Chapter 1455: You Are Going to Die

Qin Mu's eyelid twitched. He withdrew his gaze from Ancestral God Hong and said in a deep voice, "Let's keep going!"

At that moment, they were constantly bombarded by Heaven Duke's attacks. Every divine ability of the Heavenly Dao was incredibly perfect and immensely powerful. The surrounding void was collapsing everywhere, making it difficult for the five of them to proceed.

Qin Mu led them as they struggled to climb upward. The five of them unleashed their blade techniques, cutting through the encroaching void fragments. Even so, they quickly became covered in wounds.

Ahead, Heaven Duke's shoulder seemed like an endless road, with no discernible end.

Just then, violent tremors shook the area. Qin Mu, braving the collapsing void, looked back. The light was blinding, making it impossible to see what was happening.

His vertical eye in his forehead opened. He saw Ancestral God Hong breaking through Heaven Duke's attacks with overwhelming magic power and exquisite divine abilities. Countering the Heavenly Dao divine abilities seemed second nature to him, incredibly simple!

He rescued Emperor Lang Xuan and the others. No matter how fierce or overbearing Heaven Duke's attacks were, they couldn't harm him in the slightest.

The scene looked as if it had been rehearsed many times. He was intimately familiar with every Heavenly Dao divine ability of Heaven Duke and had even devised ways to counter all of Heaven Duke's attacks!

"Of course you can break your own divine abilities, Ancestral God Hong. Are you really looking forward to Heaven Duke's power that much...?"

Qin Mu's face darkened. He turned back and said in a hoarse voice, "Keep moving forward!"

"Where are we going?"

Zhe Huali, covered in blood, angrily retorted, "Cult Master Qin, even if we reach Heaven Duke's shoulder, we won't be able to do anything against such an onslaught! Even Heaven Duke himself can't withstand it, so how can we?"

Luo Wushuang nodded silently. He glanced at the Emperor's Blade that flashed past him, seeing his own reflection in the blade, covered in wounds. "Heavenly Venerate Mu," he said, "we've done all we can."

"We can withstand it!"

Qin Mu continued to step forward, stating in a deep voice, "As long as we reach Heaven Duke's Spirit Platform, we'll be able to withstand it!"

Suddenly, zither music drifted in, wavering up and down, left and right, appearing here and there. The turbulent void around Qin Mu and the others was calmed by the music, vanishing without a trace.

"Now's our chance, let's charge up!" Qin Mu shouted.

The five of them accelerated, rushing forward. Gradually, Heaven Duke's shoulder came into view, and vaguely, they could also make out Heaven Duke's face hidden within the light.

The zither music abruptly ceased. Dao flames howled, and the sound of snapping zither strings echoed.

Qin Mu's heart sank. He didn't spare a thought for Heavenly Venerate Yue's safety and charged forward frantically.

Finally, they reached Heaven Duke's shoulder. Here, the atmosphere was calm, free from the terrifying void storms, turbulence, and fragments.

On Heaven Duke's shoulder were magnificent divine cities. Within these cities, numerous gods and devils of Xuandu stood guard, poised for battle.

The five, covered in blood, burst into the nearest divine city.

Inside the city, countless Xuandu citizens knelt on the ground, worshipping and sacrificing to the Heaven Duke statue in the city center, praying for his protection.

Their prayers and sacrificial chants merged into a powerful, soul-stirring torrent.

Breaking the 'gods' in one's heart is difficult because of people's worship of power, their fear of the unknown, and their yearning for a beautiful future without the willingness to strive and progress.

This is especially true in a place like Xuandu, where breaking the 'gods' in one's heart is even harder.

Heaven Duke was in dire straits, unable to protect himself, yet these Xuandu citizens still prayed, hoping he would protect them.

The five were blessed by the Heavenly Dao, and the Xuandu gods and devils guarding the city did not stop them. Qin Mu swiftly reached the city center. Zhe Huali drew his blade, intending to chop down the Heaven Duke statue, but Butcher stopped him with a hand, shaking his head. "Let them keep a little hope," he said. "If you chop down the Heaven Duke statue, their hope will vanish."

