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Chapter 1083: "Godspeaker"
Chapter 1083: "Godspeaker"
Mo Hua's heart trembled.
The ancient array diagram, composed of primordial patterns, obtained from the endless Primordial Wasteland Abyss, and improved by the great shamans of the Great Wasteland, had been sealed by the Shentu Imperial Clan. It was inscribed within a bone idol with a human face and goat horns...
This was what the second elder of the Demon Sect, also a Primordial Shaman, had told Mo Hua before dying.
Now, Mo Hua found himself deep within the Heaven-Sundering Blood Rite Formation, at the core of the Flesh Labyrinth, on the altar where the true form of the evil deity descended.
This altar was the Deity's Forbidden Sanctum, forbidden to ordinary mortals.
Master Tu himself would not dare to step on this altar, lest he offend his Divine Sovereign.
Therefore, this human-faced, goat-horned bone idol before him was very likely the one the second elder had mentioned, the one that concealed the ancient array diagram.
Time was running out, and there was no time to hesitate.
"If I don't take advantage of this now, I might never get another chance..."
Mo Hua took a few quick steps and leaped onto the bone idol, extending his divine perception to scrutinize the idol meticulously, inch by inch.
The bone idol still bore the terrifying pressure of the Great Wasteland's evil deity.
But since the "Crown Prince" of the evil deity had already been captured and suppressed by Mo Hua, the residual pressure of the evil deity was no longer a concern.
Mo Hua treated the blood-stained, terrifying bone idol like a toy, examining it from all angles. After a long time, his efforts finally paid off. He detected a faint, deep, and almost imperceptible aura within the idol's head.
This aura was extremely subtle, as if a high-level expert had used divine karma to conceal it.
Such a technique was highly advanced. If Mo Hua were not a "half-god" with divine perception, if he had not learned the Heavenly Metamorphosis Art and practiced celestial derivation, and if he had not already known the secret from the second elder, he would never have noticed this hidden ancient secret.
Now, this secret was about to fall into his hands.
The Life-Bound Array diagram, which Jie Dan had guarded, was within reach.
Excitement surged in Mo Hua's heart, and he eagerly climbed onto the idol's head, using his divine perception to carefully scan the area. Sure enough, he found several cracks behind the goat horns, leading to a dark opening that connected to the idol's brain. The aura within was obscure, as if hiding something.
An ancient, fierce aura stirred within.
Mo Hua pressed his face against the idol's skull, reaching his hand into the crack to explore. Just as he was about to pull something out, there was a commotion in the hall.
A mass of flesh, mutilated by demons and cultivators, began to tremble and slowly wriggle, absorbing the blood on the ground and re-forming into a tall, thin, deathly pale figure, almost like a demon.
The figure coalesced, weak and pale, exuding an eerie and lifeless aura. Its face contorted, revealing Master Tu's countenance.
His blood ritual had been interrupted by Mo Hua.
The soul lamp had been extinguished, and his Divine Soul had suffered backlash.
His body had been savaged by the frenzied demon cultivators controlled by Mo Hua's Cultivation of the Path-Seeded Demon Heart.
In every sense, he had been severely injured.
But even so, he did not die.
He was Yu Hua, and he had long abandoned his mortal form, transforming into a demon and dedicating everything to the evil deity of the Great Wasteland. It was impossible for him to die so easily.
However, due to the severe injuries to both his body and Divine Soul, his divine perception had become dazed. But his life force was strong, and after some rest, he finally recovered, his divine perception returning, and he temporarily reconstructed his body.
Master Tu finally opened his dead-gray, demon-like eyes.
For a moment, he was stunned, filled with indescribable shock and anger.
The hall was a scene of carnage, with blood and limbs scattered everywhere.
Hundreds of demon cultivators, none of whom had survived, lay dead in grotesque and terrifying forms, as if they had undergone brutal torture.
The hall was filled with evil intent, fear, and despair.
For a moment, Master Tu almost thought he was in the Great Wasteland's hell, not the blood sacrifice hall.
"What happened while I was gone?!"
"Why are all the demon cultivators dead?"
"How did they die? Who did this?"
"Who blew out my soul lamp?"
"Who is ruining my plans?"
