After the Skyfall

Chapter 961 The Royal Family Arrives
Two years have passed in the blink of an eye since the Jiezhou set sail.

This time was very short for the Heavenly Realm, but very long for Li Yi who was cultivating. The reason why it took two years on the road was intentionally done by the Divine Emperor.

After leaving the Third Heaven, he slowed down the Boundary Ship to give Li Yi more time to cultivate. Although breaking through to the next realm within this limited time was extremely difficult, the Divine Might Heavenly King thought it would be good to let Tai Yi wield the Heavenly Emperor's Weapon for a little longer.

Even if you can't break through to the next realm, you can still increase your strength.

However, the actions of the Divine King aroused the dissatisfaction of the Heavenly King's royal family.

His orders were to send Taiyi and the Heavenly Emperor's soldiers back to the Kingdom of the Gods as quickly as possible, instead of wasting time slowly on the way. Therefore, the Divine King of Heaven was urged several times over the past two years.

However, the Divine King continued to do as he pleased and did not pay much attention to it.

He was originally a Heavenly King who was stationed on the Boundary Ship. His status among the Heavenly Gods was not high. Even if he offended someone, the worst outcome would be that he would continue to be stationed on the Boundary Ship.

As long as one doesn't betray the Celestial Race and commit an unforgivable crime, no one can really do much against a Celestial King.

Moreover, the Divine Might Heavenly King has received many benefits from Li Yi and has already sided with Li Yi. If he doesn't do something, where will his face as the Heavenly King be?

Even so, the Boundary Ship still managed to reach the Seventh Heaven, where the Kingdom of Gods was located, despite its slow and hesitant movements.

The Seventh Heaven is filled with spiritual energy, a land of outstanding people and beautiful scenery. Everywhere, there are rays of light and auspicious clouds. Here, one can see true dragons soaring, phoenixes crying, celestial maidens dancing, and gods performing magic. In the celestial realm, almost all powerful races have taken root in the Seventh Heaven.

After all, no one is willing to give up such a valuable place.

The Kingdom of Gods was no exception; they occupied a territory in the northern part of the Seventh Heaven, transformed it into the Kingdom of Gods, and multiplied and thrived for countless years.

But at this time.

Within the realm of the gods, several heavenly kings could no longer remain still. They pinpointed the location of the Divine Might Heavenly King's Boundary Ship and immediately led their divine generals straight towards it.

The World Ship was intercepted by the three Heavenly Kings before it even entered the territory of the Kingdom of Gods.

soon.

The three Heavenly Kings, along with their subordinates and guards, rushed into the World Ship.

"Shenwei, what are you doing? Coming from the Third Heaven to the Seventh Heaven should have taken a year with the speed of the Boundary Ship, but you've been dawdling on the way for two and a half years. Do you think you can disobey the royal family's orders?"

A Heavenly King named Di Kui glared angrily, like an enraged Vajra, exuding powerful majesty.

"Di Kui, behave yourself."

The Divine Might Heavenly King said coldly, "Although you are a member of the royal family, you are not a direct descendant. In terms of status and position, you are inferior to Taiyi. By intercepting a boundary ship belonging to a direct descendant of a Heavenly God royal family, do you intend to betray your clan?"

It's just labeling; anyone can do that, and he can do it without thinking.

"You!" The Earthly King was furious. He wanted to refute, but he dared not. Although he was a member of the royal family and held a noble status within the Heavenly God Clan, Taiyi was a direct descendant of the royal family.

This point was acknowledged by the God Emperor Haoguang and inscribed in the family genealogy; even he wouldn't dare to do anything to a direct descendant of a royal family.

That's why he vented his anger on the Divine King.

However, within the Celestial Race, everything is determined by strength.

Li Yi is indeed a direct descendant of the royal family, but his strength is too weak. Even his respect is only superficial. The ones who truly deserve their submission are powerful direct descendants of the royal family, not a weak one.

"Shenwei, you must be tired from your journey. However, many people in the Kingdom of Gods already know about Taiyi's acquisition of the Heavenly Emperor's Weapon. The Zhenyue God Emperor said that Taiyi is too weak to wield the Heavenly Emperor's Weapon and hopes that he will return it to the royal family."

