174, the first of the thirty-six generals of ancient heaven
In Zhou Shu's perception, there was an extremely powerful aura not far ahead.
That aura was so strong that even Zhou Shu had never seen it before.
He even felt that the owner of this aura might be stronger than Xuanming Tianhei Emperor!
The moment Zhou Shu sensed the aura, Wu Gang, who had been standing behind him, also had a flash of light in his eyes, and his ax had already appeared in his hand.
Obviously, Wu Gang also felt threatened.
"Yes, it's him."
Mu Zhixing nodded and said, "My lord, don't worry. Although he is powerful, he is trapped by Emperor Zhu Rongtian Yan and cannot exert much strength. He will not pose a threat to us."
"Why should I be afraid?"
Zhou Shu said in confusion, "Among the three of us, you are the weakest. If anything happens, I just need to run faster than you."
Mu Zhixing: "..."
Is this what you said in human language?
We are allies after all.
And are you sure I am the weakest one?
Do you think I can’t see that you are seriously injured?
But Mu Zhixing thought about it and realized that there were many strange things about Zhou Shu. Even he didn't know what strange abilities Zhou Shu had.
Even if he was seriously injured, Mu Zhixing really didn't dare to believe that he might be able to run faster than him.
He was a little helpless. Now he has discovered that in other places, when facing other people, he can handle it with ease no matter what the situation is.
But every time I meet Zhou Shu, I feel frustrated.
This makes absolutely no sense!
"Let's go, wait a moment, my lord, if you want to know anything, just ask."
Mu Zhixing said somewhat feebly.
He has given up struggling now, so he might as well hurry up and satisfy Zhou Shu, and then he can take the book of life and death and leave.
It’s best not to deal with Zhou Shu again.
Why is he, Mu Zhixing, such a cool and comfortable person, always so frustrated!
"If I ask him, will he answer?"
While continuing to move forward, Zhou Shu said.
He is very curious now, the person who can be imprisoned by Emperor Zhu Rongtian is definitely not an ordinary person.
But for such a person, Zhu Rongtian Yandi was so lax in guarding him.
He couldn't even feel any guards around him, which was so unreasonable.
Ever since he came to Zhu Rongtian, Zhou Shu found that everything here was unreasonable.
I don’t know what kind of person this Zhu Rongtian Yan Emperor is. He controlled Zhu Rongtian to become like this.
"As long as he wants to, he will say it."
Mu Zhixing gave Zhou Shu an answer that was not an answer.
In the final analysis, the other party still has to be willing.
Zhou Shu didn't think that the other party would tell everything so easily.
"Where is Zhu Rongtian Yandi? Will he arrive suddenly?"
Zhou Shu thought of a question.
Mu Zhixing shook his head, "Don't worry, Emperor Zhu Rongtian will only come here at special times."
"I have calculated the time. As long as we grasp the time well, we will not run into Zhu Rongtian Yandi."
Mu Zhixing said confidently that this is top secret information. It is precisely because of this that Mu Zhixing can come and go freely in Zhu Rongtian.
Otherwise, he would be so bold and bring Zhou Shu here openly?
"Your Majesty, from now on, we have about four hours. After four hours, we must leave here, otherwise we will encounter Zhu Rongtian Yan Emperor, and things will be in trouble."
Mu Zhixing continued.
"Four hours?"
Zhou Shu thought thoughtfully, if he just asked some questions, four hours would be enough.
I'm just afraid that something unexpected will happen in the middle.
In fact, for Zhou Shu, there is the simplest way to understand the secrets.
That is Zhuang Zhou’s dream of a butterfly!
This magical skill that Zhou Shu obtained from the Atlas of Divine Weapons once helped him obtain countless secret information.
As long as he can get something contaminated with that person's aura, Zhou Shu can use Zhuang Zhou's Dream Butterfly Heart Technique on him.
With Zhou Shu's current state of Zhuang Zhou's Mengdie mentality, he can completely grasp all the secrets of that person!
This is much simpler than asking one question after another.
And it saves time.
Of course, there is one biggest flaw in Zhuang Zhou’s Mengdie Mentality.
It doesn't work for everyone.
