Chapter 1560 — One Finger Comes and Goes, Shattering the Firmament

" The Fire Tianzun said in a low voice: "If it is only this one finger, then boarding the ship will be easy! " The Dao Tree charged forward once more. Shen Mu too was greatly troubled.

He did indeed have only the one finger, called the Hongmeng Finger, and it was easily seen through; no matter which finger he used, it was always and only the one divine power, the Hongmeng Finger. This divine power he had comprehended from the Dao patterns on the walls of Miluo Palace.

It was indeed formidable, full of power, infinite in profundity; but the greatest problem was that he had never comprehended the mystery of the Hongmeng primal-qi runes, and had only barely imitated the Hongmeng primal-qi runes.

What was more, his Hongmeng Finger imitated the Hongmeng Dao patterns of the master of Miluo Palace, but what it imitated was the static structure of the Dao patterns, a rough and careless imitation with no variation whatsoever.

This was why he had only the one finger, come and go as he pleased, unable to change his move. The greatest advantage of a divine power over a treasure is its mutability.

A dragon-form divine power, for instance: the dragon, under its wielder's command, dances in the sky, shifts and turns, grows large or small, comes and goes at will. But Shen Mu's Hongmeng Finger went straight out and straight back; once loosed, its trajectory could not be altered, and whether it struck depended solely on whether the other party could dodge, or had time to dodge. "The Golden Ship of Deliverance is still picking up speed.

There is no way to evade these five Tianzuns. .

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" The Fire Tianzun and the others adjusted their strategy and came at him again. Shen Mu steeled himself and continued to employ the Hongmeng Finger; but this time the five Tianzuns dealt with his straight-flying move far more easily and calmly, needing only to borrow force in midair and dodge the move.

Shen Mu cursed inwardly and thought: "This ship is too big. If it were smaller, its speed could be raised faster.

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. " No sooner had the thought crossed his mind than the immense Golden Ship of Deliverance suddenly shrank drastically, and swiftly, from a leviathan beyond all measure, became a great ship some hundred zhang long! Shen Mu was both startled and delighted, feeling that the Golden Ship of Deliverance was now picking up speed far faster than before.

Seeing this, the Fire Tianzun and the others hurriedly urged the Dao Tree on with all their strength, pouncing toward the golden ship.

They were secretly anxious. Judging by the rate at which the golden ship was gaining speed, before long it would surpass their own speed and leave them far behind!

Shen Mu laughed: "The golden ship that the master of Miluo Palace forged to ferry men through the great calamity of world-destruction is indeed no small matter!

But as a ship of deliverance, how could it lack means to defend against the onslaught of the Great Calamity of Destruction?

If it can withstand even the Great Calamity of Destruction, how could it fail to withstand a few mere Tianzuns? " Scarcely had his voice fallen than the runes on the great ship suddenly lit up, layer upon layer of Hongmeng golden light flowing like water, spreading over the whole of the great ship, then blooming outward to form one golden heaven after another, like a golden firmament stamped all over with Hongmeng runes.

The Fire Tianzun and the others came charging in, unleashing all manner of divine powers against the Hongmeng golden light, striking it until the ripples quivered, yet they could not break through even the outermost layer of golden light. The Golden Ship of Deliverance, now faster still, left the Dao Tree and the five Tianzuns far behind and sailed on. The five Tianzuns pursued for a while, but the Dao Tree gradually slowed and finally came to a stop.

Upon the Dao Tree, the five Tianzuns stood on the branches, looking at one another, unsure whether to keep up the chase. "Let us go back. " The Divine Emperor Langxuan said, trembling: "There is no catching that fellow now.

I am near death from old age and cannot hold out much longer. I must wait for the Hao Tianzun to save me.

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" The others turned back, each wearing a look of worry.

That Shen Mu had escaped them this time could not but make them uneasy.

The Shen Mu of today was no longer someone they could afford to ignore. Aboard the Golden Ship of Deliverance, Shen Mu stood upon the mast, the qi of chaos rushing at his face and stirring his garments.

The wind raised by this calamity of destruction was, unexpectedly, so fresh and cool.

"The Tianzuns hold the power of the world in their grasp, their authority scorching the heavens, while the young masters of Miluo Palace strive openly and scheme in secret, laying plans for the world to come!

" Shen Mu gripped the golden cable of the mast, spread his arms to the wind, and laughed aloud: "They are all petty schemers, buzzing like flies! " The Golden Ship of Deliverance thundered past the ruins of Jade Capital between the two great rivers of chaos, plunged onto the surface of the second great river of chaos, and sped on.

He laughed long and loud.

Waves of chaos rose on the river, as though monstrous demons in boundless fury were stirring up wind and wave; suddenly a vast vortex formed ahead, and from the vortex arm after arm reached out, all of them grasping toward the golden ship!

Faster and faster went the Golden Ship of Deliverance, passing beneath palm after palm that could blot out the sky, riding the wind and cleaving the waves! "A long boat cleaves the waves for ten billion years; perilous in coming, swift in going!

When I have leveled the Tianzuns and swept away the demonic miasma, I will return to the past world, and as Young Master Mu I will contend with you to my heart's content! "