Chapter 1593: Abnormal Thinking
Above the Ancestral Court, the void was originally invisible, but now layer upon layer of void emerged, clear and distinct.
The Ancestral Court was no longer the desolate scene of the past. Many races from the myriad realms had already migrated to the Ancestral Court to settle and develop. Although the Ancestral Court was vast, making scattered cities inconspicuous, there were still a great number of living beings from various races within it.
At this moment, the beings dwelling in the Ancestral Court looked up and saw a sight they would never forget.
Layer upon layer of void, perfectly transparent, reached as many as thirty-six layers. And in the thirty-sixth layer of void, two Great Luo Heavens appeared, with Dao Trees lush and verdant, reflecting the World Tree in the distance.
Two Great Luo Heavens, two Dao Trees, two Dao Flowers, each exuding their own Dao resonance.
The Dao resonance emanating from one Great Luo Heaven was an overwhelming force. As soon as it appeared, it felt as if countless great mountains were pressing down on everyone's hearts, and countless deities were weighing on their spirits. These mountains pressed on their physical bodies, and the deities pressed on their minds, forcing them to bend and kneel!
The Dao resonance from the other Great Luo Heaven was like an indestructible sword, slashing at the deities in their hearts and leveling the mountains on their bodies!
These two Great Luo Heavens were moving rapidly, drawing closer to each other.
Soon, the two Great Luo Heavens approached each other, spinning and colliding. At the moment of impact, it seemed as if an incredibly terrifying power erupted, yet the beings in the Ancestral Court could not feel this force.
This was because the power of the collision between the two Great Luo Heavens was difficult to transmit out of the Ultimate Void. The Ultimate Void caused the power of the Great Luo Heavens' divine abilities to continuously attenuate during transmission.
By the time it passed through the Ultimate Void and then through thirty-five layers of void, it was further weakened, so it could not cause damage to the Ancestral Court.
However, the clash of the Great Luo Heavens displayed Dao techniques and divine abilities that dazzled the beings of the Ancestral Court. They could hardly understand them, yet they could still perceive various wonders within.
Each person saw something different, but no one could grasp all the Dao mysteries of the Great Luo Heavens.
The Dao of the Great Luo Heaven cannot be fully expressed; the Great Luo Heaven cannot be fully described.
Beneath the two Great Luo Heavens, Heavenly Lord Hao saw Kai Huang, and Kai Huang also saw him.
Each stood atop a peak, facing each other from afar.
"Taking a step toward us, slaying Tu Bo, Qin Ye—your plan was indeed unexpected, catching me off guard."
Heavenly Lord Hao showed an appreciative expression, saying from a distance, "But all of this is useless in the face of absolute power. You have already lost."
He did not look at Kai Huang, his gaze instead passing between the two mountains.
Nor was he looking at the space between the two mountains; he was looking at the Netherworld, which overlapped with the Ancestral Court.
In the Netherworld, Heavenly Lord Fire and Heavenly Lord Void had already detected the methods of Heavenly Lord Moon and Lang Huan. They had experienced the divine abilities of Moon and Lang in the three rooms at the end of the Void Bridge before, and this time they broke through with ease.
On the other side, Heavenly Lord Nether was also completely at a disadvantage in his battle against Ancestral God King, and his defeat and death were only a matter of time.
Heavenly Lord Hao looked into the Netherworld, where the Book of Life and Death had stabilized again, drawing on Tu Bo's Netherworld Dao to nourish Qin Fengqing. Meanwhile, Qin Mu was carrying Heavenly Lord Ling, rapidly descending toward the Jade Lock Pass at the base of Tu Bo's feet.
"The eleven Heavenly Lords of the Heavenly Court—Heavenly Lord Gong, Heavenly Lord Hong, Consort Qiang, Shi Qiluo, Consort Yan—have already fallen and no longer exist. The so-called Ten Heavenly Lords are now only Fire, Ancestor, Lang, Void, Tai Chu, and you."
Kai Huang said calmly, "As for us, besides me, there are also Heavenly Lord Yun, who has already achieved the Dao, and Moon, Ling, Nether, Mu, and Lang Huan. In terms of numbers, we already have the advantage. Additionally, Imperial Lord Yu is also on our side. Heavenly Lord Hao, you should be feeling fear."
