Chapter 1016: Ultimate Void

Over one hundred thousand gods and devils flew towards Fallen God Valley, leaving trails of light in the sky, as if hundreds of thousands of meteors were streaking across the firmament, passing over the Primordial Realm.

As these over one hundred thousand gods and devils flew, their formation constantly shifted. As the Great Emperor, Ju Yu, the most ancient being in existence, his knowledge was incredibly vast. He could effortlessly conjure any formation, making them endlessly varied and profoundly mysterious.

It had been a long time since he had been this angry.

There were few things left that could truly enrage him. He had been enraged when Celestial Venerable Yun, in league with the Creator race of the Void, conspired against him and trapped his physical body.

He was enraged when Celestial Venerable Ling developed the divine art of matter indestructibility, which showed him the vulnerability of his own divine arts. He deeply understood how terrifying the harm from this divine art was, knowing that if he didn't eliminate Celestial Venerable Ling, he would eventually die by her hand.

For millions of years, he had only been enraged by these two events.

However, now, he was enraged once more.

When the Primordial Realm was unsealed, he deployed the divine weapon Imperial Celestial Venerable, only to be killed by Qin Mu in Fallen God Valley. Although he hadn't wanted to reveal his identity or use his true abilities at the time, dying at the hands of this young man still infuriated him.

Yet, this young man had then been in the Heavenly Court's Jade Pool, removing the great blood curse he had left in Yun Jianli's bloodline!

This truly made him furious.

And that wasn't all. Qin Mu had delved into the Void, even venturing into the Supreme Divine Consciousness domain to steal Celestial Venerable Yun's corpse, and he had refined a portion of the Great Emperor's divine consciousness, attempting to uncover the mysteries of the Great Emperor's divine art!

Furthermore, after returning to the Heavenly Court, this young man had even told the Heavenly Venerables that the Great Emperor was not dead and was hiding among the Ten Heavenly Venerables, putting him in a very passive position.

He had come to kill Qin Mu, but was intercepted halfway by Emperor Kai, dying unjustly and inexplicably.

Now, Qin Mu had actually returned to Fallen God Valley, intending to summon his divine consciousness and refine him once again!

Even if it was shearing wool, one couldn't constantly shear the same sheep. This young man seemed to have a personal vendetta against him, repeatedly harassing him without stopping!

He could no longer tolerate this young man. No matter what, he would eliminate Qin Mu today!

“Ignorant little creature, I have traversed the cosmos. I have witnessed countless geniuses, shining like stars, all of whom have fallen, while I alone remain!” The over one hundred thousand gods and devils flew through the air, rushing towards Fallen God Valley, their divine consciousnesses raging into a single, colossal voice.

“You are not even worthy of being my enemy!”

“The enemies I have encountered in my long life were far more powerful and intelligent than you. You are merely an ant that I can crush with a flick of my hand!”

“My life has spanned from the very beginning of the Primordial Era to the present. I am the oldest life in the universe, an undefeated myth! My experiences are a river of time itself!”

In Fallen God Valley, Qin Mu looked to the west, where brilliant, surging light rippled like a tide. The voice formed by the Great Emperor’s divine consciousness was already booming in his ears, shaking the heavens and earth, deafening!

“In my life, you are nothing but an insignificant speck in my vast river of time, a drop of water I wouldn’t even notice, let alone a ripple!”

Within the great tide of glowing light, the figures of over one hundred thousand gods and devils already appeared in Qin Mu's sight.

That was the Heavenly Court’s most profound and mysterious killing formation, permeated with immense murderous intent. It roared as it approached. Even before it reached Fallen God Valley, the ground of the valley began to shatter. The earth, softened by terrifying vibrations, floated into the air!

This surging divine tide charged forward, sweeping through the heavens and earth. The sky shattered like broken glaze, the ground vanished completely, and the soil and rocks floating in the air continuously fragmented, decomposed, and turned into nothingness!

Now, only the ground beneath Qin Mu's feet remained relatively intact, and the sky above him was still pure, untouched by the killing formation.

As the over one hundred thousand gods and devils charged closer, they spoke in unison, their voices forming an earth-shattering roar: “So-called Celestial Venerable Mu, so-called Ten Heavenly Venerables, is this all there is to you? Are you all the same?”

Before their words could fully fade, God King Lang Wo suddenly raised her palm, removed the willow leaf from her brow, revealing a diamond-shaped vertical eye, and clasped her hands together, unleashing her divine consciousness divine art!

Her divine consciousness instantly swept across the void. Wherever it passed, the over one hundred thousand gods and devils immediately fell from the sky like rain, plummeting into Fallen God Valley, which had already transformed into an abyss!

Even the divine general of the Numinous Sky Realm had the Great Emperor's divine consciousness forced out of their mind, causing them to fall directly!

