Chapter 1264: Wish Upon Wish, and It Comes True (Second Update)
Tần Mục and Hạo Thiên Tôn slaughtered their way into the Heavenly Court's main camp. In an instant, chaos erupted throughout the camp. Gods and divine generals fled in all directions, while the divine generals in charge of the various battalions stood helplessly, watching Tần Mục unleash his divine powers, destroying entire sections of the camp.
Meanwhile, Hạo Thiên Tôn was fleeing, running towards Thanh Đế, Bạch Đế, and the others.
Thanh Đế, Bạch Đế, and the various Heavenly Masters and Heavenly Kings were extremely troubled. The Fourth Heavenly Master, Chúc Thiếu Bình, sighed and said, "Where is Âm Thiên Tử?"
"Âm Thiên Tử is extremely cunning. Even if he knew, he wouldn't come. He would only push this hot potato onto us."
Mạnh Vân Quy gritted his teeth and said, "Everyone, Hạo Thiên Tôn is currently fleeing towards us. We must act now, no matter what."
Everyone's hearts tightened, and they silently nodded.
Hạo Thiên Tôn had clearly seen them, which was why he was running here. If they didn't step in to help, their crime would be immense.
One must know that Hạo Thiên Tôn and Mục Thiên Tôn were the ones who together taught all living beings the method of becoming gods. Who would dare to openly kill these two beings?
If they stood by and did nothing, they wouldn't even be able to pass the hurdle of their Heavenly Court duties.
All living beings under heaven would also curse them. Losing their lives and cultivation was a small matter; being infamous for ten thousand generations was the greater concern.
Just as they were about to make their move, suddenly, with a deafening boom, Hạo Thiên Tôn and Tần Mục disappeared together.
Everyone was shocked. Mạnh Vân Quy suddenly realized and shouted, "Mục Thiên Tôn has dragged Hạo Thiên Tôn into Thái Hư U Đô!"
Everyone was at a loss. Bắc Thiên Vương Dực La laughed and said, "That place should be not far from Âm Thiên Tử's camp. Now Âm Thiên Tử has no choice but to act."
In U Đô, Âm Thiên Tử had already received the report and knew about Tần Mục pursuing Hạo Thiên Tôn. His face turned ashen, and he couldn't sit still.
What he feared wasn't that Tần Mục's strength had truly reached the point where he could slay Hạo Thiên Tôn. He had heard about Hạo Thiên Tôn's severe injuries from his battle with Thái Đế. What he hadn't expected was that Hạo Thiên Tôn was wounded this badly!
The number one Heavenly Venerable recognized by the Heavenly Court had actually fallen to the point of being hunted down by Tần Mục and fleeing for his life.
He didn't really want to rescue Hạo Thiên Tôn, for the same reason Mạnh Vân Quy and the others didn't want to act. Hạo Thiên Tôn had been chased up to the Nine Heavens by Tần Mục this time, and then into the Nine Springs. How humiliating, how miserable!
If Hạo Thiên Tôn survived, he would inevitably purge those who knew about this in the future to maintain his image of brilliance, greatness, and righteousness.
The more you know, the faster you die. Âm Thiên Tử understood this principle better than anyone.
After all, he was one of those who had witnessed Hạo Thiên Tôn shoot and kill Đại Nhật Tinh Quân.
"But, Tần Mục is killing Hạo Thiên Tôn right up to the gates of the U Đô camp. If I don't save him..."
Âm Thiên Tử looked into the distance. He saw Tần Mục suppressing Hạo Thiên Tôn with overwhelming force, various divine powers flying everywhere. Hạo Thiên Tôn, while forcibly resisting, was fleeing towards the U Đô camp.
But it seemed he was already spent, and it would be difficult for him to hold on much longer.
Hạo Thiên Tôn was fleeing while dispersing the chaotic cultivation base within his body.
Tần Mục held the upper hand, pressing him from the sky to the ground, from U Đô to Thái Hư chi địa, from one camp to another. During this time, Hạo Thiên Tôn had already dispersed twenty-six Heavenly Palaces, leaving only nine.
However, he still couldn't suppress his injuries.
If he continued to disperse, he would eventually scatter all his cultivation and ultimately die at Tần Mục's hands!
Even if he was humiliated, even if he lost all face before the soldiers of the Heavenly Court camp, he had to persevere.
On the other side, Âm Thiên Tử paced back and forth on the city wall, his expression changing unpredictably. "Tần Mục and I have the enmity of a murdered son and a slain wife, which I must avenge. But if I act now, might I not become the second Đại Nhật Tinh Quân in the future..."
He was truly conflicted inside. Hạo Thiên Tôn was his backing. The reason he had been able to hold the position of Hắc Đế for so many years was largely thanks to Hạo Thiên Tôn's support.
If Tần Mục really killed Hạo Thiên Tôn, his backing would collapse. He might not be executed, but his power and position would surely be difficult to maintain.
On one side was his own life, on the other his power and influence. He found it hard to give up either.
While he was hesitating, suddenly war drums thundered. A divine general came to report: "Minh Đế Bệ Hạ, the rebel Tần Phượng Thanh and Diêm Vương are attacking!"
