Chapter 1683 — Unrivaled in This World

Your abilities, too, have achieved a grand unification of arts, making you the hardest man in the world to kill. I never worried about Kai Huang; he has more than enough fortitude but lacks strategy, and knows nothing of change. You, though, understand endurance, understand how to weigh the times—lie low when you should lie low, rise when you should rise. You are far more troublesome than he. But once I refine Taisu, my great momentum is complete, and I have no rival left.

Do you know why? " Shen Mu's gaze fell upon that mass of Taisu qi. "With the Dao of Taisu, you can answer any need—evolve every treasure in the world, evolve every art in the world. Whether Kai Huang's Dao of the Sword, or Xu Tianzun's Dao of the Dark Capital, or the Dao of Heaven, or even the Dao of Taiji—you can evolve them all. " Haotian Di sighed in admiration. "To have an enemy such as this delights my heart. My dear Minister Mu, since I achieved the Dao I have never once exerted my full strength—not even facing Kai Huang in the battle of the Dark Capital did I go all out.

Because I already stand at the very pinnacle of the world, and no one remains who is worth my full strength. " He opened his palm; the Taisu qi settled there, shifting unpredictably. He said unhurriedly, "I can target anyone's weakness and become the divine weapon that restrains him. Even Ling Tianzun—I can find her flaw and take her alive.

Even the Retired Emperor Taichu—I can turn the Taisu qi against his vital weakness. Even Kai Huang—at full strength I can calmly cut him down. " Shen Mu asked curiously, "And how will you deal with me? " "I mean to turn the Taisu qi into the Dao of Divine Consciousness, to fill the missing link in my Dao of Taichu.

" Haotian Di smiled. "I mean to unleash the Taichu Dao Realm the Retired Emperor has dreamed of, the Taichu Dao Tree, and send you on your way. " Smiling still, unhurried, he went on, "And if I cannot kill you, I have one other path: turn the Dao of Taisu into the Dao of Birth of Guixu, completing my Dao of Guixu. I will then hold two supreme attainments—enough, then, to bury you? " Behind Shen Mu the World Tree rose from the ground.

He said gravely, "Your Majesty's attainments are extraordinary.

I beg Your Majesty to strike, and send me on my way!

" The Taisu qi in Haotian Di's hand changed abruptly! Shen Mu's heart lurched and his pupils contracted: the Taisu qi had become a Taiyi divine axe!

At that same moment, Ling Tianzun stood before the Lingxiao Hall of the Yongjiang Heavenly Palace, waiting quietly. Just then Guixu surged forth and swallowed the entire Yongjiang Heavenly Palace! The Yongjiang Heavenly Palace was a palace Shen Mu had conjured through contemplation; vast as it was, before Guixu it could offer no resistance at all, and was torn to shreds by Guixu's terrifying force!

Countless fragments, Ling Tianzun among them, plummeted into Guixu! Ling Tianzun still stood there without moving, letting Guixu's power drag her toward the great abyss.

She had achieved little in battle; she could not contend with Guixu's force, and once drawn in, there was no escaping the dreadful gravity of the Guixu abyss.

Suddenly a twin lotus crashed down.

Lady Yuanmu leaped up, looking down from on high, and swung the paired lotuses to smash at Ling Tianzun's skull! "Ling, no one can kill you—but that does not mean Guixu cannot!

" Lady Yuanmu cried sternly, "Guixu transforms all things! " The twin lotuses burst with boundless power and blasted downward.

Ling Tianzun raised a finger to meet them and tapped the lotus mallet.

Boom.

The Guixu abyss shook violently, and the twin lotuses in Lady Yuanmu's hands burst apart with a bang, reduced to powder! Her heart clenched; only a bare stalk remained in her grip.

The abyss dragged Ling Tianzun's figure down. Lady Yuanmu gritted her teeth and did not give chase, thinking, "She has fallen into Guixu.

She is certain to die.

Even if she does not die, she will never climb out.

. .

" No sooner had the thought crossed her mind than Ling Tianzun pointed a finger at the stone wall of the abyss, and the holy ground of Guixu quaked with a roar, on the verge of bursting apart!

Lady Yuanmu was startled.

This holy ground was the place of her birth; if it were destroyed, her strength would be greatly diminished.

She clenched her teeth and went shrieking down, one divine art after another blasting through the air onto Ling Tianzun! The two women, one behind the other, plunged one after another into the deepest depths of the abyss.