Chapter 1140: Battle of the Celestial Lord

Kaishi approached the High Heavens step by step, his aura intensifying with each stride. The sword qi emanating from around him seemed capable of splitting the Celestial Court in half.

He had already reached the foot of the High Heavens. His sword remained sheathed, but he himself was an incomparably sharp blade.

The supreme sword path would break through the celestial gate to confront the Celestial Emperor!

Even if the Ancient God Celestial Emperor did not emerge, he would force his way into the High Heavens and directly claim the Emperor's head!

Chaos engulfed the Celestial Court. Countless gods and devils scurried around like headless flies. Some rushed towards the High Heavens in Jade Capital City, some took advantage of the turmoil to flee the Celestial Court, while others seized the opportunity to loot valuables.

Meanwhile, the divine officials of the Celestial Court hid in their homes, their beautiful wives and concubines trembling in fear. One official reassured them, "It's alright. It doesn't matter who occupies the Celestial Emperor's throne. As long as the Emperor wishes to rule the myriad heavens and realms, they will need us. Even if Kaishi kills the Emperor, he won't harm us."

Kaishi's arrival plunged the Celestial Court, which had previously appeared perfectly ordered and bound by celestial laws like iron chains, into utter chaos. On this day, the Celestial Court's glamorous facade was torn away, revealing a squalid and foul-smelling reality beneath.

*Whoosh*—a flash of light. Hao Tianzun appeared, his face grim, standing before the High Heavens. He took a step forward, looking down imperiously at the approaching Kaishi, and coldly declared, "Qin Ye, you are being presumptuous!"

Kaishi, holding the Carefree Sword, calmly retorted, "Hao Tianzun, you conspired against the Celestial Emperor, usurped power, and installed a false emperor to preside over everything. Tell me, who is being presumptuous, you or I?"

Hao Tianzun's aura erupted, and heavenly palaces leapt forth from the halo behind his head, spreading across the Celestial Court behind him. He said calmly, "Six Celestial Venerables have gone to the Grand Void, leaving the Celestial Court somewhat empty, yet four Celestial Venerables remain. Qin Ye, you are truly seeking your own demise."

"Four Celestial Venerables?"

Kaishi calmly placed his hand on his sword hilt and declared, "Actually, that many aren't needed. A single battle between you and me would be enough to shatter the entire Dragon Han Celestial Court!"

"It won't come to that."

Xiao Tianzun approached from behind him, filing his nails with a small file, a faint smile on his face. "Fellow Daoist Qin," he said, "it truly won't come to that."

"It will, however."

A gigantic claw descended, and a colossal Void Beast materialized in the Celestial Emperor's imperial harem. Divine King Lang Wo stood atop the bone mountain on the Void Beast's head. "Now that there are four Celestial Venerables," Divine King Lang Wo stated calmly, "shattering the Celestial Court in this battle will be effortless."

Xiao Tianzun's eye twitched. Suddenly, Empress Qiang's voice, languid and smiling, drifted over. "As an empress," she purred, "it's not proper for me to show my face, so I didn't journey to the Grand Void. I never imagined I'd encounter Celestial Venerable Qin here at the Celestial Court. And who might this elder sister be?"

Divine King Lang Wo stood elevated, her robes fluttering, but she remained silent.

Kaishi's hand moved slightly, and the Carefree Sword slid half an inch from its scabbard. He calmly remarked, "It seems Heavenly Duke and Earth Count have found their opportunity."

Empress Qiang, Xiao Tianzun, and Hao Tianzun felt a chilling realization, instantly grasping the meaning of his words!

If the number of Celestial Venerables within the Celestial Court fell below three, those two Ancient Gods would intervene to eliminate them!

Currently, there were four Celestial Venerables in the Celestial Court: Hao, Xiao, Qiang, and another, Yan Tianfei, from the imperial harem. If only two Celestial Venerables were dispatched to intercept Kaishi and Lang Wo, it would present a heaven-sent opportunity for Heavenly Duke and Earth Count!

Eliminating these four Celestial Venerables would leave the remaining six at a significant and embarrassing disadvantage.

It should be noted that Kaishi Qin Ye was a natural ally of the Ancient Gods; the Kaishi Era had, in fact, been established with their support!

The Ancient Gods had nurtured Kaishi specifically to empower him in a challenge against the Celestial Court.