If the opponent's strength far exceeds his own, then Zhuang Zhou's Mengdie Mentality will not be able to work.
"Let's go and meet the person you mentioned."
These thoughts just flashed in Zhou Shu's mind, and he didn't say much to Mu Zhixing.
Mu Zhixing also didn't take it seriously. He looked around and found that everything was normal, so he continued to walk forward.
Both of them kept their auras to a minimum, trying not to attract anyone's attention.
If it weren't for the incarnation of Zhou Shu in the distance behind him that was constantly mining, there would be silence within a few hundred miles.
Of course, Zhou Shu's incarnation of mining did not actually cause much commotion. It was just that Mu Zhixing had a guilty conscience.
As the two of them moved forward, Zhou Shu suddenly discovered that the temperature in the surrounding air suddenly began to rise.
And the further you go, the higher the temperature becomes.
It didn't take long for the temperature to exceed the range that ordinary people could bear.
Zhou Shu even felt that ordinary steel might not be able to withstand this kind of temperature.
This kind of temperature certainly does not pose a threat to Zhou Shu and Mu Zhixing, but he estimates that even those with earthly immortal cultivation may be burned by the high temperature if they get close to here.
No wonder there are no guards here.
Just this high temperature is enough to prevent many people with ulterior motives from approaching.
Zhu Rongtian, there are not many people who can withstand this kind of temperature, and there are even fewer people who can find this place.
"Arrived!"
Mu Zhixing's voice has already sounded in Zhou Shu's ears.
Zhou Shu raised his head and looked forward, only to see a deep pit suddenly appeared in front of him.
The deep pit is as far as the eye can see. The pit is actually filled with fiery red magma!
In the magma, a majestic figure sat cross-legged. His limbs and neck were wrapped with arm-thick iron chains. It was unknown what material the iron chains were made of. In such high-temperature magma,
It turned out that there was only some redness but no damage.
What surprised Zhou Shu the most was that the high temperature hitting his face made him feel a little uncomfortable.
It is conceivable that the temperature of the magma must be incredibly high.
That majestic figure was actually sitting in the lava. Looking at him, he showed no pain at all, as if the lava was just an ordinary hot spring.
According to what Mu Zhixing said, this person is most likely trapped here by Emperor Zhu Rongtian Yan since the ancient Heavenly Period. After being trapped in this magma for such a long time, he is still alive. Not only is he alive, but he also looks like
Living a pretty good life.
This person's strength is absolutely unfathomable.
Zhou Shu instantly became more vigilant.
Such a master is trapped by Zhu Rongtian Yan Emperor, so what is the strength of Zhu Rongtian Yan Emperor?
Now Zhou Shu finally understood why Mu Zhixing, who was not afraid of anything, was so fearful of Emperor Zhu Rongtian Yan.
This Emperor Zhu Rongtian Yan is most likely a far stronger master than Emperor Xuanming Tianhei.
Of course, Xuanming Tianhei Emperor is injured, and his strength is not at its peak.
Zhou Shu also didn’t know how strong Xuanming Tianhei Emperor was at his peak.
"Senior, I'm here to see you again."
Mu Zhixing took a step forward, came to the edge of the deep pit, and whispered.
"What are you doing here again?"
The man sitting in the magma did not open his eyes and said coldly, "I have nothing good to offer you."
"Senior, you misunderstood."
Mu Zhixing said with a smile, "I'm not that utilitarian. I really just came to see you, senior, not for any benefits."
"Really?"
There was a look of ridicule on the man's face, "After all these years, are you still so hypocritical?"
Mu Zhixing: "..."
Who are you calling hypocritical?
I didn’t come here for any benefit in the first place!
If it weren't for Zhou Shu, would I be willing to come?
Who do you think would want to see your face?
You are not a stunning beauty!
Mu Zhixing didn't know why. Anyway, when he looked at this person, he just felt that he didn't like it.
Had it not been for the chance to come here and learn some secret information from this person, Mu Zhixing would not have bothered to deal with him.
"Didn't I tell you? Don't bring other people here to harm others and yourself."
The man raised his eyelids and said.
His eyes fell on Zhou Shu.
