Chapter 1084 — An Upheaval Unseen Since Time Immemorial
The Herdsman of the Wasteland · Page 4 of 4
The imperial city of the Heavenly Court burst forth with dazzling light, blazing beyond compare, and held back the demonic qi of Youdu.
Shen Mu breathed a sigh of relief and fled with the gods and men of Jade Capital City toward the Heavenly Emperor's rear palace.
For the Slaughter Cauldron was spinning madly, hurled fiercely from Achou's hand, and it smashed down the gates of Jade Capital City!
From the cauldron countless faces flew out, giving shrill, wretched screams, dancing across the sky, rushing at the people fleeing in all directions.
Shen Mu drove the Heavenly Dragon Treasure Chariot wildly to and fro. Some imperial princes tried to leap onto it and have him carry them to safety; Shen Mu's sword rose and fell, and he cut down several princes in a row.
Behind them the dreadful spatial storm came again: another strike from Achou!
The Heavenly Dragon Treasure Chariot was again swept up by the storm, and behind it countless palaces shattered into fragments.
When the chariot came down, all at once wind and waves fell still. Shen Mu looked back and saw the Lingxiao Treasure Hall just behind them, where ancient gods of incomparable majesty stood, holding back the storm Achou had raised.
Shen Mu's pupils contracted sharply: he saw the figure of the ancient god Heavenly Emperor.
Light blazed from the ancient god Heavenly Emperor in a dazzling radiance, so that Achou's Youdu demonic qi could not invade this place.
"Excellent. Before long Achou will be driven down into Youdu, and I can slip into the Vermilion Bird Heavenly Palace amid the chaos and see the Southern Emperor."
Shen Mu breathed out. In his heart he thought, "But this treasure chariot is likely useless now. Too conspicuous. And Mu Qing's face will not serve either; I must change to a different face."
He leapt down from the chariot, took down the lantern, and said in a low voice, "Yan'er, Long Pang, this is the Heavenly Court. Too many people make it inconvenient to move. I will take you into the space between my brows!"
Without another word, the eye between his brows opened, and a curtain of light shot out, sweeping over the Heavenly Dragon Treasure Chariot.
The dragon qilin, Yan'er, and the six heavenly dragons vanished together with the chariot, taken by him into the Shen Character Continent.
Shen Mu pondered a moment, then roused the Profound Art of Creation; his features gradually changed until he took on the appearance of Luo Xiao. In his heart he said, "Third Brother, I am borrowing your face. You will not blame me, will you?"
Just then he suddenly caught sight of Hao Tianzun.
Shen Mu was startled. Hao Tianzun was stealing furtively toward the rear palace.
"This is his own home. Why is he so furtive?"
Doubt filled Shen Mu's heart. Then he saw Yun Tianzun.
Shen Mu's heart leapt with joy. Yun Tianzun was being equally furtive, following Hao Tianzun; the two stole into the Heavenly Emperor's rear palace one after the other.
Something stirred in Shen Mu's heart. He tiptoed after the two, furtive as they were.
Ahead, Hao Tianzun came upon the palace maids guarding the rear palace. Suddenly he burst into motion, smashing the two maids to powder, then took out a white banner, waved it in the wind, and gathered the maids' souls into the banner.
"Yin Tianzi's treasure!" Shen Mu thought, watching from afar.
And Yun Tianzun, following Hao Tianzun, took out a sheet of yellow paper and pasted it upon himself; his features changed at once.
Shen Mu blinked. "You Tianzun's treasure! Both of them foresaw that Achou would make havoc in the Heavenly Court, and came prepared. It seems they have their eyes on some treasure in the Heavenly Court! What is it they mean to steal?"