"Buzz...buzz..."
At this moment, the Heavenly Emperor, with his enormous body resembling a world, has been completely taken over by the Heavenly Dao of Xuandu.
"Whoosh~~"
Endless celestial light shimmered and billowed, covering all realms, and strange phenomena appeared in all the heavens.
The Heavenly Court launched a fierce attack, with many Heavenly Venerables mobilized. Even the Heavenly Dao of Xuandu felt threatened by such power.
In the universe of [The Legend of the Shepherd God], the Heavenly Dao is a great Dao. Although it has no divine intelligence, it only has corresponding ancient gods born from the Dao—the Heavenly Lord!
Now, the instinct for survival manifests in the darkness, and the will of Heaven retreats to a corner, unable to resist the will of Heaven.
This is why even in death, the Heavenly Emperor yearns to break free from the limitations imposed by the ancient gods of the Dao.
The Tao gave birth to the ancient gods; the Tao came first, and the gods came later.
Ancient gods like the Heavenly Emperor and the Earth God must act in accordance with the Great Dao. If they disobey even slightly, the Great Dao will manifest and directly take over their bodies.
For a normal living being, this situation is nothing short of the greatest torment, with absolutely no freedom.
Not to mention the Heavenly Emperor and the Earth God, who were originally at the Heavenly Venerable level and possessed the power to sweep across all realms, yet they were forced to be trapped and die in one place.
Of course, the Heavenly Emperor and the Earth God both yearn to break free and gain unprecedented freedom. At that time, what they will pursue will also be different.
Heaven is for freedom and for enlightenment.
Tu Bo, on the other hand, was concerned about his family and hoped for a harmonious family relationship.
There is no distinction between superior and inferior; it is merely a difference in personal pursuits.
"Hiss!!"
The body of the Heavenly Emperor is comparable to a world of countless heavens, with stars revolving around it, illuminating all realms.
At this moment, the Heavenly Court attacked, the Xuandu Gods defended, and the Heavenly Duke, under the control of the Heavenly Dao, took the initiative to attack, but was blocked by Hong Tianzun and the Ancestral God King.
Because Xuandu is the territory of the Heavenly Dao, illuminating all the heavens and myriad realms, and managing countless stars, even more than the suns.
In such a great battle, there was naturally no order. The Heavenly Dao went mad, and the entire firmament of the myriad realms began to fall into chaos. Various stars flickered, their light sometimes bright and sometimes dim, and some were shattered, their fragments scattering and rolling to the edge of the universe.
All the spirits watched, filled with fear.
The people of Yankang in the Yuan Realm were also terrified. It wasn't until the Yankang court dispatched various deities to different places to maintain order, prevent natural disasters, and inform the local people that they had a pillar of support and calmed down.
"Old friend, will you succeed?"
In the Netherworld, Tu Bo sat cross-legged, gazing upwards. All the strange phenomena of the heavens came into Tu Bo's view, and even the scene of Xuan Du did not escape Tu Bo's sight.
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Youdu is the final resting place for the souls of all beings in the universe. It is located at the bottom of the heavens, but it corresponds exactly to Xuandu, which is above the heavens.
This is why Tu Bo couldn't go to Xuan Du.
Even if they could get there, without a very special environment, Tu Bo would still find it difficult to make a move.
For Tu Bo, the Great Road of Youdu was both the source of his power and a strict constraint.
Compared to him, You Tianzun, who rose to power through cultivation as a human and gradually grew into a Heavenly Venerable, was free from any kind of constraints and lived a carefree life.
You Tianzun has been confined to Youdu for many years, only sending out billions of clones to travel through the heavens and guide the souls of the dead, but he himself is the one who is more often involved, and he is somewhat reclusive.
"It must be said that the Heavenly Venerable of the Heavenly Court enjoys the fruits of various reforms and has complete control over all the research conducted by the entire Heavenly Court's institutions..."
Tu Bo murmured to himself, "Even if we didn't manage to build thirty-six heavenly palaces, there are still at least thirty, not to mention the many precious halls..."
"In terms of magical power, he can basically be regarded as a regular Great Heavenly Court level."
