Chapter 4759: Must Not Let Others Obtain It
Lin Moyu suddenly spoke, cutting off Jin Great Venerate's words.
"Senior Jin, Lin already knows what you are thinking.
That heaven-and-earth venom bug of yours wants to use Lin's life to help it achieve the supreme realm.
Lin can only say that you are dreaming too beautifully.
"Setting aside whether your idea could even succeed, you first need to figure out whether the rules of this heaven and earth will accept it or not."
Nine-Heavens Fate Technique stirred lightly, and the rules that had been altered earlier reverted to their original state.
In an instant, the power of heaven and earth surged forth, gathering into dense black clouds as thunder rumbled and lightning serpents danced wildly.
For this foreign heaven-and-earth venom bug, the rules of this world would naturally never tolerate it.
Jin Great Venerate's face changed drastically.
"How can this be!"
A moment ago the rules of heaven and earth had clearly ignored the venom bug, so why had they now become like this?
Thunder crashed down, striking the venom bug.
The power of heaven and earth poured out, and the venom bug was chopped and blasted by the lightning.
The power of this world was not too strong and could not annihilate it in a single strike, but the power of heaven and earth was endless.
So long as it remained, the lightning would never stop, and with time it would inevitably fail to withstand it.
Jin Great Venerate did not have time to think it through.
The first thing he did was try to take it back as the venom bug flew rapidly toward the Bug Stele.
As long as it entered the Bug Stele, it could avoid the rules of this world.
"Since you have come, why try to leave?"
Space-time shattered as a streak of attack suddenly shot out from within it, accurately slamming into the venom bug and sending it flying.
The Desolate-Shadow Insect Mother had made its move.
It had always been hidden and only acted now.
The combat strength of the Desolate-Shadow Insect Mother was not particularly great, slightly weaker than the venom bug.
If they were in a direct battle region, it would be inferior.
But now the Desolate-Shadow Insect Mother was ambushing and only sought to block, not to injure.
With a single blow, the venom bug was knocked flying and failed to return into the Bug Stele.
Jin Great Venerate roared, "Fellow Daoist Lin, what are you trying to do!"
Lin Moyu said, "Nothing much.
Just telling Senior Jin that such things which do not belong to this heaven and earth should not be brought here.
But since it has come, it might as well not leave."
Jin Great Venerate snorted coldly.
"You think you can stop this old man?"
Lin Moyu said, "Whether I can stop you or not is unknown, but the rules of this heaven and earth should not let it off."
The Desolate-Shadow Insect Mother struck again.
Amid radiant light, the void was slashed open into a gigantic rift, and the power of space-time surged out.
A great vortex suddenly appeared, enveloping the Bug Stele and attempting to drag it away.
Jin Great Venerate's face changed drastically.
He could see that on the other side of the vortex was another layer of space-time, and if he were pulled in, escaping within a short period would be very difficult.
He slapped the Bug Stele, and the stele erupted with immense power as countless bugs flew out, charging into the vortex ahead of everything else.
Roars shook the skies as these bugs all self-detonated, using the force of their explosions to blow apart space-time.
The Desolate-Shadow Insect Mother flickered in and out, appearing in front of the heaven-and-earth venom bug as if teleporting and blasting it even farther away with another string of blows.
By the time Jin Great Venerate dealt with the vortex, the heaven-and-earth venom bug had already been hurled to an extremely distant point.
The Desolate-Shadow Insect Mother blocked his way and would not let him go back at all.
Under the continuous bombardment of the heavenly lightning, wounds began appearing on the venom bug's body.
Jin Great Venerate bellowed, "You are seeking death!"
The Bug Stele burst forth with golden light that flooded the surroundings.
The heaven-and-earth venom bug let out a shrill scream and spewed out a massive amount of black-gray gas.
Wherever the black-gray gas passed, all things decayed and dissolved.
Space itself was corroded, and the laws of heaven and earth were the same.
Everything that the black-gray gas touched became nothingness.
This poison was so vicious that even a supreme powerhouse would have a massive headache if they came into contact with it.
If an ordinary Great Venerate were to touch it, there would be only one road death.
The Desolate-Shadow Insect Mother did not dare to touch this poison either and had already vanished when the black-gray gas appeared.
The Calamity Great Venerate narrowed his eyes.
Just now, the venom bug had not used its toxic gas; if it had used it, he would likely have been in trouble as well.
Jin Great Venerate had hidden this trump card and clearly harbored enormous ambitions.
Judging from the situation now, Lin Moyu's words were not false.
But the strange part was how Lin Moyu had learned of this and how he had seen it.
Also, why had the rules of heaven and earth not reacted before, yet were now hunting the heaven-and-earth venom bug relentlessly?
