Chapter 1363: Two Kings and One Emperor (Fourth Update)
Granny Si swiftly departed with the lantern. This lantern was a treasure of the Moon Venerable, used for travel, and was even superior to a Venerable in speed.
When Qin Mu left the lantern behind, he mentioned that Palace Venerable was the natural enemy of Qiang Tianfei, and then glanced at Dragon Qilin. Granny Si immediately understood Qin Mu’s intent: she was to take the lantern to find Palace Venerable, and let Dragon Qilin send Palace Venerable into the reverse side of the Ancestral Court.
As Granny Si passed through the territory of Sovereign Langxuan, she casually glanced downward and suddenly saw countless roots flying about, with a massive altar taking shape!
Rank upon rank of divine generals stood in neat formation atop the altar, while Sovereign Langxuan was performing a ritual, executing a reverse summoning technique!
“Just as Qiang Tianfei expected, it wasn’t difficult for Sovereign Langxuan to deduce the reverse summoning technique!”
Granny Si saw space twisting, figures on the altar continuously vanishing, and realizing the urgency, she did not linger.
When she arrived outside the Ancestral Court, she crossed the Spirit Energy Alignment Bridge to the Heavenly Court.
Each of the Ten Venerables had their own Spirit Energy Alignment Bridge, directly connecting to their own heavenly palace residence. The bridge Granny Si took led straight to Palace Venerable’s heavenly palace in the Heavenly Court.
As she stepped off the bridge, she was stopped by the divine generals guarding the palace.
Granny Si announced herself, saying, “I have been sent by Mu Venerable on an urgent matter to inform Palace Venerable.”
Before long, she was brought before Palace Venerable. Granny Si said, “Mu Venerable was coerced by Qiang Tianfei and has gone to the reverse side of the Ancestral Court to subdue Dragon Xiao.”
Palace Venerable immediately rose, saying, “That wretch dares to try and overturn the heavens? Take me there.”
By the time the two returned to the Ten Thousand Black Mountains of the Ancestral Court, Dragon Qilin and the others had already prepared the altar. Palace Venerable ascended the altar, only to see Wei Suifeng, Youming Crown Prince, and others also standing on it.
Palace Venerable shook her head, saying, “This is a battle among Venerables. Can you intervene? It’s best if I go alone. With more people, I’d have to look after you.”
Wei Suifeng hesitated. Palace Venerable left behind an hourglass and flipped it over, saying calmly, “Stay here. When the last grain of sand in the hourglass falls, you will receive news.”
With that, she nodded to Dragon Qilin, who immediately activated the reverse summoning technique, powering the altar.
Light blazed on the altar. Palace Venerable’s divine consciousness instantly established a connection with the colossal beast far away in the Ancestral Court. She quickly understood how the reverse summoning technique worked, saying, “So it’s about building a summoning altar in the target’s mind using divine consciousness. How interesting. Only Mu Venerable could come up with such a brilliant idea. However, summoning me would require thousands of colossal beasts. It’s better to use Dragon Xiao directly to establish the summoning technique!”
Suddenly, Dragon Qilin felt his technique severed, and he was horrified. Palace Venerable had cut off his divine consciousness, replacing it with her own to actively search for the colossal beast on the reverse side of the Ancestral Court!
“This Palace Venerable is truly a fierce woman. No wonder the Sect Leader can’t help but show admiration when he speaks of her,” Dragon Qilin thought to himself.
At that moment, on the reverse side of the Ancestral Court, Dragon Xiao’s nine heads were in a deep slumber. His body was immensely vast, no less than beings like the Heavenly Duke or the Earthly Judge. Only a place like the reverse side of the Ancestral Court could accommodate his form.
Countless colossal beasts lived on his body, breeding and thriving. Some beasts never even descended from him in their entire lives, from birth to adulthood, mating, death, and decay into bones—all on his body.
Suddenly, Dragon Xiao grew alert. He opened his eyes and raised his heads. The eyes of his nine heads opened, making the reverse side of the Ancestral Court blindingly bright, as if eighteen suns had suddenly appeared in the sky!
He sensed an incredibly powerful presence descending into his territory!
At that moment, thousands of colossal beasts on the reverse side of the Ancestral Court were yanked into the air, flying uncontrollably and forming a bizarre formation!
The beasts’ divine consciousness was forcibly pulled from their minds by a power from another world, automatically combining into runes.
Countless runes, like the most precise parts of a massive machine, assembled themselves into Dao chains!
The Dao chains wove together, forming an altar!
It was the reverse summoning technique!
Dragon Xiao was startled and uncertain. When Shu Jun and the others descended last time, there was nowhere near this much commotion. Now, thousands of beasts were being pulled to form a summoning altar!