At this moment, a female Heavenly King spoke up. She was called the Western Water Heavenly King and was also a royal Heavenly King. She was not angry, but immediately invoked the title of the Mountain Suppressing God Emperor.

“I have received the imperial decree from the God Emperor Haoguang, and Taiyi shall continue to wield the Heavenly Emperor's weapon. This item was acquired by Taiyi, and it rightfully belongs to him,” said the Divine Might Heavenly King, completely ignoring the words of the God Emperor Zhenyue.

After all, he had already pledged allegiance to the God Emperor Haoguang, so why would he obey the orders of other God Emperors?

“Shenwei, I’m doing this for Taiyi’s own good. He’s only a Heavenly General. If he flaunts the Heavenly Emperor’s weapon in public, it will only attract the covetousness of other powerful emperors and might even bring him to his death. Every direct descendant of our Heavenly God Royal Clan is extremely precious. If they lose their lives because of this, it will be a loss for our entire Heavenly God Clan.”

The Western Water Heavenly King said, "Moreover, since Taiyi's Heavenly Emperor's weapons have been returned to the royal family, the royal family will naturally not lose out on such a great contributor. He will receive the rewards he deserves, and even the Mountain-Suppressing God Emperor will step forward to bless Taiyi with imperial light and protect him."

This is an exchange.

For them, such an exchange was already quite good. After all, Taiyi, a direct descendant of the royal family, was an outsider, and his strength was only at the Heavenly General level. It was already very good to receive such a reward.

As for the Heavenly Emperor's soldiers, I'm sorry.

It's impossible to let them continue to control it. Even the Heavenly Kings don't have Heavenly Emperor's weapons, so how can they allow a Heavenly General to possess them?
Fortunately, Taiyi is a direct descendant of the royal family. If he were an ordinary member of the royal family, he probably would have already started to snatch it.

“Shenwei, I know you obtained an imperial palace in the Third Heaven this time, and probably gained quite a few benefits. Know when to stop and stop defying the royal family, otherwise even if you are a Heavenly King, you will be punished.” The third Heavenly King spoke, and he was also a member of the royal family.

The tricolor divine armband on his arm says it all.

The three royal kings joined forces to exert pressure, hoping to make the Divine Might Heavenly King back down.

The Heavenly King Shenwei's expression changed repeatedly. Although he knew this situation would occur, he did not expect the royal Heavenly Kings to be in such a hurry. It seems that the Heavenly Emperor's weapon is too tempting for the Heavenly Kings.

However, he could understand. If a royal king obtained a Heavenly Emperor's weapon, he would be invincible within the same realm, with no equal among them.

In a race like the Celestials who value strength above all else, such an allure is indeed hard to resist. Let alone them, even the Emperor Furnace of Time would tempt him if it were placed before him.

Unfortunately, given his status, there was absolutely no hope of getting his hands on it.

"This matter is of great importance. Although the three of you are royalty, you are not of the direct line. You are not qualified to discuss the ownership of the Heavenly Emperor's Weapon," the Divine Might Heavenly King then said coldly.

Since we've already offended these members of the royal family, we have no choice but to go down this path to the bitter end.

As long as it's too easy for him to become a superstar in the future, none of this will be a problem.

"How dare you speak to royalty like that?" Upon hearing this, the Earthly King roared, unable to contain himself any longer. His Heavenly King power was unleashed instantly, causing the entire World Ship to sway violently.

Without the slightest hesitation, he threw a punch at the Divine King, intending to teach him a lesson.

The Divine Might Heavenly King was prepared. He also radiated starlight, and divine power flowed within his wondrous gate, instantly condensing and striking out with the Earthly King.

Even though he wasn't royalty, he would never back down when faced with provocation from someone of the same realm.

Two terrifying heavenly powers erupted instantly.

However, even though the Divine Might Heavenly King was on guard, he was still blasted away with a single blow, clearly indicating that there was still a certain gap in strength between him and the Earthly King.

This is the difference between ordinary Celestial Kings and royalty.

However, the Divine King was not injured, since the two were not fighting to the death.

"Your strength is not bad. Among ordinary Heavenly Kings, you are considered very strong. But unfortunately, there is still a considerable gap between you and royalty. If you continue to speak rudely, it won't be a matter of just one punch."