"My understanding of the Dao Realm is still lacking; it is insufficient to enter the Thirty-Six Heavens and imprint my mark on the ultimate void."
"If it really comes to that... even if the Supreme Emperor were to be fully resurrected, he would still be nothing more than a defeated opponent!"
Tu Bo sighed inwardly. If he went out, outside of Youdu, he had no confidence in dealing with those Heavenly Venerables.
"And that doesn't even include their divine artifact, the Heavenly Venerable!"
Tu Bo knew that with the changing times, even the once most powerful Tu Bo and Tian Gong had become outdated.
"However, becoming stronger has never been my pursuit."
Tu Bo watched the battle between the two Heavenly Venerables, You and Xu, with a sorrowful expression and a grief that almost spilled from his eyes.
You Tianzun was his close friend, the kind of friend with whom he could entrust his life and death.
And the Void Celestial Venerable is his daughter. In ancient times, Tu Bo envied the lives of the people in the heavens—being at the bottom of the heavens, he was different from the Heavenly Emperor and could only look up to them. Under this posture, it was only natural that feelings of envy would arise, and he would yearn for kinship.
Therefore, Tu Bo once tried to reincarnate and had a wife and children, and his family was happy. However, he was tricked by the ancient god Tian Di. For the ancient god Tian Di Tai Chu at that time, powerful characters like Tian Gong and Tu Bo had to be held hostage. Only in his hands could he rule the myriad worlds with peace of mind!
Under the machinations of the Ancient God Emperor, Tu Bo's reincarnation was framed and his wife and son were killed. Only his daughter, Xu Tianzun, survived. She was taken to the Heavenly Court and became a bargaining chip for the Ancient God Emperor to threaten Tu Bo.
In his rage, Tu Bo reincarnated as A Chou, awakening Tu Bo's power and unleashing a massacre, killing countless ancient gods at A Chou's hands.
Even if the ancient god Heavenly Emperor... Tu Bo himself appeared, he might not be able to defeat him, let alone Ah Chou.
Moreover, the young Void Celestial Venerable was also under the control of the Ancient God Emperor at that time.
Even though Tu Bo was unwilling, he had no choice but to submit.
Although Ah Chou is the reincarnation of Tu Bo, his sins are too heavy. Under the operation of the Youdu Dao, he must endure the burning of endless karmic fire, and every moment is torture.
Tu Bo was fair and impartial; he would never bend the law for personal gain, not even towards himself.
Xu Tianzun grew up in the Heavenly Court, with an extraordinary background and the guidance of top experts. Also, to appease Tu Bo, her growth was very stable.
Later, the Void Celestial Venerable became one of the Ten Celestial Venerables of the Heavenly Court, on par with the Ancestral God King, the son of the Heavenly Duke.
These two individuals, however, harbored animosity towards their respective fathers and plotted to kill them and seize power, becoming the new rulers of Xuandu and Youdu!
Only by relying on the power of Xuandu Heavenly Dao and Youdu Great Dao can they catch up with Haotianzun, Xiaotianzun, and others to compete for the imperial throne and be qualified to control the greatest power in the Heavenly Court!
Tu Bo didn't care much about the Heavenly Emperor's attitude towards the Ancestral God King.
But looking at his daughter, Uncle Tu's eyes were filled with affection.
"daughter……"
******
Currently, a great battle is taking place among the Celestial Venerables. On the celestial river that flows through countless worlds and traverses countless planes, several Celestial Venerables are locked in a fierce battle.
The Moon Celestial Venerable battled the Fire Celestial Venerable, the Kaihuang Emperor clashed with the Hao Celestial Venerable, the Langwan God King faced off against the Yan Celestial Consort, and the You Celestial Venerable exchanged blows with the Xu Celestial Venerable. These four top-tier battles were filled with flying spells, surging sword energy, and surging laws, shaking the world!
However, compared to the war in Xuandu, even the battle between the eight Heavenly Venerables was slightly inferior in terms of scale.
"Boom..."
