Chapter 1286 - 1034: The Great God

From the Imperial City to the major cities in the Heaven Realm, each barbecue restaurant represents Elsa’s influence. Since Elsa left and the Emperor returned, the inexplicable conflict between the Emperor and Elsa became the focus of many politically sensitive individuals. After all, nearly everyone here knows that the initial reason the Emperor cast Elsa down from the Heaven Realm was due to a certain prophecy. And now, with the Emperor displaying an extremely obvious hostility, it’s hard to imagine the always-dominant Elsa maintaining her silence indefinitely.

Not long ago, there was even a rumor that the Emperor was secretly allying with the Okaman people against Elsa. The details were circulated so vividly, it sounded very true, yet in the end, nobody admitted to it. But now, Elsa has opened her first barbecue restaurant right in the Imperial City. Could this mean she’s planning a strong comeback?

Not only did people speculate this, but even the Emperor himself. At this moment, the Celestial Clan Emperor walked tensely through the dark passage beneath the Imperial Palace—a passage devoid of any light by his command, with all magical illumination devices removed. He went on until he stood before a shimmering door, placed his palm upon it, and heavy metal doors swung open, allowing a red glow to seep through.

The Emperor bowed his head, gazing at his feet as he slowly stepped toward the source of the light.

What lay before him was a massive red orb. Inside it, red fluctuations ebbed and flowed endlessly. If Long Yi were here, he would instantly recognize it as bearing a strong resemblance to a Divine Soul cell. However, compared to Long Yi’s complete Divine Soul cell, this one contained pitifully few red fluctuations.

"I can feel your panic," thundered a voice.

"Yes, Great God! I am very afraid!" the Emperor said, his voice more like a child’s than a sovereign’s.

"Is it because of your daughter, Elsa?"

"Yes, Great God, I don’t know what happened, but the Okaman people suddenly halted their collaboration with me. And Elsa is reaching out to the Imperial City once again; I suspect she truly plans to vie for my kingdom!" the Emperor exclaimed.

"Heh heh heh, Elsa is just a child. It’s surprising that she can instill such fear in you. Your mind is still immature," said the Divine Soul cell.

"Yes, Great God, I am indeed not mature enough. I need to listen to more of Your teachings," the Emperor said as he knelt before the Divine Soul cell, bowing his head.

"No matter, let her be for now. At this moment, she doesn’t pose a threat to you. In fact, a real threat has appeared in the Lower Plane. I can feel its power!" the Divine Soul cell continued.

"Could it be, just as You once prophesied, that the fragments of Yourself scattered across the various Planes have also attained godhood?" the Emperor asked, alarmed.

"Yes, that’s exactly it. But don’t worry, their own strengths are limited. After all, I am the main body. As soon as they encounter me, they will be absorbed instantly. The real concern is if she absorbs more fragments before she encounters me..." The Divine Soul cell left the sentence unfinished, but the implication was clear.

"What can I do for You, Great God!" the Emperor cried out excitedly.

"In this Plane, there are still fragments of me scattered. Whether they are Divine Souls or Divine Status, find them and bring them before me. Once I am powerful enough, all the obstacles before you will vanish in an instant! Everything!"

The Emperor left the place in high spirits, while the Divine Soul cell let out a cold laugh, "Foolish Celestial Clan Emperor, to think that I have controlled him for so many years even without having to resort to Spirit Parasitism. Was this really the race that the Giant had high hopes for? Ha ha ha, such disappointment!"

At the end of the passage, the First Prince Sajia awaited the Emperor’s arrival. Sajia knew that the Emperor would occasionally visit the secret chamber. As for what the chamber contained, the Emperor had never told him. Sajia had asked several times, only to be harshly reprimanded by the Emperor, so he never dared ask again.

"What should we do, Father?" Sajia asked the Emperor.

"Let her be. We don’t need to deal with her now because we have more important matters at hand," the Emperor replied.

"What is it?" Sajia asked curiously, wondering if there was anything more pressing than dealing with Elsa.

The Emperor retrieved an exquisite tetrahedron from his private space and handed it to Sajia, asking, "Have you seen this before?"

Receiving it, Sajia nodded and said, "Yes, I’ve seen one in a collector’s belongings. What is it?"

With a very serious expression, the Emperor stated, "This is an extremely important object. From now on, I order you to collect these items from across the Plane at any cost and bring them to me."

’At any cost’—the words carried great weight, usually signifying an urgent situation. Sajia was very curious about what was happening, but the Emperor clearly didn’t want to say more. Sajia could only nod firmly, taking the tetrahedron with him as he left.

It did not take long for this news to reach Elsa. The reason was that a wealthy merchant owned one of these tetrahedrons and had displayed it in his living room as a decoration. When First Prince Sajia came and forcibly bought it, the merchant was unwilling to accept such behavior, even though gifting it to Sajia wouldn’t have been a big deal to him. So, fueled by alcohol, he complained to friends in a barbecue restaurant, and naturally, these complaints made their way to Elsa.

