Chapter 1614 — Upheaval in the Netherworld: The Yin Sovereign's Life Is at Risk
The Herdsman of the Wasteland · Page 3 of 5
If the Heavenly Court were to take the Nether Capital as well, it could invade directly through the life-and-death divine vaults of every god and practitioner of divine powers in Jingping, making it far too easy to slaughter gods, demons, and practitioners alike. More terrifying still, if the Heavenly Court obtained the Earl of Earth's body and mobilized the Nether Capital's ghost armies to invade the world of the living, the calamity would be beyond imagination.
Jingping was no longer what it had once been. It commanded tremendous power, with gods countless times more numerous than before, and had produced supreme experts at the Heavenly Venerable level such as Shen Mu.
Jingping also had old-generation masters like Lan Yutian, Xu Shenghua, and Lin Xuan; its myriad overseer foundries could forge the mightiest divine artifacts in the world; and the wealth of its people was breathtaking.
It had quietly become the most powerful terrestrial divine kingdom among all the great heavens. Moreover, Shen Mu's connections were vast, and he could help Jingping join hands with the Land of No Sorrow and the Crimson-Bright Sky-Hanging Realm.
Add to that Kaihuang, the You Heavenly Venerable, the Ling Heavenly Venerable, the Yue Heavenly Venerable, and Langwo, along with the Yun Heavenly Venerable high in the ultimate void, and their side was not much weaker than the Heavenly Court. But if the Nether Capital fell under the Heavenly Court's control and fighting truly broke out, the Heavenly Court could level the Primal World in a few years, or even a few months.
For the Heavenly Court's core strength was too abundant and too mighty. It ruled the heavens and all worlds, sweeping every person of outstanding talent among them into its ranks.
There were more than a hundred Emperor-Throne powerhouses alone, and even if one of the Four Emperors of the Four Directions was slain in battle, new Four Emperors could be appointed at any time. Once war truly erupted, if only Shen Mu, Kaihuang, and the others could be held back, the Heavenly Court's core strength could wipe out the Land of No Sorrow, Jingping, and the Sky-Hanging Realm all at once. "The Earl of Earth may free himself, but the people of the world cannot be freed.
" Shen Mu settled his mind and said, "Dao Brother, once Hao Heavenly Venerable has attained the Dao, no one can oppose him.
Add to that the Heavenly Court's towering resources, holding both the Mystic Capital and the Nether Capital, and the Heavenly Court remains unbeatable. If the Nether Capital falls into the Heavenly Court's hands, then what is there left to fight for?
I might as well strip off my clothes, tie myself up, go to the Heavenly Court, kneel before Hao Heavenly Venerable, and declare myself his subject! " There was no hiding the resentment in his words.
The Duke of Heaven hesitated, then said, "Actually, the reason the Heavenly Court decided to move against the Nether Capital this time is that the Earl of Earth, while using the Great Dao of the Nether Capital to seize you, also killed all the Heavenly Court soldiers at Jade Lock Pass in one stroke, giving the Heavenly Court the pretext it needed.
These days the Heavenly Court has been notifying all the great heavens, denouncing the Earl of Earth's crimes and raising the banner of a punitive campaign. The Earl of Earth is seeking his own death. His Achou-self, the Earl of Earth, is there in the Forest of Karma-Fire Steles.
Perhaps you should go ask him. .
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" Shen Mu bowed and took his leave, then went to find Achou, Earl of Earth. Achou, Earl of Earth, was bound in chains, suffering the karmic fire that came from every living being across the heavens and myriad worlds. He knelt with his head bowed, as if bearing the endless suffering of the world. Shen Mu watched him for a while, then said, "Earl of Earth, when you die, into whose hands will the Nether Capital fall?
Who will succeed you as Earl of Earth?