Chapter 2: Sowing the Seeds of the Goddess of Life and the Goddess of Flame_1
God's kingdom.
Above the Divine Temple Throne, Hongmeng held in his palm two treasures, one red and one green.
The red one was a red lotus the size of a palm, crystalline and translucent as if it were the most beautiful crystal crafted by the heavens and the earth, a dazzling marvel.
There were twenty-four petals on the red lotus, each one seeming like a blazing flame, as if they were the essence of fire itself.
Naturally formed patterns, intricate and profound, sprawled across them, as if elucidating the most primal Path of fire and Rules among heaven and earth.
"Top-Grade Innate Spiritual Root Flaming Red Lotus."
With a casual toss from Hongmeng, the crystalline, palm-sized Flaming Red Lotus fell onto the ground beside the Temple.
BOOM!
The moment the red lotus touched the ground, it rooted. Boundless flame Rules and Paths spread out, melting everything within an area of hundreds of millions of li into magma.
The palm-sized Flaming Red Lotus hovered above the magma, its crimson roots expanding rapidly, spreading deep into the magma and throughout God's kingdom.
In the blink of an eye, the palm-sized Flaming Red Lotus transformed into a hundred-zhang-tall red lotus, with endless secrets of flames pervading the air. The Flaming Red Lotus voraciously devoured the power of God's kingdom, growing rapidly in size.
It grew to a thousand zhang, then ten thousand, then a hundred thousand zhang.
Before long, the Flaming Red Lotus grew to a hundred million zhang in size, and the Spiritual Energy of God's kingdom declined by ten percent, all to fuel its growth.
The Top-Grade Innate Spiritual Root Ancient Bodhi Tree, the high-grade Innate Spiritual Root Blue Silver Emperor, the Seven Treasures Jianmu, and God's kingdom itself frantically devoured chaos void energy. This replenished what the kingdom had consumed.
However, as the Flaming Red Lotus grew, its roots penetrated the thirty-three heavens, piercing through countless dimensions and anchoring on the Divine Kingdom Barrier.
While reinforcing the space of God's kingdom, it continuously consumed the chaos void energy outside the kingdom to sustain itself. Any excess energy was transformed into Innate Fire Spiritual Energy to replenish God's kingdom.
At this moment, she transformed from a consumer into a producer.
"Not bad! Not bad!"
Sensing the strengthening of God's kingdom's space and the rich Innate Fire Spiritual Energy, Hongmeng tossed the other green Seed of Life down.
The fist-sized Seed of Life contained immense life force, as if it were the embodiment of the Path of Life itself.
As the Seed of Life descended, it instantly took root and sprouted into a small sapling, then followed the actions of the Flaming Red Lotus.
First, it voraciously devoured the energy of God's kingdom and continued to grow rapidly, quickly turning from a small sapling into a towering ancient tree.
Its robust roots penetrated the entirety of God's kingdom, enveloping the Divine Kingdom Barrier, absorbing the chaos void energy outside the kingdom, and converting it into Innate Life Energy.
Around her formed a Lake of Life.
The area of the Lake of Life kept expanding. Soon, it merged with the Lakes of Life surrounding Azure Silver Emperor Ah Yin and Seven Treasures Jianmu Yue Tixia, becoming a vast ocean of life.
Ah Yin and Yue Tixia felt an especially close affinity to the arrival of the Goddess of Life, their faces beaming with radiant smiles.
The heroes and Holy Spirits within God's kingdom sensed the changes in the kingdom, their smiles blooming like flowers; the kingdom was becoming better.
They felt heartfelt joy.
Hongmeng observed the Flaming Red Lotus and the Life ancient tree; both had developed consciousness.
Feeling Hongmeng's gaze, their branches swayed as if cheering.
"From now on, you both shall be known as Red Flame and Lu Yi," Hongmeng said warmly, feeling their exuberant consciousness.
They were new lives, having no relation to the Flaming Red Lotus or the Goddess of Life from Douluo World, so naturally, Hongmeng did not want to burden them with names of others.
RUSTLE. RUSTLE.
Red Flame and Lu Yi rustled their branches, filled with delight.
Hongmeng withdrew his gaze, estimating that it would take some time for the two to take form, just like Ah Yin and Yue Tixia.
