Chapter 1632 — Seeing Through All Things Clearly

The two Ancient Gods' fist struck the blue mirror—and passed straight through it, as though touching nothing at all. Suddenly the mirror shook with a thunderous roar, flipped over, and a fist wreathed in the dao of Youdu came crashing down on the face of the Tubo the two Ancient Gods had become.

Tubo toppled backward, his body collapsing, star-sand scattering in all directions. Taiyin and the Sun had blood at the corners of their mouths, their faces bewildered.

Taishi's courage swelled at once. He unleashed all manner of Shen Mu's divine powers, executing them with consummate skill, his movements slippery beyond grasping.

The two Taiji Ancient Gods dodged again and again, wounds multiplying on their bodies, inwardly cursing their misfortune: "This Taishi fights like a shameless rogue—how can there be such a rogue among the innate Five Primals in this world? It's not fair!"

At the end of their patience, the two exchanged a glance, then suddenly let out a long cry in unison, activating the dao-realm divine powers each had comprehended from the way of Taiji. At once the Taiji Sand Table evolved into the primordial universe—as at the dawn of heaven and earth, before the primordial was split, before the four poles were established, all vast and boundless.

The sight was terrifying: as many as twenty-six layers of primordial universes overlapped, forming twenty-six layers of Taiji patterns, Taiji universes stacked upon one another!

Taishi fell into the divine power and was about to repeat his old trick when he warily sensed deadly peril. He changed his move at once, and from his round, plump body came a thunderous shout!

The azure mirror behind his head spun and rose, and its light shone forth—and there too were as many as twenty-six layers of azure universes overlapping!

Both sides roared in fury and collided with a thunderous crash!

Langwan flew up from the World-Crossing Golden Ship and immediately went to rescue Yue Tianzun. Fire Tianzun was just about to refine Yue Tianzun to death when his mind suddenly went dim and muddled. Knowing something was wrong, he hurriedly flashed backward, his right hand splayed, and grabbed forward with all his strength.

Langwan nearly fell into his palm. Her form hid within the void, and she saw five flame-like fingers pierce through layer upon layer of void, sweeping past all around her, leaving scorch marks through the emptiness.

Yue Tianzun seized the chance and broke free of Fire Tianzun's bonds.

Langwan waved her hand, and her ribbon flew out, transforming into a rainbow bridge that drew her over.

Fire Tianzun halted, his gaze piercing the void to fall upon the two of them.

Yue Tianzun, still shaken, said in a low voice: "How did you escape?"

"The Holy Infant's golden ship saved me."

Langwan looked toward the golden ship, and saw it passing through Youdu, ramming toward Xu Tianzun, who was attacking Shen Fengqing.

Xu Tianzun raised a hand to block, then immediately sensed the golden ship was unstoppable. She hurriedly dodged. The ship howled past, and a beam of golden light spilled down from it, sweeping up Shen Fengqing.

The next moment, Shen Fengqing landed on the ship's prow.

Xu Tianzun attacked the ship, but saw the golden light layered upon layer, blocking her strikes. Yet the golden light could not hold her off for long—she would likely break through before much time passed.

Just then, Ling Tianzun walked over. Golden light spilled down, and Ling Tianzun landed on the prow.

Xu Tianzun's heart lurched, cold sweat springing to her brow. Even if she attacked the golden ship now, she would likely face the combined assault of Ling Tianzun and Shen Fengqing!

"Since that is so, I will first collect Tubo's body! Divine Artifact Yutianzun!"

She abandoned the golden ship, her primordial spirit soaring up, and grabbed toward Tubo's body.

At the same time, deep in Youdu, amid boundless darkness, firelight suddenly blazed. Roaring demon fire spread swiftly, illuminating a Divine Artifact Yutianzun whose whole body was pitch-black.

That Divine Artifact Yutianzun had flames blazing on its brow, transforming into two long horns. It rose into the air and pressed down toward the golden ship!

By now, Tubo's body had collapsed up to the brow. From the ruined brow-hall, a Divine Artifact Yutianzun suddenly shot skyward, flying out through the gaps between Xu Tianzun's primordial spirit fingers toward the heavens beyond!

"Xiao Tianzun's Divine Artifact Yutianzun!"

Xu Tianzun was startled, then recognized the Divine Artifact Yutianzun—it was indeed Xiao Tianzun's. Back when Xiao Tianzun was exiled by Yue Tianzun, the Divine Artifact Yutianzun had been battered and broken, taken away by You Tianzun.

That divine artifact had originally been unusable, but Shen Mu made a deal with Lady Yuanmu, having her repair it.

"Damn—this divine artifact was taken by You Tianzun to use against the Ancestral God King! You Tianzun's body is weak, but the divine artifact's body is strong. This artifact is enough to make up for his weakness, giving his strongest primordial spirit a place to exert itself!"

Though Xu Tianzun guessed the purpose for which You Tianzun had taken the artifact, she had no intention of going to support the Ancestral God King, thinking: "Tubo's body is what matters!"

Her primordial spirit grabbed toward Tubo's head. The instant she touched it, Tubo's head suddenly collapsed, fragments the size of whole heavens and worlds peeling away.

Xu Tianzun was stunned, disbelief on her face.

Tubo's body was actually an empty shell!

She looked downward, and saw that the immeasurably vast body of Tubo was hollow within—nothing but an outer shell!

"Where has Tubo's flesh and blood gone?"

She nearly went mad—then saw that within Tubo's body countless karmic fires blazed, converging into a massive karmic-fire golden sphere. Within the karmic fire, a figure burned.

She paused slightly, looking at the man in the karmic fire—it was Achou Tubo.

Her gaze shifted away, falling at Tubo's feet. There lay the Jade Lock Pass.

The Achou in the Jade Lock Pass and the Achou within Tubo's body were the same person—only great dharma power had twisted the space of Youdu, making it appear there were two Achous.

On the other side, Shen Mu had already arrived beneath Tubo's feet and stepped into the Jade Lock Pass.

Within the Jade Lock Pass, Langxuan Divine Emperor sat upon a karmic-fire merit stele, both hands braced beneath his buttocks, swinging his two legs, watching with easy contentment as Shen Mu walked into the pass.

"Mu Tianzun, have you come seeking Achou Tubo, or seeking the reincarnation of Tiangong?"

Langxuan Divine Emperor smiled faintly and said leisurely: "You have come too late. My brother Hao Tianzun long ago calculated that you would come here, and long ago calculated Tubo's scheme—and Tiangong's scheme. He knows everything about you, down to the last detail!"