Chapter 1361: Divine Sense Prison (Second Update)
Long Xiao raised his nine heads, searching for any trace of Qin Mu, but he could not find his divine sense—only the last remnants remained.
Long Xiao captured that wisp of divine sense, which immediately transformed into a grand voice: "Long Xiao, I do not wish to completely fall out with you. Please, do not push things to the extreme and leave yourself a way out. Spare my people, and I will surely repay you in the future!"
Long Xiao snorted and extinguished that strand of Qin Mu's divine sense.
"A mere mount dares to haggle with me, demanding I release my spoils of war."
He withdrew his own divine sense. One of his heads opened a massive eye, revealing Shu Jun, Lan Yutian, Xu Shenghua, the First Ancestor, and the others trapped within a colossal divine sense prison.
The group looked weary, some sitting, some standing, gazing around at the extraordinarily powerful ancient beasts that stood like stone statues, guarding Long Xiao.
They had followed Shu Jun to the back of the Ancestral Court, originally intending to subdue Long Xiao. Even if they failed, they hoped to tame some rare beasts.
This expedition had filled everyone with confidence. After all, they were the most outstanding figures of Yinkang. The First Ancestor, a Human Sovereign who had already reached the Lingxiao realm, was a formidable expert. Shu Jun was a local, and the successive generations of Human Sovereigns were seasoned veterans.
With the erudition of Lan Yutian and Xu Shenghua, they believed they could roam the back of the Ancestral Court unchallenged.
Ever since Qin Mu had introduced the Creator's divine sense cultivation methods to Yinkang, divine sense training had become a mandatory subject for Yinkang's cultivators and deities.
Yinkang possessed numerous techniques, integrating divine sense with its cultivation system, allowing their divine sense mastery to advance rapidly. Subduing beasts was no longer a challenge.
However, after arriving at the back of the Ancestral Court, they were besieged by a group of beasts within days and left in a sorry state.
They tried to subdue these beasts but were horrified to discover that the beasts possessed incredibly powerful divine sense, capable of resisting their own. Even Shu Jun, a formidable existence, encountered a worthy adversary.
Only then did they realize the danger. Fortunately, the successive Human Sovereigns were cunning old hands, having once dominated their era with unmatched schemes and skills.
They led the group in guerrilla tactics across the back of the Ancestral Court, dodging one beastly siege after another. With Shu Jun's local knowledge and the strongest divine sense among them, they managed to survive in this perilous land.
But not long ago, they were utterly defeated. Long Xiao himself had intervened!
Despite Shu Jun's powerful divine sense, it was nothing compared to Long Xiao's—a mere touch and it shattered!
The First Ancestor's strength was immense, but Long Xiao's overwhelming divine sense surged forth, rendering his power useless. He collapsed instantly.
The worldly experience of the successive Human Sovereigns was futile. With a sweep of Long Xiao's divine sense, everyone fell unconscious.
Only Xu Shenghua and Lan Yutian possessed unique abilities that held out for a moment before they too lost their resistance.
Because they had resisted Long Xiao's divine sense for a brief moment, Long Xiao regarded them differently. He saw that despite their low cultivation, they had extraordinary talents worth nurturing.
Once they matured, they could serve as his two mounts, surely a majestic sight.
"That little Creator said the back of the Ancestral Court would soon be sealed, and the Ten Celestial Venerables would invade. Hmph, he underestimates me."
Long Xiao slowly closed his eyes, thinking to himself: "If the Ancestral Court's seal is broken, then the backs of other worlds will also be unsealed! In those worlds, my descendants are endless—the Yuan Realm, Xuan Du, You Du, and all the myriad realms. Their backs are home to my people. Then, who will be the true rulers of heaven and earth? It's hard to say! Perhaps those divine clans, demon clans, and other beings will become the mounts and slaves of my people!"
"And I only need to nurture these two little ones, patiently waiting for them to grow into Celestial Venerables. Then I will have two Celestial Venerable-level mounts. What can the Ten Celestial Venerables do to compete with me?"
His snoring gradually rose: "Shu Jun as a mount... a bit low-grade, but he has potential. Still, riding him would be somewhat embarrassing. In the past, I used Boyang Divine King as my mount..."
Inside the divine sense prison, Shu Jun spoke solemnly: "Mu Celestial Venerable was not captured by him. Rest assured, everyone, Mu Celestial Venerable will surely rescue us!"
