荒墟牧神 - 第1127章 所求皆應 - 錦書坊

"The Dragon Mountain Wanderer?" The faces of the two ancient gods changed drastically, and they cried out in unison. Dragon Qilin, trailing behind Shen Mu, said in astonishment: "Someone actually remembers me? Am I so famous?" His tail rose up like a flagpole and swished twice through the air. Back when he had been the Dragon Mountain Wanderer, he had needed to take human form and so had never grown a tail; now that he was a Dragon Qilin again, naturally he had a tail to wag. The two ancient gods were shocked beyond measure; with no thought to spare for whether their elder brother lived or died, they hurriedly soared into the air, but at that very moment canopy upon canopy of the Lapis Lazuli Azure Heaven Canopy bloomed open, twenty-eight tiers of heavens spread out, and separated the two ancient gods one from the other. The Second Pillar Ancient God ran for all he was worth, faster and faster, shaking his shoulders as he went; bone wings unfolded from his back, their membranes clattering, and in a blur of fleeting light he leapt past star after star. Only then did he notice that these were no stars at all, but towering treasures, each pouring out a dazzling radiance, hung like a host of stars in the heavens of the Lapis Lazuli Azure Heaven Canopy. "Worthy indeed of being the greatest treasure under heaven..." No sooner had the thought crossed his mind than space shifted abruptly, and he appeared once more before Shen Mu! The Second Pillar Ancient God was horrified; this place was far from his ancestral ground, his strength was now vastly diminished, and against the Dragon Mountain Wanderer he could not but lose, death beyond all doubt. But when his gaze fell upon Shen Mu and the others, he could not help but start. "None of these people seem to have very high cultivation realms. The strongest is no more than that little green sparrow; one is at the Jade Capital realm, one at the True God realm. Could it be that they are merely the Dragon Mountain Wanderer's disciples, and the Dragon Mountain Wanderer is not here at all?" He grew elated in spite of himself; if they were merely the Dragon Mountain Wanderer's disciples and retainers, then this was a heaven-sent opportunity! "The greatest treasure under heaven, the Lapis Lazuli Azure Heaven Canopy, if it were to fall into my hands..." He did not retreat but advanced, charging straight at Shen Mu and the others! At that instant, Shen Mu bowed to the Lapis Lazuli Azure Heaven Canopy: "Please, little treasure, bring forth the treasures of the First Heaven, and slay the mighty foe." The moment his words fell, the Ancient God Egg suspended high at the dome of the Lapis Lazuli Azure Heaven Canopy trembled; a vast voice of the Dao issued from within the egg, and a majestic power of the Great Dao surged down from the dome, pouring into the many ancestral-court treasures of the First Heaven! Each of those treasures suddenly brimmed with a heart-stopping tremor; beams of light that could destroy heaven and earth twisted the space within the Lapis Lazuli Azure Heaven Canopy, and though last to be unleashed they struck first, surging in from every direction to drown the Second Pillar Ancient God! A thunderous boom that shook heaven and earth rang out, and the Second Pillar Ancient God was vaporized on the spot, not a bone of him left! Dragon Qilin and Yan'er cheered together, but Shen Mu could not help but feel a chill of dread; raising his head toward the Ancient God Egg at the zenith, a deep unease stirred in his heart. The being within this Ancient God Egg was powerful beyond all comprehension, granting whatever was asked of it; such was its divine power, such its strength, that to Shen Mu it seemed to surpass even the Heavenly Venerables of the Heavenly Court. I fear that even should a Heavenly Venerable wield a divine artifact, even the Heavenly Venerable Yu himself, he might not be able to contend with it! Shen Mu showed nothing on his face, yet the skin at the nape of his neck prickle