Suddenly, his brows wrinkled.
"Who are you? Why do I feel a familiar aura on you!"
The man said in a deep voice.
While speaking, he suddenly stood up.
"Crash-"
The five iron chains made a clattering sound, and there seemed to be five rays of light pouring into the man's body along the iron chains.
The man let out a painful groan.
Obviously, these five chains are restricting his behavior.
But the man didn't seem to notice. He straightened his body and stared at Zhou Shu unblinkingly.
"Who are you?"
He said in a deep voice, and there seemed to be a special power in his voice that made people want to do what he said involuntarily.
"Boom——"
In Zhou Shu's mind, five mountains suddenly fell down, suppressing his mind.
His eyes instantly regained their clarity.
A flash of surprise flashed in the eyes of the man in the magma, but he still looked at Zhou Shu and asked again, "Who are you!"
"I'm just an ordinary person."
Zhou Shu said calmly, having experienced the incident of the Heavenly General King of the Jade Talisman Fire Mansion, Zhou Shu naturally knew what the familiar aura this man was talking about was about.
Like Wang E and Wu Gang, he can sense the breath of the divine weapon map in his body!
This man's reaction made Zhou Shu more and more certain that his divine weapon map was inextricably linked to the ancient heaven.
"Senior, Mu Zhixing and I are here. We want to ask senior about a few things."
Zhou Shu said neither humble nor arrogantly.
The man narrowed his eyes slightly and looked Zhou Shu up and down. After a moment, he raised the corners of his mouth slightly and a smile appeared on his face.
"I know, it's you!"
He suddenly burst out laughing, "It's you!"
"You are finally here!"
He was in high spirits, and his long fiery red hair was floating in the wind.
"I've been waiting for so many years, and finally I'm waiting for you!"
"Are you waiting for me? Do you know me?"
Zhou Shu frowned and said, the annoying feeling is here again!
These people gave him the feeling that he was being plotted against.
But unfortunately, he didn’t know who was plotting against him and what was plotting against him.
These people from Ancient Heaven are not good people!
"It's you, and it's not you."
The man said with joy on his face, "I don't know your name or your origin, but I know that the person I want to wait for is you."
Mu Zhixing's eyes were thoughtful. He glanced at Zhou Shu, the expression on his face changing.
He has actually seen some problems for a long time, but he has never been very sure.
Although he came here out of helplessness, Mu Zhixing may not have used this opportunity to confirm his guesses.
Now it seems that it is indeed the case!
"Can you make it clearer? Isn't it interesting to make things mysterious?"
Zhou Shu frowned and said.
"What do you want to know? Just ask. I will tell you everything I know."
The man said with a smile on his face.
His reaction made Zhou Shu not know what to ask for a moment.
After a moment of silence, Zhou Shu said, "Are you from the ancient heaven?"
"Yes."
The man did not hesitate, looked directly at Zhou Shu, his eyes were extremely clear, and said, "I am the leader of the thirty-six generals of the ancient heaven. You can call me, Zhan."
"The leader of the thirty-six generals in ancient heaven?"
Zhou Shu was a little surprised. He subconsciously looked back at Wu Gang.
If he remembered correctly, Wu Gang was also one of the thirty-six generals of Ancient Heaven.
There is also the Jade Talisman Fire Mansion Heavenly General Wang Er who is currently among the human tribe in the ancestral land, and is also one of the thirty-six generals of the Ancient Heavenly Court.
They are both the thirty-six generals of Ancient Heaven, but the strength gap between them seems to be a bit big.
Wu Gang's strength is stronger than Wang E, and the battle in front of him seems to be more difficult than Wu Gang.
Zhou Shu had an intuition that Wu Gang and Wang E combined might not be able to match him in this battle.
The status of these heavenly generals in the ancient heaven seemed to be higher than I imagined.
Zhou Shu pondered in his heart, he originally thought that these thirty-six generals of Ancient Heaven were only the middle-level members of Ancient Heaven, but now it seems that this is not necessarily the case.
He absolutely does not believe that the strength of the Zhan in front of him is only a middle-level figure in Gutianting.
