Chapter 1547: The Legacy of the Purple Firmament Hall
Heavenly Venerate Hao felt a tightness in his chest, a surge of blood threatening to erupt from his mouth.
He prided himself on his unmatched cunning and strategy. He had schemed against the Heavenly Emperor, schemed against Heavenly Venerate Yun, and was involved in the destruction of the Chiming Era, the fall of Heavenly Venerate Ling and Heavenly Venerate Yue, and the decline of the Kaihuang Era. He had also overpowered other Heavenly Venerates, becoming the foremost of the Ten Heavenly Venerates. In the ancestral court of Jade Capital, he had defeated Heavenly Venerate Xiao and subjugated the other Heavenly Venerates. In both prestige and power, he was unmatched!
Yet, facing Qin Mu, he suffered repeated setbacks and humiliations!
Setting aside the distant past, just this time, to counter Qin Mu’s divine abilities, he was forced to kneel before the Primordial Tai Su Goddess, begging for the protection of Tai Su’s power.
Being pushed to such an extent by Qin Mu was a supreme disgrace!
But even so, Qin Mu did not die. Not only did he not die, but he was also perfectly fine, flirting and carrying on with Heavenly Venerate Ling.
Qin Mu stretched lazily, draping one arm over the foot of the Heavenly Emperor’s physical body—the Heavenly Emperor’s form was so majestic that, despite Qin Mu’s tall stature, he was still minuscule in comparison.
“Hao’er, I am sworn brothers with your father, Tai Chu. By seniority, I am your uncle,” Qin Mu said with a smile. “Come, call me ‘Uncle’ and let me hear it.”
Heavenly Venerate Ling couldn’t help but laugh. Qin Mu turned to look at her, and the woman quickly composed herself. Qin Mu smiled.
At that moment, an incredibly terrifying surge of power struck. Heavenly Venerate Hao seized the instant Qin Mu turned around and struck without hesitation. With a shake of his body, thirty-six celestial palaces manifested behind his head, and his strike unleashed the great divine ability of the Ten Thousand Dao Heavenly Wheel!
The moment his great divine ability erupted, the Primordial Tai Su Goddess raised her hand to supplement his thirty-sixth celestial palace, making this strike incomparably powerful!
His celestial palaces were even more perfect than Heavenly Venerate Xiao’s, with fifty-six treasure halls guarding the Heavenly Court.
During the battle in the ancestral court of Jade Capital, when Heavenly Venerate Hao fought against Heavenly Venerate Xiao, he only had forty-eight treasure halls. Clearly, after subduing the Divine Sovereign Lang Xuan, he had added eight more treasure halls.
In that battle in the ancestral court of Jade Capital, he had defeated Heavenly Venerate Xiao and nearly killed him on the spot. Now, his strike was even more powerful than it was then!
However, at the same moment he struck, Qin Mu’s primordial spirit had already merged into the Heavenly Emperor’s physical body.
Heavenly Venerate Hao’s heart leaped as he saw the majestic form suddenly come to life.
“Such immense power!”
The Heavenly Emperor opened his eyes, and the blood and energy within his body surged wildly, roaring as it pushed back the residual shockwaves from the battle between Heavenly Venerate Xiao and the Kaihuang Era’s emperor.
Qin Mu, now in control of the Heavenly Emperor’s physical body, felt an endless, boundless power within it!
Not only that, but as he controlled this body, he could sense all the primordial great daos, clearly perceiving and commanding them all!
This feeling of becoming the master of all daos was truly wondrous.
He had long known that the Heavenly Emperor’s physical body was incredibly powerful, but he had never imagined it could be this powerful—so powerful that it defied description!
“Tai Chu brought this on himself. With such a formidable body, if he hadn’t messed around, how could he have been killed by Heavenly Venerate Yun, Heavenly Venerate Hao, and the others? If he hadn’t courted disaster, no one else would have had any chance!”
