Chapter 1077: Blood Battle at Da Hong

Qin Mu's eyelids twitched violently twice, and his palms were slick with cold sweat.

He had witnessed the battle between Grand Emperor and Gu Xiao, the reincarnated body of the Ancient God Heavenly Emperor. It was truly formidable. Although Grand Emperor was not Gu Xiao's match, he was still exceptionally powerful.

Could he truly stand against him?

Even though Qin Mu had grasped Revered Heaven Ling's method for breaking Emperor Tai's supreme divine consciousness domain, he felt absolutely no certainty.

The gap was simply too vast.

Grand Emperor, with his sleeves fluttering, strode directly into the treasured carriage, his gaze fixed on Qin Mu.

"Emperor Tai, how dare you appear here? Do you not know your enemies are everywhere? Above, Heavenly Duke watches over the Primordial Realm; in the middle, the Great Sun Star Lord monitors all heavens; below, Earth Mother Primordial Monarch controls the Primordial Realm; and God King Gong Jun is searching for your whereabouts."

Qin Mu exhaled a turbid breath and chuckled, "You just exposed your divine consciousness ability; you can't hide it from them. If I were you, I would leave immediately after a failed strike. But you stayed to settle accounts with me, which is unwise."

Grand Emperor's face remained impassive as he calmly said, "I know all that you speak of. But a blood feud must be avenged. If you block me, I will kill you. Killing you won't take much time; after I kill you, I will leave immediately. Neither Heavenly Duke nor Earth Mother will find me, let alone a mere Great Sun Star Lord."

Qin Mu's pupils constricted abruptly, and he sneered, "Do you think you can kill me in a mere moment? It's been a hundred thousand years since we last met, hasn't it? I'm not who I was; I'm hundreds of times stronger than I was a hundred thousand years ago! I've already reached the Emperor's Throne realm; otherwise, how could a mere Great Dao avatar of mine have blocked your attack?"

Grand Emperor's pupils narrowed, and he sneered, "Emperor's Throne realm? No, you haven't, have you?"

Qin Mu's expression remained unchanged as he said, "What do you think of my divine consciousness attainments?"

Grand Emperor's expression subtly changed.

Qin Mu said calmly, "You won't gain anything from this. Considering you are an ancient Grand Emperor, I won't make things difficult for you. Leave!"

Grand Emperor suddenly burst into laughter. "What if you are at the Emperor's Throne realm? You probably don't know my divine arts! Let me show you a true primordial absolute technique!"

Boom!

His divine consciousness erupted, instantly transforming into a supreme divine consciousness domain!

The moment the supreme divine consciousness domain expanded, a large spear appeared in his hand. Simultaneously, everything within the divine consciousness domain froze, as if space and time had solidified.

The only one who could move was Grand Emperor!

Whether it was Yan'er, Dragon Qilin, or the six celestial dragons, all their movements, even their blood, came to a halt at that instant.

Within the domain, the Celestial River also ceased to flow.

The very moment Grand Emperor unleashed his supreme divine consciousness domain, Qin Mu finally relaxed. His lie about being at the Emperor's Throne realm was precisely to force Grand Emperor to use this domain!

Without forcing out the supreme divine consciousness domain, Qin Mu wouldn't even be able to withstand one of Grand Emperor's moves and would certainly be killed in a single strike!

However, as long as Grand Emperor used his supreme divine consciousness domain, Qin Mu would gain a sliver of hope!

As Grand Emperor's supreme divine consciousness domain erupted, the method of breaking it, which Qin Mu had comprehended from Revered Heaven Ling's manuscripts, also burst forth!

Revered Heaven Ling's breaking method was the Path of Creation, which was the foundation of the Immutability divine art. Qin Mu already had a deep understanding of the Immutability divine art, so his comprehension of a method to counter Grand Emperor's supreme divine consciousness domain was perfectly suited.

His sword light burst forth within the supreme divine consciousness domain. In an instant, the sword tip flickered, and countless runes emerged from it, filling the supreme divine consciousness domain.

Grand Emperor immediately felt his supreme divine consciousness domain solidify and reverse, causing his mind to reel.

