Chapter 638

Chapter 638: Yuan Emperor

"My face isn’t as thick as yours."

Mu Fanyin sneered.

"Pah!"

Zhuge Qinmo, flushed with shame and rage, spat. "Mu Fanyin, I’ll teach you a lesson today!"

Dong!

He thumped the great drum, and the sound grew heavier and heavier. Heaven and Earth darkened. A sinister aura filled the air, continuously weakening the magic power of both of them.

"Master!"

Qin Yi emerged from the chaos.

He had nowhere to run.

All of this unfolded exactly as Yu Wuxia had foreseen.

Zhuge Qinmo was determined to seize the Hongmeng Heavenly Scripture; why would he ever let Qin Yi, the Spirit of the Heavenly Book, escape?

"Hahaha…"

Witnessing this scene, Zhuge Qinmo laughed wildly and with abandon.

Boom!

Suddenly, a terrifying aura descended. A colossal divine furnace appeared in Mu Fanyin’s hands. Holding the Great Wilderness Furnace, her power surged explosively.

The very appearance of the Great Wilderness Furnace exerted a pressure so immense that the river of Time and Space trembled violently. Boundless vital energy surged like an ocean, completely unaffected by the burial arts.

"The Great Wilderness Furnace?"

Zhuge Qinmo’s scalp tingled. "How is that thing in your hands?"

Yu Wuxia was equally astonished.

The Great Wilderness Furnace was an innate treasure born alongside the Witch Master. Powerful enough to crush a typical Dao Ancestor, even the mightiest Dao Ancestors were no match for it.

"My Master feared I might be bullied, so he sent it for self-defense," Mu Fanyin said with a sweet smile.

"Hold it."

Mu Fanyin looked puzzled. "How do you know about the Great Wilderness Furnace?"

"Hmph, why wouldn’t I know?" Zhuge Qinmo feigned indifference, though a flicker of intense coldness flashed deep within his eyes. "Surely you don’t think possessing one Great Wilderness Furnace will turn defeat into victory?"

"Hehehe…"

Mu Fanyin’s eyes sparkled with sly amusement. "Honestly, I don’t know."

"However," she continued, "since your strength ranks among the absolute top tier of Dao Ancestors, using you to test the Great Wilderness Furnace’s power seems perfect."

"……"

Zhuge Qinmo’s face twitched.

Boom!

Mu Fanyin summoned the Great Wilderness Furnace. The aura of the divine furnace billowed mightily as she hurled it violently towards Zhuge Qinmo.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

This divine furnace crashed down, essence filled the space between heaven and earth; Zhuge Qinmo’s magical drum became dented, forcing him to retreat to the deepest depths of space-time.

"Little wretch!"

Zhuge Qinmo spat out.

Boom!

Before his words faded, the Great Wilderness Furnace obliterated space-time, crushing down like Mount Tai, and smashed heavily onto Zhuge Qinmo.

"Ah…"

Zhuge Qinmo let out a miserable cry; his entire body was flattened into pulp. As the Witch Path totems manifested on the Great Wilderness Furnace, a powerful force of devouring energy surged in.

Zhuge Qinmo’s essence began to be devoured by the Great Wilderness Furnace.

"Damn!"

Zhuge Qinmo went pale with terror.

The absorption of essence was no joke.

"Primordial Dao decree, seal!"

He gave a grand wave of his sleeve; an ancient seal flew out from Zhuge Qinmo’s sleeve, exactly identical to the one he used to seal the Book of Time earlier.

Whoosh!

Zhuge Qinmo struck out with his palm to disperse the essence; the seal landed on the Great Wilderness Furnace.

Hum!

In an instant, lines of totems shrank into the Great Wilderness Furnace; the vast essence retreated backward too. The Great Wilderness Furnace was briefly suppressed by him, floating mid-air.

Mu Fanyin’s eyes narrowed.

How could a single seal suppress the innate treasures of the Witch Master?

"This thing again!"

Yu Wuxia looked shocked; Zhuge Qinmo had used this ancient seal to seal the Book of Time, and now he repeated the trick.

"Ha ha ha…"

Zhuge Qinmo regained his smug look and said, "Mu Fanyin, without the Great Wilderness Furnace, you’re just a helpless rabbit; how can you battle me?"

Thud! Thud! Thud!

But at that moment,

the Great Wilderness Furnace trembled violently.

On the furnace, wisps of essence began to leak out; the strange ancient characters on the seal gradually blurred; the seal started sprouting fine cracks.

"Oh no!"

Zhuge Qinmo panicked.

"I’ll play with you all next time."

Frightened out of his wits, he snatched up his magical drum and black zither without another word, ready to flee into hiding.

Yet, merely in a blink of an eye,

the Great Wilderness Furnace already cracked through the seal’s power, and a terrifying murderous intent burst out from within it.

Mu Fanyin froze in place.

It seemed she could no longer control the Great Wilderness Furnace.

This furnace had its own consciousness.

