supreme deity

Chapter 805 Are they all Supreme Beings?

Lin Rui stared at the woman's face, which was exactly the same as that of the Supreme Celestial Venerable, feeling both surprised and suspicious.

His true form, far away in the Ninth Base City, quietly unfurled nine pairs of starlight wings.

Lin Rui recalled the Supreme Celestial Venerable he had seen during the time reversal on Huangshan Island, and the icy blue glowing skeleton on the Throne of Truth. These memories were intertwined and torn apart by the living face before him.

The emblem of truth on Lin Rui's finger suddenly became as hot as a branding iron, as if it were resonating with the woman. The intense burning sensation stung Lin Rui's primordial spirit.

Why does this woman resemble the Supreme Celestial Venerable? Could she be the Supreme Celestial Venerable? But why would she appear in the divine palace of the Eastern Abyss?
However, this should not be the same divine remains he saw on the Throne of Truth when he was young; there are still differences between the two.

Although the remains of that deity consisted only of bones and a heart, they possessed an even greater spiritual essence.

Lin Rui then noticed that the woman's eyes were very empty, without a trace of emotion.

The pale gold divine pattern between her brows swirled in the candlelight, yet she was lifeless like a mechanical puppet. Although yin and yang energies flowed within her body, and every inch of her skin seemed to contain the wonders of truth, she lacked a core.

This is not a resurrected god, but a soulless shell!

And those dark gold dragon scales on her face were clearly a seal placed by the Eastern Abyss to prevent the consciousness of the Supreme Celestial Venerable from awakening within this body.

However, the flesh and essence of the Supreme Celestial Venerable are genuine in this woman; otherwise, the Throne of Truth in his hand would not have reacted.

The question is, how did the Eastern Abyss create this supreme divine body? What is his true intention?
Lin Rui narrowed his eyes, and the nine pairs of starlight wings on his body quietly retracted and smoothed out.

He had too little information to guess the reason, but since the Eastern Abyss had taken out the body of the Supreme Celestial Venerable, it must have had its purpose.

Sure enough, the next moment, he heard the Grand Celestial of the Eastern Continent say, "This is the divine body of the ancient god, the Supreme Celestial Venerable! It was forged by our god himself."

His gaze swept over Wu Xiaoqiu, Yu Huaxuan, Lin Rui, and the others. Seeing that they were all staring in disbelief at the stunningly beautiful woman, their faces also showed shock and confusion.

Although the Supreme Celestial Venerable was an ancient god born 50 years ago, all the gods of successive generations have spared no effort to erase and destroy all traces left by the Supreme Celestial Venerable in the world.

The problem is that this god-king's power is simply too great! Including the time she has been in slumber, the Supreme Celestial Venerable has ruled the Celestial Pole Star for a total of 17 years. Her influence on the Celestial Pole world is far more profound than that of any other god in history. As a result, there are relics related to her all over the Celestial Pole.

Almost everyone at the level of a divine messenger or above, who harbors the ambition of "immortality," has heard of the name "Supreme One," an existence that martial artists in the Celestial World cannot avoid.

Although the Supreme Celestial Venerable's true laws have been obliterated for a long time, the vast majority of conceptual forces in the world either originate from the Supreme Celestial Venerable's 'truth' or are deeply related to it.

Moreover, according to the gods, after the Supreme Celestial Venerable unleashed that sword strike 32 years after the Battle of Huangshan Island, the laws of truth in this world became increasingly active, showing signs of recovery and resurgence.

This is likely related to the restoration of the Supreme Celestial Venerable's divine artifact, the 'Throne of Truth'.

The Grand Celestial of the Eastern Continent grunted, gathering his thoughts and jolting everyone out of their shock: "As you can see, our deity intends to help the Supreme Celestial Venerable awaken and descend from the river of time! However, this divine body is only a fraction of the former Supreme Celestial Venerable's divine power, far from sufficient to bear the Supreme Celestial Venerable's power, nor can it awaken His true spirit."

Upon hearing this, Lin Rui felt a surge of sarcasm.

Unable to wake up? Or are they afraid to wake up?
The method by which the Eastern Abyss sealed this body was extremely skillful; ordinary people could not see the flaws, but it could not fool him, the Abyss of Heaven.

"Fortunately, our gods had already laid out a plan ten thousand years ago."

The Grand Master of the Eastern Continent continued, “The God once scattered the essence and blood of the Supreme Celestial Venerable that He had condensed throughout the entire Eastern Continent, transforming it into countless sparks that lay dormant in the bloodlines of all living beings in the Great Song Dynasty. Over eleven thousand eight hundred years, these sparks took root and sprouted in mortal bodies, intertwining and coexisting with human desires, anger, and greed, thereby awakening the dissipated spirituality of the Supreme Celestial Venerable and activating the power of his former bloodline. Now these seeds have matured, and it is time to harvest them back as the foundation for the Supreme Celestial Venerable's return.”

