Chapter 1279: On-the-Spot Funeral Ceremony

The ancient giant sat in space. Although headless, missing an arm, and heavily scarred, he was still alive and incredibly powerful. As long as his divine consciousness, residing in the Grand Heaven of Ultimate Emptiness, remained, he would never die.

His voice was filled with indifference and sarcasm: "Mu Tianzun, don't forget what you promised me. I have already fulfilled my part by intercepting Hao Tianzun. Now, you should return the Primordial Stone to me."

"Return it, and I'll let you live."

"Don't return it, and today will be your funeral."

Qin Mu felt a little apprehensive. Although he had anticipated various scenarios regarding Tai Di demanding the Primordial Stone and had even devised numerous countermeasures, facing this invincible overlord from ancient times directly still left him somewhat unnerved.

"Tai Di," Qin Mu said, "our agreement was to intercept Hao Tianzun and prevent him from reaching the Great Void. Did you succeed?"

Qin Mu looked up at Tai Di's headless body and said loudly, "You failed! Hao Tianzun is still perfectly fine in the Great Void, stationed there and enjoying himself greatly. Since you haven't fulfilled the agreement, how dare you demand the Primordial Stone?"

Tai Di said coldly, "I severely wounded Hao Tianzun. His injuries won't heal for tens of thousands of years. He is a cripple now, and his presence in the Great Void is utterly useless. Regardless of the outcome, your objective has been achieved. Hand over the Primordial Stone."

Qin Mu sneered, "He was saved by another primordial god born from an egg, Tai Su. He has already recovered nine Heavenly Palaces. How dare you call him a cripple? You haven't fulfilled your promise!"

"You may prepare for your funeral now."

Tai Di said indifferently, "Tai Su's appearance was an unexpected event. I have fulfilled what I promised you, yet you want to renege on our deal. Sending you to your funeral and retrieving the Primordial Stone from your corpse will be ten thousand times easier than fighting Hao Tianzun!"

With a whoosh, Qin Mu took out Ling Tianzun's hairpin and laughed loudly, "Tai Di, don't forget that Ling Tianzun's Invariance Divine Art restrains your abilities! Are you willing to go down with me?"

"Go down together? Hahaha! Mu Tianzun, you overestimate yourself, and Ling Tianzun as well."

A voice came from Tai Di's chest, saying leisurely, "In your extremely narrow worldview, you probably believe that Ling Tianzun's divine art completely restrains me, and now that you've learned it, you can bargain with me. You probably think that a mere ancient god's egg can support you and allow you to chat freely with me. You are mistaken."

The peerless giant stood up, holding Qin Mu, the Primordial Egg, the bodies of the Empress sisters, and the funeral procession in his palm as he walked through the vast expanse of space.

"You are gravely mistaken."

"Not only are you wrong, but Yun Tianzun was wrong, and Ling Tianzun was also wrong."

His strides were immense, moving countless times faster than the movement of stars, and the space beneath his feet continuously collapsed and disintegrated. "Where are the heroes of old? All are but fleeting illusions. Yun Tianzun is dead, Ling Tianzun is trapped by her own divine art, and didn't I also take Emperor Tai Chu's physical body? His reincarnated self only dares to act like a coward!"

"Do you think Yun Tianzun killed me? Or did Ling Tianzun kill me?"

"Unfortunately, they are all dead. Only I remain here."

"I reside high in the Grand Heaven of Divine Sense. What you struggled to kill or injure was merely a part of me. My true essence cannot be harmed at all."

"Do you still think I fear Ling Tianzun's Invariance Divine Art? Do you think I would fear mere Empress sisters or a mere ancient god from an egg?"

Although he had no head, Qin Mu felt as if a pair of cold eyes were staring at him, at the Primordial Egg, and at the physical body of Empress Yuandu. These eyes conveyed sarcasm and mockery.

Facing an existence like Tai Di, the pressure was simply immense.

In Qin Mu's hand, the Primordial Egg secretly sent a message: "Mu Tianzun, based on my experience of being suppressed by Emperor Tai Chu for so many years and still surviving, I give you a piece of advice: concede defeat."

Tai Shi, from within the egg, said earnestly, "I truly cannot defeat him, absolutely not. Back then, among the five great ore veins in the Ancestral Court and the five primordial gods born from eggs, three of us were dug out by the creators. Tai Yi escaped long ago, and Tai Ji fled after leaving a fake ore vein. If we could fight, would we have been dug out by the creators and exposed to the sun? Mu Tianzun, it's better to back down for now and reclaim your dignity later."

Qin Mu pondered for a moment and said, "Tai Di, you and I can indeed turn hostile. I can destroy your current physical body, the Empress sisters can also obliterate your divine consciousness, and Brother Tai Shi can prevent you from ever deciphering the divine art I leave behind. Of course, I would also die by your hand. However, we still have a second path."

Tai Shi, from within the egg, whispered, "Don't drag me into this; I was just brought here by you."

Tai Di stopped and sneered, "Mu Tianzun, I admit you have this capability, and I also admit that the fellow in the egg has this ability. However, if your 'second path' doesn't satisfy me, I will make you have your funeral on the spot, even if it costs me this body!"

Qin Mu breathed a sigh of relief and said seriously, "I can give you half of the Primordial Stone I obtained. You only completed half of the task of intercepting Hao Tianzun, so to be fair, I can only give you half."

Tai Di snorted angrily.

Qin Mu quickly said, "Tai Di, do you think it's worth killing me and sacrificing this historically strongest physical body of yours for it?"

Tai Di sneered, "I think it's worth it. My Ming Fangyu body was destroyed by Emperor Kaihuang Qin Ye's sword because of you. This time, my physical body has lost its head and an arm. Do you think I still cherish this body? To trade this crippled body for your life and gain the Primordial Stone is very much worth it!"

Qin Mu laughed heartily, "What good is the Primordial Stone to you if you lose the peerless Creator Tai Di? How about this, Tai Di? I won't haggle with you. I'll give you three-quarters of the Primordial Stone from my brow, keeping only one-quarter for myself. In exchange, you give me Hao Tianzun's heart."

Tai Di pondered.

Qin Mu smiled faintly and said, "I personally saw you remove Hao Tianzun's heart. You shouldn't have destroyed that treasure, right? It's not very useful to you, and exchanging it for a quarter of the Primordial Stone, you're still getting the better deal."

Tai Di considered for a moment. A massive heart flew out of the void, still continuously beating. It was a divine heart, a Celestial Venerable's heart!

Qin Mu's vertical eye opened. Secretly channeling his magic power, a rhomboid crystal slowly flew out from between his brows.

A moment later, Qin Mu raised his hand and grasped the Primordial Stone.

Tai Di said, "You don't have the magic power to cut the Primordial Stone. Give it to me."

Qin Mu ignored him, drew his sword, and struck down. The Primordial Stone was sliced open with a 'ding' sound.

Tai Di's heart skipped a beat.

Qin Mu threw three-quarters of the Primordial Stone to Tai Di, keeping the remaining quarter for himself. Then, with a sweep of his divine consciousness, he enveloped Hao Tianzun's divine heart and said, "Farewell."

Tai Di laughed heartily and placed the Primordial Stone on his neck. His immensely powerful divine consciousness erupted, spinning wildly around the Primordial Stone. The Primordial Stone began to manifest, instantly releasing boundless energy, countless times more than what Qin Mu could unleash by controlling it.

Tai Di's head was rapidly forming. Before long, his historically strongest physical body would likely heal completely, growing a new head and arm.