Chapter 1164: The Eleventh Divine Artifact (Second Update!)
Qin Mu watched this scene, feeling that everything happening on this altar was absurdly bizarre.
These eight Heavenly Sovereigns, each one full of talk about benevolence, righteousness, and morality, claiming to care for the common people of the world, yet the calamities they caused were far greater than those of the ancient gods.
Qiang Heavenly Sovereign was the treacherous usurper Great Emperor she herself spoke of; Xiao Heavenly Sovereign was the ancient god Heavenly Emperor Tai Chu; Gong Heavenly Sovereign was one of the three great Divine Kings of the Creator, the Primordial Divine King who enslaved the ancient gods; Yan Heavenly Consort was suspected to be the Empress Dowager; and Hong Heavenly Sovereign was the Heavenly Duke they claimed they wanted to overthrow!
As for Hao Heavenly Sovereign, Lang Xuan Divine Emperor, and Ancestral Divine King, they were also the most powerful sons of the ancient gods!
Hearing these people utter such high-sounding words, he almost burst out laughing.
"Ironic, truly damn ironic—"
Qin Mu looked at their solemn expressions and finally couldn't help but laugh heartily.
The eight Heavenly Sovereigns glanced at him, each snorting coldly.
"Mu Heavenly Sovereign, you're useless to us now. What are you laughing at?" Ancestral Divine King asked, puzzled.
Qin Mu chuckled. "Divine King, you're mistaken. Except for a few, none of the fellow Daoists here will kill me. Because I know too many secrets. If I were to spill them all now, everyone would be finished!" With that, he laughed loudly.
Xiao Heavenly Sovereign, Hong Heavenly Sovereign, Gong Heavenly Sovereign, Yan Heavenly Consort, and Qiang Heavenly Consort also joined in the laughter, leaving only Hao Heavenly Sovereign, Lang Xuan Divine Emperor, and Ancestral Divine King not laughing.
Hao Heavenly Sovereign said calmly, "Knowing many secrets can sometimes save your life, but it can also get you killed very quickly, and in a muddled way. Take Great Sun Star Lord, for example."
Qin Mu smiled amiably. "Thank you for the advice, Brother Hao. As long as I can live now, I'll be satisfied."
Hao Heavenly Sovereign turned around and said, "In that case, let's break open the rift in the Ancestral Court, leave this place first, and then seal the rift!"
The eight Heavenly Sovereigns flew toward the crack in the sky above the Ancestral Court, with Qin Mu following behind them. These eight Heavenly Sovereigns each harbored their own schemes. While they might not kill Qin Mu on the spot, they could still seal him inside the Ancestral Court. Therefore, Qin Mu had to seize the opportunity to break out with them.
At the rift in the Ancestral Court, the eight Heavenly Sovereigns exchanged glances. Hong Heavenly Sovereign smiled. "Everyone, let's each use our own methods to break the seal of the Ancestral Court."
The others all agreed.
The eight Heavenly Sovereigns then struck simultaneously. From this display, one could see the differences in their cultivation levels.
Hao Heavenly Sovereign was the most outstanding, unleashing twenty-eight Heavenly Palaces in one move, vast and magnificent.
Next was Lang Xuan Divine Emperor, with twenty-six Heavenly Palaces, all interconnected to form a Heavenly Court.
Hong Heavenly Sovereign had twenty-five Heavenly Palaces, Qiang Heavenly Consort and Yan Heavenly Consort each had twenty-four, Xiao Heavenly Sovereign had fewer, only twenty, while Ancestral Divine King and Gong Heavenly Sovereign each had eighteen.
Qin Mu observed this. Although the number of Heavenly Palaces represented each person's cultivation level, he didn't believe a single one of the numbers these eight Heavenly Sovereigns displayed!
Even though Hao Heavenly Sovereign had repeatedly shown himself to have twenty-eight Heavenly Palaces, Qin Mu still didn't believe it.
Hao Heavenly Sovereign was the most honest among these eight, but "honest" was only relative to the Ten Heavenly Sovereigns. Which of the Ten Heavenly Sovereigns wasn't a cunning old fox?
The number of Heavenly Palaces they showed was merely what they wanted their opponents to know. Even if one of them suddenly revealed thirty-five Heavenly Palaces, Qin Mu wouldn't be the least bit surprised!
The eight Heavenly Sovereigns each used their divine abilities, and these abilities were all from the ancient god system, derived from the Dao Ancestor's mathematical analysis of each ancient god's Dao!
Qin Mu didn't believe a word of this either.
These eight Heavenly Sovereigns were old and crafty, having long since entered the Dao. Their divine abilities were definitely not based on the mathematical Dao of the ancient gods, but rather on the great Dao-derived abilities they had comprehended themselves.
