Chapter 1222: When Qin Mu Became a Horror (Fourth Update)
Although Qin Mu had only just begun to grasp the basics, he had already formed his own insights into the true cycle of reincarnation. He understood why the Nether Emperor could only be an emperor, not a Heavenly Sovereign.
Because the true path of reincarnation required pushing the Dao of Netherworld, the Dao of Heavenly Yin, and the Dao of Creation to their utmost limits, reaching the pinnacle of mastery. Only then could the true path of reincarnation be deduced, allowing one to become a Heavenly Sovereign.
Among these, the Netherworld Dao had sixty-four paths, the Heavenly Yin Dao had twelve paths, and the Dao of Creation was pioneered by Ling Heavenly Sovereign and developed by the Chi Ming Emperors, containing an even more extensive system.
The Chi Ming Emperors—one mastering the creation of the primordial spirit and the other mastering the creation of the physical body—were already top-tier Emperor-level powerhouses. However, aside from primordial spirit creation and physical body creation, many other aspects of creation had yet to be developed.
The Nether Emperor’s establishment of the path of reincarnation was undoubtedly brilliant and extraordinary, but without thoroughly comprehending these other Daos, it was nearly impossible for him to truly open up the path of reincarnation!
“The Nether Emperor’s talent cannot support his ambition. But if the Nether Emperor is already this talented, then what of the Ten Heavenly Sovereigns?”
Qin Mu’s heart grew heavy. If the Nether Emperor was already like this, how terrifying must the Ten Heavenly Sovereigns be, with their even greater knowledge?
Although the Ten Heavenly Sovereigns had made moves before, none of them had ever exerted their full strength or revealed their true capabilities. After a million years, what achievements had they each made?
Especially Hao Heavenly Sovereign. Hao Heavenly Sovereign was the Nether Emperor’s master, and the Nether Emperor was utterly loyal to him. Fire Heavenly Sovereign was also extremely loyal to Hao Heavenly Sovereign.
And Hao Heavenly Sovereign was one of the few Dragon Han Nine Heavenly Sovereigns among the Ten. So just how far had Hao Heavenly Sovereign’s true strength reached?
“I need to reassess the Ten Heavenly Sovereigns, especially Hao Heavenly Sovereign’s power!”
Qin Mu stopped, found a secluded spot, and entered the Dao through dreams, frantically deducing the path of reincarnation.
Although his mastery of the Netherworld, Creation, and Heavenly Yin Daos far surpassed the Nether Emperor’s, and he had even deduced the Nether Emperor’s path of reincarnation, he still encountered great difficulties when deducing the path of reincarnation within his dreams.
In his dream, countless tiny Qin Mus lived and died, cycling through reincarnation without end. Though progress was slow, he still gained something.
Unknowingly, within his divine treasury, the Demon Dao Heavenly Palace, the Creation Heavenly Palace, and the Heavenly Yin Heavenly Palace began to interact with one another. His Dark Primordial Spirit, Creation Primordial Spirit, and Heavenly Yin Primordial Spirit resonated, their Daos exchanging, converging, and merging.
Gradually, a new Heavenly Palace began to take shape, and a new primordial spirit slowly evolved.
After an unknown amount of time, the foundation of this new Heavenly Palace was laid. As his mastery of the path of reincarnation deepened, thousands of palaces and halls automatically added bricks and tiles. The Southern Heavenly Gate, Northern Heavenly Gate, Eastern Heavenly Gate, and Western Heavenly Gate slowly rose, growing taller and taller.
Within his divine treasury, the Heavenly River shifted course, flowing through this new Heavenly Palace.
The Dao resonance of this Heavenly Palace grew stronger and stronger, gradually rivaling, and even surpassing, the Great Luo Divine Consciousness Heavenly Palace!
In the Tai Xu Netherworld, the starving ghosts and the black sand of souls seemed to be drawn to him, constantly gathering around him in increasing numbers, yet they dared not approach.
Howling black tornadoes multiplied, spinning around him, sweeping up starving ghosts one after another.
