Chapter 1489: Chapter 524: Enmity That Blocks the Tao (Part 2)
Among them, those with the same Spiritual System sensed it most clearly, instinctively attempting to ascend the True Spirit Heavenly Rank, only to be unceremoniously cast down.
Even though this path lay before them, it was not so easily scaled.
Among them, one figure walked the furthest.
Dou Mu merely glanced and confirmed that person was Emperor Yi!
But she only laughed coldly, showing no intention of stopping him, convinced that Emperor Yi could never ascend the True Spirit Heavenly Rank!
This was not related to the descent of the True Spirit Heavenly Rank and Ji Jingqiu, but rather stemmed from Emperor Yi himself.
As far as she knew, the Supreme Heavenly Emperor, who truly stood above All Spirits, was not dead yet!
And this Emperor Yi of this realm, although not one of that being’s True Spirits, still carried a projection of his magnificent achievements. With such great Karma unresolved, how could he glimpse the Other Shore Dao?
Among all Daos, the Other Shore Dao is the most difficult to ascend, yet it is also closest to the Heaven and Earth Unification.
Suddenly, Dou Mu’s expression darkened, nearly gritting her teeth, and disregarding the descending True Spirit Heavenly Rank, she turned towards the Heavenly Court.
She had been on the lookout, yet the newly returned Transcender of this realm did not come for her, but instead stormed into the Heavenly Court in her absence, causing great destruction, even attempting to draw out the True Form of the Investiture of the Gods!
By the time Dou Mu arrived at the Heavenly Court, what she saw was the mess left behind by Hel wreaking havoc.
Originally suspended above numerous realms, apart from the core area like the golden arched bridge, even the Heavenly Emperor’s Palace had been turned upside down by Hel.
As Dou Mu, filled with anger, stepped into the Heavenly Court, a sacred hand descended from the "Heavens," indistinct and vast, silently passing through the Heavenly Court, severing the vast sky, pressing towards Doumu Yuanjun.
Seeing Hel finally reveal herself, Doumu Yuanjun spoke angrily:
"Do you really think achieving Transcendence makes you invincible in the world?!"
In an instant, a vast Star Sea manifested around her, as if the stars of more than two hundred realms under the Heavenly Court were reflecting at this moment!
Numerous Dao Patterns, the light of stars pouring out, suddenly lit up the vast sky.
If one looked down from a higher dimension of the Sea of Realms, they would see a scene too shocking as a piece of the Sea of Realms was illuminated.
This strike lacked the Investiture of the Gods’ support and was almost entirely Doumu Yuanjun’s own power; she was indeed absurdly strong.
Even though she had not yet stepped into Transcendence, she could temporarily resonate with the Tao, standing at the pinnacle of this Sea of Realms, grasping the rights to some of the stars’ Taoist Rules, overlooking everything.
Boom!
The starlight transformed into a torrent, stirring the surrounding space-time, like myriad rules burning, with overwhelming killing intent!
Under Dou Mu’s full-strength strike, behind this starry sky canopy, the outline of a humanoid figure with a serpent’s body gradually appeared, yet it still did not reveal its True Form, but rather looked down on all living beings, speaking casually:
"I dare not claim to be invincible in the world, but suppressing you today is more than enough."
The vast hand traversing the Heavenly Court grew even more indistinct, misty and illusory, its might undiminished, with the towering starlight flowing between its fingers like dust.
Under this palm, everything in the Heavenly Court except Dou Mu was rendered mentally blank, with thoughts stagnated, utterly incapable of continuing!
Boom!
The torrent of starlight was shattered by a palm; if Dou Mu had not dodged at the last moment, she would have been sent flying by the sudden explosive palm strike.
The opponent’s move only exploded at the last moment, creating an initial illusion for her misjudgment that she could resist without the Heavenly Court’s power; such a technique could be said to have outwitted her!
"A Transcendence fragment of This Shore dares to overlook me?" Dou Mu said coldly, "When I overlook Heaven and Earth, you don’t even have the qualification to look up!"
Dou Mu stood across the sky, her aura swallowing the world; at that moment, the Heavenly Court trembled massively, responding to her summons, where thousands of Dao Rhyme converged into a sea, empowering Dou Mu, which should have allowed her Dao Power to ascend into a higher level, nearly achieving "Harmonization of One Realm."
But in the end, it was one step short!
And that one step was as different as Heaven and Earth.
Realizing the cause, Dou Mu’s expression grew even colder; before she arrived, the turmoil in the Heavenly Court caused by Hel had already rendered it incomplete!
Faintly, she seemed to hear mocking laughter from the immeasurable height.
"Old woman."
"An old relic of the past era, always clinging to past glories, never able to recognize the changes of the era, which no longer belongs to your reality."
Out of necessity, Dou Mu could only resort to calling for the Investiture of the Gods’ support, barely making her Dao Power reach the Transcendent level.
Dou Mu’s heart sank, unsure if it was an illusion; the Investiture of the Gods seemed somewhat silent, giving her a bad premonition.
A finger point landed, breaking Dou Mu’s thoughts, leaving her mind dazed.
Hel showed no regard for attacking the weak with strong, her move without Transcendent pride, had an intense taste of sneakiness, seizing the moment Hel forced herself into Transcendence with external power!
With a divine-fingered insight, it landed on Dou Mu’s brow.
The myriad worlds, life and death inverted, perceiving truth as a dream, all occurred at this moment!
A boundless Big Dream, seemingly encompassing all Heaven and Earth, transformed into countless overlapping worlds, blending reality and illusion, dragging Dou Mu into it.
After just one breath, with her breath tumultuous, Dou Mu struggled to extract herself from the dream world.
In just that one breath, Hel shattered hundreds or thousands of worlds in the dream world, concluding with Dou Mu coming out on the losing end and finally struggling free.
During this time, Hel’s form was as dreamlike and illusory, seemingly tangible, but once hurt, her Dao Body became void and blurred, like emptiness. Upon reappearing, she was unscathed.
