Chapter 959: Please Invite the Guest into the Urn

In an instant, the Emperor's phantom was overwhelmed by the phantoms of ancient gods like Heavenly Duke and Earth Count.

Boom! The Emperor's phantom was shattered by countless attacks, transforming into a surging stream of divine consciousness that shot skyward. It then reformed into the Emperor's phantom, its cloak unfurling to cover the sky.

He activated his supreme divine consciousness of Da Luo, only to see countless phantoms of ancient gods about to emerge from beneath his cloak.

Heavenly Duke Qin Mu raised his hand, clutched firmly, and roared, "Get down!"

The Heavenly Net descended from the sky like a snare, firmly ensnaring him.

As the Emperor's phantom was about to break free from the Heavenly Net, the True Gods of the Circumpolar Stars suddenly activated all the stars in the sky, transforming them into a Celestial Net that descended from above, ensnaring him, locking him down, and pulling him onto the Taiji Diagram!

Earth Count Qin Mu's horns transformed into two fiery Yellow Springs, coiling around his body and preventing his escape. Meanwhile, Earth Mother Qin Mu grabbed the Primordial Wood and struck him with a single blow, shattering him once more.

The Emperor's divine consciousness surged and fled in all directions along the Taiji Diagram. However, surrounding him appeared the figures of ancient gods Qin Mu, such as Azure Dragon, White Tiger, Vermilion Bird, and Black Tortoise, forming a sealed enclosure that trapped him in the center.

At the same time, Qin Mu's primordial spirit Heavenly Emperor ascended, striking down with his palm. With myriad paths converging into one, he delivered a fierce blow into the Four Emperors' seal.

Amidst the violent tremor, the Emperor's divine consciousness shattered once again!

"Emperor," Qin Mu said, "you fundamentally misunderstand me."

Qin Mu landed, stepping into the Emperor's shattered divine consciousness. He looked around, seeing countless fragments of divine consciousness shimmering like glazed glass. The strength of the Emperor's divine consciousness, able to materialize almost without needing visualization, was truly admirable.

"My greatest strength is not my cultivation realm, nor my profound vital qi comparable to that of a true god, but my divine consciousness."

Qin Mu examined each soul fragment, observing its intricacies, and continued, "Years ago, I could survive without a soul or spirit, relying on my indestructible divine consciousness. Ever since I met Shu Jun, I've cultivated the Three Realms' Supreme Consciousness with the help of the primordial stone, and my divine consciousness cultivation has advanced by leaps and bounds. You entered my divine treasure, seemingly breaking through the Three Fights of Heavenly Origin that I set up. But how do you know this wasn't all my deliberate plan? What if I deliberately let you in to seize the opportunity to refine and devour your divine consciousness?"

"You want to devour my divine consciousness?"

The fragments of divine consciousness, like pieces of glazed glass, flowed with a rustling sound, forming a massive whirlpool around Qin Mu. The Emperor's voice emerged, scoffing, "Do you think a few days of cultivating the Three Realms' Supreme Consciousness is enough to contend with me?"

"Of course, this alone isn't enough to contend with the Emperor's divine consciousness."

Qin Mu picked up a fragment of divine consciousness, examined it carefully, and said, "After all, you were the Heavenly Emperor of the Primordial Era and the original owner of the primordial stone. Furthermore, you obtained the complete primordial stone, whereas the primordial stone I acquired is merely a fragment of yours."

Heavenly Duke Qin Mu ascended, covering the sky, surrounded by the True Gods of the Circumpolar Stars. The sun and moon sank into the Taiji Diagram; the bright sun contained a Sun Sovereign Qin Mu, and the clear moonlight contained a Lunar Sovereign Qin Mu.

Beneath the Taiji Diagram, Earth Count Qin Mu held a long whip, standing ready for battle.

Outside this realm, Yue Tingge, Luo Wushuang, Shu Jun, and others were still fighting fiercely, and now the Emperor's phantom had no escape route.

"Your power isn't limited to that," Qin Mu continued. "You also gathered countless primordial creators to visualize you, enhancing your physical body and strengthening your divine consciousness. You are truly the strongest individual of the Primordial Era. Shu Jun himself praised you, saying you possessed the strongest physical body in history."

Qin Mu continued, "In my opinion, the strongest physical body might not necessarily be yours, but the strongest divine consciousness is definitely yours! However, times have changed..."

Suddenly, the Emperor's divine consciousness fragments converged, reforming his body. Divine consciousness burst forth with a chaotic dance of demons, and the next moment, he broke through the blockade of the Four Ancient God Emperors Qin Mu and soared into the sky.

