Chapter 586: Shangmang and Vanggu
Chapter 586: Shangmang and Vanggu
Beyond the World.
In the chaotic void, Minggui, the Mysterious Ghost Demon General, stood amidst the void, gazing at the Great Xuan World in the distance. Even now, nearly half of the world was still shrouded by the endless emerald tree shadows, emanating an aura that caused the surrounding void tides to retreat.
Chen Mu revealed the might of the Fifth Heaven Tier, but he was powerless to shake this world. Even a Fifth Heaven Tier Divine Realm True Demon would struggle to forcefully take it, and only a Sixth Heaven Tier existence could accomplish such a feat.
Should I request Manhui, the Demon General?
The thought flashed through Minggui's mind.
True Demons of the Sixth Heaven Tier were scarce, even in the vast Ancestor Demon Realm. Though they didn't match the status of Demon Sovereigns, they were the most elite Demon Generals under the Demon Sovereigns.
These Sixth Heaven Tier True Demons rarely stayed in the Ancestor Demon Realm to follow orders. Instead, they spent most of their time in the Endless Void, training in dangerous places, seeking opportunities to closely approach the Primordial Dao.
Their sole goal was to reach the Seventh Heaven Tier! As far as Minggui knew, among the Sixth Heaven Tier Demon Generals, only Manhui had recently returned from a dangerous place and hadn't entered seclusion. However, Minggui's relationship with Manhui was average, and although he had Shangmang's command to summon Manhui, he couldn't help but feel some resistance to the idea of being scolded by Manhui.
After a brief hesitation, Minggui swallowed his pride and prepared to request Manhui's assistance.
After all, the Demon Sovereign's orders were paramount.
But just as Minggui was about to turn back, a strange aura suddenly appeared, silently tearing through the void. In an instant, it caused the void within a million li to freeze!
Minggui sensed this aura and paused, then without hesitation, he knelt on one knee in the void and said, "Minggui pays respects to the Demon Sovereign... This subordinate is incapable and has failed to carry out your instructions."
"The dark child under Jianmu's control is indeed extraordinary, beyond my expectations and your capabilities. You may leave, I have no further need of you here."
A light and indifferent voice emerged from the terrifying aura that had frozen the void within a million li.
"Yes."
Upon hearing Shangmang's command, Minggui immediately lowered his head in acknowledgment. Then, sensing the aura of the Ancestor Demon Realm, he vigorously swung his long spear, tearing open a void passage. He stepped into it and vanished in an instant.
Within the frozen void of a million li, no figures could be seen, but a terrifying aura permeated every inch of the void. It was as if a gaze from the heavens above peered through the depths of the void, overlooking all creation.
"Has Vanggu not made a move yet? Could he have encountered trouble?"
"And that Jianmu, silently planting such a seed. If this person continues to grow, there's a chance they might achieve the rank of Divine Lord in the future..."
Shangmang turned his gaze towards the Great Xuan World, deep in thought for a moment before making a decision.
...
Great Xuan World.
Chen Mu's body merged with the countless tree shadows that filled the sky, or rather, the tree shadows that supported the entire heavens emanated from his body. The supreme vitality that upheld the world left the countless lives below in awe.
Not only were Xuan Tian Dao Lord and the others from the Seven Mysteries Sect witnessing this, but at this moment, the entire Yujun County, the Cold Northern Land, and the Great Xuan World could see the awe-inspiring sight. Even ordinary people, gazing up at the sky, would behold the surreal and dazzling tree shadows, like a heavenly curtain.
Qin Mengjun looked up, witnessing Chen Mu surrounded by the tree shadows. She was filled with a mix of awe and admiration, realizing that her disciple had grown beyond her own comprehension.
Even compared to her past self, with her significant progress and having achieved Blood Exchange and Celestial Being, she couldn't fathom the realm Chen Mu currently inhabited.
Especially when Chen Mu displayed his supreme vitality, annihilating two Divine Realm True Demons, repelling Minggui, and shattering the void passage from the Ancestor Demon Realm, she felt not only awe but also a sense of relief.
In this world and this era, Chen Mu's birth was a blessing!
"Is it over?" Chu Jing Su gazed at the sky, whispering softly after the commotion subsided, hoping for no further disturbances.
