Chapter 1297: The Heavenly Lord Approaches (First Update)
Xiu Hongsu and the white cat waited until the wind had calmed and the waves had settled, just about to return to the mining area, when suddenly, from deep within the mines, an eerie light erupted once again!
"Celestial Lord Mu! That bastard still isn't dead?"
Xiu Hongsu gritted her teeth but was utterly helpless against this.
Within the Primordial Origin Mine, she had already suffered three losses and was now like a bird startled by the mere twang of a bow. With the mining area erupting so violently this time, even someone of her Imperial Throne realm would likely face certain death if they charged in!
"How is he surviving?" she wondered, both resentful and perplexed.
The mining area had erupted twice, each time more intense than the last. Even with her strength, she couldn't withstand it. At the epicenter of the eruption, she would definitely be assimilated, with no chance of escape. How was Qin Mu managing to survive through the explosions?
Suddenly, the white cat spoke: "Could it be that Celestial Lord Mu really found the primal stone?"
Xiu Hongsu's heart tightened.
She didn't know much about the primal stone. She had seen it three times, but each time, just as she laid eyes on it and felt greed stir, she immediately realized she was about to be assimilated and had to flee for her life.
Whether the primal stone could withstand the mining area's eruption was merely speculation on her part.
Before long, the second eruption of the mining area finally subsided. Xiu Hongsu bit her lower lip: "Celestial Lord Mu should be done causing trouble now, right?"
Boom—
The mining area erupted for a third time, its light shooting straight into the sky, illuminating beyond the Ancestral Court. They even saw many void beasts clinging to the celestial canopy, hanging upside down there, curiously peering into the massive hole torn open in the sky.
One curious void beast poked its head into the light pillar from the mining area. Whoosh, the beast retracted its head, but its head was gone, leaving nothing on its thick neck.
The other void beasts fled in panic.
Strangely, the headless void beast wasn't dead either and scurried away with the others, causing even more chaos as they tumbled and scrambled in all directions.
"God King, I've never quite understood you, never quite seen through you."
Yan Heavenly Concubine and Ancestral God King were searching for the whereabouts of Earth Mother while chatting and laughing. Yan Heavenly Concubine's eyes flickered as she spoke: "As the most ancient God King and the leader of the demigods, it's only natural for you to have thoughts of eliminating the Heavenly Lord and taking his place. However, the Heavenly Lord is still your father. Can you really bring yourself to kill him? Not only do I fail to understand or see through you, but I suspect Heavenly Lord Hao also fails to understand or see through you."
Ancestral God King waved his hand, and the stars in the sky twinkled like countless eyes, helping him observe the movements in the Ancestral Court. He said flatly: "Heavenly Lord Hao? He's already severely wounded and can barely save himself."
Yan Heavenly Concubine had also heard this news. Heavenly Lord Hao's great battle with the Imperial Emperor had shattered the Grand Emptiness, and Qin Mu had taken the opportunity to strike ruthlessly, pursuing him for six hundred thousand miles. Heavenly Lord Hao had barely escaped with his life. Although this matter hadn't been openly spread, walls have ears, and it had reached her.
"How powerful is Heavenly Lord Hao?"
She smiled ambiguously: "You don't really think Heavenly Lord Hao has been crushed and will never recover, do you?"
"Of course not. I have sincere admiration for Heavenly Lord Hao."
Ancestral God King sighed with deep emotion: "What I admire most about him is his courage to join forces with Heavenly Lord Yun to eliminate his own father. To be honest, the reason I left the Celestial Capital back then was that my father was too weak. He clearly saw that the rise of later-born beings in the future would inevitably target the ancient gods and demigods, destroying their glory, yet he remained indifferent and did nothing to intervene."
"My father is old. As the Heavenly Lord, he doesn't interfere in worldly affairs, striving to be fair and just. Hmph, where is there any fairness or justice in this world? I want to change all this!"
