Chapter 1545: Invincible
Heavenly Lord Hao snorted coldly. "Twenty-six thousand copies of Heavenly Lord Mu? What do I have to fear? At worst, I’ll kill them one by one and completely erase you from the river of history!"
Despite his bold words, he steeled himself and faced the situation with full force.
Qin Mu’s divine abilities were too bizarre, spanning forty thousand years of time like a river of ages, with his figure imprinted everywhere. Although Heavenly Lord Ling was the pioneer of the Unchanging divine ability, when it came to wielding it with unparalleled mastery, one had to look to Qin Mu.
Heavenly Lord Hao, locked in battle with over twenty-six thousand Qin Mus, was essentially fighting from the present era all the way back to forty thousand years ago. One could imagine how grueling this would be!
But he had to endure this battle no matter what!
He absolutely could not tolerate Heavenly Lord Xiao obtaining the Heavenly Emperor’s physical body!
At this moment, he was still a step away from imprinting his power into the Ultimate Void. To do so, both his physical body and primordial spirit needed to enter the Ultimate Void together.
There, the chilling winds howled, and without the strongest physical body, no one could survive!
This was also why the Grand Emperor couldn’t send his own body into the Ultimate Void.
But the Heavenly Emperor’s body was stronger—the only one that might enter the Ultimate Void without being destroyed!
Whoever obtained it could potentially imprint their power onto the Great Luo Heaven and claim an invincible position!
He charged forward with all his might, felling Qin Mu after Qin Mu beneath his feet, grinding them away. Yet his own wounds grew more numerous and severe. Even with the Primordial Goddess of Tai Su, who could manifest thoughts into reality, she couldn’t heal the injuries Qin Mu inflicted on him!
Qin Mu was a Heavenly Lord who established his path through divine abilities. His techniques were unparalleled in the world. Throughout the billions of years since the universe’s creation and the primal chaos’s division, no one had ever elevated divine abilities to such heights!
Cracking Qin Mu’s divine abilities was unimaginably difficult!
As the battle dragged on, Heavenly Lord Hao’s body became tattered, his chest pierced clean through, and he had only eliminated a tenth of the Qin Mus from the forty-thousand-year timeline!
If he continued fighting, Qin Mu would surely beat him into pulp, reducing his body and primordial spirit to nothing!
This was arguably the most perilous battle he had ever faced!
Heavenly Lord Hao had never imagined that Qin Mu, this opponent, could push him to such extremes!
"My child Hao, I can make you invincible."
The voice of the Primordial Goddess of Tai Su came through, accompanied by a faint smile. "You know what to do."
Heavenly Lord Hao killed another Qin Mu, then immediately knelt and kissed the toes of the Primordial Goddess of Tai Su, worshiping her with sincerity. "Aunt, please save Hao!"
The Primordial Goddess of Tai Su was very pleased. Her companion treasure instantly transformed into a great bell that inverted and shielded Heavenly Lord Hao. She smiled, "I’ve observed for so long and found his flaw. Although Heavenly Lord Mu is powerful, the might of his divine abilities isn’t enough to break my companion treasure. I only need to use this bell to protect you, ensuring your safety as you smoothly kill him without any effort!"
Heavenly Lord Hao was both surprised and delighted, repeatedly kowtowing.
Indeed, when Qin Mu attacked again, the One Qi Primordial Chaos Dao and the Traveling Together divine ability were terrifyingly powerful, but they met their match in the bell formed from the Primordial Goddess of Tai Su’s companion treasure.
The bell rang loudly, shaking, completely blocking his strike, while Heavenly Lord Hao beneath it smoothly killed Qin Mu.
This repeated several times without a hitch.
Heavenly Lord Hao’s mind settled. Continuing like this, it wouldn’t be long before he struck down Qin Mu, erasing him from the forty-thousand-year river of history and reducing him to ashes.
