Chapter 1055 — The Fall of the Southern Emperor
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The Celestial Dragon Palanquin drove out from the Spirit-Energy Transfer Bridge. Shen Mu stood atop the carriage and looked out, and what met his eyes was a river of flame stretching millions of li, dazzling beyond words.
In the sky hung a sun close to the ground, flames spilling from it like a Vermilion Bird soaring on spread wings, sweeping across the earth. Bird-headed, human-bodied deities wove through the flames, spreading broad wings to soar, while long trails of fire kept falling from the heavens.
To the human race, such a place would be an absolute hell, terrifying beyond measure, yet for the divine clans dwelling in the Southern Pole Heaven, it was utterly pleasant and comfortable. Shen Mu frowned slightly, gazing at those deities who chased the Great Sun's flame currents.
Those deities were not of the Vermilion Bird Divine Clan, but gods of the Heavenly Court. And though the flames falling from the sky came from the sun, they were not solar prominences, but the power of the sun borrowed by those deities through their divine abilities, being used to attack something! "Very similar to the divine abilities of the Great Sun Star Lord!
" Shen Mu's heart trembled slightly: the Great Sun Star Lord, Dan Fenglai, was a disciple of the Ancestral God King; the Ancestral God King's divine artifact, the Heaven-Ruling Celestial Venerable, ought to be in Xuandu. The Great Sun Star Lord could not possibly have come here.
Then whose army was this force capable of wielding the power of the sun? The corner of his eye twitched. Suddenly the sky blazed bright, and another enormous sun descended from outer space to hang above the Southern Pole Heaven.
One great palace after another flew out from that sun, like castles flowing with molten gold!
Drums boomed, dong, dong, dong. Tens of thousands of deities stood before the palaces, pressing down upon the Southern Pole Heaven. Those palaces were as vast as divine cities. Hovering above the Southern Pole Heaven, their undersides were like enormous precious seals.
With a humming vibration, rays of light shot downward from beneath the palaces! Shen Mu saw the light like a curtain, pressing down upon the Southern Pole Heaven, causing the continent to quake violently. Thousands of mountain ranges were instantly torn from the earth, transforming into imprints!
The scene was indescribably magnificent, yet it filled one with deep unease. Not far from the Spirit-Energy Transfer Bridge, many bird-headed deities stood in neat ranks, guarding the bridge with strict defenses.
As the Celestial Dragon Palanquin emerged from the bridge, it immediately alerted those deities, and soon one came forward to inquire. Long Qilin stepped up to meet him. "Celestial Venerable Mu has come to visit the Southern Emperor.
Brother, what is going on in the Southern Pole Heaven? " Hearing the name of Celestial Venerable Mu, the divine official dared not be negligent, and hastily said, "Reporting to the Celestial Venerable, the Southern Emperor has rebelled. The Heavenly Court has sent troops to quell the rebellion.
Now the various lords are attacking the Southern Pole Heaven.
We are ordered to guard the Spirit-Energy Transfer Bridge, lest the rebel army of the Southern Pole Heaven escape into it. " Shen Mu was greatly shaken.
He quickly stepped forward and shouted, "The Southern Emperor Vermilion Bird has rebelled? When did this happen? Are you certain she has rebelled? " The divine official was startled, and with a thud dropped to his knees, trembling as he said, "The Southern Emperor Vermilion Bird led her army in an assault, seized a divine artifact of the Heavenly Court, rebelled and wrought chaos, showing contempt for the Heavenly Court.
The Heavenly Court was enraged and sent troops to suppress her. Your servant is merely carrying out orders. . . " Yan'er could not help but grow frantic and was about to spread her wings and fly off.