Chapter 1825 — The Heavens Return to Their Rightful Places
The Herdsman of the Wasteland · Page 4 of 4
"Fellow Daoist! " Shen Mu's voice was low, carrying menace.
"Come no closer!
Halt! " Tai Yi's gaze was strange as he said, "Fellow Daoist, what is the meaning of this?
" Shen Mu gave a cold snort.
The power of the Heaven-Opening Chapter of the Heavenly Capital might pour out at any moment, becoming a peerless strike that could remake heaven and earth—yet the one before him was the man he revered above all others, and this strike he could never bring himself to unleash.
"The Seventh Young Master is indeed the most troublesome figure under heaven.
" Suddenly the smiling man turned his head, his smiling face directed at Shen Mu at the center of the altar, the smile upon it enough to send a chill through the bones.
"No wonder Ling esteems you so highly, and deems your talent matchless.
" Shen Mu was stricken with alarm, and in the next moment he sensed that the two overlapping Heaven-Opening Altar arrays were no longer in accord! He had comprehended this great divine ability by observing the Heaven-Opening of the Heavenly Capital, but his understanding of the Heaven-Opening Altar could not possibly rival the subtlety of the Heaven-Opening Host who had personally taken part in opening the heavens and splitting the earth!
The smiling man was the first to break free of the marvel of his strike, then the second member of the Heaven-Opening Host, then the third!
Cold sweat sprang out upon Shen Mu's brow. He was about to rouse the Heaven-Opening Chapter of the Heavenly Capital when Tai Yi took a stride and in the next instant arrived upon the altar; his tall, towering body crashed into Shen Mu and sent him flying backward.
Tai Yi swung up his divine axe and brought it down; Shen Mu drew his sword to block and retreated the more sharply—yet there was little force in Tai Yi's strike; it seemed he meant only to send him away.
Shen Mu steadied himself, and saw Tai Yi standing at the center of the Heaven-Opening Host. The thirty-five members of the Heaven-Opening Host bowed as one, and said with a single voice: "All within the Heavenly Capital City welcome the Lord of the Heavenly Capital back to his seat!
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