Chapter 926 — The Third Eye's Mutation
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you land me in trouble every single time! " Shen Mu clenched his teeth, his hand shaking, ever less able to resist the force from the godstone.
Suddenly his third eye devoured the last of his qi and blood and could draw no more from his body; a force erupted from the eye, and a ray of light shot from it, shining upon the blood-red godstone.
His eye was actually trying to seize the Creation Godstone's power! "My eye is a monster too!
" Shen Mu cursed inwardly.
The third eye and the Creation Godstone fought each other—one seeking to seize the other's power, the other seeking to displace it and steal its nest. With difficulty Shen Mu moved his other hand, inching it toward his chest, and tore off the jade pendant that hung at his neck.
That pendant was the Profound Light Soul-Guarding Pendant.
When Shen Fengqing went to the Land of No Sorrow, it had been given to You Tianzun, who was asked to pass it on to Shen Mu, and he had worn it at his neck ever since.
Shen Mu gripped the pendant, moved it inch by inch, and at last brought it to his brow, struggling against the power of the third eye and the Creation Godstone, and with immense difficulty wedged the Profound Light Soul-Guarding Pendant between the eye and the godstone. This pendant had been refined from a horn of Tubo; it looked like a jade ornament, but in truth it was a vast continent—a treasure Tubo had used to suppress Shen Fengqing.
With the pendant between the third eye and the Creation Godstone, the two dreadful forces were cut off from each other.
Shen Mu's grip on the godstone loosened, and the eye and the godstone no longer pulled at one another; only then did he breathe out.
And just then the Creation Godstone abruptly flew from his hand and struck the pendant with a ding, catching him utterly off guard! Shen Mu's eyes flew wide; he tried to seize the godstone, but it had already driven the pendant before it and slammed into the third sacred pupil at his brow!
Light erupted at his brow; the power stored in the Creation Godstone, the third eye, and the pendant crashed against one another, and in a single instant Shen Mu's consciousness was dashed into a daze; he fell backward and knew no more.
"Wei Suifeng, you son of a. .
. " Before he passed out, he forced out a breath and muttered a curse.
"The place where the Ming Emperor fell lies ahead—be on strict guard!
" Shouts rose from the gods on deck; Long Qilin and Yan'er, guarding outside the cabin door, hurried out to look upon the final battlefield of that Heavenly Emperor of the Chiming Era. They returned only after the Phoenix Ship had flown past.
"The Cult Master is quite well-behaved this time—not so curious as usual.
" Long Qilin laughed, "Rare indeed.
The Cult Master ought to be locked up more often, to rein him in.
" Yan'er felt much the same.
Shen Mu lay stiff and straight in the cabin, motionless, his breathing faint; at his brow, the contest between the third eye, the pendant, and the Creation Godstone went on.