Chapter 1475 — The Vaulted Sea Mirrors the Heavenly Capital

Shen Mu smiled, waved to Langwan, and then departed with Zaifu, Tian Shu, and the others.

Scarcely had he gone when a burly, thick-limbed giant came leaping swift as flight, treading the heavenly river, charging straight at Langwan — none other than the Eleventh Heavenly Venerable, Shi Qiluo! The armies of the Heavenly Court might be bewitched by the beauty of Divine King Langwan, but Shi Qiluo would not be!

Divine King Langwan dared not cross blades with him, and at once fled into the thirty-fifth void.

Shi Qiluo howled and charged forward, but he could not reach the thirty-fifth layer of the void, and could only sigh in vain. Yet by now Heavenly Venerable Hong had broken free, and he hurled a fist at the thirty-fifth layer of the void.

His battle strength was monstrous, far surpassing Shi Qiluo's, and even hidden within the thirty-fifth layer of the void, Langwan was not safe. Just then, Divine King Langwan unexpectedly visualized Youdu, and within the thirty-fifth layer of the void conjured a world of Youdu, dim and unlit.

Heavenly Venerable Hong was puzzled by her intent, but then saw that in the world of Youdu she had conjured, a faint, ghostly lamplight appeared, and a paper boat floated up behind her.

"Heavenly Venerable You! " Heavenly Venerable Hong chuckled.

Xuandu was the holy ground of the Heavenly Dao; Heavenly Venerable You, as the one who had perfected the great Dao of Youdu, had surely joined the battle of Xuandu at Shen Mu's invitation.

Yet Xuandu's suppression of him was too great, and so even Heavenly Venerable You had to rely on the world of Youdu conjured by Divine King Langwan merely to stand his ground. Under such circumstances, even if Heavenly Venerable You joined hands with Langwan, they could not contend with him! His fist of the Heavenly Dao surged vast and mighty, shattering layer upon layer of the void, and on the paper boat behind Divine King Langwan, Heavenly Venerable You raised a storm lantern and shone it at his fist.

Just as the lantern's light grew incomparably brilliant, suddenly, within that conjured world of Youdu, countless paper boats, countless storm lanterns, countless Heavenly Venerable Yous emerged!

In that moment, Youdu was emptied. Only Tubo remained, and the ghosts upon Tubo's body, along with some of the demon clans and the little ghosts and ghost kings — while those underworld couriers, numbering in the countless millions, had all vanished without a trace!

They had come to Xuandu, and now they appeared behind Divine King Langwan! These aged underworld couriers raised their storm lanterns as one, and the light blazed forth, meeting the fist Heavenly Venerable Hong hurled at them.

The thirty-fifth layer of the void shook violently, a sight to make one's eyes start. Though the force of Heavenly Venerable Hong's fist had been weakened by the thirty-fifth layer of the void, its power was still extraordinary, yet it was blocked by Heavenly Venerable You — forcing one to reassess Heavenly Venerable You's strength.

Heavenly Venerable You blocked the blow, and Divine King Langwan seized the chance to flee, vanishing without a trace along with those countless underworld couriers and ghost ships.

Heavenly Venerable Hong and Shi Qiluo were about to give chase when suddenly the heavenly baleful energy within Xuandu surged madly, howling as it converged toward a single place. The two Heavenly Venerables were startled, and Shi Qiluo took down the chest of a hundred treasures from his back, opened it, drew out an object, and set it upright.

It was a tall tower with two spires, and atop the twin spires sat a god-made eye. Peering through the god-made eye, Shi Qiluo at once saw a massive altar flying toward the Heavenly Lord of Xuandu, with Heavenly Consort Qiang standing upon it.

The altar's steps were strange: when Shi Qiluo looked, the altar had twelve flights of steps, but when Heavenly Venerable Hong leaned in to look, there were nine.

Upon the altar, two streams of blood-red baleful energy coiled and danced like raging dragons, much resembling the Heavenly Court's God-Slaying Platform and God-Slaying Mystic Blade. "The Clan God's God-Slaying Platform! " Shi Qiluo cackled, "That little bitch has hauled this holy ground of the Ancestral Court over here too — what does she mean to do?

" Heavenly Venerable Hong's face darkened, and he said coldly, "This God-Slaying Platform is gathering the heavenly baleful energy, devouring its power, and forging divine blades.

" Shi Qiluo hurriedly leaned in to look, and saw that within the blood baleful energy the might of the two divine blades was rising madly, drawing in the baleful qi of Xuandu and refining it to empower the blades within the baleful energy! The two divine blades were not yet much of a threat to them, but the speed of their ascent made both of them uneasy.

"The heavenly baleful energy is not yet strong enough. When the Heavenly Lord dies, the baleful energy will be exceedingly strong.

" Heavenly Venerable Hong sneered, "She may even intend to devour the Heavenly Lord's very flesh, to nourish these two God-Slaying baleful blades! " He said mildly, "Devouring the baleful energy of all living things beneath heaven, devouring the heavenly baleful energy — how could that compare to devouring a Dao-born god like the Heavenly Lord?

" Shi Qiluo felt a chill in his heart and said, "What does that little bitch mean to do by forging these two divine blades?

" "Rather, what does the Great Emperor mean to do by forging these two divine blades?

" Heavenly Venerable Hong shook his sleeves and rose into the air: "Lady Yuanmu, you and I must join hands to guard against the Great Emperor!

" Shi Qiluo strode and ran, striving to keep up, but Heavenly Venerable Hong's speed was still far greater than his. Boom!

A divine artifact, Yutianzun, descended from the heavens.

Shi Qiluo stood upon the artifact's shoulder, and the artifact Yutianzun strode and ran, catching up to Heavenly Venerable Hong.

"Hong, have you seen Langxuan and the Ancestral God King? " Shi Qiluo asked.

Before his words had faded, suddenly a dreadful light burst forth in the distance, piercing through Xuandu, its brilliance so great it overwhelmed the light of Xuandu's countless millions of stars!

The Divine Origin Finger!

"Divine Emperor Langxuan is over there.

Could his enemy be Kaihuang Shen Ye?

The only one who could force Langxuan to unleash the full power of the Divine Origin Finger is likely him.

" Doubtful, Shi Qiluo stood upon the shoulder of the artifact Yutianzun, raised the god-made eye, and looked.

Langxuan's opponent was not Kaihuang Shen Ye, but a divine artifact Yutianzun!

Shi Qiluo was startled: "This artifact is the Ancestral God King's!

It seems the Heavenly Lord is controlling the artifact Yutianzun to hunt down Divine Emperor Langxuan! Strange — if Langxuan is here, then where are Kaihuang and the Ancestral God King?

" In the Ancestral Court, Kaihuang walked out from the Jade Pool and Jade Terrace, the domain of Divine Emperor Langxuan, still calm and composed, while all around him were Langxuan's subordinates, staring at him in frantic alarm.

"The Four Great Heavenly Gates, the Ancestral Court's Jade Pool and Jade Terrace — I have visited them all. Now there remain the God-Slaying Platform, the Nine Hells Platform, and Yujing.

Yujing City is likely perilous beyond measure; there is no need to go there for now. The God-Slaying Platform has been carried off by Heavenly Consort Qiang and is no longer in the Ancestral Court; once I reach Xuandu, I can enter the God-Slaying Platform.

" He seemed to feel no urgency at all about the war in Xuandu, and mused, "Then after I have visited the Nine Hells Platform, I should head for Xuandu. If Heavenly Venerable Mu cannot hold out during this time, the Heavenly Lord should be able to.