Chapter 1503: Battle with the Celestial Venerable
Qin Mu was slightly startled, and couldn't help but take a few more glances at the woman within that Dao Fruit. The woman also looked towards him, revealing a surprised expression, and was somewhat nervous.
"Not bad looking."
Qin Mu silently praised, shifting his gaze away from the woman's chest, and then falling on Qiang Tianfei, smiling, "Your Highness..."
"Call me His Majesty the Imperial Emperor." Qiang Tianfei said displeasedly.
Qin Mu laughed heartily, "Your Majesty just now called yourself 'this palace,' so why do you now demand to be addressed as 'His Majesty'?"
Qiang Tianfei snorted, her gaze landing on the sword at his waist, "Where did you get this sword? Your magical power hasn't yet reached the level of a Celestial Venerable. The fact that you were able to injure me earlier must be due to this sword, right? Is this sword the weapon of an Ascended One?"
"Exactly!"
Qin Mu drew the Tribulation Sword, his spirits soaring, his expression animated, saying, "After I entered the Jade Capital City of the Ancestral Court, I found this Dao Sword in a divine hall. Upon trying it, its power was truly boundless."
Qiang Tianfei breathed a sigh of relief, smiling, "Relying on external objects for cultivation, Mu Celestial Venerable, you have strayed from the path. This sword should be handed over to this palace... to me, the Emperor!"
Suddenly, two bloody Qi blades flew out from the Chaos Long River, slashing towards Qin Mu!
The power of these two Divine Soul-Severing Mystic Blades was unparalleled, so much so that even the Heavenly Lord's physical body couldn't withstand them. Earlier, merely passing over Qin Mu's head had injured him. Qiang Tianfei had deliberately ambushed these two divine blades within the Chaos Long River, intending to strike by surprise, aiming for a sure kill!
She also knew that Qin Mu was slippery and hard to catch. If he tried to escape, she probably wouldn't be able to keep him, so she resorted to a sneak attack.
But she didn't know that her two Qi divine blades had never escaped Qin Mu's eyes.
If it were anyone else, unable to see through the Chaos Long River, they might have fallen for her trick. But Qin Mu's vertical eye on his forehead could even see through the Chaos Long River, witnessing scenes from past universes.
The two Divine Soul-Severing Mystic Blades she had ambushed were already seen clearly by Qin Mu, and even the slightest movement of the mystic blades didn't escape his eyes.
Qin Mu drew his sword, the sword light flashed, transforming into the Virtual Form Guest Taiji. His sword light clashed with the two Divine Soul-Severing Mystic Blades. In an instant, the two divine blades, like bloody dragons, were linked together under his swordsmanship, forming an unfolded dragon-shaped Taiji diagram!
One dragon was Yin, one dragon was Yang, Yin and Yang interlocking, forming a whole.
Qiang Tianfei was caught off guard, trying to recall the two divine blades. However, Qin Mu stepped on the small boat, passing through the dragon-shaped Taiji diagram, pointing his sword at her brow on the Dao Tree!
The Virtual Form Guest Taiji was Qin Mu's Ninth Heaven of the Dao Realm. However, after his swordsmanship reached great perfection and merged with his Divine Channeling Dao Realm, adding the three heavens of the Tribulation Sword, this move became his Twelfth Heaven of the Sword Dao.
This move changed the form of the Divine Soul-Severing Mystic Blades, transforming their form into a Yin-Yang state, causing Qiang Tianfei to temporarily lose control of the two divine blades, thus giving him an opportunity.
This was both sword dao and divine channeling, and in his hands, it was executed with such mastery that even Qiang Tianfei had never seen such profound techniques.
Qin Mu's sword strike came extremely fast. The small boat transformed from the walking stick was already much faster than the Dao Tree. Coupled with the sword dao technique Qin Mu used, the Supreme Beginning Substance Form Asking the Azure Sky, which was known for its speed!
Just as Qiang Tianfei tried to recall the two divine blades, Qin Mu's sword light was already before her!
A point of azure sky in the sword light grew larger and larger before Qiang Tianfei's eyes, as if it would swallow her whole!
Unlike the Sword Dao of the Founding Emperor, the Founding Emperor's Sword Dao was based on the Founding Emperor's Heavenly Court, with one layer of sword dao representing one heaven, elaborating on his ideals and ambitions. Each layer of sword dao was grand and majestic, using sword dao to transform into layers of heavens.
When his sword dao was unleashed, thirty-five heavens would appear, thirty-five different worlds, each with its own Dao resonance.