The Calamity Great Venerate could not help but guess, "Could it be that all of this is Lin Moyu's doing?
But with his current strength, how could he have done it?"
The thunder continued to fall without pause, but all of it was blocked by the black-gray gas and could do nothing to the venom bug.
The heaven-and-earth venom bug came from the Six-Wheel Heaven and Earth, while the Primal Chaos Great Desolation was only a Four-Wheel Heaven and Earth.
The gap between the two was not small.
The heavenly power of the Primal Chaos Great Desolation was not sufficient to kill it.
Jin Great Venerate laughed wildly.
"Fellow Daoist Lin, as you can see, this heavenly annihilation power is not enough to kill this old man's venom bug.
How about this: this old man will retreat and guarantees never to come disturb you again."
Lin Moyu shook his head.
"That will not do.
You have brought a foreign thing into this world; it is an invasion.
And now that all heavens and earth are collapsing, this thing existing here is not very good."
"Rather than having to search each heaven and earth for it in the future, it is better to solve it right now."
Lin Moyu stretched out his hand and made a grasping motion, and the Calamity Scepter fell into his palm.
Upon seeing the Calamity Scepter, the Calamity Great Venerate's eyes narrowed, and even his breathing turned rapid.
He had once possessed the Calamity Scepter and knew exactly how powerful it was.
If he were struck by it, he would at least be severely injured.
However, the Calamity Great Venerate only grew more cautious; nothing more.
He already knew the Calamity Scepter was in Lin Moyu's hands, and this was part of his plan.
Originally, Lin Moyu was just a chess piece, something he used to deal with "Dao."
He had thought his enemy was only "Dao"; he had never expected things to turn out like this.
The importance of Lin Moyu as a chess piece had drastically decreased, but the importance of the Calamity Scepter had increased just as drastically.
The Calamity Great Venerate fixed his gaze on the Calamity Scepter, plotting to seize it back into his own hands.
"If this Venerate can obtain the Calamity Scepter, then with this Venerate's current strength, it would be enough to smash all of them to death."
"Even the Ancient Desolation Bull would likely be unable to withstand the Calamity Scepter."
"Perhaps there is a way to maneuver things and get it into my hands."
He thought of the cards he currently held and how they might be used.
Upon seeing the Calamity Scepter, "Dao's" enormous eye suddenly contracted.
He had once been smashed by the Calamity Scepter and knew very well how terrifying it was.
Back then, the Calamity Great Venerate had not been very strong; if the Calamity Great Venerate had been at his current level at that time, the one who died back then would have been "Dao" himself.
The Chaos Desolation Dragon rumbled in a low voice, "This treasure seems rather strange."
"Dao" replied in a low tone, "This treasure should be a supreme powerhouse's weapon.
Its power is unimaginably great, enough to kill even you."
The Chaos Desolation Dragon was shocked.
"So strong!"
"Dao's" voice grew even deeper.
"It is fine in his hands; he himself is too weak and cannot bring out its power, but it must not fall into anyone else's hands."
The Chaos Desolation Dragon nodded.
"Understood."
His gaze swept over and locked onto the Calamity Great Venerate and Jin Great Venerate.
The Calamity Scepter absolutely could not be allowed to fall into their hands.
Lin Moyu held the Calamity Scepter as his soul power surged, activating the Elemental Gem.
The Elemental Gem shot out a powerful radiance that covered the land in all directions.
In an instant, the black-gray gas spewed out by the heaven-and-earth venom bug dissipated on its own.
It opened its mouth but could not spit out a second mouthful of toxic gas no matter what.
The poison was a type of element, and thus it was under the Elemental Gem's control.
Nine-Heavens Fate Technique was unleashed as he altered the rules of heaven and earth, forcibly strengthening their power.
In that instant, the rules of heaven and earth went into overdrive, and the might of the heavenly thunder was greatly increased, striking the venom bug until its skin split and flesh ruptured.
The Desolate-Shadow Insect Mother flickered into view again, continuously making moves to obstruct the heaven-and-earth venom bug.
Jin Great Venerate's expression changed greatly.
"Stop!"
He finally moved, manipulating the Bug Stele as he tried to rush forward.
Lin Moyu shook his head.
"You will not get through."
With a thought, the undying spirit soldiers surged forth in overwhelming numbers, a million undying spirit soldiers forming ranks to block Jin Great Venerate's path.
Every single undying spirit soldier possessed combat strength at the quasi–Great Venerate level, and one million of them together made everyone's scalp tingle.
"How can there be so many!"
"How can they be this strong!"
The Calamity Great Venerate and the others all cried out in shock.