Chapter 1387 — Walking Into His Own Doom
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"It is not that I cannot subdue Shujun," laughed one of Long Xiao's heads. "It is that I do not think him worthy.
Among the Three Kings of Antiquity, his strength is neither here nor there, inferior to Boyang's, and ugly besides. " Another of his heads reared high, watching Shen Mu with keen interest, and smiled: "But you are different.
You are better looking than he, and more to the point, you have the potential to become another Tai Di.
To be my mount, one must not only be handsome, but powerful!
" His third head laughed leisurely: "Though Shujun is unqualified, he has brought two people worth a look.
One is named Lan Yutian, the other Xu Shenghua; either could become my mount. As for you, you are the third!
" Shen Mu suddenly burst out laughing, his consciousness quaking violently, and declared in a ringing voice: "Long Xiao, disaster is upon you, yet you still dream your spring-and-autumn dreams! Were I you, I would not be hunting for a mount of outstanding talent and handsome looks; I would at once seek allies, lest calamity overtake me! Yet you, foolish and obstinate, still busy yourself with such nonsense.
As first among the Three Kings of Antiquity, where has your wisdom gone? " Long Xiao's nine heads fixed upon him together, and Shen Mu's expression did not change. "In consideration that this is your first offense, I grant you a chance to explain," Long Xiao said unhurriedly.
"You say disaster is upon me. From where does my disaster come? " Shen Mu smiled faintly: "Your ability to occupy the reverse side of the Ancestral Court rests on nothing more than this: that you are the only powerful being here. But now the Void Beasts within the Ancestral Court have been exterminated, and nothing in the Ancestral Court threatens the outside world any longer. Therefore the seal upon the Ancestral Court is certain to be fully opened by the Ten Heavenly Venerables, and it will become an open space!
When the seal upon the Ancestral Court is lifted, do you think this world of peace of yours can still be preserved?
" One of Long Xiao's heads narrowed its dragon eyes and laughed: "The Ten Heavenly Venerables?
The Ten Heavenly Venerables are but juniors of a later age.
. . " Shen Mu sneered: "Juniors of a later age? You are far too arrogant. Among the Ten Heavenly Venerables, one is Tai Di.
How do you compare to him?
" Long Xiao's expression shifted slightly.
"Among the Ten Heavenly Venerables, one is Tai Chu.
How do you compare to him?
" Shen Mu continued: "Tai Chu and Tai Di are but members of the Ten Heavenly Venerables, and even a being such as the Earth Mother Yuan Jun cannot be ranked among them. You may imagine from this how terrifying the fighting strength of the Ten Heavenly Venerables must be. You are now the ruler of the reverse side of the Ancestral Court, but when the seal upon the Ancestral Court is wholly broken in the future, you will be either a prisoner or meat upon a platter, slaughtered at will! " He said indifferently: "Long Xiao, if you do not wish to be ruled by the Ten Heavenly Venerables, if you do not wish your descendants to become food upon their platters, then you need a cooperator, an ally.
And I—" He smiled proudly: "—am the ally you seek, the hope of your future! Allied with me are the Lord of Heaven, the Lord of Earth, hundreds of other ancient gods, one mighty Heavenly Venerable after another, and the Creators who dwell in the Great Void!
" He swept his sleeve and struck the void, which roared and surged: "Behind me stands a towering empire no less mighty than your world of colossal beasts. My soldiers number in the millions, their powers reaching to Heaven itself. My warships fill the sky; they could cram the reverse side of the Ancestral Court so full that you would never see the sun!