Tales of Herding Gods

Chapter 1263

Chapter 1263 – Eighteen Celestial Palaces

Lü Zheng quickly escaped with Saint Woodcutter and Yan Yunxi, while the black tiger god transformed into a black cat to lie on his shoulder. Behind him, Niu Sanduo sprinted over with Martial Arts Heavenly Teacher. Martial Arts Heavenly Teacher and Celestial Venerable Hao exchanged two blows, and his injuries were very severe.

Not far away, Heaven Sovereign staggered forward. Half of his body still had flesh, while the other half only had bones.

Qi Xiayu’s body was in tatters, and her celestial palace was almost completely destroyed. There was a peach branch stuck in her chest, and it started to sprout. Thick roots penetrated her celestial palace and spread throughout it.

Xiu Zhong and Can Nü were even more miserable. One had no corporeal body, while the other had no head. They could only run together.

In the sky, there was also the third heavenly master of the celestial heavens, Bai Yujing, who left while bleeding.

The mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind. Bai Yujing, as the heavenly master with the strongest battle power among the four great heavenly teachers, hid at the back, using a space formation to skin Celestial Venerable Hao. She also used Celestial Venerable Yue’s zither strings to cut off Celestial Venerable Hao’s head. The result was astonishing.

However, her injuries were also the most severe among them. In his fury, Celestial Venerable Hao almost shattered her!

Everyone fled frantically. Celestial Venerable Hao had suffered such a huge loss, so he would definitely wipe them out. He wouldn’t allow them to escape.

However, what surprised them was that Celestial Venerable Hao didn’t chase after them.

Saint Woodcutter said loudly, “Celestial Venerable Hao’s injuries must be too severe, and he can’t suppress his own injuries anymore. Come back with me!”

No one bothered with him.

Saint Woodcutter struggled for a moment, but he couldn’t break free from Lü Zheng’s armpit. He couldn’t help saying angrily, “Donkey, put me down!”

Lü Zheng didn’t mock him like before and continued to run forward with his head down. The black tiger god couldn’t resist asking, “Old master, look at the people who can fight now. Who else could it be other than you?”

Saint Woodcutter was stunned and looked at the others. He saw that while Heaven Sovereign was running for his life, flesh and blood were falling from his body. Qi Xiayu was staggering and could die at any moment.

Can Nü and Xiu Zhong were even worse off. The Dao injuries that Celestial Venerable Hao left in their bodies were destroying their consciousness and corporeal bodies.

The bones and organs in Yan Yunxi’s body were all shattered, and she was only left with one breath. If that breath was gone, she would die.

Martial Arts Heavenly Teacher had received two heavy blows from Celestial Venerable Hao. Even though he looked like he was the one with the lightest injuries, his injuries were actually extremely severe. Furthermore, he only had one arm left, and his martial arts skills were only left with his legs.

As for Lü Zheng, the old bull Niu Sanduo, and the black tiger god, they had their magic power extracted by Celestial Venerable Hao’s silk. Now, they didn’t even have the ability to ride on the clouds and fog. They could only rely on their corporeal bodies to sprint.

In this battle, they had fought Celestial Venerable Hao in his peak state, who was already at the end of his rope. There were seven Emperor’s Throne level existences, yet they still ended up like this!

Originally, he shouldn’t have ended up like this. Saint Woodcutter’s calculations were correct. Celestial Venerable Hao didn’t dare to fight for long, so there was no need for him to fight him head-on. He just needed to drag it out for a while, and the pressure of his own cultivation would crush his corporeal body.

However, Man proposes, Heaven disposes. Celestial Venerable Hao’s pressure was too strong, making everyone unable to work together. Under the threat of the collapse of their Dao hearts, everyone attacked Celestial Venerable Hao. They were like a pile of loose sand, and they lost so quickly!

“That’s right, there’s still Mu’er!”

Saint Woodcutter’s spirit suddenly jolted, and he remembered Qin Mu. He hurriedly said, “Donkey, put me down, there’s still Mu’er!”

Lü Zheng gritted his teeth and didn’t say anything. He ran for his life, and the black tiger god said, “Old master, how shrewd is your second disciple? When he saw that the situation was bad, he must have run away long ago. How could he have stayed until now? Old master, the most important thing now is how we can escape!”

Saint Woodcutter gritted his teeth and said angrily, “Based on my understanding of him, he definitely won’t escape! He will definitely seize this chance and try to get rid of his mortal enemy, Celestial Venerable Hao, no matter what! This isn’t a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, but a once-in-a-hundred-lifetime opportunity! Put me down! With our wisdom as master and disciple, we might be able to get rid of Celestial Venerable Hao!”