Master Tu's eyes bulged, his deep brown irises protruding, his mind filled with anger and confusion.
After a moment, his anger subsided, and his rationality returned. He suddenly realized that someone was still in the hall.
"Who?!"
Master Tu raised his head sharply, his gaze like a sword, focusing on Mo Hua on the altar. His pupils constricted, and his mind filled with shock.
Mo Hua?!
This boy is still alive?!
The blood sacrifice dagger had sealed his body.
The holy artifact of the Great Wasteland had suppressed his Divine Soul.
He had even ordered four Jin Dan demons to sever Mo Hua's head as soon as the Divine Sovereign awoke, using his consciousness sea and head to graft onto his new demon body.
With such stringent precautions, how could this boy, who was only at the Zhu Ji level, still be alive?
How could he possibly be alive?
Impossible! Absolutely impossible!
Master Tu's mind was in turmoil, and it took several moments for him to finally see what Mo Hua was doing.
A surge of rage rose in his heart, his eyes turning blood-red, his head buzzing, and his chest feeling suffocated.
This damned brat...
What is he doing?!
He's riding on the head of the Divine Sovereign and digging into the Divine Sovereign's brain?!
This idol of the Divine Sovereign was one of the oldest in the Great Wasteland. Master Tu himself knelt and worshipped it with utmost respect, never daring to show the slightest disrespect, let alone look at it directly. Now, this idol was being desecrated by Mo Hua.
Master Tu was so furious that he almost vomited blood, and he almost lunged forward to tear Mo Hua to pieces to vent his anger.
But his remaining rationality restrained him.
This was the altar of the Divine Sovereign, the "forbidden ground" where the Divine Sovereign was born. He dared not risk stepping on it, as it would be a grave offense to the Divine Sovereign.
Master Tu took a deep breath, trying to calm down, but his voice still trembled with anger.
"Get down..."
Mo Hua blinked but did not move. Instead, he dug deeper into the idol's skull and found a cold, damp, and eerie bone-like object. His heart raced as he pulled it out and quietly placed it in his storage ring.
Master Tu's eyes turned bloodshot, and he wanted to devour Mo Hua.
"Get down..." he repeated.
Mo Hua lay on the idol's head, silent but his mind racing.
Master Tu was Yu Hua, too powerful for him to fight.
The demons in the hall had all been controlled and killed by his Cultivation of the Path-Seeded Demon Heart. Without these puppets and "toys", he had no way to restrain Master Tu.
The altar where he was seemed to be Master Tu's "forbidden ground", which he dared not easily step on. Therefore, this most dangerous place was, paradoxically, the safest for him.
If he left the altar, the enraged Master Tu would likely tear him apart on the spot.
Mo Hua had no good way to escape from Master Tu, so he could not leave the altar or the idol.
The situation was at an impasse.
Master Tu continued to glare at Mo Hua with murderous intent.
They stood there, facing each other.
After a while, Master Tu calmed down a bit and realized a bigger problem.
The altar was filled with the strong aura of the Divine Sovereign.
Logically, the blood sacrifice should have been successful, and the Divine Sovereign should have descended.
Mo Hua, who was desecrating the Divine Sovereign by riding on its head and digging into its brain, should have been punished by the Divine Sovereign. But why was the Divine Sovereign indifferent, and why was Mo Hua unharmed?
Why?
Where is the Divine Sovereign?
What happened to the Divine Sovereign?
Master Tu's gaze shifted to the center of the altar, where Yu'er lay unconscious on the bone throne.
Yu'er already carried a faint aura of the Divine Sovereign.
Although it was very faint, it was indeed there.
The true form of the Lord of the Great Wasteland had indeed hatched from Yu'er's divine embryo.
Master Tu frowned, his eyes filled with reverence and confusion. He looked at the unconscious Yu'er and then at Mo Hua, who was still unharmed on the Divine Sovereign's head. Suddenly, he understood something, and his eyes turned cold but filled with deep apprehension.
"You... you are not human. What have you done to the Divine Sovereign?"
Mo Hua's eyes narrowed, quickly understanding Master Tu's thought process.
He thought Mo Hua was a divine being.
He thought Yu'er was the Divine Sovereign!
In a flash of inspiration, Mo Hua immediately gave a chilling smile.
