Chapter 1095 — Blood-Drenched, Battling a Fierce Foe

Shen Mu's eye corners twitched violently; his palms were slick with cold sweat.

He had witnessed the battle between Great Hong and the reincarnated body of the Ancient God Heavenly Emperor, Gu Xiao, and the man was truly ferociously powerful.

Though Great Hong was no match for Gu Xiao, he was by no means to be taken lightly. Was he himself really a match for such a foe?

Even though Shen Mu had grasped Venerable Ling's method for breaking the Great Emperor's Supreme Divine-Sense Domain, he still had no confidence in his heart.

The gulf between them was simply too vast. Great Hong, his great sleeves fluttering, strode straight into the treasure palanquin, his gaze falling upon Shen Mu.

"Great Emperor, you actually dare to show yourself here.

Do you not know that your enemies fill the world?

Above, the Heavenly Lord watches over the Primordial Realm; in the middle, the Sun Star Lord monitors all the heavens; below, the Earth Mother Primordial Sovereign holds the Primordial Realm in her grip; and there is still the Divine King Gong Yun searching everywhere for your whereabouts. " Shen Mu let out a breath of turbid air and laughed. "You just exposed your divine-sense divine ability; you cannot hide it from them. If I were you, having missed with one strike, I would flee at once.

Yet you remain to settle scores with me—that is hardly wise. " Great Hong's face was expressionless. He said calmly, "I know all of what you say.

But a blood-deep vengeance must be avenged. You block my way, so I kill you. Killing you will not take much time; after I kill you, I leave at once. Neither the Heavenly Lord nor the Earth Mother will find me, much less the mere Sun Star Lord. " Shen Mu's pupils constricted sharply.

He sneered, "You think you can kill me in but a brief moment? It has been a hundred thousand years since we last met, has it not? I am not what I once was—I am a hundred times stronger than I was a hundred thousand years ago, and more! I have already reached the Throne Realm. Otherwise, how could a mere Great Dao incarnation of mine have blocked a single strike of yours?

" Great Hong's pupils narrowed.

He sneered in return, "The Throne Realm?

I think not.

" Shen Mu's expression did not change. "What do you make of my attainments in divine sense?

" Great Hong's face shifted slightly. Shen Mu said indifferently, "You will gain nothing here.

In consideration of your being an ancient Great Emperor, I will not make things difficult for you.

Leave!

" Great Hong suddenly burst into laughter. "And what of the Throne Realm? You likely do not know my divine ability!

Let me show you a true ancient ultimate art!

" Boom— His divine sense erupted, transforming in an instant into a Supreme Divine-Sense Domain! In the very instant the Supreme Divine-Sense Domain swelled outward, a great spear had already appeared in his hand.

At the same time, everything within the divine-sense domain came to a standstill, as though time and space had congealed.

The only one who could still move was Great Hong! Whether it was Yan'er or the Dragon Qilin, or those six Heavenly Dragons, every motion—even the flow of blood—halted in that moment. Within the domain, even the Celestial River stood still, no longer flowing.

In the very instant he unleashed the Supreme Divine-Sense Domain, Shen Mu finally set his heart at ease. He had lied that he was of the Throne Realm precisely to force Great Hong to use the Supreme Divine-Sense Domain!

If he did not force out the Supreme Divine-Sense Domain, Shen Mu could not withstand even a single move from Great Hong; he would surely be slain in one strike!

Yet so long as Great Hong unleashed the Supreme Divine-Sense Domain, he would gain a sliver of a chance at life! At the same moment Great Hong's Supreme Divine-Sense Domain erupted, the method of breaking it that Shen Mu had comprehended from Venerable Ling's manuscripts erupted as well!

Venerable Ling's method of breaking it was the Way of Creation, and the Way of Creation was the foundation of the divine ability of Immutable Matter. Shen Mu already understood the Immutable Divine Ability extremely well; to comprehend a method of breaking it and use it to break Great Hong's Supreme Divine-Sense Domain was precisely the right approach! His sword light burst forth within the Supreme Divine-Sense Domain. In an instant, the sword tip flickered, and countless runes leaped out from the tip, filling the Supreme Divine-Sense Domain.

Great Hong immediately felt his Supreme Divine-Sense Domain congealing, reversing, and his mind roared. He was cautious by nature. The Great Emperor's true body had gone to the Great Void, preparing to exterminate the Creators there, while this borrowed-life body guarded the entrance to the Great Void.

The Great Emperor's true body had died, his divine sense trapped. Great Hong could not help but fly into a towering rage, but he knew that at this moment he was no match for the three Venerables Yun, Yue, and Ling.

So in his fury he flew straight to the Empyrean Heavenly Court, preparing to destroy it and vent his wrath. Yet what he had not expected was that Shen Mu would be waiting here, and would force him to unleash the Supreme Divine-Sense Domain, causing him to fall into the trap.

How similar this scene was to the one in the Great Void! However, he had already suffered that loss once. Now his divine-sense domain had not yet fully congealed, had not yet fully reversed; he still had a chance! Even though his cultivation was currently limited, so long as he killed Shen Mu before Shen Mu's breaking divine ability was complete, he could interrupt the reversal of the Supreme Divine-Sense Domain!

"Die! " The two roared simultaneously.

Within the Heavenly Dragon treasure palanquin, an incomparably brilliant light erupted, like a massive sphere of radiance expanding madly outward!

The waters of the Celestial River were pressed aside by that sphere of light, forming a huge ball of water that surged outward without cease! Boom— A terrifying tremor swept out in all directions.

Amid the quaking, streaks of sword light darted and interwove like roaming dragons within the sphere of light; dimly, the Thirty-Three Heavens could be glimpsed. And a great spear transformed into a dragon vein, a thousand mountains and ten thousand peaks bursting through the Thirty-Three Heavens!

Shen Mu's vertical eye at the center of his brow opened.

The Primeval Egg, the Horn of Tubo, and the Primeval Raw Stone all erupted at once, transforming into a dazzling divine light that met the Great Emperor's divine spear! Within his Sagely Pupil, ten thousand paths thundered, emitting the Dao-sound of ten thousand gods chanting in unison!

Another even more terrifying tremor arrived, more dreadful than the last, quickly overtaking the first sphere of light and sweeping out in all directions at even greater speed! At last the light dispersed.

A full five hundred li of the Celestial River had vanished.

The Heavenly Dragon treasure palanquin plummeted from midair. At the same moment, an azure bird spread its wings and rose, roaring as it swelled, its wings whirling madly in the air, then with a thunderous burst it tore through the sky and vanished without a trace.

Countless white clouds in the sky were scattered by its passing; no sign of the azure bird remained.

Within the treasure palanquin, Shen Mu collapsed in a heap, his chest cavity blown apart, severed limbs flying. Yan'er had just rushed into the carriage when she saw Shen Mu's four limbs scattered across the floor, leaving only a head, which rolled twice upon the ground.

Shen Mu's head, eyes wide open, came to rest at Yan'er's feet.

"Young Master. .

. " Yan'er dropped to her knees with a thud, her hands trembling as she reached out to close Shen Mu's eyes.

"Yan'er, stop fooling around. . .

" Shen Mu spat a mouthful of blood onto her hand and with great effort mustered his divine sense.