Chapter 1461: The Anger of the Powerless (First Update)
Qin Mu was slightly startled, glanced at Lan Yutian, and said nothing.
Since Lan Yutian had already stolen the Pīxiāng Hall, whether he would merge with the remnant soul of Imperial Lord Yu, whether he would choose to become Imperial Lord Yu, was his own business alone. Qin Mu would not make that decision for him.
Qin Mu felt gratified. Lan Yutian had grown up, no longer the brash young lad who always clung to his side. He now had the qualification and the resolve to handle matters on his own.
As for King God Lang Wan, she was someone Qin Mu had invited. Lang Wan had not returned to Wuyou Village with Emperor Kaihuang and Lady Moon. The reason Qin Mu asked her to stay was to make himself see Fire Lord clearly, to make himself give up hope, and also to let Lan Yutian be on guard in advance.
Lang Wan's divine consciousness was vast. If it were Qin Mu, when Fire Lord's mind wavered, using divine consciousness to lay down an illusion to replace Lan Yutian might not fool Fire Lord. Only Lang Wan or Palace Lord could accomplish this.
After all, Fire Lord was a Heavenly Lord, and he also had extraordinary attainments in the Dao realm.
Fire Lord stood on the Heavenly River, staring blankly at them.
"Let's go." Qin Mu did not look at him, speaking softly.
The three of them took a step, preparing to leave. Suddenly, Fire Lord burst into loud laughter, the sound shaking mountains and rivers, and he shouted fiercely: "Lord Mu! You petty thief! You only deserve, only dare to use such cheap tricks to toy with me! You have no ability, no skill! At most, you can only play these little tricks! Are you trying to humiliate me?"
His voice rolled like thunder, making the Heavenly River leap along with it: "With your cheap tricks, I don't even take them to heart! Everything you do is nothing but a joke in my eyes!"
King God Lang Wan looked at Qin Mu, showing a questioning expression.
Qin Mu shook his head: "Just the anger of the powerless. No need to pay attention. We only need to be wary of his fury turning to shame."
Fire Lord watched their backs, his face twisted. The blazing wheel of flame behind his head burned the sky until it warped just like his face!
His body grew larger and larger, and he sneered: "How much have I done for the human race? My merits and achievements cannot be erased by a cheap trick of yours!"
He took a step, following Qin Mu and the others. His body grew hotter and hotter, blazing flames igniting all around him, yet his voice grew colder and colder.
"In the early years of Longhan, what a desperate era it was! Yes, Imperial Lord Yu was my elder brother. He died, and I was sad too, but I saw higher and farther!"
"I saw the power and terror of the ancient gods in that era, saw the power and terror of the demigods. To eradicate the ancient gods and protect humanity, we could only rely on the demigods! Do you think that in that era, with only the five remaining Heavenly Lords of Longhan, we could accomplish anything? Impossible!"
"At that time, Ling, Yue, You, and Yun were just small figures. For five to six hundred thousand years, the strongest of humanity was only at the Imperial Throne realm. Not to mention the Heavenly Emperor acting personally—even any single ancient god emperor would be enough to annihilate humanity and Ling, Yue, You, Yun dozens or hundreds of times over!"
His steps were heavy. Wherever he trod, the Heavenly River evaporated, and the vaporized water was ignited by his Dao fire.
"So for the sake of humanity, I could only kill Lord Yun! Killing him, I was sad too! But he understood me—only he understood what I did. He never blamed me! Because he knew what I did was right, what I did was the righteous path!"
"Do you think the Chiming era could defy heaven and contend with the ancient gods? Impossible! In the Chiming era, a dozen or so human Imperial Throne experts wanted to overturn heaven? Let me tell you the truth—humanity's strength couldn't even compare to a single strand of hair on the Heavenly Court's leg!"
"So I had to personally lead the campaign to besiege Emperor Ming! Yes, it was I who saw Emperor Ming's weakness and had Lord Yin Tianzi kill him! Because I could not let Emperor Ming destroy all of humanity, destroy the excellent situation I had painstakingly built!"
He clenched his fists, staring fixedly at the backs of Qin Mu and the others ahead, his voice seeming scorched hoarse by the Dao fire burning within his body: "Was the Shanghuang era impressive? Impressive! But the momentum of the Ten Heavenly Lords was already established. Even the ancient gods could not contend with the demigods and could only sink into silence one by one! The demigods are a power even greater than the ancient gods! Yet Lady Ling and Lady Yue dreamed of overturning heaven, dreamed of overthrowing the demigods! That is daydreaming!"
"The power of the demigods has already grown to the point where they can easily wipe out humanity! I could not let those two women, Lady Ling and Lady Yue, doom the human race, so I took it upon myself to scheme and severely wound Lady Yue! Lady Ling's death was also related to me. The Shanghuang Heavenly Court was also destroyed by the army I led. But all of this was worth it!"
Qin Mu and the others walked to the origin of the Heavenly River, arriving at the surface of the Heavenly Sea.
King God Lang Wan's foot landed, and the Heavenly Sea remained calm, only faint ripples spreading gently outward.
Lan Yutian walked on the sea surface, and the sea did not stir even a single ripple.
Qin Mu landed on the Heavenly Sea, and gradually waves began to rise, but slowly they settled again.
He looked at the sea surface, which reflected the Mystic Capital above—the stars, constellations, and the magnificence of billions of galaxies of this universe, all visible at a glance.
Boom!
Fire Lord's body landed on the Heavenly Sea, half-crouching, half-kneeling on the surface. His palm pressed against the sea, and suddenly waves surged, gale-force winds howled and roared, thunder crossed the sky, and bolts of lightning like swords slashed down from the pitch-black clouds, crackling and weaving through the towering waves.
A massive wheel of flame hummed and spun amidst the tsunami, bolts of lightning passing through it, ignited by the Dao fire, transforming into thunderfire of terrifying power!
Fire Lord slowly stood up, the flame wheel behind his head rising higher and higher through wave after wave.
His visage was vast, looking down from above at the three figures of Qin Mu walking forward on the sea surface on their own. Even the thunder and the roar of the waves could not drown out his voice.
"The Kaihuang era was nothing but a puppet propped up by the ancient gods. Emperor Kaihuang was a puppet of Lord Heavenly Duke, Lord Earth Count, and the Four Ancient God Emperors. Qin Ye—a man who courts fame and reputation! If he were allowed to live, he would only lead humanity back to the Longhan era!"
Fire Lord took a step, arriving behind Qin Mu and the others. Flames towered into the sky, burning the heavens like a scroll being scorched through and blackened, leaving gaping holes.
"I had just barely gained a foothold in the Heavenly Court, just started to accomplish something in the Southern Heaven, and then you all jumped out one by one, each wanting to rebel, each wanting to drag me down!"
"Have you ever considered me?"
Fire Lord screamed hoarsely, his eyes blood-red, blazing Dao fire seeping from his pupils, and he shouted fiercely: "Every time I established some foundation among the Ten Heavenly Lords, you all rebelled! Lord Yun rebelled, Emperor Chi and Emperor Ming rebelled, Lady Yue and Lady Ling rebelled! Qin Ye rebelled, and even you, Qin Mu, rebelled against me! And you even revived my elder brother Imperial Lord Yu, joining forces with him to rebel against me! What right do you have, Qin Mu?"
Whoosh—
His palm pierced through layers of thunderclouds, igniting the thick black clouds, turning them into a sea of fire that filled the sky, blocking out the heavens, and he slapped down toward Qin Mu and the others, sneering: "You all want to rebel, you all want to destroy the excellent situation I painstakingly built—then I'll send you all to the afterlife!"