"Truly my lifeline!"
Âm Thiên Tử's spirits soared, and he shouted sternly: "Mobilize the entire army and march out to meet the enemy! Kill all the traitors—"
A Bắc Thiên divine general hesitated and said, "Bệ Hạ, what about Hạo Thiên Tôn..."
Âm Thiên Tử glanced at him. The divine general felt as if he had fallen into an ice cavern, and he fell silent, not daring to say another word.
Vô Ưu Hương and Bỉ Ngạn Hư Không also received the news. Tần Mục was pursuing Hạo Thiên Tôn, having chased him for tens of thousands of miles, throwing the Heavenly Court camp into chaos.
The many high-level figures of Vô Ưu Hương looked at each other in bewilderment, while the Creators of Bỉ Ngạn Hư Không were overjoyed, praising in succession: "Thánh Anh is invincible!"
Tiều Phu, Yên Vân Hy, Vũ Đấu Thiên Sư, and Tu Trọng, Tằm Nữ and others fled back to the camp. Hearing this news, they were also deeply shocked, staring wide-eyed and speechless.
Tiều Phu sighed: "Mục Nhi beating Hạo Thiên Tôn into the Heavenly Court camp is to strip his reputation and destroy his image, causing Hạo Thiên Tôn's invincible persona to crumble and his name to be ruined. If he could kill Hạo Thiên Tôn, he wouldn't need to do this."
He understood clearly.
The reason Tần Mục was stripping Hạo Thiên Tôn's reputation and destroying his image was because he wasn't confident he could kill him. So he turned to maximizing his gains, planting the seed of his own invincibility before the gods of the Heavenly Court and casting a huge shadow over Hạo Thiên Tôn's Dao heart!
Tiều Phu thánh nhân became excited again: "However, now is the perfect time to attack the Heavenly Court camp!"
He was about to give the order when he saw that the divine and demon armies of Vô Ưu Hương and Bỉ Ngạn Hư Không had already set out, marching mightily towards the Heavenly Court camp.
Tiều Phu thánh nhân was stunned for a moment. He looked up and saw a monk and a Taoist priest mobilizing the Vô Ưu Hương forces and the Bỉ Ngạn Creators. Beside them was the former Heavenly Court First Heavenly Master, Nhạc Đình Ca, assisting.
Tiều Phu thánh nhân revealed a smile: "My two disciples are both very accomplished. Only the eldest isn't very promising... But having two accomplished ones is already quite good."
Bang—
Hạo Thiên Tôn tumbled and rolled, crashing into Âm Thiên Tử's U Đô camp. This was Minh Thành, Âm Thiên Tử's garrison. However, what made Hạo Thiên Tôn's eyes crack with rage was that there wasn't a single soldier in the city at this moment!
Âm Thiên Tử had actually ordered all his armies to leave the city and engage Vô Ưu Hương!
"Âm Triều Cẩn..."
Hạo Thiên Tôn gritted his teeth and staggered to his feet. Suddenly, his knees went weak, and he heavily knelt on the ground, unable to stand up again.
His head hung low, his hands supporting the ground, but the strength in his hands also faded.
His body fell forward, his face scraping against the ground, sliding forward along the cold stone, until he was lying completely flat on the ground.
Blood gushed from his mouth.
He struggled to lift his head to see where Tần Mục was, but he couldn't raise it.
He still had one trump card left: completely discard all his other Heavenly Palaces, keeping only one main Heavenly Palace. That way, he could regain control of his power!
But doing so would be equivalent to crippling himself from the Heavenly Court realm, knocking himself back to the Đế Tọa realm!
Moreover, even if he discarded his cultivation, his injuries would still remain. He might not have the power to eliminate Tần Mục.
He was unconvinced, unwilling!
But he had to do it.
He prepared to gather his last bit of strength to deliver a fatal blow to Tần Mục!
At that moment, he heard footsteps. This should be Tần Mục's footsteps.
But what puzzled him was that there were also footsteps of another person coming from behind him.
Tần Mục's footsteps stopped, at a somewhat distant position, clearly extremely wary of the person behind him.
He heard a very pleasant female voice, speaking softly beside his ear: "Hạo Thiên Tôn, do you want your injuries to heal?"
Hạo Thiên Tôn's mind was hazy, his throat full of blood. He could only blow bubbles in the blood, making gurgling sounds.
He couldn't speak.
"Just say you want to, and the injuries on your body will heal."
That woman's voice was very pleasant, carrying a natural charm, speaking softly: "Just as long as you wish, your collapsed Heavenly Palaces can be restored. Just as long as you wish, your cultivation can recover."
That voice seemed to come from a dream, gentle, distant, as if emanating from the depths of the heart: "Just as long as you wish, your Dao wounds can heal. Just as long as you wish, you can surpass all others, eliminate Thiên Công and Thổ Bá, eliminate all obstacles, and become the Heavenly Emperor. Do you wish it?"
Hạo Thiên Tôn struggled to spit out the blood in his mouth, finally able to make a sound, saying hoarsely: "I wish—"
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