Chapter 638: Hitting Three Hundred Layers

Chixi's gaze swept over Qin Mu. His pupils constricted, clearly recognizing Qin Mu and recalling the Woodcutter Sage, along with the memory of being manipulated by him.

During that previous attack on the Woodcutter Sage, he was severely defeated. The Woodcutter Sage directly sent him to the territory of the Great Sovereign Heaven's demon race, where he nearly died.

If he hadn't met Ban Gengcuo, that master of escape, he would likely have perished at the hands of the demons.

He shifted his gaze to the Human Emperor, First Ancestor. His heart suddenly twitched violently, as if an invisible, immense pressure was weighing down on him.

This was an illusion caused by the Human Emperor, First Ancestor's aura. The First Ancestor seemed to stand alone amidst collapsing heavens and earth, radiating a profound sense of solitude and self-reproach that even influenced Chixi.

"Are you a god from the Kaihuang Era or the Shanghuang Era?" Chixi asked, steadying himself.

"Kaihuang,"

The Human Emperor, First Ancestor, feeling a slight headache from Qin Mu's intense curiosity, softly said, "The divine arts and dao techniques of the Chishui Era are indeed exceptional and admirable. However, esteemed Daoist, you can probably see that it's no longer possible to awaken your companions. Their divine souls have been lost for too long; they won't wake up."

Chixi's eye twitched. His voice hoarse, he sneered, "Could it be your doing, that you secretly harmed my old friends?"

The Human Emperor, First Ancestor, frowned. Chixi's words made him uncomfortable. Qin Mu also made him uneasy; Qin Mu had already approached the circular wheels, measuring and calculating the runes on them, attempting to deduce the mysteries contained within these creation divine arts.

From Chixi's words, he clearly sensed hostility. For Qin Mu to approach at this moment showed an excessive trust in his own strength.

Qin Mu was full of confidence in him, yet the First Ancestor himself didn't dare to harbor such strong confidence.

This was a divine city from the Chishui Era. Judging by its layout, it must be a celestial palace from the Chishui Heavenly Court, submerged in the South Sea. The divine being Chixi painstakingly returned here and rushed directly to this location, suggesting that there's more here than just the Divine Creation Wheels. There must also be other powerful divine weapons!

The divine weapons used by the Chishui Heavenly Court to guard its palaces must be extremely formidable. He just wondered if the divine being Chixi had managed to acquire them.

"Esteemed Daoist, you misunderstand,"

The Human Emperor, First Ancestor, said with a calm expression, "I did not harm your companions. Rather, your Chishui Era focused on studying the physical body, achieving extremely high mastery in that area. However, your understanding of souls, spirit fetuses, and primordial spirits was somewhat lacking. Your companions transformed into these strange forms for too long, causing their souls and primordial spirits to also undergo mutation."

A fierce glint flashed in Chixi's eyes. He chuckled, "Are you highly skilled in creation divine arts?"

The Human Emperor, First Ancestor, said, "Not I. However, I have met an expert in the Kaihuang Heavenly Court. While his research into the creation of physical bodies was not as advanced as in the Chishui Era, he specialized in the creation techniques of souls, spirit fetuses, and primordial spirits, achieving extraordinary feats. I have also learned a little from him."

Qin Mu's heart stirred. "Could it be the Woodcutter Sage? The Great Educational Heavenly Devil Scripture contains seven chapters on creation, all related to creation techniques. The Woodcutter Sage must possess astonishing mastery of creation arts!"

"In my opinion, some of your kin might awaken in three to five years, but most will remain unawakened."

The Human Emperor, First Ancestor, sincerely said, "The Chishui Era and the Kaihuang Era share a common enemy. I implore you, esteemed Daoist, to set aside your hostility. If we join forces, it might lead to a favorable beginning. I have learned some superficial creation techniques, which might be able to reverse the souls and primordial spirits of your people, saving some of them."

Chixi stepped forward and shouted, "If you have the ability to save my people, then demonstrate it! Are you hoarding your skills, unwilling to share them?"

