The Luo God Festival was the most important ceremony for the Luo God Clan. Apart from worshipping the Luo God, it was also the only way for the next Luo Emperor successor to obtain the Luo God inheritance.
With the power of the entire Luo River converging, the chosen successor of the Luo Emperor would inevitably advance to the Earth Sovereign realm. This would ensure that every generation of the Luo Emperor possessed sufficient strength to suppress internal and external threats.
At this moment, outside the Luo God Palace, the surging Luo River roared past. This was the convergence point of the Luo River. Endless currents seemed to flow without end, containing boundless vitality.
The Luo God Festival would be held here.
When Lu Bai arrived with Mandala, Mu Chen, and Ling Xi, the ceremony had not yet begun.
"We will observe from outside first. If anyone comes to cause trouble, we will seize the opportunity to assist. If not, we will wait until everything settles before taking Junior Sister Luo Li to meet her. How about that?" Lu Bai looked at Mu Chen and said.
Although Mu Chen was extremely anxious at this moment, he also knew that it was not the right time to meet Luo Li. He immediately nodded in agreement with Lu Bai's arrangement.
"It seems the Luo God Clan is well prepared. The defenses are extremely tight," Mandala said calmly as she scanned the surroundings.
As she said, the entire area was already under strict security.
A series of armies radiating sharp auras were stationed along both sides of the Luo River. Even in the sky, knights riding thunder cranes formed a defensive net. With such an impregnable defense, not even a fly could get through.
Far from this area on both sides of the Luo River, a vast sea of people stretched all the way to the horizon, filled with roaring noise.
These were all members of the Luo God Clan, eagerly awaiting their empress.
Soon, the ceremony began, and the experts of the Luo God Clan appeared one after another. When Luo Li's figure reappeared, Mu Chen's expression instantly became excited.
At this moment, Luo Li stood gracefully upon a white jade platform. Under the sunlight, her hair, as brilliant as a galaxy, reflected dazzling radiance. Her flawless and exquisite face, with eyes that seemed to contain the beauty of heaven and earth, was like the most perfect work of art.
Among the four of them, Mandala was the only one seeing Luo Li for the first time. She was also slightly surprised and finally understood why her "junior brother" was so infatuated with this girl.
The ritual process itself needed no detailed mention. Lu Bai had little interest in it. Instead, he was quite curious about the Luo River below.
He sent his divine sense into the river, yet no matter how hard he tried, he could not probe its depth. The deeper he went, the more he felt an incomparably pure and clear spiritual energy.
And at a certain moment, that strand of divine sense suddenly vanished.
This made Lu Bai slightly surprised. No wonder even Earth Sovereign experts could perish within the Luo God domain. There was indeed something unusual beneath.
Of course, this had nothing to do with him. This was most likely related to the Luo God herself, so it was better left for the Luo God Clan to explore.
As Luo Li used her blood essence to awaken the Luo River, the Luo God Festival officially began.
Everyone watched intently at the changes on the great river. Even Lu Bai focused his attention, wanting to witness the miracle of the Luo River.
As blood continued to drip into the river surface, the entire Luo River began to burn with crimson flames. These flames gradually enveloped Luo Li, burning fiercely upon her body.
"This Luo River was formed from the remains of the Luo God, the ancestor of the Luo God Clan in ancient times. It is said to contain the power of the Luo God, but only the purest royal bloodline of the Luo God Clan can awaken it," Mandala explained, which even surprised Lu Bai.
"So that is the case. I thought the Luo River gave birth to the Luo God, but it turns out the Luo God became the Luo River..." Lu Bai thought to himself.
At that moment, the Luo River below suddenly began to boil. Countless crimson bubbles rose continuously.
One by one, the bubbles burst, and within one of them a crimson light slowly rose. As it ascended, it gradually took the form of a crimson flower about the size of a palm.
Lu Bai raised an eyebrow and looked closely, only to notice faint shadows on each petal. Although blurry, they carried an indescribable beauty that was almost intoxicating.
