Rejected by the Cosmic Order

Chapter 1 : Betrayal & Mystery

The magnificent palace in the Divine Realm should have looked beautiful and enchanting, amazing anyone who saw it. Especially since this was the palace belonging to the Ancient God Ruler who had led the Divine Realm for an uncounted time.

However, at this moment the scenery in the palace was very horrifying. Millions of corpses were scattered in the palace courtyard. Blood from those corpses flowed and pooled, looking like a vast red lake.

In front of the main palace door stood a beautiful woman wearing a white dress. That woman held a long slender sword with a sharp gaze. Behind the woman stood a handsome teenager aged around twelve years old.

“Mother...?” asked the child with a heavy voice.

“Zhao Tian, you wait here. Let Mother be the one to finish off that traitor!”

The woman shifted her gaze to the sky. In the air appeared troops in a large number. In the very front row, a dashing middle-aged man sat on a throne that emitted a bright light.

The man stared at the woman standing in front of the palace door. “Zhao Mei, how is it? Are you willing to become my wife? If you are willing, I guarantee your happiness and also your child's.”

“PAAAHHH!” Zhao Mei spat. “Bastard devil, do not dream! My husband and I raised you, but this is your repayment, scumbag! I will not only avenge my husband, but I will also avenge all my soldiers!”

Zhao Mei's eyes trembled full of anger. The middle-aged man sitting on the throne in the air was named Quemo; he was Zhao Mei's adopted son. Zhao Mei and her husband raised Quemo with full of affection. Not only growing up well, Quemo also once became the palace's trusted person to manage the Divine Realm. However, after obtaining a very high position, he not only betrayed to kill his adoptive father, he also intended to make Zhao Mei his wife, because he could not withstand the beauty of Zhao Mei, the empress of the Divine Realm.

“Tsk tsk, my dearest Mother, you do not need to discuss the past. Now there is only the future. Because you rejected my offer, then with a heavy heart I will unite you with your husband,” said Quemo. He also pointed at Zhao Tian who stood behind Zhao Mei.

Quemo's gaze looked different when looking at Zhao Tian. There was a greed that was difficult to explain.

Zhao Tian pulled a short sword from its sheath. “Mother, you are not alone. I do not mind if I must die with you. However, before we die, we must drag that bastard to die together.”

Even though in front of him there were troops in a very large number, Zhao Tian did not show fear in the slightest. He was ready to fight until the end facing Quemo's troops which consisted of a combination of Clans and Sects in the Divine Realm.

Zhao Mei smiled sorrowfully. “Tian’er, you step back.”

Zhao Mei enveloped Zhao Tian's body with a very gentle energy, then moved him far to the back. “You wait for Mother, do not move.”

“Mother, no! We will fight together.”

However, Zhao Mei did not respond to him. Zhao Tian continued to hit the energy layer that formed a sphere and imprisoned his body. However, no matter how hard he tried, he still could not break free. He could only stare at his mother's back who began to fly to attack Quemo.

Seeing Zhao Mei coming towards him, Quemo only snorted coldly. He raised his hand, gesturing so that his troops would not advance. “Let me be the one to handle her. You all do not need to interfere.”

One of the Patriarchs from a large Sect in the Divine Realm stared at Quemo. “If Master has difficulties, Master can give instructions to us to help.”

Quemo glanced at them briefly, then answered calmly, “No need to worry, she is not a threat to me.” His gaze then shifted to Zhao Mei. “If two years ago I was still afraid of you, then now you are no longer my match, beloved Mother.”

His hand gripped a very large mace hammer. When that hammer was slammed down, the space vibrated and cracked. Hundreds of lightning bolts shot towards Zhao Mei.

“Disobedient child, you forgot, I myself was the one who taught you that technique! Let me show the true power of the Universe Destroying Lightning technique!”

Zhao Mei raised her white sword. An extraordinarily terrifying divine energy flowed into its blade. When the sword was swung…

DUUUAARR!!!

