Was it you that night?
Chapter 254 - 252: Catastrophe, The Fall of the Emperor Star

Chapter 254: Chapter 252: Catastrophe, The Fall of the Emperor Star

Dongfang Wuya saw that Shen Qinghe was "clinging" to him unwilling to leave, and his lips curled up in a half-smile, half-smirk: "What, you wish to engage in Dual Cultivation with me?"

Upon hearing this, Shen Qinghe quickly scrambled off his body and dashed far away as if her life depended on it.

Witnessing this scene, Dongfang Wuya laughed in a deep tone.

If cultivation was what it took, then so be it; after all, only by becoming powerful enough could he protect both himself and Shen Qinghe. Shen Qinghe was right about one thing, if the Three Realms joined forces against him, his current body, which had not yet awakened its Divine Power, would certainly be no match.

The pressing matter indeed was to prioritize cultivation! Once his Divine Power was awakened, he would fear no one.

The news that Nan Sheng was the World-Ending Catastrophe spread throughout the Three Realms, and it naturally reached the Heavenly Court as well.

The Heavenly Emperor thought he heard wrong when he heard Nan Sheng’s name: "Nan Sheng is the World-Ending Catastrophe?!"

If there were no mistakes, Nan Sheng was the Female Cultivator with whom he had shared a spring breeze. He had fallen in love with her at first sight and had helped her, granting her an immortal fate.

He was fond of Nan Sheng’s beauty and figure, and he even considered making her his consort once she achieved Ascension to become immortal.

"I’ve heard that all the proud sons of the cultivation world are infatuated with her, and even Dongfang Wuya is no exception. There is another rumor that Dongfang Wuya is a descendant of the long-vanished Divine Race, and it’s said that the true harbinger of world-ending ruin is Dongfang Wuya. One day in the future, Dongfang Wuya will destroy the Three Realms for Nan Sheng." The Earth Immortal relayed all that he knew.

"Is that so?" The Heavenly Emperor subconsciously wanted to touch the Jade Pendant at his waist.

But he quickly remembered that he had given his Jade Pendant, which he had worn for many years, to Nan Sheng.

"Summon God of fate." The Heavenly Emperor quickly issued an order.

Before long, the God of fate appeared in response to the summons.

The Heavenly Emperor had the Earth Immortal repeat the rumors, and after hearing them, the God of fate found them incomprehensible: "The Little Immortal did not foresee any World-Ending Catastrophe in the divination."

"Divine once more," The Heavenly Emperor said, looking at the God of fate.

The God of fate was so stirred by the Heavenly Emperor’s gaze that he dared not dissent and immediately began the divination.

Yet the result of the divination shocked him, and he instinctively looked towards the Heavenly Emperor, his eyes filled with trepidation.

Seeing his expression, the Heavenly Emperor coldly uttered, "Is there an abnormality in the divination signs?"

The God of fate’s face fluctuated between shades of pale, uncertain whether to speak the truth.

"Speak!" ordered the Heavenly Emperor with a cold voice.

"The divination indicates that the Purple Forbidden Enclosure dims and the Emperor Star falls," the God of fate said, then knelt on the ground.

The Earth Immortal did not initially understand and could not fathom why the God of fate was kneeling before the Heavenly Emperor.

But the Heavenly Emperor, astute as he was, eyes slightly darkening, inquired, "This Emperor Star, does it refer to this sovereign?"

The God of fate didn’t dare utter a sound; even if the divination signs indicated it, he dared not speak the truth.

"This sovereign commanded you to divine whether there is a World-Ending Catastrophe, yet you divined that the Emperor Star would fall; does this mean that the Emperor Star’s demise is related to the World-Ending Catastrophe?!" The Heavenly Emperor spoke with a low voice.

The God of fate himself was perplexed. The divination signs clearly indicated as much, but could it mean that the so-called World-Ending Catastrophe might simply be the slayer of the Heavenly Emperor?

Yet these divination signs were too strange.

Before this divination, everything seemed normal.

"In that case, wouldn’t killing the World-Ending Catastrophe break this situation?" The Heavenly Emperor’s eyes flashed with a thick murderous intent.