His left head sneered, "That's right, he's blackmailing us! He possesses creation techniques and is using them to threaten us, forcing us to be his servants and fight his battles!"

His right head roared, "If we just chop off his head and search his soul, won't we obtain his creation techniques?"

The Human Emperor, First Ancestor, frowned and shook his head, saying, "You are being unreasonable."

Qin Mu turned around and said, "First Ancestor, I've told you before: the enemy of your enemy is not necessarily your friend. The Sage Teacher once said that people of the Chishui Era primarily cultivate physical combat techniques and often rely on brute force. This Chixi, moreover, was the Execution Supervisor of the Chishui Heavenly Court, a man who stops at nothing. If you defeat him, everything will be fine. If you can't defeat him, he will defeat you, cut off your head, and extract your soul for study."

The Human Emperor, First Ancestor's, brows furrowed even deeper. With patience, he said, "Esteemed Daoist, you and I share a common enemy, and we should certainly join forces. To be frank, this Human Emperor Qin is the link between the Kaihuang Era and the Yankang Era, and he is also a universally rare Overlord Body..."

"Overlord Body?"

Chixi's expression shifted to surprise. His right head turned to look at Qin Mu, exclaiming, "This brat is an Overlord Body? The legendary Overlord Body? It's said that Overlord Bodies appeared over four hundred thousand years ago during the Dragon Han Era..."

Qin Mu felt immensely pleased. "Village Chief truly is knowledgeable, to know about Overlord Bodies from the Dragon Han Era over four hundred thousand years ago."

The Human Emperor, First Ancestor, said, "Since you also know about the Overlord Body, then we should certainly sit down and discuss this..."

"I trust no one! Especially not you, nor that treacherous and cunning Overlord Body brat! And it's even less likely that I would be a stepping stone for your Kaihuang Era and the lingering Yankang Era!"

Chixi roared, his aura suddenly erupting. "My Chishui Era will make a comeback and rule the world once more! Both Yankang and Kaihuang will surrender! Hand over the creation techniques, and I can spare your life and let you be my attendant!"

The Human Emperor, First Ancestor, suddenly relaxed. He shook his head and said, "Esteemed Daoist, this is no longer the Chishui Era. Using the dao techniques and divine arts of the Chishui Era, you have no chance against me."

Chixi's divine power suddenly erupted, sending a palm strike towards Qin Mu. Just as his divine art activated, the Human Emperor, First Ancestor's Heaven and Earth Seal directly slammed into the Divine Creation Wheels. With a thunderous boom, Chixi's figure vanished, and a grand hall a hundred yards behind him exploded!

Boom, boom, boom—

Along that straight line, divine temples and palaces successively exploded. Dozens of divine palaces and temples were crushed to smithereens by the immense force, and tall buildings and towers snapped in half, collapsing with a rumble.

Ban Gengcuo, who was prone on the ground, couldn't help but stare blankly, his mind reeling.

Qin Mu softly smiled at him. "Great Venerable, don't be surprised. You would have met the same fate if you had attacked me with divine arts from over three hundred thousand years ago."

Ban Gengcuo's face changed dramatically, and his figure swiftly vanished without a trace.

The divine being Chixi was sent flying backward for an unknown distance before finally stopping. He let out a sharp, long cry, "Chishui Heaven-Suppressing Tower! Appear—"

The earth trembled violently, and the ground cracked and fractured. Brilliant light surged from the subterranean fissures. The cracks were highly irregular, and the light emanating from beneath the earth also appeared erratic, dazzling like the aurora borealis.

Suddenly, the earth bulged, as if some colossal entity was slowly rising from beneath the ground.

An incomparably magnificent tall tower soared from the earth, reaching a height of about a thousand zhang. After three hundred and fifty thousand years, the treasure tower remained incredibly resplendent, its radiance illuminating the surrounding thousand-mile sea in a riot of colors.

Qin Mu looked on in astonishment, his gaze becoming dazed.

