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Chapter 894 — Peerless Through All Ages

The Herdsman of the Wasteland Page 2 of 2

" The Molten Earth Lord clenched his fists and thundered, "It is precisely because those two flowers block the Great Abyss that Guixu has not swallowed all the stars! " "If you cut them off, even Yuandu's Eastern Sea will be drained dry!

" They looked up at the sky. Shen Mu was now standing atop the head of a fat bird, flying toward a star above the Great Abyss, intending to borrow the fat bird's spirit-primordial to push that remnant star into the Guixu Abyss. The Lord of Heaven made his decision at once and shouted, "Throw the elder brother out and suppress the younger brother, lest he make trouble!

" Shen Fengqing was still in the Life-Slaying Cauldron picking out food when he saw the Lord of Heaven, the Earth Lord, the Crimson Emperor, the Great Brahma Heavenly King Buddha, and the others rush him at once—even the Great Sun Star Lord, who had always been meek and timid, stepped forward.

Together they lifted the Life-Slaying Cauldron and hurled him, cauldron and all, beyond the heavens.

Shen Mu was in high spirits, directing Yan'er on how to alter the star's orbit and push that remnant star into the Great Abyss, when suddenly his head swam and his vision blurred.

He raged, "Lord of Heaven, you ambushed me! You let my brother out—are you not afraid he will stir up trouble and disaster? " Flailing, he fell from the sky.

The next moment he saw himself crash to the ground, and all around was the Shen-Character Continent, with the Lord of Heaven, the Earth Lord, and the others gathered round him, their faces unfriendly. Meanwhile Yan'er heard Shen Mu cry out, and thought, "The Young Master truly has something wrong with his head—he keeps thinking he has an elder brother.

" She had barely thought this when she suddenly felt Shen Mu become immeasurably solid and heavy, and her heart lurched.

The body of Shen Mu standing on her head swelled madly, and in an instant transformed into an incomparably enormous baby—vaster even than her true form, and chubbier still, pressing down on her until she could scarcely fly!

Yan'er was aghast. She heard that giant infant say in a milky, babyish voice, "The Earth Lord often calls me wicked.

Now you know who the real villain is, don't you?

It's the wicked little brother!

The wicked little brother makes trouble, and I still have to wipe his bottom for him—but then, I am the elder brother. .

.

" Yan'er's heart quailed, and she saw the big chubby baby stretch out a hand—a plump hand that gently stroked that enormous remnant star. Then he flicked a finger and sent the planet flying. "Don't be afraid.

I've come to save you! " The chubby baby leaped and jumped down, landing with a thunderous crash.

Standing above the Great Abyss, he reached out and seized the neck of the falling fat bird. He laughed. "Don't be afraid. I don't kill at random anymore.

I have rules now. Hmm, do you want to make a Little Earth Lord's Pact? " Yan'er shook her head frantically. The chubby baby set her down, shrank his body, and laboriously climbed into the teleportation formation Shen Mu had left behind.

"I've gotten fat from eating. Mother will surely be happy to see me. .

. Come in, let's go back to Jingping.

We can't stay here, or the wicked little brother will come out and stir up trouble again. " Yan'er and Long Qilin were dumbstruck.

Only at his reminder did they hurry into the teleportation formation. Long Qilin's voice trembled. "You are the Sect Master's elder brother?

" The chubby baby nodded, fiddling with the formation. "I don't like coming out. It's too noisy outside, too many rules. I'd rather go back.

But when little brother makes trouble, I have no choice but to come out. . .

How does this thing work?

" Long Qilin hastily activated the teleportation formation, and the runes upon it lit up. The chubby baby's eyes brightened. He reached out a big fat hand and stroked Long Qilin's little head, praising him. "You know so much.

No wonder little brother never eats you.

. . " Light flashed, and they vanished from the formation. The next moment, they appeared in the ruins of Long Bo's Ancient Kingdom.

The old Yin Envoy had already collected the Long Bo souls from the ancient kingdom, and the place was deathly silent. The chubby baby picked up Yan'er and Long Qilin and set them on his shoulders.

He laughed. "You run too slowly. I'll carry you back. You must keep an eye on the wicked little brother and stop him from always making trouble.

I don't like coming out either.

. .

" Long Qilin and Yan'er wore expressions of utter confusion.

Then they saw this chubby baby suddenly stride forth on his short little legs, burst into a sprint, and with a thunderous crash smash straight through the barrier of Long Bo's Ancient Kingdom. He plunged into the sea and raced across its surface at a speed that left even Yan'er gaping.

The chubby baby ran with all his might, chasing the sun and the moon, leaving surging waves and towering billows in his wake. At such speed, he would likely reach Jingping in only a few days! "There really is an elder brother inside the Sect Master's body! " Long Qilin finally came to his senses and cried out.

In the Shen-Character Continent, Shen Mu sat obediently in the midst of everyone, head lowered, not saying a word.

"You came so close—so close to bringing down a catastrophic disaster! " The Lord of Heaven, furious at his failure to meet expectations, berated him. "Why do the Empress Dowager sisters hold such high status?

Why must the Heavenly Emperor marry them as Empress Dowager? It is precisely because those two lotuses plug the sea eye—those two lotuses are the root of heaven and earth! If you had cut them and pulled them out, Yuandu would lose its vitality, and even the star river of my Xuandu would be devoured by the Guixu Abyss!

" Shen Mu hung his head. "I know I was wrong.

" The Lord of Heaven raged, "Suppress Shen Fengqing?

I say it's you who ought to be suppressed!

You brat, you're too good at stirring up trouble!

And what is this about the Empress Dowager's sister's corpse? " Shen Mu said hastily, "That was not my doing. Ling Tianzun killed her. " The Lord of Heaven was about to continue his scolding when his expression suddenly changed drastically. He blurted, "Disaster!

I am about to die!

" The Molten Earth Lord's expression changed as well, and he blurted, "Wretched—my time is nearly up! " Shen Mu was stunned, then hastily rose to ask what was wrong. The Lord of Heaven's avatar and the Earth Lord's avatar paced back and forth in extreme anxiety.

The Great Brahma Heavenly King Buddha sighed and said, "Brothers of the Dao, I know what you speak of.

That weapon has come to my Buddha Realm as well. " Shen Mu's heart skipped.

He blurted, "Weapon? " The Lord of Heaven's avatar traced a vague circle with both hands and sighed.

"Look.

" He parted his hands, and above the Shen-Character Continent the scene of Xuandu appeared. Before a Lord of Heaven of majestic stature, a god-man of world-spanning might crushed through Xuandu's world barrier and appeared within Xuandu. It was a Heaven-Subduing Celestial Venerable.

Behind him drifted celestial palaces in vast clusters, forming a whole Heavenly Court, and the Celestial Venerable was as its master.

"The strongest weapon in history, forged by the Heavenly Court, has appeared in my Xuandu.

Has it come to eliminate me? " the Lord of Heaven's avatar said with a sigh. The Molten Earth Lord said, "In the Youdu as well, such a weapon has descended.

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