Chapter 1162: Slaying the Mother Beast (Fourth Update)
"What a ferocious beast!"
The various Heavenly Lords saw this scene and couldn't help but cheer in unison. That Void Mother Beast was truly formidable, biting through layers of heavens with a single mouthful, its massive maw even capable of swallowing planets whole!
"Possessing the number one supreme treasure in the world, yet lacking the corresponding personnel—that surnamed Qin is nothing but a lucky ordinary man." Ancestral God King sneered.
After that Void Giant Beast bit through eight layers of heavens, enormous beast eggs could be seen falling like rain from the void's opening. Within the various heavens of the Lapis Lazuli Azure Sky Canopy, it was as if a meteor shower had begun, streaks of light flashing by as they crashed into one heaven after another.
Those Void Beast Eggs split open upon landing, and Void Beasts crawled out from the eggs, raising their heads to roar before pouncing toward the supreme treasures in each heaven.
"Truly apocalyptic power!" All the Heavenly Lords exclaimed in awe.
Imperial Sovereign Xuan said, "A single strike piercing through eight layers of heavens—many powerhouses at the Imperial Throne level might not even possess such strength! This time, Heavenly Lord Mu's territory is doomed."
"Yet he cannot die."
The various Heavenly Lords chimed in, "While we can join forces to break the seal of the Ancestral Court, these Void Beasts are difficult to guard against. Even if a single one escapes, it would be a major problem. We still need Heavenly Lord Mu to take us out without breaking the Ancestral Court's seal."
Just as they finished speaking, they saw Qin Mu invert the twenty-eight heavens, shielding the Celestial Sphere.
This was a move of last resort.
If Qin Mu had hundreds of thousands of gods and demons arranged in formation, he could have activated the power of the supreme treasures in each heaven to repair the damaged heavens immediately.
But he was alone, so he could only invert the heavens, pressing the areas bitten through by the Void Mother Beast against the ground to temporarily block the gaps.
As for the small Void Beasts that had entered the twenty-eight heavens, he had no time to deal with them before countless small Void Beasts pounced onto the treasures and began biting.
Qin Mu bowed to the jade pillar of the Azure Sky Canopy, and the treasures burst forth with brilliant light, shredding countless small Void Beasts into dust, even vaporizing them!
However, the adult Void Beast swarm had already charged into the heavens and started devouring the treasures!
Meanwhile, the Void Mother Beast descended once more, extending half of its colossal body from the nineteenth void, reaching out with its claws to tear open layer after layer of heavens!
As the heavens were torn open, its head followed closely, its eyelids rolling up to cover its massive eyes, its maw opening wide to swallow the Celestial Sphere!
The Void Mother Beast's intelligence was not high, no better than the other Void Beasts, but the one controlling the Mother Beast and the swarm—the Imperial Emperor—was exceptionally clever. After this observation, he saw through the strengths and weaknesses of the Lapis Lazuli Azure Sky Canopy, the number one supreme treasure in the world, realizing that the Celestial Sphere was the key.
Thus, the Void Mother Beast specifically targeted the Celestial Sphere, intending to completely dismantle this treasure.
Just as the Void Mother Beast was about to swallow the Celestial Sphere, Qin Mu suddenly shifted its position with a thought, sinking it from the Eighth Heaven to the Ninth Heaven.
The Void Mother Beast extended more of its body, pursuing it to the Ninth Heaven, but the Celestial Sphere sank again to the Tenth Heaven.
The Mother Beast chased it to the Tenth Heaven, and the Celestial Sphere sank to the Eleventh Heaven. The Mother Beast followed relentlessly, soon reaching the Eighteenth Heaven, its entire body about to fully emerge from the Seventeenth Void.
At that moment, Qin Mu suddenly altered the formation of the heavens. The twenty-eight heavens churned like boiling magma, tossing the countless Void Beasts that had invaded them into chaos, causing them to lose their footing and be flung off the treasures!
"Stop!"
Qin Mu shouted, and the twenty-eight heavens abruptly ceased their rotation. Countless Void Beasts were hurled against the barriers of the heavenly worlds, shattering them into pieces!
