Chapter 1313: Long Han Era's Fierce Struggle (First Update!)
The Grand Emperor's head was like a mountain, giving Qin Mu the feeling of the Great Dark Mountain multiplied ten thousand times over. Of course, that was the Grand Emperor's divine consciousness interfering with his thoughts and perceptions, creating an illusion for him.
The Grand Emperor was not particularly renowned for his divine consciousness illusions. His mastery of divine consciousness illusionary realms was far inferior to Palace Heavenly Venerable's. The fluctuations of his divine consciousness caused the void to tremble slightly, which was also the reason Qin Mu could see through him.
"Pasture Heavenly Venerable, you grow increasingly arrogant."
The Grand Emperor's long hair was clumped together. He had naturally curly hair, long and tangled into coils. Now angered, his clumps of curls floated wildly as he said calmly: "In my lifespan of billions of years, you are nothing but a little grasshopper hopping about, able to leap only from spring to autumn..."
Before he could finish his words, Qin Mu's Divine Treasury Domain had already erupted!
The Divine Treasury Domain expanded with a howl. The Grand Emperor sneered, his floating curls spreading like great serpents, swaying as he allowed Qin Mu's Divine Treasury Domain to expand to its limit—which merely managed to envelop his head within the domain.
The Grand Emperor's head occupied nearly half the space of Qin Mu's Divine Treasury Domain. Before this colossal head, Qin Mu's floating heavenly palaces and celestial courts appeared utterly insignificant, like miniature cities drifting before him.
And Qin Mu's true body appeared even more minuscule.
A smile spread across the Grand Emperor's face as he gazed at the ancient god phantoms of varying sizes scattered throughout the domain, sneering: "This is your domain? Not bad. But the domain—I was the one who created it! From ancient times to the present, among billions of cultivators, I was the first to establish the domain. I am the pioneer!"
"You dare use the Supreme Divine Consciousness Domain before me?"
Qin Mu laughed heartily, his body soaring into the air. The broken sword in his hand restored itself to completeness, sword light flashing as he thrust toward the Grand Emperor!
This strike employed his Sword Dao Domain!
The Sword Dao Domain was one of the domains within his Divine Treasury Domain. At this moment, the sword domain erupted, and the various gods within his Divine Treasury Domain each unleashed their magical power and cultivation. The Heavenly Dao of Mystic Capital, the Great Dao of the Netherworld, the Great Dao of Primordial Capital, combined with the ancient gods of the Four Extreme Heavens and the various heavenly gods of Netherworld Yin and Return to Ruins, all empowered this single strike, pushing its might to the absolute limit!
The Grand Emperor's expression remained impassive as he watched the incoming sword light. Indeed, he dared not employ the Supreme Divine Consciousness Domain—to do so would be a path to certain death.
Qin Mu had already cultivated Ling Heavenly Venerable's Immutable Divine Ability. If he were to unleash his Supreme Divine Consciousness Domain, that domain would immediately transform into a weapon against him, trapping him within.
However, what he knew was not limited to the Supreme Divine Consciousness Domain!
His other body, Qiang Heavenly Consort, as one of the Ten Heavenly Venerables, did not cultivate divine consciousness!
Ever since Cloud Heavenly Venerable, Ling Heavenly Venerable, and Moon Heavenly Venerable had slain him in the Great Void, he had realized that his divine consciousness path carried great flaws. Therefore, after transforming into Qiang Heavenly Consort, the path he walked was not the old road of achieving enlightenment through divine consciousness.
In fact, the path he walked was the same as the other Heavenly Venerables—using the identity of a heavenly consort, gathering the divine techniques and methods of the world, focusing primarily on primordial energy cultivation, and studying the innate dao to achieve self-realization.
On this path, he was already one of the ten most accomplished individuals of the current age!
His long hair flew wildly, like great dragons, meeting Qin Mu's sword domain head-on. The sword domain erupted instantly—clang, clang, clang! Countless sounds like steel striking steel rang out!
One strand after another of his long hair was severed by Qin Mu's sword domain, falling from his head!
Those severed strands twisted and writhed, their tips suddenly transforming into fierce forms—vicious black dragons, claws bared and fangs gnashing as they lunged at Qin Mu!
More of the Grand Emperor's hair flew forth, like soaring dragons dancing through the air, weaving back and forth with terrifying sharpness, clashing against Qin Mu's sword domain. They even turned defense into offense, each strand like the sharpest sword in the world, the most ferocious dragon, the most piercing spear, attacking Qin Mu and piercing through his sword domain!
Qin Mu held his sword in one hand while pressing the other to his brow. His vertical eye opened, and the black dragons formed from those hairs instantly reverted to strands of black hair, tumbling from the sky.
