97: Chapter 97 Is she your godmother?

The Willow Deity just stood there quietly, without releasing any pressure or exhibiting any aura, yet that sense of oppression from biological instinct made all the Supremes feel suffocated.

On the battlefield, a strange silence fell.

Chu Tianjiao looked at this scene and couldn't help but smile.

He smiled weakly, with a sense of helplessness.

"Willow Deity..."

He spoke, his voice very soft.

The Willow Deity looked down at him.

"Next... I'll have to trouble you."

Chu Tianjiao pointed at himself and said with a bitter smile, "You felt it too, right? Right now... I'm only in the Wheel Sea Realm."

The Willow Deity was slightly startled and carefully sensed Chu Tianjiao's aura.

The Wheel Sea Realm.

It really was the Wheel Sea Realm.

The being who had just slain four Ancestors with a single blade and reflected across the heavens to resurrect all living things now only had a pitifully weak cultivation base within his body.

The Willow Deity fell silent.

She finally understood that everything just now wasn't a dream.

They really had died once.

It was Chu Tianjiao who, using some kind of power she couldn't comprehend, had pulled them back from death.

She had many questions she wanted to ask—what exactly happened just now? Who were those four terrifying existences? Why did Chu Tianjiao suddenly become so strong? And why did he fall back to the Wheel Sea Realm?

But seeing Chu Tianjiao's weak state and his tired yet still gentle eyes, the Willow Deity suppressed all her questions deep in her heart.

Now was not the time to ask.

She nodded gently.

"I understand."

She turned around to face the group of Supremes.

Over twenty Supremes in their state of Ultimate Sublimation were now staring at her like tigers watching their prey. Although they had paused their attacks, they still maintained a posture ready to strike at any moment.

The Willow Deity's gaze swept over them calmly.

"True Immortal Peak..."

She whispered to herself, sensing the power recovering within her body. After being resurrected by the reflection of the heavens, her strength was much greater than before, having barely recovered to the True Immortal Peak.

Dealing with these Supremes—

It was enough.

But for safety's sake, the Willow Deity did not hold back.

She raised her hand.

The next moment—

"Three Thousand Divine Kingdoms!"

She spoke softly, her voice calm yet carrying an unquestionable majesty.

The moment the words fell, behind the Willow Deity, countless points of light exploded!

Each point of light transformed into a world.

In each world, a willow tree that propped up the heavens and earth emerged.

Three thousand worlds, three thousand willow trees, all blooming with brilliant green light simultaneously! That light was so dazzling that it instantly illuminated the entire shattered starry sky and the All Heavens and Myriad Worlds!

Those Supremes were all stunned.

They looked at those Three Thousand Divine Kingdoms and felt that aura as vast as the sea, their faces filled with disbelief.

"This... what is this?!"

"Three thousand worlds?! How is this possible?!"

"The aura of every single willow tree is stronger than ours! What Realm is this exactly?!"

Some Supremes cried out in alarm, some trembled, and some instinctively wanted to flee.

But it was too late.

The Willow Deity's willow branches had already moved.

From within the Three Thousand Divine Kingdoms, countless willow branches reached out simultaneously. Those willow branches were emerald green and crystal clear, yet they carried the power to destroy the world. Like living things, they coiled toward those Supremes.

"No—!"

A Supreme roared, desperately burning his Origin in an attempt to sever the willow branches. But when his Imperial Weapon struck the willow branch, it couldn't even leave a white mark. With a gentle wrap, the willow branch bound him tightly, making him unable to move.

"Ah!"

Another Supreme tried to flee in terror, but the willow branch didn't stop at all. With a gentle constrict, that Supreme's body instantly exploded into a mist of blood, which was then absorbed by the willow branch.

One, two, three...

Over twenty Supremes in the state of Ultimate Sublimation were like lambs to the slaughter before the Willow Deity's branches.

Some tried to run, but the Three Thousand Divine Kingdoms had already sealed off the entire starry sky; there was nowhere to hide.

Some tried to resist, but their attacks landing on the willow branches didn't even count as an itch.

Some tried to self-detonate, but the willow branches gave them no chance—the moment they ignited their Origin, the branches had already pierced through their Spirit Platforms.

A massacre.

This was a complete and utter massacre.

In just a few breaths' time, all twenty-plus Supremes in the state of Ultimate Sublimation had fallen.

Emperor Blood dyed the starry sky red, and the mournful wail of the Great Dao resounded through the universe, yet those Supremes hadn't even managed to stir up a single ripple.

The Willow Deity retracted her branches, and the Three Thousand Divine Kingdoms slowly dissipated.

She turned around and looked at Chu Tianjiao.

Chu Tianjiao was leaning in Xiao Nannan's arms, a weak smile on his face.

"Willow Deity... so amazing..."

He gave a thumbs up and spoke feebly.

Xiao Nannan held him, her eyes red. Although she didn't remember what had just happened, she could feel that she had almost lost her teacher forever. She held Chu Tianjiao tightly, as if he would disappear if she let go.

Xiao Shitou stood to the side, his gaze toward the Willow Deity full of awe.

He had seen the scene just now clearly.

Over twenty Supremes in the state of Ultimate Sublimation hadn't even lasted as long as a stick of incense before the Willow Deity.

Was this the strength of the True Immortal Peak?

No—the Willow Deity said she had only just recovered to the True Immortal Peak. Then how strong would the real Willow Deity at her Peak be?

Xiao Shitou couldn't imagine it.

And at this moment, on the other side of the battlefield, another person stood dazed in place.

The Ancient Kirin Emperor.

He stared blankly at the Willow Deity, at the mist of Supreme blood scattered everywhere, and at the lingering green light left after the Three Thousand Divine Kingdoms dissipated; he was completely dumbfounded.

Just now... what just happened?

Who was that woman in the green dress?

She how did she kill all the Supremes by herself?

Over twenty Supremes in the state of Ultimate Sublimation! Even Emperor Jiaoheng in his prime couldn't have done it so easily, right?

The Ancient Kirin Emperor opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but couldn't utter a single word.

He could only stand there blankly, watching the Willow Deity carry the weak Chu Tianjiao, leading Xiao Nannan and Xiao Shitou as they slowly walked toward him.

As they passed him, Chu Tianjiao waved at him.

"Brother Kirin, stop daydreaming. Come back to the Undying Mountain with me; your two children are still waiting for you there."

The Ancient Kirin Emperor nodded mechanically and instinctively followed.

It wasn't until they had walked quite a distance that he came to his senses.

Looking at the green figure ahead carrying Chu Tianjiao, he couldn't help but ask:

"Fellow Daoist Jiaoheng, this... this Senior is?"

Chu Tianjiao leaned in Xiao Nannan's arms and smiled weakly.

"Her..."

He paused, his gaze falling on the Willow Deity's face, his eyes full of tenderness.

"She is my godmother."

Ancient Kirin Emperor: "???"

Xiao Nannan: "???"

Xiao Shitou: "???"

The Willow Deity paused in her steps and glanced down at Chu Tianjiao. In that gaze, there was helplessness, doting, and a trace of indescribable tenderness.

She did not refute him.

She only gave a soft "Mm."

The Ancient Kirin Emperor was completely dumbfounded.

Godmother?

Emperor Jiaoheng's godmother?

The godmother who killed over twenty Supremes in the state of Ultimate Sublimation by herself?