Chapter 1491 — The Lament of the Fallen Heaven
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Upon the two blood-colored dragons, scale after inverted scale stood erect, glinting cold; their dragon bodies twined together atop the God-Slaying Terrace, their scales clashing, sparks flying!
Qiang Tianfei trembled with excitement, and her gaze turned at once to Lord Heaven's flesh. "Devour the Way of Heaven, devour Lord Heaven, refine the two divine sabers, make them stronger still — surely no weaker than Taichu's companion supreme treasure!
" At that thought she drove the two baleful divine sabers and once more charged at Lord Heaven, standing rigid where he was. "The Great Seal of the Way of Heaven!
" Within Lord Heaven's brow, Hong Tianzun paid no heed to the fleeing Ways of Heaven and Lord Heaven's vital essence.
He rounded his palm, and in a flash countless seals of the Way of Heaven stamped down upon the dao fruit. That dao fruit held immense dao-rhythm, but with no one to drive it, it was suppressed by Hong Tianzun's strength alone!
Hong Tianzun flicked a finger, and the sealed dao fruit shot howling out of Lord Heaven's brow. Qiang Tianfei, riding the Ancestral Court's God-Slaying Terrace, came swooping in, and saw head-on that the shriveled dao fruit held the power of the Way of Heaven within it.
Without a word she drove her two divine sabers to cut it down! At that very moment, Langxuan the Divine Emperor arrived flying, and at the sight his eyes nearly split with fury.
He loosed a Taichu divine power straight at Qiang Tianfei! The blow burst open her back; her delicate body shuddered and was flung off the God-Slaying Terrace.
She drew her saber and slashed backward, and two blood-baleful dragons swept with a shua across Langxuan the Divine Emperor's neck. His head rolled off.
Flesh writhed at his neck, and with a pop another head emerged.
He reached out and seized the dao fruit, raised it up, and let it float within his Heavenly Court. Qiang Tianfei turned; their eyes met, then slid apart, and each lunged for Lord Heaven's flesh — and Shi Qiluo was lunging too, the hulking brute laughing so hard he quivered like a blossom in the wind: "Devour Lord Heaven's cultivation, and the Heavenly Court realm is within reach!
" Just then the Wheel of Myriad Ways flew past, and Shi Qiluo's body was sliced clean in two.
His lower half sprinted on below, while his upper half reached up to snatch at Lord Heaven's flesh.
Langxuan the Divine Emperor's heart lurched; he spun to defend himself, and saw Taichu the Heavenly Emperor standing behind Hao Tianzun. His face changed drastically — and then Hao Tianzun's finger touched his brow. Langxuan the Divine Emperor vomited blood and turned to flee.
On the other side, Qiang Tianfei saw Gong Tianzun flying toward her and hastily withdrew her two baleful auras, afraid of hurting her — only to be lashed across the body by Gong Tianzun's whip, sent spinning like a top. Within Lord Heaven's body, Hong Tianzun's face was calm. Watching Lord Heaven's heavenly soul and earthly soul on the verge of collapse, he said hoarsely, "Why did you betray yourself?
" Lord Heaven smiled, his primordial spirit dissolving, his heavenly soul and earthly soul splitting apart.
A pain stabbed Hong Tianzun's heart. He reached out his right hand, as if to gather up those souls and keep them from breaking — then drew the hand back.
He flicked a finger, and Lord Heaven's last consciousness scattered. "You are no longer yourself.
To leave your consciousness behind would only pollute my purity. " Hong Tianzun let out a long breath, feeling a great deliverance, and tears streamed down his cheeks despite himself. His primordial spirit flew out of his body — so powerful — and swiftly took possession of Lord Heaven's flesh, beginning to draw in Lord Heaven's power.
"You are dead. I will live on your behalf, and on your behalf fulfill the wish you dreamed of — to grasp the Way of Heaven, transcend the Way of Heaven, and become the sovereign of this universe.
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