Chapter 1675: Punish the Path Body, Destroy the Path Tree

Shang Jun completely concealed his presence. He stood in Qin Mu's shadow, as if he didn't exist.

However, the moment he withdrew his blade and disappeared, the Spirit Official Palace Lord's grand hall rumbled and shook. The Great Luo Heaven crumbled and disintegrated amidst the tremors. The grand hall, carrying three Dao Fruits and one Dao Flower, rapidly plummeted from the ultimate void, falling towards the Primeval Realm.

Beneath that grand hall, the Spirit Official Palace Lord's crushed flesh writhed, reassembling itself.

"Shang Jun, you have ruined my cultivation and destroyed my physical body. I will surely avenge this in the future!" The Spirit Official Palace Lord's voice echoed. His flesh writhed, then suddenly split into four parts, each carrying a Dao Fruit and a Dao Flower, flying in different directions.

Shang Jun flew out from Qin Mu's shadow, directly pursuing the ancient god that was the Spirit Official Palace Lord's head.

At the same time, the Spirit Official Palace Lord's severed Dao Tree also flew up on its own, attempting to catch up with the grand hall.

Qin Mu moved, landing on one half of the Dao Tree, suppressing it. Immediately, a Chaos Palace flew out from behind him, immobilizing the other half of the Dao Tree.

The two halves of the Dao Tree vibrated, and numerous Great Daos emerged, attacking Qin Mu simultaneously.

"Seventh Young Master, do you wish to seize my Dao Tree? Dream on!" The Spirit Official Palace Lord's Dao voice emanated from the Dao Tree. The Dao Tree, like a living Great Dao, attacked with extreme ferocity. A slight tremor of its branches and leaves unleashed various divine abilities and Dao arts.

Although the Spirit Official Palace Lord's physical body was destroyed and his Dao Fruit and Dao Flower protected his remaining fragments as they fled, his Dao Tree still possessed boundless power. The sheer divine abilities erupting from its branches and leaves were enough to astonish even Celestial Venerables.

Qin Mu held his sword with one hand and simply slashed it out. Wherever the sword light passed, all divine abilities unleashed by the Dao Tree were sliced into two.

The Thirty-Third Heaven of Dao Realm, the Heaven Capital Creation chapter!

When this sword struck the Dao Tree, its power erupted. Half of the Spirit Official Palace Lord's Dao Tree immediately collapsed, instantly transforming into chaos, evolving from Grand Genesis to Grand Ultimate. Subsequently, the Dao Tree completely disintegrated, forming a complete world within the ultimate void.

This world and its starry sky then rapidly expanded, collapsed, and were on the verge of destruction under the influence of the ultimate void.

Qin Mu's Spirit Embryo Divine Treasure unfolded, encompassing this world. The Great Ruins Abyssal Vortex self-collapsed, quickly swallowing the world formed by the Dao Tree along with Qin Mu's Spirit Embryo Divine Treasure.

Boom! His divine treasure once again created a new heaven and earth, re-evolving itself.

Qin Mu looked up; primordial purple qi shimmered, filling his divine treasure.

His primordial spirit and physical body absorbed the primordial purple qi formed from the Spirit Official Palace Lord's Dao Tree, continuously growing. His emaciated legs gradually recovered, and his primordial spirit also returned to the Yaotai Realm level.

The Spirit Official Palace Lord's other half of the Dao Tree struggled against the Chaos Palace, attempting to escape, but it could not break free from the Chaos Palace's suppression.

Qin Mu walked forward, repeating the process. He unleashed another sword strike, destroying the Spirit Official Palace Lord's other half of the Dao Tree, first opening it into a world, then annihilating it to evolve primordial vital qi.

After absorbing this half of the Dao Tree, his primordial spirit grew once more!

In just a short while, his primordial spirit grew to the Heavenly Ocean Realm level.

Shang Jun flew back, carrying the Spirit Official Palace Lord's head. The Spirit Official Palace Lord's temples extended upwards like wings. A third eye was present on his forehead, containing a small figure with a bird's head and human body, resembling a Golden Crow, somewhat similar to the ancient god of the sun.

