Chapter 53: Lord Huanmu

“Go!” The demon god Ji Ning, steering the Voidboat, was about to tear through the void and leave, but in the hazy void, faint golden threads suddenly appeared. It was these golden threads that made tearing through the void difficult.

“Not good. They’ve tampered with the void, making it so hard to tear open. When I first came to this major world, it was very easy. It seems that while I was attacking this city, the forces of the Palace of No-Sen did something in secret.” Ji Ning immediately understood. Though described slowly, only an instant had passed.

At that moment, the space in front of and behind Ji Ning easily split open, and two large ships appeared respectively.

…

The First World.

The camp of the Palace of No-Sen originated from the ‘No-Sen Chaosworld’ and had deep foundations, with several lairs: the Tenth World, the Ninth World… down to the First World. These ten worlds were ten super military camps, each guarded by a Daofather, able to quickly dispatch immortals and demons to various major worlds for battle.

Among these ten military camps, the higher the rank, the greater the strength.

The ‘First World’ was the true core of the entire Palace of No-Sen camp. Even compared to the ‘Demonheart Realm’ guarded by Lord of All Demons, it was more than a match. When the Godking discovered Ji Ning’s sneak attack, he came directly to this First World.

“Uncle-Master.” The Godking stood respectfully beside a man in purple robes.

This man in purple robes carried a deep purple wooden ruler on his back. His expression was calm, with a hint of gentle smile. He was the existence guarding the First World, holding an incomparably transcendent status in the entire Palace of No-Sen camp. Even before the ancient cataclysm, he was second only to the Heartlord. Back then, his status was even higher than that of the Lord of All Demons.

He was ‘Lord Huanmu’.

An existence with special charm, admired by many great powers in the Palace of No-Sen camp, who were even willing to follow him.

During the era of the No-Sen Chaosworld, the Heartlord and Lord Huanmu were two completely opposite types of people.

The Heartlord was warlike, loved slaughter, and delighted in playing with people’s hearts.

Lord Huanmu was gentle, loved peace, and most enjoyed collecting wood. Collecting wood was indeed a very strange hobby for a great power. The reason Lord Huanmu named himself ‘Huanmu’ was because the wood that most fascinated him was a type called ‘Huanmu’, a wood naturally bred in the No-Sen Chaosworld. Lord Huanmu collected all of this wood and styled himself ‘Lord Huanmu’.

He sometimes delved into formations, spells, and divine abilities, but all were just for fun. His true passion remained his ‘Huanmu’.

He did not like conflict…

He was aloof from worldly strife. When others came to consult him, he would guide them. Thus, he had kindness to many great powers. In the No-Sen Chaosworld, his reputation was extremely high. If he had contended for supremacy, the Heartlord would have found it difficult to truly unify the original No-Sen Chaosworld. Fortunately, he did not like that, so the Heartlord became sworn brothers with him, making him the second-in-command of the original No-Sen Chaosworld.

This man’s strength was unfathomable!

He excelled in formations, spells, and divine abilities. The most terrifying was the wooden ruler on his back; his close combat ability was the most astonishing.

However, in the battle of the ancient cataclysm.

Nuwa broke through and became a Pangu God, sweeping all before her.

Even Lord Huanmu could not withstand her; he was destined to fall. Fortunately, the Lord of All Demons was the best at escaping, especially in that battle, where he displayed means beyond the imagination of all experts, saving him and many other experts of the Palace of No-Sen. Such a feat of turning the tide, showing kindness to all survivors, and being able to escape from the hands of ‘Nuwa’ at the Pangu God level, naturally elevated the Lord of All Demons’ status, making him the number one figure in the Palace of No-Sen camp.

But Lord Huanmu’s strength was beyond doubt, and he guarded the First World.

In fact, before the two camps fell out…

Lord Huanmu had very good relationships with many. Even Lord Sanqing, Tathagata, and Bodhi were all good friends with him. When the calamity descended, Sanqing and the others even said to Lord Huanmu: “Daoist Huanmu, you don’t need to participate in the battle between the two camps. Whether the Palace of No-Sen is destroyed or we are destroyed, believe that no one will target you.”

In the battle between the two camps, theoretically, no one could remain aloof.

For example, Old Man Source wanted peace between the two sides and was unwilling to fight, but in the end, both sides would force him.

But Lord Huanmu…

The Nuwa camp asked him not to fight and would never attack him. The Palace of No-Sen camp did not stop him either. Yet Lord Huanmu ultimately stood on the side of his origin, the ‘Palace of No-Sen camp’. This shows his charm.

“This little fellow named Ji Ning is just a small trouble. You take it too seriously,” Lord Huanmu laughed. “You even made Blood River sacrifice fifteen avatars. With my ‘Bright Sky Locking Realm Formation’, his Voidboat’s use is greatly reduced. He is naturally a fish in the net, hard to escape.”

“I even specially asked Uncle-Master to create this Bright Sky Locking Realm Formation. Ji Ning’s death can be considered honorable,” said the Godking.

“He is still Bodhi’s disciple…”

Lord Huanmu gently shook his head.

Attacking the beloved disciple of a former friend made him helpless. But now that the two camps were in conflict, being soft on the enemy was being cruel to one’s own camp!

