Chapter 1372: Summoning and Counter-Summoning

Lan Yutian’s voice reached everyone’s ears, sounding quite harsh.

Qin Mu said seriously, “You are not weak either; you’re just a tiny bit inferior to me. There’s no need to belittle yourselves.”

Everyone coughed repeatedly and looked around awkwardly.

Qin Mu was about to unleash his divine art when, suddenly, the giant beasts outside, who had been attacking the Divine Sense Cage, prostrated themselves on the ground, bowing in worship.

Qin Mu frowned and looked outside, seeing the earth churn as countless roots burst from the ground. Earth Mother Sovereign’s figure emerged from beneath the earth, growing taller and taller.

This ancient god was enveloped in dense killing intent and reeked of blood. As she stepped forward, the giant beasts involuntarily knelt and worshipped her.

She was the Mother of Earth, the natural ruler of the ancient beasts.

In this world, only two individuals could control the ancient beasts: Dragon Qiao and Earth Mother.

Dragon Qiao was the leader of the giant beasts, possessing supreme authority, and thus could make the ancient beasts submit. However, some did not, such as the beasts subdued by beings like Shu Jun, Heavenly Venerate Gong, and Heavenly Emperor. Void Beasts would also not submit to Dragon Qiao.

Earth Mother, on the other hand, was an ancient god born from the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth. She did not rely on authority; she was formed by heaven and earth and born from the Great Dao, making her a natural ruler.

“Heavenly Venerate Mu.”

Earth Mother Sovereign came to the outside of the cage, looking at the people within with interest. She smiled, “So, you’ve finally reached this point?”

Qin Mu’s expression subtly changed, and he laughed heartily. “Earth Mother Sovereign,” he said, “do you think you can finish me off? I have Dragon Qiao’s Divine Sense Cage protecting me. You and I are one outside the cage, and one inside. But it’s me outside, and you inside. Farewell, Earth Mother, take care of yourself.”

Earth Mother Sovereign sneered, “Do you think I can’t do anything to you just because you’re hiding in the cage? You underestimate me too much. Dragon Qiao’s Divine Sense Cage can trap you, but it can’t trap me. That’s because I’ve obtained a supreme treasure!”

She took out a hand—it was none other than Heavenly Emperor’s—which she had refined into a weapon. She sneered, "You are the one who caused me to become like this. Today, I shall make your soul utterly disperse. Let's see if a master like you can revive yourself!"

She activated Heavenly Emperor's Hand and punched it forward!

The Divine Sense Cage, which even ancient beasts could not breach, immediately showed cracks under the attack of Heavenly Emperor's Hand!

The power of Heavenly Emperor's Hand was extremely fierce and mighty. Its fist struck the cage, making the insubstantial cage tangible before it was shattered by Heavenly Emperor's power.

Earth Mother Sovereign delivered another blow, and the Divine Sense Cage vibrated violently. With just two or three more attacks, this cage, set up by Dragon Qiao, would completely disintegrate!

Everyone in the cage panicked. Qin Mu frowned, took the precious seal from Shu Jun's back, and smiled, "Brother Heavenly Emperor, the time has come to release you. Congratulations on your freedom."

Everyone in the cage was startled, including Shu Jun himself, who had completely forgotten that he was carrying a precious seal refined from Heavenly Emperor's head on his back.

Heavenly Emperor's divine sense was so powerful that it affected their thoughts and consciousness, making them unable to see the precious seal.

Even Shu Jun was invisibly affected by Heavenly Emperor's head, forgetting about the precious seal on his back entirely.

Heavenly Emperor's head sneered, "You're releasing me? Heavenly Venerate Mu, you are too ruthless. You're releasing me now, and it's not just to deal with Earth Mother, is it? Are you planning for me to ambush Heavenly Venerate Gong and Emperor Lang Xuan?"

Qin Mu shook his head and said calmly, "It's merely to maintain a temporary balance. I don't want the back of Ancestral Court to fall into the hands of any Heavenly Venerate."

He unsealed the four mineral seals, and Heavenly Emperor's head immediately broke free!

Earth Mother Sovereign controlled Heavenly Emperor's hand to strike again, but suddenly the hand lost control. Its divine power surged, and it blasted back at her instead.

Earth Mother Sovereign was caught off guard and sent flying backward by the palm. Countless roots from deep within the earth were torn up and flew into the distance along with Earth Mother Sovereign.

