Chapter 1126: Such an Ally, I Don’t Want

The Ancient God Chengtu had a human face, tiger feet, and a dog's body. His mouth was filled with sharp fangs, and a long, green, nine-tailed tail extended from his back. He sat on an altar, reveling in pleasure, enjoying song and dance.

Celestial soldiers and generals stood densely around him, guarding with utmost strictness. Below, celestial maidens played string and wind instruments and drums, their songs soaring gracefully, and their dances were captivating.

The maidens had lithe and graceful figures. Their attire was extremely scant, barely covering their modesty, and they danced alluringly under the gaze of all, their movements overtly provocative.

Ancient God Chengtu and his generals laughed heartily. As Ancient God Chengtu watched, his excitement grew. He lifted his wine cup; the wine in the bronze tripod cup, which was taller than a man, was nearly depleted.

Chengtu reached out, snatching a celestial maiden who was singing and dancing. He squeezed her tightly, draining all her divine blood into the cup, then drank it in a single gulp!

The maiden had ceased to breathe, and he casually tossed her aside.

Outside Chengtu's ancestral land, Qin Mu witnessed this scene. He took out the Glazed Azure Sky Banner, stepped back a few paces, then suddenly accelerated into a furious sprint. Mid-sprint, he flung the Glazed Azure Sky Banner into Chengtu's ancestral land!

*Boom—*

The Glazed Azure Sky Banner’s speed surpassed that of sound, quickly reaching hundreds of times its velocity. Its jade pillar shaft, trailing fire, pierced into Chengtu's ancestral land, its ornate canopy slowly unfurling as it flew rapidly!

Trailing closely behind the Glazed Azure Sky Banner, Qin Mu matched its speed, not a whit slower. He rushed forward, head down, his palm pressed against the hilt of his broken sword.

*Whoosh—*

The man and the artifact, like bolts of lightning, streaked through the Earthly Fiend Qi surrounding Chengtu's ancestral land. Even the gods and demons of Northern Xuanzhou, guarding within the fiendish qi, vanished in a flash before their presence could be registered.

The Glazed Azure Sky Banner soared through one divine palace hall after another. In an instant, it arrived above the altar, pointing directly at Ancient God Chengtu's heart!

Ancient God Chengtu reacted with extreme speed. He reached out, grabbing hold of the Glazed Azure Sky Banner's jade pillar. "Who dares to be so presumptuous?" he roared.

The twenty-eight heavens of the Glazed Azure Sky Banner unfolded, expanding outwards.

To his horror, Ancient God Chengtu saw his massive body lifted high and transported to the first heaven, far from the altar.

The moment the twenty-eight heavens unfurled, a sword light flashed forth. Ancient God Chengtu's colossal pupils reflected the sword light; he watched as it grew larger and larger within his eyes. With a tremor, the sword light transformed into thirty-three heavens.

The sword struck his physical body, and the thirty-three heavens expanded outwards. Although his physical body was incredibly formidable, he desperately channeled its power to suppress the sword light. However, the power of the Thirty-Three Heavens Sword Dao represented a sword technique that imprinted itself across thirty-three layers of void.

Considering Ancient God Chengtu's own mastery of the Great Dao, he had not yet comprehended his own Great Dao to the extent of thirty-three layers of void.

Despite his extremely strong cultivation, profound magic power, and unparalleled comprehension of his own Great Dao, with his own Great Dao shattered and his understanding of the Dao inferior to his opponent's, his physical body could not withstand the Thirty-Three Heavens Sword Dao.

His physical body was split into thirty-four parts. Thirty-three of these parts, from bottom to top, transformed into distinct heavens, with vast mountains and rivers within them.

His head flew upwards. Accompanying it was Qin Mu's figure, who pressed his left palm against Chengtu's forehead.

Around Ancient God Chengtu's head, a Heavenly River emerged. The Heavenly River pierced through the Four Extremes Heavens, and on each of these heavens, the Great Dao forms of the Azure Dragon, White Tiger, Vermilion Bird, and Black Tortoise Ancient Gods appeared. They combined their power for a single strike, blasting into his brain.

Ancient God Chengtu's three souls shattered, and he perished.