As the flower bloomed, an ancient and vast bloodline aura slowly emanated from it.
"Could that shadow be the Luo God..." Lu Bai widened his eyes.
More excited than outsiders were the higher members of the Luo God Clan.
"That is the Luo God Flower!" someone exclaimed in shock.
In the Luo God Festival, different phenomena appear depending on the purity of the bloodline, but the most legendary phenomenon is the Luo God Flower.
It is said that these Luo God Flowers were formed from the blood of the ancestor Luo God and are hidden deep within the Luo River. Only the purest bloodline can awaken them.
Throughout the long history of the Luo God Clan, the Luo God Flower has appeared only a handful of times. None of them expected to witness it today.
"It seems Junior Sister Luo Li is indeed extraordinary. She may become the second Luo God in the future," Lu Bai said with a light smile as he looked at Mu Chen's tense expression. "Junior Brother Mu Chen should work harder in the future."
Hearing Lu Bai's teasing, Mu Chen blushed slightly, but his eyes were filled with pride and confidence.
Pride because the girl in his heart was so outstanding, and confidence because he also believed he would not be inferior to anyone.
"However, Junior Sister Luo Li showing such potential is not necessarily a good thing. Given the current relationship among the four great god clans of the Lesser West Heaven Realm, there are probably many who do not wish to see the Luo God Clan produce such a destined empress," Mandala said slowly.
Upon hearing this, both Mu Chen and Ling Xi felt their hearts tighten.
Mu Chen was no longer the naive youth who had just left the Northern Spiritual Realm. After experiencing so much, he understood exactly what Mandala meant.
And such things were almost certain to happen.
Fortunately, Lu Bai had informed him in advance. Otherwise, if anything happened to Luo Li, he would regret it for life.
His gratitude toward Lu Bai deepened even further.
Very soon, Mu Chen's worry became reality.
The originally blue sky rapidly turned blood red. A blood tide swept across the heavens and earth in a few breaths.
A laugh echoed from afar.
"Hehe, truly worthy of being the peerless genius of the Luo God Clan. Even a Luo God Festival can create such a commotion..."
Luo Tian Shen's expression changed instantly as he stared into the distance. "Blood God Clan, Xue Lingzi!"
A figure in blood robes appeared. He smiled at Luo Tian Shen and said, "We of the Blood God Clan have come to observe the Luo God Festival."
Down below, the Luo River armies erupted with powerful spiritual energy. The two young commanders guarding Luo Li immediately merged their forces with their respective armies, forming surging battle intent.
"Hm? The Luo God Clan actually has battle formation masters? Unfortunately, it is not yet at the level of a million patterns, so it cannot compare with Earth Sovereign," Lu Bai remarked in surprise.
Mu Chen's entire body tensed as he stared coldly at the Blood God Clan above.
"Lu Bai senior, it seems we will need your help again."
Lu Bai nodded with a smile and asked, "How is your Nine Dragons Slaying Immortal Array progressing? How many dragons can you form?"
Mu Chen replied, "Barely four dragons..."
"Not bad, not bad. That already counts as entering the ranks of array grandmasters. Later, just go ahead and fight as much as you can. It will also let these people of the Luo God Clan see your strength, so you will not be underestimated later."
Mu Chen also nodded upon hearing this. In truth, even without this reason, he would definitely make a move.
Among the Blood God Clan's forces, aside from the Blood God Clan leader Xue Lingzi who was a Greater Earth Sovereign, the others were not necessarily able to withstand the Nine Dragons Slaying Immortal Array.
While Lu Bai and the others were speaking, Luo Tian Shen above had already grown furious with Xue Lingzi.
Apart from Xue Lingzi, the Blood God Clan also had five great elders, all of whom were Earth Sovereign level experts. In this regard, the Luo God Clan was at a disadvantage. Fortunately, the Luo God Clan still had the advantage of terrain. Without any hesitation, Luo Tian Shen directly activated the Luo God Clan's guardian array, the Luo River Array.
