956: Chapter 957 Ancient Imperial Court

In the Void Realm, when Gu Changge heard the four words "World Seed", his brows raised slightly.

A seed? That seed from the Immortal Domain?

His expression remained unchanged, but his gaze slowly swept over the four Dao Lords, looking thoughtful.

A moment later, he withdrew his gaze and continued to quietly watch the show.

On the other side, the situation on the Heavenly Venerable battlefield became even more tragic, with three of the twelve Heavenly Venerables of the Tianshu Dojo already lost.

One Hall Master was besieged by two experts of the same rank, exhausting his strength and dying, his corpse blasted into fragments.

To cover the retreat of the others, an elder burned his Origin and detonated himself, dragging an opposing Eighth Layer Heavenly Venerable down with him.

The remaining nine Heavenly Venerables were all injured, and the battle formation was almost unable to be maintained.

Heavenly King Chi Xiao was drenched in blood, single-handedly facing two Middle Stage Heavenly Venerable experts. His left arm hung by his side, obviously broken.

He held a long spear in one hand, the tip of the spear still dripping blood, but his hand holding the spear was trembling slightly.

High in the sky, Gu Changge's gaze fell indifferently upon him. With an imperceptible twist of his fingertips, a wisp of warm and pure Grandmist vitality silently tore through layers of the Void Realm, quietly passing into the body of Heavenly King Chi Xiao.

There was no soaring rosy light, no heaven-shaking auspicious phenomenon, and even the surrounding fighting Heavenly Venerables were completely unaware.

But Heavenly King Chi Xiao trembled all over, his Physical Body, which was originally on the verge of exhaustion, instantly filled with a vast vitality, and his eyes suddenly lit up.

"The Venerable One is here!"

But he did not raise his head, and even the expression on his face did not change in the slightest.

He still maintained that crumbling appearance, his left arm hanging limply by his side, his right hand holding the spear trembling slightly, breathing heavily and urgently, no different from his previous near-death appearance from severe injuries.

Just at this moment, a stream of light approached at an astonishing speed from the distant horizon.

It was Hall Master Li Gu.

Seeing the tragic state of the Tianshu Dojo from afar, his pupils shrank slightly, but the expression on his face did not change much.

He took a deep breath and shouted: "Dao Lord, Hall Master Li Gu is here!"

With that, his figure flickered, and bone Qi surged around his body. Countless skeletal phantoms emerged behind him, transforming into a ghastly bone prison that directly enveloped an enemy Heavenly Venerable, forcing him back and standing back-to-back with Heavenly King Chi Xiao.

The arrival of Hall Master Li Gu failed to reverse the battle situation.

Although he was a Fourth Layer Heavenly Venerable and could be considered a regional expert under normal circumstances, in this battlefield where nearly forty Heavenly Venerables were fighting, the addition of a Fourth Layer Heavenly Venerable was merely a drop in the bucket.

The enemy obviously also noticed this newly arrived reinforcement and immediately dispatched two Middle Stage Heavenly Venerable experts to entangle him, firmly pinning down Hall Master Li Gu and giving him no chance to support anyone else.

With a wave of his hand, white bones surged as Hall Master Li Gu engaged in a fierce battle with the two of them.

Just at this moment, a Dao Lord's loud and cold shout came from afar, piercing through the entire battlefield:

"Tianshu, stop pretending! My men saw with their own eyes that shortly after your men returned from the Immortal Domain, you began seclusion to impact the Supreme realm!"

"If you didn't obtain the seed, what right do you have to make a Breakthrough at this critical juncture?"

Dao Lord Tianshu coughed up blood while retreating, roaring: "I really don't have any seed!"

"Whether there is a seed or not is no longer important today." Another Dao Lord spoke coldly, his voice carrying undisguised killing intent.

"The Southern Territory hasn't produced a Supreme for so long. If you truly take that step, will there still be a place for us to stand in the entire Southern Territory?"

"Tianshu, today you must die whether you want to or not!"

As soon as these words were spoken, it was equivalent to tearing off the final layer of shame. The so-called world seed was merely an excuse for their joint siege.

Having it would naturally be icing on the cake, and snatching it would be a tremendous Opportunity.

Not having it didn't matter either. Their true purpose was never any seed, but rather preventing Dao Lord Tianshu from stepping into the Supreme realm.

Upon hearing this, Dao Lord Tianshu instead laughed, his mouth full of blood as he smiled:

"Hahaha, well said, well said! Whatever seed or no seed, you guys just want to kill me!"

"Come on, I'd like to see how many lives the four of you will use to fill this gap today!"

