884 One and Only Chance (1/2)

After Qin Mu walked out of Fengdu, Yan'er transformed into a dragon sparrow and carried him together with the dragon qilin towards Heavenly Yin World.

At the Heavenly Yin Palace, Goddess of Heavenly Yin and the broken soul of Celestial Emperor in the black sand were silent. Yan Qiling immediately stood behind the broken soul of Celestial Emperor.

Qin Mu quietly waited for the broken soul of Celestial Emperor to speak.

After some time, the broken soul of Celestial Emperor in the black sand said, ”Celestial Venerable Mu, do you know whose weapon Celestial Venerable Yu is? If you do, you should stay away, the further, the better.”

Qin Mu stumbled back in shock as he realized who that might be.

”Yes, my unfilial son.”

The broken soul of Celestial Emperor laughed. ”Indeed, the one you defeated at the Jade Pool Meeting, the one whom you injured badly in front of his mother and gathered heroes—Celestial Venerable Hao. His powers and arrogance have reached the height of their limits, with the celestial heavens yielding to him.”

He then shook his head. ”You should get away from here. My unfilial son's powers have reached the level of the Celestial Heavens Realm. Although incomplete, it can be considered the strongest that history has ever witnessed. Even Founding Emperor is no match for him. Just half of the Celestial Heavens Realm can overcome several Emperor's Throne Realms. What's more, he has Celestial Venerable Yu.”

Qin Mu laughed. ”Your Majesty, you need my help to gather and reconstruct your soul. You can't send me to my death.”

The broken soul of Celestial Emperor in the black sand stared at him for a while before continuing, ”The dispatch of the strongest divine weapons into the mortal world not only includes the Primordial Realm but also Xuandu, Youdu, and the four deities of the four directions. This isn't just Venerable Hao's idea but that of all the founding elders of the Heaven Alliance. The only thing you can find solace in is that the divine weapons are against Mother Earth rather than Eternal Peace. Although I am one of the founding elders of the alliance, I went along with the decision and agreed to send divine weapons to the mortal world.

Qin Mu raised an eyebrow.

”I am unable to help you.”

The broken soul of Celestial Emperor sighed. ”The alliance between us is over.”

Qin Mu, his heart unwilling, said, ”I can help you reconstruct your soul and bring you back to life.”

The broken soul of Celestial Emperor shook his head and smiled ambiguously. ”Celestial Venerable Mu, you still don't understand. There is no chance of victory! No chance at all! I will be implicated if I help you. I may be left with only one piece of my soul, but that is still one piece. If I help you, I will be left with no soul at all.”

Qin Mu stood in silence. After a long time, all of a sudden, he laughed heartily. ”A joke. These ancient gods are a joke! I am a joke as well. I shouldn't place all my hopes in these ancient gods!”

The broken soul of Celestial Emperor quietly looked at him.

Yan Qiling coldly sighed. ”Celestial Venerable Mu, why are you laughing?”

”I am laughing at how naive these ancient gods are!”

Qin Mu was getting a little crazed. He clapped his palms together and continued to laugh. ”I am laughing at myself for being naive as well!”

The broken soul of Celestial Emperor continued to look at him quietly.

Yan Qiling glanced at him and asked softly, ”Celestial Venerable Mu, why do you say that?”

”The dispatch of the celestial heavens' strongest divine weapons isn't to deal with Eternal Peace. The predicament of Eternal Peace is collateral damage. The real target of the divine weapons is the ancient gods.”

Qin Mu laughed until his eyes teared up. ”When the celestial heavens want to deal with Earth Count, he has cold feet and dares not speak. When they want to deal with Heaven Duke, he cowers and gives up. When they want to deal with the Primordial Realm and kill Mother Earth, Founding Emperor, heroes, and lackeys alike are all helpless. When they want to deal with the four deities, they can only wait for their deaths. Now, they intend to eradicate the powers of the ancient gods, and what was once the emperor of the ancient gods can only hide. Just like burrowed ants whispering in autumn about gains and losses. It's ridiculous that I came to find you.”

Yan Qiling's expression changed, and she shouted, ”How dare you! What ants? How dare you spout such nonsense in front of His Majesty!”

The broken soul of Celestial Emperor raised its hand and stopped Yan Qiling. He smiled. ”Let him continue.”

Qin Mu smiled coldly. ”Only through the powers of Heaven Duke and Earth Count was I able to bring Goddess of Heavenly Yin back to life. If Heaven Duke and Earth Count are dead, there is nothing I can do. When the celestial heavens came to kill Mother Earth, you ancient gods did nothing. When they move on to the four deities, I expect you ancients gods to do nothing as well. After which, the celestial heavens will proceed to kill Heaven Duke and Earth Count. Then, the ancient gods will become extinct. The era of the ancient gods will be over forever! And all of this will be the result of Your Majesty's inaction.”

Yan Qiling flew into a rage and shouted, ”What nonsense! How dare you speak to His Majesty in this manner. I'm going to kill you! My master, the ancient Celestial Emperor, is the strongest emperor throughout the ages. Even if he is going to get killed or have his powers seized, he won't fall for your goading!”

The broken soul of Celestial Emperor laughed. ”Qiling, that's enough. You don't have to speak anymore.”

Yan Qiling bowed and took a step back. She said, ”Your disciple is unable to stand him insulting you. Hence, I spoke for you. What nonsense about ants whispering. He should be put to death!”

The broken soul of Celestial Emperor was at a loss about whether to laugh or cry. He said, ”Celestial Venerable Mu, your words do make some sense. However, given the current situation, if we make a significant move, we will be courting our own deaths. It will be difficult for me to help. Tell me, what should I do?”

”Your Majesty, what you need to do is give Eternal Peace a lifeline.”

Qin Mu solemnly said, ”If Eternal Peace is destroyed, all will be eradicated—including the ancient gods, the eras through time, and even Founding Emperor! My only plea is to ask Your Majesty to use all your power to protect Eternal Peace.”

The broken soul of Celestial Emperor sighed with a pained expression. ”Too difficult, I am unable to see any glimmer of hope.”

Qin Mu wasn't willing to give up. He said, ”I can use Heaven Duke's power to combine two of your souls!”

The broken soul of Celestial Emperor shook his head and sighed. ”Your proposition is too tempting. If things were different, I would have been agreeable. You don't realize that even if I recover all of my divine souls, I may not be the same anymore.”

”Is it because of your body?” Qin Mu suddenly asked.

The broken soul of Celestial Emperor in the black sand was shocked and coldly replied, ”What do you know?”

Qin Mu took out a peachwood hairpin and said, ”I know that Your Majesty's body was trapped within Celestial Venerable Ling's divine art.”

”Celestial Venerable Ling's hairpin!” The broken soul of Celestial Emperor reached out for the hairpin excitedly.

Qin Mu relaxed his hand, allowing him to take away the hairpin.

With the hairpin in his palm, the broken soul of Celestial Emperor became calm.

He looked at the hairpin carefully, and with a sudden pinch, the peachwood hairpin disintegrated. It then rematerialized in his palm again.

”This is indeed Celestial Venerable Ling's peachwood hairpin. It looks like she has found you.”