Chapter 1429: A Single Sword Slays the Heavenly Emperor (Fourth Update)
This army of divine demons was responsible for escorting supplies and provisions, as well as protecting divine weapons and heavy artifacts. Among these heavy artifacts were the Vermilion Bird Divine Artifact, the Black Tortoise Divine Artifact, the Azure Dragon Divine Artifact, and the White Tiger Divine Artifact—the Four Sovereign Divine Artifacts—each with two copies, likely crafted by the hands of the Father of Creation Palace.
As for other heavy artifacts, such as divine cities, the Execution Platform, giant seals, massive formation diagrams, great tripods, formation banners, alchemy furnaces, and the like, each was immensely huge, every single artifact capable of filling a colossal tower ship!
The supplies included various divine weapons, spiritual medicines, and even several hundred ships filled with slaves, presumably for the enjoyment of the divine demons on the front lines.
At this moment, the Heavenly River surged with towering waves, greatly slowing the progress of the tower ships. Two Heavenly Sovereigns ahead were locked in pursuit and slaughter, making it difficult for this supply army to advance.
Qin Mu piloted a swift boat as it flew past from above. Just as he crossed over this fleet, he saw Shi Qiluo flying back. Upon spotting him on the boat, she paused briefly, then halted her steps.
Qin Mu greeted her with a bow, and Shi Qiluo returned the gesture, her voice booming like thunder: "Pastoral Heavenly Sovereign, are you going to your death?"
Qin Mu smiled and said, "As the leader of the Heavenly Alliance, to eliminate the Heavenly Duke, I must personally go and take command."
Shi Qiluo sighed and said, "You do have something about you that commands admiration. On the Xuan Du battlefield, if you try to stop me, I will show no mercy."
Qin Mu chuckled, "Madam..."
Shi Qiluo shot him a glare. Qin Mu corrected himself, "Shi Heavenly Sovereign, I hope you will remember our past ties and show some leniency..."
Shi Qiluo spat at him, then hopped away.
The Butcher and the others stared wide-eyed, watching this Heavenly Sovereign depart in the manner of a young girl, unable to speak for a long time.
Qin Mu said, "This is Madam Yuan Mu, the Goddess of Destruction from the Gui Xu, and the birth mother of Hao Heavenly Sovereign. Because she was killed by Ling Heavenly Sovereign, her three souls attached themselves to a stone, and over time, she became a spirit, but she took on a male form."
The Butcher was silent for a long while before exhaling a turbid breath: "A true warrior indeed."
Zhe Huali, Luo Wushuang, and Tian Shu nodded repeatedly.
They continued onward. The small boat flew for several more days, and then they heard the sound of a zither. Ahead was the Ten Guards of the Heavenly Court, each one an elite among elites, their aura piercing the heavens!
Their cultivation was at least at the Jade Capital realm, and among them were even those who had reached the pinnacle of the Lofty Void realm!
The deployment of all Ten Guards showed the importance placed on Xuan Du.
"The Ten Guards of the Heavenly Court are sent to deal with the Sun Guardian and the Moon Guardian."
Qin Mu's eyes flickered. The strength of the Ten Guards of the Heavenly Court was formidable and unmatched. Even the zither sound of Moon Heavenly Sovereign blocking them posed little threat.
However, the Ten Guards were escorting a treasure, blazing with flames—it was the Dao Fire Ancestral Land of the Southern Extreme Heaven, the Ninefold Altar of Dao Fire that gave birth to the Southern Emperor, the Vermilion Bird!
Qin Mu's pupils contracted sharply as he looked ahead. There, locked in battle with Moon Heavenly Sovereign, was none other than Fire Heavenly Sovereign!
The battle between Moon and Fire was far more vicious than Shi Qiluo's fight. Shi Qiluo had no desire to fight Moon Heavenly Sovereign to the death, so she hadn't used her full strength, nor had she deployed her artifact, the Imperial Heavenly Sovereign. Fire Heavenly Sovereign, however, was different.
Fire Heavenly Sovereign had unleashed nearly all his techniques, his attacks fierce and relentless. He even mobilized his artifact, the Imperial Heavenly Sovereign, to join him in besieging Moon Heavenly Sovereign!
Suddenly, the zither music swelled. Moon Heavenly Sovereign plucked her strings, causing the Heavenly River to tremble violently. A single note echoed threefold, splitting the starry sky, and Moon Heavenly Sovereign vanished.
Fire Heavenly Sovereign roared in fury, spewing a torrent of flames from his mouth that burned through layers of void, but he failed to catch Moon Heavenly Sovereign and had to turn back.
Qin Mu's small boat brushed past him, and neither looked at the other, passing like strangers.
The small boat continued forward for over ten more days, encountering a great army led by Lang Xuan Divine Emperor. This army was Lang Xuan Divine Emperor's direct force, composed of the leaders of various racial demigods, but they too were held up by Moon Heavenly Sovereign.
Lang Xuan Divine Emperor, however, remained utterly composed as he contended with Moon Heavenly Sovereign. The Ancestral Court's Jade Pool and Jade Terrace had been restored to their former state, and Lang Xuan Divine Emperor had obtained the Dao Fruit of a powerhouse from the previous cosmic epoch, making his skills increasingly profound and unfathomable.
