CHAPTER 1178: CHAPTER 1178: STEP OVER MY CORPSE

The two priests on the altar exclaimed in surprise when they saw these four women, their faces revealing an incredibly devout expression.

Others were even more respectful. If today’s events hadn’t transpired, they might have knelt upon seeing these four women.

"Asura?"

Ye Chenfeng, who was in the midst of a fierce battle, suddenly saw Asura appear out of thin air and couldn’t help but feel a surge of joy in his heart.

But seeing Asura alone made his heart sink.

"Where’s Qingge?"

Ye Chenfeng couldn’t help but ask.

Asura glanced at Ye Chenfeng and said urgently, "Divine King, we need to retreat first. I’ll explain everything once we’re out of here."

"Alright!"

Ye Chenfeng nodded, delivering a powerful palm strike to the large group of Guardians, then quickly fled in the opposite direction.

Although the four Heavenly Maidens of the Holy Mountain pursued relentlessly, they were still a step too slow, allowing Ye Chenfeng and Asura to escape.

"We beg the Four Heavenly Maidens for punishment!"

First, the two priests knelt, followed by everyone in the square.

One of the four Heavenly Maidens, holding a scepter, said coldly, "Quickly find the Holy Maiden and understand the situation. The intrusion of two men has disturbed the Empress’s cultivation! They must die!"

"That man just now was the Forbidden God King!" Suddenly, the woman holding a blue pearl-like Luminous Pearl among the Heavenly Maidens spoke.

The other three Heavenly Maidens changed their expressions: "He was the Forbidden God King?"

Immediately, these people’s faces showed regret.

"*&...%%..."

Suddenly, a voice seemed to drift out from the Holy Temple, clear and beautiful like a heavenly sound.

"The Supreme Empress!"

Suddenly someone shouted, and everyone turned in the direction of the Holy Temple, kneeling in worship.

"Empress!"

The four Heavenly Maidens also spoke respectfully as they returned to the Holy Temple.

Ye Chenfeng and Asura moved quickly, leaving the Holy Mountain in the blink of an eye.

"Rumble..."

At this moment, a military helicopter came hovering low in the air.

Ye Chenfeng and Asura boarded the helicopter smoothly, quickly flying away from the Holy Mountain.

"Huff, huff..."

Inside the helicopter, Asura was gasping heavily as if he had just experienced an exhilarating battle.

Ye Chenfeng looked at Asura and couldn’t help asking, "Did you fight the Empress?"

In his view, since Asura was panting, he must have fought the Empress.

It took half a day for Asura to gradually return to normal, his breath calming.

"Can you tell me now why we had to leave in such a hurry?" Ye Chenfeng asked calmly.

"I’ll tell you once we’re back!"

Asura remembered something and did not immediately tell Ye Chenfeng.

"Alright!" Ye Chenfeng nodded.

...

It was still that small town, except the bar was now fully occupied by the Thirteen Holy Knights.

Ordinarily, Shi Buddha and the others would definitely be celebrating wildly, but today was unusually quiet, everyone silently waiting.

"Divine King, Asura Heavenly Envoy!"

Upon seeing Ye Chenfeng and Asura return, the crowd came forward to greet them.

Phoenix, in particular, looked at Ye Chenfeng with a complex expression; out of everyone here, she anticipated the outcome the most.

"Divine..."

Phoenix was about to speak when Ye Chenfeng interjected, asking Asura, "Tell us now!"

After glancing at everyone, Asura said, "I must tell you in advance, you may not be able to accept this result."

"Thunk!"

Ye Chenfeng’s heart sank, plunging to the depths.

The others felt the same way, with complex expressions quietly awaiting.

Only then did Asura slowly speak: "When I was in the Holy Mountain, I saw the Empress and I also saw the Queen."

"But what I didn’t expect was that the Queen and the Empress of the Holy Mountain were the same person!" Asura stated.

His unexpected words shocked everyone present.

"What? The Empress and the Queen are the same person?"

"My Buddha, this is terrifying."

"God, this can’t be true!"

...

Ye Chenfeng’s eyes gradually turned red, his gaze fixed intensely on Asura. He asked slowly and deliberately, "What did you say?"

A mighty aura swirled around his body, as if to destroy everything, exerting unprecedented pressure.

Unafraid of Ye Chenfeng’s terrifying gaze, Asura calmly said: "Divine King, you might find it hard to accept, but the Empress is indeed the Queen. The Empress always wore a mask; probably no one in the Holy Mountain or the Bloodwater Holy Spirit Cult has ever seen her true face. It was I who used the Eye of the God Demon to destroy the Empress’s mask, revealing the Queen’s face."

Asura continued, "But the Queen I saw might not be the real Queen. Apart from her appearance, there’s nothing else like the Queen. Divine King, to be blunt, one possibility is someone borrowed the Queen’s body. Another possibility, the Queen never died; she is the Empress. Everything was part of her plan."

Ye Chenfeng was silent, pausing for a moment before suddenly walking towards the door.

"Divine King, where are you going?"

Phoenix rushed over excitedly and blocked Ye Chenfeng.

"Move aside!"

Ye Chenfeng’s gaze swept over Phoenix with a voice like thunder, saying two words.

Phoenix stood unmoved, saying, "I know you want to go to the Holy Mountain to find the Empress personally, but the situation is unclear and going might be dangerous. Let us figure things out first before taking action."

Ye Chenfeng didn’t listen to Phoenix’s words, suddenly lowering his voice: "Move aside!"

"Divine King..."

Ye Chenfeng cut Phoenix off directly, saying, "I ask you again, will you move aside?"

"No!" Phoenix was unwavering, her eyes revealing a spirit willing to die.

"Fine, anyone who blocks me will die!"

Ye Chenfeng struck, a punch landing on Phoenix’s right shoulder.

"Poof!"

Immediately, Phoenix was thrown aside like a speeding truck had hit her, blood spraying in the air.

"Anyone else who stands in my way will end up like this!"

Ye Chenfeng, like a Heavenly Emperor descended to earth, terrifyingly scanned everyone with his eyes.

"Rustle, rustle, rustle..."

But as soon as Ye Chenfeng finished speaking, Shi Buddha and others stepped forward, standing in a row to block Ye Chenfeng.

Looking at everyone in front of him, Ye Chenfeng nodded, coldly smiling: "Good, very good, everyone wants to rebel, don’t they."

"Bang!"

Finally, Asura also stood in front of Ye Chenfeng.

Ye Chenfeng looked at Asura and asked, "Are you going to stop me too?"

Asura smiled and said, "Divine King, if I didn’t want to stop you, I wouldn’t have brought you back in the first place."

"Hahahaha..."

Ye Chenfeng suddenly laughed out loud, then swept his cold gaze: "Do you think you can stop me?"

Asura’s lips curled into a smile, calmly saying: "Back down, all of you."

Upon hearing this, Shi Buddha and the others stepped aside.

"Asura, you’re going to stop me alone?" Ye Chenfeng looked at him with interest.

Asura grinned: "Divine King, I’ve long wanted to challenge you; today a battle is inevitable. If you want to leave, step over my corpse!"