Heavenly Emperor's head floated up, looking around proudly. The giant beasts charged under Earth Mother Sovereign's control, but with a sweep of his divine sense, each colossal beast was immediately controlled by him.

Heavenly Emperor's head floated up, landed on the forehead of one of the giant beasts, and laughed heartily, "Heavenly Venerate Mu, this vast land of Ancestral Court is where I truly reign. It's a pity there are no Void Beasts, otherwise, I would show you my past glory!"

The giant beasts galloped, carrying his head and his fist, as they rushed into the distance. There, Heavenly Venerate Gong, Consort Qiang, Emperor Lang Xuan, and Dragon Qiao were locked in a fierce, indecisive battle.

"Heavenly Venerate Mu, I won't kill you, but I won't let you off easy either!"

Heavenly Emperor's voice came from afar, laughing heartily, "Earth Mother Sovereign, I'm leaving Heavenly Venerate Mu to you!"

Qin Mu's expression changed dramatically. He stomped his foot heavily and, without hesitation, activated his divine sense. The reverse summoning divine art initiated, and in an instant, a reverse summoning altar formed!

Countless runes flew around him. In just an instant, countless summoning runes were imprinted on the altar, which was ready in moments. He immediately activated the divine art.

Everyone on the altar immediately sensed Qin Mu's vast and profound divine sense striking the void, establishing contact with Crown Prince You Ming in the Great Black Mountain on the front side of Ancestral Court.

Qin Mu's divine sense was incomparably powerful, forcefully transforming Crown Prince You Ming's divine sense into a summoning formation!

In the Great Black Mountain, Crown Prince You Ming uncontrollably flew up, pulled towards the sky. Various beautiful runes continuously appeared around him, leaving Dragon Qilin and the others dumbfounded.

As the divine art activated, one by one, figures appeared beside Crown Prince You Ming. Shu Jun, Xu Shenghua, First Ancestor, Lan Yutian, and others successively appeared on the rune-chain of the summoning divine art, their numbers steadily growing.

On the other side, Qin Mu sent everyone away, immediately preparing to summon himself to the front side of Ancestral Court. Just as his figure was about to disappear, countless roots drilled out from underground, piercing through the altar and quickly wrapping around his feet!

The roots grew wildly, quickly binding Qin Mu like a large zongzi, with only his head remaining exposed.

Qin Mu gritted his teeth, furiously activating his magic power. His figure, along with the roots, vanished from the back of Ancestral Court!

“Trying to leave? Heavenly Venerate Mu, you underestimate me too much!”

As his figure just disappeared, countless thick roots followed him into the void, tearing violently.

Earth Mother Sovereign's figure appeared. She let out a fierce shout, activated the summoning divine art, and sternly declared, "No matter where you go, I can summon you back!"

A large zongzi fell from the sky, sending earth and rocks flying. Qin Mu landed stiffly, standing upright before Earth Mother Sovereign, firmly bound with only his head visible.

Earth Mother Sovereign sneered, "Heavenly Venerate Mu, how do you like my summoning divine art? Can you still escape?"

Qin Mu stood there stiffly, unable to move, and smiled slightly, "Of course not, so I brought some good friends."

A massive figure landed. Crown Prince You Ming planted his feet firmly on the ground, slowly stood up, and looked up at Earth Mother. His voice like thunder, he declared, "You Ming, son of Xuanwu, greets Earth Mother!"

Another figure descended from the sky. Wei Suifeng stood up and bowed, saying, "Wei Suifeng, Emperor of Yun Luo, greets Earth Mother Sovereign."

With another loud thud, Dragon Qilin groggily climbed out of the large pit. He looked around, seemingly still wondering why he had been summoned, and nervously said, "I'm not here to fight; I'm here to deliver something. Cult Master, here's the Lapis Lazuli Heavenly Canopy for you. Send me back!"

“Fatty Dragon, don’t you know how to use the reverse summoning divine art yourself?”

Qin Mu’s body twisted, suddenly freeing himself from the roots of the Primordial Tree. He reached out and grabbed the Lapis Lazuli Heavenly Canopy as it flew to him. He then said calmly, "You can go back yourself. Crown Prince, Senior Brother, do you have the confidence to eliminate an ancient god?"