Yu Chuduo, Long Qilin, and others waited anxiously outside. Qin Mu had suddenly left them, entering Chengtu's ancestral land alone, which made them inevitably worried.

Just then, a massive head flew out from the Earthly Fiend Qi. It crashed to the ground and rolled a few times.

"Let's go," Qin Mu said softly as he stepped out from the Earthly Fiend Qi, "to the next ancient god's ancestral land."

Long Qilin quickly followed him, then hesitated before speaking: "Cult Master, you've already killed two ancient gods. If you continue, aren't you afraid of offending Heavenly Duke and Earth Count? Heavenly Duke and Earth Count are ancient gods themselves; they might feel for their kind. If they see you wipe out the ancient gods here, they'll inevitably bear a grudge."

Qin Mu stopped. "Can Heavenly Duke and Earth Count control these ancient gods? They can't, and they never have. These ancient gods are two-faced: they cling to the Heavenly Court, enjoy power and status, and prey on living beings, yet they dream that I can grant them immortality, help them overthrow the Heavenly Court, and return to a primitive, barbaric age! There is no place for such entities in my faction!"

"That may be true..." Long Qilin conceded.

"I don't want such allies!"

Qin Mu said coldly, "The Longhan Revolution failed precisely because demigods merely replaced ancient gods, bringing no real change! If Yankang allies with these ancient gods, even if the Heavenly Court is overthrown in the future, nothing will change!"

Long Qilin hesitated: "What if Heavenly Duke and Earth Count don't understand?"

"They must understand. They are gods born of the Great Dao, different from these ancient gods born of sacrifice."

Qin Mu stepped forward. "Ancient gods born of the Dao are, after all, different from ancient gods born of sacrifice. Those born of sacrifice inherently embody the malevolent thoughts of the primeval creators; they can never change. Heavenly Duke and Earth Count will understand my decision."

Long Qilin said nothing further.

The gods and demons in Baitou's ancestral land were in a state of panic for a time after Baitou Ancient God died. However, they quickly calmed down and rushed to the ancestral lands of other ancient gods to report the news to the remaining eight.

Simultaneously, three other gods and demons flew to Three Pillar Heaven to inform the ancient gods residing there.

Baitou in Jizhou was at the center of the Nine Provinces; the paths to the other eight provinces were the shortest and fastest from there. However, it would still take them three to five days to reach the ancestral lands in each province.

One demon god sped like lightning towards Angzhou in the true south. He burst into the ancestral land of Deep Earth Ancient God in Angzhou, wailing loudly: "Deep Earth Divine Ancestor, please do justice for us! Baitou Divine Ancestor has been assassinated!"

Hearing this, Deep Earth Ancient God flew into a rage, slamming the table and roaring: "Who is so bold? Who dares to kill my sworn brother?"

The demon god replied, "We couldn't see clearly, nor did we hear any sound. Baitou Divine Ancestor simply lost his life..."

"Useless trash!" Deep Earth Ancient God, beyond furious, immediately commanded: "Mobilize the entire army! Follow me to Baitou Divine Province and we'll see who dares to be so audacious!"

Half a day later, the divine and demon army set out. Deep Earth Ancient God sat in the center of the army, surrounded by tens of thousands of gods and demons meticulously arranged in battle formations.

Deep Earth Ancient God felt a subtle unease, thinking to himself: "To be able to kill my sworn brother Baitou, their ability must be extraordinary. If I rashly go there, I'll likely suffer the same fate. But now I am guarded by a vast army and formidable formations; even an ordinary Emperor's Throne expert wouldn't dare approach..."

Just then, the Glazed Azure Sky Banner descended from the sky. The twenty-eight heavens blossomed, and all the formations crumbled, utterly annihilated!

A moment later, the twenty-eight heavens vanished. Everything returned to normal as the Glazed Azure Sky Banner transformed into a streak of green light, ascending and disappearing into the white clouds.

With the Azure Sky Banner gone, all soldiers returned to their positions, as if they had never moved.

Everyone quickly looked. Deep Earth Ancient God sat there, unmoving, his hands still tightly grasping the armrests of the throne, but his head was gone!