Chapter 1484 — One Strike Pierces the Daoist's Heart
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He has not the slightest chance.
" Shen Mu laughed.
"When the Lord of Heaven dies, which Heavenly Venerable will not come to claim a share? By then the ten Heavenly Venerables will appear in Xuandu like a pack of wolves — and that will be Yu Heavenly Venerable's opportunity! Do you not wish for him to reclaim his remnant soul, for the Yu Heavenly Venerable of old to return?
" His gaze fixed on Fire Heavenly Venerable's face, letting no change of emotion escape him; his words were like Kaihuang's sword, like Zaifu's blade, aimed straight at the flaw within his heart! "I still remember you once said that the one you admired most was him, the one you respected most was him; you always called him your elder brother, and swore to avenge him!
Now he has been reborn — once he reclaims his remnant soul, he can rise again! " Shen Mu said joyfully, "Now your chance has come.
You can strike by surprise and kill Hao Heavenly Venerable — I imagine your Brother Yu would be most gratified!
" Palace Heavenly Venerable's expression turned stern, and she quietly put some distance between herself and Fire Heavenly Venerable.
The wheel of fire behind Fire Heavenly Venerable's head spun, illuminating his face, making it now bright, now dim, shifting between light and shadow: "Even if Yu Heavenly Venerable is reborn, he cannot open the Pixing Hall. I never think about things that have no shadow of substance. Today is the battle to rid us of the Lord of Heaven; anyone who stands in my way must die!
" Killing intent surged from him; his gaze fell upon Shen Mu, Moon Heavenly Venerable, and the others, and he said coldly, "Including you!
" Though he spoke thus, one could still sense that Palace Heavenly Venerable was utterly wary of him, and that the two could not join hands against the enemy without the slightest friction.
A single speech from Shen Mu had opened a great rift between him and Palace Heavenly Venerable, leaving him in a very passive position!
Shen Mu excelled at attacking the heart; facing an opponent like him, one often felt he was one's friend rather than a foe standing in opposition.
He treated you like a bosom friend, understood you very deeply, started from your heart, dissected your thoughts and deeds, and offered you seemingly brilliant advice.
Yet before you knew it, you had fallen into his trap.
Among the ten Heavenly Venerables, many had faced Shen Mu's war of the heart; now it was Fire Heavenly Venerable's turn.
Suddenly Xuandu shook violently, the stars scattered, and everyone's heart lurched; they all looked over and saw the Lord of Heaven shrink his physical body, move his feet, and stride swiftly through Xuandu, causing violent upheaval throughout it! All along, the Lord of Heaven's true body had been immeasurably vast, standing there motionless; even when besieged by Hong Heavenly Venerable and the other three great Heavenly Venerables, he had never shifted his feet.
If he moved his feet, the stars of the world would shift, and heaven and earth would undergo great change! And now he had been forced to move his body to evade the siege of the four great Heavenly Venerables!
Shen Mu's eye twitched.
"Lord of Heaven, have you still not broken free of the Terrace of the Nine Prisons?
You should be able to comprehend the heart of Heaven — after all, you are the incarnation of the Way of Heaven, steeped in it for so long. So long as you comprehend the heart of Heaven and grasp the twenty-fourth level of the Way of Heaven, you can free yourself! " As a Dao-born god, the Lord of Heaven was born of the Way of Heaven, and in this life he could attain great accomplishment only in the Way of Heaven; therefore he was the being most likely to comprehend the heart of the Way of Heaven, and most likely to raise the heart of the Way of Heaven to the twenty-fourth level.