Suddenly, another Qin Mu appeared. This one didn’t use the One Qi Primordial Chaos Dao and Traveling Together divine ability but instead pointed a finger!
Clang!
The great bell shook violently, deafening, and at the same time, Heavenly Lord Hao struck and killed him.
The Primordial Goddess of Tai Su quickly looked at the bell and saw a finger mark on its surface. Her expression changed drastically.
This treasure of hers was formed from the Tai Su Dao within the Tai Su Egg, her companion treasure, and was one of the most formidable treasures in the world.
Even the fusion of the fifty Heavenly Daos, the Carefree Sword of the Kai Emperor, or Heavenly Lord Hao’s Wheel of Ten Thousand Daos were far inferior to this treasure.
Yet Qin Mu’s finger had left a mark on it, proving that his strike had the power to damage her companion treasure!
That was the Primordial Chaos Finger.
Derived from the Dao patterns of the Lord of the Mi Luo Palace, the Primordial Chaos Finger possessed a power beyond even a Heavenly Lord’s reach!
The Primordial Goddess of Tai Su felt a growing unease.
The Primordial Chaos Finger could not only damage her companion treasure but, more terrifyingly, prevent it from recovering.
Her companion treasure could transform in countless ways, instantly turning into the Tai Su Dao and assuming different forms. The Tai Su Dao had form and substance but no fixed body, so it could change into any shape and quickly restore itself without any lasting damage.
But the power of the Primordial Chaos Finger actually harmed the Tai Su Dao itself—this was the most frightening aspect!
Clang!
Clang!
Clang!
...
One after another, Qin Mu stubbornly used the Primordial Chaos Finger, never changing his approach, causing the finger marks on the bell to grow deeper and larger.
After a hundred or so strikes, the Primordial Goddess of Tai Su’s companion treasure was pierced clean through!
She felt a pang of heartache, but she had already made her boast and couldn’t back down now.
"Still, though Heavenly Lord Mu is formidable, he will never understand the strength of the Tai Su Dao!"
With a thought, the bell transformed into a great cauldron borne on chaotic qi, continuing to protect Heavenly Lord Hao as it withstood Qin Mu’s Primordial Chaos Finger.
Then, the Primordial Goddess of Tai Su’s expression changed. On her companion treasure, now a cauldron, there was also a finger hole!
This hole was from the bell, and even after transforming into a cauldron, it remained!
"My companion treasure is wounded."
The Primordial Goddess of Tai Su was deeply distressed. "Have I invested too much in Heavenly Lord Hao? Is this worth it? I sought an audience with Tai Yi, and he said I misjudged people, hinting that I should abandon Heavenly Lord Hao and help that boy Heavenly Lord Mu, with a chance to attain the Dao in the future. Should I continue supporting Heavenly Lord Hao..."
She hesitated for a moment but then cast the thought aside. "Heavenly Lord Mu is too far from the Dao and is my great enemy, while Heavenly Lord Hao is on the verge of attaining it. Heavenly Lord Mu is unruly and hard to control, and he won’t worship me, but Heavenly Lord Hao sincerely kneels to me and is under my control. Tai Yi isn’t all-powerful or all-knowing, so why listen to him?"
At that moment, on the vast desert, yellow sand filled the sky.
Heavenly Lord Xiao slowly rose from the blood-stained sand, his aura overwhelming.
He had been wounded by Qin Mu using the Tai Yi Staff and the Calamity-Breaking Sword, which excelled at breaking down Dao runes from their very source. Even he had to dodge such an attack.
Earlier, he had been ambushed by Heavenly Lord Hao and the Primordial Goddess of Tai Su and couldn’t evade, resulting in injury. The wounds couldn’t be healed with Creation Mystic Arts, and he frowned.
He looked up and saw Qin Mu and Heavenly Lord Ling standing on the Execution Platform, flanking the Heavenly Emperor’s body.
As for Heavenly Lord Hao and the Primordial Goddess of Tai Su, they had vanished.