God King Lang Wo clapped her hands together, and the abyss instantly vanished. Under her visualization, the earth rapidly grew, filling the chasm!

Even the chaotic and shattered sky around them returned to normal in an instant.

God King Shu Jun roared, activating the seals hidden within the thirty-five layers of void.

He and God King Lang Wo had jointly set these seals. With his current divine consciousness cultivation, he couldn't possibly contend with a terrifying existence like the Great Emperor Ju Yu alone, but he possessed ample experience, while God King Lang Wo possessed formidable cultivation.

The Great Emperor's divine consciousness, caught off guard by God King Lang Wo's sneak attack, instantly realized what was happening. His terrifying divine consciousness surged like a tide, trying to consolidate and resist Qin Mu's Soul-Pulling Art. However, it still struggled against Qin Mu's divine ability and was drawn towards the jade vase at Qin Mu's feet.

At that moment, the seals within the thirty-five layers of void activated layer by layer, starting from the thirty-fifth void. The seals leaped to the thirty-fourth void, combined with the seals there, and then leaped again to the thirty-third void.

Though described as slow, the merging of each void seal was incredibly fast. In an instant, they reached the first void, which was the Primordial Realm where Qin Mu and the others were located.

The Great Emperor's divine consciousness was now encased by the seals, being pressed towards the jade vase!

Once all of the Great Emperor’s divine consciousness had flowed into the jade vase, circles of seals revolved around it. Thirty-five layers of seals covered every part of the vase, leaving no gaps!

“So, it was you!”

The jade vase vibrated, and the Great Emperor’s furious voice came from within: “I recognize you, the young woman who conspired against me with Celestial Venerable Yun! A Creator from the Void! And you, God King Shu Jun!”

God King Shu Jun burst into laughter. “Ju Yu, long time no see! You beat me so terribly back then, but now you are in the vase, and I am outside!”

The Great Emperor roared furiously: “Shu Jun, you are a God King of the Creator race, yet you turned traitor and conspired with the human race against me! And you, woman, as the leader of the Creator race, you have schemed against me twice, ambushing the Great Emperor of the Creator race!”

God King Lang Wo replied calmly, “You destroyed the Creator race; you ceased to be our Great Emperor long ago. Ju Yu, what we have done today is merely collecting a small amount of interest.”

Shu Jun’s expression tightened, and he quickly urged, “Don’t waste words with him! Watch out for the thirty-fifth void, beware of his Divine Consciousness Great Overarching Heaven attacking!”

Qin Mu dismissed his Soul-Pulling Art and picked up the jade vase, but he saw that it was still bouncing in his palm, seemingly trying to break free from his grasp and vanish into the void.

Fortunately, with the seals from God King Lang Wo and God King Shu Jun, the power emanating from the vase was not great and remained within his control.

Shu Jun and God King Lang Wo each sat in the lotus position, layers of light, like twisted bubbles, continuously emanating from their brows, penetrating deep into the void. They were evidently preparing to jointly seal the thirty-fifth void to prevent the Great Emperor’s Divine Consciousness Great Overarching Heaven.

The wisdom passed down to Qin Mu by the Creators of the Primordial Spirit Realm contained detailed descriptions of the void.

In the Primordial Era, where the Creators resided, souls were not as important as divine consciousness. How to protect one's divine consciousness was especially crucial, as anchoring it in the void allowed one to merge with heaven and earth and exist for a longer time.

Creators created with divine consciousness. For them, any place where they could create or anchor their divine consciousness was considered a void. The physical universe was the first void.

Breaking through the first void, where consciousness reached another illusory level, was the second void.

Those capable of creating in the second void could then attempt to break through to the third void.

The third void was even more illusory and ethereal.

By analogy, layer after layer of voids were developed by the Creators. The deeper the void, the longer divine consciousness could be preserved. However, the wisdom of the Primordial Spirit Realm only mentioned the thirty-fifth void; there was no record of the thirty-sixth void, also known as the ultimate void.

In fact, upon reaching the thirty-fifth void, the Creators' divine consciousness could exist as long as heaven and earth, never to be extinguished, enjoying eternal tranquility there. They would only perish when the universe itself was destroyed.

However, even in the Primordial Era, some Creators were able to find the thirty-fifth void and refine the divine consciousnesses anchored there by others, eliminating their enemies. This showed that the so-called anchoring in the void was not truly safe.

Regarding the thirty-sixth void, the ultimate void, Qin Mu had only heard Shu Jun mention its existence; he did not know its specific function.

With his current divine consciousness cultivation, being able to enter ten layers of void was already quite impressive.