"...Times have changed. You are already dead and were ambushed by numerous creators, dying in a strange place like the Great Void."

Qin Mu looked up, watching him rush into the Heaven's Net set by Heavenly Duke, and said, "You perished along with those creators; your divine consciousness formed the Supreme Divine Consciousness Domain, and the vast majority of your divine consciousness became part of that domain. Now, you don't have much divine consciousness left to mobilize."

The Emperor's phantom shattered once again, exploding from the combined assault of Heavenly Duke and Earth Mother. His divine consciousness fragments transformed into a surging torrent that plunged into the Taiji Diagram, attempting to escape from beneath it, but the next moment, he encountered Earth Count Qin Mu.

Qin Mu's voice came from above the diagram as he looked down at the Youdu world beneath the Taiji Diagram: "When you broke through the Three Fights of Heavenly Origin that I set up, your divine consciousness suffered damage with each one you broke, and by the time you reached my Spirit Embryo Divine Treasure, you were no longer in your prime. Furthermore, with the primordial spirits of two great masters, Yue Tingge and Luo Wushuang, blocking your way—and Yue Tingge being a full-fledged Imperial Seat realm expert—you had to expend even more divine consciousness to deal with them."

He didn't need to say more; the Emperor understood his meaning.

Shu Jun, one of the Three Ancient Kings, was also blocking him, forcing the Emperor to divert half of his divine consciousness to deal with Shu Jun.

The actual divine consciousness that could reach Qin Mu was not much. Qin Mu seized this opportunity, intending to capture and refine the Emperor's divine consciousness.

The Emperor had come to possess a new life, intending to occupy Qin Mu's body and erase his divine consciousness. Qin Mu's purpose, however, was to lure him in, refine his divine consciousness, and acquire his memories and cultivation techniques.

While you are staring at your prey, your prey is also staring at you.

Qin Mu was greatly tempted by the Emperor's Boundless Divine Consciousness of Da Luo, especially after entering the Supreme Divine Consciousness Domain, which showed him another path of cultivation.

Although Shu Jun's Three Realms' Supreme Consciousness was excellent, even Qin Mu could realize its shortcomings. Hence, he urgently desired to obtain the Emperor's Boundless Divine Consciousness of Da Luo.

The Four Ancient God Emperors Qin Mu sank into Youdu, joining forces with Earth Count Qin Mu, forcing the Emperor's phantom out of Youdu. As soon as it appeared on the diagram, it was met head-on with Qin Mu's full-force strike, shattering him once again!

"How strong, Celestial Venerable Mu..."

The Emperor's divine consciousness fragments shot skyward, and from them came the Emperor's laughter: "I underestimated you. You gained the upper hand and outmaneuvered me. What a pity, you don't know what Boundless Divine Consciousness of Da Luo truly is!"

Heavenly Duke Qin Mu immediately led his followers to block, but unexpectedly, the surging shattered divine consciousness rushed wildly into Heavenly Duke Qin Mu's body the moment it made contact!

Heavenly Duke Qin Mu's expression drastically changed, his face contorted and distorted. The next moment, it was as if two faces were rapidly vibrating, as if two individuals were fighting for control of his body!

It was also as if two versions of him were trying to tear out of the body, splitting into two!

Qin Mu's expression also changed, and he immediately rushed forward. But unexpectedly, before he even reached Heavenly Duke Qin Mu's side, his divine consciousness within Heavenly Duke Qin Mu's body was refined and devoured by the Emperor's divine consciousness!

Heavenly Duke Qin Mu's face transformed into the Emperor's face!

Heavenly Duke Emperor laughed heartily as fragments of divine consciousness flowed in all directions, burrowing into the bodies of the three hundred sixty True Gods of the Circumpolar Stars Qin Mu.

The fate of those True Gods of the Circumpolar Stars was the same as Heavenly Duke Qin Mu's; their faces also violently trembled, and soon, one by one, they transformed into the Emperor's face!

"If I wished, I could even turn all living beings under heaven into me!"

The Emperor's divine consciousness flowed in all directions like a surging flood, rushing towards the Four Emperors Qin Mu, Earth Mother Qin Mu, Heavenly Yin Qin Mu, and others. He laughed, "Too bad, that would be far too boring."

Qin Mu lunged forward, sneering, "Too bad, you're still dead. First, you were ganged up on by ancient gods, then ambushed by the creators! You've already lost twice, and now you'll lose a third time!"

