Chapter 1754 — The Ancients Invade, the Heavenly Palace Topples
The Herdsman of the Wasteland · Page 4 of 4
Shen Mu coughed violently, spitting out the foul blood in his body, and said: "Brother Xu, how is it you have come out of the Ancestral Court? " The smile faded from Xu Shenghua's face, and his usual calm returned: "Great Black Mountain has fallen. Too many stowaways crawled out from the World Tree's roots; I could not beat them, so I left.
" Shen Mu was startled, then let out a breath: "I was afraid you would fight to the death, a bloody battle to the end.
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. " "I would not. " Xu Shenghua said calmly: "Alive, I am more useful.
" Shen Mu was choked half to death, and badly wanted to get up and hit someone. Few people could choke him half to death, but Xu Shenghua was the exception.
"The Heavenly Court is destroyed," Xu Shenghua went on.
Shen Mu was shaken to the core; all at once he could no longer suppress his wounds, and blood sprayed from all fifty of them. Xu Shenghua watched him fumble frantically to seal his wounds and handed him some coffin nails: "These nails can help seal the wounds.
" "The Heavenly Court destroyed?
" Shen Mu thrust a nail into one of his wounds and asked in haste.
Xu Shenghua nodded: "When I left, those who had attained the Dao were already crossing over, preparing to attack the Heavenly Court. By my reckoning, the Heavenly Court must have fallen; the Ancestral Court has changed hands.
" Shen Mu drew a sharp breath and forgot to drive in the nails; Xu Shenghua, with good intentions, kindly helped him drive several coffin nails into his wounds, and the pain set his tears flowing.
"The fall of the Heavenly Court, is it a good thing or a bad thing.
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Gently, that hurts!
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