The black tornadoes also intertwined and devoured each other, growing larger and larger. From a distance, a hundred or so black dragon-like tornadoes reached into the sky, massive and thick, spinning wildly around a single location, an extremely terrifying sight.
Hu Mengdie, leading several divine generals, was the first to arrive here. Seeing the dark tornadoes, she frowned.
The power of those black tornadoes was terrifying. Lightning and thunder flashed around them, illuminating the scenes within. Countless starving ghosts were caught in the whirlwind, dancing wildly.
“That Mu Heavenly Sovereign is nearby. Could he have sensed our arrival and hidden himself in this dangerous place?”
The divine generals under Hu Mengdie each opened their divine eyes, looking toward that dark area. But they could not see clearly. Their gazes could only penetrate the outer darkness, while strange phenomena within blocked their vision.
Hu Mengdie had the highest cultivation, existing at the Ling Xiao realm. She opened her divine eyes and looked toward the center of the darkness, her heart skipping a beat.
In the darkness, worlds bloomed outward like bubbles, but then burst with a pop and annihilated. Then new worlds were born, an extremely eerie sight.
Even she could not tell what terrifying thing lay within.
Hu Mengdie gently waved her hand, and the divine generals escorted her as they rushed toward that dark region.
Before long, they stepped into the darkness. The divine generals each released their primordial spirits, which radiated brilliant divine light. Their primordial spirits stood within the Jade Capital City or before the Ling Xiao Treasure Hall, suppressing the darkness.
However, the darkness here was too strong. The black sand still moved slowly, leaving their vision hazy and gray, making it impossible to see what lay ahead.
They walked in the darkness for a long time. Suddenly, the pressure lightened, as if they had passed through a bubble, and a brilliant light appeared before them.
Hu Mengdie and the others looked around. The scenery here was beautiful—clear mountains and rivers, bright sun and moon. This world was not large, but what was strange was that circular rainbow lights continuously slid from one end of the world to the other with a humming sound.
They continued forward and suddenly stepped on a skeleton.
Hu Mengdie looked down. The bones had been dead for who knows how many years. The group exchanged glances and each said a word of caution.
Then they saw the scene ahead and were horrified.
Before them, countless white bones were piled into a mountain. Many people, coming from who knows where, carried corpses and threw them down from the mountain. The corpses tumbled and rolled down the slope, their flesh dissolving into white bones as they fell.
The group was terrified. Hu Mengdie looked at the corpses that had just been thrown down—they all bore the likeness of Qin Mu!
“Is Mu Heavenly Sovereign dead?”
She was confused. Then she looked at the people carrying the corpses and her heart shook violently—those people were also Qin Mu!
“Everyone be careful! This place is extremely eerie!”
Just as she said this, another rainbow light came from the edge of the sky, sweeping across the heavens.
“Eerie?”
A divine general beside her laughed, “In all the myriad realms, who doesn’t know that our Nether Capital is the most eerie? Our Nether Capital’s divine abilities have created countless eerie phenomena across the myriad realms. How could we be afraid of the eeriness here?”
Hu Mengdie frowned slightly and said, “Better to be cautious. We…”
She couldn’t finish her sentence. She stared blankly at the divine general beside her. His face was twisting, changing, as if there was another face beneath his skin, desperately trying to grow out from under his features. The two faces were fighting for control of this body!
That Jade Capital realm divine being, however, seemed completely unaware, still warily scanning his surroundings.
Not only that, but Hu Mengdie even saw that within his Heavenly Palace, the face of his primordial spirit was also changing!
Suddenly, the Jade Capital realm divine being’s primordial spirit transformed into Qin Mu’s face, and his physical face also became Qin Mu’s.
“Who are you?”
That divine being looked at the group and laughed, “Why have you come into my dream? Ah, I see. You were sent by the Nether Emperor to take my life.”
Hu Mengdie’s hair stood on end. That divine being immediately struck without mercy, attacking them.
Although they were caught off guard, they outnumbered him and managed to join forces to eliminate him.
Hu Mengdie shouted sharply, “Mu Heavenly Sovereign has created this eerie zone! Everyone, steel your minds and guard your Dao hearts! Do not let your guard down for a moment!”