Chapter 1458: Heavenly Heart Is My Heart

Kai Huang walked lightly on the surface of the Celestial Sea of Ancestral Court. Only when his foot landed did the sea ripple.

He felt that his dao heart was now one with the heart of heaven.

Initially, when he came here and walked on the sea, the surface would suddenly churn with waves. This was his dao heart manifesting on the Celestial Sea. This phenomenon was as stunning as a dream. He could see the flaws and imperfections within his dao heart. These would transform into raging waves, through which he navigated, conquering inner demons and nourishing his dao heart, making it increasingly pure.

Now, as he walked on the sea, no tumultuous waves appeared, only faint ripples. His dao heart was completely undisturbed, terrifyingly serene.

He stopped and gazed at the surface of the Celestial Sea. The sea was like a mirror, faithfully reflecting everything in Xuandu. The battle in Xuandu, which he observed, caused ripples to appear beneath his feet, indicating that his dao heart was not entirely calm.

He realized there wasn't enough time to go to Nine Prisons Platform; he had to go to Xuandu instead.

Kai Huang adjusted his clothes, checked his appearance in the sea's mirror-like surface, and strode away.

Not long after he left, the Emperor of Heaven's figure gradually emerged from the void, solidifying from nothingness. His footsteps landed lightly on the sea. When his feet touched the sea, the waves surged violently, but quickly settled back into calm.

The Emperor of Heaven's gaze retracted from the direction Kai Huang had departed, resting on the calm sea surface, observing the battle in Xuandu. He realized it was time to head to Xuandu.

The Emperor of Heaven smiled. Behind him, the ethereal image of the Primeval Goddess materialized, leaving no reflection on the surface of the Celestial Sea. A true powerhouse, like Kai Huang, must be able to keep calm, he mused.

The Emperor of Heaven strode forward. With each step, ripples again rose on the sea, but they were minor, and he passed through them as if they weren't there. Although his dao heart was not as stable as Kai Huang's, he was by no means weak. If anyone else had come to the Celestial Sea, the stirrings in their dao heart would likely have created monstrous waves, but for him, there were merely ripples! Furthermore, as he continued to move, the ripples gradually became fainter.

The Primeval Goddess gradually faded behind him, but her voice clearly reached his ears, as if whispering that Celestial Venerable Hong would no longer be a threat to him. She added that the ripples he created on the Celestial Sea were extremely faint, and it seemed his dao heart was no weaker than Kai Huang's.

The Emperor of Heaven walked towards the Heavenly River. He said that while his dao heart was stable, it was still slightly inferior to Kai Huang's. However, in terms of Dao Realm, Kai Huang surpassed him significantly. Kai Huang focused on the Dao Realm, while he focused on power, but in the future, he would learn from Kai Huang in the Dao Realm. He considered this his greatest strength. He smiled faintly and said nonchalantly that he recalled that years ago, he had learned Celestial Venerable Yu's method of becoming a god, then eliminated Celestial Venerable Yu. Today, he could similarly learn Kai Huang's Dao Realm and then eliminate Kai Huang. He believed his dao heart was strong enough that learning the Dao Realm would not be as difficult as imagined.

Primeval Goddess's figure completely vanished, and she softly asked how he had cultivated his dao heart to such a degree. He explained that at the peak of his glory, he suddenly plummeted to rock bottom, lying on a sickbed for centuries.

The Emperor of Heaven stopped, tilting his head back to recall the past. He recounted how, during those centuries, he had endured countless scornful looks and mockeries. Even those who once followed him had abandoned him, ridiculing and cursing him. He had experienced this immense rise and fall, and afterward, his dao heart became incredibly resilient and stable. His eyes revealed immense confidence and conviction as he declared loudly that his long confinement to the sickbed was not due to physical injuries, but wounds to his dao heart. He proclaimed that once he rose from that sickbed, no one in the world would be able to defeat his dao heart. From that moment, he had seen the true nature of warmth and cold, seen through so-called familial bonds, friendships, and love. From then on, he vowed to live only for himself.

He claimed to have eliminated one obstacle after another among his siblings, even manipulating the First Prince into becoming Xie Wuqi. He described how he had risen to become the leader of the demigod race, established the Dragon Ascension Heavenly Court, and reunited all demigods under his rule. He had allied with Celestial Venerable Yun to remove their seemingly invincible father, who had been high above them. He had also usurped power, step by step, gradually seizing control of the Celestial Alliance. Over the past million years, he recounted, his father had been defeated, Celestial Venerable Yun had fallen, Celestial Venerable Huo had submitted, Celestial Venerable Yue had been defeated, and Celestial Venerable Ling had been defeated. His opponents had dwindled.

The confidence and conviction in his eyes transformed into a smile. He declared that it was now Kai Huang's turn, the turn of them Ten Celestials. Celestial Venerable Hong was the first, followed by Grand Emperor, and then the returned Father God.

His dao heart grew increasingly stable. On the Celestial Sea, no waves stirred, no ripples appeared!

Primeval Goddess slowly revealed her form and asked softly, "Then what about the one who caused you to lie on a sickbed for over a thousand years a million years ago, and then a million years later, made you fall from your peak into the dust, completely losing face in the Great Void?"

Her voice seemed to possess a strange magic. The Emperor of Heaven's eye twitched, and the calm Celestial Sea suddenly erupted with monstrous waves, as winds and storms arose! Enormous waves crashed against the sky. The sky turned oppressively dark, and thunder and lightning violently tore through it, creating a terrifying, hellish scene!

After a long time, the strange phenomena on the Celestial Sea finally subsided. The Emperor of Heaven's fluttering robes slowly settled. He did not answer Primeval Goddess's question but walked directly towards the Heavenly River.

