Chapter 1044 — The Sacred Emperor and the Four Directional God-Kings
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The God King Langwan's eyes were like autumn waters as she said softly, "The ancient gods are not to be trusted. No ancient god is. Holy Infant, you bear the hopes of the Creators..."
Shen Mu looked at her and said quietly, "Do the Creators have the strength to stand against the Heavenly Court?"
The God King Langwan sat there quietly, her gaze fixed on the surging torrent beyond, where the spirit-energy translocation bridges flowed. Her eyes seemed deep and captivating as she said, "Holy Infant, the enmity between the ancient gods and the Creators is a hatred born of clan extermination. You cannot possibly reconcile it. This deep and bitter hatred is rooted in the very minds of the Creators, passed down from generation to generation. In the same way, the ancient gods will never let the Creators go."
This spirit-energy translocation bridge led to the Northern Pole Heaven. The Four Pole Heavens had already been linked by the ancient gods' Four Emperors; bridge after bridge of spirit-energy translocation connected the four pole realms, making travel convenient.
In former times, when gods and demons of every stripe hurried to the Four Pole Realms, they relied on the celestial river's waterways, traveling by boat, and it took a hundred years or more to get from the Heavenly Court to the Four Pole Heaven.
Of course, that was relative to ordinary gods and demons. For experts of the Imperial Throne level and Heavenly Worthies of immense power, the time required was considerably shorter.
The shortest route was to go to Youdu or Xuandu and use them to cut the journey short. Youdu had the paper boat of the old Yin Emissary; boarding it to travel to the four poles of the cosmos saved both time and effort.
Xuandu sat at the center of the cosmos, where space itself was twisted, and there were Sun Wardens of every kind; one could ride a golden crow to the Four Pole Heaven.
And with the spirit-energy translocation bridges, it was even more time-saving and effortless.
Shen Mu also gazed out the window. After a moment of silence, he murmured, "I am in difficulty too, Sister Langwan. I truly am..."
The God King Langwan glanced at him and said no more.
A long while later, Shen Mu asked, "You have examined the divine artifact, the Heavenly Worthy Regent, for so long. What have you found?"
The God King Langwan's eyes flickered. "The divine artifact, the Heavenly Worthy Regent, is indeed incomparably powerful. That the Heavenly Court could forge such a divine artifact means they could be said to be invincible under heaven—and it will not run out of control like the Great Emperor or the Heavenly Emperor. With such a divine artifact suppressing the heavens, the Heavenly Court's dominion would be forever secure, with no fear of being overthrown. Yet there is a weakness."
Shen Mu looked toward her and ventured, "Divine consciousness?"
The God King Langwan nodded. "A very great weakness. The divine artifact, the Heavenly Worthy Regent, is not the Heavenly Worthy's true physical body, but a manufactured weapon. The Heavenly Worthy must send his primordial spirit to reside within it before he can wield the Heavenly Worthy Regent's mighty power. But we Creators can bring to bear a powerful divine consciousness, and before the Heavenly Worthy takes control of the divine artifact, Heavenly Worthy Regent, we can seize control of the Regent first."
Shen Mu's eyes flickered. "You did not tamper with the God Emperor Langxuan's divine artifact, the Heavenly Worthy Regent, did you? There is one thing I have not yet had the chance to tell you—the God Emperor Langxuan is the son of the Heavenly Emperor and the Zhonggong Yun God King, one of the three ancient kings. He is half a Creator. His divine consciousness may not be the weaker for it!"