At that moment, even more beasts were yanked into the sky, automatically forming another altar!
One by one, divine beings and demons emerged, appearing on the reverse side of the Ancestral Court!
“Heh, so the so-called Venerables have come? You’re just asking for death!”
Dragon Xiao stood up, shaking his body, and countless beasts tumbled off him.
He was the god of the creators, the beast god they hoped would limit and punish the ancient gods. He possessed boundless power and the strongest physical form.
It had been a long time since he had truly fought!
When he opened his eyes, it was day; when he closed them, it was night. When he moved, the entire reverse side of the Ancestral Court would be filled with thunder and lightning, and hurricanes would sweep across it!
Now, he was finally going to show his power!
Whoosh—
The power of the first reverse summoning technique fully erupted, and Qin Mu and Qiang Tianfei appeared on the reverse side of the Ancestral Court. Qiang Tianfei’s beautiful eyes swept around, first landing on the colossal figure rising into the air, then looking toward the distant site of another reverse summoning technique’s eruption.
“Sovereign Langxuan really did come.”
Qiang Tianfei frowned and sneered, “Tai Chu wants to snatch everything from me—power, status, women—and even his son wants to take everything from me! How utterly arrogant!”
Qin Mu stepped back and said calmly, “Sovereign Langxuan is the illegitimate son of King Gongjun and Emperor Tai Chu. From birth, he possessed boundless glory, blessed by the Heavenly Emperor and the ancient gods, becoming the first half-god and the leader of all half-gods. Now, he is even a Venerable. If the son of Gongjun and the Grand Emperor were still alive, he would probably be no less than him, right?”
At that moment, the reverse summoning technique erupted with an intensely bright light, and Sovereign Langxuan descended with Earth Mother Yuanjun!
“What is Tai Chu?”
Qiang Tianfei’s divine radiance grew denser. Her figure vanished in an instant and reappeared beside the newly arrived Sovereign Langxuan. Her divine consciousness exploded, surging toward him. Sovereign Langxuan’s face changed drastically, and he decisively grabbed Earth Mother Yuanjun, using her to block the incoming divine consciousness!
At the same time, heavenly palaces flew out from behind his head, forming the Great Heavenly Court, elevating his cultivation and power to their peak!
Boom—
The powerful divine consciousness bypassed Earth Mother in an instant, striking his brow and destabilizing his primordial spirit!
His divine consciousness was strong, but compared to this person, it was like a minor sorcerer before a great master.
He immediately knew who it was, and his face twisted in shock: “Grand Emperor—Mu Venerable was right! You were indeed hiding among the Ten Venerables!”
His figure flew backward, but though defeated, he was not panicked. He immediately executed the Divine Yuan Finger. Qiang Tianfei had seen this technique before and knew its power, so she dodged.
Sovereign Langxuan steadied himself. His primordial spirit floated behind him, reaching the high heavens of the reverse side of the Ancestral Court, overshadowing the sky. He sneered, “Grand Emperor, you escaped last time. Where can you run this time? Among the Ten Venerables, we usually follow Hao Venerable as our leader, and other Venerables rarely clash. Now, perhaps it’s time to see who is truly the supreme Venerable!”
In the distance, Dragon Xiao saw his primordial spirit and his face changed drastically: “This Venerable seems to have real skill...”
He still had immense confidence in himself. He strode across mountains and seas, heading toward them.
Suddenly, the two Venerables clashed again. A terrifying technique erupted, and the shockwaves swept in all directions. Dragon Xiao’s body was hit by the aftermath, and cracks appeared on his dragon scales.
Startled, Dragon Xiao’s nine heads roared in fury, and he struck at both Venerables simultaneously!
Boom—
After a few exchanges, his body was sent flying backward. He was bewildered: “Is it this strong? No, it’s because my body is too big! Shrink!”
His body shrank, and he charged forward again. Qiang Tianfei and Sovereign Langxuan were locked in battle, their eyes only on each other. They paid little attention to his charge, occasionally dodging, causing him to lose track of their positions. When pressed, they simply sent Dragon Xiao flying.
“This beast never learns!”
Qiang Tianfei and Sovereign Langxuan sneered at his persistence. Their divine consciousnesses erupted simultaneously, pressing down on him. Dragon Xiao’s nine heads became dazed, his divine consciousness nearly unusable, and he finally understood the terror.
“The Venerables are too strong, not like that fake Mu Venerable!”
He realized this and was about to flee when suddenly an even more vast and profound divine consciousness locked onto him, manipulating his own consciousness to form a summoning technique in his mind!
Dragon Xiao’s nine heads roared, and a deep fear washed over him.
At that moment, Qin Mu leisurely approached the divine consciousness prison, looked at the people inside, and smiled, “Everyone, are you all well?”