Chapter 1028: The Western Emperor's Peril
"A father's love is like a mountain, so the Northern Emperor Black Tortoise and his wife, as parents, directly pressed a mountain down on the Nether Abyss Crown Prince for six hundred thousand years."
Inside the Heavenly Dragon Treasure Chariot, Qin Mu said to the Divine King Langhuan, "To protect their son, they went to great lengths. The Nether Emperor's perseverance in scheming against the Northern Emperor Black Tortoise was also astonishing, persisting for four or five hundred thousand years. But this time, he won't succeed; instead, he'll suffer a small loss. When I saw him tirelessly releasing insects to eat the gourd vine, I knew his goal wasn't the Five Thunder Gourd."
Langhuan Divine King's eyes flickered as she said, "I received news from the divine city near the Artifact Imperial Lord that the Ten Heavenly Lords are about to wage civil war. The gods and demons guarding the Northern Polar Heaven spoke of this matter, and they were very frightened."
Qin Mu's spirits lifted, and he asked, "Have the Ten Heavenly Lords finally torn off their masks?"
"Because of the matter of the Heavenly Emperor's eggshell, six Heavenly Lords were originally contending, but they hadn't yet torn off their masks. However, Heavenly Lord Hao attacked, without hiding his identity, demanding that the six Heavenly Lords hand over the eggshell. The six naturally refused to admit it was in their possession, so Heavenly Lord Hao wanted to search them."
Although Langhuan Divine King's tone was very casual, Qin Mu could sense the danger within.
Heavenly Lord Hao wanted to search them?
How could the identities of Heavenly Lords like Xiao, Qiangfei, and Yanfei be so noble as to tolerate such humiliation? Moreover, among them were women, and women of the Heavenly Emperor!
"The six Heavenly Lords couldn't tolerate Heavenly Lord Hao's demand for a search, but then Heavenly Lord Fire descended to support Heavenly Lord Hao. With Heavenly Lord Hao's faction being the largest and backed by Heavenly Lord Fire, the other Heavenly Lords were no match."
Langhuan Divine King said, "The Heavenly Court is now seething with undercurrents, extremely dangerous. There are rumors that the Ten Heavenly Lords even plan to recall the Artifact Imperial Lord suppressing the various heavens, return to the Heavenly Court, and prepare for war. The various heavens under these Heavenly Lords are also mobilizing troops, with many divine and demon armies marching from their respective heavens to the Heavenly Court. Even the Ten Guards of the Heavenly Court have been deployed!"
"The Ten Guards of the Heavenly Court have also been deployed?"
Qin Mu's heart tightened. He stood up, pacing back and forth, and mused, "No, no, that's not right. The Ten Guards of the Heavenly Court—the Left and Right Feather Forests, Dragon Warrior, Divine Strategy, Divine Might, and Divine Warrior—these ten are under the command of the Heavenly Emperor. The Ten Heavenly Lords cannot mobilize them. For the Ten Guards to be deployed, the Ancient God Heavenly Emperor must have given the order. But the Ten Heavenly Lords can all control the Heavenly Emperor's physical body, and with the ten of them restraining each other, they can't mobilize the Ten Guards. There's something strange here..."
Langhuan Divine King blinked her big eyes, watching his pacing figure, and asked, "What do you mean?"
"The civil war among the Ten Heavenly Lords is just a facade. Its real purpose is to lure the snake out of its hole."
Qin Mu stopped, suddenly striking his palm with his fist, producing a sharp crack, and said solemnly, "If the Ten Guards of the Heavenly Court hadn't moved, it might have been a conflict among the Heavenly Lords. But with the Ten Guards deployed, that's impossible!"
The Ten Guards of the Heavenly Court were the ten most powerful armies of the Heavenly Court, each with its own strengths. They were directly under the Heavenly Emperor, recognizing the military tally, not the person, and recognizing the Heavenly Emperor, not the Heavenly Lords.
