Chapter 1255: The Fear of Heavenly Lord Hao (First Update)
That Southern Heaven expert’s heavenly palace went out of control, and with a loud bang, his entire body exploded. The violent energy of the heavenly palace surged outward, reducing his primordial spirit to ashes in an instant!
The explosion of the heavenly palace energy then triggered his Heavenly Fire divine ability, and a second blast followed immediately!
The Heavenly Fire crystals within his Heavenly Fire divine ability were constructed using macroscopic mathematical principles, without involving microscopic calculations. Thus, they had significant flaws, but their power was still extraordinary.
The terrifying might of the Heavenly Fire poured out in all directions. The two explosions merged together, unleashing an energy that could be described as world-destroying. Even an ordinary minor cosmos would be blasted into dust!
However, the moment this energy erupted, the countless Heart Demon Mu Heavenly Lords flickered, their teleportation divine abilities activating, vanishing from the path of the explosion before its power could reach them!
Qi Xiayu and the others were too late to intervene. They hurriedly activated their own divine abilities to withstand the blast.
The light from the Southern Heaven expert’s explosion blazed brilliantly, illuminating the dark valley. The crowd looked into the valley and saw winding, twisting paths and jagged rocks standing everywhere.
Countless Heart Demon Mu Heavenly Lords flickered throughout the dark valley, shifting unpredictably, using teleportation and various other divine abilities to evade the explosion’s power!
The onlookers stared wide-eyed. The sheer number of Heart Demon Mu Heavenly Lords in the dark valley was enough to make one’s scalp crawl!
The explosion had been incredibly violent, yet all those Heart Demon Mu Heavenly Lords had managed to dodge it, clearly possessing extraordinary skills!
The crowd also saw countless Heart Demon Mu Heavenly Lords gathered together, each employing a divine ability that appeared to be a refining technique. It was obvious these demons were refining something!
“Just how afraid is Heavenly Lord Hao of Mu Heavenly Lord…” Xi Tianjun began, then caught himself and immediately fell silent.
Yan Yunxi looked dazed and murmured, “Could those Heart Demon Mu Heavenly Lords gathered together be refining Heavenly Lord Hao?”
The light of the explosion gradually dimmed, and the valley returned to darkness. In the gloom, pairs of eyes flickered with a faint, eerie glow before being swallowed by the shadows.
Seeing this, everyone felt a chill run down their spines.
“What did you see?”
The Woodcutter Sage strained his eyes, trying to peer into the valley, but his cultivation level was lower. The intense light from the explosion had nearly blinded him, so he had closed his eyes.
By the time the explosion subsided and he opened his eyes, he had missed that terrifying scene.
Martial Combat Heavenly Master Zhuo Cha told him what he had seen, saying, “Those Heart Demon Mu Heavenly Lords have likely trapped Heavenly Lord Hao and are preparing to refine him. I saw faint flickering Dao patterns inside, probably a seal formed from the remnants of Heavenly Lord Hao’s own Dao to resist these heart demons.”
The Woodcutter Sage was stunned. After a moment, he exclaimed, “Heavenly Lord Hao has fallen unconscious!”
Everyone turned to look at him.
The Woodcutter Sage steadied himself and said, “Mu Heavenly Lord is Heavenly Lord Hao’s heart demon. The appearance of so many Heart Demon Mu Heavenly Lords here means that Heavenly Lord Hao’s Dao heart has completely lost control! A Heavenly Lord’s Dao heart only loses control entirely in one situation: when he is unconscious! His injuries are far more severe than we imagined!”
Although the Heavenly Court members often mocked him as the “Cock-Crow Thief,” sarcastically calling him an old thief who rose at cockcrow, they all deeply trusted the Woodcutter Sage’s judgment.
Red Emperor Qi Xiayu exchanged a glance with Xi Muxi, Xi Tianjun, then looked away.
Their mission to find Heavenly Lord Hao had two purposes. If Heavenly Lord Hao still retained considerable combat power, they would rescue him and resist Yan Yunxi, Martial Combat Heavenly Master, and the Creators. If Heavenly Lord Hao’s injuries were too severe, then they would eliminate him!
Based on the Woodcutter Sage’s judgment, only one option remained for their mission.