Kaishi Qin Ye, along with Divine King Lang Wo, Heavenly Duke, Earth Count, You Tianzun, and the three Ancient God Emperors—and perhaps even the reclusive Moon Tianzun—would instantly reverse the balance of power between the two sides!

Although Heavenly Duke and Earth Count's actions would be constrained by the Grand Dao of their respective worlds, their intervention would still be more than enough to severely wound them!

The moment their concentration faltered, Kaishi defiantly drew his sword. The Carefree Sword flashed forth, stabbing towards Hao Tianzun!

This was precisely the moment he sought!

His arrival at the Celestial Court this time was not for compromise, nor for pleasantries with the Celestial Venerables.

He was here to wreak havoc!

He was here to inflict such pain upon the Celestial Court, to make it bleed so profusely, that the Celestial Venerables would not dare to wholeheartedly enter the Grand Void!

His very first move unleashed his most formidable sword path: the Thirty-Fourth Heaven Sword Path, built upon the foundation of the Twenty Sword Styles!

His sword domain expanded, erupted, and surged forward with unstoppable momentum. As an unparalleled overlord who had ushered in an era, his sheer aura and spirit alone, regardless of his actual power, were rarely seen in a million years!

In the distance, Qin Mu's spirit soared upon witnessing this sword, and he cheered loudly.

The Kaishi before him was precisely the Kaishi he yearned to see: powerful, confident, believing that no hardship or obstacle could ever stop him, and that any difficulty would be cleaved apart by his sword!

However, the very next moment, Qin Mu's expression drastically changed. He quickly slapped the Dragon Qilin and cried out, "It's too high here! Beware of the sword qi!"

No sooner had he spoken than Hao Tianzun raised his palm, reaching out to grasp Kaishi's Thirty-Fourth Heaven Sword Path.

He was like a lofty Emperor, controlling all the Grand Daos of the world. With one hand outstretched, all the myriad paths of heaven and earth were within his grasp.

Behind him, heavenly palaces overlapped, radiating brilliant light. The halo behind his head was dazzling and intensely bright. In his hand, the Grand Daos converged, a confluence of myriad paths.

These were pure innate Grand Daos, devoid of any acquired ones.

As the son of the Celestial Emperor and Primordial Mother, Hao Tianzun possessed unparalleled pride and the inherent means to back it up.

He was exceptionally talented and had also pioneered the divine treasures. The only thing that made him feel inferior was that the Celestial Emperor had reincarnated as a human to father him, resulting in him possessing half human blood.

This was the greatest blemish on his life.

However, judging by the demonstrated power of all the Celestial Venerables, his was the strongest. Due to his bloodline, he was inherently closer to the Grand Dao than other Celestial Venerables, finding it easier to cultivate and comprehend the essence of the Grand Dao.

Consequently, he commanded the greatest number of innate Grand Daos.

Kaishi's sword pierced into his palm. As their sword dao domain and myriad dao domain collided, their divine abilities erupted. Hao Tianzun's cultivation proved astonishingly profound, far surpassing Kaishi, and even Fire Tianzun, who had absorbed the Southern Emperor's Grand Dao, fell slightly short.

His magic power was incomparably formidable, a testament not only to his bloodline's innate talent but also to his diligent and arduous cultivation.

He had a total of twenty-eight heavenly palaces behind him, the most integrated palaces among the Ten Celestial Venerables. For comparison, Void Tianzun possessed only twenty, and Lang Tianzun merely eighteen.

While the possibility of them concealing their true strength couldn't be ruled out, on the surface, Hao Tianzun, with his twenty-eight heavenly palaces, still exhibited the most complete Grand Celestial Court cultivation method.

He had already stepped halfway into the legendary Celestial Court realm!

Yet, what was terrifying was that as the sword dao domain and myriad dao domain collided, Kaishi's sword astonishingly surged forward, breaking through the myriad dao domain with irresistible force. With a *hiss*, Hao Tianzun saw the tip of the sword pierce through the back of his hand.

Simultaneously, Kaishi's body violently shuddered, his sword dao domain fractured, and the out-of-control Thirty-Fourth Heaven Sword Path shot out in all directions!

The High Heavens seemed to have unleashed a terrible sword dao storm, which expanded outwards from that point, sweeping and engulfing everything in its path!

It was not merely the sword dao domain, but also the steadily expanding myriad dao domain!

Hao Tianzun's myriad dao domain, built up over time, now unleashed its unparalleled might!