Chapter 1245: Leg Hair

Bai Yuqiong walked along the path in the Ruined Void with Lan Yutian, chatting and laughing. She said, "Little Brother Lan, the Four Emperors' artifacts suppress this area, so the ruined divine consciousness in the Ruined Void won't invade here. You don't have to worry about your inner demons manifesting. However, the only thing you need to guard against are the inner demons that have already taken form."

Lan Yutian looked around curiously and asked, "Inner demons that have already taken form?"

Bai Yuqiong, looking a bit helpless, pulled him back onto the path, preventing the curious young man from wandering into the void. She explained, "These inner demons were deliberately created by the rebels from Wuyou Township. There's a ruthless individual in Wuyou Township named Yan Yunxi. I've fought her before; she's vicious but fiercely loyal to the rebel Qin Ye. She selected thousands of dissolute young masters and sent them into the Ruined Void."

Lan Yutian seemed puzzled.

Bai Yuqiong pulled him back again. "These young masters have very poor Dao hearts," she continued. "When they arrived in the Ruined Void, it was like pouring a basin of ink into a clear pond and then boiling the water. Innumerable inner demons instantly surged forth. At that time, we were constructing the void passage, and we were besieged by these inner demons. Countless soldiers died before we could establish a foothold in the Ruined Void."

Lan Yutian blinked and asked, "Haven't you thought about pacifying the ruined divine consciousness here?"

Bai Yuqiong chuckled. "We did consider pacifying the ruined divine consciousness. However, this void was created by countless Creators using their own divine consciousness and then shattered by the Grand Emperor. Few people are proficient in divine consciousness cultivation. The strongest in divine consciousness cultivation is Zuo Shaobi Yan Shaoqing, but he was banished to the Primordial Realm to guard the Grand Prison..."

Just as she said this, she suddenly sensed something and looked back. A Celestial Venerable's imperial carriage, radiating divine light, was speeding along the void passage.

"That imperial carriage is a Celestial Venerable's mount. Could a Celestial Venerable be arriving in the Great Void..."

Before Bai Yuqiong could ponder further, an incredibly powerful divine consciousness surged forth, transforming into Qin Mu's voice in her and Lan Yutian's minds: "Get out of here—quickly!"

Hearing this, Bai Yuqiong immediately twisted and folded the void in front of them without hesitation, taking Lan Yutian with her. Their speed instantly reached its peak, and they soared forward.

She couldn't help but wonder, "That was Celestial Venerable Mu's voice! He's clearly the leader of the rebels, a heinous criminal, yet why did I choose to believe him without a second thought the moment I heard him speak?"

They were nearing Stone City, which guarded the area. Bai Yuqiong planned to take Lan Yutian into the city to hide, to avoid being seen by Celestial Venerable Hao.

Although she could twist space to evade the detection of other deities, Celestial Venerable Hao was the foremost of the Ten Celestial Venerables of the Heavenly Court and would surely see through her actions.

The Great Void was still in a state of war, and as the Heavenly Court's Third Heavenly Master, abandoning her post would be a grave offense.

"Celestial Venerable Hao is rushing so much; he surely won't stop at Stone City. Maybe we can avoid him..."

Just as she was about to lead Lan Yutian into Stone City, a sudden burst of dazzling divine light erupted from the back of the city, expanding outwards like the patterns on a butterfly's wings!

An utterly terrifying fluctuation emanated from the back of Stone City, further shattering the already ruined void!

At the same time, a giant lotus rapidly expanded, growing larger and larger, causing Stone City before Bai Yuqiong and Lan Yutian to twist and collapse. The tens of thousands of gods and devils within the city also twisted, their bodies collapsing and shattering into a pile of mangled flesh almost instantly!

Bai Yuqiong was aghast, feeling a terror she had never experienced before.

She saw a majestic figure slowly rising before her, but then she could only see its legs and feet. The figure was growing at an astonishing rate, quickly becoming immeasurably tall and still expanding wildly!

She saw the figure's leg hair, like a steel jungle. The dark leg hairs sliced through the void, tearing it open!

These leg hairs were incredibly thick, thicker than towering ancient trees, yet smooth and sharp at the tips, like pointed spears.

She even saw the skin beneath the leg hair, like parched land with countless ravines in its texture, and rivers flowing upon it. The giant's pores were like enormous volcanoes, spewing out heat and steam!

Fear gripped her. Through the mighty giant's muscles, incredibly thick roots pierced out, tearing through his skin, causing the areas around the wounds to decay and exposing gory flesh.

These thick roots, winding like giant dragons, were embedded in the lotus continent.

The lotus continent was also growing rapidly, expanding more and more. It was covered with various magnificent runes, dazzlingly bright, which seemed to be restricting the giant's movements.

Each of these runes was as large as a bushel, some even dozens or hundreds of mu in size, but as the giant's body moved, countless runes continuously shattered.

Furthermore, a colossal metal sphere, the size of a planet, whirled around the giant. Countless runes shifted on the metal sphere, continuously reflecting and illuminating both the giant and the lotus continent!

"Celestial Venerable Hao—"

The giant spoke, his voice transforming into a tangible wave. Although it swept past from above, Bai Yuqiong and Lan Yutian, beneath his feet, were shaken to the point of retching.

*Whoosh—*

The lotus continent carried the giant upwards, soaring along the void passage at an incredibly fast speed directly towards the Celestial Venerable's imperial carriage. The moment the giant and the continent flew over Bai Yuqiong and Lan Yutian's heads, both felt their minds go blank.

Their divine consciousness seemed to freeze, all thoughts solidifying. There wasn't a single idea in their minds. Only after the lotus continent had flown past them did their thoughts resume, leaving them only with a lingering dread.

Just then, a light shone down from above, illuminating the two of them. Bai Yuqiong was about to resist, but then she felt a subtle shift in her heart: "Teacher Moon's divine ability..."

She stopped resisting, and the light instantly enveloped them, whisking them into a lantern.

Inside the lantern was a fiercely burning sun, but it had been folded by spatial divine abilities, making it appear very small. They were inside the lantern as if in a warm room about a hundred zhang across.

This spherical room also had a door. Lan Yutian pushed it open and peered out, only to see Qin Mu's gigantic face.

"Brother!"

Lan Yutian was overjoyed. He quickly turned to Bai Yuqiong and said, "Sister Heavenly Master, you're truly amazing! You really found my brother!"

Bai Yuqiong's heart skipped a beat. She followed him to the doorway and looked up at the giant holding the lantern. It was indeed Qin Mu. Her expression subtly changed. "This Lan Yutian is actually Celestial Venerable Mu's younger brother. There are some similarities in their demeanor, but also significant differences. Little Brother Lan is much simpler than Celestial Venerable Mu, not as wicked as him... Strange, why do these two brothers have different surnames, one Qin and one Lan..."

Qin Mu, holding the lantern, had no time to look at the two inside. Instead, he tensely focused on what could be described as the most powerful and spectacular battle in a million years!

The Celestial Venerable's imperial carriage was large, but it paled in comparison to the lotus continent and the Grand Emperor's physical body.

The lotus continent was sweeping forward, a collision imminent!