Chapter 29: Heavy Sword Without Edge

Beyond the Ice Wall, in the Divine Territory.

A violent tremor shook the earth, causing many buildings to sway.

Not only that, but a massive hole appeared in the sky, churning the Sea of Clouds as if something was about to emerge from the storm.

Witnessing this, the crowd was struck with awe.

“Heavens! How did that heavy sword appear?”

“It didn’t come out, it went back in.”

“Holy cow! That’s terrifying! The heavy sword has emerged, and the edge-less one has descended. What’s happening?”

“The only one who can summon the Heavy Sword Without Edge is the Sun God Sovereign – War God Ji Juexiu!”

“Is there trouble in Limitless Heaven?”

“Isn’t the War God in seclusion? It’s only been a few hundred years.”

“I heard he recently visited the Sparrow Clan…”

“Really?! He’s out of seclusion?!”

“Even if he’s out, why would he summon the heavy sword? Who does he want to kill this time?”

“Don’t spread panic… the heavy sword went back in!”

“We should report this to the God Lords first!”

…………

Above the Sea of Clouds in the Divine Territory, there was a floating platform.

Known as Limitless Heaven.

Limitless Heaven supported a massive structure, radiating intense heat, suspended above the Divine Territory.

Everyone could look up and see it, and anyone could walk around its entrance, but entering was another matter.

This was the residence of the War God Ji Juexiu—

The Sun God Palace.

At this moment, outside the Sun God Palace on Limitless Heaven, two men were approaching.

Both exuded a chilling aura, which helped them withstand the scorching heat of the Sun God Palace.

They were the Guardian Spirits of Ling Dong, Han Shen and Bing Huai.

The two bowed respectfully outside the palace and called out toward the gate: “The Ling Dong God Lord has sent us to inquire if the War God has emerged from seclusion?”

But the response they received was eternal silence.

Not only did the person inside not respond, but the palace gate didn’t even crack open.

Bing Huai grew impatient first, muttering softly: “He’s just a new Deity, younger than me, yet he puts on such airs.”

Han Shen also frowned and said, “The Ling Dong God Lord gives him face, but he doesn’t seem to care for anyone’s.”

Bing Huai: “By the way, are his Spirit Seats complete? Who are they?”

Han Shen shook his head: “Who knows? I only heard he took in a Cinnabar Chicken.”

Bing Huai: “Pfft… haha!”

As they chatted, they observed the decorations on the palace gate.

The grand and imposing double doors were adorned with several door nails.

Han Shen rubbed his eyes and asked, “Why do these door nails look more and more like eyeballs?”

Bing Huai suddenly exclaimed, “Wait! They are eyeballs! Heavens! Horizontal Pupils! The Demonic Eye?”

Both were startled and tried to step back, but to their horror, they found their feet rooted to the spot, and they were forced to lock eyes with those eyeballs.

Bing Huai shouted, “Close your eyes!”

But it was too late.

The eyeballs on the door nails bulged more and more, and gradually, a black goat appeared.

Then, the door knocker began to transform.

A pig’s head emerged, its mouth opening to reveal rows of sharp fangs!

The scene before the two men shifted repeatedly.

The ground beneath their feet was no longer Limitless Heaven, but a desolate wasteland, filled with the stench of blood and decay.

The sky and earth were black, the ground covered with horizontal pupil eyeballs, and above them, a gaping bloody mouth appeared out of nowhere, swallowing them whole!

Chewed, dead.

The next second, they reappeared on the ground.

Only to be swallowed again, chewed, dead.

This cycle repeated endlessly.

The two of them screamed in agony, having no idea how many times they had experienced this cycle of death, rebirth, and death again.

Finally…

A holy light appeared.

The scene returned to the Sun God Palace in Limitless Heaven, and their screams abruptly ceased.

Only then did they realize that they had been trapped in an illusionary array!

But the illusion had been so vivid, so real, that they had genuinely felt the despair of their bones being crushed.

Countless deaths.

Both physically and mentally exhausted!

It took them a while to recover from the shock, and they didn’t even care about their disheveled state.

