Chapter 1208 — The Four-Dimensional Divine Realm
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Gao Huaitong and the others withdrew. Shen Mu strode down and stood before the First Ancestor Human Emperor. His body quaked, and behind him sixteen heavenly palaces swayed, blazing with light, while the sound of the Dao roared and thundered—so that the countless gods and demons beneath Heavenly Venerable Xiao's banner were dazzled and shaken, secretly alarmed.
The First Ancestor Human Emperor frowned.
"At the same realm, I am no match for you. " Shen Mu laughed.
"At the same realm, the only ones fit to face me are the Ten Heavenly Venerables—and even they are no match for me. First Ancestor, I will cede you three realms.
" He raised three fingers.
"The realms of Yaochi, Zhanshentai, and Yujing—so long as you can reach my side and land a blow on me, it counts as your victory.
" The First Ancestor Human Emperor raised his brows. "Land a blow on you, and it counts as my victory?
" Shen Mu nodded and said unhurriedly, "That is right.
" He swept his eyes around and smiled.
"Nephews, the same goes for you.
So long as you can draw near and strike my true body, it counts as your victory.
" The many disciples of Heavenly Venerable Xiao hesitated and looked one after another to Gao Huaitong. Gao Huaitong wavered, then his gaze came to rest on Yan Qiling. Her eyes flickered, and she smiled.
"We may as well try.
" Gao Huaitong gave a faint nod to his other junior brothers and sisters. Shen Mu smiled slightly and said in a low voice, "Open—" His body quaked again.
Of a sudden the sound of the Dao grew incomparably loud, and stars beyond counting gushed from between his brows, rose floating into the air, and in an instant became a sky-wide river of stars and constellations.
Xuandu sat high above, and upon the Heavenly Dipper there appeared a Lord of Heaven with Shen Mu's face, white-browed and white-bearded. Amid the stars great and small stood ranks of divine cities, each garrisoned by an ancient god with Shen Mu's likeness.
At the same time, the earth divided into yin and yang; the two qi of yin and yang flowed and turned like an Ancestral Court, and a primordial tree sprang from the ground, lush and verdant, rising level with the heavens!
And beneath the yin and yang, Youdu surged forth; Tubo trod upon Guixu, ruling over the souls of countless beings in the world.
The Four Extremes Heavens divided this miniature cosmos into the four heavens of east, south, west, and north. Beneath the Lord of Heaven's feet the Tianyin Realm emerged, and within Guixu two lotuses bloomed in the gloom.
Beyond this Primordial Ore Vein it was as though they had entered another world; the crowd could see only this world, and not the world outside.
Gao Huaitong's expression shifted slightly.
"A domain.
.
.
" he murmured. He looked at Shen Mu and saw Shen Mu's full face—yet no matter from which direction one looked at Shen Mu while standing in this domain, what one saw was still Shen Mu's full face!
Shen Mu was like a four-faced deity, without a back, without a back of the head!
Even gazing down from the heavens or up from beneath the earth, what met the eye was still his front! A four-faced god without a single weakness. "Take him down! " the Second Ancestor cried aloud.
The Human Emperors struck first, charging at Shen Mu where he stood upon the midline of the yin-yang Taiji! Gao Huaitong had meant to first observe what methods Shen Mu possessed, but Yan Qiling had already led the many disciples of Heavenly Venerable Xiao in a charge forward.