The Divine Martial Stars

Chapter 854 A Severed Hand

Li Mu didn’t expect that the old faker would take action at this time.

Nor did he expect that the old faker’s move would be so powerful.

“He said he was practicing hand-to-hand meditation, didn’t he?”

The sudden change gave the practitioners in the inner square no time to react.

Not everyone knew the existence of the old faker.

The “old monster” in the Deity Realm who took action from the distant pavilion was almost as powerful as a celestial demon that ruled everything. At first, many practitioners in the inner square thought that Li Mu was surely going to die, but none of them had expected that the situation would change like this.

It turned out that Li Mu had someone backing him up.

Moreover, the person standing by Li Mu seemed to be quite formidable.

After the giant green hand was shattered by the beam of sword light, the “old monster” who took action from the pavilion didn’t make another move. Instead, he fell into a strange silence.

The old faker’s voice rang out again. “Don’t pretend to be dead. Let’s talk about the price for what you’ve done. Cut off the hand with which you attacked my successor, and do not make me do it for you. Otherwise, there will be no Wind Clan in the world.”

“What a domineering man!”

“Who is he?”

Many practitioners grew even more curious.

“He broke that giant green hand with a single sword strike. He must be a senior master in the Deity Realm, but his tone of voice is really special.”

“Why are you being so aggressive?”

The voice of the owner of the giant green hand who had reprimanded Li Mu rang out, but it sounded much weaker than before.

“What the hell are you talking about?” The old faker’s voice came from the southeast horizon. “My principle is to leave others alone if they don’t offend me and teach them a fucking lesson if they dare to offend me... Who took action first? Do you think that only your successor is a treasure and my successor doesn’t deserve to be loved and cared for?”

“I just wanted to scare him and teach him a lesson.” The other voice grew even weaker.

The old faker’s laughing voice rang out. “Who do you think you are? What makes you think you are qualified to teach my successor a lesson?”

“Senior Yu, there is a misunderstanding. Why not...” The voice of the founder of Chunyang Clan was heard. He wanted to be the peacemaker.

“Get lost. You have no right to speak. Don’t try to meddle in the matter,” the old faker said unceremoniously. “I’m asking you one last time. Are you going to cut off your hand or not?”

The pavilion fell into suffocating silence.

A few moments later...

Swoosh!

A severed hand was thrown out of the pavilion.

It was the hand of a master in the Deity Realm. Even though it had been cut off, it was still overflowing with strong power. A drop of blood dripped from it when it fell on the ground. All the practitioners of immortal sects around it suddenly felt stressed, their hearts palpitating wildly.

“Master...”

Yu Jingfeng looked sorrowful.

He was the real troublemaker, but the trouble that he made got his master involved.

“Alright, I accept your request.” Yu Jingfeng turned his head and glared at Li Mu, saying, “Let’s fight a duel in Jintai Temple after three years. If I lose the fight, I will get down on my knees and call you father, but if you lose, you will have to cut off your hands. Do you dare to agree?”

Li Mu was still immersed in thought about the old faker’s domineering manner. When he heard what Yu Jinfeng said, he answered, “Are you sure that the loser will still be alive after the fight? Anyway, I accept your proposal.”

“After three years from today, I’ll surely repay you with a hundred times the shame you made me suffer today.”

Yu Jingfeng glared at Li Mu, his eyes flashing with vicious light. At last, he turned around and strode off.

He walked towards the severed hand. He wanted to pick it up and return it to his master.

However...

“Woof!”

A dark shadow flashed past.

The stupid Husky ran out from nowhere, drunk. He picked up the severed hand with his mouth and swallowed it before Yu Jingfeng could reach it. “Um, there’s hair on it, so it must be an old hand. It’s chewy and delicious.”

He stumbled and smelled of alcohol, looking quite stupid, but he moved very fast. He disappeared in a flash.

“Give my master’s hand back.”

Shocked and angry, Yu Jingfeng chased after the stupid Husky.

The practitioners in the inner square looked at each other.

