Chapter 1308: The Instigator (Fourth Update)
In the Chaos Sea, Thái Dịch, with his kind and benevolent appearance, smiled at the stunned Hư Sinh Hoa and Lam Ngự Điền: "Spectacular, isn't it? However, some fellow Daoists haven't made their moves yet."
The crowd had already been shocked to the point of numbness. They looked up, and from their angle, the tentacles above the Chaos Sea were incomparably thick, pitch-black, with bark on the surface like dragon scales, reflecting the unpredictable storms of the Chaos Sea.
"Địa Mẫu, how dare you try to snatch my things?"
Although Hiểu Thiên Tôn's palm was severed, his furious snort came from within it. That fist punched down, and at that moment, Địa Mẫu's countless roots transformed into an altar. On the altar, Địa Mẫu's true body slowly rose, receiving the blow head-on!
The incomparably terrifying fluctuations above the Chaos Sea surged in all directions, but when they blew down to the Chaos Sea, they encountered the Thái Dịch staff standing upright in the sea, and instantly became calm and tranquil, without a single ripple.
In the sky, Địa Mẫu Nguyên Quân's countless roots snapped and broke, scattering as they fell from the sky, crashing into the Chaos Sea. Before long, they were assimilated by the Chaos Sea, turning into wisps of chaotic energy within the sea.
Hư Sinh Hoa's gaze fell on Thái Dịch's staff, a look of surprise appearing on his face: "This staff seems to be far more powerful than the Nguyên Mộc by who knows how many times. What kind of wood is it made of?"
Thái Dịch noticed his gaze and smiled: "This wood—Mục Thiên Tôn's household has plenty of it. However, I've burned most of it. Don't tell him I still have one here, or else he'll try to scheme and take it from me again."
Hư Sinh Hoa felt bewildered inside: "Giáo chủ Tần's household has plenty of it? Since when did he become so wealthy? That fellow clearly looks like a poor and destitute wretch who wants to snatch anything good he sees from others. At this moment, he's probably scheming to plunder someone else's wealth again..."
The elderly Thái Dịch smiled: "Hurry and look, another fellow Daoist is about to make a move and stir up trouble! However, the instigator is still on his way here."
At this moment, Tần Mục was still traveling by boat, speeding along the way, secretly complaining to himself that he had hidden too high up and shouldn't have hidden in the Twenty-Ninth Void.
Hiểu Thiên Tôn's right fist blasted Địa Mẫu's body downward. Just as she was about to fall into the Chaos Sea, suddenly the altar split apart, and countless roots retracted, burrowing into the earth and disappearing without a trace.
Địa Mẫu Nguyên Quân had suffered a great loss because she only had one soul left, and her cultivation had been shaved away by Tần Mục, so she had no choice but to avoid the sharp edge of the attack.
Above Hiểu Thiên Tôn's severed right hand, the struggle between the lotus and the Four-Sided Cauldron continued. Both supreme treasures of the Heavenly Court emitted incomparably terrifying power, each trying to suppress the other and take away Hiểu Thiên Tôn's right hand along with the Thái Sơ nguyên thạch it held.
Suddenly, a rainbow light appeared unexpectedly in the sky. The light was like a pillar, pouring in through the opening broken in the Ancestral Court's seal, transforming into a giant palm print that slammed down onto the lotus and the Four-Sided Cauldron, crushing these two treasures down at an even faster speed, plummeting toward the Chaos Sea!
"Thiên Công!"
The various Heavenly Venerables and Thái Đế who were fighting in the sky were all startled, and they made moves one after another to intercept, cutting off the strike that Thiên Công had sent from Huyền Đô.
At that moment, the demonic energy of U Đô suddenly gushed forth, instantly flooding the Chaos Sea. Within the demonic energy, a Thổ Bá slowly rose, the vertical eye on his forehead opening wide, fixing the falling right hand of Hiểu Thiên Tôn in place. With a swish, his whip lashed out, wrapping around this Heavenly Venerable's right hand and pulling it toward the ocean formed by the demonic energy of U Đô.
"Thiên Công, Thổ Bá, have you also grown tired of solitude and resolved to meddle in worldly affairs?"
Hiểu Thiên Tôn repelled Nghiên Thiên Phi and descended from the sky, sneering: "But the seal is still in place. You cannot descend with your true bodies, so you are no match for me. If your true bodies were to descend, you would be bound by the Great Dao, and that would be your death. Why not retreat quickly?"
He came bearing his fury, even using hidden methods to force Nghiên Thiên Phi to retreat, showing how powerful he was. However, on his way to attack Thổ Bá, Thái Đế suddenly charged in from the side. Hiểu Thiên Tôn's heart tightened, and the two collided in mid-air, each separating.
Thái Đế sneered, abandoning him and charging straight toward Thổ Bá below: "The adopted son's skills aren't bad."
