The generals nodded in understanding, knowing that the two formidable gods facing off in battle were evidently protecting the Corpse Monster.
Since it was impossible to fulfill the Celestial Emperor's decree from either side, they might as well find an excuse for themselves and give the Celestial Emperor a way out, letting the matter slide.
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Deep within the Red Water, Xu Qing's skin cracked, and molten golden fire started to surge from the previously azure-golden flesh, gradually merging with the red lotus.
At a certain moment, the shadow of the fire lotus perfectly overlapped with the silhouette amidst the sea of flames. When twelve fire lotuses bloomed, the nine layers of karmic flames spewed forth from the depths of Xu Qing's orifices.
Those karmic flames transformed into towering pillars of fire, reaching straight into the nine heavens!