He was inherently cautious. Emperor Tai's true body had gone to the Great Void, preparing to annihilate the Creation Lords there, while this borrowed body guarded the entrance to the Great Void.

With Emperor Tai's true body dead and his divine consciousness trapped, he was naturally enraged. However, he knew he was no match for the three Revered Heavens — Yun, Yue, and Ling — at this moment. Thus, in his fury, he flew to the Empyrean Heavens, intending to destroy it to vent his anger.

However, what he hadn't expected was Qin Mu guarding this place, forcing him to unleash his supreme divine consciousness domain and fall into a trap.

How similar was this scene to the one in the Great Void?

But he had already suffered a loss once before. Now, his divine consciousness domain hadn't completely solidified or fully reversed, so he still had a chance!

Even if his cultivation was currently limited, as long as he killed Qin Mu before Qin Mu's breaking divine art was complete, he could interrupt the reversal of the supreme divine consciousness domain!

"Die!"

Both roared simultaneously. Within the Celestial Dragon Treasured Carriage, an intensely bright light erupted, like a gigantic sphere of light, expanding outward wildly!

The waters of the Celestial River were compressed by the light sphere, pushed aside, forming a massive water sphere that continuously surged outward!

Boom!

A terrifying tremor surged in all directions. Amidst the vibrations, streaks of sword light darted and intersected within the light sphere like swimming dragons, and faintly, the thirty-three heavens could be seen.

Another great spear transformed into a dragon vein, as a thousand mountains and myriad peaks pierced through the thirty-three heavens!

Qin Mu's vertical eye between his brows opened. The Primordial Egg, Tu Bo's Horn, and the Primordial Ore erupted simultaneously, transforming into a dazzling divine light that met Emperor Tai's divine spear!

Within his divine eye, ten thousand paths roared, emitting the sound of the Dao chanted by ten thousand gods!

Another, even more terrifying tremor followed, more dreadful than the previous one, quickly catching up to the first light sphere and sweeping across in all directions at an even faster speed!

Finally, the light dispersed. A vast section of the Celestial River, five hundred *li* long, had vanished, and the Celestial Dragon Treasured Carriage plummeted from mid-air.

Meanwhile, a green bird flapped its wings and soared upward, whistling as it expanded, spinning wildly in the air, then violently broke through the void and vanished without a trace. Countless white clouds in the sky were dispersed, and the green bird's whereabouts were no longer seen.

Inside the treasured carriage, Qin Mu collapsed limply to the ground, his chest burst open, and his limbs scattered.

As Yan'er rushed into the carriage compartment, she saw Qin Mu's four limbs scattered on the ground, with only his head remaining, which rolled twice on the floor.

Qin Mu's head, with wide eyes, stopped at Yan'er's feet.

"Young Master..."

Yan'er knelt with a thud, trembling as she reached out to close Qin Mu's eyes.

"Yan'er, stop messing around..."

With a *plop*, Qin Mu spat a hand full of blood onto her, forcefully urging his divine consciousness, "Put out the lamp! Quickly return to the ghost ship! Senior Brother can save me..."

Yan'er was both shocked and delighted. She hastily tossed his head aside, rushed out of the carriage, and when she looked at the lantern hanging on the treasured carriage, she was stunned. The lantern crafted by Wei Suifeng had already been destroyed in the terrifying fluctuation.

However, it was still daytime, not night, so the treasured carriage had not returned to the ghost ship.

Cold sweat broke out on Yan'er's forehead. She quickly said, "Go to Youdu! Fatty Dragon, go to Youdu!"

Just moments ago, Dragon Qilin had sensed danger. He decisively activated the Dragon Herding Scripture, causing the six celestial dragons to possess him. He had managed to block the divine art impact emanating from the carriage, but was also heavily wounded.

Hearing this, Dragon Qilin immediately dispersed the Dragon Herding Scripture, let out a cry, and the six celestial dragons, dragging their mangled bodies, exerted themselves and rushed forward. Suddenly, the space in front of the Celestial Dragon Treasured Carriage shimmered, and the carriage pierced into Youdu.

The moment the Celestial Dragon Treasured Carriage appeared in Youdu, it vanished again, reappearing on the ghost ship the next instant.

Yan'er rushed out, crying, "Emperor Yun Luo, quickly come save him!"