Chapter 1259: The Majesty of the Heavenly Venerable (First Update)
“Forcing someone else’s divine ability back into their body?”
The very thought of such a scene sent chills down one’s spine!
Imagine, if someone like Xi Tianjun or the Red Emperor Qi Xiayu, beings at the Imperial Throne realm, unleashed a divine ability that could destroy heaven and earth. If, during battle, their divine power erupted, and the Woodcutter reverted that power and stuffed it back into their bodies, the explosion of that power would leave them either dead or crippled!
The divine ability the Woodcutter had created was absolutely insidious to the extreme!
The Woodcutter Sage spread two calligraphy scrolls on the ground and said earnestly, “In principle, this is feasible. The renegade disciple I once had created a technique for soul rebirth, summoning the shattered souls of others, reforging them, restoring them to wholeness, and then drilling them back into that person’s flesh. That person would come back to life. Reverting someone else’s divine ability follows the same logic. My renegade disciple has already paved the way for me; I only need to follow the steps and modify it a bit.”
The Martial Combat Heavenly Master, Zhuo Cha, also felt a creeping dread and said in a hoarse voice, “Did you create it?”
The Woodcutter Sage nodded, then shook his head.
The others were puzzled.
The Woodcutter Sage sighed and said, “I did create it, but the divine ability I developed was far from satisfactory. The casting time for this technique is too long, and it’s very troublesome to execute. If I tried to use it in battle, I’d be killed long before it took effect. Moreover, it requires borrowing the power of the Heavenly Duke and the Earthly Lord. Their relationship with the current Kaihuang isn’t very good, so they certainly wouldn’t lend it to me.”
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, and the Martial Combat Heavenly Master also relaxed: “Then I can still beat him up without worry in the future.”
The Woodcutter Sage said, “Even if the Heavenly Duke and Earthly Lord were willing to lend me their power, in the ruins of a battlefield, it would be nearly impossible for me to revert an enemy’s great divine ability, because…”
He frowned deeply, sighed, and said, “My cultivation realm is too low. I can’t control those unleashed energies. If I fail, I’ll end up shattered to pieces. I originally thought this divine ability would be useless, but I never expected to use it here.”
Everyone looked around. This was indeed the perfect place to showcase the Woodcutter Sage’s divine ability.
These Dao cocoons were the energy within the Heavenly Venerable Hao’s body, the manifestation of the Dao. Unless triggered, they wouldn’t attack anyone.
Moreover, the Woodcutter had the calligraphy scrolls of the Heavenly Duke and Earthly Lord, allowing him to borrow their power from the scrolls. And now, the Heavenly Venerable Hao was unconscious, unable to attack him.
He could calmly execute this divine ability, revert the Dao cocoons back into the thirty-five heavenly palaces, and stuff them back into the Heavenly Venerable Hao’s body!
The Woodcutter Sage began his ritual. The mysterious technique unfolded, and the two calligraphy scrolls slowly floated up. The power of the Heavenly Dao and the power of the Netherworld Great Dao gradually seeped out from between the lines of text!
The Woodcutter stepped in the pattern of the Dipper stars, wild and frenzied, bearing a striking resemblance to Qin Mu’s demeanor when he performed the Soul-Pulling Incantation.
A strange, silent force spread out. Everyone looked around and saw that, as this force emanated, the inner ring of Dao cocoons began to slowly change.
The Dao cocoons were shrinking!
Not only that, but their form was also gradually transforming!
These Dao cocoons seemed to be unraveling like silk threads. Thin strands of thread were now flowing toward the Heavenly Venerable Hao’s body, and the flow was accelerating!
As the Woodcutter’s ritual reached a critical point, suddenly, with a whoosh, the thirty-five layers of Dao cocoons surged toward the Heavenly Venerable Hao’s body like gauze swept by a gale. At the same time, the various cocoons hanging within this space began to spin rapidly on their own, their threads peeling off at an incredible speed!
Thump, thump, thump.
Niu Sanduo, Lu Zheng, and the Black Tiger God, who had been hanging upside down, fell to the ground. The heart demon Mu Heavenly Venerables also tumbled down, some already dead from having their energy drained, others utterly exhausted.
