Chapter 911 — First Trial of the Calamity Blade
The Herdsman of the Wasteland · Page 3 of 5
"I appreciate it, but I do not accept it."
Shen Mu laughed despite himself. "Emperor Yanfeng and Jiang Baigui—as two of the three heroes of the reform, they were the chief villains who defied heaven and resisted the mandate of heaven, and for that they were imprisoned by the heavenly court for two hundred years. As Heaven Venerable Mu, I was not taken into custody by the heavenly court, yet now I am to be imprisoned here by the Azure Emperor of the Eastern Heaven. Does the Azure Emperor of the Eastern Heaven have greater face than the heavenly court itself?"
The Divine Sovereign Wuji's expression shifted slightly, then he smiled. "If Heaven Venerable Mu is unwilling to accept the protection of our Eastern Heaven Palace, then there is nothing I can do. To be frank, though the Eastern Heaven Palace is our master's domain, other factions of the heavenly court are present here as well, and many disciples of various major factions train under my command."
The many divine beings under his command were eager to try their hand.
Shen Mu smiled. "Does the Divine Sovereign mean that while the Azure Emperor of the Eastern Heaven dares not kill me, someone else does?"
The Divine Sovereign Wuji sighed. "I too am a small figure and cannot make the decisions. If Heaven Venerable Mu were willing to accept the Eastern Heaven Palace's protection, I would guard you with my life. But since Heaven Venerable Mu is unwilling to accept it, I can only turn a blind eye."
Shen Mu looked at the divine beings under his command. "Could the Divine Sovereign introduce me to a few—which figures wish to do away with me?"
The Divine Sovereign Wuji said hurriedly, "Do away with Heaven Venerable Mu—that is too much. They only wish to teach Heaven Venerable Mu a lesson. This is the disciple of the Yin Son of Heaven, Yue Wuji."
Behind one divine being stood a Heavenly Gate of the Nether Capital, behind which lay thick darkness, and faintly came the surging roar of the Nether Sea. He stepped forward and bowed deeply to Shen Mu. "Yue Wuji pays his respects to Heaven Venerable Mu!"
Shen Mu returned the salute, and behind him appeared a Heaven-Bearing Gate.
The two bowed to each other, and behind each of them appeared their primordial spirit. The two primordial spirits each stood upon an altar, each unfurling a great sacrificial rite, bowing toward the other!
Suddenly, Yue Wuji let out a great cry, blood streaming from both eyes, and fell stiffly to the ground, dead!
Upon the altar behind him, his primordial spirit was bowed to death by Shen Mu. The primordial spirit burned, its soul scattered, and his spirit fetus also died cleanly, dissolving into streams of spiritual qi and spiritual power.
"The disciple of the Black Emperor, the Yin Son of Heaven, actually holds office in the Eastern Heaven Palace of the Azure Emperor of the Eastern Heaven—truly a strange thing."
Shen Mu straightened up and smiled gently. "Divine Sovereign, who is next?"
The Divine Sovereign Wuji was shocked and uncertain, and the other divine beings in the temple felt a chill in their hearts.
"Hahaha! I have long heard that Heaven Venerable Mu is the Divine Son of the Nether Capital, versed in all the divine powers of the Nether Capital and thoroughly familiar with the great Dao of the Nether Capital. Yue Wuji compared Nether Capital divine powers with Heaven Venerable Mu—he died where he belonged!"
The Divine Sovereign Wuji laughed heartily, pointing out the cause of Yue Wuji's death. He smiled. "This is Hua Qing, disciple of the Ancestral God King of the heavenly court. Junior Brother Hua Qing's divine powers are immeasurable and most formidable."
Hua Qing stepped forward and saluted Shen Mu.
Shen Mu looked at him, carefully studying the strange phenomena behind him, then suddenly smiled. "I have met your master. Your master, the Ancestral God King, used an artificial body of the Heaven Venerable Yu to duel me at the same cultivation realm, and I beat him to death."