Chapter 1254: Heart Demon Mu Tianzun (Fourth Update!)
"Mu Tianzun!"
Xi Tianjun, Qi Xiayu, and the others stared at the figure emerging from the darkness, unable to hide the shock in their hearts. Even Yan Yunxi, Wu Dou Tianshi, and the others were stunned; they had never imagined that Hao Tianzun's heart demon would be Qin Mu!
The Woodcutter Sage, in particular, found it hard to believe. As his second disciple, Qin Mu had always been clever and mischievous, bouncing around everywhere. The Sage had even thought that if Qin Mu were more restrained and didn't stir up trouble everywhere, he might achieve even greater heights. Yet, for the most powerful being in the current world, his heart demon turned out to be Qin Mu—it was truly unbelievable!
"Judging by Hao Tianzun's current state, he should be severely injured, wounded to the point where he can no longer control his Dao heart. That's why the heart demon has uncontrollably emerged. If he were in a clear state of mind, he could suppress the heart demon and prevent the Taixu Demon Domain from manifesting it."
The Woodcutter Sage quickly assessed Hao Tianzun's condition. His expression turned strange as he muttered, "The Grand Emperor is indeed formidable, to have wounded Hao Tianzun to this extent. But it's not entirely the Grand Emperor's doing; Kai Huang and Lang Huan Divine King must have also taken the opportunity to severely injure him."
"Hao Tianzun's heart demon isn't the Grand Emperor, nor the Heavenly Emperor—it's this brat Qin Mu..."
His expression grew even more peculiar, and he couldn't help shaking his head. "We absolutely cannot let this little fellow know about this, or his tail will be pointing to the sky! He'll be insufferably proud and will definitely mock me..."
Just as he thought this, he suddenly sensed something and turned to look back. He saw what seemed to be a flicker of spatial distortion in the canyon. The Woodcutter Sage stared intently for a few moments, but the Eighth Canyon showed no further changes.
"Could I have been seeing things?"
He turned back to face the dark valley ahead and whispered to Zhuo Cha, Yan Yunxi, and the others, "If my guess is correct, Hao Tianzun's injuries are likely on the verge of death. Only then would he lose control of his Dao heart, giving birth to the heart demon Mu Tianzun! We truly have a chance to kill him!"
The group felt a surge of joy.
Yan Yunxi carefully studied the heart demon Qin Mu, tilting her head and asking, "Heart Demon Mu Tianzun? What's the difference between that and Heart Demon Qin Mu?"
"Heart Demon Mu Tianzun is certainly different from Heart Demon Qin Mu. One is the fear within Hao Tianzun's heart, the other is just a heart demon named Qin Mu."
The Woodcutter Sage explained, "In Hao Tianzun's heart, Mu Tianzun is his enemy, his heart demon. He has fought this heart demon in his Dao heart countless times, yet has never been able to slay it. That is to say, the Heart Demon Mu Tianzun has been strengthened by him, making Mu Tianzun almost without weakness, with divine arts and techniques nearly perfect. It can be said..."
He hesitated for a moment before continuing, "It can be said that the Heart Demon Mu Tianzun is the most perfect enemy, the most perfect opponent that Hao Tianzun can imagine!"
The crowd was horrified.
Xiu Zhong murmured, "Sheng Ying's status in Hao Tianzun's heart is actually this high?"
"Perhaps higher than you imagine."
Yan Yunxi hesitated, then said, "I once heard that Hao Tianzun created the 'One Hundred Methods to Slay Mu' specifically to kill Mu Tianzun. The One Hundred Methods to Slay Mu is a technique and divine art he developed over hundreds of thousands of years, tailored specifically for Mu Tianzun. Clearly, the Heavenly Emperor and the Grand Emperor are not Hao Tianzun's number one natural enemies; even Heavenly Lord Gong and Tu Bo don't rank that high. Mu Tianzun is his true archenemy!"
The Woodcutter Sage coughed to remind everyone, "We absolutely cannot tell this to my rebellious disciple. He has always been arrogant and proud, and if he learns of this, he'll become even more conceited. It would be detrimental to his Dao heart cultivation."