As early as the Longhan Era, Wei Suifeng, leading an army of a hundred thousand gods and demons from the Feather Forest Guard, could destroy the Dragon Earl Kingdom. At that time, the Dragon Earl Kingdom had even trapped the Empress in the Guixu for several years!
Although there were many hidden factors in that incident, and the Empress's strength wasn't as formidable later on, the combat power of the Ten Guards of the Heavenly Court was still evident!
To mobilize the Ten Guards, only the Ancient God Heavenly Emperor could personally give the order. And for the Ancient God Heavenly Emperor to give the order, the Ten Heavenly Lords had to reach an agreement; otherwise, if everyone tried to control the Heavenly Emperor's physical body, it would only result in chaos.
If the Ten Heavenly Lords were at civil war, then no one could mobilize the Ten Guards!
Now that the Ten Guards had been deployed, this could only be a trap to lure the snake out of its hole!
"This is a trap aimed at the Ancient Gods! The split and civil war among the Ten Heavenly Lords is just a facade, actually meant to lure the snake out of its hole!"
Qin Mu frowned and said decisively, "If any Ancient God fails to see this and thinks the Ten Heavenly Lords are falling apart, they will surely die!"
Suddenly, the Heavenly Dragon Treasure Chariot came to a slight halt, arriving at the Western Polar Heaven.
At that moment, a voice came from outside the chariot, from the Heavenly Dragon, saying, "Heavenly Lord, we can't go forward! The gods and demons stationed here have blocked the road!"
Qin Mu stepped out of the chariot and looked ahead. He saw tens of thousands of divine and demon troops surrounding an Artifact Imperial Lord, constructing a Heavenly Fortress City.
The towering city was magnificent, connecting heaven and earth. The Western Polar Heaven was rich in metal, and this Heavenly Fortress City was made entirely of pure metal, incredibly tall, even higher than the mountains of the Western Polar Heaven, and astonishingly thick!
Countless gods and demons were cutting their wrists, letting divine blood fly out and sprinkle on the metal city walls. There were also gods and demons skilled in talismans, holding large brushes and flying along the city walls, dipping the brushes in divine and demon blood to write talismans on the walls!
One by one, runes were imprinted on the city walls, some emitting golden light, others red light.
Inside the Heavenly Fortress City, the furnaces of warships were being lit, and giant bronze beasts sprayed flames dozens of miles long downward, causing the warships to slowly rise into the sky.
On the warships, hundreds of gods and demons were rushing about, putting on divine armor and divine robes, picking up divine weapons, and forming various great arrays under the orders of the generals.
In the city, giant beasts were pulling huge cloud chariots, slowly moving toward the city walls, the chariots piled high with divine weapons and equipment.
On both sides of the streets, countless alchemists were activating alchemy furnaces that required a dozen people to embrace. Divine dragons were breathing fire beneath the furnaces, and the alchemists of the Heavenly Court were using various methods, frantically refining pills. Medicine boys were constantly bringing various herbs to throw into the furnaces.
The refined elixirs were then sent to the city walls to be used for healing the wounded in battle.
Qin Mu watched this scene from afar. The Heavenly Court had stationed millions of troops in the Western Polar Heaven, and now the war machine had been activated, building the Heavenly Fortress City at an astonishing speed.
Even though the Heavenly Court was already corrupt, this mobilization speed filled him with deep fear!
The Heavenly Court's war machine started up far too quickly!
However, opposite the Heavenly Fortress City was the White Tiger Heavenly Palace of the Western Polar Heaven. The White Tiger Heavenly Palace had already begun to move, advancing toward this side.
Clearly, the Western Emperor White Tiger had received news of the civil war among the Ten Heavenly Lords of the Heavenly Court and intended to seize the most terrifying weapon in the world—the Artifact Imperial Lord—before the Heavenly Lord suppressing the Western Polar Heaven could recall it!
"Not all Ancient Gods can see that this is a trap aimed at them. On the contrary, the Ancient Gods have been oppressed for too long and have been waiting for an opportunity. Now that the opportunity has suddenly arrived, they think the time is right."
