Chapter 1446: The Strongest Force of Arms (First Update)
"The Heavenly Duke would also seize an opportunity to launch a sneak attack?"
Langxuan Divine Emperor was both surprised and amused. Although he had been wounded by the two Heavenly Sovereigns, these injuries were not fatal. As the Heavenly Duke's palm came crashing down, he immediately ceased his assault on Shi Qiluo and Qiang Tianfei, spinning around in midair and, without further ado, elevating his power to its absolute peak!
At this moment, his back was turned to Qiang Tianfei and Shi Qiluo, completely exposed and defenseless, laid bare before these two Heavenly Sovereigns.
Shi Qiluo gently raised a hand and pressed it against his back. The flesh on Langxuan Divine Emperor's back, which had been torn to shreds by the two Imperial Heavenly Sovereign artifacts, instantly regenerated. Broken bones reconnected, and his injuries healed completely.
On the other side, Qiang Tianfei returned to the God-Slaying Platform. With a flick of her sleeve, she brushed it across Shi Qiluo's neck. The residual killing intent and saber Dao left by Qin Mu's strike were immediately absorbed, feeding the killing intent divine saber of the God-Slaying Platform.
Shi Qiluo's head flew back, landing on his neck, and his injuries healed. Then, a halo of light flew out from behind his head, hovering over Qiang Tianfei's crown. The halo spun, passing from the top of her head down to her feet.
Qiang Tianfei, who had been battered by Langxuan until her bones were broken and tendons snapped, now received Shi Qiluo's assistance through the Dao of Creation. Her physical body was instantly restored to its peak condition.
Although they had been viciously attacking each other moments ago, seemingly intent on killing one another, they now turned around and healed each other's wounds without the slightest hint of wariness, acting like comrades who could entrust each other with life and death!
This was the tacit understanding among the Ten Heavenly Sovereigns!
When there was no great enemy, they would strike at each other in every conceivable way, seeking opportunities to eliminate their rivals. But when an enemy appeared, they instantly became allies on the same front, worthy of entrusting with their very lives!
This was the reason why the Ten Heavenly Sovereigns had remained unshaken for a million years!
The three Heavenly Sovereigns struck almost simultaneously. The treasure box behind Shi Qiluo opened, and another Imperial Heavenly Sovereign artifact leaped out. Two of his divine Imperial Heavenly Sovereign artifacts had been destroyed, but he still had three intact ones.
The three artifacts roared in fury, their bodies swelling rapidly, soon becoming immeasurably larger than Shi Qiluo, Langxuan Divine Emperor, and Qiang Tianfei. Even the God-Slaying Platform in the Ancestral Court seemed insignificant before them!
These three Imperial Heavenly Sovereign artifacts possessed towering physiques, representing the strongest force of arms of the Heavenly Court over the past million years—the most astonishing weapons ever created!
Each of the three divine beings shook their bodies, transforming into three-headed, six-armed forms. Their sinewy, terrifying bodies raised eighteen arms, and with a thunderous boom, they blocked the Heavenly Duke's strike!
The moment they blocked the Heavenly Duke's attack, the halos of light behind the three Imperial Heavenly Sovereign artifacts spun with a whoosh. Beneath these massive halos, the Heavenly Sovereigns like Shi Qilou appeared even more minuscule, standing before the artifacts' toes like ants.
Yet within those halos, twenty to thirty heavenly palaces each burst forth with a roar, forming a grand Heavenly Court!
Those halos were of various colors, each different. There was the Dao Fire Halo of the Fire Heavenly Sovereign, the Primordial One Qi Halo of the Hao Heavenly Sovereign, and another was the Divine Consciousness Halo of Qiang Tianfei!
Shi Qiluo, borrowing the Imperial Heavenly Sovereign artifacts, stole the techniques of other Heavenly Sovereigns, using these three divine beings to simultaneously unleash the ultimate arts of different Heavenly Sovereigns, while his own techniques were never employed.
This sight made both Qiang Tianfei and Langxuan Divine Emperor's eyelids twitch.
But they had no time to settle scores with Shi Qiluo. The two Heavenly Sovereigns soared into the air, one to the left and one to the right. Langxuan Divine Emperor's physical body suddenly expanded. With a single hand, he lifted twenty-eight layers of heavens, imprinting his divine abilities across twenty-eight layers of void. The Primordial Beginning Dao, like a disc, slashed toward the Heavenly Duke's arm!
His Primordial Beginning divine ability was far more exquisite than the Divine Origin Finger, and its power was even greater. With one strike, he sliced open the Heavenly Duke's arm!
Qiang Tianfei stood on the God-Slaying Platform, channeling the killing intent divine saber. Two streams of killing intent grew thicker, coiling like dragons around the Heavenly Duke's severed arm. With a series of hissing cuts, they shredded the arm, stealing the power of the Heavenly Dao!
The three Heavenly Sovereigns coordinated flawlessly. This scene made Qin Mu and the other four, who were racing along the Heavenly Duke's arm, feel a sinking in their hearts, while also secretly feeling relieved.
If Qin Mu had recklessly tried to ambush the three Heavenly Sovereigns just now, he would surely be dead by now!
The combined might of three Heavenly Sovereigns had easily severed one of the Heavenly Duke's arms. This also weighed heavily on the five of them. The Heavenly Sovereigns were too powerful. Facing the combined force of three, even the Heavenly Duke couldn't hold his ground. How could they fight this battle?