"Immutable Divine Ability?"
The Grand Emperor frowned. The divine ability Qin Mu had just used was the Immutable Divine Ability, directly forcing his hair transformations back to their original forms!
"Could it be that before this brat, no divine consciousness technique can be used at all?"
Qin Mu's sword light had already arrived, reaching before his face. The sword's edge severed strand after strand of hair, about to pierce into the hollow void of his brow!
"No more wasting words with you!"
The Grand Emperor suddenly opened his mouth and roared. Terrifying sound waves shattered space itself, and Qin Mu's sword domain instantly collapsed!
What collapsed was not merely the sword domain, but also Mystic Capital, Netherworld, and Primordial Capital!
The various gods within Qin Mu's Divine Treasury Domain shattered one after another, the starry sky extinguished, the earth evaporated, and water, earth, wind, and fire erupted violently—a scene of apocalyptic doom!
Qin Mu faced his fearsome might directly, yet a smile spread across his face. The sword light in his hand suddenly dispersed, and his physical body expanded wildly!
His muscles and sinews intertwined, transforming him into a titan who could split heaven and earth—spirit and flesh unified, divinity and body as one—directly confronting the Grand Emperor's head-on roar!
On the surface of his body, muscles and sinews formed various runic patterns. A great bell hovered above his head, its tolling resonating with magnificent creation, restoring the shattered Divine Treasury Domain to completeness in an instant. One by one, the destroyed deities were reborn!
Divine Ability Fifteenth Heaven, Creation Obscured, Opened!
His entire Divine Treasury Domain suddenly contracted in an instant, entering his body. The various gods of all heavens took residence within the myriad apertures of his physical form!
Divine Ability Eighteenth Heaven, Crimson Bright Divine Body Absolute!
The Crimson Bright Era was divided into the Crimson Emperor Era and the Bright Emperor Era—one focused on primordial spirit creation, forging the mightiest primordial spirit; the other on physical creation, forging the mightiest physical body.
At this moment, the methods of Bright Emperor and Crimson Emperor were displayed to their fullest on his body!
Qin Mu's physical form expanded to colossal proportions, standing before the Grand Emperor's head, his stature no smaller than that head. With a resounding clang like metal striking metal, thick and powerful arms burst forth from beneath his armpits!
His head transformed into three, with six arms—bang, bang, bang! In an instant, countless fists rained down upon the Grand Emperor's face, blasting that colossal head flying backward!
The Grand Emperor's mind roared, struck senseless. Suddenly, Qin Mu stamped his foot, and a divine vessel appeared beneath him, crossing the sky in hot pursuit.
The Other Shore Divine Vessel Crossing!
At the vessel's bow, layers of heavenly palaces stood staggered behind Qin Mu, arranging and combining in an instant to form a celestial court, resplendent and magnificent.
Qin Mu's blood energy surged to its absolute peak in an instant, blood light illuminating half the sky, dyeing it crimson!
In the sky, countless phantoms of ancient gods materialized, waging war and slaughter—a recreation of the brutal scene from the Long Han Era when heroes contended for supremacy over the world!
The Grand Emperor gazed at that sea of blood, and saw Qin Mu's celestial court split into three, actually recreating the sight of three celestial courts standing in tripartite opposition during the Long Han Era!
"This is a Creation Divine Ability, and he's actually refined it to this level!"
The Grand Emperor's heart shook violently. Qin Mu's move was precisely the Seventeenth Heaven of Divine Ability Entering the Dao—Long Han Era's Fierce Struggle!
The great divine ability of Long Han Era's Fierce Struggle radiated killing intent that pierced the heavens, seeming to condense the brutal conflict of the Long Han contention into a single strike. The three great courts of Long Han, Xiao Han, and Long Xiao vied for supremacy, contending for the orthodox succession of the Heavenly Emperor, with countless schemes and conspiracies—all gathered into this one move!
That era was magnificent and brutal. The Ten Heavenly Venerables spread the dao throughout the world; Heavenly Emperor Tai Chu held the reins of power, toying with all living beings; Earth Count reincarnated as Achou, dragging the Netherworld to war against the celestial court; Cloud, Ling, and Moon slew the Grand Emperor in the Great Void; the Heavenly Venerables schemed to execute the Heavenly Emperor; Hao Heavenly Venerable plotted against the Crown Prince Evil Wu Qi; the Empress fell into Return to Ruins; Ling Heavenly Venerable banished the Ghost Ship and the Feathered Forest Army; Long Han swallowed Xiao Han and Long Xiao...
The Grand Emperor was a witness to those times. Qin Mu's move gave him a feeling of being transported back to that great age of contention—that era when even the mightiest overlords of antiquity could fall at any moment!