The First Marquis of Daxuan

Zhang Jiao and the celestial beings of the Heavenly Realm were originally enemies, not friends.

But now, they have a common enemy: the Heavenly Emperor.

They exchanged a glance, both understanding the meaning in each other's eyes.

Let's put aside our grudges and work together to deal with the Heavenly Emperor.

Their feud can wait until the Heavenly Emperor is dealt with!
"Heavenly Emperor, you must not be so arrogant."

Even if you're incredibly strong, can't you possibly kill us all?

A celestial being from the heavens shouted loudly.

Although he shouted loudly, there was an undeniable sense of bravado masking underlying weakness in his tone.

The Heavenly Emperor has been a powerful figure in the celestial realm for many years, and they have long been accustomed to his high and mighty position.

Now that they are suddenly facing off against the Heavenly Emperor, no one is confident.

If Huang Tiandao's people hadn't arrived, the celestial beings in the Heavenly Realm probably wouldn't have been able to make up their minds to fight the Heavenly Emperor.

They besieged the Heavenly Emperor, originally just wanting to demand an explanation from him.

Even though the Heavenly Emperor killed several of their companions, they never considered fighting back against him.

Because they knew how powerful the Heavenly Emperor was, they didn't think they could defeat him.

Moreover, the Heavenly Emperor also knew their weaknesses.

The cultivation techniques they practiced were all problematic.

As a result, their fear of the Heavenly Emperor intensified.

Fortunately.

This fear is not something they bear alone.

Huang Tiandao has arrived.

Before Huang Tiandao separated from the Heavenly Realm, Zhang Jiao was the second strongest being among the Celestials, second only to the Heavenly Emperor.

Now that Zhang Jiao has arrived, the main force to deal with the Heavenly Emperor naturally becomes Zhang Jiao.

What's more, Zhang Jiao also brought along a guy who called himself Yin Tianjun.

The celestial beings in the heavens do not know who Yin Tianjun is, but judging from the name, he should be an existence equal to Yang Tianjun.

Such a powerful figure should be able to withstand a few moves from the Heavenly Emperor.

Without discussion or communication, all the celestial beings' gazes instinctively fell upon Su Mu.

Su Mu hadn't even said much, yet he had already become the spiritual leader of the group.

Even Su Mu himself hadn't expected all of this to happen.

He didn't care about the reactions of the celestial beings.

His attention remained fixed on the Heavenly Emperor.

Although he had never fought against the Heavenly Emperor, he already knew how terrifying the Heavenly Emperor was from Zhang Jiao and the others.

Now that he has seen it with his own eyes, he finds that the Heavenly Emperor is even more terrifying than Zhang Jiao and the others have described.

Looking at the Heavenly Emperor, Su Mu felt the hairs on the back of his head stand on end, and he felt as if he were facing a life-or-death crisis.

It was a feeling he had never had before.

His cultivation level has now reached the perfect stage of the Primordial Realm.

The fact that the Heavenly Emperor could give him this feeling shows just how terrifying his power is.

The Heavenly Emperor was a man of great foresight; he had already plotted against all the celestial beings many years ago.

Facing such an opponent, Su Mu dared not underestimate him in the slightest.

Whether I am the Yin Tian Jun or not is not important.

Su Mu slowly began to speak, “Why don’t we take a gamble?”

You and me.

If you win, you may kill me or torture me as you please.

But if you lose, then I'm sorry, you'll have to leave Yang Tianjun's corpse behind.

“A liar shouldn’t be qualified to gamble with me.”

The Heavenly Emperor slowly said, "However, today I am willing to give you a chance."

I will use your blood to show them what happens when you oppose me.

He slowly stood up.

boom!
A powerful aura emanated from him.

The powerful force rolled through the air like boiling water.

Zhang Jiao and the others retreated uncontrollably.

By the time they regained their footing, they had retreated several hundred feet away.

Inside the Lingxiao Palace, only Su Mu and the Heavenly Emperor remained.

The two stood facing each other several feet apart, and waves of air collided in the air.

boom!
A force suddenly enveloped the Lingxiao Palace.

No one could see what was happening inside the Lingxiao Palace anymore; they could only hear a sound like muffled thunder coming from within.

"Zhang Jiao, is that person really Yin Tianjun?"

As long as they couldn't see what was happening inside the Lingxiao Palace, the celestial beings couldn't put their minds at ease.

They didn't know Su Mu, so they could only ask Zhang Jiao.