"Oh dear, oh dear…"

Zhuge Qinmo was drenched in sweat, as the Great Wilderness Furnace had sealed off the heavens and earth, and now he was like a trapped fish in a net, utterly unable to escape.

"Damned Yuan Emperor, why hasn’t he come to save me yet!"

Zhuge Qinmo thought to himself.

"Damned master of Heaven’s Secret Pavilion!"

"This is the Witch Master’s innate treasures; how could it be handed over to a foolish girl?"

Zhuge Qinmo was on the verge of tears, unable to cry.

Who knew that seizing the Hongmeng Heavenly Scripture would be such hellish difficulty?

A single Great Wilderness Furnace was enough to crush everything.

"Zhuge Qinmo, confess honestly who sent you here," Mu Fanyin stared at him coldly, "If you tell the truth, I might spare your life."

"Don’t blather on."

Zhuge Qinmo said disdainfully, "With your meager cultivation, you think you can control the Great Wilderness Furnace?"

"It’s because its own consciousness has awakened that it can unleash such power."

Mu Fanyin blushed on her pretty face.

Yu Wuxia’s expression also turned strange.

"Why has this Great Wilderness Furnace suddenly awakened its self-awareness?" Yu Wuxia murmured, "Could it have something to do with that seal?"

"Master, take this opportunity, let’s leave now."

Qin Yi urged.

Delay would cause trouble.

What he most wanted to do now was to rush back to Heaven’s Secret Pavilion as quickly as possible.

"Alright."

Yu Wuxia nodded and was about to take Qin Yi and leave.

"Rumble, rumble, rumble!"

At this moment.

The aura of the Great Wilderness Furnace reached its peak, its essence merging with heaven and earth, and Zhuge Qinmo’s cultivation path, primordial spirit, and treasures all began to be refined by the Great Wilderness Furnace.

Zhuge Qinmo looked terrified.

He, who never feared heaven or earth, still felt terror at the brink of life and death.

Boom!

Just at that moment.

Above the sky, a colossal hand suddenly thrust through. It parted the clouds to reveal the sun, its sunlight shining upon the palm where every vein and hair stood distinctly visible.

But.

The power of this hand was even more terrifying.

It exhibited not a trace of magical energy surge, seemingly relying purely on physical might. Descending from the heavens, it shattered the Great Wilderness Furnace’s confinement and slammed violently against it.

Bang!

The Great Wilderness Furnace shuddered violently, its essence shattered. It was struck down, plummeting into the clouds below.

Mu Fanyin’s delicate form trembled slightly.

Just how terrifying was this force?

Could it be a Dao One powerhouse?

"Hahaha…"

Zhuge Qinmo exhaled deeply and burst into laughter, a glimmer of relief in his eyes. "Senior Brother," he said, "good timing! I’d have been done for otherwise."

Above, the sky stretched blue and white, empty and vast.

Boom rumbled rumbled!

Amidst swirling clouds, the Great Wilderness Furnace hovered like a black hole, seemingly devouring the heavens and the earth. Manifestations of totems flickered into view, radiating an aura of boundless, primordial antiquity.

It hung suspended in mid-air, its presence still overwhelmingly dreadful.

That colossal strike had failed to inflict any substantial damage.

Note well.

This was a treasure of the Dao One realm.

In the entirety of the Hongmeng Dao Realm, such items numbered fewer than fingers on both hands.

How could it be so easily suppressed?

Mu Fanyin’s expression eased slightly. If the Great Wilderness Furnace had truly been damaged, she would have found it impossible to account for its state.

"Yuan Emperor," Mu Fanyin gazed upward at the vast sky, her voice laced with a cold snort, "Since you have come, show yourself. In this world, surely only you possess such capability."

If a Dao One powerhouse had taken action, the Great Wilderness Furnace would undoubtedly have been utterly suppressed in a single move.

Only one possessing strength infinitely close to Dao One could repel the Great Wilderness Furnace yet remain unable to fully subdue it.

"You flatter me, Daoist friend."

A magnetic voice resonated, seemingly from nowhere, its echo lingering faintly in everyone’s ears.

"I have come today with no ulterior motive," the Yuan Emperor continued. "Junior Brother, return now."

"Alright."

Zhuge Qinmo frowned for an instant, then quickly broke into a playful grin, addressing Mu Fanyin: "Mu Fanyin, it’s been many years. Fancy you managing to latch onto such a powerful backer." He added, "When I find the time, I must visit Heaven’s Secret Pavilion for a spot of fun."

"You are welcome," Mu Fanyin replied with no change in her expression.

Whoosh!

Zhuge Qinmo transformed into a streak of light and vanished into the fabric of spacetime.

"Daoist friends, it’s time we departed too."

Mu Fanyin turned to Yu Wuxia and the other companion, a hint of a smile playing on her lips.

"Yes."

Yu Wuxia agreed without hesitation.

Joining Heaven’s Secret Pavilion was, without doubt, her optimal choice.