Hongmeng's gaze then turned elsewhere. The newly arrived Divine Beasts had been settled by Ah Zhu and the others. According to their strength, the more powerful ones lived higher up in the thirty-three heavens.
Ordinary Divine Beasts created through enhancement, like those based on the 'Three Sacrificial Animals' and 'Six Domestic Animals,' typically resided at the very bottom of the thirty-three heavens.
The heroes and Holy Spirits of Hongmeng resided in the thirty-third heaven.
Hongmeng's own Temple sat above the thirty-three heavens, at the pinnacle of God's kingdom, in the most supreme position.
After a glance at the Divine Beasts, Hongmeng's eyes shifted toward the Reincarnation Pool.
There were quite a few people in the Reincarnation Pool.
Gu Yuena, Xiao Wu, Poseidon, Liu Erlong, Tang Yuehua, Ice Emperor, Snow Emperor.
They hugged their knees, curling up in the Reincarnation Pool. They were surrounded by the endless Dao Law, which further improved their divine bodies and Divine Souls and enhanced their potential and qualifications.
Their skin was as translucent as jade, shimmering with flowing light, their undulating curves perfect to the extreme, heart-stoppingly beautiful.
Hongmeng glanced at them and then withdrew his gaze.
He couldn't stand it. If he continued looking, he might lose himself to madness.
Hmm? Did Yue Buqun find the life world next door?
Suddenly, Hongmeng saw the message in the group chat.
Then Yue Buqun started a live stream and flew towards that life planet.
Murong Fu, Ying Zheng, Xiong Ba, and others watched with eager eyes, their hearts in their throats.
In the group, aside from Hongmeng, only the Demon Queen Liang Bing, Ye Hei, Yunyun, and Bibi Dong could maintain a calm disposition.
Liang Bing couldn't care less about a life planet.
Ye Hei was still preaching in the Eastern Wilderness of the Big Dipper Domain, and he wasn't in a hurry to expand into extraterrestrial worlds.
Moreover, he knew that there were many life planets outside the Big Dipper Domain in the Covering The Sky World.
Meanwhile, through Wang Hao, Yunyun had learned that above the Doupo World was the Great Sovereign World, which governed countless Lower Dimensions.
Therefore, although curious about the life planet Yue Buqun found, she didn't care too much.
Bibi Dong felt the same way.
She still had countless Lower Dimensions to preach to.
As Yue Buqun got closer, everyone discovered that this seemed to be a world similar to theirs, seemingly inhabited by people.
Yue Buqun, hiding his presence, sensed that there was no danger upon his approach.
His Divine Sense swept out, finding the person closest to him.
WHOOSH.
His Purple Extreme Wings retracted behind him, and in a flash, he arrived at the edge of a brook.
On the Edge of Washing Stream, a woman was washing clothes.
All the group members watched as Yue Buqun approached, and the camera focused on the woman.
Upon seeing the woman, everyone was astonished.
What a woman she was!
She was stunningly gorgeous, as if she embodied the spirit and aura of earth and water in nature, the essence of heaven and earth's beauty, a magical creation.
Her eyes were brighter and clearer than the brook water.
Her skin was softer than the clouds in the sky.
Her lips were more delicate and vivid than the petals of a tiny red flower; her moist lips more crystalline than dew on petals.
Her hands were like white snow.
"Ah!"
Startled by Yue Buqun's sudden appearance, the woman cried out, hastily stepping back.
Her footsteps were as light and melodious as playing a stringed instrument.
"Who are you?"
Her voice was softly delicate.
The Upper God's Dog Son: "Damn! She's too beautiful!"
Dominator of The World Association: "Elder Yue, your eye for beauty is as sharp as ever; just arriving and you've found such a stunning woman!"
The Descendant of the Great Yan Royal Family: "Elder Yue, congratulations, this world seems similar to ours, you've hit the jackpot!"
"This woman is so exquisitely beautiful, a rare find in the world. I dare say even if she is not a woman of destiny, she is a woman of great fortune!"
Young Master Murong felt a tide of envy; judging by the woman's clothes and attire, this world surely had human existence. This was another world ripe for preaching!
Tushan's Second in Charge: "Young Master Murong seems eager to make an offering as soon as you see a beauty? Truly the role model for the first sacrifice in our group!"
The Upper God's Dog Son: "Elder Yue, ask her name quickly! I might know her!"