Chapter 816 — Shattering the Ancient Gods' Blessings
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" Emperor Yanfeng was solemn. Looking at the books the others had compiled, enough to fill an ox-cart to the rafters, he exhaled a turbid breath and said in a low voice, "I shall not fail your expectations, Imperial Preceptor, nor those of the elders and sages who came before!
Though I give my body for the realm, the Reform shall endure!
" The three Heavenly Kings and four Heavenly Masters gathered together.
Di Yiyue's eyes flickered as he said, "I am now somewhat confident of removing the ancient gods' blessings, but there are simply too many of them upon the Heavenly Venerable Yu, and their connections run very wide; there is no guaranteeing the ancient gods will not sense it. Therefore. . . " The Scholar laughed.
"Therefore we need a test subject! " The other Heavenly Masters and Heavenly Kings immediately turned as one to look at Shen Mu. Shen Mu remained wholly unaware, explaining the key cultivation methods of the Heavenly River divine treasury to the Human Emperors who had seized bodies and been reborn, and preparing to use the Human Emperor Yishan and the Human Emperor Qikang as test subjects.
Though the two Human Emperors Qikang and Yishan were none too pleased, the other Human Emperors were quite happy to oblige, and the First Ancestor had nodded, so it was not for them to refuse. The Scholar withdrew her gaze and looked at Di Yiyue, fanning herself with a feather fan as she smiled. "The First Heavenly King was praised by Kaihuang as the most outstanding talent of all. You could remove the Earth Mother's blessing; can you remove the Heaven Lord's blessing as well?
" Di Yiyue glanced at her and said coolly, "Kaihuang's foremost master of formations, the only one of the four Heavenly Masters whom Kaihuang took to the Land of No Sorrow, his regard for you exceeds even his regard for me.
So how many of the ancient gods' blessings can Zixi remove?
" The Scholar smiled. "I am indeed the only one Kaihuang took to the Land of No Sorrow, and I know that he took no one else, so that you all bear some grievance.
Yet I have never betrayed Kaihuang. Nor has any one of the four Heavenly Masters ever betrayed him.
But of the four Heavenly Kings, two fell at once. " Di Yiyue's face darkened at once. Heavenly King Buddha Shakra's expression was none too pleasant either.
Tian Shu, the Imperial Gate Divine Blade resting on his shoulder, sneered, "So the four Heavenly Masters are so very great? Don't forget, it was I who raised my blade and hewed off Tuba's horn. That is how Fengdu came to be, how the remnants of Kaihuang's host who stayed here found a place to dwell, how this land of Jingping was protected.
And you four Heavenly Masters, one fled, one hid, and one sat wallowing in self-pity, turned to stone for twenty thousand years. What face have you to mock us four Heavenly Kings? " The Woodcutter and the Fisherman Heavenly Master fell silent; the two of them had turned to stone after the defeat, and indeed had no face to speak. The Old Farmer said no more either; after the defeat he had guarded the Dou Niu Realm, and had not accomplished much.
By merit, it was Tian Shu, the Heavenly King of the Nether Capital, who had done the most.
The Scholar sneered, "The Heavenly King of the Nether Capital is indeed remarkable, but among the four Heavenly Kings you rank last.
The First Heavenly King married the Yin Son of Heaven before the war, and was ambushed by him on their wedding night, and lay dead for twenty thousand years! Kaihuang's strongest fighting power fell in an instant. How were we four Heavenly Masters to fight? We teach; we do not brawl! " She looked at Heavenly King Buddha Shakra and said coldly, "Heavenly King Li Youran is remarkable too. The Third Heavenly King, and he took up with Qi Xiayu, the Red Emperor of the false dynasty!