Qin Mu steadied himself and thought, "The Northern Emperor Black Tortoise can see through this trap, but the Western Emperor White Tiger, the Eastern Emperor Azure Dragon, and the Southern Emperor Vermilion Bird may not necessarily be able to! If she dares to make a move, she will truly die!"
In the Western Polar Heaven, within the White Tiger Heavenly Palace, the Western Emperor's army had already been deployed, flying out of the heavenly palace.
The Western Polar Heaven was rich in metal, jade, and strange beasts, so the native gods and demons of the Western Polar Heaven often rode giant beasts as they charged, their divine weapons mostly forged from divine metal and beautiful jade.
Those giant beasts trod on various colored clouds, galloping through the sky. The beasts themselves were powerful, stirring up various celestial phenomena. Within these phenomena, the divine weapons of the Western Polar Heaven's gods and demons carried the might of heaven and earth, charging straight toward the Heavenly Fortress City!
"The Western Emperor White Tiger is doomed to die." Langhuan Divine King even felt a hint of satisfaction as she said to Qin Mu.
Qin Mu glanced at her, then looked away, and said solemnly, "Fatty Dragon, Yan'er, have the Heavenly Dragons reveal their true forms and pull the treasure chariot into the Heavenly Fortress City!"
Dragon Qilin quickly gave the order. The six Heavenly Dragons let out long roars, their bodies continuously expanding, transforming into thousand-mile-long golden dragons. They trod on auspicious clouds, rode lightning, and pulled the Heavenly Dragon Treasure Chariot toward the Heavenly Fortress City.
The treasure chariot also grew larger and heavier, surrounded by swirling clouds and streaks of auspicious energy. The canopy transformed into a sky dome, covering the chariot, with the Milky Way coiling around, starlight shining brightly.
Beneath the chariot, vast waters surged out, forming a heavenly river that spread straight ahead, stretching beyond sight. A Black Tortoise with a snake emerged from beneath the chariot, carrying the chariot forward.
At the rear of the chariot, a Vermilion Bird soared high, increasing the chariot's speed, making it much faster!
The Vermilion Bird flapped its wings, and behind the chariot, waves of fire and flowing light stretched for three thousand feet, extremely dazzling.
Inside the carriage, White Tiger patterns flickered, transforming into two white tigers that became Qin Mu's throne. Qin Mu's physical body was vast, like a god suppressing heaven and earth, his hands resting on the tiger heads, his expression majestic.
The divine beings guarding the Heavenly Fortress City all stopped their work, looking up dazedly at this incomparably luxurious treasure chariot sailing through the sky.
"May I ask which sacred being this is?" The divine general guarding the Heavenly Fortress City quickly soared into the sky, blocking the chariot, and bowed to ask.
Qin Mu's face was shrouded in divine light. He instructed, "Yan'er, Long Pi, raise my banner as Heavenly Lord Mu!"
Dragon Qilin and Yan'er quickly stepped out of the chariot. Dragon Qilin took out a banner, shook it in the wind, and Yan'er's vigorous primordial energy flew out, surging into the banner.
With a whoosh, the great banner fluttered, and on its surface was embroidered the character "Mu."
The divine general guarding the Western Polar Heaven's Heavenly Fortress City saw this, his face twitched, and he bowed, saying, "So it is Heavenly Lord Mu. Little god pays respects to Heavenly Lord Mu! Heavenly Lord, I am a disciple of Heavenly Lord Hong, ordered by Heavenly Lord Hong to guard the Western Polar Heaven. Now the Western Emperor White Tiger is rebelling. Heavenly Lord, your body is worth ten thousand gold, and you should not enter a dangerous place. Please stop here."
Qin Mu reached out and parted the bead curtains, his gaze falling on the divine general's face. Looking down from on high, he said indifferently, "Do I need you to instruct me on what to do? Step back!"
The divine being's forehead broke out in cold sweat, but he did not move, saying, "Heavenly Lord, please forgive me. Your disciple has heard that the Heavenly Lord is merely a revered god, high in status but not strong in strength. The gods and demons of the Western Polar Heaven are extremely vicious. Your disciple is also worried that they might harm the Heavenly Lord."