Heavenly Lord Hao waved his hand, and a cloud platform appeared, floating between the two mountains. He stepped onto the platform, where there was a stone table and two cushions.
Heavenly Lord Hao sat on the left cushion, smiling, "Kai Huang, I once heard that during the Yao Chi gathering, when you saw me and Imperial Lord Yu, you said that if Imperial Lord Yu became the Emperor, you would serve him as a vassal in the north, but if I became the Emperor, you would replace me."
Kai Huang shook his head, "That's not what I said. At Yao Chi, I saw that you were stubborn and self-willed. If you became the Emperor, I would contend with you on equal footing, seize the momentum of the world, gather the hearts of the people, and it would still be unknown who would win."
"Then why don't you dare sit across from me?" Heavenly Lord Hao laughed.
Kai Huang walked over and sat opposite him.
Heavenly Lord Hao brewed tea, and Kai Huang lit the fire for him. When the water boiled, Heavenly Lord Hao dropped in tender green tea buds. The two sat watching the buds slowly unfurl in the water, each inhaling the tea's fragrance.
Heavenly Lord Hao poured tea for Kai Huang, who slightly bowed in thanks.
"You just said that in terms of the number of Heavenly Lords, your side has already surpassed the Heavenly Court. That is a great mistake."
Heavenly Lord Hao poured himself a cup of tea and waited quietly for it to cool, smiling, "Lang Huan is a Creator, with relatively low magical power, far inferior to any Heavenly Lord of the Heavenly Court. Heavenly Lord Nether is strong in the primordial spirit but weak in the physical body. Heavenly Lord Moon wasted forty thousand years, delayed by Dao wounds, living in seclusion. And these forty thousand years were precisely the period of the great explosion of divine techniques and Dao methods in the world, when the Great Heavenly Court cultivation methods took shape. She missed it, and her magical power is far inferior to other Heavenly Lords. The only threats to the Heavenly Court are Yun, Ling, and Mu."
He raised his cup in a toast, and Kai Huang raised his in return.
"And Yun, Ling, and Mu each have their own shortcomings."
Heavenly Lord Hao drank his tea and set down the cup, saying, "Heavenly Lord Yun relies on inheriting the legacy of the Great Emperor. How much of it he can actually use remains questionable. If he could contend with my father, Tai Chu, you would still have room to maneuver. Unfortunately, he cannot. Heavenly Lord Yun going to the World Tree is precisely to resolve his weakness."
He refilled Kai Huang's tea and continued, "Heavenly Lord Ling is also not up to par. Her Dao techniques are indeed terrifyingly powerful—killing the Great Emperor was a stunning feat. Even if I were hit, my Dao might be annihilated, and I would die completely. But her other abilities are too weak, and her combat methods are too poor. She could never get close to me, nor to any other Heavenly Lord. If Heavenly Lord Moon is eliminated, she becomes useless."
He smiled, "Heavenly Lord Fire will eliminate Heavenly Lord Moon for me. As for Heavenly Lord Ling, I cannot kill her, and probably no one in this world can. But just because we can't doesn't mean the Young Master of Miluo Palace can't."
Kai Huang's heart skipped a beat, and he silently drank his tea.
"As for Heavenly Lord Mu, he is truly a formidable opponent."
Heavenly Lord Hao mentioned Qin Mu and couldn't help but praise repeatedly, saying, "Killing Tu Bo before we did—that plan was not something you could have come up with. Your thinking is too normal—military formations, strategies, and tactics are all upright and proper, without any hint of deviousness. Only someone with abnormal thinking like Heavenly Lord Mu could devise such a plan. It caught me off guard."
He drank his tea and said, "Heavenly Lord Gong is dead. Heavenly Lord Mu killing her shows that his skill surpasses hers. The speed of his progress also exceeded my expectations. However, Heavenly Lord Gong was originally the weakest among the Ten Heavenly Lords. Ever since she was wounded by your sword Dao, her Dao heart has been incomplete. It was only natural for her to die at Heavenly Lord Mu's hands. My brother, Lang Xuan, can hold him off."
Kai Huang smiled slightly and shook his head, "Lang Xuan is doomed. Does Lang Xuan know that you are using Heavenly Lord Mu to eliminate him?"
