Chapter 1516: Devious Tricks Unfold

“We’re in the same boat now, so we should naturally stick together, right?”

Qin Mu gently said, “Heavenly Venerate Gong’s divine sense is naturally formidable; only one person can surpass her. And that person happens to be Your Majesty.”

Consort Qiang’s expression softened slightly, and she sneered, “At least you can still speak sense. I… I won’t hold this against you.”

Suddenly, the chaotic qi surged, and a powerful divine sense swept through the layers of chaos, scanning towards the small boat.

Consort Qiang smiled faintly and said leisurely, “Heavenly Venerate Gong has indeed come to probe. It’s been a long time since I’ve played with her…”

Her divine sense erupted, clashing with the divine sense emerging from the chaotic qi. As the two mighty forces collided, the disparity became clear: while Heavenly Venerate Gong’s divine sense was formidable, it was still far weaker than that of an entity like Grand Emperor.

Fortunately, Grand Emperor loved his wife and couldn’t bear to harm her. Otherwise, a mere divine sense impact could have thrown Heavenly Venerate Gong’s divine sense into disarray and made her consciousness muddled.

Consort Qiang’s divine sense fluctuated, and she cackled, “My dear consort, I have already killed Heavenly Venerate Mu and seized the treasure of the Dao achiever. You and I, as husband and wife…”

Just as she spoke, another divine sense suddenly whistled forth, incredibly overbearing, colliding fiercely with Consort Qiang’s divine sense, alongside Heavenly Venerate Gong’s!

“God Emperor Lang Xuan!”

Consort Qiang flew into a rage, “You little brat, how dare you challenge me?”

She was truly enraged. God Emperor Lang Xuan was the child of her beloved woman, Heavenly Venerate Gong, and Heavenly Emperor Tai Chu. How could she tolerate this?

Consort Qiang’s Grand Luo Divine Sense erupted. At that very moment, another vast divine sense swept in. The three divine senses combined, crushing Consort Qiang’s divine sense and pushing it back.

Her Grand Luo Divine Sense realm violently shook, almost being pierced through by the three masters!

“Heavenly Venerate Xiao from Tai Chu!”

Consort Qiang groaned, intense light erupted from her forehead, and her head nearly exploded!

She was utterly horrified, for Heavenly Venerate Xiao’s divine sense was almost as strong as God Emperor Lang Xuan’s!

Heavenly Emperor Tai Chu excelled at Primordial Qi and was not proficient in divine sense. Yet, for Heavenly Venerate Xiao, his reincarnated form, to possess such powerful divine sense, there could only be one explanation.

That was that he had gained a great fortuitous encounter and began unifying Primordial Qi with the Way of Divine Sense, transforming it into the Grand Beginning Great Dao!

Although Heavenly Emperor Tai Chu’s name was Tai Chu, he had not mastered the Grand Beginning Great Dao. He only managed to grasp Primordial Qi before being ambushed by Grand Emperor and forced to emerge prematurely.

If Heavenly Venerate Xiao mastered the Great Dao of Divine Sense, then it would mean he was not far from mastering the Grand Beginning Great Dao!

Consort Qiang’s Grand Luo Divine Sense ability shattered under the assault of the three divine sense masters. However, she was equally formidable, and her Supreme Divine Sense Domain burst forth, spreading out with a hum. Immediately, everything around them seemed to slow down immensely.

Heavenly Venerate Gong, Heavenly Venerate Xiao, and God Emperor Lang Xuan’s divine senses attacked the Supreme Divine Sense Domain, their speed increasingly slowing. Even their divine sense transformations, manifesting various abilities, were agonizingly slow.

However, even more divine senses surged forth, whistling and colliding, crashing into the Supreme Divine Sense Domain!

Concurrently, Heavenly Venerate Gong’s Illusion Divine Sense Domain erupted, God Emperor Lang Xuan’s Tai Chu Divine Sense Domain burst forth, and Heavenly Venerate Xiao’s divine sense directly transformed into Primordial Qi, tearing through everything like a hot knife through butter, aiming straight for Consort Qiang’s glabella!

With the three Heavenly Venerates working together, Consort Qiang’s divine sense domain actually showed signs of breaking apart!

It must be noted that Grand Emperor’s Supreme Divine Sense Domain had always been an insurmountable existence, only being broken by Heavenly Venerate Ling’s Immutable Divine Ability, which finally dethroned it from its invincible position.

But even so, the Supreme Divine Sense Domain remained a top-tier domain.

Yet now, the three divine sense masters were using divine sense to break divine sense, showing a tendency to dismantle the Supreme Divine Sense Domain, causing cold sweat to pour down Consort Qiang’s forehead.

Boom, boom, boom!

Various sounds reverberated in her mind; these were illusions caused by the backlash of her divine sense being crushed back by the three Heavenly Venerates. However, if the three Heavenly Venerates’ divine senses were to truly invade her mind, it would be far more than mere auditory hallucinations; her head might even explode!

