Chapter 1291: Long Khiếu's Mockery (Second Update)
Bá Dương's mount, Long Khiếu, was a colossal creature even more massive and terrifying than a fully grown Void Mother Beast. The arrival of such an existence caused the void where Tần Mục was hiding to tremble violently, almost making it impossible for him to remain there!
This was an unimaginably gigantic creature. In the ancient era, it would likely have been a god worshipped by the Creators!
"Such a powerful creature cannot exist... No, it can!"
Tần Mục looked up at this Long Khiếu in a daze, murmuring: "As long as the Creators worshipped Long Khiếu the same way they worshipped Thái Đế, they could make a giant beast like Long Khiếu become this powerful!"
Meanwhile, far away in the Ten Thousand Black Mountains of Đại Hắc Mộc, Thúc Quân Thần Vương suddenly felt a stirring in his heart. He looked up at the sky and revealed a look of shock.
"Bá Dương's mount, or perhaps it should be said, the guardian god of Vũ Giáp clan, Long Khiếu..."
He murmured: "The ancient creature second only to Thái Đế, wasn't it supposed to be dead already?"
That was during the ancient era, the giant beast he had dreamed of subduing. However, among the Three Ancient Kings, he ranked third, with Bá Dương being first, because Bá Dương was the most ancient, and he was also the first to discover the wonders of the Thái Sơ Divine Stone.
Cung Quân ranked second. Cung Quân Thần Vương's Nữ Tân clan was a powerful race. Although Cung Quân's strength might not necessarily be higher than Thúc Quân's, she was a heroine among the female Creators.
It was only natural that Thúc Quân ranked third.
Although Thúc Quân was very strong, in terms of strength and influence, he could not compare to those two. Even though he often bragged in front of Tần Mục, that was only taking advantage of the fact that Tần Mục didn't know ancient history.
When truly facing the other two, he still felt inferior.
He had always wanted to subdue Bá Dương Thần Vương's Long Khiếu, but he knew he couldn't defeat Bá Dương, nor could he defeat Long Khiếu, so in the end, he could only choose the Thái Bồ beast.
Now seeing the Long Khiếu beast again, his heart became fervent once more.
"Bá Dương is dead, Long Khiếu has reappeared. Apart from Thái Đế and Cung Quân, no one can compete with me anymore!"
He flew away from Đại Hắc Mộc, heading straight for the place where Long Khiếu had descended, his heart burning with excitement: "My chance has finally come!"
At this time, Nghiên Thiên Phi was also alarmed by the strange phenomena brought by Long Khiếu's descent. She walked out of her side palace and looked up at this colossal being descending from the sky, her pretty face changing slightly.
"Long Khiếu..."
"Địa Mẫu Nguyên Quân, that bastard, actually didn't kill Long Khiếu, but hid this fierce god away!"
She flew into a rage, but at the same time revealed fear. Back in the war between the Ancient Gods and the Creators, the Empress sisters were responsible for dealing with Bá Dương, while Địa Mẫu Nguyên Quân was responsible for dealing with Long Khiếu.
The two sisters had stuffed Bá Dương into the Quy Khư Great Abyss to be refined, destroying both his form and spirit. Even his soul's black sand ceased to exist, and even Bá Dương's divine consciousness was completely refined into ashes!
That battle had been extremely arduous for them.
But Địa Mẫu Nguyên Quân had dealt with Long Khiếu very simply, and afterwards told them that Long Khiếu was dead.
Long Khiếu was the most powerful giant beast of the ancient era, and could even be said to be an Ancient God among giant beasts, a sacrificial Ancient God similar to Địa Mẫu Nguyên Quân!
However, it was actually a war weapon created to deal with the Ancient Gods!
This divine beast was feared even by the Empress sisters. Before Thái Đế rose to power, it was Bá Dương Thần Vương, one of the Three Ancient Kings, who ruled and enslaved the Ancient Gods, and what he relied on was Long Khiếu.
This giant beast was the existence that had been worshipped for the longest time, and its combat power had definitely reached the peak of that era!
Even more critically, it could control all the strange beasts in the Ancestral Court except for the Void Beasts. Even Thiên Công and Thổ Bá had to fear it three parts!
Even the Empress sisters could not make the Quy Khư Great Abyss swallow it!
Back then, Bá Dương Thần Vương had even ridden it to descend upon Quy Khư, going deep into the Great Abyss, and even the Abyss could do nothing to it!
It wasn't until later that Thái Đế rose to power.