Everyone stared in stunned disbelief. At that moment, the Heavenly Venerable Hao, who had been lying there with his eyes closed, suddenly opened them!
Fear flashed across his face, and then it turned into violent rage.
His physical body was being stuffed full by the madly surging thirty-five layers of Dao cocoons. In an instant, his body swelled, bursting open the wounds on his form!
His purpose in hiding here was to heal the Dao wounds on his body. His injuries were too severe; even the heavenly physicians of the Heavenly Court couldn’t cure them. More critically, there were hidden Dao wounds in his primordial spirit and physical body!
The Dao wounds were mainly left by the Grand Emperor, along with sword wounds from Kaihuang Qin Ye and Dao wounds from Langhuan Shenwang.
Using conventional methods to treat them, the heavenly physicians of the Heavenly Court simply didn’t have the means.
But he did!
He had been at the end of his rope. At the final moment, he thought of using the heart demons to devour the power of the heart demons, leveraging the power of the Return to Ruins Great Dao to evolve the Primordial Unity Qi, thereby restoring himself.
Not only that, but he could even devour his previous Dao wounds, the heavenly palaces and heavenly courts destroyed by those wounds, allowing him to return to his peak state, or even surpass it!
However, despite his elaborate arrangements, he never expected them to be broken!
Now, his physical body quickly swelled to an unsustainable degree. The energy accumulated within him was already immense. If it continued, it wouldn’t be long before he could begin attempting to absorb the thirty-five layers of Dao cocoons.
But now, the thirty-five heavenly palaces were being forcibly stuffed into him. These heavenly palaces were already damaged and incomplete, smashed to pieces by the Grand Emperor, Kaihuang, and Langhuan, and could collapse at any moment, unleashing a terrifying energy that would burst him apart!
His physical body soon reached its limit. The skin all over his body split open, turning him into a bloody mess!
“You all!”
The Heavenly Venerable Hao’s furious voice exploded. Everyone immediately felt an overwhelmingly terrifying pressure bearing down on them, making them tremble, forcing them to kneel, filling them with awe and fear!
This was the pressure of a Heavenly Venerable who had stood supreme for a million years, the awe it instilled in the hearts of others!
Under this crushing weight, the others didn’t choose to retreat. Instead, they launched themselves into the air, leaping toward the Heavenly Venerable Hao to attack!
The Woodcutter Sage was furious and shouted sternly, “Don’t attack! His physical body can’t withstand his own Dao cultivation! He’ll burst apart on his own soon! That’s the best time to kill him!”
But although the Woodcutter Sage possessed unparalleled wisdom, he couldn’t comprehend the sheer terror of the pressure the others were facing!
His cultivation was too low; he couldn’t feel the ultimate horror that could shatter one’s Dao heart. At this moment, whether it was the right time to strike or not, they had to act.
If they didn’t, fear would crush their Dao hearts, leaving them without the strength to fight!
In terms of wisdom, the Woodcutter far surpassed everyone else, but in terms of cultivation and mastery of the Dao heart, he was far behind.
A Creator, while charging at the Heavenly Venerable Hao, visualized heavenly thunder and earthly fire. But in the next instant, a bolt of force pierced through his head, causing his skull to explode, and his corpse fell.
The Martial Combat Heavenly Master, Zhuo Cha, threw a punch, carrying the unparalleled martial spirit of a Martial Emperor. The Heavenly Venerable Hao’s fist met his. Amid a terrifying shockwave, Zhuo Cha’s five fingers exploded with a crackling sound, flesh turning to dust.
Not only that, but the destructive force spread along his wrist. His forearm and upper arm burst apart one after another, and his shoulder blades popped off his body, shooting backward!
Qi Xiayu split into nine figures, then merged them into one, her combat power surging. A peach blossom bloomed in her hand, and a peach branch swept down with a force that warped space.
The Heavenly Venerable Hao reached out and grabbed the peach branch. Suddenly, the blossom on the branch exploded, and the petals shot with a swish into his throat, flying out from the back of his neck.
Yet the Heavenly Venerable Hao seemed oblivious. He hurled the peach branch back, and Qi Xiayu’s chest burst open as the branch pierced through her, sending her flying backward with a roar!