The First Ancestor gently touched the divine sense prison. The moment his palm made contact, the prison's divine sense rapidly materialized, causing his hand to sink in, nearly becoming part of the solidifying prison!
The First Ancestor quickly withdrew his hand, still shaken.
The materialized prison then returned to transparency.
The divine sense prison appeared to have no physical form, merely a transparent space enclosed by divine sense. Yet it held them tightly, preventing any escape.
"What if we used maximum speed? Could we break out of the prison?" Jiang Yunjian suddenly asked.
The First Ancestor's heart stirred. He looked at Shu Jun, who shook his head and said, "No escape. Long Xiao's divine sense is too strong, even stronger than mine at my peak! His divine sense prison is ever-changing, capable of solidifying into the toughest substance or expanding into the vastest void at will. No matter how fast you are, you cannot escape."
Jiang Yunjian's eyes flickered. "My master studied under the Divine Thief for a long time. His skill in 'stealing heaven and swapping suns' even made the Divine Thief admit inferiority. If his speed is so fast that the divine sense prison cannot react in time, he could break through and escape."
The First Ancestor and Shu Jun both looked at Lan Yutian. Lan Yutian said, "I don't know the limits of this divine sense prison's transformations. First, we need to probe its limits to calculate its speed and change patterns. And..."
He blushed, embarrassed. "My mathematical skills are not very high..."
"My mathematical skills are decent."
Xu Shenghua smiled. "Lin Xuan Dao Lord's mathematical skills are on par with mine."
The First Ancestor spoke firmly: "Good! Then I will test the limits of this divine sense prison's transformations!"
He drew his Yuming Sword, stepped back, and charged at full force toward the divine sense prison. His speed reached its peak as he crashed into the divine sense barrier!
He moved like a fleeting shadow, racing through the barrier. But as he moved, the divine sense prison began to transform rapidly!
The prison appeared thin, but once he entered its walls, he saw an endless void expanding at an incredible pace, space stretching infinitely!
Not only that, but as space was born, it began to solidify, trapping him in increasingly dense matter!
His speed slowed, and he even felt the prison assimilating his physical body and primordial spirit, merging him with the prison!
The First Ancestor roared, channeling all his power into the Yuming Sword. The sword flew from his hand, cutting through the resistance at even greater speed, trying to break the prison's transformation limits!
In an instant, the Yuming Sword's speed reached a level that seemed to transcend space itself, nearly breaking through the prison.
But the next moment, the divine sense prison's transformation speed caught up, slowing the sword.
At that moment, countless dazzling mathematical runes swirled around Xu Shenghua, calculating and operating at a speed invisible to the naked eye. These runes acted like countless computational artifacts, all processing simultaneously, with him as the central hub managing all the data.
"Found it!"
Xu Shenghua's divine sense pulsed, transmitting his calculations directly into Lan Yutian's mind.
Lan Yutian's eyes widened. He immediately stepped forward, charging into the divine sense prison. His speed reached an unbelievable level!
The Cripple had imparted all his skills to him, including the techniques of the Thief Heaven Palace, and Lan Yutian had surpassed his teacher.
He moved, ignoring the materialization and the prison's transformations, catching up to the First Ancestor in an instant.
The First Ancestor's body was nearly fully merged with the prison, but then he felt his physical form and primordial spirit violently vibrate, separating from the fusion at astonishing speed!
He looked around in surprise. Everything seemed to slow down, including Long Xiao's divine sense changes, which became pathetically sluggish.
He saw Lan Yutian supporting his back, catching up to the Yuming Sword.
The First Ancestor grabbed the sword, and a dazzling light rushed toward them. The next moment, they burst out of the divine sense prison.
The First Ancestor saw the massive, statue-like beasts slowly opening their eyes, turning their heads toward them. He also saw Long Xiao's eyes slowly opening.
His heart surged with excitement. Then, a dragon scale appeared before them—one of Long Xiao's scales. The two collided with it, their bodies piercing through.
Lan Yutian stopped with the First Ancestor, only to find Shu Jun, the successive Human Sovereigns, and the others right beside them.
The group in the prison fell silent.
Lan Yutian could indeed break through the divine sense prison, but Long Xiao was too powerful. They simply couldn't escape.
"Can Mu Celestial Venerable really save us?" Shu Jun murmured.
At that moment, on the back of the seal he carried, the head of the Grand Emperor revealed a sinister smile.
"Long Xiao, a naive treasure. Subdue him, and you subdue the most powerful force in this world..."