Chapter 1474 — A Fair Silhouette Stands at the Water's Edge

" He had scarce thought it when a sudden sense came over him; he turned hastily and saw Heavenly Venerable Hong, sleeves fluttering, racing through the air. "Let's go!

" Shen Mu's body rose, and he was about to carry the four of them away from Heavenly Venerable Hong with a spatial divine ability, when all at once a field of stars appeared in Xuandu.

At first it was only a small galaxy, then it spun and swelled; a vast divine consciousness visualized it throughout Xuandu, turning illusion into reality, swelling star after star until they stretched between Heavenly Venerable Hong and Shen Mu's group.

"Divine King Langwan!

" Heavenly Venerable Hong laughed and flew across that starfield — only for a star within it to abruptly evolve into a heaven-world, so that, caught off guard, he plunged into it.

"A petty trick. " With a sneer, Heavenly Venerable Hong bounded up and leapt out of that heaven-world, his body passing through layer upon layer of stars; yet scarce had he leapt clear of that heaven-world when he found himself inside another.

Heaven upon heaven, like pictures within pictures, flowers within flowers, layer upon layer, each sheathing the next.

Seeing Heavenly Venerable Hong trapped, Shen Mu was reassured, and looked toward the source of that divine consciousness. He saw Divine King Langwan walking upon the Heavenly River, cold and aloof, starlight flowing like splendor beneath her feet.

Where she passed, the Heavenly Court's armies stilled their war drums and laid down their blades, staring at her in a daze; only after she had gone did they wake as from a dream, and the slaughter begin anew.

Shen Mu gazed from afar at the fair one upon the river; she turned her eyes to him, and waved from afar.