Chapter 755 — Waves and Sword-Shadows Like a Coiling Dragon
The Herdsman of the Wasteland · Page 2 of 4
" Heaven's Hearing hesitated, then said: "Then what of his affairs—how do we account for them? " Earth's Sight hesitated as well, then said: "Hear nothing, see nothing, play deaf and blind. We never saw him, and we know nothing of his transformation into Heavenly Lord Yu. " "Exactly.
Whatever happened here, we know absolutely nothing of it!
" Their council concluded, the two ancient gods immediately took flight and departed. On the sea's surface, demigods roamed the air and wandered the waters, sealing off the place. Around Heavenly Lord Hao stood demigods as well, guarding him in a tight ring.
"Heavenly Lord Yu, are you determined to tear all pretense away?
" Heavenly Lord Hao sighed and smiled: "You know my origins.
You cannot touch me.
You have suffered a loss, but you must swallow it.
" "Heavenly Lord Yu, withdraw.
" Before him, a demigod with tiger whiskers and dragon scales, his body swaying, revealed his half-man, half-god form and said calmly: "Though you have taken a small loss, you have not died. You are a genius; you should be able to see the situation clearly.
" "Indeed.
" Another demigod likewise took half-man, half-god form and laughed: "When you died in the Manhui Corridor Pavilion, you should have understood that you cannot contend with Heavenly Lord Hao. Do you not remember why you could never escape the Manhui Corridor Pavilion? Do you not remember who sealed the Manhui Corridor Pavilion with his magic power?
" Another demigod took half-man, half-god form and laughed: "You may be a genius of the human race, honored as a Heavenly Lord, blessed by the ancient gods—but you are, after all, only human.
It was that existence who had us seal the Manhui Corridor Pavilion, so that you could call to heaven and get no answer, call to earth and find no door. " Another demigod stepped forward and said with a faint smile: "Humans are born weak. Even if you have cultivated the Heavenly Palace, you cannot be a match for a demigod. Defy the prohibition by force, and you will only die here a second time!
And this time, you will never come back to life! " Heavenly Lord Hao, his face full of smiles, said: "Heavenly Lord Yu. . .
" Shen Mu had not spoken for a long while; suddenly he cut him off: "Should you not call me father and elder brother? " Heavenly Lord Hao laughed heartily: "Call you father and elder brother? You? Do you know who my father is?
Who my elder brother is.
.
. " Boom!
Shen Mu stepped forward, the sea's surface bursting apart.
Heavenly Lord Hao's heart lurched, and before his eyes everything suddenly went dark: "So fast! " He stood amid a ring of demigods, followers he had chosen with great care; every one of them was exceedingly strong, and some were even stronger than he.
He too was a demigod, his bloodline nobler than the others', and once grown his strength would far surpass theirs. But for now he was still young, while the demigods who followed him were older and stronger. Yet the moment Shen Mu stepped out, his form came before him like a ghost, leaving the other demigods no time to react!
The darkness before his eyes was not the sky suddenly dimming—it was Shen Mu's fist blotting out his entire field of vision! Heavenly Lord Hao's face twisted.
Shen Mu's fist smashed into his face; he heard the sound of his own nose bridge breaking, heard his brow bone splitting, and in the next instant he heard the crisp crack of his ribs snapping. That was the first rib.
Then the second, the third! As Shen Mu's fist landed on his face, his knee had already driven hard into his ribs.
The two forces erupted at once. Heavenly Lord Hao flew backward, still unable to see anything.
Smack. He bounced high, landed on the water's surface, bounced again, fell again. "How dare you!
" Only now did the demigods react.