If that's the case, Gutianting's strength is too strong.
"Senior Zhan, how did the ancient heaven fall?"
Zhou Shu was silent for a moment, and finally asked.
"God's will."
Na Zhan did not hesitate at all this time and spoke. He looked calm and did not seem to be sad.
"In the face of the long river of time, even if you are as powerful as the Emperor of Heaven, you will never escape being wiped out in ashes."
"God's will?"
Zhou Shu was not satisfied with this answer, "The Five Heavenly Emperors are the traitors of the Ancient Heavenly Court?"
Zhou Shu asked.
"Traitor?"
Zhan glanced at Mu Zhixing. He seemed to think that Mu Zhixing had told Zhou Shu the news.
"We can't talk about traitors. They have different paths and different choices."
Even though he was trapped in magma by Zhu Rongtian Yan Emperor for countless years, this battle, when talking about the Five Heavenly Emperor, he still looked calm, without showing any trace of hatred.
This shows that either his magnanimity has really reached this level.
Or it means that his city is unfathomable and his joy and anger are invisible.
Zhou Shu didn't know him well, so he didn't know what kind of person he was.
"If that's the case, then why do they want to kill everyone in heaven!"
Zhou Shu asked in a deep voice, "I know that there is a human race. They don't know what relationship they have with the Ancient Heavenly Court, but they are regarded as remnants of the Heavenly Court by the Five Heavenly Emperors, and then they want to kill them."
"What is this for?"
Zhou Shu stared at the tall Zhan and asked in a deep voice.
"Because they are afraid."
Zhan said calmly, "Heaven, it may be different from what you think."
"Although the Emperor of Heaven is the leader we all recognize, there is no relationship of commander-in-chief and subordination between the Emperor of Heaven and us."
"The so-called thirty-six generals of the Heavenly Court are just for convenience. It does not mean that I am a vassal of the Emperor of Heaven. The same is true for the five directions of heaven and earth you mentioned."
"So we can't talk about betrayal or not, but although the destruction of Heaven is inevitable, they have accelerated the process. They are afraid that someone in Heaven will take revenge."
"Is it just that simple?"
Zhou Shu said in a deep voice, "But compared to the Five Heavenly Emperors, the human race is really weak. What do they have to be afraid of?"
"Strength and weakness are only temporary. If we are weak now, how can we know that we will not be strong in the future?"
Zhan said, "If some people hadn't sacrificed their lives to protect each other back then, Heaven would have been eradicated long ago."
There was a rare fluctuation in Zhan's tone.
"Senior Zhan, which side are you on?"
Zhou Shu stared at the battle and asked in a deep voice.
Zhou Shu understood what Zhan meant. The current Five Heavenly Emperors were indeed related to the destruction of Heaven, and it was very likely that they were directly responsible for it.
But this should be regarded as internal strife, not someone betraying whom.
The attitude of this battle is worth pondering. It sounds like he doesn’t hate the Five Heavenly Emperor. Which side is he on?
"Me?"
Zhan shook his head and said, "Whose side do you think I am on?"
He raised his hand and shook the chain in his hand.
"If Emperor Yan hadn't designed to distract me back then, they wouldn't have succeeded."
Zhan said calmly.
He seemed to be stating a simple fact, but the strong self-confidence contained in it made Zhou Shu feel a little shaken.
His meaning is very clear, he is from the ancient heaven.
In this case, why was his reaction so calm when talking about the destruction of Ancient Heaven?
"Do you have any more questions? Emperor Yan is coming back, and your time is running out."
Na Zhan raised his head, glanced into the distance, and said.
"Come back early? What's going on?"
Mu Zhixing said unexpectedly.
"You are going to war in his lair and digging deep into the ground. You don't really think that he can't notice it, do you?"
A look of helplessness flashed across Zhan's face, "Even I can feel it, let alone him?"
"I'll ask other questions later. Let me ask the last question. If I can help you get out of trouble, will you help the human race?"
Zhou Shu's eyes flashed with light, he stared at the battle and asked in a deep voice.
This battle is the only master Zhou Shu has seen in his life. If he can be brought to the human race, the human race will definitely be able to sit back and relax.