With Chen Mu's terrifying power, having slain two Divine Realm True Demons and forcing one to retreat, and upholding the entire Great Xuan World's sky, the Demon Clan was unlikely to continue their assault.
"It should..."
Meng Danyun stood by, sheathing her Spirit Sword into its scabbard, and whispered.
As time passed, the sky above grew quiet, and the many Grandmasters and Blood Exchange beings of the Seven Mysteries Sect gradually relaxed. For a moment, they looked at each other, each with countless words to say.
But.
The tree shadow in the sky above never dispersed.
Chen Mu continued to maintain his control over the Xunmu Power, gaining insights into the Life Mystery during the process. On the other hand, he remained vigilant against the Demon Clan's Divine Realm beings.
The Demon Clan was powerful, extraordinarily so, with more than one Divine Lord in their ranks. Repelling a Mysterious Ghost General was nothing to them, and it wasn't impossible for a few Fifth Heaven or even Sixth Heaven Demon Lords to suddenly appear.
Especially after revealing his full strength, it was even more likely to attract the attention of the Demon Clan's powerful beings.
At this moment, he could only rely on the name of Jianmu Divine Lord and the prestige of Fanggu Divine Lord, hoping that the Demon Clan wouldn't dare to provoke these two Marquis-ranked figures and abandon their invasion of the Great Xuan World.
"This time, I probably unknowingly borrowed the prestige of Jianmu Divine Lord. I haven't even met Senior Jianmu, yet I've already received his care. He probably doesn't know that he has a disciple like me."
Chen Mu communicated with Xunmu in his heart.
Xunmu spoke, "If the Venerable knew about your situation, he would definitely protect you. With his name, even if something happens, as long as you don't truly perish, most forces in the Endless Void won't dare to cause you trouble. But the Demon Clan isn't an ordinary force; only a being like Fanggu Divine Lord can truly deter them."
Xunmu's tone still carried a hint of worry, not believing that the crisis had completely passed.
Chen Mu shared this belief, so he continued to stand tall in the sky, gazing at the void beyond the world, until the next moment when his expression suddenly changed slightly, and Xunmu also trembled in response, exclaiming.
"This aura... it's a Divine Lord!"
Divine Lord!
In the Endless Void, this title carried immense weight, towering above countless lives, gazing down upon the celestial expanse. They had reached the Seventh Heaven Tier, and even a Sixth Heaven Tier True God would be like an ant before them!
At this moment, Chen Mu's body trembled. Since his strength had gradually increased, and he had become the lord of the Great Xuan World and achieved the Divine Realm, he had rarely felt shocked. But at this moment, he truly felt a chill down his spine!
Aura.
Just the slightest hint of this aura caused the void within a million li to freeze, making the entire Great Xuan World seem to sink into a deep, bottomless swamp, constantly falling deeper! This terrifying might surpassed everything he had seen so far, far exceeding that of the Mysterious Ghost General by an unknown multiple. The overwhelming aura made him feel like an ordinary person facing the heavens!
Even with his current strength, capable of unleashing power that reached the threshold of the Fifth Heaven Tier, he still felt minuscule before this aura, unable to muster the will to resist it!
Before this.
Although Chen Mu had heard about the terror of Divine Lords from Xunmu many times, those were just hearsay. It was only at this moment that he truly felt the aura of a Divine Lord, understanding the height of a Seventh Heaven Tier Divine Lord!
The void, after briefly solidifying, revealed a stunning scene.
In the frozen million li of void, the boundless Void Power suddenly shattered, and a vast, inexhaustible Creation Power emerged, transforming into a giant, pitch-black finger. It stretched for tens of thousands of li, larger than the Great Xuan World itself!
This enormous Demon Finger, larger than the Great Xuan World, tore through the layers of void, crushing the entire void, and pressed down towards the Great Xuan World, like a mortal extending a finger to pop a tiny bubble on the water's surface!
With a crackling sound, layer after layer of the void shattered, breaking into seven distinct pieces.
At this moment, faced with such a strike, both Chen Mu and Xunmu froze, not out of fear, but because they couldn't move. Even their thoughts seemed to freeze.
In the 1619th chapter of the novel, not a single mistake!
A Divine Lord's Finger!
This was Shangmang Demon Lord's move, both a further test of Fanggu Divine Lord's strength and an attempt to eliminate Chen Mu, the unpredictable variable created by Jianmu Divine Lord, to prevent future troubles.