Layers of Dao flames whistled forth, forming layers of heavens that spun wildly, cutting into the Supreme Divine Sense. Clearly, Heavenly Venerate Fire had made his move.

With Heavenly Venerate Fire’s assistance, the Supreme Divine Sense Domain shattered even faster.

Suddenly, Consort Qiang’s face flushed red, and she vomited blood. Seeing her bleed, Qin Mu finally felt relieved and urged the small boat to speed rapidly into the chaos.

If Consort Qiang hadn't vomited blood, he would have waited longer to leave that spot, until she had been beaten to the point of bleeding by the Heavenly Venerates.

Whoosh—

Layers of Dao Flame Heavens, like fiery wheels, rose from the chaotic river in front of the small boat, blocking its path.

The three Heavenly Venerates, using their divine senses in opposition, pinpointed Consort Qiang’s location within the vast chaotic qi. Heavenly Venerate Fire and the other Heavenly Venerates would surely seize this opportunity to track them down.

Their concern for Qin Mu’s life or death was far less than their concern for Consort Qiang.

This was because Consort Qiang had a Dao fruit beside her, and within that Dao fruit was a prehistoric Dao achiever. Only this Dao achiever could discern direction in this chaos, guiding them deeper into Jade Capital City to explore its ultimate mysteries.

Of course, they were also quite concerned about Qin Mu’s fate.

However, they were more interested in seeing if Qin Mu had truly been killed by Consort Qiang. If Consort Qiang hadn’t killed him, they would be more than happy to do it for her, to eliminate any future trouble.

—While Grand Emperor’s character was not good, Qin Mu’s was no better.

Qin Mu squinted, skillfully maneuvering the small boat to narrowly avoid the layers of fiery wheels. His vertical eye in his glabella pierced through the chaotic qi; while the Ten Heavenly Venerates couldn't see him, he could see them. This was his greatest advantage in the chaos.

He naturally seized his advantage, maximizing his strengths!

Behind the small boat, Consort Qiang continued to desperately resist the attacks of Heavenly Venerate Xiao, Heavenly Venerate Gong, and God Emperor Lang Xuan, secretly anxious. Although the chaotic mist had arrived at a perfect moment, Qin Mu’s reaction seemed a little slow, resulting in her divine sense being entangled by the three Heavenly Venerates, unable to escape, and instead severely wounded.

“Juyu Clan,” the woman inside the tattered Dao fruit beside Consort Qiang suddenly transmitted a divine sense message, “he is using the three Heavenly Venerates to weaken your power.”

She had expended too much energy while crossing the first long chaotic river, and her aura was now growing increasingly faint.

Consort Qiang’s heart sank. While resisting the three Heavenly Venerates' divine sense attacks, she grabbed her God-Slaying Profound Blade, and the massive blood fiend dragon instantly coiled around Qin Mu’s waist.

Consort Qiang snarled, “Heavenly Venerate Mu, if you don’t speed up, you’ll feed my divine blade!”

Just as she finished speaking, she looked down at her chest to find that Qin Mu had, at some point, drawn his sword, its tip pressed between her breasts.

Consort Qiang sneered, “I can abandon this physical body at any time, but if you die, you won’t come back to life. My Blood Fiend God-Slaying Profound Blade has devoured the last of the Heavenly Dao’s ways, the Way of Heavenly Fiend. If you even get a scratch, even a Heavenly Venerate like you will perish!”

The three Heavenly Venerates’ divine senses relentlessly bombarded her, and Consort Qiang’s delicate body swayed, unable to hold on much longer.

Qin Mu burst out laughing, “Grand Emperor, do you think your God-Slaying Profound Blade can break my Immutable Divine Ability?”

The two stood, one at the bow and one at the stern, glaring fiercely at each other, looking as if they might turn on each other at any moment.

Suddenly, the sound of the Heavenly Dao roared through the chaotic mist, and Heavenly Dao supreme treasures emitted extremely profound Dao sounds, sweeping in from all directions.

Consort Qiang and Qin Mu’s facial muscles twitched. Suddenly, Qin Mu sheathed his sword, and Consort Qiang also retracted her divine blade. Both instantly became pleasant-faced and beaming with smiles.

Consort Qiang wielded her twin blades, fending off the attacks of the Heavenly Dao treasures. Qin Mu’s Calamity Sword also met the incoming Heavenly Dao treasures. Working together, they finally blocked Ancestral God King’s assault.

“They’re here!”

Ancestral God King’s voice came from the chaotic mist. Immediately, the Heavenly Dao supreme treasures suddenly converged, forming a single supreme treasure within the mist. Ancestral God King, stepping on a Dao tree, lunged fiercely from the mist!

However, he arrived there only to find an empty space; the small boat had vanished.

Ancestral God King’s gaze was like lightning as he scanned around, but he found no trace of the small boat. Just then, a flash of light appeared behind him, drawing a gentle line. The Grand Expanse of Guixu emerged, and Ancestral God King’s body uncontrollably tumbled into the abyss!

