Chapter 1169: Kill the Mother Beast

"What a formidable beast!" the Celestial Venerables cheered in unison at this sight. The Void Mother Beast was incredibly powerful, biting through realm after realm. Its massive maw could even swallow planets whole!

"He possesses the world's most supreme treasure, yet lacks the personnel to match it. That Qin fellow is nothing more than a lucky commoner," Ancestral God King sneered.

After the massive void beast bit through eight layers of heavens, giant beast eggs rained down from the void's opening. It was as if a meteor shower had begun in the various heavens of the Lapis Lazuli Sky Pagoda, streaks of light flashing as they plunged into the realms.

Upon landing, the void beast eggs immediately cracked open, and void beasts crawled out, roaring skyward before pouncing on the treasures within the various heavens.

"Truly a world-destroying power!" the Celestial Venerables exclaimed in unison.

Divine Emperor Lang Xuan remarked, "To punch through eight layers of heaven with one strike—many Emperor's Throne realm powerhouses might not even possess such immense strength! This time, Celestial Venerable Mu's territory is surely lost."

"However, he cannot die," the Celestial Venerables said one after another. "While we could indeed open the ancestral court's seal together, these void beasts are difficult to defend against; even if one escapes, it would be a huge problem. Celestial Venerable Mu must take us out without breaking the ancestral court's seal."

As they spoke, Qin Mu inverted the Twenty-Eight Heavens, protecting the Celestial Sphere.

This was a desperate measure. If Qin Mu had hundreds of thousands of gods and devils to form a formation, he could have activated the power of the various treasures within the heavens and repaired the damaged realms immediately. However, since he was alone, he could only invert the heavens, pressing the areas bitten open by the Void Mother Beast against the ground to temporarily block the breaches.

As for the smaller void beasts that had entered the Twenty-Eight Heavens, he had no time to deal with them. Countless small void beasts swarmed onto the treasures, biting into them.

Qin Mu bowed to the Lapis Lazuli Sky Pagoda's jade pillar, and the treasures burst forth with brilliant light, pulverizing and even evaporating countless small void beasts.

However, the adult void beast horde had already surged into the realms, beginning to devour the various treasures!

Meanwhile, the Void Mother Beast descended once more, emerging halfway from the Nineteenth Void with its colossal body, extending its sharp claws to tear open layer after layer of heavens!

As the heavens were torn open, its head followed closely. Its eyelids rolled upwards, obscuring its massive eyes, and its enormous mouth opened, attempting to swallow the Celestial Sphere!

The Void Mother Beast's intelligence was not high, no better than that of the other void beasts. However, the Grand Emperor, who controlled both the Void Mother Beast and the horde, was exceptionally clever. After observing the situation, he discerned the true nature of the Lapis Lazuli Sky Pagoda, the world's supreme treasure, realizing that the Celestial Sphere was the key.

This was why the Void Mother Beast specifically targeted the Celestial Sphere, intending to completely dismantle this supreme treasure.

Just as the Void Mother Beast was about to swallow the Celestial Sphere, Qin Mu's mind stirred. He shifted the Celestial Sphere's position, causing it to descend from the Eighth Heaven to the Ninth Heaven.

The Void Mother Beast extended another part of its body, pursuing it to the Ninth Heaven, but the Celestial Sphere descended again to the Tenth Heaven.

The Void Mother Beast chased it to the Tenth Heaven, and the Celestial Sphere descended to the Eleventh Heaven. The Void Mother Beast pursued relentlessly, quickly reaching the Eighteenth Heaven, its entire body on the verge of fully emerging from the Seventeenth Void.

At that moment, Qin Mu suddenly altered the formation of the heavens. The Twenty-Eight Heavens underwent a frenzied transformation, swirling like boiling magma, disorienting countless giant void beasts that had invaded the realms, making them unable to stand and flinging them off the treasures!

"Stop!" Qin Mu roared. The Twenty-Eight Heavens suddenly ceased rotating, and countless void beasts were flung against the barriers of the various heavenly worlds, shattering layer after layer of world barriers!

Qin Mu bowed and shouted, "Please, treasures, slay the formidable enemy!"