He did not retreat an inch, saying, "Your disciple is also concerned for the Heavenly Lord's safety."
Qin Mu said calmly, "Whether the Western Emperor is rebelling is still uncertain. How dare you tell me otherwise? Step down. I will give Heavenly Lord Hong some face. If you don't step down, I will execute you here and now, and Heavenly Lord Hong will have nothing to say."
That divine being's eyes darted around, unable to decide whether to block Qin Mu.
Qin Mu saw the divine and demon army of the Western Polar Heaven getting closer and closer, and his heart grew more anxious. He angrily said, "Blocking the path of a Heavenly Lord—you have quite the audacity! Yan'er, take him down!"
Yan'er leaped up, her body shifting into a Dragon Sparrow, and pounced on that divine being.
That divine being did not dare to lay a hand on Qin Mu, but he had no such psychological burden toward her. He immediately let out a roar, transforming into a lion-headed god and demon. He shook his head, and one lion head after another grew out, shouting, "Your disciple is considering the Heavenly Lord's safety and must keep the Heavenly Lord here to prevent him from being harmed by the rebels! So, Heavenly Lord, please forgive me, but your disciple must resort to force!"
His strength was extremely formidable. Behind him, one heavenly palace after another flew out, his cultivation even more profound than Yan'er's.
This Nine-Headed Lion had actually cultivated nine heavenly palaces, his strength extremely powerful. He was about to suppress Yan'er when suddenly Qin Mu's vertical eye on his forehead blazed with light. The divine being's mind suddenly became dazed and confused, and before he could react, he was severely wounded by Yan'er, who struck his nine heads, causing them to spit blood as he fell from the sky.
"Daring to block the Heavenly Lord's carriage—this crime deserves death ten thousand times over!"
Dragon Qilin stood on the head of one of the Heavenly Dragons, his voice like thunder, echoing throughout the Heavenly Fortress City. He shouted loudly, "But in consideration of your being a disciple of Heavenly Lord Hong, I will spare your life! Whoever dares to block Heavenly Lord Mu again will be killed without mercy!"
Yan'er spread her wings, flames reaching the sky. The sacred fire of the Vermilion Bird blazed fiercely, melting the sky. Behind her trailed a long dragon tail, and her gaze was sharp as she swept over the towering warships rising below.
The soldiers in the Heavenly Fortress City were startled, not so much afraid of her, but afraid of the reputation of Heavenly Lord Mu.
"Set off." Qin Mu's voice came.
The six Heavenly Dragons pulled the treasure chariot, rumbling forward, quickly crossing the Heavenly Fortress City and heading straight for the divine and demon army of the Western Polar Heaven.
Qin Mu watched the approaching army of the Western Polar Heaven, hearing the shouts of battle from the opposite side. He couldn't help but laugh in anger, grinding his steel teeth together with a grinding sound.
Even after seeing his carriage and the banner of Heavenly Lord Mu, the Western Emperor White Tiger in the White Tiger Heavenly Palace had never ordered a retreat, clearly determined to seize the Artifact Imperial Lord!
Langhuan Divine King said indifferently, "The Western Emperor is seeking her own death, showing no regard for the Holy Infant. Why should you care about her life or death?"
Qin Mu suddenly stood up, stepped out of the treasure chariot, and stood on the carriage. His divine sense vibrated, transmitting to the White Tiger Heavenly Palace: "Western Emperor, Heavenly Lord Mu has come to visit. Please cease the weapons of war!"
No voice came from the White Tiger Heavenly Palace. Instead, the war drums sounded loudly, and one low, penetrating horn after another echoed through heaven and earth, stirring blood and raising fighting spirit!
Qin Mu frowned, turned to look at Langhuan Divine King, and said solemnly, "I have already found the location of the Ancestral Court."
Langhuan Divine King let out a faint sigh, stood up, and said softly, "Holy Infant, do you know that the ones who exterminated my race were the Ancient Gods, including the Western Emperor? Do you still insist on me saving her?"
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