A divine light flashed in Ancestral God King’s eyes. He swung his Heavenly Dao supreme treasure down fiercely, smashing through the Grand Expanse of Guixu, and burst out of the abyss, only to see two Taiji Ancient Gods charging towards him.

Each of the two Ancient Gods raised a hand, and with a gentle stroke, their hands transformed into Taiji diagrams, pressing towards him.

Ancestral God King’s body shook violently and was blasted backward, flying horizontally. The Dao tree beneath his feet did not follow, causing his mind to fall into disarray, and he uncontrollably fell into the chaotic long river.

“This is bad!”

Just as he was about to fall into the chaotic long river, a hand suddenly grabbed his back, lifting him up. Ancestral God King looked back to see Heavenly Venerate Hao, stepping on a Dao tree, had arrived.

Seeing this, Consort Yan and the two Taiji Ancient Gods retreated backward, disappearing into the chaotic mist and concealing their forms.

“No need to worry,”

Heavenly Venerate Hao remained composed and said leisurely, “Heavenly Venerate Mu wants to stir up trouble, but Grand Emperor is not of one mind with him. These two are in the same boat, and it will capsize sooner or later.”

Ancestral God King, still shaken, lowered his head and assented, saying, “What if those two escape?”

“They can’t escape.”

Heavenly Venerate Hao smiled faintly, “They have already been locked onto by Heavenly Venerate Gong; they shouldn’t even dream of escaping. Am I right, Heavenly Venerate Gong?”

A Dao tree floated over. Heavenly Venerate Gong’s divine sense surged, firmly locking onto Consort Qiang’s position. She said, “Heavenly Venerate Hao, rest assured, Grand Emperor cannot escape my grasp.”

At this moment, Qin Mu and Consort Qiang stood on the small boat. Consort Qiang was still fending off the divine sense attacks of the three Heavenly Venerates, secretly lamenting, “These three are relentlessly pursuing me. Sooner or later, my divine sense will be exhausted by them. At that time, that little brat Qin Mu will surely be overjoyed to kill me!”

She looked at Qin Mu, only to see him like a leopard watching its bleeding prey, waiting for her blood to drain before he would feast.

“That little brat…”

Consort Qiang, with a beaming smile, wielded her two God-Slaying Blades, calculating when to deliver a fatal blow to that little brat.

On this small boat, the space was cramped, but she still had an opportunity.

Qin Mu, with a beaming smile, gripped the hilt of his Calamity Sword tightly. The two stared at each other, unmoving.

Whoosh—

The small boat suddenly sped past Heavenly Venerate Void. Only then did Heavenly Venerate Void notice the boat and quickly gave chase. Cold sweat instantly poured down Consort Qiang’s forehead.

Heavenly Venerate Void was pursuing the boat, while Consort Qiang herself was at the stern, still fending off the divine senses of the three Heavenly Venerates. Now, with Heavenly Venerate Void added to the mix, chasing after her, was this the heavens trying to destroy her?

Just as Heavenly Venerate Void was about to catch up, a Divine Weapon Imperial Heavenly Venerate suddenly charged out from an angle, blasting towards Heavenly Venerate Void.

Heavenly Venerate Void had no choice but to block the Divine Weapon Imperial Heavenly Venerate, and the small boat had already moved out of her sight.

“Shi Qiluo!”

Heavenly Venerate Void was enraged. After a few exchanges, she gently pressed a seal onto the Divine Weapon Imperial Heavenly Venerate’s glabella, sealing all its senses and sending it into the long chaotic river.

On the small boat, Consort Qiang had just breathed a sigh of relief when she saw a Dao tree appear behind them, and the burly Shi Qiluo, carrying his treasure chest, gleefully pursued them!

Consort Qiang cackled, “Madam Yuanmu is my ally, Heavenly Venerate Mu. You’ve miscalculated.”

Qin Mu, with a beaming smile, replied, “Coincidentally, Madam Yuanmu is my ally too.”

Consort Qiang’s heart tightened. She heard Shi Qiluo’s boisterous and rough laughter. The burly man’s treasure chest opened, and Divine Weapon Imperial Heavenly Venerates flew out. He cackled, “I love killing allies the most!”

Consort Qiang and Qin Mu exchanged a smile, letting go of their animosity. They ceased their standoff and jointly attacked Shi Qiluo!

Even with his Divine Weapon Imperial Heavenly Venerates, Shi Qiluo had two of them destroyed by the pair within a few moves. The God-Slaying Profound Blade even completely drained a Divine Weapon Imperial Heavenly Venerate’s vital energy and blood. He also took several sword hits, so he quickly turned around and fled at full speed.

“Heavenly Venerate Mu, you bastard, stop playing tricks!”

Seeing Shi Qiluo retreat, Consort Qiang suddenly flared into a rage. Waving her two divine blades, she snarled with a harsh voice, “If you dare to play any more dirty tricks, I’ll drag you down with me, even if it costs me my life!”