44: Chapter 44: After dealing with the Heaven-Mending Pavilion, it's time to go to Heavenly God Mountain to fetch Yunxi.

Outside Butian Pavilion, the smoke of battle had yet to clear, but the gloomy haze of death that had been pressing down on everyone's heads had completely dissipated.

Wang Teng kicked away a certain ancient sect leader who was trying to edge closer to curry favor, then disdainfully brushed off some non-existent dust from his hem.

Facing the Butian Pavilion Master and a group of Supreme Elders who were weeping and snotting, preparing to perform the grand kowtow ritual of three kneelings and nine kowtows in gratitude.

This newly promoted "Divine Fire Realm big shot" merely waved his hand in a listless manner.

"Alright, stop with all this pretentious nonsense."

Wang Teng pointed to Shi Hao, who was still there hugging a bone and gnawing on it, and said casually:

"The reason I took action is, firstly, out of consideration for this Bear Kid calling me Brother-in-law;

and secondly, because that bunch of scum disturbed my interest in spending my honeymoon."

"As for the reward... the meat of those two beasts at the Venerable Realm tasted alright, so let that be my appearance fee."

After speaking, Wang Teng couldn't even be bothered to look at this group of people again.

In his eyes, this so-called great calamity of Butian Pavilion was nothing more than an interrupted interlude. Since the interlude was over, it was time to resume the main feature.

He reached back and pulled out a crimson-red sound transmission jade talisman.

His originally cold and domineering face instantly changed into a gentle expression, as refreshing as a spring breeze.

The speed of this face change left the nearby Shi Hao stunned and dumbfounded.

"Hello? Linger, my wife?"

Wang Teng spoke to the jade talisman, his tone so gentle it could practically drip water:

"Yeah, it's done. That bird and the tiger have both become side dishes for my wine, and that fire-wielding charlatan was also crushed by me.

Don't worry, I didn't get hurt at all, not even my hairstyle is messed up."

From the other end of the jade talisman came the anxious yet pleasantly surprised voice of Princess Huo Linger:

"Husband! Did you really... really become a god? I just felt that aura..."

"That's all minor stuff."

Wang Teng interrupted her surprise, a mischievous smile curling at the corner of his mouth as he got straight to the point:

"The point now is that the annoying interlude has already ended."

"You hurry up and pack, bring all the luggage we prepared earlier.

Also, put on that red flowing fairy dress that I like the most."

"What for?"

Princess Huo Linger was a bit confused, "Father Emperor is still preparing the victory banquet..."

"What victory? Eating that old man's banquet is nowhere near as important as us taking care of our own business!"

Wang Teng looked up at the direction of Tianshen Mountain, his eyes flashing with the light of someone determined to succeed:

"Our honeymoon plan was delayed for two whole days! This is simply an unforgivable waste!"

"I'm tearing through the void now to come back and pick you up, we're going straight to Tianshen Mountain!"

Speaking of this, Wang Teng paused, his tone becoming righteous and carrying a hint of teasing:

"That girl Yun Xi is probably waiting anxiously on the mountain."

"This time we go, not only to spend our honeymoon, but also to 'collect the bride'.

Think about it, we, as husband and wife, return home together, and while we're at it, we abduct your good friend with the purple hair back with us.

In the future, the three of us... all together, wouldn't that be great?"

The Fire Emperor, who was standing to the side, felt his face twitching uncontrollably.

He just wanted to open his mouth to say "My victory banquet is already set up" and "Invitations have been sent to guests from the Eight Regions".

But before the words could come out, they were glared back by Wang Teng's extremely possessive and firm gaze.

"Father-in-law."

Wang Teng put away the jade talisman and grinned at the Fire Emperor, revealing a mouthful of stark white teeth:

"As for the mess here, and those various factions who want to curry favor, I'll have to trouble you, old man, to handle them."

"Your son-in-law here is going to bring you a second 'daughter-in-law'.

This is a major matter concerning the expansion of your Fire Kingdom royal family's lineage; you wouldn't try to stop me, would you?"

The Fire Emperor opened his mouth, looking at this son-in-law before him who possessed a terrifying aura and had just slaughtered gods to prove his Dao.

In the end, he could only sigh helplessly and wave his hand:

"Get out, get out, get out! Scram!"