Hundreds of lightning bolts formed a dragon and struck Quemo's attack. Quemo's lightning split like paper in front of the sharp sword, all of its power vanishing instantly. Meanwhile, Zhao Mei's lightning dragon continued to shoot forward and strike Quemo with a very terrifying power.

“Hmm, you are indeed worthy of being my mother, but your attack is not enough!” Quemo's voice was hoarse, full of arrogance. He took out a black iron plate the size of a palm, an artifact that made many people in his troops widen their eyes. Because out of all the troops present, there was not a single one among them who could figure out the level of that artifact.

As soon as that plate appeared, the air immediately vibrated violently. The space cracked, and Quemo's body transformed into a giant hundreds of meters tall. His mace hammer also enlarged, adjusting to his body.

“Die!”

That hammer was slammed down with full power. The world instantly turned dark. A very dense aura of death exploded from Quemo's direction.

BOOM!!!

Zhao Mei blocked the attack with her white sword, however the power released was too huge. Her body was thrown like a comet and crashed into the palace courtyard.

BOOM!!!

The sound of an explosion echoed, dust billowed, and darkness enveloped the palace.

“Mother...” Zhao Tian's voice echoed inside the palace. However, his body was still imprisoned in the energy sphere and unable to move.

BUZZ!!!

In the middle of the darkness, a bright light suddenly appeared from the courtyard. That ray was so strong until Quemo and all his troops closed their eyes, unable to see.

The source of that light was Zhao Mei. She stood again in the air with a majestic aura radiating around her.

“Zhao Mei, is this necessary?” asked Quemo with a heavy voice. He realized that the power released by Zhao Mei was not an ordinary power; it was the power of a God or Goddess who was ready to sacrifice themselves.

“You do not need to commit suicide. If you become my wife, I can make you happier than God Yan Chen,” shouted Quemo.

Zhao Mei stared at him sharply. “Devil! You not only betrayed the people who raised you, but also a traitor to all the inhabitants of God Yan Chen's Palace!”

She threw her white sword. Instantly that sword shone brightly, covering the entire palace and its surroundings. That light was so blinding until Quemo and his troops lost their sight. However, in the middle of that light, Zhao Tian could see his mother clearly.

Zhao Mei moved her fingers, writing something in the air.

KRAAKK!!!

A spatial tear formed behind Zhao Tian's body. “Tian’er, Mother will send you to another place through a dimensional rift. Because your strength is still weak, the spatial storm will hurt you, perhaps making you lose your memories. However, even if your memories are lost, do not forget Quemo. He is the person you must kill!”

“Mother, no! I do not want to separate from Mother! Let me die with you!” Zhao Tian shouted hysterically, trying to resist the force that pulled his body.

Zhao Mei only shook her head. Her tears dripped slowly. “You must live, Tian’er.” In her heart, Zhao Mei was filled with an anxiety that was difficult to explain. She knew, even though the truth could not yet be confirmed, the target of this war was actually not her and her husband, but Zhao Tian, considering many children his age had suddenly disappeared. “Tian’er, Mother does not know exactly why he targets you. But whatever it is, you must live. You must live!”

Zhao Mei kept repeating those words in her heart. Her eyes which were swollen from crying turned sharp, radiating a strong determination.

Zhao Tian's body floated into the dimensional rift. He still had time to see his mother's smiling face in the middle of the light. Tears of blood flowed from both her eyes.

BOOM!!!

A massive explosion shook the sky and the earth. In the final view before the rift closed, Zhao Tian saw his mother's body explode. Ripples of divine power devastated the entire palace.

However, he did not scream. Not because he did not want to, but because his heart was too shattered to the point of being unable to produce a sound, while his body was entirely swallowed by the dimensional rift.

After the explosion stopped and vision became clear again, Quemo frowned. He stared at the location where Zhao Tian stood previously. “Damn, he escaped! How do I explain it to the heavenly envoy?” thought Quemo. “This is my fault because I thought too greedily. Now it is better to take care of my existing pawns first. As for Zhao Tian, you will not be able to escape from my grasp.”