That was to eliminate Heavenly Lord Hao and clear an obstacle for the Heavenly Lords they each served!
“These heart demons are trying to kill Heavenly Lord Hao. As his subjects, how can we not charge forward bravely?”
Xi Tianjun declared with righteous indignation, “Heavenly Lord Hao, your subject is coming to rescue you!”
One after another, they charged into this dark valley. Red Emperor Qi Xiayu said in a deep voice, “The demonic energy in the valley is too heavy, and the demonic nature too strong. Everyone, stay alert, activate your Non-Thinking and Non-Non-Thinking state, and don’t let your own heart demons be drawn out!”
She activated her Emperor’s Throne treasure—that ancient zither flew around her, its strings plucking themselves without anyone touching them, playing a divine melody that protected the surroundings.
Xi Tianjun, Yan Yunxi, Martial Combat Heavenly Master, and the others also employed their own methods to shield themselves.
Behind their heads, their heavenly palaces swayed, divine light bursting forth as they strove to dispel the demonic energy and nature, cautiously exploring the valley.
However, even though they were among the most top-tier beings in the world, the divine light from their heavenly palaces could not fully illuminate the valley.
As the divine light shone, a sword light suddenly flew in, cutting and extinguishing the glow.
Around them, more and more sword lights appeared, slashing at their divine light. The flowing swords were like schools of fish in an ocean, countless silver fish darting about, shrinking the range of their divine light protection.
“So many Mu Heavenly Lords…”
The crowd gritted their teeth. A single Heart Demon Mu Heavenly Lord was no match for them and could be easily eliminated, but these heart demons had an incredibly strong learning ability and were highly adaptable.
Any move or divine ability they used a second time would already be deciphered by the Heart Demon Mu Heavenly Lords!
If it were the real Mu Heavenly Lord, that would be one thing, but the key was that these were just heart demons—and even heart demons were this troublesome!
“Everyone, don’t get separated!” Xi Tianjun shouted.
Suddenly, a torrent of sword light surged like great dragons weaving and intersecting through the valley. Xi Tianjun forcefully received several sword strikes, then suddenly sensed a few sword lights cutting into his divine treasury. A chill ran down his spine as he hurriedly focused on dealing with the sword lights invading his divine treasury, shouting, “Watch out for his Calamity Sword!”
He was flustered, his techniques unstable, and the torrent of sword light immediately scattered the group!
Xi Tianjun expelled the Calamity Sword that had invaded his body. He waved his hand, and the Demon-Subduing Pestle flew out, growing thicker, larger, and taller, like a giant pillar.
On the pillar’s surface, various runes emerged, spreading across the ground with a whoosh. Then, the runes connected, forming a network of Dao pattern chains.
One chain after another intertwined, and where they coiled, giant Demon-Subduing Pestles rumbled up from the ground, their coverage expanding further and further.
Xi Tianjun’s expression was solemn and grave as he stepped forward along the Dao pattern chains. Every time he passed a safe distance, the pestles behind him vanished.
Even for someone like him, one of the Four Heavenly Kings of the Heavenly Court, caution was necessary in this dark valley.
Heart Demon Mu Heavenly Lords kept breaking into his Dao pattern chains, only to be entangled by them. The runes on the Demon-Subduing Pestle vibrated, shattering any heart demon that entered.
“Xi Tianjun!”
He finally encountered one of his subordinates, a Divine General at the Lingxiao realm. The general was covered in blood, barely supporting himself with his divine weapon to keep from collapsing, looking utterly miserable.
Xi Tianjun quickly strode over, using the Demon-Subduing Pestle’s Dao pattern chains to shield him, and said in a deep voice, “Come to my side. I doubt the Heart Demon Mu Heavenly Lords can break through here. We just need to advance steadily, and we can reach Heavenly Lord Hao!”
As the two drew close, suddenly a Creator’s cry of alarm came from the darkness outside: “Watch out! The Heart Demon Mu Heavenly Lords are not only skilled in swordsmanship but also in transformation! Beware of his Creation divine ability!”
Xi Tianjun’s heart jolted. Suddenly, with a chi sound, he saw a sword tip protruding from his own chest!