Chapter 1245: Oedipus Complex (Third Update)
Void Heavenly Lord sighed: "You are indeed loyal to him."
The two Heavenly Lords traveled together to the battlefield, only to see the void continuously collapsing and space shrinking. The celestial soldiers guarding the void passage were forced to retreat toward the Supreme Void region.
There were no small number of celestial gods and demons stationed here. The Celestial Court had built numerous divine cities in this area, but now even those cities were collapsing, shattering into dust.
Thousands of divine and demonic soldiers frantically fled toward the Supreme Void. People were constantly caught by the annihilating void, their bodies suddenly exploding into powder, and even that powder soon vanished without a trace.
They had initially tried to resist, attempting to wield the Western Emperor's divine artifact against the aftershocks of techniques spreading from the collapsing void, but they could not hold out. Seeing the dire situation, the commanding general immediately fled with the Western Emperor's divine artifact. Countless celestial beings tried to catch up to this artifact, climbing onto it, only to be struck down by divine weapons wielded by the demonic generals on the artifact, resulting in heavy casualties.
When the two Heavenly Lords arrived, they each shook their heads. Fire Heavenly Lord was about to block the aftershocks of Hao Heavenly Lord and Grand Emperor's techniques for them, but then noticed Imperial Heavens and Lang Huan Divine King flying over. His heart tightened, and he did not rescue those celestial soldiers.
The collapse of the void, though powerful, could not harm figures at their Heavenly Lord level.
Imperial Heavens and Lang Huan also noticed them and each slowed down.
The four were wary of one another and did not attack, instead watching the battle between Grand Emperor and Hao Heavenly Lord.
All four noticed a constantly shifting string within the collapsing void, but their attention was drawn to this world-shaking battle, and they paid little heed to that string.
At this moment, Grand Emperor, the most powerful existence of the ancient era, was being crushed. His incomplete Divine Sense Great Luo Heaven could no longer maintain an invincible stance against Hao Heavenly Lord and the Divine Artifact Yu Heavenly Lord.
"The Dao Realm is ultimately a minor path, unable to rival the Celestial Palace and Celestial Court." Fire Heavenly Lord's halo of light swirled behind his head as he spoke flatly.
Imperial Heavens heard this and smiled faintly: "Grand Emperor cultivated incorrectly, but that does not mean the Dao Realm system is flawed. I have not cultivated incorrectly."
Void Heavenly Lord said calmly: "After all, only a few can cultivate the Dao Realm. The Dao Realm system cannot benefit all beings. The Divine Treasury Celestial Palace is the system that benefits all beings."
Imperial Heavens said leisurely: "So this is where I fall short of Yu Heavenly Lord. But I am the pioneer of the Dao Realm, while Hao Heavenly Lord merely imitates Yu Heavenly Lord. That is where he falls short of me."
Boom—
A dazzling radiance erupted in the void. Hao Heavenly Lord and the Divine Artifact Yu Heavenly Lord, one wielding the Primordial Unity Qi and the other the Return to Nothingness Dao, attacked from both sides, piercing through Grand Emperor's chest and even blasting a large hole in the back of his head.
Grand Emperor fell to his knees with a thud. His divine sense was difficult to erase, but when faced with the Return to Nothingness Dao, it could not withstand such crushing force.
Of the three ancient Divine Kings, only one had died completely—Bo Yang Divine King—and he had died under the Return to Nothingness techniques of the Empress and her sister!
Besides the Unchanging Technique, the Return to Nothingness technique was also Grand Emperor's bane, though not as direct as the Unchanging Technique.
—The Return to Nothingness technique required powerful cultivation and magical power to sustain, while the Unchanging Technique directly sealed divine sense, preventing any transformation.
Hao Heavenly Lord and the Divine Artifact Yu Heavenly Lord, one on the left and one on the right, attacked the kneeling Grand Emperor simultaneously—one suppressing him with Primordial Unity Qi, the other erasing him with Return to Nothingness.
With this strike, he could kill the undefeated Grand Emperor!
Just as Grand Emperor seemed about to die under the force of this blow, suddenly another tiny figure shot forward like lightning, heading straight for the back of Hao Heavenly Lord's head.
Compared to the massive bodies of Grand Emperor and the Divine Artifact Yu Heavenly Lord, this tiny figure was like a speck of dust, utterly insignificant.
Yet despite its small size, the sense of power it gave off was unparalleled.