"Remember! If you don't bring back that Celestial Race goddess Yun Xi, don't you dare come back to see me!!"

"Understood!"

Wang Teng laughed loudly and slashed violently into the void with one hand.

"Rip—"

Space was easily torn apart like cloth, and a golden passage leading directly to the capital of the Fire Kingdom formed instantly.

"Linger! Your husband is coming!!"

Wang Teng stepped into the void passage, leaving behind only an extremely dashing silhouette...

Three days later.

The Primordial Sacred Mountain, Tianshen Mountain.

As one of the most ancient and deeply-rooted forbidden zones in the Eight Regions of the Lower Realm, Tianshen Mountain was shrouded in dense purple energy and auspicious rays of light all year round.

Here, ancient trees reached for the sky, spiritual herbs grew everywhere, waterfalls flowed between floating islands, and occasionally, one could see a few pure-blooded auspicious beasts playing in the clouds.

For the countless cultivators of the Lower Realm, this was a divine residence that could only be viewed from afar and not profaned.

However, today, this tranquility and peace that had lasted for eons was brutally torn apart.

"Rumble————!!!"

Without any warning, the originally clear blue sky darkened in an instant.

It wasn't dark clouds blocking the sun, but a "shadow" so vast it was unimaginable.

It forcibly squeezed into this world, blocking out all the sunlight.

Immediately after, a terrifying pressure that caused all of Tianshen Mountain's protective arrays to let out unbearable wails of distress.

Like a galaxy from the nine heavens pouring down, it slammed down without reservation!

"Crack! Crack!"

Several floating islands on the periphery of Tianshen Mountain didn't even have time to activate their defensive barriers.

Under the pull of this aura, dense cracks appeared, and they nearly fell.

"Enemy attack!!!"

"Who is it?! How dare you trespass into the forbidden grounds of Tianshen Mountain!!"

For a moment, the interior of Tianshen Mountain was in chaos.

Several powerful figures shot up into the sky, all of whom were elder-level figures of the Celestial Race, including many powerhouses at the Venerable Realm.

Each of them looked terrified, staring at the high sky as if facing a formidable enemy.

When they saw the "colossus" that blotted out the sky.

Everyone's pupils trembled violently, and a chill originating from the depths of their souls shot straight to their scalps.

That was a... Primordial Demon God that had crawled out of hell!

A black beast, a thousand zhang in size, lay across the sky.

It was shaped like a vicious wolf, but it had nine giant tails like demonic dragons, each tail swaying slowly behind it.

It shattered the void, emitting a suffocating Nine-Nether aura.

Its body was covered in dark golden scales, which shimmered with a cold and immortal divine radiance under the dim sky.

And behind its head, a brilliant golden divine ring rotated slowly, divine flames burning fiercely, as if it wanted to refine this entire sky!

Nine-Nether Ao — Divine Fire Avatar!

That aura of ferocity was too heavy!

So heavy that the air was filled with a thick smell of blood, as if this giant beast had just returned from a feast in a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood.

It was in no hurry to attack; it just floated quietly above Tianshen Mountain, those eyes like two deep abysses, dark golden pupils.

Looking down coldly and domineeringly at the panicked Celestial Race experts below, who were like ants.

This feeling was like an adult Tyrannosaurus Rex lying at the entrance of an anthill, nonchalantly blowing its breath inside.

"Gulp..."

A Venerable Realm elder of the Celestial Race swallowed hard, his legs trembling:

"Divine... Divine Fire Realm?! And it's a Divine Fire Realm with a Ten Fiends avatar?

When did such a monster appear in the Lower Realm? Could it be that a big shot from the Upper Realm has descended?"

Just when the people of Tianshen Mountain were despairing, thinking that a catastrophe had arrived.

That colossus spoke.

There was no shouting or killing as imagined, but a young man's voice that resounded through the clouds, carrying a hint of laziness and arrogance:

"Fathers-in-law of the Celestial Race, stop sleeping!"

"I am Wang Teng, accompanied by my wife Princess Huo Linger, specially here to..."

Speaking of this, the colossus's nine tails shook violently.

That terrifying aura of ferocity instantly converged a little, turning into an extremely arrogant "marriage proposal" aura:

"Pick up my wife Yun Xi — back — home!"