Chapter 961 — The Brand of the Lord of Blazing Flame
The Herdsman of the Wasteland · Page 3 of 5
He planted his feet in an unconventional stance and said, "His opponent stood right here. Strange—Fire Heavenly Venerable is so powerful, his opponent must have been no weaker, surely a Heavenly Venerable of some kind. But why did his opponent leave no brand behind?
" Luo Wushuang said, "Shen the Overlord Body, you underestimate Heavenly Venerables.
Among the Heavenly Venerables, apart from you, which one is not so powerful that worthy opponents are hard to find? Fire Heavenly Venerable's opponent was naturally not as mighty as Fire Heavenly Venerable and could not leave a brand. " Shen Mu shook his head: "If his opponent were not strong enough, why would he be so guarded, to the point of pushing his cultivation and power to the extreme? " Luo Wushuang was startled. There was indeed logic in that.
But Fire Heavenly Venerable was so powerful—where in this world could one find someone capable of matching a Heavenly Venerable of his caliber? Unless. . .
A terrible thought arose in his mind: unless it was Void Heavenly Venerable, who had traveled alongside Fire Heavenly Venerable! Void Heavenly Venerable had fought fiercely with Fire Heavenly Venerable here, forcing him to unleash his full power, leaving behind the Dao brand!
"And Fire Heavenly Venerable was wounded.
" Shen Mu raised his hand, pointing toward Fire Heavenly Venerable's brand. Luo Wushuang followed his finger and was greatly shaken.
At the heart of Fire Heavenly Venerable's brand, the Dao runes were exceedingly faint.
Clearly, Fire Heavenly Venerable's enemy had struck him there, wounding him, so that the brand at the heart's position was missing. Fire Heavenly Venerable had indeed been wounded!
But could someone truly wound a Heavenly Venerable? "Could it really be that Void Heavenly Venerable struck at Fire Heavenly Venerable?
" Luo Wushuang was about to approach for a closer look when Shen Mu hastily pulled him back, shaking his head: "If it were a complete brand of Dao runes, it would be stable and would not easily erupt.
But his chest is missing a portion of the runes—this brand is unstable. If you touch it, it could very well explode, and we would all be burned to ash!
" Luo Wushuang hastily halted. He glanced sideways at Shen Mu: "You know a great deal. " "I am a Heavenly Venerable and an Overlord Body—of course I know a great deal.
" Shen Mu smiled, then studied the wound on Fire Heavenly Venerable's brand closely.
Suddenly his heart stirred.
"Is Void Heavenly Venerable's weapon a sword?
" Luo Wushuang shook his head: "Void Heavenly Venerable's greatest strength is his divine abilities. He rarely uses a divine weapon. " "That is strange then—who used a sword to wound Fire Heavenly Venerable. . . " Shen Mu asked, "Among the Heavenly Venerables of the Heavenly Court, whose swordsmanship is the highest?
" Luo Wushuang looked at him.
Shen Mu said helplessly, "Apart from me, whose swordsmanship is the highest?
" Luo Wushuang shook his head: "I have never heard of any Heavenly Venerable whose swordsmanship stands alone above all others. Each Heavenly Venerable has his or her own specialty.
Swordsmanship belongs to the acquired Great Dao created by postnatal beings—how could a Heavenly Venerable deign to regard it? What Heavenly Venerables pursue is the innate Great Dao.
Only unranked gods and demons like myself would pursue acquired Great Daos such as the way of the sword or the way of the blade.
" Shen Mu was stunned.
A thought suddenly surfaced in his mind, and he murmured, "Perhaps that Heavenly Venerable could.
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. Is he here? Is he truly here. . . " Luo Wushuang did not understand whom he meant and felt perplexed.
But Shen Mu was suddenly overcome with excitement. Throughout history, the only person to have cultivated swordsmanship to the thirty-third heaven—the first figure to reach the pinnacle of the sword. He was not among the Ten Heavenly Venerables, yet he bore the title of Heavenly Venerable.