Chapter 1211 — Breaking Out of the Shell, a Divine Being Descends
The Herdsman of the Wasteland · Page 1 of 3
Before his eyes lay the horrifying spectacle of an entire universe perishing, all matter reverting to raw energy; against such dreadful power, every Dao art and divine might was utterly useless! Even Shen Mu himself could feel his own Great Dao crumbling, disintegrating, turning into energy!
His physical body was helpless before those appalling waves of annihilation!
His primordial spirit, too, was being torn apart!
He looked back and saw a tree of inconceivable antiquity standing tall amid the dying universe, lush and verdant, wreathed in countless rainbow-hued glows.
"So this is the true body of the Great Black Tree. .
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" He wanted to return to that divine tree, but when he lifted his foot, he saw that his sole had already turned to flying ash.
Panic flashed across Shen Mu's face, and then a stroke of inspiration came to him; he hastily brought out the ancient divine egg that answered every plea. The egg sensed the strange state of the world in that first instant, seemingly aware that calamity was upon them, and countless resplendent Dao runes flew out from within to ward off the terrible fluctuations of the dying universe. Shen Mu felt the pressure ease at once, and activating the Profound Body Three-Pellet Art, he regrew his foot in a flash. Raising the ancient divine egg high, he charged toward the divine tree.
Sonorous Dao tones rang out from within the egg, wave after wave, repelling the world-destroying impact. Man and egg shot toward the tree like two streaks of light.
The ancient divine egg was furious; though it knew full well that Shen Mu had brought it into this peril, it had no choice now but to rely on him.
The energy of the universe's destruction grew ever more dreadful, and though Shen Mu seemed close to the divine tree, he was in truth far from it; unimaginably terrible energy came crashing down, pressing the ancient egg until it gave off sharp crackling sounds.
At any moment, this ancient divine egg might be crushed! Shen Mu roared, pouring every last measure of his strength into his feet and hurtling forward with all his might, his speed reaching a zenith never achieved before!
He felt space cease to exist; at such ultimate speed, there was no space, no time! At last, he reached the foot of the divine tree. But at that very moment, a world-shattering wave of energy struck, crushing the zone of safety the egg had sustained, and the ancient egg burst with a continuous snapping roar, shards of shell flying in every direction, one of them even slicing Shen Mu's cheek!
Summoning the very last shred of his strength, he dashed beneath the tree, both hands raised high, holding up a great piece of shell from which divine light shot into the heavens, casting a riot of colors over the divine tree.
In the brief instant after he reached the tree, heaven and earth abruptly plunged into darkness, as if he had crossed from one universe into another. Shen Mu exhaled in relief, knowing he had returned to the Great Black Mountain; his legs gave way and he staggered forward several hundred li before he managed to halt.
Suddenly, he felt his hands grow lighter, and he quickly looked up to see that the half shell was empty, nothing but some egg fluid remaining, and the ancient god within the egg had vanished without a trace!
Clutching the great shell and its fluid, Shen Mu was aghast.
He looked around hurriedly, but nowhere could he see that ancient deity. "Did that ancient god remain in the previous universe, or did it slip away while I was fleeing back? " Shen Mu steadied himself, but a vague unease lingered in his heart. If that ancient god had stayed behind in the previous universe, it would surely have perished, its Dao extinguished, annihilated along with that cosmos.