The Heavens don't need me. I spend most of my time in the mortal realm anyway, heavenly emperor or not. I don't need to be at my full strength, either... just enough to be perceived as strong, and then I'll be fine. In order to strike at me to wound me... they would have to hit me, first.
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yeah! that's his exact plan. he has enough protection in puji that he can just lick his wounds for a couple months. he'll be fine!
as for what happened...
xie lian's quiet for a moment, taking a few steady breaths to keep himself anchored to reality as he dips into his memories of before his body started healing itself.
the strongest, clearest memory is the fevered prayers of his believers, calling for the heavenly emperor to protect them. to keep them safe.
this time, xie lian refused to fail. ] ...A creature of a great magnitude attacked the world of the mortal realm with the intent of destroying it. Not just here - but outside of Zhongguo, to the entire planet itself. I preempted it to protect the humans of this world...and fought with it until I was able to eliminate it from existence before it harmed anyone else.
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yeah! that's his exact plan. he has enough protection in puji that he can just lick his wounds for a couple months. he'll be fine!
as for what happened...
xie lian's quiet for a moment, taking a few steady breaths to keep himself anchored to reality as he dips into his memories of before his body started healing itself.
the strongest, clearest memory is the fevered prayers of his believers, calling for the heavenly emperor to protect them. to keep them safe.
this time, xie lian refused to fail. ] ...A creature of a great magnitude attacked the world of the mortal realm with the intent of destroying it. Not just here - but outside of Zhongguo, to the entire planet itself. I preempted it to protect the humans of this world...and fought with it until I was able to eliminate it from existence before it harmed anyone else.
I would have sooner died than let it succeed.