Before Dao Lord Tianshu's laughter faded, the ancient sword in his hand suddenly erupted with blinding golden light. That light was as blazing as a scorching sun, illuminating the entire back mountain Forbidden Ground brightly.

The aura of the half-step Supreme around him climbed frantically at this moment, faintly touching the edge of that barrier. He was burning part of his Origin in exchange for a short-lived surge in power.

"Rise!"

With a furious roar from him, the heritage grand array deep within the main hall shook violently. All the remaining array patterns lit up, transforming into golden chains that soared into the sky, wrapping around the ancient sword in his hand.

The sword body hummed, emitting a suffocating coercion, as if the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi of the entire Tianshu Domain was being drained at this moment, converging into that single sword strike.

The expressions of the four Daoist orthodoxy lords changed simultaneously.

"He's going all out, retreat!" Dao Lord Xuanqing shouted sharply, his figure retreating violently.

But it was already too late.

Dao Lord Tianshu slashed out with a sword.

Wherever the sword light passed, everything along the way was completely annihilated, leaving behind a pitch-black void trajectory.

The four Dao Lords simultaneously made their moves to resist, each displaying their Divine Ability. Magic Treasures, ancient seals, sword techniques, and palm prints blasted out together, meeting that streak of sword light.

Boom—

A heaven-shaking loud noise.

A dazzling light burst open at the center of the collision, and the shockwave spread in all directions at a speed visible to the naked eye, sweeping away the clouds within a radius of tens of millions of li, and even overturning a layer of the earth below.

The Heavenly Venerables fighting in the distance all stopped, looking toward that direction in shock.

The light dissipated.

The four Dao Lords flew backward together, spewing blood from their mouths, their faces as pale as paper.

Dao Lord Xuanqing's left sleeve was completely shattered, his arm covered in cracks, and Dao Lord Taihe had a bone-deep sword scar on his chest.

Dao Lord Tianxing had blood spilling from the corner of his mouth, his aura withered. Dao Lord Kaiyang was the most miserable, his body almost cleaved in half, dripping with blood.

The might of a single sword actually injured four experts of the same level simultaneously.

However, the price paid by Dao Lord Tianshu was also extremely tragic.

He stood in place, his Daoist robe long since soaked in blood, his whole body crumbling, his aura so weak it was almost imperceptible.

Blood was flowing from all seven of his orifices, and the divine light in his eyes had dimmed to the extreme.

That sword strike had exhausted his last bit of strength.

The four Dao Lords stabilized their figures and glanced at each other, seeing shock, anger, and lingering fear in each other's eyes.

Had the four of them not joined forces, that sword strike just now might have truly dragged one of them down as a burial companion.

"Good... Good one, Tianshu..." Dao Lord Xuanqing wiped away the blood from the corner of his mouth, the killing intent in his eyes growing thicker, "To still be able to bite us before dying, truly worthy of someone who has touched the threshold of the Supreme."

"Unfortunately, your sword strike failed to kill any of us," Dao Lord Taihe said coldly, "And you no longer have a second sword."

Dao Lord Tianshu did not speak, just standing there and panting heavily.

Blood dripped down his chin, gathering into a small puddle on the gravel beneath his feet.

Dao Lord Kaiyang clutched the wound on his chest, approaching step by step: "Tianshu, you have lost. Hand over the seed, and I will leave your corpse intact."

Dao Lord Tianshu lowered his head, remaining silent for a moment, and then he suddenly laughed.

That laughter was hoarse and low, as if squeezed out from the depths of his throat, carrying an indescribable and obscure meaning.

He raised his head, his face covered in blood and filth, but his gaze was unexpectedly calm, even carrying a trace of mockery.

"You think I want to achieve a Supreme Breakthrough because of that seed?"

The four Dao Lords were simultaneously startled.

Dao Lord Xuanqing narrowed his eyes: "What do you mean?"

Dao Lord Tianshu did not answer immediately, instead slowly raising his right hand and taking out an object from his tattered lapels.

That was a token, pitch-black all over, cast from an unknown material, engraved with ancient patterns on it, radiating an unspeakable aura.

Right in the center of the token were two vigorous and powerful large characters: "Central".

Dao Lord Tianshu held that token, grinning and revealing a mouthful of bloody teeth: "The reason I can walk to this step today is not because of any seed, but because of it."

"Central Imperial Court!"

The air seemed to freeze.

"Central Imperial Court?" Dao Lord Taihe's voice carried a trace of disbelief and trembling.

"How could you have a token of the Central Imperial Court?!"

The four Dao Lords looked at each other, seeing lingering shock and suspicion in each other's eyes.

The Central Imperial Court, that legendary existence—how could Dao Lord Tianshu become involved with them?

For a moment, not a single one of the four Dao Lords dared to make a move again.