Chapter 1117 — Defeating the Earth Mother Yuanjun
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The Earth Mother's voice came from amid the leaves of the green vines: "In the past, you won the favor of the ancient gods because everyone believed you had the power to resurrect them. But now, Huo Tianzun has stripped that power from you. Without it, you are nothing but an ordinary, unremarkable human! " The green vines coiled gently around Shen Mu's neck, every tendril bristling with thorns.
Shen Mu flicked a finger; the vines burst into flame and crumbled to ash.
The Earth Mother's voice receded, now issuing from the crown of a great tree: "Mu Tianzun, you have a silver tongue and a mouth full of lies, all to eke out your own wretched existence.
You dart east and scurry west, and all for the sake of preserving your miserable life. You arrived late because you know full well that you are nothing but a fame-fishing rat! Today, this sovereign will let you die here without a sound, and become nourishment for the plants of this place. " She sneered: "No one will ever know that you died here, at the hands of this sovereign, a dead ancient god! My child, strike him down for me! " The Shanghuang Emperor-Corpse gave a roar and lunged straight at him.
Before it could reach Shen Mu, the Lapis Lazuli Azure Heaven Banner came crashing down and planted itself before him. Shen Mu bowed.
The Lapis Lazuli Azure Heaven Banner hummed and quivered; ten thousand rays of rosy light descended, pressing down upon the Shanghuang Emperor-Corpse, subduing this one-time Shanghuang Heavenly Emperor! The Emperor-Corpse roared again and again, yet could not move an inch.
Shen Mu could not help but marvel: the foremost supreme treasure under heaven — its reputation was well deserved!
He extended a single finger and touched it lightly to the space between the Emperor-Corpse's brows. "The dead should return to Tubo.
" The Emperor-Corpse's expression went blank on the instant.
Behind it, a Mystic Gate of Heaven and Earth appeared and swung open.
The Shanghuang Emperor-Corpse let out a shrill, harrowing scream as its soul flew from its back and fell into the gate.
The Mystic Gate of Heaven and Earth snapped shut, sank into the earth, and vanished.
Shen Mu stroked the Lapis Lazuli Azure Heaven Banner gently; its layered canopies folded closed one by one. He said unhurriedly: "I am the Great Mage who holds life and death in his hands. Earth Mother, sending an emperor's corpse against me — you think far too little of my name.
Your child, I have sent to Youdu for you; ask Tubo to discipline him on your behalf.
" "The supreme treasure, the Lapis Lazuli Azure Heaven Banner? " The Earth Mother Yuanjun's cry of shock rang out. Suddenly the earth shook violently, and a root of the Primeval Wood, thicker than anything, burst from the ground and swiftly knotted into a great flower. The flower bloomed, and from within it came the Earth Mother Yuanjun's voice: "This supreme treasure was stolen and lost for six hundred thousand years — how does it come to be in your hands?
" Shen Mu rapped on the Lapis Lazuli Azure Heaven Banner.
Its canopies unfurled once more, ready at any moment to unfold the Twenty-Eight Heavens, in case the Earth Mother should launch a sneak attack. "That is none of your concern. " Shen Mu smiled: "Earth Mother Yuanjun, I keep my promises — I can resurrect you. But you have no physical body now, and resurrecting you would be of little use.
If you are not in a hurry, you could wait a few more years. .
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" "I cannot wait! " The Earth Mother's thick roots circled the Lapis Lazuli Azure Heaven Banner like venomous dragons, as though searching for a flaw in this supreme treasure so she might seize it: "Today you will summon my soul. I will be reborn today!
" Shen Mu shook his head: "You have no body.
With only a soul, your fighting strength would hardly improve. How would you take your revenge? Would you go to Xiao Tianzun to seize the Primeval Wood?