Chapter 1026 — The Holy Emperor's Sword, the Youth's Tongue
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" The stone coffin trembled—clearly the Northern Supreme Emperor's corpse within was greatly afraid of the Great Emperor; or rather, what he feared was the Heavenly Venerable. "The Great Emperor's abilities are unmatched. Do you know how many ancient gods died trying to kill him? " The Earth Mother Primordial Sovereign's furious voice came from beneath the water: "You should have stayed obediently in the Yuan Realm and cultivated in peace, but no, you had to provoke him.
You are doomed, beyond saving. . . Wait, I see him.
Many white bones are carrying his coffin, flying here, very fast.
. . " Shen Mu's heart stirred slightly. He saw the surface of the Yong River suddenly grow calm, like a vast mirror; in the mirror was reflected the sight of many white-boned divine demons carrying a giant bronze coffin flying toward them, very fast, almost no slower than the Heavenly Dragon Treasure Carriage!
"If I intercept him, I may truly die.
" The Earth Mother Primordial Sovereign said, "In those years, to eliminate the Great Emperor, no fewer than ten battles were fought.
Even the final battle could not slay him completely. The Great Emperor has ways to ensure I can never be reborn. As I am now, I lack the strength to clash with him head-on—unless you revive me.
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. " Shen Mu said indifferently, "If I die, you will never be revived.
" The Yong River churned violently, water surging skyward—clearly the Earth Mother Primordial Sovereign was enraged.
Shen Mu was unmoved. "He is also a dead man now. I need you to block him, block him right here, and never let him advance a single step east.
Earth Mother, can you do it? " "You dare threaten me?
" The Earth Mother grew ever more furious, and from the imperial coffin came soul-shaking roars; the coffin opened, and foul corpse qi spread everywhere. "My child, come with me to intercept and kill the Great Emperor!
" The Earth Mother roared, and the stone coffin closed and rose into the air. At the same time the earth trembled, and the Earth Mother's roots threaded away underground, shaking the earth and the Yong River without cease.
Shen Mu turned and climbed back into the carriage.
Yun Chuxiu, trembling, tugged at his sleeve. "Darling, when do we leave this place?
" The Divine King Shu Jun was also uneasy—especially Shu Jun, for the Great Emperor had seen him, and the Earth Mother had seen him too; his identity could easily be exposed. The Langwan Divine King's spiritual consciousness could keep the Earth Mother Primordial Sovereign from seeing them, but it could not deceive the Great Emperor. "Wait a little longer.
" The sage pupil in Shen Mu's brow opened, and he gazed into the distance, saying in a low voice, "While the Great Emperor lives, my heart cannot rest. I must not bring him to Jingping.
" He frowned. "Strange—why has Heavenly Venerable Xiao not yet moved to block the Great Emperor?
By rights he should have acted. He has held his forces still; otherwise I would not have summoned the Earth Mother Primordial Sovereign.
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. " His third sage pupil looked toward a distant place, where the Supreme Emperor's stone coffin was skimming along the ground beside the Yong River, howling as it flew, while the river churned with waves, flowing upstream.
At last Shen Mu saw the bronze coffin flying through the sky—a hundred or so white-boned divine demons in tattered robes carried the massive bronze coffin through the air! The stone coffin and the bronze coffin were still a thousand li apart when Shen Mu saw a middle-aged man and could not help but start.
"Kaihuang? " The middle-aged man wore a sword at his waist, like an ordinary traveler who had endured a long journey, appearing very solitary. Though Kaihuang Shen Ye's steps were unhurried, they were far faster than the white-boned divine demons carrying the bronze coffin in flight, and he quickly drew near it.