The Great Luo Heaven.
The clear, pale blue sky was cloudless for ten thousand miles, as pristine as ice.
Beneath the sky, mist swirled, vaguely revealing celestial rivers and immortal mountains flowing within.
Between the clouds, immortals came and went, greeting each other with kindness. High above, divine birds soared, scattering specks of starlight, a breathtaking spectacle.
This realm was the Great Luo Heaven.
Unlike the Great Brahma Heaven, the Great Luo Heaven, despite its numerous immortals who seemed detached from mortal affairs, yearned for mortal life. Therefore, although they appeared ethereal, they frequently visited the mortal realm, remaining quite grounded.
Furthermore, the immortals here often considered themselves free-spirited.
Immortals were unrestrained, and so was the Immortal Emperor.
At this moment, the Immortal Emperor was in the Jade Luo Palace, drinking fine wine and watching celestial maidens dance.
Suddenly, he sensed something and looked outside.
A streak of rainbow light flashed by. At first distant, it was suddenly close.
"Your Majesty, the Thousand-Mile Eye has a crucial discovery!"
In this Great Luo Heaven, the Thousand-Mile Eye was not a living being but an immortal artifact.
This immortal artifact could observe the conditions of all realms and was extremely precious.
The Immortal Emperor heard this and said sternly, "Speak!"
"Your Majesty, the Thousand-Mile Eye has observed troop movements in the Great Brahma Heaven. Nearly a thousand Arhats and Bodhisattvas have entered the Blue Star, their forces aiming directly at the Blue Star's human race!"
What were they trying to do?
The Immortal Emperor had been living a carefree life these past few days and was not very concerned about matters on the Blue Star.
After all, the Blue Star was merely a main god realm, offering little help to him, a Golden Immortal. It was understandable that he did not pay attention to it.
"Oh? Interesting. Tell me, what are they trying to do? Why are they doing this?"
"Your Majesty, please observe!"
The immortal performed a celestial technique, condensing an information sphere, which he held in his hand.
The Immortal Emperor beckoned, and the information sphere flew into his palm. With a thought, he absorbed it.
After a moment, he chuckled, "So that's how it is!"
He now knew what had happened on the Blue Star and why the Great Brahma Heaven was attacking the human race.
It turned out a human had annihilated a Buddha's Son.
He naturally knew of the Buddha's Son, who could be called a future Buddha. Although he had not yet reached his peak, he was not to be underestimated.
He never expected him to fall at the hands of a Blue Star human. Amusing, truly amusing!
"This Blue Star human race is very interesting!" he said.
His subordinate asked, "Your Majesty, how should we respond?"
The Great Luo Heaven and the Great Brahma Heaven had no small animosity. One cultivated the Tao, the other Buddhism, and naturally, they disliked each other.
Now, the Great Brahma Heaven's Buddha's Son was dead, and killed by frail humans. How could he not be pleased?
The Immortal Emperor laughed, "Of course, we shall watch the show. However, before that human race is annihilated, you can casually save some of them!"
The Immortal Emperor's idea was simple: he wanted to save some people. This was because Lin Yu had killed the Buddha's Son.
In the Immortal Emperor's view, although they had not interacted, the weakening of the Great Brahma Heaven meant the relative strengthening of the Great Luo Heaven. This was a minor karmic entanglement.
It could be repaid or not, but he was the Immortal Emperor; he would naturally not leave karmic debts unpaid.
His subordinate heard this and nodded, "Your Majesty is benevolent! This subordinate is impressed!"
Although the Immortal Emperor was very carefree, often losing track of time when he went out to play, sometimes a thousand years would pass before he came to his senses.
However, he was very reliable in his dealings.
The Immortal Emperor laughed, "Go quickly. Take my talisman and dispatch a thousand celestial soldiers. But remember, do not come into conflict with the Great Brahma Heaven. Of course, if they cause trouble, beat them to death for me."
The Immortal Emperor's repeated instructions warmed his subordinate's heart.
Though the Immortal Emperor seemed casual, he was deeply sincere and, in the eyes of his subordinates, an excellent leader.
"I shall obey Your Majesty's command!"
The Immortal Emperor waved his hand, and the subordinate slowly retreated.
The Immortal Emperor, meanwhile, spread his arms, "Continue the music, continue the dance!"
The melodious music and graceful dance delighted the Immortal Emperor.
As for whether the celestial army he dispatched would encounter enemies, he was not worried at all.
With a thousand celestial soldiers heading to the Blue Star, who would be their match, except in those ancient worlds?
He remained as relaxed as ever, enjoying the dance and listening to the music, living a life of leisure.
Meanwhile, the Blue Star was undergoing tremendous changes.
Many main gods had foreseen the Great Brahma Heaven's retaliation, so they were not very surprised, but more worlds were utterly stunned.
They had dispatched nearly a thousand main gods!
It was terrifying.
After all, among the Blue Star's myriad realms, only a minority had main gods; most only had deities, and a significant number had neither.
When nearly a thousand main gods entered the Blue Star and headed towards the human territory.
All beings sensed an impending war of extermination.
"The human race killed the Great Brahma Heaven's Buddha's Son, and now the Great Brahma Heaven is here for revenge. The human race is doomed," some main gods lamented.
The human race had great potential, producing a main god-level figure in just a few hundred years.
However, having offended the Great Brahma Heaven now, they were destined for annihilation.
But some main gods held different views: "The human race also has quite a few main gods. If my memory serves me correctly, during the last Buddha's Son war, there were two hundred and fifty human main gods. And this might not even be the full strength of the human race. Perhaps they are not inferior to the Great Brahma Heaven."
Those holding this view were not few.
The primary reason was that the human race's combat power displayed in the previous battle where the Buddha's Son was killed was too formidable.
However, after the fact, some investigations revealed the truth: these were all joint avatars of Lin Yu, a human.
In other words, the human race was not terrifying; Lin Yu, a human, was terrifying.
Because he alone could match hundreds of main gods.
He could even match a thousand main gods.
Last time, a dimensional scroll sealed dozens of main gods.
"The human race should not be underestimated, but the Great Brahma Heaven is even more formidable. This is a battle between tigers and wolves. The wolves have a pack, and the tigers also have a pack. The tigers outnumber the wolves. The result of this battle is that the human race will likely be annihilated by the Great Brahma Heaven!"
Various powers made their own predictions. Although a very small minority believed the human race would not perish and might even turn the tide, their numbers were too few, and their reasoning illogical, thus not forming the mainstream opinion. 138 Reading Network
The observing gods were in heated discussion. For a time, all the deities on the Blue Star turned their gaze towards the human race.
"The human race is in danger!"
"What a pity. Just as they were about to rise, they offended the Great Brahma Heaven."
"There are always greater heights to reach; low profile is the way to go."
"Even if they hadn't killed the Buddha's Son then, would the Buddha's Son have spared the human race?"
"After the Blue Star's transformation, the first great war is about to begin. One wonders how many main gods will perish in this battle."
"The Great Brahma Heaven has almost certainly won. One wonders what the Great Luo Heaven, the Great Brahma Heaven's rival, is thinking?"
"The Great Luo Heaven should not interfere with the human race."
"No, the Great Luo Heaven values karma highly, enjoys freedom and ease, and has a strong sense of righteousness. They should offer some assistance."
"Look, the Great Brahma Heaven has reached the skies above the human territory."
"The human race's formation has sensed the crisis and activated automatically. And that Candle Dragon has descended from the high heavens to confront the Great Brahma Heaven's people."
"The great battle is about to begin!"