With the activation of the array, the surging Luo River below immediately stirred up waves tens of thousands of zhang high.
The river water surged upward, then spread out at an astonishing speed, eventually forming a massive water curtain tens of thousands of zhang wide. That water curtain resembled an upside down giant bowl, enveloping the entire Luo God City within it.
The water curtain rippled, shining with dazzling spiritual light, faint traces of an ancient aura spreading from it, vast and boundless.
Although the water curtain appeared somewhat thin, the powerful spiritual energy emanating from it made it difficult even for a peak Earth Sovereign to easily break through.
The atmosphere in the sky was tense, as if a great battle would erupt in the next moment.
However, Lu Bai paid no attention to this and instead curiously looked at the Luo River Array.
The moment he heard the name, what came to his mind was the Nine Curves Yellow River Array from his previous life's mythological legends.
Unfortunately, although both arrays seemed related to rivers, there was no real similarity between them.
However, thinking of the Nine Curves Yellow River Array, Lu Bai suddenly developed some interest in the ancient arrays from the myths of his previous world.
Legend said that within that array were the principles of heaven and earth, containing mysterious laws. Inside it were illusions that could confuse immortals, block divine perception, extinguish spirit, dissolve soul, break form, weaken qi, and even sever the foundation and limbs of immortals.
With Lu Bai's current attainment in arrays, if he had sufficiently powerful arrays as reference, recreating such effects did not seem impossible.
For example, the ability to extinguish spirit and dissolve soul seemed somewhat similar to the Soul Dispersion Array.
This sudden thought made Lu Bai feel as if a door to a fantastical new world had been opened.
The Great Bright King Array could refine the Great Bright King Pearl using human bodies, the Eight Desolations Pagoda could refine Pagoda Pearls using the body of a Demon Emperor, so could he create something like the Twelve Divine Fiend Array?
And then, arrays like the Zhou Tian Star Array, Blood River Array, and others, the Great Thousand World also had arrays capable of controlling starlight power or manipulating blood rivers and seas, just like the Blood God Clan.
Of course, reaching the level described in legends would not be easy.
For example, the legendary strongest array, the Zhu Xian Array, Lu Bai had no idea how to replicate it, because he could not obtain terrifying divine swords like the Zhu Xian Four Swords.
However, his own God Slaying Ancient Array did bear some similarity. If he could equip it with three matching Peerless Saint or even quasi-Peerless Saint Artifact swords, perhaps its power could be greatly enhanced, forming a new God Slaying Array.
Lu Bai's thoughts were suddenly interrupted by the erupting battle.
He raised his head and saw the shadow of a figure enveloping Luo Li on the altar.
That silhouette was extremely slender. Although its appearance was blurry, just that figure alone carried a breathtaking beauty.
"This is the Luo God..."
Lu Bai raised an eyebrow. He knew the Luo God was known as the most beautiful woman in the Great Thousand World, but he had never expected that even a vague projection could possess such astonishing charm.
No wonder even the Tai Ling Ancestor of that era had been obsessed for his entire life, eventually even passing down the Tai Ling Heavenly Light to Luo Li after she inherited the Luo God's legacy.
This level of charm was simply beyond imagination.
The emergence of the Luo God inheritance immediately drove the entire Luo God Clan into frenzy, which in turn made the Blood God Clan feel an immense threat.
As the Blood God Clan leader, Xue Lingzi naturally intended to do everything possible to stop the inheritance, even activating hidden agents he had planted long ago.
These hidden agents were three Lesser Earth Sovereigns from a branch of the Luo God Clan's royal lineage.
Their sudden betrayal directly opened a gap in the Luo River Array, allowing all the Blood God Clan experts to rush in.
This further worsened the already weak numerical disadvantage of the Luo God Clan.
Without hesitation, Mu Chen, who was already impatient, immediately charged out.
Behind him, Ling Xi and Mandala also appeared without delay.
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