Chapter 1252: Heavenly Sovereign Hao, the Cunning Rabbit with Three Burrows (Second Update!)
Qin Mu and Bai Yuqiong watched from afar, seeing that the Heavenly Court side was divided into two camps. On one side was Red Emperor Qi Xiayu among the Four Emperors, and on the other was Xi Muhong, Heavenly Lord Xi, one of the Four Heavenly Kings.
On the other side were three Heavenly Masters from the Kaihuang era: the First Heavenly Master, the Woodcutter Sage; the Second Heavenly Master, Yan Yunxi; and the Third Heavenly Master, the Combat Heavenly Master Zhuo Cha, along with their respective mounts.
Beyond them were the Other Shore Creators, including Patriarch Xiu Zhong and the Silkworm Woman Patriarch.
Each of these groups brought a contingent of gods and demons, but their casualties were heavy. Xiu Zhong and the Silkworm Woman also brought some Creators, but they too had suffered losses. Many had likely died along the way, and another batch perished upon entering this Void Demon Realm.
Only the Woodcutter, Yan Yunxi, and the Combat Heavenly Master had not brought any strong warriors from Carefree Village.
When Bai Yuqiong saw Yan Yunxi, flames of fury blazed in her eyes. However, since she and Qin Mu had come this time to eliminate Heavenly Sovereign Hao, it was inconvenient for them to show themselves, so they had to conceal their tracks using spatial techniques.
With her spatial divine abilities, Qin Mu boldly opened his vertical eye on his forehead to survey the surroundings. Suddenly, his heart tightened.
Under the gaze of his third divine eye, every detail of the Divine Artifact Imperial Heavenly Sovereign’s head was clearly visible. Within the Divine Artifact Imperial Heavenly Sovereign’s head, there were no longer any ancient god’s Great Dao rune imprints.
“That means Heavenly Sovereign Hao has taken those imprints and used those ancient god Great Dao rune imprints to set up protective formations and arrays around himself,” Qin Mu thought to himself. “He knows he is heavily injured, and that someone will surely seize this opportunity to kill him. Even his former allies would likely find it hard to pass up such a perfect chance. As expected of a Heavenly Sovereign—even with such severe injuries, he still managed to leave behind contingencies. His mind is extremely meticulous.”
The four groups each ascended the Divine Artifact Imperial Heavenly Sovereign’s head and began searching everywhere. The Divine Artifact Imperial Heavenly Sovereign’s head was like a mountain range—this was the most powerful weapon of the Heavenly Court, yet now it showed no trace of its might.
There were even monsters transformed from heart demons gnawing at the flesh of this head!
The groups eliminated the heart demons and walked across the mountain range formed by this massive head. Ahead, they saw divine mountains shrouded in mist, with divine light like rosy clouds drifting between the peaks and valleys.
Elsewhere in the Void Demon Realm, it was terrifying and eerie, but here it seemed like a sacred dwelling, indescribably magnificent and beautiful.
Ahead lay four canyons, each apparently leading in a different direction.
Rosy light steamed upward, covering the sky above these four canyons, and the light in the air was hazy, like the aurora.
Strangely, there wasn’t even a single heart demon here.
Heavenly Lord Xi hesitated for a moment, then sent a divine general flying into the air. The divine general stood in the sky, looking down, and shouted loudly, “Heavenly Lord, the divine light here is too thick, covering the mountains below. I can’t see what’s inside!”
Heavenly Lord Xi said, “Go down and take a look!”
The divine general acknowledged the order and flew into the divine light. Suddenly, his flesh dissolved, his primordial spirit disintegrated, and without even a groan, he turned into a pile of shattered bones that fell from the divine light.
Everyone’s hearts tightened as they stared at the divine light in the canyons ahead, hesitating to advance.
The Woodcutter Sage called out loudly, “These divine mountains and rosy clouds are formed from the Great Dao runes within the Divine Artifact Imperial Heavenly Sovereign’s head. Everyone must be careful!”
The crowd turned their gazes toward him, their expressions strange.
The Woodcutter Sage was the First Heavenly Master of the Kaihuang Heavenly Court and a sworn enemy of the Heavenly Court’s forces. This man possessed extraordinary wisdom—he had already discerned the strangeness of this place before anyone else, truly remarkable in his ability.
