Chapter 1370 — Revealing Divine Might
The Herdsman of the Wasteland · Page 2 of 3
" Shen Mu nodded and said softly, "Now truly is not the time to go to war. If war came, Tu Bo and the Lord of Heaven, one unable to leave Youdu and the other unable to leave the Mystic Capital, could fight only on their own territories; leave those places and their fighting strength would fall away sharply.
And though we are not short of high-tier fighting strength on our side, your strength, and that of Heavenly Venerable You, the Founding Emperor and Langwo, is in truth no match for the Ten Heavenly Venerables. " Heavenly Venerable Yue nodded in agreement.
She had been crippled for more than forty thousand years; Heavenly Venerable You had shut himself away for a million years; the Founding Emperor had hidden in the Land of No Sorrow for over twenty thousand years; and Langwo, though she had never met her, could not be so very strong. The Black Tortoise, the White Tiger and the Azure Dragon were mighty on their own territories, but once away from those territories their strength would wane. Never mind that Tu Bo and the Lord of Heaven did not want war; even if they did, such a war would be bitterly hard, and might well end in the annihilation of their whole army. Heavenly Venerable Xiao alone had been enough that Heavenly Venerable Yue, Heavenly Venerable You and Tu Bo, joining hands, could not stand against him; had Shen Mu not used the eggshell of the Heavenly Emperor Taichu against him, those three great beings would surely have suffered a great loss. As for the three ancient god emperors, the Azure Dragon, the White Tiger and the Black Tortoise, all were penned in their own lairs and could not leave.
The Founding Emperor and Langwo were likewise blocked in the Great Void by Heavenly Venerable Fire and Heavenly Venerable Void.
"I have found that among our allies, there are in truth very few who are of one heart with us. " Shen Mu was somewhat dispirited.
He said in a low voice, "The reason the Azure Dragon, the White Tiger and the Black Tortoise allied with us is in truth for their own standing as ancient gods, to restore their own rule.
The reason the Lord of Heaven and Tu Bo allied with us is to borrow our strength to protect their reincarnated bodies, to give themselves a chance to leap out from the bonds of the great Dao.
" He said bitterly, "Langwo acts for the future of the Creator race. If she were made to risk the Creator race's annihilation, or if the Ten Heavenly Venerables offered her generous terms, she would not hesitate to turn and join the enemy.
Heavenly Venerable Hong will not help us.
Heavenly Venerable Gong's relationship with me is merely an exchange of interests; when I can no longer give her interest, she will stand on the side where the greater interest lies.
And Lady Yuanmu need not even be mentioned.
What they seek is not the same as what we seek. " Heavenly Venerable Yue halted her steps and laughed. "And yet we now have the strength to wrestle with the Ten Heavenly Venerables, do we not? " Shen Mu smiled too, and halted as well.
"Yes. Compared with the Jingping Calamity of those years, that deep despair and helplessness, we are already far better off now. " The two of them set off again, walking out of Tu Bo's palace halls. Shen Mu said, "Of the ancient gods among our allies, there are not many we can count on; at any moment they may drag us back by the leg. Therefore we must have strength of our own.
Yue, you and You had best make a trip to Jingping and study the fruits of the Jingping Reforms.
Even if you cannot abolish the divine bridge, you may still gain a few more divine abilities. " Heavenly Venerable Yue hesitated a moment, then nodded in agreement, saying, "The Yuan Realm now has no master.