Chapter 1093: Slashing the Earth Mother Primordial Sovereign (Third Update!)
The Earth Mother's voice came from the leaves of the green vines: "In the past, you earned the favor of the ancient god because everyone believed you had the power to resurrect him. Now, Fire Heavenly Sovereign has stripped you of that ability. Without it, you are nothing but an ordinary, unremarkable human!"
The vine branches gently coiled around Qin Mu's neck, their tendrils covered in thorns.
Qin Mu flicked his finger, and the vines burst into flames, turning to ash.
The Earth Mother's voice drifted away, coming from the crown of a large tree: "Pastoral Sovereign, you have a silver tongue, full of lies, merely prolonging your own miserable existence. You scurry east and west, only to cling to life. You arrived late because you know you are nothing but a fame-seeking coward! Today, I will have you die here silently, becoming nourishment for these plants." She sneered, "No one will know you died here, at the hands of me, a dead ancient god! My child, kill him!"
The Imperial Corpse let out a roar and lunged forward, but before it could reach Qin Mu, the Glazed Azure Sky Canopy slammed down in front of him.
Qin Mu bowed deeply.
The Glazed Azure Sky Canopy hummed with vibration, and ten thousand rays of light descended, pressing down on the Imperial Corpse, suppressing this former Emperor of the Upper Heavens!
The Imperial Corpse roared repeatedly but could not move.
Qin Mu marveled inwardly. The number one supreme treasure in the world truly lived up to its reputation!
He extended a finger and lightly tapped the Imperial Corpse's brow.
"The dead should return to Earth Lord."
The Imperial Corpse's expression suddenly froze. Behind it, a Heavenly Gate of Earth and Heaven appeared and swung open violently. The Imperial Corpse let out a piercing scream as its soul suddenly flew out from its back and fell into the gate.
The Heavenly Gate of Earth and Heaven slammed shut, sank into the ground, and vanished.
Qin Mu gently stroked the Glazed Azure Sky Canopy, its layers of canopies folding shut as he said calmly, "I am the Grand Sorcerer who controls life and death. Earth Mother, using an Imperial Corpse against me is far too disrespectful to my title. I’ve sent your child to the Nether Realm, let Earth Lord discipline him for you."
"The supreme treasure, the Glazed Azure Sky Canopy?"
The Earth Mother Primordial Sovereign's startled cry rang out. Suddenly, the earth shook violently, and an enormous root of the Primordial Tree burst through the ground, rapidly forming a large flower. As the flower bloomed, the Earth Mother Primordial Sovereign's voice came from within: "This treasure was stolen and lost for six hundred thousand years. How did it end up in your hands?"
Qin Mu tapped the Glazed Azure Sky Canopy, and its canopies unfurled again, ready to deploy the twenty-eight heavens at any moment to guard against the Earth Mother's ambush.
"None of your business."
Qin Mu smiled. "Earth Mother Primordial Sovereign, I keep my promises. I can resurrect you. But without a physical body now, resurrecting you would be of little use. If you’re not in a hurry, you can wait a few more years..."
"I cannot wait!"
The Earth Mother's massive roots coiled around the Glazed Azure Sky Canopy like venomous dragons, seemingly searching for a flaw in the treasure to seize it. "Summon my soul today! I want to be reborn today!"
Qin Mu shook his head. "Without a physical body, only a soul, your combat power won’t improve much. How will you take revenge? Do you plan to go to Dawn Heavenly Sovereign and seize the Primordial Tree?" He sneered, "The Primordial Tree is in Dawn Heavenly Sovereign’s hands, guarded by the divine artifact Imperial Heavenly Sovereign. With just the Primordial Tree’s roots and your three souls, trying to take it back—I fear you’ll die again!"
"Leave the matter of my physical body to me. You don’t need to worry."
The Earth Mother continued probing outside the Glazed Azure Sky Canopy, searching for its weaknesses, and said coldly, "You just need to resurrect my three souls!"