"Regardless of whether he is Yin Tianjun or not, I believe he will not lose."

Zhang Jiao said expressionlessly.

Even if he wasn't entirely confident, he certainly wouldn't show weakness in front of the celestial beings.

Before entering the celestial realm, he was actually full of confidence.

He witnessed Su Mu master the Chaos Origin Immortal Scripture in a short time.

He felt that Su Mu was at least no weaker than the Heavenly Emperor.

But now, he's starting to lose his grip on it.

The main problem is that the Heavenly Emperor is too cunning.

The cultivation method that the Heavenly Emperor gave them back then was actually flawed!
They've cultivated for so many years and they still haven't noticed!

Moreover, Su Mu also practiced these problematic cultivation techniques!
Su Mu might not have had any weaknesses originally, but if he cultivates these problematic techniques, wouldn't that create a problem?
Zhang Jiao is now filled with remorse.

If he had known the Heavenly Emperor was so treacherous, he shouldn't have taught the Chaos Origin Immortal Scripture to Su Mu.

Now look what happened. What was meant to help Su Mu has turned into harming him.

If the Chaos Origin Immortal Scripture caused Su Mu to lose to the Heavenly Emperor—

Zhang Jiao simply couldn't imagine the consequences.

"Zhang Jiao, don't do this kind of nonsense."

A celestial being from the heavens said with dissatisfaction, "What do you mean you think he won't lose?"
I don't want you to feel, I want me to feel.

Tell us honestly, what is this person's background?
If he isn't the Yin Tianjun, then we should run for our lives as soon as possible.

You have personally experienced the ruthlessness of the Heavenly Emperor.

"The Heavenly Emperor has already obtained Yang Tianjun's corpse. If he is not stopped, he will absorb Yang Tianjun's power sooner or later and become the new Yang Tianjun."

Do you think he'll let us off the hook then?

Even the cultivation techniques they gave us back then were flawed. He had planned this all along and never intended for us to live on.

Now is our only chance to deal with him.

If we can't deal with him this time, we'll have no chance of survival.

Zhang Jiao's gaze swept over the crowd, and he said coldly, "I don't care about you, but I, Huang Tiandao, will never be at odds with the Heavenly Emperor!"

Having said that, he strode forward.

They actually launched an attack on Lingxiao Palace.

boom!
Zhang Jiao's power landed on the Lingxiao Palace, but the palace's surface emitted a golden light that blocked his power.

Zhang Jiao seemed oblivious, continuing his attacks.

Xia Zhiguang and other powerful figures from Huangtiandao also stepped forward, forming a line with Zhang Jiao to attack Lingxiao Palace.

The celestial beings of the Heavenly Realm watched the retreating figures of Huang Tiandao and his group, and all fell into silence.

Huang Tiandao and the others, whom they considered losers, now possess such courage.

"To hell with it. If someone wants to kill us, are we just going to cower like turtles?"

One of the celestial beings couldn't help but curse, "I don't know anything else, but I know I must avenge Old Li!"

He strode forward, stood in a row with Huang Tiandao's men, and unleashed his power.

One after another, celestial beings joined them.

The immense power finally tore a crack in the golden light on the surface of the Lingxiao Palace.

…………

A deafening roar.

Su Mu and the Heavenly Emperor retreated simultaneously.

The two stood firmly back down, several feet apart, as if they had never moved at all.

The relaxed expression on the Heavenly Emperor's face had vanished, replaced by a solemn look.

He never expected that this kid impersonating Yin Tianjun would have such strength.

This strength is already on par with his.

Yin Tianjun's identity is obviously fake, but his strength is not.

Just at this time.

A roaring sound came from overhead.

The formation of Lingxiao Palace was also broken from the outside.

"Heavenly Emperor, how does it feel to be betrayed and abandoned by everyone?"

Su Mu looked at the Heavenly Emperor and said slowly, "Put down Yang Tianjun's body. If you leave now, you still have a chance to live."

"If you wait any longer, you might lose your life here."

The Heavenly Emperor remained expressionless, but a deep anger flashed in his eyes.

How dare an unknown nobody mock him?
Although he was furious, the Heavenly Emperor was powerless to refute him.

The kid in front of him is strong, but if it's a one-on-one fight, he's still confident he can defeat him.

However, it will take time to defeat him.

But if you add those bastards outside, the situation becomes quite different.

Whether they are the celestial beings of the Heavenly Realm or those of the Yellow Heaven Path, they are all just pawns in his game.

