TGCF React

Chapter 2

These pearls marked out all the temples dedicated to the Supreme Martial God in the mortal world. When Jun Wu had received Xie Lian eight hundred years ago during his first ascension, those starlights had not been this dense. Yet now, the entire field of the map was evenly covered with the twinkling light of the pearls. It was stunningly beautiful to behold.

Jun Wu stood before an area of the map which illustrated soaring mountains and snaking rivers, and pointed at a spot on the East. "Seven days ago, many claimed to have seen with their own eyes a fiery dragon bursting out from somewhere deep within the mountain vicinity."

Xie Lian's expression turned grave.

Similarly, every god in the room looked grave at the news.

"Hopefully, it isn't too serious." Qing Xuan said with a hopeful voice.

"I doubt it." her brother said with a frown. "That symbol is only used by heavenly officials when it's their last hope."

"Well, it's a good idea to watch this so that we can prevent this from ever happening in our time." Yushi Huang said.

Jun Wu had one hand tucked behind his back, while the other lightly tapped on the map. "That fiery dragon burned for two incense sticks' worth of time before fizzling out. This was witnessed by many people, yet no one was injured. Do you know what this means?"

"The Fiery Dragon Illuminates the Heavens," Xie Lian replied. "The flames of this spell may be powerful, but it would not harm anyone. It's a cry for help."

"Correct. It is a cry for help," Jun Wu agreed. "And from a Heavenly Official of the Upper Court."

"Only one in dire straits would have sent out this distress signal," Xie Lian sighed.

The spell to summon the Fiery Dragon would emit intense flames, yet it was restricted from causing harm to others. It would shatter a significant portion of the Heavenly Official's spiritual powers, and if one wasn't careful enough, they would risk destroying the core of their powers and immediately lose their godhood. Hence unless the person had been truly desperate, no one would resort to using this method to call for help. For it to appear now meant that there was a Heavenly Official in grave danger.

"Are there any Heavenly Officials in the Upper Court who are unaccounted for?" Xie Lian asked.

Almost everyone in the room perked up and paid attention, hoping that it was someone they didn't know. It might sound cruel but everyone in the heaven wasn't close, just colleagues at best so their death would mean nothing to those in the room. Of course, they would still help the official that was in danger.

"The purpose of summoning all the Heavenly Officials back this time, wasn't solely for the matter of Ban Yue Pass," Jun Wu replied. "More importantly, it was to take this chance to thoroughly investigate the whereabouts of all the Heavenly Officials. Asides from a few who are generally not present all year round such as the Rain Master and the Earth Master, the remaining Heavenly Officials who were not able to return this time have already sent notice."

All of the gods in the room sighed in relief, their tense shoulders relaxing. However, Qing Xuan grew more nervous as she unconsciously gripped He Xuan's sleeves which made him look at her.

"What is it?" he asked in confusion.

"You aren't there." she whispered. "There's a chance you were captured, Ming-xiong."

He Xuan felt, dare he say it, a little warm but quickly shook it off, thinking that it was his imagination. Besides, he shouldn't get close with his enemy's sibling. He was just with Qing Xuan to have a better access against Wu Du.