The Heavenly Court's Ten Guards Army attacked Xuandu. Under the command of many Emperor-level experts, a large number of Lingxiao and Yujing powerhouses formed a battle formation and swept through Xuandu. Even if the Heavenly Venerable were to arrive, they could still put up a fight!
It should be noted that the Celestial Venerable is only an Emperor, but he has built many Heavenly Palaces and Treasure Halls, making him far more powerful than ordinary Emperors. However, he has not been able to completely surpass them and reach the Great Heavenly Court!
The same applies to Kaihuang within the Dao Realm system.
If you have limited energy, you can only focus on one aspect of the two systems.
The Ten Heavenly Venerables were the heads of the Heavenly Court, and their situation was naturally much better than that of the Kaihuang Emperor.
Cao Ya focused more on the Dao Realm system.
He didn't have enough time to connect the Seven Great Divine Treasures to the Heavenly Palace Divine Realm system, so he had to put it aside.
As for Lan Yutian, Xushenghua, and others, their newly developed Divine Treasure System is still in the exploratory stage and is not yet perfect.
Moreover, Cao Ya's time was already limited.
As the tall man of Yankang, he had to step forward, bear the pressure from the Heavenly Court, and protect Yankang.
Otherwise, others wouldn't be able to conduct their research with such peace of mind.
The emphasis on the Dao realm and the focus on comprehending the Dao is a necessary measure.
If given a choice between the principles of the Tao and magical power, who wouldn't want to grasp both?
"kill!!!"
The heavenly army of gods stormed into Xuandu, conquering cities and fortresses along the way with outstanding results.
Despite the geographical advantage and the blessing of the Heavenly Dao, which increased the power of their spells by 20-30%, the gods of Xuandu, even with the support of countless Jade Capitals, Lingxiao Palaces, and Imperial Thrones, still managed to form an array and slaughter, destroying the city within Xuandu, breaking through the Heavenly Dao array, and dismantling most of Xuandu's resistance. Their advantage was obvious.
The gods of Xuandu were either killed or captured, their situation was miserable, and the number of the dead was countless.
“Xuandu is completely finished,” Tian Shu said.
Tens of thousands of years ago, the Yuan Realm under the rule of the Kaihuang Emperor was also breached by the Heavenly Court in the same way, and had to retreat and flee to the Land of No Worries.
The prosperity of Yankang was something Tian Shu and others could have imagined, given the environment of the Yuan Realm.
However, the appearance of Cao Ya, Qin Mu, and others was something no one had anticipated.
"As long as we save the Heavenly Emperor, this journey won't be considered a failure," Luo Wushuang said calmly.
"It's not that simple," Zhehua Li sighed.
He saw that Hong Tianzun and Zu Shenwang, the main body and the divine artifact Yu Tianzun, attacked Tian Gong at the same time. Even though Tian Gong was comparable to a normal cultivator in the Great Heavenly Court within Xuandu, he still could not gain the upper hand. In fact, his large size caused many flaws, which were seized by the two Tianzun and he was beaten fiercely.
The butcher said, "If we can't save the Heavenly Emperor or protect Xuandu, then we'll just kill a few more experts from the Heavenly Court."
Zhehuali shook his head and said, "What's the point? The Heavenly Court rules over all realms and has countless powerful beings. Even if you kill a hundred or a thousand, you can't stop the Heavenly Court's dominance."
The butcher sneered, "Then kill ten thousand! A million! If the number of Jade Capital, Lingxiao, the Imperial Throne, and even the Heavenly Venerable is halved... Heh, then it will be the Heavenly Court that is panicking."
"Tian Dao is indeed resolute!" Luo Wushuang praised.
"Make your move!"
Suddenly, Qin Mu spoke, urging his sword intent to merge with that of Butcher, Luo Wushuang, Tian Shu, and Zhe Huali, forming an incomparably terrifying sword light that pierced through the void, slaying a large number of Heavenly Court soldiers and causing a group of gods to fall.
"Lord Mu, are you going to betray the Heavenly Court?"
At the summit of the heavens, the Ancestral God King, who was fiercely attacking the Heavenly Emperor in coordination with Hong Tianzun, discovered the movements of Qin Mu and his group of five. He immediately shouted and rebuked Qin Mu.