Heavenly Duke Emperor, leading the three hundred sixty True Gods of the Circumpolar Stars, blocked him, while the Emperor's phantom, carrying countless divine consciousness fragments, flew with a rustling sound like countless birds made of jade and glazed glass, rushing towards Earth Mother Qin Mu, attempting to assimilate her.

Qin Mu's expression darkened. He struck away Heavenly Duke Emperor and shattered many of the True Gods of the Circumpolar Stars Emperor. However, facing the strange and unpredictable Boundless Divine Consciousness of Da Luo, he felt somewhat helpless.

The Emperor's power was beyond his expectation. He had originally thought it would be an easy capture, but unexpectedly, the Boundless Divine Consciousness of Da Luo was indeed extraordinary. In such an adverse situation, the Emperor could actually turn the tables!

"However, within the Spirit Embryo Divine Treasure I opened, I am the Heavenly Emperor! This is my domain, my world, and I am its master!"

Qin Mu roared, and the sky abruptly changed, revealing forty-nine heavenly paths. Various great paths such as Heavenly Net, Heavenly Discipline, Heavenly Beggar, Heavenly Seal, Heavenly Profound, and Heavenly Mechanism all deified, transforming into ancient-faced divine beings who descended from the sky, trapping Heavenly Duke Emperor.

Another twenty-three celestial gods emerged, and each, along with the forty-nine divine beings of heavenly paths, extended a hand and grabbed, seizing Heavenly Duke Emperor. With a forceful pull outward, they instantly tore out the forty-nine heavenly paths and twenty-three profound capital paths from within Heavenly Duke Emperor's body, causing Heavenly Duke Emperor to disintegrate on the spot, leaving only a fragment of divine consciousness.

Those fragments of divine consciousness flew, attempting to escape, but were immediately trapped by the forty-nine divine beings of heavenly paths and the twenty-three divine beings of profound capital. With a combined strike, they shattered these fragments of divine consciousness.

Among them, the Heavenly Bottle divine being waved a hand, and a heavenly bottle appeared, collecting those fragments of divine consciousness into the bottle.

Seventy-two divine beings rapidly spun around the heavenly bottle, as various divine abilities were successively imprinted on the bottle, suppressing the Emperor's divine consciousness.

On the other side, the Emperor's phantom rushed into Earth Mother Qin Mu's body. Just as it assimilated Earth Mother, thirty-six primordial path divine beings emerged from the Primordial Wood, surrounding Earth Mother Emperor and tearing out the thirty-six primordial capital paths from her body, leaving only the Emperor's divine consciousness.

The Emperor's phantom hastily fled, rushing into Youdu, while the divine consciousness within Earth Mother Emperor's body was also refined by Qin Mu.

As soon as he assimilated Earth Count Qin Mu, sixty-four demon gods emerged from the darkness. These were the deified forms of Youdu's sixty-four great paths, and they collectively disintegrated Earth Count Emperor.

The Emperor's phantom was enraged and went directly for Qin Mu's primordial spirit, asking, "Celestial Venerable Mu, can you even deify yourself and break down into different great paths?"

Qin Mu's primordial spirit body violently trembled as the Emperor's phantom invaded it, his face twisting and two faces rapidly changing.

At this moment, countless divine beings, including Heavenly Duke, Earth Count, Earth Mother, and Heavenly Yin, all descended, surrounding Qin Mu and simultaneously extended their palms.

"This is 'inviting the gentleman into the jar'!"

The many divine beings pulled forcefully, and Qin Mu instantly fragmented, transforming into great paths composed of countless runes. He was completely torn apart, leaving only the Emperor's divine consciousness!

Just as the Emperor's divine consciousness was about to rush out, countless runic great paths shot into the sky, reforming into Qin Mu's body. His palm pressed down, while the other divine beings each pushed their palms forward.

Clang, clang, clang! Resounding continuously, a completely airtight four-sided wall trapped him!

The Emperor's divine consciousness darted about frantically but could not break open this cage. Filled with both shock and rage, he exclaimed, "Your primordial spirit is wrong! How can it automatically decompose?"

"That's because I was originally soulless," Qin Mu replied. "I was merely a mass of consciousness. My soul and spirit were created by me through founding heaven and earth."

Qin Mu looked up, and the Emperor's divine consciousness, which was fighting Shu Jun, Yue Tingge, and Luo Wushuang, immediately rushed outward with a rustling sound, not daring to fight further. Qin Mu couldn't help but laugh, "Emperor, you've grown timid."