Chapter 1068 — Stirring the Origin Ancestral Star
The Herdsman of the Wasteland · Page 2 of 4
" The Five Luminaries Star Lords each frowned, gazing at the corpses drifting down the Heavenly River. These gods and demons were their descendants; though they could not compare with the Star Lords themselves, they were the finest of their offspring, cultivators of the Divine Treasury Heavenly Palace system, immortal and undying, gods of the new generation.
Most ancient gods cared nothing for their offspring, it was true, but these were their own forces, and Shen Mu had in a single stroke swept away nearly half of them, which was more than they could bear.
Yet ever since Shen Mu had run riot through the Jade Pool more than a thousand years before, his strength seemed to have grown greater still, and the five Star Lords felt a chill in their hearts.
"Five Luminaries, you are no match for me.
Withdraw.
" Shen Mu said politely: "I have learned a little of the arts of fate from the Northern Emperor Xuanwu, and my fortunes are quite accurate. Bloodshed is certain to come upon you in days to come. Best return to your own ancestral lands, keep quietly to yourselves, and rest body and mind.
As for His Majesty the Heavenly Emperor, there is only a small misunderstanding between us; I will explain it to His Majesty myself, and trouble none of you five to do it for me. " Star Lord Zhenxing said nothing, but looked to the other ancient gods.
Star Lord Yinghuo said in a low voice: "This brute's strength is no small matter, and he does not fear our Dao-majesty.
We are ill prepared; it is indeed unwise to tear all pretense with him.
" Star Lord Suixing nodded as well: "By some means or other he has evaded our Dao-majesty, and the Heavenly Dragons beside him are no trifling power either. If we fight him head-on, I fear we shall take wounds. Let us go back first and memorialize His Majesty the Heavenly Emperor, accusing him of slaughtering our descendants, and let His Majesty pass judgment. " Star Lord Chenxing licked his lips and chuckled: "Once he reaches the Heavenly Court he will be dragged onto the God-Slaying Platform to be beheaded.
We need only stand by and watch his head fall!
There is no need to fight him to the death today. " The other Star Lords all agreed.
Star Lord Zhenxing was chief of the Five Luminaries; he was just about to speak when Star Lord Taibai, tiger that he was, suddenly sniffed, wrinkling his nose mightily, and said suspiciously: "There is a strange smell, like the smell of a Creator. . .
" His tiger's sense of smell was very keen; he sniffed hard again, and his two tiger ears stood up, and the bronze axe in his hand clattered and rattled. Of a sudden he turned his tiger eyes upon the Heavenly Dragon Treasure Carriage and cried sternly: "There!
A Creator is hidden in the carriage!
" The other four ancient gods felt a chill, and their killing intent flooded the heavens as they looked at the carriage behind Shen Mu. Within the carriage, the Creator Luo Xiao, pale of face, rose to his feet, pressed his lips together, and said in a low voice: "I walked out of the Void with death in my heart.
I never thought that before I found the ancestral land, I would go to my death. Dying here, I wonder whether I may meet the ancestral spirits of my forebears. .
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" Shen Mu sighed. The sword pellet in his palm floated up once more, and a helpless, absurd feeling filled his heart: "Can it be that the Five Luminaries Star Lords are to die at my hands? " The Five Luminaries Star Lords cried out in unison: "Summon the ancestral stars!
" Star Lord Zhenxing spun once around, his serpent body swelling until he became a serpent ten thousand li long, coiling above the Heavenly River, the Great Dao of Death spreading from him on every side, piercing the void! The space of the sky shook violently, and a dead star came crashing through the world barrier of the Yuan Realm, until the surface of that dead star appeared in the sky of the Yuan Realm!