This laugh carried three parts of eerie, three parts of demonic, three parts of divine, and one part of innocence and mischief.
It wasn't a human smile, but the cold sneer of a "god."
Then, Mo Hua vanished, reappearing on the Bone Throne, having left the top of the Evil Deity statue.
Mo Hua gripped Yu'er's neck, a mysterious smile playing on his lips as he looked down, mocking like a god to a mortal, and said to Master Tu:
"Your Divine Sovereign has descended."
"But He is now in my hands."
"Whether His mortal form lives or dies is entirely up to me..."
Master Tu gritted his teeth, unsure whether it was true and not daring to make a rash move. He asked Mo Hua with a serious gaze:
"Who are you, really?"
Mo Hua couldn't avoid answering, but he couldn't give a random response either. So he kept the enigmatic smile and countered:
"Where did your master come from?"
When a deity speaks, they only hint, leaving the rest to be understood through one's own insight.
Master Tu's expression changed slightly, and he immediately thought:
The Divine Sovereign was born from... the depths of the Endless Wasteland...
This fierce deity from the Tai Xu Gate deliberately mentioned this. Could it mean that He also comes from the Primordial Wasteland Abyss, a deity of the same origin as the Lord of the Wasteland?
Master Tu felt a chill, the more he thought about it, the more it made sense.
If not, why would this fierce deity constantly oppose the Divine Sovereign and know so much about His plans?
Master Tu felt tense.
He was the Divine Sovereign's servant, blessed by the Divine Sovereign. If he were a regular cultivator, even a Heaven-Opening, he wouldn't fear much.
But the body of this Zhu Ji boy housed a deity.
And not just any deity, but one with a deep connection to the Divine Sovereign.
Master Tu's gaze toward Mo Hua now held more reverence, even a hint of fear, making him hesitant to look directly into Mo Hua's eyes.
He asked, his gaze heavy, "What is your true purpose?"
Mo Hua's expression was cold. "You are not worthy to know."
This statement carried the authority of a deity, and Master Tu felt a moment of humility.
This was the instinctive reaction of a deeply servile follower of an evil deity, facing a deity.
The affairs of the divine required only devout obedience to the Divine Sovereign's will.
If a deity didn't speak, you shouldn't ask, much less dare to ask.
But Master Tu was no ordinary servant.
He had lived too long, his thoughts were many, and his suspicions were heavy. In a moment, he detected a hint of abnormality, his gaze wary as he looked at Mo Hua.
Seeing Master Tu's suspicious gaze, Mo Hua's heart skipped a beat, suspecting that he might be doubted.
If Master Tu truly suspected him, it would be hard to "control" him.
The subsequent developments might also deviate from his expectations.
Mo Hua remained calm, his gaze sharp and deep, as he looked at Master Tu, as if trying to see through him.
Then, Mo Hua stroked Yu'er's cheek, his face twisted with a mixture of malice and satisfaction:
"The Lord of the Wasteland chose this boy as the Divine Embryo. How could I not know?"
"You avoided Karmic Retribution by having the lowly Jiang Lao Da kidnap the Divine Embryo, but things went wrong, and this Divine Embryo was saved by a passing, unknown low-level cultivator..."
"You don't think all of this was a coincidence, do you?"
"Can you guess who saved the Divine Embryo?"
Master Tu's eyes narrowed as he looked at Mo Hua.
"You should be able to guess..." Mo Hua's eyes gleamed with interest as he looked at Master Tu. "Yes, it was me, I personally saved the Divine Embryo."
"Then, I infiltrated the Tai Xu Gate..."
"The Shangguan Clan, to ensure the peace of the Divine Embryo and protect him from nightmares, sent him to the Tai Xu Gate, and coincidentally... right to my side."
"In other words, for nearly a decade, your 'Divine Sovereign' has grown up by my side."
"He listened to me, under my care, eating and living with me. I dispelled his nightmares, devoured the demons, and personally cut down the remains of evil deities..."
"Furthermore, the Bishan Demon Lair, Myriad Demon Vale, Crimson Fishing Village, Crimson Lip Barge, Dragon King Shrine... all were my doing in the shadows."