Qin Mu's sword dao, however, was born from his own Divine Channeling Dao Realm. His Divine Channeling Dao Realm wasn't just about ideals and ambitions, but about various insights and feelings during his own process of enlightenment.
The Founding Emperor's sword dao was magnificent and grand, yet it had traces to follow. Qin Mu's divine channeling, on the other hand, was agile and elusive, impossible to grasp.
Qiang Tianfei neither dodged nor avoided Qin Mu's sword strike. With a shout, a Soul-Severing Platform suddenly appeared beneath her feet. The blood light on the Soul-Severing Platform flared up, immediately suppressing the Yin-Yang transformation of the two divine blades!
The two divine blades came from behind, attacking Qin Mu!
Her decision was indeed ruthless. She didn't avoid Qin Mu's sword move, simply urging the two divine blades to kill Qin Mu!
If Qin Mu didn't dodge or avoid, then both of them would be hit!
Her reliance was on her vast divine consciousness. Even if her physical body was damaged, as long as her divine consciousness remained, she could visualize a new physical body!
Although Qin Mu was proficient in the Dao of Creation, the two divine blades were formed from the most evil Qi under heaven, devouring cultivation and blood energy. As long as Qin Mu was struck by the two divine blades, in an instant, all his blood energy would be absorbed by the two divine blades, turning him into a dried corpse severed into three sections!
Without cultivation, without a trace of blood energy, even if Qin Mu's divine channeling was heaven-defying, he couldn't recover!
Her two divine blades could fell Dao Trees and sever Dao Fruits, unbreakable and unstoppable. If Qin Mu dared to fight, she would gladly oblige!
At her brow, the azure sky transformed by the sword light surged. Before it even touched her skin, it caused a change in the substance and form of her forehead. The skin, bones, and flesh of her forehead began to transform into an energy state!
Qin Mu's sword intent reached directly into her brow. The brilliant sword light had already begun to pierce into the Heavenly Court of her brow, about to pass through the Southern Heavenly Gate and sweep through the Heavenly Court!
Qiang Tianfei's eyes twitched. The power of Qin Mu's sword strike still exceeded her expectations and imagination. She had previously mistakenly thought that the one wielding the sword was the Founding Emperor Qin Ye. Now it seemed that although Qin Mu's cultivation was inferior to the Founding Emperor Qin Ye, his attainment in sword dao was more than a match!
Just then, Qin Mu suddenly withdrew his sword. The azure sky at the sword tip trembled, splitting into two, pointing left and right at the dragon heads of the two Divine Soul-Severing Mystic Blades.
His swordsmanship was exquisite, praised by the Founding Emperor as the best swordsmanship in a million years. These two strikes were perfectly placed, severing the power of the two divine blades.
But Qiang Tianfei revealed a smile. The moment Qin Mu withdrew his sword and struck the two divine blades, the two divine blades became incredibly soft, wrapping around the body of the Tribulation Sword like intertwined twists, whistling along the sword body towards Qin Mu's hand holding the sword!
Qin Mu cried out in surprise, quickly shaking his hand to throw the Tribulation Sword along with the two divine blades. The small boat under his feet veered off at an angle, dodging the two divine blades!
"Mu Celestial Venerable, thank you for traveling thousands of miles to deliver this treasure!"
Qiang Tianfei chuckled, reaching out to beckon. The two divine blades wrapped around the Tribulation Sword as it flew, the sword hilt falling into her hand.
On the Dao Tree beneath her feet, the stunning woman within that tattered Dao Fruit suddenly stirred, immediately seeing through the trick, and shouted, "Ju Yu Shi, it's a trap! That's not the sword of an Ascended One, but his own treasure!"
Just as Qiang Tianfei's hand touched the sword hilt, she saw Qin Mu rushing forward with his back to her. His hands were clasped behind his back, not as flustered as she had imagined, but rather with a hint of calm composure.
Qiang Tianfei's heart jumped, and she quickly let go, urging the two divine blades to try and sever the Tribulation Sword. Just then, Qin Mu's hands, clasped behind his back, were linked together, one above the other, both forming sword seals!
His hands moved in small, subtle motions behind his back, the sword seals changing at a speed indistinguishable to the naked eye!
The moment Qiang Tianfei released the sword hilt, she saw the Tribulation Sword break free from the entanglement of her two divine blades. The sword seemed to enter a state of having form but no substance in an instant, passing through the two divine blades without a physical body, only light.
