Chapter 1445: Breaking the Void (Fourth Update)
Shi Qiluo unleashed his full power. Three divine weapon Celestial Venerables soared up from his treasure chest, rapidly expanding over the Heavenly River as they activated their full might in an instant!
Among these divine weapon Celestial Venerables, one was wreathed in primordial qi, as if Hao Celestial Venerable himself had descended; another radiated the Dao of divine consciousness, as if Qiang Celestial Venerable personally wielded the weapon; the third blazed with Dao fire, as if Fire Celestial Venerable were in control.
Qiang Tianfei stood on the God-Slaying Platform. Catching sight of this scene, her heart shook violently. "That woman Yuan Mu left countless hidden doors when she forged these divine weapon Celestial Venerables! Anyone who activates a divine weapon Celestial Venerable to execute their own techniques will be spied on by her! I used one once, and she probed into my techniques and divine abilities!"
Boom—
Two Celestial Venerables, four divine weapons—when they collided, sections of the Heavenly River were vaporized on the spot. The cataclysmic fluctuations caused the distant river to tremble violently like rippling waves!
Shi Qiluo stood on a stretch of the Heavenly River, channeling power into the divine weapons, gritting his teeth. But at that moment, a sudden alertness of danger struck him. He hastily leaped into the air, only to see a blade light whistle past, flashing across his neck.
Shi Qiluo's disheveled, oversized head tumbled through the air. He caught a glimpse of a divine treasury domain suddenly manifesting, with Qin Mu, Tian Shu, and the other three masked figures standing within it. One blade strike had severed his head!
"This little nemesis!"
Shi Qiluo laughed in fury. Though Qin Mu and the others wore black cloth masks, he could still recognize Qin Mu. He immediately controlled his headless body, clutching the treasure chest as it fled.
The treasure chest opened again. Just as a divine weapon Celestial Venerable was about to fly out, a blade strike came slashing down, knocking the chest away.
The blade light turned and slapped down, sealing the treasure chest. Qin Mu was about to grab it when suddenly Shi Qiluo's headless body clanged loudly. The body, composed of divine stone blocks, abruptly split apart.
Qin Mu and the other four were startled. They saw Shi Qiluo's headless form transform like an exquisitely intricate divine artifact—countless divine stones shifting and rearranging in a dizzyingly complex pattern, instantly assembling into a colossal divine weapon!
"Damn it! Shi Qiluo is the ruler of the Zaofu Heavenly Palace. He used the power of that palace to remodel himself!"
As Qin Mu reached for the treasure chest, Shi Qiluo's head had already landed at the center of that immensely complex divine weapon. The weapon roared to life, Dao fire blazing, forming the Dao wheel behind Fire Celestial Venerable's head, while the weapon itself became the Sacred Land of Dao Fire!
Boom—
Boundless Dao fire surged forth, flames evaporating everything!
"Yuan Mu's Dao techniques and divine abilities are truly bizarre!"
Qin Mu had no choice but to reluctantly abandon Shi Qiluo's treasure chest. Just as the Dao fire reached him, he slashed open the void with his blade and charged into the thirtieth layer of void space.
The Dao fire howled in after them but was soon ground away by the void.
Zhe Huali cried out in surprise, losing his composure. "This Shi Qiluo's methods remind me of that bastard Xing Han! If Xing Han's skills were cultivated to their peak, he'd probably become another Shi Qiluo!"
Tian Shu and Luo Wushuang didn't know who Xing Han was and didn't dwell on it. But the Butcher knew Xing Han's background well, thinking to himself, "Zhe Huali is right. Xing Han's abilities do bear similarities to Shi Qiluo's—different paths, same destination."
"Yuan Mu controls the Zaofu Heavenly Palace, and the benefits she's gained are enormous. Every divine weapon Celestial Venerable has hidden doors she left behind, allowing her to spy on other Celestial Venerables' Dao techniques, divine abilities, and even cultivation methods. Any Celestial Venerable who uses a divine weapon Celestial Venerable at full power will be spied on by her."
Qin Mu looked back and saw Shi Qiluo's body reassembling, quickly returning to its original state—a remarkable sight.