The two great ups and downs in his life were both due to Qin Mu. His confinement to a sickbed for over a thousand years was caused by Qin Mu's sword wounds and damage to his dao heart. His direct confrontation with the Grand Emperor in the Great Void was also engineered by Qin Mu. Qin Mu had personally sought him out while he was recovering from injuries and preparing for further advancement. Not only did Qin Mu disrupt his grand plan for further advancement, but he also chased him for sixty thousand miles! His reputation was utterly destroyed before the Heavenly Court army and the Carefree Village army! He had to kneel before Primeval Goddess, even lick her feet, just to survive! To rise again, he had to make a deal with the devil and rely on Primeval Goddess's power. All of this was Qin Mu's doing! Only Qin Mu could throw his dao heart into such disarray!

The Primeval Goddess smiled, then slowly faded away and disappeared.

In Xuandu, Celestial Venerable Huo stood atop the Ancestral Land of Dao Fire, where the dao fire blazed fiercely, incinerating the void and melting everything. Such powerful dao fire, even Southern Emperor Vermilion Bird possessed it, but she did not truly understand its essence. Only he could unleash the Ancestral Land of Dao Fire's power to its fullest! Standing on the dao fire altar, he felt like the master of heaven and earth. With the altar as its center, the entire universe seemed to transform into its nine heavens. With a single gesture, he could sever layers of space, forcing Celestial Venerable Yue to struggle to keep up!

His magic power was vast, surpassing Celestial Venerable Yue's. He was not in a hurry to kill Celestial Venerable Yue, but rather wary of Celestial Venerable You and God King Lang Wo, especially the latter, who posed a significant threat to him. The Ancestral Land of Dao Fire could distort space, but not the void. And God King Lang Wo's attacks came precisely from within the void! Moreover, his more crucial target was Heaven Duke. Heaven Duke's death would be a perfect opportunity for him to divide the spoils. His chance for further advancement hinged on this!

Just as he was momentarily distracted, looking at Heaven Duke and guarding against Lang Wo and Celestial Venerable You, a divine blade hurtled from the thirty-fold void, slashing fiercely across his face, sending blood splattering! Celestial Venerable Huo was startled. The Ancestral Land of Dao Fire was, to him, an impregnable fortress. Standing there, not only did the primordial dao fire greatly enhance him, but the Ancestral Land of Dao Fire also allowed him to perceive all attacks!

Except for attacks from the void. Only the void could not be distorted or melted by the dao fire. Yet this very blade had come from the depths of the void, striking his face! This blade was incredibly vicious, cutting almost through the center of his face, deep into his skull! No one in the world had ever dared to launch an attack on him at such close range because the power of the Ancestral Land of Dao Fire was immense. The blazing dao fire, capable of incinerating everything, was enough to melt anything; even Celestial Venerable Yue could not approach him.

Celestial Venerable Huo was enraged. He saw Qin Mu and the others in the void. The flaming wheel behind his head spun, cutting into the thirty-fold void. Within the wheel, the dao fire blazed fiercely, and celestial palaces vibrated and roared. Projections of his primordial spirit appeared in each of these palaces, raising their hands, as terrifying divine arts were about to erupt, intending to burn the five figures in the void to ashes!

At this moment, God King Lang Wo's figure appeared behind Qin Mu and the others, and Celestial Venerable You's figure appeared behind God King Lang Wo. A beam of light shone, causing Celestial Venerable Huo's many primordial spirit projections to tremble violently under its impact. They were blasted out of their respective celestial palaces, and one by one, the projections were annihilated! Even his main primordial spirit was sent reeling backward, forced off his emperor's throne, and blasted out of the High Heavens Palace!

Blade light flashed, appearing on the Ancestral Land of Dao Fire. Qin Mu and the four others circled Celestial Venerable Huo's tall and imposing body, weaving up and down! Celestial Venerable Huo raised his hand to block. God King Lang Wo's divine sense surged forward, disorienting Celestial Venerable Huo. Celestial Venerable You's divine art struck again. With a resounding boom, it blasted his primordial spirit entirely out of his physical body, sending it flying backward. In that instant, his physical body was struck hundreds of times by blades, bleeding profusely!

Celestial Venerable You raised his hand to form a seal, about to blast Celestial Venerable Huo from Xuandu into Youdu, when suddenly a vast surge of divine sense attacked. Immediately, layers of illusions appeared before Celestial Venerable You's eyes: he saw his own mother walking towards him. Tears streamed down Celestial Venerable You's face. He froze, unable to proceed.

At this moment, God King Lang Wo shouted, and Celestial Venerable You immediately broke free from the illusion. He looked up, his heart chilled, to see Celestial Venerable Gong had arrived in Xuandu, gazing at God King Lang Wo from afar. The two women stared at each other. During this time, Qin Mu, Butcher, and the others teamed up. Their five agile figures continuously struck Celestial Venerable Huo, leaving him covered in wounds.

Celestial Venerable Huo's primordial spirit flew back, when suddenly Celestial Venerable Yue's zither played, teleporting his physical body away. Celestial Venerable Huo was furious, and his primordial spirit frantically chased after his body. The next moment, space tore open, and the Ancestral Land of Dao Fire fell into the rift, its destination unknown after Celestial Venerable Yue had sent it away.

At this point, Celestial Venerable Gong smiled faintly, and her divine sense erupted, rushing towards God King Lang Wo. God King Lang Wo's divine sense also pulsed. The two women's divine sense abilities were about to clash! Divine sense held endless information. If their divine senses collided, they would know each other's thoughts without needing to speak a word!

Qin Mu's figure appeared between the two women. His divine sense burst forth, transforming into a grand Luo Heaven. He laughed loudly, declaring, "You two are from the same origin; why must you fight to the death?"