The Earthly King snorted heavily, issuing another warning.

"Let's go and get the Heavenly Emperor's Weapon." He then ignored the Divine Might Heavenly King and strode towards a secret realm, already sensing the aura of the Heavenly Emperor's Weapon.

Even though the secret realm was sealed off, a terrifying yin and yang energy still emanated from it.

Seeing this, the Divine King sighed inwardly. He had done his best. He really couldn't interfere in the affairs of the Heavenly God Royal Family. He was inferior to them in both status and strength. If he were to forcefully intervene, it would be tantamount to rebellion, and he would be seized by the royal family and killed on the spot.

"Halt, Heavenly Kings! Taiyi is in seclusion, and you must not disturb him." However, at the entrance of the secret realm, Heavenly King Hanshan appeared, having witnessed what had just happened.

Seeing that the Heavenly King of Divine Might couldn't stop the other party, she, as his guard, had to step in.

Five puppets stood around the Cold Mountain Heavenly King, exuding extraordinary auras and revealing the power of the Heavenly King. At the same time, the divine generals Flying Ant, White Blade, and Wu Jue, as well as the Dragon Girl Yu Chang, also appeared fully armed.

Although the heavens cannot play a role at this time, the attitude must be made clear.

"Hanshan, step aside. You are just a Heavenly King Guard. The affairs of the royal family are none of your business. We are only going to retrieve the Heavenly Emperor's weapon, not to deal with the direct descendants of the royal family. You don't need to worry," said the Western Water Heavenly King. She clearly knew Hanshan as well.

After all, the number of Heavenly Kings of the God Clan is also limited. They have cultivated for many years and have some friendship with each other. That's why she spoke kindly to persuade them instead of taking direct action like Di Kui did.

"We'll discuss the Heavenly Emperor's Weapon after Taiyi emerges from seclusion. You can wait outside the secret realm," said the Cold Mountain Heavenly King coldly. "Or is it that your status as a direct descendant of the royal family no longer holds any value here?"

The West Water Heavenly King's expression darkened slightly. She knew that the most troublesome thing about this matter was that Taiyi was a direct descendant of the royal family, whose status was far above theirs. Fortunately, there was no one in Taiyi's branch of the royal family, otherwise they would not have dared to come here on their own initiative.

"Hanshan, step aside. We must welcome back the Heavenly Emperor's army today." She had no choice but to avoid the topic of Taiyi.

"What if I don't allow it? Xishui, are you going to kill me?" Hanshan Heavenly King said, "As the Heavenly King who is the direct descendant of the royal family, you should know the consequences of killing me."

The three royal kings immediately fell silent for a moment.

Killing the Heavenly King's Guardian would be tantamount to treason and rebellion, and would be hunted down by the God Emperor. Of course, they wouldn't dare to have such a thought.

"Earthly King, Southern Land, you two hold off Cold Mountain, I'll go to the secret realm to retrieve the Heavenly Emperor's Weapon." Xi Shui made his decision without hesitation.

Without using some tricks, it would be impossible to take away the Heavenly Emperor's weapon.

Upon hearing this, the Earthly King and the Southern King immediately prepared to subdue Hanshan. For them, this was not a difficult task, since the strength of royal kings far surpassed that of ordinary kings.

Han Shan immediately took out the Heavenly King Weapon, a giant axe exuding a chilling aura, and her gaze turned icy, fully prepared for battle.

"I promised to protect Taiyi's safety. Since you all disregard our kinship, then we have no choice but to fight to the death."

She instantly became murderous.

As a member of the Heavenly King's Guard, if she could just stand by and watch the Heavenly King's weapon be taken away, it would be tantamount to a failure of protection for Han Shan, which was unacceptable to her.

"How dare a mere Heavenly King speak of a life-or-death struggle to the royal family? If you remain obstinate, I won't hesitate to kill you right here and now," Earthly King shouted.

Hanshan Heavenly King remained silent, only staring at his opponent, preparing to burn his divine blood and use the five Heavenly King puppets in a desperate gamble.

In her view, these Heavenly Kings were not worthy of being called the Heavenly Royal Family; they were the scum of the clan.

(End of this chapter)