Chapter 1553 — The Entanglement Between Father and Son

" The Ancestor God King's eyes nearly split with fury. He hastily roused his Heavenly Dao domain, and the forty-eight Heavenly Dao supreme treasures swarmed toward Shen Mu's hand!

Those forty-eight Heavenly Dao supreme treasures were the Heavenly Dao soldiers transformed from the Heavenly Dao of Xuandu before the Heavenly Duke's death. Among them the Tiangang Dao Soldier was the leader, the general compendium of the other Dao soldiers.

The Tiangang Dao Soldier had fallen into Shen Mu's hand, while the other forty-eight Dao soldiers had fallen into Hong Tianzun's hand.

The Tiansha Dao Soldier had been absorbed by Consort Qiang's God-slaying Dark Blade, becoming the last Heavenly Dao soldier, and the most powerful of them all.

The Ancestor God King had ambushed and killed Hong Tianzun, and the forty-eight Heavenly Dao soldiers had fallen into his hands as well.

Yet all Heavenly Dao soldiers must be commanded by the Tiangang Dao Soldier. Had the Ancestor God King still possessed his former fighting strength, it would have been impossible for Shen Mu to take his supreme treasure with the Tiangang blade hilt—but now was his weakest hour!

The moment the Tiangang Dao Soldier appeared, the forty-eight Dao soldiers flew to it as one, forming the forty-nine Heavenly Daos in Shen Mu's hand! "Don't you dare refine my supreme treasure!

" The Ancestor God King pounced, and Shen Mu smashed him to the ground with a single punch, leaving his mouth full of broken teeth. Shen Mu raised the Tiangang Dao Soldier in his left hand. The forty-nine Heavenly Dao supreme treasures suddenly merged into a great axe, which chopped down at the Ancestor God King's head!

Swoosh— Shi Qiluo and Consort Yan arrived in a killing rush, joining forces to drive him into the Guixu Abyss.

At once the abyss was split open by the axe. Shen Mu hefted the great axe and turned it over; Shi Qiluo's head was severed from his body, and his flesh immediately turned to stone, becoming a headless monster with four limbs that fled at speed! Consort Yan withdrew as well.

The seven Heavenly Venerables suddenly gathered together: Xu Tianzun with a broken horn, Shi Qiluo headless, the Ancestor God King stripped of his Heavenly Dao supreme treasure, Gong Tianzun disfigured, and Consort Yan, Fire Tianzun and the Langxuan Divine Emperor having gained nothing either.

"Sacrifice the Heavenly Court!

" The seven Heavenly Venerables roared in unison.

From behind their heads flew heavenly palaces one after another, forming seven great Heavenly Courts, one behind each Heavenly Venerable—some of thirty-three heavenly palaces, some of thirty-four, some of thirty-five! Their heavenly palaces were dim and lusterless, but in the instant they formed the Heavenly Courts, it was as if a last flicker of life returned to them: divine light surged skyward from the Heavenly Courts, as though they were on the verge of restoring their former glory!

The seven great Heavenly Courts linked and joined, combining into a magnificent spectacle!

Though the seven Heavenly Venerables were white-haired, at this moment they displayed the fullest heroic spirit. Their primordial spirits emerged from their respective Heavenly Courts, and with one voice they thrust their raging mana forward together! In that instant, all they had learned in their lives became their mightiest divine abilities, pouncing on Shen Mu all at once—and it was more than enough to blanket the sky and cover the earth!

In that moment even the chaotic qi on both banks was pushed aside, and the waters of chaos surged, as if shaken by the power of the seven Heavenly Venerables' joined strike! Shen Mu gave a long cry, and the Tribulation Sword in his hand thrust forward to meet the seven Heavenly Venerables' combined blow! The thirtieth heaven of the sword Dao—Breaking the Tribulation!

His sword light pierced into the seven Heavenly Venerables' combined strike, but their boundless power came crushing down.

The Tribulation Sword could withstand it, but his body could not! Bang— Shen Mu's body burst apart into a mist of blood, which then congealed and restored his body—only to burst apart again! Beneath the World Tree, Shen Mu's body broke and reformed, broke and reformed.

Amid the blood-red and dazzling divine light, one could only see a figure of light endlessly bursting apart and re-forming, bursting apart and re-forming. His sword light thrust straight on, advancing ever forward under the bombardment of the seven Heavenly Venerables!

Boom!

In a terrifying shockwave, the seven Heavenly Venerables were flung in all directions. Their Heavenly Courts crumbled, splitting into individual heavenly palaces, which cracked and collapsed.

In midair the seven Heavenly Venerables spat blood in unison, and in a single instant countless sword marks appeared on their bodies! Shen Mu rose into the air and bowed.

Consort Yan exploded with a bang, becoming a mist of blood! Shen Mu bowed again, about to bow Consort Yan to death outright, when suddenly a bell tolled.

The great bell behind Hao Tianzun flew out, its sound reverberating, and came to a stop before him!

The Taiyi staff flew up from behind Shen Mu and landed in his left hand.

With one staff he flicked aside the companion supreme treasure of the Taisu Goddess, his arm numbed by the shock! Yet the sword light in his hand still thrust at Consort Yan.

Just then the Taiji Sand Table swept with a whoosh across in front of her.

Shen Mu's heart sank.

He saw two Taiji ancient gods come flying, one from each side, using the Taiji Sand Table to block his sword light. The two ancient gods struck together, shattering Shi Qiluo to pieces!

Lady Taiyin flicked her hand, gathering up the blood mist that Consort Yan had become, while the Taiyang ancient god seized Shi Qiluo's primordial spirit in one hand and laughed, "Empress, Lady Yuanmu, your opportunity has come!

After today, you shall attain the Dao!

" The two ancient gods drove Consort Yan and Shi Qiluo into the Taiji Sand Table, then flew back with it. Lady Taiyin's gaze fell on Shen Mu's face: "Mu Tianzun, the first thing we do to repay you! " Shen Mu was briefly startled, then nodded slightly.

"That counts as one.

Two more to go. " The two ancient gods roamed over the ruins of the Jade Capital City, then suddenly their tails intertwined.

Towering mountains appeared, range upon range, and their forms vanished without a trace. The Ancestor God King, Gong Tianzun, Fire Tianzun, Xu Tianzun and the Langxuan Divine Emperor fell to the ground.

Fire Tianzun struggled to rise, but collapsed again, unable to stand. Shen Mu strode toward Fire Tianzun, the Tribulation Sword in his hand still dripping blood, which pattered onto the ruins of the Jade Capital City.

Suddenly, he stopped. On the Dao Tree, Hao Tianzun suddenly smiled—a smile that was not quite a smile, a weeping that was not quite weeping.

"I've won. . .

" He laughed aloud. "I've finally won! With Consort Yan gone, Shi Qiluo gone, and the Taiji ancient gods gone, this battle—I've finally won!

" He laughed heartily.

In the halo behind his head, thirty-five heavenly palaces appeared. Behind him, the Taisu Goddess raised her slender jade hand and gently struck the bell.

The bell tolled, and at once a thirty-sixth heavenly palace appeared behind Hao Tianzun's head! An incomparably terrifying power burst forth from within him.

Hao Tianzun's aged body began to radiate vitality once more, reversing its decline, gradually growing young!

Shen Mu frowned deeply and looked at Hao Tianzun.

That was the power of a Dao-achiever, bursting forth from within Hao Tianzun!