He also had tusks, and these tusks oddly transformed into the forms of various ancient gods. It was truly peculiar.

Qin Mu was astonished, witnessing such a bizarre physical form for the first time.

This Spirit Official Palace Lord seemed to embody all the ancient gods of a universe, his physical body apparently capable of disintegrating into individual ancient gods at any moment!

However, the Spirit Official Palace Lord's head had already been killed by Shang Jun, and these ancient gods were all deceased.

"Shang Jun's blade is truly unparalleled in sharpness!" Qin Mu couldn't help but exclaim.

Shang Jun's Dao existed solely for slaughter. Every move and every form he executed was designed to eliminate his opponent as quickly as possible, without any superfluous movements or wasted power.

This differed from other Dao arts and divine abilities.

Few Dao arts in the world were specifically for killing; most pursued the essence of Dao, while the power of their divine abilities was often a minor detail.

Applying knowledge to practice, divine abilities were merely the practical applications of Dao.

However, Shang Jun's Dao of Slaughter existed specifically for killing. The sole purpose of all his Dao arts and divine abilities was to eliminate his opponent in the shortest time with the least amount of force!

While many considered this a deviation from the fundamental principles, in actual combat, even those with higher cultivation or deeper Dao realms could still die by his hand.

Shang Jun, however, was astonished that Qin Mu had completely destroyed the Spirit Official Palace Lord's Dao Tree in such a short time. Though astonished, he did not say much.

An ancient being like the Spirit Official Palace Lord was incredibly difficult to kill. His successful sneak attack earlier relied on Qin Mu shaking the Spirit Official Palace Lord's Dao heart, allowing Shang Jun's Dao of Slaughter to pierce his mind.

Had the Spirit Official Palace Lord's Dao heart not wavered, even if Shang Jun had succeeded in the assassination, it would likely have been a life-for-a-life exchange.

Furthermore, even if Shang Jun had sacrificed his life, the Spirit Official Palace Lord still could not have been killed by him.

Beings like the Spirit Official Palace Lord were so resilient that even the Great Catastrophe of a universe's destruction could barely completely obliterate them. Their Dao Tree and Dao Fruit could survive the catastrophe of destruction without perishing.

The only true threat was the catastrophe of a universe's genesis.

Yet, Qin Mu had obliterated the Spirit Official Palace Lord's Dao Tree, something Shang Jun could not accomplish.

"How can there be such a bizarre physical body..." Qin Mu examined the Spirit Official Palace Lord's head, frowning slightly. "If, during a confrontation with the Celestial Heavens, such a being's body were to decompose and transform into individual ancient gods to enter the battlefield, it would undoubtedly be a fatal blow to Eternal Peace!"

What worried him even more was: if the other Palace Lords also possessed such powerful bodies, and the Young Masters of the Miluo Palace sent a few more Palace Lords, who could possibly resist?

Shang Jun could succeed in one sneak attack, but if the Spirit Official Palace Lord had been prepared, even if Shang Jun achieved Dao again, he would be powerless against such a being.

"Young Master, this is his Dao Fruit." Shang Jun opened his palm, and the Spirit Official Palace Lord's Dao Fruit flew up, attempting to flee. However, a cage of slaughter Dao formed above his palm, trapping the Dao Fruit.

"Seventh Young Master, the power of this Dao Fruit is too immense; I cannot destroy it," Shang Jun said.

"Shang Jun, please call me Celestial Venerable Mu. In the seventeenth epoch, I was a Celestial Venerable, not a Young Master." Qin Mu observed for a moment, carefully examining the Great Dao contained within the Spirit Official Palace Lord's Dao Fruit. He praised, "As expected of a Palace Lord-level existence, far superior to other Dao achievers."

He drew his Calamity Sword and, with a swish, swish, swish, stabbed it towards the Dao Fruit repeatedly. However, each time the sword tip merely touched the Dao Fruit before being immediately withdrawn, not piercing it.

Qin Mu sheathed his sword. "Release the Dao Fruit; let it return to that Palace Lord."

Shang Jun released the Dao Fruit as instructed. The Dao Fruit swiftly left the ultimate void, vanishing without a trace.

