Chapter 1444: The Ever-Changing Stone Qiluo (Third Update)
"Now, the Xuan Du is truly a den of demons running wild!"
Qin Mu, leading Zhe Huali, Tian Shu, and the others, wove through the Xuan Du, occasionally encountering Celestial Venerables speeding past. At such times, he had no choice but to dodge, and he couldn't help but sigh, "Finding a chance to ambush Fire Celestial Venerable is impossible."
He had been keeping a close watch on Fire Celestial Venerable, trying to find an opportunity to strike. Yet, after searching for a long time, he still hadn't found the right moment.
"Mu'er, you can't just focus on Fire Celestial Venerable."
The Butcher couldn't hold back and said, "Other Celestial Venerables are also worth ambushing."
Tian Shu, Zhe Huali, and Luo Wushuang were also quite speechless about Qin Mu's fixation on Fire Celestial Venerable. Fire Celestial Venerable was incredibly fast; even while dragging the Ancestral Land of Dao Fire from the Southern Heaven, his speed was astonishing, often turning into a streak of fire as he sped away.
He was pursuing Moon Celestial Venerable, determined to kill her, while Moon Celestial Venerable relied on her Dao techniques and divine abilities to weave between the various Celestial Venerables, causing them great trouble even if she couldn't seriously injure them.
Finding an opportunity to ambush Fire Celestial Venerable under these circumstances was extremely difficult.
Qin Mu also realized his own obsession. He immediately abandoned the idea of focusing solely on Fire Celestial Venerable and instead began analyzing the strengths and weaknesses of each Celestial Venerable.
"Hong Celestial Venerable, Fire Celestial Venerable, Qiang Tianfei, Lang Xuan, Shi Qiluo. Hong Celestial Venerable is too strong. After cutting off his hand, the only way to gain an advantage over him is to use the Heavenly Net Dao Soldiers to snatch other Heavenly Dao Dao Soldiers while he's injured. Ambushing him is very difficult; the first time was a calculated surprise, but now he's on guard. Trying to ambush him would only get me killed."
"Fire Celestial Venerable is currently the most active, but he's actually just avoiding the storm. He's chasing Moon Celestial Venerable, busy but unable to kill her, thus avoiding being the first to clash with the Heavenly Duke. There's no chance to ambush him for now."
"Lang Xuan is too powerful, and we can't withstand Qiang Tianfei's two blades. After weighing everything, ambushing Madame Yuanmu seems the safest option..."
Qin Mu blinked, his gaze falling on Shi Qiluo.
Among the Celestial Venerables, Shi Qiluo had the weakest divine power. His combat strength mainly relied on the Divine Artifact Imperial Celestial, but controlling the Divine Artifact Imperial Celestial made his own control less agile.
Therefore, with Qin Mu and his four companions reaching the thirtyfold Heavenly Layer of the Dao Realm of the Blade Path, and with the enhancement of Heavenly Dao and Heavenly Punishment, it was still possible to severely injure Shi Qiluo!
"Shi Qiluo is that little wench Madame Yuanmu. My relationship with her... pfft! There's no relationship at all!"
Qin Mu made up his mind. Like Madame Yuanmu, he had a nature that delighted in chaos, but Qin Mu wanted chaos among the Ten Celestial Venerables and the Heavenly Court, while Madame Yuanmu wanted chaos throughout the entire world.
However, when it came to eliminating the Heavenly Duke, Madame Yuanmu shared the same interest as the Ten Celestial Venerables.
At this moment, Shi Qiluo had already arrived not far from the Divine Artifact Imperial Celestial controlled by the Heavenly Duke. This Divine Artifact Imperial Celestial was the one belonging to Ancestral God King, but it had been suppressed by the Heavenly Dao of the Xuan Du, becoming a heavy weapon for the Heavenly Duke to use against them!
Shi Qiluo was the creator of the Divine Artifact Imperial Celestial, and his excuse for coming this time was to subdue this Divine Artifact Imperial Celestial.
That Divine Artifact Imperial Celestial was extremely terrifying, unleashing the power of the Heavenly Dao to its fullest. With a casual wave of its hand, it could unleash great divine abilities that were the culmination of the forty-nine Heavenly Daos.
However, his opponent, Lang Xuan Divine Emperor, was also astonishingly brilliant. The Dao-Entering divine abilities of the Primordial Beginning Dao, in his hands, were no longer just the simple Divine Yuan Finger.
His Divine Yuan Finger was originally the strongest divine ability among the Ten Celestial Venerables. Although it was only a single finger, its power was truly domineering. Even the Imperial Emperor, who boasted the strongest physical body, could not withstand a single finger from him.