Everyone recalled how Qin Mu always wore an expression of "I'm only second in the world," and they felt a shared sense of camaraderie. They nodded in agreement, saying, "The Sage is right. Young people being too proud is bad for their mental cultivation. We won't tell him."
At that moment, Bai Yuqiong and Qin Mu walked out of the canyon. Qin Mu excitedly watched the Heart Demon Mu Tianzun emerging from the dark valley, unable to hide his smugness. He looked at Bai Yuqiong, hesitating as if to speak.
Bai Yuqiong understood and flattered him, "Mu Tianzun is number one in the world. Even Hao Tianzun fears you."
Qin Mu humbly replied, "I only beat him up when he was weak and left him bedridden for a thousand years. I didn't expect it to leave such a deep shadow on him. It's nothing really."
Bai Yuqiong breathed a sigh of relief: "Once his little tail wags and settles down, he'll calm down."
The two stepped forward. Red Emperor Qi Xiayu sent someone to test the Heart Demon Mu Tianzun's abilities. That divine demon was at the Lingxiao realm and possessed vast divine powers. He charged straight at the Heart Demon Mu Tianzun!
This expert from the Southern Heaven cultivated the Heavenly Fire Dao. Flames filled the sky, turning into a sea of fire floating in the air. Within the fire sea, ten thousand dragons writhed and dove down together!
Boom—
A massive crater appeared on the ground. The Heart Demon Mu Tianzun was torn apart by the swarm of dragons and burned to ashes.
The Southern Heaven expert rejoiced and turned back to say, "His strength isn't great! We can safely enter!"
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief. If the Heart Demon Mu Tianzun born from the Taixu Demon Domain were as troublesome as the real Qin Mu, it would be an incredibly headache-inducing problem for them.
The matter of Qin Mu clashing with Yin Tianzi's Reincarnation Bell had long spread throughout the Heavenly Court camp. As high-ranking members of the Heavenly Court, they naturally knew about it. They had even pondered ways to deal with Qin Mu but could not come up with a method to completely kill him.
Clearly, Hao Tianzun did not know what the current Qin Mu was capable of. His heart demon Qin Mu was not as monstrous as the real one.
That Southern Heaven expert took the lead and walked into the dark valley. He raised his hand, and a great sun rose from his palm, but the place was extremely strange—the light could not illuminate far. The darkness seemed to devour the light, forcing everyone to stay vigilant.
Just then, the Southern Heaven expert stopped. He saw another Heart Demon Mu Tianzun emerge from the darkness and step into the light of his sun.
"Hao Tianzun's heart demon has given birth to another Mu Tianzun?"
The Southern Heaven expert couldn't help but laugh. "If that's the case, then I'll send you on your way!"
He repeated his technique. Just as the sea of fire rose and the ten thousand dragons surged, suddenly, figures flickered behind that Heart Demon Mu Tianzun. In an instant, hundreds of Heart Demon Mu Tianzuns burst forth!
Each of the hundreds of heart demons drew their swords. Sword light tore through the sea of fire, shattered the ten thousand dragons, and flew straight toward the Southern Heaven expert's face!
The Southern Heaven expert quickly covered his face and roared. A heavenly palace appeared behind him, and his primordial spirit stood before the Lingxiao Hall!
His divine power erupted, causing heavenly fire crystals to grow in all directions, protecting his physical body. Anyone who touched these heavenly fire crystals would trigger an explosion, blasting them to pieces!
Swish—
A series of sword lights pierced through the heavenly fire crystals without causing them to explode, as if the swords themselves were also made of fire!
"Ti Jie Sword?" The Southern Heaven expert was startled.
Hundreds of sword lights stabbed into his body. They did not strike his primordial spirit in the heavenly palace but instead targeted his divine treasures!
Once the sword light entered his body, he could no longer resist. Fear gripped the Southern Heaven expert as the sword lights slashed at his Divine Bridge divine treasure. Hundreds of sword lights circled around the Divine Bridge, and it collapsed!
"This is the Ying Jie Sword!"
The next moment, the sword light swept through the Heavenly Realm divine treasure, destroyed the Six Harmonies Continent, cleared the Five Luminaries Stars, shattered the Spiritual Embryo, broke the Seven Stars, and severed Life and Death, completely destroying all his divine treasures!