He could kill anyone he wanted with ease.

But when these people joined forces, along with someone whose strength was only slightly inferior to his own, he became somewhat passive.

"This is the contest you were talking about?"

The Heavenly Emperor coldly said, "The outcome of our battle is not yet decided, and you already want to bully the weak with numbers?"

"That has nothing to do with me."

Su Mu shook his head and said, "They don't like you and want to take the opportunity to kill you. What does that have to do with me?"

The Heavenly Emperor snorted coldly.

Knowing full well that Su Mu was being unreasonable, he couldn't be bothered to argue with him.

The law of the jungle prevails; only the victors are remembered. Arguing with Su Mu will only bring shame upon yourself.

He certainly made a mistake today.

He didn't take these people seriously, so he didn't pay attention when eliminating Yang Tianjun's protective power, which caused too much of a commotion.

Otherwise, they wouldn't have attracted all these people.

Unfortunately, these people arrived far too quickly.

It happened so fast that he didn't even have time to absorb Yang Tianjun's power.

If these people had discovered this a few years later, they would have been able to absorb a portion of Yang Tianjun's power.

So what if all these people attack together?
One step wrong, step by step wrong.

One wrong step can lead to eternal regret.

The Heavenly Emperor narrowed his eyes, his pupils filled with anger and murderous intent.

He had painstakingly planned for many years and was on the verge of success, but because of this kid in front of him, he was about to fail at the last minute.

How could the Heavenly Emperor accept this?
"If you are not Yin Tianjun, then who are you?"

"Dare you leave your name?"

The Heavenly Emperor said coldly.

He was always decisive; if something was impossible, he would preserve his life to be useful.

He's been planning this for so many years, he doesn't mind waiting a few more.

Even if these people obtained Yang Tianjun's corpse, they wouldn't know how to absorb the corpse's power.

I can always find a way to take it back later.

These people are far from being able to fight him.

"Is it that your hearing is failing as you get older?"

Su Mu said sarcastically, "I'll say it again, listen carefully."

"He never changed his name or surname, even in his conduct; this is Su Mu."

"Very good, Su Mu!"

The Heavenly Emperor coldly replied, "Our duel is not over yet."

Let's see how long you can keep laughing!

Before he finished speaking, the Heavenly Emperor had already soared into the sky.

Splash!

He crashed through the roof and collided with the onrushing celestials.

With a loud bang, the bodies of several celestial beings were smashed apart by the Heavenly Emperor.

Before anyone could react, the Heavenly Emperor had already vanished.

Blood rain continues to fall.

When everyone landed inside the Lingxiao Palace, they only saw Su Mu standing alone in the center of the hall; the Heavenly Emperor had vanished without a trace.

"Hey, where's the Heavenly Emperor?"

A celestial being from the heavens looked around warily and asked Su Mu in a loud voice.

Su Mu merely glanced at him expressionlessly and did not reply.

"Are you blind? Didn't you see the Heavenly Emperor fleeing?"

Xia Zhizun cursed, "Even a fool would know that Su Mu, no, Yin Tianjun, won!"

"Did the Heavenly Emperor really escape? Then what about Yang Tianjun's body?"

The celestial beings in the heavenly realm exchanged glances.

They had just shared the same hatred as Huang Tiandao.

But now the Heavenly Emperor has escaped, and judging from his appearance, it seems he didn't take Yang Tianjun's body with him. If that's the case—

Everyone's emotions suddenly became excited.

They had already completely given up on Yang Tianjun.

After all, it was almost impossible to take Yang Tianjun away from the Heavenly Emperor.

But now—

They feared Yang Tianjun, but not Su Mu.

They didn't believe that Yang Tianjun had been driven away by Su Mu.

It was clearly Yang Tianjun who was frightened away when he saw them attacking together.

Everyone's gaze involuntarily turned downwards.

They all knew that the Lingxiao Palace was built at the Yang extreme point of the Heavenly Realm.

Below the Lingxiao Palace lies the body of Yang Tianjun.

Su Mu remained expressionless and lightly stomped his foot.

A force instantly spread along the floor.

boom!
A huge hole was blasted in the floor, revealing a bottomless abyss below.

In the abyss, a corpse of unknown height and size sat cross-legged.

The corpse did not exude any powerful aura, yet it felt incredibly powerful at first glance.

Yang Tianjun!
Everyone's breathing became heavy.

This is the Yang Tianjun they have been planning for countless years and have been dreaming of!