The Twenty-Eight Heavens were on the verge of collapsing, with treasures about to fall from them. At this precise moment, the Celestial Sphere trembled violently, unleashing a vast and ancient power. The might of the great treasures within the various heavens erupted, surging from all directions to strike the Void Mother Beast!

Boom—

An earth-shattering roar reverberated, multicolored light burst forth, and the sound of the Great Dao vibrated. The Void Mother Beast's immensely colossal body shattered and exploded in the light, its enormous head falling from its broken neck!

Boom, boom, boom—

Countless thunderous sounds merged into one, pulverizing the mother beast's head and body. Blood poured down from the sky; a waterfall of blood rain descended.

Then, the Void Mother Beast's two legs, hidden in the Nineteenth Void, also fell.

Seeing this, Qin Mu rejoiced, but suddenly felt dizzy and lightheaded. He knew that his mental faculties had been damaged from exhausting his wisdom to contend with the void beast horde.

However, with the horde now headless, it was an excellent time to slaughter the void beasts.

He forcefully invigorated his spirit, activating the Lapis Lazuli Sky Pagoda and, through the power of the Celestial Sphere, mobilized the might of various treasures to annihilate the void beasts that had entered the Twenty-Eight Heavens.

The beast horde fell into chaos, fighting individually, and soon more than half were slaughtered by him. However, due to the damage to the Twenty-Eight Heavens, many void beasts still managed to escape.

Qin Mu pushed himself, repeatedly activating the treasures, finally clearing out all the void beasts from the Twenty-Eight Heavens.

His vision darkened, knowing his spirit was utterly exhausted, but he gritted his teeth and bowed to the Lapis Lazuli Sky Pagoda, saying hoarsely, "Please, treasures, repair yourselves."

The damaged areas of the Twenty-Eight Heavens were slowly recovering.

Qin Mu sighed in relief, knowing that such a huge commotion could not possibly be hidden from the other Celestial Venerables. Just as he was about to speak, he was suddenly overcome with nausea and began to retch.

He hastily activated the Three Elixir Tyrant Body Art to recover his spirit, only to see familiar figures approaching from a distance, nearing the Black Wood Mountains.

The Black Wood Mountains were completely covered by the corpses of void beasts, their original appearance obscured. At this point, Qin Mu could no longer mobilize the power of the Lapis Lazuli Sky Pagoda to block the invasion of these Celestial Venerables.

Celestial Venerables Hao, Xiao, Gong, Qiang, Hong, Yan, Lang Xuan, and Ancestral God King—all eight of them—walked without their feet touching the ground to Great Black Peak. Qin Mu forcefully suppressed his urge to retch and greeted them, stating calmly, "Greetings, fellow Daoists."

Concubine Qiang said with concern, "Celestial Venerable Mu, your face is pale. You've clearly expended too much mental energy. Don't force yourself to hold on."

Qin Mu snorted, "I can manage. Have you all come because you've chosen your respective territories and plan to leave the ancestral court?"

Celestial Venerable Xiao looked around, praising, "What a wonderful place! Celestial Venerable Mu truly has unparalleled insight to recognize such a treasure land. The scenery here is beautiful; it must be the foremost treasure land in the ancestral court!"

Divine Emperor Lang Xuan, Celestial Venerable Yan, and others nodded in agreement, praising, "The foremost treasure land! The foremost treasure land! Celestial Venerable Mu has truly stumbled upon a great fortune!"

Everyone burst into laughter.

Celestial Venerable Xiao chuckled, "Now that this matter is settled, we shouldn't linger here. Since we have our territories and powerful treasures to guard them, it's time for us to leave. Brother Mu, please cast your spell to send us out."

Ancestral God King provoked, "Does Celestial Venerable Mu need to rest?"

"Yes!" Qin Mu replied promptly and sat down.

Ancestral God King's face darkened. He had expected Qin Mu to force himself to cast the spell to send them out, exhausting himself to the point of severe injury and spiritual depletion. He had not expected the young man to agree so readily.

"Though this Celestial Venerable Mu is young, his shamelessness is no less than my own. He is not to be underestimated!" A hint of admiration appeared in Ancestral God King's eyes.