Chapter 1055 — The Fall of the Southern Emperor

The Celestial Dragon Palanquin drove out from the Spirit-Energy Transfer Bridge. Shen Mu stood atop the carriage and looked out, and what met his eyes was a river of flame stretching millions of li, dazzling beyond words.

In the sky hung a sun close to the ground, flames spilling from it like a Vermilion Bird soaring on spread wings, sweeping across the earth. Bird-headed, human-bodied deities wove through the flames, spreading broad wings to soar, while long trails of fire kept falling from the heavens.

To the human race, such a place would be an absolute hell, terrifying beyond measure, yet for the divine clans dwelling in the Southern Pole Heaven, it was utterly pleasant and comfortable. Shen Mu frowned slightly, gazing at those deities who chased the Great Sun's flame currents.

Those deities were not of the Vermilion Bird Divine Clan, but gods of the Heavenly Court. And though the flames falling from the sky came from the sun, they were not solar prominences, but the power of the sun borrowed by those deities through their divine abilities, being used to attack something! "Very similar to the divine abilities of the Great Sun Star Lord!

" Shen Mu's heart trembled slightly: the Great Sun Star Lord, Dan Fenglai, was a disciple of the Ancestral God King; the Ancestral God King's divine artifact, the Heaven-Ruling Celestial Venerable, ought to be in Xuandu. The Great Sun Star Lord could not possibly have come here.

Then whose army was this force capable of wielding the power of the sun? The corner of his eye twitched. Suddenly the sky blazed bright, and another enormous sun descended from outer space to hang above the Southern Pole Heaven.

One great palace after another flew out from that sun, like castles flowing with molten gold!

Drums boomed, dong, dong, dong. Tens of thousands of deities stood before the palaces, pressing down upon the Southern Pole Heaven. Those palaces were as vast as divine cities. Hovering above the Southern Pole Heaven, their undersides were like enormous precious seals.

With a humming vibration, rays of light shot downward from beneath the palaces! Shen Mu saw the light like a curtain, pressing down upon the Southern Pole Heaven, causing the continent to quake violently. Thousands of mountain ranges were instantly torn from the earth, transforming into imprints!

The scene was indescribably magnificent, yet it filled one with deep unease. Not far from the Spirit-Energy Transfer Bridge, many bird-headed deities stood in neat ranks, guarding the bridge with strict defenses.

As the Celestial Dragon Palanquin emerged from the bridge, it immediately alerted those deities, and soon one came forward to inquire. Long Qilin stepped up to meet him. "Celestial Venerable Mu has come to visit the Southern Emperor.

Brother, what is going on in the Southern Pole Heaven? " Hearing the name of Celestial Venerable Mu, the divine official dared not be negligent, and hastily said, "Reporting to the Celestial Venerable, the Southern Emperor has rebelled. The Heavenly Court has sent troops to quell the rebellion.

Now the various lords are attacking the Southern Pole Heaven.

We are ordered to guard the Spirit-Energy Transfer Bridge, lest the rebel army of the Southern Pole Heaven escape into it. " Shen Mu was greatly shaken.

He quickly stepped forward and shouted, "The Southern Emperor Vermilion Bird has rebelled? When did this happen? Are you certain she has rebelled? " The divine official was startled, and with a thud dropped to his knees, trembling as he said, "The Southern Emperor Vermilion Bird led her army in an assault, seized a divine artifact of the Heavenly Court, rebelled and wrought chaos, showing contempt for the Heavenly Court.

The Heavenly Court was enraged and sent troops to suppress her. Your servant is merely carrying out orders. . . " Yan'er could not help but grow frantic and was about to spread her wings and fly off.

Shen Mu's divine consciousness burst forth, holding her in place. He said gently, "Yan'er, the situation is still unclear.

Be patient for now, and let me investigate. " He frowned. The Southern Emperor Vermilion Bird was by no means an ancient god who favored reckless action like the Western Emperor White Tiger. On the contrary, from Shen Mu's brief encounters with her, she understood when to advance and when to retreat, and was exceedingly clever.

With the situation unclear, she would never do such a thing! Yan'er had no choice but to endure it. Transforming into a blue sparrow, she paced back and forth on his shoulder, murmuring, "My mother, she.

. . " Shen Mu raised his hand and let her stand on his finger, signaling her not to say more. Then he asked the divine official in a mild tone, "The divine artifact used to suppress the Southern Pole Heaven—to which Celestial Venerable does it belong? " "It belongs to the Fire Celestial Venerable," the divine official said.

"The Fire Celestial Venerable guards the Southern Pole Heaven. " The corner of Shen Mu's eye twitched.

His voice hoarse, he said, "The Fire Celestial Venerable? " The divine official nodded. Shen Mu steadied himself and asked, "The Fire Celestial Venerable came in person?

" The divine official said with utmost respect, "The Fire Celestial Venerable descended in person, reclaimed the divine artifact, and did battle with the Southern Emperor.

They have already fought their way to the Southern Pole Forbidden Zone.

Besides the Fire Celestial Venerable's own great army, the Red Emperor of the Southern Heaven has also led troops to reinforce, and the Heavenly Court's Divine Martial Guard has come to quell the rebellion as well.

I have also heard that the Heavenly River Navy will soon arrive.

" Shen Mu's eye twitched wildly.

The Fire Celestial Venerable had come in person, and there were also the two great Divine Martial Guards, two hundred thousand gods and demons, likely all powerful beings of the Jade Capital and Lingxiao realms. Add to that the Heavenly River Navy—this time the Fire Celestial Venerable meant to take the Southern Pole Heaven in one stroke! As he was thinking this, one sun after another was forcibly dragged into the sky above the Southern Pole Heaven, their powerful yuan-magnetism twisting space. Thousands upon thousands of gods and demons descended from the heavens, flying toward the Southern Pole Heaven to slaughter the god-and-demon army of the Vermilion Bird Celestial Palace! "But why is Qi Xiayu, the Red Emperor of the Southern Heaven, also here?

" Shen Mu felt some doubt. The Red Emperor Qi Xiayu was a disciple secretly cultivated by the Moon Celestial Venerable. Not only was she the Moon Celestial Venerable's disciple, she was also a disciple of the Southern Emperor Vermilion Bird—a spy these two women had planted within the Heavenly Court. There was absolutely no way the Red Emperor Qi Xiayu would betray the Southern Emperor.

That she had personally led the Southern Heaven's great army here to kill—there was something strange about this matter. But the Fire Celestial Venerable had always hated evil as though it were his enemy, and he was hostile toward the ancient gods. Coming to kill the Southern Emperor Vermilion Bird, he would never hold back! "The Nether Celestial Venerable once said that the Fire Celestial Venerable was no longer the Fire Celestial Venerable of old.

Could he truly have changed?

" He felt somewhat uneasy. Yan'er on his finger was practically crushing it, and Shen Mu endured the pain and continued asking, "How many days has it been since the Fire Celestial Venerable went to quell the rebellion? " The divine official said, "It has already been four days. " Shen Mu's heart convulsed violently several times.

He said calmly, "Since the Southern Emperor has rebelled and wrought chaos, I shall personally go to suppress the rebellion.

Long Qilin, set out.