The Divine Artifact Yu Heavenly Lord's strength could be said to be unmatched in the world, easily crushing existences at the Imperial Throne level with pure force alone. But when this tiny figure struck, its surging, overwhelming power was no weaker than the Divine Artifact Yu Heavenly Lord's—even stronger!
Hao Heavenly Lord revealed a smile, as if he had long anticipated this. The technique aimed at Grand Emperor easily shifted direction to meet the tiny figure!
"Both of us Heavenly Lords have hidden our strength. Grand Emperor, now is the time to see who has the upper hand after these million years!"
His magical power surged mightily. The Primordial Unity Qi governed all paths, and the Dao and magical power gathered from thirty-five Celestial Palaces were already unmatched in the world!
That tiny figure had originally concealed its true identity, shrouding its face with divine light to prevent him from recognizing it. But under the assault of Hao Heavenly Lord's Ten Thousand Dao Heavenly Wheel technique, her protective divine light shattered!
When Hao Heavenly Lord saw her face, he was momentarily stunned.
What he saw was the face of Lady Yuan Mu!
"Damn, it's divine sense techniques clouding my perception!"
Hao Heavenly Lord roared: "Break for me—"
At the same time, Grand Emperor laughed heartily, his laughter echoing. Behind him, layers of Celestial Palaces swelled, and new Celestial Palaces continuously emerged!
Hao Heavenly Lord had been waiting for this opportunity to severely wound Grand Emperor, who was hidden among the Ten Heavenly Lords. But Grand Emperor had also been waiting for this moment—Qiang Heavenly Consort, using Lady Yuan Mu's face, disrupted Hao Heavenly Lord's thoughts and awareness, giving him a chance to strike and severely wound Hao Heavenly Lord!
Among the strong, there is always someone stronger; beyond the mountain, there is always another mountain!
He had used the reborn Qiang Heavenly Consort to lurk in the Heavenly Emperor's harem, interacting closely with many Heavenly Lords and understanding each of them thoroughly.
As the foremost master of divine sense, Grand Emperor's powerful perception allowed him to easily grasp everyone's weaknesses, and he had long identified Hao Heavenly Lord's weakness.
Hao Heavenly Lord had an Oedipus complex!
That was Hao Heavenly Lord's weakness.
Qiang Heavenly Consort used divine sense to interfere with Hao Heavenly Lord, making him believe she was Lady Yuan Mu, buying him a moment!
And now, behind Grand Emperor's head, a Celestial Palace formed a Celestial Court. Though the number of Celestial Palaces was not as many as Hao Heavenly Lord's, it still reached thirty, instantly making Grand Emperor, who had seemed on the verge of death, radiant with vitality.
Boom—
The Divine Artifact Yu Heavenly Lord's palm pressed down on Grand Emperor's head, transforming into a great abyss that devoured his skull. But Grand Emperor did not even try to block this strike.
His fist punched through Hao Heavenly Lord's thirty-five Celestial Palaces, and the Divine Sense Great Luo Heaven erupted within the Celestial Court, hurling Hao Heavenly Lord's primordial spirit into the Divine Sense Great Luo Heaven.
His other strike pierced through Hao Heavenly Lord's back, shattering his heart into pieces.
At the same time, Hao Heavenly Lord's blow landed on Qiang Heavenly Consort. She did not dodge or evade, taking the strike head-on. It shattered every bone in her body, which cracked and burst through her flesh, shooting backward.
But Qiang Heavenly Consort's divine sense technique stabbed into Hao Heavenly Lord's brain, exploding within his mind!
On the other side, a loud crack rang out. The Divine Artifact Yu Heavenly Lord's Return to Nothingness Abyss technique forcibly twisted Grand Emperor's head off and swallowed it into the abyss.
Without a head, Grand Emperor seemed completely unaffected. He reached out to grab Hao Heavenly Lord's primordial spirit, which had fallen into the Divine Sense Great Luo Heaven.
The Divine Artifact Yu Heavenly Lord pulled a Ten Thousand Dao Heavenly Wheel from the abyss and swung it down in a slash. Grand Emperor had just grabbed Hao Heavenly Lord's primordial spirit when his arm was severed.
At that moment, Qiang Heavenly Consort, now a puddle of mud, erupted with divine sense, charging into the Divine Artifact Yu Heavenly Lord's brow. The hand of the Divine Artifact Yu Heavenly Lord, which was about to slash at Grand Emperor's physical body, instantly stopped.
With a crack, Grand Emperor's remaining arm pierced through the Divine Artifact Yu Heavenly Lord's chest.