Chapter 1262: Haotian Zun's Fear

The Southern Heaven expert's Heavenly Palace went out of control, and his entire body exploded with a bang. The violent outpouring of Heavenly Palace energy instantly reduced his primordial spirit to ashes!

The explosion of the Heavenly Palace energy immediately triggered his Heavenly Fire divine ability, and a second explosion followed right after!

The Heavenly Fire crystals in his Heavenly Fire divine ability were constructed using macroscopic numerology, without involving microscopic numerology. This left a major flaw, yet their power was still extraordinary.

Terrifying Heavenly Fire power surged forth, and the two explosions converged. The combined energy was a force of annihilation, capable of blasting even minor heavens to ashes!

However, the instant this energy erupted, the Heart Devil Muzuns flickered, and their teleportation divine abilities activated, causing them to vanish without a trace before the full force of the explosion reached them!

Qi Xiayu and the others had no time to rescue anyone and hurriedly activated their own divine abilities to withstand the explosion.

The explosion from the Southern Heaven expert emitted a dazzling light that surprisingly illuminated the dark valley. Everyone looked inside, only to see winding paths and numerous rock formations.

Countless Heart Devil Muzuns flickered and moved erratically throughout the valley, using teleportation and various other divine abilities to evade the force of the explosion!

Everyone stared in astonishment; the sheer number of Heart Devil Muzuns in the dark valley was enough to make their skin crawl!

The recent explosion had been incredibly violent, yet all the Heart Devil Muzuns had managed to evade it, clearly demonstrating their extraordinary abilities.

They also saw an unknown number of Heart Devil Muzuns gathered, each employing divine abilities that appeared to be a form of refining. Clearly, these demons were refining something.

"Just how afraid is Haotianzun of Muzun..." Xi Tianjun had just spoken when he suddenly realized his mistake and immediately fell silent.

Yan Yunxi, looking distraught, muttered, "Are those Heart Devil Muzuns gathering to refine Haotianzun?"

As the light from the explosion slowly faded, darkness reclaimed the valley. In the gloom, pairs of eyes flickered with dim light, then were swiftly obscured by the shadows.

Everyone who witnessed this felt a chilling sensation.

"What did you all see?"

The Woodcutter Sage strained his eyes to look into the valley. However, his cultivation realm was lower, and the blinding light from the recent explosion had almost scorched his eyes, forcing him to close them.

By the time the explosion subsided and he opened his eyes, he had already missed the terrifying sight.

Martial Combat Celestial Master Zhuo Cha recounted what she had seen, saying, "Those Heart Devil Muzuns have most likely trapped Haotianzun and are preparing to refine him. I saw faint flickering Dao patterns inside, which should be seals Haotianzun set using his remaining Grand Dao to resist these heart devils."

The Woodcutter Sage was dumbfounded. After a moment, he exclaimed, "Haotianzun has fallen unconscious!"

Everyone turned to look at him.

The Woodcutter Sage composed himself and said, "Muzun is Haotianzun's heart devil. The appearance of so many Heart Devil Muzuns here signifies that Haotianzun's Dao Heart has completely lost control! A Celestial Venerable's Dao Heart can only entirely lose control if they are unconscious! His injuries are far more severe than we imagined!"

Although the Heavenly Court members mockingly called him "Wenji Thief," an old rascal who danced at the rooster's crow, everyone held deep trust in the Woodcutter Sage's judgment.

Red Emperor Qi Xiayu and Xi Muhong, along with Xi Tianjun, exchanged glances before quickly looking away.

Their expedition to find Haotianzun had two objectives: if Haotianzun still possessed significant combat power, they would rescue him to resist Yan Yunxi, Martial Combat Celestial Master, and the Creation Masters. However, if Haotianzun's injuries were critical, they would eliminate him.

Based on the Woodcutter Sage's judgment, only one objective remained for their journey.

That objective was to eliminate Haotianzun, thereby removing an obstacle for the Celestial Venerables they served!