Qin Mu bowed and shouted, "I beseech the treasures to slay the mighty foe!"
The twenty-eight heavens were on the verge of collapse, and the treasures were about to fall from the heavens. At that moment, the Celestial Sphere suddenly trembled, unleashing a vast and ancient power. The might of the treasures in each heaven erupted, converging from all directions to strike the Void Mother Beast!
Boom—
A deafening roar echoed, and multicolored radiance surged. The sound of the Dao reverberated as the Void Mother Beast's colossal body shattered and exploded in the light, its massive head tumbling from its severed neck!
Boom, boom, boom—
A continuous series of explosions merged into one, blasting the Mother Beast's head and body into fragments. Blood poured from the sky like a torrential rain, cascading down in waterfalls.
Then, the two hind legs of the Void Mother Beast, hidden in the nineteenth void, also fell.
Seeing this, Qin Mu was overjoyed, but then he felt dizzy and lightheaded, realizing that exhausting his wisdom to contend with the Void Beast swarm had damaged his spirit.
However, with the swarm leaderless, it was the perfect time to slaughter the Void Beasts.
He forced himself to stay alert, activating the Lapis Lazuli Azure Sky Canopy, and leveraging the Celestial Sphere's power to mobilize the might of the treasures, slaughtering the Void Beasts that had invaded the twenty-eight heavens.
The swarm fell into chaos, each beast fighting for itself. Soon, most of them were killed, but due to the damage to the twenty-eight heavens, many Void Beasts still escaped.
Qin Mu struggled to hold on, repeatedly activating the treasures until he had cleared the twenty-eight heavens of Void Beasts.
His vision went dark, and he knew his spirit was completely drained, but he gritted his teeth and bowed to the Lapis Lazuli Azure Sky Canopy, his voice hoarse: "I beseech the treasure to repair itself."
The damaged areas of the twenty-eight heavens slowly began to recover.
Qin Mu breathed a sigh of relief, knowing that such a commotion would be impossible to hide from the other Heavenly Lords. Just as he was about to speak, he couldn't suppress the nausea in his chest and began to dry heave.
He quickly activated the Dominator Body Three Elixir Technique to restore his spirit, only to see familiar figures approaching from afar, nearing the Black Wood Mountains.
The Black Wood Mountains were now completely covered by the corpses of Void Beasts, their original appearance unrecognizable. Qin Mu could no longer use the power of the Lapis Lazuli Azure Sky Canopy to block these Heavenly Lords' invasion.
The eight Heavenly Lords—Hao, Xiao, Gong, Qiang, Hong, Yan, Imperial Sovereign Xuan, and Ancestral God King—walked without touching the ground, arriving at the Great Black Peak. Qin Mu forcibly suppressed his nausea, greeted them, and said flatly, "Greetings, fellow Daoists."
Consort Qiang said with concern, "Heavenly Lord Mu, your complexion is pale. You've clearly expended too much spirit. Don't push yourself."
Qin Mu snorted, "I can handle it. Have you all come because you've chosen your territories and wish to leave the Ancestral Court?"
Xiao Heavenly Lord looked around and praised, "What a fine place! Heavenly Lord Mu truly has an unmatched eye for treasure. This scenery is beautiful—likely the foremost treasure land in the Ancestral Court!"
Imperial Sovereign Xuan and Yan Heavenly Lord nodded in agreement, "The foremost treasure land! The foremost treasure land! Heavenly Lord Mu has stumbled upon a great bargain!"
Everyone burst into laughter.
Xiao Heavenly Lord smiled, "Since this matter is concluded, we cannot linger here. Now that we have territories and treasures to guard, it's time to leave. Fellow Daoist Mu, please perform the spell to send us out."
Ancestral God King taunted, "Does Heavenly Lord Mu need to rest?"
"Yes!"
Qin Mu agreed without hesitation, then sat down.
Ancestral God King's face darkened. He had expected Qin Mu to force himself to perform the spell to send them out, exhausting himself to the point of damaging his cultivation. He hadn't expected the brat to agree so readily.
"This Heavenly Lord Mu may be young, but his shamelessness is no less than mine. Not to be underestimated!" Ancestral God King's eyes showed a hint of appreciation.