The Earth Immortal was startled on hearing this and hurriedly tried to stop him, "Your Majesty must not! If Dongfang Wuya is truly a descendant of the Divine Race, he is the only miracle within the Three Realms, we mustn’t execute him, otherwise, it would bring about an overwhelming disaster!"

Although rumors claimed that Dongfang Wuya had yet to awaken his Divine Body, they still couldn’t rashly offend him. Otherwise, they would face severe repercussions!

"If Dongfang Wuya is truly a descendant of a god, how could he fall to the situation at Sky Pole Sect? It’s nothing but a distortion of the truth. Since he is the World-Ending Catastrophe, for the sake of the common people, we must kill Dongfang Wuya, to prevent future troubles..."

Before the Heavenly Emperor could finish speaking, the Earth Immortal urgently clarified, "Nan Sheng is the World-Ending Catastrophe, not Dongfang Wuya."

"How could Nan Sheng, a mere Female Cultivator, cause calamity upon the common folk? It’s just that those people don’t dare to offend Dongfang Wuya and are using a minor Female Cultivator as a shield. Issue my imperial edict, Venerable Zhenwu to lead ten thousand heavenly soldiers and generals to seize Dongfang Wuya and bring him to the Heavenly Court! If he dares to resist, show no mercy!" The Heavenly Emperor immediately issued an imperial edict.

God of Fate couldn’t believe the Heavenly Emperor would act so rashly, but since the divination was his doing, it was understandable that the Heavenly Emperor would strike first.

Forcibly connecting Dongfang Wuya with the World-Ending Catastrophe seemed far too hasty to him!

With things as they were, he decided to follow the Heavenly Court’s troops to the cultivation world to see for himself what the truth was.

Dongfang Wuya didn’t expect that Shen Qinghe’s ominous words would come true so quickly, that someone would seek to eliminate him, and that it would be the duplicitous Heavenly Emperor, no less.

He thought he had to become stronger so that Shen Qinghe wouldn’t have the chance to marry someone else.

Luckily for him, a day in Heaven equated to a year in the cultivation world. By the time the heavenly soldiers and generals descended to apprehend him, he had been cultivating with the Ancient Divine Mantra for a year.

Moreover, Shen Qinghe constantly nagged him everyday about marrying another man, which spurred the normally lazy Dongfang Wuya to strive for strength. In just a year’s time, he had undergone a complete transformation.

Today, he was taking a rare break, hoping to foster some romantic feelings with Shen Qinghe, when she lectured him as soon as he appeared, "Why are you out again? Didn’t I tell you to focus on your cultivation? Don’t think you can slack off just because your cultivation base is high. Don’t you know there are many experts within the Three Realms? Just because you haven’t met them doesn’t mean they don’t exist. Hurry back to your cultivation, and don’t come out!"

On one hand, Dongfang Wuya found her nagging concern quite beautiful, but on the other, he felt wronged and stifled.

Even as Mr. Wuya, how come she couldn’t treat him with a bit more tenderness?

"I just wanted to see you because I missed you, is that not allowed?" Dongfang Wuya looked at Shen Qinghe with cold eyes.

If she said it wasn’t allowed, he would drag her back into the house for Dual Cultivation!

"Not allowed! You need to go inside and cultivate properly, no slacking off. Don’t think I don’t know what you’re thinking. All day long you only think about slacking off; I’ve never seen a man lazier than you..."

Dongfang Wuya had enough by this point, he stepped forward, pulled Shen Qinghe into his arms, and kissed her fiercely.

Of course, Shen Qinghe struggled, but she couldn’t beat the old Dongfang Wuya, let alone the Dongfang Wuya she now faced.

Dragged by him into the room, they encountered the dumbfounded Shen Zhiyao on the way. She wanted to call for Shen Zhiyao’s help, but Shen Zhiyao just covered her face and ran away.

Her own sister had run off like that, leaving her speechless.

"Shen Qinghe, I can’t let you have your way this time. I’ve waited for you for two years; you have to give me some sweetness to keep me motivated to cultivate!" Dongfang Wuya said and then kissed Shen Qinghe fiercely again.

Shen Qinghe struggled under his lips, and her slap landed, which only excited Dongfang Wuya even more.

"Mr. Wuya wouldn’t be thinking of forcing a woman, would he? You’re supposed to be the wise and martial Mr. Wuya..."