Chapter 1016 — An Audience with the Sovereign Invites Trouble

" Shen Mu said, "On this expedition into Taixu, your servant discovered the whereabouts of the Creator race and of the Worry-Free Land. " The Ancient God Heavenly Emperor's expression stirred slightly, and the halo behind his head swayed faintly as well; at once many of the goddesses tending that halo could not keep pace, and were left in a fluster.

At the Ancient God Heavenly Emperor's lips, the goddess tending his lips also hurriedly flew away, lest the breath of the Emperor's respiration blow her off or draw her into his belly. Shen Mu observed the Ancient God Heavenly Emperor's expression; by his face alone it was very hard to tell which Heavenly Lord dwelt within this body.

"Heavenly Lord Mu, tell it in detail," said the Ancient God Heavenly Emperor.

Shen Mu inclined slightly and said, "When your servant entered Taixu, he found the divine consciousness there in chaos, which is bound up with the Creator race of prehistory.

He also found traces of Tai Di, the leader of the Creator race. Your servant found that Tai Di's physical body is trapped in the land of Taixu. Your Majesty should be no stranger to Tai Di? " He watched the Ancient God Heavenly Emperor's expression.

But the Ancient God Heavenly Emperor's face did not change, and he truly could discern no shift in the mood of the Heavenly Lord controlling this body.

"Tai Di is a rebel. Indeed, he cannot be left unwatched.

" The Ancient God Heavenly Emperor said, "Heavenly Lord, continue.

" Shen Mu drew his gaze inward and said, "Your servant found that Tai Di's physical body is congealed within a supreme field of divine consciousness.

The man's body is immensely powerful, his divine consciousness vast. Perhaps this beast's body might be seized and brought to the Heavenly Court, there to be beheaded and his head displayed, to proclaim the Heavenly might. " The Ancient God Heavenly Emperor neither confirmed nor denied it.

Just then, Shen Mu sensed a fluctuation in the Ancient God Heavenly Emperor's aura; another force had entered the Emperor's body!

Those goddesses seemed unaware, but his divine consciousness was incomparably keen, and he could clearly sense this fluctuation of aura.

"Right now, within the Heavenly Emperor's body, there are two Heavenly Lords!

" Shen Mu's brows lifted, yet his face did not change, and he continued: "Your servant has made another discovery.

Tai Di is not dead. What was trapped and slain in Taixu was only Tai Di's physical body; Tai Di's primal spirit has already escaped and left the land of Taixu. And his divine consciousness is unimaginably strong; a portion of it has likewise left Taixu, lurking in the Heavenly Court or in the myriad worlds of the heavens. " The Ancient God Heavenly Emperor showed a kindly smile and said, "Heavenly Lord Mu's discovery is indeed shocking to the world. A rebel of Tai Di's stamp ought to be dragged out and beheaded, to set the Heavenly might aright.

Does Heavenly Lord Mu think Tai Di is now hidden in the myriad worlds of the heavens, or hidden in the Heavenly Court? " Shen Mu said solemnly, "Your servant dares not assert. " At this moment, another fluctuation of aura, faint and elusive, entered the Heavenly Emperor's body.

The third Heavenly Lord had arrived!

"Tai Di still lives.

This matter is indeed of grave importance, and cannot go unguarded against.

Heh heh, how laughable; there are always some rebellious ministers and traitors coveting Our realm! " The Ancient God Heavenly Emperor's tone was now different again from before; plainly it was the third Heavenly Lord speaking: "Now that the myriad worlds have just found peace, trouble stirs once more.

Do these rebellious ministers and traitors truly think We dare not slaughter without restraint? " Suddenly another fluctuation of aura drilled into the Heavenly Emperor's body, and the Heavenly Emperor at once wore a different expression, laughing softly: "Heavenly Lord Mu has toiled greatly and discovered the matter of Tai Di. But as for the Worry-Free Land and the Creator race, Heavenly Lord Mu may as well speak of them too.

" Shen Mu said calmly, "In the land of Taixu, your servant discovered traces of the traitor Shen Ye. The traitor Shen Ye fought a battle with Heavenly Lord Huo, and both sides suffered grievous wounds. " The Ancient God Heavenly Emperor's face at once became a splendid sight, his expressions shifting through form after form, leaving the goddesses tending his face at a loss.

Shen Mu took it all in, sneering inwardly, and continued: "The traitor Shen Ye is the bandit chief of the Worry-Free Land, appearing and vanishing in the land of Taixu. Heavenly Lord Huo has now left Taixu and, your servant thinks, will return to the Heavenly Court before many days.

As to where exactly the Worry-Free Land lies and where the traitor Shen Ye is, Heavenly Lord Huo should know better than your servant. " At this moment another aura surged in, soundlessly drilling into the Heavenly Emperor's body, and said, "What other movements has the Creator race made?

" Shen Mu said, "The Creator race has not been exterminated. Your servant found that the remnants of the Creator race have opened another void in the land of Taixu and migrated into that void, with the ambition of wolves, plotting a counterattack. Only, your servant's strength is feeble and he dared not approach to probe. However, your servant saw Heavenly Lord Xu go to that place, seeking the whereabouts of the Creator remnants.

" A sixth aura surged in, and likewise vanished within the Ancient God Heavenly Emperor's body. The Ancient God Heavenly Emperor's manner had even turned somewhat seductive as he said, "Heavenly Lord Mu has had a hard journey.

How fare those who followed the Heavenly Lord to Taixu? " Shen Mu wrung his wrist and sighed, "Heaven envies the talented. Of those who walked alive out of Taixu, there were only Yun Chuxiu of the Yun family and Lian Huanhun, a disciple of Heavenly Lord Hao. All the rest lie buried in Taixu.

" "The Divine Blade Luo Wushuang is dead as well?

" Shen Mu shook his head. "When I reached the land of Taixu, I was separated from the Divine Blade Luo, and do not know his whereabouts.

" The Ancient God Heavenly Emperor gave a sigh; and within that sigh another aura surged in, and within the Ancient God Heavenly Emperor's body there were now seven Heavenly Lords in control! "The Divine Blade Luo is the Heavenly Court's foremost divine blade. We had hoped he would establish the Blade Dao's Heaven Lord; little did We expect he would fall in Taixu.

Truly lamentable, truly regrettable.

" The Ancient God Heavenly Emperor said, "Has Heavenly Lord Mu truly not found the Worry-Free Land?

" Shen Mu said in a low voice, "I did not find the Worry-Free Land. But your servant traveled all the land of Taixu and grasped its conditions most clearly, and drew a scroll: the Taixu Geographical Map.

" "Present it! " Shen Mu took out the Taixu Geographical Map.

A goddess came forward to receive it and presented it to the Ancient God Heavenly Emperor.

The Ancient God Heavenly Emperor unrolled the map and looked upon it, musing in silence. Suddenly an eighth aura surged in and slipped into the Heavenly Emperor's body, which was likewise studying the Taixu Geographical Map.

Shen Mu's eyes flickered, and he said abruptly, "Your servant suspects that Tai Di is within the Heavenly Court, and may even be hiding among the Heavenly Lords!

" Within the Ancient God Heavenly Emperor's body, the auras at once fell into disorder; every strand of hair stood on end, robes and sleeves fluttered, and the halo behind his head spun madly.

Shen Mu watched this scene with a smile on his lips.

The eight Heavenly Lords within the Ancient God Heavenly Emperor's body were, at this moment, most likely probing one another!