What they displayed was merely to deceive others!
The infighting among the Ten Heavenly Sovereigns of the Heavenly Court was fiercer than anyone could imagine!
Even though the eight Heavenly Sovereigns didn't use their true methods, they were still Heavenly Sovereigns, and the power of their divine abilities was vast and overwhelming. Waves of annihilation swept toward the rift in the Ancestral Court!
As these abilities crashed into the rift, the reverse sides of worlds like the Heavenly Court, Yuan Realm, Xuan Capital, Nether Capital, and the Four Extremes emerged from the crack, resisting their attacks!
At the end of the Primordial Era, the ancient god Heavenly Emperor Tai Chu led all the divine beings of the world to seal the Ancestral Court, attempting to bury all the dishonorable history within. They used the blood of ancient gods and the Dao of countless ancient deities.
Combined with the reverse sides of worlds like the Heavenly Court, Yuan Realm, Xuan Capital, and Nether Capital, this seal was terrifyingly powerful!
But now, the combined strength of the eight Heavenly Sovereigns could rival the gods of that era!
Moreover, they only needed to open a passage, not break the entire seal of the Ancestral Court, making it even simpler!
The eight Heavenly Sovereigns' bodies grew towering and immense. Even the twenty-plus Heavenly Courts floating behind them no longer seemed so astonishing.
Divine light formed halos behind their heads, slowly rotating as various divine abilities leaped out from the halos, widening the rift.
They flew forward, delving deeper into the seal, getting closer and closer to breaking through the Ancestral Court's barrier.
Qin Mu followed behind them, looking back. He saw countless enormous eyes appearing in the sky and on the ground of the Ancestral Court, greedily staring at them.
Those were Void Beasts.
The Void Mother Beast had been killed by Qin Mu within the Lapis Lazuli Azure Sky Canopy, and a new mother beast had yet to form. Without a leader, the Void Beasts were directionless. Without the mother beast, Qiang Heavenly Consort couldn't command so many Void Beasts at once.
These Void Beasts were masterless, filled with greed for the outside world, but their fear of Qin Mu and the eight Heavenly Sovereigns kept them from approaching.
Just as Qin Mu and the eight Heavenly Sovereigns were about to leave the Ancestral Court, the Void Beasts finally emerged from the void and flew toward the rift.
Finally, the eight Heavenly Sovereigns broke through the seal. Ancestral Divine King's eyes flashed with cunning. Just as he was about to strike Qin Mu back into the Ancestral Court, a flash of light appeared. Qin Mu used a teleportation ability to escape through the rift.
Ancestral Divine King abandoned the idea and silently praised: "This kid is like a needle that finds every crack. If he had grown up with us back then, Hao Heavenly Sovereign might not have become the leader of the Ten Heavenly Sovereigns."
Though he seemed reckless, he was actually meticulous, and he held Qin Mu in high regard.
Everyone stepped out of the Ancestral Court. The eight Heavenly Sovereigns immediately began to work, each applying their own seals to heavily seal the rift.
Yan Heavenly Consort smiled. "Brother Mu, you're the most senior member of the Heavenly Alliance. You should seal it too."
"Since the Heavenly Consort commands, how dare I refuse?"
Qin Mu stepped forward, looking righteous. "For the sake of all living beings, I will do my utmost to ensure that the demons in the Ancestral Court do not escape!"
He applied his seal, joining the eight Heavenly Sovereigns in sealing the Ancestral Court.
Lang Xuan Divine Emperor deliberately struck his seal off-target, destroying most of Qin Mu's seal. The other Heavenly Sovereigns followed suit, one after another, grinding Qin Mu's seal down until it was as thin as a needle.
Everyone laughed together. "Mu Heavenly Sovereign's seal is like a nail driven into our seal, just like Mu Heavenly Sovereign himself. Mu Heavenly Sovereign is like a nail, stuck in the Heavenly Court and the Heavenly Alliance!"
Qin Mu also laughed heartily. Everyone laughed very cheerfully.
When the laughter subsided, they looked around and saw that outside the Ancestral Court, Qin Mu's altar was indeed gone. Even the two Heavenly Sovereign chariots and the eighteen celestial dragons had vanished without a trace. Only faint traces of divine ability remained in this starry sky, giving off an extremely ominous feeling.
Hao Heavenly Sovereign looked at Hong Heavenly Sovereign and said, "Brother Dao, take a look and see who did this."
Hong Heavenly Sovereign acknowledged. A wisp of demonic energy flew out, merging with the residual traces of the divine abilities. Gradually, it transformed, revealing the figure of the person.
The faces of the eight Heavenly Sovereigns changed drastically. The figure that emerged was none other than the Divine Artifact Imperial Heavenly Sovereign!