Chapter 1253 — One Move That Claims a Life
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Clearly, she intended to swallow every drop of their strength to preserve her own life, cling to any chance of survival, and await the Yin Heavenly Emperor's rescue. They were all great generals under the Yin Heavenly Emperor; they wanted nothing more than to curse her out loud, but at this moment they could not even force a sound from their throats.
The might of the Divine Treasury Domain erupted, engulfing them and Yu Wufei together!
Terrifying tremors surged outward in every direction, destroying mountains and rivers along the way.
The shockwaves even reached the divine city of the Heavenly Court in the Land of Grand Void. The great formation guarding the city stirred in response, and a colossal, magnificent divine light shot into the sky.
In an instant, the heavens were covered with dazzling runes of every hue, and all manner of divine tongues and demonic incantations resounded unceasingly amid the sonorous tones of the Dao! Gravely wounded by Shen Mu's strike, Yu Wufei sprayed blood as she hurtled backward, slammed brutally against the ground, then tumbled and rolled for over a hundred li before she could finally stop.
The female generals in her heavenly palace were not so fortunate—Yu Wufei had drained away their cultivation, so the very moment Shen Mu's divine power burst forth, they died beneath the full-force blow of the Divine Treasury Domain.
Yu Wufei finally came to a halt, her body a mass of wounds, her bones broken beyond count.
She struggled to rise but could not. Just then, a pair of feet stopped before her. "Zhaojin.
. .
" Yu Wufei lifted her head full of hope—and beheld the faint, mocking smile on Yin Jiuzun's face. Yin Jiuzun looked into the distance and saw that Shen Mu, who had been so imposing and awe-inspiring a moment before, was now lying stiff and straight on the ground.
Though he still breathed, his eyes were vacant and lifeless. This was precisely the sign of having been struck by the Reincarnation Bell—the soul fallen into endless reincarnation. The Reincarnation Bell seemed to give but a single chime, with no world-shattering force, yet the bell's power acted upon the soul itself: one ring, and the soul plunged into reincarnation—a hundred lifetimes in the span of a breath, or even eternal damnation with no hope of rebirth!
Shen Mu's present symptoms plainly showed a soul already cycled through reincarnation countless times, long since forgetting all its former abilities—now dull and dazed, nothing but an empty shell. "I'm afraid I've let Aunt down.
" Yin Jiuzun lowered his head and snickered.
"Aunt, do you still remember how you seduced my father, had my mother cast into the cold palace, and then secretly had her killed?
" Yu Wufei shuddered in terror and stammered, "That was your father's idea too—it had nothing to do with me. .
.
" Yin Jiuzun seized the bell's knob, swung the great bell overhead, and smashed it down with savage force! BONG— A ring of the bell resounded. Yu Wufei was shattered to pieces, her blood staining the bell's surface red.
Her primordial spirit was likewise crushed to fine dust—not even reincarnation was possible for her now. Yin Jiuzun hoisted the blood-dripping Reincarnation Bell and snickered.
"My father was a dashing romantic.
If you had not been so beautiful, how could he have fallen for another? If you must blame someone, do not blame my father—blame your own comeliness.
I would never blame my father.
A man is a man, after all.
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. " He cradled the Reincarnation Bell and strode toward the fallen Shen Mu, chuckling.
"I have waited so long, and at last found this chance to earn merit. Venerable Mu, my father was not wrong—you truly have abilities beyond the ordinary. I lurked nearby all this time, and finally found an opening to strike you by surprise.