Whoever obtains him will inherit his power, become the master of the universe, and be immortal!

A celestial being from the heavens roared and lunged towards the abyss.

He has just jumped into the abyss.

A sword light shot out in a straight line.

"You can't stop me!"

The celestial being roared, unleashing a powerful force as he punched the sword light.

puff!
The sword light was invincible, severing the arm of the celestial being from the heavenly realm.

And then it slid into the other person's body.

Puff puff!
In an instant, countless holes appeared on the celestial beings of that realm, and blood mixed with their essence was sprayed out.

The celestial being from that realm stared wide-eyed, his eyes filled with disbelief.

"Perfect!"

He murmured, the light in his eyes gradually fading, and his corpse fell into the abyss, its destination unknown.

"If someone doesn't want to talk properly, then I can only shut them up forever."

Su Mu spoke slowly.

His voice was calm and devoid of any emotion.

The heavenly beings were all startled upon hearing this.

Primordial Realm, Perfected!

Only now did they realize just how powerful Su Mu's cultivation truly was!
The Primordial Realm Perfection is no different from that of the Heavenly Emperor!
Before he could even raise a hand or a foot, he had already killed a celestial being!

Most importantly, the Heavenly Emperor was all alone.

The person in front of them, however, had Huang Tiandao's support.

In other words, if they want to deal with this person, they also have to deal with Huang Tiandao at the same time.

Individually, Huang Tiandao and his group were no match for them.

However, if a powerful expert at the peak of the Primordial Realm is added, the situation will be different.

"What do you mean?"

After a moment of silence, one of the celestial beings in the heavenly realm finally stood up and spoke.

"What do you mean?"

Without Su Mu needing to speak, Xia Zhizun had already taken a step forward and sneered.

What do you mean?
The Heavenly Emperor was defeated by Su Mu. Now you want to jump out and reap the benefits? Do you really think we're fools?

Xia Zhizun said with a mocking expression, "If you're not convinced, let's have a fight."

The Heavenly Emperor has abandoned you. Do you really think you can defeat the Yellow Heavenly Path?

"The sky is dead, and the sky is dead."

Zhang Jiao said coldly, "Don't be so stubborn."

"Zhang Jiao, Xia Zhizun, if you want to take Yang Tianjun's corpse for yourselves, then we will fight you to the bitter end, even if it means our own deaths!"

A celestial being from the heavens sneered, "Yang Tianjun's protective power was eliminated using our brothers' essence. You accuse us of reaping the benefits, but we'll say you're here to steal the spoils."

"Yes, at worst it'll be a fight to the death!"

"You want to keep Yang Tianjun's corpse for yourselves? Don't even think about it!"

"We're all going to die anyway, so even if we die, we absolutely won't let you have it easy!"

All the celestial beings in the heavenly realm spoke up, clenching their fists.

First they were betrayed by the Heavenly Emperor, and now they face this situation again, which has completely ignited their anger.

They are celestial beings.

When have I ever suffered such injustice?
With what they've been pursuing for years finally within reach, how could they be willing to give it up?

Their previous siege of the Heavenly Emperor was not only to avenge their companions, but also primarily to obtain Yang Tianjun's corpse.

Why did they support the Heavenly Emperor back then?

Isn't it just a promise made to them by the Heavenly Emperor?
After obtaining Yang Tianjun's corpse, we will share it with them!

They would absolutely not abandon Yang Tianjun's corpse.

If you want them to give up, you might as well kill them.

"you."

Su Mu's gaze fell on them, and he calmly said, "How can you be sure that you can absorb Yang Tianjun's power?"

"Stop talking nonsense."

A celestial being from the heavens said, "We don't know who you are, but I'll tell you, if you're willing to share Yang Tianjun's corpse with us, then we can all live in peace."

Otherwise, nobody wants to have an easy time!

I'll give you a chance.

Su Mu said calmly, "Go down now. As long as you can extract even a little bit of power from Yang Tianjun's corpse, you can divide the corpse however you want, just as you said."

If you can't, you die.

Do you dare, or don't you?

Su Mu's eyes were cold as he spoke without any politeness.

"Why don't I dare?"

The celestial being's pupils contracted. Although he sensed something was amiss, the matter had already come to this point, leaving him no room to back down.

"You said it yourself, you can't ambush me!"

He forced himself to speak.

"Killing you doesn't require a sneak attack."

Su Mu extended his hand, gesturing for them to proceed. (End of Chapter)