Until a woman’s voice sounded from ahead: “Are you alright? Are you okay?”

Han Shen and Bing Huai looked up to see a woman in green standing there.

She had a gentle appearance and a saintly aura.

A stark contrast to the two of them, who were utterly disheveled.

The woman showed no trace of disdain, instead offering a gentle and soothing voice: “I’m sorry I’m late. Ning Feng and Bing Huang have a bit of a temper. Please forgive them.”

Only then did the two notice the animals standing beside her.

A goat and a pig.

Han Shen and Bing Huai’s faces turned even paler, almost ashen.

So, they had just been caught in an illusion created by a goat and a pig?

How utterly humiliating!

Han Shen took a deep breath and asked, “How long were we in the illusion?”

The woman smiled and replied, “A single breath.”

Boom—

Han Shen and Bing Huai were stunned!

They had died countless times in the illusion, yet only a single breath had passed in the real world?

Instantly, their gazes toward the pig and goat changed!

Bing Huai forced himself to calm down and bowed to the woman, asking, “May I ask who you are?”

The woman stroked the black bracelet on her wrist and chuckled, “I am the second Spirit Seat under the God Lord, Qing Gu.”

As she spoke, the black bracelet began to move.

Han Shen and Bing Huai, still highly tense, were startled. Upon closer inspection, they realized the black bracelet was actually a small snake.

The snake coiled around Qing Gu’s forearm, slithering from her wrist to her fingers, flicking its tongue.

Because it was small, it was actually quite cute.

Han Shen sighed in relief, “Your pet is quite beautiful, Spirit Seat Qing Gu.”

Qing Gu simply smiled without responding.

Bing Huai then turned his gaze to the goat and pig and asked, “These two must also be Spirit Seats, right?”

Such advanced illusionary techniques couldn’t possibly belong to ordinary Guardian Spirits.

Qing Gu introduced them, “The fourth Seat, Evil Goat Ning Feng; the fifth Seat, Calamity Pig Bing Huang.”

She spoke calmly, her tone gentle, but it nearly made Han Shen and Bing Huai faint on the spot!

Evil Goat… Calamity Pig…

The Sun God Sovereign had actually recruited two demons as Spirit Seats?

Good heavens!

The Cinnabar Chicken was one thing, but now a pig and a goat too…

Both of them felt their hearts couldn’t take much more, their nerves on the verge of snapping. They just wanted to leave this very unsettling place as quickly as possible.

So, they clasped their hands in farewell.

Qing Gu didn’t try to stop them, gracefully returning the gesture.

She watched with a smile as the two walked to the edge of Limitless Heaven, then gently tapped the head of the small black snake.

“Shi Nie, what did you do?” she asked.

The snake opened its ruby-like eyes and coldly replied, “They won’t die.”

The voice was that of a mature woman, sounding quite domineering.

As soon as the words fell.

Han Shen and Bing Huai, who had already reached the edge, suddenly let out a scream and tumbled downward.

Falling from Limitless Heaven.

“Hahaha!” Calamity Pig Bing Huang laughed without restraint.

She was also a woman, her laughter bold and hearty, full of vigor.

“Was it tasty?” Evil Goat Ning Feng asked.

At the same time, he transformed into human form, becoming a handsome man, gazing fondly at the pig that was laughing heartily.

Bing Huang opened his mouth even wider: “More, please.”

…

Limitless Heaven was extremely high; it would take quite a while to fall from such a height.

Han Shen and Bing Huai were screaming as they fell. For some reason, as soon as they reached the edge of Limitless Heaven, their legs went numb, as if they had turned to stone, and they couldn’t move at all.

Suddenly.

Bing Huai’s mind flashed with the image of that small black snake, its red eyes seemingly blinking for a moment…

“That’s not a pet!” he shouted, his emotions breaking down, “It’s Medusa!!!”

Han Shen was already numb, quickly adding, “I just remembered, the Sage Maiden of the Immortal Horse Clan seems to be named Qing Gu.”

Bing Huai was even more distraught: “Ah!!!”