A confident smile graced the Beast Emperor’s lips.
Chapter 256: The Goddess Issues A Holy Decree, The Elemental Being Is Born
The Fairy Empire was located in the southern borders of Heaven’s Vault Continent. Overlooking the Magical Beast Ridge in the north and facing the Endless Oceans to the south, it was the one and only country completely covered in forests among the four major empires.
These expansive forests that weren’t inferior to the Magical Beast Ridge in the least were the famous Fairy Forests. As they were connected to the Magical Beast Ridge, Magical Beasts also roamed the Fairy Forests.
Innumerable Fairy tribes dwelt in the forest, sharing the space with the woods and the Magical Beasts. It should have been a very dangerous place by right, but the reality was that the Magical Beasts didn’t attack the Fairy tribes at all. Instead, they formed a protective barrier that prevented outsiders from invading and harassing the Fairy tribes.
In the very center of the Fairy Forests stood a gigantic tree that towered at several hundred thousand feet tall. It stood straight and tall in between heaven and earth like the Jianmu Tree[1] that connected the two.
Lofty, towering, tall, and majestic!
Tranquil, lush, and luxuriant!
This gigantic tree was the Fairy Empire’s holy tree and mother tree itself—the Tree of Vitality.
Erected at the foot of the Tree of Vitality was a beautiful palace formed from intertwining vines and full of beautiful flowers all over. Exquisite and refined, it was the Fairy imperial palace!
Currently, the conference hall in the imperial palace was filled with the Fairy Empire’s high-ranking officials.
An extremely beautiful Fairy with a crown on her head sat at the top. Beautiful, pure, and breathtaking, she looked as if she had stepped right out of a fairytale.
She was the number one beauty of Heaven’s Vault Continent and the Fairy Empire’s ruler—the Fairy Empress!
“Elders, this is an invitation that a special envoy from the Dragon God Empire has just delivered.”
The Fairy Empress parted her ruby red lips. She said, “They are inviting me to the Dragon God Empire to take part in the new emperor, Meng Lei’s, ascension ceremony one month later.”
“Your Majesty, the Dragon God Empire is just being unreasonable and making trouble. You need not pay them any heed!”
A female Fairy with a sword fastened at her waist said coldly, “Considering that it’s just a new emperor ascending the throne, dispatching an official to express your congratulations is more than enough. Your Majesty need not personally make the trip there!”
“Regimental Commander Azshara is right. Your Majesty is the Empress of the Fairy Empire. Wouldn’t the order of seniority be jumbled up if Your Majesty were to congratulate a young human like him?”
A female Fairy with a bow on her back also spoke up. “Besides, whether he’ll even still be alive in a month’s time or not is a question itself. To think he’s still dreaming of ascending the throne!”
“Exactly! Horace Theodore was already a half-deity more than 30,000 years ago. Now that he’s returned with such a fierce momentum, how strong must he be now?”
“As the saying goes, ‘Those who come bear ill intentions, while those that don’t are nowhere near’.”
“With Horace’s talent, he’s probably already become a true god during these last 30,000 years!”
“That makes sense! To think he’s still in the mood to ascend the throne when a true god is coming right at him. He’s ultimately still too young. Little does he know that those who overdo it easily offend others...”
“There’s also something else that I’m worried about. Now that Meng Lei has seized the Dragon God Empire and destroyed the Dragon God’s one and only power of faith domain, how could the Dragon God possibly let him off?”
“That makes sense! The Dragon God would never overlook this!”
Upon hearing the officials’ opinions, the Fairy Empress nodded slightly and said, “I’ve heard your voices, everyone. In that case, we’ll dispatch an envoy to the—”
Buzz...
At that moment, a terrifying wave of divine power suddenly descended upon the Fairy Empress from above. At once, the aura around the Fairy Empress changed, becoming austere, holy, and solemn...
“The Goddess has descended!”
At the sight, all the officials in the hall hastily got up from their seats and bowed at the Fairy Empress, their countenances much more respectful than before.
The Fairy Empress made no response.
A brief moment later, the terrifying divine power disappeared, and the Fairy Empress resumed her previous demeanor.
“Has she left?”
“Her Holiness the Goddess has left!”
The Fairies breathed sighs of relief. Then, they quickly turned to the Fairy Empress and asked, “Your Majesty, has her Holiness the Goddess issued any holy decrees?”
“Yes, she has!
The Fairy Empress said with a wry smile, “Her Holiness has instructed us to take utmost care to protect Meng Lei. We mustn’t allow Horace to kill him!”
“This...”
The Fairies looked at one another, looks of puzzlement surfacing on their faces. Protect Meng Lei? What kind of situation was this?
“Who exactly is Meng Lei? Her Holiness has actually specially issued a holy decree to order us to protect him? Isn’t this a little too unfathomable?”
“Aren’t there rumors that Meng Lei is an evil deity reincarnate? Might he actually be a deity reincarnate? And on top of that, even Her Holiness’ friend?”
“You don’t say, that might really just be the case...”
Women would always be the most gossipy creatures in the world—even if they were a bunch of Fairies.
“Since Her Holiness has issued a holy decree, then we must obey it!” The Fairy Empress said, “I’m thinking of sending an official to the Dragon God Empire to observe the ceremony while I also secretly head
