Chapter 1431: Blade Cuts Down the Nether Emperor (Second Update)
Achieving the Dao.
This phrase was often on the lips of the Taiji Ancient God, spoken with a tone full of envy. The Kai Emperor was not invincible; if they exerted their full strength, they could still detain him. But the Taiji Ancient God was unwilling to act again. With only Yan Tianfei and the unwilling-to-appear Hao Tianzun, she could not detain the Kai Emperor either.
Yan Tianfei was somewhat puzzled. A post-natal being could actually be regarded with such envy by an existence like the Taiji Ancient God, who shared a similar origin with the Heavenly Emperor Taichu, who even bluntly stated that he was about to achieve the Dao.
"Could it be that our path is truly wrong?"
Yan Tianfei’s heart was a mix of a hundred flavors. The Yu Tianzun had pioneered the Heavenly Palace cultivation system, and Qin Mu and Hao Tianzun had spread the teachings of the Yu Tianzun to all living beings. The Heavenly Palace cultivation system was to be the path of cultivation for countless beings over the next million years.
Even Yan Tianfei was a seeker on this path. She had steeped herself in the Heavenly Palace system for too long. When the Kai Emperor left the Land of No Worries, he had said he pioneered the Dao Realm cultivation system. At the time, the Ten Heavenly Lords regarded the Dao Realm system as a supplement to the Heavenly Palace system. Though they took it seriously, they did not consider it of utmost importance.
But now, the Taiji Ancient God actually said that the Kai Emperor was about to achieve the Dao, even before the Taiji Ancient God himself. This left her with a myriad of feelings swirling in her heart—sourness, bitterness—and for a time, she could not emerge from this blow.
Gong Tianzun staggered to her feet and looked back. The Kai Emperor was already long gone.
"The Kai Emperor wouldn't come to kill me for no reason. So who sent her to strike at me?"
Suddenly, the figure of Qin Mu flashed through her mind, and she made a judgment in her heart. She stumbled and flew up, hastily returning to her own Heavenly Palace, preparing to go into seclusion immediately to remove the injuries caused by the sword path.
Just then, Hao Tianzun’s voice pierced her ears: "The Kai Emperor was invited to kill you. Fellow Daoist Gong, can you not guess who this person is? You single-handedly pushed Qin Mu to become the leader of the Heavenly Alliance, and this ally of yours has betrayed you. Gong Tianzun, can you bear this?"
He appeared in Gong Tianzun’s Heavenly Palace at some unknown time, walking toward her. The seals she had set seemed utterly useless against him.
Vaguely, Gong Tianzun saw a shadow flickering behind him, but her injuries were too severe for her to see clearly.
Hao Tianzun came before her, a half-smile on his face, and said, "Gong Tianzun, the Heavenly Emperor betrayed you, Taichu betrayed you, your son, my elder brother, Langxuan Divine Emperor, also betrayed you, and now, Mu Tianzun, whom you regarded as an ally, has betrayed you as well. Have you ever thought about the reason behind this?"
Gong Tianzun swayed, then said coldly, "I never regarded Mu Tianzun as an ally. Our relationship was merely one of mutual exploitation. Nor did I have deep feelings for the Heavenly Emperor. The reason I married him was that the alliance between the Nüxin Clan and the Juyu Clan was beneficial for suppressing other races. I had no feelings for your father, Taichu, either. I merely used him to take revenge on the Heavenly Emperor. As for your elder brother, Langxuan, he was just an accidental product. I have no feelings for him whatsoever."
Hao Tianzun laughed and said, "This is why you are repeatedly wounded. You only have a relationship of exploitation with everyone. Without true allies, how can others dare to treat you wholeheartedly?"
Gong Tianzun snorted but said nothing.
In her past life as a Primordial Divine King, and in this life as a Heavenly Lord, she held high position and great power, which did not allow her to bow her head and admit fault.
Hao Tianzun smiled and said, "You keep saying you are not a Creator, that you no longer have a race. But Mu Tianzun sent the Kai Emperor to kill you. Have you thought about the reason?"
Gong Tianzun suppressed her Dao wounds and said flatly, "He was afraid I would go see the Langwan Divine King."
Hao Tianzun smiled faintly and said, "So, will you go see the Langwan Divine King?"
Gong Tianzun was silent for a moment, then raised her head resolutely and said, "Yes! This battle in the Xuan Capital is the perfect opportunity for me to meet the Langwan Divine King! I now wield boundless power, but among the Ten Heavenly Lords, I have always been alone, without allies. Therefore, I need the Creators, I need the power of the Creator race, and I need Langwan to assist me! Most importantly, I now have the capital to give the Creators a chance to live!"
"More importantly, deep down, you still consider yourself a Creator, as the Gongyun Divine King!"
Hao Tianzun exposed her inner thoughts with a single word, saying coldly, "You have never forgotten the glory of the Creators. You have never forgotten that you are one of the Three Primordial Kings. You have never given up on your race. You cannot forget your hatred for the Heavenly Emperor and Taichu, and even more so, you cannot forget that you are a Creator! Now that you are severely wounded, you can no longer go to see Langwan."
Gong Tianzun said bitterly, "I need an ally..."