Thái Đế controlled Thái Sơ, and Long Khiếu could not do anything about Thái Sơ, which allowed Thái Đế's race to grow strong.
Unexpectedly, during the great ancient war, Địa Mẫu never actually killed Long Khiếu!
"Địa Mẫu plans to keep it to deal with me and the other Ancient Gods. Her schemes have never been small!"
Nghiên Thiên Phi stood before the palace, looking up at the nine incomparably massive dragon heads in the sky, unable to contain her anger: "I and that bitch killed Bá Dương. Long Khiếu, seeking revenge for Bá Dương, will definitely come after me! She's playing a good game! However, the era belonging to the Creators has passed. Even Long Khiếu cannot stir up much trouble in front of the Celestial Venerables!"
In the sky, the nine heads of that colossal being had already appeared. However, no matter how Địa Mẫu Nguyên Quân summoned it, Long Khiếu was never completely summoned over.
This unparalleled giant beast looked at Địa Mẫu Nguyên Quân, even revealing a mocking expression.
"Long Khiếu, the most powerful existence of the ancient era. Back then, it was I who spared you, not letting you die in the great ancient war!"
On the altar, Địa Mẫu Nguyên Quân shouted sternly: "Now, it's time for you to repay that kindness! Why don't you obey my summons and come over from the other side of the Ancestral Court?"
The nine dragon heads of the Long Khiếu giant beast suddenly burst into laughter. An incomparably terrifying divine consciousness immediately spread across the sky and the earth. It said leisurely: "Pitiful and humble Nguyên Mộc, how lush and verdant you were back then, your canopy covering the sky and blocking out the sun. The thousand-mile Kunpeng swimming beside you looked like tiny fish and insects. Now, you have become a tiny little sapling. You do not have the power to summon me!"
One of its heads descended from the sky, passing by the void where Tần Mục was hiding. On its thick and massive neck, each dragon scale even passed through the void!
Those dragon scales were extremely smooth, and they even reflected the figures of Tần Mục and the Thái Thủy Egg hidden in the void, making them unable to hide!
Tần Mục was horrified in his heart.
This Long Khiếu giant beast might not be as strong as Thái Đế, but it was probably not far off!
Long Khiếu's head extended to above the altar, its shadow covering and obscuring the mountains. Although Địa Mẫu's altar was large, it appeared insignificant in front of this dragon head.
"I am living very well on the other side of the Ancestral Court. There, I am carefree, with countless giant beasts inhabiting and multiplying. Without the Creators, we have no masters, and we are free."
This dragon head did not speak. Its divine consciousness was too powerful; it used its divine consciousness to convey its thoughts.
Merely by having a thought, it caused various strange phenomena to appear in the sky and on the earth. When it thought of thunder, thunder pools densely filled the sky. When it thought of mountains, mountains rumbled and rose from the ground. When it thought of the sea with angry waves, an ocean appeared on the ground with fierce winds and raging waves.
"This Long Khiếu's divine consciousness is not weaker than Thái Đế's, but his divine consciousness is not as pure as Thái Đế's!"
Tần Mục immediately saw where Long Khiếu was inferior to Thái Đế. Probably Long Khiếu did not have the Thái Sơ Origin Stone, nor did he have cultivation techniques like the Đại La Vô Thượng Thần Thức, so he could not refine the vast divine consciousness within his body to be pure, nor could he comprehend the Dao of Divine Consciousness. As a result, he could not compare to Thái Đế.
"Judging from the injuries on your body, you have lost, and lost completely. Even your soul is only a single remnant. You have even lost your original body."
Long Khiếu's mocking expression grew stronger and stronger, and it said leisurely: "You have even resorted to unscrupulous means, devouring the life force of others to enhance yourself, leaving behind endless hidden dangers. In the past, you were Địa Mẫu, possessing the great merit of protecting all living beings, so you could survive calamities without dying. But now, you have squandered all your virtue, and you are destined to have your form and spirit destroyed."
It sneered: "You are asking me to come out of seclusion now, merely to have me shield you from the blade. Heh heh, Địa Mẫu Nguyên Quân, your thoughts are too good, but too naive."
Its head slowly rose, and the other heads disappeared into the void one after another.
On the altar, Địa Mẫu Nguyên Quân shouted sternly: "Long Khiếu, back then I spared your life, now it's your turn to repay me!"
Long Khiếu completely vanished into the void: "Spared me? You only threatened me with the lives of my descendants. Back then, you were no match for me, how could you have spared me? Don't come provoke me, don't come provoke my descendants..."