Chapter 986 — The Divine King Appears

" From within the jeweled carriage came the voice of Divine King Langwan: "The descent of the Holy Infant is an omen of great joy. Yet the prophecy of the ancestors holds that the Holy Infant shall lead our people out of the Great Void and restore the glory of our forebears. That being so, a reckoning must be made of the Holy Infant's abilities.

" The Xiatai chieftain said: "We were waiting precisely for the Divine King to come and put him to the test.

" Divine King Langwan laughed: "You have no doubt already examined the Holy Infant's identity and confirmed that he is a Creator of our race—but have you asked about his origins and his master? " Xiu Chong hastily bowed: "The Holy Infant says that his teacher is a Creator by the name of Shu Jun. The Holy Infant's divine consciousness is very powerful, no weaker than that of an adult Creator.

Presumably, this Shu Jun is also a figure of no small renown among our people.

" "Shu Jun? " A surprised voice came from the carriage, and Divine King Langwan laughed: "So it is Divine King Shu Jun, one of the Three Kings of the Primeval Age. Was he not dead these many millions of years past? In a manner of speaking, he counts as an elder of mine—I have heard his great name. In the year our Creator race suffered defeat, he bore no small share of the blame.

How could a dead man be the Holy Infant's teacher? Ah—now I understand. " Her voice was pleasant and musical, and she laughed: "Divine King Shu Jun, pray show yourself for a moment!

" Within the Primeval Origin Stone in Shen Mu's third eye, Shu Jun gave a cold snort and said flatly: "A whelp of a later generation—how dare she belittle me.

" Shen Mu asked curiously: "Will the Divine King not go out to meet this Divine King Langwan? " Shu Jun sneered: "Meet her for what?

I am a Divine King of the Primeval Age; she is merely a Divine King invested by later Creators. If she calls and I go running, would that not be lowering my own standing? Besides, all that is left of me now is a big head—with no brain even inside it.

If I go out and make a spectacle of myself, I should lose every shred of a Divine King's dignity.

I will not go! " Shen Mu laughed: "Divine King, I should think that a Divine King who could introduce the cultivation system of the Divine Treasury Heavenly Palace and carry out reforms in the divine consciousness cultivation system would surely be one of vast and generous spirit, with all the world in her heart—surely not so petty as that. . . I do not mean you, of course.

I mean Divine King Langwan.

" Shu Jun flew into a rage, and his big head leapt up as he bellowed: "Even if I wished to go out, would you let me? Are you not afraid that I will expose you as a counterfeit Holy Infant?

" Shen Mu smiled faintly: "Shu Jun, have you not yet realized?

The Holy Infant spoken of in the three prophecies—it is I. " Shu Jun was stunned for a moment, his expression turning complex. On reflection, the Holy Infant of the third prophecy current among the Creator race was indeed Shen Mu—besides Shen Mu, there was no one else! Shen Mu had obtained the Primeval Origin Stone, and Heaven Venerable Cloud had sent the Grand Emperor's Seal and the Grand Emperor's Altar. It all seemed as though heaven had ordained it in the unseen depths of fate—ordained that he should come to the far shore of the Creators and be this Holy Infant!

And as for whether Shen Mu was truly a Creator—did that really matter? For the third prophecy had never said that the Holy Infant must be a Creator! Divine King Langwan's divine consciousness spread across the void, even booming within Shen Mu's sea of consciousness as she laughed: "Divine King Shu Jun, since you are here, why not show yourself? " "I will go out.

" Shu Jun said calmly: "Each age brings forth its own men of talent, and the men before are slapped onto the sand by those who come after. But I do not believe that this Divine King Langwan's discernment and insight can surpass mine!

Withdraw the Supreme Divine Consciousness of the Great Net! " Hearing this, Shen Mu dispersed the Supreme Divine Consciousness of the Great Net.

Divine King Langwan was about to speak further when, suddenly, a colossal head flew out from Shen Mu's brow and landed with a thud upon the altar.

Shu Jun said lazily: "Divine King Langwan, why all this clamor? " Beside the jeweled carriage, two brilliant phoenixes craned their necks, hooked the hanging curtains with their beaks, and parted them to either side.

A goddess within the carriage rose with a graceful, unhurried movement and stepped out; the phoenix crown upon her head, with its trailing strands of jade and pearls, hung down and swayed gently. "I pay my respects to the Primeval Divine King Shu Jun. " Her face was so beautiful that Shen Mu's mind reeled, and inwardly he cried out in wonder.

"Such a woman—Jue Wuchen—truly exists in this world!

" His thoughts roared: this Divine King Langwan looked exactly like Jue Wuchen—equally flawless, equally enchanting in bearing, equally intoxicating to behold!

"Impossible! Impossible!

Jue Wuchen was created by Heaven Venerable Ling to seduce lecherous wretches like the Ancient God Heavenly Emperor!

A woman this beautiful cannot exist in the world! " Shen Mu's gaze fell upon the goddess king's chest, and his certainty deepened: "This goddess king was absolutely conjured from contemplation. That chest.

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. pah, pah!

I mean to say, she is simply too beautiful—truly a delight to the eyes!

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