Tian Shu, Butcher, Luo Wushuang, and Zhe Huali are all formidable characters, but in the eyes of the Ancestral God King, they are not worth mentioning.
Even Qin Mu is nothing special, but his identity as the Celestial Venerable Mu makes the Ancestral God King wary.
Hong Tianzun, dressed in wide robes and sleeves, remained indifferent.
As a demigod of the Heavenly Emperor, Hong Tianzun had long since fallen and joined forces with the Ten Heavenly Emperors. The Heavenly Emperor's original intention had changed long ago. It was no longer a simple matter of liberation, but rather to continue to occupy a high position in the Heavenly Court and wield supreme power over all realms!
"Heavenly Lord Mu, you shouldn't have come." Heavenly Lord Hong said leisurely, unleashing a punch with surging magical power, enough to crush an entire realm!
Even though the Heavenly Emperor was very powerful, the Heavenly Venerable Hongtian fully understood the mysteries of the Heavenly Dao and easily shattered the Heavenly Emperor's moves.
In this respect, even the Ancestral God King, the Son of Heaven, is inferior to him.
"boom!!"
At the same time, the two divine artifacts, the Heavenly Venerables, displayed the ferocious power of the Heavenly Court's most powerful killing weapons. The Heavenly Palace appeared, and the treasure hall was faintly visible. The magical power, as vast as rivers and seas, roared and charged, breaking through layer after layer of void, and directly confronting the Heavenly Emperor!
With a loud bang, the entire Xuandu trembled.
Even if the Heavenly Dao were to reveal itself and increase the power of the Heavenly Emperor, it would still be difficult to suppress the Heavenly Venerable Hong and the Ancestral God King, and there was even a risk of defeat.
The combined power of two Celestial Venerables and two Divine Artifact Celestial Venerables is truly terrifying!
It's like the very heavens are about to be smashed to pieces!
Even if Qin Mu and his five companions joined forces, unleashing their sword techniques and piercing through Xuandu with their sharp intent, they were still slightly inferior.
However, that sharp blade light reached the level of the thirtieth level of the Dao Realm, which was also a threat to the two Heavenly Venerables. They might be cut in two!
They had to distract themselves to defend against the blade's edge, and could not concentrate all their strength to surround and kill the Heavenly Emperor.
The crisis facing the heavens has been temporarily alleviated.
"It's no use! Celestial Master Mu, our Heavenly Court still has four Celestial Venerables available, while you only have Cao Ya who hasn't appeared yet. As for Tu Bo, forget about it. Due to the restrictions of the Netherworld Great Dao, it's impossible for him to appear in Xuandu!" Ancestral God King sneered. "I admit that Cao Ya is very powerful, a genuine Celestial Venerable—not a fake Celestial Venerable like you!"
"But can he possibly be more powerful than the Heavenly Emperor in Xuandu?"
"To regard Cao Ya as an ordinary Great Heavenly Court is already giving him too much credit."
"If he dares to show himself, he will surely die!"
“Lord Mu, you are an elder of the Heavenly Alliance with great merits, and are revered by all the heavens. We dare not kill you, as it would give us cause for criticism and affect our power.”
“But Cao Ya’s situation is not comparable to yours.”
"So what if they're killed? Who cares?"
The Ancestral God King laughed heartily, feeling confident of victory.
However, after glancing at Hong Tianzun, the Ancestral God King's eyes darkened.
To seize control of the Xuandu Heavenly Dao, after the death of the Heavenly Duke, one must also defeat the Hongtian Venerable!
Hong Tianzun seemed oblivious to the Ancestral God King's concerns, his smile warm and gentle.
“Fellow Daoist Cao Ya, now that you have appeared, why hide?” Hong Tianzun said loudly.
"Phew~~"
The void distorted, and amidst the footsteps, a figure appeared, missing an arm, with a knife stuck in its waist. It seemed to be the most terrifying thing in the world, and even a celestial being would feel a stinging pain in their eyes and brows, as if a divine blade was pointed at their brow!
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