“This pair of master and disciple of the Wind Clan are really suffering.”

“That dog is surely going to die, isn’t it?” A practitioner said.

Another practitioner burst out laughing. “You are too young to be sufficiently informed. Do you know who that dog is? He’s a Dog Demon. Have you ever heard of him?”

“What? Do you mean that he is the legendary lord of Mount Tianxuan in Qinling?”

“Yeah, for sure. That dog has already devoured several masters in the Upper King Realm. People say that he can devour everything. I don’t think that successor of the Wind Clan might be able to do anything to him.”

“You have forgotten something. That dog came here following Li Mu.”

“Is the dog Li Mu’s pet?”

“No. That Dog Demon said Li Mu is his human pet.”

The legends of the dog spread among the practitioners.

The old faker’s voice did not ring out again.

The face of the lord of the Wind Clan in the pavilion was ashen.

For people in the Deity Realm like him, even a strand of hair was the essence of their Qi and Blood and part of their own energy. However, he was forced to cut off a hand. When he cut it off, he lost some of his power. Even though it could grow back soon, it would take him several months to fully recover the lost power by cultivation.

More importantly, he had lost face.

His disciple was humiliated by the old faker’s successor.

He was humiliated by the old faker.

At this session of Immortal-Devil Assembly, the Rain Clan was probably the only clan that was worse off than the Wind Clan.

“Humph, I’m leaving.”

The lord of the Wind Clan stood up and launched a casual strike. A gust of cool wind shot out from beneath his sleeve and hit the stone tablet for the Heaven Rankings List thousands of meters away from him. Dazzling golden light burst forth from the surface of the stone tablet.

Then, the lord of the Wind Clan disappeared like a gust of wind.

Hundreds of golden Taoist patterns appeared on the surface of the stone table and eventually formed three words—”Yu Zhongshi”. Then, these words rose up, stopped above the names “Li Mu” and “Yu Jingfeng”, and became the third name on the stone tablet with the highest ranking on the Heaven Rankings List.

It turned out that the lord of the Wind Clan was called Yu Zhongshi.

He left after leaving his name on the stone tablet for the Heaven Rankings List.

The other “old monsters” in the pavilion were a little too silent.

“Ha-ha, has he been ashamed into anger?” The beautiful fairy woman sneered.

The lord of the Wind Clan had always been very domineering and at an advantage over others because the Wind Clan had Yu Jingfeng, who was the most powerful one among the successors of the six major Divine Clans. Today, Yu Jingfeng berated the Cloud Light Saintess in an attempt to undermine her confidence below the stone tablet for the Earth Rankings List. He almost pushed her into an abyss of despair. His evil intention enraged the beautiful fairy-like woman, who was the lord of the Cloud Clan. Now, she was quite happy to see the people of the Wind Clan bring disgrace upon themselves.

“It’s beyond my expectation that that guy’s strength has not declined at all.” The voice of the lord of the Mist Clan rang out.

It was a woman’s voice. Her whole body was shrouded in mist, making it impossible to see her face clearly.

“After all, that guy is a legend from the forbidden domain,” the lord of the Thunder Clan said, “This time, Yu Zhongshi lost a hand because he wanted to test that guy’s power. It seems that we need to adjust our plan. At least, we can’t take action on Li Mu now.”

The lord of the Ghost Clan chuckled without saying anything.

The founder of Chunyang Clan had just been relentlessly scolded by the old faker, but he was the most relaxed one now. He said, “You don’t have to worry too much. The gate of the immortal palace will be opened soon. After people enter the immortal palace, everything will depend on their own luck and opportunities. Even that guy can’t control what will happen in the immortal palace, let alone us. You’d better prepare for it after you get back. Otherwise, you might be trapped in there. In that case, losing a hand won’t be a big deal because you might even lose your lives.”

“That makes sense,” the beautiful fairy woman said. “Now that the High Gods have made the decision, let’s make the best of our time to get prepared. As long as we can find that legendary thing in the immortal palace, we will be able to break the seal and let the High Gods out. This way, the divine authority of the Celestial Court will be restored, and the things left unfinished in the past will be completed.”

