Chapter 833 — March With Me
The Herdsman of the Wasteland · Page 4 of 4
Shen Mu stroked his belly gently and laughed. "Lin Xiao has brought Jue Wuchen—he is about to board. Let's go, get clear of them! Once Lin Xiao boards, only a few cycles remain before the Four Emperors board!"
Zhe Huali hurriedly felt his own belly; the round, full stomach of moments ago had already shriveled flat.
The two of them left at speed.
The light dispersed; the sun rose in the east. A company of gods and devils hurried aboard bearing a coffin and made straight for the great hall where the Emperor and Empress's coffins rested.
Before long they heard the sounds of slaughter from the great hall. Clearly Lin Xiao had discovered he could not leave the ship, and had begun cutting down his own companions in a killing frenzy.
"Sect Master Shen," Zhe Huali asked, "will Celestial Venerable Ling board the ship?"
"She will. But we will not see her."
Shen Mu listened quietly to the sounds of slaughter and gazed at the pillar before him, on which Celestial Venerable Ling had left an inscription in verse. His face was calm. "She is not within her own divine ability. The poem she left will remain on that pillar forever."
"Kill you all, and no one will be left to leak the news."
From afar came Lin Xiao's voice, cackling with laughter. "The Emperor and Empress will look after my descendants and see them rise high and prosper, generation after generation!"
Light burst forth once more, and when it settled, Shen Mu looked toward the drill grounds before the great hall. On those empty grounds, the figures of gods and devils were surfacing one after another, slow and steady.
Shen Mu strode forward, walking to meet this mightiest army of gods and devils of the Dragon Han Heavenly Court, the command tally of the Feathered Forest Army held high in his hand.
Gods and devils of overwhelming power turned one after another to look at the young man walking toward them.
Zhe Huali followed behind him, his heart uneasy.
The Feathered Forest Army, one of the Ten Guards of the Dragon Han Heavenly Court, was the Court's strongest fighting force!
Should these gods and devils conceive a murderous intent, they would not need to lift a hand—their aura alone could crush the two of them dead!
Abruptly, every god and devil bowed their heads, one knee to the ground, both hands raised high above their heads, and cried out with one voice, a voice like thunder: "All of the Feathered Forest Army greets the Left Commandant!"
"Rise."
Shen Mu stretched out his palm. "March with me to war!"
In the distance, a lantern rose silently into the air. Its door opened, and the inch-tall little figure that was Lin Xiao watched the scene, struck with utter terror.