Chapter 879 — Gazing at Mountains That Are Not Mountains, Turning Among the Peaks
The Herdsman of the Wasteland · Page 1 of 4
"Great Black Heaven, you were beaten until your edge was blunted.
You have hidden in the lower realms so long that you have no idea how terrifying the Heavenly Court has become. " "Heaven Venerable" smiled faintly and walked toward the palace gate: "This body of mine is the crystallization of the Heavenly Court's wisdom over the past million years, its most powerful weapon! In the future, the Heavenly Court will rely on weapons like this to sweep the cosmos, purge the world, quell the demonic miasma, and contend for the unknown realm you have desired all your life but could never attain.
" Great Black Heaven's expression darkened.
He gave a cold snort, rose to his feet, and followed him out. "In the future, ten great god-men will rule the cosmos and all worlds, whether Youdu or Xuandu, Yuandu or Guixu.
Everywhere, there will no longer be any force of rebellion, any possibility of rebelling against or defying the Heavenly Court! " "Heaven Venerable"'s voice carried an invigorating power, deeply stirring: "By then, there will be no such thing as reform or change, because all arts and laws, all divine abilities, all the Great Daos are contained within this body. However many men and gods of the future exert their intelligence and talent, they will never leap beyond the knowledge this body holds. They will sorrowfully discover that all their efforts, all their reforms, are entirely within the grasp of this body! The future.
. .
" He smiled: "For those with ambition, it will be a future of utter pessimism and despair.
But for those of us who hold power, it is a future without a care in the world.
" Great Black Heaven was deeply shaken. He said in a low voice: "A lifeless, stagnant future.
. .
" He was even somewhat terrified by the future he had imagined.
Just imagine: in the not-too-distant future, ten of the most powerful, towering "Heaven Venerables," wielding the greatest power from ancient times to the present, floating above every realm of the cosmos, suppressing all things! Their faces would be like the Heavenly Dao made manifest, their eyes like sun and moon, their bodies harder than any weapon in the world, their magic power vast and profound, more mighty and boundless than the Nether Sea.
They floated above the sun, moon, stars, and even the rivers of stars; heaven and earth revolved around them.
In this world, the ancient gods would sink into ruin, the common people would be like straw dogs; whether god-race, demon-race, or human-race, all would be mere ants, all under the surveillance of these ten majestic god-men.
What a terrifying future that would be!
"May that day never come!
" Great Black Heaven steadied himself and caught up with "Heaven Venerable. " "Heaven Venerable" walked out of the Great Black Palace.
Shen Mu stood before the palace, stretching his body, assuming one posture after another that seemed impossible to ordinary people. "Heaven Venerable" smiled, watching him loosen his muscles and bones.
After a moment, Shen Mu turned to look at Great Black Heaven and smiled: "Great Black Heaven, is this the powerful one you invited? If I defeat him, our wager will take effect? " Great Black Heaven nodded and said in a deep voice: "Indeed.
If you defeat him, the lords of the three hundred and sixteen heavens shall be yours to deal with as you please. Those three hundred and sixteen fools, I will let you take away, and I will not interfere again.
But I will not hand over the northern heavens to you either.
" Shen Mu laughed heartily: "I wanted to make a Tu Bo's Oath with you, but you too come from Youdu, and there are too many loopholes to exploit in a Tu Bo's Oath.
Tu Bo is too honest, too inflexible.
If I made a Little Tu Bo's Oath with you, Little Tu Bo might not be able to beat you.
So I can only rely on you to keep your word. " "Heaven Venerable" smiled: "Young man, you need not consider such things, because you cannot win.