Heavenly Lord Hao laughed heartily, fiddling with his teacup, and said unhurriedly, "I originally planned to give you all a dignified death, making you all martyrs, as sacrifices for the Young Master's descent. But Heavenly Lord Mu's abnormal thinking disrupted my plan. Still, it doesn't matter. If the Young Master cannot descend, that's not my fault."
He said leisurely, "My father, Tai Chu, will go to kill Heavenly Lord Yun. I will hold you off. Heavenly Lord Nether will die at the hands of Ancestral God King. The Netherworld God Son, Qin Fengqing, will perish at the hands of Heavenly Lord Void. Heavenly Lord Moon will die at the hands of Heavenly Lord Fire. And God King Lang Huan will be captured by the Tai Ji Ancient Gods. In the future, when I become Emperor, she will be suitable as my Empress. As for Ling, she is useless in this war. I will retrieve the Young Master's weapon and use it to kill her, offering her as a sacrifice to the Young Master."
Kai Huang's gaze fell on his face, like two sharp swords piercing his Dao heart.
Heavenly Lord Hao was unconcerned, "And Heavenly Lord Mu, after he kills my brother Lang Xuan, I will personally bury him. Oh, and Imperial Lord Yu!"
He smiled slightly, "He is under the World Tree. After you die, I will go and have a chat with him."
Kai Huang raised his cup and drank it all in one gulp, shaking his head, "Aren't you afraid of Tai Yi?"
"Tai Yi?"
Heavenly Lord Hao laughed heartily, "Tai Yi has fallen into the prehistoric universe and has long been captured and suppressed by the Young Masters of Miluo Palace. The Tai Yi under the World Tree is just a fake, probably impersonated by Heavenly Lord Mu. That man is abnormal and likes to take risky moves. Would you like more tea?"
Kai Huang said coldly, "No need."
Heavenly Lord Hao sighed, "I didn't expect we would come to blows so soon. Qin Ye, you are remarkable, but you are too arrogant and have cultivated for too short a time. To catch up with me, you were forced to cultivate only one Heavenly Palace, focusing solely on the Dao realm. Even though you have achieved the Dao, your magical power is still far inferior to mine. You were too hasty."
Behind his head, two Great Heavenly Courts appeared, transforming into a Wheel of Ten Thousand Daos—one side dark, one side bright.
Behind Kai Huang, only one Heavenly Palace appeared. The Jade Capital lacked the Ling Xiao Hall, so the Heavenly Palace was incomplete.
His Ling Xiao Hall had been severed by himself, and with it, the Ling Xiao realm and the Emperor Throne realm had disappeared.
"I am half god, and also half human."
Another voice came from Heavenly Lord Hao's Wheel of Ten Thousand Daos. Kai Huang's pupils contracted sharply as he saw the dark side of the Wheel of Ten Thousand Daos suddenly split into a Great Heavenly Court composed of thirty-five Heavenly Palaces. Another Heavenly Lord Hao stepped out from it and drifted away.
"Kai Huang, you stay here to deal with my half-god body, and watch my half-human body send Heavenly Lord Mu on his way." That Heavenly Lord Hao went far away, and a Gui Xu Great Abyss appeared, splitting the Netherworld. His figure disappeared into the Netherworld.
In front of Kai Huang, Heavenly Lord Hao still sat there, smiling at him.
Kai Huang gathered his Dao into a sword and thrust it forward. The Heavenly Lord Hao opposite him laughed heartily, and the Wheel of Ten Thousand Daos fell between the two of them!
In the Netherworld.
Heavenly Lord Fire and Heavenly Lord Void tore through the divine abilities of Heavenly Lord Moon and Lang Huan and leaped out. Just as Heavenly Lord Moon and Lang Huan were about to use their abilities again, suddenly a Tai Ji sand table appeared, and countless star sands turned into a Tai Ji star domain, separating Heavenly Lord Moon and Lang Huan!
In the Ancestral Court, at the Black Mountain Holy Land.
Heavenly Lord Yun suddenly stood up and said solemnly, "The Netherworld battle has begun. Brother Yu, I can no longer study!"
His figure rose into the air. Above the World Tree, the void split open, revealing thirty-six layers of void. The Divine Awareness Great Luo Heaven appeared, guiding his physical body.
Just as his body was about to enter the Great Luo Heaven, a voice suddenly came: "Found you! Heavenly Lord Yun, is my Tai Chu Emperor Sword still working well for you?"