"My sword Dao is hidden within the Dao Fruit. If that Palace Lord forcibly retrieves the Dao Fruit, he'll have a hard time."

Qin Mu left this void, searching for the location marked on the Grand Primordium Geographic Map. "By the way, who was that Palace Lord?"

Shang Jun shook his head. "I don't know either."

Qin Mu sighed. "His mastery of the physical body is very high, and his physical techniques are peculiar. I still don't know his name."

Shang Jun walked in his shadow and said, "Next time, before killing him, I will ask Celestial Venerable for his name."

Qin Mu nodded and asked, "Do the other Palace Lords of Miluo Palace also possess such bizarrely powerful physical bodies?"

"I don't know. I haven't killed them."

"Shang Jun, if we encounter another Palace Lord, let's first ask for his name."

"No, we shouldn't. If he's prepared, he'll be difficult to kill."

"That's true."

Within the Celestial Heavens' army, celestial palaces stood tall. Hao Tianzun's detached palace had already been established here, moving with the Celestial Heavens' army. Two Dao Trees floated above the detached palace, majestic and magnificent.

These two Dao Trees belonged to Emperor Hao and Supreme Emperor Grand Beginning. They suppressed the Celestial Heavens' luck, and from afar, the Great Daos swayed, lines of Dao light glimmered, radiating sanctity and solemnity.

Even tens of thousands of miles away, one could hear the Dao sounds and Dao rhymes emanating from the Dao Trees.

In the High Heaven Palace of the detached palace, Emperor Hao's expression was grave as he looked at three strangely formed ancient gods.

One of these three ancient gods had a dragon head and human body, with a Dao Fruit spinning behind his head. Another had a snake head, human body, and snake tail, with a Dao Flower fluttering behind his head. The third had an ox head and human body, also with a Dao Fruit behind his head.

"Emperor of Heaven, I was ambushed by the Seventh Young Master. He somehow found Shang Jun, who achieved Dao through slaughter, and used him to launch a sneak attack while I was entrusting my Great Dao to the ultimate void and being suppressed by it, destroying my Dao body."

The ancient god with the dragon head and human body, who was formed from the Spirit Official Palace Lord's internal organs and had various ancient gods standing on his body, spoke: "I was caught off guard and ambushed. Shang Jun ruined my Dao body, the Seventh Young Master destroyed my Dao Tree, and Shang Jun even seized one of my Dao Fruits. This enmity is irreconcilable; I will fight them to the death!"

Emperor Hao's brow unfurrowed, and he asked gently, "May I ask, Palace Lord, how much has your strength been affected by the destruction of your Dao body and Dao Tree?"

The snake-headed ancient god replied, "This setback has reduced my cultivation by 70%."

Emperor Hao's eye twitched. He exchanged a glance with the Grand Ultimate Ancient God, who understood, thinking, "His Majesty wants to kill this Spirit Official Palace Lord, refine his Dao Fruit, and seize his cultivation..."

The ox-headed Spirit Official Palace Lord sighed, "My current strength is equivalent to only three ordinary Dao achievers. This setback will likely require millions of years of cultivation to recover to my peak state."

Emperor Hao's heart chilled. He exchanged another glance with the Grand Ultimate Ancient God. The two Grand Ultimate Ancient Gods quickly abandoned their murderous intent toward the Spirit Official Palace Lord.

Just then, Dao light flared in the sky, and another Dao Fruit flew in.

The three Spirit Official Palace Lords suddenly roared in unison. They merged, forming a headless body with a dragon head growing from its navel cord, a pair of ox horns sprouting from its shoulders, three ox eyes appearing on its chest, and a large snake coiled around its spine. It was extremely bizarre.

The dragon head opened its mouth and cried out, "The Seventh Young Master left thirteen sword Dao divine abilities within this Dao Fruit of mine, intending to use my Dao Fruit to ambush me. Though I know he means to ambush me, I have no choice but to break them! Emperor of Heaven, I need you to prepare a Grand Luo Heaven Ceremony, using the blood of all living beings as sacrifice, to break his sword Dao divine abilities!"