The Strongest Mythical Emperor
Chapter 497: The Pinnacle of God and Demon

Chapter 497: Chapter 497: The Pinnacle of God and Demon

Black Butterfly Fairy and Divine Wuji gazed at each other for a long while before Divine Wuji ultimately sighed. Perhaps Qin Jun and his two companions had already escaped; pursuing the matter further would be futile. Heaven knows where the spatial and temporal turbulence had sent them. It might be better to owe Black Butterfly Fairy a favor.

A debt of favor accumulated over twenty thousand years—if repaid, he would feel at ease within.

He said with a sigh, "Very well, have it your way. You really are too headstrong. If someone else were the master of the temple, you would have encountered trouble long ago."

"If it were someone else, I may not have even helped him establish the God Temple," Black Butterfly Fairy said softly, a trace of disdain flickering in her beautiful eyes.

Divine Wuji really considered himself a god. Before the establishment of the God Temple, he was nothing but a stray dog without a home.

Twenty thousand years had passed, and he had forgotten his past humiliation. His high-and-mighty demeanor made Black Butterfly Fairy feel nauseous.

Divine Wuji shook his head with a smile, thinking that Black Butterfly Fairy had a special affection for him. Although she always kept her distance, he did not push the matter. From his lofty position, women were absolutely easy to come by, so he treasured Black Butterfly Fairy more like a precious gem.

"Where are the Star Officials?" Divine Wuji changed the subject. The status of the seventeen Star Officials within the God Temple was not low; if they all had perished, he would be in real pain.

"Dead," Black Butterfly Fairy answered crisply. After all, with the boundary spirit destroyed and all the Star Officials gone, nobody knew it was her doing.

Divine Wuji’s face changed dramatically on the spot.

At the same time, every corner of Heavenly Realm began to tremble violently.

The Heijiao Mountain Range shattered straight away, rocks soaring into the sky, while a terrifying aura of resentment spread out. A bone-chilling voice exploded in the air, "I am not reconciled! I hate!"

In an abyssal gorge that seemed bottomless, countless demonic auras suddenly surged like tentacles, utterly frightening.

The vast and boundless grasslands suddenly cracked open like spider webs, grass fragments scattering in the wind, and a wildly arrogant voice echoed through heaven and earth: "I am out again! I’ve emerged!"

Scenes like this were not uncommon in Heavenly Realm, as many prisoners imprisoned for countless years were no longer bound by restrictions due to the boundary spirit’s annihilation and escaped one after another.

Feeling the overpowering auras coming from all directions, Divine Wuji’s complexion grew even darker.

The Heavenly Realm, also known as the Prison of Stars, was an ancient small-world prison that even concealed beings far older and more terrifying than himself.

In the time to come, he would be kept very busy.

Black Butterfly Fairy, however, turned her head towards the dazzling sky full of stars, her heart filled with concern. She could only pray that Qin Jun was safe and unharmed.

...

"Ding! Congratulations to the host for completing the side quest—Destruction of the Heavenly Realm’s boundary spirit! The host’s level has been raised by one, you have gained one random draw chance, and a new function has been unlocked! At the same time, the host will become an enemy of the God Temple!"

"Ding! Congratulations to the host for breaking through to the third layer of the Earth Immortal Realm!"

In a dazed state, Qin Jun heard two system notification sounds, followed by a surge of magical warmth within his body, gradually sharpening his consciousness.

How much time had passed, he did not know—perhaps a few breaths, or possibly eons.

Finally, Qin Jun managed to weakly open his eyes, greeted by a sky reddened like burning clouds. The sun was setting behind the mountains, painting their outlines in reddish hues, vast and stunningly beautiful.

The rolling hills were uneven, with a breeze rustling the green grass. At this moment, he was lying under a large tree, gazing out at the deserted wilderness.

He tried to move and found that his whole body ached as if torn apart, making him take a sharp inhale of pain.