Qin Mu's pupils contracted. The current Lang Xuan Divine Emperor had perfected both his Path of Divine Consciousness and his Primordial Unity Qi, and even his Grand Beginning Path—he had only comprehended the Divine Origin Finger!
Qin Mu saw him use at least four different Grand Beginning divine abilities while dealing with Moon Heavenly Sovereign!
Clearly, he had gained immense benefits from that withered Dao Fruit.
Moon Heavenly Sovereign faced even greater danger against him than against Fire Heavenly Sovereign. Lang Xuan Divine Emperor's Grand Beginning Path could interfere with her divine abilities through divine consciousness and also threaten her life!
Qin Mu approached from a distance and called out loudly, "Divine Emperor, do you need a hand to eliminate the Moon Rebel together?"
Lang Xuan Divine Emperor's heart tightened, and the muscles in his back tensed. This gave Moon Heavenly Sovereign the opportunity to find an escape route and flee.
Qin Mu hurried forward, feigning anger: "Divine Emperor, why did you let her go?"
Lang Xuan Divine Emperor turned around, a half-smile on his face: "If you hadn't locked onto me with your blade aura, how could she have escaped? Pastoral Heavenly Sovereign, you've grown quite impressive."
Qin Mu laughed heartily, smugly saying, "I have indeed grown impressive. Divine Emperor, about that Dao Fruit..."
Lang Xuan Divine Emperor glanced at him, snorted coldly, and said, "If you dare spread this around, I'll make you regret being born in this world..."
"Your Majesty."
Upon hearing the title "Your Majesty," Lang Xuan Divine Emperor couldn't help but beam with joy and said, "No need for such fanfare. Fine, I won't bother with you. Don't go any further. The Nether Heavenly Sovereign is waiting for you ahead. I don't want to lose a treacherous minister."
Qin Mu thanked him and sailed away, silently pondering: "It seems that Dao Fruit, while enhancing Lang Xuan Divine Emperor's strength, has still affected his temperament and even his sanity. Strange. He has clearly comprehended a deeper level of the Grand Beginning Path, indicating an improvement in his Dao realm cultivation. Logically, his Dao heart should only become clearer. Why is he still influenced by my calling him 'Your Majesty'?"
He was perplexed.
An improvement in Dao heart cultivation should lead to greater wisdom and sharper thinking, yet Lang Xuan Divine Emperor's wisdom seemed to have diminished, which baffled him.
"Pastoral Heavenly Sovereign, now I understand how you managed to survive in the Heavenly Court!"
Zhe Huali spoke bluntly, sneering, "You've entered the Dao of flattery and cultivated a Flattery Heavenly Palace!"
Qin Mu spat. Luo Wushuang said coldly, "Speak human words to humans, ghost words to ghosts. Pastoral Heavenly Sovereign is a master at it."
Master and disciple united in their disdain, giving Qin Mu a thorough dressing-down, which made them both feel somewhat better.
The group chatted and laughed, but no one mentioned the Nether Heavenly Sovereign waiting for them ahead.
They passed by the army commanded by Qiang Heavenly Consort. Her battle with Moon Heavenly Sovereign was quite spectacular, but clearly, neither had used their full strength. Qiang Heavenly Consort deliberately held back, letting Moon Heavenly Sovereign harass her for a while before allowing her to leave.
Qin Mu exchanged pleasantries with Qiang Heavenly Consort, encouraging her in her capacity as the leader of the Heavenly Alliance to achieve greater merits for the Heavenly Court, and then continued on.
The people on the boat teased Qin Mu again about speaking human words to humans and ghost words to ghosts, and everyone laughed together.
Ahead on the Heavenly River, a Nether Capital Heavenly Gate stood tall. Hundreds of ghost-faced tower ships were moored on the river, arranged in formation. Beneath the Nether Capital Heavenly Gate, in the central army, a magnificent hall gleamed with gold. The Nether Heavenly Sovereign sat on his throne, enjoying a dance performance.
The Butcher glanced at Tian Shu and asked, "Heavenly King, do you want a drink?"
Tian Shu slung his Imperial Que Divine Saber over his shoulder and laughed heartily, "Fighting Tu Bo, fighting Heavenly Sovereigns—I need to get dead drunk. But fighting Yin Chaojin? Drink my ass! It's not like I'm afraid of him!"
At the same time, the Kai Emperor arrived at the Ancestral Court, strode up to the Heavenly Court, and entered the Jade Capital City with an air of arrogance. He barged into the Lofty Void Hall, and with a flash of his sword, he beheaded the ancient god Heavenly Emperor.
"Sure enough, it's a fake."
The Kai Emperor kicked the corpse off the throne, sat down on it, laid his Carefree Sword across his knees, closed his eyes to concentrate, and regulated his breathing.
"Hao Heavenly Sovereign, I'm not here to kill you. I'm here on someone's behalf to kill Palace Heavenly Sovereign."
The Kai Emperor spoke unhurriedly without opening his eyes. "If you don't want to add injury to injury, you can step down. Also, create another Heavenly Emperor. This one—I've killed him."
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