At this moment, rolling thunder rumbled from the horizon, and a stern shout resounded, "Yaohua, do you know your crime?"
The few people turned their heads and saw several golden lights flying from the horizon, transforming into several ancient gods. The Purple Pole Great Emperor was among them.
The leading ancient god was the Thousand - Handed God Venerable, who had eight arms, each of which was forming a Buddhist seal.
All the gods glared angrily at the two of them.
It was clearly they who wanted to be reborn by seizing the opportunity to exterminate Chongming, but now they were furious, believing that the two had committed a heinous crime.
Yaohua was not afraid at all. With a hint of mockery, she laughed and said, "I wonder what crime I have committed?"
"You privately released the Mysterious Demon Body. This is a great crime!" The Thousand - Handed God Venerable's eyes were full of pity, but his words were rather laughable.
Yaohua pointed at Chongming beside her and said, "He is the Mysterious Demon Body? God Venerable, have you slept for too long and gone blind?"
At this moment, pure divine power was radiating around Chongming's body.
The Thousand - Handed God Venerable looked at Chongming and still maintained his majestic posture. "Your body is now a pure demon fetus. The Heavenly Dao has designated you as a sacrifice to the Mysterious Demon. Repent quickly, Chongming."
"Just because the Heavenly Dao has designated it, should Chongming obediently turn into a demon and then wait to die?" Yaohua found his words extremely ridiculous. "Chongming, as a god, has always been diligent and has never made the slightest mistake. But now, just because the Heavenly Dao has designated it, you all are trying every means to make him turn into a demon?"
The Thousand - Handed God Venerable and the other gods looked at each other and showed sneers on their faces. "A mere phoenix demon dares to comment on the great matters of the Heavenly Dao in front of us? Step back quickly!"
Yaohua didn't take a single step back. Instead, she took a step forward directly. "The matters of the Heavenly Dao can be discussed by everyone in the world, not just a one - sided talk among the ancient gods! You all, as immortals, don't think about how to seek well - being for the world, but instead want to sacrifice Chongming to gain power. How shameful!"
"Shameful?" Hearing these words, the gods, perhaps having been hit on their sore spots, all glared angrily at Yaohua.
They all said, "So obtuse! Simply stupid!"
"In my opinion, this little phoenix demon should be cut into pieces to punish her for her thoughtless words."
The Thousand - Handed God Venerable suddenly made a move. Hundreds of Buddhist inscriptions attacked Yaohua.
Yaohua was about to fight back when she felt that her power seemed to be locked by something and she couldn't use it at all. She couldn't help being greatly surprised. "What have you done to me?"
The Thousand - Handed God Venerable still maintained his lofty posture. "How can a little demon fight against an immortal? The Heavenly Dao will naturally restrict your actions."
Hundreds of Buddhist inscriptions landed in front of her. The golden light was so dazzling that people couldn't open their eyes. Tears welled up in her eyes due to the stinging pain. Seeing this, the Thousand - Handed God Venerable showed a satisfied smile. "Do you know your crime?"
Yaohua wiped away her tears forcefully and said stubbornly, "I'm not guilty!"
The Buddhist inscriptions exploded in front of her. At the same time, a force slowly spread out, creating an ice and frost barrier in front of him.
The gods were extremely surprised. "Chongming? You!"
Chongming retracted his hand. As a divine body, he was naturally not restricted by the Heavenly Dao and could fight against the gods. The ice and frost barrier was created by him.
With this barrier, Yaohua's eyes no longer stung, and her tears stopped.
She could sense that although the gods opposite were powerful, they were not invincible. The power on Chongming was enough to fight against them.
So, she was able to speak out what was on her mind under the siege of the gods instead of running away.
Chongming protected Yaohua behind him and looked up at the ancient gods.
The gods were shocked at first, and then anger welled up in them.
The Purple Pole Great Emperor shook his head and said, "Chongming, do you know what you're doing?"
The Wood Blossom Boy shouted from behind the gods, "If you fight against us, do you want to be expelled from the Divine Realm?"
The Thousand - Handed God Venerable's face was gloomy. "Are you also bewitched by this demon girl and think that we are harming you? We've been friends for thousands and thousands of years!"
"In this world, there are those who remain strangers even after a long acquaintance and those who become close friends at first sight. Whether it's harm or not and how deep the affection is are hard to tell." Chongming looked down at the girl behind him. Her bright eyes were full of concern and affection for him. This affection became a powerful backing in his heart, making him fearless of fighting against anyone.
The Thousand - Handed God Venerable suddenly felt something was wrong. Before, they always thought that it was this girl who had bewitched Chongming. As long as they punished this girl, Chongming would obediently sacrifice himself for the sake of the world.
But now it seemed that Chongming was actually willing to fight against them for this girl!
His eyes were full of condemnation. "What, do you also think that you shouldn't sacrifice yourself for the sake of the world?"
Chongming said calmly, "As far as I know, as long as an ancient god turns into a demon, they can become a Mysterious Demon Body. As long as the Mysterious Demon Body is exterminated, no, sacrificed, the power of all the ancient gods will return. Since you all keep saying it's for the sake of the world, then please choose one of you to turn into a demon and be sacrificed!"
The ancient gods were all stunned. They never expected that Chongming had already seen through all their schemes.
A look of guilt flashed across the Thousand - Handed God Venerable's eyes, but he still said very stubbornly, "The one we've chosen is you."
"But I don't agree." Chongming looked down and met Yaohua's eyes. "My original body has disappeared in various calamities. This current body was personally forged for me by my wife with the Nirvana Fire. So both this body of mine and my heart only belong to her, and it's all up to her."
This simple statement sounded like the most beautiful love words in Yaohua's ears.
Unconsciously, her face turned slightly red, and she forgot that she was in trouble.
The gods couldn't do anything to them and could only watch them leave the Heavenly Realm helplessly.
"Where shall we go next?" Yaohua hugged his waist and flew with him on the sword.
Chongming hooked his lips, in a good mood. "Above the sky and below the earth, we can go wherever we want!"
His words filled Yaohua with infinite reverie about the future.
The two discussed for a long time and finally decided to live in seclusion and enjoy their time together. They chose the Peach Blossom Mountain Range beside the Crimson Peak as their destination.
"No, you can't go into seclusion!"
A voice of opposition suddenly rang out. It was the system that sensed something was wrong and quickly spoke up.
Only then did Yaohua remember this hidden danger and quickly told Chongming about it.
"The third - party power in your body is probably this thing, right?" Chongming stretched out his hand, and a whirlpool appeared in his hand. At the same time, a blue mark slowly appeared on Yaohua's head.
Yaohua never thought that the system could even show its form. She was overjoyed. "Is there any way to separate it from my body?"
Chongming tried it and then made a seal. "It can't be separated, but I can seal it."
Yaohua tried to call in her mind, "System?"
But the system couldn't sense her thoughts and could only shout, "Let me out, let me out!"