Gods of the Nation: You worship the God of Longevity, I worship the King of Hell!

Chapter 181 Unleashing All Divine Powers! The Qian Tian Luo Yin Grand Array!

"Shut up, all of you!" Zhou Xin, the Plague Envoy from the East, interrupted in a deep voice.

"Hmph!" Only then did the two sides shut up, feeling embarrassed.

Zhou Xin looked at the Heavenly King of Growth: "Then what is Brother Growth's intention?"

The Heavenly King of Growth's expression softened slightly, and he smiled, "A fight would damage harmony and is inappropriate. How about... we have a contest of wits?"

"Wen Dou?"

Upon hearing this, the five Plague Envoys exchanged glances, and even Lu Chen frowned slightly, puzzled.

But then the Heavenly King of Growth turned his gaze to Lu Chen again, but this time he did not unleash his divine power. His tone was calm: "May I ask this young friend what position you hold in the Plague Department?"

Lu Chen steadied himself and bowed, replying, "Your Majesty, I have been appointed as the 'Plague-Suppressing Prince'."

—The Plague-Slaying Prince!
Upon hearing this, the Four Heavenly Kings all tensed up.

As expected, the former Plague Prince was expelled from the Plague Department by the Plague Lord, just to make room for this young man!

Although Guangmu Tianwang had previously claimed that the position of the Plague Department was worthless.

But looking at the Heavenly Court, no deity would take this seriously.

Even at the very least, the Plague Department is one of the eight departments of the Heavenly Court.

Authentic Shinto!

The Plague Prince is one of the five guardian deities of the Plague Department, and also serves as the Central Plague Envoy, making him a core deity of the Plague Department!
"I never expected that at such a young age, you would be favored by the Plague King and appointed as the Plague Prince. You are truly a promising young man, and this has broadened my horizons."

The Heavenly King of Growth smiled calmly: "No wonder you are so powerful, young friend, that you were able to invite four fellow Daoists from the Plague Department to break the formation. To be honest, if my four brothers and I hadn't shown up today, these formations would have been broken by you four Daoists and we would have lost face."

Lu Chen didn't know how to respond appropriately, so he simply kept quiet and clasped his hands in greeting again.

"Alright, enough of this small talk." The Heavenly King of Growth changed the subject: "Young friend, fellow Daoists, please come with me."

After saying that, He gave a wink to the Heavenly King Vaishravana beside him.

The Heavenly King of Many Hearings understood and gently twirled the Hunyuan Umbrella in his hand.

A soft, iridescent light spread out.

Instantly, the intensely protective crimson divine light outside the mass grave vanished without a trace.

"please."

The Heavenly King of Growth transformed into a streak of piercing blue light and was the first to shoot into the depths of the mass grave.

"Junior brother, let's go."

Zhou Xin swept his sleeves, and a soft blue light enveloped Lu Chen.

Together with the other three plague messengers, they transformed into four rainbows of miasma of different colors, following closely behind and disappearing into the gloomy hills.

……

"What's going on? How did we end up in a mass grave while we were chatting?!"

Only then did the kagura music in everyone's ears suddenly disappear.

Young Master Wang was not about to miss such an opportunity to witness a miracle. With a strange cry, he surged with spiritual energy and was about to rush towards the mass grave.

However, the moment their feet stepped into the mass grave—

“Ouch——!!!”

A howl, a hundred times more ferocious than before, suddenly erupted from the depths.

Terrified, Young Master Wang scrambled out of the room, collapsing onto the ground with a thud, his face contorted in a grimace: "Damn it! This is outrageous! Waaah..."

……

Deep within the mass grave lies a hidden paradise.

Several beams of divine light descended from the clouds before a magnificent valley.

The Four Heavenly Kings and the Five Plague Envoys revealed themselves, their forms still magnificent, but now reduced to three zhang in height, like giants descending to the mortal world, their bodies still surrounded by shimmering divine light, their divine power undiminished.

"Everyone, please take a look."

The King of Growth raised his hand and pointed.

At the foot of the mountain not far away, a towering tree came into the eyes of the gods.

The tree was lush and verdant, its trunk so thick that it would take more than a dozen people to encircle it. Dozens of bright red, juicy fruits hung from its branches, filling the air with their fragrance and a rich spiritual energy.

"Is that the entrance to the secret realm?" Zhou Xin asked in a deep voice.