“Uncle-Master, this is only Ji Ning’s true body; he also has a second avatar,” the Godking quickly said. “If he loses his true body, his strength greatly decreases, and without the Voidboat and many other treasures, he will have no means to sneak attack us again. It’s good for him and good for us.”

Though the Godking said this, he was indignant inside.

He most admired his master, the ‘Heartlord’, who loved slaughter and would eradicate the roots when killing enemies. Of course, he had to coax this uncle-master a bit.

“I’m not that soft-hearted. Even killing Bodhi’s disciple is nothing. This is just the beginning. The final battle…” Thinking of the future decisive battle, Lord Huanmu shook his head. But relatively speaking, his heart still leaned toward the old brothers and old friends he had known since being born from chaos.

If one side had to die between Lord Sanqing, Bodhi, and the others, and his old brothers,

he could only choose to send Lord Sanqing and the others on their way.

…

The Godking and Lord Huanmu were both watching this battle from afar. In fact, not only them, but many great powers of the Nuwa camp were also watching.

“Bright.”

“Sky.”

The two innate spirit treasure ships, each with three hundred and twenty Celestial Immortals and True Immortals, formed two great formations, like the yin and yang of a Taiji fish, perfectly combining into a huge ‘Bright Sky Locking Realm Formation’. This great formation enveloped an entire major world. This was already the means of a True God or Daofather.

Once the formation succeeded, the world membrane was infused with the formation, making tearing through the world membrane extremely difficult, requiring a relatively long time.

Of course, as the manipulators of the formation, the two ships easily entered this major world.

“Kill Ji Ning.”

“A major world is sealed off. He has no time to slowly tear through the void, nor can he escape through void teleportation. He’s dead for sure.”

On the two warships, the Celestial Immortals and True Immortals of the Palace of No-Sen were full of confidence.

The Bright Sky Locking Realm Formation was created after Ji Ning’s last sneak attack. The Godking was furious and, worried that Ji Ning would come again to cause trouble, specially asked Lord Huanmu to create the formation. In fact, this kind of formation that seals a realm… had little significance! Because a formation formed by a group of Celestial Immortals and True Immortals was meaningless against a True God or Daofather, who could easily break it!

It was useless for war.

But it was useful for ‘catching a turtle in a jar’ to kill Ji Ning. With Lord Huanmu’s skill in formations, he spent three years creating this formation.

This time, Ji Ning finally encountered it.

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The two ships appeared through the void.

“Go.” The demon god Ji Ning did not hesitate. With a thought, a huge black electric serpent appeared, directly enveloping the Voidboat, and with a whoosh, it instantly disappeared.

“This, this…”

“What? I can’t see him anymore.”

“Too fast… completely invisible…”

The Celestial Immortals and True Immortals on the two ships were all stunned.

The speed was not on the same level at all.

At light speed, the Celestial Immortals and True Immortals on the two ships of the Palace of No-Sen only saw a black electric light left in midair. When the black electric light dissipated, they could no longer see Ji Ning.

“How to chase?”

“This, how to chase?”

“Instantly pulled out of sight.” They looked at each other.

…

The demon god Ji Ning soon left the enemy far, far behind. Then the Voidboat forcibly tore through the void. The golden threads obstructed, making the tearing very difficult. But because the pursuing army was too far away, this time was not enough for them to catch up. With a whoosh, the world membrane was finally torn open, and the Voidboat disappeared with a swoosh.

Soon.

In another major world.

“There are still some who haven’t fled.” The demon god Ji Ning, steering the Voidboat, once again attacked the lair of the Palace of No-Sen in this major world.

“Ah, this is…”

“Look at his face, it’s Ji Ning, it’s Ji Ning.”

“Why didn’t the Godking send orders to inform us?”

“The Godking sent orders, telling us to flee quickly.”

“Sending orders now, too late!”

Bang!

Overwhelmingly, the demon god Ji Ning directly destroyed this lair. The Godking had been too confident that Ji Ning could not escape, so he did not arrange for the Celestial Immortals and True Immortals in the lairs of other major worlds to retreat. Thus, he suffered another great loss.

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In the First World.

“Impossible, this is impossible.” The Godking could not believe it, and there was madness in his eyes. “How could Ji Ning have such a divine ability? This speed… it’s already the limit of the Heavenly Dao. Isn’t it that only the Golden Crow in the Nuwa camp has such speed? How could Ji Ning have it? He is just a human.”

“The most perfect escape divine ability,” Lord Huanmu murmured. “A human can actually perform it. It shouldn’t be an innate divine ability. Has the Nuwa camp created such a divine ability?”

“What to do, what to do? How can we stop him and kill him?” The Godking was anxious. “If we let Ji Ning continue like this, he will sweep through one major world after another. Will the layout of my Palace of No-Sen infiltrating the Three Realms be changed because of him alone? Will we have to give up our previous efforts? No, impossible!”

The Godking was anxious, but he racked his brains and could not think of how to stop Ji Ning.

“Uncle-Master.” The Godking looked at Lord Huanmu beside him.

“Hmm?” Lord Huanmu looked at the Godking.

“Please teach me, Uncle-Master.” The Godking said anxiously.

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