176: Chapter 176: Swallowing a Star, the God of Fire vs. the God of Water!

The first thing Yang Simu could be certain of was that the golden-bodied deity he had just encountered could not possibly be the Sword Bearer who had already sworn allegiance to him.

Likewise, it could not be the Fire God Ruan Xiu before him, nor the Water God Li Liu who was far away at Lion Peak!

Among the twelve high-ranking deities, one could also exclude the one guarding Lizhu Blessed Land, Old Man Yang, who was Celestial Lord Qingtong, as well as his equally renowned peer, the ancestor of female Earth Immortals—the Lord of the Moon of the Ancient Heavenly Court.

Both of them were of the Human Race and had always harbored goodwill toward the human world.

Regardless of which ancient deity that golden-bodied deity actually was?

Yang Simu only hoped that it was not the one he least wanted it to be—the Lord of the Heavenly Court, whose legendary Realm was above the fifteenth Realm!

Yang Simu turned his head and stared at the girl with the ponytail, asking seriously:

"Miss Xiuxiu, do you actually know who that ancient deity I encountered just now was?"

Upon hearing this, Ruan Xiu blinked her eyes, her beautiful eyes narrowing slightly, and she smiled like a spring orchid in spring: "Guess!"

After saying this, she turned her head to examine this tributary of the River of Time.

Yang Simu tried to press her for more information in various ways.

But Ruan Xiu still refused to tell the truth.

Yang Simu was truly somewhat helpless.

He understood that Ruan Xiu must know something, but she refused to tell him.

At least, she was unwilling to do so right now.

Yang Simu suddenly felt some regret; he should not have left Wang Zhu, Xiao Bai, Xiao Jin, and the others all in the Hundred Thousand Mountains.

At the time, he thought that with the Old Blind Man guarding the Hundred Thousand Mountains!

Since he wouldn't encounter any danger anyway, it would be better to let everyone out to experience the Dao aura of the Wilderness World and sharpen their Realms.

However, Yang Simu never expected that after his Breakthrough, he would see that golden-bodied deity sitting high within the palace!

Furthermore, he was inexplicably swept into a tributary of the River of Time!

The biggest problem now was that they needed to leave this place as soon as possible.

As for whether to return to the Wilderness World or the Haoran World, it didn't matter anymore!

Ruan Xiu flicked her ponytail and smiled brilliantly:

"With this shuttle that can freely travel through the River of Time, once I reach the Jade Purity Realm, we can leave."

Hearing this, Yang Simu couldn't help but widen his eyes slightly.

"Miss Xiuxiu, that is the Upper Five Realms, can you not say it so lightly?" he thought to himself.

However, at the very next moment.

This section of the River of Time suddenly shook violently!

Yang Simu suddenly felt something, immediately looked up, and his mouth fell open in shock.

A scorching ancient star was hurtling toward them!

Ruan Xiu extended an arm as white as a lotus root, narrowed her beautiful eyes, and gently pressed down with her jade hand.

In an instant, the speed of this ancient star plummeted, its volume rapidly contracted, but it became even more scorching!

A moment later.

A dense, scorching fire-attribute Spiritual Qi flowed along the ponytail girl's arm and merged into her body.

And that ancient star instantly vanished!

Ruan Xiu let out a slight burp, patted her palms together, looking somewhat unsatisfied.

But her aura had already surged to the Upper Five Realms!

Yang Simu was dumbfounded, opened his mouth, but couldn't say a word for a long time.

Ruan Xiu smiled and said: "If it weren't for your guidance, I wouldn't have been able to come here, and it would be even more impossible to recover part of my memories from my previous life."

Upon hearing this, Yang Simu's body trembled, and he said in shock: "Miss Xiuxiu, why don't you teach me too?"

The ponytail girl put away her handkerchief and asked with a calm smile:

"Young Master Yang, aren't you curious about what my identity was in my previous life?"