"These heart devils are attempting to kill Haotianzun; as loyal subjects, how can we not bravely step forward?"

Xi Tianjun declared bravely, "Haotianzun, wait for your humble servant to come to your rescue!"

One by one, they entered the dark valley. Red Emperor Qi Xiayu said gravely, "The demonic aura in this valley is too dense, and its demonic nature is too potent. Everyone must stay vigilant, activating 'Neither Thought Nor Non-thought,' to avoid rousing your own inner demons!"

She activated her Emperor's Throne Treasure, an ancient zither that flew around her. Its strings vibrated on their own, plucking a divine melody that enveloped and protected their surroundings.

Xi Tianjun, Yan Yunxi, Martial Combat Celestial Master, and the others also employed their own methods to protect themselves.

The Heavenly Palaces behind their heads shimmered, erupting with divine light as they diligently worked to dispel the demonic aura and nature, cautiously exploring the valley.

However, even for these most formidable beings in the world, the divine light emanating from their Heavenly Palaces struggled to fully illuminate the valley.

As their divine light shone, a sword light suddenly flew in, severing and obliterating it.

Around them, the sword lights multiplied, slicing through their divine illumination. The swirling swords were like a tide of fish in the ocean, countless silver fish darting, steadily shrinking the protective range of their divine light.

"So many Muzuns..."

Everyone gritted their teeth. A single Heart Devil Muzun was no match for them and easily eliminated, but these Heart Devil Muzuns possessed incredibly strong learning abilities and were highly adaptable.

When they attempted to use a previously deployed move a second time, they found that their techniques and divine abilities had already been deciphered by the Heart Devil Muzuns!

If these were true Muzuns, it would be understandable, but the crucial point was that these were merely heart devils, and even they were so difficult to deal with!

"Everyone, don't get separated!" Xi Tianjun called out loudly.

Suddenly, a torrent of sword light surged forth, weaving through the valley like great dragons. Xi Tianjun braced himself against the incoming sword lights, when he suddenly realized that several had cut into his divine treasury. A shiver ran down his spine, and he hastily put all his effort into fending off the invading sword lights, sharply crying out, "Beware of his Calamity Sword!"

Flustered, with his techniques unsteady, he watched as the torrent of sword light immediately scattered the group!

After expelling the Calamity Swords that had invaded his body, Xi Tianjun abruptly waved his hand, and a demon-subduing pestle flew forth. The pestle rapidly grew thicker, larger, and taller, becoming a colossal pillar.

Various runes emerged on the pillar's surface, spreading across the ground with a whoosh. These runes then linked together, forming a vast network of Grand Dao patterns and chains.

The chains intertwined, and wherever they coiled, more gigantic demon-subduing pestles rumbled up from the ground, expanding their area of coverage.

Xi Tianjun's expression was solemn and grave as he walked forward, treading on the Grand Dao chains. Each time he advanced a safe distance, the demon-subduing pestles behind him vanished.

Even a being as formidable as one of the Heavenly Court's Four Heavenly Kings had to proceed with extreme caution in this dark valley.

Heart Devil Muzuns continually invaded his Grand Dao chains, only to be entangled by them. The runes on the demon-subduing pestles vibrated, shattering the intruding Heart Devil Muzuns.

"Xi Tianjun!"

He finally encountered one of his subordinates, a Numinous Sky Realm Celestial General, who was covered in blood, barely propped up by a divine weapon, looking utterly miserable.

Xi Tianjun swiftly approached, protecting the general with the demon-subduing pestle's Grand Dao chains, and said gravely, "Come to my side. I doubt the Heart Devil Muzuns can penetrate here either. If we proceed cautiously, step by step, we can reach Haotianzun!"

As the two drew closer, a startled cry suddenly echoed from the darkness outside, from one of the Creation Masters: "Watch out! The Heart Devil Muzuns are not only masters of the sword but also adept at transformation! Beware of his Creation divine ability!"

Xi Tianjun's heart jolted. Suddenly, with a faint whoosh, he saw a sword tip emerging from his own chest!