"I used the Divine Sovereign's authority to let countless demons invade the Divine Embryo's nightmares. When the Divine Embryo was troubled by dreams and in great danger, I would step in and slay those demons one by one..."
"From start to finish, all of this Karmic Retribution, every incident, was part of my plan."
"This Divine Embryo sees me as a close relative."
"Now, your Divine Sovereign's true form has descended into this Divine Embryo, becoming one with it. In other words, He will also see me as a 'relative.' Perhaps He is still a newborn and feels a bit unfamiliar, but with the instincts of the Divine Embryo and the Karmic Retribution, as long as I nurture Him carefully, He will eventually fall into my hands..."
"And once your Divine Sovereign completely trusts me and is under my control..."
Mo Hua smiled lightly, leaving the rest unsaid.
Master Tu felt a chill run down his spine.
Everything suddenly became clear in his mind, all the previous doubts were resolved.
All of this was the plot of this "fierce deity"!
From the beginning, everything was part of His plan, and all the masterminds were Him.
And the vessel of this fierce deity was this unassuming Zhu Ji cultivator.
No wonder...
No wonder, no matter how much he investigated and calculated, everything seemed shrouded in mystery, with no clues.
He was dealing with a deity, naturally feeling terrified and helpless.
And the person he was investigating was just a lowly Zhu Ji boy, easily overlooked.
No matter how meticulous and cunning he was, he would never have thought to connect a deity with a Zhu Ji boy.
And this Zhu Ji boy... no, this fierce deity, had foreseen everything and was willing to enter the mortal realm to get close to the "Divine Embryo" of the Divine Sovereign's rebirth. His plans were meticulous and far-reaching, truly terrifying.
Everything before him was under the control of this "fierce deity."
Master Tu felt a deep fear and regret.
Seeing that Master Tu was "intimidated" and truly believed his words, Mo Hua let out a sigh of relief.
Many of the events in Qian Xue Prefecture were just a series of coincidences and lucky breaks, not something he had meticulously planned.
If he were truly that precise and far-sighted, the Heaven-Sundering Blood Rite Formation would have been dismantled before it was activated.
And Master Tu would have been "calculated" to death long ago.
But sometimes, with matters of fate and Karmic Retribution, it all comes down to your ability to spin a convincing story.
At least Master Tu seemed to believe it.
Not only did he believe it, but his gaze toward Mo Hua now carried a hint of "fear", as if he was terrified that Mo Hua had foreseen everything and had already set a "deadly trap" for him.
Even if his cultivation was inferior, he could still die with a clear conscience.
But if his understanding of fate and Karmic Retribution was inferior, he might die without knowing how or why.
Master Tu felt a deep fear of this "deity" Mo Hua.
Seeing the right moment, and sensing that Master Tu's defenses were weakening, Mo Hua's heart skipped a beat. He immediately took on a solemn and dignified expression, like a "Godspeaker", and said:
"Submit to me, kneel, and I will spare your life."
Even in these words, Mo Hua mixed a bit of the "Cultivation of the Path-Seeded Demon Heart" technique.
Master Tu's brows furrowed, torn between the urge to kill Mo Hua and the urge to kneel before him. His faith was undergoing an unprecedented test.
Unfortunately, the gap in cultivation was too great.
This sliver of "Cultivation of the Path-Seeded Demon Heart" had only a slight influence, and even with the fear and faith it instilled, it couldn't alter Master Tu's will.
Just as Master Tu was hesitant and indecisive, his mind fluctuating repeatedly, unsure of what to do...
Suddenly, there was a commotion outside the hall, and several powerful cultivation auras surged in.
Yu Hua!
Mo Hua's expression changed, and he knew something was wrong.
The strong auras also snapped Master Tu out of Mo Hua's weak "Cultivation of the Path-Seeded Demon Heart" influence.
The auras grew closer.
The hall's door was forcibly shattered, and a group of cultivators entered.
Leading them were three Yu Hua.
Shangguan Wang, the traitor of the Shangguan Clan.
The old demon Yu Hua from the Yin Corpse Valley.
And the Yu Hua sword slave from the Demon Sword Sect.
Including Master Tu from the Jade Splendor Domain, the four most powerful Demon Path Yu Hua of the evil deity's side were now gathered in this hall.
Mo Hua's heart sank.
(End of Chapter)
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