"Thank you, Lord Goddess... Thank you, Lord Goddess!"
"Thanks to you, we can survive."
The people of Wu County wept openly. If it were not for the goddess, they would have starved to death. Thank the goddess. Thank the Eternal Faith.
Some of the surviving veterans, looking at the mysterious Sun Shangxiang, could not help but step forward. Huang Gai, Lu Meng, and the others all knelt to the ground.
One of them spoke up: "My lord, will this land of Soochow be given to Cao Cao from now on?"
Sun Shangxiang shook her head and said: "Your vision is too narrow. This world is meant to be the land of the gods. What does it matter whether it is divided between Northern Wei and Eastern Wu?
There is Guishuang to the west. There are others further still.
There are the Western Regions to the northwest. The Xiongnu.
There is Xianbei to the north.
Early reunification is a good thing. And if you generals do not wish to fight for the gods, you can also survive forever."
Everyone exchanged glances.
They did not understand where those places were.
But looking at what Sun Shangxiang was saying—they had to be real nations.
Yes.
What did it matter if it was the Central Plains? They could go to other regions to fight!
And it would still be fighting for God.
Expansion of territory.
After Sun Shangxiang and Tu Shan Honghong had dealt with Daji, they settled in Wu County. As for Sun Quan—they built a proper altar in his memory.
Under their instruction, it would slowly be transformed into a temple.
The advantage of this was that Soochow would also have an iconic landmark of the faith.
Huang Gai said bitterly: "My Lord Goddess, I'm afraid I must trouble you with this. Wu Hou had been adjusting animal supplies right up until his end—but now, all of Soochow has very little in the way of food reserves."
Tu Shan Honghong shook her head and said: "You have a mistaken understanding. What Xiangxiang means is that believers should fill the temple. Only then can we properly show the grace of God. Have we not already taught you the cultivation method?
As long as you practice, you will surpass the boundaries of mortals.
This project may seem enormous.
In fact, hundreds of people can complete the construction in half a month!"
Everyone suddenly realized.
They had not yet cultivated, and so naturally they still did not grasp the greatness of God.
At present—even late into the night—
No one dared disturb the two goddesses' rest. They took their leave and went to sleep.
Gan Ning, Lu Xun, and the others could not wait. They sat cross-legged on the spot and began practicing immediately.
The same was true of the soldiers.
Early the next morning—
A tsunami of shouts erupted from the barracks.
"I'm so strong!"
"Me too! Me too..."
Lu Xun and the others sighed inwardly as they watched the soldiers, who had grown visibly more powerful overnight.
So this was how Cao Cao's army had become what it was.
No wonder they could never beat them.
It was estimated that even if their own soldiers were ten times more numerous, they still could not reach the level Cao Cao's forces had attained.
If one word could describe it—
That word was: everyone was like a dragon.
Every believer was terrifyingly strong.
Inside the boudoir.
Tu Shan Honghong was teasing the nine-tailed fox demon sealed within a crystal orb. Her face was full of gleeful malice.
"Little fox, why won't you scream? Weren't you so good at screaming before?"
"Sister... grandma... grandma... keep calling me that. Maybe... maybe I'll let you go."
Daji lay flat on the floor of the crystal ball, her ears drooping limply.
Pretending to be dead.
She didn't even bother responding to Tu Shan Honghong's teasing.
She already understood that this sixteen-tailed divine fox was simply playing with her. She would never be let go.
The god had said to catch her as a pet. That was a fact that could not be changed.
It was a sigh—that her fox demon existence in troubled times had harmed countless people, and in the end had suffered its due retribution.
When Tu Shan Honghong saw that Daji had fallen silent, she snorted coldly: "Do you think everything will be fine if you simply refuse to speak? I remember that in the histories I have read, you seem to be the fox demon from the Great Tribulation of the Gods, don't you?
Nuwa ordered you to go to the river where King Zhou would meet his ruin.
But what did you actually do?"
Upon hearing the name Nuwa—
Daji shuddered involuntarily.
This reaction did not escape Tu Shan Honghong's notice. She smiled and said: "It seems I guessed correctly. You are afraid of Nuwa...
I almost forgot to tell you something.
In the Divine Realm, there are two Nuwas of pure blood. I don't know how they will react when they see you."
In an instant—
The nine-tailed fox Daji could no longer remain calm.
Her trembling voice came out: "Is it truly Nuwa? Isn't there only one such great god?"
"Huh... humble ant. Do you think Nuwa is just a single person's name? That is simply the name of a race. How could something like you understand the greatness of our gods?
Now then. Tell me all of your crimes. Everything about Yuan Luzhi!"
"Yes... the little fox will confess. Please—when we arrive in the Divine Realm—help the little fox so that the Nuwa Empresses do not grow angry with me..."
The world history of the original Three Kingdoms Warriors was like this.
Unexpectedly, this fox was so terrified of Nuwa.
There was no Nuwa in the world where Tu Shan Honghong was born.
But in these worlds related to Nüwa—Nüwa was the ancestor of ten thousand demons, the supreme existence.
Daji could fear no one.
Only fear the severe "mother."
Even a single glance from that figure was enough to make her shudder. It was fear from the very depths of her soul.