"Wrong!"
Hao Tianzun said coldly, "You need someone to pledge allegiance to, you need to submit! In the past, you had room to bargain with me. Now, you no longer have that qualification! Submit to me, bow to me, and I will heal your wounds, restore you to your peak, and let you go see the Langwan Divine King!"
He stood before Gong Tianzun, extended his hand, and said in a tone that brooked no argument, "If your Creator race wants to survive in this universe, they can only rely on me! Relying on you won't work, relying on the Langwan Divine King won't work, and relying on Mu Tianzun even less! I can restore you to the glory of the Divine King and let your Creators reclaim the honor of the past! Kneel, bow to me, kiss the back of my hand, and I will lift you from the mire!"
Gong Tianzun looked at his outstretched hand and vaguely saw the shadow behind him again, but still could not make out its form.
Her gaze dimmed.
On the Heavenly River, in a small boat, Qin Mu, the Butcher, Zhe Huali, and Tian Shu were laughing heartily, unrestrained. Each held a jar of wine, laughing so hard their eyes nearly popped out.
"Nether Emperor!"
Tian Shu laughed, spraying wine from his nose and eyes, gasping for breath, "This bastard established the Nether Capital, and everywhere in the Nether Capital are statues of the Tu Bo, and even Tu Bo's face is carved into totems, painted all over the place!"
Qin Mu laughed until he could barely breathe, "Every time he sees Di Yiyue, he tucks his tail and runs, yet he keeps saying he's not afraid of her! He's been a pretty boy since the beginning of the Longhan Era! The Nether Capital Heavenly Gate was even completed with Di Yiyue's help. This guy shamelessly fawned over Di Yiyue, then ambushed her on their wedding night, stabbing her in the back!"
"I heard he also used his fair face to ambush the Tianyin Empress!"
The Butcher laughed until he was out of breath, his voice like thunder, "Some people even say he was a male concubine in the palace ladies' quarters. Could it be that he's Hao Tianzun's, Hao the Empress's, boy toy?"
Zhe Huali shot two streams of wine from his nostrils, laughing so hard he was rolling on the floor, "Butcher, you didn't see how pathetic the Nether Emperor looked. Look, look, his face is turning white again, and he's pretending to watch the dance!"
The small boat approached the Nether Capital Heavenly Gate, and the four men's laughter grew louder, constantly glancing in the Nether Emperor's direction. Luo Wushuang remained steady, unaccustomed to such occasions, and did not join in.
The Nether Emperor rested his chin on his hand, turning sideways to watch the dance before the Heavenly Gate. The sounds of Qin Mu and the others' jeers reached his ears, all recounting his embarrassing stories, some true, some false, piling all sorts of disgusting things onto him.
"You didn't see when I chopped off his head in the Nether Capital!"
Tian Shu laughed, "I cut off his head right under the Nether Capital Heavenly Gate, with one slash! This guy has low skill. Without relying on Hao the Empress, could he have survived until now?"
Crack!
The smile on the Nether Emperor's face froze, and his other hand had already crushed the armrest of his throne into powder.
"Quiet down. At least give him some face in front of his Nether Capital army."
Qin Mu laughed until tears sprayed, gasping, "You didn't see the scene in the Taixu Land when he met my elder brother. How embarrassing! I killed his son, killed his beloved wife, and even beat him until he fled in panic in front of the Four Heavenly Masters and Four Heavenly Kings of the Heavenly Court!"
"Enough!"
The Nether Emperor could no longer hold back. He stood up abruptly, his voice shrill and fierce, "Mu Tianzun, do you think I'm giving you face? To tell you the truth, I am here on Hao Tianzun's orders to stop you from going to the Xuan Capital. If you insist on going, this place will be your grave today!"
Zhe Huali chuckled, "Hao Tianzun? You mean Hao the Empress, right?"
The four on the small boat burst into laughter, doubling over, and even the usually stern Luo Wushuang couldn't help but crack a smile.
"You are insolent!"
The Nether Emperor could no longer contain himself. He soared into the air, his robes fluttering, his red robe billowing. Behind him, four Heavenly Palaces materialized, and the Nether Capital Heavenly Gate stood tall and majestic. Within the gate, another four Heavenly Palaces appeared, making a total of eight Heavenly Palaces, pressing down toward the five on the small boat. He roared, "Today, I'll send you five bastards to the afterlife!"
Before the eyes of his Northern Heaven Nether Capital army, he pressed down from the sky, determined to establish his authority and dignity before his troops. He had not ascended to the position of Nether Emperor, the Black Emperor, by relying on others' power, but through his own true ability!
Though he was not a Heavenly Lord in the Heavenly Court, he was still a minor Heavenly Lord with eight Heavenly Palaces!
The Nether Emperor's might was overwhelming. Before he even reached the small boat, the expressions of the five on the boat suddenly turned solemn. Their figures shifted, and in an instant, a blade opened thirty layers of void!
Shriek—
A divine blade slashed down from the sky. The Nether Emperor was decapitated, his body severed, his Heavenly Palaces split apart, and even the Nether Capital Heavenly Gate was cleaved in two with a thunderous crash!