In all the world, who could withstand the combined might of three Heavenly Sovereigns?
Moreover, in the Xuan Du at this moment, there were not just three Heavenly Sovereigns present. Those who had already revealed themselves included the Hong, Fire, Qiang, Lang, and Shi Heavenly Sovereigns—five in total!
No one knew if other Heavenly Sovereigns were lurking in the shadows!
At the very least, Ancestral God King had yet to show himself, and he would definitely come here!
Tian Shu's voice was hoarse as he lifted a jar of wine and poured it frantically down his throat, hissing, "The Kai Emperor told us to hold the line first, but even the Heavenly Duke can't hold..."
Just then, suddenly, the Xuan Du blazed with light. Countless stars surged wildly, converging at the Heavenly Duke's severed arm.
The Dao sound rumbled and boomed. The Heavenly Duke's arm began to regenerate, while the severed hand spread its five fingers. Muscles dissolved, bones, blood vessels, and sinews transformed in an instant into forty-nine Heavenly Dao treasures, floating around the three Heavenly Sovereigns.
These were Heavenly Dao treasures formed from the Heavenly Duke's own flesh, possessing immense power. Suddenly, under the command of the Heavenly Net treasures, all the Heavenly Dao treasures integrated into one, descending like a Xuan Du world, trapping the three Heavenly Sovereigns and the three Imperial Heavenly Sovereign artifacts within.
Weng—
The forms of the forty-nine different Heavenly Dao treasures blazed with light. The vibrating sound seemed like the Heavenly Dao itself shouting "Seal! Seal! Seal!" in a strange resonance!
The great seal formed by the combined power of the forty-nine Heavenly Dao treasures actually suppressed and sealed Shi Qiluo, Langxuan, Qiang Tianfei, and the three Imperial Heavenly Sovereign artifacts together!
Qin Mu and the others watched with exhilaration, about to speak, when suddenly cracks appeared in the great Heavenly Dao seal. The next moment, it shattered into pieces!
"Strong!"
Zhe Huali couldn't help but exclaim. Tian Shu was still pouring wine down his throat, his calves still trembling, and he shouted loudly, "Don't stare! Charge forward! The Heavenly Duke can't hold off these wolves and tigers!"
The group sped up. During this time, they still hadn't managed to run from the Heavenly Duke's arm to his shoulder.
The Heavenly Duke's body was too immense. Such a colossal form could certainly gather unparalleled power, but it also came with a drawback: sluggish movement.
Both the Heavenly Duke and the Tu Bo shared the same weakness. Their massive bodies made their attack speed slow and their methods limited when facing opponents of equal strength.
"Unless the Heavenly Duke can shrink his body, even if his strength is overwhelming, he'll be brought down like an elephant swarmed by ants!"
Just as Qin Mu thought this, he suddenly felt the Heavenly Duke's body tremble violently. A fierce heavenly wind swept past them, nearly knocking all five off their feet!
It was another of the Heavenly Duke's arms crashing down beside them, attacking the three Heavenly Sovereigns!
The five quickly stopped to avoid being blown away by the heavenly wind. After the wind passed, they were about to start again when suddenly heavenly thunder rumbled. Lightning formed a rolling sea of thunder, and a fist broke through it, passing beneath them!
Qin Mu, the Butcher, Zhe Huali, Luo Wushuang, and the drunken Tian Shu looked up and saw a most spectacular sight. Countless arms descended from the sky in the Xuan Du, each forming different palm techniques, seals, fists, and hooks, striking at the three Heavenly Sovereigns!
The power contained in each palm was so surging and formidable. Every strike resonated with the forty-nine Heavenly Dao in unison!
Every blow from the Heavenly Duke represented the power of the Heavenly Court realm at its perfection!
Qiang Tianfei raised her two God-Slaying Profound Sabers to block the first strike, severing one of the Heavenly Duke's arms. The second strike sent her and the God-Slaying Platform flying. Then the third, fourth, and fifth strikes came like a storm!
Langxuan Divine Emperor channeled the withered Dao Fruit with all his might. A series of Primordial Beginning great divine abilities, immensely powerful, shattered one Heavenly Duke arm after another, severing hand after hand. But the next moment, the Dao Fruit's operation became sluggish, and he too was sent flying by a Heavenly Dao great hand seal.
While still in midair, more Heavenly Dao hands struck him repeatedly, causing him to spit blood!
Shi Qiluo struggled to control the three Imperial Heavenly Sovereign artifacts with all her might, but every punch from the Heavenly Duke landed like Ancestral God King unifying the forty-nine Heavenly Dao treasures into a single Heavenly Dao ultimate treasure. It smashed the artifacts so they couldn't raise their heads, shook her Dao heart, and caused the heavenly palaces behind the artifacts to collapse and crumble!
This was the combat power possessed at the perfection of the Heavenly Court realm!
Although the Heavenly Duke had no realm, within the Xuan Du, he represented the strongest force of arms under heaven!
"Four-faced god, a perfect four-faced sacred being with no flaws!" Tian Shu muttered, pouring wine down his throat.
Qin Mu's heart sank. He knew that the Heavenly Duke was not perfect. There were places in the world that the Xuan Du could not illuminate, and places the Heavenly Dao could not reach.
Just then, he saw the Hong Heavenly Sovereign break free from the Moon Heavenly Sovereign's harassment and fly toward them.