But why would the Woodcutter kindly warn them of the danger here, allowing them to prepare in advance?
Heavenly Lord Xi suddenly snorted with a laugh, “I don’t trust you, you old fox. You’re definitely up to some crooked scheme!”
The Woodcutter Sage chuckled, “Everyone here has come with the same purpose. We are not enemies but friends. Naturally, I must tell you all where the danger lies.”
The crowd’s eyes flickered, but no one spoke.
Heavenly Lord Xi laughed, “Since when has that rooster-thief been so generous? I’ve been burned by you before, so I don’t trust you.”
Despite his words, he still asked, “Rooster-thief, can you tell which canyon Heavenly Sovereign Hao has fallen into?”
The Woodcutter Sage didn’t mind the nickname “rooster-thief” and replied, “Heavenly Lord, the intentions of a Heavenly Sovereign are hard to predict. What virtue or ability do I have to dare rashly guess the mind of Heavenly Sovereign Hao? However, since Heavenly Sovereign Hao has set up these four canyons, he has already made his move, so we can infer his intentions.”
He paced back and forth in front of the four canyons for a moment, then smiled, “These canyon paths here appear to be only four, but in reality, there are eight in total.”
The crowd was surprised and looked carefully. Even Red Emperor Qi Xiayu, Heavenly Lord Xi, and Yan Yunxi couldn’t see where the other four canyons were hidden.
As for the Combat Heavenly Master Zhuo Cha, he was even less likely to see them. The Creators Xiu Zhong and the Silkworm Woman knew little about the divine abilities of the outside world, so naturally, they couldn’t see them either.
In the distance, Bai Yuqiong also couldn’t see where the other four canyons were hidden. She quickly turned to Qin Mu and asked, “Mu Tianzun, can you see them? I heard you are a disciple of the Rooster... of Wentian Pavilion. Surely you must have learned his skills!”
Qin Mu shook his head, indignant, “That old fox has never taught me anything!”
Bai Yuqiong asked doubtfully, “Impossible, right? Wentian Pavilion wouldn’t be so biased.”
Qin Mu said gloomily, “He later wanted to teach me, but at that time, my pride flared up, and I mocked him a bit, so I didn’t learn.”
Bai Yuqiong was dumbfounded and said cautiously, “You should still learn the skills of the Rooster... of Wentian Pavilion. Back in the Kaihuang era, he taught countless disciples, and each one achieved extraordinary accomplishments, becoming famous throughout the world. Even the deities of the Heavenly Court praised him highly.”
Qin Mu darkened his face and said nothing.
The Woodcutter Sage took out several small flags, walked forward, and said, “These canyons and mountains come from the Great Dao runes on the Divine Artifact Imperial Heavenly Sovereign’s head, but each canyon originates from a different direction. In fact, they are formed from the seven apertures of the Divine Artifact Imperial Heavenly Sovereign.”
He drew runes on the flags and planted one small flag at the entrance of each of the four already visible canyons, unhurriedly continuing, “Eyes, ears, mouth, and nose—the two eyes become two canyons, the two ears become two canyons, the two nostrils become two canyons, and the mouth becomes one canyon.”
As he planted these four flags, the runes on them gradually lit up, shining into the four canyons.
The light of the runes shone into the canyons, and the rosy clouds at the entrances suddenly clung to the cliffs on both sides, flowing like streams of light from the entrance straight into the depths of the canyons!
After the four streams of light passed, the stone walls on both sides of the four canyons were covered with Great Dao runes!
Buzz buzz buzz buzz—
From the deepest parts of the four canyons came four vibrations, and before everyone’s eyes, three other canyons emerged!
The crowd stared in astonishment at this scene. Suddenly, Heavenly Lord Xi shouted, “That’s not right, Rooster-thief! There are only seven canyons here! Where is the eighth canyon you mentioned?”
The Woodcutter Sage took out three more small flags, drew runes on them, and planted them in front of the other three newly appeared canyons. Three more streams of light flashed through the three canyons.
After three more vibrations, the eighth canyon appeared.
The Woodcutter Sage clapped his hands and said, “The eighth canyon has appeared. This eighth canyon is where Heavenly Sovereign Hao is hiding.”
Bai Yuqiong watched this scene and said to Qin Mu, “Mu Tianzun, you really should go learn from him!”
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