Yang Simu thought to himself: "Of course I know, you are the Fire God, one of the five supreme deities of the Ancient Heavenly Court!"

However, on the surface, he grinned and said:

"No matter who you are, Miss Xiuxiu, I know you definitely won't harm me!"

The girl smiled with narrowed eyes, seemingly extremely satisfied with this answer.

But in her eyes, Yang Simu seemed to catch a hint of a different emotion.

"My previous self was actually the Fire God, one of the five supreme deities of the Ancient Heavenly Court!" Ruan Xiu suddenly said.

"Ah!"

Yang Simu let out a cry of surprise.

This time he wasn't pretending; he was genuinely surprised.

Ruan Xiu had actually told him such an important matter so casually!

Yang Simu quickly reacted and said solemnly: "Miss Xiuxiu, rest assured, I will definitely keep it a secret for you!"

Ruan Xiu suddenly narrowed her eyes and asked: "You don't seem very shocked?"

"Could it be that you already knew my identity?"

Yang Simu hurriedly shook his head, deliberately putting on an exaggerated look of shock.

He explained: "Miss Xiuxiu, I was just shocked by your identity."

The ponytail girl couldn't help but chuckle.

Her round face was flushed with a hint of crimson, seemingly because of devouring that ancient star just now.

At this moment, Miss Xiuxiu's eyes were like black lacquer, her lips like vermilion, and with a slight smile, the beauties of the six palaces lost their color!

Yang Simu was a bit distracted by the sight.

Just at this moment, the water of the River of Time shook once again!

Yang Simu snapped out of it and looked up at Ruan Xiu.

However, the ponytail girl at this moment also had her delicate eyebrows slightly knitted and her nose wrinkled.

The next second.

A woman's voice, as delicate as a spring willow yet as cold as ice, came from not far away.

"Ruan Xiu, you shouldn't be here!"

Hearing this voice, Yang Simu felt a strange sense of familiarity.

He focused his gaze to see the person coming, and his heart was suddenly startled.

Because, standing on the water of the River of Time dozens of meters away was a woman wearing a green dress.

Her waist was slender, a willow-waist was faintly visible, and her graceful, upright posture seemed born to fit with the water of the River of Time!

Perhaps the idiom "graceful as a willow" was meant to describe such a woman.

The person who arrived was none other than Li Er's daughter, Li Huai's sister, Li Liu, who was ostensibly the Reincarnation of the ancestor of Lion Peak!

However, her other identity was the Water God, one of the five supreme deities of the Ancient Heavenly Court, and the Lord of Jianghu!

Seeing Li Liu's appearance, Ruan Xiu's eyes instantly became sharp.

The past conflict between water and fire was also one of the important reasons that led to the downfall of the deities!

And at this moment, the two parties involved were both standing here!

The Fire God, governing the eternal stars!

The Water God, guarding the River of Time!

Ruan Xiu intruding into the River of Time was like a Mountain God rashly entering a Water God's temple; it was indeed a significant taboo.

Moreover, as early as ten thousand years ago, these two women were rivals!

The so-called 'enemies meeting face to face, eyes blazing with hatred' was exactly the situation now!

Yang Simu looked at Ruan Xiu in front of him, then looked at Li Liu not far away, and for a moment, he didn't know what to say.

Ruan Xiu curled the corners of her lips and smiled: "Ten thousand years ago, I was able to 'eat' your divinity."

"Ten thousand years later, I still can!"

Li Liu's pupils contracted slightly, she raised her eyebrows and said coldly: "Don't forget, this is the River of Time?"

Ruan Xiu asked with a calm smile: "Even if this is the River of Time, how much of it can you, who is only in the Middle Five Realms, mobilize?"

"I originally wanted to write three chapters yesterday, my neck was sore from typing, but I still didn't manage to do it, I'm really sorry.

I'll release two chapters first, and I will definitely add one chapter tonight!"