Chi—
The sword light spun, tracing a sword flower. Just as her hand let go, she saw her five fingers jump off her palm, like living spirits dancing in the air.
In that instant, Qiang Tianfei's expression was somewhat strange. The moment her five fingers were severed by the sword light, they gained life. The flesh wriggled, the bones grew, and they transformed into five small versions of Qin Mu, all bowing to her in unison!
The hilt of the Tribulation Sword hung upside down, as if held in reverse by the five small Qin Mu, who pushed it forward!
One Qi Primordial Chaos Dao Together Wandering!
Qiang Tianfei's chest exploded. The inverted divine sword pierced through her chest and flew out from her back. Wherever it passed, her body turned into chaotic Qi, forcibly blasting through her physical form!
Qiang Tianfei shouted, a series of heavenly palaces appearing behind her. Her cultivation surged, and she reached out to grab the two divine blades. The dragon tails of the divine blades swung, shattering the five small Qin Mu formed from her fingers into pieces!
The power of the two divine blades surged, but they became incredibly soft, slashing towards the divine sword behind her!
At the same time, Qin Mu on the small boat still had his back to her. The small boat was still speeding forward, but the changes in his sword seals behind his back were becoming faster and faster, impossible to see clearly!
Chi chi chi!
Under his control, the Tribulation Sword flew up and down, constantly changing various sword techniques, avoiding the repeated attacks of the two divine blades in its formless yet substantial state!
This divine sword was not attacking Qiang Tianfei, but the Dao Tree beneath her feet. Beams of sword light flew between the withered branches of the Dao Tree, severing the branches!
Qiang Tianfei was extremely anxious, cold sweat breaking out on her forehead. She leaped up from the Soul-Severing Platform, controlling the divine blades to pursue the Tribulation Sword. The Tribulation Sword was reckless, but she had to avoid severing the branches of the Dao Tree.
Because the power of these two Divine Soul-Severing Mystic Blades was too strong. If they touched a branch, even the Dao Tree couldn't withstand a single strike.
Suddenly, the Tribulation Sword rapidly circled the tree trunk. The Dao Tree collapsed with a crash. Qiang Tianfei was burning with rage, her body falling downwards.
The sword light suddenly struck the falling Soul-Severing Platform like lightning, then sped away, skimming the surface of the Chaos Long River and whistling to catch up with Qin Mu's small boat.
Qin Mu stood on the small boat, raising his left hand. The Tribulation Sword leaped up from the surface of the Chaos Long River, separating from the Soul-Severing Platform. The Soul-Severing Platform fell downwards, landing in his hand.
Qin Mu stored the Soul-Severing Platform in his Divine Treasury Ancestral Court. With his right hand, he untied the scabbard. The Tribulation Sword gradually slowed down, its sword light fading, slowly descending and inserting into the scabbard.
Qin Mu fastened the scabbard to his left waist, turned his head, and smiled at Qiang Tianfei.
At this moment, Qiang Tianfei, along with the woman in the tattered Dao Fruit, was falling into the Chaos Long River!
"Mu Celestial Venerable!"
Qiang Tianfei grabbed the two divine blades, trying her best to stabilize her body and not fall into the Chaos Long River. However, there was nothing to leverage in the chaos, and her body couldn't stop falling.
Her face paled in fright. She quickly landed on a wooden stump, but below, in the Chaos Long River, skeletons rose up one after another. The souls in the chaos struggled, their faces twisted, all reaching out to grab her on the stump!
Qiang Tianfei's twin blades flew, hacking off countless broken limbs and stumps. The tattered Dao Fruit flew through the blade light. Suddenly, the Dao light within the Dao Fruit shone in all directions. The eerie existences in the Chaos Long River all retreated from the Dao light within the Dao Fruit.
The woman in the Dao Fruit's aura became weak, shouting, "I can't hold on for long! Cross the river quickly! Otherwise, both of us will fall into the past universe!"
Qin Mu looked back, witnessing this scene. His gaze was strange. "Who is this woman? Her strength is impressive. I wonder how she compares to the Primal Sage of the Miluo Palace..."
He inexplicably took out the teaching rod given to him by the Primal Sage of the Miluo Palace, activated it, and sent it flying towards Qiang Tianfei.
Smack—
Qiang Tianfei was hit on the head, and she became furious. Qin Mu quickly withdrew the teaching rod, thinking to himself, "I forgot, Qiang Tianfei has no primordial spirit. Hitting her with the teaching rod is completely useless."