The Grand Master of the Eastern Continent's gaze gradually turned cold: "First Divine Envoy Wu Xiaoqiu, Second Divine Envoy Yu Huaxuan, you two shall immediately mobilize all the elite troops of the Imperial City Guard, the Divine Strategy Army, and the Imperial Guard to thoroughly search the territory of the Great Song Dynasty for all those who possess the essence and blood of the Supreme Heavenly Venerable and send them to the Divine Palace!"
This matter is of utmost importance. I urge you two to do your utmost to accomplish it. If you can send all those possessing the essence of the Supreme Being to the capital within a year, the Gods will be generously rewarded! In addition to the merits you deserve, the Gods may exceptionally grant you the title of 'immortality,' allowing you to transcend life and death and live as long as the Gods!"

Wu Xiaoqiu trembled slightly and exchanged a glance with Yu Huaxuan beside him. Both of them showed surprise in their eyes.

Immortality? The gods are so generous as to allow them to achieve immortality?

The Grand Astrologer of the Eastern Continent then waved his hand, throwing two sheets of dragon-patterned paper and twenty-four bronze mirrors the size of large bowls from his sleeve at Wu Xiaoqiu and the other person: "These sheets of dragon-patterned paper are a list that records the names, eras, and backgrounds of all those who have integrated the essence of the Supreme Being over the past eleven thousand eight hundred years. However, these people have multiplied and their descendants are scattered throughout the Eastern Continent and even overseas, making it difficult for the Divine Palace to keep track of them all."

Therefore, I specially crafted these magical artifacts to search for the blood of the Supreme Being. The perception of the Nine Realms martial cultivators can reflect all the blood of the Supreme Being within a thousand miles! You can choose a reliable person with high martial prowess from your subordinates to take charge and help you two sweep across the entire Eastern Continent.

Remember this! Do not overlook a single drop of the Supreme One's essence and blood scattered throughout the world. Each drop contains His spirit and is part of His bloodline power. Therefore, the more you collect, the better. Only with sufficient essence and spirit can the Supreme One's divine body be forged. You would rather miss ten thousand than let one slip by!

Wu Xiaoqiu took the dragon-patterned paper and was immediately horrified. The list contained more than 32,000 people!

Actually, three thousand years ago it was alright, with only two or three people being chosen by the gods each year as seeds to cultivate the essence and blood of the Supreme Celestial Venerable. Ten thousand years ago, it was even rarer to have one such person every few years. But three thousand years ago it became more frequent, with several people every year. In the last few hundred years, it has been happening every one or two months.

And the biggest problem is that this list does not record their descendants.

These 32,000 people multiplied and multiplied, resulting in far more than 200,000 offspring. To search for them one by one among the 170 billion people in the entire Eastern Continent is an arduous task, akin to finding a needle in a haystack. However, no matter how difficult the task, it must be undertaken, and it must be undertaken flawlessly.

Thinking of the immortality promised by the Grand Astrologer, Wu Xiaoqiu's eyes burned with fervor as he bowed and replied, "Your subject obeys!"

Their god clearly relies more on Lin Hao in governing the country, and now the Great Song Dynasty has completely lost its divine will and is expected to be replaced within a few years. At that time, the god will most likely choose Lin Hao to establish a new dynasty.

Wu Xiaoqiu had given up hope, so his only chance to escape his fate of 'retirement' and advance to the Longevity Realm was this task assigned by the gods.

The Grand Astrologer of the Eastern Continent then looked at Luo Wangshu and Lin Rui: "Third Divine Envoy, from today onwards, you will be in full command of the Tianyuan War. Do not slack off! Also, Your Highness the Prince of Dai, you must also provide full assistance. There must be no mistakes. Starport is a mixed bag and may become a safe haven for those remnants of the Supreme Beings. I believe you can handle it properly."

He then tossed a piece of dragon-patterned paper and a bronze mirror from his sleeve and flung them at Lin Rui.

Lin Rui and Luo Wangshu immediately bowed and replied, "Your subject obeys the decree!"

At this moment, he recalled the prophecy spoken by the Weaver Girl: "The Kingdom of Truth will bloom in the destined flower of flesh and blood."

Lin Rui was suspicious, wondering if this prophecy was related to the actions of the Eastern Abyss today.
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After Lin Rui came out of the Divine Palace that day, he boarded Luo Wangshu's Eight-Dragon Flying Carriage.

He had originally wanted to have a private conversation with his master, but recently, due to his mother's awakening of her memories, refining the source material of the Southern Abyss, and other complicated matters, he had neglected his master.

However, as he followed Luo Wangshu into the second-level carriage of the flying chariot, he saw Luo Wangshu's face suddenly darken, and she began to frown: "Xiao Rui, what do you think of the words of that Supreme Celestial Venerable and the Grand Astrologer today?"

Her disciple is now a being from the deepest abyss of heaven, a member of the gods.

Therefore, Luo Wangshu spoke frankly, not worried at all that this was near the Divine Palace, nor afraid that his words would be heard by the one from the Eastern Abyss.