Zhe Huali wiped the blood from his face and snorted, "What's the point?" However, he still lowered his fiend blade Dragon Fang and did not cut down the Heaven Duke statue.

Qin Mu approached the statue, bowed, and said, "Dao Brother, we have something to discuss. Please shrink your body and lead us to your Spirit Platform!"

After a moment, the statue remained motionless.

However, the divine city suddenly began to shake violently, as if an earthquake had struck. Buildings collapsed and disintegrated one after another.

Cries filled the city. The Xuandu citizens prostrated themselves before the Heaven Duke statue with even greater urgency, muttering incantations faster and faster, their expressions growing more devout.

Ancestral God Hong personally led three other Heavenly Venerates to attack Heaven Duke. The destructive power of the Heavenly Venerates' battle had already begun to spread to this location.

With Ancestral God Hong, who knew Heaven Duke and the Heavenly Dao inside and out, it wouldn't be long before all of Heaven Duke's attacks were dismantled, and this place would soon be destroyed!

Qin Mu frowned and said in a deep voice, "I have come here on the orders of Dao Brother Tai Yi; we have something to discuss! Although the Heavenly Dao controls your actions and body, I know your consciousness is still present! Dao Brother, are you refusing to even give face to Dao Brother Tai Yi?"

After a moment, the Heaven Duke statue suddenly came to life, opening its eyes to look at him. It chuckled, "Heavenly Venerate Mu, how transcendent is Dao Brother Tai Yi? His apparent indifference to everything happening in Xuandu isn't true apathy, but rather that nothing can affect his Dao heart. Even beings like you and me are merely faint ripples, an insignificant wave in his Dao heart. He wouldn't send you here."

Qin Mu's gaze settled on the statue's eyes. He said, "You are not Tai Yi. Don't use your thoughts to speculate on Tai Yi's thoughts; you will judge wrongly."

The statue fell silent.

Even more violent fluctuations crashed into the area. The ground cracked, houses toppled, and the Xuandu citizens in the divine city cried out in despair.

Qin Mu's gaze remained fixed, seemingly oblivious to everything else, focusing solely on the statue's eyes.

The Heaven Duke statue sighed, "Although I clearly know you are deceiving me, I truly don't know Tai Yi's thoughts and cannot make an accurate judgment. Very well, come see me."

Suddenly, Heaven Duke's incredibly massive body began to shrink. Ancestral God Hong and the others, who were attacking Heaven Duke, were startled. They watched as Heaven Duke, who had filled almost the entire Xuandu, grew smaller and smaller, creating an endless void between them in an instant, leaving nothing but emptiness!

"Heavenly Venerate Mu!" Ancestral God Hong snorted, his large sleeves fluttering as he sped toward Heaven Duke.

Shi Qiluo, Emperor Lang Xuan, and Consort Qiang hastily followed. The three Heavenly Venerates exchanged glances, then looked at Ancestral God Hong ahead, their eyes flickering with various thoughts.

Even after shrinking to its smallest form, Heaven Duke remained immense. Qin Mu, along with Zhe Huali, Butcher, and the others, soared into the sky, flying towards Heaven Duke's glabella.

The Spirit Platform was located at the glabella. Heaven Duke's glabella glowed with intense starlight, the gathering place of his consciousness. Qin Mu led the four into the bright starlight, landing on a platform.

The platform was formed by the condensation of the Heavenly Dao, resembling beautiful jade, adorned with various magnificent runes and imprints of the Heavenly Dao. Around it were various Heavenly Dao treasures, also formed by the Heavenly Dao, bearing their own Heavenly Dao imprints.

None of the five had ever been here before. As they gazed at the splendid buildings and treasure forms, they were inexplicably awestruck.

Qin Mu quickly walked towards the Heavenly Palace in the center of the platform. There, he saw Heaven Duke's primeval spirit waiting, with white eyebrows, a white beard, and eyes as white as snow.

"You're going to die!" Qin Mu said, getting straight to the point.