Chapter 1804 — The Final Battlefield

"Leave through the starry sky at once!"

Granny Zhu suddenly sensed something and cried out, "Advance on foot! The second wave of the yuan magnetic storm is coming!"

Scarcely had her voice fallen when suddenly, to the north of the Ancestral Court, heaven and earth split asunder, and a second heavenly barrier came rumbling up from the ground!

Emperor Yanfeng at once gave the order for all to withdraw, racing through the starry sky toward the Yuan World.

Meanwhile, in Xuandu, the Heavenly Duke activated his divine ability. The Heavenly River surged violently, bending down from the starry sky and spreading out before them.

A million gods and devils marched upon the river, advancing toward Jingping. Dragon Qilin, fearing upheaval in the Beast World, at once led the armies of the Beast World back to it, and Yan'er hurried after him.

Granny Zhu hesitated, falling a step behind, and did not follow Jingping's great army.

"Is Granny worried about Shen'er?" Lizheng fell a step behind as well, and did not follow the army.

Granny Zhu glared at him and sneered, "What are you staying behind for?"

Lizheng shook his head. "I am not the only one who stayed. They stayed as well."

Granny Zhu looked and saw that Old Master Huo, the Blind Elder, the Deaf Elder, the Alchemist, the Silent Craftsman and others had also remained. Astonishingly, Ling Yuxiu too had quietly detached herself from the army and was walking this way.

"There is only one person who would fold the Ancestral Court, daring to defy the world's greatest taboo and do such a thing."

Ling Yuxiu said, "That would be my husband. My man is bold to the heavens, and utterly—" She paused.

The Silent Craftsman took up the words. "Utterly wicked. That's right—the one who folded the Ancestral Court is our Shen'er."

Ling Yuxiu said, "When I first saw the Ancestral Court rise, I still hesitated. But when I saw a second heavenly barrier appear, I knew for certain it was my husband sealing the Ancestral Court. If he seals the Ancestral Court, he will surely not leave it—he will seal himself within as well. Marry a rooster, follow the rooster; marry a dog, follow the dog. So I too can only stay."

Granny Zhu glanced at them all, then suddenly smiled. "Since you all mean to stay, then we shall storm the Ancestral Court! If I go alone, I am bound to meet danger; with your help, I will at least have some means to protect myself. But the Ancestral Court is perilous beyond measure—we must all proceed with caution."

Lizheng and the others nodded repeatedly. "We will do as Granny commands."

Granny Zhu glanced at the second heavenly barrier rising up and said, "The second yuan magnetic storm is nearly upon us. Let us enter the Ancestral Court to take shelter as quickly as we can!"

The nine of them made straight for the Ancestral Court. Scarcely had they entered the skies above it when the second yuan magnetic storm arrived. They looked up and saw auroras appearing everywhere in the Ancestral Court's sky, a riot of color, dazzling to behold.

At that very moment, in the west of the Ancestral Court, another heavenly barrier was slowly rising, and their expressions turned grave.

The sealing of the Ancestral Court was already half complete.

"We will wait for him in the south!"

Granny Zhu said swiftly, "We are sure to meet him there!"

Aboard the Golden Ship of Salvation, the three Hall Masters Zhaoyang, Hehuan and Phoenix gazed at this scene from afar, deeply shaken.

The shock in the hearts of Xu Shenghua, Lan Yutian, the Moon Heavenly Venerate and the others was beyond compare as well.

The sealing of the Ancestral Court by the Ancient Gods was already the most splendid scene in the history of the Seventeenth Epoch, one that filled the heart with longing.

And now, Shen Mu was forcibly folding the space of the Ancestral Court, forging it into a vast prison, to seal the two great powers of the Miluo Palace and the World Tree—including Heavenly Venerates and Dao-Realizers like themselves—within this immense cage!

Such a feat was even more magnificent than the Ancient Gods' sealing of the Ancestral Court, more grand, and the power it employed was mightier by far than could be known!

"It is impossible to seal the Miluo Palace."

Hall Master Hehuan shook her head and said indifferently, "The Seventh Young Master only makes himself a laughingstock by doing this."

She revealed her profound confidence in the Miluo Palace's strength. "No one can seal the Miluo Palace! Any one of its seventy-two Hall Masters could break the Seventh Young Master's seal, let alone the Young Masters of the Miluo Palace!"

"That's right!"

Hall Master Phoenix stepped forward and laughed. "Once we lodge ourselves in the void and gain a firm foothold in this universe, there will be no power left in it that can stand against us!"

Hall Master Zhaoyang was about to speak when he suddenly gave a stifled groan and coughed up blood; his injuries showed signs of being barely suppressible.

Kaihuang Shen Ye said unhurriedly, "The Seventh Young Master seals the Ancestral Court and turns it into a prison. Of its four walls, only the top is left unsealed. Do you think he is leaving you a thread of life?"

He raised his head to the sky. Heavenly Emperor Haotian was still striving to brand the void and cultivate the Daluo Heaven.

"The Seventh Young Master left the sky unsealed chiefly to seal the thirty-six layers of the void, leaving you nowhere to lodge."

Kaihuang Shen Ye withdrew his gaze and said indifferently, "The Ancestral Court will be the battlefield of our contest. Only the final victor will leave this place alive!"