"They’re looking for tetrahedrons? Are they searching for Divine Envoys?" Nim mused, reading the report with confusion.

"It seems that these items are definitely not as simple as Divine Envoys," Elsa said.

"I’ve asked around carefully before. His Majesty the Emperor seems flawless, with no points of attack," Nim stated.

"It’s fine, since they’re so eager to find this thing, why don’t we join the search?" Elsa smiled.

"Exactly!" Nim slapped his own forehead. If the enemy wants it, it must be extremely important. And if it’s extremely important to the enemy, taking it must be the right thing to do!

"However, it might be somewhat challenging to search for it on our own. After all, my networking is not as extensive as Sajia’s. I think I need to ask for help from some people," said Elsa.

At that moment, Selena was preoccupied with handling public affairs. Ever since Elsa left and the Emperor returned, First Prince Sajia’s involvement in state affairs had diminished. And the Emperor interfered with state affairs even less, leaving nearly the entire country’s matters on Selena’s shoulders. Recently, Selena had suddenly ’fallen ill,’ leading to a backlog of unattended affairs, so she had been working overtime recently to catch up. Since Elsa fully activated the Heart of Heaven within Selena, it felt like she had become a different person, with endless strength continuously surging from her chest and an abundance of vitality. She could hardly believe how talented her younger sister had been, and if she hadn’t taken away the Heart of Heaven and it had remained within Elsa, how powerful Elsa would be now?

Of course, history couldn’t be changed, and she had no intention of regretting it endlessly. After all, she was essentially on the same side as Elsa now. It’s a pity that her control over the Teleportation Gate had been revoked by the Emperor.

Selena still had a lot on her plate; she was almost too busy to pay attention to her surroundings. She became submerged in paperwork after resting for a few days and accumulating too much work. Thankfully, the fully activated Heart of Heaven kept her energy levels high, otherwise, she really wouldn’t know how long it would take her to climb out of this mountain of paperwork.

After working for a while, she felt thirsty, so she instinctively reached behind her for the large cup of sweet beverage she had prepared. After fumbling around, a voice suddenly said, "Here."

Instinctively, Selena said, "Thank you," and took it. Just as she brought it to her lips, she got a shock. The beverage splashed out of the cup.

"Calm down!" Elsa, sitting behind Selena, cast magic and made all the liquid disappear before it could touch any documents.

"Elsa! How did you get here!" Selena got up nervously, looking around to see that no one was there.

"With my strength, do you really think someone can stop me from going wherever I want? Relax, there’s no one around. Our Emperor father is hiding somewhere, and Sajia is running all over the Plane, buying Tetrahedrons. No one has time to worry about me," Elsa said with a smile.

"You’re certainly bold! But instead of running your lucrative barbeque business, why are you here?" asked Selena. In fact, Selena had even queued up once to taste it, suffering through the high price, but the flavor had lingered with her for a long time.

"I’ve come to ask for your help and to bring you something," Elsa said, pulling out a glass bottle from her personal space, filled with the barbecue spice.

"This is the spice that ignites into flames!" Selena’s eyes sparkled.

"Yes, be very careful when you use it. Make sure it doesn’t touch your skin, or it will catch fire," advised Elsa.

"Don’t worry! Don’t worry!!" Selena quickly stashed it into her personal space. It was an absolute treasure that money couldn’t buy!

"Alright, now that you’ve accepted my bribe, it’s time for me to state my terms," Elsa said.

"What are you up to? Just so you know, I’ve lost control over the Teleportation Gate," said Selena.

"Oh, alright then. I’ll be off," Elsa said.

"Hey, hey, is the Teleportation Gate the only reason you came to find me?" Selena asked helplessly.

"Yep," Elsa answered bluntly.

"My dear little sister, can’t you at least lie a little to comfort me?" Selena felt almost amused. Elsa had always been like this—never pretending, doing whatever she wanted, utterly carefree.

"There’s no need. Lying requires too much thinking, and that’s tiring," Elsa said matter-of-factly.

Feeling defeated, Selena laughed and asked, "Can you tell me what exactly you want to do? Maybe I can still help you."

Elsa thought for a moment, turned her head back to Selena, and said, "I’m going to the Higher Plane. I plan to visit the Heavenly Kingdom, I want to clear up some things."

Selena wasn’t surprised by Elsa’s intention to visit the Heavenly Kingdom. She knew very well that ever since Elsa learned about the Heavenly Kingdom, she would go—it was just a matter of time.

"If it’s just that, I can still help you," said Selena.

"You should have said so earlier," Elsa came closer again.

Selena felt truly helpless; her sister was just too straightforward. (To be continued. If you like this book, please support the author on Qidian (qidian.com) by voting and gifting monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian.com to read.)