Chapter 1197: Two Paintings (Third Update!)
In this battle, the Moon Celestial absorbed the experience from the previous fight. Instead of fighting independently, she did her utmost to coordinate with the Ling Celestial, the Fire Celestial, and Xiao Weisu.
She had established her Dao in space, possessing astonishing mastery over the Way of Space that no one could surpass. Her spatial techniques, whether used for combat or to assist others, could play an extremely critical role.
In the previous battle, the four of them had not cooperated with one another. But in this fight, with the Moon Celestial directing the group, their threat to the Earth Mother Primordial Sovereign increased dramatically.
The Earth Mother Primordial Sovereign suffered a severe blow. Just as they were preparing to take her life, she suddenly healed her wounds completely, pulled out her roots, and fought them to the death.
In the end, Ling, Fire, and Xiao all fell in this battle, leaving only the Moon Celestial herself unharmed, having escaped alive.
"Ridiculous!"
The Moon Celestial returned to Qin Mu's side, fuming. "This is utterly absurd! Since when can someone suddenly heal all their injuries in the middle of a fight?"
"The Earth Mother Primordial Sovereign can."
Qin Mu said, "The Earth Mother Primordial Sovereign is rooted deep within the earth. Her roots spread throughout the Primordial Realm, with her root systems almost everywhere. In an instant, she can absorb nutrients from all over the Primordial Realm. Moreover, she also possesses the Primordial Chaos Origin Liquid. By consuming it, she can instantly return to her peak state!"
The Moon Celestial suppressed her anger and said, "Getting rid of the Earth Mother is truly no easy task. Let me think."
She pondered for a long time, then said resolutely, "One more time!"
This time, the Moon Celestial separated the earth of the Primordial Realm from the Primordial Tree, preventing the Earth Mother's roots from connecting to it. She also assisted and coordinated with the others' attacks, altering space so that they could strike the Earth Mother from all directions, appearing and disappearing unpredictably.
In this battle, they finally slew the Earth Mother Primordial Sovereign.
The four of them all breathed a sigh of relief. At that moment, Ling Celestial's head suddenly exploded, while the Moon Celestial felt a chill in her heart. She quickly activated her spatial techniques and fled far away.
She turned to look back. It was the Fire Celestial who had punched Ling Celestial's head to pieces, while Xiao Weisu held a divine sword—it was he who had tried to assassinate her.
The dream shattered.
"Mu Celestial!"
The Moon Celestial returned to Qin Mu's side, furious, and went to settle accounts with him. She said angrily, "That the Earth Mother Primordial Sovereign could instantly recover from a severe injury, I can let that pass—she has that ability. But why did the Fire Celestial and Xiao Weisu try to kill us? You must explain this to me today!"
Qin Mu's expression was gentle, his gaze tender as he looked into her eyes. He said softly, "Yue, this is your dream. I am merely letting your dream cycle; I have not interfered with it. What you think in your heart will be reflected in the dream. That the Fire Celestial and Xiao Weisu would kill you—isn't that your own speculation?"
The Moon Celestial was flustered by his gaze, nodding repeatedly, her voice becoming much softer as well: "I forgot. Even you are just the you in my imagination—handsome, charming, gentle, far better looking than the real you."
Qin Mu smiled as he looked at her and said, "But the real me isn't this handsome, nor this tall and sturdy."
The Moon Celestial's heart pounded wildly. Feeling a bit shy, she rolled her eyes at him and giggled. "Originally, the you in my heart was still quite similar to the real you. But you've been gone for so many years, and my memories of you have grown fainter, so the resemblance isn't as strong. Aren't you good at painting? Once you recover, paint a picture of yourself for me, so I won't remember you as being so handsome."
She pulled herself together, and another dream came upon her.
At the end of this battle, the Moon Celestial blocked Xiao Weisu's sneak attack, but on the other side, the Fire Celestial killed Ling Celestial.
"Can I tell Ling Celestial that the Fire Celestial and the others are plotting something?" the Moon Celestial asked, returning to Qin Mu's side.
Qin Mu nodded. "You can."
Another dream.
The Moon Celestial dodged Xiao Weisu's sword, and Ling Celestial evaded the Fire Celestial's fist. Just as the two women steadied themselves, suddenly the Hao Celestial, the Langxuan Divine Sovereign, the Ancestral Divine King, and others appeared.
The Moon Celestial watched this scene in despair. In the end, she was the only one who escaped, while Ling Celestial still fell under the blades of the Hao Celestial, the Fire Celestial, and the others.
The Moon Celestial returned to Qin Mu's side. This time, she did not ask him why the Hao Celestial and the others had appeared so coincidentally. Instead, she fell into silent contemplation.
Qin Mu did not disturb her, letting her think deeply.
After who knows how long, the Moon Celestial smiled again. "Let me try once more!"
This time, Ling Celestial still died, and only she managed to escape.
She was the Celestial who controlled the Way of Space. Killing her was simply too difficult.
"One more time!" the Moon Celestial said, her voice trembling slightly as she forced herself to stay calm.
But the result was the same. She could never change the outcome of Ling Celestial's death. No matter how many times she tried, after killing the Earth Mother Primordial Sovereign, Ling Celestial would always die in the encirclement of the others.
She tried again and again, failed again and again, and was never able to save Ling Celestial.
"Let me try once more." Her voice was a little hoarse as she spoke to Qin Mu.
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This time, she did not try to save herself. Instead, she used all her power to activate her divine abilities, sending Ling Celestial away from this place.
Her spatial techniques were wondrous and myriad. No matter how the Hao Celestial, Langxuan, Ancestral Divine King, and the others tried to obstruct and attack, they could not keep Ling Celestial there.
However, with Ling Celestial sent away, the Moon Celestial herself fell into danger. As she fled, Xiao Weisu's sword slashed across her waist, the Fire Celestial's fist smashed into her cheek, and the Hao Celestial's seal struck her in the back.
Langxuan's divine sense attack left her consciousness blurred, while the Ancestral Divine King's blow shattered her skull.
"This result is already quite good."
The Moon Celestial woke from the dream. She tried again and again. After sending Ling Celestial away, she herself would always inevitably die. But later on, she could manage to be severely wounded and still survive. However, no matter how hard she tried, her legs would always be crippled by Xiao Weisu.
And her face would always be ruined by the Fire Celestial.
"This is just my dream. None of this has to happen."
She smiled at Qin Mu. "Let it be. No matter what, the Earth Mother must die! Mu, is this really a dream?"
Qin Mu nodded.
Suddenly, the Moon Celestial stood on her tiptoes, leaned over, and kissed him on the cheek. Then, shyly, she ran off, giggling. "It's just a dream anyway! Kissing a lover in a dream doesn't count!"
She stopped, turned around, and looked at him. "Mu Celestial is a great painter, with a brush that brings flowers to life. Can you paint my current appearance? I want to imprint my current face in my memory, so that even if I become ugly later, I won't forget it."
Qin Mu picked up his brush. Under the moonlight, the girl looked a little shy because she had just secretly kissed her beloved.
Qin Mu painted this scene.
This scene was exactly the same as the painting the Moon Celestial had given him. The scenery in the painting was dreamlike, and now they were in the Moon Celestial's dream.
The Moon Celestial quietly crept up beside him, watching him depict her in the painting. In the painting, her hair hung down, and the girl was as quiet and enchanting as the moon, with just a hint of shyness at the corner of her lips.