Qin Mu was exhilarated. He mobilized his cultivation, channeling it through every part of the Heavenly Emperor’s body. With a long roar, he pointed a finger at Heavenly Venerate Hao’s Ten Thousand Dao Heavenly Wheel!
The Primordial Chaos Finger!
This finger was originally Qin Mu’s most powerful technique, but his understanding of the Primordial Chaos energy runes was shallow, preventing him from fully unleashing its variations. Although its power was astonishing, it was easy to dodge, making it difficult to pose a fatal threat to a Heavenly Venerate—unless Qin Mu was willing to trade his life for it.
But now, with the Heavenly Emperor’s physical body executing this finger, its power was terrifyingly amplified!
Heavenly Venerate Hao’s Ten Thousand Dao Heavenly Wheel was a great divine ability of the thirtieth level of the Dao Realm, containing thirty levels of heaven with thirty different layers of power and might. However, as Qin Mu’s finger struck, before the wheel’s power could even erupt, it pierced through all thirty levels of heaven. All its variations were rendered useless, and it shattered with a bang!
Heavenly Venerate Hao’s heart skipped a beat as he saw Qin Mu point another finger at him. He quickly dodged, but Qin Mu’s move was a feint, carrying no power at all.
Qin Mu pointed again, and Heavenly Venerate Hao dodged once more, but it was another feint.
Qin Mu continued pointing, and Heavenly Venerate Hao kept dodging, only to find that every move was a feint. Enraged, he was about to retaliate when Qin Mu suddenly pointed again—this time, a genuine Primordial Chaos Finger, even more terrifying than the previous one!
Heavenly Venerate Hao snorted coldly. Suddenly, his technique and divine ability shifted. Many of the thirty-six celestial palaces behind him immediately dissolved, replaced by new ones, still maintaining the number of thirty-six.
Strangely, these celestial palaces no longer contained the Lingxiao Treasure Hall; instead, they were replaced by the Purple Firmament Hall!
Qin Mu was startled: “The Fourth Young Master of Jade Capital!”
The Fourth Young Master of the ancestral court of Jade Capital was the one who had led Heavenly Venerate Hao into the Purple Firmament Hall.
What Heavenly Venerate Hao encountered and what happened in the Purple Firmament Hall was unknown to anyone, but it was clear that the Fourth Young Master had given him immense benefits!
Now, with the Lingxiao Treasure Hall replaced by the Purple Firmament Hall in the celestial palaces behind Heavenly Venerate Hao’s head, it was likely a result of his experience in the Purple Firmament Hall.
“Is there a difference between the Purple Firmament Hall and the Lingxiao Treasure Hall?” Qin Mu thought warily.
The Primordial Tai Su Goddess also felt a chill. She had not followed Heavenly Venerate Hao into the Purple Firmament Hall, and after he emerged, he had been vague about what happened inside, clearly hiding something from her.
She hadn’t expected that Heavenly Venerate Hao had another technique—a second set of Grand Heavenly Court divine arts, where the Lingxiao Treasure Hall had been transformed into the Purple Firmament Hall!
She began to waver. When Heavenly Venerate Hao altered his technique, she should have noticed, as she had been the one to repair his damaged celestial palaces whenever he was injured.
If he had changed these palaces, she would have sensed it.
But she hadn’t.
“This means one thing!” The Primordial Tai Su Goddess’s heart pounded. “He has been subtly altering his celestial palaces without my knowledge, making it impossible for me to control him! He has been using me all along!”
Her gaze flickered as she quietly attempted to withdraw the celestial palaces she had granted Heavenly Venerate Hao. But her heart sank—none of his celestial palaces shattered.
Normally, if she withdrew them, Heavenly Venerate Hao would revert to a severely injured state, becoming a cripple instantly.
But that didn’t happen.
“He has been using me.” The Primordial Tai Su Goddess felt a chill run down her spine. “He has been using me to complete his thirty-sixth celestial palace, using me to fulfill his ambitions! Even if I had only a little use, he would kneel to me, lick my toes, and call me ‘Auntie,’ until he drained me dry. When I am of no more use, the first person he kills will be me! He will repay the humiliation I’ve given him a hundredfold, a thousandfold! That’s the kind of person he is!”