The only one to enter the thirty-sixth void was the Great Emperor. He anchored his divine consciousness there, refining it into the Divine Consciousness Great Overarching Heaven, and had survived countless calamities from the Primordial Era until now, demonstrating the power of the ultimate void.

“When my divine consciousness cultivation reaches the Great Emperor’s level in the future, I must go and see the ultimate void! But for now…”

Qin Mu put away the jade vase and shouted loudly, “Dutian, activate the chariot, prepare to escape!”

In the distance, Dutian Devil King immediately summoned nine celestial dragons, driving the Celestial Dragon Chariot at lightning speed. Qin Mu grabbed the still-seated Shu Jun and God King Lang Wo, leaped onto the chariot, and said in a deep voice, “The faster, the better. Try to shake off the Divine Consciousness Great Overarching Heaven!”

Dutian Devil King roared, raising his whip and lashing the nine celestial dragons. The dragons, feeling the pain, struggled to run faster, speeding away in a flash of lightning.

Dutian Devil King continued to snap his whip forward. One of the celestial dragons, unable to bear it any longer, turned its head and cried out, “Hey, fellow, stop whipping! We’re not ignorant beasts. If you just tell us to run for our lives, we’ll naturally do so. Is there any need for such harsh whipping?”

Dutian Devil King was startled. He quickly put away his whip, speechless.

The Celestial Dragon Chariot’s speed increased, yet on board, Qin Mu saw that both God King Shu Jun and God King Lang Wo were drenched in cold sweat. The divine consciousness light emanating from their diamond-shaped vertical eyes between their brows grew thicker and thicker, extending directly into the thirty-fifth void.

They seemed to be under immense pressure. Clearly, the enraged Great Emperor was still locking onto them tightly, and had not lost track of them simply because the Celestial Dragon Chariot had left the area.

Qin Mu frowned and said, “Dutian, can’t this chariot enter Youdu? Have them drive into Youdu!”

Dutian Devil King quickly gave the order. With a thunderous roar, the chariot plunged into Youdu. The surroundings instantly became dim and unclear, with only the nine celestial dragons, crackling with green lightning, pulling the chariot through the darkness at full speed.

God King Shu Jun and God King Lang Wo suddenly felt a great sense of relief and simultaneously regained their composure.

“That was close, so close!”

God King Lang Wo wiped the cold sweat from her forehead and praised, “The Great Emperor is indeed extraordinary; he almost suffocated us! However, I also took this opportunity to locate the ultimate void!”

Seeing that both were unharmed, Qin Mu finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Shu Jun looked around, his expression subtly changing. “Holy Infant, where are we?”

God King Lang Wo also looked around, her face instantly paling as she tremblingly asked, “Could this be Youdu?”

In front of the Celestial Dragon Chariot, two long streams of fiery Yellow Springs descended from the sky. These were the twin horns of Earth Count, formed from countless shattered worlds, and the water of the Yellow Springs was molten lava.

Floating before this immensely colossal ancient god was a divine weapon, Imperial Celestial Venerable. Although only one-tenth the size of Earth Count’s true body, it was still incredibly vast and immeasurable!

“Quick, let’s go!”

Shu Jun cried out sharply, “Earth Count and we Creators are mortal enemies!”

Qin Mu paused slightly, just as he was about to instruct Dutian Devil King to turn the chariot and leave Youdu, when he saw the incomparably mighty Earth Count slowly turn his head, his three eyes gazing towards them.

Cold sweat broke out on God King Lang Wo’s forehead again. She flew out of the chariot and stood in front of the Celestial Dragon Chariot.

“Holy Infant, you promised me you would take good care of my Creator race! Don’t forget your vow!”

Without looking back, she said, “You go first!”

Suddenly, Qin Mu appeared before her, made a swift gesture, and opened a Gate of Heaven’s Blessing.

Earth Count’s gaze swept over them, and the Gate of Heaven’s Blessing crumbled and disintegrated.

Veins bulged on Qin Mu’s forehead. He gathered his vital qi and opened another Gate of Heaven’s Blessing, but this gate also instantly shattered.

“It’s no use.”

Shu Jun sighed, came to Qin Mu’s side, and stood shoulder-to-shoulder with God King Lang Wo, shaking his head. “Creators and ancient gods are natural enemies. When the ancient gods massacred us back then, Earth Count was one of their leaders. He won’t let us go. Holy Infant, you leave. Lang Wo, you leave too. I alone can stay here!”

Qin Mu snorted in anger and opened the Gate of Heaven’s Blessing once more.

Earth Count seemed somewhat enraged. He turned his head away, no longer looking at them. God King Lang Wo and Shu Jun were stunned, not understanding why Earth Count hadn't dealt a fatal blow.

Qin Mu breathed a sigh of relief and whispered, “Earth Count is giving me face; he’s pretending not to have seen us. Let’s leave quickly!”