Like a child who had done something wrong, caught red-handed by their mother.
"In the beginning, I didn't want to do anything bad. It was... in that environment, the little fox wanted whatever the wind brought, whatever the rain brought...
Gradually, I couldn't keep my heart.
Later... and then those tragedies happened..."
The more she spoke about her past, the more Daji stammered.
After all, those things had been done by her own hand.
Such as digging out the hearts and livers of people.
Killing ministers and officials.
In truth, she hadn't known that she was surrounded by temptation and corruption at every turn. And so she could not keep her heart pure.
At present—it was normal for her to be like this.
Not being killed was already a kindness granted on the face of Empress Nuwa.
The immortal world had intended to obliterate her demonic nature and restore her original heart. But no one had been able to accomplish it.
It truly was easy to fall into darkness.
And returning to the light required tremendous effort.
Tu Shan Honghong nodded slightly and said: "Although you, crooked-mouthed monk, have read the scriptures wrong—it is still alright. You can atone for your sins in the future. Otherwise, once all your mistakes are screened and found wanting, they will strip the skin from your bones."
Daji did not dare to refute. She shivered in fright.
Then two articles appeared in her mind.
"This is the divine method—and the cultivation method of the fox demon. Practice it well..."
"Thank you for the gift of the great god."
Daji had assumed she was being played with again. She had not expected to accidentally receive two cultivation techniques.
Tu Shan Honghong looked at the ecstatic fox demon and felt nothing but displeasure. She poured cold water on her mercilessly.
"In the Divine Realm, darkness is also a faction. But the exquisite spirit is clear and pure—it will not be controlled by power. You, both before and now, have been lost entirely in power.
If you still cannot maintain your original heart after cultivating the divine method—I will ask the gods to wipe away your mind entirely and turn you into a mindless pet fox."
Daji's ecstatic expression solidified on the spot.
So the true catastrophe was yet to come.
Having her spiritual wisdom wiped away—that meant obliterating her soul and reducing her to a primitive fox. Would she still be herself at that point?
Daji burst into tears.
The enchantment sealed shut. She could no longer see anything outside.
"It's okay, Daji... just keep your heart. I can..."
The nine-tailed demon fox's silver teeth clenched silently. She began her first practice.
The moment she came into contact with divine law—
Only then did she realize that her soul was already filthy. That was why the seals would not lift.
In truth, she had a problem deep within herself.
"So... am I being corroded like this by power all along..."
Daji finally understood where she had gone wrong. She began to absorb divine power to purify her soul.
Different from how others practiced—
When the light touched her soul, she let out a screaming wail instantly, as though her soul were being burned alive.
The pain continued without reprieve.
It was only when she was on the very verge of losing consciousness that it finally subsided.
Outside.
Sun Shangxiang frowned as she looked at the fox demon sealed within the crystal orb and asked: "Can she truly purify the power within her body?"
"Who knows? That's what God ordered, anyway. If she can't survive it, she becomes a mindless pet fox."
"Makes sense."
The two smiled at each other and began talking leisurely.
Days passed like this.
Half a month went by in the blink of an eye.
With their help, the lands of Eastern Wu were conquered one by one by Cao Cao. Every territory became a place of the faith.
By now, the altar had been completed under supervision. And the two goddesses were preparing to return to the Divine Realm—after all, it had been half a month since they had last been there.
As for the problem of Yuan Luzhi, they had decided to leave it in Cao Cao's hands. This was his responsibility and mission as the Master Priest.
They were not babysitters.
Just as the two goddesses were about to depart—
Suddenly, from the sky above the Kingdom of Shu, two figures descended: Nezha and Taigongwang, dropping from the heavens!
Although separated by thousands of miles—
The eyes of all four locked onto one another.
Taigongwang's gaze shifted and fixed upon the enchanting woman beside Tu Shan Honghong.
"Who are you?! Why are you protecting this enchantress?!"
"Heh... some native gods truly don't know us. They can't even see that the karma clinging to Daji's body has already been cleared. It seems that native gods are, in the end, just native gods."
The two sides communicated through divine consciousness and intention.
Sparks flew between them.
Tu Shan Honghong sneered, nine tails fluttering in the wind.
Taigongwang's eyes went cold. The magic whip in his hand lit up with golden radiance—it pierced the void and struck directly at Tu Shan Honghong.
"I see it clearly now. You are also a fox demon. You think you can fool my eyes? That won't work..."
Tu Shan Honghong smiled and said: "But do you know? I was lying—baiting you into attacking. Idiot..."
A golden flame—
It followed the space through the very gap his whip had torn open.
And stabbed directly in.
The speed was dozens of times faster than the whip strike itself.
By the time Taigongwang sensed that something was wrong, it was far too late. The flame had become claws.
They raked across his body.
Nezha beside him was scared half to death.
What the hell... what was going on?!
They had only come to deal with matters in the lower realm! This was not what they had signed up for at all!
Seeing this scene, Nezha did not dare to look at anyone below. He flew directly toward the gate of the immortal world.
He had his hot wheels. Combined with speed and a little spatial skill—
He escaped, barely.
Zhuge Liang and the others, who had been kneeling before the altar, looked at the fallen deity and the two immortals who had fled—and fell into a complete daze.