She couldn’t help but glance at her companion supreme treasure. It was now battered and riddled with holes, its remaining power still strong but far from its former glory.
She was nearly drained dry.
Now, her only remaining use was to help Heavenly Venerate Hao control the Heavenly Venerates Gong, Zu, Lang, and Xu. Once Heavenly Venerate Hao achieved enlightenment, he would no longer need her to control these Heavenly Venerates and would instead turn on her!
Only now did she realize how dangerous her situation was. She needed Heavenly Venerate Hao because Heavenly Venerate Gong controlled the Tai Su mineral veins in the ancestral court, and she had to obtain Tai Su raw stones and Tai Su divine stones.
Heavenly Venerate Hao had always held her by the throat. He was the one who controlled her lifeline between the two of them!
“I can make him or break him!” The Primordial Tai Su Goddess gritted her teeth, thinking, “I can control the other Heavenly Venerates and use their power to destroy him! I can also capture Heavenly Venerate Gong, make her my ally, and gain control of the Tai Su mineral veins!”
This time, Heavenly Venerate Hao’s strike was still the Ten Thousand Dao Heavenly Wheel, but its power was even greater. With the Lingxiao Treasure Hall replaced by the Purple Firmament Hall, the technique’s power had vastly increased. The Ten Thousand Dao Heavenly Wheel was now shrouded in purple energy, somewhat resembling Primordial Chaos energy.
However, Qin Mu, who had studied the Primordial Chaos energy runes, could still see the difference.
The Fourth Young Master had likely studied the dao techniques of the master of the Miluo Palace, but he hadn’t fully comprehended them. The purple energy of the Purple Firmament Hall was somewhat similar but not quite the same.
Even so, Heavenly Venerate Hao’s strike was still incredibly powerful!
Boom!
The Primordial Chaos Finger clashed with the Ten Thousand Dao Heavenly Wheel, their powers exploding equally, resulting in a stalemate!
Qin Mu, controlling the Heavenly Emperor’s physical body, soared into the air. He pushed forward with both hands, unleashing the power of the One Qi Primordial Chaos Dao Companion. Wherever the power passed, everything turned into chaotic energy. This strike was no less formidable than Heavenly Venerate Xiao’s Tai Chu divine ability!
On the other side, Heavenly Venerate Hao let out a long roar, meeting him with both hands.
The two charged at each other, and in the next moment, four arms and four palms collided violently!
Qin Mu, controlling the Heavenly Emperor’s body, grew two more arms from his armpits and another pair from his back, launching a storm of attacks at Heavenly Venerate Hao.
Behind Heavenly Venerate Hao, his primordial spirit emerged, blocking all of Qin Mu’s attacks. Their massive forms clashed fiercely, tearing the heavens and earth apart. Suddenly, they leaped into the sky!
The Primordial Tai Su Goddess’s eyes gleamed with sharp light. “If I suddenly withdraw one of his celestial palaces now, that little wretch will surely kill Heavenly Venerate Hao!”
The thought took root in her mind and was hard to suppress.
But if Qin Mu killed Heavenly Venerate Hao, there was no guarantee he wouldn’t turn on her.
After all, she and Qin Mu had a blood feud. She couldn’t be sure Qin Mu would spare her. And even if he would, she wouldn’t.
It was Qin Mu who had forced her to emerge prematurely, and it was Qin Mu who had reduced her supreme treasure to this state.
As she hesitated, a cold wind suddenly swept through the sky where Qin Mu and Heavenly Venerate Hao were fighting. The chilling, desolate wind left the void it passed through pristine and bright.
A Dao Tree appeared silently, bearing a single, unripe Dao Fruit. Beneath the tree, the formless divine consciousness took the shape of the Primordial Emperor, who coldly watched the battle below.
“I have waited a long time for this day.”