CHAPTER 1140: CHAPTER 354: SHOWING MERCY (PART 5)

The Primordial Empress said coldly, but chose not to take action.

Nowadays, the Wood God is also considered a member of the Heavenly Court, and the Primordial Empress is well aware of this.

Moreover, the Primordial Empress also belongs to the Heavenly Court in name.

Since she is on friendly terms with Sun Wukong and others, it is natural she won’t overly disrespect the Heavenly Court.

Not taking immediate action is already a form of restraint.

The Wood God smiled faintly, bowed his head, and said in a deep voice, "Naturally, it’s not enough; I am willing to let the Empress deal with me as she pleases."

The Primordial Empress’ eyes flashed coldly, and she said coldly, "Do you think I dare not kill you?"

She thought the Wood God was deliberately relying on the Heavenly Court, believing she wouldn’t dare to kill him, hence his fearlessness.

With this thought, the Primordial Empress looked at the Wood God with a gaze full of killing intent.

The Wood God shook his head and said with a smile, "The Empress misunderstands; I do not have such thoughts. I sincerely invite the Empress to punish as she sees fit. Be it life or death, at your command."

The Primordial Empress looked up at the Great Emperor Ziwei.

Great Emperor Ziwei said, "Empress, you both belong to the Heavenly Court, this is your personal vendetta; I will not interfere."

The Primordial Empress was somewhat perplexed; could it be that Great Emperor Ziwei really is not concerned about her killing the Wood God?

Or perhaps, in the heart of Great Emperor Ziwei, she is more important than the Wood God.

Otherwise, Great Emperor Ziwei wouldn’t make such a choice.

With this thought, the Primordial Empress devised a plan.

With her pair of stunning Phoenix Eyes fixed on the Wood God, the Primordial Empress said, "In that case, I shall kill you."

The Wood God closed his eyes, making no resistance.

He knew clearly that the things he did in the past were unlikely to be easily forgiven.

What he needed was an attitude, a sincere attitude.

This was also a gamble; if the Primordial Empress was determined to kill him, he would die in vain.

All the Immortal Officials were tense, watching the scene unfold.

Many wished to intervene, but after hesitating, eventually did not speak out.

This was a matter between the Primordial Empress and the Wood God, they were not suited to intervene.

Everyone was somewhat tense, watching the scene unfold.

Were they witnessing the fall of a Supreme, or the reconciliation of two Supremes?

No one dared claim they could guess.

The Primordial Empress’ Mana rose, she stared at the Wood God, her gaze cold and merciless.

The Wood God was very tense in his heart, he closed his eyes, shutting off his senses, not experiencing any of it.

At this moment, he placed everything into the hands of the Primordial Empress.

If the Primordial Empress insisted on killing him, he could only be killed.

Everyone watched this scene intently, all were somewhat tense.

It was at this moment, the Primordial Empress acted.

Her Mana-infused palm struck directly at the Wood God’s face.

The immense force sent the Wood God flying.

The Wood God crashed into a pillar of the great hall, slowly sliding down.

He opened his eyes, his gaze somewhat puzzled.

The Primordial Empress did not kill him; she spared his life?

This was unexpected to the Wood God, his heart full of confusion.

The Primordial Empress took a deep breath, calming her murderous intent.

Just a moment ago, she had almost lost control, reaching out to kill the Wood God.

However, in the end, the Primordial Empress held back.

The Great Emperor Ziwei did not interfere in this matter, gave her enough respect, even willing to lose a master-like the Wood God.

Additionally, the Heavenly Court had shown kindness to her and her son; if she were to kill the Wood God, it would be ungrateful.

Thus, the Primordial Empress spared the Wood God.

The Wood God bowed and sincerely said, "Thank you, my friend, for showing mercy."

This was a sincere apology.

The Primordial Empress could have easily killed him just now.

But ultimately she did not do so, instead, she spared him.

If the Wood God remained unappreciative, it would be outrageous.

The Primordial Empress gave him a glance, snorted coldly, said nothing, and turned away.

Great Emperor Ziwei and Yang Jian both exhaled a sigh of relief.

The Wood God was not killed; although he was slapped, he knew well which was more important - dignity or life.

Moreover, who told him to be so brazen back then.

If it weren’t for him proactively provoking the Primordial Empress, this scene would not have happened.

The Primordial Empress’ slap was well-deserved and relatively mild.

Otherwise, the Wood God wouldn’t have expressed gratitude.

This truly counts as the Primordial Empress sparing the Wood God’s life.

"Return to your position, Wood God."

Great Emperor Ziwei said.

"Yes."

The Wood God returned to his position.

Compared to the Water God and the Golden God, the Wood God was more powerful, but after joining the Heavenly Court, his position was distinctly lower.

This was closely related to his previous opposition to the Heavenly Court.

However, the other Immortal Officials and the Wood God believed, as long as the Wood God remained loyal to the Heavenly Court and dedicated himself to its service, climbing to a higher position was only a matter of time.

Many Immortal Officials had already made plans to approach this Wood God Heavenly Venerate after the court meeting ended.

On this day, when the news of Wood God joining the Heavenly Court spread throughout the Three Realms, Emperor Jun flipped the table in front of him, his face livid.

Even the Eastern Emperor Tai Yi was surprised, not expecting the Wood God to pull such a move.

Afterward, he couldn’t help but laugh, believing Emperor Jun had already received the news; now, he’s probably furious.

The Wood God doing this surely implied that Emperor Jun was inferior to the Heavenly Court’s Great Emperor Ziwei, which led him to betray Emperor Jun and defect to the Heavenly Court.

How could the proud Emperor Jun endure such a blow?

"In the end, he’s just a rash man."

Feeling Emperor Jun’s erupting killing intent, the Eastern Emperor Tai Yi chuckled lightly.