Lü Zheng ignored him and sprinted away.

At this moment, in the dark valley behind them, the consciousness realm exploded. Thousands of heart devils and Celestial Venerable Mu transformed into a part of the divine treasure realm, becoming gods within it!

All the energy in the divine treasure realm gathered, and under Qin Mu’s control, it transformed into a world-shaking strike!

The light that burst forth from this strike dispersed all the darkness in the valley. It was so bright that it reflected the shadows of everyone who was fleeing in a panic.

Their shadows were stretched very long, and the leaping light made their shadows leap on the ground, baring their fangs and brandishing their claws like devils.

Saint Woodcutter looked back and sighed to himself.

That was indeed Qin Mu fighting with Celestial Venerable Hao, trying to kill him. However, the power was too strong, and he couldn’t go back even if he wanted to.

The energy that Qin Mu and Celestial Venerable Hao had released was too strong. With his abilities, he wouldn’t be able to get close to the aftermath of the battle and would be smashed into pieces!

‘Mu’er must have borrowed the power of the Celestial Venerable Heart Devils. He is the real Celestial Venerable Mu, controlling all of the Heart Devil Celestial Venerables. That way, he would have the power to fight Celestial Venerable Hao. He might even be able to drag Celestial Venerable Hao to death.’

Saint Woodcutter revealed a smile and said in a low voice, “You have already grown up and are an experienced person. In this battle, you have shown me that you already have the wisdom to fight with a Celestial Venerable…”

Dark valley.

Qin Mu stood in the center of the divine treasure realm, and in the surroundings, four of the five great natural ore mines burst forth with dense light, surging towards the long sword in his hand!

At the same time, all the Great Daos of the Ancestral Court, Xuandu, Youdu, the four poles, Yuandu, Heavenly Yin, and all the worlds in the universe burst forth and surged towards the sword in his hand!

Celestial Venerable Mental Demon and Celestial Venerable Mu, who were guarding the various heavens, executed all of their paths, skills, and divine arts at the same time!

His eighteen celestial palaces lit up at the same time, and boundless magic power surged out!

This was the first time Qin Mu had executed his Great Celestial Heavens technique!

He borrowed Celestial Venerable Hao’s battle with the Grand Emperor to comprehend his eighteenth celestial palace, the Connate celestial palace, and finally comprehended his Great Celestial Heavens technique.

Now, it was his first battle!

The Great Celestial Heavens technique circulated, and thousands of Mental Demon Celestial Venerable Mu’s magic power gathered. The moment they poured into his divine sword, Qin Mu let out a long roar. With great passion, he brandished his sword to face the incoming Celestial Venerable Hao!

At that moment, the sword gleam was like a huge whirlpool that swirled in the dark valley. It surged and soared into the sky, transforming into a beam of light that stunned the entire Great Void. It reached straight into the clouds and soared into the sky!

Boom—

Violent sword currents swirled and overflowed, breaking through the dark valley and shattering the mountains, razing the walking corpses that were sprinting on all four limbs to the ground and shattering them into pieces!

Finally, the sword light subsided, and corpses fell from the sky like rain. They were the corpses of Celestial Venerable Mental Demon, scattered all over the ground.

There were collapsed celestial palaces everywhere, destroyed Xuandu, Youdu, and the other worlds. Qin Mu had lost.

Celestial Venerable Hao collapsed on the ground, panting heavily. He sneered. “I’ve finally defeated you, cough cough…”

He vomited large mouthfuls of blood and stood up shakily. He seemed to be smiling yet not smiling, and he seemed to be crying. “I’ve finally defeated you, Celestial Venerable Mu! For a million years, I’ve lived under your shadow, but today, I’ve finally killed you and walked out of your shadow!”

He laughed loudly, his voice filled with delight. “You are no longer the devil in my heart!”

At this moment, his pupils contracted.

In the dark valley that had been shattered into powder, substance was flowing back and recovering!

The shattered Qin Mu recovered at an extremely fast speed. The celestial palaces were rebuilt, Xuandu was floating in the sky, and Youdu was sinking into the ground. The ancestral court, the Primordial Realm, the four poles, the heavens, and the ten thousand worlds all reappeared as though they were flying.

“Celestial Venerable Hao.”

Qin Mu shook his sword and gathered all his power. The flood of Great Dao rushed over with his sword, full of heroism. “Even if you cultivate the true celestial heavens, I, the heart devil, will forever be imprinted in your heart, indelible!”