At that moment, an incredibly terrifying fluctuation erupted. It was the second wave of violent collision between Qiang Tianfei's God-Slaying Mysterious Blades, Lang Xuan Divine Emperor's Primordial Beginning techniques, and Shi Qiluo's four divine weapon Celestial Venerables, causing a dreadful tremor!
This tremor reached the thirtieth layer of void space, making it impossible for them to stabilize themselves.
Qiang Tianfei was drenched in blood, struck by Lang Xuan and two divine weapon Celestial Venerables. Her body was battered and broken, blasted off the God-Slaying Platform.
Yet her two God-Slaying Mysterious Blades had also cut one of the divine weapon Celestial Venerables in half at the waist, seizing its Heavenly Dao power and surging in might!
Lang Xuan Divine Emperor's heavenly palaces behind his head were slashed open, his Dao fruit damaged, its essence madly leaking away.
Lang Xuan Divine Emperor's eyes were bloodshot. He was struck from behind by two divine weapon Celestial Venerables, his back a bloody mess of broken bones and severed tendons. Spitting blood, he stumbled forward.
As for Shi Qiluo, because Qin Mu's sneak attack had severed his head, his control over the divine weapon Celestial Venerables faltered. Lang Xuan Divine Emperor immediately turned and pointed, blowing the head off one divine weapon Celestial Venerable, turning it into a headless Celestial Venerable.
Shi Qiluo, also bearing the Dao wound from Qin Mu's blade, could never reattach his head to his body and restore his original form.
Three Celestial Venerables—all three wounded! Four divine weapons—two had been lost!
"This might be a golden opportunity to make a killing and severely wound three Celestial Venerables!"
Qin Mu was thrilled. He moved his feet, ready to carry the four back into the battlefield.
"Mu'er, no!"
"Mu Celestial Venerable, no!"
"Qin Sect Leader, no!"
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The Butcher, Luo Wushuang, Tian Shu, and Zhe Huali all reached out and pressed their hands on Qin Mu's shoulders, their expressions grave. Sneak-attacking Shi Qiluo once was enough; a second time would be suicide.
Though these three Celestial Venerables had their differences, they would unite against a common enemy. Blinded by greed, Qin Mu would surely be killed in one blow by the three Celestial Venerables if he led them down there!
Qin Mu immediately realized the key point and stopped. But at that moment, the void suddenly blazed with light. Boundless radiance rose behind them.
The five of them stared, dumbfounded. It was the Heavenly Duke's hand—a massive hand formed from solidified starlight!
As this hand moved, it emitted the Dao sounds of the forty-nine types of Heavenly Dao, rumbling and resonating, yet also melodious!
The Heavenly Duke's hand rose, then fell. Thump, thump, thump—it pierced through thirty-five layers of void space in succession, carrying overwhelming might as it struck the three Celestial Venerables!
As this hand descended past Qin Mu and the others, they could even clearly see the palm lines. They were different from the lines of later-born beings or demigods.
These were the lines of the Heavenly Dao—mysterious, profound, unfathomable. The lines grew larger, more exquisite, more intricate, with endless details!
Some lines resembled mountains and rivers, others like star rivers and star whirlpools, some like birds, beasts, insects, and fish, others like divine and demonic visions. The closer they got, the more details there were!
This Heavenly Duke's hand was not aimed at them. It swept past them, but as the hand crushed through layers of void, shattered void fragments turned into turbulent currents, howling and rushing, tossing Qin Mu and the others about, their bodies swaying!
Qin Mu hurriedly activated his divine abilities, carrying the Butcher and the others as he dodged and leaped, avoiding the razor-sharp void fragments. Struggling through the void turbulence, they finally landed on the Heavenly Duke's arm.
The five immediately sprinted, racing upward along the Heavenly Duke's arm!
The lines on the Heavenly Duke's arm were also exquisitely detailed, like natural Dao patterns. They crossed mountains, leaped over star whirlpools, while strange celestial sounds echoed around them, constantly vibrating.
Boom—
Below, the Heavenly Duke's hand slammed down toward the three Celestial Venerables!
The Heavenly Duke, under the control of the Heavenly Dao consciousness, had finally begun direct engagement with the Celestial Venerables!