Chapter 1362 — Exiling the Venerable

The first string flew out from behind his neck, then the second, the third, the fourth!

Ten strings in all sliced through Xiao Tianzun — through his throat, his brow, the base of his neck, his eyes, his chest, his waist, the gate of life, his hip, his knee, his ankle! Xiao Tianzun's skullcap flew off, and the rest of his body was scattered by the raging blood and qi, then forcibly knit back together.

Within the Heaven-Bearing Gate, Tubo's palm came smashing down, reducing his physical body to powder with a single blow, to a puddle of paste!

Yue Tianzun breathed a sigh of relief; Tubo, far off in Youdu, breathed a sigh of relief as well; and You Tianzun, who had come from Youdu to beneath the tree, saw it and likewise breathed a sigh of relief.

At that very moment, Xiao Tianzun's flesh and blood writhed and regenerated; he reached out, seized Yuanmu, and swung it aloft — and in that instant an unspeakably terrifying power erupted from Yuanmu, the heavens quaked, the myriad worlds roared!

The Yuan World holds more than ten thousand heaven-worlds, and the living beings within them, however dull-witted, sensed that this night (day) was out of the ordinary. The heavens they dwelt in were hurtling onward at tremendous speed; the stars were in chaos, the earth shook, volcanoes spewed, hurricanes howled, the seas heaved with furious tides, tsunamis came one upon another!

Yet they did not know that this was the appalling devastation wrought by a Heavenly Venerable driving Yuanmu with immense mana, moving the heavens by means of Yuanmu! Whoosh — one blow of Yuanmu swept You Tianzun away; in midair, he vomited blood without cease!

Having struck home, Xiao Tianzun thrust Yuanmu at Yue Tianzun like a sword. Yue Tianzun retreated swiftly, her form leaping through one space after another; in an instant she passed through layer upon layer of heavens to evade Yuanmu's attack.

But what shocked her was that the space of the myriad heavens was in utter chaos — no matter how many worlds she passed through, the crown of Yuanmu was always before her.

Shua, shua, shua — countless branches of Yuanmu, like swords, shot forth madly and stabbed at her.

Yue Tianzun urged her spatial divine ability, like a rapid melody of the qin, clashing with the oncoming crown of Yuanmu!

Yet the sword art Xiao Tianzun employed in this strike came from Jing Ping — a sword art refined by Imperial Preceptor Jing Ping and Shen Mu, encompassing everything from Sword Fourteen to Sword Nineteen!

Even though Yue Tianzun was a master of the way of space, facing such fierce and ever-changing sword art, she found it hard to hold her ground. Boom! Her form smashed through one heaven-world after another, flying over them, and behind her were millions upon millions of blue-green sword lights, like dancing flood-dragons in the sky, each long enough to span a whole heaven-world — utterly terrifying!

Yue Tianzun turned her head; with a hiss, a branch of Yuanmu stabbed past her cheek, leaving a wound.

Just as she seemed about to be overwhelmed, Tubo's attack arrived behind Xiao Tianzun — the great hand became a fist, intent on shattering Xiao Tianzun once more! Xiao Tianzun drew Yuanmu back; its roots and tendrils condensed into a colossal black hammer, and with one blow he met Tubo's fist.

The power of the two erupted. Tubo, far away in Youdu, frowned; his enormous fist cracked and split apart into continents.

"Old brother, if you do not descend in your true body, you are no match for me and the Earth Mother at all!

Fighting you across the boundary is dull beyond words — why not have a true duel!

" Xiao Tianzun roared, using Yuanmu's roots as a hammer, piercing through the Heaven-Bearing Gate and smashing furiously at Tubo. Tubo's third eye at the center of his brow opened; truly enraged, he recalled the countless continents his right hand had split into — they flew back and reformed into a palm, which reached out and grasped, and the long-vanished Nether River reappeared. Tubo shook the Nether River like a whip, about to do battle with him, when suddenly another divine artifact floating in Youdu — Yutianzun — opened its eyes and fixed its gaze on him.

Tubo's heart gave a start: "My daughter has noticed this place!

" As he kept wary watch on Xu Tianzun's divine artifact Yutianzun, the great hammer of Yuanmu came smashing down.

Just as Xiao Tianzun was about to succeed, Yue Tianzun suddenly appeared above him, head down and feet up, like a fairy plummeting in swift descent, her ribbons fluttering, her ten fingers moving — zheng, zheng, zheng — string after string of light wove in all directions into a net, sealing this place off completely.

More strings of light interlaced, forming countless spatial cross-sections, like a labyrinth.

"Xiao Tianzun, today I exile you! " Yue Tianzun's palm fell upon the first string; the first note of the qin sounded, and suddenly all the strings of light vibrated at once — the five tones and twelve pitches erupting together!

Countless spatial cross-sections fell into chaos; a furious spatial turbulence, with a whoosh, swept Xiao Tianzun up together with Yuanmu and hurled them deep into space!

Shua, shua, shua — one after another, roots of immense thickness shot out from the chaotic space and took root in the earth of the Yuan World. Within the chaotic space the twelve pitches of the qin fell into disorder, yet they could not drive Yuanmu completely into the chaotic space.

Xiao Tianzun stood upon Yuanmu and came racing along the roots; just as he seemed about to leap out of the chaotic space, You Tianzun suddenly appeared before the mouth of that chaotic space, carrying his lantern, and turned its light upon Xiao Tianzun.

An unspeakably terrifying force struck Xiao Tianzun's primordial spirit, driving it out of his physical body!

Xiao Tianzun roared and forcibly dragged his primordial spirit back.

You Tianzun clenched his teeth and desperately urged the lantern on; its light grew brighter and brighter, yet Xiao Tianzun's primordial spirit, bearing the lantern's assault head-on, drew step by step closer to his own body. And on the roots, Xiao Tianzun's physical body also strode forward, step by step, along the thick roots. Yue Tianzun descended before the mouth of the space, her skirts spread out on all sides, and sat down on the ground; the ruins of a palace flew to her and shrank into an ancient qin.

Yue Tianzun played before the opening, and countless attacks fell like rain upon Xiao Tianzun's body and primordial spirit.

Xiao Tianzun shrieked; suddenly he manifested three heads and six arms, and his primordial spirit did the same.

Body and spirit broke and reformed as they were struck, losing a piece only to grow another, leaving both Yue and You, the two Heavenly Venerables, shaken beyond measure! "Even the Crimson Emperor and the Bright Emperor joined as one might not achieve this!

" they thought to themselves at the same time.

Xiao Tianzun, enduring the attacks of two Heavenly Venerables head-on, walked out step by step. "Where is Tubo?

" Yue Tianzun called out loudly. You Tianzun gritted his teeth: "Held up by Xu Tianzun!

" Yue Tianzun's heart sank.

Tubo could not descend in his true body, nor lend a hand; with only the two of them, Heavenly Venerables though they were, they likely could not exile Xiao Tianzun — perhaps he would even fight his way out of the chaotic space and grievously wound them!

"Shen'er, don't go! " The Alchemist's voice came.

Yue Tianzun and You Tianzun were startled, and suddenly they saw the headless Shen Mu come flying, the peach-wood hairpin in his hand pointed at Xiao Tianzun, who was just about to burst out of the chaotic space.

Xiao Tianzun's heart gave a start; his body retreated swiftly, and Yuanmu's roots withdrew at speed from the soil of the Yuan World.

He, together with his primordial spirit and Yuanmu, was sent into the chaotic space, and vanished without a trace.