover, several Heavenly Kings were watching from afar, but they were not persuaded by Yu Tianwang to provide support. Instead, they sat on the sidelines and watched the two tigers fight.

(End of this chapter)