But just as the ancient, colossal finger, which blocked out the sun, was about to fall and crush the entire Great Xuan World...
A chilling voice suddenly echoed through the void.
"You've passed."
Swish.
As the voice abruptly pierced through, Chen Mu's frozen thoughts instantly returned, and he witnessed a breathtaking scene. In the void beyond the Great Xuan Realm, a million-mile-long Demon Finger descended into the pitch-black emptiness. But at that very moment, a speck of white light suddenly blossomed in the center of the void!
This tiny light, like the first ray of dawn piercing the darkness, spread and covered everything, transforming the million-mile void into pure white in an instant, as if changing the very fabric of reality!
Bang!
The million-mile-long Demon Finger, in just a fleeting moment, shattered and crumbled in this pure white world.
Immediately after, the pure white world in Chen Mu's vision seemed to shatter like a mirror, cracking into countless interconnected fissures that spread for a million miles. Then, along with the entire void, it exploded and shattered.
First layer,
Second layer,
Third layer,
...
The void continued to crumble and break, until... the eighth layer!
This was a power beyond Chen Mu's comprehension. He couldn't discern whether it belonged to the Creation Lineage or the Void Lineage, but the one thing he could clearly see was the shattered eight layers of the void, indicating that the might of this strike had reached the Eighth Heaven Tier!
In the entire Great Xuan World, only one person could shatter the Eighth Heaven.
Vanggu Divine Lord!
Bang!
As the eighth layer of the void shattered, an indescribable power of destruction covered an unknown area spanning tens of thousands of miles. Chen Mu witnessed a black demon shadow, its body towering over a thousand miles, being forcibly shaken out from the void, and instantly exploding in the dazzling white light!
"Vanggu!"
The shattered demon shadow quickly reformed in another location, revealing Shangmang Demon Sovereign's form. His expression was visibly displeased as he gazed into the depths of the void.
Vanggu Divine Lord, being at the peak of the Eighth Heaven Tier, possessing two battle incarnations with strengths reaching the threshold of the Seventh Heaven Tier, was not surprising. Shangmang Demon Sovereign had anticipated countless scenarios before taking action, including the possibility of Vanggu Divine Lord ignoring them or having his battle incarnation intervene.
Although the current situation was within his expectations, it was one he least wanted to encounter.
Eighth Heaven!
Vanggu Divine Lord had unleashed the might of the Eighth Heaven!
Battle incarnations could never reach such heights. This meant that Vanggu Divine Lord, who had intervened from afar, was the true body, the Divine Energy Incarnation. The intelligence was incorrect; Vanggu Divine Lord's Divine Energy Incarnation had not been trapped and was free to act!
"You're not trapped!"
Shangmang Demon Sovereign stared into the depths of the void and spoke in a deep voice.
"There's no need for further testing. Go tell Di Ming, and if there's a next time, I'll follow 'Winged God's' example and pay a visit to your Ancestor Demon Realm for a few epochs. As for your true body, leave it here!"
Vanggu Divine Lord's indifferent voice echoed from the void, followed by a mighty force that shook the Eight Wastelands.
Oh no!
Shangmang Demon Sovereign's expression changed, and his entire body instantly condensed, transforming into a wisp of shadow that darted into the depths of the void, and quickly fled away from the Vanggu Void.
From the depths of the void, a surging power turned into scorching heat, chasing after the wisp of shadow.
Bang!
The shadow, struck by this force, shattered into four or five pieces, and Shangmang Demon Sovereign's groan could be heard.
Several wisps of the shattered shadow were directly obliterated, but most of it quickly burrowed into the depths of the void, disappearing from sight in the white light within moments.
Just as the shadow completely vanished, a figure emerged from the depths of the void and strolled out.
This figure resembled a human, but with a slightly larger build, standing at about six meters tall. He wore a coarse hemp robe and had the appearance of an elder—it was none other than Vanggu Divine Lord's manifestation.
"Hmph, you're quite skilled at running for your life."
Vanggu Divine Lord glanced in the direction where Shangmang Demon Sovereign had fled, letting out a soft 'hmph' before turning his gaze towards the Great Xuan World. After observing for a moment, a subtle expression appeared on his face: "This is interesting..."
(End of Chapter)
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