“That’s good.” The Heavenly King of Growth nodded. “Then how do we get in?”

Lu Chen blurted out the question, then immediately realized he had asked a stupid one.

With the enemy stationed here, why would they tell us how to enter?

As expected, the Four Heavenly Kings just smiled.

"Hmph, what's so difficult about that?" Zhu Tianlin behind him said indifferently, "Junior brother, listen carefully. In this kind of secret realm, you only need to pick a fruit that has grown and take a bite to trigger the entrance's weak point and enter directly."

Upon hearing this, the Four Heavenly Kings exchanged glances but did not refute it.

After all, it's not a secret, and it doesn't matter if the other party finds out.

Lu Chen understood and bowed to express his gratitude: "Thank you for your guidance, Senior Brother."

"It's a small matter." Zhu Tianlin's expression softened slightly.

"Alright, the secret realm is right before us." The Heavenly King of Growth said in a steady voice, "Now, I ask you all... to break the formation."

He looked at the Eastern Heavenly King beside him, who nodded, holding a jade pipa, and slowly stepped forward with a calm and composed expression, and even a faint smile on his lips.

"Break the formation? Where is the formation?"

Lu Chen muttered to himself.

He looked around and saw a wide-open space in front of him. He could walk there in a few steps, let alone a few minutes, and reach the Zhuguo tree without even a trace of an array.

But since the other party has already spoken, there must be an invisible formation hidden here.

"This formation is formless and shapeless, yet it is omnipresent," said Dhritarashtra calmly. "Which fellow Daoist would like to give it a try first?"

Li Qi, the Southern Plague Envoy, stepped forward: "What's there to be afraid of? I'll be the one to lead the charge!"

"Be careful, second brother," Zhou Xin cautioned.

"Rest assured, fellow Daoist," said Dhritarashtra, "My intentions in this battle are entirely benevolent, and I will certainly not harm Fellow Daoist Li in the slightest."

After he finished speaking, the other three Heavenly Kings also laughed.

The five plague messengers looked at each other, their brows furrowed.

Given their attitude, they must have some confidence.

Li Qi said no more and immediately activated his supernatural power. His body was surrounded by azure miasma, which transformed into a streak of azure lightning that shot straight at the towering tree!
Unexpectedly, he had only flown a few feet when a clear and melodious zither tune suddenly rang out—

"Ling Ling——"

next moment.

The space seemed to ripple with tiny waves, like the surface of water.

Li Qi's speeding figure suddenly froze in mid-air.

As if pulled by an invisible force, they instantly retreated outside the formation and landed steadily.

So much so that while his face still retained the fierce expression of charging forward, his eyes were filled with astonishment.

Only now did Lu Chen realize that countless thin, almost transparent "lines" had appeared in the seemingly empty air ahead.

These "lines" are not physical entities, but rather are woven together by countless tiny musical notes and rhythms, layer upon layer, densely packed, forming an invisible giant net that covers the entire valley and tightly wraps the Zhu Guo tree.

When Li Qi broke the formation just now, he touched these musical threads and was thus "sent" out by the formation without any mercy.

Zhou Xin rushed forward: "Third brother, are you alright?"

Li Qi waved his hand gently, his expression growing increasingly grave: "Brother, don't worry, I'm fine. It's just that this formation is too strange. I couldn't detect even the slightest fluctuation of divine power, yet I was firmly blocked by an invisible force, unable to move forward even half a step!"

"Hahaha!" Dhritarashtra, the Heavenly King, laughed heartily while playing his zither: "Fellow Daoist Li, isn't my 'Heavenly Music Array' quite delicious!?"

"The Heavenly Musical Array?" Zhou Xin pondered, then, as if realizing something, his pupils suddenly contracted. "Could it be..."

Dhritarashtra, the Heavenly King, nodded with a smile, his tone carrying a hint of arrogance: "It seems Fellow Daoist Zhou has already guessed. Indeed, this formation has another name that is more familiar to the celestial beings of the Heavenly Court—"

He paused, then said, word by word:

"【The Supreme Laws of Three Thousand - The Heavenly Luo Sound Grand Array】!"

"what?!"

Upon hearing this, the Five Plague Envoys's expression changed drastically, their eyes filled with disbelief and horror.

"You...you actually set up such an ancient killing formation in the mortal realm?!"

(End of this chapter)