Qin Mu’s heart stirred slightly, and the corner of his left eye twitched as he involuntarily thought of another small Primordial Tree, Gongsun Yan.
He immediately understood the Earth Mother’s urgent plan for resurrection.
A gleam of sharp light flashed in Qin Mu’s eyes, and he said solemnly, "Fine! I will summon your three souls, but I need about ten days to prepare!"
"Good, I’ll give you ten days!"
The Earth Mother Primordial Sovereign’s roots rapidly withdrew, vanishing deep into the earth. As soon as she disappeared, the dense forest around them withered entirely, turning into blackened deadwood in an instant. Even the fallen leaves quickly decayed, leaving the surroundings desolate.
"Lord...?"
Dragon Qilin was about to ask a question, but Qin Mu raised his hand, and Dragon Qilin quickly shut his mouth, warily looking ahead.
Before them, the ancient Imperial Corpse stood motionless.
Yan’er and the six heavenly dragons, who had also been about to inquire, stared at the Imperial Corpse as well.
They too realized that even though the Imperial Corpse’s soul had been sent to the Nether Realm by Qin Mu, this was still the Earth Mother’s child. The Earth Mother still had some influence before Earth Lord and could surely retrieve the Imperial Corpse’s soul.
Yet the Earth Mother Primordial Sovereign had left both the Imperial Corpse and the stone coffin here, indicating she still hadn’t given up on the Glazed Azure Sky Canopy!
Suddenly, a thin root emerged from the ground, coiled around the Imperial Corpse, and pulled it into the stone coffin.
The root wrapped around the stone coffin, which slowly sank into the earth.
Qin Mu grabbed the Glazed Azure Sky Canopy and laughed, "It seems the Earth Mother Primordial Sovereign has left..."
Dragon Qilin opened his mouth but said nothing. At that moment, countless roots surged from underground. The earth seemed to boil as massive roots shot out, wrapping around the Glazed Azure Sky Canopy!
Dragon Qilin, Yan’er, and the others lost their footing as the heaving ground flung them into the air. At the same instant the Earth Mother struck, Qin Mu bowed deeply, and the twenty-eight heavens of the Glazed Azure Sky Canopy opened. With a series of snapping sounds, the thick roots were severed by the continuously shifting heavens!
The Earth Mother Primordial Sovereign’s roots were tough enough that only Emperor Seat powerhouses could cut them, but with Qin Mu personally controlling the Glazed Azure Sky Canopy, its twenty-eight heavens iterated back and forth, changing order constantly, slicing through the Earth Mother’s roots like cutting vegetables!
A muffled roar came from underground. The severed roots writhed like giant snakes within the twenty-eight heavens, trying to escape the canopy’s control and return to their main body.
But how could Qin Mu allow her to reclaim these roots?
One by one, the roots were sent deep into the Glazed Azure Sky Canopy, preventing the Earth Mother Primordial Sovereign from retrieving them.
"Pastoral Sovereign!"
The earth shook violently again, and a pitch-black behemoth beneath the ground was about to surface!
It was the root ball of the Primordial Tree, an enormous mass formed by countless roots coiled together!
Qin Mu had seen this root ball before when he helped the Earth Mother fight against Hao Heavenly Sovereign!
Qin Mu raised his hand, grabbed the Glazed Azure Sky Canopy, and slammed it heavily into the ground, sneering, "Earth Mother Primordial Sovereign, your vision is far too shallow! Do you truly want to anger me over this treasure and lose your chance at resurrection?"
The tremors deep in the earth ceased, and the tentacle-like roots slowly retracted underground.
Qin Mu pulled up the Glazed Azure Sky Canopy and said coldly, "Blinded by petty gains and forgetting greater purpose—Earth Mother, you disappoint me. Your downfall was no accident! I’ll warn you one more time: if you want to die, then go ahead and lay a hand on Gongsun Yan! Don’t forget—I can make you immortal through endless kalpas, or I can make you suffer endless ruin!"