Now, Lang Xuan Divine Emperor had actually comprehended Dao-Entering great divine abilities of different Dao Realm levels of the Primordial Beginning Dao. Each technique was stronger than the last, and he was able to contend with this Divine Artifact Imperial Celestial without falling behind.
In the vast starry domain of the Xuan Du, above the Heavenly River, their battle displayed combat prowess that left even the other Celestial Venerables in awe. The starry rivers in the domain were severed by the two, countless planets exploded, suns were pushed from their positions, and even the Heavenly River was cut off by their clash!
"When did Lang Xuan become so formidable? Not good, I need to suppress him."
Shi Qiluo stared intently at the Divine Artifact Imperial Celestial, planning to wait until it injured Lang Xuan Divine Emperor before subduing it.
Lang Xuan Divine Emperor's combat power was increasing, and his Primordial Beginning divine abilities were becoming more and more fierce. In just a short moment, he had unleashed twenty-eight Dao-Entering great divine abilities, causing Shi Qiluo's eyelids to twitch uncontrollably.
"How is this bastard entering the Dao so quickly? It's only been about ten years since the Opening Emperor spread the Dao Realm, and he's already reached this level. Even that damned rival Primordial Beginning doesn't have this kind of comprehension, does he?"
Shi Qiluo blinked, feeling quite bitter inside. "Could it be that Gongjun God King's seed is better? Better than others' seeds?"
His gaze suddenly fell upon the radiant halo behind Lang Xuan Divine Emperor's head. Within the halo was Lang Xuan Divine Emperor's Great Heavenly Court. Above the Lingxiao Treasure Hall of the Great Heavenly Court floated a plain and unadorned fruit.
That fruit was shriveled, lacking any luster, wrinkled, yet it was constantly rotating.
As this Dao Fruit rotated, the Dao resonance on Lang Xuan Divine Emperor's body grew stronger, giving the feeling that he might enter the Dao again at any moment, reaching the twenty-ninth Heavenly Layer of the Dao Realm!
"What is that thing?"
Shi Qiluo didn't recognize the Dao Fruit and was still looking for an opportunity when suddenly a Execution Platform rushed between the Divine Artifact Imperial Celestial and Lang Xuan. Qiang Tianfei stood on the platform, giggling, "Lang Xuan, I've come to assist you!"
Two crimson divine lights shot out from the Execution Platform, and Shi Qiluo was furious. "Imperial Emperor, you bastard! You want to ruin my divine artifact!"
He couldn't hold back any longer and immediately tried to seize control of the Divine Artifact Imperial Celestial from the Heavenly Duke.
When she had created the Divine Artifact Imperial Celestial, she had left behind countless hidden mechanisms. The Divine Artifact Imperial Celestials in the hands of the Ten Celestial Venerables had long been considered her own spoils, her capital for taking down the other Celestial Venerables.
Now, seeing her spoils about to be severed by Qiang Tianfei, anger naturally rose within her.
On the other side, Lang Xuan Divine Emperor was also furious. Qiang Tianfei appeared to be targeting the Divine Artifact Imperial Celestial, but in reality, she intended to cut him down as well!
Moreover, Qiang Tianfei's most insidious move was that her two divine blades were aimed at the Divine Artifact Imperial Celestial. If she cut it in two and seized the Heavenly Dao within the artifact, her power would skyrocket, and the next moment, she would snip it across Lang Xuan's neck!
If he dodged, then the Great Heavenly Court behind his head wouldn't be able to evade, and the Dao Fruit within his Heavenly Court would likely be severed!
"The Imperial Emperor recognized the Dao Fruit!"
Lang Xuan Divine Emperor immediately understood Qiang Tianfei's intention, thinking to himself, "She not only wants to cut off my path to the twenty-ninth Heavenly Layer of the Dao Realm but also ruin the foundation of my ascension!"
His divine abilities suddenly changed. The continuous twenty-eight Heavenly Layers of Primordial Beginning divine abilities erupted, not only attacking the Divine Artifact Imperial Celestial but also targeting Qiang Tianfei on the Execution Platform!
Meanwhile, Shi Qiluo took control of the Divine Artifact Imperial Celestial in the first instant, stealing the power of the Heavenly Dao for her own use. She immediately felt the terrifying and vast Heavenly Dao force within this Divine Artifact Imperial Celestial, and her heart was overjoyed. "This trip to the Xuan Du was the right call... Imperial Emperor, Lang Xuan, you're asking for death!"
She was enraged. At this moment, the Divine Artifact Imperial Celestial was caught between two terrifying existences, and it might be destroyed in the next instant. Even if she had stolen the power of the Heavenly Dao, she wouldn't have time to convert it into her own cultivation!
"You have no idea how terrifying your auntie is!"