Chapter 1055 — The Fall of the Southern Emperor
The Herdsman of the Wasteland · Page 3 of 5
" The divine official hesitated, then said, "Celestial Venerable, the battlefield ahead is incomparably perilous. It would be better for the Celestial Venerable to remain here.
" Shen Mu said with a half-smile, "Am I the Celestial Venerable, or are you? " The divine official was startled and hastily waved his hand, ordering the heavenly soldiers and generals around them to clear a path.
Shen Mu returned to the palanquin. The Celestial Dragon Palanquin raced toward the Southern Pole Heaven's forbidden zone. That forbidden zone was the birthplace of the Southern Emperor Vermilion Bird.
The Fire Celestial Venerable fighting his way in there likely meant the Southern Emperor Vermilion Bird was in grave peril!
"She can't be this foolish. It's impossible.
. .
" Shen Mu set Yan'er down.
The little blue sparrow hopped and flew anxiously about the carriage, repeatedly poking her head out to look through the window. At a thought from Shen Mu, the windows of the Celestial Dragon Palanquin clanged, and together with the four walls retracted into the carriage body, leaving nothing hidden from outside view.
The six heavenly dragons also took their complete forms. Each heavenly dragon was a hundred li long. The palanquin grew ever larger, flowing with radiance and color, traveling divinely through the sky with tremendous momentum.
"Yan'er, rest assured.
" Shen Mu calmed the anxious little blue sparrow. "Your mother is no less cunning than I am.
Since she has rebelled, she must have her reasons. Moreover, I am the Master of Ten Thousand Kalpas Without Annihilation.
Even if she dies, I can bring her back to life. " Yan'er stopped and transformed into the appearance of that little maidservant by the Moon Celestial Venerable's side.
Shen Mu thought for a moment, then took out the Moon Celestial Venerable's lantern and placed it in her hands.
"This is what the Moon Celestial Venerable gave you. Carry it, and it will protect you. Once we enter the battlefield, stray arrows may strike at any time. Guard the Celestial Dragon Palanquin.
" Yan'er suppressed the anxiety in her heart, took up the lantern, and stood before the carriage shaft.
The lantern's radiance rippled out in wave after wave, spreading in all directions and shrouding the Celestial Dragon Palanquin. Powerful divine abilities kept flying in from the sky and the earth, but when they came near the Celestial Dragon Palanquin and touched the lantern's light, they simply vanished, reappearing thousands of li away before erupting with dreadful force. Even the flowing solar fire encountered along the way vanished the moment it met the lantern's light. Even the great halls flying from the sun, upon touching the lantern's light, would appear thousands of li away the next moment, unable to draw near the palanquin.
This lantern was a treasure the Moon Celestial Venerable had given to Yan'er to pass on to Shen Mu, so that he might protect himself within the Grand Void. Shen Mu had never used it. Now, seeing its wondrous use, he could not help but marvel at the Moon Celestial Venerable's vast divine powers.
The lantern guarded the palanquin as it pressed forward. Yan'er called out directions to Long Qilin, who controlled the reins and commanded the heavenly dragons onward. The six heavenly dragons roared again and again. Their roars stirred up thunder and drew in lightning, and their speed grew faster and faster.
But the Southern Pole Heaven was vast beyond measure, and the Southern Pole Forbidden Zone was very far away. Racing there would likely take more than a day.
Just then, Shen Mu heard a faint, elusive sound of a zither from ahead. He quickly stood and gazed into the distance.