Lin Rui was slightly taken aback upon hearing this, wondering what Luo Wangshu was worried about.
He then handed the list given to him by the Grand Astrologer to Luo Wangshu: "Master, please take a look. In the past three years, the time when the Supreme Essence Blood was spread in the Eastern Abyss coincided with the time when he awoke from his divine slumber. In addition, a total of 473 people received the Supreme Essence Blood in these three years, until the Battle of Huangshan Island."

If that were all, it wouldn't be so bad. But I sensed through the curtain just now that the Eastern Abyss also possessed the aura of the Supreme Celestial Venerable, and a very strong one at that.

Luo Wangshu narrowed his eyes immediately: "You mean, this Eastern Abyss might also be being corrupted by the Supreme Celestial Venerable?"

"Didn't you and I receive the secret techniques 'Sword of Truth' and 'Sword of Heavenly Principle' from the Eastern Abyss? I deduced the Sword of Truth into the Root Slash. The Grand Master of Heaven has always claimed that this is a secret technique created by the Eastern Abyss after comprehending the root of the universe and the truth of the world. However, I recently discovered that these two techniques actually originated from the Supreme Celestial Venerable. The Eastern Abyss somehow inherited the method, but it is incomplete."

Lin Rui squinted and said, "I have another subordinate named Tan Shenzhi. You should have heard of him. He is the 222nd Chief Celestial Master of the Mechanical Temple. 2300 years ago, he almost replaced the God of Myriad Machines. Not long ago, he came to me, wanting to seize the position of the God of Myriad Machines. He told me that although the Truth Law of the Eastern Abyss has been cultivated to a very high level, almost approaching the divine level, a part of its power may have been inherited from the Supreme Celestial Venerable and was obtained with the help of external forces."

"Talking about sanity?" Luo Wangshu was slightly surprised. "I've heard of this person, but isn't he dead?"

Luo Wangshu immediately realized that Lin Rui might possess the 'Throne of Truth'.

Rumors are circulating within Tianji Star that the artifact once belonging to the Supreme Celestial Venerable is now in Lin Rui's possession.

This is part of the root cause, so it's not surprising that it possesses some kind of supernatural power.

Luo Wangshu then pondered, "So for the past ten thousand years, the Eastern Abyss dispersed the blood contaminated by the Supreme Celestial Venerable in order to reduce its own pollution? Then why is it taking it back now?"

“It must be for suppression,” Lin Rui had already guessed while in the Divine Palace: “His methods of movement and stillness are close to transcending limits. If he can grasp the truth, he will be a true God-King. And now, he is only one step away from the complete God-level truth. He must suppress the Supreme Heavenly Venerable and prevent the Supreme Heavenly Venerable from waking up in the next few years.”

Lin Rui looked out the car window at the Eastern Continent Divine Palace: "This person must be in a terrible predicament right now, and full of regret. When the Eastern Abyss scattered the blood of the Supreme Being, it probably didn't expect that the Supreme Celestial Venerable would use the Battle of Huangshan Island as a pretext to awaken and return. Originally, the best way to deal with it was to scatter the blood that had been tainted by the Supreme Celestial Venerable and use the chaotic thoughts, emotions and desires of mortals to wear it down. But now he has no choice but to take back the blood and suppress it."

Lin Rui's lips curled up slightly, revealing a gloating smile: "If I'm not mistaken, within three years before and after the Battle of Huangshan Island, those who possess the bloodline of the Supreme Being will suddenly display extremely high cultivation talent. The more bloodline they have in their bodies, the higher their martial arts and cultivation talent will be. This is because the Supreme Celestial Venerable is returning, and her true spirit is condensing and reviving. This bloodline of the Supreme Being was nothing special before, but now it is beginning to show its spirituality. The Supreme Celestial Venerable may very well revive among these people."

As he spoke, he noticed that Luo Wangshu's expression had become even more strange, and his sorrow even deeper.

Lin Rui was even more puzzled: "Master, is there something troubling you?"

Luo Wangshu sighed and rubbed his temples with a terrible headache: "In just these three months, my understanding of the Truth Method has broken through to 87%. I have been studying it without any obstacles. It's as if I was born with it."

Lin Rui was stunned for a moment, then his pupils contracted sharply.

"It's not just me." Luo Wangshu rubbed his temples, looking exasperated. "I've cultivated the Law of Truth to over 80%. I sense that your senior sister Meng Weiyun, your guardian demon Ji Xueying, and your dragon guard Shangguan Tianyi all possess varying degrees of Supreme Blood within them. Even your fiancée's alternate form, Zhao Yingxu, has Supreme Blood in her body. Meng Weiyun and Shangguan Tianyi's concentration of Supreme Blood is second only to mine, while Zhao Yingxu and Ji Xueying are slightly less concentrated. You can keep an eye on them; I estimate that all the methods related to Truth that they cultivate are progressing rapidly."

After Lin Rui's pupils contracted, they began to dilate violently again, and a storm raged within him.

(End of this chapter)