He looked up at the sky, his gaze profound: "From the moment Celestial Lord Mu killed the first ancient god, I made up my mind to change everything and never let these lowly creatures usurp the rightful order of heaven and earth! I originally thought the ancient gods could join forces with the demigods to eliminate these vermin, but to my disappointment, those willing to ally with me among the ancient gods were all useless, while the powerful ones were just like my father. From then on, I knew..."
He sneered: "Ancient gods and demigods are not of the same kind! Although demigods are born from ancient gods, they are not the same race. The ancient gods have instead become obstacles to the demigods! When we demigods allied with the ancient gods to eliminate the creators and seize the rightful rule of the world, that glory belonged not only to the ancient gods! Since the ancient gods won't fight, let power return to the demigods! So I made up my mind—anyone who blocks my path, even my own father, must be eliminated!"
He smiled: "My father is old. It's time for him to step down and yield his position. If he won't, then he'll have to die in office!"
Yan Heavenly Concubine chuckled softly and was about to speak when she suddenly looked up at the sky. A pillar of light was furiously shooting into the heavens!
Her expression shifted.
Ancestral God King also looked in that direction, puzzled: "Heavenly Consort, that seems to be your territory."
Yan Heavenly Concubine nodded, her face dark and uncertain.
Ancestral God King's eyes flickered, and he smiled: "Congratulations, Consort! It seems your mine has produced a great treasure. Among the five major mines in the Ancestral Court, there are five primal stones. The Imperial Emperor obtained one and dominated the universe for billions of years! Now you've obtained one too, so your position is secure."
Yan Heavenly Concubine snorted, somewhat flustered, but she saw the light dissolving the sky, dissolving the seal of the gods, completely connecting the Ancestral Court to the outside world!
The light faded.
Yan Heavenly Concubine steadied herself, thinking: "Causing such a commotion, it must be Celestial Lord Mu taking advantage of my absence to find the primal stone, triggering a riot in the mine. A riot of this intensity, even the seal created by the gods from the dark sides of various worlds can't withstand it. He definitely can't endure it and must have died in my mine!"
Just as she thought this, another pillar of light shot into the sky, illuminating the horizon!
Yan Heavenly Concubine was stunned, and Ancestral God King was also dumbfounded, muttering: "Consort, does your mine have two primal stones?"
Yan Heavenly Concubine didn't answer. Suddenly, she flew away, her heart burning with rage: "That bastard Celestial Lord Mu isn't dead, and he's messing around in my mine!"
As she moved, the third eruption of the Primordial Origin Mine exploded!
Yan Heavenly Concubine's face grew even darker, and she ground her teeth: "Does he think this is his own home? If there's any damage to the mine, I'll throw him into the Abyss Eye of the Return to Nothingness and let him enjoy the same treatment as King Bo Yang!"
Ancestral God King's heart stirred: "Yan Heavenly Concubine is rushing over so urgently. Something big must have happened in her mine. Maybe someone has sneaked in and found that primal stone..."
He was about to follow when he suddenly felt something and looked up at the sky. There, where the seal of the Ancestral Court had been broken, a hole a thousand miles in diameter had appeared.
Through that hole, the outside of the heavens was visible, and beyond, the stars blazed brilliantly, forming a snow-white eyeball.
That eyeball was enormous, so vast that even the thousand-mile-wide hole couldn't contain its pupil. At that moment, the pupil was pressing against the edge of the hole, gazing into the Ancestral Court.
The Heavenly Lord!
The seal of the Ancestral Court had been broken, and the Heavenly Lord could finally see into the Ancestral Court, even enter it!
Outside the heavens, beams of starlight shone down through the hole.
"Father!"
Ancestral God King stopped in his tracks, his eyes meeting the Heavenly Lord's gaze. Wariness rose in his heart, and he abandoned the idea of following Yan Heavenly Concubine: "The Heavenly Lord has arrived. Has Earth Lord also reached the Ancestral Court? Damn it all, who the hell triggered the mine riot?"