After much effort, he managed to barely sit up, leaning against the tree trunk.

"System, where are Yang Jian and Jin Chanzi?"

Qin Jun asked in his mind, while also opening the mythology shop to look for healing potions.

In this wild and desolate land, any beast of level two or above could easily take his life, but level one beasts wouldn’t even be able to pierce his skin.

"Unclear. They may have been sent to other places by the spatial and temporal turbulence."

The system responded, prompting Qin Jun to smile wryly, realizing he had almost taken things too far.

Dammit!

A gentleman always seeks revenge!

Qin Jun thought bitterly to himself. Just then, another system notification rang out:

"Ding! Side quest triggered—Eradicate the God Temple! Quest details: Due to the host’s destruction of the boundary spirit, the Heavenly Realm is in chaos, and the Lord of the Temple, Divine Wuji, believes the host has killed the seventeen Star Officials. Divine Wuji now holds a grudge against the host. If Divine Wuji dies, the host will complete the quest. The reward will be a level rise by one, a chance for a God and Demon Summon, a random draw, a search for worthy talent, and an opportunity for a God and Demon peak chance!"

Qin Jun was stunned upon hearing this. What was a God and Demon peak chance?

Could it be a new function?

Right, destroying the Heavenly Realm’s boundary spirit would unlock a new function.

"What is a God and Demon peak chance?" Qin Jun asked curiously.

"It allows the designated God and Demon to elevate to the peak cultivation described in mythology, with no limits, even if it exceeds the host’s cultivation by five major realms," the system answered.

Qin Jun gasped in surprise. This feature was game-breaking!

Being Gold-Winged Giant Bird, if Li Yuanba, Yang Jian, and the Nine Spirits Yuan Saint were all elevated to their peak, it would be truly invincible!

The benefit of this feature was that it built on existing loyalty; even if the God and Demon’s strength soared, their loyalty remained. However, if a too powerful God and Demon were summoned directly and they had not interacted with the host before, they might immediately defect upon seeing Qin Jun’s cultivation level.

"Boost Yang Jian to peak cultivation!" Qin Jun hastily commanded in his mind.

"Not possible. The designated God and Demon must be present before the host," the system said, dousing his enthusiasm.

Qin Jun could only smile wryly, continuing his search for the healing pill.

Now that he was alone, he had to recover from his injuries as quickly as possible, or else dying to a minor creature or an unimportant character would be far too embarrassing.

Eventually, he settled on a holy medicine called the Heavenly Origin Pill, worth three million fame points, capable of completely healing a cultivator below the Immortal Realm in half an hour.

Without hesitation, he took the Heavenly Origin Pill. In an instant, a surge of heat, akin to one experienced during a breakthrough, traveled through his meridians, nearly causing him to moan.

Refreshing!

He leaned back against the tree trunk, quietly lying down.

"Begin the God and Demon summoning!"

While breathing a sigh of relief, Qin Jun instructed in his mind. The quest of becoming the king of the Heavenly Realm had granted him one God and Demon summoning chance and one skill inheritance opportunity—since he couldn’t move anyway.

In this unknown place, it was best to summon a bodyguard.

He could sense that the spiritual energy here was many times more abundant than in the Southern Domain, which meant something significant: the strength of the beasts in this land was likely far superior to those in the Southern Domain.

"Ding! Initiating random God and Demon summoning!"

As the system notification sounded, Qin Jun’s heart stopped being nervous.

Just thinking about the terrifying figure of Divine Wuji made him inexplicably shiver with fear; to what heights had that man ascended?

He effortlessly ignored Yang Jian’s attacks and even caused Yang Jian to flee in fear.

"Awooooo—"

Just then, a wolf’s howl sounded from afar, causing Qin Jun to frown.

Could his luck really be that bad?

"Ding! Congratulations to the host for summoning..."

The system’s notification came quickly, widening Qin Jun’s eyes in amazement as his expression turned bright.