Heavenly Lord Xiao shook his body, forcibly suppressing the wound to stop the bleeding, and strode toward the Execution Platform. His voice was deep and heavy, rolling like thunder across the desert.
"Hao'er fell for the divine ability you left in the mist, didn’t he?"
He approached Qin Mu and Heavenly Lord Ling step by step. The celestial river had vanished, leaving only rolling yellow sand with no trace of moisture.
"His intelligence is still lacking, unlike mine. When I passed through the first phantom you left in the celestial river, I sensed the Unchanging divine ability. He was slower—passing through your phantom brought him here to ambush me, but it also sent him into the celestial river."
Heavenly Lord Xiao drew closer, his qi and blood growing stronger. Behind him, the thirty-six celestial palaces linked perfectly, forming a complete Great Heavenly Court. From the court, divine light shot into the sky, and Dao sounds rumbled, a spectacular and awe-inspiring sight.
Heavenly Lord Xiao was like an emperor ruling over all realms, descending upon the Execution Platform. Qin Mu and Heavenly Lord Ling on the platform seemed less like his enemies and more like prisoners awaiting execution!
His stature grew taller and larger. Before he even reached the Execution Platform, Qin Mu and Heavenly Lord Ling had to look up at him.
"Just as the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind, Hao'er was too impatient. But I was more composed. I annihilated the Creator race, absorbed all the Creators, devoured the Other Shore Void and the First Spirit Realm, and came here calmly."
Heavenly Lord Xiao took one step and arrived before the Execution Platform. Though the platform was high, it seemed dwarfed by him, and Qin Mu and Heavenly Lord Ling on it appeared as tiny as ants.
"He fell for your trick, but I won’t."
Heavenly Lord Xiao looked down at the two, his imperial might pressing down on them, making their bodies unsteady as their bones crackled. "Not only did I not fall for it, but I also devoured and refined half of the Grand Emperor’s primordial spirit. Even you, Heavenly Lord Ling—your Unchanging divine ability has been broken by me!"
His aura grew even stronger. The vast Heavenly Court hung above the Execution Platform, crushing Qin Mu and Heavenly Lord Ling until they could barely stand, nearly forcing them to kneel!
Qin Mu supported Heavenly Lord Ling with one hand and leaned on the Tai Yi Staff with the other, struggling to endure.
Heavenly Lord Xiao smiled. "Once I reclaim my body and devour the Grand Emperor’s Divine Sense Great Luo Heaven, I will attain the Dao! Mu, Ling, you are the Heavenly Lords I appointed. I can grant you the title of Heavenly Lord, and I can also strip it away, even take your lives! There’s no need to resist me any longer. I am already invincible!"
"Is that so?"
A calm, indifferent voice came from behind Qin Mu. The Kai Emperor stepped out from Qin Mu’s shadow, looking toward one side of the desert without even glancing at the lofty Heavenly Lord Xiao. He said flatly, "You say you’re invincible—did you ask me?"
He turned and cast a glance at the immensely powerful Heavenly Lord Xiao. "An attainder of the Dao without even a Dao Tree dares to claim invincibility before me?"
His gaze was cold as he looked at Heavenly Lord Xiao, as if at a lamb awaiting slaughter.
Qin Mu breathed a sigh of relief, quickly stowed away the Heavenly Emperor’s body, and pulled Heavenly Lord Ling back at top speed, shouting, "Kai Emperor, can you handle this? Tai Chu attained the Dao through raw power—he’s no pushover!"
"Whether I can handle it or not, only the sword will tell."
The Kai Emperor stood with his hands behind his back on the Execution Platform, facing the overwhelmingly powerful Heavenly Lord Xiao with a detached air. "Tai Chu, even if you hadn’t appointed us as Heavenly Lords back then, we would still have become them. You can’t change that. Make your move. I’ll show you what a true Heavenly Lord is!"