The lord of the Rain Clan said, “It’s not that easy. The immortal palace used to be the imperial capital of the previous Celestial Court. It is full of deadly traps and comparable to the death domain. Moreover, there are some Extraterritorial Demons in it. So many years have passed, but it would still be a very dangerous place if the Extraterritorial Demons in there were still alive. Even the senior masters in the Great Way Realm might die in there, not to mention us. After all, we are just masters in the Deity Realm.”

“Hey, what’s wrong with you? Are you scared?” The lord of the Ghost Clan sneered.

As soon as he began to speak, the temperature in the entire pavilion dropped sharply, and the atmosphere suddenly became cold and gloomy as if it were filled with frost.

The lord of the Rain Clan pounded the table with his hand and rose to his feet. “What do you mean?”

The lord of the Ghost Clan said, “Ha-ha, this is funny. Just look at what the Rain Clan has accomplished. You have been lying low and working so hard for thousands of years, but you have only churned out a bunch of good-for-nothings. Only one disciple of the Rain Clan is on the Earth Rankings List, and he ranks in last place. You have really failed the High Gods’ trust. You’re simply incompetent because you’ve been overwhelmed by a mortal.”

The lord of the Rain Clan flew into a rage. “After I enter the immortal palace, I will definitely make those who bully the Rain Clan pay the price.”

With that, he flicked his fingers.

A raindrop shot out from his fingertip and struck the stone tablet for the Heaven Rankings List in the distance.

Golden light burst forth.

“See you in the immortal palace. I hope that some people can still laugh out at that time.”

The lord of the Rain Clan moved his body, turned into a droplet cluster, and disappeared from sight.

In the distance, hundreds of golden divine patterns appeared on the stone tablet for the Heaven Rankings List and formed three words—”Yu Qingcheng”. The name rose up, overtook the name of the lord of the Wind Clan—”Yu Zhongshi”, and became the new number one on the Heaven Rankings List.

As one of the lords of the six major Divine Clans, the lord of the Rain Clan had the power that was consistent with his role.

The founder of Chunyang Clan said, “According to the wish of the High Gods, all of us shall be ranked on the Heaven Rankings List. Help yourselves.”

With that, he looked at a quiet, desolate courtyard in the distance to which nobody paid attention. He sent a secret voice message to the people in the courtyard. “Everyone, it’s time for you to take action. Show me what you’ve got if you want to enter the immortal palace.”

The courtyard was completely quiet.

However, the gate of it was opened quietly.

The inner square was still bustling with activity and noise now.

The number of names on the Heaven Rankings List finally began to increase as the “old monsters” in the Deity Realm made their move.

Their names rose up along the surface of the stone tablet for the Heaven Rankings List and overtook the names of Yu Jingfeng and Li Mu. The reason was very simple. The people who went for rankings on this list just now were all “old monsters” in the Deity Realm. Naturally, they were much more powerful than Li Mu and Yu Jingfeng. However, what they had accomplished was not enough to shock the practitioners in the inner square because that was what they were supposed to achieve.

Many practitioners were still wondering about the fact that Li Mu got on three lists and ranked first on two lists.

In their eyes, the most shocking thing was what Li Mu had done.

They believed that as long as Li Mu would be given enough time and nothing unexpected would happen, he would eventually rank first on the Heaven Rankings List as a mortal.

Now, it seemed that nothing unexpected would happen. After all, there was a mysterious, formidable master standing behind Li Mu to back him up. By saying just a few words, that formidable master caused a master in the Deity Realm to cut off a hand. His power was simply beyond imagination.

Standing by a pool, Li Mu gazed at the stone tablet for the Heaven Rankings List in the distance.

He memorized every name that appeared on it.

“So, are you going to enter the immortal palace?”

A familiar voice rang out.

Shocked, Li Mu turned his head and found that Bi Yan was standing at his right hand, gazing at the distant stone tablet for the Heaven Rankings List with a clam look on her face.