Chapter 651 — Ruthless Means

" Emperor Yanfeng asked in surprise, "Why did it take so long before, yet will be so quick now? " Chixi said, "Before, we had only the star chart marking the ancestral land, and we had to calculate star orbits, search far and wide, and evade the pursuit of enemies, which cost us a great deal of time. This time the road is familiar; in the Crimson Bright undersea heavenly palace there are swift ships, faster even than a star, so we will travel a thousand times faster than before.

" Emperor Yanfeng was relieved and said with a smile, "Master Chixi, wait a few days, and Dear Subject Shen will set out with you. " Shen Mu hastily shook his head. "Your Majesty…

" Emperor Yanfeng said from the heart, "A man should read ten thousand scrolls and travel a billion miles.

In Our court, the only one who can uphold the nation's dignity is Dear Subject Shen. This journey to the Crimson Bright Hovering Realm is a heavy charge; whether we can ally with the Crimson Bright remnant depends on Dear Subject Shen's skill. Truly, We can find none more suitable than you. We know there will be dangers and difficulties aplenty on this road, but you alone have the ability.

" Shen Mu frowned deeply and looked toward Chixi.

Chixi smiled faintly and said nothing, but behind him Ban Gongcuo raised a hand and drew it across his own throat.

The two took their leave and departed. When Emperor Yanfeng saw them far off, he said, "Dear Subject Shen, Chixi is not the one who holds authority; the Crimson Bright Divine Son is the true master. The covenant Chixi signed with Jingping is in fact worth dog shit; only if the Crimson Bright Divine Son nods is the covenant valid. Jingping may appear stable now, but in truth it is as precarious as a heap of eggs. Therefore, no matter what, we must conclude the covenant with the Hovering Realm!

Once you reach the Hovering Realm, that Crimson Bright Divine Son will likely make things difficult for Jingping's envoy, and We can find no one else capable of handling such a situation! This is spoken from the heart!

This time We cannot go in person, but We will send Princess Xiu to accompany you.

Should disaster befall, Our princess will share life and death with you! " Shen Mu blinked and said, "Then I'll go. " He looked toward the Primordial Human Emperor, who hesitated a moment and said, "I can accompany you. " Shen Mu was reassured and said with a smile, "Your Majesty may rest easy. " Emperor Yanfeng exhaled a breath of turbid air and sighed, "If you two go, We still cannot be entirely at ease. When you pass through Taihuang Heaven, go and see the Jingping Imperial Preceptor and ask his opinion. In the next few days, We will prepare a few gifts; you shall call at his gate and present them to the Crimson Bright Divine Son. " Shen Mu nodded.

Two days later, Emperor Yanfeng had the gifts ready: three sets of basic sword techniques, compiled into volumes and given to Shen Mu to carry, along with some rare treasures and precious curios, which he handed to Ling Yuxiu.

Shen Mu set out with the Primordial Human Emperor and Ling Yuxiu.

Chixi and Ban Gongcuo had already prepared the ship.

This ship was a great vessel from the undersea divine city of the Southern Sea, brought by Chixi out of its seal. It was a tower ship, very ancient, with six wings, covered in all manner of splendid runes, its prow a phoenix head, its hull branded with runes of birds and beasts. Shen Mu examined it closely, and awe rose in his heart: the phoenix head at the prow was in truth a real phoenix head, of flesh and blood, its plumes true phoenix feathers!

And the runes of birds and beasts branded on the hull were in fact the hides stripped from divine beasts and divine fowl and stretched over the ship, the runes upon them the natural runes of those divine beasts and fowl!

"Then these six wings… " Terror rose in his heart.

The six wings of this ship must likewise be the wings of gods and demons—and by no means ordinary ones! The Crimson Bright era forged weapons and divine armaments from the bodies of gods and demons; from this alone one could see the character of that age in history! Savage, wild, brutal! Not only this ship—the God-Slaying Mystic Blade likewise revealed the ruthless style of that age!

The God-Slaying Mystic Blade had been forged from the skull of a Throne Overlord! This journey to the Crimson Bright Hovering Realm would surely be no comfortable trip!