Chapter 1458 — Bosom Friends Entrust Each Other with Life and Death
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"That brat sensed my killing intent and fled as demonic qi," said Consort Qiang, lowering her hand. She sighed inwardly and descended from the God-Slaying Platform.
At the foot of the platform, her bedchamber had been destroyed, leaving only a lone portal standing; it had survived only because of Consort Qiang's seal. She walked up to the portal, paused to look at it for a moment, then shook her head and turned away. Behind her, the portal creaked and collapsed, shattering into pieces.
Her seal had at last been worn away entirely.
"Your Highness, why do you look so troubled?
" Fang Ziyan came up to meet Consort Qiang, studied her expression, and asked cautiously.
Consort Qiang sighed, recounted Shen Mu's suggestion, and said, "I know he means no good, yet I cannot help being tempted to take the God-Slaying Platform to Xuandu. But I cannot see where the pit he has dug lies, and that is what vexes me.
" Fang Ziyan thought for a moment and said, "Your Highness, when the Heavenly Venerable Mu spoke to you, he spoke only of benefits, not of harms. If Your Highness considers it from that angle, you may avoid misfortune and embrace good fortune. " Consort Qiang's eyes brightened. "You are indeed clever," she praised.
"That is a way, and perhaps I need not fall into his pit. If I bring the God-Slaying Platform to Xuandu, merely borrowing the baleful aura to temper my divine blades, no one will stop me.
But if I thrust both blades into the Heavenly Duke's body and seize all his vital essence, then I shall offend the Ancestor God King. " Fang Ziyan said, "The Ancestor God King is extremely strong, yet his strength is not the highest among the Ten Heavenly Venerables. " Consort Qiang smiled. "That is the logic. Even if the Ancestor God King wished to contend with me, he cannot outmatch me.
The only difficulty now is whether the other Heavenly Venerables will obstruct me. One Ancestor God King is not worth worry, but if the other Heavenly Venerables join him, I must think carefully.
" Fang Ziyan's eyes flickered. "Your Highness, will the other Heavenly Venerables block Your Highness, or will they block the Ancestor God King? " Consort Qiang giggled. "Ziyan, you truly are clever!
The other Heavenly Venerables will certainly guard against the Ancestor God King! He is the Heavenly Duke's son; if he also obtains the Heavenly Duke's power, he will surely surpass past and present, becoming the strongest being under heaven, and attaining the Heavenly Court realm will be nothing to him!
The others are wary of him, and most will demand an equal share of the spoils—that will give me my opportunity. " She smiled slightly. "Once the divine blades are forged, the Ten Heavenly Venerables will be nothing to fear. By the time they notice me, it will be too late! " She was in high spirits, and flicked her sleeve, which struck the air with a resounding whoosh.
"The Heavenly Venerable Mu thought he had dug a chasm-like pit for me, but he never imagined it would instead be my making! When that time comes, the expression on that little brat's face will be a sight to behold!
" Fang Ziyan flattered her, "The Heavenly Venerable Mu is cunning, an old fox, but compared with Your Highness, he falls far short. " Consort Qiang could not help feeling smug and tittered. A wisp of demonic qi had fled far away from the God-Slaying Platform; now the demonic qi coalesced, and Shen Mu stepped out of the black smoke.
The black smoke followed him, swarming into his body, and soon vanished completely. "Greed is the human heart.
Consort Qiang will surely not be able to sit still.