He saw that under the eaves of each level of the Heaven-Suppressing Tower, various divine weapons were hanging!

Not only were divine weapons hanging from the eaves, but each floor within the tower also enshrined a powerful divine weapon!

Those divine weapons emanated soul-stirring tremors, waves of their aura almost materializing as they continuously overflowed from the tower!

The tower had as many as a thousand levels. Innumerable divine weapons hung from its eaves, and there were also as many as a thousand divine weapons enshrined within, presumably serving as the guardian treasures of each floor!

Qin Mu mumbled, "If this could be taken and brought to Yankang Nation, its value would likely be so immense that it could make the emperor abdicate..."

The Human Emperor, First Ancestor, glared at him and strode towards the Heaven-Suppressing Tower. "Don't run off. Stay here, and don't even think about that tower. Just honestly research your creation divine arts!"

Qin Mu acknowledged, his eyes still fixed on the radiant, multicolored tall tower.

On the other side, the divine being Chixi, after several rises and falls, had reached the first floor of the divine tower. He retrieved a divine weapon enshrined within—a divine saber. As Chixi took a divine saber from the altar, another divine saber immediately appeared on it.

Chixi grabbed this divine saber again, and another divine saber appeared on the altar. Only after Chixi grabbed sabers six times did no more appear on the altar.

Qin Mu, observing the situation in the tower from afar, called out loudly, "First Ancestor, divine weapons from the Chishui Era often come in sets of six!"

"Got it!"

The Human Emperor, First Ancestor, walked into the tower, just as the divine being Chixi charged, brandishing six divine sabers. With an earth-shattering boom, the divine being Chixi stumbled backward, his steps faltering, retreating further into the tower.

The Human Emperor, First Ancestor, entered the first floor. Suddenly, Chixi's saber techniques came into full effect. Under the eaves of the first floor, countless divine weapons unleashed their power, all blasting towards the First Ancestor within the tower!

Qin Mu calmly resumed studying the rune markings on the Divine Creation Wheels, taking out paper and a brush to meticulously copy them. Not far away, Ban Gengcuo's figure had appeared unnoticed. Seeing the scene within the tower, he couldn't help but cheer, "Well killed!"

Boom—

Countless divine weapons shattered, their fragments flying in all directions, piercing through numerous surrounding palaces.

Ban Gengcuo quickly ducked his head, terrified.

Qin Mu said without turning his head, "Great Venerable, don't underestimate the first Human Emperor of the Human Emperor's Hall. Chixi has this celestial palace from the Chishui Era, but the Human Emperor, First Ancestor, also controls the Human Emperor's Hall. The secrets behind the Human Emperor's Hall are no less significant than those of this Chishui Heavenly Palace."

As he spoke, Chixi had already retreated to the second floor. The next moment, countless divine weapons on the second floor exploded, turning into dust.

The two figures fought intensely within the tower. Chixi continuously retreated, struggling to resist.

Ban Gengcuo looked up and exclaimed, "That Human Emperor isn't using any divine weapons! He's fighting with his bare hands, smashing the heavy artifacts that suppressed the Chishui Era's celestial palace!"

Qin Mu's mind slightly trembled. He hastily looked towards the Chishui Heaven-Suppressing Tower and indeed saw the Human Emperor, First Ancestor, bare-handed, directly clashing with various divine weapons and sharp artifacts using his Heaven and Earth Seal technique. It was as if he declared, "Between heaven and earth, I am supreme! Let heaven and earth overturn; I shall not fall, heaven shall not collapse, and earth shall not sink!"

"The Heaven and Earth Seal is truly formidable,"

Qin Mu glanced, then withdrew his gaze and continued studying the runes. "Too bad it's still not as powerful as my sword art."

The Human Emperor, First Ancestor, fought the divine being Chixi all the way to the three hundredth floor. He couldn't help but feel a little pleased. "Human Emperor Qin will surely change his mind after seeing my seal technique and beg me to teach it to him!"