Chapter 981 — One Boat, Three Venerables
The Herdsman of the Wasteland · Page 2 of 4
"I'm commanding so many ancient gods at once that my control is unsteady—not enough to repair the Ark of the Other Shore!"
As soon as this thought crossed Shen Mu's mind, he closed his eyes and sank into a dream. A massive bubble emerged from between his brows—that was the dream world. The dream world grew broader and broader, gradually enveloping the Divine Treasury Domain.
Within the Divine Treasury Domain, those two thousand-plus ancient gods—all Shen Mu—smiled and entered dreams one after another. One bubble-like dream world after another emerged, and the myriad ancient gods visualized separately within their dream worlds.
This was a double-layered dream.
In this way, even if a few ancient gods made errors in their visualization within the dream worlds, more ancient gods visualized correctly. The margin for error increased greatly, ensuring that the Ark of the Other Shore remained in a constant state of repair.
The Ark of the Other Shore stabilized once more. Luo Wushuang breathed a sigh of relief, looked at Shen Mu within the Divine Treasury Domain, and thought, "I wonder how long he can hold out..."
The Ark of the Other Shore pressed onward. The runes on its hull broke and reformed continuously; it remained relatively stable, though its speed gradually slowed.
Looking toward the destination, it was only a tiny point of light. Only Heaven Venerable Xu was trapped in the void storm, still struggling, trying to break free and rush to the end of the Void Bridge.
The Ark of the Other Shore began to tremble again. Luo Wushuang frowned and called out loudly, "Sect Master Shen, we cannot go any further! Your divine consciousness cannot keep up!"
Shen Mu was within the double-layered dream; his words could not reach the second layer.
Luo Wushuang grew alarmed. He hurried to the ship's side and looked down, seeing the hull's runes continuously peeling off and turning to dust in the void storm.
At the same time, new runes formed on the ship. The rate of rune formation and the rate of rune peeling were held in a wondrous balance.
"Sect Master Shen can still hold on, but I fear not for much longer."
Luo Wushuang felt uneasy. Shen Mu was now within the double-layered dream and could not hear his words, so he could not wake him.
If Shen Mu could not sense the current peril and persisted stubbornly, the Ark of the Other Shore would likely soon be destroyed upon the Void Bridge, reduced to dust.
Just then, the Ark of the Other Shore suddenly halted, docking at a section of light bridge upon the Void Bridge.
Luo Wushuang was startled. There was no void storm on the light bridge, so they could take temporary shelter.
However, the light bridges were isolated islands, suspended neither in heaven nor on earth. Being trapped here was never a complete solution.
Shen Mu woke. The dream worlds dispersed. His divine consciousness was nearly exhausted, and he had no choice but to stop advancing and cultivate to replenish it.
"Sect Master Shen, do not force it. With this ship we can leave the Great Void and return to the Heavenly Court. This ship is enough to withstand the strangeness of the Great Void."
Luo Wushuang suggested, "Your divine consciousness cultivation is insufficient now. It will not be too late to explore the Void Bridge after your cultivation advances."
"That reasoning is sound."
Shen Mu activated the Mystic Body Three Cores Art to rapidly restore his divine consciousness and smiled. "But we have already crossed most of the Void Bridge. The other shore is not far. No matter what, we must try."
Luo Wushuang frowned deeply.
"Brother Luo, rest assured. I know my limits."
Shen Mu, full of confidence, smiled. "Reaching the other shore is difficult, but turning back is easy. If I cannot hold on, I will turn around immediately."