Hiểu Thiên Tôn sneered, also charging straight toward Thổ Bá: "Your wife, I shall sleep with."
Thái Đế flew into a rage, his hair standing on end. While chasing after Thổ Bá, he engaged in a fierce battle with Hiểu Thiên Tôn. Because Thổ Bá had not descended with his true body, he struggled to retract his Minh Hà whip while trying to return to U Đô.
Boom!
The ocean formed by the demonic energy of U Đô shook violently as Thái Đế and Hiểu Thiên Tôn descended, blasting the demonic energy sea apart. The imposing auras of two Heavenly Venerable-level powerhouses shook the demonic energy ocean until it split, revealing the Chaos Sea below.
Beneath the Chaos Sea, Hư Sinh Hoa, Lam Ngự Điền, and the others looked up, only able to see the thick legs of these majestic gods and demons, like pillars holding up the sky.
They stood on the surface of the Chaos Sea, but their pressure did not fall upon the Chaos Sea itself—it fell upon the elderly Thái Dịch's staff.
Hư Sinh Hoa looked at that staff and saw it was being pressed down, bending slightly.
"Đạo huynh, are you saying this staff comes from Mục Thiên Tôn's household?"
Hư Sinh Hoa asked: "Mục Thiên Tôn's household has plenty of this kind of wood?"
The elderly Thái Dịch said with a beaming smile: "It covers the mountains and fields everywhere. If Đạo huynh Hư wants some, just ask Mục Thiên Tôn for a few mountain peaks. Mục Thiên Tôn is very generous and definitely won't refuse."
Hư Sinh Hoa was quite tempted.
Lam Ngự Điền was also tempted and said: "I want a few mountain peaks too."
"Mục Thiên Tôn will definitely give them to you. Don't worry, don't worry." The elderly Thái Dịch said with a kind and benevolent smile.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Several more violent tremors came from above. Thổ Bá's demonic energy sea completely exploded—it was Nghiên Thiên Phi, Tổ Thần Vương, Lang Hiên Thần Hoàng, and others descending. The divine light of the Heavenly Venerables cleansed everything, causing the demonic energy sea to completely evaporate, ceasing to exist!
The Molten Rock Thổ Bá gripped the Minh Hà whip, standing in the midst of several Heavenly Venerables, with the other end of the whip still tied to Hiểu Thiên Tôn's right hand.
Even though Thổ Bá was always calm, always resourceful, and always immensely powerful, at this moment he was completely at a loss, standing there looking rather awkward.
He couldn't escape back into U Đô either.
The place where he stood was U Đô, but now the demonic energy of U Đô had been dissolved, and beneath his feet was the Chaos Sea. One could say he was blocked off completely, with nowhere to go.
This Molten Rock Thổ Bá was only his avatar, lacking the terrifying combat power of his true body. Facing the wolves and tigers around him, he could only be killed in one move.
Suddenly, the Chaos Sea stirred again. It was the Void Mother Beast descending, pressing close behind Thái Đế, warily staring at Tổ Thần Vương and Thổ Bá.
It had nearly been refined to death by Tổ Thần Vương. Fortunately, Tổ Thần Vương and Thái Đế had clashed once, allowing it to escape from Tổ Thần Vương's body, but its strength had been greatly diminished as a result.
Beneath the Chaos Sea, the crowd was uneasy. Now, five Heavenly Venerable-level existences had gathered on the sea surface, and the Void Mother Beast could barely count as half of one.
Additionally, Địa Mẫu Nguyên Quân was hidden in the shadows, watching covetously, while Thiên Công above was also paying close attention, ready to strike at any moment.
Moreover, in the center was the Molten Rock Thổ Bá, who, despite being surrounded by these terrifying existences, was still no small fry in terms of cultivation and strength.
With so many powerful existences gathered here, could that staff made of withered wood really hold up?
Whoosh—
Suddenly, a flash of light streaked across the sky. Tần Mục finally rushed out of the void, appearing above the Chaos Sea.
He glanced down, then turned around and left.
"Instigator!" Thái Đế looked up at him and snorted coldly.
All the Heavenly Venerables present were in a dilemma, facing this situation with no idea what to do.
If they truly went to war, who knew how many Heavenly Venerables would die!
Suddenly, Tần Mục turned back around and shouted loudly: "Old brother Thổ Bá, what are you standing there dumbfounded for? Throw away the Thái Sơ nguyên thạch! Throw it into the sea!"
Thổ Bá came to his senses, released the Minh Hà whip, and Hiểu Thiên Tôn's right hand, along with the pieces of Thái Sơ nguyên thạch it held, fell into the Chaos Sea.
On the sea surface, everyone's faces twitched, but still no one made a rash move. They could only watch helplessly as the nguyên thạch sank into the sea.